Text of US SB 4784 (2026)

II Calendar No. 436 119TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 4784 [Report No. 119–127] To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 15, 2026 Mr. WICKER, from the Committee on Armed Services, reported the following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar A BILL To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Depart- ment of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense Au- 4 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 2 •S 4784 RS SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 1 CONTENTS. 2 (a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into four divi- 3 sions as follows: 4 (1) Division A—Department of Defense Au- 5 thorizations. 6 (2) Division B—Military Construction Author- 7 izations. 8 (3) Division C—Department of Energy Na- 9 tional Security Authorizations and Other Authoriza- 10 tions. 11 (4) Division D—Funding Tables. 12 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 13 this Act is as follows: 14 Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees. Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act. DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I—PROCUREMENT Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle B—Army Programs Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for Infantry Squad Vehicle program. Sec. 112. Inclusion of Army National Guard in Army Arctic strategy and force structure. Subtitle C—Navy Programs Sec. 121. Modification and extension of procurement authorities for certain am- phibious shipbuilding programs. Sec. 122. Funding for refueling and complex overhauls of the U.S.S. John C. Stennis and U.S.S. Harry S. Truman. Sec. 123. Vessel construction manager and commercial design and construction requirements for cable laying and repair ships. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 3 •S 4784 RS Sec. 124. Conveyance of F–14D Tomcat aircraft from the Navy to the U.S. Space and rocket center commission in Huntsville, Alabama. Sec. 125. Prohibition on destruction or scrapping of World War II–era aircraft. Sec. 126. Procurement authority for E–2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft pro- gram. Subtitle D—Air Force Programs Sec. 131. Modification of inventory requirements for Air Force fighter aircraft. Sec. 132. Multiyear procurement authority for F–35 aircraft. Sec. 133. Multiyear procurement authority for F–15EX aircraft. Sec. 134. MQ–9 aircraft. Sec. 135. Airborne warning and control system aircraft. Sec. 136. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of report on acquisition strategy for Airborne Command Post capability. Sec. 137. Mobility capabilities strategic plan. Sec. 138. Extension of requirement and prohibition related to C–130 aircraft. TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 211. Improving the requirement for an alternative test and evaluation pathway for designated defense acquisition programs. Sec. 212. Development, test, evaluation, demonstration, and transition to pro- duction of alternative low-cost weapon systems. Sec. 213. Modification to the advisory role of the JASON scientific advisory group. Sec. 214. Modified and streamlined process for developing, negotiating, and concluding certain international agreements. Sec. 215. Repeal of authority relating to temporary hiring of students and uni- versity faculty. Sec. 216. Limitation on availability of funds for Test Resource Management Center containerized instrumentation programs pending report on a common architecture for unmanned maritime test instru- mentation. Sec. 217. Limitation on availability of funds for Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering travel. Sec. 218. Limitation on availability of funds for Integrated Combat Systems of the Department of the Navy. Sec. 219. Limitation on the use of travel funds for the Under Secretary of De- fense for Research and Engineering. Sec. 220. Codification of Department of Defense Research Security Program. Sec. 221. Codification of Department of Defense Science, Technology, and In- novation Board. Sec. 222. Alternative programs to expand inventory of air defense interceptors. Sec. 223. Improvements to personnel management authority to attract experts in science, engineering, and certain other disciplines at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Sec. 224. Extension of limitation on availability of funds for fundamental re- search collaboration with certain academic institutions. Subtitle C—Plans, Reports, and Other Matters VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 4 •S 4784 RS Sec. 231. Assessment framework for future quantum computing programs. Sec. 232. Execution of the Additive Manufacturing for Rocket Propellant sys- tems. Sec. 233. Report on emerging technology and cognitive warfare. Sec. 234. Department of Defense electronics requirements study. TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle B—Energy and Environment Sec. 311. Modifications to Advanced Nuclear Transition Working Group. Sec. 312. Prioritization of deployment of expeditionary solid waste disposal sys- tems. Sec. 313. Authorization of sustainable aviation fuel procurement. Sec. 314. Grid resiliency and energy redundancy. Sec. 315. Mandatory grid impact and infrastructure power requirements for en- hanced use leases. Sec. 316. Storage capacity enhancements. Sec. 317. Revision of policy on use of open-air burn pits not controlled by De- partment of Defense. Sec. 318. Assessment of energy supplied to installations and operational forces of the Department of Defense. Sec. 319. Requirement of notice on updates to public dashboard on remediation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Sec. 320. Revisions to technical assistance for public participation in defense environmental restoration activities. Sec. 320A. Study on contracting process of Department of Defense for remedi- ation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Sec. 320B. Initiation of remedial actions with respect to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment Sec. 321. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations on exercises and wargames in the Indo-Pacific region. Sec. 322. Integration of unmanned systems into the Installation Physical Secu- rity Program. Sec. 323. Guidance regarding governance structure of organic industrial base of the Army. Sec. 324. Extension of deadline for designation of roles and responsibilities re- lating to sustainment and readiness of certain naval surface vessels. Sec. 325. Acquisition and sustainment strategy for spare parts for low mission capable aircraft. Sec. 326. Helicopter support for Kwajalein Atoll and Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range, Marshall Islands. Sec. 327. Capital expenditure write-offs for Department of Defense depots and arsenals. Sec. 328. Modification of requirements relating to production in factories or ar- senals owned by the United States. Subtitle D—Reports VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 5 •S 4784 RS Sec. 341. Report on strategy to maintain and upgrade conventional munitions storage facilities. Sec. 342. Risk assessment of air traffic control systems of Department of De- fense. Subtitle E—Other Matters Sec. 351. Modification of depots for which minimum capital investment is re- quired. Sec. 352. Implementation of Department of Defense Inspector General rec- ommendations relating to evaluation of management of canine welfare under military working dog program. Sec. 353. Prohibition on operation of connected vehicles of concern on military installations and other property of the Department of Defense. Sec. 354. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Sec. 355. Limitation on use of travel funds for Secretary of the Air Force until briefing on West Lab Project at Lincoln Laboratory. Sec. 356. Naming of certain assets of the Department of Defense in the Com- monwealth of Virginia. Sec. 357. Administrative requirements for Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Clearinghouse. TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A—Active Forces Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. Subtitle B—Reserve Forces Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves. Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support. Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 421. Military personnel. TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy Sec. 501. Notification requirements for delayed promotions. Sec. 502. Temporary withholding of officer nominations and promotion rec- ommendations. Sec. 503. Enhanced authority for early discharges. Sec. 504. Officer retirement determinations. Sec. 505. Retirement of regular Navy warrant officers and Marine Corps Ma- rine Gunner warrant officers for years of service. Sec. 506. Authority to improve retention for permanent professors of the United States Army War College. Sec. 507. Congressional notification of relief or early departure of certain gen- eral and flag officers. Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 6 •S 4784 RS Sec. 511. Clarification on computation of total years of service. Sec. 512. Authorized strengths for Navy Reserves and Marine Corps Reserves on full-time reserve component duty. Sec. 513. National Guard military technician (dual status) conversions and phase-out. Sec. 514. Study and analysis for enhanced maritime surge maintenance, repair, and production capacity. Subtitle C—General Service Authorities and Military Records Sec. 521. Remote personnel processing in the military departments. Sec. 522. Repeal of sunset of authority relating to non-medical counseling serv- ices for military families. Sec. 523. Guidance on public disclosure of personally identifiable information for certain members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 524. Prohibition on reduction in the number of personnel assigned to a service review agency. Sec. 525. Reauthorization of temporary authority to develop and provide addi- tional recruitment incentives. Sec. 526. Relief for former service members requesting review of discharge or dismissal on the basis of post-traumatic stress disorder or trau- matic brain injury related to combat or military sexual trauma. Sec. 527. Modification of whistleblower protections. Sec. 528. Authority for collection of personally identifiable information regard- ing prospective recruits. Sec. 529. Modification of service obligations for cadets obtaining employment as professional athletes. Sec. 529A. Requirement of equal opportunity, racial neutrality, and exclusive use of merit in military personnel actions. Sec. 529B. Prohibition on participation of males in athletic programs or activi- ties, and males entering privacy spaces, at the military service academies that are designated for women or girls. Sec. 529C. Modification of provisions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Sec. 529D. Sex-neutral occupational performance standards. Subtitle D—Military Justice and Other Legal Matters Sec. 531. Wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images. Sec. 532. Expansion of victim access to Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Sec. 533. Technical amendment to completion of appellate review under article 57 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Sec. 534. Review of courts-martial records. Sec. 535. Authority of special trial counsel to enter into pretrial agreements with respect to certain offenses occurring before effective date of military justice reforms. Sec. 536. Clarification of court of criminal appeals review of sentencing. Sec. 537. Updating subpoena authority for military investigations. Sec. 538. Extension of Special Victims’ Counsel services to domestic violence victims. Sec. 539. Treatment of hazing under Uniform Code of Military Justice. Sec. 539A. Notification of the issuance or termination of military protective or- ders to victims of domestic violence or sexual assault. Sec. 539B. Military domestic violence emergent housing policy. Sec. 539C. Annual report on findings of the Department-wide review of the military legal system. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 7 •S 4784 RS Sec. 539D. Clarification of authority to order to active-duty certain persons subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice for matters re- lating to offenses during specified periods incident to inactive- duty training. Sec. 539E. Inapplicability to retired members of punitive articles affecting po- litical speech. Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, and Transition Sec. 541. Limitation on authority to reorganize the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. Sec. 542. Discharge of midshipmen for unsatisfactory conduct or inaptitude. Sec. 543. Modification to program on encouragement of postseparation public and community service. Sec. 544. Limited authority to waive time-in-grade requirement for service academy graduates detailed as students at law schools. Sec. 545. Elimination of the right of cadets to automatic reexamination. Sec. 546. Revision to decision timeframe for expedited transfers at the military service academies. Sec. 547. Establishment of program to promote participation of foreign stu- dents in the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. Sec. 548. Designation of senior official for military-to-civilian transition. Sec. 549. Payment of tuition for off-duty training or education. Sec. 549A. Improvement of transition of medics in the Armed Forces to the ci- vilian workforce in health care occupations. Sec. 549B. Standards and requirements for institutions of higher learning seek- ing to participate in Department of Defense education pro- grams. Sec. 549C. Government copyright for work produced at Defense Security Co- operation University. Sec. 549D. Promoting the use of standardized testing at military service acad- emies and DoDEA schools. Sec. 549E. Department of Defense-wide hate symbol policy and recruiter and workforce training requirement. Subtitle F—Military Family Readiness and Dependents’ Education PART I—DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATION Sec. 551. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit depend- ents of military and civilian personnel. Sec. 552. Educational technologists at Department of Defense Education Activ- ity schools. PART II—CHILD CARE AND RELATED MATTERS Sec. 555. Expansion of eligible child care providers for Department of Defense programs. Sec. 556. Standardized reporting on Department of Defense child care readi- ness. Sec. 557. Update to pay system for child and youth programs operated by non- appropriated fund instrumentalities. PART III—OTHER MATTERS Sec. 561. Department of Defense Fellowship Program for Military Spouses. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 8 •S 4784 RS Sec. 562. Consideration in member assignments process of colocation of mem- bers and civilian employee spouses. Sec. 563. Review of Exceptional Family Member Program. Sec. 564. Improved counseling and access to information relating to foster care for military families. Sec. 565. Reporting on gaps between senior and junior enlisted security forces that could hinder effective oversight and leadership at Protec- tion Level One locations. Subtitle G—Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Sec. 571. Update of guidance and evaluation of Junior Reserve Officers’ Train- ing Corps instructor pay scale. Sec. 572. Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs in Department of Defense Education Activity schools. Subtitle H—Decorations and Other Awards, Miscellaneous Reports, and Other Matters Sec. 581. Authorization for award of the Distinguished-Service Cross to Isaac ‘‘Ike’’ Camacho for acts of valor in Vietnam. Sec. 582. Authorization for award of the Distinguished-Service Cross for Jo- seph P. Lynch for acts of valor in the Republic of Vietnam. Sec. 583. Submission to Congress of information for consideration of certain military awards. Sec. 584. Medal of Honor review procedures and reconsideration and upgrade requirements. Sec. 585. Time limitations. Sec. 586. Production of award files. TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances Sec. 601. Modification of reimbursement of expenses relating to travel for inac- tive-duty training and muster duty. Sec. 602. Fiscal year 2027 increase in military basic pay. Sec. 603. Reimbursement of costs of long commutes for members assigned to remote or isolated installations in areas without affordable housing. Subtitle B—Special and Incentive Pay Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authori- ties. Sec. 612. Increase in maximum amount of aviation bonus. Sec. 613. Authorization of board certification incentive pay for veterinary com- parative medicine officers. Sec. 614. Modification of bonus authority for Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets and midshipmen. Sec. 615. Increase in maximum amounts of hostile fire pay and imminent dan- ger pay. Sec. 616. Medical providers qualified to recertify catastrophic injuries or ill- nesses qualifying members for special compensation. Subtitle C—Commissary and Exchange Benefits Sec. 621. Authorized patrons of commissary and exchange stores. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 9 •S 4784 RS Sec. 622. Modification of operating expenses of commissary stores. Sec. 623. Pilot program on access of civilian employees to commissary stores. Subtitle D—Other Matters Sec. 631. Authority for shipment and storage of privately owned vehicles of members moving between authorized locations. Sec. 632. Reimbursement of guardianship costs incurred as a result of reloca- tions. Sec. 633. Provision of counseling on housing for members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 634. Special priority travel authorization for personnel stationed at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sec. 635. Program to assist members in obtaining personal driver’s licenses. Sec. 636. Student loan relief for members of Selected Reserve. Sec. 637. Enhancement of Air Force rated officer retention demonstration pro- gram. Sec. 638. Pilot program on career intermissions for certain Air Force fighter aircrew. TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits Sec. 701. Digital system for beneficiary assistance at military medical treat- ment facilities and through managed care support contractors. Sec. 702. Expansion of access to dental care for certain dependents. Sec. 703. Expansion of eligibility for hearing aids to include children of retired members of the Uniformed Services enrolled in family coverage under TRICARE Select. Sec. 704. Evaluation of inclusion of additional accrediting bodies for purposes of qualifications for licensure of mental health professionals under TRICARE Program. Sec. 705. Improvement of provider directory accuracy for specialty care pro- viders under the TRICARE program. Sec. 706. Modification of requirement to provide start-up time for certain TRICARE contractors. Sec. 707. Corrections to pilot program for supplemental coverage relating to cancer. Sec. 708. Coverage of cranial orthotic devices for deformational plagiocephaly under TRICARE program. Sec. 709. Technical amendments to the Public Health Service Act. Sec. 710. Licensure of mental health professionals in TRICARE Program. Sec. 711. Requirements relating to wellness checks for health and welfare of certain members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 712. Requirement to offer medical chaperones during sensitive medical ex- aminations. Sec. 713. Pilot program on reciprocal access to health care facilities, personnel, and services of Department of Defense and Department of Vet- erans Affairs. Sec. 714. Medical screening for members of the Armed Forces who served at data masked or classified locations. Sec. 715. Medical testing and related services for firefighters of Department of Defense. Subtitle B—Health Care Administration VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 10 •S 4784 RS Sec. 721. Development of capability prototype on secure access to health record for members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 722. Inventory and annual catchment area assessment of military-civilian health care partnerships. Sec. 723. Requirement for review before actions to downsize, realign, or reduce scope of services at military medical treatment facilities. Sec. 724. Policy on provider notification to commanders regarding imminent risk of suicide for members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 725. Authority over Defense Health Program. Sec. 726. Enterprise Revenue Cycle Improvement Initiative. Sec. 727. Notification to licensing and medical boards of States in case of in- vestigation or misconduct. Sec. 728. Additional review of disclosure requirements under processes and forms relating to health care provider credentialing and privi- leging of Department of Defense. Sec. 729. Expansion of Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record. Sec. 730. Pilot program on modernization of drug testing using voice-based risk assessment. Subtitle C—Combat and Operational Health Support Sec. 741. Establishment of Joint Disease and Non-Battle Injury Surveillance and Readiness System. Sec. 742. Preservation of dedicated aeromedical evacuation capability of Med- ical Service Corps of the Army. Sec. 743. Establishment of partnership program between United States, Indo- Pacific region, and Arctic region for military trauma care, dis- ease and non-battle injury, health systems support, and re- search. Sec. 744. Aerial transport and Department of Defense-wide capability for high- consequence infectious diseases. Sec. 745. Requirement for annual large-scale combat casualty estimation re- port. Sec. 746. Report on the organization, performance, and standardization of emergency medical services within the Department of Defense. Sec. 747. Expansion of health care license portability for medical providers of the National Guard. Sec. 748. Joint forces medical capabilities development and standardization. Sec. 749. Expansion of authorities to enable interoperability among military health care professionals of the United States and partner countries. Sec. 750. Task force on international agreements for Indo-Pacific medical part- nerships. Sec. 751. Pilot program for Indo-Pacific regional medical data sharing. Subtitle D—Reports and Other Matters Sec. 761. Review of chaperone policies within facilities of the Defense Health Agency. Sec. 762. Unfunded priorities report of the Defense Health Agency. Sec. 763. Evaluation of certain research related to menopause, perimenopause, or mid-life women’s health. Sec. 764. Notification of material failure at military medical treatment facilities affecting patient care. Sec. 765. Study on military health system. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 11 •S 4784 RS Sec. 766. Establishment of Warfighter Performance Optimization Initiative, Total Force Fitness. Sec. 767. Military Family Limb Loss and Limb Difference Support Program. Sec. 768. Briefing on primary care provided at military medical treatment fa- cilities on installations of the Air Force. Sec. 769. Assessment of access, fairness, and transparency under TRICARE pharmacy benefits program. Sec. 770. Comptroller General review of influenza vaccine requirements of De- partment of Defense. TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management Sec. 801. Multi-year procurement for certain munitions. Sec. 802. Limitation on availability of funds pending report on and revisions of software acquisition pathway implementation. Sec. 803. Report on multiyear procurement. Sec. 804. Modifications to technical data rights. Sec. 805. Accountability and training for defense acquisition. Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations Sec. 811. Consolidation and rationalization of restrictions on procurement from certain foreign countries. Sec. 812. Requirements for information relating to supply chain risk. Sec. 813. Limitations on certain missile contracts or other agreements. Sec. 814. Limitations on the centralized commercial item capability. Sec. 815. Limitations relating to capital distributions for defense contractors. Sec. 816. Prohibition of procurement of molybdenum, gallium, or germanium from non-allied foreign nations and authorization for produc- tion from recovered material. Sec. 817. Other transaction authority reporting. Sec. 818. Limitation on procurement of cut flowers and cut greens. Sec. 819. Audit and mitigation of covered cellular modules in the Department of Defense systems and infrastructure. Sec. 820. Improving transparency of foreign influence on Department of De- fense contractors. Sec. 821. Reporting of price increases. Sec. 822. Late submission of cost and pricing data as invalid defense to con- tract price reductions for defective cost or pricing data. Subtitle C—Industrial Base Matters Sec. 831. Establishment of the Supply Chain Risk Management Integration Cell. Sec. 832. Expansion of reverse engineering authority for prototype projects. Sec. 833. Competition requirement for certain munitions. Sec. 834. Analyses of certain activities for action to address sourcing and in- dustrial capacity. Sec. 835. Regulations applicable to wearing optional combat boots. Sec. 836. Report on domestic nonavailability determinations granted for critical materials. Sec. 837. Limitation on availability of funds pending information on the small unmanned aircraft system industrial base. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 12 •S 4784 RS Sec. 838. Energetics industrial base roadmap. Sec. 839. Supply chain, capability, and capacity study of high-demand items in the textile industrial base. Sec. 840. Pilot program on providing subsidies for combat boots. Sec. 841. Cross-functional team for the textile industrial base. Sec. 842. Assessing and addressing risk related to adversarial capital. Sec. 843. Modifications to requirement for public reporting of Chinese military companies operating in the United States. Sec. 844. Amendments to requirements pertaining to printed circuit boards. Sec. 845. Report on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a strategic partnership on defense industrial priorities between the United States and Israel. Sec. 846. Prohibition on the use of Chinese-manufactured optical fiber by the Department of Defense. Sec. 847. Promoting the United States drone industrial base. Sec. 848. Pilot program for domestic antimony and copper production for de- fense applications. Sec. 849. Full accountability for Chinese military companies. Subtitle D—Small Business Matters Sec. 861. Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Program. Sec. 862. APEX Accelerator funding. Sec. 863. Test program for negotiation of comprehensive small business sub- contracting plans. Sec. 864. Application of the bona fide place of business to certain contracts. Subtitle E—Other Matters Sec. 871. Technical corrections related to National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 provisions. Sec. 872. Limitation on availability of funds pending implementation of certain requirements relating to munitions. Sec. 873. Repeal of amendments providing for submission by subcontract offer- or of recent price history in satisfaction of cost or pricing data requirements. Sec. 874. Competitive procedures for certain pharmaceutical contracts. Sec. 875. Enhancement of defense supply chain resilience and secondary source qualification. Sec. 876. Limitation pending Army conformance with portfolio acquisition exec- utive requirements. Sec. 877. Procurement of medical countermeasures for overseas personnel of the Department of Defense for acute radiation syndrome and thermal burns. Sec. 878. Procurements on behalf of the Department of Defense by the Depart- ment of Veterans Affairs for planning, design, and construction projects. Sec. 879. Leasing of vessels, aircraft, and combat vehicles. Sec. 880. Prohibition on modems or routers acquisitions involving entities owned or controlled by China. Sec. 881. Prohibition on television acquisitions involving entities owned or con- trolled by China. Sec. 882. Prohibition for defense contractors providing sensitive information re- lated to synthetic biology to foreign entities of concern. Sec. 883. Reporting on contractor operations related to China. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 13 •S 4784 RS Sec. 884. Ensuring Department of Defense contractor compliance with dis- ability hiring goals. TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters Sec. 901. Economic Defense Unit. Sec. 902. Extension of pilot program on capital assistance of Office of Strategic Capital. Sec. 903. Requirement for professional code of conduct for certain Department of Defense positions. Sec. 904. Redesignation of Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness; reorganization of Assistant Secretaries of Defense. Sec. 905. Responsibility for cyber matters in Office of Secretary of Defense. Subtitle B—Combatant Commands Sec. 911. Unified combatant command for Africa. Sec. 912. Unified combatant command for the Middle East and Central Asia. Sec. 913. Unified combatant command for Europe. Sec. 914. Unified combatant command for North America. Sec. 915. Unified combatant command for Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Sec. 916. Unified combatant command for the Indo-Pacific Region. Sec. 917. Establishment of United States Robotic and Autonomous Systems Command. Subtitle C—Other Department of Defense Organization and Management Matters Sec. 921. Organization of responsibilities relating to unmanned systems. Sec. 922. Composition of cross-functional team for emerging threat relating to anomalous health incidents; reports. Sec. 923. Comptroller General review of Anomalous Health Incidents Cross- Functional Team. Sec. 924. Establishment of Center for the Study of the National Guard. Sec. 925. Civil-Military Coordination Center. Sec. 926. Modifications to unmanned aircraft system definitions for Joint Interagency Task Force 401. Sec. 927. Maximizing funding efficiency for homeland defense. Sec. 928. Prohibition on the reduction of funding for foreign language training for members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 929. Records retention requirement. TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A—Financial Matters Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. Sec. 1002. Department of Defense financial statement audit readiness, report- ing relief, and related reforms. Sec. 1003. Expansion of requirements for submittal to Congress of reports and justification books. Sec. 1004. Financial statements: opening balances for audit purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 14 •S 4784 RS Sec. 1005. Prohibition on provision of support to Department of Homeland Se- curity. Subtitle B—Naval Vessels Sec. 1011. Design and construction of new Global-class auxiliary general ocean- ographic research ships. Sec. 1012. Limitation on use of funds in the National Defense Sealift Fund to purchase certain used foreign constructed vessels. Sec. 1013. Modifications to vessel construction managers for the construction of certain Navy vessels. Sec. 1014. Development of industrial base for distributed submarine and sur- face vessel shipbuilding. Sec. 1015. Report and briefing on submarine tender requirements and capacity. Sec. 1016. Increase in minimum number of amphibious warfare ships. Sec. 1017. Prohibition on retiring and decommissioning oceanographic research vessels of the Navy. Sec. 1018. Supervisors of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair. Sec. 1019. Construction of vessels in foreign shipyards. Sec. 1020. Limitation on authority of the Secretary of the Navy to change ves- sel names. Subtitle C—Counterterrorism Sec. 1021. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guanta- namo Bay, Cuba, to the United States. Sec. 1022. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify fa- cilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sec. 1023. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guanta- namo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries. Sec. 1024. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish con- trol of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Subtitle D—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations Sec. 1031. Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment projects with ties to the Government of the People’s Republic of China. Sec. 1032. Waiver authority for limitation on live fire trauma training. Sec. 1033. Prohibition on availability of funds for removal of Army prepositioned stocks from Europe. Sec. 1034. Implementation of National Transportation Safety Board rec- ommendations for Department of Defense. Sec. 1035. Modification of support of special operations for irregular warfare. Sec. 1036. Designation of southwest land border activities, support, and oper- ations as named operation. Subtitle E—Studies and Reports Sec. 1041. Threat assessment regarding unmanned aircraft systems at or near the international borders of the United States. Sec. 1042. Extension of Afghanistan War Commission. Sec. 1043. Extension of briefing requirement regarding civil authorities at the Southwest border. Sec. 1044. Drone posture review. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 15 •S 4784 RS Sec. 1045. Quarterly reports on unmanned aerial system incursions over mili- tary installations, sensitive sites, and the southern border. Sec. 1046. Report on progress on implementation of Department of Defense In- struction on civilian harm mitigation and response. Sec. 1047. Report on transfer of property by Department of Defense. Sec. 1048. Oversight of Department of Defense rules of engagement. Sec. 1049. Strategy to address intelligence-gathering shortcomings in area of responsibility of United States Africa command. Subtitle F—Equity Investments and Related Matters Sec. 1051. Authority for equity investments by Office of Strategic Capital. Sec. 1052. Ownership review for equity investments. Sec. 1053. Notifications with respect to debt and equity investments. Sec. 1054. Modifications to authorities of Industrial Base Fund. Sec. 1055. Briefings on Economic Defense Unit; limitation on use of funds. Sec. 1056. Approval authority for expenditures from Industrial Base Fund. Sec. 1057. Quarterly briefings on Business Operators for National Defense (BOND) Program. Subtitle G—Other Matters Sec. 1061. Extension of admission to Guam, Wake Island, and the Common- wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for certain H–2B non- immigrants. Sec. 1062. Notification to congressional defense committees of combat wounded in action. Sec. 1063. Americas Defense Initiative. Sec. 1064. Briefings on homeland defense. Sec. 1065. Independence of Stars and Stripes. Sec. 1066. Identification, assessment, and mitigation of critical defense sites. Sec. 1067. Administrative support for commissions. Sec. 1068. Requirement to assign conventional names to critical munitions. Sec. 1069. Technical corrections to National Defense Authorization Act for Fis- cal Year 2026. Sec. 1070. Development of cognitive warfare strategy. Sec. 1071. Notification requirements for sensitive military operations. Sec. 1071A. Declassification guidance for Department of Defense original clas- sification authorities. Sec. 1072. Post-government employment restrictions applicable to certain sen- ior military officers and senior civilian employees of the De- partment of Defense. Sec. 1073. Repeals of existing reporting requirements. Sec. 1074. Report and briefing on Worldwide Expeditionary Multiple Award Contract Territorial Integrity of the United States contract. Sec. 1075. Documentation of verbal approval of requests for assistance. Sec. 1076. Increase of the Working Capital Fund, Capital Investment Program threshold. Sec. 1077. National Guard Rural Revival and Modernization Plan. Sec. 1078. Redesignation of the Department of Defense as the Department of War. Sec. 1079. Service-wide enterprise strategy for human performance. Sec. 1080. Records preservation processes for certain at-risk Afghan allies. Sec. 1081. Prohibition on covered transactions involving prediction market con- tracts. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 16 •S 4784 RS Sec. 1082. Prohibition on use of prediction markets by personnel of the Depart- ment of Defense. Sec. 1083. Ban on bets on military operations. Sec. 1084. Universal guidance on remote and isolated installation designations. Sec. 1085. Declassification of information concerning United States personnel classified as prisoner of war or missing in action during certain conflicts. Sec. 1086. Requirement for markings on lethal military platforms. Sec. 1087. Extension of National Defense Strategy Commission. Sec. 1088. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer of individuals located at Camp As Sayliyah. Sec. 1089. Analysis of force requirements for alternative warfighting scenarios. Sec. 1090. Guidance on the treatment of claims under the HAVANA Act. Sec. 1091. Assessment of Department of Defense phosphate supply chain vulnerabilities; related land exchange authorization. Sec. 1092. Plan for domain awareness at the southern land border. Sec. 1093. Prohibition on implementation of any policy that alters the require- ments for chaplains to display visible officer rank on military uniforms. TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS Sec. 1101. Prevailing rate determinations for defense industrial base. Sec. 1102. Job grading system for prevailing rate employees at defense indus- trial base facilities. Sec. 1103. Probationary period for civilian personnel of the United States Cyber Command. Sec. 1104. Enhanced authority for transfers between cyber excepted service and competitive service. Sec. 1105. Removal of Direct Support Activities from personnel limitation on the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Sec. 1106. Prohibition on the use of funds for carrying out a hiring freeze, re- duction in force, or hiring delay without cause at a public ship- yard. Sec. 1107. Prohibition on the use of funds for carrying out certain hiring freezes, reductions in force, and hiring delays. Sec. 1108. Disclosure of telework, remote work, and exemptions for return-to- in-person-work requirements in Department of Defense va- cancy announcements. Sec. 1109. Pilot program to retain high-performing supervisors and managers within the Department of Defense. Sec. 1110. Congressional notification of certain changes to civilian workforce of Department of Defense. TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS Subtitle A—Assistance and Training Sec. 1201. Authority to provide assistance to military forces of Jordan. Sec. 1202. Modification of authority to provide defense institution capacity building for friendly foreign countries. Sec. 1203. Modification of authority to build capacity. Sec. 1204. Abraham Accords Defense Cooperation Initiative. Sec. 1205. Redesignation of Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School as Special Boat Training Command. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 17 •S 4784 RS Sec. 1206. Extension of Defense Operational Resilience International Coopera- tion Pilot Program. Sec. 1207. Feasibility report on multinational jungle warfare exercises in area of responsibility of United States Southern Command. Sec. 1208. Redesignation of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies as the James M. Inhofe Center for Africa Security Studies. Sec. 1209. Notification of intent to decrease United States Armed Forces pres- ence in North Atlantic Treaty Organization member country. Subtitle B—Matters Relating to the Middle East Sec. 1211. Assistance to Lebanese Armed Forces for countering Hezbollah and other terrorist groups. Sec. 1212. Extension of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition na- tions for support provided to United States military operations. Sec. 1213. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to vet- ted Syrian groups and individuals. Sec. 1214. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Sec. 1215. Modification of United States-Israel subterranean operations co- operation. Sec. 1216. Modification of United States-Israel cooperation to counter un- manned systems in all warfighting domains. Sec. 1217. United States-Israel Framework for Upgraded Technologies, Unified Research, and Enhanced Security (FUTURES) Act of 2026. Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Europe and the Russian Federation Sec. 1221. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating to sov- ereignty of the Russian Federation over internationally recog- nized territory of Ukraine. Sec. 1222. Oversight of United States military posture in Europe. Sec. 1223. Intelligence support for Ukraine. Sec. 1224. United States-Ukraine Strategic Defense Innovation Working Group. Sec. 1225. Notification of gray zone activities by the Russian Federation against North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies. Sec. 1226. Extension and modification of Ukraine Security Assistance Initia- tive. Sec. 1227. Synchronization of defense readiness with North Atlantic Treaty Or- ganization allies. Sec. 1228. Co-development and co-production program with Germany for cer- tain munitions. Sec. 1229. Report and assessment relating to United States force posture ad- justments in Europe. Subtitle D—Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region Sec. 1231. Extension and modification of designation of senior official for De- partment of Defense activities relating to, and implementation plan for, the AUKUS partnership. Sec. 1232. Extension and modification of Pacific Deterrence Initiative. Sec. 1233. Extension, modification, and redesignation of Taiwan Security Co- operation Initiative. Sec. 1234. Updates to National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual regarding AUKUS. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 18 •S 4784 RS Sec. 1235. Oversight of United States military posture on the Korean Penin- sula. Sec. 1236. Indo-Pacific Regional Sustainment Framework. Sec. 1237. Extension of annual report on military power of the People’s Repub- lic of China. Sec. 1238. Strategy for crisis management in South China Sea. Sec. 1239. Master plan for facility requirements to support rotational force presence in the Philippines. Sec. 1240. Master plan for infrastructure requirements to support rotational force presence in Australia. Sec. 1241. Extension of pilot program to develop young civilian defense leaders in the Indo-Pacific region. Sec. 1242. Extension of pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with cov- ered foreign military partners in Southeast Asia. Sec. 1243. Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin clean- up. Sec. 1244. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Sec. 1245. Report on Japanese counterstrike capabilities. Sec. 1246. Strategy for cyber cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. Sec. 1247. Extension and modification of Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initia- tive. Sec. 1248. Annual assessment of contribution of certain artificial intelligence chips to military capabilities of the People’s Republic of China. Sec. 1249. Modification of authorization of sales to Australia of in-service Vir- ginia Class submarines to provide for sale of additional in-serv- ice submarine in lieu of new construction submarine. Sec. 1250. War Reserve Stock Program for Taiwan. Sec. 1251. Sense of Congress on defense alliances and partnerships in the Indo- Pacific region. Subtitle E—Other Matters Sec. 1261. Western Hemisphere strategy. Sec. 1262. Enhanced cooperation in North Atlantic and Arctic regions. Sec. 1263. Report on capabilities and illicit activities of cartels. Sec. 1264. Report on threats to United States interests in Africa. Sec. 1265. Reports on Arctic and High North defense integration. Sec. 1266. Briefing on military and intelligence presence of Cuba in the West- ern Hemisphere. Sec. 1267. Continuation of Joint Interagency Task Force–Counter Cartel. Sec. 1268. Plan to enhance defense cooperation with Morocco. Sec. 1269. Extension of Public Law 115–68 and related security cooperation programs. Sec. 1270. Modification of requirements for Department of Defense Regional Centers for Security Studies. TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION Sec. 1301. Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds. TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A—Military Programs Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 19 •S 4784 RS Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide. Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program. Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile Sec. 1411. Amendments to Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. Sec. 1412. Pilot program on public-private partnerships for recycling strategic and critical materials. Sec. 1413. Inclusion of recovery and recycling of strategic and critical materials in national emergency planning assumptions for National De- fense Stockpile. Subtitle C—Other Matters Sec. 1431. Extension of authority for Joint Department of Defense–Depart- ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. Sec. 1432. Extension of Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Af- fairs Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund. Sec. 1433. Modifications to Advisory Council. TITLE XV—SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS Subtitle A—Space Activities Sec. 1501. Modification of acquisition and operation of space systems for space warfighting and control. Sec. 1502. Modification of special authority for provision of space launch sup- port services to increase space launch capacity. Sec. 1503. Extension of indirect cost limitations and reporting requirements for space launch activities on a military installation. Sec. 1504. Replacement of Space Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Sec. 1505. Integration of space weather into space domain awareness and oper- ations. Sec. 1506. Delivery of Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System. Sec. 1507. Acquisition of space-based tactical data capability. Sec. 1508. Space Launch Enterprise billet sufficiency review and alignment plan. Sec. 1509. Flexibility for Department of Air Force to implement acquisition structure for optimal support of new portfolio acquisition exec- utive system within Space Force. Sec. 1510. Arctic connectivity and downlink resiliency initiative. Subtitle B—Nuclear Forces Sec. 1511. Prohibition on reduction of intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States. Sec. 1512. Exception for below-threshold modifications of nuclear missiles to limitation on modification of major items of equipment sched- uled for retirement or disposal. Sec. 1513. Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental ballistic missiles, reentry vehicles, and associated equipment. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 20 •S 4784 RS Sec. 1514. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of the strat- egy to sustain the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic mis- sile and maximize end of life margin. Sec. 1515. Integration of ICBM maintenance equipment into the LGM-30G weapon system designation. Sec. 1516. Contract authority for intercontinental ballistic missiles, replacement equipment, and reentry vehicle test equipment and components. Sec. 1517. Modification to strategy to sustain Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile and maximize end-of-life margin. Sec. 1518. Modifications to portfolio management framework for nuclear forces. Sec. 1519. Modifications to reports on nuclear force reductions. Sec. 1520. Modifications to biennial report on the plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, nuclear weapons delivery systems, and nuclear weapons command and control system. Sec. 1521. Multipolar nuclear deterrence strategy and theater-range nuclear ca- pabilities. Subtitle C—Missile Defense Sec. 1531. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative missile defense program co-development and co-production. Sec. 1532. Enduring operational capability for the Guam Defense System Com- mand and Control Facility. Sec. 1533. Further limitation on availability of funds pending independent analysis of space-based missile defense capability. Sec. 1534. Modification of Golden Dome missile defense system annual report- ing. Sec. 1535. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of the brief- ing on sea-based launch platforms for ballistic missile defense targets. Sec. 1536. Comprehensive integrated air and missile defense sensor coverage of Guam. Sec. 1537. Repeal of requirement for Government Accountability Office to re- view and assess missile defense acquisition programs. Sec. 1538. Improvements to air and missile defense acquisition. Subtitle D—Other Matters Sec. 1541. Sense of the Senate, Inspector General review, and restoration and remediation plans for United States Army, Kwajalein Atoll, and the Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range. Sec. 1542. Limitation on the reallocation of funds for the Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range and United States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll. Sec. 1543. Notifications with respect to relocating Department of Defense sys- tems out of certain spectrum frequencies. Sec. 1544. Annual briefing on Department of Defense activities associated with participation in the International Telecommunication Union World Radio Conference. Sec. 1545. Report on efforts to counter foreign espionage and intellectual prop- erty theft targeting defense assets. Sec. 1546. Department of the Air Force electronic warfare roadmap. Sec. 1547. Using operational electronic intelligence assets to engage high-value targets. TITLE XVI—CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 21 •S 4784 RS Subtitle A—Matters Relating to Cyber Operations and Cyber Forces Sec. 1601. Independent study on the authorities and organizational structure of the principal cyber advisors. Sec. 1602. Funding for reserve component support to cyber-peculiar operations. Sec. 1603. Amendment of annual reporting requirements on support for United States Cyber Command. Sec. 1604. Scaling cyberspace access generation and maintenance capabilities. Sec. 1605. Cyber operational readiness assessments of the Department of De- fense information network. Sec. 1606. Independent study on United States Cyber Command organization and resourcing. Sec. 1607. Modification to quarterly reporting for cyber operations. Sec. 1608. Repeal of authority to use operations and maintenance funds for cyber-peculiar development. Sec. 1609. Strategy for integration of National Guard physical range capabili- ties into cyber testing activities. Sec. 1610. Updated cyber readiness reporting methodology. Sec. 1611. Expansion of entities included in coordination between United States Cyber Command and private sector. Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Department of Defense Cybersecurity and Information Technology Sec. 1621. Improving reserve component network account continuity. Sec. 1622. Reducing administrative burden in the Department of Defense risk management framework implementation. Sec. 1623. Science, Technology, and Innovation Board study on software-as-a- service in classified networks. Sec. 1624. Streamlining Department of Defense governance process for cross- domain solution approvals. Sec. 1625. Data center infrastructure strategy and roadmap for military instal- lations. Sec. 1626. Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification assessment grants for small businesses and new entrants. Sec. 1627. Harmonization of Department of Defense security boundaries to en- able reciprocity. Sec. 1628. Expansion of cyber scholarship program to include operational tech- nology. Sec. 1629. Limitation on availability of funds for Alpha-1 Development Activi- ties. Sec. 1630. Limitation on the use of funds for information systems development. Sec. 1631. Post-quantum cryptography adoption. Sec. 1632. Improvements to high-performance computing roadmap. Sec. 1633. Pilot program on Department of Defense partnerships with institu- tions of higher education recognized in the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity program for Cyber Re- search. Sec. 1634. Insider threat reporting and voluntary guidance for large artificial intelligence contractors. Sec. 1635. Requirement for memoranda of agreement regarding vulnerability disclosure and prohibition on procurement from IT providers who share cyber vulnerabilities with countries of concern. Sec. 1636. Strategy for artificial intelligence-accelerated vulnerability discovery and remediation. Sec. 1637. Ensuring competition in artificial intelligence procurement. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 22 •S 4784 RS Sec. 1638. Phishing resistant authentication for defense. Subtitle C—Data and Artificial Intelligence Sec. 1641. Establishing an ecosystem for use of artificial intelligence agents at scale and speed. Sec. 1642. Security standards and framework for Department of Defense agents. Sec. 1643. Assessment of generative artificial intelligence platform impact on workforce acumen. Sec. 1644. Demand forecast model for artificial intelligence. Sec. 1645. Strategy and governance for adversarial artificial intelligence. Sec. 1646. Inclusion of alternative models in Department of Defense generative artificial intelligence platform. Sec. 1647. Policy and guidance related to autonomous weapon systems and ar- tificial intelligence capabilities acquisition. Sec. 1648. Update to the Department of Defense data strategy and implemen- tation plan. Sec. 1649. Assessment of artificial intelligence effects on warfighter skill reten- tion and operational readiness. Sec. 1650. Derived sourcing requirements for artificial intelligence outputs. Sec. 1651. Improvements regarding guidance and prohibition on use of certain artificial intelligence. Sec. 1652. Artificial intelligence functional bill of materials. Sec. 1653. Requirements for human oversight of use of force by the Depart- ment of Defense. Sec. 1654. Biosecurity procurement requirements for covered artificial intel- ligence models. Sec. 1655. Prototyping secure artificial intelligence data centers. DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2001. Short title. Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law. Sec. 2003. Effective date. TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2102. Family housing. Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army. Sec. 2104. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project at Fort Gillem, Georgia. Sec. 2105. Extension and modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects. Sec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects. Sec. 2107. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2024 projects. Sec. 2108. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025 project at Grafenwoehr, Germany. Sec. 2109. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2026 project at Joint Region Marianas, Guam. TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2202. Family housing. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 23 •S 4784 RS Sec. 2203. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. Sec. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects. Sec. 2205. Extension and modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2024 projects. Sec. 2206. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2026 project at Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii. TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2302. Family housing. Sec. 2303. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. Sec. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects. Sec. 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects. Sec. 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects. Sec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2024 projects. Sec. 2308. Authority to carry out family housing improvement projects. Sec. 2309. Authority to carry out project at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense agencies construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2402. Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program projects. Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. Sec. 2404. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects. Sec. 2405. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2024 projects. TITLE XXV—INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Subtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. Subtitle B—Host Country In-kind Contributions Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects. Sec. 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects. TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. Sec. 2607. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects. Sec. 2608. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2024 projects. Sec. 2609. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2026 project at Colonie, New York. 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Modification of authority for transactions other than contracts and grants for purposes of facility construction or repair. Subtitle B—Military Housing Sec. 2821. Exclusion of window opening control devices from requirement for window fall prevention devices in military family housing units. Sec. 2822. Health and safety requirements for military housing. Sec. 2823. Expansion of protection from reprisal or retaliation against tenants of privatized military housing units who report housing-related issues. Sec. 2824. Transparency and strategic planning for housing. Sec. 2825. Development and implementation of minimum health and safety standards for military family housing. Sec. 2826. Treatment of nondisclosure agreements with respect to privatized military housing. Sec. 2827. Improvement of privatized military housing complaint database. Sec. 2828. Requirement relating to any reprogramming request relating to funding for housing or facilities of Department of Defense. Subtitle C—Land Conveyances Sec. 2841. Land conveyance, Milan Army Ammunition Plant, Tennessee. Sec. 2842. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Opelika, Alabama. Sec. 2843. Report on land withdrawal at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. Sec. 2844. Report on necessary modifications to military land withdrawal of Fallon Range Training Complex, Nevada. Sec. 2845. Land exchange, Camp Pike and Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkan- sas. Sec. 2846. Removal of conditions on use of certain land conveyed to the State of Indiana. Sec. 2847. Review and report on conveyance of Lambert St. Louis Inter- national Airport. Sec. 2848. Review and report on conveyance of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richard- son, Anchorage, Alaska. Subtitle D—Other Matters VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 25 •S 4784 RS Sec. 2861. Authority of combatant commands to recover and reinvest oper- ational energy cost savings. Sec. 2862. Energy control requirements for electrical infrastructure upgrades. Sec. 2863. Modification of calculation of minimum capital investment for facili- ties sustainment, restoration, and modernization. Sec. 2864. Requirements relating to leasing of land in Hawaii. Sec. 2865. Department of Defense Laboratory Facility Investment Program. Sec. 2866. Consideration of modular construction methods for military con- struction projects with protective design elements. Sec. 2867. Standardized methodology for basing decisions for the Air Force. Sec. 2868. Pilot program on replacement of substandard chillers or facilities that support subsistence resiliency. Sec. 2869. Department of Defense pilot program for development and use of online real estate inventory tool. Sec. 2870. Transfer of amounts for development of Ford Island, Hawaii, and electrical upgrades and Barbers Point, Hawaii. Sec. 2871. Expansion of defense community infrastructure pilot program to in- clude installations of the Coast Guard. Sec. 2872. Plan on remediation of certain equipment and computational facili- ties owned or controlled by a foreign adversary. DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS Subtitle A—National Security Programs and Authorizations Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 3111. Delegation of authorities to Administrator for Nuclear Security. Sec. 3112. Protection of Office of Secure Transportation vehicles and equip- ment from unmanned aircraft. Sec. 3113. Authorization to establish public-private partnerships for nuclear ef- fects testing. Sec. 3114. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of report on restoration of a domestic uranium enrichment capability. Sec. 3115. Briefing on activities by the Director for Cost Estimating and Pro- gram Evaluation. Sec. 3116. Modification to selected acquisition reports requirement. Sec. 3117. Modification to the program for acceleration of replacement of ce- sium blood irradiation sources. Sec. 3118. Briefings on nuclear-related autonomous or remotely-piloted aircraft incursions. Sec. 3119. Conceptual and construction design. Sec. 3120. Annual public workshops and Nuclear Science Advisory Committee reviews. Sec. 3121. Limitation on use of funds until certain criteria are met. Sec. 3122. Continuation of National Nuclear Security Administration pay and performance system. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 26 •S 4784 RS Subtitle C—Other Matters TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sec. 3201. Authorization. DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT Sec. 4101. PROCUREMENT. TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Sec. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION. TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Sec. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL Sec. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL. TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS. TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION Sec. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS Sec. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PRO- GRAMS. SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. 1 In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense commit- 2 tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 3 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 4 SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT. 5 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes 6 of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 7 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest state- 8 ment titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 27 •S 4784 RS for this Act, jointly submitted for printing in the Congres- 1 sional Record by the Chairmen of the House and Senate 2 Budget Committees, provided that such statement has 3 been submitted prior to the vote on passage in the House 4 acting first on the conference report or amendment be- 5 tween the Houses. 6 DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF 7 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 8 TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 9 Subtitle A—Authorization of 10 Appropriations 11 SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 12 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 13 fiscal year 2027 for procurement for the Army, the Navy 14 and the Marine Corps, the Air Force and the Space Force, 15 and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding 16 table in section 4101. 17 Subtitle B—Army Programs 18 SEC. 111. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR IN- 19 FANTRY SQUAD VEHICLE PROGRAM. 20 (a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 21 Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, 22 the Secretary of the Army may enter into one or more 23 multiyear contracts, beginning with fiscal year 2027, for 24 the procurement of Infantry Squad Vehicles (ISV), includ- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 28 •S 4784 RS ing associated components, spare parts, and support 1 equipment. 2 (b) CONDITIONS.— 3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure 4 that any contract entered into under subsection 5 (a)— 6 (A) provides for savings compared to an- 7 nual procurement; 8 (B) includes appropriate termination provi- 9 sions to protect the interests of the United 10 States; and 11 (C) complies with all requirements of sec- 12 tion 3501 of title 10, United States Code. 13 (2) DURATION.—A contract entered into under 14 subsection (a) shall cover a period of not more than 15 five fiscal years. 16 (c) ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The Secretary may 17 include in a contract entered into under subsection (a) 18 provisions for economic order quantity purchases of long- 19 lead items to achieve cost efficiencies. 20 SEC. 112. INCLUSION OF ARMY NATIONAL GUARD IN ARMY 21 ARCTIC STRATEGY AND FORCE STRUCTURE. 22 (a) INCLUSION IN STRATEGIC PLANNING.—The Sec- 23 retary of the Army shall ensure that the Army National 24 Guard is fully integrated into the implementation and fu- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 29 •S 4784 RS ture iterations of the document entitled ‘‘Regaining Arctic 1 Dominance: The U.S. Army in the Arctic’’ (or any suc- 2 cessor strategy). 3 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (a), 4 the Secretary of the Army shall carry out the following 5 activities: 6 (1) Identify specific Army National Guard units 7 with existing cold-weather capabilities or geo- 8 graphical proximity to the Arctic Circle to be des- 9 ignated as Arctic-capable or Arctic-focused. 10 (2) Establish a modernization roadmap to en- 11 sure that Army National Guard units designated for 12 Arctic missions are suitably equipped with mission- 13 critical equipment such as Extreme Cold Weather 14 Clothing System (ECWCS) gear, over-snow vehicles, 15 and specialized communication equipment. 16 (3) Expand participation of Army National 17 Guard units in multi-component Arctic exercises, in- 18 cluding Northern Edge and Arctic Edge, to validate 19 interoperability, as possible. 20 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than June 30, 21 2027, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Com- 22 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 23 of Representatives a report on the specific roles, missions, 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 30 •S 4784 RS and resource requirements identified for the Army Na- 1 tional Guard within the Army’s Arctic strategy. 2 Subtitle C—Navy Programs 3 SEC. 121. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF PROCURE- 4 MENT AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN AMPHIB- 5 IOUS SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 129 of the James M. 7 Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 8 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2448), as most re- 9 cently amended by section 121 of the Servicemember 10 Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Au- 11 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118– 12 159; 138 Stat. 1804), is further amended— 13 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘up to 14 five’’; 15 (2) in subsection (c)— 16 (A) by inserting ‘‘, advance construction, 17 or economic order quantities’’ after ‘‘advance 18 procurement across programs’’; and 19 (B) by inserting ‘‘, spare parts, and major 20 shore-based spares’’ after ‘‘systems and sub- 21 systems’’; and 22 (3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘September 23 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2030’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 31 •S 4784 RS (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subsection (g)(2) of 1 such section 129 is amended by striking ‘‘section 4251(d)’’ 2 and inserting ‘‘section 4251(e)’’. 3 SEC. 122. FUNDING FOR REFUELING AND COMPLEX OVER- 4 HAULS OF THE U.S.S. JOHN C. STENNIS AND 5 U.S.S. HARRY S. TRUMAN. 6 Section 123(b) of the National Defense Authorization 7 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 8 1234) is amended by striking ‘‘six years’’ and inserting 9 ‘‘eight years’’. 10 SEC. 123. VESSEL CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AND COMMER- 11 CIAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIRE- 12 MENTS FOR CABLE LAYING AND REPAIR 13 SHIPS. 14 (a) VESSEL CONSTRUCTION MANAGER.—If the Sec- 15 retary of the Navy seeks to acquire one or more cable lay- 16 ing and repair ships, the Secretary shall seek to enter into 17 an agreement with an appropriate vessel construction 18 manager pursuant to which the vessel construction man- 19 ager shall seek to enter into a contract for the construction 20 of such ships. 21 (b) DESIGN STANDARDS AND CONSTRUCTION PRAC- 22 TICES.—The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that ships 23 procured under subsection (a)— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 32 •S 4784 RS (1) use a design based on nondevelopmental 1 vessels with commercial design standards; and 2 (2) to the maximum extent practicable, are con- 3 structed using commercial construction practices. 4 SEC. 124. CONVEYANCE OF F–14D TOMCAT AIRCRAFT FROM 5 THE NAVY TO THE U.S. SPACE AND ROCKET 6 CENTER COMMISSION IN HUNTSVILLE, ALA- 7 BAMA. 8 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Navy (in this 9 section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may convey, with- 10 out consideration, to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center 11 Commission in Huntsville, Alabama (in this section re- 12 ferred to as the ‘‘Commission’’), all right, title, and inter- 13 est of the United States in and to 3 surplus F–14D Tom- 14 cat aircraft, (Bureau Numbers 164341, 164602, 159437), 15 which are excess to the operational requirements of the 16 Navy. 17 (b) FORM OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance under 18 subsection (a) shall be made by means of a conditional 19 deed of gift. 20 (c) CONDITION OF AIRCRAFT.—The aircraft being 21 conveyed under subsection (a) do not have any capability 22 for use as a platform for launching or releasing munitions 23 or any other combat capability that it was designed to 24 have. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 33 •S 4784 RS (d) CONDITIONS.—The Secretary shall include in the 1 instrument of conveyance of the aircraft under subsection 2 (a)— 3 (1) a condition that the Secretary is not re- 4 quired to repair or alter the condition of the aircraft 5 before conveying ownership of the aircraft; 6 (2) a condition that the Secretary shall provide 7 any maintenance and operations manuals that— 8 (A) are specific to the F–14D aircraft; and 9 (B) the Secretary has sufficient intellectual 10 property rights to convey; 11 (3) a condition that the Secretary shall provide 12 excess spare parts to make one of the F–14D air- 13 craft flyable or able to complete a static display, pro- 14 vided that any part transferred is from existing 15 Navy stock, with no items being procured on behalf 16 of the Commission; and 17 (4) a condition that the Secretary will not be 18 responsible for transferring any additional parts or 19 providing any additional support beyond what is 20 stated in this section, during or after the conveyance 21 of the aircraft. 22 (e) AGREEMENTS FOR RESTORATION AND OPER- 23 ATION.—The Secretary may— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 34 •S 4784 RS (1) authorize the Commission to enter into 1 agreements with qualified nonprofit organizations 2 for the purpose of restoring and operating the air- 3 craft transferred under subsection (a) for public dis- 4 play, airshows, and commemorative events to pre- 5 serve naval aviation heritage; and 6 (2) if the Secretary authorizes any such agree- 7 ment, require such additional terms and conditions 8 in the instrument of conveyance as appropriate to 9 protect the interests of the United States. 10 (f) REVERTER UPON BREACH OF CONDITIONS.—The 11 Secretary shall include in the instrument of conveyance 12 of the aircraft under subsection (a)— 13 (1) a condition that the Commission shall oper- 14 ate and maintain the aircraft in compliance with all 15 applicable limitations and maintenance requirements 16 imposed by the Administrator of the Federal Avia- 17 tion Administration; and 18 (2) a condition that the Commission shall not 19 convey any ownership interest in, or transfer posses- 20 sion of , the aircraft to another party without the 21 prior approval of the Secretary; and 22 (3) a condition that if the Secretary determines 23 at any time that the Commission has failed to com- 24 ply with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (1) 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 35 •S 4784 RS and (2), all right, title, and interest in and to the 1 aircraft, including any repair or alteration of the air- 2 craft, shall revert to the United States, and the 3 United States shall have the right of immediate pos- 4 session of the aircraft. 5 (g) CONVEYANCE AT NO COST TO THE UNITED 6 STATES.—The conveyance of an aircraft under subsection 7 (a) shall be made at no cost to the United States. Any 8 costs associated with such conveyance, costs of deter- 9 mining compliance with terms of the conveyance, and costs 10 of operation and maintenance of the aircraft conveyed 11 shall be borne by the Commission. 12 (h) CLARIFICATION OF LIABILITY.—Notwithstanding 13 any other provision of law, upon the conveyance of owner- 14 ship of the aircraft under subsection (a), the United States 15 shall not be liable for any death, injury, loss, or damage 16 that results from any use of such aircraft by any person 17 other than the United States. 18 (i) APPLICABLE LAW.—The transfer and use of the 19 aircraft under subsection (a) is subject to all applicable 20 Federal and State laws and regulations, including— 21 (1) the Arms Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et 22 seq.); 23 (2) the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 24 U.S.C. 4811 et seq.); 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 36 •S 4784 RS (3) International Traffic in Arms Regulations 1 (22 C.F.R. 120 et seq.); 2 (4) Export Administration Regulations (15 3 C.F.R. 730 et seq.); 4 (5) Foreign Assets Control Regulations (31 5 C.F.R. 500 et seq.); and 6 (6) chapter 37 of title 18, United States Code 7 (commonly known as the ‘‘Espionage Act’’). 8 SEC. 125. PROHIBITION ON DESTRUCTION OR SCRAPPING 9 OF WORLD WAR II–ERA AIRCRAFT. 10 (a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense may 11 not destroy, dismantle, scrap, cannibalize, or otherwise 12 render permanently inoperable any aircraft that— 13 (1) was manufactured prior to December 31, 14 1945; and 15 (2) is in the custody or administrative control 16 of the Department of the Navy as of the date of the 17 enactment of this Act. 18 (b) AUTHORIZED DISPOSITIONS.—Aircraft described 19 in subsection (a) may only be— 20 (1) retained in the inventory of the Department 21 of the Navy; 22 (2) transferred to an eligible entity; or 23 (3) deaccessioned under a plan approved by the 24 Secretary of Defense that supports the long-term 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 37 •S 4784 RS preservation of such aircraft, consistent with guide- 1 lines described in the committee report accom- 2 panying this Act. 3 (c) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense 4 may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) on a case- 5 by-case basis only if— 6 (1) the aircraft is determined by qualified per- 7 sonnel of the Department of the Navy or another eli- 8 gible entity to be beyond practical restoration or 9 preservation; 10 (2) no eligible entity expresses interest in ac- 11 cepting the aircraft during the one-year period fol- 12 lowing the publication of public notice of the avail- 13 ability of the aircraft for transfer; 14 (3) the Secretary submits to the congressional 15 defense committees written notification and justifica- 16 tion of the waiver; and 17 (4) a period of 30 days has elapsed following 18 the date of such submission. 19 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 20 (1) AIRCRAFT.—The term ‘‘aircraft’’ includes 21 fixed-wing and rotary-wing manned aircraft. 22 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti- 23 ty’’ means— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 38 •S 4784 RS (A) the National Naval Aviation Museum, 1 the National Museum of the Marine Corps, or 2 another official Department of Defense mu- 3 seum; or 4 (B) a Federal department or agency, non- 5 profit institution, or museum, with dem- 6 onstrated indoor preservation and public display 7 capabilities. 8 SEC. 126. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR E–2D ADVANCED 9 HAWKEYE AIRCRAFT PROGRAM. 10 (a) AUTHORITY FOR BLOCK BUY CONTRACT.—Sub- 11 ject to the availability of appropriations for such purposes, 12 the Secretary of the Navy may procure twelve or more 13 E–2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft during fiscal years 14 2027 through 2029 by entering into one block buy con- 15 tract. 16 (b) ADVANCE PROCUREMENT AND ECONOMIC ORDER 17 QUANTITIES.—The Secretary of the Navy may enter into 18 one or more contracts, beginning in fiscal year 2027, for 19 advance procurement and economic order quantities of 20 components and material associated with the aircraft for 21 which authorization to enter into a block buy contract is 22 provided under subsection (a). 23 (c) LIABILITY.—Any contract entered into under sub- 24 section (a) shall provide that— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 39 •S 4784 RS (1) any obligation of the United States to make 1 a payment under the contract is subject to the avail- 2 ability of appropriations for that purpose; and 3 (2) the total liability of the Federal Government 4 for termination of the contract shall be limited to 5 the total amount of funding obligated to the contract 6 at the time of termination. 7 Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 8 SEC. 131. MODIFICATION OF INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS 9 FOR AIR FORCE FIGHTER AIRCRAFT. 10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (i) of section 9062 of 11 title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as fol- 12 lows: 13 ‘‘(i)(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall— 14 ‘‘(A) during the period beginning on October 1, 15 2026, and ending on October 1, 2035, maintain a 16 total aircraft inventory of fighter aircraft of not less 17 than 1,800 aircraft; and 18 ‘‘(B) maintain a total aircraft inventory of com- 19 bat-coded fighter aircraft of not less than 1,369 air- 20 craft by December 31, 2030. 21 ‘‘(2) In this subsection: 22 ‘‘(A) The term ‘attrition reserve’ means aircraft 23 procured and held specifically to replace anticipated 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 40 •S 4784 RS aircraft losses resulting from peacetime accidents 1 (mishaps) or wartime attrition. 2 ‘‘(B) The term ‘backup aircraft inventory’ 3 means aircraft authorized in addition to the primary 4 mission aircraft inventory to allow for scheduled and 5 unscheduled depot-level maintenance, modifications, 6 inspections, and repair without reducing the combat- 7 ready fleet. 8 ‘‘(C) The term ‘combat-coded’ with respect to 9 an aircraft means an aircraft that is— 10 ‘‘(i) assigned to a combat-designated oper- 11 ational squadron or unit for the performance of 12 its wartime mission; 13 ‘‘(ii) formally categorized within the De- 14 partment of the Air Force inventory manage- 15 ment system as primary mission aircraft inven- 16 tory, backup aircraft inventory, or attrition re- 17 serve; and 18 ‘‘(iii) resourced and maintained to provide 19 immediate operational capacity and the nec- 20 essary organic depth required to sustain combat 21 mission effectiveness through modernization cy- 22 cles, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, 23 and combat attrition. 24 ‘‘(D) The term ‘fighter aircraft’— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 41 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(i) means an aircraft that— 1 ‘‘(I) is designated by a mission design 2 series prefix of F– or A–; 3 ‘‘(II) is manned by one or two crew- 4 members; and 5 ‘‘(III) executes single-role or multi- 6 role missions, including air-to-air combat, 7 air-to-ground attack, air interdiction, sup- 8 pression or destruction of enemy air de- 9 fenses, close air support, strike control and 10 reconnaissance, combat search and rescue 11 support, or airborne forward air control; 12 and 13 ‘‘(ii) does not include collaborative combat 14 aircraft. 15 ‘‘(E) The term ‘primary mission aircraft inven- 16 tory’ means aircraft assigned to meet the primary 17 aircraft authorization to a unit for the performance 18 of its wartime mission.’’. 19 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 20 subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2026. 21 SEC. 132. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR F–35 22 AIRCRAFT. 23 (a) MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.—Sub- 24 ject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, except 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 42 •S 4784 RS as provided in this section, the Secretary of Defense may 1 enter into one or more multiyear contracts for the procure- 2 ment of F–35A, F–35B, and F–35C aircraft. 3 (b) FINDINGS REQUIREMENTS.— 4 (1) IN GENERAL.—A contract described in sub- 5 section (a) is deemed to meet the requirements of 6 section 3501(a) of such title. 7 (2) REQUEST.—Section 3501(i)(2) of such title 8 shall not apply for purposes of this section. 9 (3) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 10 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 11 Defense shall submit to Congress a report with re- 12 spect to contracts described in subsection (a) con- 13 taining preliminary findings of the agency head de- 14 scribed in paragraphs (1) through (6) of section 15 3501(a) of such title, together with the basis for 16 such findings. 17 (c) ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.— 18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 19 may enter into one or more contracts for advance 20 procurement of key components of F–35A, F–35B, 21 and F–35C aircraft in economic order quantities. 22 (2) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense 23 shall include in any certification submitted under 24 section 3501(i)(3) of such title a description of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 43 •S 4784 RS specific components the Secretary intends to procure 1 under the authority provided by paragraph (1). 2 SEC. 133. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR F– 3 15EX AIRCRAFT. 4 (a) MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.—Sub- 5 ject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, except 6 as provided in this section, the Secretary of Defense may 7 enter into one or more multiyear contracts for the procure- 8 ment of F–15EX aircraft. 9 (b) FINDINGS REQUIREMENTS.— 10 (1) IN GENERAL.—A contract described in sub- 11 section (a) is deemed to meet the requirements of 12 section 3501(a) of such title. 13 (2) REQUEST.—Section 3501(i)(2) of such title 14 shall not apply for purposes of this section. 15 (3) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 16 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 17 Defense shall submit to Congress a report with re- 18 spect to contracts described in subsection (a) con- 19 taining preliminary findings of the agency head de- 20 scribed in paragraphs (1) through (6) of section 21 3501(a) of such title, together with the basis for 22 such findings. 23 (c) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense may 24 not exercise the authority provided by subsection (a) until 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 44 •S 4784 RS the Secretary submits to Congress a certification that the 1 contractor concerned has the ability to increase production 2 to achieve the objective inventory goal of not less than 268 3 F–15EX aircraft by 2035. 4 (d) ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.— 5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 6 may enter into one or more contracts for advance 7 procurement of key components of F–15EX aircraft 8 in economic order quantities. 9 (2) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense 10 shall include in any certification submitted under 11 section 3501(i)(3) of such title a description of the 12 specific components the Secretary intends to procure 13 under the authority provided by paragraph (1). 14 SEC. 134. MQ–9 AIRCRAFT. 15 (a) LIMITATION ON DIVESTMENT.— 16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- 17 graph (2), the Secretary of the Air Force may not 18 divest, retire, or otherwise reduce the inventory of 19 MQ–9 aircraft below the baseline inventory level 20 until September 30, 2031. 21 (2) EXCEPTION.— 22 (A) IN GENERAL.—Any reduction in the 23 inventory of MQ–9 aircraft resulting from com- 24 bat loss, attrition, or other unplanned damage 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 45 •S 4784 RS shall not be considered divestment or other re- 1 duction for purposes of paragraph (1). 2 (B) RESTORATION.—The Secretary of the 3 Air Force shall, to the maximum extent prac- 4 ticable, take actions to restore the inventory of 5 MQ–9 aircraft to the baseline inventory level 6 following any reduction in inventory described 7 in subparagraph (A). 8 (C) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 9 days after any reduction in inventory described 10 in subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the Air 11 Force shall submit to the congressional defense 12 committees a notification that includes the fol- 13 lowing: 14 (i) A description of the circumstances 15 resulting in the combat loss, attrition, or 16 other unplanned damage of the aircraft. 17 (ii) An assessment of the impact of 18 such reduction in inventory on operational 19 capability. 20 (iii) A plan, if any, to replace the air- 21 craft or otherwise mitigate the reduction in 22 inventory. 23 (3) BASELINE INVENTORY LEVEL DEFINED.— 24 In this subsection, the term ‘‘baseline inventory 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 46 •S 4784 RS level’’ means the total number of MQ–9 primary 1 mission aircraft in the inventory of the Air Force as 2 of the date of the enactment of this Act. 3 (b) MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIREMENT.— 4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 5 Force shall ensure that the total inventory of MQ– 6 9 aircraft is not fewer than 180 aircraft on and 7 after October 1, 2028. 8 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The total inventory described 9 in paragraph (1) may include a mix of all variants 10 of MQ–9 aircraft. 11 (c) ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 13 Force shall, in consultation with the Chief of the 14 National Guard Bureau, conduct an analysis of al- 15 ternatives for a medium-altitude intelligence, surveil- 16 lance, and reconnaissance capability to replace the 17 MQ–9 aircraft. 18 (2) EVALUATION.—The analysis required by 19 paragraph (1) shall evaluate options that meet or ex- 20 ceed the operational capabilities provided by the 21 MQ–9 aircraft as of the date of the analysis, includ- 22 ing endurance, survivability, sensor capability, and 23 mission flexibility. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 47 •S 4784 RS (d) REPORT AND BRIEFING.—Not later than Decem- 1 ber 1, 2027, the Secretary of the Air Force shall— 2 (1) submit to the congressional defense commit- 3 tees a report on the results of the analysis required 4 by subsection (c); and 5 (2) provide a briefing to such committees on 6 such results. 7 SEC. 135. AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM AIR- 8 CRAFT. 9 Section 9062 of title 10, United States Code, is 10 amended by adding at the end the following new sub- 11 section: 12 ‘‘(o)(1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 13 the Secretary of the Air Force may not retire, prepare to 14 retire, or place in storage or in backup aircraft inventory 15 any E–3 aircraft if such actions would reduce the total 16 aircraft inventory for such aircraft below 16. 17 ‘‘(B) If the Secretary of the Air Force procures 18 enough E–7 Wedgetail aircraft to accomplish the required 19 mission load, the prohibition under subparagraph (A) shall 20 not apply to actions taken to reduce the total aircraft in- 21 ventory for E–3 aircraft to below 16 after the date on 22 which such E–7 Wedgetail aircraft are delivered. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 48 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Air Force may not pause, 1 cancel, or terminate the E–7 Wedgetail aircraft program 2 or prepare to pause, cancel, or terminate such program.’’. 3 SEC. 136. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND- 4 ING SUBMISSION OF REPORT ON ACQUISI- 5 TION STRATEGY FOR AIRBORNE COMMAND 6 POST CAPABILITY. 7 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 8 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 for 9 operation and maintenance, Air Force, and available to 10 the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for travel ex- 11 penses, not more than 60 percent may be obligated or ex- 12 pended until the Secretary of the Air Force submits to 13 the congressional defense committees the report required 14 by section 154 of the National Defense Authorization Act 15 for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 139 Stat. 767). 16 SEC. 137. MOBILITY CAPABILITIES STRATEGIC PLAN. 17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2027, 18 the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the 19 Commander of the United States Transportation Com- 20 mand and in consultation with the commanders of the geo- 21 graphic combatant commands, shall submit to the Com- 22 mittee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com- 23 mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 24 a report that includes a comprehensive and detailed stra- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 49 •S 4784 RS tegic plan for the development, acquisition, modernization, 1 and integration of total force mobility capabilities of the 2 Department of Defense through fiscal year 2047. 3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) 4 shall include each of the following: 5 (1) An assessment of— 6 (A) contested operations across all domains 7 over great distances; 8 (B) contested lines of communication ex- 9 tending from the United States to operational 10 theaters; 11 (C) adversary capabilities designed to tar- 12 get United States mobility forces, mobility in- 13 frastructure, and logistics networks; and 14 (D) the requirement for mobility forces to 15 operate in degraded, contested, and highly con- 16 tested environments, including austere loca- 17 tions, battle-damaged airfields, degraded run- 18 ways, ramps, taxiways, and other runway-ag- 19 nostic operating environments. 20 (2) An assessment of the current mobility force, 21 including— 22 (A) the ability of Air Mobility Command to 23 support the requirements of all of the Armed 24 Forces in competition, crisis, and conflict; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 50 •S 4784 RS (B) the ability of Air Mobility Command to 1 support agility concepts for all of the Armed 2 Forces simultaneously in conflict, including 3 agile combat employment, multi-domain task 4 force operations, expeditionary advanced base 5 operations, and distributed maritime operations; 6 (C) the vulnerability of mobility forces, mo- 7 bility infrastructure, and global logistics net- 8 works in contested environments; and 9 (D) the degree to which existing mobility 10 capability and capacity meet homeland defense 11 priorities, nuclear mission obligations, and si- 12 multaneous global operational demands. 13 (3) An identification of the attributes required 14 of future mobility forces, including— 15 (A) secure beyond line-of-sight connectivity 16 with— 17 (i) service and joint data links; 18 (ii) service and joint battle manage- 19 ment networks; and 20 (iii) service and joint command and 21 control networks; 22 (B) automation and autonomous aviation 23 capabilities; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 51 •S 4784 RS (C) the ability to operate across the full 1 spectrum of threat environments; 2 (D) flexibility across the full scale of mo- 3 bility missions, including— 4 (i) small and distributed missions; 5 (ii) tactical, operational, and strategic 6 missions; and 7 (iii) oversized and large-volume move- 8 ments; 9 (E) the ability to operate from runway-ag- 10 nostic and degraded operating locations; 11 (F) fuel-resilient aviation concepts, includ- 12 ing aircraft capable of operating on traditional 13 fuels and emerging propulsion systems, such as 14 electric, hybrid-electric, and hydrogen; 15 (G) consideration of aircraft designed with 16 open architecture enabling rapid integration of 17 mission systems, including palletized effects, 18 electronic warfare, battle management, and in- 19 telligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance ca- 20 pabilities; and 21 (H) signature management capabilities 22 that enable mobility aircraft to operate globally 23 while maintaining operational security, includ- 24 ing the ability to comply with international 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 52 •S 4784 RS aviation safety requirements while limiting ex- 1 posure of aircraft identity, position, and mission 2 information through publicly accessible tracking 3 systems or other unclassified means. 4 (4) An evaluation of future tanker capabilities, 5 including— 6 (A) collaborative tanker aircraft supporting 7 collaborative, distant, and distributed refueling 8 operations in contested environments; 9 (B) penetrating low-observable tanker air- 10 craft capable of operating in highly contested 11 environments; 12 (C) low-signature tanker concepts, includ- 13 ing blended-wing body tanker aircraft; 14 (D) tactical tanker aircraft capable of sup- 15 porting distributed tanker and airlift oper- 16 ations; 17 (E) modernization of legacy tanker aircraft 18 through connectivity and full automation; 19 (F) tanker aircraft designed with open ar- 20 chitecture and multi-role capability enabling 21 complementary missions, including electronic 22 warfare, battle management, and intelligence, 23 surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 53 •S 4784 RS (G) opportunities to expand tanker capac- 1 ity through commercial tanker constructs, in- 2 cluding Government-owned, contractor-operated 3 models; and 4 (H) the establishment of a Civil Reserve 5 Air Fleet tanker capability that would enable 6 the commercial operation of tanker aircraft to 7 provide immediate and dependable augmenta- 8 tion of United States tanker capacity. 9 (5) An evaluation of future airlift capabilities 10 across mission scales, including— 11 (A) autonomous airlift platforms sup- 12 porting small and tactical missions; 13 (B) the establishment of a distributed ma- 14 neuver pool composed of autonomous and high- 15 ly automated mobility platforms capable of sup- 16 porting maneuvering units and distributed oper- 17 ations, with mobility capabilities owned or con- 18 trolled by lower-echelon multi-service oper- 19 ational units and integrated into the broader 20 mobility enterprise; 21 (C) improved and automated tactical and 22 operational airlift capabilities supporting ma- 23 neuver and distributed operations; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 54 •S 4784 RS (D) new and improved strategic airlift ca- 1 pabilities supporting global force flow and the- 2 ater reinforcement, including the development 3 of a next-generation strategic airlifter to aug- 4 ment or replace the C–17 aircraft and estab- 5 lishing a new standard for military airlift 6 through improved capability, capacity, surviv- 7 ability, connectivity, automation, and oper- 8 ational flexibility; 9 (E) oversized and large-volume airlift sys- 10 tems, including plans to support current and 11 future needs of the United States Space Force 12 and other agencies; 13 (F) vertical takeoff and landing and short- 14 field takeoff and landing airlift platforms sup- 15 porting multi-service agility and distributed op- 16 erations; 17 (G) delivery systems, including automated 18 airdrop, glider, towable, and hybrid aircraft lo- 19 gistics platforms; and 20 (H) opportunities to expand airlift capacity 21 through commercial operation of strategic airlift 22 aircraft, Civil Reserve Air Fleet participation, 23 and service-based acquisition models, such as 24 effects-as-a-service. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 55 •S 4784 RS (6) An assessment of command and control ar- 1 chitecture required to support mobility operations in 2 contested environments, including— 3 (A) the use of maneuver battle manage- 4 ment using technologies such as artificial intel- 5 ligence, algorithmic allocation systems, and ad- 6 vanced data architectures to integrate logistics, 7 maneuver, and mobility operations across the 8 Joint Force; and 9 (B) integration of distributed traditional 10 air battle management capabilities within mobil- 11 ity forces. 12 (7) An assessment of opportunities to expand 13 mobility capability and capacity through commercial 14 aviation capabilities, including— 15 (A) the expansion of the Civil Reserve Air 16 Fleet; 17 (B) the establishment of the Civil Reserve 18 Air Fleet tanker capability; 19 (C) the commercial operation of excess, 20 transitioned, or Government-owned strategic 21 airlift and tanker aircraft; 22 (D) the use of service-based acquisition 23 models such as mobility-as-a-service or effects- 24 as-a-service; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 56 •S 4784 RS (E) the role of nonprime aviation compa- 1 nies in enabling the building of the future mo- 2 bility enterprise. 3 (c) FORM.—The plan required by subsection (a) shall 4 be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classi- 5 fied annex. 6 SEC. 138. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT AND PROHIBITION 7 RELATED TO C–130 AIRCRAFT. 8 (a) EXTENSION OF MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIRE- 9 MENT.—Section 146(a)(3)(B) of the James M. Inhofe Na- 10 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 11 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2455), as most recently 12 amended by section 145(a) of the National Defense Au- 13 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119– 14 60; 139 Stat. 760), is further amended by striking ‘‘2026’’ 15 and inserting ‘‘2028’’. 16 (b) EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF 17 C–130 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO NATIONAL GUARD.—Sec- 18 tion 146(b)(1) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 19 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 20 263; 136 Stat. 2455), as most recently amended by sec- 21 tion 145(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 22 Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 139 Stat. 760), 23 is further amended by striking ‘‘2026’’ and inserting 24 ‘‘2028’’. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 57 •S 4784 RS TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP- 1 MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA- 2 TION 3 Subtitle A—Authorization of 4 Appropriations 5 SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 6 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 7 fiscal year 2027 for the use of the Department of Defense 8 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as speci- 9 fied in the funding table in section 4201. 10 Subtitle B—Program Require- 11 ments, Restrictions, and Limita- 12 tions 13 SEC. 211. IMPROVING THE REQUIREMENT FOR AN ALTER- 14 NATIVE TEST AND EVALUATION PATHWAY 15 FOR DESIGNATED DEFENSE ACQUISITION 16 PROGRAMS. 17 Section 218(f) of the National Defense Authorization 18 Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 10 U.S.C. 19 4171 note) is amended by striking ‘‘relating to software 20 and covered hardware’’ and inserting ‘‘under the Software 21 Acquisition Pathways pursuant to section 3603 of title 10, 22 United States Code,’’. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 58 •S 4784 RS SEC. 212. DEVELOPMENT, TEST, EVALUATION, DEMONSTRA- 1 TION, AND TRANSITION TO PRODUCTION OF 2 ALTERNATIVE LOW-COST WEAPON SYSTEMS. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall, 4 acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acqui- 5 sition and Sustainment and in coordination with secre- 6 taries of the military departments and the Director of the 7 Missile Defense Agency, as the Secretary of Defense con- 8 siders appropriate, develop, test, evaluate, demonstrate, 9 and transition to production a portfolio of alternative, af- 10 fordable, low-cost weapon systems in each of the following 11 categories: 12 (1) Hypersonic strike systems. 13 (2) Cruise missiles. 14 (3) Shoulder-launched missiles. 15 (4) Extended range munitions. 16 (5) Mid-range integrated air and missile de- 17 fense interceptors. 18 (6) Exo-atmospheric interceptors. 19 (7) Short-range integrated air and missile de- 20 fense interceptors. 21 (8) Medium-range air-to-air missiles. 22 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—Programs carried out under 23 paragraph (1) shall— 24 (1) employ innovative acquisition strategies, in- 25 cluding rapid prototyping, digital engineering, mod- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 59 •S 4784 RS ular open-system architectures, commercial-off-the- 1 shelf components where feasible, and other cost-re- 2 duction initiatives to achieve significantly lower unit 3 costs than current baseline systems while maintain- 4 ing operationally relevant performance; 5 (2) prioritize expendable designs optimized for 6 attritable, high-volume employment, compatibility 7 with existing launch platforms, logistics infrastruc- 8 ture, and command-and-control networks, and the 9 ability to complement existing programs of record; 10 (3) be designed to enable production at scale in 11 significantly greater quantities than current program 12 of record systems through the prioritization of man- 13 ufacturing ease and speed; 14 (4) include technology maturation, risk reduc- 15 tion, flight testing, and transition planning to low- 16 rate initial production no later than fiscal year 2030 17 for each category specified in subsection (a); and 18 (5) establish specific cost and performance tar- 19 gets through competitive analysis, market research, 20 prototyping, and experimentation. 21 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 22 (1) The term ‘‘alternative low-cost’’ systems 23 means weapon systems in the categories listed in 24 subsection (a) that are designed to achieve unit pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 60 •S 4784 RS curement costs significantly lower than existing pro- 1 gram of record systems while delivering the min- 2 imum requirements set forth by the Secretary. 3 (2) The term ‘‘cruise missiles’’ means turbojet- 4 powered missiles designed for standoff precision 5 strike against land or sea targets at ranges generally 6 exceeding 250 nautical miles, with simplified guid- 7 ance, propulsion, and airframe designs. 8 (3) The term ‘‘exo-atmospheric interceptors’’ 9 means kinetic hit-to-kill interceptors designed for 10 ballistic missile defense in the exo-atmosphere, with 11 engagement ranges generally exceeding 300 nautical 12 miles (or equivalent altitudes above 50 nautical 13 miles) and closing speeds of not less than Mach 8. 14 (4) The term ‘‘extended range munitions’’ 15 means ground-launched precision munitions designed 16 for extended standoff strike at ranges generally ex- 17 ceeding 50 nautical miles. 18 (5) The term ‘‘hypersonic strike systems’’ 19 means systems capable of Mach 5 or greater flight 20 with maneuverability, designed for long-range preci- 21 sion strike against time-sensitive, defended, or high- 22 value targets at ranges generally exceeding 550 nau- 23 tical miles. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 61 •S 4784 RS (6) The term ‘‘medium-range air-to-air mis- 1 siles’’ means guided missiles providing beyond-vis- 2 ual-range air-to-air intercept capability with diverse 3 target-set engagement potential, performing inter- 4 cepts at not less than 60 nautical miles and with a 5 maximum speed of not less than Mach 3. 6 (7) The term ‘‘mid-range integrated air and 7 missile defense interceptors’’ means interceptors op- 8 timized for integrated air and missile defense 9 against cruise missiles, aircraft, and short- to me- 10 dium-range ballistic missiles, with engagement 11 ranges of not less than 30 nautical miles and speeds 12 of not less than Mach 3.5. 13 (8) The term ‘‘short-range integrated air and 14 missile defense interceptors’’ means interceptors for 15 terminal defense against aircraft, cruise missiles, 16 and unmanned aerial systems, with engagement 17 ranges of not less than five nautical miles and max- 18 imum speeds of not less than Mach 2. 19 (9) The term ‘‘shoulder-launched missiles’’ 20 means man-portable or vehicle-launched missiles pro- 21 viding fire-and-forget or command-guided anti-armor 22 capability at ranges of not less than one nautical 23 mile. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 62 •S 4784 RS SEC. 213. MODIFICATION TO THE ADVISORY ROLE OF THE 1 JASON SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY GROUP. 2 Section 222(b) of the National Defense Authorization 3 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92) is amend- 4 ed— 5 (1) paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Under Sec- 6 retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment’’ 7 and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Re- 8 search and Engineering’’; 9 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Under Sec- 10 retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment’’ 11 and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Re- 12 search and Engineering’’; 13 (3) in paragraph (4)— 14 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘for 15 all or a portion of the overhead costs incurred 16 in support of the arrangement’’ and inserting 17 ‘‘for the overhead and infrastructure costs 18 needed to support delivery of JASON’s tech- 19 nical assessments’’; and 20 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘a 21 Federal agency that engages JASON’’ and all 22 that follows through the period at the end and 23 inserting ‘‘the Department of Defense may en- 24 gage with another Federal agency that routinely 25 uses JASON services to arrange for that agen- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 63 •S 4784 RS cy to pay a proportional percentage of the total 1 overhead and infrastructure costs needed to 2 support delivery of JASON’s technical assess- 3 ments.’’; and 4 (4) in paragraph (6), in the matter before sub- 5 paragraph (A), by inserting ‘‘until December 31, 6 2035’’ after ‘‘this Act’’. 7 SEC. 214. MODIFIED AND STREAMLINED PROCESS FOR DE- 8 VELOPING, NEGOTIATING, AND CONCLUDING 9 CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS. 10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 11 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 12 shall promulgate a modified and streamlined process for 13 developing, negotiating and concluding international 14 agreements relating to science and technology cooperation, 15 including memoranda of understanding and project agree- 16 ments. 17 (b) ELEMENTS.—The process promulgated under 18 subsection (a) shall— 19 (1) comply with all other statutory require- 20 ments; 21 (2) delegate authority to the maximum extent 22 practicable; 23 (3) minimize administrative tasks; 24 (4) eliminate duplicative reviews; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 64 •S 4784 RS (5) impose reasonable timelines for intra-De- 1 partment of Defense coordination. 2 SEC. 215. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO TEM- 3 PORARY HIRING OF STUDENTS AND UNIVER- 4 SITY FACULTY. 5 Section 249 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na- 6 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 7 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is repealed. 8 SEC. 216. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 9 TEST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CENTER 10 CONTAINERIZED INSTRUMENTATION PRO- 11 GRAMS PENDING REPORT ON A COMMON AR- 12 CHITECTURE FOR UNMANNED MARITIME 13 TEST INSTRUMENTATION. 14 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap- 15 propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis- 16 cal year 2027 for containerized instrumentation programs 17 of the Test Resource Management Center, not more than 18 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the Under 19 Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in 20 consultation with the Director of the Test Resource Man- 21 agement Center and the Secretaries of the military depart- 22 ments, submits to the congressional defense committees 23 the report described in subsection (b). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 65 •S 4784 RS (b) REPORT ON COMMON ARCHITECTURE FOR UN- 1 MANNED MARITIME TEST INSTRUMENTATION.— 2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The report described in this 3 subsection is a report that details the feasibility, ad- 4 visability, and cost-benefit analysis of establishing a 5 common architecture for integrating unmanned sys- 6 tems to act as instrumentation platforms for telem- 7 etry, flight safety systems, and multi-modal data col- 8 lection. 9 (2) CONTENTS.—The report described in para- 10 graph (1) shall include the following: 11 (A) A comparative evaluation of the total 12 lifecycle costs, operational benefits, and limita- 13 tions of alternative manned, containerized, and 14 unmanned vessel instrumentation capabilities. 15 Such evaluation shall include the following: 16 (i) A direct comparison of the Blue 17 Water Instrumentation (BWI) program at 18 Point Mugu Sea Range with containerized 19 approaches such as the Broad Ocean Area 20 Data Collection System (BOADCS) and 21 the Mobile Open-System Architecture In- 22 strumentation Containers (MOSAIC) pro- 23 gram. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 66 •S 4784 RS (ii) An analysis of scalability, adapt- 1 ability, and agility, contrasting the un- 2 manned systems model of Blue Water In- 3 strumentation with the logistics and crew- 4 ing demands of containerized systems. 5 (iii) A cost-per-event and cost-per- 6 stream analysis for each approach, ac- 7 counting for platform, personnel, logistics, 8 and sustainment costs. 9 (B) An evaluation of whether distributed, 10 unmanned platforms can meet or exceed the 11 data collection requirements for the most 12 stressing test scenarios, including hypersonic 13 vehicle tracking, exoatmospheric intercepts, and 14 terminal area data collection. 15 (C) A time-phased investment and transi- 16 tion strategy for making an unmanned architec- 17 ture the primary approach for future maritime 18 test instrumentation investments. The strategy 19 shall identify specific legacy or containerized 20 programs to be divested or consolidated to fund 21 this transition. 22 (3) FORM.—The report described in paragraph 23 (1) shall be in unclassified form, but may include a 24 classified annex. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 67 •S 4784 RS (c) DEFINITION OF CONTAINERIZED INSTRUMENTA- 1 TION PROGRAM.—In this section, the term ‘‘containerized 2 instrumentation program’’ means any program of the Test 3 Resource Management Center that primarily relies on 4 packaging test and evaluation instrumentation in roll-on 5 and roll-off shipping containers for deployment on manned 6 vessels, including— 7 (1) the Broad Ocean Area Data Collection Sys- 8 tem (BOADCS), which includes the Maritime 9 Networked Telemetry Asset (MaNTA) system; and 10 (2) the Mobile Open-System Architecture In- 11 strumentation Containers (MOSAIC) program. 12 SEC. 217. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 13 UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RE- 14 SEARCH AND ENGINEERING TRAVEL. 15 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 16 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 for 17 Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide, and available 18 to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Re- 19 search and Engineering for travel purposes, not more than 20 90 percent may be obligated or expended until the Di- 21 rected Energy Working Group provides to the congres- 22 sional defense committees a briefing as required by section 23 219(d)(6) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 68 •S 4784 RS Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 4205 1 note). 2 SEC. 218. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR IN- 3 TEGRATED COMBAT SYSTEMS OF THE DE- 4 PARTMENT OF THE NAVY. 5 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap- 6 propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis- 7 cal year 2027 for Integrated Combat Systems of the De- 8 partment of the Navy, not more than 75 percent may be 9 obligated or expended until the date on which the Sec- 10 retary of the Navy submits to the congressional defense 11 committees the certification required by subsection (c). 12 (b) INSTALLATION AND DEMONSTRATION.—The Sec- 13 retary of the Navy shall install and demonstrate, aboard 14 one or more destroyers, an operational prototype of the 15 warfighting data ecosystem that includes— 16 (1) a shipboard artificial intelligence data en- 17 gine and sensor-integration layer that provides 18 standardized application programming interfaces to 19 shipboard sensors and enables cross-modal data fu- 20 sion and artificial intelligence-enabled detection and 21 classification applications; 22 (2) a common shipboard graphics processing 23 unit-centric compute and software platform that in- 24 tegrates data workflows across combat systems, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 69 •S 4784 RS command, control, communications, computers, and 1 intelligence systems, and hull, mechanical, and elec- 2 trical systems; and 3 (3) a commercially derived development and 4 test pipeline, including software-in-the-loop and 5 hardware-in-the-loop capabilities, that automate in- 6 tegration, verification, certification, and deployment 7 of shipboard software on representative hardware. 8 (c) CERTIFICATION.—After completion of the instal- 9 lation and demonstration required by subsection (b), the 10 Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional 11 defense committees a certification that the Secretary has 12 installed and demonstrated the operational prototype of 13 the warfighting data ecosystem as required by subsection 14 (b). 15 SEC. 219. LIMITATION ON THE USE OF TRAVEL FUNDS FOR 16 THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR 17 RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING. 18 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 19 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 for 20 operations and maintenance, Defense-wide, and available 21 for travel expenses for the Office of the Under Secretary 22 of Defense for Research and Engineering, not more than 23 85 percent may be obligated or expended until the date 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 70 •S 4784 RS on which the Secretary of Defense provides each of the 1 following to the congressional defense committees: 2 (1) The strategy and plan required by section 3 236(e) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 4 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 5 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note). 6 (2) The report on ‘‘Gaming, exercising, mod- 7 eling, and simulation to support great power com- 8 petition’’ requested in Senate report 117–130 ac- 9 companying the James M. Inhofe National Defense 10 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 11 117–263). 12 SEC. 220. CODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RE- 13 SEARCH SECURITY PROGRAM. 14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 305 of title 10, United 15 States Code is amended by adding at the end the following 16 new section: 17 ‘‘§ 4146. Department of Defense Research Security 18 Program 19 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—The Secretary of 20 Defense shall, in consultation with such other government 21 organizations as the Secretary considers appropriate, es- 22 tablish a program to work with institutions of higher edu- 23 cation that perform fundamental basic research activi- 24 ties— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 71 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(1) to support protection of intellectual prop- 1 erty, controlled information, key personnel, and in- 2 formation about critical technologies relevant to na- 3 tional security; 4 ‘‘(2) to limit undue influence, including through 5 foreign talent programs, by countries to exploit 6 United States technology within the Department of 7 Defense research, science and technology, and inno- 8 vation enterprise; 9 ‘‘(3) to support efforts toward development of 10 domestic talent in relevant scientific and engineering 11 fields; and 12 ‘‘(4) to prepare United States students studying 13 abroad through the National Security Education 14 Program of the Department or other similar under- 15 graduate or post-graduate programs to recognize 16 and protect themselves against recruitment or ex- 17 ploitation efforts by agents of a foreign power (as 18 defined in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence 19 Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801)). 20 ‘‘(b) INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS.— 21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The program required by 22 subsection (a) shall be developed and executed to the 23 maximum extent practicable with institutions of 24 higher education and other educational and research 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 72 •S 4784 RS organizations conducting fundamental basic research 1 for the Department of Defense, and aligned to the 2 maximum extent practicable with similar efforts 3 across the Federal Government. 4 ‘‘(2) RECORD OF EXCELLENCE.—In selecting 5 institutions of higher education under this sub- 6 section, the Secretary shall prioritize selection of in- 7 stitutions of higher education that the Secretary de- 8 termines demonstrate a record of excellence in in- 9 dustrial security in academia and in research and 10 development. 11 ‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The program required by 12 subsection (a) shall include development of the following: 13 ‘‘(1) Information exchange fora and information 14 repositories to enable awareness of security threats 15 and influence operations being executed against the 16 United States research, technology, and innovation 17 enterprise, including support coordinating relevant 18 elements of the Department of Defense and the rest 19 of the Federal Government. 20 ‘‘(2) Training and other support for institutions 21 of higher education to promote security and limit 22 undue influence on institutions and personnel, in- 23 cluding financial support for execution for such ac- 24 tivities. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 73 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(3) The capacity of government and academic 1 institutions and institutions of higher education to 2 assess whether individuals affiliated with Depart- 3 ment of Defense programs have participated in or 4 are currently participating in foreign talent pro- 5 grams or expert recruitment programs, or are other- 6 wise being targeted for exploitation by an agent of 7 a foreign power. 8 ‘‘(4) Opportunities to collaborate with defense 9 researchers and research organizations in secure fa- 10 cilities to promote protection of critical information 11 and strengthen defense against agents of foreign 12 powers. 13 ‘‘(5) Regulations and procedures— 14 ‘‘(A) for government and academic organi- 15 zations and personnel to support the goals of 16 the program; and 17 ‘‘(B) that are consistent with policies that 18 protect open and scientific exchange in funda- 19 mental research and coordinated to the max- 20 imum extent practicable with similar efforts 21 across the Federal Government. 22 ‘‘(6) Policies to limit or prohibit funding pro- 23 vided by the Department of Defense for institutions 24 of higher education or individual researchers who 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 74 •S 4784 RS knowingly violate regulations developed under the 1 program, including regulations relating to foreign 2 talent programs. 3 ‘‘(7) Policies to limit or prohibit funding pro- 4 vided by the Department of Defense for institutions 5 of higher education or individual researchers who 6 knowingly conduct joint research activities or 7 projects, co-author scholarly publications, technical 8 reports, or research outputs, contract, or make other 9 financial arrangements with entities or individuals 10 employed by such entities in the list described in 11 paragraph (9), which policies shall include— 12 ‘‘(A) use of such list as part of a risk as- 13 sessment decision matrix during proposal eval- 14 uations, including the development of a question 15 for proposers or broad area announcements 16 that require proposers to disclose any joint re- 17 search activities or projects, co-authored schol- 18 arly publications, technical reports, research 19 outputs, or contractual or financial connections 20 with such entities or individuals employed by 21 such entities; 22 ‘‘(B) a requirement that the Department 23 shall notify a proposer of suspected noncompli- 24 ance with a policy issued under this paragraph 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 75 •S 4784 RS and provide not less than 30 days to take ac- 1 tions to remedy such noncompliance; 2 ‘‘(C) the establishment of an appeals pro- 3 cedure under which a proposer may appeal a 4 negative decision on a proposal if the decision 5 is based on a determination informed by such 6 list; 7 ‘‘(D) a requirement that each awardee of 8 funding provided by the Department shall dis- 9 close to the Department any joint research ac- 10 tivities or projects, co-authored scholarly publi- 11 cations, technical reports, research outputs, 12 contract, or financial arrangement made with 13 such an entity or individual employed by such 14 entity during the period of the award; and 15 ‘‘(E) a requirement that each awardee of 16 funding provided by the Department shall pro- 17 vide to the Department an annual certification 18 of compliance with policies promulgated pursu- 19 ant to this paragraph. 20 ‘‘(8) Initiatives to support the transition of the 21 results of academic institution research programs 22 into defense capabilities. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 76 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(9)(A) A list of entities of the People’s Repub- 1 lic of China, the Russian Federation, and other 2 countries that— 3 ‘‘(i) have a history of improper technology 4 transfer, intellectual property theft, or cyber or 5 human espionage; 6 ‘‘(ii) operate under the direction of the 7 armed forces or intelligence agency of the appli- 8 cable country; 9 ‘‘(iii) are known— 10 ‘‘(I) to recruit foreign individuals for 11 the purpose of transferring knowledge to 12 advance military or intelligence efforts of a 13 foreign government; or 14 ‘‘(II) to provide misleading informa- 15 tion or otherwise attempt to conceal the 16 connections of an individual or institution 17 to a defense or an intelligence agency of 18 the applicable country; 19 ‘‘(iv) pose a serious risk of improper tech- 20 nology transfer of data, technology, or research 21 that is not published or publicly available; or 22 ‘‘(v) are on any of the following lists: 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 77 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(I) Any of the following lists main- 1 tained by the Bureau of Industry and Se- 2 curity of th Department of Commerce: 3 ‘‘(aa) The Entity List set forth 4 in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of 5 title 15, Code of Federal Regulations. 6 ‘‘(bb) The Universal List set 7 forth in Supplement No. 6 of part 8 744 of that title. 9 ‘‘(cc) The Military-End User List 10 set forth in Supplement No. 7 to part 11 744 of that title. 12 ‘‘(dd) The Denied Persons List 13 maintained pursuant to section 14 764.3(a)(2) of that title. 15 ‘‘(II) The list of specially designed na- 16 tionals and blocked persons maintained by 17 the Office of Foreign Asserts Control of 18 the Department of the Treasury (com- 19 monly referred to as the ‘SDN list’). 20 ‘‘(III) The list of Chinese military 21 companies operating in the United States 22 required by section 1260H of the William 23 M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 24 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 78 •S 4784 RS (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 1 note). 2 ‘‘(IV) The lists of debarred parties 3 maintained by the Directorate of Defense 4 Trade Controls of the Department of State 5 pursuant to section 38(g)(4)of the Arms 6 Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 7 2778(g))(4). 8 ‘‘(V) The list of telecommunications 9 companies of the People’s Republic of 10 China described in section 889(f)(3) of the 11 John S. McCain National Defense Author- 12 izations Act of 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 13 41 U.S.C. 3901 note prec.). 14 ‘‘(VI) The list of semiconductor com- 15 panies of the People’s Republic of China 16 described in section 5949(i)(3) of the 17 James M. Inhofe National Defense Author- 18 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 19 Law 117–263; 41 U.S.C. 4713 note). 20 ‘‘(VII) The list of biotechnology com- 21 panies of concern maintained under section 22 851(f) of the National Defense Authoriza- 23 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 24 119–60; 41 U.S.C. 3901 note prec.). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 79 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(VIII) The list of entities that 1 produce or provide communications equip- 2 ment or service on the list published by the 3 Federal Communications Commission 4 under section 2(a) of the Secure and 5 Trusted Communications Networks Act of 6 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601(a)). 7 ‘‘(IX) A list maintained under clause 8 (i), (ii), (iv), or (v) of section 2(d)(2)(B) of 9 the Act entitled ‘An Act to ensure that the 10 goods made with forced labor in Xinjiang 11 Autonomous Region of the People’s Repub- 12 lic of China do not enter the United States 13 market, and for other purposes’(Public 14 Law 117–18; 22 U.S.C. 6901 note), ap- 15 proved December 23, 2021 (commonly re- 16 ferred to as the ‘Uyghur Forced Labor 17 Prevention Act’). 18 ‘‘(B) The list described in subparagraph (A) 19 shall be developed and continuously updated in con- 20 sultation with the Bureau of Industry and Security 21 of the Department of Commerce, the Director of Na- 22 tional Intelligence, United States institutions of 23 higher education that conduct significant Depart- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 80 •S 4784 RS ment of Defense research or engineering activities, 1 and other appropriate individuals and organizations. 2 ‘‘(10)(A) A list, developed and continuously up- 3 dated in consultation with the National Academies 4 of Science, Engineering, and Medicine and such 5 Government agencies as the Secretary considers ap- 6 propriate, of foreign talent programs that the Sec- 7 retary determines pose a threat to the national secu- 8 rity interests of the United States. 9 ‘‘(B) In developing and updating such list, the 10 Secretary shall consider— 11 ‘‘(i) the extent to which a foreign talent 12 program or an agent of a foreign power— 13 ‘‘(I) poses a threat to research funded 14 by the Department of Defense; and 15 ‘‘(II) engages in, or facilitates, cyber 16 attacks, theft, espionage, attempts to gain 17 ownership of or influence over companies, 18 or otherwise interferes in the affairs of the 19 United States; and 20 ‘‘(ii) any other factor the Secretary con- 21 siders appropriate. 22 ‘‘(11) Development of measures of effectiveness 23 and performance to assess and track progress of the 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 81 •S 4784 RS Department of Defense across the program, which 1 measures shall include— 2 ‘‘(A) the evaluation of currently available 3 data to support the assessment of such meas- 4 ures, including the identification of areas in 5 which gaps exist that may require collection of 6 completely new data, or modifications to exist- 7 ing data sets; 8 ‘‘(B) current means and methods for the 9 collection of data in an automated manner, in- 10 cluding the identification of areas in which gaps 11 exist that may require new means for data col- 12 lection or visualization of such data; and 13 ‘‘(C) the development of an analysis and 14 assessment methodology framework to make 15 tradeoffs between the measures developed under 16 this paragraph and other metrics related to as- 17 sessing undue foreign influence on the Depart- 18 ment of Defense research enterprise, such as 19 commercial due diligence, beneficial ownership, 20 and foreign ownership, control, and influence. 21 ‘‘(d) ANNUAL REVIEWS REQUIRED.—Not later than 22 March 30, 2025, and each March 30 thereafter until De- 23 cember 31, 2040— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 82 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(1) each head of a Department of Defense 1 component that awards grants for research shall 2 carry out a review of a representative sample of the 3 research grants awarded by the respective compo- 4 nent in the previous fiscal year to ensure that the 5 component is awarding grants in compliance with 6 the applicable policies of the Department; and 7 ‘‘(2) the Under Secretary of Defense for Re- 8 search and Engineering shall carry out a separate 9 review of a representative sample of the research 10 grants awarded by such components in the previous 11 fiscal year. 12 ‘‘(e) PROCEDURES FOR ENHANCED INFORMATION 13 SHARING.— 14 ‘‘(1) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.—(A) Not 15 later than October 1, 2020, for the purpose of main- 16 taining appropriate security controls over research 17 activities, technical information, and intellectual 18 property, the Secretary shall, in conjunction with 19 such public and private entities as the Secretary 20 considers appropriate, establish streamlined proce- 21 dures to collect appropriate information relating to 22 individuals, including United States citizens and for- 23 eign nationals, who participate in defense research 24 and development activities. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 83 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(B) With respect to fundamental research pro- 1 grams, the academic liaison designated under sub- 2 section (h) shall establish policies and procedures to 3 collect, consistent with the best practices of Govern- 4 ment agencies that fund academic research, appro- 5 priate information relating to individuals who par- 6 ticipate in fundamental research programs. 7 ‘‘(2) PROTECTION FROM RELEASE.—The proce- 8 dures required by paragraph (1) shall include proce- 9 dures to protect such information from release, con- 10 sistent with applicable regulations. 11 ‘‘(3) REPORTING TO GOVERNMENT INFORMA- 12 TION SYSTEMS AND REPOSITORIES.—The procedures 13 required by paragraph (1) may include procedures 14 developed, in coordination with such public and pri- 15 vate entities as the Secretary considers appropriate, 16 to report such information to existing Government 17 information systems and repositories. 18 ‘‘(f) PERIODIC REPORTS.— 19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 30, 20 2027, and not later than March 30 of each year 21 thereafter until December 31, 2040, the Secretary 22 shall submit to the congressional defense committees 23 a report on the activities carried out under the pro- 24 gram required by subsection (a), the periodic reviews 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 84 •S 4784 RS conducted pursuant to subsection (d), and the waiv- 1 ers issued under section 4147 of this title. 2 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted pur- 3 suant to paragraph (1) shall include the following: 4 ‘‘(A) A description of the activities con- 5 ducted and the progress made under the pro- 6 gram. 7 ‘‘(B) With respect to the periodic reviews 8 conducted pursuant to subsection (d), the fol- 9 lowing: 10 ‘‘(i) The total number of research 11 grants awarded by the Department in the 12 fiscal year covered by the reviews. 13 ‘‘(ii) The number of reviews carried 14 out pursuant to subsection (d)(1). 15 ‘‘(iii) The number of reviews carried 16 out pursuant to subsection (d)(2). 17 ‘‘(iv) A description of the processes by 18 which the heads of the components de- 19 scribed in paragraph (1) of subsection (d) 20 and the Under Secretary of Defense for 21 Research and Engineering conducted the 22 reviews under such subsection. 23 ‘‘(v) An assessment of issues identi- 24 fied during the reviews carried out under 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 85 •S 4784 RS subsection (d), including a list of grants 1 that were identified as having not been 2 awarded in compliance with applicable poli- 3 cies of the Department of Defense. 4 ‘‘(C) The findings of the Secretary with re- 5 spect to the program. 6 ‘‘(D) Such recommendations as the Sec- 7 retary may have for legislative or administrative 8 action relating to the matters described in sub- 9 section (a), including actions relating to foreign 10 talent programs. 11 ‘‘(E) Identification and discussion of the 12 gaps in legal authorities that need to be im- 13 prove to enhance the security of research insti- 14 tutions of higher education performing defense 15 research. 16 ‘‘(F) A description of the actions taken by 17 such institutions to comply with such best prac- 18 tices and guidelines as may be established by 19 under the program. 20 ‘‘(G) A description of the status of the 21 measures of effectiveness and performance de- 22 scribed in subsection (c)(11) for the period cov- 23 ered by such report, including an analytical as- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 86 •S 4784 RS sessment of the impact of such measures on the 1 goals of the program. 2 ‘‘(H) With respect to waivers described in 3 paragraph (1), the following: 4 ‘‘(i) The terms and contents of any 5 waivers issued under section 4147 of this 6 title in the period covered by the report; 7 ‘‘(ii) any trends in— 8 ‘‘(I) the number of waivers issued 9 under such section over time; and 10 ‘‘(II) the types of contracts to 11 which such waivers pertain; and 12 ‘‘(iii) the processes used by the Sec- 13 retary to verify that covered institutions 14 (as defined in such section) are in compli- 15 ance with the requirements of such section. 16 ‘‘(3) FORM.—The report submitted under para- 17 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 18 but may include a classified annex. 19 ‘‘(g) PUBLICATION OF UPDATED LISTS.— 20 ‘‘(1) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later 21 than January 1, 2021, and annually thereafter until 22 December 31, 2032, the Secretary shall submit to 23 the congressional defense committees the most re- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 87 •S 4784 RS cently updated lists described in paragraphs (9) and 1 (10) of subsection (c). 2 ‘‘(2) FORM.—Each list submitted under para- 3 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 4 but may include a classified annex. 5 ‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each list sub- 6 mitted under paragraph (1) shall be published on a 7 publicly accessible website of the Department of De- 8 fense in a searchable format. 9 ‘‘(4) INTERVENING SUBMITTAL AND PUBLICA- 10 TION.—The Secretary may submit and publish an 11 updated list described in paragraph (1) more fre- 12 quently than required by that paragraph, as the Sec- 13 retary considers necessary. 14 ‘‘(h) DESIGNATION OF ACADEMIC LIAISON.— 15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, acting 16 through the Under Secretary of Defense for Re- 17 search and Engineering, designate an academic liai- 18 son with principal responsibility for working with the 19 academic and research communities to protect De- 20 partment-sponsored academic research of concern 21 from undue foreign influence and threats. 22 ‘‘(2) QUALIFICATION.—The Secretary shall des- 23 ignate an individual under paragraph (1) who is an 24 official of the Office of the Under Secretary of De- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 88 •S 4784 RS fense for Research and Engineering with experi- 1 ence— 2 ‘‘(A) working in security, counterintel- 3 ligence, or academic research environments; and 4 ‘‘(B) with complex managerial tasks. 5 ‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The duties of the academic liai- 6 son designated under paragraph (1) shall be as fol- 7 lows: 8 ‘‘(A) To serve as the liaison of the Depart- 9 ment with the academic and research commu- 10 nities. 11 ‘‘(B) To execute initiatives of the Depart- 12 ment relating to the protection of Department- 13 sponsored academic research of concern from 14 undue foreign influence and threats, including 15 the program required by subsection (a). 16 ‘‘(C) To conduct outreach and education 17 activities for the academic and research commu- 18 nities on undue foreign influence and threats to 19 Department-sponsored academic research of 20 concern. 21 ‘‘(D) To coordinate and align academic se- 22 curity policies with Department component 23 agencies, the Office of Science and Technology 24 Policy, the intelligence community, and such 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 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Re- 20 search Security Officer. 21 ‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES.—Each 22 Chief Research Security Officer designated under 23 (h) shall— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 90 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(A) be a Vice President for Research, 1 Chief Research Officer, or another designated 2 senior official at the institution with responsi- 3 bility for research administration, compliance, 4 or institutional security, as determined appro- 5 priate by the institution; and 6 ‘‘(B) serve as the principal institutional of- 7 ficer and primary point of contact with the De- 8 partment of Defense, and other appropriate 9 Federal authorities on matters relating to re- 10 search security associated with Department of 11 Defense–funded research, including undue for- 12 eign influence, cybersecurity pertaining to such 13 research, insider risk, and related threats. 14 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DE- 15 FENSE SECURITY CLEARANCES AND TRAINING.—(A) 16 The Chief Research Security Officer shall be eligible 17 for sponsorship for an appropriate personnel security 18 clearance for purposes of Department of Defense– 19 funded research security, as determined by the Sec- 20 retary of Defense. 21 ‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense, acting through 22 the appropriate Department of Defense security and 23 counterintelligence authorities, and in coordination 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 91 •S 4784 RS with other appropriate Federal intelligence agencies, 1 shall establish processes— 2 ‘‘(i) to facilitate the sponsorship, adjudica- 3 tion, and issuance of appropriate personnel se- 4 curity clearances for Chief Research Security 5 Officers, including through Department of De- 6 fense security clearance processes; 7 ‘‘(ii) to provide threat-related training, 8 briefings, and information, including classified 9 briefings as appropriate, related to risks to De- 10 partment of Defense-funded research; and 11 ‘‘(iii) to ensure that information shared is 12 relevant, timely, and provided solely for defen- 13 sive, awareness, and protective purposes. 14 ‘‘(4) SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS.—(A) Informa- 15 tion shared pursuant to this section shall be limited 16 to information necessary to protect Department of 17 Defense–funded research and associated research ac- 18 tivities. 19 ‘‘(B) Nothing in this section shall be con- 20 strued— 21 ‘‘(i) to require institutions of higher edu- 22 cation to conduct classified research; 23 ‘‘(ii) to reclassify or otherwise restrict fun- 24 damental research; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 92 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(iii) to impose new export control, classi- 1 fication, or security requirements on research 2 that is otherwise unrestricted under applicable 3 law or policy; or 4 ‘‘(iv) to infringe upon academic freedom, 5 freedom of expression, or other lawful academic 6 activities. 7 ‘‘(5) ALIGNMENT WITH EXISTING DEPARTMENT 8 OF DEFENSE RESEARCH SECURITY REQUIRE- 9 MENTS.—The requirements of this section shall be 10 implemented consistent with Department of Defense 11 research security policies and programs, including 12 National Security Presidential Memorandum–33 (re- 13 lating to supported research and development na- 14 tional policy), issued January 2021, applicable De- 15 partment of Defense directives and instructions, and 16 guidance issued by the Office of Science and Tech- 17 nology Policy, as relevant to Department of Defense- 18 funded research. 19 ‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 20 ‘‘(1) The term ‘agent of a foreign power’ has 21 the meaning given such term in section 101 of the 22 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 23 U.S.C. 1801). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 93 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(2) The term ‘institution of higher education’ 1 has the meaning given such term in section 101 of 2 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 3 1001). 4 ‘‘(3) The term ‘intelligence community’ has the 5 meaning given such term in section 3 of the Na- 6 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 7 ‘‘§ 4147. Prohibition on contracts between certain for- 8 eign entities and institutions of higher 9 education conducting Department of De- 10 fense-funded research 11 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Beginning on January 1, 2028, 12 a covered institution may not enter into a contract with 13 a covered nation or a foreign entity of concern. 14 ‘‘(b) WAIVERS.— 15 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—Subject to the provisions of 16 this subsection and subsection (c), the Secretary of 17 Defense may, pursuant to a request submitted under 18 paragraph (2) of this subsection, issue a waiver of 19 the prohibition set forth in subsection (a). 20 ‘‘(2) SUBMISSION.—(A)(i) A covered institution 21 that desires to enter into a contract with a foreign 22 entity of concern or a covered nation may submit to 23 the Secretary of Defense, not later than 120 days 24 before the institution enters into such a contract, a 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 94 •S 4784 RS request to waive the prohibition set forth in sub- 1 section (a) with respect to such contract. 2 ‘‘(ii) A waiver request submitted by a covered 3 institution under clause (i) shall include— 4 ‘‘(I) the complete and unredacted text of 5 the proposed contract for which the waiver is 6 being requested, and if such original contract is 7 not in English, a translated copy of the text 8 into English (in a manner that complies with 9 subsection (e)); and 10 ‘‘(II) a statement that— 11 ‘‘(aa) is signed by the President or 12 compliance officer of the institution des- 13 ignated in accordance with subsection (f); 14 and 15 ‘‘(bb) includes information that dem- 16 onstrates that such contract is for the ben- 17 efit of the institution’s mission and stu- 18 dents and will promote the security, sta- 19 bility, and economic vitality of the United 20 States. 21 ‘‘(B)(i) A covered institution that has entered 22 into a contract pursuant to a waiver issued under 23 this section, the term of which is longer than the 1- 24 year waiver period and the terms and conditions of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 95 •S 4784 RS which remain the same as the proposed contract 1 submitted as part of the request for such waiver, 2 may submit, not later than 120 days before the expi- 3 ration of such waiver period, a request for a renewal 4 of such waiver for the remainder of the contract 5 term, but not to exceed a 4-year period (which shall 6 include any information requested by the Secretary). 7 ‘‘(ii) If a covered institution fails to submit a 8 request under clause (i) or is not granted a renewal 9 under such clause, such institution shall terminate 10 such contract on the last day of the original 1-year 11 waiver period. 12 ‘‘(3) WAIVER ISSUANCE.—The Secretary of De- 13 fense— 14 ‘‘(A) not later than 60 days before a cov- 15 ered institution enters into a contract pursuant 16 to a waiver request under paragraph (2)(A), or 17 before a contract described in paragraph 18 (2)(B)(i) is renewed pursuant to a renewal re- 19 quest under such paragraph, shall notify the 20 covered institution— 21 ‘‘(i) if the waiver or renewal will be 22 issued by the Secretary; and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 96 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(ii) in a case in which the waiver or 1 renewal will be issued, the date on which 2 the 1-year waiver period starts; 3 ‘‘(B) may only issue a waiver under this 4 subsection to a covered institution if the Sec- 5 retary of Defense determines that the contract 6 for which the waiver is being requested will 7 both— 8 ‘‘(i) benefit the institution’s mission 9 and students; and 10 ‘‘(ii) promote the security, stability, 11 and economic vitality of the United States; 12 and 13 ‘‘(C) shall, when making the determination 14 described in subparagraph (B)(ii), base such 15 determination on the following factors: 16 ‘‘(i) The reasons for which the foreign 17 entity of concern or covered nation has 18 been so designated, and why those reasons 19 do not apply to the contract for which 20 waiver is being sought. 21 ‘‘(ii) The foreign entity of concern or 22 covered nation’s history of involvement 23 with covered institutions. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 97 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(iii) The degree to which such a con- 1 tract could provide access to information 2 or technology which could materially ben- 3 efit the national security of a covered na- 4 tion or harm the national security of the 5 United States. 6 ‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—Not later 7 than 15 calendar days prior to issuing a waiver 8 under this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall 9 submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 10 Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 11 House of Representatives written notice of the intent 12 of the Secretary to issue such waiver together with 13 a justification for such waiver. 14 ‘‘(5) APPLICATION OF WAIVERS.—A waiver 15 issued under this subsection to a covered institution 16 with respect to a contract shall only— 17 ‘‘(A) waive the prohibition under sub- 18 section (a) for a 1-year period, or for the re- 19 mainder of the term of the contract, but not to 20 exceed 4 years; and 21 ‘‘(B) apply to the terms and conditions of 22 the proposed contract submitted as part of the 23 request for such waiver. 24 ‘‘(c) CONTRACTS PRIOR TO DATE OF ENACTMENT.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 98 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a covered in- 1 stitution that entered into contract with a covered 2 nation or foreign entity of concern prior to January 3 1, 2028, and which contract remains in effect on 4 such date, the Secretary shall notify the congres- 5 sional defense committees within 90 days of enact- 6 ment of this section. 7 ‘‘(2) RENEWAL.—A covered institution that has 8 entered into a contract described in paragraph (1), 9 the term of which is longer than the waiver period 10 described in subparagraph (B) of such paragraph 11 and the terms and conditions of which remain the 12 same as the contract submitted as part of the re- 13 quest required under subparagraph (A) of such 14 paragraph, may submit a request for renewal of the 15 waiver issued under such paragraph in accordance 16 with subsection (c)(2)(B). 17 ‘‘(d) DESIGNATION DURING CONTRACT TERM.—In 18 the case of a covered institution that enters into a contract 19 with a foreign source that is not a covered nation or a 20 foreign entity of concern but which, during the term of 21 such contract, is redesignated as a covered nation or for- 22 eign entity of concern, such institution shall terminate 23 such contract not later than 120 days after the Secretary 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 99 •S 4784 RS notifies the covered institution of such designation or im- 1 mediately requests a waiver. 2 ‘‘(e) TRANSLATION REQUIREMENT.—Any informa- 3 tion required to be disclosed under this section with re- 4 spect to a contract that is not in English shall be trans- 5 lated, for purposes of such disclosure, by a person that 6 is not an affiliated entity or agent of the covered nation 7 or foreign entity of concern involved with such contract. 8 ‘‘(f) COMPLIANCE OFFICER.—Each covered institu- 9 tion applying for a waiver under subsection (c), shall iden- 10 tify a compliance officer, who shall— 11 ‘‘(1) be a current employee or legally authorized 12 agent of such institution; and 13 ‘‘(2) be responsible, on behalf of such institu- 14 tion, for personally certifying— 15 ‘‘(A) compliance with the prohibition under 16 this section; and 17 ‘‘(B) the truth and accuracy of any infor- 18 mation contained in such a waiver request. 19 ‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 20 ‘‘(1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 21 (B), the term ‘contract’ means— 22 ‘‘(i) any agreement or memorandum of un- 23 derstanding for the acquisition, by purchase, 24 lease, or barter, of property or services by or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 100 •S 4784 RS from a covered nation or foreign entity of con- 1 cern; or 2 ‘‘(ii) any affiliation, agreement, or similar 3 transaction with a covered nation or foreign en- 4 tity of concern that involves the use or ex- 5 change of the name, likeness, time, services, or 6 resources of a covered institution. 7 ‘‘(B) The term ‘contract’ does not include— 8 ‘‘(i) an agreement solely or primarily for 9 the purposes of conducting a study-abroad pro- 10 gram wherein students at covered institutions 11 in the United States travel to a covered nation 12 to study; 13 ‘‘(ii) short-term, ancillary agreements such 14 as employment contracts for visiting professor- 15 ships or sponsored travel or visas of foreign na- 16 tionals employed by institutions of higher edu- 17 cation, excluding those affiliated with foreign 18 entities of concern; 19 ‘‘(iii) an arms-length agreement for the ac- 20 quisition by purchase, lease, or barter of prop- 21 erty or services for the covered institution from 22 a foreign entity of concern; or 23 ‘‘(iv) an agreement pertaining to a pre-ex- 24 isting campus or other satellite facility of a cov- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 101 •S 4784 RS ered institution located in a covered nation or 1 a joint facility of a covered institution and an- 2 other entity located in a covered nation, includ- 3 ing assignment or license of a trademark or 4 copyright related to the name, likeness, mascot 5 or similar image, unless that facility could pro- 6 vide access to information or technology which 7 could materially benefit the national security of 8 a covered nation or harm the national security 9 of the United States. 10 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered institution’ means an 11 institution of higher education that conducts re- 12 search funded by the Department of Defense. 13 ‘‘(3) The term ‘covered nation’ has the meaning 14 given that term in section 4872(d) of this title. 15 ‘‘(4) The term ‘foreign entity of concern’ means 16 any person or entity on any of the following lists: 17 ‘‘(A) Any of the following lists maintained 18 by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the 19 Department of Commerce: 20 ‘‘(i) The Entity List set forth in Sup- 21 plement No. 4 to part 744 of title 15, Code 22 of Federal Regulations. 23 ‘‘(ii) The Unverified List set forth in 24 Supplement No. 6 part 744 of that title. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 102 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(iii) The Military End-User List set 1 forth in Supplement No. 7 to part 744 of 2 that title. 3 ‘‘(iv) The Denied Persons List main- 4 tained pursuant to section 764.3(a)(2) of 5 that title. 6 ‘‘(B) The list of specifically designated na- 7 tionals and blocked persons maintained by the 8 Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Depart- 9 ment of Treasury (commonly referred to as the 10 ‘SDN list’). 11 ‘‘(C) The list of Chinese military compa- 12 nies operating in the United States required by 13 section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thorn- 14 berry National Defense Authorization Act for 15 Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 16 U.S.C. 113 note). 17 ‘‘(D) The lists of debarred parties main- 18 tained by the Directorate of Defense Trade 19 Controls of the Department of State pursuant 20 to section 38(g)(4)of the Arms Export Control 21 Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(g)(4)). 22 ‘‘(E) The list of telecommunications com- 23 panies of the People’s Republic of China de- 24 scribed in section 889(f)(3) of the John S. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 103 •S 4784 RS McCain National Defense Authorizations Act of 1 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 41 U.S.C. 3901 2 note prec.). 3 ‘‘(F) The list of semiconductor companies 4 of the People’s Republic of China described in 5 section 5949(i)(3) of the James M. Inhofe Na- 6 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 7 Year2023 (Public Law 117–263; 41 U.S.C. 8 4713 note). 9 ‘‘(G) The list of biotechnology companies 10 of concern maintained under section 851(f) of 11 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis- 12 cal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 41 U.S.C. 13 3901 note prec.). 14 ‘‘(H) The list of entities that produce or 15 provide communications equipment or service 16 on the list published by the Federal Commu- 17 nications Commission under section 2(a) of the 18 Secure and Trusted Communications Networks 19 Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601(a)). 20 ‘‘(I) A list maintained under clause (i), 21 (ii), (iv), or (v) of section 2(d)(2)(B) of the Act 22 entitled ‘An Act to ensure that the goods made 23 with forced labor in Xinjiang Autonomous Re- 24 gion of the People’s Republic of China d o not 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 104 •S 4784 RS enter the United States market, and for other 1 purposes’, approved December 23, 2021 (Public 2 Law 117–18; 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) (commonly 3 referred to as the ‘Uyghur Forced Labor Pre- 4 vention Act’). 5 ‘‘(5) The term ‘institution of higher education’ 6 has the meaning given that term in section 102 of 7 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8 1002).’’. 9 (b) CONFORMING REPEALS.—The following sections 10 are hereby repealed: 11 (1) Section 1277 of the National Defense Au- 12 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 13 115–91; 50 U.S.C. 1914). 14 (2) Section 1286 of the John S. McCain Na- 15 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 16 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note). 17 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1062(b)(2) 18 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au- 19 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 20 283; 10 U.S.C. 2241 note) is amended by striking ‘‘sub- 21 section (g) of section 1286 of the John S. McCain Na- 22 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 23 U.S.C. 2358 note), as amended by section 1299C of this 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 105 •S 4784 RS Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4146(h) of title 10, United 1 States Code,’’. 2 SEC. 221. CODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 3 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND INNOVATION 4 BOARD. 5 Subchapter I of chapter 303 of title 10, United States 6 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 7 section: 8 ‘‘§ 4068. Department of Defense Science, Technology, 9 and Innovation Board 10 ‘‘(a) ADVISORY BOARD ESTABLISHED.—The Sec- 11 retary of Defense shall, acting through the Under Sec- 12 retary of Defense for Research and Engineering, establish 13 and maintain a Science, Technology, and Innovation 14 Board (in this section referred to as the ‘Board’) for the 15 purposes set forth in subsection (b). 16 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.— 17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The purpose of the Board 18 is to advise, in response to taskings, the Secretary 19 of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the 20 Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi- 21 neering, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 22 and the other Under Secretaries of the Department 23 of Defense on matters relating to science, tech- 24 nology, research, engineering, manufacturing, acqui- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 106 •S 4784 RS sition process, and other matters that are of special 1 interest to the Department of Defense. 2 ‘‘(2) MATTERS OF CONCERN TO THE BOARD; 3 IDENTIFICATION OF TECHNOLOGIES.—The Board 4 shall— 5 ‘‘(A) be concerned with the pressing and 6 complex technology problems facing the Depart- 7 ment of Defense in such areas as research, en- 8 gineering, and manufacturing; and 9 ‘‘(B) ensure the identification of new tech- 10 nologies and new applications of technology in 11 those areas to strengthen national security. 12 ‘‘(c) CHARTER.—The Board shall maintain a public 13 charter describing its functions, which shall be updated 14 periodically as the Under Secretary of Defense for Re- 15 search and Engineering considers necessary. 16 ‘‘(d) AGENCY PROVIDING SUPPORT; STAFF.— 17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall report to 18 the Secretary of Defense through the Under Sec- 19 retary of Defense for Research and Engineering. 20 ‘‘(2) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SUPPORT 21 STAFF.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Re- 22 search and Engineering shall provide the Board with 23 an Executive Director and the necessary support 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 107 •S 4784 RS staff to manage the day-to-day operations of the 1 Board and its ad hoc task forces. 2 ‘‘(3) COMPLIANCE OFFICER.—The Board shall 3 have a designated Federal officer to ensure compli- 4 ance of the Board with all Department of Defense 5 policies and procedures and relevant Federal regula- 6 tions. 7 ‘‘(4) DETAILEES AND LIAISONS.—The Board 8 may accept detailees from the military departments 9 or components of the Department of Defense to 10 serve as Armed Forces liaisons to the Board and 11 support Board activities. 12 ‘‘(e) MEMBERSHIP.— 13 ‘‘(1) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be com- 14 posed of not more than 50 members as full board 15 members, who shall be eminent authorities in the 16 fields of science, technology, innovation, and other 17 matters germane to scientific, technological, and in- 18 novation topics of special interest to the Department 19 of Defense. 20 ‘‘(2) TERMS.—(A) The appointment of Board 21 members shall be approved by the Department of 22 Defense Appointing Authority for a term of service 23 of one to four years, with annual renewals, in ac- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 108 •S 4784 RS cordance with Department of Defense policy and 1 procedures. 2 ‘‘(B) No member, unless approved by the De- 3 partment of Defense Appointing Authority, may 4 serve more than two consecutive terms of service on 5 the Board, including its subcommittees, unless a 6 waiver is approved by the Under Secretary. 7 ‘‘(3) LEADERSHIP.—The Department of De- 8 fense Appointing Authority shall appoint the leader- 9 ship of the Board from among the members of the 10 Board, in accordance with Department of Defense 11 policy and procedures, for a term of service of one 12 to two years, with annual renewal, which shall not 13 exceed the term of a member’s appointment to the 14 Board. 15 ‘‘(4) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Except for 16 reimbursement for official Board-related travel and 17 per diem, members of the Board members shall 18 serve without compensation. 19 ‘‘(f) SUBCOMMITTEES, TASK FORCES, PANELS, OR 20 WORKING GROUPS.— 21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) When necessary and 22 consistent with the Board’s mission, the Board may 23 establish subcommittees, task forces, panels, or 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 109 •S 4784 RS working groups (hereafter referred to as ‘sub- 1 committees’) to support Board activities. 2 ‘‘(B) The establishment of subcommittees shall 3 be based upon a written determination, which shall 4 include terms of reference, by the Department of 5 Defense Appointing Authority or the Under Sec- 6 retary of Defense for Research and Engineering, as 7 the Board’s sponsor. 8 ‘‘(2) FACA AND COMPLIANCE.—All subcommit- 9 tees operate in accordance with chapter 10 of title 10 5 (commonly known as the ‘Federal Advisory Com- 11 mittee Act’), governing Federal statutes and regula- 12 tions, and Department of Defense policy and proce- 13 dures. 14 ‘‘(3) OPERATIONS.—(A) A subcommittee shall 15 not work independently of the Board and shall re- 16 port all of its recommendations and advice solely to 17 the Board for its thorough deliberation and discus- 18 sion at a properly noticed and open Board meeting, 19 unless the meeting must be closed in accordance 20 with one or more of the exemptions found in section 21 552b of title 5. 22 ‘‘(B) A subcommittee has no authority to make 23 decisions and recommendations, orally or in writing, 24 on behalf of the Board. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 110 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(4) APPOINTMENT TO SUBCOMMITTEES.—In- 1 dividual appointments to serve on subcommittees, 2 which are separate and distinct from appointments 3 to the Board itself, shall be approved by the Depart- 4 ment of Defense Appointing Authority for a term of 5 service of one to four years, with annual renewals, 6 in accordance with Department of Defense policy 7 and procedures. 8 ‘‘(g) FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS.—The Board shall 9 meet not less frequently than four times each year on a 10 quarterly basis to update the Secretary and senior leader- 11 ship on the activities of the Board.’’. 12 SEC. 222. ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS TO EXPAND INVEN- 13 TORY OF AIR DEFENSE INTERCEPTORS. 14 (a) ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS REQUIRED.—The 15 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 16 Sustainment, in coordination with the Secretaries of the 17 military departments, shall explore, establish, and carry 18 out efforts to increase the inventory of air defense inter- 19 ceptors by pursuing each of the following pathways: 20 (1) Cost-reduction initiatives for existing missile 21 systems, including value engineering, design-for- 22 manufacturability improvements, and supply-chain 23 efficiencies. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 111 •S 4784 RS (2) Delivery of technical data packages on a 1 contract-manufacturing basis to additional manufac- 2 turers, including manufacturers in the commercial 3 sector, consistent with applicable technical data 4 rights or agreements with the technical data owners. 5 (3) Sourcing of interceptors from allies and 6 partners and the exploration of opportunities to es- 7 tablish or expand domestic production lines for such 8 interceptors, including through co-production, li- 9 censed manufacturing, or foreign military sales ar- 10 rangements. 11 (4) Performance of market research across in- 12 dustry and the Department of Defense science and 13 technology reinvention laboratories to identify crit- 14 ical components for air defense interceptors and to 15 support the rapid integration, testing, and qualifica- 16 tion of a new or modified interceptor design. 17 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 19 Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense com- 20 mittees a report describing— 21 (1) the specific activities conducted under each 22 of the pathways required by subsection (a); 23 (2) for each pathway, the potential improve- 24 ments in unit cost, schedule, and production volume 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 112 •S 4784 RS that could be achieved, as compared to any identified 1 impacts on the performance, reliability, or other ca- 2 pabilities of the affected missile systems; and 3 (3) the Secretary’s recommended path or paths 4 forward, including any legislative or budgetary pro- 5 posals necessary to implement or expand successful 6 efforts. 7 SEC. 223. IMPROVEMENTS TO PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 8 AUTHORITY TO ATTRACT EXPERTS IN 9 SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND CERTAIN 10 OTHER DISCIPLINES AT DEFENSE ADVANCED 11 RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY. 12 Section 4092(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States 13 Code, is amended by striking the semicolon and inserting 14 ‘‘, of which not more than 40 of the 140 positions may 15 be occupied concurrently by 2 individuals, for a period not 16 to exceed 90 days, for the purposes of accommodating re- 17 cruitment cycles and managing personnel rotations, and 18 any such concurrent occupancy shall be counted as a sin- 19 gle position against the total number of positions set forth 20 in this subparagraph;’’. 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 113 •S 4784 RS SEC. 224. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF 1 FUNDS FOR FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH COL- 2 LABORATION WITH CERTAIN ACADEMIC IN- 3 STITUTIONS. 4 Section 238(a) of the Servicemember Quality of Life 5 Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for 6 Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159), as amended by 7 section 215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 8 Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60), is amended by 9 striking ‘‘or fiscal year 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘, fiscal year 10 2026, or fiscal year 2027’’. 11 Subtitle C—Plans, Reports, and 12 Other Matters 13 SEC. 231. ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK FOR FUTURE QUAN- 14 TUM COMPUTING PROGRAMS. 15 (a) FRAMEWORK REQUIRED.—Not later than June 16 15, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination 17 with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and En- 18 gineering and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi- 19 tion and Sustainment, develop a framework for assessing 20 the development or acquisition of future quantum com- 21 puting systems, algorithms, or hybrid-quantum computing 22 services informed by the practices developed under the 23 Quantum Benchmarking Initiative. 24 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the framework 25 required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall leverage 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00113 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 114 •S 4784 RS the work products, insights, and lessons learned from the 1 Quantum Benchmarking Initiative to help programs, tech- 2 nical developers, or source selection evaluators assess the 3 following: 4 (1) The ability of a system, algorithm, or serv- 5 ice to achieve mission-relevant capability for the De- 6 partment of Defense. 7 (2) Risks and the sufficiency of risk mitigation 8 steps in developing or acquiring a relevant system, 9 algorithm, or service. 10 (3) Timelines, technical enabling infrastructure, 11 user requirements, doctrinal or employment concep- 12 tual needs, and training needs associated with the 13 development or acquisition of a system, algorithm, or 14 service. 15 (c) ISSUANCE OF POLICY GUIDANCE.—Not later than 16 December 1, 2027, the Secretary shall issue policy guid- 17 ance to the Department regarding the use of the assess- 18 ment framework required under subsection (a). 19 SEC. 232. EXECUTION OF THE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING 20 FOR ROCKET PROPELLANT SYSTEMS. 21 (a) PROGRAM OF RECORD DETERMINATION.—Not 22 later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 23 Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Com- 24 mittee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00114 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 115 •S 4784 RS mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 1 a determination confirming whether the Additive Manu- 2 facturing for Rocket Propellant systems should be for- 3 mally established as a program of record. 4 (b) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than April 5 15, 2027, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 6 defense committees a briefing on Army efforts relating to 7 Additive Manufacturing for Rocket Propellant systems, in- 8 cluding its procurement funding, and integration strate- 9 gies. 10 SEC. 233. REPORT ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AND COG- 11 NITIVE WARFARE. 12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 13 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 14 shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense 15 for Research and Engineering and the Director of the De- 16 fense Advanced Research Projects Agency, submit to the 17 congressional defense committees a report on the implica- 18 tions of emerging technologies to support Department of 19 Defense cognitive warfare. 20 (b) CONTENTS.—The report submitted pursuant to 21 subsection (a) shall include the following: 22 (1) An identification and assessment of emerg- 23 ing technologies that have current or near-term ap- 24 plication to cognitive warfare and operations in the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00115 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 116 •S 4784 RS information environment of the Department of De- 1 fense, including artificial intelligence and machine 2 learning tools, synthetic media generation, analytical 3 tools, including narrative intelligence, and neuro- 4 science-based influence technologies. 5 (2) An assessment of how adversaries of the 6 United States, including China and Russia, are re- 7 searching, developing, or employing such tech- 8 nologies in support of cognitive warfare objectives. 9 (3) An assessment of how allies and partners of 10 the United States, including the North Atlantic 11 Treaty Organization, are researching, developing, or 12 employing such technologies in support of cognitive 13 warfare objectives. 14 (4) An assessment of opportunities for the De- 15 partment of Defense to leverage the defense indus- 16 trial base, academic research institutions, and allied 17 and partner countries in accelerating the develop- 18 ment and fielding of relevant cognitive warfare tech- 19 nologies, including recommendations for public-pri- 20 vate partnership mechanisms and international co- 21 operation agreements. 22 (5) Such other matters as the Secretary con- 23 siders appropriate. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00116 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 117 •S 4784 RS SEC. 234. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ELECTRONICS RE- 1 QUIREMENTS STUDY. 2 (a) AGREEMENT.— 3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 4 shall seek to enter into an agreement with an orga- 5 nization the Secretary considers qualified, to per- 6 form the services covered by this section. 7 (2) TIMING.—The Secretary shall seek to enter 8 into the agreement described in paragraph (1) such 9 that the services covered by this section are com- 10 pleted before the date that is 180 days after the 11 date of the enactment of this Act. 12 (b) STUDY.—Under an agreement between the Sec- 13 retary and an organization under subsection (a), the orga- 14 nization shall carry out a comprehensive study analyzing 15 current and future electronics requirements for defense 16 systems, with particular emphasis on electronic warfare 17 capabilities and semiconductor packaging solutions. 18 (c) ELEMENTS.—The study carried out under sub- 19 section (b) shall include the following: 20 (1) CURRENT STATE ASSESSMENT.—An assess- 21 ment that includes— 22 (A) a system-level analysis of electronics 23 needs and core functions across existing defense 24 platforms; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 118 •S 4784 RS (B) documentation of current operational 1 requirements, including— 2 (i) electronic warfare systems’ parallel 3 target acquisition capabilities; 4 (ii) threat differentiation and classi- 5 fication requirements; and 6 (iii) counter-electronic warfare re- 7 sponse timeframes and performance speci- 8 fications; 9 (C) a catalog and categorization of existing 10 technology implementations by type and appli- 11 cation; and 12 (D) an assessment of current semicon- 13 ductor packaging functions and their relation- 14 ship to system performance. 15 (2) TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS.—An 16 analysis that includes engagement with semicon- 17 ductor industry experts, including Intel Corporation 18 and other leading manufacturers— 19 (A) to map system-level requirements to 20 semiconductor-level specifications; 21 (B) to identify current technology gaps 22 and limitations; and 23 (C) to analyze existing supply chain de- 24 pendencies and vulnerabilities. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00118 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 119 •S 4784 RS (3) FUTURE REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION.—De- 1 velopment of a definition of future requirements that 2 includes— 3 (A) a survey of stakeholders to identify de- 4 sired future capabilities and performance tar- 5 gets; 6 (B) next-generation electronics require- 7 ments across multiple domains; 8 (C) scalability requirements and capability 9 roadmaps; and 10 (D) documentation of emerging technology 11 scenarios. 12 (4) MODULAR ARCHITECTURE FRAMEWORK.— 13 Development of a framework that includes— 14 (A) recommendations for standardized, 15 modular electronics building blocks; 16 (B) interface specifications to enable inter- 17 operable capabilities; 18 (C) a framework for aggregate demand 19 forecasting; 20 (D) strategies for mitigating diminishing 21 manufacturing sources and material shortages; 22 and 23 (E) upgrade pathways that minimize sys- 24 tem-wide impacts. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 120 •S 4784 RS (d) REPORT.— 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 3 retary shall submit to the congressional defense com- 4 mittees a report on the findings of the organization 5 with whom the Secretary entered into a contract 6 under subsection (a) with regards to the study car- 7 ried out under subsection (b). 8 (2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under 9 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 10 (A) The findings described in paragraph 11 (1). 12 (B) An implementation roadmap with 13 timeline and resource requirements. 14 (C) Risk assessment and mitigation strate- 15 gies. 16 (3) FORM.—The report submitted under para- 17 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 18 but may include a classified annex. 19 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 121 •S 4784 RS TITLE III—OPERATION AND 1 MAINTENANCE 2 Subtitle A—Authorization of 3 Appropriations 4 SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 5 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 6 fiscal year 2027 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 7 activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 8 expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and 9 maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 10 4301. 11 Subtitle B—Energy and 12 Environment 13 SEC. 311. MODIFICATIONS TO ADVANCED NUCLEAR TRAN- 14 SITION WORKING GROUP. 15 Section 319 of the National Defense Authorization 16 Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60) is amend- 17 ed— 18 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘The As- 19 sistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installa- 20 tions, and Environment’’ and inserting ‘‘The Assist- 21 ant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence, 22 Chemical, and Biological Defense Policy and Pro- 23 grams’’; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00121 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 122 •S 4784 RS (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘The Assistant 1 Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence, Chem- 2 ical, and Biological Defense Policy and Programs’’ 3 and inserting ‘‘The Assistant Secretary of Defense 4 for Energy, Installations, and Environment’’. 5 SEC. 312. PRIORITIZATION OF DEPLOYMENT OF EXPEDI- 6 TIONARY SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS. 7 The Secretary of Defense shall prioritize deployment 8 of expeditionary solid waste disposal systems to contin- 9 gency locations where open air burn pits remain in use, 10 including Ar Riyan (Owen), Yemen, and other locations 11 where members of the Armed Forces face elevated expo- 12 sure risk due to the absence of feasible waste disposal al- 13 ternatives. 14 SEC. 313. AUTHORIZATION OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION 15 FUEL PROCUREMENT. 16 Section 2911 of title 10, United States Code, is 17 amended by adding at the end the following new sub- 18 section: 19 ‘‘(k) SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL PROCURE- 20 MENT.—The Secretary of Defense may procure sustain- 21 able aviation fuel for operational or training purposes at 22 a cost that exceeds the cost of conventional petroleum- 23 based aviation fuel.’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 123 •S 4784 RS SEC. 314. GRID RESILIENCY AND ENERGY REDUNDANCY. 1 Section 2911(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 2 amended— 3 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through 4 (13) as paragraphs (10) through (14), respectively; 5 and 6 (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol- 7 lowing new paragraph (9): 8 ‘‘(9) The value of establishing operational re- 9 dundancy in both the primary procurement sourcing 10 of energy and the specific physical categories of en- 11 ergy utilized to support critical mission infrastruc- 12 ture, ensuring the continuous availability of inde- 13 pendent baseload generation capacities in the event 14 of commercial or regional utility disruption.’’. 15 SEC. 315. MANDATORY GRID IMPACT AND INFRASTRUC- 16 TURE POWER REQUIREMENTS FOR EN- 17 HANCED USE LEASES. 18 (a) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 19 ensure that any enhanced use lease executed, extended, 20 or renewed under section 2667 and 2662 of title 10, 21 United States Code, for purposes of infrastructure, facility 22 modernization, or energy production of the Department of 23 Defense shall include a comprehensive, formalized assess- 24 ment of localized grid impacts and infrastructure power 25 demands. 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00123 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 124 •S 4784 RS (b) ELEMENTS OF ASSESSMENT.—The assessment 1 required under subsection (a) shall explicitly document 2 and discuss the following: 3 (1) The projected net effects of the proposed 4 enhanced use lease on the stability, capacity, and re- 5 liability of the surrounding local commercial electric 6 grid, including potential impacts on voltage regula- 7 tion, transmission congestion, and utility-scale base- 8 line capacity. 9 (2) The total peak and baseline electrical power 10 required to fully sustain and operate all new infra- 11 structure, facilities, or capabilities constructed on 12 the leased property under the enhanced use lease. 13 SEC. 316. STORAGE CAPACITY ENHANCEMENTS. 14 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.— 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 16 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 17 retary of Defense, in coordination with the Com- 18 mander of the United States Transportation Com- 19 mand, the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, 20 and the Secretary of each military department, shall 21 submit to the congressional defense committees a 22 comprehensive master plan to expand, harden, and 23 optimize bulk storage capacity at strategic locations 24 worldwide. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00124 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 125 •S 4784 RS (2) ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN.—The plan re- 1 quired under paragraph (1) shall include the fol- 2 lowing elements: 3 (A) The establishment of theater-specific 4 minimum operational storage capacity floors for 5 all types of fuel used by the Department of De- 6 fense, including any high-priority strategic 7 nodes capable of sustaining critical mission es- 8 sential tasks for a minimum period of time de- 9 termined by the Department without external 10 replenishment. 11 (B) A program and engineering assessment 12 to construct hardened, semi-buried, under- 13 ground, distributed, or geologic storage infra- 14 structure and modular fueling nodes designed 15 to withstand kinetic, cyber, and environmental 16 threats. 17 (C) A strategy to transition from single, 18 large-scale vulnerable bulk fuel hubs to decen- 19 tralized and redundant storage networks within 20 individual installation footprints to mitigate sin- 21 gle points of failure. 22 (b) CONGRESSIONAL SUBMISSION.— 23 (1) SUBMISSION OF MASTER PLAN.—Upon com- 24 pletion of the plan required under subsection (a), 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00125 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 126 •S 4784 RS and not later than 180 days after the date of the en- 1 actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 2 submit the master plan to the congressional defense 3 committees. 4 (2) FORM OF REPORT.—The plan submitted 5 under paragraph (1) and any accompanying project 6 list shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 7 include a classified annex to protect specific oper- 8 ational readiness thresholds and vulnerability pro- 9 files of designated strategic locations. 10 SEC. 317. REVISION OF POLICY ON USE OF OPEN-AIR BURN 11 PITS NOT CONTROLLED BY DEPARTMENT OF 12 DEFENSE. 13 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact- 14 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the 15 policy of the Department of Defense governing the use of 16 open-air burn pits consistent with the findings and rec- 17 ommendations contained in the report by the Inspector 18 General of the Department of Defense dated July 11, 19 2024, and entitled ‘‘Management Advisory: Non-DoD 20 Solid Waste Burning At or Near DoD-Occupied Sites’’ 21 (DODIG–2024–107). 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00126 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 127 •S 4784 RS SEC. 318. ASSESSMENT OF ENERGY SUPPLIED TO INSTAL- 1 LATIONS AND OPERATIONAL FORCES OF THE 2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De- 5 fense, in coordination with the Commander of the United 6 States Transportation Command and the Director of the 7 Defense Logistics Agency, shall submit to the congres- 8 sional defense committees a comprehensive assessment of 9 the current status, sourcing, and security of all forms of 10 energy supplied to installations and operational forces of 11 the Department of Defense. 12 (b) ELEMENTS OF ASSESSMENT.—The assessment 13 required under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, 14 the following: 15 (1) A complete accounting of the geographic or- 16 igin and supply chain pathways of all forms of en- 17 ergy, including hydrocarbons, purchased by the De- 18 partment of Defense, explicitly identifying any direct 19 or indirect reliance on foreign energy sources. 20 (2) An evaluation of the systemic vulnerabilities 21 within current energy supply lines of the Depart- 22 ment, including single points of failure and military 23 installations reliant on single-source commercial 24 transmission or entities backed by a foreign country. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00127 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 128 •S 4784 RS (3) An inventory of current on-site energy stor- 1 age capacities, including an assessment of whether 2 existing capacities meet baseline operational require- 3 ments. 4 (4) An assessment of potential disruptions to 5 energy supplies of the Department under various ki- 6 netic and cyber conflict scenarios. 7 SEC. 319. REQUIREMENT OF NOTICE ON UPDATES TO PUB- 8 LIC DASHBOARD ON REMEDIATION OF 9 PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL 10 SUBSTANCES. 11 Section 322 of the National Defense Authorization 12 Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 10 U.S.C. 13 2701 note) is amended— 14 (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘removal’’ 15 and inserting ‘‘remedial’’; 16 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub- 17 section (d); 18 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- 19 lowing new subsection (c): 20 ‘‘(c) NOTICE OF UPDATES TO DASHBOARD.—Not 21 less frequently than semiannually, the Secretary shall pro- 22 vide prompt notice to regional offices of the Environ- 23 mental Protection Agency, appropriate State and local au- 24 thorities, restoration advisory boards established under 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00128 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 129 •S 4784 RS section 2705(d) of title 10, United States Code, and the 1 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 2 House of Representatives of updates to the dashboard 3 under subsection (b).’’; and 4 (4) in subsection (d)(1), as redesignated by 5 paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘ ‘removal’,’’. 6 SEC. 320. REVISIONS TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PUB- 7 LIC PARTICIPATION IN DEFENSE ENVIRON- 8 MENTAL RESTORATION ACTIVITIES. 9 The Secretary of Defense shall modify section 203.4 10 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regu- 11 lations, to increase the limitation on the combined sum 12 of purchase orders for technical assistance for public par- 13 ticipation in defense environmental restoration activities 14 under that section for an installation of the Department 15 of Defense to a combined sum of purchase orders not to 16 exceed $1,000,000 or, during any one year, the lesser of 17 $100,000 or 1 percent of the total projected environmental 18 restoration cost-to-complete of the installation. 19 SEC. 320A. STUDY ON CONTRACTING PROCESS OF DEPART- 20 MENT OF DEFENSE FOR REMEDIATION OF 21 PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL 22 SUBSTANCES. 23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 24 United States shall conduct a study evaluating the cleanup 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00129 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 130 •S 4784 RS and acquisition processes used by the Department of De- 1 fense as of the date of the enactment of this Act relating 2 to remediation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl sub- 3 stances resulting from activities of the Department of De- 4 fense. 5 (b) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the study under sub- 6 section (a), the Comptroller General shall assess— 7 (1) the extent to which the Department has 8 identified and developed requirements for remedi- 9 ation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl sub- 10 stances across military installations where cleanup 11 may be needed by the Department, including any 12 fragmentation of requirements across military instal- 13 lations; 14 (2) the extent to which the Department has 15 analyzed the effectiveness of acquisition strategies 16 and contracting approaches used to procure tech- 17 nologies and services for the remediation of such 18 substances; 19 (3) whether the cleanup and acquisition strate- 20 gies of the Department account for the current state 21 of remediation technologies for such substances; 22 (4) whether the Department reviews the effec- 23 tiveness of technologies previously employed at in- 24 stallations of the Department and considers the find- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00130 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 131 •S 4784 RS ings from such reviews when approaching future re- 1 mediation efforts; and 2 (5) any risks, gaps, or inefficiencies in the ap- 3 proach taken by the Department to remediate such 4 substances, and any opportunities to improve speed, 5 affordability, and outcomes. 6 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the 7 date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 8 shall brief the congressional defense committees on the 9 study conducted under subsection (a), with a report to fol- 10 low at a mutually agreed upon time. 11 SEC. 320B. INITIATION OF REMEDIAL ACTIONS WITH RE- 12 SPECT TO PERFLUOROALKYL AND 13 POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES. 14 (a) INITIATION OF REMEDIAL ACTIONS.— 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent that it is con- 16 sistent with the Comprehensive Environmental Re- 17 sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 18 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and any other applicable law, 19 and except as provided in paragraph (2), not later 20 than two years after the date of the enactment of 21 this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall initiate in- 22 terim remedial actions with respect to perfluoroalkyl 23 and polyfluoroalkyl substances at not fewer than 50 24 covered sites. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00131 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 132 •S 4784 RS (2) EXCEPTION.— 1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may ini- 2 tiate interim remedial actions with respect to 3 perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances at 4 fewer than 50 covered sites only if the Sec- 5 retary cannot find enough covered sites meeting 6 the factor specified under section 7 300.415(b)(2)(i) of title 40, Code of Federal 8 Regulations, or successor regulations. 9 (B) REPORT.—If the Secretary utilizes the 10 exception under subparagraph (A), the Sec- 11 retary shall submit to Congress a report 12 verifying that the Secretary assessed each cov- 13 ered site and was unable to find a sufficient 14 number of covered sites meeting the factor 15 specified in such subparagraph. 16 (b) TIMELY COMPLETION OF ONGOING ACTIONS.— 17 The Secretary shall ensure the timely completion of in- 18 terim remedial actions at installations of the Department 19 of Defense that are ongoing as of the date of the enact- 20 ment of this Act. 21 (c) COVERED SITE DEFINED.—In this section, the 22 term ‘‘covered site’’— 23 (1) means, of the 723 installations of the De- 24 partment assessed for use or potential use of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00132 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 133 •S 4784 RS perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances set 1 forth in the publication of the Department dated 2 March 31, 2025, the installations at which the esti- 3 mated remedial investigation or feasibility study end 4 date is delayed as compared to the date specified for 5 such site in the similar publication of the Depart- 6 ment dated December 2024; and 7 (2) shall be interpreted consistent with the 8 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensa- 9 tion, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et 10 seq.) and any other applicable law. 11 Subtitle C—Logistics and 12 Sustainment 13 SEC. 321. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL 14 RECOMMENDATIONS ON EXERCISES AND 15 WARGAMES IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 16 (a) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, each 19 Secretary concerned shall submit to the congres- 20 sional defense committees and the Comptroller Gen- 21 eral of the United States a plan to address the fol- 22 lowing recommendations made by the Comptroller 23 General: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00133 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 134 •S 4784 RS (A) Recommendations 16 through 20 in 1 the report entitled ‘‘Weapon Systems Mainte- 2 nance: DOD Needs Enhanced Assessments and 3 Exercises to Prepare for an Indo-Pacific Con- 4 flict’’(GAO–26–107710C). 5 (B) Recommendations 7 through 11 in the 6 report entitled ‘‘Fuel Supply: DOD Is Not Pre- 7 pared for a Contested Environment in the Indo- 8 Pacific’’(GAO–25–107216C). 9 (C) Recommendations 7 and 8 in the re- 10 port entitled ‘‘Force Structure: Army and Ma- 11 rine Corps Face Challenges Developing New 12 Multi-Domain Units’’(GAO–24–106266C). 13 (D) Recommendations 1 and 2 in the re- 14 port entitled ‘‘Military Readiness: Actions 15 Needed to Ensure the Reserve Component Will 16 Be Ready to Rapidly Respond to a Potential 17 Conflict’’(GAO–26–107579C). 18 (2) IDENTIFICATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO 19 BE IMPLEMENTED.—Each plan under paragraph (1) 20 shall include, with respect to each recommendation 21 described in such paragraph that the Secretary con- 22 cerned has implemented or intends to implement— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00134 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 135 •S 4784 RS (A) a summary of actions that have been 1 taken or will be taken to implement the rec- 2 ommendation; and 3 (B) a schedule, with specific milestones, 4 for completing implementation of the rec- 5 ommendation. 6 (3) IDENTIFICATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS 7 NOT TO BE IMPLEMENTED.—Each plan under para- 8 graph (1) shall include the following: 9 (A) An identification of any recommenda- 10 tion described in such paragraph that the Sec- 11 retary concerned does not intend to implement. 12 (B) A discussion of the reasons not to im- 13 plement each such recommendation. 14 (C) A description of alternative actions 15 taken or intended to be taken to address the 16 matters identified by the Comptroller General. 17 (b) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later than one 18 year after submission by the Secretary concerned of the 19 plan under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall 20 carry out activities to implement the plan and provide a 21 report to the congressional defense committees and the 22 Comptroller General of the United States on the following: 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00135 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 136 •S 4784 RS (1) The specific maintenance and repair objec- 1 tives developed for exercises and wargames in the 2 Indo-Pacific region. 3 (2) Guidance on incorporating fuel storage and 4 delivery missions into live exercises. 5 (3) With respect to the Army and the Marine 6 Corps, the specific sustainment and transportation 7 objectives in exercises for multi-domain units of the 8 Army and the Marine Corps in the Indo-Pacific re- 9 gion. 10 (4) With respect to the Army and the Air 11 Force, the specific realistic and accurate assess- 12 ments conducted to evaluate the ability of relevant 13 reserve component units of the Army and the Air 14 Force to build the required readiness to meet contin- 15 gency response missions. 16 (c) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this sec- 17 tion, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 18 (1) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to 19 actions taken by the United States Indo-Pacific 20 Command; 21 (2) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to 22 actions taken by the Army; 23 (3) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect 24 to actions taken by the Air Force; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00136 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 137 •S 4784 RS (4) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to 1 actions taken by the Navy and the Marine Corps. 2 SEC. 322. INTEGRATION OF UNMANNED SYSTEMS INTO THE 3 INSTALLATION PHYSICAL SECURITY PRO- 4 GRAM. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army, in co- 6 ordination with the heads of relevant organizations of the 7 Department of Defense, shall develop a plan for inte- 8 grating unmanned aerial systems into the Installation 9 Physical Security Program to expand physical security 10 monitoring capabilities for installations and facilities of 11 the Department of the Army within the United States. 12 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) 13 shall include the following: 14 (1) A proposal for the development and imple- 15 mentation of a cost-effective, scalable solution to 16 physical security of installations of the Department 17 of the Army that employs unmanned aerial systems 18 to identify and monitor potential threats to such in- 19 stallations. 20 (2) An identification of one installation to po- 21 tentially host the initial development of the integra- 22 tion required under such subsection and two loca- 23 tions for additional activities related to such integra- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00137 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 138 •S 4784 RS tion, including the criteria used to determine pro- 1 posed locations, which shall— 2 (A) serve as potential demonstration loca- 3 tions for installation defense architecture that 4 utilizes autonomous threat detection and small 5 unmanned aerial system deployment for pur- 6 poses of persistent surveillance; and 7 (B) be chosen based on geographical diver- 8 sity and the strategic importance of such instal- 9 lation and locations to the overall security infra- 10 structure of the Army. 11 (3) A comprehensive breakdown of the full costs 12 of the integration required under such subsection, 13 including— 14 (A) initial capital expenditure for system 15 implementation; 16 (B) the cost of deploying unmanned aerial 17 systems, sensors, and other related infrastruc- 18 ture at all organic industrial base sites operated 19 by the Department of the Army in the United 20 States; 21 (C) estimated operation and maintenance 22 costs; 23 (D) a detailed funding schedule with ex- 24 penditures projected across the period covered 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00138 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 139 •S 4784 RS by the most recent future-years defense pro- 1 gram submitted to Congress under section 221 2 of title 10, United States Code (as of the date 3 of the plan); and 4 (E) identification of potential cost-saving 5 opportunities from the proliferation of small un- 6 manned aerial systems and other sensors for in- 7 stallation security purposes across the installa- 8 tion footprint of the Army. 9 (4) An assessment of the viability of funding 10 and sustaining the integration required under such 11 subsection across the period covered by the most re- 12 cent future-years defense program submitted to Con- 13 gress under section 221 of title 10, United States 14 Code (as of the date of the plan), considering— 15 (A) the financial impact relative to existing 16 security infrastructure budgets of the Army, in- 17 cluding potential impact on force structure or 18 equipment procurement costs; 19 (B) the cost-benefit analysis of upgrading 20 existing systems versus implementing new tech- 21 nologies at each selected location; and 22 (C) identification of technological or policy 23 challenges or barriers to implementing small 24 unmanned aerial system-based persistent moni- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00139 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 140 •S 4784 RS toring solutions across the footprint of the 1 Army in the United States. 2 (5) A list of any additional authorities, appro- 3 priations, or other resources necessary to ensure the 4 success of the integration required under such sub- 5 section. 6 (c) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Sep- 7 tember 1, 2027, the Secretary of the Army shall submit 8 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 9 the House of Representatives a completed version of the 10 plan developed under subsection (a). 11 SEC. 323. GUIDANCE REGARDING GOVERNANCE STRUC- 12 TURE OF ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL BASE OF THE 13 ARMY. 14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 15 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 16 Army shall establish and publish guidance regarding up- 17 dated governance of the organic industrial base of the 18 Army. 19 (b) ELEMENTS OF GUIDANCE.—The guidance re- 20 quired under subsection (a) shall do the following: 21 (1) Clearly delineate how decisions regarding 22 resourcing and site operations that are currently 23 overseen by the United States Army Materiel Com- 24 mand and workload and acquisition requirements 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00140 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 141 •S 4784 RS that are currently overseen by the Assistant Sec- 1 retary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and 2 Technology will be reconciled to ensure the efficient 3 functioning of the organic industrial base of the 4 Army. 5 (2) Clearly delineate the relationship of the or- 6 ganic industrial base of the Army with the Army 7 Sustainment Command and the Joint Energetics 8 Transition Office. 9 (3) Establish, maintain, and disseminate, not 10 less frequently than annually, to all leadership re- 11 sponsible for sites of the organic industrial base of 12 the Army a comprehensive plan for the type and 13 quantity of production and repair activities that will 14 occur at each site, which shall— 15 (A) account for the current and projected 16 needs of the Army, other military departments, 17 and foreign partners; 18 (B) be coordinated with other production 19 and repair activities across the Department of 20 Defense; 21 (C) fulfill the requirements of section 351 22 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 23 Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60); and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00141 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 142 •S 4784 RS (D) cover not less than the next three 1 years of production or repair activities. 2 (4) Establish an updated resourcing model for 3 the organic industrial base of the Army that— 4 (A) is focused on reducing the production 5 costs at each site of the organic industrial base 6 of the Army to ensure such costs are competi- 7 tive with other similar facilities; 8 (B) describes any modifications to the 9 Army Working Capital Fund resulting from 10 such model; and 11 (C) describes any use of direct appropria- 12 tions to fund overhead or other costs resulting 13 from such model. 14 (5) Oversee and implement ongoing moderniza- 15 tion efforts of the Army, including by establishing, 16 maintaining, and disseminating a comprehensive 17 plan that— 18 (A) accounts for modernization needs 19 across all sites of the organic industrial base of 20 the Army; 21 (B) includes the criteria used to allocate 22 modernization funds across those sites; and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00142 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 143 •S 4784 RS (C) shall be submitted to the congressional 1 defense committees not less frequently than an- 2 nually. 3 (6) Not later than 30 days after any decision 4 that will decrease the workload of a site of the or- 5 ganic industrial base of the Army by 10 percent or 6 more, notify the congressional defense committees of 7 such decision, which shall include an explanation for 8 the decrease and a plan to shift other work required 9 by the Army to the site in order to maintain work- 10 force capability. 11 (c) ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL BASE OF THE ARMY DE- 12 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘organic industrial base 13 of the Army’’ means the arsenals, ammunition plants, ac- 14 tivities, and depots of the Army. 15 SEC. 324. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR DESIGNATION OF 16 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES RELATING TO 17 SUSTAINMENT AND READINESS OF CERTAIN 18 NAVAL SURFACE VESSELS. 19 Section 8698(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 20 is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 21 by striking ‘‘the date that is one year after the date of 22 the enactment of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘January 31, 23 2028’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00143 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 144 •S 4784 RS SEC. 325. ACQUISITION AND SUSTAINMENT STRATEGY FOR 1 SPARE PARTS FOR LOW MISSION CAPABLE 2 AIRCRAFT. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall es- 4 tablish an acquisition and sustainment strategy for air- 5 craft spare parts, applicable to any covered aircraft plat- 6 form, to maximize competition and expand the defense in- 7 dustrial base supply chain for sustainment. 8 (b) DIMINISHING MANUFACTURING SOURCES.—In 9 carrying out the strategy established under subsection (a), 10 the Secretary of Defense shall— 11 (1) identify spare parts of any covered aircraft 12 platform that is subject to diminishing manufac- 13 turing sources or material shortages; 14 (2) prioritize such parts for competitive 15 resourcing; and 16 (3) incorporate lifecycle obsolescence planning 17 into sustainment strategies for all covered aircraft 18 platforms. 19 (c) PROCUREMENT.—In carrying out the strategy es- 20 tablished under subsection (a), the Secretary shall com- 21 petitively source spare parts identified under subsection 22 (b) by enabling the use of— 23 (1) reverse engineering; 24 (2) advanced manufacturing; 25 (3) additive manufacturing; and 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00144 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 145 •S 4784 RS (4) digital engineering and technical data pack- 1 age development. 2 (d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 3 of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 4 three years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 5 congressional defense committees a report that includes— 6 (1) a list of covered aircraft platforms; 7 (2) mission capable rates for each such plat- 8 form; 9 (3) actions taken to expand competition and 10 qualify additional vendors; 11 (4) contract obligations awarded to small busi- 12 ness concerns pursuant to this section; and 13 (5) measurable changes in aircraft availability 14 attributable to actions under this section. 15 (e) COVERED AIRCRAFT PLATFORM DEFINED.—In 16 this section, the term ‘‘covered aircraft platform’’ means 17 any fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft operated by the De- 18 partment of Defense with— 19 (1) a fleet-wide full mission capable rate of 50 20 percent or less during the preceding fiscal year; or 21 (2) a critical mission capable rate of 40 percent 22 or less for primary mission aircraft inventory, as de- 23 termined by the Secretary concerned. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00145 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 146 •S 4784 RS SEC. 326. HELICOPTER SUPPORT FOR KWAJALEIN ATOLL 1 AND RONALD REAGAN SPACE AND MISSILE 2 TEST RANGE, MARSHALL ISLANDS. 3 (a) PROVISION OF ROTARY WING ASSETS.—Not later 4 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 5 the Secretary of the Army shall ensure that a sufficient 6 quantity of rotary wing assets, including air and mainte- 7 nance crews, spares and support equipment, and any other 8 mission critical personnel or material, necessary to sup- 9 port all planned test events, installation maintenance re- 10 quirements, and personnel movement or evacuation con- 11 tingencies are located on Kwajalein Atoll and available for 12 mission support and tasking by the Army at Kwajalein 13 Atoll and the Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test 14 Range, Marshall Islands. 15 (b) REQUIREMENT FULFILLMENT OPTIONS.—To im- 16 plement the requirements under subsection (a), the Sec- 17 retary of the Army may— 18 (1) consistent with section 2571 of title 10, 19 United States Code, coordinate with the Secretary of 20 the Air Force to obtain excess UH–1N Huey light- 21 lift utility helicopters and any associated spares and 22 equipment from Air Force Global Strike Command 23 as the Air Force divests those aircraft in support of 24 its transition to the MH–139 Grey Wolf; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00146 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 147 •S 4784 RS (2) obtain new or excess UH–72 Lakota light 1 utility helicopters and any associated spares and 2 equipment from the Army Aviation Center of Excel- 3 lence as the Army transitions those aircraft in from 4 the training fleet; or 5 (3) obtain rotary wing assets for the purposes 6 described in subsection (a) via other means, if— 7 (A) such assets fulfill the capability and 8 timeline availability requirements described in 9 such subsection; and 10 (B) the Secretary of the Army provides a 11 written certification to the congressional de- 12 fense committees not later than 30 days prior 13 to the end of the 90-day period specified in 14 such subsection of the intent of the Secretary to 15 pursue such other means and that such means 16 will fulfill the requirements of such subsection. 17 (c) LONG TERM CAPABILITY SUSTAINMENT PLAN.— 18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 19 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 20 retary of the Army shall submit to the congressional 21 defense committees a plan outlining the enduring 22 approach of the Army to providing rotary wing as- 23 sets for mission support and tasking by the Army at 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00147 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 148 •S 4784 RS Kwajalein Atoll and the Ronald Reagan Space and 1 Missile Test Range, Marshall Islands. 2 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required under 3 paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the fol- 4 lowing: 5 (A) An identification of the rotary wing as- 6 sets to be made available over the next 5, 10, 7 and 15 years. 8 (B) An initial acquisition strategy for any 9 assets not already in the inventory of the Army, 10 as applicable. 11 (C) A detailed lifecycle sustainment plan 12 for any rotary wing assets provided for mission 13 support and tasking by the Army at Kwajalein 14 Atoll and the Ronald Reagan Space and Missile 15 Test Range, Marshall Islands. 16 (D) A projection of anticipated costs over 17 the upcoming future-years defense program 18 submitted to Congress under section 221 of 19 title 10, United States Code, for providing the 20 capabilities described in subsection (a). 21 (E) Such other matters or recommenda- 22 tions as the Secretary of the Army considers 23 relevant. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00148 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 149 •S 4784 RS SEC. 327. CAPITAL EXPENDITURE WRITE-OFFS FOR DE- 1 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPOTS AND ARSE- 2 NALS. 3 (a) WRITE-OFFS.—With respect to any depot or arse- 4 nal of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of De- 5 fense may write-off or eliminate any internal Department 6 accounting charges, such as remaining depreciation or in- 7 ternal debt from an account of a military department or 8 the Department associated with capital assets that do not 9 generate revenue due to mission realignments directed by 10 the Federal Government. 11 (b) RECOVERY OF REVOLVING FUND CASH OUT- 12 LAY.—Any write-off conducted under subsection (a) shall 13 be done in a manner such that any previous revolving fund 14 cash outlay is recovered. 15 (c) APPLICATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority 16 under subsection (a) applies only to financial balances 17 within the accounts of a military department or the De- 18 partment of Defense, not to payments owned to commer- 19 cial contractors. 20 (d) DELEGATION.—The Secretary of Defense may 21 delegate the authority under subsection (a) to the Sec- 22 retary of a military department. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00149 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 150 •S 4784 RS SEC. 328. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 1 PRODUCTION IN FACTORIES OR ARSENALS 2 OWNED BY THE UNITED STATES. 3 Section 7532 of title 10, United States Code, is 4 amended— 5 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; 7 (2) in subsection (a), as designated by para- 8 graph (1), by striking ‘‘, so far as those factories or 9 arsenals can make those supplies on an economical 10 basis’’ and inserting ‘‘when it is economical to do 11 so’’; and 12 (3) by adding at the end the following: 13 ‘‘(b) CERTIFICATION TO USE OTHER FACILITIES.— 14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of the 15 Army chooses to make munitions or weapons sys- 16 tems outside the organic industrial base of the 17 Army, the Secretary, acting through the Assistant 18 Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, 19 and Technology, or any successor official, shall cer- 20 tify that— 21 ‘‘(A) the choice will not undermine the ca- 22 pacity of sites of the organic industrial base of 23 the Army within the continental United States 24 to produce munitions or weapons systems to 25 meet requirements of the Department of De- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00150 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 151 •S 4784 RS fense and foreign allies or partner nations of 1 the United States; 2 ‘‘(B) due consideration was given to wheth- 3 er it was in the interest of ensuring adequate 4 workloads at sites of the organic industrial base 5 of the Army to establish the capability to 6 produce the munition or weapons system at 7 such a site; 8 ‘‘(C) preference was given to a production 9 facility within the continental United States; 10 and 11 ‘‘(D) a site in the organic industrial base 12 of the Army was not deemed ineligible for pro- 13 duction solely because the munition or weapons 14 systems is not currently being made at the site 15 and consideration was given to the feasibility of 16 increasing capability at such a site to allow it 17 to meet the production need. 18 ‘‘(2) EXPLANATION.—If the Secretary of the 19 Army cannot make the certification required under 20 paragraph (1) with respect to a choice described in 21 that paragraph, not later than 30 days before such 22 choice is finalized, the Secretary of the Army shall 23 submit to the Secretary of Defense and the congres- 24 sional defense committees an explanation for why 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00151 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 152 •S 4784 RS such choice is in the interest of the national security 1 of the United States. 2 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 3 ‘‘(1) The term ‘economical’ means providing a 4 cost comparable to that of other viable production 5 options while also— 6 ‘‘(A) efficiently and quickly meeting the 7 needs of the Army and the Department of De- 8 fense; and 9 ‘‘(B) addressing the needs of the Army to 10 effectively and efficiently balance workload 11 across the organic industrial base of the Army 12 to maintain the health of the organic industrial 13 base. 14 ‘‘(2) The term ‘organic industrial base of the 15 Army’ means any operational arsenal, ammunition 16 plant, activity, or depot of the Army.’’. 17 Subtitle D—Reports 18 SEC. 341. REPORT ON STRATEGY TO MAINTAIN AND UP- 19 GRADE CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS STOR- 20 AGE FACILITIES. 21 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 22 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 23 of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense com- 24 mittees a report on the strategy of the Department of De- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00152 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 153 •S 4784 RS fense to maintain and upgrade conventional munitions 1 storage facilities (both in the continental United States 2 and outside the continental United States) in order to en- 3 sure the safe, effective, and long-term storage of current 4 and future conventional munitions inventories. 5 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 6 (a) shall include the following: 7 (1) A comprehensive description of the current 8 strategy and practices of the United States Army 9 Materiel Command for maintaining, repairing, and 10 upgrading conventional munitions storage facilities, 11 including any ongoing or planned investments in in- 12 frastructure modernization. 13 (2) A detailed assessment of the current condi- 14 tion of all conventional munitions storage facilities, 15 including— 16 (A) the percentage or proportion of facili- 17 ties at each installation of the Department of 18 Defense that meet applicable standards of the 19 Department of Defense, the Department of the 20 Army, and industry for conventional munitions 21 storage; 22 (B) the percentage or proportion of storage 23 capacity currently housing obsolete, outdated, 24 or operationally irrelevant munitions; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00153 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 154 •S 4784 RS (C) an identification of the funds necessary 1 to invest in sustained conventional munitions 2 readiness. 3 (3) An evaluation of the sufficiency of climate- 4 controlled storage facilities to support the full execu- 5 tion of conventional munitions acquisition, storage, 6 and prepositioning plans, including the ability to 7 preposition stocks at installations outside the conti- 8 nental United States in support of requirements of 9 the commanders of the combatant commands, in- 10 cluding by specifically addressing projected shortfalls 11 (by location and capacity) and any associated risks 12 to conventional munitions readiness. 13 (4) A strategy for coordinating conventional 14 munitions storage requirements and facility mod- 15 ernization priorities across the Department of De- 16 fense, including mechanisms to align storage needs 17 with service-specific and theater-specific operational 18 plans. 19 (5) A detailed plan to ensure that adequate 20 storage facilities are available under conventional 21 munitions procurement planned under the Munitions 22 Acceleration Council of the Department of Defense 23 in conditions that preserve the effectiveness of such 24 munitions. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00154 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 155 •S 4784 RS (c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub- 1 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 2 may include a classified annex if necessary to protect sen- 3 sitive operational or force-protection information. 4 SEC. 342. RISK ASSESSMENT OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL 5 SYSTEMS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 7 conduct a risk assessment to evaluate the air traffic con- 8 trol systems owned and operated by any entity of the De- 9 partment of Defense and operated within the airspace of 10 the United States and develop a modernization plan to up- 11 date those systems. 12 (b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by sub- 13 section (a) shall be comprehensive across all branches of 14 the Armed Forces and shall— 15 (1) review the air traffic control systems as- 16 sessed by the Department in the report dated De- 17 cember 2018 and entitled, ‘‘Report to Congress on 18 Air Traffic Control Facilities’’ and assess any new 19 systems implemented after the date of such report; 20 (2) assess the status, as of the date of the as- 21 sessment under subsection (a), of the functionality 22 for the air traffic control systems specified in para- 23 graph (1), including— 24 (A) an assessment of facility condition; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00155 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 156 •S 4784 RS (B) an assessment of technology and 1 equipment condition; 2 (C) an identification of deficiencies in con- 3 ditions assessed under subparagraphs (A) and 4 (B); 5 (D) the cost of addressing such defi- 6 ciencies; and 7 (E) a timeline for addressing such defi- 8 ciencies; 9 (3) identify the ongoing investments by the De- 10 partment to modernize air traffic control systems; 11 (4) assess the progress made in implementing 12 modernization investments to such systems, includ- 13 ing— 14 (A) barriers or challenges to such imple- 15 mentation; 16 (B) existing mitigation strategies; and 17 (C) recommendations for authorities, re- 18 sources, or policy changes; and 19 (5) assess system compatibility and moderniza- 20 tion alignment with efforts by the Department of 21 Transportation and the Federal Aviation Adminis- 22 tration to modernize the air traffic control system of 23 the United States through the ‘‘Brand New Air 24 Traffic Control System’’. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00156 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 157 •S 4784 RS (c) SUBMITTAL OF ASSESSMENT AND PLAN.—Not 1 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 2 this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 3 defense committees the assessment and plan required 4 under subsection (a). 5 (d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after 6 the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually there- 7 after, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional de- 8 fense committees a report detailing the status of modern- 9 izing the air traffic control systems used by the Depart- 10 ment. 11 Subtitle E—Other Matters 12 SEC. 351. MODIFICATION OF DEPOTS FOR WHICH MINIMUM 13 CAPITAL INVESTMENT IS REQUIRED. 14 Section 2476(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 15 is amended by adding at the end the following: 16 ‘‘(J) Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky. 17 ‘‘(K) Sierra Army Depot, California. 18 ‘‘(L) Hawthorne Army Depot, Nevada.’’. 19 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00157 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 158 •S 4784 RS SEC. 352. IMPLEMENTATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 1 INSPECTOR GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS 2 RELATING TO EVALUATION OF MANAGEMENT 3 OF CANINE WELFARE UNDER MILITARY 4 WORKING DOG PROGRAM. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 6 date of the enactment of this Act, and except as provided 7 in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air Force shall im- 8 plement each recommendation of the Inspector General of 9 the Department of Defense contained in the report dated 10 February 17, 2026, and entitled, ‘‘Evaluation of the DoD 11 Military Working Dog Program’s Management of Canine 12 Welfare’’ (DODIG–2026–057). 13 (b) NON-IMPLEMENTATION REPORTING REQUIRE- 14 MENT.—If the Secretary of the Air Force elects to not 15 implement a recommendation specified under subsection 16 (a), the Secretary shall, not later than one year after the 17 date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Commit- 18 tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 19 Representatives a report that includes a justification for 20 such election. 21 SEC. 353. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OF CONNECTED VE- 22 HICLES OF CONCERN ON MILITARY INSTAL- 23 LATIONS AND OTHER PROPERTY OF THE DE- 24 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 25 (a) PROHIBITION PHASE I.— 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00158 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 159 •S 4784 RS (1) IN GENERAL.—After July 1, 2027, no con- 1 nected vehicle designated under paragraph (2) may 2 be operated on a military installation or on any 3 other property of the Department of Defense. 4 (2) DESIGNATED VEHICLES.—A connected vehi- 5 cle is designated under this paragraph if it is prohib- 6 ited under part 791 of title 15, Code of Federal 7 Regulations (or successor regulations). 8 (b) PROHIBITION PHASE II.— 9 (1) IN GENERAL.—After January 1, 2029, no 10 connected vehicle designated under paragraph (2) 11 may be operated on a military installation or on any 12 other property of the Department of Defense. 13 (2) DESIGNATED VEHICLES.—A connected vehi- 14 cle is designated under this paragraph if it is— 15 (A) designated under subsection (a)(2); 16 and 17 (B) determined by the Secretary of De- 18 fense, pursuant to the process established in the 19 implementation plan under subsection (c)— 20 (i) to be designed, developed, manu- 21 factured, or supplied by a person or per- 22 sons owned by, controlled by, or subject to 23 the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign 24 entity of concern; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00159 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 160 •S 4784 RS (ii) to pose— 1 (I) an undue risk of sabotage to 2 or subversion of the information and 3 communications technology and serv- 4 ices of a military installation; 5 (II) an undue risk of catastrophic 6 effects on the security or resiliency of 7 defense critical infrastructure; or 8 (III) an unacceptable risk to the 9 national security of the United States 10 or the security and safety of United 11 States persons. 12 (3) PUBLICATION OF LIST.— 13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 14 publish and maintain on a publicly available 15 website of the Department a list of connected 16 vehicles designated under paragraph (2). 17 (B) ANNUAL REVIEW.—Not less frequently 18 than annually, the Secretary shall review the 19 list required under subparagraph (A) and shall 20 make such additions, subtractions, supplements, 21 or amendments to the list as the Secretary de- 22 termines appropriate. 23 (C) EXPLANATION OF REMOVALS.—Any 24 review under subparagraph (B) that removes a 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00160 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 161 •S 4784 RS vehicle from the list under subparagraph (A) 1 shall include a written explanation of the basis 2 for such removal. 3 (c) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 5 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 6 congressional defense committees an implementation 7 plan for carrying out the prohibitions under sub- 8 sections (a) and (b). 9 (2) ELEMENTS.—The implementation plan 10 under paragraph (1) shall include— 11 (A) identification of the lead office within 12 the Department of Defense responsible for im- 13 plementing and overseeing this section, and an 14 assessment of personnel and funding required 15 to sustain that office to meet the requirements 16 of annual reviews conducted under subsection 17 (e); 18 (B) a verification mechanism through 19 which military installations will identify con- 20 nected vehicles designated under subsection 21 (a)(2) or (b)(2) that are seeking access to the 22 installation, including an evaluation of vehicle 23 registration database and point-of-entry screen- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00161 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 162 •S 4784 RS ing, as well as consultation with State motor ve- 1 hicle authorities; 2 (C) the analytical process and criteria 3 through which the lead office will designate con- 4 nected vehicles under subsection (b)(2), includ- 5 ing methodology for assessing ownership and 6 supply chain relationships to foreign entities of 7 concern and the risk factors under subpara- 8 graph (B)(ii) of such subsection, incorporating 9 existing Federal rules and interagency coordina- 10 tion; and 11 (D) an assessment of the impact on indi- 12 viduals with authorized access to military in- 13 stallations, including military retirees, military 14 families, and civilian employees, and measures 15 to balance security requirements with mini- 16 mizing the burden on such individuals and 17 minimizing the impact to readiness of the 18 Armed Forces. 19 (d) NOTICE.— 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 21 shall provide not less than 180 days notice before a 22 prohibition under subsection (a) or (b) takes effect 23 with respect to any newly designated vehicle under 24 such subsection, during which period individuals 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00162 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 163 •S 4784 RS with authorized access to a military installation who 1 own or operate such a vehicle may continue to access 2 the installation. 3 (2) FORM.—The Secretary shall provide notice 4 under paragraph (1) by publication on a publicly 5 available website of the Department of Defense and 6 by such other means as the Secretary determines ap- 7 propriate to reach affected individuals. 8 (e) CERTIFICATION.—The prohibitions under sub- 9 sections (a) and (b) shall take effect only upon the submis- 10 sion by the Secretary of Defense of a certification to the 11 congressional defense committees that the Department of 12 Defense has— 13 (1) the resources, personnel, and screening 14 mechanisms in place to enforce the prohibition at 15 military installations; and 16 (2) in the case of a prohibition under subsection 17 (b), the resources, personnel, and analytical capacity 18 in place to conduct the designation review process 19 under paragraph (3)(B) of such subsection on an 20 ongoing basis. 21 (f) NOTIFICATION IF UNABLE TO CERTIFY.— 22 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Defense 23 is unable to make a certification under subsection 24 (e) with respect to a prohibition under subsection (a) 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00163 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 164 •S 4784 RS or (b), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees 1 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 2 Representatives a notification of that fact, includ- 3 ing— 4 (A) an explanation of why the Secretary is 5 not ready to implement the relevant prohibition; 6 (B) an identification of the steps the Sec- 7 retary has taken to prepare for implementation 8 of such prohibition; 9 (C) an identification of the additional steps 10 that remain before the Secretary is ready to im- 11 plement such prohibition; and 12 (D) a timeline for each step to be carried 13 out under subparagraph (C). 14 (2) TIMING.—The Secretary shall submit the 15 notifications required under paragraph (1)— 16 (A) with respect to the prohibition under 17 subsection (a), not later than July 1, 2027, and 18 not less frequently than every 180 days there- 19 after; and 20 (B) with respect to the prohibition under 21 subsection (b), not later than January 1, 2029, 22 and not less frequently than every 180 days 23 thereafter. 24 (g) WAIVER.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00164 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 165 •S 4784 RS (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 1 may waive a prohibition under subsection (a) or (b) 2 with respect to a military installation, category of in- 3 stallations, or class of connected vehicles upon a de- 4 termination that operational requirements or na- 5 tional security considerations warrant such waiver, 6 and may delegate such waiver authority to such offi- 7 cials or commanders as the Secretary considers ap- 8 propriate. 9 (2) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall notify 10 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 11 and the House of Representatives of any waiver 12 issued under paragraph (1) not later than 30 days 13 after issuance of the waiver, including a rationale for 14 the waiver. 15 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 16 (1) CONNECTED VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘con- 17 nected vehicle’’ has the meaning given that term in 18 section 791.301 of title 15, Code of Federal Regula- 19 tions, or successor regulations. 20 (2) DEFENSE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.— 21 The term ‘‘defense critical infrastructure’’ has the 22 meaning given the term ‘‘critical infrastructure of 23 the Department of Defense’’ in section 1650(e) of 24 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00165 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 166 •S 4784 RS Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2224 1 note). 2 (3) FOREIGN ENTITY OF CONCERN.—The term 3 ‘‘foreign entity of concern’’ has the meaning given 4 that term in section 9901 of the William M. (Mac) 5 Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 6 Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651). 7 (4) MILITARY INSTALLATION.—The term ‘‘mili- 8 tary installation’’ has the meaning given that term 9 in section 2801(c) of title 10, United States Code. 10 SEC. 354. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 11 TRAVEL EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE OF THE 12 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. 13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds authorized to be ap- 14 propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis- 15 cal year 2027 for operation and maintenance, defense- 16 wide, and available for the Office of the Secretary of De- 17 fense for travel expenses, not more than 25 percent may 18 be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense 19 carries out the following: 20 (1) Complies with the requirements of section 21 1067 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improve- 22 ment and National Defense Authorization Act for 23 Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 138 Stat. 24 2071). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00166 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 167 •S 4784 RS (2) Submits to the congressional defense com- 1 mittees the procedures for notifications relating to 2 Department of Defense sensitive activities required 3 by section 130g of title 10, United States Code. 4 (3) Submits to the congressional defense com- 5 mittees, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 6 Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on In- 7 telligence of the House of Representatives a certifi- 8 cation that the requirements of section 430e of title 9 10, United States Code, have been implemented. 10 (4) Submits to the Committees on Armed Serv- 11 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives 12 the unredacted investigation, including relevant sup- 13 porting documents, directed by the Commander of 14 the United States Special Operations Command on 15 January 20, 2026. 16 (5) Submits to the Committees on Armed Serv- 17 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives 18 unredacted civilian harm investigations, including all 19 relevant supporting documents, for the strikes on 20 the Ras Isa Port in Yemen on April 17, 2025, the 21 Ayn Wadi Barracks Warehouses in Yemen on April 22 28, 2025, a residence in Yemen on April 6, 2025, 23 and the Minab girls school in Iran on February 28, 24 2026. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00167 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 168 •S 4784 RS (6) Submits to the Committees on Armed Serv- 1 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives 2 the report relating to allied and partner support to 3 Ukraine required by section 1243 of the National 4 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 5 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 460), as amended by 6 section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization 7 Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 139 8 Stat. 1104). 9 (7) Provides to the Committees on Armed Serv- 10 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives 11 unedited video of strikes conducted against des- 12 ignated terrorist organizations in the area of respon- 13 sibility of the United States Southern Command. 14 (b) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 16 the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 30 17 days thereafter until the Secretary submits the mat- 18 ters specified in subsection (a), the Under Secretary 19 of Defense (Comptroller) shall submit to the con- 20 gressional defense committees a report detailing the 21 status of funds authorized to be appropriated by this 22 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 23 for operation and maintenance, defense-wide, and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00168 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 169 •S 4784 RS available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense 1 for travel expenses. 2 (2) ELEMENTS.—At a minimum, each report 3 required by paragraph (1) shall specify the amounts 4 available, obligated, and expended for travel ex- 5 penses. 6 SEC. 355. LIMITATION ON USE OF TRAVEL FUNDS FOR SEC- 7 RETARY OF THE AIR FORCE UNTIL BRIEFING 8 ON WEST LAB PROJECT AT LINCOLN LABORA- 9 TORY. 10 Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 11 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 for 12 operation and maintenance, Air Force, and available for 13 travel expenses for the Office of the Secretary of the Air 14 Force, not more than 85 percent may be obligated or ex- 15 pended until the date on which the Secretary of the Air 16 Force provides to the Committees on Armed Services of 17 the Senate and the House of Representatives an unclassi- 18 fied briefing on— 19 (1) the status of the West Lab Project at the 20 Lincoln Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute 21 of Technology, including planning and construction 22 timelines and milestones as of the date of the brief- 23 ing; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00169 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 170 •S 4784 RS (2) the resources needed to complete the West 1 Lab Project, disaggregated by phase of construction 2 and fiscal year when funds are needed; 3 (3) with respect to delays of the West Lab 4 Project— 5 (A) the causes of any such delay; 6 (B) the impact of any additional delays on 7 the cost and schedule of construction of such 8 project; and 9 (C) the impact of delays on the activities 10 and projects funded by the Department of De- 11 fense at the Lincoln Laboratory; and 12 (4) the plan of the Secretary of the Air Force 13 to award a construction contract for the rest of the 14 West Lab Project by not later than June 2027, with 15 construction to be completed by June 2029. 16 SEC. 356. NAMING OF CERTAIN ASSETS OF THE DEPART- 17 MENT OF DEFENSE IN THE COMMONWEALTH 18 OF VIRGINIA. 19 (a) NAMING OF ASSETS IN VIRGINIA.—Not later 20 than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 21 the Secretary of Defense shall implement the naming rec- 22 ommendations for assets of the Department of Defense 23 in the Commonwealth of Virginia that were adopted by 24 the Commission. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00170 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 171 •S 4784 RS (b) PROHIBITION RELATING TO OVERRIDING REC- 1 OMMENDATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense may not 2 change the name of an asset described in subsection (a) 3 to any name other than the name required under such 4 subsection. 5 (c) COMMISSION DEFINED.—In this section, the term 6 ‘‘Commission’’ means the commission established under 7 section 370(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na- 8 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 9 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). 10 SEC. 357. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR MILITARY 11 AVIATION AND INSTALLATION ASSURANCE 12 CLEARINGHOUSE. 13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 183a of title 10, United 14 States Code, is amended— 15 (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub- 16 section (i); and 17 (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol- 18 lowing: 19 ‘‘(h) TIMELINES.—(1) For any project for which the 20 Secretary of Defense determines, based on the preliminary 21 review conducted under subsection (c), that the proposed 22 action may have an adverse impact on operations and 23 readiness of the armed forces, the Secretary shall complete 24 the review under subsection (d), conduct any mitigation 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00171 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 172 •S 4784 RS discussions the Secretary determines appropriate, and 1 issue a final determination consistent with subsections (c) 2 and (e), including whether the proposed project would re- 3 sult in an unacceptable risk to the national security of the 4 United States, not later than 180 days after the date on 5 which the Clearinghouse receives the relevant notice, fil- 6 ing, or request for review, unless the applicant agrees in 7 writing to an extension. 8 ‘‘(2) For any project for which the Secretary of De- 9 fense determines, based on the preliminary review con- 10 ducted under subsection (c), that the proposed action does 11 not have an adverse impact on operations and readiness 12 of the armed forces, the Secretary shall issue a final deter- 13 mination consistent with subsections (c) and (e), including 14 whether the proposed project would result in an unaccept- 15 able risk to the national security of the United States, not 16 later than five days after completion of the preliminary 17 review. 18 ‘‘(3) The Secretary may not extend, restart, or other- 19 wise delay a deadline established under this subsection 20 based on requests for additional information, recharacter- 21 ization of previously identified issues, ongoing mitigation 22 discussions, or the absence of an executed mitigation 23 agreement. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00172 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 173 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(4) For purposes of this subsection, a notice, filing, 1 or request for review shall be deemed received by the 2 Clearinghouse on the earlier of— 3 ‘‘(A) the date on which the Clearinghouse actu- 4 ally receives such notice, filing, or request; or 5 ‘‘(B) the date that is 60 days after the appli- 6 cant provides notice to the Clearinghouse that it has 7 submitted to a Federal agency information sufficient 8 to initiate review under this section. 9 ‘‘(5) Failure to meet any deadline under this sub- 10 section shall constitute an unreasonable delay. 11 ‘‘(6) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 12 modify or alter the substantive standards or national secu- 13 rity authorities applicable under this section, but only to 14 establish procedural requirements governing the timing 15 and completion of review by the Department of Defense.’’. 16 (b) APPLICABILITY.—With respect to a project de- 17 scribed in subsection (h)(1) of section 183a of title 10, 18 United States Code, for which the relevant notice, filing, 19 or request for review was submitted before the date of the 20 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall comply with the 21 requirements under such subsection by not later than the 22 later of— 23 (1) 180 days after the date on which the Mili- 24 tary Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00173 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 174 •S 4784 RS Clearinghouse received and recorded the relevant no- 1 tice, filing, or request for review; or 2 (2) 90 days after the date of the enactment of 3 this Act. 4 TITLE IV—MILITARY 5 PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 6 Subtitle A—Active Forces 7 SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 8 The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active 9 duty personnel as of September 30, 2027, as follows: 10 (1) The Army, 469,000. 11 (2) The Navy, 356,600. 12 (3) The Marine Corps, 173,700. 13 (4) The Air Force, 330,400. 14 (5) The Space Force, 13,200. 15 Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 16 SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized 18 strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve 19 components as of September 30, 2027, as follows: 20 (1) The Army National Guard of the United 21 States, 331,300. 22 (2) The Army Reserve, 172,000. 23 (3) The Navy Reserve, 56,500. 24 (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 34,700. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00174 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 175 •S 4784 RS (5) The Air National Guard of the United 1 States, 107,400. 2 (6) The Air Force Reserve, 67,400. 3 (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 8,500. 4 (b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS.—The end 5 strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Re- 6 serve of any reserve component shall be proportionately 7 reduced by— 8 (1) the total authorized strength of units orga- 9 nized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of 10 such component which are on active duty (other 11 than for training) at the end of the fiscal year; and 12 (2) the total number of individual members not 13 in units organized to serve as units of the Selected 14 Reserve of such component who are on active duty 15 (other than for training or for unsatisfactory partici- 16 pation in training) without their consent at the end 17 of the fiscal year. 18 (c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or 19 individual members of the Selected Reserve for any reserve 20 component are released from active duty during any fiscal 21 year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for 22 the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be 23 increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00175 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 176 •S 4784 RS of such units and by the total number of such individual 1 members. 2 SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE 3 DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Within the end strengths pre- 5 scribed in section 411(a), the reserve components of the 6 Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30, 2027, 7 the following number of Reserves to be serving on full- 8 time active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members 9 of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing, ad- 10 ministering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve 11 components: 12 (1) The Army National Guard of the United 13 States, 31,154. 14 (2) The Army Reserve, 16,511. 15 (3) The Navy Reserve, 10,649. 16 (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,400. 17 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 18 States, 25,533. 19 (6) The Air Force Reserve, 6,278. 20 (b) ADHERENCE TO AGREEMENTS WITH STATES.— 21 In executing these authorizations for fiscal year 2027, the 22 Department of Defense— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00176 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 177 •S 4784 RS (1) shall adhere to any agreements made with 1 states as a result of releveling efforts or manning 2 studies; and 3 (2) may use authorized variance authority to 4 meet these requirements. 5 SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS 6 (DUAL STATUS). 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The minimum number of military 8 technicians (dual status) as of the last day of fiscal year 9 2027 for the reserve components of the Army and the Air 10 Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, United 11 States Code) shall be the following: 12 (1) For the Army National Guard of the United 13 States, 20,037. 14 (2) For the Army Reserve, 5,870. 15 (3) For the Air National Guard of the United 16 States, 10,824. 17 (4) For the Air Force Reserve, 6,450. 18 (b) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF TEMPORARY MILI- 19 TARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS).—The number of 20 temporary military technicians (dual status) employed 21 under the authority of subsection (a) may not exceed 25 22 percent of the total authorized number specified in such 23 subsection. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00177 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 178 •S 4784 RS (c) LIMITATION.—Under no circumstances may a 1 military technician (dual status) employed under the au- 2 thority of this section be coerced by a State into accepting 3 an offer of realignment or conversion to any other military 4 status, including as a member of the Active, Guard, and 5 Reserve component. If a military technician (dual status) 6 declines to participate in such realignment or conversion, 7 no further action will be taken against the individual or 8 the individual’s position. 9 SEC. 414. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU- 10 THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 11 OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 12 During fiscal year 2027, the maximum number of 13 members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces 14 who may be serving at any time on full-time operational 15 support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United 16 States Code, is the following: 17 (1) The Army National Guard of the United 18 States, 17,000. 19 (2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 20 (3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 21 (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 22 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 23 States, 16,000. 24 (6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00178 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 179 •S 4784 RS Subtitle C—Authorization of 1 Appropriations 2 SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 3 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 4 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 5 2027 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities 6 and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, 7 not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as spec- 8 ified in the funding table in section 4401. 9 (b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The au- 10 thorization of appropriations in the subsection (a) super- 11 sedes any other authorization of appropriations (definite 12 or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2027. 13 TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 14 POLICY 15 Subtitle A—Officer Personnel 16 Policy 17 SEC. 501. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR DELAYED 18 PROMOTIONS. 19 Section 624(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 20 amended— 21 (1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 22 following: ‘‘In the case of an officer whose promotion 23 is delayed pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary 24 of Defense shall notify the congressional defense 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00179 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 180 •S 4784 RS committees of such delay not later than 30 days 1 after the date on which the delay is imposed. Such 2 notification shall include— 3 ‘‘(A) the reason for the delay, including a de- 4 scription of any adverse information or basis for 5 concern; 6 ‘‘(B) the anticipated duration of the delay; 7 ‘‘(C) the status of any review or investigation 8 associated with the delay; and 9 ‘‘(D) such other information as the Secretary 10 considers appropriate.’’; and 11 (2) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘, unless 12 it is impracticable to give such written notice before 13 the effective date of the appointment, in which case 14 such written notice shall be given as soon as prac- 15 ticable’’. 16 SEC. 502. TEMPORARY WITHHOLDING OF OFFICER NOMI- 17 NATIONS AND PROMOTION RECOMMENDA- 18 TIONS. 19 (a) AUTHORITY.—Under regulations prescribed by 20 the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary may temporarily 21 withhold the forwarding or processing of an officer nomi- 22 nation or promotion recommendation for not more than 23 30 days. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00180 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 181 •S 4784 RS (b) DISPOSITION.—Upon expiration of the period 1 under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall— 2 (1) forward the nomination or recommendation 3 for further processing; 4 (2) take appropriate action to permanently re- 5 move the officer from consideration due to a sub- 6 stantiated finding of misconduct; or 7 (3) provide a written determination to the Sec- 8 retary concerned, including the basis for continued 9 withholding, to justify an extension under subsection 10 (c). 11 (c) EXTENSION AND NOTIFICATION.—Any with- 12 holding that exceeds 30 days shall be accompanied by writ- 13 ten notification to the Committee on Armed Services of 14 the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 15 House of Representatives, including a detailed explanation 16 of the basis for such continued withholding. 17 (d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 18 construed to limit the authority of the President to remove 19 an officer from a promotion list under section 629 of title 20 10, United States Code. 21 SEC. 503. ENHANCED AUTHORITY FOR EARLY DISCHARGES. 22 Section 580a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 23 amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2015, and ending on Oc- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00181 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 182 •S 4784 RS tober 1, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2025, and end- 1 ing on October 1, 2030’’. 2 SEC. 504. OFFICER RETIREMENT DETERMINATIONS. 3 (a) CONDITIONAL RETIREMENTS PENDING INVES- 4 TIGATIONS, ADVERSE ACTIONS, AND OTHER ADMINISTRA- 5 TIVE ACTIONS.— 6 (1) ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON REDUC- 7 TION OR WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT FOR OFFICERS 8 UNDER INVESTIGATION OR PENDING MIS- 9 CONDUCT.—Section 1370 of title 10, United States 10 Code, is amended— 11 (A) in subsection (b)— 12 (i) by striking paragraph (4); and 13 (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 14 through (7) as paragraphs (4) through (6), 15 respectively; and 16 (B) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ‘‘sub- 17 section (b)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 18 (b)(5)’’. 19 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS.—Subsection (d) 20 of such section is amended— 21 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 22 ‘‘PENDING INVESTIGATION OR ADVERSE AC- 23 TION’’ and inserting ‘‘PENDING INVESTIGA- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00182 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 183 •S 4784 RS TION, ADVERSE ACTION, OR OTHER ADMINIS- 1 TRATIVE ACTION’’; 2 (B) in paragraph (1)— 3 (i) by inserting ‘‘or other administra- 4 tive action’’ after ‘‘adverse personnel ac- 5 tion’’; and 6 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 7 ‘‘highest permanent grade of satisfactory 8 service’’ and inserting ‘‘highest grade of 9 satisfactory service’’; 10 (C) in paragraph (2)— 11 (i) by inserting ‘‘or other administra- 12 tive action’’ after ‘‘adverse personnel ac- 13 tion’’; and 14 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 15 ‘‘highest permanent grade of satisfactory 16 service’’ and inserting ‘‘highest grade of 17 satisfactory service’’; 18 (D) by striking paragraph (3); and 19 (E) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 20 paragraph (3). 21 (b) LIMITATION ON DETERMINATIONS OF UNSATIS- 22 FACTORY SERVICE.— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00183 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 184 •S 4784 RS (1) REGULAR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.—Sec- 1 tion 1370 of title 10, United States Code, is amend- 2 ed— 3 (A) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub- 4 section (h); and 5 (B) by inserting after subsection (f) the 6 following new subsection: 7 ‘‘(g) LIMITATION ON DETERMINATIONS OF UNSATIS- 8 FACTORY SERVICE.—(1) The Secretary concerned, or the 9 Secretary of Defense, as the case may be, may not make 10 a determination that an officer has not performed satisfac- 11 tory service for purposes of this section unless the officer 12 is the subject of credible adverse information. 13 ‘‘(2) For the purposes of this subsection, adverse in- 14 formation is any substantiated finding or conclusion from 15 an officially documented investigation or inquiry. To be 16 credible, the information must be resolved and supported 17 by a preponderance of the evidence. To be adverse, the 18 information must be derogatory, unfavorable, or of a na- 19 ture that reflects clearly unacceptable conduct, integrity, 20 or judgment on the part of the individual.’’. 21 (2) OFFICERS ENTITLED TO RETIRED PAY FOR 22 NON-REGULAR SERVICE.—Section 1370a of title 10, 23 United States Code, is amended— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00184 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 185 •S 4784 RS (A) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub- 1 section (i); and 2 (B) by inserting after subsection (g) the 3 following new subsection: 4 ‘‘(h) LIMITATION ON DETERMINATIONS OF UNSATIS- 5 FACTORY SERVICE.—(1) The Secretary concerned, or the 6 Secretary of Defense, as the case may be, may not make 7 a determination that an officer has not performed satisfac- 8 tory service for purposes of this section unless the officer 9 is the subject of credible adverse information. 10 ‘‘(2) For the purposes of this subsection, adverse in- 11 formation is any substantiated finding or conclusion from 12 an officially documented investigation or inquiry. To be 13 credible, the information must be resolved and supported 14 by a preponderance of the evidence. To be adverse, the 15 information must be derogatory, unfavorable, or of a na- 16 ture that reflects clearly unacceptable conduct, integrity, 17 or judgment on the part of the individual.’’. 18 (3) SELECTED RESERVE OF THE READY RE- 19 SERVE.—Section 12741 of title 10, United States 20 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 21 new subsection: 22 ‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON DETERMINATIONS OF UNSATIS- 23 FACTORY SERVICE.—(1) The Secretary concerned may 24 not make a determination that a person has not performed 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00185 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 186 •S 4784 RS satisfactory service for purposes of this section unless the 1 person is the subject of credible adverse information. 2 ‘‘(2) For the purposes of this subsection, adverse in- 3 formation is any substantiated finding or conclusion from 4 an officially documented investigation or inquiry. To be 5 credible, the information must be resolved and supported 6 by a preponderance of the evidence. To be adverse, the 7 information must be derogatory, unfavorable, or of a na- 8 ture that reflects clearly unacceptable conduct, integrity, 9 or judgment on the part of the individual.’’. 10 SEC. 505. RETIREMENT OF REGULAR NAVY WARRANT OFFI- 11 CERS AND MARINE CORPS MARINE GUNNER 12 WARRANT OFFICERS FOR YEARS OF SERVICE. 13 Section 1305(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 14 amended— 15 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘33 years’’ 16 and inserting ‘‘35 years’’; and 17 (2) by adding at the end the following new 18 paragraph: 19 ‘‘(4) In the case of a regular Navy warrant officer 20 in the grade of chief warrant officer, W–4, or a Marine 21 Corps Marine Gunner warrant officer in such grade, the 22 officer shall be retired 60 days after the date on which 23 the officer completes 32 years of total active service.’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00186 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 187 •S 4784 RS SEC. 506. AUTHORITY TO IMPROVE RETENTION FOR PER- 1 MANENT PROFESSORS OF THE UNITED 2 STATES ARMY WAR COLLEGE. 3 (a) APPOINTMENT OF PROFESSORS OF THE UNITED 4 STATES ARMY WAR COLLEGE.—Section 7153(a) of title 5 10, United States Code, is amended— 6 (1) by striking ‘‘branches and as professors’’ 7 and inserting ‘‘branches, as professors’’; and 8 (2) by inserting ‘‘, and professors of the United 9 States Army War College’’ before the period at the 10 end. 11 (b) APPOINTMENTS, GRADES, AND LEAVES OF AB- 12 SENCE FOR PERMANENT PROFESSORS OF THE UNITED 13 STATES ARMY WAR COLLEGE.—Chapter 723 of title 10, 14 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 15 following new section: 16 ‘‘§ 7219. Permanent Military Professors of the United 17 States Army War College: appointments, 18 grades, and leaves of absence 19 ‘‘(a) APPOINTMENTS.—The permanent military pro- 20 fessors of the United States Army War College shall be 21 appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 22 consent of the Senate. 23 ‘‘(b) GRADES AND PROMOTIONS.—A permanent mili- 24 tary professor of the United States Army War College, 25 who has served as such a professor for more than six 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00187 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 188 •S 4784 RS years, has the grade of colonel. However, a permanent 1 military professor appointed from the Regular Army has 2 the grade of colonel after the date when the officer com- 3 pletes six years of service as a professor, or after the date 4 on which the officer would have been promoted had the 5 officer been selected for promotion from among officers 6 in the promotion zone, whichever is earlier. All other per- 7 manent military professors have the grade of lieutenant 8 colonel. 9 ‘‘(c) LEAVES OF ABSENCE.—The Commandant of the 10 United States Army War College may grant a leave of ab- 11 sence for the period of the suspension of the ordinary aca- 12 demic studies, without deduction of pay or allowances, to 13 a military professor, associate professor, assistant pro- 14 fessor, instructor, or other officer of the United States 15 Army War College.’’. 16 (c) RATES OF PAY FOR PERMANENT PROFESSORS OF 17 THE UNITED STATES ARMY WAR COLLEGE.—Section 203 18 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting 19 ‘‘the United States Army War College,’’ after ‘‘the United 20 States Military Academy,’’ both places it appears. 21 (d) RETIREMENT OF PERMANENT PROFESSORS.— 22 (1) RETIREMENT OF PERMANENT PROFESSORS 23 OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY WAR COLLEGE.—Sec- 24 tion 7320(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00188 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 189 •S 4784 RS amended by inserting ‘‘and the United States Army 1 War College’’ before the period at the end. 2 (2) MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE FOR PERMA- 3 NENT PROFESSORS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY 4 WAR COLLEGE.—Section 1252 of title 10, United 5 States Code, is amended— 6 (A) in the section heading, by inserting 7 ‘‘and the United States Army War Col- 8 lege’’ after ‘‘at academies’’; and 9 (B) in subsection (b), by adding at the end 10 the following new paragraph: 11 ‘‘(4) An officer who is a permanent professor of 12 the United States Army War College.’’. 13 SEC. 507. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF RELIEF OR 14 EARLY DEPARTURE OF CERTAIN GENERAL 15 AND FLAG OFFICERS. 16 Chapter 35 of title 10, United States Code, is amend- 17 ed by adding at the end the following new section: 18 ‘‘§ 606. Notification of relief or early departure of cer- 19 tain general and flag officers 20 ‘‘(a) COVERED OFFICER DEFINED.—In this section, 21 the term ‘covered officer’ means an officer serving in the 22 grade of general, admiral, lieutenant general, or vice admi- 23 ral in— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00189 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 190 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(1) a position of importance and responsibility 1 under section 601 of this title; or 2 ‘‘(2) any other position designated by the Sec- 3 retary of Defense for purposes of this section. 4 ‘‘(b) NOTICE REQUIRED.—Not later than 5 days 5 after the relief, removal, reassignment, resignation, retire- 6 ment, request for retirement, or other separation from po- 7 sition of a covered officer before the expected completion 8 of service in that position, the Secretary of Defense shall 9 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen- 10 ate and the House of Representatives written notice of 11 such action. 12 ‘‘(c) EARLY DEPARTURE.—For purposes of this sec- 13 tion, a covered officer shall be considered to separate from 14 a position before the expected completion of service in that 15 position if the officer departs before— 16 ‘‘(1) the date of a publicly announced or offi- 17 cially scheduled change of command, retirement, re- 18 assignment, or end date for a tour of duty; 19 ‘‘(2) the date on which a successor is scheduled 20 to assume the position; or 21 ‘‘(3) if no such date has been established, 24 22 months after the officer assumed the position. 23 ‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY TO RESIGNATION OR RETIRE- 24 MENT.—The notice requirement under subsection (b) ap- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00190 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 191 •S 4784 RS plies regardless of whether the resignation, retirement, or 1 request for retirement— 2 ‘‘(1) was initiated by the Department or by the 3 officer; 4 ‘‘(2) occurred in lieu of relief, removal, or reas- 5 signment; or 6 ‘‘(3) occurred without a formal written direction 7 to depart the position. 8 ‘‘(e) CONTENTS OF NOTICE.—A notice under sub- 9 section (b) shall include— 10 ‘‘(1) the name, grade, and position of the cov- 11 ered officer; 12 ‘‘(2) the effective date of the action; 13 ‘‘(3) the nature of the action, including whether 14 the action was a relief, removal, reassignment, res- 15 ignation, retirement, request for retirement, or other 16 departure; 17 ‘‘(4) whether the action was initiated by the 18 Department or by the officer; 19 ‘‘(5) a statement of the stated basis for the ac- 20 tion; and 21 ‘‘(6) whether any investigation, command in- 22 quiry, Inspector General review, or other fact-finding 23 has been initiated in connection with the action. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00191 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 192 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(f) DETAILED REPORT.—Not later than 30 days 1 after submitting a notice under subsection (b), the Sec- 2 retary of Defense shall submit to the committees specified 3 in subsection (b) a detailed report on the action, which 4 may be submitted in whole or in part in classified form 5 consistent with subsection (g), including— 6 ‘‘(1) a statement of the basis for the action 7 signed by the Secretary of Defense, or by the Sec- 8 retary of the military department concerned if des- 9 ignated by the Secretary of Defense; 10 ‘‘(2) any findings of investigation, command in- 11 quiry, Inspector General review, or other fact-finding 12 completed as of the date of the report; 13 ‘‘(3) whether the covered officer was afforded 14 an opportunity to provide a written statement for in- 15 clusion in the report, and any such statement if pro- 16 vided; 17 ‘‘(4) a certification by the Secretary of Defense 18 whether the action was taken principally on the 19 basis of misconduct, performance, loss of confidence, 20 force management, reorganization, or other legiti- 21 mate military or civilian leadership considerations, 22 and not principally in retaliation for the good-faith 23 provision, in the course of official duties, of military, 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00192 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 193 •S 4784 RS operational, intelligence, readiness, legal, or risk as- 1 sessments to civilian or military superiors; and 2 ‘‘(5) whether the Joint Staff, the Secretary of 3 the military department concerned, the Chief of 4 Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, 5 the Commandant of the Marine Corps, the Chief of 6 Staff of the Air Force, the Chief of Space Oper- 7 ations, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or 8 the commander of the combatant command con- 9 cerned recommended the action. 10 ‘‘(g) CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—If the Secretary of De- 11 fense determines that any information required under sub- 12 section (e) or (f) cannot be provided in unclassified form 13 without harm to national security, the Secretary may sub- 14 mit such information in classified form, provided that— 15 ‘‘(1) the Secretary submits concurrently an un- 16 classified notice or report containing the maximum 17 amount of information that may be provided in un- 18 classified form; and 19 ‘‘(2) the classified submission is provided as a 20 classified annex to the notice or report otherwise re- 21 quired under this section. 22 ‘‘(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 23 tion shall be construed to limit the constitutional authority 24 of the President as Commander in Chief or the authority 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00193 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 194 •S 4784 RS of the Secretary of Defense to assign, reassign, or relieve 1 officers. The exercise of such authority shall remain sub- 2 ject to the notification and reporting requirements of this 3 section.’’. 4 Subtitle B—Reserve Component 5 Management 6 SEC. 511. CLARIFICATION ON COMPUTATION OF TOTAL 7 YEARS OF SERVICE. 8 Section 14706 of title 10, United States Code, is 9 amended— 10 (1) in subsection (a)(3)— 11 (A) by striking ‘‘while in a program’’ and 12 inserting ‘‘while participating in a service-ap- 13 proved program’’; and 14 (B) by striking ‘‘, but only’’ and all that 15 follows through ‘‘such a degree’’; 16 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘other than a 17 student status’’ and all that follows through the pe- 18 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘a capacity other than 19 such officer’s participation in the service-approved 20 program of advanced education.’’; and 21 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub- 22 section: 23 ‘‘(d) SERVICE-APPROVED PROGRAM DEFINED.—In 24 this section, the term ‘service-approved program’ means 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00194 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 195 •S 4784 RS a service-approved educational delay of active duty, active 1 guard and reserve, or selected reserve service for a grad- 2 uate of a pre-commissioning program, including a Senior 3 Reserve Officer Training Corps program, in order attend 4 an advanced education program to obtain a professional 5 degree that would be required for appointment, designa- 6 tion, or assignment to a professional specialty in such mili- 7 tary service.’’. 8 SEC. 512. AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS FOR NAVY RESERVES 9 AND MARINE CORPS RESERVES ON FULL- 10 TIME RESERVE COMPONENT DUTY. 11 (a) NAVY RESERVE OFFICERS.—Section 12011(a)(2) 12 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 13 the table and inserting the following: 14 ‘‘Total number of members of Navy Reserve serving on full-time reserve component duty: Number of officers who may be serving in the grade of: Lieutenant Command Command Captain 10,000 917 467 151 11,000 988 489 164 12,000 1,056 509 175 13,000 1,123 529 186 14,000 1,189 549 197 15,000 1,253 568 208 16,000 1,142 555 203 17,000 1,195 565 213 18,000 1,246 575 223 19,000 1,291 585 233 20,000 1,334 595 242 21,000 1,364 603 250 22,000 1,384 610 258 23,000 1,400 615 265 24,000 1,410 620 270’’. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00195 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 196 •S 4784 RS (b) NAVY RESERVE SENIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS.— 1 Section 12012(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 2 amended by striking those parts of the table pertaining 3 to the Navy Reserve and inserting the following: 4 ‘‘Navy Reserve: 10,000 355 160 11,000 381 173 12,000 404 187 13,000 427 202 14,000 444 216 15,000 458 231 16,000 447 221 17,000 459 234 18,000 471 247 19,000 483 260 20,000 495 273 21,000 507 286 22,000 519 299 23,000 531 312 24,000 540 325’’. (c) MARINE CORPS RESERVE SENIOR ENLISTED 5 MEMBERS.—Section 12012(a) of title 10, United States 6 Code, is amended by striking those parts of the table per- 7 taining to the Marine Corps Reserve and inserting the fol- 8 lowing: 9 ‘‘Marine Corps Reserve: 1,100 68 18 1,200 75 20 1,300 81 21 1,400 87 23 1,500 93 24 1,600 99 26 1,700 106 28 1,800 112 29 1,900 118 31 2,000 124 33 2,100 130 34 2,200 137 36 2,300 143 37 2,400 149 39 2,500 155 41 2,600 161 42 2,700 168 44 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00196 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 197 •S 4784 RS 2,800 174 46 2,900 180 47 3,000 186 49’’. SEC. 513. NATIONAL GUARD MILITARY TECHNICIAN (DUAL 1 STATUS) CONVERSIONS AND PHASE-OUT. 2 (a) CONVERSION AUTHORITY.—Subject to subsection 3 (c), the Secretary of Defense may convert a National 4 Guard military technician (dual status) position filled by 5 an individual employed under section 709 of title 32, 6 United States Code, to either of the following: 7 (1) A position filled by an individual employed 8 under section 3101 of title 5, United States Code, 9 or sections 1601, 1762, and 10508 of title 10, 10 United States Code. 11 (2) A position filled by an individual who is per- 12 forming Active Guard and Reserve duty under sec- 13 tion 328 of title 32, United States Code, unless pro- 14 hibited by section 101(d)(6)(B)(iv) of title 10, 15 United States Code. 16 (b) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—In addition to the con- 17 version authority under subsection (a), the Secretary of 18 Defense may, with agreement by the applicable State Gov- 19 ernor, for the purpose of reducing the number of National 20 Guard military technician (dual status) positions, provide 21 a State with funding for a non-Federal position for an 22 individual employed in such position. Any such funding 23 shall be provided through a cooperative agreement entered 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00197 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 198 •S 4784 RS into with the State Governor under section 6305 of title 1 31, United States Code. 2 (c) CONSENT OF EMPLOYEE TO CONVERSION OR 3 TRANSFER.—The Secretary of Defense may not convert 4 a position under subsection (a) or transfer a position 5 under subsection (b) that is not vacant without the written 6 consent of the individual filling the position being con- 7 verted or transferred. 8 (d) RE-EMPLOYMENT.—An individual filling a mili- 9 tary technician (dual status) position that is converted to 10 Active Guard and Reserve duty under subsection (a)(2), 11 waives any re-employment entitlement under section 4314 12 of title 38, United States Code, to another National Guard 13 military technician (dual status) position but may assert 14 re-employment rights to a civilian position employed under 15 section 3101 of title 5, United States Code, or sections 16 1601, 1762, and 10508 of title 10, United States Code 17 if a similar position is reasonably available. 18 (e) ADJUSTMENT TO END STRENGTH REQUIRE- 19 MENTS.—(1) Whenever a military technician (dual status) 20 position is converted under the authority in subsection 21 (a)(2), the applicable statutory annual end strength limi- 22 tation for Active Guard and Reserve personnel within the 23 Army and Air National Guards of the United States in 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00198 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 199 •S 4784 RS accordance with section 115 of title 10, United States 1 Code, shall be increased accordingly. 2 (2) Whenever a military technician (dual status) posi- 3 tion converted under subsection (a)(2), the applicable stat- 4 utory annual minimum end strength required for National 5 Guard military technician (dual status) within the Army 6 and Air National Guard of the United States in accord- 7 ance with section 115 of title 10, United States Code, shall 8 be decreased accordingly. 9 (f) NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU PERSONNEL.—Sec- 10 tion 10508(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 11 amended by inserting ‘‘sections 1601 and 1762 of title 12 10,’’ before ‘‘or section 328 of title 32’’. 13 (g) MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR DUTIES.—Section 14 328(b) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by in- 15 serting ‘‘maintaining and repairing supplies issued to the 16 National Guard or the Armed Forces,’’ before ‘‘and train- 17 ing the reserve components’’. 18 (h) HIRING FREEZE.—Beginning on October 1, 19 2028, no individual may be newly hired or employed, or 20 rehired or reemployed, as a National Guard military tech- 21 nician (dual status) under section 709 of title 32, United 22 States Code. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00199 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 200 •S 4784 RS (i) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 709 of 1 title 32, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 2 end the following subsection: 3 ‘‘(k) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—(1) Subject to 4 paragraph (2), this section shall cease to be in effect as 5 of October 1, 2038. 6 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense may, with agreement 7 by the applicable State governor, authorize the continued 8 employment of military technicians (dual status) to the ex- 9 tent necessary to ensure adequate State disaster response 10 capabilities within such States. 11 ‘‘(3) The termination of authority under this sub- 12 section shall not affect the employment, rights, and bene- 13 fits of individual employees who, as of such date, are with- 14 in three years of earning an unreduced Federal civilian 15 annuity.’’. 16 (j) MILITARY TECHNICIAN (DUAL STATUS) END 17 STRENGTHS.—(1) Section 115(d) of title 10, United 18 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘each reserve compo- 19 nent of the Army and Air Force’’ and inserting ‘‘the Army 20 Reserve and the Air Force Reserve’’. 21 (2) The amendment made by subparagraph (A) shall 22 take effect on October 1, 2038. 23 (k) DEFINITION OF MILITARY TECHNICIAN (DUAL 24 STATUS).—Section 10216(a)(1)(A) of title 10, United 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00200 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 201 •S 4784 RS States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or section 709(b) 1 of title 32’’ before the semicolon. 2 (l) PROHIBITION ON USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DE- 3 FENSE FUNDING FOR NATIONAL GUARD MILITARY TECH- 4 NICIAN (DUAL STATUS) COMPENSATION.—Subject to the 5 provisions of section 709(k) of title 32, United States 6 Code, funds appropriated for the Department of Defense 7 may not be used for compensation of any individual em- 8 ployed as a National Guard military technician (dual sta- 9 tus) after October 1, 2048. 10 (m) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 11 (1) The term ‘‘military technician (dual sta- 12 tus)’’ has the meaning given such term in section 13 709(a) of title 32, United States Code. 14 (2) The term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of 15 Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 16 Guam, and the Virgin Islands. 17 SEC. 514. STUDY AND ANALYSIS FOR ENHANCED MARITIME 18 SURGE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND PRO- 19 DUCTION CAPACITY. 20 (a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the Navy shall 21 conduct a feasibility study and business case analysis to 22 evaluate the requirements necessary to expand and opti- 23 mize existing Navy Reserve maintenance programs, in- 24 cluding the Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer (NR 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00201 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 202 •S 4784 RS EDO) Program 29 and the SurgeMain program, to pro- 1 vide enhanced maritime surge maintenance, repair, and 2 production capacity. 3 (b) REPORT.—The Secretary of the Navy shall sub- 4 mit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the 5 Senate and House of Representatives of the results of the 6 feasibility study and business case analysis required by 7 subsection (a) not later than one year after the date of 8 the enactment of this Act, which addresses the following 9 elements: 10 (1) An assessment of the expansion and optimi- 11 zation of existing Navy Reserve maintenance capa- 12 bilities, including the Navy Reserve Engineering 13 Duty Officer Program 29 and the SurgeMain con- 14 struct, and the associated end-strength requirements 15 for supporting both public and private shipyards 16 without degrading current fleet readiness support. 17 (2) An evaluation of the integration of advanced 18 industrial skillsets into existing Reserve ratings and 19 designators. 20 (3) An analysis of the utilization of existing 21 funding mechanisms, including established Navy Re- 22 serve training authorities. 23 (4) An evaluation of public-private vocational 24 and technical training partnerships to support work- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00202 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 203 •S 4784 RS force development and reduce the need for the Navy 1 to independently develop new training pipelines. 2 (5) An assessment of a legal and operational 3 framework to allow Navy Reserve personnel to sup- 4 port production and maintenance backlogs at private 5 shipyards holding Department of Defense contracts, 6 including an assessment of labor relations, collective 7 bargaining considerations, potential impacts on civil- 8 ian overtime, recruitment, and retention, and re- 9 quirements to ensure Reserve personnel supplement 10 rather than displace skilled private-sector workers. 11 (6) Identification of statutory, regulatory, fund- 12 ing, manpower, and other barriers associated with 13 implementation and recommendations for necessary 14 legislative or policy relief. 15 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term 16 ‘‘SurgeMain program’’ means the Navy Reserve Surge 17 Maintenance program. 18 Subtitle C—General Service 19 Authorities and Military Records 20 SEC. 521. REMOTE PERSONNEL PROCESSING IN THE MILI- 21 TARY DEPARTMENTS. 22 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR REMOTE PERSONNEL PROC- 23 ESSING.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00203 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 204 •S 4784 RS (1) IN GENERAL.—Each Secretary of a military 1 department shall implement capabilities to enable 2 the remote in-processing and out-processing of cov- 3 ered personnel. 4 (2) ELEMENTS.—The capabilities required 5 under paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum— 6 (A) permit covered personnel to complete 7 in-processing and out-processing requirements 8 remotely, including through the use of elec- 9 tronic forms and digital signatures; 10 (B) reduce the number of hours required 11 for in-processing and out-processing associated 12 with a permanent change of station, separation, 13 or retirement; and 14 (C) provide covered personnel and com- 15 manders with timely electronic access to records 16 related to such processing. 17 (b) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than September 30, 2027, 18 and annually thereafter through September 30, 2030, 19 each Secretary of a military department shall provide to 20 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 21 House of Representatives a briefing on the implementation 22 of subsection (a), including— 23 (1) a description of capabilities implemented; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00204 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 205 •S 4784 RS (2) metrics on time required for in-processing 1 and out-processing before and after implementation; 2 (3) any challenges or limitations in execution; 3 and 4 (4) plans, if any, to expand or improve such ca- 5 pabilities. 6 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 7 (1) COVERED PERSONNEL.—The term ‘‘covered 8 personnel’’ includes members of the Armed Forces 9 and civilian employees of the military department. 10 (2) IN-PROCESSING.—The term ‘‘in-processing’’ 11 means the administrative activities that covered per- 12 sonnel undertake pursuant to a permanent change of 13 station. 14 (3) OUT-PROCESSING.—The term ‘‘out-proc- 15 essing’’ means the administrative activities that cov- 16 ered personnel undertake pursuant to a permanent 17 change of station, separation from the Armed 18 Forces, or end of employment with the military de- 19 partment. 20 SEC. 522. REPEAL OF SUNSET OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO 21 NON-MEDICAL COUNSELING SERVICES FOR 22 MILITARY FAMILIES. 23 Section 1781(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 24 amended— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00205 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 206 •S 4784 RS (1) by striking paragraph (4); and 1 (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para- 2 graph (4). 3 SEC. 523. GUIDANCE ON PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF PERSON- 4 ALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION FOR CER- 5 TAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 6 (a) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 7 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall issue or update guid- 8 ance regarding the public release of personally identifiable 9 information of members of the Armed Forces in adminis- 10 trative announcements made through official public affairs 11 channels, including announcements related to command 12 selections, promotion selections, and board results. 13 (b) ELEMENTS.—The guidance required under sub- 14 section (a) shall— 15 (1) establish appropriate safeguards to mitigate 16 security and counterintelligence risks associated with 17 the public disclosure of personally identifiable infor- 18 mation; 19 (2) account for the unique risks to members as- 20 signed to sensitive, specialized, or high-risk units, in- 21 cluding members of special operations forces; 22 (3) provide standards, as appropriate, for the 23 review and approval of information prior to public 24 release; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00206 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 207 •S 4784 RS (4) ensure consistency in the application of 1 such safeguards across the military departments. 2 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 3 tion shall be construed to limit the authority of the Sec- 4 retary of Defense or the Secretaries of the military depart- 5 ments to determine what information may be publicly re- 6 leased in accordance with applicable law and policy. 7 SEC. 524. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF 8 PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO A SERVICE RE- 9 VIEW AGENCY. 10 (a) PERSONNEL LIMITATION.—Section 1559 of title 11 10, United States Code, is amended— 12 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘December 13 31, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2031’’; 14 (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol- 15 lows: 16 ‘‘(b) BASELINE NUMBER.—The baseline number for 17 a service review agency under this section is the number 18 of military and civilian personnel assigned to that agency 19 as of January 1, 2026.’’; and 20 (3) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ‘‘and the 21 Secretary of the Navy Council of Review Boards 22 (formerly known as the Navy Council of Personnel 23 Boards)’’ after ‘‘Board of Correction for Naval 24 Records’’. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00207 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 208 •S 4784 RS SEC. 525. REAUTHORIZATION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY 1 TO DEVELOP AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RE- 2 CRUITMENT INCENTIVES. 3 Section 522(h) of the National Defense Authorization 4 Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 5 503 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2025’’ 6 and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2028’’. 7 SEC. 526. RELIEF FOR FORMER SERVICE MEMBERS RE- 8 QUESTING REVIEW OF DISCHARGE OR DIS- 9 MISSAL ON THE BASIS OF POST-TRAUMATIC 10 STRESS DISORDER OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN IN- 11 JURY RELATED TO COMBAT OR MILITARY 12 SEXUAL TRAUMA. 13 Section 1552(h) of title 10, United States Code, is 14 amended by adding at the end the following new para- 15 graphs: 16 ‘‘(3) As a result of its review under paragraph (2), 17 a board established under subsection (a)(1) may— 18 ‘‘(A) grant a claimant’s request to upgrade the 19 characterization of a discharge or dismissal; 20 ‘‘(B) grant a claimant’s request to correct the 21 following for a discharge or dismissal: the narrative 22 reason for separation, the separation code, and the 23 re-enlistment code; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00208 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 209 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(C) deny any part of the claimant’s application 1 for relief after liberal consideration of the evidence 2 of record. 3 ‘‘(4) If a claimant described in paragraph (1) re- 4 quests retirement or separation for physical disability as 5 defined by chapter 61 of this title, the board established 6 under subsection (a)(1) shall review such request under 7 the evidentiary standards established by the Department 8 of Defense for current service members in the Disability 9 Evaluation System. If the claimant submits multiple bases 10 or requests for relief, the board shall review any eligible 11 requests for relief that do not involve retirement or separa- 12 tion for physical disability as defined by chapter 61 this 13 title, under the liberal consideration standard established 14 in paragraph (2).’’. 15 SEC. 527. MODIFICATION OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROTEC- 16 TIONS. 17 Section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, is 18 amended— 19 (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by adding at the 20 end the following new clauses: 21 ‘‘(vi) The conducting of, or a threat to order, 22 a retaliatory security clearance review. 23 ‘‘(vii) The conducting of, or a threat to order, 24 a retaliatory psychiatric examination, mental health 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00209 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 210 •S 4784 RS evaluation, psychological assessment, or other med- 1 ical testing or examination.’’; 2 (2) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub- 3 section (k); and 4 (3) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol- 5 lowing new subsection: 6 ‘‘(j) INAPPLICABILITY OF NONDISCLOSURE AGREE- 7 MENTS.—No nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement 8 shall be construed as limiting or otherwise affecting the 9 rights and protections provided under this section.’’. 10 SEC. 528. AUTHORITY FOR COLLECTION OF PERSONALLY 11 IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION REGARDING 12 PROSPECTIVE RECRUITS. 13 (a) COLLECTION OF PROSPECTIVE RECRUIT INFOR- 14 MATION; DIGITAL COLLECTION.—The Secretary con- 15 cerned may collect Prospective Recruit Information with 16 respect to prospective recruits for the Armed Forces who 17 are at least 17 years of age for the purpose of enhancing 18 marketing, advertising, and outreach to possible prospec- 19 tive recruits for recruitment for service in the Armed 20 Forces. In the case of any such prospective recruit, such 21 information may only be collected— 22 (1) with the express consent of the prospective 23 recruit; or 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00210 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 211 •S 4784 RS (2) in the case of a prospective recruit who is 1 17 years of age, with parental consent. 2 (b) RESPONSIBLE PERSON.—The process for obtain- 3 ing consent under subsection (a) shall be carried out so 4 that— 5 (1) the person whose consent is requested is 6 provided information before such consent is obtained 7 that outlines the purpose of the collection, the au- 8 thority for the collection, routine uses to be made of 9 the collection and the effects on the individual, if 10 any, of not providing all or any part of the requested 11 information, consistent with section 552a of title 5, 12 United States Code; and 13 (2) the person has the opportunity to establish 14 consent preferences. 15 (c) CONSENT.—Consent may be granted, and Pro- 16 spective Recruit Information may be collected, under sub- 17 section (a) through a military recruiting digital website or 18 platform. The collection of Prospective Recruit Informa- 19 tion may be accomplished by the use of cookies or similar 20 technology. 21 (d) PROSPECTIVE RECRUIT INFORMATION.— 22 (1) MAINTENANCE OF INFORMATION.—Prospec- 23 tive Recruit Information pertaining to any person 24 may not be maintained for more than 3 years after 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00211 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 212 •S 4784 RS the date the information pertaining to such person 1 is first collected under this section. 2 (2) PRIVACY.—The maintenance of information 3 collected under this subsection is subject to sub- 4 chapter II of chapter 35 of title 44 and section 552a 5 of title 5. 6 (e) PROSPECTIVE RECRUIT INFORMATION DE- 7 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Prospective Recruit In- 8 formation’’ means, with respect to a prospective recruit 9 for the Armed Forces, the following: 10 (1) Name, mailing address, physical address, 11 email address, mobile/cell phone number, and home 12 phone number (if any). 13 (2) Age, sex, household composition, education 14 level, birth date, marital status, and military/veteran 15 status. 16 (3) Information about browser types, connected 17 devices, cookie data, and usage metadata. 18 (4) Unique identifiers such as IP addresses and 19 social media handles. 20 (5) Fitness activity data. 21 (6) Such other data elements as determined 22 necessary for effective recruiting, as provided in reg- 23 ulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00212 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 213 •S 4784 RS maintained in accordance with the applicable system 1 of records notice of the department concerned. 2 (f) SUNSET.—The authority established under sub- 3 section (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2031. 4 SEC. 529. MODIFICATION OF SERVICE OBLIGATIONS FOR 5 CADETS OBTAINING EMPLOYMENT AS PRO- 6 FESSIONAL ATHLETES. 7 (a) AUTHORITY.— 8 (1) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Sec- 9 tion 7448 of title 10, United States Code, is amend- 10 ed— 11 (A) in subsection (a), by amending para- 12 graph (5) to read as follows: 13 ‘‘(5)(A) That the cadet may not obtain employ- 14 ment as a professional athlete under this paragraph 15 until 2 years after graduating from the Academy, 16 except as otherwise authorized by the Secretary 17 under subparagraph (B). 18 ‘‘(B) The Secretary may authorize not more 19 than 10 cadets during any academic year to obtain 20 employment as a professional athlete before com- 21 pleting the active-duty service obligation otherwise 22 required under this subsection. 23 ‘‘(C) The Secretary may waive the numerical 24 limitation under subparagraph (B) and authorize 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00213 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 214 •S 4784 RS participation for more than 10 graduates in a fiscal 1 year if the Secretary determines that— 2 ‘‘(i) such a waiver is in the national inter- 3 est; and 4 ‘‘(ii) participation by additional graduates 5 will provide significant recruiting, retention, 6 public affairs, or strategic benefit to the Armed 7 Forces. 8 ‘‘(D) A cadet authorized under subparagraph 9 (B) shall— 10 ‘‘(i) accept an appointment as a commis- 11 sioned officer in an appropriate reserve compo- 12 nent, as determined by the Secretary; 13 ‘‘(ii) serve in the Selected Reserve in an 14 appropriate status, grade, and assignment, as 15 determined by the Secretary; and 16 ‘‘(iii) participate in recruiting, retention, 17 public affairs or other activities that strategi- 18 cally benefit the armed forces, as determined by 19 the Secretary. 20 ‘‘(E) The Secretary shall prescribe the period of 21 obligated service required under this paragraph, ex- 22 cept that such obligated service shall be served in 23 the Selected Reserve for a period of not more than 24 10 years. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00214 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 215 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(F) Upon completion of employment as a pro- 1 fessional athlete, or upon termination of authoriza- 2 tion under this paragraph, the Secretary may re- 3 quire the officer to serve on active duty for such pe- 4 riod as the Secretary determines appropriate, except 5 that the combined period of service required under 6 subparagraph (E) and this subparagraph may not 7 exceed 10 years. 8 ‘‘(G) If an officer authorized under this para- 9 graph is unable or unwilling to satisfy the service 10 obligations required under this paragraph, and is de- 11 termined by the Secretary concerned to be ineligible 12 for further military service, the Secretary may re- 13 quire the officer to reimburse the United States for 14 all or a portion of the cost of the education provided 15 by the Academy, under such terms and conditions as 16 the Secretary may prescribe.’’; 17 (B) in subsection (b)— 18 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 19 ‘‘Subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary’’ 20 and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’; and 21 (ii) by striking paragraph (4); and 22 (C) in subsection (c)— 23 (i) by striking paragraph (2); and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00215 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 216 •S 4784 RS (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 1 and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respec- 2 tively. 3 (2) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 4 8459 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 5 (A) in subsection (a), by amending para- 6 graph (5) to read as follows: 7 ‘‘(5)(A) That the midshipman may not obtain 8 employment as a professional athlete under this 9 paragraph until 2 years after graduating from the 10 Academy, except as otherwise authorized by the Sec- 11 retary under subparagraph (B). 12 ‘‘(B) The Secretary may authorize not more 13 than 10 midshipmen during any academic year to 14 obtain employment as a professional athlete before 15 completing the active-duty service obligation other- 16 wise required under this subsection. 17 ‘‘(C) The Secretary may waive the numerical 18 limitation under subparagraph (B) and authorize 19 participation for more than 10 graduates in a fiscal 20 year if the Secretary determines that— 21 ‘‘(i) such a waiver is in the national inter- 22 est; and 23 ‘‘(ii) participation by additional graduates 24 will provide significant recruiting, retention, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00216 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 217 •S 4784 RS public affairs, or strategic benefit to the Armed 1 Forces. 2 ‘‘(D) A midshipman authorized under subpara- 3 graph (B) shall— 4 ‘‘(i) accept an appointment as a commis- 5 sioned officer in an appropriate reserve compo- 6 nent, as determined by the Secretary; 7 ‘‘(ii) serve in the Selected Reserve in an 8 appropriate status, grade, and assignment, as 9 determined by the Secretary; and 10 ‘‘(iii) participate in recruiting, retention, 11 public affairs or other activities that strategi- 12 cally benefit the armed forces, as determined by 13 the Secretary. 14 ‘‘(E) The Secretary shall prescribe the period of 15 obligated service required under this paragraph, ex- 16 cept that such obligated service shall be served in 17 the Selected Reserve for a period of not more than 18 10 years. 19 ‘‘(F) Upon completion of employment as a pro- 20 fessional athlete, or upon termination of authoriza- 21 tion under this paragraph, the Secretary may re- 22 quire the officer to serve on active duty for such pe- 23 riod as the Secretary determines appropriate, except 24 that the combined period of service required under 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00217 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 218 •S 4784 RS subparagraph (E) and this subparagraph may not 1 exceed 10 years. 2 ‘‘(G) If an officer authorized under this para- 3 graph is unable or unwilling to satisfy the service 4 obligations required under this paragraph, and is de- 5 termined by the Secretary concerned to be ineligible 6 for further military service, the Secretary may re- 7 quire the officer to reimburse the United States for 8 all or a portion of the cost of the education provided 9 by the Academy, under such terms and conditions as 10 the Secretary may prescribe.’’; 11 (B) in subsection (b)— 12 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 13 ‘‘Subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary’’ 14 and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’; and 15 (ii) by striking paragraph (4); and 16 (C) in subsection (c)— 17 (i) by striking paragraph (2); and 18 (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 19 and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respec- 20 tively. 21 (3) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.— 22 Section 9448 of title 10, United States Code, is 23 amended— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00218 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 219 •S 4784 RS (A) in subsection (a), by amending para- 1 graph (5) to read as follows: 2 ‘‘(5)(A) That the cadet may not obtain employ- 3 ment as a professional athlete under this paragraph 4 until 2 years after graduating from the Academy, 5 except as otherwise authorized by the Secretary 6 under subparagraph (B). 7 ‘‘(B) The Secretary may authorize not more 8 than 10 cadets during any academic year to obtain 9 employment as a professional athlete before com- 10 pleting the active-duty service obligation otherwise 11 required under this subsection. 12 ‘‘(C) The Secretary may waive the numerical 13 limitation under subparagraph (B) and authorize 14 participation for more than 10 graduates in a fiscal 15 year if the Secretary determines that— 16 ‘‘(i) such a waiver is in the national inter- 17 est; and 18 ‘‘(ii) participation by additional graduates 19 will provide significant recruiting, retention, 20 public affairs, or strategic benefit to the Armed 21 Forces. 22 ‘‘(D) A cadet authorized under subparagraph 23 (B) shall— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00219 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 220 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(i) accept an appointment as a commis- 1 sioned officer in an appropriate reserve compo- 2 nent, as determined by the Secretary; 3 ‘‘(ii) serve in the Selected Reserve in an 4 appropriate status, grade, and assignment, as 5 determined by the Secretary; and 6 ‘‘(iii) participate in recruiting, retention, 7 public affairs or other activities that strategi- 8 cally benefit the armed forces, as determined by 9 the Secretary. 10 ‘‘(E) The Secretary shall prescribe the period of 11 obligated service required under this paragraph, ex- 12 cept that such obligated service shall be served in 13 the Selected Reserve for a period of not more than 14 10 years. 15 ‘‘(F) Upon completion of employment as a pro- 16 fessional athlete, or upon termination of authoriza- 17 tion under this paragraph, the Secretary may re- 18 quire the officer to serve on active duty for such pe- 19 riod as the Secretary determines appropriate, except 20 that the combined period of service required under 21 subparagraph (E) and this subparagraph may not 22 exceed 10 years. 23 ‘‘(G) If an officer authorized under this para- 24 graph is unable or unwilling to satisfy the service 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00220 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 221 •S 4784 RS obligations required under this paragraph, and is de- 1 termined by the Secretary concerned to be ineligible 2 for further military service, the Secretary may re- 3 quire the officer to reimburse the United States for 4 all or a portion of the cost of the education provided 5 by the Academy, under such terms and conditions as 6 the Secretary may prescribe.’’; 7 (B) in subsection (b)— 8 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 9 ‘‘Subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary’’ 10 and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’; and 11 (ii) by striking paragraph (4); and 12 (C) in subsection (c)— 13 (i) by striking paragraph (2); and 14 (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 15 and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respec- 16 tively. 17 (b) REGULATIONS.—Each Secretary concerned shall 18 prescribe regulations to carry out this section and the 19 amendments made by this section, including eligibility cri- 20 teria, performance standards, and procedures for moni- 21 toring compliance. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00221 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 222 •S 4784 RS SEC. 529A. REQUIREMENT OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, RA- 1 CIAL NEUTRALITY, AND EXCLUSIVE USE OF 2 MERIT IN MILITARY PERSONNEL ACTIONS. 3 (a) MERIT REQUIREMENT.—Any Department of De- 4 fense military personnel action related to promotions, 5 nominative assignments, command selection, and military 6 and civil schooling selection shall be based exclusively on 7 individual merit, fitness, capability, and performance. 8 (b) CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN ATTRIBUTES PRO- 9 HIBITED.—Consideration of an individual’s sex, race, eth- 10 nicity, or national origin in any military personnel action 11 described in subsection (a) is prohibited throughout the 12 Department of Defense. 13 (c) LIMITED EXCEPTION FOR TASKING OF SPECIFIC 14 MISSIONS.— 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—This section shall not be 16 construed to prohibit tasking for specific, unconven- 17 tional missions in foreign countries, where the an- 18 ticipated ground operating environment of indige- 19 nous populations may justify consideration of race, 20 ethnicity, or national origin when tasking for the 21 mission to optimize mission success. 22 (2) COMBATANT COMMANDER APPROVAL RE- 23 QUIRED.—Any tasking pursuant to the exception de- 24 scribed in paragraph (1) shall require the approval 25 of the combatant commander concerned. 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00222 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 223 •S 4784 RS (3) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 1 60 days after a tasking pursuant to the exception 2 described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense 3 shall report the tasking to the Committees on Armed 4 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa- 5 tives. The report shall describe— 6 (A) the mission, including location and du- 7 ration; 8 (B) the staffing of the mission; 9 (C) the demographic factors warranting 10 the tasking; 11 (D) the number of personnel involved, in- 12 cluding their rank, position, and race, ethnicity, 13 and national origin; and 14 (E) the rationale for the tasking. 15 SEC. 529B. PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATION OF MALES IN 16 ATHLETIC PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES, AND 17 MALES ENTERING PRIVACY SPACES, AT THE 18 MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES THAT ARE 19 DESIGNATED FOR WOMEN OR GIRLS. 20 (a) IN GENERAL.— 21 (1) PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATION.—The 22 Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the United 23 States Military Academy, the United States Naval 24 Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00223 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 224 •S 4784 RS and all primary and secondary schools under the 1 control of the Department of Defense, including the 2 Department of Defense Education Activity Schools, 3 do not permit a person enrolled at such an Academy 4 or school whose sex is male to participate in an ath- 5 letic program or activity that is designated for 6 women or girls. 7 (2) PRIVACY IN WOMEN’S SPACES.—The Sec- 8 retary of Defense shall ensure that the United 9 States Military Academy, the United States Naval 10 Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, 11 and all primary and secondary schools under the 12 control of the Department of Defense, including the 13 Department of Defense Education Activity 14 Schools— 15 (A) designate each multi-occupancy rest- 16 room or changing room in a facility under its 17 control for the exclusive use of males or females 18 and take reasonable steps to prevent individuals 19 from using a restroom or changing room des- 20 ignated for the opposite sex; 21 (B) if only one restroom or changing room 22 exists in a facility under its control, clearly des- 23 ignate that restroom or changing room for the 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00224 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 225 •S 4784 RS sole use by the sex of the team or group using 1 the facility at the time; and 2 (C) provide students the option to be 3 housed in permanent sleeping quarters only 4 with persons of the same sex at any student 5 housing facilities under its control or during 6 any academy or school-sponsored trips. 7 (b) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 8 (1) PARTICIPATION.—Nothing in this section 9 shall be construed to prohibit the United States 10 Military Academy, the United States Naval Acad- 11 emy, the United States Air Force Academy, and all 12 primary and secondary schools under the control of 13 the Department of Defense, including the Depart- 14 ment of Defense Education Activity Schools, from 15 permitting males to train or practice with an athletic 16 program or activity that is designated for women or 17 girls so long as no female is deprived of a roster spot 18 on a team or sport, opportunity to participate in a 19 practice or competition, scholarship, admission to an 20 educational institution, or any other benefit that ac- 21 companies participating in the athletic program or 22 activity. 23 (2) RESTROOMS AND CHANGING ROOMS.— 24 Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00225 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 226 •S 4784 RS the United States Military Academy, the United 1 States Naval Academy, the United States Air Force 2 Academy, and all primary and secondary schools 3 under the control of the Department of Defense, in- 4 cluding the Department of Defense Education Activ- 5 ity Schools, from— 6 (A) establishing single-occupancy rest- 7 rooms, changing rooms, or permanent sleeping 8 quarters; 9 (B) allowing individuals to enter a rest- 10 room or changing room designated for the op- 11 posite sex— 12 (i) to perform custodial services or 13 maintenance; 14 (ii) to render medical assistance; 15 (iii) to provide childcare, disability 16 support, or age-appropriate parental assist- 17 ance in Department of Defense Education 18 Activity School environments; 19 (iv) to provide services or render aid 20 during a natural disaster, a declared emer- 21 gency, or when necessary to prevent a seri- 22 ous threat to good order or safety; or 23 (v) to provide coaching or athletic 24 training during athletic events by coaching 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00226 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 227 •S 4784 RS staff in changing rooms, provided that the 1 individual ensures that no person of the 2 opposite sex is in a state of undress prior 3 to entering the room; or 4 (C) utilizing temporary co-ed sleeping ar- 5 rangements necessary for training exercises, de- 6 ployments, or other operational environments. 7 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 8 (1) the term ‘‘athletic programs and activities’’ 9 includes all programs or activities that are provided 10 conditional upon participation with any athletic 11 team; 12 (2) the term ‘‘changing room’’ means a locker 13 room, shower room, or other area designated for in- 14 dividuals to change clothing; 15 (3) the term ‘‘female’’ means an individual who 16 naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for 17 a congenital anomaly or intentional or unintentional 18 disruption, the reproductive system that at some 19 point produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fer- 20 tilization; 21 (4) the term ‘‘male’’ means an individual who 22 naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for 23 a congenital anomaly or intentional or unintentional 24 disruption, the reproductive system that at some 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00227 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 228 •S 4784 RS point produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for 1 fertilization; 2 (5) the term ‘‘restroom’’ means a room that in- 3 cludes one or more toilets or urinals; 4 (6) the term ‘‘sex’’ means an individual’s bio- 5 logical sex, either male or female; and 6 (7) the term ‘‘sleeping quarters’’ means a room 7 with a bed in which more than one individual is 8 housed overnight. 9 SEC. 529C. MODIFICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATED TO DI- 10 VERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. 11 (a) DIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS FOR SELECTION 12 BOARDS.—Title 10, United States Code, is amended— 13 (1) in section 573(b), by striking the last sen- 14 tence; 15 (2) in section 612(a)(1), by striking the last 16 sentence; and 17 (3) in section 14102(b), by striking the last 18 sentence. 19 (b) PRONOUN POLICY REPEAL.—Section 986 of title 20 10, United States Code, is repealed. 21 (c) HUMAN RELATIONS TRAINING.—Section 22 2001(a)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 23 by striking ‘‘include’’ and all that follows through the pe- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00228 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 229 •S 4784 RS riod at the end and inserting ‘‘include honor, excellence, 1 courage, and commitment.’’. 2 SEC. 529D. SEX-NEUTRAL OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE 3 STANDARDS. 4 Section 543 of the National Defense Authorization 5 Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103–160; 10 U.S.C. 6 113 note) is amended— 7 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘GEN- 8 DER-NEUTRAL’’ and inserting ‘‘SEX-NEUTRAL’’; 9 (2) in subsection (a)— 10 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 11 ‘‘GENDER NEUTRALITY’’ and inserting ‘‘SEX 12 NEUTRALITY’’; 13 (B) by striking ‘‘that is open to both male 14 and female members of the Armed Forces’’ and 15 inserting ‘‘in the Armed Forces’’; 16 (C) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘on the 17 basis of gender’’ and inserting ‘‘on the basis of 18 sex’’; 19 (D) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 20 (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 21 (E) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 22 following new paragraph: 23 ‘‘(2) shall ensure that any member of the 24 Armed Forces who meets the occupational standards 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00229 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 230 •S 4784 RS for such occupational career field shall be eligible for 1 qualification, assignment, and continuance in that 2 occupational career field without differential stand- 3 ards or evaluation on the basis of sex;’’; 4 (F) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by 5 subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘gender quota’’ 6 and inserting ‘‘sex quota’’; and 7 (G) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, 8 by inserting ‘‘men or’’ before ‘‘women’’; 9 (3) in subsection (b)— 10 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 11 ‘‘PHYSICAL’’ and inserting ‘‘OCCUPATIONAL’’; 12 and 13 (B) in paragraph (1)— 14 (i) by striking ‘‘physical requirements 15 for’’ and inserting ‘‘requirements for tech- 16 nical, tactical, cognitive, and physical abili- 17 ties, including’’; 18 (ii) by striking ‘‘strength and endur- 19 ance’’ and inserting ‘‘strength, endur- 20 ance,’’; 21 (iii) by striking ‘‘physical require- 22 ments as’’ and inserting ‘‘requirements 23 as’’; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00230 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 231 •S 4784 RS (iv) by striking ‘‘gender-neutral occu- 1 pational standard’’ and inserting ‘‘sex-neu- 2 tral occupational standard’’; 3 (v) by striking ‘‘(in the case of a ca- 4 reer designator that is open to both male 5 and female members of the Armed 6 Forces)’’; and 7 (vi) by striking ‘‘gender-neutral basis’’ 8 and inserting ‘‘sex-neutral basis’’; 9 (4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘gender-neu- 10 tral occupational standard’’ and inserting ‘‘sex-neu- 11 tral occupational standard’’; 12 (5) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub- 13 section (e); 14 (6) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol- 15 lowing new subsection: 16 ‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 17 tion shall be construed to prohibit the Secretary from re- 18 vising occupational performance standards, where such 19 standards are based on validated operational requirements 20 and applied on a sex-neutral basis.’’; and 21 (7) in subsection (e)(1), as redesignated by 22 paragraph (4)— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00231 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 232 •S 4784 RS (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 1 ‘‘GENDER-NEUTRAL’’ and inserting ‘‘SEX-NEU- 2 TRAL’’; and 3 (B) by striking ‘‘gender-neutral occupa- 4 tional standard’’ and inserting ‘‘sex-neutral oc- 5 cupational standard’’. 6 Subtitle D—Military Justice and 7 Other Legal Matters 8 SEC. 531. WRONGFUL BROADCAST OR DISTRIBUTION OF IN- 9 TIMATE VISUAL IMAGES. 10 (a) ANALYSIS REGARDING POTENTIAL REMOVAL OF 11 MILITARY MISSION OR ENVIRONMENT AS REQUIRED 12 ELEMENT OF OFFENSE.—The Secretary of Defense, in 13 coordination with the Joint Service Committee on Military 14 Justice, shall analyze the feasibility and advisability of 15 amending section 917a(a) of title 10, United States Code, 16 (article 117a(a) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) 17 to remove paragraph (4) (relating to requiring as an ele- 18 ment of the offense, ‘‘conduct [that has] a reasonably di- 19 rect and palpable connection to a military mission or mili- 20 tary environment’’). 21 (b) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2027, 22 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees 23 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep- 24 resentatives a report detailing the results of the analysis 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00232 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 233 •S 4784 RS conducted under subsection (a) and any associated rec- 1 ommendations. 2 SEC. 532. EXPANSION OF VICTIM ACCESS TO COURT OF AP- 3 PEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES. 4 Section 806b of title 10, United States Code (article 5 6b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended— 6 (1) in subsection (e)(3), by striking subpara- 7 graph (C); and 8 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub- 9 section: 10 ‘‘(g) REVIEW BY THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 11 ARMED FORCES.—(1) The Court of Appeals for the 12 Armed Forces may review all decisions or dispositions 13 taken by a Court of Criminal Appeals pursuant to a peti- 14 tion filed by the victim of an offense under this chapter 15 under subsection (e) and on good cause shown. 16 ‘‘(2) The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces 17 shall take action only with respect to matters of law. 18 ‘‘(3) The victim of an offense under this chapter may 19 petition the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for 20 review pursuant to paragraph (1) not later than 21 days 21 after the earlier of— 22 ‘‘(A) the date on which the victim is notified of 23 the decision or disposition of the Court of Criminal 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00233 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 234 •S 4784 RS Appeals on a petition pursuant to subsection (e); 1 and 2 ‘‘(B) the date on which a copy of the decision 3 or disposition of the Court of Criminal Appeals, 4 after being served on counsel for the victim (if the 5 victim has counsel), is deposited into the United 6 States mails for delivery by first-class certified mail 7 to the victim at an address provided by the victim 8 or at the latest address listed for the victim in the 9 record of any proceedings held pursuant to section 10 830(a) or 832 of this title (article 30(a) or 32) or 11 during trial. 12 ‘‘(4) Review of any decision or disposition of the 13 Court of Criminal Appeals on a petition for writ of man- 14 damus described in this subsection shall have priority in 15 the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, as determined 16 under the rules of the Court of Appeals for the Armed 17 Forces.’’. 18 SEC. 533. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO COMPLETION OF AP- 19 PELLATE REVIEW UNDER ARTICLE 57 OF THE 20 UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. 21 Section 857(c) of title 10, United States Code (article 22 57(c) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amend- 23 ed— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00234 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 235 •S 4784 RS (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para- 1 graph (3); 2 (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘Appeals 3 and—’’ and all that follows through the period at 4 the end and inserting ‘‘Appeals and the review and 5 time requirements described in paragraph (2) are 6 satisfied.’’; and 7 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol- 8 lowing new paragraph (2): 9 ‘‘(2) REVIEW AND TIME REQUIREMENTS.—The 10 review and time requirements referred to in para- 11 graph (1)(B) are satisfied if any of the following ap- 12 plies: 13 ‘‘(A) The time for the accused to file a pe- 14 tition for review by the Court of Appeals for the 15 Armed Forces has expired and the accused has 16 not filed a petition for such review in a timely 17 manner and the case is not otherwise under re- 18 view by that Court. 19 ‘‘(B) The petition for review is withdrawn 20 by the accused. 21 ‘‘(C) The petition for review having been 22 filed— 23 ‘‘(i) either— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00235 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 236 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(I) the petition is denied or oth- 1 erwise rejected by the Court of Ap- 2 peals for the Armed Forces; or 3 ‘‘(II) the review requested by the 4 petition is completed in accordance 5 with the judgment of the Court of Ap- 6 peals for the Armed Forces; and 7 ‘‘(ii) with respect to subsequent review 8 by the Supreme Court— 9 ‘‘(I) a petition for a writ of cer- 10 tiorari as provided in section 1259 of 11 title 28 is not filed within the time 12 limits prescribed by the Supreme 13 Court; 14 ‘‘(II) such a petition is rejected 15 by the Supreme Court; 16 ‘‘(III) such a petition is with- 17 drawn by the petitioner; or 18 ‘‘(IV) review is otherwise com- 19 pleted in accordance with the judg- 20 ment of the Supreme Court.’’. 21 SEC. 534. REVIEW OF COURTS-MARTIAL RECORDS. 22 (a) REVIEW WHEN DIRECT APPEAL IS WAIVED, 23 WITHDRAWN, OR NOT FILED.—Section 865(d) of title 10, 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00236 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 237 •S 4784 RS United States Code (article 65(d) of the Uniform Code 1 of Military Justice), is amended— 2 (1) by striking paragraph (2); 3 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para- 4 graph (2); and 5 (3) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated— 6 (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 7 ‘‘subparagraph (A), (B), or (C)’’ and inserting 8 ‘‘subparagraph (A) or (B)’’; and 9 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘con- 10 clusions’’ and all that follows through the pe- 11 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘a conclusion on 12 each of the following matters: 13 ‘‘(i) Whether the court had jurisdic- 14 tion over the accused and the offense. 15 ‘‘(ii) Whether the charge and speci- 16 fication stated an offense. 17 ‘‘(iii) Whether the sentence was within 18 the limits prescribed as a matter of law.’’. 19 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 869(c)(2) of 20 title 10, United States Code (article 69(c)(2) of the Uni- 21 form Code of Military Justice), is amended by striking 22 ‘‘section 865(b) of this title (article 65(b))’’ and inserting 23 ‘‘section 865(d) of this title (article 65(d))’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00237 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 238 •S 4784 RS SEC. 535. AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL TO 1 ENTER INTO PRETRIAL AGREEMENTS WITH 2 RESPECT TO CERTAIN OFFENSES OCCUR- 3 RING BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE OF MILITARY 4 JUSTICE REFORMS. 5 Section 824a(c) of title 10, United States Code (arti- 6 cle 24a(c) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is 7 amended— 8 (1) in paragraph (3)— 9 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 10 (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (5)’’ and inserting 11 ‘‘paragraphs (4) and (6)’’; and 12 (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or 13 pretrial agreement’’ after ‘‘plea agreement’’; 14 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 15 paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 16 (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol- 17 lowing new paragraph: 18 ‘‘(4) PRETRIAL AGREEMENTS.—If a special 19 trial counsel exercises authority pursuant to sub- 20 section (d) over an offense committed before Janu- 21 ary 1, 2019, the special trial counsel may enter into 22 a pretrial agreement with the accused in accordance 23 with regulations prescribed by the President. Upon 24 acceptance of such an agreement by the military 25 judge of a general or special court-martial, the 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00238 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 239 •S 4784 RS agreement shall bind the parties and the convening 1 authority.’’. 2 SEC. 536. CLARIFICATION OF COURT OF CRIMINAL AP- 3 PEALS REVIEW OF SENTENCING. 4 Section 866(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code (ar- 5 ticle 66(e)(1) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), 6 is amended— 7 (1) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 8 follows: 9 ‘‘(B) whether the portion of the sentence 10 extending to confinement is inappropriately se- 11 vere, except that in the case of an offense for 12 which the President has established a sen- 13 tencing parameter for such portion pursuant to 14 section 539E(e) of the National Defense Au- 15 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (10 U.S.C. 16 856 note), the Court may not consider such 17 portion inappropriately severe if such portion is 18 at or below the upper range of such sentencing 19 parameter;’’; and 20 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘the sen- 21 tence’’ and inserting ‘‘the portion of the sentence ex- 22 tending to confinement’’. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00239 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 240 •S 4784 RS SEC. 537. UPDATING SUBPOENA AUTHORITY FOR MILITARY 1 INVESTIGATIONS. 2 (a) PRE-REFERRAL SUBPOENAS FOR ELECTRONIC 3 COMMUNICATIONS.—Section 830a(a)(1)(B) of title 10, 4 United States Code (article 30a(a)(1)(B) of the Uniform 5 Code of Military Justice), is amended by striking ‘‘war- 6 rants or orders’’ and inserting ‘‘warrants, orders, or sub- 7 poenas’’. 8 (b) AUTHORITY TO ISSUE INVESTIGATIVE SUB- 9 POENAS RELATED TO WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMU- 10 NICATIONS.—Section 846(d)(3) of title 10, United States 11 Code (article 46(d)(3) of the Uniform Code of Military 12 Justice), is amended— 13 (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking 14 ‘‘WARRANT OR ORDER’’ and inserting ‘‘WARRANT, 15 ORDER, OR SUBPOENA’’; 16 (2) by striking ‘‘may issue warrants or court 17 orders’’ and inserting ‘‘may issue warrants, court or- 18 ders, or investigative subpoenas’’; and 19 (3) by striking ‘‘as such warrants and orders’’ 20 and inserting ‘‘as such warrants, orders, or sub- 21 poenas’’. 22 SEC. 538. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL SERV- 23 ICES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS. 24 (a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 1044e of title 10, United 25 States Code, is amended— 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00240 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 241 •S 4784 RS (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘do- 1 mestic violence and’’ before ‘‘sex-related of- 2 fenses’’; 3 (2) by inserting ‘‘domestic violence or’’ before 4 ‘‘sex-related offense’’ each place it appears; 5 (3) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘domestic 6 abuse advocate’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic abuse vic- 7 tim advocate’’; 8 (4) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting ‘‘domestic 9 abuse victim advocate,’’ after ‘‘healthcare provider,’’; 10 and 11 (5) in subsection (h)— 12 (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 13 ‘‘DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR’’ before ‘‘SEX-RE- 14 LATED OFFENSE’’; and 15 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or 930 16 of this title (article 120, 120b, 120c,’’ and in- 17 serting ‘‘928b, or 930 of this title (article 120, 18 120b, 120c, 128b,’’. 19 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 20 subsection (a) shall take effect two years after the date 21 of the enactment of this Act. 22 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the 23 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 24 shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Serv- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00241 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 242 •S 4784 RS ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives on 1 the implementation of policies and procedures to carry out 2 the changes required pursuant to subsection (a). 3 SEC. 539. TREATMENT OF HAZING UNDER UNIFORM CODE 4 OF MILITARY JUSTICE. 5 (a) ANALYSIS REQUIRED.— 6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 7 coordination with the Joint Service Committee on 8 Military Justice, shall analyze the feasibility and ad- 9 visability of, and develop recommendations with re- 10 spect to, modifying chapter 47 of title 10, United 11 States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) 12 to provide for one or more of the following changes: 13 (A) To establish hazing as a sentence 14 modifier for offenses where hazing was present. 15 (B) To establish hazing as a lesser in- 16 cluded offense under section 893 of title 10, 17 United States Code (article 93 of the Uniform 18 Code of Military justice; relating to cruelty and 19 maltreatment). 20 (C) To establish another method of codi- 21 fying hazing as a standalone punitive article of 22 the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 23 (2) HAZING DEFINITION.—As part of the anal- 24 ysis conducted under paragraph (1), the Secretary 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00242 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 243 •S 4784 RS shall develop a proposed definition of the term ‘‘haz- 1 ing’’ for purposes of such modifier, article, or alter- 2 native. 3 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 4 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 5 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 6 Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 7 results of the analysis under subsection (a), including a 8 justification for any decision not to codify hazing as a pu- 9 nitive article under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 10 SEC. 539A. NOTIFICATION OF THE ISSUANCE OR TERMI- 11 NATION OF MILITARY PROTECTIVE ORDERS 12 TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SEX- 13 UAL ASSAULT. 14 Section 1567a of title 10, United States Code, is 15 amended— 16 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘and 17 victims of domestic abuse or sexual as- 18 sault’’ after ‘‘civilian law enforcement’’; 19 (2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and, in a 20 case involving domestic abuse or sexual assault, the 21 victim or requesting individual,’’ after ‘‘appropriate 22 civilian authorities’’; and 23 (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘and, in a 24 case involving domestic abuse or sexual assault, the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00243 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 244 •S 4784 RS victim or requesting individual,’’ after ‘‘appropriate 1 civilian authorities’’. 2 SEC. 539B. MILITARY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EMERGENT 3 HOUSING POLICY. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall es- 5 tablish and implement Department of Defense policy to 6 require commanders, in response to domestic violence re- 7 ports or complaints, to make an initial determination as 8 to the credibility of the report or complaint. If the report 9 is deemed credible, in consultation with the victim, the 10 commander should— 11 (1) impose military protective orders; and 12 (2) whenever practicable, separate the victim 13 and the alleged offender into separate housing; 14 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 15 of the enactment of this Act, the Department of Defense 16 shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Serv- 17 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives con- 18 cerning any additional authorities necessary to properly 19 implement the policy referenced in subsection (a), as well 20 as the establishment of a process to maintain emergent 21 housing entitlements to basic allowance for housing or 22 military housing units in support of domestic violence vic- 23 tims for up to 180 days. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00244 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 245 •S 4784 RS SEC. 539C. ANNUAL REPORT ON FINDINGS OF THE DEPART- 1 MENT-WIDE REVIEW OF THE MILITARY 2 LEGAL SYSTEM. 3 (a) REPORT.— 4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 1, 5 2027, and annually thereafter by December 1 6 through 2031, the Secretary of Defense, acting 7 through the General Counsel of the Department of 8 Defense, shall submit to the congressional defense 9 committees a comprehensive report on the findings, 10 recommendations, and implementation status of the 11 Department-wide review of the military legal system 12 initiated pursuant to the Secretary of Defense 13 memorandum dated May 8, 2026. 14 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 15 paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 16 (A) A detailed summary of the reviews 17 conducted by the special review panel estab- 18 lished by the General Counsel, including a list 19 of all final recommendations submitted to the 20 Secretary during the preceding fiscal year. 21 (B) Details on the specific timeline, imple- 22 mentation status, and systemic changes exe- 23 cuted or planned by the Department based on 24 the panel’s recommendations. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00245 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 246 •S 4784 RS (C) An assessment of how any administra- 1 tive, structural, or policy changes resulting from 2 the review impact the statutory independence 3 and authorities of the special trial counsel es- 4 tablished under part I of subtitle D of title V 5 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 6 Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 7 Stat. 1692). 8 (D) The specific metrics, criteria, and legal 9 justifications used to differentiate ‘‘operational’’ 10 military legal workloads from ‘‘civilian’’ work- 11 loads, alongside a quantification of any legal 12 personnel or billets shifted from military to ci- 13 vilian oversight. 14 (E) A summary of the comparative data 15 and criteria used by the Department to bench- 16 mark the military legal system against the De- 17 partment of Justice and State criminal justice 18 systems, including any findings on system effi- 19 ciencies or deficiencies. 20 (F) An evaluation of how proposed changes 21 affect the professional responsibility, rating 22 chains, and statutory duty of the Judge Advo- 23 cates General of the Armed Forces to provide 24 independent legal advice. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00246 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 247 •S 4784 RS (3) FORM.—The report required under para- 1 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 2 but may include a classified annex if necessary. 3 (b) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of De- 4 fense shall brief the congressional defense committees not 5 later than 30 days after implementing any changes based 6 on the recommendations of the panel and review described 7 in subsection (a)(1). 8 SEC. 539D. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO ORDER TO 9 ACTIVE-DUTY CERTAIN PERSONS SUBJECT 10 TO THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUS- 11 TICE FOR MATTERS RELATING TO OFFENSES 12 DURING SPECIFIED PERIODS INCIDENT TO 13 INACTIVE-DUTY TRAINING. 14 (a) PERSONS SUBJECT TO UCMJ.—Section 15 802(d)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code (article 16 2(d)(2)(B) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is 17 amended by inserting ‘‘or during a period specified in sub- 18 section (a)(3)(B)’’ after ‘‘on inactive-duty training’’. 19 (b) JURISDICTION TO TRY CERTAIN PERSONNEL.— 20 Section 803(d) of such title (article 3(d) of the Uniform 21 Code of Military Justice) is amended— 22 (1) by inserting ‘‘or a period specified in section 23 802(a)(3)(B) of this title (article 2(a)(3)(B))’’ after 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00247 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 248 •S 4784 RS ‘‘a period of active duty or inactive-duty training’’; 1 and 2 (2) by striking ‘‘of active-duty or inactive-duty 3 training’’ before the period at the end. 4 SEC. 539E. INAPPLICABILITY TO RETIRED MEMBERS OF PU- 5 NITIVE ARTICLES AFFECTING POLITICAL 6 SPEECH. 7 Section 802 of title 10, United States Code (article 8 2 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended— 9 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The following 10 persons’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in sub- 11 section (e), the following persons’’; 12 (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub- 13 section (f); and 14 (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol- 15 lowing new subsection: 16 ‘‘(e)(1) With respect to members to whom the provi- 17 sions of this chapter are made applicable by paragraphs 18 (4), (5), (6), and (14) of subsection (a), except as provided 19 in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the provisions of sub- 20 chapter X shall not be applicable to any— 21 ‘‘(A) conduct of such members which con- 22 stitutes or pertains to political speech; 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00248 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 249 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(B) expressions pertaining to the actions, 1 character, motivations, qualifications, or other at- 2 tributes of government officials; or 3 ‘‘(C) statements of the law. 4 ‘‘(2) The exception under paragraph (1) shall not 5 apply to a member— 6 ‘‘(A) to whom this chapter is applicable under 7 a paragraph of subsection (a) other than one of the 8 paragraphs referenced in paragraph (1) of this sub- 9 section; or 10 ‘‘(B) who is wearing a military uniform.’’. 11 Subtitle E—Member Education, 12 Training, and Transition 13 SEC. 541. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REORGANIZE THE 14 SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING 15 CORPS. 16 (a) LIMITATIONS.— 17 (1) BRIEFING PRIOR TO REORGANIZATION.— 18 The Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the 19 Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force may not 20 reorganize a unit of the program of their respective 21 military service until the date that is 90 days after 22 the date on which the Secretary provides to the 23 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 24 House of Representatives a briefing with respect to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00249 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 250 •S 4784 RS the reorganization of such unit that includes the fol- 1 lowing: 2 (A) Each position of such unit to be elimi- 3 nated. 4 (B) A risk analysis regarding the impact of 5 the reorganization on officer accessions that 6 justifies such reorganization. 7 (C) Anticipated cost savings or expenses to 8 the United States. 9 (D) The number of members of the pro- 10 gram affected by the reorganization, including 11 the number of members who will have to travel 12 to another educational institution to participate 13 in the program after the reorganization. 14 (E) Any change to a scholarship awarded 15 under section 2107 or 2107a of title 10, United 16 States Code, due to the reorganization. 17 (2) COMPLETION OF COMMISSIONING REQUIRE- 18 MENTS BY CURRENT STUDENTS.—The Secretary of 19 the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Sec- 20 retary of the Air Force shall ensure that any reorga- 21 nization of a unit of the program of their respective 22 military service allows a member of the program re- 23 ceiving financial assistance under section 2107 or 24 2107a of title 10, United States Code, who is af- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00250 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 251 •S 4784 RS fected by such reorganization to complete any re- 1 quirements for receiving a commission as an officer 2 in the military service without the member being re- 3 quired to transfer to another educational institution. 4 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 5 (1) The terms ‘‘program’’ and ‘‘member of the 6 program’’ have the meanings given such terms in 7 section 2101 of title 10, United States Code. 8 (2) The term ‘‘reorganize’’, with respect to a 9 unit of the program, includes closing, restructuring, 10 reclassifying, merging, or realigning. 11 SEC. 542. DISCHARGE OF MIDSHIPMEN FOR UNSATISFAC- 12 TORY CONDUCT OR INAPTITUDE. 13 Section 8462 of title 10, United States Code, is 14 amended— 15 (1) in subsection (a)— 16 (A) by striking ‘‘Superintendent of the 17 Naval Academy’’ and all that follows through 18 ‘‘report of the facts—’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec- 19 retary of the Navy may discharge a mid- 20 shipman from the Naval Academy and from the 21 naval service—’’; 22 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Super- 23 intendent’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00251 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 252 •S 4784 RS (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Aca- 1 demic Board unanimously determines’’ and in- 2 serting ‘‘Secretary determines’’; and 3 (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol- 4 lows: 5 ‘‘(b) The authority of the Secretary under subsection 6 (a) may be delegated to the Superintendent of the Naval 7 Academy.’’. 8 SEC. 543. MODIFICATION TO PROGRAM ON ENCOURAGE- 9 MENT OF POSTSEPARATION PUBLIC AND 10 COMMUNITY SERVICE. 11 (a) MODIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF REPEALED 12 SECTION.—Section 553(c)(2) of the John S. McCain Na- 13 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 14 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1773) is amended by 15 striking ‘‘The repeal made under paragraph (1)’’ and in- 16 serting ‘‘The amendments made by this section’’. 17 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 18 subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact- 19 ment of the John S. McCain National Defense Authoriza- 20 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232). 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00252 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 253 •S 4784 RS SEC. 544. LIMITED AUTHORITY TO WAIVE TIME-IN-GRADE 1 REQUIREMENT FOR SERVICE ACADEMY 2 GRADUATES DETAILED AS STUDENTS AT LAW 3 SCHOOLS. 4 Section 2004 of title 10, United States Code, is 5 amended— 6 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘Not more 7 than 25 officers and enlisted members from each 8 military department’’ and inserting ‘‘Not more than 9 35 members from each military service’’; and 10 (2) in subsection (c)— 11 (A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Officers and 12 enlisted members’’; and 13 (B) by adding at the end the following new 14 paragraph: 15 ‘‘(2) The Secretaries of the military departments are 16 authorized to waive the time in service minimum of two 17 years in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i) for up to five officers who 18 are graduates of the United States Military Academy es- 19 tablished under section 7431 of title 10, United States 20 Code, up to five officers who are graduates of the Air 21 Force Academy established under section 9431 of title 10, 22 United States Code, and up to five officers who are grad- 23 uates of the Naval Academy established under section 24 8451 of title 10, United States Code, respectively.’’. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00253 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 254 •S 4784 RS SEC. 545. ELIMINATION OF THE RIGHT OF CADETS TO 1 AUTOMATIC REEXAMINATION. 2 (a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 3 7451 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 4 (1) by striking subsection (b); 5 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub- 6 section (b); and 7 (3) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by 8 striking ‘‘the course’’ and inserting ‘‘a course’’. 9 (b) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 10 9451 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 11 (1) by striking subsection (b); 12 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub- 13 section (b); and 14 (3) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by 15 striking ‘‘the course’’ and inserting ‘‘a course’’. 16 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 17 this section shall apply to the first academic year begin- 18 ning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 19 SEC. 546. REVISION TO DECISION TIMEFRAME FOR EXPE- 20 DITED TRANSFERS AT THE MILITARY SERV- 21 ICE ACADEMIES. 22 (a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Sub- 23 section (e)(2)(C)(i) of section 7461 of title 10, United 24 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘72 hours’’ each place 25 it appears and inserting ‘‘five calendar days’’. 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00254 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 255 •S 4784 RS (b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Subsection 1 (e)(2)(C)(i) of section 8480 of title 10, United States 2 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘72 hours’’ each place it ap- 3 pears and inserting ‘‘five calendar days’’. 4 (c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Sub- 5 section (e)(2)(C)(i) of section 9461 of title 10, United 6 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘72 hours’’ each place 7 it appears and inserting ‘‘five calendar days’’. 8 SEC. 547. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM TO PROMOTE 9 PARTICIPATION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS IN 10 THE SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING 11 CORPS. 12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 14 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a pro- 15 gram using the authority provided under section 16 2103(b) of title 10, United States Code, to promote 17 the participation of foreign students in the Senior 18 Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (in this section re- 19 ferred to as the ‘‘Program’’). 20 (2) ORGANIZATION.—The Secretary of Defense, 21 in consultation with the Director of the Defense Se- 22 curity Cooperation Agency, the Secretaries of the 23 military departments, the commanders of the com- 24 batant commands, the participant institutions in the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00255 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 256 •S 4784 RS Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program, 1 and any other individual the Secretary of Defense 2 considers appropriate, shall be responsible for, and 3 shall oversee, the Program. 4 (b) OBJECTIVE.—The objective of the Program is to 5 promote the readiness and interoperability of the United 6 States Armed Forces and the military forces of partner 7 countries by providing a high-quality, cost effective mili- 8 tary-based educational experience for foreign students in 9 furtherance of the military-to-military program objectives 10 of the Department of Defense and to enhance the edu- 11 cational experience and preparation of future United 12 States military leaders through increased, extended inter- 13 action with highly qualified potential foreign military lead- 14 ers. 15 (c) ACTIVITIES.— 16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Under the Program, the 17 Secretary of Defense shall— 18 (A) identify to the military services’ Senior 19 Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program the 20 foreign students who, based on criteria estab- 21 lished by the Secretary, the Secretary rec- 22 ommends be considered for admission under the 23 Program; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00256 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 257 •S 4784 RS (B) coordinate with partner countries to 1 evaluate interest in and promote awareness of 2 the Program; 3 (C) establish a mechanism for tracking an 4 alumni network of foreign students who partici- 5 pate in the Program; and 6 (D) to the extent practicable, work with 7 the participant institutions in the Senior Re- 8 serve Officers’ Training Corps program and 9 partner countries to identify academic institu- 10 tions and programs that— 11 (i) have specialized academic pro- 12 grams in areas of study of interest to par- 13 ticipating countries; or 14 (ii) have high participation from or 15 significant diaspora populations from par- 16 ticipating countries. 17 (d) STRATEGY.— 18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 19 30, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 20 the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 21 the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 22 Representatives a strategy for the implementation of 23 the Program. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00257 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 258 •S 4784 RS (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by 1 paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 2 (A) A governance structure for the Pro- 3 gram, including— 4 (i) the officials tasked to oversee the 5 Program; 6 (ii) the format of the governing body 7 of the Program; 8 (iii) the functions and duties of such 9 governing body with respect to establishing 10 and maintaining the Program; and 11 (iv) mechanisms for coordinating with 12 partner countries whose students are se- 13 lected to participate in the Program. 14 (B) A list of additional authorities, appro- 15 priations, or other congressional support nec- 16 essary to ensure the success of the Program. 17 (C) A description of targeted partner coun- 18 tries and participant institutions in the Senior 19 Reserve Officers’ Training Corps for the first 20 three fiscal years of the Program, including a 21 rationale for selecting such initial partners. 22 (D) A description of opportunities and po- 23 tential timelines for future Program expansion, 24 as appropriate. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00258 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 259 •S 4784 RS (E) A description of the mechanism for 1 tracking the alumni network of participants of 2 the Program. 3 (F) Any other information the Secretary of 4 Defense considers appropriate. 5 (e) REPORT.— 6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 7 20, 2028, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 8 Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 9 committees (as that term is defined in section 101 10 of title 10, United States Code) a report on the Pro- 11 gram. 12 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by para- 13 graph (1) shall include the following elements: 14 (A) A narrative summary of activities con- 15 ducted as part of the Program during the pre- 16 ceding fiscal year. 17 (B) An overview of participant Senior Re- 18 serve Officers’ Training Corps programs, indi- 19 viduals, and countries, to include a description 20 of the areas of study entered into by the stu- 21 dents participating in the Program. 22 (C) A description of opportunities and po- 23 tential timelines for future Program expansion, 24 as appropriate. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00259 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 260 •S 4784 RS (D) Any other information the Secretary of 1 Defense considers appropriate. 2 (f) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 3 Defense may not use the authority provided under this 4 section to pay for tuition or room and board for foreign 5 students who participate in the Program. 6 (g) TERMINATION.—The Program shall terminate on 7 December 31, 2032. 8 SEC. 548. DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL FOR MILI- 9 TARY-TO-CIVILIAN TRANSITION. 10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 58 of title 10, United 11 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol- 12 lowing new section: 13 ‘‘§ 1156. Senior official for military-to-civilian transi- 14 tion 15 ‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—The Under Secretary of De- 16 fense for Personnel and Readiness shall designate a senior 17 official of the Department of Defense to oversee policy and 18 programs related to the transition of members of the 19 armed forces from active duty to civilian life or reserve 20 components. 21 ‘‘(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The official designated 22 under paragraph (1) shall be designated from among indi- 23 viduals with appropriate experience in military personnel 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00260 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 261 •S 4784 RS policy, transition assistance, veterans’ affairs, or related 1 matters. 2 ‘‘(c) ROLE, RESPONSIBILITY, AND AUTHORITY.—(1) 3 Subject to paragraph (2), the Under Secretary of Defense 4 for Personnel and Readiness shall prescribe the roles, re- 5 sponsibilities, and authorities of the official designated 6 under subsection (a). 7 ‘‘(2) The roles, responsibilities, and authorities pre- 8 scribed under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to 9 the transition of members of the armed forces from active 10 duty to civilian life and reserve components and the fami- 11 lies of such members experiencing such transition— 12 ‘‘(A) serving as the principal advisor to the 13 Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Read- 14 iness on policies, operations, and programs and ac- 15 tivities relating to the transition of members; 16 ‘‘(B) assisting the Under Secretary of Defense 17 for Personnel and Readiness with policies, oper- 18 ations, and programs and activities relating to the 19 transition of members; 20 ‘‘(C) working, in consultation with the Sec- 21 retary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Labor, 22 and the Secretary of Education, to improve the effi- 23 ciency and effectiveness of all activities relating to 24 the transition of members; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00261 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 262 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(D) serving as the principal coordinator for 1 military-to-civilian transition policy within the De- 2 partment of Defense, with the mission of coordi- 3 nating and overseeing the effectiveness of transition 4 programs of the Department of Defense and ensur- 5 ing all members of the armed forces are well 6 equipped for civilian life or the reserve components, 7 as the case may be; 8 ‘‘(E) overseeing the implementation of transi- 9 tion programs in the Department of Defense; 10 ‘‘(F) conducting a review and assessment of all 11 transition programs and services offered by the De- 12 partment of Defense, including the programs under 13 this chapter, and proposing legislative or administra- 14 tive action— 15 ‘‘(i) to improve the efficacy and efficiency 16 of the programs; and 17 ‘‘(ii) to ensure compliance with all legal re- 18 quirements related to transition assistance; and 19 ‘‘(G) working with Federal agencies, State and 20 local governments, and nongovernmental organiza- 21 tions to improve the delivery of transition support 22 services to members and families of members.’’. 23 (b) IMPLEMENTATION AND BRIEFING.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00262 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 263 •S 4784 RS (1) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Under Secretary 1 of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall des- 2 ignate a senior official under section 1156(a) of title 3 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) 4 of this section, not later than 90 days after the date 5 of the enactment of this Act. 6 (2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after 7 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 8 of Defense shall provide a briefing to the congres- 9 sional defense committees on— 10 (A) the status of the designation of the of- 11 ficial described under subsection (1); and 12 (B) the implementation of the roles, re- 13 sponsibilities, and authorities of such official. 14 SEC. 549. PAYMENT OF TUITION FOR OFF-DUTY TRAINING 15 OR EDUCATION. 16 (a) AUTHORITY.—Section 2007 of title 10, United 17 States Code, is amended— 18 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘and 19 institution fees’’ after ‘‘Payment of tui- 20 tion’’; 21 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or expenses’’ 22 and inserting ‘‘, expenses, or institution fees’’; and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00263 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 264 •S 4784 RS (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘or expenses’’ 1 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘, expenses, or 2 institution fees’’. 3 (b) INCREASE IN PER-SEMESTER-HOUR CAP.—The 4 Secretary of Defense may prescribe regulations increasing 5 the per-semester-hour cap for tuition assistance offered by 6 the military services to not more than $350 per semester- 7 hour. 8 (c) ANNUAL REPORT.— 9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 10 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an- 11 nually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall sub- 12 mit to the congressional defense committees a report 13 on Off-Duty and Voluntary Education and Training 14 Account (‘‘Accounts’’) outcomes. 15 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 16 paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 17 (A) Fiscal, volume, compliance, and dis- 18 tribution metrics. 19 (B) Metrics linking investment in the Ac- 20 counts to outcomes including educational at- 21 tainment, recruitment/retention, mission readi- 22 ness, and transition readiness. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00264 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 265 •S 4784 RS (C) An analysis of compliance with sec- 1 tions 2005, 2006a, and 2007 of title 10, United 2 States Code. 3 (D) An analysis of the severability of an- 4 nual ceiling requirements from per-semester- 5 hour caps under part 68 of title 32, Code of 6 Federal Regulations. 7 SEC. 549A. IMPROVEMENT OF TRANSITION OF MEDICS IN 8 THE ARMED FORCES TO THE CIVILIAN WORK- 9 FORCE IN HEALTH CARE OCCUPATIONS. 10 (a) RECOMMENDATIONS REQUIRED.—The Secretary 11 of Defense, in consultation with each of the States 12 (through the Defense-State Liaison Office of the Depart- 13 ment of Defense), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the 14 Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary 15 of Labor, and the Secretary of Homeland Security (with 16 respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it 17 is not operating as a service in the Department of the 18 Navy), shall develop recommendations to improve the 19 transition of medics serving in the Armed Forces into the 20 civilian workforce in health care occupations, including as 21 certified nurse aides, licensed practical nurses, or medical 22 assistants. 23 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out subsection 24 (a), the Secretary of Defense shall— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00265 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 266 •S 4784 RS (1) identify any barriers— 1 (A) to improving the ability of the Sec- 2 retary to determine and communicate how the 3 military credentials and experience of a medic 4 separating from the Armed Forces translate to 5 credentialed civilian employment in health care 6 occupations; 7 (B) that exist to the standardization 8 among the Armed Forces of military medic cre- 9 dentials and experience and the alignment of 10 such credentials and experience to credentialed 11 civilian employment in health care occupations; 12 (C) that exist to ensuring members of the 13 Armed Forces with military medic credentials 14 and experience have earned the equivalent civil- 15 ian credential prior to separation from the 16 Armed Forces in addition to receiving their 17 military credentials; 18 (D) to the increased establishment and up- 19 take of accelerated or bridge programs to assist 20 separating members of the Armed Forces in 21 translating military credentials and experience 22 into civilian health care credentials and employ- 23 ment; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00266 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 267 •S 4784 RS (E) to increasing the availability and ac- 1 cessibility of preparatory activities under the 2 SkillBridge program established under section 3 1143(e) of title 10, United States Code, in the 4 health care sector for members of the Armed 5 Forces preparing for separation, to include— 6 (i) the approval timeline for sepa- 7 rating members to participate in 8 SkillBridge programs in the health care 9 sector; and 10 (ii) requirements to return to their 11 duty station for out-processing; and 12 (F) to providing information on civilian 13 health care credentials and employment under 14 the Transition Assistance Program to medics 15 separating from the Armed Forces, including 16 information on State-by-State licensing and 17 credentialing; and 18 (2) consider the potential impact of— 19 (A) clarification by States through legisla- 20 tion, actions of State licensing boards, or ac- 21 tions of State credentialing boards of the civil- 22 ian equivalents of certain military credentials 23 and experience in health care; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00267 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 268 •S 4784 RS (B) implementation, including through 1 State-provided incentives, of accelerated pro- 2 grams to bridge military medic credentials and 3 experience with civilian health care credentials 4 and licenses; 5 (C) financial support or incentives by 6 States to increase the availability and accessi- 7 bility of such programs; 8 (D) requiring the military departments to 9 align military health care credentials with civil- 10 ian equivalents; and 11 (E) tracking and reporting, in consultation 12 with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Sec- 13 retary of Labor, and the Secretary of Homeland 14 Security (with respect to matters concerning 15 the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a 16 service in the Department of the Navy), the 17 number of separated members of the Armed 18 Forces with health care-related military creden- 19 tials and experience who continue in the civilian 20 health care sector, including the type of employ- 21 ment they pursue. 22 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 23 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 24 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00268 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 269 •S 4784 RS Senate and the House of Representatives a report con- 1 taining— 2 (1) the recommendations developed under sub- 3 section (a); and 4 (2) a plan to implement those recommenda- 5 tions. 6 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 7 (1) MEDIC.—The term ‘‘medic’’ means a mem- 8 ber of the Armed Forces acting in a clinical health 9 care-related occupation while serving in the Armed 10 Forces. 11 (2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 12 the several States, the District of Columbia, the 13 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States 14 Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or the 15 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 16 that have a Defense-State Liaison Office. 17 (3) TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—The 18 term ‘‘Transition Assistance Program’’ means the 19 program of the Department of Defense for pre-sepa- 20 ration counseling, employment assistance, and other 21 transitional services provided under sections 1142 22 and 1144 of title 10, United States Code. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00269 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 270 •S 4784 RS SEC. 549B. STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTITU- 1 TIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING SEEKING TO 2 PARTICIPATE IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 3 EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 4 (a) PROHIBITION ON CATEGORICAL RESTRIC- 5 TIONS.—Except as provided in subsection (c), the Sec- 6 retary of Defense may not, by any policy or other action— 7 (1) prohibit or otherwise restrict the Depart- 8 ment of Defense or the military departments from 9 permitting servicemembers to participate in an eligi- 10 ble program at an eligible institution of higher edu- 11 cation, as a means to complete an eligible program, 12 including any constituent subsidiary or subelement 13 of such institution, regardless of the source of funds 14 used by the member to pay tuition, fees, or related 15 expenses; or 16 (2) deny covered funds to members of the 17 Armed Forces who are otherwise eligible for such as- 18 sistance, or deny covered support to any such mem- 19 ber, on the basis that the member has applied to, 20 enrolled in, attends, or has completed an eligible 21 program at an eligible institution of higher edu- 22 cation, including any constituent subsidiary or sub- 23 element of such institution. 24 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00270 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 271 •S 4784 RS (1) COVERED FUNDS.—The term ‘‘covered 1 funds’’ means any program, appropriation, or other 2 authority of the Department of Defense to pay, re- 3 imburse, or otherwise provide financial assistance for 4 education or training of members of the Armed 5 Forces, including under section 2007 of title 10, 6 United States Code, and any successor authority. 7 (2) COVERED SUPPORT.—The term ‘‘covered 8 support’’ means any Department of Defense funding 9 or facilitation of a member’s participation in edu- 10 cation or training conducted in whole or in part at 11 an institution of higher education, whether full-time 12 or part-time, other than professional military edu- 13 cation programs conducted by the Department of 14 Defense. 15 (3) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU- 16 CATION DEFINED.—The term ‘‘eligible institution of 17 higher education’’ means an institution that— 18 (A) is accredited, and maintains accredita- 19 tion in good standing, by an accrediting agency 20 or association recognized by the Secretary of 21 Education under part H of title IV of the High- 22 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099b et 23 seq.); and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00271 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 272 •S 4784 RS (B)(i) operates a program authorized in 1 section 2006a(a) of title 10, United States 2 Code; or 3 (ii) offers or administers an eligible pro- 4 gram under paragraph (4). 5 (4) ELIGIBLE PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘eligible 6 program’’ means— 7 (A) an educational program authorized by 8 law and established by the Department of De- 9 fense under which the Department is authorized 10 to provide covered funds or covered support; or 11 (B) a fellowship, scholarship, degree, cer- 12 tificate, medical residency, grant, or other 13 training or education program in which mem- 14 bers of the Armed Forces are authorized to par- 15 ticipate that is funded through— 16 (i) covered funds; 17 (ii) personal funds; 18 (iii) authorized outside fellowships, 19 scholarships, or grants; or 20 (iv) any combination of sources de- 21 scribed in clauses (i) though (iii). 22 (c) LIMITED EXCEPTIONS FOR CAUSE; TERMINATION 23 OR SUSPENSION OF INSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00272 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 273 •S 4784 RS (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may restrict 1 attendance under subsection (a)(1), or suspend or 2 terminate the availability of covered funds or covered 3 support under subsection (a)(2), with respect to an 4 otherwise eligible institution of higher education if— 5 (A) the institution has materially failed to 6 comply with specific terms of a memorandum of 7 understanding, contract, or other educational 8 partnership agreement applicable to the eligible 9 program; 10 (B) the restriction, suspension, or termi- 11 nation is required to address a specific, 12 articulable national security risk; 13 (C) the restriction, suspension, or termi- 14 nation is required by a provision of Federal law 15 or is undertaken upon mutual written agree- 16 ment between the Department and the institu- 17 tion; or 18 (D) the institution has been convicted of, 19 or has been the subject of a final civil judgment 20 that the institution violated— 21 (i) the Arms Export Control Act (22 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) or regulations issued 23 thereunder; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00273 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 274 •S 4784 RS (ii) the Export Control Reform Act of 1 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.) or regula- 2 tions issued thereunder; 3 (iii) the International Emergency Eco- 4 nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) 5 or regulations issued thereunder; or 6 (iv) Section 1831 of title 18, United 7 States Code (economic espionage). 8 (2) LEAST DISRUPTIVE MEANS; PROSPECTIVE 9 APPLICATION.—Any action under paragraph (1) 10 shall be narrowly tailored and implemented using 11 the least disruptive means practicable, including to 12 the maximum extent practicable, applying such ac- 13 tion prospectively and permitting enrolled students 14 to finish their current course of study. 15 (d) NOTICE.—In the event that the Secretary believes 16 that a ‘‘for cause’’ exception has been triggered under sub- 17 section (c), the Secretary shall provide for the following: 18 (1) Not later than 90 days before the proposed 19 termination date, the Secretary shall provide to the 20 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 21 the House of Representatives and the affected insti- 22 tution written notification, including— 23 (A) the proposed termination date; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00274 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 275 •S 4784 RS (B) the factual basis for suspension or ter- 1 mination under subsection (c). 2 (2) The Secretary shall provide an opportunity 3 for the institution to appeal or dispute the findings 4 and cure any material deficiencies in the written no- 5 tification within 30 days of receipt of such notifica- 6 tion. If at any point the institution demonstrates 7 that they have cured the issue, the Secretary shall 8 re-evaluate the suspension or termination and deter- 9 mine whether the institution has addressed the ma- 10 terial deficiencies. 11 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Participation in De- 12 partment of Defense education programs and activities by 13 institutions of higher education shall be determined based 14 on institution-agnostic eligibility requirements and objec- 15 tive criteria. Nothing in this section shall be construed— 16 (1) to permit the Secretary to disqualify an in- 17 stitution of higher education from participating in 18 Department of Defense education or training pro- 19 grams or activities on the basis of— 20 (A) an institution of higher education’s 21 First Amendment rights or its protection of 22 student free speech and association rights 23 under section 112 of the Higher Education Act 24 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011a.); or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00275 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 276 •S 4784 RS (B) an institution of higher education’s re- 1 ligious character or affiliation; 2 (2) to require the Secretary of Defense to ap- 3 prove any individual request for covered funds or 4 covered support where the member or the institution 5 of higher education does not meet program-wide, in- 6 stitution-agnostic eligibility or selection require- 7 ments; 8 (3) to restrict the Secretary’s ability to estab- 9 lish institution-agnostic program guidelines, eligi- 10 bility criteria, or funding caps on covered support 11 programs that are not otherwise inconsistent with 12 this section; 13 (4) to limit the ability of the Secretary of De- 14 fense or the Secretaries of the military departments 15 from entering into program agreements with eligible 16 institutions of higher education to carry out edu- 17 cational programs authorized in law; or 18 (5) create an entitlement for servicemembers to 19 refuse orders otherwise issued in the due course of 20 normal detailing processes or for military necessity. 21 (f) EXCLUSION.—The prohibitions in subsection (a) 22 do not apply to an institution of higher education that op- 23 erates for profit. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00276 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 277 •S 4784 RS SEC. 549C. GOVERNMENT COPYRIGHT FOR WORK PRO- 1 DUCED AT DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERA- 2 TION UNIVERSITY. 3 Section 105(d)(2) of title 17, United States Code, is 4 amended by adding at the end the following new subpara- 5 graph: 6 ‘‘(P) Defense Security Cooperation Univer- 7 sity.’’. 8 SEC. 549D. PROMOTING THE USE OF STANDARDIZED TEST- 9 ING AT MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES AND 10 DODEA SCHOOLS. 11 (a) MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES.—The Secretary 12 of Defense shall ensure that each of the Service Academies 13 (as that term is defined in section 347(d) of title 10, 14 United States Code) may satisfy any standardized testing 15 requirement through scores from any of not fewer than 16 three nationally recognized standardized assessments that 17 are designed to evaluate college readiness and that meas- 18 ure, at a minimum, mathematics, reading, grammar and 19 writing, and analytical reasoning skills. Such assessments 20 may also evaluate critical and logical reasoning, com- 21 prehension of literary, historical, or philosophical texts, 22 and other indicators of postsecondary readiness as deter- 23 mined appropriate by the Secretary. 24 (b) DODEA SCHOOLS.—The Director of the Depart- 25 ment of Defense Education Activity shall ensure that stu- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00277 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 278 •S 4784 RS dents enrolled in the eleventh grade are offered the oppor- 1 tunity to take not fewer than three standardized assess- 2 ments described in subsection (a). 3 SEC. 549E. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-WIDE HATE SYMBOL 4 POLICY AND RECRUITER AND WORKFORCE 5 TRAINING REQUIREMENT. 6 (a) DEPARTMENT-WIDE POLICY REQUIRED.—Not 7 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 8 this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue a Depart- 9 ment-wide policy applicable to members of the Armed 10 Forces and civilian employees of the Department of De- 11 fense that— 12 (1) prohibits the display, possession for display, 13 or use of hate symbols in the workplace or in con- 14 nection with official duties, including on the body, 15 uniform, civilian work attire, personal equipment, 16 government property, or digital work platforms, in- 17 cluding through tattoos, brands, insignia, patches, 18 apparel, or electronic imagery; 19 (2) establishes uniform minimum standards for 20 identifying and addressing prohibited hate symbols 21 across all military departments and defense agen- 22 cies; 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00278 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 279 •S 4784 RS (3) requires each military department and de- 1 fense agency to revise its regulations and instruc- 2 tions to comply with such policy; and 3 (4) provides procedures for review, waiver 4 where appropriate, removal, or remediation con- 5 sistent with applicable law. 6 (b) HATE SYMBOL DEFINED.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term 8 ‘‘hate symbol’’— 9 (A) means any symbol, image, insignia, 10 emblem, tattoo, sign, coded designation, or 11 other visual representation that, in context, 12 would reasonably be understood as expressing, 13 advocating, endorsing, or promoting hatred, un- 14 lawful discrimination, violent extremism, or su- 15 premacy directed against a protected class or 16 group; and 17 (B) does not include the good-faith display 18 or use of symbols for legitimate religious, cul- 19 tural, historical, educational, artistic, intel- 20 ligence, law enforcement, or investigative pur- 21 poses where the circumstances do not reason- 22 ably indicate support for extremist ideology or 23 unlawful discrimination. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00279 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 280 •S 4784 RS (2) CONSIDERED FACTORS.—In determining 1 whether a symbol constitutes a hate symbol under 2 this section, the Secretary of Defense shall con- 3 sider— 4 (A) the historical and cultural meaning of 5 the symbol; 6 (B) the manner, context, and location in 7 which the symbol is displayed; 8 (C) whether the symbol is associated with 9 extremist organizations or ideologies; 10 (D) whether the display would reasonably 11 be interpreted as communicating support for 12 hatred, discrimination, or violent extremism; 13 and 14 (E) applicable constitutional, statutory, 15 and religious accommodation protections. 16 (c) IDENTIFICATION GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of 17 Defense shall— 18 (1) develop and maintain supplemental guid- 19 ance and reference materials, in consultation with 20 subject matter experts, to assist commanders, super- 21 visors, human resources personnel, and investigators 22 in identifying hate symbols; and 23 (2) not less than every three years, review and, 24 if necessary, update such guidance and reference 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00280 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 281 •S 4784 RS materials in consultation with civil rights experts 1 and organizations with recognized expertise in hate 2 and extremist symbols. 3 (d) TRAINING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of De- 4 fense shall incorporate instruction on the hate symbol pol- 5 icy and identification guidance into existing training pro- 6 grams for— 7 (1) members of the Armed Forces; and 8 (2) civilian employees of the Department of De- 9 fense; 10 (e) IMPLEMENTATION AND OVERSIGHT.— 11 (1) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days 12 after the date of the enactment of this Act, each 13 military department and defense agency shall certify 14 compliance with the requirements under this section. 15 (2) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after 16 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 17 of Defense shall brief the Committee on Armed 18 Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 19 Services of the House of Representatives on the im- 20 plementation of this provision. 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00281 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 282 •S 4784 RS Subtitle F—Military Family Readi- 1 ness and Dependents’ Education 2 PART I—DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATION 3 SEC. 551. CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 4 AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF 5 MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. 6 (a) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL 7 EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS 8 OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT 9 OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.— 10 (1) ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFI- 11 CANT NUMBERS OF MILITARY DEPENDENT STU- 12 DENTS.—Of the amount authorized to be appro- 13 priated for fiscal year 2027 by section 301 and 14 available for operation and maintenance for Defense- 15 wide activities as specified in the funding table in 16 section 4301, $50,000,000 shall be available only for 17 the purpose of providing assistance to local edu- 18 cational agencies under subsection (a) of section 572 19 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 20 Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 21 (2) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.— 22 In this subsection, the term ‘‘local educational agen- 23 cy’’ has the meaning given that term in section 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00282 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 283 •S 4784 RS 7013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu- 1 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)). 2 (b) IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DIS- 3 ABILITIES.— 4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount authorized to 5 be appropriated for fiscal year 2027 pursuant to sec- 6 tion 301 and available for operation and mainte- 7 nance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the 8 funding table in section 4301, $10,000,000 shall be 9 available for payments under section 363 of the 10 Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization 11 Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by 12 Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–77; 20 13 U.S.C. 7703a). 14 (2) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.—Of the amount au- 15 thorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2027 pur- 16 suant to section 301 and available for operation and 17 maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified 18 in the funding table in section 4301, $20,000,000 19 shall be available for use by the Secretary of Defense 20 to make payments to local educational agencies de- 21 termined by the Secretary to have higher concentra- 22 tions of military children with severe disabilities. 23 (3) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 24 2027, the Secretary shall brief the Committees on 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00283 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 284 •S 4784 RS Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep- 1 resentatives on the Department’s evaluation of each 2 local educational agency with higher concentrations 3 of military children with severe disabilities and sub- 4 sequent determination of the amounts of impact aid 5 each such agency shall receive. 6 SEC. 552. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGISTS AT DEPARTMENT 7 OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS. 8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Department 9 of Defense Education Activity shall ensure that each 10 school district of such Activity has, at a minimum, one 11 staff member dedicated to facilitating educational tech- 12 nology and related matters. 13 (b) DUTIES.—A staff member described in subsection 14 (a) shall, at a minimum— 15 (1) ensure classroom technologies meet policy 16 requirements and the needs of students and teach- 17 ers; 18 (2) assist administrators, curriculum teams, in- 19 structional support specialists, and teachers in devel- 20 oping and modeling learning opportunities to make 21 the best use of technology in the classroom; 22 (3) assist in the implementation of technology 23 integration; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00284 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 285 •S 4784 RS (4) perform other duties related to educational 1 technology as assigned. 2 (c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than February 3 1, 2028, the Director shall brief the Committees on Armed 4 Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 5 on— 6 (1) the implementation of subsections (a) and 7 (b); and 8 (2) any recommendations for changes to policy 9 or statutes to ensure that the Department of De- 10 fense Education Activity has sufficient staff and re- 11 sources to support the use of beneficial technology in 12 classrooms. 13 PART II—CHILD CARE AND RELATED MATTERS 14 SEC. 555. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBLE CHILD CARE PRO- 15 VIDERS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PRO- 16 GRAMS. 17 (a) REMOVAL OF PRIOR SERVICE REQUIREMENT.— 18 Section 1798(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amend- 19 ed— 20 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the semicolon 21 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 22 (2) by striking paragraph (2); and 23 (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para- 24 graph (2). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00285 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 286 •S 4784 RS (b) NATIONAL SERVICE VOLUNTEERS.— 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 2 may seek to enter into an interagency partnership 3 with a Federal agency with the ability to place indi- 4 viduals described in paragraph (2) in military child 5 development centers in accordance with national 6 service laws and with all the benefits accorded to 7 such individuals under those laws. 8 (2) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—An individual 9 described in this paragraph is a participant, includ- 10 ing a volunteer or national senior volunteer, under 11 the national service laws who is trained in education 12 services and is in compliance with hiring require- 13 ments for military child development centers. 14 (3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 15 terms ‘‘participant’’ and ‘‘national service laws’’ 16 have the meanings given those terms in section 101 17 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 18 (42 U.S.C. 12511)). 19 SEC. 556. STANDARDIZED REPORTING ON DEPARTMENT OF 20 DEFENSE CHILD CARE READINESS. 21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 22 standardize the collection and reporting of data related to 23 child care capacity, workforce readiness, and waitlists 24 across the Armed Forces and military installations. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00286 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 287 •S 4784 RS (b) REQUIRED DATA ELEMENTS.—In carrying out 1 subsection (a), the Secretary shall, at a minimum, require 2 the collection and reporting of data with respect to the 3 following: 4 (1) Child care capacity and utilization, 5 disaggregated by branch of the Armed Forces and 6 military installation. 7 (2) Child care workforce staffing levels, vacan- 8 cies, turnover rates, and compensation ranges, 9 disaggregated by branch of the Armed Forces and 10 military installation. 11 (3) Child care waitlists, disaggregated by— 12 (A) children that are currently at home 13 with a parent; 14 (B) children that are currently being cared 15 for by family members, friends, neighbors, or 16 nannies; 17 (C) children that are currently receiving 18 care through— 19 (i) a military child development center 20 (as defined in section 1800 of title 10, 21 United States Code) other than the center 22 for which the children are on the waitlist; 23 (ii) a military family child care pro- 24 gram, including identification of whether 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00287 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 288 •S 4784 RS the program is supported by subsidies pro- 1 vided by the Department of Defense under 2 section 1796 of title 10, United States 3 Code; or 4 (iii) community-based child care, in- 5 cluding identification of whether such care 6 is supported by financial assistance pro- 7 vided by the Department through the Mili- 8 tary Child Care in Your Neighborhood pro- 9 gram under section 1798 of title 10, 10 United States Code; 11 (D) families requiring child care during 12 nontraditional hours; and 13 (E) children for whom sufficient informa- 14 tion is not available to categorize care status, 15 including as a result of incomplete or self-re- 16 ported data. 17 (4) Demand for child care by age cohort, with 18 specific identification of the demand for child care 19 for children under age 5. 20 (5) Utilization and attrition data for fee assist- 21 ance programs. 22 (6) Geographic areas with persistent unmet 23 child care needs. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00288 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 289 •S 4784 RS (c) ANALYSIS OF WAITLIST DATA.—The Secretary 1 shall— 2 (1) analyze data on child care waitlists collected 3 under subsection (b), including— 4 (A) the extent of duplicate entries across 5 military installations or child care programs; 6 and 7 (B) the proportion of waitlist entries 8 that— 9 (i) reflect unmet need for child care; 10 and 11 (ii) reflect unmet preference for spe- 12 cific child care programs; and 13 (2) take steps to resolve discrepancies in such 14 data, including duplicate waitlist entries and inclu- 15 sion of children on waitlists who are receiving care. 16 (d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may prescribe 17 such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section. 18 (e) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.— 19 (1) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days 20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 21 retary shall brief the Committees on Armed Services 22 of the Senate and the House of Representatives 23 on— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00289 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 290 •S 4784 RS (A) existing systems and reporting prac- 1 tices used to track data related to child care ca- 2 pacity, workforce readiness, and waitlists; 3 (B) the quality, completeness, and limita- 4 tions of data available as of the date of the 5 briefing; 6 (C) actions underway to standardize data 7 collection and reporting across the Department 8 of Defense; and 9 (D) a plan, including timelines, to improve 10 standardization of data collection and reporting. 11 (2) RECURRING BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 12 December 31, 2027, and annually thereafter for 13 three years, the Secretary shall brief the Committees 14 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 15 Representatives on— 16 (A) data collected under subsection (b); 17 (B) trends in child care capacity, work- 18 force readiness, and unmet demand, 19 disaggregated by branch of the Armed Forces 20 and geographic region; 21 (C) actions taken to address identified 22 gaps in child care availability, including actions 23 taken by each branch of the Armed Forces and 24 in each geographic region; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00290 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 291 •S 4784 RS (D) any recommendations for legislative or 1 administrative action to improve collection and 2 reporting of data related to child care capacity, 3 workforce readiness, and waitlists. 4 SEC. 557. UPDATE TO PAY SYSTEM FOR CHILD AND YOUTH 5 PROGRAMS OPERATED BY NON- 6 APPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITIES. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2027, 8 the Secretary of Defense shall issue or revise policy relat- 9 ing to the pay system for employees of child and youth 10 programs operated by nonappropriated fund instrumental- 11 ities to implement the requirements of section 589A of the 12 Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National 13 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public 14 Law 118–59; 10 U.S.C. 1792 note). 15 (b) ELEMENTS.—The policy required to be issued or 16 revised under subsection (a) shall— 17 (1) incorporate a revised staffing model for 18 child development programs that includes posi- 19 tions— 20 (A) to facilitate classroom operations and 21 provide direct support to staff of child develop- 22 ment programs; and 23 (B) to coordinate and support the needs of 24 children with special needs and provide direct 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00291 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 292 •S 4784 RS support to personnel working with such chil- 1 dren; 2 (2) modify the pay band structure and com- 3 pensation rates to improve recruitment and retention 4 of employees of child and youth programs described 5 in subsection (a); and 6 (3) provide for the implementation of the policy 7 as soon as practicable, subject to the availability of 8 appropriations. 9 (c) NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITY 10 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘nonappropriated 11 fund instrumentality’’ has the meaning given that term 12 in section 2488 of title 10, United States Code. 13 PART III—OTHER MATTERS 14 SEC. 561. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FELLOWSHIP PRO- 15 GRAM FOR MILITARY SPOUSES. 16 Subchapter I of chapter 88 of title 10, United States 17 Code, is amended by inserting after section 1784a the fol- 18 lowing new section: 19 ‘‘§ 1784b. Department of Defense Fellowship Program 20 for Military Spouses 21 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than April 1, 22 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a fellowship 23 program for military spouses, to be known as the ‘Depart- 24 ment of Defense Military Spouse Fellowship Program’ (in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00292 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 293 •S 4784 RS this section referred to as the ‘Program’), to enhance ca- 1 reer opportunities for military spouses and to support the 2 readiness of military families. 3 ‘‘(b) FELLOWSHIPS.— 4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Under the Program, a 5 component of the Department of Defense selected by 6 the Secretary under subsection (c)(1) shall provide 7 to fellowships to military spouses. 8 ‘‘(2) TERM AND CONDITIONS.—A fellowship 9 under the Program— 10 ‘‘(A) shall be for a term of not less than 11 12 months and not more than 24 months; 12 ‘‘(B) may be full time or part time, with 13 a preference for full time; and 14 ‘‘(C) may be an in-person or remote posi- 15 tion. 16 ‘‘(3) COMPENSATION.—A fellow under the Pro- 17 gram shall be compensated at a rate of pay under 18 the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5 19 appropriate to the role of the fellow. 20 ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out subsection 21 (a), the Secretary shall— 22 ‘‘(1) select components of the Department of 23 Defense to participate in the Program based on stra- 24 tegic workforce planning and demonstrated need; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00293 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 294 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(2) ensure that fellowships offered by compo- 1 nents of the Department of Defense selected under 2 paragraph (1) are available across a range of grade 3 levels and provide for a wide array of career fields 4 and experiences; and 5 ‘‘(3) ensure that the Program has the funding 6 and other resources to provide for not less than 500 7 full-time equivalent fellowships each year. 8 ‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARTICIPATING COMPO- 9 NENTS.— 10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A component of the De- 11 partment of Defense selected under subsection (c)(1) 12 to participate in the Program shall be responsible 13 for— 14 ‘‘(A) providing a meaningful fellowship ex- 15 perience to fellows in the component, including 16 through the provision of professional develop- 17 ment and mentorship opportunities; 18 ‘‘(B) documenting the performance of fel- 19 lows during the terms of their fellowships; and 20 ‘‘(C) subject to paragraph (2), making 21 every effort to identify permanent positions 22 within the component to which a fellow may be 23 non-competitively converted at the end of the 24 term of the fellowship. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00294 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 295 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(2) CONVERSION TO PERMANENT POSI- 1 TIONS.—The conversion under paragraph (1)(C) of 2 a fellowship under the Program to a permanent po- 3 sition shall be contingent upon the performance of 4 the fellow, the availability of a permanent position, 5 and the availability of funding. 6 ‘‘(e) MILITARY SPOUSE DEFINED.—In this section, 7 the term ‘military spouse’ means any individual who is 8 married (within the meaning of section 7703 of the Inter- 9 nal Revenue Code of 1986), as of the first date on which 10 the individual is employed by a component of the Depart- 11 ment of Defense under this section, to a member of the 12 uniformed services serving on active duty.’’. 13 SEC. 562. CONSIDERATION IN MEMBER ASSIGNMENTS 14 PROCESS OF COLOCATION OF MEMBERS AND 15 CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE SPOUSES. 16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2028, the 17 Secretary of Defense shall require each of the Armed 18 Forces to have in place a policy for achieving, as a sec- 19 ondary consideration during the process of assigning 20 members to duty stations, colocation of covered couples. 21 (b) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 22 Secretary shall— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00295 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 296 •S 4784 RS (1) ensure that, in assigning a member of the 1 Armed Forces who is part of a covered couple to a 2 duty station— 3 (A) the primary considerations are the 4 member’s current qualifications and ability to 5 fill a valid mission requirement; and 6 (B) colocation is a secondary consideration, 7 to maximize the opportunities for continued em- 8 ployment of the civilian employee of the Depart- 9 ment of Defense through all flexibilities avail- 10 able; 11 (2) ensure civilian personnel policies and proc- 12 esses of the Department are updated to facilitate co- 13 location; and 14 (3) provide resources, training, and additional 15 flexibilities where appropriate to the Armed Forces 16 and human resources managers of the Department 17 to facilitate retention of civilian employees of the 18 Department during permanent change of station 19 moves of members of the Armed Forces who are 20 part of a covered couple. 21 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 22 (1) CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE OF THE DEPARTMENT 23 OF DEFENSE.—The term ‘‘civilian employee of the 24 Department of Defense’’— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00296 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 297 •S 4784 RS (A) means an employee (as defined in sec- 1 tion 2105 of title 5, United States Code) of the 2 Department of Defense; 3 (B) includes— 4 (i) a nonappropriated fund instrumen- 5 tality employee (as defined in section 6 1587(a) of title 10, United States Code); 7 and 8 (ii) a temporary employee of the De- 9 partment; and 10 (C) does not include an employee of a con- 11 tractor of the Department of Defense. 12 (2) COLOCATION.—The term ‘‘colocation’’, with 13 respect to a covered couple, means assigning the 14 member of the Armed Forces to a duty location in 15 a manner that results in the retention of the civilian 16 employee of the Department of Defense at the same 17 pay grade and in the same job series within any 18 component of the Department, whether through re- 19 mote work, alternate work site arrangements, a reas- 20 signment, or an internal transfer. 21 (3) COVERED COUPLE.—The term ‘‘covered 22 couple’’ means a couple in which a member of the 23 Armed Forces serving on active duty and a civilian 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00297 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 298 •S 4784 RS employee of the Department of Defense are married 1 to each other. 2 SEC. 563. REVIEW OF EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY MEMBER PRO- 3 GRAM. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2027, the 5 Secretary of Defense shall initiate a review of how the Ex- 6 ceptional Family Member Program (in this section re- 7 ferred to as the ‘‘Program’’) affects assignment decisions, 8 continuity of care, access to medical, behavioral health, 9 and educational services, and retention and career pro- 10 gression of members across the Armed Forces. 11 (b) ELEMENTS.—The review required by subsection 12 (a) shall— 13 (1) identify military installations where families 14 with an individual in the Program face unavailable, 15 limited, or difficult-to-access services; 16 (2) assess whether current assignment screen- 17 ing and coordination processes under the Program— 18 (A) are effectively ensuring that such fami- 19 lies are assigned to locations where needed serv- 20 ices are reasonably available; and 21 (B) adequately evaluate the availability, 22 timeliness, and continuity of educational serv- 23 ices and related supports required under an ex- 24 isting individualized education program, individ- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00298 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 299 •S 4784 RS ualized family service plan, or other applicable 1 educational accommodation for an individual in 2 the Program, including whether families experi- 3 ence significant delays, gaps, or barriers in ob- 4 taining comparable services after relocation; 5 (3) evaluate the impact of enrollment of a fam- 6 ily member in the Program on assignment opportu- 7 nities, assignment stability, and readiness of mem- 8 bers of the Armed Forces; and 9 (4) identify best practices across the military 10 departments for improving continuity of care and as- 11 signment stability for families with an individual in 12 the Program. 13 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 30, 14 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com- 15 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 16 of Representatives a report on the results of the review 17 that includes a corrective action plan describing steps— 18 (1) to improve assignment screening for fami- 19 lies with an individual in the Program; 20 (2) to increase transparency regarding the 21 availability of services at military installations; 22 (3) to improve how the Department of Defense 23 assesses the availability of educational services at as- 24 signment locations and reduces disruptions in imple- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00299 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 300 •S 4784 RS mentation of such services following a permanent 1 change of station; 2 (4) to improve coordination among military 3 treatment facilities, the TRICARE program (as de- 4 fined in section 1072 of title 10, United States 5 Code), and civilian services providers; and 6 (5) to strengthen relocation support for families 7 with an individual in the Program while moving be- 8 tween duty stations. 9 SEC. 564. IMPROVED COUNSELING AND ACCESS TO INFOR- 10 MATION RELATING TO FOSTER CARE FOR 11 MILITARY FAMILIES. 12 (a) TRAINING FOR COUNSELORS.— 13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 14 shall require all counselors assigned to a Family Ad- 15 vocacy Program or Military and Family Life pro- 16 gram at a military installation in the United States 17 to be trained in the requirements and resources re- 18 lating to foster care of the State in which the instal- 19 lation is located. 20 (2) FOSTER CARE LIAISONS.—A counselor who 21 has received training under paragraph (1) shall be 22 known as a ‘‘foster care liaison’’. 23 (b) INCLUSION OF FOSTER CARE INFORMATION ON 24 MILITARY ONESOURCE.—The Secretary shall require 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00300 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 301 •S 4784 RS Military OneSource to include a mechanism for military 1 families to obtain information on foster care, including the 2 requirements and resources relating to foster care of each 3 State. 4 (c) COLLABORATION WITH ADMINISTRATION FOR 5 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.—The Secretary may consult 6 with the Administration for Children and Families of the 7 Department of Health and Human Services to obtain re- 8 sources relating to foster care for military families, includ- 9 ing curricula for training under subsection (a). 10 SEC. 565. REPORTING ON GAPS BETWEEN SENIOR AND 11 JUNIOR ENLISTED SECURITY FORCES THAT 12 COULD HINDER EFFECTIVE OVERSIGHT AND 13 LEADERSHIP AT PROTECTION LEVEL ONE 14 LOCATIONS. 15 Section 585 of the National Defense Authorization 16 Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 17 1759) is amended— 18 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘through 19 2027’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2032’’; and 20 (2) in subsection (b)— 21 (A) by redesignating paragraph (9) as 22 paragraph (10); and 23 (B) by inserting after paragraph (8) the 24 following new paragraph: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00301 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 302 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(9) A description of gaps between senior and 1 junior enlisted security forces personnel that could 2 hinder effective oversight and leadership at each PL- 3 1 location and actions needed to remedy such 4 gaps.’’. 5 Subtitle G—Junior Reserve 6 Officers’ Training Corps 7 SEC. 571. UPDATE OF GUIDANCE AND EVALUATION OF JUN- 8 IOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS 9 INSTRUCTOR PAY SCALE. 10 (a) UPDATE OF GUIDANCE.—Not later than January 11 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 12 the Secretaries concerned shall update Department of De- 13 fense issuances governing the Junior Reserve Officers’ 14 Training Corps (JROTC) program, including the applica- 15 ble Department of Defense Instruction, to— 16 (1) reflect current statutory requirements relat- 17 ing to the minimum number of Junior Reserve Offi- 18 cers’ Training Corps units, including any increases 19 enacted in recent National Defense Authorization 20 Acts, and the plan of the Secretary to achieve and 21 sustain such minimums; 22 (2) an evaluation plan to assess the effects of 23 the JROTC Standardized Instructor Pay Scale, or 24 any successor pay system, on recruitment and reten- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00302 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 303 •S 4784 RS tion of JROTC instructors, including the implemen- 1 tation and utilization of the temporary authority to 2 provide bonuses to such instructors under section 3 546 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 4 Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 10 U.S.C. 5 2031 note); and 6 (3) standardized metrics for measuring JROTC 7 instructor recruiting outcomes and retention rates 8 across the military services. 9 (b) REQUIRED METRICS.—The evaluation plan re- 10 quired under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, 11 metrics relating to— 12 (1) instructor vacancy rates and time-to-hire; 13 (2) retention rates and length of service; 14 (3) geographic variation in recruiting and reten- 15 tion outcomes, including high-cost-of-living areas, 16 rural, urban, and geographically isolated locations; 17 (4) comparisons between outcomes under the 18 legacy pay system and the JSIPS; 19 (5) the identification of recruiting efforts used 20 to attract instructor applicants, including data on 21 how applicants learned about available instructor po- 22 sitions; 23 (6) the number of applicants who begin, com- 24 plete, or withdraw from the instructor hiring proc- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00303 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 304 •S 4784 RS ess, including the interview and background inves- 1 tigation stages; 2 (7) the number of applicants who accept or de- 3 cline instructor position offers, including to the ex- 4 tent practicable, information on the reasons offers 5 were declined; 6 (8) the number, amount, and distribution of bo- 7 nuses provided to JROTC instructors under section 8 546 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 9 Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 10 U.S.C. 10 2031 note), disaggregated by military department, 11 geographic location, and instructor type, as well as 12 any identified barriers to use of the authority; and 13 (9) any other matters the Secretary determines 14 appropriate. 15 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one year 16 after the issuance of the updated guidance under sub- 17 section (a), and annually thereafter for two years, the Sec- 18 retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 19 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent- 20 atives a report that includes— 21 (1) a description of the updated guidance and 22 implementation status; 23 (2) baseline data and metrics collected using 24 the metrics developed under subsection (a); 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00304 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 305 •S 4784 RS (3) an assessment of the effects of the pay scale 1 on recruitment and retention; 2 (4) an assessment of the effectiveness of the 3 bonus authority authorized by section 546 of the 4 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 5 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 10 U.S.C. 2031 note) in 6 improving recruitment and retention of JROTC in- 7 structors, including whether such authority should 8 be modified, extended, or made permanent; and 9 (5) any recommendations for legislative or ad- 10 ministrative action. 11 SEC. 572. JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS 12 PROGRAMS IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 13 EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS. 14 (a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 15 ensure that, by not later than October 1, 2027, each sec- 16 ondary school operated by the Department of Defense 17 Education Activity that meets the eligibility requirements 18 for establishment and maintenance of a Junior Reserve 19 Officers’ Training Corps unit under section 2031 of title 20 10, United States Code, establishes and maintains such 21 a unit. 22 (b) SUSTAINABLE ENROLLMENT THRESHOLD.—The 23 Secretary may waive the requirement under subsection (a) 24 with respect to a school described in that subsection if the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00305 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 306 •S 4784 RS Secretary determines that the school will not be able to 1 meet a threshold for enrollment in a Junior Reserve Offi- 2 cers’ Training Corps unit sufficient to sustain the viability 3 of the unit over time. 4 Subtitle H—Decorations and Other 5 Awards, Miscellaneous Reports, 6 and Other Matters 7 SEC. 581. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE DISTIN- 8 GUISHED-SERVICE CROSS TO ISAAC ‘‘IKE’’ 9 CAMACHO FOR ACTS OF VALOR IN VIETNAM. 10 Section 592 of the National Defense Authorization 11 Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 139 Stat. 12 899) is amended by striking ‘‘POSTHUMOUS’’ in the sec- 13 tion heading. 14 SEC. 582. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE DISTIN- 15 GUISHED-SERVICE CROSS FOR JOSEPH P. 16 LYNCH FOR ACTS OF VALOR IN THE REPUB- 17 LIC OF VIETNAM. 18 (a) WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS.—Notwith- 19 standing the time limitations specified in section 7274 of 20 title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation 21 with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons 22 who served in the Armed Forces, the Secretary of the 23 Army may award the Distinguished-Service Cross under 24 section 7272 of such title to Joseph P. Lynch for the acts 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00306 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 307 •S 4784 RS of valor in the Republic of Vietnam described in subsection 1 (b). 2 (b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 3 referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of Joseph P. 4 Lynch on April 17, 1968, during a combat mission near 5 Khe Sanh, Republic of Vietnam for which he was pre- 6 viously awarded the Silver Star. 7 SEC. 583. SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS OF INFORMATION 8 FOR CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN MILITARY 9 AWARDS. 10 (a) ARMY.—Section 7274 of title 10, United States 11 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 12 subsection: 13 ‘‘(d) A time limitation under this section may not be 14 waived unless the Secretary of the Army first submits to 15 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 16 House of Representatives the unredacted package of infor- 17 mation considered by the Secretary, including all relevant 18 information relating to any reconsideration of an award.’’. 19 (b) NAVY.—Section 8298 of title 10, United States 20 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 21 subsection: 22 ‘‘(c) A time limitation under this section may not be 23 waived unless the Secretary of the Navy first submits to 24 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00307 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 308 •S 4784 RS House of Representatives the unredacted package of infor- 1 mation considered by the Secretary, including all relevant 2 information relating to any reconsideration of an award.’’. 3 (c) AIR FORCE.—Section 9274 of title 10, United 4 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol- 5 lowing new subsection: 6 ‘‘(d) A time limitation under this section may not be 7 waived unless the Secretary of the Air Force first submits 8 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 9 House of Representatives the unredacted package of infor- 10 mation considered by the Secretary, including all relevant 11 information relating to any reconsideration of an award.’’. 12 SEC. 584. MEDAL OF HONOR REVIEW PROCEDURES AND 13 RECONSIDERATION AND UPGRADE REQUIRE- 14 MENTS. 15 (a) ARMY.—Chapter 737 of title 10, United States 16 Code, is amended by inserting after section 7274 the fol- 17 lowing new section: 18 ‘‘§ 7274a. Medal of Honor: review procedures; recon- 19 sideration and upgrade requirements 20 ‘‘(a) REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES.—(1) The Secretary 21 of the Army is responsible for establishing and maintain- 22 ing procedures for the review of Medal of Honor rec- 23 ommendations submitted pursuant to this chapter, includ- 24 ing recommendations submitted within statutory time lim- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00308 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 309 •S 4784 RS its under section 7274(b) of this title, recommendations 1 lost or not acted upon due to inadvertence under section 2 7274(c) of this title, and recommendations submitted pur- 3 suant to section 1130 of this title upon request of a Mem- 4 ber of Congress. 5 ‘‘(2) Each Medal of Honor recommendation for- 6 warded by the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of 7 Defense shall— 8 ‘‘(A) include the recommendation of an inde- 9 pendent board of review convened specifically to con- 10 sider the award of the proposed Medal of Honor; 11 ‘‘(B) contain the recommendation of the Sec- 12 retary of the Army; 13 ‘‘(C) include the recommendation of the Chief 14 of Staff of the Army; and 15 ‘‘(D) contain incontestable proof that the mem- 16 ber distinguished himself or herself in accordance 17 with the requirements of section 7271 of this title. 18 ‘‘(3) Upon receipt of a Medal of Honor recommenda- 19 tion, the Secretary of Defense shall— 20 ‘‘(A) obtain the advisory recommendation of the 21 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the merits 22 of the nomination; and 23 ‘‘(B) for nominations submitted within the time 24 limits prescribed by section 7274(b) of this title, or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00309 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 310 •S 4784 RS for actions arising from ongoing combat or military 1 operations, obtain through the Chairman of the 2 Joint Chiefs of Staff the advisory recommendation 3 of the applicable combatant commander. 4 ‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense shall include the Sec- 5 retary’s recommendation to the President for any Medal 6 of Honor recommendation determined to satisfy the cri- 7 teria in section 7271 of this title. 8 ‘‘(b)STANDARDS FOR RECONSIDERATION AND UP- 9 GRADE.—(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 10 chapter, reconsideration of a previously reviewed Medal of 11 Honor nomination, or upgrade of a previously approved 12 award to the Medal of Honor, may be initiated only upon 13 a showing of— 14 ‘‘(A) new, substantive, and material evidence 15 that was not available at the time of the original rec- 16 ommendation and that was not previously considered 17 by the awarding authority; or 18 ‘‘(B) material error or impropriety in the proc- 19 essing or adjudication of the original recommenda- 20 tion, including loss of substantiating documents or 21 witness statements during original routing, clearly 22 incorrect application of official policy, or substan- 23 tiated discrimination based on race, sex, or religion, 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00310 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 311 •S 4784 RS provided that any such conclusion is supported by a 1 preponderance of the evidence. 2 ‘‘(2) Information that adds detail to facts already 3 presented in the original recommendation, but is not new, 4 substantive, or material, does not satisfy the requirement 5 under paragraph (1)(A) for new, substantive, and material 6 evidence. 7 ‘‘(3) Authority to determine whether the require- 8 ments of paragraph (1) have been satisfied is as follows: 9 ‘‘(A) The Secretary of Defense shall determine 10 whether material error or impropriety existed in any 11 prior award case adjudicated within the Office of the 12 Secretary of Defense. This authority may not be del- 13 egated. 14 ‘‘(B) The Secretary of the Army shall deter- 15 mine whether material error or impropriety existed 16 in any case previously adjudicated within the De- 17 partment of the Army. This authority may not be 18 delegated. 19 ‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 20 tion shall be construed to limit the authority of the Presi- 21 dent to award the Medal of Honor pursuant to section 22 7271 of this title or to modify the time limitations estab- 23 lished in section 7274 of this title except as provided here- 24 in.’’. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00311 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 312 •S 4784 RS (b) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.—Chapter 837 of title 1 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec- 2 tion 8298 the following new section: 3 ‘‘§ 8299. Medal of Honor: review procedures; reconsid- 4 eration and upgrade requirements 5 ‘‘(a) REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES.—(1) The Secretary 6 of the Navy is responsible for establishing and maintaining 7 procedures for the review of Medal of Honor recommenda- 8 tions submitted pursuant to this chapter, including rec- 9 ommendations submitted within statutory time limits 10 under section 8298 (a) of this title, recommendations lost 11 or not acted upon due to inadvertence under section 12 8298(b) of this title, and recommendations submitted pur- 13 suant to section 1130 of this title upon request of a Mem- 14 ber of Congress. 15 ‘‘(2) Each Medal of Honor recommendation for- 16 warded by the Secretary of the Navy to the Secretary of 17 Defense shall— 18 ‘‘(A) include the recommendation of an inde- 19 pendent board of review convened specifically to con- 20 sider the award of the proposed Medal of Honor; 21 ‘‘(B) contain the recommendation of the Sec- 22 retary of the Navy; 23 ‘‘(C) include the recommendation of the Chief 24 of Staff of the Navy; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00312 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 313 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(D) contain incontestable proof that the mem- 1 ber distinguished himself or herself in accordance 2 with the requirements of section 8291 of this title. 3 ‘‘(3) Upon receipt of a Medal of Honor recommenda- 4 tion, the Secretary of Defense shall— 5 ‘‘(A) obtain the advisory recommendation of the 6 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the merits 7 of the nomination; and 8 ‘‘(B) for nominations submitted within the time 9 limits prescribed by section 8298(a) of this title, or 10 for actions arising from ongoing combat or military 11 operations, obtain through the Chairman of the 12 Joint Chiefs of Staff the advisory recommendation 13 of the applicable combatant commander. 14 ‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense shall include the Sec- 15 retary’s recommendation to the President for any Medal 16 of Honor recommendation determined to satisfy the cri- 17 teria in section 8291 of this title. 18 ‘‘(b)STANDARDS FOR RECONSIDERATION AND UP- 19 GRADE.—(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 20 chapter, reconsideration of a previously reviewed Medal of 21 Honor nomination, or upgrade of a previously approved 22 award to the Medal of Honor, may be initiated only upon 23 a showing of— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00313 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 314 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(A) new, substantive, and material evidence 1 that was not available at the time of the original rec- 2 ommendation and that was not previously considered 3 by the awarding authority; or 4 ‘‘(B) material error or impropriety in the proc- 5 essing or adjudication of the original recommenda- 6 tion, including loss of substantiating documents or 7 witness statements during original routing, clearly 8 incorrect application of official policy, or substan- 9 tiated discrimination based on race, sex, or religion, 10 provided that any such conclusion is supported by a 11 preponderance of the evidence. 12 ‘‘(2) Information that adds detail to facts already 13 presented in the original recommendation, but is not new, 14 substantive, or material, does not satisfy the requirement 15 under paragraph (1)(A) for new, substantive, and material 16 evidence. 17 ‘‘(3) Authority to determine whether the require- 18 ments of paragraph (1) have been satisfied is as follows: 19 ‘‘(A) The Secretary of Defense shall determine 20 whether material error or impropriety existed in any 21 prior award case adjudicated within the Office of the 22 Secretary of Defense. This authority may not be del- 23 egated. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00314 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 315 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(B) The Secretary of the Navy shall determine 1 whether material error or impropriety existed in any 2 case previously adjudicated within the Department 3 of the Navy. This authority may not be delegated. 4 ‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 5 tion shall be construed to limit the authority of the Presi- 6 dent to award the Medal of Honor pursuant to section 7 8291 of this title or to modify the time limitations estab- 8 lished in section 8298 of this title except as provided here- 9 in.’’. 10 (c) AIR FORCE.—Chapter 937 of title 10, United 11 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 9274 12 the following new section: 13 ‘‘§ 9274a. Medal of Honor: review procedures; recon- 14 sideration and upgrade requirements 15 ‘‘(a) REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES.—(1) The Secretary 16 of the Air Force is responsible for establishing and main- 17 taining procedures for the review of Medal of Honor rec- 18 ommendations submitted pursuant to this chapter, includ- 19 ing recommendations submitted within statutory time lim- 20 its under section 9274(b) of this title, recommendations 21 lost or not acted upon due to inadvertence under section 22 9274(c) of this title, and recommendations submitted pur- 23 suant to section 1130 of this title upon request of a Mem- 24 ber of Congress. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00315 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 316 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(2) Each Medal of Honor recommendation for- 1 warded by the Secretary of the Air Force to the Secretary 2 of Defense shall— 3 ‘‘(A) include the recommendation of an inde- 4 pendent board of review convened specifically to con- 5 sider the award of the proposed Medal of Honor; 6 ‘‘(B) contain the recommendation of the Sec- 7 retary of the Air Force; 8 ‘‘(C) include the recommendation of the Chief 9 of Staff of the Air Force; and 10 ‘‘(D) contain incontestable proof that the mem- 11 ber distinguished himself or herself in accordance 12 with the requirements of section 9271 of this title. 13 ‘‘(3) Upon receipt of a Medal of Honor recommenda- 14 tion, the Secretary of Defense shall— 15 ‘‘(A) obtain the advisory recommendation of the 16 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the merits 17 of the nomination; and 18 ‘‘(B) for nominations submitted within the time 19 limits prescribed by section 9274(b) of this title, or 20 for actions arising from ongoing combat or military 21 operations, obtain through the Chairman of the 22 Joint Chiefs of Staff the advisory recommendation 23 of the applicable combatant commander. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00316 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 317 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense shall include the Sec- 1 retary’s recommendation to the President for any Medal 2 of Honor recommendation determined to satisfy the cri- 3 teria in section 9271 of this title. 4 ‘‘(b)STANDARDS FOR RECONSIDERATION AND UP- 5 GRADE.—(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 6 chapter, reconsideration of a previously reviewed Medal of 7 Honor nomination, or upgrade of a previously approved 8 award to the Medal of Honor, may be initiated only upon 9 a showing of— 10 ‘‘(A) new, substantive, and material evidence 11 that was not available at the time of the original rec- 12 ommendation and that was not previously considered 13 by the awarding authority; or 14 ‘‘(B) material error or impropriety in the proc- 15 essing or adjudication of the original recommenda- 16 tion, including loss of substantiating documents or 17 witness statements during original routing, clearly 18 incorrect application of official policy, or substan- 19 tiated discrimination based on race, sex, or religion, 20 provided that any such conclusion is supported by a 21 preponderance of the evidence. 22 ‘‘(2) Information that adds detail to facts already 23 presented in the original recommendation, but is not new, 24 substantive, or material, does not satisfy the requirement 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00317 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 318 •S 4784 RS under paragraph (1)(A) for new, substantive, and material 1 evidence. 2 ‘‘(3) Authority to determine whether the require- 3 ments of paragraph (1) have been satisfied is as follows: 4 ‘‘(A) The Secretary of Defense shall determine 5 whether material error or impropriety existed in any 6 prior award case adjudicated within the Office of the 7 Secretary of Defense. This authority may not be del- 8 egated. 9 ‘‘(B) The Secretary of the Air Force shall de- 10 termine whether material error or impropriety ex- 11 isted in any case previously adjudicated within the 12 Department of the Air Force. This authority may 13 not be delegated. 14 ‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 15 tion shall be construed to limit the authority of the Presi- 16 dent to award the Medal of Honor pursuant to section 17 9271 of this title or to modify the time limitations estab- 18 lished in section 9274 of this title except as provided here- 19 in.’’. 20 SEC. 585. TIME LIMITATIONS. 21 (a) CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS FOR DECORA- 22 TIONS NOT PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED IN TIMELY FASH- 23 ION.—Section 1130 of title 10, United States Code, is 24 amended— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00318 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 319 •S 4784 RS (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub- 1 section (f); and 2 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol- 3 lowing new subsections: 4 ‘‘(d) Proposals to be considered under this section 5 must originate before the military service concerned 6 operationalized a standardized, online, awards review 7 process. 8 ‘‘(e)(1) An exception to the time limitations under 9 this section shall be granted for a member or former mem- 10 ber of the armed forces whose recommendation for a deco- 11 ration could not be processed due to the classification of 12 the details of the act, achievement, or service. In such 13 cases, a recommendation for a decoration may be consid- 14 ered if it is submitted within three years of the date the 15 information providing the necessary evidence is declas- 16 sified. 17 ‘‘(2) For purposes of the exception under paragraph 18 (1), the term ’declassification’ includes— 19 ‘‘(A) information released through the auto- 20 matic declassification mechanisms established under 21 Executive Order 13526 (or any successor order), in- 22 cluding the 10-year, 25-year, 50-year, or 75-year 23 automatic declassification timelines; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00319 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 320 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(B) information released through a Mandatory 1 Declassification Review (MDR) or a request under 2 section 552 of title 5, United States Code (com- 3 monly known as the ‘Freedom of Information 4 Act’).’’. 5 (b) REVIEW DETERMINATIONS REGARDING CERTAIN 6 DECORATIONS.—Section 1552 of title 10, United States 7 Code, is amended— 8 (1) by striking subsection (j); and 9 (2) by redesignating subsection (k) as sub- 10 section (j). 11 SEC. 586. PRODUCTION OF AWARD FILES. 12 (a) PRODUCTION OF FILES.—Not later than March 13 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 14 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 15 House of Representatives the following information on all 16 decorations awarded under the authorities of sections 17 7271, 7272, 7279, 8291, 8292, 8295, 9271, 9272, and 18 9279 of title 10, United States Code, between the January 19 1, 2025 and December 31, 2026: 20 (1) Unredacted copies of all supporting docu- 21 mentation, material matters, and information con- 22 sidered by boards of review, the chain of command, 23 and any party employed by the Department of De- 24 fense, including the Secretary of Defense, who evalu- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00320 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 321 •S 4784 RS ated the merits of, offered a recommendation about, 1 or approved the decorations. 2 (2) Unredacted copies of all recommendations 3 made by boards of review, the chain of command, 4 and any party employed by the Department of De- 5 fense, including the Secretary of Defense, pertaining 6 to the awarding of the decorations. 7 (3) For those decorations approved by the Sec- 8 retary of Defense or the Secretaries of the military 9 departments, a written justification of the basis for 10 awarding such decoration. 11 (4) A description of the legal authority under 12 which each of the decorations was awarded. 13 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2027, the 14 Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on 15 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent- 16 atives a briefing on each of the decorations awarded in 17 (a) and whether any legal discrepancies or errors exist in 18 the awarding of such decorations, along with a legislative 19 proposal to correct any errors so identified. 20 (c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the funds 21 authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 22 made available for fiscal year 2027 for operation and 23 maintenance, defense wide, and available for the Office of 24 the Secretary of Defense for travel expenses, not more 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00321 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 322 •S 4784 RS than 90 percent may be obligated or expended until the 1 Secretary of Defense has submitted all documentation for 2 each award specified under subsection (a) to the Commit- 3 tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 4 Representatives. 5 TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND 6 OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 7 Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 8 SEC. 601. MODIFICATION OF REIMBURSEMENT OF EX- 9 PENSES RELATING TO TRAVEL FOR INAC- 10 TIVE-DUTY TRAINING AND MUSTER DUTY. 11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 452(j)(1) of title 37, 12 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘more than 13 50 miles’’ and inserting ‘‘to a permanent duty assignment 14 location requiring one-way travel of more than 100 miles’’. 15 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 452(j) of title 37, 16 United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), shall 17 apply to travel on or after January 1, 2028. 18 (c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 623 of the Serv- 19 icemember Quality of Life Improvement and National De- 20 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 21 118–159; 138 Stat. 1933) is amended by striking sub- 22 sections (b) and (c). 23 (d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than September 24 30, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00322 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 323 •S 4784 RS congressional defense committees a report containing the 1 following elements: 2 (1) The estimated marginal cost of implementa- 3 tion of subsection (j) of section 452 of title 37, 4 United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), 5 to the Department of Defense, and, for members of 6 the Coast Guard, the Department of Homeland Se- 7 curity, disaggregated by reserve component. 8 (2) The estimated total number of members of 9 the Armed Forces who would be affected by imple- 10 mentation of such subsection (j). 11 (3) Any recommended change to such sub- 12 section in order to improve efficacy or implementa- 13 tion. 14 (4) Any other matter that the Secretary deter- 15 mines appropriate. 16 SEC. 602. FISCAL YEAR 2027 INCREASE IN MILITARY BASIC 17 PAY. 18 (a) WAIVER OF SECTION 1009 ADJUSTMENT.—The 19 adjustment to become effective during fiscal year 2027 re- 20 quired by section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, 21 in the rates of monthly basic pay authorized members of 22 the uniformed services shall not be made. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00323 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 324 •S 4784 RS (b) INCREASE IN BASIC PAY.—Effective on January 1 1, 2027, the rates of monthly basic pay for members of 2 the uniformed services are increased by 3.6 percent. 3 SEC. 603. REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS OF LONG COMMUTES 4 FOR MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO REMOTE OR 5 ISOLATED INSTALLATIONS IN AREAS WITH- 6 OUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 7 Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, is 8 amended by adding at the end the following new sub- 9 section: 10 ‘‘(j) REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS OF LONG COM- 11 MUTES FOR MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO REMOTE OR ISO- 12 LATED INSTALLATIONS IN AREAS WITHOUT AFFORDABLE 13 HOUSING.—(1) The Secretary concerned may reimburse 14 a member of the armed forces described in paragraph (2) 15 for the costs described in paragraph (3). 16 ‘‘(2) A member is described in this paragraph if— 17 ‘‘(A) the duty station of the member is a re- 18 mote or isolated installation (as defined in section 19 4705 of title 10); 20 ‘‘(B) the member lives more than 30 miles, or 21 has a commute of longer than one hour, from the 22 member’s residence to the member’s duty station; 23 and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00324 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 325 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(C) the member is unable to live closer to that 1 duty station because of a lack of affordable housing 2 and essential services near the duty station. 3 ‘‘(3) The costs described in this paragraph are— 4 ‘‘(A)(i) the average cost of fuel for the distance 5 the member travels from the member’s residence to 6 the member’s duty location; and 7 ‘‘(ii) a percentage, to be determined by the Sec- 8 retary of Defense, of costs associated with mainte- 9 nance and wear-and-tear on the vehicle of the mem- 10 ber as a result of commuting; or 11 ‘‘(B) if available, the cost of taking public 12 transportation from the member’s residence to the 13 member’s duty location. 14 ‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense shall establish guide- 15 lines for administering this subsection, including guide- 16 lines with respect to— 17 ‘‘(A) how a member can apply for reimburse- 18 ment under this subsection; and 19 ‘‘(B) verification of— 20 ‘‘(i) the distance a member travels from 21 the member’s residence to the member’s duty 22 location, which may be accomplished through a 23 combination of housing records and tools for 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00325 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 326 •S 4784 RS measuring distance using the Global Positioning 1 System; and 2 ‘‘(ii) the lack of affordable housing and es- 3 sential services near the member’s duty sta- 4 tion.’’. 5 Subtitle B—Special and Incentive 6 Pay 7 SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING 8 BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES. 9 (a) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO RESERVE 10 FORCES.—Section 910(g) of title 37, United States Code, 11 relating to income replacement payments for reserve com- 12 ponent members experiencing extended and frequent mo- 13 bilization for active duty service, is amended by striking 14 ‘‘December 31, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 15 2027’’. 16 (b) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES RELATING TO HEALTH 17 CARE PROFESSIONALS.—The following sections of title 18 10, United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘Decem- 19 ber 31, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2027’’: 20 (1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse offi- 21 cer candidate accession program. 22 (2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of 23 education loans for certain health professionals who 24 serve in the Selected Reserve. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00326 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 327 •S 4784 RS (c) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO NUCLEAR OFFI- 1 CERS.—Section 333(i) of title 37, United States Code, is 2 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2026’’ and inserting 3 ‘‘December 31, 2027’’. 4 (d) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO TITLE 37 CONSOLI- 5 DATED SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AU- 6 THORITIES.—The following sections of title 37, United 7 States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 8 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2027’’: 9 (1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus 10 authority for enlisted members. 11 (2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus 12 authority for officers. 13 (3) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation 14 incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. 15 (4) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus 16 and incentive pay authorities for officers in health 17 professions. 18 (5) Section 336(g), relating to contracting 19 bonus for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the 20 Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 21 (6) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty 22 pay. 23 (7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay 24 or special duty pay. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00327 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 328 •S 4784 RS (8) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive 1 pay or proficiency bonus. 2 (9) Section 355(h), relating to retention incen- 3 tives for members qualified in critical military skills 4 or assigned to high priority units. 5 (e) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY INCREASE 6 IN RATES OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING.—Section 7 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 8 (1) in paragraph (7)(E), relating to an area 9 covered by a major disaster declaration or con- 10 taining an installation experiencing an influx of mili- 11 tary personnel, by striking ‘‘December 31, 2026’’ 12 and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2027’’; and 13 (2) in paragraph (8)(C), relating to an area 14 where actual housing costs differ from current rates 15 by more than 20 percent, by striking ‘‘December 31, 16 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2027’’. 17 SEC. 612. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF AVIATION 18 BONUS. 19 Section 334(c)(1)(B) of title 37, United States Code, 20 is amended by striking ‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting 21 ‘‘$60,000’’. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00328 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 329 •S 4784 RS SEC. 613. AUTHORIZATION OF BOARD CERTIFICATION IN- 1 CENTIVE PAY FOR VETERINARY COMPARA- 2 TIVE MEDICINE OFFICERS. 3 Section 335(c)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is 4 amended by inserting ‘‘or holds a comparable qualifying 5 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree, as determined by the 6 Secretary concerned,’’ after ‘‘is board certified’’. 7 SEC. 614. MODIFICATION OF BONUS AUTHORITY FOR SEN- 8 IOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS 9 CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN. 10 Section 336 of title 37, United States Code, is 11 amended— 12 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$5,000’’ and 13 inserting ‘‘$15,000’’; and 14 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘field train- 15 ing or a practice cruise under section 16 2104(b)(6)(A)(ii) of title 10’’ and inserting ‘‘training 17 requirements prescribed by the Secretary con- 18 cerned’’. 19 SEC. 615. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF HOSTILE 20 FIRE PAY AND IMMINENT DANGER PAY. 21 Section 351(b) of title 37, United States Code, is 22 amended— 23 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$450’’ and 24 inserting ‘‘$600’’; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00329 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 330 •S 4784 RS (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$275’’ and 1 inserting ‘‘$400’’. 2 SEC. 616. MEDICAL PROVIDERS QUALIFIED TO RECERTIFY 3 CATASTROPHIC INJURIES OR ILLNESSES 4 QUALIFYING MEMBERS FOR SPECIAL COM- 5 PENSATION. 6 Section 439(b) of title 37, United States Code, is 7 amended— 8 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘has been cer- 9 tified’’ and inserting ‘‘was initially certified’’; 10 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 11 paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 12 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol- 13 lowing new paragraph (3): 14 ‘‘(3) has been recertified (if required), by a li- 15 censed physician, nurse practitioner, or physician as- 16 sistant, as in need of such assistance;’’. 17 Subtitle C—Commissary and 18 Exchange Benefits 19 SEC. 621. AUTHORIZED PATRONS OF COMMISSARY AND EX- 20 CHANGE STORES. 21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 54 of title 10, United 22 States Code, is amended— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00330 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 331 •S 4784 RS (1) by redesignating sections 1061 through 1 1066 as sections 1062 through 1067, respectively; 2 and 3 (2) by inserting before section 1062, as so re- 4 designated, the following new section: 5 ‘‘§ 1061. Authorized patrons of commissary and ex- 6 change stores 7 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZED COMMISSARY PATRONS.— 8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The following categories of 9 individuals may access commissary stores: 10 ‘‘(A) Members of the uniformed services, 11 as follows: 12 ‘‘(i) Members of the armed forces on 13 active duty. 14 ‘‘(ii) Members of the National Guard 15 and reserve components in any duty status 16 under this title or title 32. 17 ‘‘(iii) Members of the commissioned 18 corps of the Public Health Service. 19 ‘‘(iv) Members of the commissioned 20 officer corps of the National Oceanic and 21 Atmospheric Administration, including 22 wage-marine personnel authorized under 23 section 264 of the National Oceanic and 24 Atmospheric Administration Commissioned 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00331 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 332 •S 4784 RS Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 1 3074) to access commissary stores. 2 ‘‘(v) Cadets and midshipmen of the 3 United States Military Academy, the 4 United States Naval Academy, the United 5 States Air Force Academy, and the United 6 States Coast Guard Academy. 7 ‘‘(B) Retired members of the uniformed 8 services, as follows: 9 ‘‘(i) All members carried on the offi- 10 cial retired lists of the uniformed services 11 who are entitled to or eligible for retired or 12 retainer pay. 13 ‘‘(ii) Retired wage-marine personnel of 14 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad- 15 ministration and its predecessor services. 16 ‘‘(iii) Retired officers and crews of the 17 former Lighthouse Service. 18 ‘‘(C) Other former members of the uni- 19 formed services, as follows: 20 ‘‘(i) Veterans— 21 ‘‘(I) discharged or released from 22 service in the armed forces under hon- 23 orable conditions; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00332 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 333 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(II) who are hospitalized in fa- 1 cilities where commissary stores are 2 available. 3 ‘‘(ii) Any other retired or former 4 members or veterans expressly entitled 5 under this title to access commissary 6 stores. 7 ‘‘(D) Dependents (as defined in section 8 1072 of this title) of any individual described in 9 subparagraph (A), (B), or (C), including sur- 10 viving spouses and dependents of members or 11 veterans described in subparagraph (B) or (C). 12 ‘‘(E) Civilian employees of the Department 13 of Defense and nonappropriated fund instru- 14 mentality employees (as defined in section 15 1587(a) of this title) who are— 16 ‘‘(i) are assigned to a military instal- 17 lation— 18 ‘‘(I) outside the United States; or 19 ‘‘(II) in a commonwealth, terri- 20 tory, or possession of the United 21 States; or 22 ‘‘(ii) are designated by the Secretary 23 concerned as serving in a mission-critical 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00333 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 334 •S 4784 RS occupation or a position experiencing a sig- 1 nificant staffing shortage. 2 ‘‘(F) Subject to paragraph (3)(D), civilian 3 employees of other Federal agencies when serv- 4 ing outside the United States, or in a common- 5 wealth, territory, or possession of the United 6 States, pursuant to a written support agree- 7 ment authorized under section 2470 of this title 8 or other formal interagency agreement with the 9 Department of Defense. 10 ‘‘(G) Subject to paragraph (3)(D), employ- 11 ees of United States nongovernmental organiza- 12 tions or firms working outside the United 13 States, or in a commonwealth, territory, or pos- 14 session of the United States, under contracts 15 with the Department of Defense. 16 ‘‘(H) Civil service mariners of the Military 17 Sealift Command and the Army Corps of Engi- 18 neers. 19 ‘‘(I) Nuclear materials couriers (as defined 20 in section 8331 of title 5). 21 ‘‘(2) LIMITED AND TEMPORARY ACCESS CAT- 22 EGORIES.—In addition to the categories of individ- 23 uals described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of 24 Defense may authorize access to commissary stores 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00334 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 335 •S 4784 RS for the following categories of individuals in the fol- 1 lowing circumstances: 2 ‘‘(A) Employees of the Defense Com- 3 missary Agency assigned to commissary stores 4 within the United States, for personal, on- 5 premise consumption during meals and author- 6 ized breaks within scheduled working hours. 7 ‘‘(B) Civilian officials of the Department of 8 Defense appointed by the President who reside 9 in Government quarters on military installa- 10 tions and family members of such officials who 11 reside with such officials. 12 ‘‘(C) Officers and enlisted personnel of the 13 military services of foreign countries when on 14 duty with the United States armed forces or 15 under reciprocal agreements. 16 ‘‘(D) Representatives and employees of the 17 American National Red Cross, United Service 18 Organizations, the United Seamen’s Service, 19 the Armed Services Young Men’s Christian As- 20 sociation, and the Fisher House Foundation 21 when assigned to duty with or in direct support 22 of the armed forces— 23 ‘‘(i) outside the United States; or 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00335 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 336 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(ii) in a commonwealth, territory, or 1 possession of the United States. 2 ‘‘(E) Personal agents designated in writing 3 by the commander of a military installation to 4 shop on behalf of individuals who are author- 5 ized to access commissary stores under this 6 subsection. 7 ‘‘(F) Individuals or employees of entities 8 granted temporary access, when such access is 9 necessary to restore or sustain military oper- 10 ations, during— 11 ‘‘(i) federally declared disasters (as 12 defined in section 1065 of this title); or 13 ‘‘(ii) humanitarian relief or other 14 emergency operations. 15 ‘‘(G) Members of the armed forces who are 16 involuntarily separated as a result of force re- 17 shaping during the two-year period following 18 such separation. 19 ‘‘(H) Members of the armed forces who re- 20 ceive sole survivorship discharges described in 21 section 1174(i) of this title during the two-year 22 period following such separation. 23 ‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00336 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 337 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(A) DURATION.—An individual is author- 1 ized to access commissary stores under this 2 subsection for only so long as the qualifying 3 status, employment, or assignment of the indi- 4 vidual remains applicable or as otherwise pro- 5 vided by statute. 6 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—This subsection does 7 not authorize access to commissary stores in 8 foreign countries where treaties or international 9 agreements prohibit such access. 10 ‘‘(C) LIMITATIONS.—The authority under 11 this subsection— 12 ‘‘(i) may not be used to establish a 13 broad or permanent category of individuals 14 authorized to access commissary stores 15 other than a category specifically author- 16 ized by this subsection; and 17 ‘‘(ii) shall be implemented in a man- 18 ner that ensures no additional funds are 19 required to be appropriated. 20 ‘‘(D) OFFSETTING OF COSTS OF ACCESS 21 FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.—In the case of an 22 individual described in subparagraph (F) or (G) 23 of paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense may 24 impose a fee or surcharge, or use another mech- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00337 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 338 •S 4784 RS anism, as necessary to offset the administrative 1 costs of providing the individual access to com- 2 missary stores. 3 ‘‘(E) PROHIBITION ON EXPANSION OF AC- 4 CESS WITHOUT APPROVAL OF CONGRESS.—Ex- 5 cept as expressly authorized by an Act of Con- 6 gress, the Secretary of Defense, and any other 7 official or employee of the Department of De- 8 fense, may not expand eligibility for access to 9 commissary stores to any additional individual 10 or category of individuals by regulation, policy, 11 memorandum, or other administrative action. 12 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED EXCHANGE SYSTEM PATRONS.— 13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The categories of individ- 14 uals authorized to access commissary stores under 15 subsection (a) are also authorized to access the mili- 16 tary exchange system operated by the Department of 17 Defense, including the Army and Air Force Ex- 18 change Service, the Navy Exchange Service Com- 19 mand, and the Marine Corps Exchange. 20 ‘‘(2) OTHER AUTHORIZED PATRONS.— 21 ‘‘(A) CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES; NUCLEAR MA- 22 TERIALS COURIERS.—Civilian employees of the 23 Department of Defense and nonappropriated 24 fund instrumentality employees (as defined in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00338 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 339 •S 4784 RS section 1587(a) of this title), and nuclear mate- 1 rials couriers (as defined in section 8331 of title 2 5), are authorized to access military exchange 3 stores located in the United States and in the 4 commonwealths, territories, or possessions of 5 the United States, including for the purchase of 6 tobacco products and alcoholic beverages. 7 ‘‘(B) VETERANS.—Veterans discharged or 8 released from service in the armed forces under 9 honorable conditions are authorized to access 10 the online military exchange system, consistent 11 with the policy of the Department of Defense in 12 effect before the date of the enactment of the 13 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 14 Year 2027 governing remote sales of the mili- 15 tary exchange system. 16 ‘‘(C) LIMITATIONS.—Access to the military 17 exchange system authorized under this para- 18 graph does not— 19 ‘‘(i) include authorization to purchase 20 military uniforms; or 21 ‘‘(ii) extend to any other programs, 22 facilities, or services operated by non- 23 appropriated fund activities of the Depart- 24 ment of Defense for the morale, welfare, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00339 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 340 •S 4784 RS and recreation of members of the armed 1 forces. 2 ‘‘(3) DURATION.—An individual is authorized 3 to access the military exchange system under this 4 subsection for only so long as the qualifying status, 5 employment, or assignment of the individual remains 6 applicable or as otherwise provided by statute. 7 ‘‘(4) PROHIBITION ON EXPANSION OF ACCESS 8 WITHOUT APPROVAL OF CONGRESS.—Except as pro- 9 vided by paragraph (2)(C) or as expressly authorized 10 by an Act of Congress, the Secretary of Defense, 11 and any other officer or employee of the Department 12 of Defense, may not expand eligibility for access to 13 the military exchange system to any additional indi- 14 vidual, or category of individuals by regulation, pol- 15 icy, memorandum, or other administrative action. 16 ‘‘(c) TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATIONS.— 17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 18 may authorize temporary access to commissary 19 stores and the military exchange system for a period 20 of not more than one year for categories of individ- 21 uals not covered by subsection (a) or (b) if— 22 ‘‘(A) those individuals are otherwise au- 23 thorized to access military installations; and 24 ‘‘(B) the Secretary— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00340 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 341 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(i) notifies the Committees on Armed 1 Services of the Senate and the House of 2 Representatives of the authorization; and 3 ‘‘(ii) includes in that notification a de- 4 scription of the categories of individuals 5 authorized to access the military exchange 6 system and the rationale for authorizing 7 such access. 8 ‘‘(2) RENEWALS.—The Secretary is authorized 9 to renew an authorization for temporary access pro- 10 vided under paragraph (1) for additional periods of 11 not more than one year each if, for each renewal, 12 the Secretary submits the notification required by 13 paragraph (1)(B) not fewer than 60 days before the 14 effective date of the renewal.’’. 15 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 54 of 16 title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection 17 (a), is further amended— 18 (1) in section 1063(c), by striking ‘‘section 19 1063’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1064’’; 20 (2) in section 1065(c)(2), by striking ‘‘section 21 1063(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1064’’; 22 (3) in section 1066(h)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘sec- 23 tion 1063(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1064’’; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00341 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 342 •S 4784 RS (4) in section 1067(c)(1), by striking ‘‘section 1 1063’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1064’’. 2 SEC. 622. MODIFICATION OF OPERATING EXPENSES OF 3 COMMISSARY STORES. 4 Section 2483 of title 10, United States Code, is 5 amended— 6 (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 7 following new paragraph: 8 ‘‘(8) Construction, repair, improvement, and 9 maintenance of physical infrastructure (as defined in 10 section 2484(h)(1)(B) of this title).’’; and 11 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub- 12 section: 13 ‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS RELATING TO MILITARY CON- 14 STRUCTION.—Amounts used for construction under sub- 15 section (b)(8) shall be subject to the requirements and lim- 16 itations under section 2805 of this title.’’. 17 SEC. 623. PILOT PROGRAM ON ACCESS OF CIVILIAN EM- 18 PLOYEES TO COMMISSARY STORES. 19 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may 20 carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility of, de- 21 mand for, and financial impact of extending access to com- 22 missary stores to civilian employees of the Department of 23 Defense while maintaining the benefit of such access for 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00342 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 343 •S 4784 RS members and retired members of the Armed Forces and 1 their families. 2 (b) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES.—Under the pilot pro- 3 gram authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary may pro- 4 vide access to a commissary store selected for participation 5 in the pilot program under subsection (c) to full-time civil- 6 ian employees of the Department of Defense and non- 7 appropriated fund instrumentality employees (as defined 8 in section 1587(a) of this title) who are assigned to a loca- 9 tion within the vicinity of the military installation where 10 the store is located. 11 (c) SELECTION OF STORES.—The Secretary— 12 (1) may select up to 16 commissary stores with- 13 in the continental United States to participate in the 14 pilot program authorized by subsection (a); and 15 (2) in making selections under paragraph (1), 16 shall ensure representation of diverse geographic re- 17 gions and types of military installations. 18 (d) FEES.—The Secretary may impose a fee or sur- 19 charge, or use another mechanism— 20 (1) to offset the administrative costs of pro- 21 viding access to commissary stores to employees de- 22 scribed in subsection (b); and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00343 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 344 •S 4784 RS (2) to ensure that no additional amounts are 1 required to be appropriated to carry out the pilot 2 program authorized by subsection (a). 3 (e) DURATION.—The Secretary may determine the 4 duration of the pilot program authorized by subsection (a), 5 except that the pilot program shall terminate not later 6 than January 1, 2028. 7 (f) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 8 after the termination under subsection (e) of the pilot pro- 9 gram authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall 10 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen- 11 ate and the House of Representatives a report evalu- 12 ating— 13 (1) the number and categories of employees de- 14 scribed in subsection (b) participating in the pilot 15 program, including participation rates by military in- 16 stallation, grade, and employment type; 17 (2) the total volume of sales and patronage lev- 18 els generated by those employees and the proportion 19 of total commissary sales represented by the patron- 20 age of those employees; 21 (3) the gross and net revenue generated from 22 sales to those employees; 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00344 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 345 •S 4784 RS (4) the disposition or use of any additional rev- 1 enues, fees, or surcharges collected under the pilot 2 program; 3 (5) the impact of the pilot program on the over- 4 all operating costs of commissary stores, including 5 with respect to labor, supply chain, and inventory 6 management; 7 (6) any observed or projected effects of the pilot 8 program on the requirements of the Defense Com- 9 missary Agency for appropriations and the subsidies 10 provided for the operations of commissary stores; 11 (7) the impact of the pilot program on infra- 12 structure, security, parking, and utilities at com- 13 missary stores participating in the pilot program; 14 (8) the effect of the pilot program on access to 15 and wait times at commissary stores, and customer 16 satisfaction, for members of the Armed Forces; 17 (9) any operational challenges, staffing adjust- 18 ments, or system modifications required to carry out 19 the pilot program; 20 (10) any adjustments to procurement or con- 21 tracting requirements associated with increased pa- 22 tronage resulting from the pilot program; and 23 (11) the overall feasibility, fiscal sustainability, 24 and advisability of permanent or expanded access to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00345 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 346 •S 4784 RS commissary stores for civilian employees of the De- 1 partment of Defense, including recommendations for 2 any legislative or policy changes necessary to sup- 3 port such access. 4 Subtitle D—Other Matters 5 SEC. 631. AUTHORITY FOR SHIPMENT AND STORAGE OF 6 PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLES OF MEMBERS 7 MOVING BETWEEN AUTHORIZED LOCATIONS. 8 Section 453(c)(4) of title 37, United States Code, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 ‘‘(4)(A) The Secretary of the military department 11 concerned may authorize the shipment or storage of more 12 than one privately owned vehicle for a member of the 13 armed forces in connection with a temporary or permanent 14 move between authorized locations. 15 ‘‘(B) The exercise of the authority provided by sub- 16 paragraph (A) shall— 17 ‘‘(i) be subject to the availability of appropria- 18 tions and operational requirements; and 19 ‘‘(ii) not be conditioned on the implementation 20 of a Department of Defense-wide policy on shipment 21 and storage of personally owned vehicles.’’. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00346 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 347 •S 4784 RS SEC. 632. REIMBURSEMENT OF GUARDIANSHIP COSTS IN- 1 CURRED AS A RESULT OF RELOCATIONS. 2 Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, is 3 amended by adding at the end the following new sub- 4 section: 5 ‘‘(j) REIMBURSEMENT OF QUALIFYING GUARDIAN- 6 SHIP COSTS.—(1) From amounts otherwise made avail- 7 able for a fiscal year to provide travel and transportation 8 allowances under this chapter, the Secretary concerned 9 may reimburse a member of the uniformed services for 10 qualified guardianship costs if— 11 ‘‘(A) the member relocates to a new jurisdiction 12 or geographic area as the result of— 13 ‘‘(i) an assignment to a duty station; 14 ‘‘(ii) a reassignment, either as a result of 15 a permanent change of station or permanent 16 change of assignment, between duty stations; 17 ‘‘(iii) a transfer from a regular component 18 of a uniformed service into the Selected Reserve 19 of the Ready Reserve of a uniformed service, if 20 the member is authorized a final move from the 21 last duty station to the new jurisdiction or geo- 22 graphic area; or 23 ‘‘(iv) placement on the temporary disability 24 retired list under chapter 61 of title 10; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00347 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 348 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(B) the movement of the member’s dependents 1 is authorized at the expense of the United States 2 under this section as part of the relocation. 3 ‘‘(2)(A) Reimbursement provided to a member under 4 this subsection for qualified guardianship costs may not 5 exceed $1,000 in connection with each relocation described 6 in paragraph (1). 7 ‘‘(3) No reimbursement may be provided under this 8 subsection for qualified guardianship costs paid or in- 9 curred after December 31, 2029. 10 ‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘qualified guardian- 11 ship costs’ means costs, including paperwork, travel, or 12 court, legal, or other administrative fees, incurred by a 13 member or the spouse of a member if— 14 ‘‘(A) a State appoints the member or spouse as 15 the guardian of a minor child or an adult adju- 16 dicated to be in need of a guardian; and 17 ‘‘(B) the member or spouse needs to seek a new 18 appointment in a new jurisdiction because of the 19 member’s relocation described in paragraph (1).’’. 20 SEC. 633. PROVISION OF COUNSELING ON HOUSING FOR 21 MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 22 Section 992 of title 10, United States Code, is 23 amended— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00348 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 349 •S 4784 RS (1) in subsection (b)(2), by adding at the end 1 the following new subparagraph: 2 ‘‘(C) The Secretary concerned may, subject to the ap- 3 plicable requirements of this section, enter into contracts 4 to provide counseling under this paragraph with individ- 5 uals and organizations that provide counseling with re- 6 spect to housing, including organizations that are certified 7 under section 106(e) of the Housing and Urban Develop- 8 ment Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701x(e)).’’; and 9 (2) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ‘‘and mort- 10 gages’’ and inserting ‘‘mortgages, and other finan- 11 cial products related to the purchase or lease of a 12 primary residence (and information on fees related 13 to such products)’’. 14 SEC. 634. SPECIAL PRIORITY TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION FOR 15 PERSONNEL STATIONED AT UNITED STATES 16 NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 17 Section 2641b of title 10, United States Code, is 18 amended— 19 (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub- 20 section (h); and 21 (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol- 22 lowing new subsection (g): 23 ‘‘(g) SPECIAL PRIORITY FOR TRAVEL TO AND FROM 24 UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00349 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 350 •S 4784 RS CUBA.—(1) An individual eligible pursuant to subsection 1 (c) for the travel program who is stationed at United 2 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may pur- 3 chase transportation, at commercially competitive rates 4 (as determined by the agency contracting for the transpor- 5 tation), for travel to and from Naval Station Guantanamo 6 Bay, Cuba, without regard to subsection (b). 7 ‘‘(2) An individual described in paragraph (1) shall 8 have a priority for transportation under the travel pro- 9 gram consistent with other official travelers, as deter- 10 mined by the Secretary. 11 ‘‘(3) Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, 12 amounts collected under paragraph (1) shall be credited 13 to the appropriate appropriation of the agency contracting 14 for the transportation. Amounts so collected shall be cred- 15 ited to and merged with the funds in that appropriation 16 and shall be available for the same period and purposes 17 as the appropriation with which merged.’’. 18 SEC. 635. PROGRAM TO ASSIST MEMBERS IN OBTAINING 19 PERSONAL DRIVER’S LICENSES. 20 Chapter 101 of title 10, United States Code, is 21 amended by inserting after section 2015 the following new 22 section: 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00350 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 351 •S 4784 RS ‘‘§ 2015a. Authority to assist members in obtaining 1 State driver’s licenses 2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 3 provide assistance to a member of the armed forces for 4 expenses of obtaining, while serving in the armed forces, 5 a personal driver’s license under the laws of a State. 6 ‘‘(b) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 7 ‘State’ means the several States, the District of Columbia, 8 the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of 9 the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the United States 10 Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.’’. 11 SEC. 636. STUDENT LOAN RELIEF FOR MEMBERS OF SE- 12 LECTED RESERVE. 13 Section 16301(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 14 amended by striking ‘‘15 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘20 per- 15 cent’’. 16 SEC. 637. ENHANCEMENT OF AIR FORCE RATED OFFICER 17 RETENTION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 18 Section 604 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 19 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 20 263; 37 U.S.C. 301b note) is amended— 21 (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘and not 22 less than one year’’; and 23 (2) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (1) 24 and inserting the following: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00351 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 352 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(1) FLEXIBILITY OF ASSIGNMENT AND DUTY 1 LOCATIONS.—Under the demonstration program re- 2 quired under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to 3 the maximum extent practicable and consistent with 4 the needs of the Air Force, offer a rated officer de- 5 scribed in subsection (b)— 6 ‘‘(A) assignment to the duty location pre- 7 ferred by the officer, including consecutive as- 8 signments to the same duty location; or 9 ‘‘(B) the opportunity to perform a staff as- 10 signment that— 11 ‘‘(i) does not require the officer to re- 12 locate; or 13 ‘‘(ii) permits the officer to remain in 14 an active flying status while performing 15 such assignment.’’. 16 SEC. 638. PILOT PROGRAM ON CAREER INTERMISSIONS 17 FOR CERTAIN AIR FORCE FIGHTER AIRCREW. 18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than one year after 19 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 20 the Air Force shall establish a pilot program, under the 21 authority provided by section 710 of title 10, United 22 States Code, to permit officers in Air Force fighter aircrew 23 career fields to take a one-time career intermission in 24 order to evaluate whether targeted career intermissions re- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00352 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 353 •S 4784 RS duce early separations and preserve experienced fighter 1 aircrew subject-matter experts for air staff positions and 2 leadership roles in the active component of the Air Force. 3 (b) INTERMISSION PERIOD.—An intermission under 4 the pilot program established under subsection (a) shall 5 be for a period of not less than 4 months and not more 6 than one year, as selected by the participant. 7 (c) TREATMENT OF AVIATION BONUSES.— 8 (1) ELIGIBILITY.—An officer described in sub- 9 section (a) may participate in the pilot program es- 10 tablished under that subsection if the officer is sub- 11 ject to an active duty service obligation of not less 12 than two years as of the beginning of the period of 13 intermission of the officer under subsection (b). Par- 14 ticipation in the pilot program shall not, by itself, 15 disqualify an officer from eligibility for an aviation 16 bonus under section 334(b) of title 37, United 17 States Code. 18 (2) SUSPENSION OF PAYMENTS.—Payment of 19 an aviation bonus under section 334(b) of title 37, 20 United States Code, to an officer shall be suspended 21 during any period of intermission of an officer under 22 the pilot program established under subsection (a). 23 (3) RESUMPTION OF PAYMENTS.—Upon the re- 24 turn of an officer to active duty after an inter- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00353 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 354 •S 4784 RS mission under the pilot program established under 1 subsection (a), payment of an aviation bonus under 2 section 334(b) of title 37, United States Code, may 3 resume for the remaining period of the agreement of 4 the officer under paragraph (3) of that section, sub- 5 ject to the terms of the agreement. 6 (4) TOLLING.—Any period of intermission 7 under the pilot program established under sub- 8 section (a) shall not be counted toward the fulfill- 9 ment of an agreement with respect to an aviation 10 bonus under section 334(b) of title 37, United 11 States Code. 12 (5) OTHER SERVICE OBLIGATIONS.—Except as 13 provided in paragraph (4), an officer shall continue 14 to satisfy any other active duty service obligation 15 during a period of intermission under the pilot pro- 16 gram established under subsection (a). 17 (d) APPLICATION OF CAREER INTERMISSION PRO- 18 GRAM AUTHORITIES.—Except as otherwise provided in 19 this section, the Secretary shall carry out the pilot pro- 20 gram established under subsection (a) in accordance with 21 section 710 of title 10, United States Code. 22 (e) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the 23 pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on the 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00354 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 355 •S 4784 RS date that is 5 years after the date on which the pilot pro- 1 gram is established. 2 (f) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 3 after the establishment of the pilot program under sub- 4 section (a), and annually thereafter until termination of 5 the pilot program under subsection (e), the Secretary shall 6 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen- 7 ate and the House of Representatives a report on the im- 8 plementation and effectiveness of the pilot program. 9 TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE 10 Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other 11 Health Care Benefits 12 SEC. 701. DIGITAL SYSTEM FOR BENEFICIARY ASSISTANCE 13 AT MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILI- 14 TIES AND THROUGH MANAGED CARE SUP- 15 PORT CONTRACTORS. 16 (a) DIGITAL SYSTEM FOR ACCESS ASSISTANCE.— 17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 19 retary of Defense shall establish a digital system 20 under which a covered beneficiary who receives 21 health care at a military medical treatment facility 22 or through a managed care support contractor under 23 the TRICARE program may electronically— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00355 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 356 •S 4784 RS (A) file a complaint, raise awareness about 1 an issue, or provide positive feedback relating to 2 access to care at such military medical treat- 3 ment facility or through such managed care 4 support contractor; and 5 (B) view the status of such complaint or 6 issue at any time, including the status of any 7 interim or final action taken to address the 8 complaint or issue. 9 (2) PROCESS.—The Director of the Defense 10 Health Agency shall develop a process to acknowl- 11 edge receipt of complaints or issues under paragraph 12 (1)(A) and specify a timeline for response to such 13 complaints or issues. 14 (3) TRANSMITTAL TO PATIENT ADVOCATES.— 15 Any complaint or issue filed under paragraph (1)(A) 16 shall be promptly transmitted to an appropriate pa- 17 tient advocate of the Department of Defense. 18 (4) MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITY 19 COMPLAINTS OR ISSUES.—Complaints or issues filed 20 under paragraph (1)(A) with respect to a military 21 medical treatment facility may be automatically ag- 22 gregated and submitted to the Director of the De- 23 fense Health Agency on a quarterly basis. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00356 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 357 •S 4784 RS (b) REPORT ON COMPLAINTS FILED UNDER DIGITAL 1 SYSTEM.— 2 (1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than March 1 of 3 each year during the three-year period following the 4 establishment of the system under subsection (a), 5 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com- 6 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 7 House of Representatives a report on the total num- 8 ber of complaints or issues filed under such system. 9 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph 10 (1) shall include, for each military medical treatment 11 facility with respect to which a complaint or issue 12 was filed under the system under subsection (a), the 13 following: 14 (A) An identification of the most common 15 access to care complaints or issues filed by cov- 16 ered beneficiaries with respect to such facility. 17 (B) A comparison of the number of com- 18 plaints or issues filed regarding access to spe- 19 cialty care versus access to primary care. 20 (C) A comparison of the number of com- 21 plaints or issues filed regarding access to wom- 22 en’s health care versus access to health care 23 that is not women’s health care. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00357 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 358 •S 4784 RS (D) A comparison of the number of com- 1 plaints or issues filed regarding access to pedi- 2 atric care versus access to non-pediatric care. 3 (E) A comparison of the number of com- 4 plaints or issues filed regarding administrative 5 hurdles to access to care versus other access to 6 care issues. 7 (F) A summary of steps taken at such fa- 8 cility to reduce access to care complaints or 9 issues by covered beneficiaries. 10 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 11 (1) COVERED BENEFICIARY.—The term ‘‘cov- 12 ered beneficiary’’ means an individual enrolled in a 13 health care plan under the TRICARE program and 14 eligible to receive care at a military medical treat- 15 ment facility. 16 (2) MANAGED CARE SUPPORT CONTRACTOR.— 17 The term ‘‘managed care support contractor’’ means 18 a health care organization contracted to provide care 19 via a managed support contract in support of the 20 health benefits under the TRICARE program. 21 (3) TRICARE PROGRAM.—The term 22 ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the meaning given that 23 term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00358 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 359 •S 4784 RS SEC. 702. EXPANSION OF ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE FOR 1 CERTAIN DEPENDENTS. 2 Paragraph (2) of section 1077(c) of title 10, United 3 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 4 ‘‘(2)(A) Dependents who are covered by a dental plan 5 established under section 1076a of this title may be treat- 6 ed by postgraduate dental residents in a dental treatment 7 facility of the uniformed services under a graduate dental 8 education program accredited by the American Dental As- 9 sociation. 10 ‘‘(B) Treatment under subparagraph (A) shall be 11 provided on a space available basis and only if the Sec- 12 retary of Defense determines that adequate resources exist 13 to provide such treatment.’’. 14 SEC. 703. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HEARING AIDS 15 TO INCLUDE CHILDREN OF RETIRED MEM- 16 BERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES EN- 17 ROLLED IN FAMILY COVERAGE UNDER 18 TRICARE SELECT. 19 Section 1077(a)(16)(B)(ii) of title 10, United States 20 Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or TRICARE Select’’ be- 21 fore the period at the end. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00359 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 360 •S 4784 RS SEC. 704. EVALUATION OF INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL AC- 1 CREDITING BODIES FOR PURPOSES OF 2 QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE OF MEN- 3 TAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS UNDER 4 TRICARE PROGRAM. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Defense 6 Health Agency shall evaluate the feasibility and advis- 7 ability of permitting reimbursement under the TRICARE 8 program of certified mental health counselors who hold a 9 masters or higher-level degree in counseling from a pro- 10 gram that is accredited by a covered institution. 11 (b) REPORT.—Not later than July 1, 2027, the Di- 12 rector shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 13 of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 14 on the evaluation conducted under subsection (a). 15 (c) INTERIM FINAL RULE.—If the report submitted 16 under subsection (b) recommends permitting reimburse- 17 ment of counselors with a degree from a program accred- 18 ited by a covered institution, the Director shall issue an 19 interim final rule implementing such recommendations not 20 later than two years after submittal of the report. 21 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 22 (1) COVERED INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘cov- 23 ered institution’’ means any of the following: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00360 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 361 •S 4784 RS (A) The Accrediting Commission for Com- 1 munity and Junior Colleges Western Associa- 2 tion of Schools and Colleges. 3 (B) The Higher Learning Commission. 4 (C) The Middle States Commission on 5 Higher Education. 6 (D) The New England Association of 7 Schools and Colleges Commission on Institu- 8 tions of Higher Education. 9 (E) The Southern Association of Colleges 10 and Schools Commission on Colleges. 11 (F) The Western Association of Schools 12 and Colleges Senior College and University 13 Commission. 14 (G) The Accrediting Bureau of Health 15 Education Schools. 16 (H) The Accrediting Commission of Career 17 Schools and Colleges. 18 (I) The Accrediting Council for Inde- 19 pendent Colleges and Schools. 20 (J) The Distance Education Accreditation 21 Commission. 22 (K) The Council for Accreditation of Edu- 23 cator Preparation. 24 (L) The American Psychology Association. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00361 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 362 •S 4784 RS (2) TRICARE PROGRAM.—The term 1 ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the meaning given that 2 term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. 3 SEC. 705. IMPROVEMENT OF PROVIDER DIRECTORY ACCU- 4 RACY FOR SPECIALTY CARE PROVIDERS 5 UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Defense 7 Health Agency shall— 8 (1) ensure that each managed care contract 9 under the TRICARE program entered into after the 10 date of the enactment of this Act includes require- 11 ments that the managed care contractor— 12 (A) conduct comprehensive outreach cam- 13 paigns, to include electronic and non-electronic 14 means, and mass email campaigns to network 15 specialty care providers providing— 16 (i) information relating to penalties 17 associated with inaccurate provider direc- 18 tory information; 19 (ii) resources for improving directory 20 information; and 21 (iii) direct links for providers to up- 22 date their directory information; 23 (B) make it a condition of joining the net- 24 work managed by such contractor under the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00362 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 363 •S 4784 RS TRICARE program for specialty care providers 1 to validate their provider directory information 2 not less frequently than quarterly; 3 (C) ensure that when specialty care pro- 4 viders file for reimbursement, such providers 5 are prompted to review and verify their direc- 6 tory accuracy; 7 (D) create a mechanism by which bene- 8 ficiaries under the TRICARE program can re- 9 port provider directory inaccuracy to the con- 10 tractor; 11 (E) conduct random tests (not less fre- 12 quently than monthly) encompassing all spe- 13 cialty care provider types, of the accuracy of in- 14 formation maintained by the contractor relating 15 to specialty care providers; and 16 (F) not less frequently than monthly, sub- 17 mit to the Director the results of such random 18 tests, disaggregated by each specialty care pro- 19 vider type, conducted during the month covered 20 by the report; and 21 (2) develop financial penalties or other contrac- 22 tual remedies for inaccurate provider directory infor- 23 mation under such contracts in accordance with the 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00363 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 364 •S 4784 RS penalties or remedies imposed as of the date of the 1 enactment of this Act under the T–5 Contract. 2 (b) OTHER METHODS.—The Director shall carry out 3 any other methods that the Director finds useful for the 4 improvement of provider directory accuracy under the 5 TRICARE program. 6 (c) TESTING OF DIRECTORY INFORMATION.—Not 7 less frequently than twice each year during the three-year 8 period following the date of the enactment of this Act, the 9 Inspector General of the Defense Health Agency shall— 10 (1) conduct random tests, encompassing and 11 disaggregating by all specialty care provider types, 12 of the accuracy of information relating to specialty 13 care providers contained in the provider directory 14 under the TRICARE program; and 15 (2) submit to the Committees on Armed Serv- 16 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives 17 a report containing the findings of each random test. 18 (d) BRIEFINGS.— 19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an- 21 nually thereafter for the following four years, the Di- 22 rector shall provide to the Committees on Armed 23 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00364 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 365 •S 4784 RS tives a briefing on progress in carrying out this sec- 1 tion. 2 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under para- 3 graph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 4 (A) A description of the techniques that 5 are most effective in improving accuracy of pro- 6 vider directories. 7 (B) An identification of the authorities or 8 tools that the Defense Health Agency lacks for 9 improving such accuracy. 10 (C) An identification of challenges specific 11 to each specialty care provider type that limit 12 such accuracy. 13 (D) An assessment of the impact of efforts 14 of the Defense Health Agency towards improv- 15 ing such accuracy on providers either leaving 16 the TRICARE program or on the willingness of 17 non-network providers to join the TRICARE 18 program. 19 (e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later 20 than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 21 and annually thereafter for the following two years, the 22 Comptroller General of the United States shall— 23 (1) conduct a holistic review of provider direc- 24 tory accuracy under the TRICARE program, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00365 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 366 •S 4784 RS disaggregated by each specialty care provider type, 1 to measure the progress of the Director towards 2 meeting the existing requirements set forth by each 3 managed care contractor under the TRICARE pro- 4 gram, including by providing recommendations that 5 would inform the development of the next managed 6 care support contract competition; and 7 (2) submit to the Committees on Armed Serv- 8 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives 9 a report on the review conducted under paragraph 10 (1). 11 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 12 (1) RANDOM TEST.— 13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘random 14 test’’, with respect to specialty care providers, 15 means conducting covert calls to offices of a 16 random sample of such providers using phone 17 numbers from the directory available under the 18 TRICARE program with respect to such pro- 19 viders to confirm the accuracy of information 20 contained in such directory. 21 (B) SPECIAL RULE.—A random test may 22 not be conducted with respect to the same sam- 23 ple of providers in consecutive tests. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00366 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 367 •S 4784 RS (2) TRICARE PROGRAM.—The term 1 ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the meaning given that 2 term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. 3 SEC. 706. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE 4 START-UP TIME FOR CERTAIN TRICARE CON- 5 TRACTORS. 6 Section 1095c(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 7 amended— 8 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘nine months 9 after the date of the award of the contract, but in 10 no case later than one year after the date of such 11 award’’ and inserting ‘‘one year after the date on 12 which the transition period of performance begins 13 under the contract to allow for adequate start-up 14 time for an orderly transition’’; and 15 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘nine-month’’ 16 and inserting ‘‘one-year’’ each place it appears. 17 SEC. 707. CORRECTIONS TO PILOT PROGRAM FOR SUPPLE- 18 MENTAL COVERAGE RELATING TO CANCER. 19 Section 734 of the National Defense Authorization 20 Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 10 U.S.C. 21 1071 note) is amended— 22 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘September 23 30, 2027’’ and inserting ‘‘January 31, 2028’’; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00367 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 368 •S 4784 RS (2) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding 1 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a publicly accessible 2 internet website’’ and inserting ‘‘the public-facing 3 website of the TRICARE program’’; 4 (3) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘establish 5 procedures to determine’’ and inserting ‘‘provide a 6 method for verification of’’; 7 (4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2026’’ and 8 inserting ‘‘2027’’; and 9 (5) in subsection (g)(2), by inserting ‘‘a health 10 plan option under’’ after ‘‘enrolled in’’. 11 SEC. 708. COVERAGE OF CRANIAL ORTHOTIC DEVICES FOR 12 DEFORMATIONAL PLAGIOCEPHALY UNDER 13 TRICARE PROGRAM. 14 Section 1079(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 15 amended by adding at the end the following: 16 ‘‘(21) Cranial orthotic devices (molding hel- 17 mets) for deformational plagiocephaly may be pro- 18 vided as part of a reconstructive medical treat- 19 ment.’’. 20 SEC. 709. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC 21 HEALTH SERVICE ACT. 22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Public Health Service Act 23 (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended— 24 (1) in section 2 (42 U.S.C. 201)— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00368 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 369 •S 4784 RS (A) in paragraph (p), by striking ‘‘means 1 the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, 2 Coast Guard, Public Health Service, or Coast 3 and Geodetic Survey; and’’ and inserting ‘‘has 4 the meaning given such term in section 101(a) 5 of title 10, United States Code;’’; 6 (B) in paragraph (q), by striking the pe- 7 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 8 (C) by adding at the end the following: 9 ‘‘(r) The term ‘Defense Agency’ has the meaning 10 given such term in section 101(a) of title 10, United 11 States Code.’’; and 12 (2) in section 543(e) (42 U.S.C. 290dd–2(e))— 13 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or the 14 Defense Agency responsible for military health 15 care under chapter 55 of title 10, United States 16 Code,’’ after ‘‘Uniformed Services’’; and 17 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or the 18 Defense Agency responsible for military health 19 care under chapter 55 of title 10, United States 20 Code’’ after ‘‘Uniformed Services’’. 21 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 22 subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact- 23 ment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 24 Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00369 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 370 •S 4784 RS SEC. 710. LICENSURE OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 1 IN TRICARE PROGRAM. 2 (a) QUALIFICATIONS FOR TRICARE CERTIFIED 3 MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS.—For purposes of deter- 4 mining whether a mental health care professional is eligi- 5 ble for reimbursement under the TRICARE program as 6 a certified mental health counselor, an individual who 7 holds a masters or higher-level degree in counseling from 8 a program that is accredited by a covered institution shall 9 be treated as holding such degree from a mental health 10 counseling program or clinical mental health counseling 11 program that is accredited by the Council for Accredita- 12 tion of Counseling and Related Educational Programs. 13 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Defense 14 shall implement this section beginning not later than one 15 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 16 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the date 17 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 18 shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 19 briefing on the plan of the Secretary to implement this 20 section. 21 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 22 (1) COVERED INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘cov- 23 ered institution’’ means any of the following: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00370 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 371 •S 4784 RS (A) The Accrediting Commission for Com- 1 munity and Junior Colleges Western Associa- 2 tion of Schools and Colleges. 3 (B) The Higher Learning Commission. 4 (C) The Middle States Commission on 5 Higher Education. 6 (D) The New England Association of 7 Schools and Colleges Commission on Institu- 8 tions of Higher Education. 9 (E) The Southern Association of Colleges 10 and Schools Commission on Colleges. 11 (F) The Western Association of Schools 12 and Colleges Senior College and University 13 Commission. 14 (G) The Accrediting Bureau of Health 15 Education Schools. 16 (H) The Accrediting Commission of Career 17 Schools and Colleges. 18 (I) The Accrediting Council for Inde- 19 pendent Colleges and Schools. 20 (J) The Distance Education Accreditation 21 Commission. 22 (K) The Council for Accreditation of Edu- 23 cator Preparation. 24 (L) The American Psychology Association. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00371 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 372 •S 4784 RS (2) TRICARE PROGRAM.—The term 1 ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the meaning given that 2 term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. 3 SEC. 711. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO WELLNESS 4 CHECKS FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE OF CER- 5 TAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 6 (a) WELLNESS CHECKS.— 7 (1) WELLNESS CHECKS REQUIRED.— 8 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De- 9 fense shall issue such regulations, policies, and 10 procedures as may be necessary to require that, 11 whenever appropriate following a member of the 12 Armed Forces sustaining any significant injury 13 or illness or being on sick call, a wellness check 14 is conducted to account for the health and wel- 15 fare of such member. 16 (B) SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR ILLNESS OR 17 SICK CALL.—For purposes of subparagraph 18 (A), a member of the Armed Forces shall be 19 considered to have sustained a significant injury 20 or illness or to be on sick call if a medical pro- 21 fessional recommends an absence of the mem- 22 ber from regular duties for 24 hours or longer, 23 such as placing the member on quarters or rec- 24 ommending convalescent leave. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00372 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 373 •S 4784 RS (2) METHODS OF CONTACT.—In conducting a 1 wellness check for a member of the Armed Forces 2 pursuant to paragraph (1), if the member does not 3 respond to such check conducted via an electronic or 4 telephone communication method, the individual con- 5 ducting the check shall progress to an in-person 6 method of contact. 7 (3) RESULT OF FAILURE TO LOCATE.—If, as a 8 result of a wellness check conducted pursuant to 9 paragraph (1) for a member of the Armed Forces, 10 the individual conducting such check is unable to lo- 11 cate such member, the individual shall refer to the 12 applicable regulations, policies, and procedures of 13 the Department of Defense regarding the determina- 14 tion and reporting of such member as missing, ab- 15 sent unknown, absent without leave, or duty status- 16 whereabouts unknown. 17 (b) IMPLEMENTATION BY UNIT COMMANDERS.—In 18 carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 19 ensure that each unit commander coordinates with the 20 judge advocates assigned or attached to, or performing 21 duty with, the unit under the command of such com- 22 mander for assistance in the implementation of any regu- 23 lation, policy, or procedure required under subsection (a) 24 with respect to such unit. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00373 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 374 •S 4784 RS (c) ADDITIONAL ACTIONS BY UNIT COMMANDERS.— 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—On a routine basis, each 2 unit commander shall— 3 (A) review the requirements contained in 4 the document titled ‘‘Commander’s Critical In- 5 formation Requirements’’, dated January 2020, 6 or any successor document, to ensure such re- 7 quirements— 8 (i) have been issued or updated dur- 9 ing the three-year period preceding any 10 such review; 11 (ii) reflect the medical issues or safety 12 incidents of members of the Armed Forces 13 that the commander deems sufficiently sig- 14 nificant; and 15 (iii) have been distributed to the unit 16 under the command of such commander; 17 and 18 (B) host confidential wellness meetings 19 with subordinate commanders at which such 20 commanders may discuss with one or more 21 medical officers assigned to such unit any sig- 22 nificant injuries or illnesses affecting members 23 of the Armed Forces serving in or with such 24 unit. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00374 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 375 •S 4784 RS (2) WELLNESS MEETINGS.—Confidential 1 wellness meetings under paragraph (1)(B) may be 2 integrated with existing command, staff, or health- 3 of-the-force synchronization meetings if the con- 4 fidentiality of the medical and personal information 5 a member of the Armed Forces is appropriately 6 maintained. 7 (d) TRAINING.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each Secretary concerned, 9 and the Secretary of Defense with respect to civilian 10 personnel of the Department of Defense, shall en- 11 sure that training on the importance of account- 12 ability with respect to health and welfare, and the 13 significant negative outcomes that may occur when 14 accountability procedures fail, is integrated into ex- 15 isting command, leadership, and prevention training 16 programs to the maximum extent practicable 17 (2) NO NEED FOR SEPARATE TRAINING RE- 18 QUIREMENT.—A separate standalone training re- 19 quirement is not required for purposes of carrying 20 out paragraph (1). 21 (e) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this sec- 22 tion, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the meaning 23 given that term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States 24 Code. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00375 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 376 •S 4784 RS SEC. 712. REQUIREMENT TO OFFER MEDICAL CHAPERONES 1 DURING SENSITIVE MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS. 2 The Secretary of Defense shall establish and imple- 3 ment a policy throughout the Department of Defense to 4 require that a medical chaperone be offered and available 5 to be present with a patient during any sensitive medical 6 examination, as determined by the Secretary, conducted 7 at a military medical treatment facility. 8 SEC. 713. PILOT PROGRAM ON RECIPROCAL ACCESS TO 9 HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, PERSONNEL, AND 10 SERVICES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 11 AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and the 13 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly carry out a pilot 14 program to assess the feasibility and advisability of ex- 15 panding reciprocal access to health care facilities, per- 16 sonnel, and services between the Department of Defense 17 and the Department of Veterans Affairs (in this section 18 referred to as the ‘‘pilot program’’). 19 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the pilot program 20 are— 21 (1) to improve access to timely, high-quality 22 health care for covered beneficiaries; 23 (2) to improve continuity of care for 24 transitioning members of the Armed Forces and vet- 25 erans; 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00376 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 377 •S 4784 RS (3) to reduce duplication of health care capacity 1 and infrastructure; 2 (4) to enhance medical readiness and provider 3 proficiency; 4 (5) to maximize the efficient use of medical fa- 5 cilities and personnel of the Federal Government; 6 and 7 (6) to assess opportunities for future integra- 8 tion and coordination between the health care sys- 9 tems of the Department of Defense and the Depart- 10 ment of Veterans Affairs. 11 (c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Under the pilot program, 13 the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Vet- 14 erans Affairs may authorize— 15 (A) coordinated referral and specialty care 16 arrangements; 17 (B) integrated scheduling, credentialing, 18 reimbursement, and care coordination proc- 19 esses; and 20 (C) the sharing and interoperability of 21 electronic health records and related health in- 22 formation systems consistent with applicable 23 privacy and security requirements. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00377 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 378 •S 4784 RS (2) PRIORITY.—Activities under the pilot pro- 1 gram shall prioritize arrangements that cannot be 2 readily achieved under sharing agreements in effect 3 as of the date of the enactment of this Act due to 4 administrative, eligibility, or systemic barriers. 5 (d) PILOT SITES.— 6 (1) INITIAL SITES.—Not later than 180 days 7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 8 retary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Af- 9 fairs shall jointly designate not fewer than five and 10 not more than 10 pilot sites. 11 (2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting pilot 12 sites under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense 13 and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall con- 14 sider— 15 (A) geographic areas with overlapping 16 medical infrastructure of the Department of 17 Defense and the Department of Veterans Af- 18 fairs; 19 (B) locations experiencing provider short- 20 ages or access challenges; 21 (C) locations with significant populations 22 of transitioning members of the Armed Forces, 23 former members of the Armed Forces, or vet- 24 erans; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00378 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 379 •S 4784 RS (D) locations where at least one of the 1 local Federal facilities has the staff and oper- 2 ation capacity to take on the work of the pilot 3 program; 4 (E) opportunities to improve medical readi- 5 ness of the Armed Forces; and 6 (F) existing sharing agreements or inte- 7 grated care models. 8 (3) MODIFICATION OF PILOT SITES.—The Sec- 9 retary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Af- 10 fairs may jointly add, remove, suspend, or modify 11 pilot sites and services covered under the pilot pro- 12 gram as the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 13 of Veterans Affairs jointly determine necessary 14 based on performance, patient safety, operational re- 15 quirements, beneficiary access, or other appropriate 16 considerations if the Secretary of Defense and the 17 Secretary of Veterans Affairs provide to the appro- 18 priate committees of Congress, not later than 30 19 days before adding, removing, suspending, or modi- 20 fying any such site or service, a notification of such 21 action. 22 (e) ELIGIBILITY.— 23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 24 and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00379 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 380 •S 4784 RS establish eligibility criteria and priority categories 1 for participation in the pilot program. 2 (2) PRIORITY.—In establishing criteria under 3 paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense and the 4 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prioritize— 5 (A) transitioning members of the Armed 6 Forces; 7 (B) members of the Armed Forces and vet- 8 erans residing in medically underserved areas; 9 (C) beneficiaries requiring specialty care 10 with extended wait times; 11 (D) members of the Armed Forces and 12 veterans receiving behavioral health care; and 13 (E) military families if reciprocal access 14 would improve continuity or access to care for 15 such families. 16 (f) WAIVER OF ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS.— 17 The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 18 Affairs may waive or modify administrative requirements 19 that would otherwise unnecessarily impede the operation 20 of the pilot program, except requirements relating to pa- 21 tient safety, quality standards, or statutory eligibility for 22 care. 23 (g) DATA COLLECTION AND PERFORMANCE 24 METRICS.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00380 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 381 •S 4784 RS (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 1 and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly 2 establish metrics to evaluate the pilot program, in- 3 cluding metrics relating to— 4 (A) patient access and wait times; 5 (B) quality of care and patient outcomes; 6 (C) patient satisfaction and care coordina- 7 tion; 8 (D) provider productivity and readiness 9 impacts; 10 (E) cost and resource utilization; 11 (F) continuity of care for transitioning 12 members of the Armed Forces; 13 (G) continuity of care for veterans receiv- 14 ing care under the pilot program at facilities 15 other than facilities of the Department of Vet- 16 erans Affairs; 17 (H) electronic health record interoper- 18 ability and information sharing; and 19 (I) comparison of use of the pilot program 20 to use of sharing agreements for similar serv- 21 ices under other authorities. 22 (2) STANDARDIZATION.—The Secretary of De- 23 fense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall en- 24 sure that data collection under this subsection is 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00381 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 382 •S 4784 RS standardized across pilot sites to the maximum ex- 1 tent practicable. 2 (h) APPLICATION OF AUTHORITY.—The pilot pro- 3 gram shall— 4 (1) build upon and not duplicate authorities 5 under section 8111 of title 38, United States Code; 6 and 7 (2) apply only to the extent necessary to test 8 enhanced reciprocal access to health care facilities, 9 personnel, and services beyond sharing agreements 10 in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 11 (i) BRIEFINGS AND REPORTS.— 12 (1) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 13 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 14 Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 15 Affairs shall jointly provide to the appropriate com- 16 mittees of Congress a briefing regarding implemen- 17 tation plans for the pilot program. 18 (2) ANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—Not later than April 19 1 of each year during the duration of the pilot pro- 20 gram, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 21 Veterans Affairs shall jointly provide to the appro- 22 priate committees of Congress a briefing regard- 23 ing— 24 (A) pilot site performance; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00382 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 383 •S 4784 RS (B) beneficiary participation; 1 (C) budgetary impacts; 2 (D) patient safety and quality metrics; 3 (E) any modifications to pilot sites or cov- 4 ered services; and 5 (F) legislative recommendations, if any. 6 (3) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than two 7 years after commencement of operations under the 8 pilot program at the first pilot site, the Secretary of 9 Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 10 jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Con- 11 gress an interim report on the results of the pilot 12 program. 13 (4) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 14 before the termination of the pilot program under 15 subsection (k), the Secretary of Defense and the 16 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to 17 the appropriate committees of Congress a final re- 18 port containing— 19 (A) an assessment of the effectiveness of 20 the pilot program; 21 (B) recommendations regarding expansion, 22 modification, or termination of the pilot pro- 23 gram; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00383 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 384 •S 4784 RS (C) an assessment of impacts on medical 1 readiness of the Armed Forces and health care 2 delivery for veterans; and 3 (D) any recommendations for legislative or 4 administrative action. 5 (j) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION AND PRESERVATION 6 OF EXISTING AUTHORITIES.— 7 (1) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—Participation 8 in the pilot program by veterans shall be voluntary. 9 (2) PATIENT ELECTION.—A veteran eligible to 10 participate in the pilot program may elect to receive 11 care through— 12 (A) a facility of the Department of Vet- 13 erans Affairs; 14 (B) a military medical treatment facility 15 participating in the pilot program; or 16 (C) a community provider pursuant to ap- 17 plicable community care authorities of the De- 18 partment of Veterans Affairs . 19 (3) NO REQUIREMENT TO USE DEPARTMENT OF 20 DEFENSE FACILITIES.—The Secretary of Veterans 21 Affairs may not require a veteran to receive care 22 through a facility of the Department of Defense as 23 a condition of eligibility for, or receipt of, care or 24 services under laws administered by the Secretary. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00384 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 385 •S 4784 RS (4) PATIENT NOTICE.—The Secretary of Vet- 1 erans Affairs shall ensure that veterans eligible to 2 participate in the pilot program receive clear notice 3 regarding available health care options, including the 4 availability of community care if otherwise author- 5 ized by law. 6 (5) NO LIMITATION ON COMMUNITY CARE ELI- 7 GIBILITY.—Nothing in this section may be construed 8 to limit, alter, delay, or otherwise affect the eligi- 9 bility of a veteran for care, services, or referrals fur- 10 nished under the Veterans Community Care Pro- 11 gram under section 1703 of title 38, United States 12 Code, or any other authority available under laws 13 administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 14 receive care from non-Department of Veterans Af- 15 fairs providers. 16 (k) DURATION.—The pilot program shall commence 17 not later than one year after the date of the enactment 18 of this Act and shall terminate five years after the com- 19 mencement of operations of the pilot program at the first 20 pilot site. 21 (l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 22 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON- 23 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con- 24 gress’’ means— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00385 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 386 •S 4784 RS (A) the Committee on Armed Services and 1 the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Sen- 2 ate; and 3 (B) the Committee on Armed Services and 4 the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 5 House of Representatives. 6 (2) COVERED BENEFICIARY.—The term ‘‘cov- 7 ered beneficiary’’ has the meaning given that term 8 in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. 9 (3) MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACIL- 10 ITY.—The term ‘‘military medical treatment facility’’ 11 means a facility of the Defense Health Agency, a 12 military department, or another component of the 13 Department of Defense providing health care serv- 14 ices. 15 (4) PILOT SITE.—The term ‘‘pilot site’’ means 16 any medical center, hospital, clinic, or other health 17 care facility of the Department of Defense or the 18 Department of Veterans Affairs that is participating 19 in the pilot program. 20 (5) RECIPROCAL ACCESS.—The term ‘‘recip- 21 rocal access’’ means systematic, non-excess-capacity 22 access with integrated operations, as opposed to ac- 23 cess that is limited to excess capacity only. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00386 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 387 •S 4784 RS SEC. 714. MEDICAL SCREENING FOR MEMBERS OF THE 1 ARMED FORCES WHO SERVED AT DATA 2 MASKED OR CLASSIFIED LOCATIONS. 3 (a) MODIFICATION TO SERVICE RECORDS.—Not 4 later than January 1, 2029, the Secretary of Defense shall 5 modify the service records of covered members to include 6 a check box or other method to signify that the covered 7 member served at a covered location and would merit addi- 8 tional medical screening. 9 (b) HAZARD SCREENING.— 10 (1) IN GENERAL.—During a covered examina- 11 tion, a covered member shall receive— 12 (A) a screening to determine if such mem- 13 ber served at a covered location at any time 14 during service in the Armed Forces; and 15 (B) if such member served at such a loca- 16 tion, additional exposure-specific medical 17 screenings and evaluations to identify potential 18 exposure to hazardous substances, radiation, or 19 other harmful occupational and environmental 20 hazards encountered during service in the 21 Armed Forces, consistent with current clinical 22 practice guidelines and recommendations of the 23 Department of Defense and the Department of 24 Veterans Affairs. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00387 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 388 •S 4784 RS (2) INCLUSIONS.—The screenings and evalua- 1 tions required under paragraph (1) may include— 2 (A) a targeted assessment of medical his- 3 tories; 4 (B) a physical examination; 5 (C) laboratory testing; 6 (D) imaging studies; and 7 (E) other diagnostic procedures that the 8 Secretary determines are medically necessary. 9 (c) DOCUMENTATION.—A health care provider shall 10 document all exposures identified by the provider and the 11 results of any screenings and evaluations conducted under 12 subsection (b) in the permanent medical record of the rel- 13 evant covered member and ensure that relevant exposure 14 information is transmitted to the Department of Veterans 15 Affairs upon separation or retirement of such member. 16 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 17 (1) COVERED EXAMINATION.—The term ‘‘cov- 18 ered examination’’ means— 19 (A) a screening conducted by a health care 20 provider of the Department of Defense for any 21 covered member prior to a permanent change of 22 station from a covered location; or 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00388 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 389 •S 4784 RS (B) any annual preventive health assess- 1 ment of a covered member conducted by a 2 health care provider of the Department. 3 (2) COVERED LOCATION.—The term ‘‘covered 4 location’’ means— 5 (A) a data masked or classified location; or 6 (B) a facility on the most recent list of fa- 7 cilities covered under the Energy Employees 8 Occupational Illness Compensation Program 9 Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq.) published 10 in the Federal Register by the Secretary of En- 11 ergy. 12 (3) COVERED MEMBER.—The term ‘‘covered 13 member’’ means a member of the Armed Forces cur- 14 rently serving on active duty. 15 SEC. 715. MEDICAL TESTING AND RELATED SERVICES FOR 16 FIREFIGHTERS OF DEPARTMENT OF DE- 17 FENSE. 18 (a) PROVISION OF SERVICES.—During the annual 19 periodic health assessment of each firefighter of the De- 20 partment of Defense, or at such other intervals as may 21 be indicated in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense 22 shall provide to the firefighter (at no cost to the fire- 23 fighter) appropriate medical testing and related services 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00389 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 390 •S 4784 RS to detect, document the presence or absence of, and pre- 1 vent, certain cancers. 2 (b) CRITERIA.—Services required to be provided 3 under subsection (a) shall meet, at a minimum, the fol- 4 lowing criteria: 5 (1) BREAST CANCER.—With respect to breast 6 cancer screening, if the firefighter is a female fire- 7 fighter— 8 (A) such services shall include the provi- 9 sion of a mammogram to the firefighter— 10 (i) if the firefighter is 40 years old to 11 49 years old (inclusive), not less frequently 12 than twice each year; 13 (ii) if the firefighter is 50 years old or 14 older, not less frequently than annually; 15 and 16 (iii) as clinically indicated (without re- 17 gard to age); and 18 (B) in connection with the provision of a 19 mammogram under subparagraph (A), a li- 20 censed radiologist shall review the most recent 21 mammogram provided to the firefighter, as 22 compared to prior mammograms so provided, 23 and provide to the firefighter the results of such 24 review. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00390 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 391 •S 4784 RS (2) COLON CANCER.—With respect to colon 1 cancer screening— 2 (A) if the firefighter is 40 years old or 3 older, or as clinically indicated without regard 4 to age, such services shall include the commu- 5 nication to the firefighter of the risks and bene- 6 fits of stool-based blood testing; 7 (B) if the firefighter is 45 years old or 8 older, or as clinically indicated without regard 9 to age, such services shall include the provision, 10 at regular intervals, of visual examinations 11 (such as a colonoscopy, CT colonoscopy, or 12 flexible sigmoidoscopy) or stool-based blood 13 testing; and 14 (C) in connection with the provision of a 15 visual examination or stool-based blood testing 16 under subparagraph (B), a licensed physician 17 shall review and provide to the firefighter the 18 results of such examination or testing, as the 19 case may be. 20 (3) PROSTATE CANCER.—With respect to pros- 21 tate cancer screening, if the firefighter is a male 22 firefighter, such services shall include the commu- 23 nication to the firefighter of the risks and benefits 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00391 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 392 •S 4784 RS of prostate cancer screenings and the provision to 1 the firefighter of a prostate-specific antigen test— 2 (A) not less frequently than annually if the 3 firefighter— 4 (i) is 50 years old or older; or 5 (ii) is 40 years old or older and is a 6 high-risk individual; and 7 (B) as clinically indicated (without regard 8 to age). 9 (4) OTHER CANCERS.—Such services shall in- 10 clude routine screenings for any other cancer the 11 risk or occurrence of which the Director of the Cen- 12 ters for Disease Control and Prevention has identi- 13 fied as higher among firefighters than among the 14 general public, the provision of which shall be car- 15 ried out during the annual periodic health assess- 16 ment of the firefighter. 17 (c) OPTIONAL NATURE.—A firefighter of the Depart- 18 ment of Defense may opt out of the receipt of medical 19 testing or a related service provided under subsection (a). 20 (d) USE OF CONSENSUS TECHNICAL STANDARDS.— 21 In providing medical testing and related services under 22 subsection (a), the Secretary shall use consensus technical 23 standards in accordance with section 12(d) of the National 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00392 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 393 •S 4784 RS Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (Pub- 1 lic Law 104–113; 15 U.S.C. 272 note). 2 (e) DOCUMENTATION.— 3 (1) IN GENERAL.—In providing medical testing 4 and related services under subsection (a), the Sec- 5 retary— 6 (A) shall document the acceptance rates of 7 such tests offered and the rates of such tests 8 performed; 9 (B) shall document test results to identify 10 trends in the rates of cancer occurrences among 11 firefighters; and 12 (C) may collect and maintain additional in- 13 formation from the recipients of such tests and 14 other services to allow for appropriate scientific 15 analysis. 16 (2) PRIVACY.—In analyzing any information of 17 an individual documented, collected, or maintained 18 under paragraph (1), in addition to complying with 19 other applicable privacy laws, the Secretary shall en- 20 sure the name and any other personally identifiable 21 information of the individual is removed from such 22 information prior to the analysis. 23 (3) SHARING WITH CENTERS FOR DISEASE 24 CONTROL AND PREVENTION.—The Secretary may 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00393 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 394 •S 4784 RS share data from any tests performed under sub- 1 section (a) with the Director of the Centers for Dis- 2 ease Control and Prevention, as appropriate, to in- 3 crease the knowledge and understanding of cancer 4 occurrences among firefighters. 5 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 6 (1) FIREFIGHTER.—The term ‘‘firefighter’’ 7 means someone whose primary job or military occu- 8 pational specialty is being a firefighter. 9 (2) HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘high- 10 risk individual’’ means an individual who— 11 (A) is African American; 12 (B) has at least one first-degree relative 13 who has been diagnosed with prostate cancer at 14 an early age; or 15 (C) is otherwise determined by the Sec- 16 retary to be high risk with respect to prostate 17 cancer. 18 Subtitle B—Health Care 19 Administration 20 SEC. 721. DEVELOPMENT OF CAPABILITY PROTOTYPE ON 21 SECURE ACCESS TO HEALTH RECORD FOR 22 MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 23 (a) CAPABILITY PROTOTYPE.—Not later than 180 24 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00394 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 395 •S 4784 RS retary of Defense shall develop and implement a capability 1 prototype that is interoperable with the electronic health 2 record of the Department of Defense for active duty mem- 3 bers of the Armed Forces who receive health care from 4 the Defense Health Agency to digitally collect their med- 5 ical records through a covered health record platform be- 6 fore separating from active duty. 7 (b) CONTRACTS.— 8 (1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall seek to 9 enter into a contract using competitive procedures 10 with an appropriate entity for the provision of the 11 covered health record platform under the capability 12 prototype under subsection (a). 13 (2) NOTICE OF COMPETITION.— 14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 15 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 16 Secretary shall issue a request for proposals for 17 the contract described in paragraph (1). 18 (B) OPEN COMPETITION.—A request 19 under subparagraph (A) shall be full and open 20 to any contractor that has an existing covered 21 health record platform. 22 (3) SELECTION.—Not later than 120 days after 23 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 24 shall award a contract to an appropriate entity pur- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00395 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 396 •S 4784 RS suant to the request for proposals under paragraph 1 (2) if at least one acceptable offer is submitted. 2 (c) PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF CAPABILITY PROTO- 3 TYPE.— 4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 5 out a pilot program under which the Secretary shall 6 assess the feasibility and advisability of using the ca- 7 pability prototype developed under subsection (a) for 8 a period of not less than 180 days. 9 (2) SELECTION OF ARMED FORCES.—The Sec- 10 retary shall select not less than one Armed Force in 11 which to carry out the pilot program under para- 12 graph (1). 13 (3) TERMINATION OR EXTENSION OF USE OF 14 CAPABILITY PROTOTYPE.—At the end of the period 15 specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall sur- 16 vey all participants in the pilot program under such 17 paragraph and, based on survey results, may— 18 (A) terminate the capability prototype de- 19 veloped and implemented under subsection (a); 20 (B) continue the capability prototype; 21 (C) expand the capability prototype; or 22 (D) implement the use of a covered health 23 record platform in the Defense Health Agency 24 throughout the uniformed services. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00396 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 397 •S 4784 RS (d) PROHIBITION ON NEW APPROPRIATIONS.—No 1 additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to 2 carry out the requirements of this section and such re- 3 quirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise 4 authorized to be appropriated for the Department of De- 5 fense through the Joint Incentive Fund. 6 (e) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 7 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Com- 8 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 9 of Representatives a briefing on the capability prototype 10 developed and implemented under subsection (a). 11 (f) COVERED HEALTH RECORD PLATFORM DE- 12 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered health record 13 platform’’ means a health record platform that meets the 14 following requirements: 15 (1) Has web-based and native mobile phone ap- 16 plication capabilities. 17 (2) Has the capability to store and share 18 records with the Department of Veterans Affairs or 19 any other designated care provider. 20 (3) Has the capability to store records in the 21 cloud. 22 (4) Does not have a requirement for integration 23 to receive or share records. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00397 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 398 •S 4784 RS (5) Has the capability to instantly share data 1 based on a combination of access key and personal 2 identifier. 3 (6) Has the capability to provide secure data 4 storage and records transfer upon separation of a 5 member of the Armed Forces from active duty. 6 (7) Does not require a business associate agree- 7 ment with any party. 8 (8) Has secure data isolation with access con- 9 trols. 10 (9) Has, at a minimum, data security that 11 would require separate encryption for each docu- 12 ment, relying on AES256 or better algorithm with 13 keys encryption using RSA2048 or better algorithm, 14 or any successor similar algorithm. 15 SEC. 722. INVENTORY AND ANNUAL CATCHMENT AREA AS- 16 SESSMENT OF MILITARY-CIVILIAN HEALTH 17 CARE PARTNERSHIPS. 18 (a) CENTRALIZED INVENTORY OF MILITARY-CIVIL- 19 IAN PARTNERSHIPS.— 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 21 acting through the Director of the Defense Health 22 Agency, shall develop and maintain a centralized in- 23 ventory of military–civilian health care partnerships 24 throughout the Department of Defense. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00398 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 399 •S 4784 RS (2) COORDINATION.—In carrying out para- 1 graph (1), the Director of the Defense Health Agen- 2 cy shall coordinate with the Secretary of each mili- 3 tary department to ensure the inventory developed 4 and maintained under such paragraph reflects part- 5 nerships established and maintained by the Defense 6 Health Agency, the Uniformed Services University 7 of the Health Sciences, and the military depart- 8 ments. 9 (3) MILITARY DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBIL- 10 ITIES.— 11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each Secretary of a 12 military department shall develop and maintain 13 an inventory of military–civilian health care 14 partnerships under the jurisdiction of such Sec- 15 retary. 16 (B) INCLUSION IN CENTRALIZED INVEN- 17 TORY.—The inventories developed under sub- 18 paragraph (A) shall be provided to the Director 19 of the Defense Health Agency on a recurring 20 basis, as determined by the Secretary of De- 21 fense, for inclusion in the centralized inventory 22 under paragraph (1). 23 (C) USE OF INVENTORIES.—The inven- 24 tories maintained by the military departments 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00399 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 400 •S 4784 RS under this paragraph shall be used to inform 1 and update the centralized inventory main- 2 tained by the Defense Health Agency under 3 paragraph (1). 4 (4) ELEMENTS.—The inventories required 5 under this subsection shall include, at a minimum, 6 the following: 7 (A) The type and purpose of each mili- 8 tary–civilian health care partnership. 9 (B) Participating organizations, including 10 civilian and other Federal partners. 11 (C) Geographic location and supported 12 beneficiary population. 13 (D) Resources shared, including personnel, 14 facilities, and funding. 15 (E) Duration and terms of the partner- 16 ships. 17 (F) Measures of performance and effective- 18 ness of the partnerships. 19 (b) ANNUAL CATCHMENT AREA ASSESSMENT.— 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than an- 21 nually, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the 22 Director of the Defense Health Agency, shall con- 23 duct a catchment area assessment of military–civil- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00400 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 401 •S 4784 RS ian health care partnerships and resource-sharing 1 agreements of the Department of Defense. 2 (2) USE OF INVENTORY.—The catchment area 3 assessment conducted under paragraph (1) shall be 4 informed by the centralized inventory developed 5 under subsection (a), including inputs provided by 6 the military departments. 7 (3) SCOPE.— 8 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each catchment area 9 assessment conducted under paragraph (1) 10 shall focus on the catchment area of a military 11 medical treatment facility and other related or- 12 ganizations. 13 (B) ELEMENTS.—Each catchment area as- 14 sessment conducted under paragraph (1) shall 15 include the following: 16 (i) An assessment of the extent to 17 which existing military–civilian health care 18 partnerships fulfill the intended objectives 19 of such partnerships, including access to 20 care, quality, cost-effectiveness, and med- 21 ical readiness. 22 (ii) An identification of gaps in care, 23 redundancies, or underutilized resources. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00401 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 402 •S 4784 RS (iii) An evaluation of whether indi- 1 vidual partnerships should be expanded, 2 reduced, or maintained. 3 (iv) An identification of opportunities 4 to establish new partnerships or modify ex- 5 isting agreements. 6 (v) Consideration of regional health 7 care capacity, including civilian and Fed- 8 eral health care providers. 9 (vi) An analysis of trends that may 10 affect the performance or sustainability of 11 military–civilian health care partnerships. 12 (4) METRICS AND BENCHMARKS.—The Sec- 13 retary of Defense shall establish standardized 14 metrics and benchmarks to evaluate the performance 15 and outcomes of military–civilian health care part- 16 nerships assessed under this subsection. 17 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than April 1, 2027, and 18 annually thereafter for the following five years, the Sec- 19 retary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on 20 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent- 21 atives a briefing containing the results of the most recent 22 catchment area assessment conducted under subsection 23 (b), which shall include the following: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00402 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 403 •S 4784 RS (1) A summary of the centralized inventory de- 1 veloped and maintained under subsection (a). 2 (2) Key findings regarding the effectiveness of 3 military–civilian health care partnerships. 4 (3) An identification of any resources that are 5 required to ensure effective military–civilian health 6 care partnerships. 7 (4) Planned actions to expand, modify, or ter- 8 minate military–civilian health care partnerships. 9 (5) Any recommendations for legislative or ad- 10 ministrative action to improve military–civilian 11 health care collaboration. 12 (d) MILITARY–CIVILIAN HEALTH CARE PARTNER- 13 SHIP DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘military–civil- 14 ian health care partnership’’ includes any agreement, con- 15 tract, or arrangement between the Department of Defense 16 and a non-Department entity for the provision, sharing, 17 or coordination of health care services, personnel, training, 18 or resources. 19 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00403 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 404 •S 4784 RS SEC. 723. REQUIREMENT FOR REVIEW BEFORE ACTIONS TO 1 DOWNSIZE, REALIGN, OR REDUCE SCOPE OF 2 SERVICES AT MILITARY MEDICAL TREAT- 3 MENT FACILITIES. 4 Section 1073d of title 10, United States Code, is 5 amended by adding at the end the following new sub- 6 section: 7 ‘‘(g) LIMITATION ON ACTIONS TO DOWNSIZE, RE- 8 ALIGN, OR REDUCE SCOPE OF SERVICES.—(1) The Sec- 9 retary of Defense may not carry out any action initiated 10 after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 11 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 to downsize, re- 12 align, or otherwise reduce the scope of services at a mili- 13 tary medical treatment facility until the Secretary con- 14 ducts a comprehensive review consistent with this sub- 15 section. 16 ‘‘(2) A review required under paragraph (1) with re- 17 spect to an action relating to a military medical treatment 18 facility shall include, at a minimum, the following: 19 ‘‘(A) An assessment of the capacity, capability, 20 and readiness of local civilian health care providers 21 to absorb affected beneficiary populations. 22 ‘‘(B) An assessment of the capacity, capability, 23 and accessibility of facilities of the Department of 24 Veterans Affairs in the relevant catchment area. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00404 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 405 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(C) An evaluation of the impact on access to 1 care for covered beneficiaries, including wait times, 2 travel distances, and specialty care availability. 3 ‘‘(D) An analysis of the effects on medical read- 4 iness, including clinical workload necessary to sus- 5 tain provider skills within the armed forces. 6 ‘‘(E) An assessment of risks to continuity of 7 care, particularly for complex or chronic conditions. 8 ‘‘(F) Such other factors as the Secretary deter- 9 mines appropriate to ensure a complete under- 10 standing of impacts on beneficiaries and mission re- 11 quirements. 12 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense shall certify to the 13 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 14 House of Representatives that the review required under 15 this subsection has been completed prior to implementing 16 any action described in paragraph (1) and shall include 17 a summary of findings and a justification for the proposed 18 action. 19 ‘‘(4) Not later than one year before conducting any 20 action to downsize, realign, or otherwise reduce the scope 21 of services at a military medical treatment facility, the 22 Secretary of Defense shall have a consultative discussion 23 regarding such action with the Committees on Armed 24 Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.’’. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00405 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 406 •S 4784 RS SEC. 724. POLICY ON PROVIDER NOTIFICATION TO COM- 1 MANDERS REGARDING IMMINENT RISK OF 2 SUICIDE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 3 FORCES. 4 (a) POLICY REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 6 of Defense shall develop and implement a policy through- 7 out the Department of Defense regarding the notification 8 of commanders when a health care provider determines 9 that a member of the Armed Forces is at imminent risk 10 of suicide. 11 (b) DEFINITION OF IMMINENT RISK.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the policy re- 13 quired under subsection (a), the Secretary shall es- 14 tablish a clear and standardized definition of ‘‘immi- 15 nent risk of suicide’’ for purposes of the military 16 health system. 17 (2) ELEMENTS OF DEFINITION.—The definition 18 required under paragraph (1) shall— 19 (A) be informed by evidence-based clinical 20 standards and suicide risk assessment practices; 21 (B) account for the presence of suicidal 22 ideation, intent, plan, access to means, and 23 temporal proximity of potential self-harm; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00406 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 407 •S 4784 RS (C) distinguish between acute, immediate 1 risk and non-immediate or chronic suicide risk; 2 and 3 (D) allow for the exercise of professional 4 clinical judgment in individual cases. 5 (c) ELEMENTS.—The policy required under sub- 6 section (a) shall— 7 (1) establish clear and standardized criteria for 8 determining when a member of the Armed Forces is 9 at imminent risk of suicide, consistent with evidence- 10 based clinical practices; 11 (2) require timely notification to the appro- 12 priate commander when such a determination is 13 made, while ensuring that only the minimum nec- 14 essary information is disclosed to protect the privacy 15 of the member; 16 (3) define the roles and responsibilities of 17 health care providers, commanders, and other rel- 18 evant personnel in responding to such notifications; 19 (4) ensure that such notifications are made in 20 a manner that supports the safety and well-being of 21 the member, including coordination of appropriate 22 interventions and support services; 23 (5) incorporate procedures to safeguard the 24 confidentiality of protected health information con- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00407 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 408 •S 4784 RS sistent with section 552a of title 5, United States 1 Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Privacy Act of 2 1974’’), and applicable regulations of the Depart- 3 ment of Defense; 4 (6) provide guidance on documentation and ac- 5 countability for decisions relating to such notifica- 6 tions; and 7 (7) include mechanisms to ensure that such no- 8 tifications do not result in inappropriate adverse per- 9 sonnel actions solely on the basis of a mental health 10 condition. 11 (d) TRAINING AND IMPLEMENTATION.—The Sec- 12 retary shall ensure that— 13 (1) health care providers within the military 14 health system receive training on the policy devel- 15 oped under subsection (a), including criteria for de- 16 termining imminent risk and procedures for notifica- 17 tion of commanders; 18 (2) commanders receive training on appropriate 19 responses to such notifications, including how to 20 support members of the Armed Forces while main- 21 taining good order and discipline; and 22 (3) health professionals within the military 23 health system in patient care positions receive train- 24 ing on— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00408 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 409 •S 4784 RS (A) how to respond when a member of the 1 Armed Forces initiates the referral process 2 under section 1090b(e) of title 10, United 3 States Code; and 4 (B) how to recognize signs indicating men- 5 tal health distress and imminent risk of suicide. 6 (e) COORDINATION.—In developing the policy re- 7 quired under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult 8 with— 9 (1) the Director of the Defense Health Agency; 10 (2) the Surgeons General of the Armed Forces; 11 and 12 (3) other relevant stakeholders, as determined 13 appropriate by the Secretary. 14 (f) BRIEFING TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one 15 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 16 retary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 17 of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing 18 that includes— 19 (1) a description of the policy developed under 20 subsection (a); 21 (2) an assessment of implementation of such 22 policy across the Armed Forces; 23 (3) a description of any identified challenges or 24 barriers to such implementation; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00409 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 410 •S 4784 RS (4) recommendations for legislative or adminis- 1 trative action to improve suicide prevention efforts 2 of the Department of Defense. 3 SEC. 725. AUTHORITY OVER DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 4 Section 1073 of title 10, United States Code, is 5 amended by adding at the end the following: 6 ‘‘(c) AUTHORITY.—The Assistant Secretary of De- 7 fense for Health Affairs shall have authority over the en- 8 tirety of the Defense Health Program.’’. 9 SEC. 726. ENTERPRISE REVENUE CYCLE IMPROVEMENT 10 INITIATIVE. 11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 12 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De- 13 fense, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense 14 for Health Affairs and the Director of the Defense Health 15 Agency, shall implement an enterprise-wide revenue cycle 16 improvement initiative (in this section referred to as the 17 ‘‘Initiative’’) to standardize revenue cycle management 18 processes, strengthen governance and accountability, im- 19 prove workforce capability, and increase the accuracy, 20 timeliness, and yield of third-party collections and claims 21 management across the military health system. 22 (b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the Initiative are 23 the following: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00410 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 411 •S 4784 RS (1) To establish and implement standardized 1 revenue cycle management processes, defined stage- 2 by-stage accountability, and enterprise performance 3 standards across all military medical treatment fa- 4 cilities. 5 (2) To improve the accuracy, timeliness, and 6 completeness of clinical documentation, medical cod- 7 ing, charge capture, claims submission, and denial 8 management, including through the use of advanced 9 analytics, automation, and robotic process automa- 10 tion technologies as appropriate. 11 (3) To increase third-party collections yield and 12 reduce preventable claim denials across the military 13 health system. 14 (4) To strengthen the accuracy of medical read- 15 iness documentation, including documentation sup- 16 porting deployment eligibility determinations, dis- 17 ability evaluation processing, and military provider 18 clinical currency sustainment. 19 (5) To ensure interoperability with the GEN- 20 ESIS electronic health record platform of the mili- 21 tary health system to support end-to-end revenue 22 cycle operations and performance visibility. 23 (6) To establish enterprise workforce training 24 and certification programs to improve revenue cycle 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00411 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 412 •S 4784 RS competency across military medical treatment facili- 1 ties. 2 (7) To provide actionable performance data and 3 operational feedback to markets, networks, and mili- 4 tary medical treatment facilities of the Defense 5 Health Agency to improve accountability and out- 6 comes. 7 (c) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out the Initiative, the 8 Secretary shall— 9 (1) designate a senior official within the De- 10 fense Health Agency to serve as the enterprise rev- 11 enue cycle improvement lead, with responsibility for 12 implementation, performance oversight, and report- 13 ing; 14 (2) establish enterprise-wide revenue cycle per- 15 formance standards and defined accountability for 16 each stage of the revenue cycle, from patient sched- 17 uling through final collections; 18 (3) develop and implement enterprise perform- 19 ance metrics, including leading and lagging indica- 20 tors, with escalation thresholds and corrective action 21 requirements; 22 (4) implement workforce training and pro- 23 ficiency assessment programs for personnel per- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00412 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 413 •S 4784 RS forming revenue cycle functions across military med- 1 ical treatment facilities; 2 (5) leverage existing investments in the GEN- 3 ESIS electronic health record platform of the mili- 4 tary health system, existing analytics capabilities, 5 and enterprise financial systems to support stand- 6 ardized revenue cycle operations; and 7 (6) incorporate advanced analytics, automation, 8 and artificial intelligence capabilities, consistent with 9 policies of the Department of Defense for respon- 10 sible use of artificial intelligence, to support coding 11 accuracy, denial prevention, charge capture, and rev- 12 enue integrity. 13 (d) IMPLEMENTATION.— 14 (1) APPLICATION.—The Initiative shall apply to 15 all military medical treatment facilities within the 16 Defense Health Agency. 17 (2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall prioritize 18 initial implementation of the Initiative at facilities 19 with the greatest opportunity for improvement in 20 revenue cycle performance and third-party collec- 21 tions yield. 22 (3) CONTRACTS AND SUPPORT.—The Secretary 23 may enter into contracts or other agreements using 24 available acquisition methods and competitive proce- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00413 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 414 •S 4784 RS dures, as appropriate, to obtain specialized expertise, 1 technology capabilities, or implementation support 2 necessary to carry out the Initiative. 3 (4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 4 section shall be construed to require the establish- 5 ment of a new acquisition program or program man- 6 agement office for the purpose of revenue cycle man- 7 agement. 8 (e) REPORTING.— 9 (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 10 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 11 retary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 12 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa- 13 tives a report describing— 14 (A) the baseline performance of military 15 medical treatment facilities across key revenue 16 cycle metrics, including days to final bill, clean 17 claim submission rate, preventable denial rate, 18 coding accuracy rate, and third-party collections 19 yield; 20 (B) the enterprise revenue cycle govern- 21 ance structure established under the Initiative, 22 including stage-by-stage accountability designa- 23 tions; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00414 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 415 •S 4784 RS (C) implementation milestones and target 1 dates for enterprise-wide deployment; and 2 (D) the allocation of funds authorized for 3 the Initiative. 4 (2) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 90 5 days after the submission of the initial report under 6 paragraph (1), and quarterly thereafter for a period 7 of not less than two years, the Secretary shall sub- 8 mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 9 Senate and the House of Representatives a report 10 describing— 11 (A) progress in implementing the Initiative 12 as compared to implementation milestones; 13 (B) performance improvements in the 14 metrics identified under paragraph (1)(A) com- 15 pared to the established baseline; 16 (C) the status of workforce training and 17 certification programs; 18 (D) the impact of revenue cycle accuracy 19 improvements on medical readiness documenta- 20 tion, including any identified effects on deploy- 21 ment eligibility determinations or disability 22 evaluation processing; and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00415 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 416 •S 4784 RS (E) challenges, risks, and recommenda- 1 tions for sustainment or expansion of the Initia- 2 tive. 3 (f) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on the 4 date that is three years after the date of the enactment 5 of this Act. 6 SEC. 727. NOTIFICATION TO LICENSING AND MEDICAL 7 BOARDS OF STATES IN CASE OF INVESTIGA- 8 TION OR MISCONDUCT. 9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after a 10 covered event with respect to misconduct allegedly com- 11 mitted by a licensed medical professional of the Depart- 12 ment of Defense, the Secretary of Defense shall notify the 13 relevant State licensing and medical boards regarding 14 such misconduct. 15 (b) COVERED EVENT DEFINED.—In this section, the 16 term ‘‘covered event’’, with respect to a licensed medical 17 professional of the Department, means the date on 18 which— 19 (1) an investigation that could lead to criminal 20 charges is started into misconduct allegedly com- 21 mitted by such professional; or 22 (2) such professional is charged with mis- 23 conduct. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00416 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 417 •S 4784 RS SEC. 728. ADDITIONAL REVIEW OF DISCLOSURE REQUIRE- 1 MENTS UNDER PROCESSES AND FORMS RE- 2 LATING TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDER 3 CREDENTIALING AND PRIVILEGING OF DE- 4 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 720 of the National De- 6 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 7 119–60; 10 U.S.C. 1094 note) is amended— 8 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 9 subsections (c) and (d), respectively; 10 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol- 11 lowing new subsection (b): 12 ‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL REVIEW RELATING TO DISCLO- 13 SURE OF MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDI- 14 TIONS.—Not later than 180 days after implementing the 15 centralized credential system established under subsection 16 (a)(2), the Secretary shall review all processes and forms 17 relating to health care provider credentialing and privi- 18 leging of covered applicants to— 19 ‘‘(1) identify questions, required disclosures, or 20 other information required to be provided by the ap- 21 plicant that asks or requires the applicant to disclose 22 mental, behavioral, psychological, or other related 23 health conditions of the applicant, including require- 24 ments contained in— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00417 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 418 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(A) applications for credentialing, peer 1 reference, or competency assessment; and 2 ‘‘(B) employee manuals, guidance, and 3 policies of the Department of Defense governing 4 the requirements for credentialing, privileging, 5 or employment of health care providers; and 6 ‘‘(2) review credentialing, peer reference, and 7 competency assessment forms for health care pro- 8 viders and make a comparison across the military 9 departments and the Defense Health Agency as ap- 10 plicable, including a review of— 11 ‘‘(A) which forms require disclosure of 12 mental, behavioral, psychological, or other re- 13 lated health conditions; and 14 ‘‘(B) whether such disclosure of mental, 15 behavioral, psychological, or other related 16 health conditions include past and current diag- 17 noses and treatment.’’; and 18 (3) in subsection (c), as redesignated by para- 19 graph (1)— 20 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 21 by inserting after ‘‘this Act,’’ the following: 22 ‘‘and not later than one year after imple- 23 menting the centralized credential system estab- 24 lished under subsection (a)(2)’’; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00418 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 419 •S 4784 RS (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘review 1 required under subsection (a)’’ and inserting 2 ‘‘reviews required under subsections (a) and 3 (b)’’; and 4 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘such re- 5 view’’ and inserting ‘‘such reviews’’. 6 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 7 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 8 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 9 Senate and the House of Representatives a report con- 10 taining the following: 11 (1) The findings of the review required under 12 subsection (b) of section 720 of the National De- 13 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Pub- 14 lic Law 119–60; 10 U.S.C. 1094 note), as added by 15 subsection (a)(2) of this section. 16 (2) A detailed plan outlining steps the Sec- 17 retary has taken or will take pursuant to such re- 18 view, including a timeline for completion of such 19 steps. 20 SEC. 729. EXPANSION OF INDIVIDUAL LONGITUDINAL EX- 21 POSURE RECORD. 22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 996 of title 10, United 23 States Code, is amended— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00419 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 420 •S 4784 RS (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub- 1 section (i); and 2 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol- 3 lowing new subsections: 4 ‘‘(e) INCLUSION OF FAMILY MEMBER EXPOSURES.— 5 The Secretary may include in the Individual Longitudinal 6 Exposure Record of a member of the armed forces expo- 7 sures experienced by family members of such member dur- 8 ing an accompanied tour while such member is serving on 9 active duty, regardless of whether the location is in the 10 continental United States, outside the continental United 11 States, or a classified location. 12 ‘‘(f) INDIVIDUAL ACCESS TO DATA AND UPDATES OR 13 CORRECTIONS.—(1) The Secretary may provide to mem- 14 bers of the armed forces, veterans, designated family 15 members, and survivors password-protected access to view 16 data within the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record 17 to which the individual is authorized to view. 18 ‘‘(2) An individual may request an update or correc- 19 tion to any data included in the Individual Longitudinal 20 Exposure Record that relates to the individual. 21 ‘‘(g) TOXIC EXPOSURE CAPABILITY.—The Secretary 22 may modify the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record 23 to provide the capability to notify an individual of a poten- 24 tial toxic exposure of the individual in real time. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00420 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 421 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(h) PRESERVATION OF RECORDS AFTER DEATH.— 1 The Secretary may modify the Individual Longitudinal 2 Exposure Record to preserve records of an individual after 3 the death of the individual for purposes of research, sur- 4 vivor benefits, and disease-cluster identification.’’. 5 (b) FULL OPERATING CAPACITY.—Not later than 6 two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 7 Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Individual Lon- 8 gitudinal Exposure Record maintained under section 996 9 of title 10, United States Code, is at full operating capac- 10 ity in accordance with the requirements and authorities 11 under such section, as amended by subsection (a). 12 (c) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2028, the 13 Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary 14 of Veterans Affairs, shall submit to the Committees on 15 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent- 16 atives a report detailing— 17 (1) whether the Secretary intends to implement 18 subsections (e) through (h) of section 996 of title 19 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 20 (a)(2); and 21 (2) if the Secretary does not intend to imple- 22 ment any such subsection, the recommendations of 23 the Secretary with respect to the implementation of 24 such subsection. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00421 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 422 •S 4784 RS SEC. 730. PILOT PROGRAM ON MODERNIZATION OF DRUG 1 TESTING USING VOICE-BASED RISK ASSESS- 2 MENT. 3 (a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 4 Defense shall carry out a pilot program at not more than 5 five military installations, representing a combined total 6 of not less than 40,000 and not more than 50,000 active- 7 duty members of the Armed Forces, to evaluate the use 8 of voice-based risk assessment technology to support tar- 9 geted drug testing. 10 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the pilot program is 11 to determine whether automated voice-based screening 12 tools can improve the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and 13 operational readiness of the Department of Defense’s drug 14 testing programs by enabling risk-informed testing in 15 place of universal urinalysis. 16 (c) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The pilot program 17 shall— 18 (1) integrate voice-based automated screening 19 technology capable of producing real-time, individ- 20 ualized risk assessments from simple yes/no ques- 21 tions; 22 (2) be executed as part of the Drug Demand 23 Reduction Program of the Department of Defense; 24 (3) assess impacts on testing volume, cost sav- 25 ings, personnel time, and operational readiness; 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00422 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 423 •S 4784 RS (4) be conducted in a manner that protects in- 1 dividual privacy and complies with applicable law, 2 Department policy, and applicable protections under 3 section 552a of title 5, United States Code (com- 4 monly referred to as the ‘‘Privacy Act of 1974’’); 5 and 6 (5) only be conducted if the proposed voice- 7 based automated screening technology or any other 8 proposed screening technology is scientifically vali- 9 dated, peer-reviewed, and legally defensible as de- 10 fined by the Secretary of Defense. 11 (d) TERMINATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 12 determine when to terminate the pilot program established 13 under this section. 14 Subtitle C—Combat and 15 Operational Health Support 16 SEC. 741. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT DISEASE AND NON- 17 BATTLE INJURY SURVEILLANCE AND READI- 18 NESS SYSTEM. 19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 55 of title 10, 20 United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 21 1110b the following new section: 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00423 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 424 •S 4784 RS ‘‘§ 1110c. Joint Disease and Non-Battle Injury Surveil- 1 lance and Readiness System 2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 3 establish and maintain a Joint Disease and Non-Battle 4 Injury Surveillance and Readiness System (in this section 5 referred to as the ‘Joint DNBI System’) within the De- 6 fense Health Agency to provide standardized, interoper- 7 able, and real-time monitoring of disease and non-battle 8 injury across the armed forces. 9 ‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY.—The Joint DNBI System shall 10 apply to— 11 ‘‘(1) the regular components of the armed 12 forces; 13 ‘‘(2) the reserve components of the armed 14 forces when in Federal service; and 15 ‘‘(3) such other personnel of the Department of 16 Defense as the Secretary determines appropriate. 17 ‘‘(c) ELEMENTS.—The Joint DNBI System shall— 18 ‘‘(1) standardize definitions, metrics, and re- 19 porting requirements for disease and non-battle in- 20 jury of members of the armed forces; 21 ‘‘(2) integrate with the electronic health record 22 systems of the Department of Defense; 23 ‘‘(3) integrate with readiness reporting systems 24 and operational reporting platforms; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00424 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 425 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(4) provide commanders and combatant com- 1 mands with near-real-time medical situational 2 awareness; 3 ‘‘(5) incorporate environmental and occupa- 4 tional health surveillance data; 5 ‘‘(6) track lost duty days, medical evacuations, 6 limited duty status, and other readiness impacts at- 7 tributable to disease and non-battle injury; 8 ‘‘(7) integrate lessons learned with respect to 9 infectious disease and preventive medicine, including 10 through overseas medical laboratories and the Global 11 Emerging Infectious Surveillance program, across 12 the armed forces; and 13 ‘‘(8) ensure interoperability, as appropriate, 14 with joint, interagency, and allied health surveillance 15 systems. 16 ‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.— 17 ‘‘(1) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—The Secretary 18 of Defense shall— 19 ‘‘(A) designate a senior official within the 20 Office of the Secretary of Defense to oversee 21 policy oversight with respect to the Joint DNBI 22 System; and 23 ‘‘(B) ensure adequate resourcing and cy- 24 bersecurity protections for such system. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00425 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 426 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(2) SECRETARIES OF THE MILITARY DEPART- 1 MENTS.—Each Secretary of a military department 2 shall— 3 ‘‘(A) implement standardized reporting 4 procedures with respect to the Joint DNBI Sys- 5 tem; 6 ‘‘(B) ensure compliance with such system 7 at all command levels; and 8 ‘‘(C) incorporate disease and non-battle in- 9 jury metrics into readiness assessments. 10 ‘‘(3) JOINT STAFF AND COMBATANT COM- 11 MANDERS.—The Joint Staff and the commanders of 12 the combatant commands shall incorporate data 13 from the Joint DNBI System into operational risk 14 assessments and campaign planning. 15 ‘‘(4) DIRECTOR OF THE DEFENSE HEALTH 16 AGENCY.—The Director of the Defense Health 17 Agency shall— 18 ‘‘(A) develop the concept of operations for 19 the Joint DNBI System; and 20 ‘‘(B) implement policy guidance from the 21 Secretary of Defense and ensure such system 22 achieves full operational capability. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00426 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 427 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(e) PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES.—The Secretary 1 of Defense shall ensure that the Joint DNBI System com- 2 plies with— 3 ‘‘(1) section 552a of title 5 (commonly known 4 as the ‘Privacy Act of 1974’); 5 ‘‘(2) the Health Insurance Portability and Ac- 6 countability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–191); and 7 ‘‘(3) all applicable cybersecurity and data pro- 8 tection requirements. 9 ‘‘(f) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1 of 10 each year beginning in the first full fiscal year following 11 implementation of the Joint DNBI System, the Secretary 12 of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed 13 Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 14 a briefing on trends in disease and non-battle injury and 15 associated readiness impacts. 16 ‘‘(g) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on Sep- 17 tember 30, 2032. 18 ‘‘(h) DISEASE AND NON-BATTLE INJURY DE- 19 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘disease and non-battle 20 injury’ means any medical condition not directly attrib- 21 utable to hostile action, including infectious disease, envi- 22 ronmental exposure, occupational injury, training-related 23 injury, heat or cold injury, and other non-combat-related 24 conditions affecting readiness.’’. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00427 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 428 •S 4784 RS (b) IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE.—The Secretary of 1 Defense shall— 2 (1) not later than 180 days after the date of 3 the enactment of this Act, issue implementing guid- 4 ance for the Joint Disease and Non-Battle Injury 5 Surveillance and Readiness System established 6 under section 1110c of title 10, United States Code, 7 as added by subsection (a); 8 (2) not later than 18 months after such date of 9 enactment, achieve initial operating capability for 10 such system; and 11 (3) not later than 36 months after such date of 12 enactment, achieve full operating capability for such 13 system. 14 (c) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after 15 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 16 Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv- 17 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a re- 18 port describing— 19 (1) progress of implementation of the Joint 20 Disease and Non-Battle Injury Surveillance and 21 Readiness System established under section 1110c of 22 title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 23 (a); 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00428 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 429 •S 4784 RS (2) identified capability gaps with respect to 1 such system; and 2 (3) resource requirements for such system. 3 SEC. 742. PRESERVATION OF DEDICATED AEROMEDICAL 4 EVACUATION CAPABILITY OF MEDICAL SERV- 5 ICE CORPS OF THE ARMY. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Medical Service Corps of the 7 Army shall maintain a dedicated aeromedical evacuation 8 capability, including personnel, training, doctrine, and air- 9 craft specifically configured for aeromedical evacuation 10 missions. 11 (b) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 12 of the Army shall ensure that— 13 (1) the aviation branch of the Army has the au- 14 thority to organize, train, and equip aviation assets 15 in accordance with operational requirements; and 16 (2) the medical department of the Army, under 17 the authority delegated to such department by the 18 Surgeon General of the Army, has the authority for 19 medical command and control, patient care respon- 20 sibilities, and clinical standards for aeromedical 21 evacuation operations. 22 (c) ELEMENTS OF CAPABILITY.—The Secretary of 23 the Army shall maintain the capability required under 24 subsection (a)— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00429 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 430 •S 4784 RS (1) in alignment with the sufficiency analysis of 1 the Surgeon General of the Army; 2 (2) consistent with medical evacuation doctrine 3 and operational planning assumptions of the Army; 4 and 5 (3) in support of— 6 (A) the commanders of the combatant 7 commands; 8 (B) contingency operations and operational 9 plans; 10 (C) civil authorities; 11 (D) chemical, biological, radiological, and 12 nuclear response force missions; 13 (E) humanitarian assistance and disaster 14 response operations; and 15 (F) garrison emergency medical response 16 operations at installations of the Department of 17 Defense. 18 (d) CHANGE IN STRUCTURE.— 19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The capability required 20 under subsection (a) shall remain a distinct compo- 21 nent within the Medical Service Corps of the Army 22 and may not be restructured into general-purpose 23 aviation elements or dual-use configurations without 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00430 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 431 •S 4784 RS prior notification to the congressional defense com- 1 mittees, which shall— 2 (A) be accompanied by a formal risk as- 3 sessment on— 4 (i) operational medical readiness of 5 the Medical Service Corps; and 6 (ii) readiness of the Medical Service 7 Corps to support the joint force and mis- 8 sions specified under subsection (c)(3); and 9 (B) contain a report that— 10 (i) is based on the force structure au- 11 thorizations outlined in the most current 12 Army Structure Message; 13 (ii) is informed by the most current 14 Total Army Analysis approved by the Sec- 15 retary of the Army; and 16 (iii) does not propose or assume any 17 changes to the aircraft authorizations re- 18 flected in the documents specified in 19 clauses (i) and (ii). 20 (2) OPERATIONAL MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS 21 AND JOINT FORCE NEEDS.—Any adjustments made 22 to the force structure of the aeromedical evacuation 23 capability of the Army must account for operational 24 medical requirements and joint force needs where 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00431 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 432 •S 4784 RS the Surgeon General of the Army retains authority 1 over the medical force structure, staffing, clinical 2 oversight, and doctrinal development for aeromedical 3 evacuation units. 4 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 5 on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enact- 6 ment of this Act. 7 (f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 8 tion shall be construed to prohibit augmentation of mili- 9 tary patient movement operations with combatant, com- 10 mercial, or allied assets in contingency or humanitarian 11 operations, as determined necessary by the Secretary of 12 Defense. 13 SEC. 743. ESTABLISHMENT OF PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM BE- 14 TWEEN UNITED STATES, INDO-PACIFIC RE- 15 GION, AND ARCTIC REGION FOR MILITARY 16 TRAUMA CARE, DISEASE AND NON-BATTLE 17 INJURY, HEALTH SYSTEMS SUPPORT, AND 18 RESEARCH. 19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 1, 2027, the 20 Secretary of Defense, working in coordination with the 21 commanders of the appropriate combatant commands, 22 shall seek to enter into a partnership with appropriate 23 governmental counterparts in the Indo-Pacific and Arctic 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00432 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 433 •S 4784 RS regions to establish a joint program focused on military 1 trauma care and research. 2 (b) ELEMENTS.—The program required under sub- 3 section (a) shall include the following: 4 (1) The sharing of relevant lessons learned in 5 combat casualty care derived from prior conflicts. 6 (2) The conduct of joint conferences, symposia, 7 and professional exchange programs involving mili- 8 tary medical professionals from the United States 9 and partner nations in the Indo-Pacific and Arctic 10 regions. 11 (3) Collaboration on matters related to health 12 policy, health administration, and medical logistics, 13 including medical supplies and equipment, through 14 structured knowledge exchanges. 15 (4) The conduct of joint research and develop- 16 ment initiatives addressing the health effects of new 17 and emerging weapons and methods of warfare. 18 (5) The establishment of agreements with mili- 19 tary medical schools in the Indo-Pacific and Arctic 20 regions to support reciprocal education programs 21 under which— 22 (A) students of the Uniformed Services 23 University of the Health Sciences receive spe- 24 cialized military medical instruction at partici- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00433 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 434 •S 4784 RS pating military medical schools in the Indo-Pa- 1 cific and Arctic regions; and 2 (B) military medical personnel from part- 3 ner nations in the Indo-Pacific and Arctic re- 4 gions receive specialized military medical in- 5 struction at the Uniformed Services University 6 of the Health Sciences, consistent with section 7 2114(f) of title 10, United States Code. 8 (6) The provision of assistance to partner na- 9 tions in the Indo-Pacific and Arctic regions to sup- 10 port the development, sustainment, and moderniza- 11 tion of combat casualty care systems and programs. 12 (7) Coordination, through the Joint Trauma 13 System of the Defense Health Agency, of trauma 14 care doctrine, data collection, performance improve- 15 ment, and clinical best practices with the armed 16 forces and military medical services of partner na- 17 tions in the Indo-Pacific and Arctic regions, in co- 18 ordination with United States Indo-Pacific Com- 19 mand, United States Northern Command, and 20 United States European Command. 21 (8) The provision of training to the armed 22 forces of partner nations in the Indo-Pacific and 23 Arctic regions in the following areas: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00434 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 435 •S 4784 RS (A) Health effects and medical response 1 related to chemical, biological, radiological, nu- 2 clear, and explosive weapons. 3 (B) Trauma care. 4 (C) Preventive medicine and infectious dis- 5 ease. 6 (D) Post-traumatic stress disorder. 7 (E) Suicide prevention. 8 (F) Traumatic brain injury. 9 (G) Medical and health intelligence. 10 (H) Health policy and administration. 11 (9) The maintenance of a list of critical medical 12 supplies and equipment required to support program 13 objectives and regional readiness. 14 (10) Such other activities or program elements 15 as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate 16 to advance the purposes of this section. 17 SEC. 744. AERIAL TRANSPORT AND DEPARTMENT OF DE- 18 FENSE-WIDE CAPABILITY FOR HIGH-CON- 19 SEQUENCE INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 21 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall establish, sustain, 22 and resource a program to provide for the safe, long-range 23 aerial transport of personnel of the Department of De- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00435 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 436 •S 4784 RS fense known to be or suspected of being infected by a high- 1 consequence infectious disease. 2 (b) AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION COMPONENT OF IN- 3 FECTIOUS DISEASE RESPONSE CAPABILITY.—The pro- 4 gram required under subsection (a) shall serve as the 5 aeromedical evacuation component of a capability of the 6 Department for high-consequence infectious disease re- 7 sponse that supports independent military operations of 8 the Department and integration with Federal, State, local, 9 civilian, and academic partners. 10 (c) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing and 11 sustaining the program required under subsection (a), the 12 Secretary shall— 13 (1) develop and maintain curriculum and iden- 14 tify qualified instructors to train and certify military 15 and civilian medical personnel on procedures associ- 16 ated with the safe, long-range aerial transport of pa- 17 tients with infectious diseases; 18 (2) establish and periodically update medical 19 care standards, infection prevention and control 20 measures, and operational safety protocols necessary 21 to maximize patient survival and minimize infection 22 risk to aircrew, medical personnel, and support per- 23 sonnel; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00436 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 437 •S 4784 RS (3) serve as the joint force advocate and execu- 1 tive agent for aerial transport of personnel with 2 high-consequence infectious diseases within the De- 3 partment; 4 (4) establish standards, sustainment require- 5 ments, and lifecycle management processes for per- 6 sonal protective equipment, transport isolation sys- 7 tems, and associated medical equipment used in 8 transporting infected patients; 9 (5) develop joint doctrine, concepts of oper- 10 ation, and medical force requirements necessary to 11 support a Department-wide high-consequence infec- 12 tious disease capability, including patient movement, 13 definitive care, and integration across the continuum 14 of care; 15 (6) inform the organization, training, and 16 equipping of specialized, organized teams capable of 17 conducting high-consequence infectious disease pa- 18 tient movement and care in operational, austere, and 19 strategic environments; 20 (7) support interoperability and operational in- 21 tegration with Federal, State, local, civilian, and 22 academic partners to enable coordinated response to 23 tactical incidents, large-scale contingencies, and re- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00437 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 438 •S 4784 RS search activities related to emerging and future in- 1 fectious disease threats; and 2 (8) identify capability gaps and support re- 3 search, development, testing, and evaluation of med- 4 ical countermeasures, transport systems, protective 5 equipment, and operational procedures necessary to 6 improve survivability, safety, and mission effective- 7 ness in high-consequence infectious disease oper- 8 ations. 9 (d) ENTERPRISE DOCTRINE AND OVERSIGHT.—The 10 Secretary shall develop and maintain doctrine and policy 11 throughout the Department to guide the development, 12 fielding, sustainment, and employment of high-con- 13 sequence infectious disease response capabilities across the 14 Department. 15 SEC. 745. REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL LARGE-SCALE COM- 16 BAT CASUALTY ESTIMATION REPORT. 17 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en- 18 sure that the Department of Defense, in coordination with 19 the Joint Staff Surgeon and the Director of the Defense 20 Health Agency, maintains accurate, comprehensive, and 21 validated estimates of potential casualties in major combat 22 operations to inform readiness, medical planning, and pol- 23 icy decisions. 24 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00438 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 439 •S 4784 RS (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 1 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an- 2 nually thereafter until September 30, 2032, the Sec- 3 retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 4 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep- 5 resentatives a report on projected casualties of the 6 Armed Forces in large-scale combat operations. 7 (2) FREQUENCY.—Reports under paragraph (1) 8 may be required more frequently upon request of the 9 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 10 the House of Representatives. 11 (c) COORDINATION.—Each report required under 12 subsection (b) shall be prepared in coordination with— 13 (1) the Joint Staff Surgeon; 14 (2) the Director of the Defense Health Agency; 15 and 16 (3) the Surgeon General of each military de- 17 partment. 18 (d) CONTENT OF REPORT.—Each report required 19 under subsection (b) shall include, at a minimum, the fol- 20 lowing: 21 (1) Projected casualty estimates (including 22 those killed, wounded, and missing and including 23 non-battle injuries) for major combat scenarios con- 24 sistent with the national defense strategy required 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00439 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 440 •S 4784 RS under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code, 1 and joint operational planning assumptions. 2 (2) An assessment of the capacity of the med- 3 ical system, including— 4 (A) deployable hospital beds, evacuation 5 assets, and blood supply; 6 (B) trauma team and medical personnel 7 availability; and 8 (C) contingency staffing plans under mass 9 casualty scenarios. 10 (3) A force health protection capability assess- 11 ment, including preventive medicine, immunization, 12 and disease outbreak mitigation plans. 13 (4) A joint trauma system integration assess- 14 ment, including lessons learned and expected surviv- 15 ability outcomes under projected casualty scenarios. 16 (5) An identification of data sources and meth- 17 odology, including assumptions, models, and valida- 18 tion procedures used to generate casualty estimates. 19 (6) A description of gaps in capabilities and an 20 identification of recommendations, including rec- 21 ommendations for resource or policy requirements, 22 to mitigate projected shortfalls. 23 (e) FORM OF REPORT.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00440 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 441 •S 4784 RS (1) IN GENERAL.—Each report required under 1 subsection (b) shall be submitted in classified form, 2 with a summary in unclassified form suitable for 3 congressional oversight. 4 (2) PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED DATA.—The 5 Secretary of Defense shall ensure that classified 6 data included in a report submitted under subsection 7 (b) is properly safeguarded and that methodologies 8 are appropriately documented for internal and con- 9 gressional review. 10 SEC. 746. REPORT ON THE ORGANIZATION, PERFORMANCE, 11 AND STANDARDIZATION OF EMERGENCY 12 MEDICAL SERVICES WITHIN THE DEPART- 13 MENT OF DEFENSE. 14 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 15 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 16 of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv- 17 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a re- 18 port on the organization, oversight, capabilities, and per- 19 formance of emergency medical services across military in- 20 stallations. 21 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re- 22 quired under subsection (a) shall include the following: 23 (1) ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.—A descrip- 24 tion of the current organizational structure respon- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00441 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 442 •S 4784 RS sible for providing emergency medical services across 1 military installations, including the roles of— 2 (A) the Secretary of Defense; 3 (B) the Secretary of each military depart- 4 ment; 5 (C) the Director of the Defense Health 6 Agency; 7 (D) installation commanders; 8 (E) fire and emergency services organiza- 9 tions; and 10 (F) military medical treatment facilities. 11 (2) ASSESSMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL 12 SERVICES CAPABILITIES.—An assessment of emer- 13 gency medical services capabilities at military instal- 14 lations, including— 15 (A) the number and distribution of emer- 16 gency medical services response units; 17 (B) ambulance capabilities and equipment 18 levels; 19 (C) staffing levels and certification levels 20 of emergency medical personnel; 21 (D) availability of advanced life support 22 services; 23 (E) integration with military medical treat- 24 ment facilities and local civilian hospitals; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00442 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 443 •S 4784 RS (F) an evaluation of systems used to track 1 naloxone distribution, including— 2 (i) the degree of integration of such 3 tracking systems between emergency med- 4 ical services reporting systems and medical 5 record systems; 6 (ii) procedures for documenting 7 naloxone administration during emergency 8 responses; and 9 (iii) recommendations for establishing 10 a standardized Department-wide tracking 11 framework. 12 (3) PERFORMANCE METRICS.—Standardized 13 performance metrics for emergency medical services 14 operations across military installations, including— 15 (A) response-time metrics, including— 16 (i) the average dispatch-to-arrival re- 17 sponse time; 18 (ii) the percentage of emergency calls 19 with arrival on scene within eight minutes; 20 and 21 (iii) the time from arrival on scene to 22 patient contact; 23 (B) patient care metrics, including— 24 (i) cardiac arrest survival rates; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00443 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 444 •S 4784 RS (ii) time to first defibrillation during 1 cardiac arrest events; 2 (iii) trauma stabilization and trans- 3 port intervals; and 4 (iv) adherence to established pre-hos- 5 pital clinical protocols; 6 (C) operational capacity metrics, includ- 7 ing— 8 (i) the number of available ambu- 9 lances per installation population; 10 (ii) the availability of advanced life 11 support capabilities; and 12 (iii) emergency medical services cov- 13 erage areas and response zones; and 14 (D) personnel-readiness metrics, includ- 15 ing— 16 (i) certification levels of emergency 17 medical technicians and paramedics; 18 (ii) training completion rates; and 19 (iii) participation in joint emergency 20 response exercises. 21 (4) AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR 22 ASSESSMENT.—An evaluation of the deployment and 23 readiness of automated external defibrillator devices 24 across military installations, including— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00444 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 445 •S 4784 RS (A) the number and distribution of such 1 devices; 2 (B) identification of high-traffic locations 3 where such devices are deployed; 4 (C) maintenance and inspection compliance 5 rates for such devices; 6 (D) training levels for personnel in 7 cardiopulmonary resuscitation and usage of 8 such devices; 9 (E) the usage of such devices in training 10 and physical fitness evolutions; and 11 (F) response outcomes for cardiac emer- 12 gencies in which such devices were used. 13 (5) INTEGRATION WITH CIVILIAN EMERGENCY 14 SYSTEMS.—An assessment of coordination between 15 installation emergency medical services systems and 16 State or local emergency response systems, includ- 17 ing— 18 (A) mutual aid agreements; 19 (B) interoperable communications systems; 20 (C) joint training and response exercises; 21 and 22 (D) procedures for patient transport to ci- 23 vilian medical facilities. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00445 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 446 •S 4784 RS (6) RESOURCE AND CAPABILITY GAPS.—Identi- 1 fication of any capability gaps or resource defi- 2 ciencies affecting emergency medical services oper- 3 ations, including— 4 (A) personnel shortages; 5 (B) equipment or ambulance shortfalls; 6 (C) deficiencies in placement or mainte- 7 nance of automated external defibrillator de- 8 vices; 9 (D) limitations affecting response times; 10 and 11 (E) funding challenges. 12 (7) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Recommendations of 13 the Secretary of Defense regarding— 14 (A) the development of emergency medical 15 services standards throughout the Department 16 of Defense; 17 (B) improvements to emergency response 18 performance; 19 (C) enhanced automated external 20 defibrillator device deployment and cardiac 21 emergency preparedness; 22 (D) standardized funding within one orga- 23 nization of the Department; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00446 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 447 •S 4784 RS (E) legislative or administrative actions 1 necessary to standardize emergency medical 2 services operations across the Department; and 3 (F) other matters that are relevant to 4 standardized emergency medical services and 5 usage of automated external defibrillator de- 6 vices. 7 (c) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 30 8 days after submission of the report required under sub- 9 section (a), the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 10 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 11 House of Representatives a briefing on the findings and 12 recommendations contained in the report. 13 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 14 (1) EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.—The 15 term ‘‘emergency medical services’’ means pre-hos- 16 pital emergency medical care and patient transport 17 provided by trained personnel in response to medical 18 emergencies. 19 (2) MILITARY INSTALLATION.—The term ‘‘mili- 20 tary installation’’ has the meaning given that term 21 in section 2801(c) of title 10, United States Code. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00447 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 448 •S 4784 RS SEC. 747. EXPANSION OF HEALTH CARE LICENSE PORT- 1 ABILITY FOR MEDICAL PROVIDERS OF THE 2 NATIONAL GUARD. 3 Section 1094(d)(3)(B) of title 10, United States 4 Code, is amended— 5 (1) by striking ‘‘or duty under’’ and inserting 6 ‘‘or duty— 7 ‘‘(i) under’’; 8 (2) by striking the period at the end and insert- 9 ing ‘‘; or’’; and 10 (3) adding at the end the following: 11 ‘‘(ii) under title 32 when providing care to 12 a member of the uniformed services.’’. 13 SEC. 748. JOINT FORCES MEDICAL CAPABILITIES DEVELOP- 14 MENT AND STANDARDIZATION. 15 (a) PROCESS REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 16 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 17 of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of each 18 military department, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 19 Staff, and the Director of the Defense Health Agency, 20 shall develop a process to establish required joint force 21 medical capabilities for members of the Armed Forces that 22 meet the operational planning requirements of the combat- 23 ant commands. 24 (b) PROCESS ELEMENTS.—The process developed 25 under subsection (a) shall include the following: 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00448 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 449 •S 4784 RS (1) A joint medical estimate to determine the 1 medical requirements for managing members of the 2 Armed Forces who are wounded, ill, or injured dur- 3 ing military operations, including with respect to en- 4 vironmental health, public health, health treats, 5 force health protection, and medical material and 6 supply chain risks. 7 (2) The development of a joint concept of 8 health service support, which shall include a listing 9 of the capabilities (including medical intelligence, 10 blood support, education, and training) required by 11 the defense health and medical enterprise to support 12 the complexities of the future battlespace aligned 13 against the roles of care. 14 (3) A process to review and revise military 15 health related mission essential tasks in order to en- 16 sure that such tasks are aligned with military med- 17 ical knowledge, skills, abilities, education, and train- 18 ing. 19 (4) A process to standardize the interoperability 20 of medical equipment and capabilities to support the 21 joint force. 22 (5) A process to collect and evaluate operational 23 medical lessons of the Department of Defense— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00449 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 450 •S 4784 RS (A) learned through use of the Joint Les- 1 sons Learned Information System; or 2 (B) by leveraging information available 3 through the Joint Trauma System of the De- 4 fense Health Agency, process improvement sys- 5 tems, Trauma Registry of the Department of 6 Defense, and other information systems as ap- 7 propriate. 8 (6) A process to incorporate operational medical 9 lessons learned into the joint medical estimate. 10 (7) A process to incorporate operational medical 11 lessons learned into the Universal Joint Task List, 12 the Mission Essential Task Lists of each military de- 13 partment, and the Joint Mission Essential Task 14 List. 15 (8) A process to incorporate operational medical 16 lessons learned into enlisted medical education and 17 training, undergraduate medical education, and 18 graduate medical education. 19 (c) ANNUAL BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 20 April 1 of each year through 2031, the Secretary of De- 21 fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 22 of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing 23 on the process required under subsection (a). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00450 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 451 •S 4784 RS (d) ROLES OF CARE DEFINED.—In this section, the 1 term ‘‘roles of care’’ means the standardized levels of med- 2 ical capability provided to wounded, ill, or injured per- 3 sonnel of the Armed Forces as such personnel move 4 through the military health system from the point of in- 5 jury to definitive treatment and rehabilitation. 6 (e) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY.—Section 7 732 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authoriza- 8 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 9 Stat. 1817) is repealed. 10 SEC. 749. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITIES TO ENABLE INTER- 11 OPERABILITY AMONG MILITARY HEALTH 12 CARE PROFESSIONALS OF THE UNITED 13 STATES AND PARTNER COUNTRIES. 14 (a) LICENSURE REQUIREMENT FOR HEALTH-CARE 15 PROFESSIONALS.—Section 1094(e)(3) of title 10, United 16 States Code, is amended— 17 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub- 18 paragraph (J); and 19 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol- 20 lowing new subparagraphs: 21 ‘‘(E) Japan. 22 ‘‘(F) The Republic of Korea. 23 ‘‘(G) France. 24 ‘‘(H) Germany. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00451 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 452 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(I) Qatar.’’. 1 (b) EXCHANGE OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL BETWEEN 2 UNITED STATES AND FRIENDLY FOREIGN COUNTRIES.— 3 Section 311 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 4 (1) in subsection (b)— 5 (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 6 paragraph (4); and 7 (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 8 following new paragraph: 9 ‘‘(3)(A) Subject to certification under subparagraph 10 (B), an agreement for the exchange of health care profes- 11 sionals may provide for assignment of Department of De- 12 fense personnel to perform authorized Federal duties in 13 foreign military medical facilities or operational platforms. 14 ‘‘(B) In carrying out subparagraph (A), the com- 15 mander of the appropriate geographic combatant com- 16 mand, or an authorized designee, following a review of ap- 17 plicable international agreements, national laws, and regu- 18 lations, shall certify that sufficient mitigation of criminal 19 and civil liability for health care professionals exists in the 20 location in which authorized Federal duties are to be per- 21 formed.’’; and 22 (2) in subsection (c)— 23 (A) by striking ‘‘In the case of’’ and in- 24 serting ‘‘(1) In the case of’’; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00452 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 453 •S 4784 RS (B) by adding at the end the following new 1 paragraph: 2 ‘‘(2) An agreement for the exchange of health care 3 professionals is subject to licensure requirements as de- 4 fined in section 1094 of this title.’’. 5 SEC. 750. TASK FORCE ON INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS 6 FOR INDO-PACIFIC MEDICAL PARTNERSHIPS. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 8 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De- 9 fense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall 10 establish a task force responsible for securing and negoti- 11 ating the international agreements required to implement 12 the Indo-Pacific Medical Readiness Program established 13 under section 735 of the Servicemember Quality of Life 14 Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for 15 Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 10 U.S.C. 1074 16 note) to ensure the Armed Forces of the United States 17 can partner with foreign medical facilities during peace- 18 time and wartime operations for military medical care, 19 casualty evacuation, and storage relevant to military med- 20 ical preparedness (in this section referred to as the ‘‘task 21 force’’). 22 (b) LEAD AND PARTICIPANTS.— 23 (1) LEAD.—Not later than 30 days after the 24 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00453 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 454 •S 4784 RS Defense shall designate a senior official from the Of- 1 fice of the Secretary of Defense to lead and coordi- 2 nate the activities of the task force. 3 (2) PARTICIPANTS.—Participants in the task 4 force shall include senior representatives from the 5 following: 6 (A) The Joint Staff. 7 (B) Relevant combatant commands. 8 (C) Each military department. 9 (D) The Department of State. 10 (E) The Defense Health Agency. 11 (F) The Defense Logistics Agency. 12 (c) DUTIES.—The duties of the task force shall in- 13 clude the following: 14 (1) Identifying the possible foreign governments 15 and medical facilities that could meet the priority re- 16 quirements in the contingency and operational plans 17 of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. 18 (2) Reviewing existing United States agree- 19 ments with those foreign governments for medical 20 readiness and identifying necessary expansions or 21 adjustments to ensure that the Department of De- 22 fense can leverage medical facilities to carry out 23 those requirements. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00454 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 455 •S 4784 RS (3) Agreeing on a priority target list of foreign 1 governments for diplomatic outreach and developing 2 a diplomatic plan between the Department of De- 3 fense and the Department of State for each country, 4 in consultation with the local United States mission 5 with responsibility for the bilateral relationship. 6 (4) Coordinating outreach to foreign govern- 7 ments and foreign companies to develop or adjust 8 medical readiness agreements as needed, in consulta- 9 tion with the local United States mission with re- 10 sponsibility for the bilateral relationship. 11 (d) INTERIM PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 90 12 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the task 13 force shall submit to Congress a progress report that— 14 (1) indicates the senior official designated 15 under subsection (b)(1); 16 (2) details a list of priority foreign governments 17 with which the task force intends to expand coopera- 18 tion and, for each such government— 19 (A) the type of desired cooperation with 20 foreign medical facilities under the jurisdiction 21 of such government; 22 (B) existing medical readiness agreement 23 frameworks with such government; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00455 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 456 •S 4784 RS (C) barriers to implementing the medical 1 readiness program under section 735 of the 2 Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement 3 and National Defense Authorization Act for 4 Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 10 5 U.S.C. 1074 note) with such government; and 6 (3) a strategy and plan for overcoming those 7 barriers by not later than March 2027. 8 SEC. 751. PILOT PROGRAM FOR INDO-PACIFIC REGIONAL 9 MEDICAL DATA SHARING. 10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 11 develop a pilot health information technology platform (in 12 this section referred to as the ‘‘platform’’) that can func- 13 tion across military and civilian medical facilities in the 14 United States and foreign countries in the area of oper- 15 ations of the United States Indo-Pacific Command in ac- 16 cordance with the medical readiness program established 17 under section 735 of the Servicemember Quality of Life 18 Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for 19 Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 10 U.S.C. 1074 20 note). 21 (b) CONSULTATION.—In developing the platform, the 22 Secretary shall consult with the respective stakeholders, 23 including the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific 24 Command, the Assistant Secretary of Defense of Health 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00456 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 457 •S 4784 RS Affairs, the Director of the Defense Health Agency, the 1 Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary 2 of State, health care providers of the Department of De- 3 fense, entities in the business of health data management 4 or maintenance of electronic health records, and other rel- 5 evant stakeholders in the United States. 6 (c) LESSONS LEARNED.—In developing the platform, 7 the Secretary should consider best practices developed by 8 the European Union in refining the European Union 9 Early Warning and Response System for medical data- 10 sharing to support wounded Ukrainians during the Rus- 11 sian-Ukrainian War. 12 (d) AVAILABLE PATIENT INFORMATION.—The Sec- 13 retary shall ensure elements of patient information in- 14 cluded in the platform are appropriate to support timely 15 medical care for members of the Armed Forces and citi- 16 zens of the United States located in the Indo-Pacific re- 17 gion in the event of a crisis or conflict. 18 (e) COMPLIANCE AND SECURITY.—The Secretary will 19 strive to ensure that the platform— 20 (1) is developed with the goal of adhering to ap- 21 plicable privacy and security standards for health in- 22 formation, while establishing a clear framework for 23 data handling that distinguishes between Armed 24 Forces personnel and civilians to ensure appropriate 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00457 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 458 •S 4784 RS data sharing for military operations and to protect 1 civilian privacy; 2 (2) promotes the secure, seamless, and accurate 3 exchange of critical electronic health information by 4 aligning with modern interoperability standards and 5 discouraging information blocking; 6 (3) incorporates a risk-based approach for 7 health technologies to foster innovation while pro- 8 tecting patient safety; 9 (4) utilizes certified health information tech- 10 nology where feasible to ensure robust privacy and 11 security protections; 12 (5) is usable by health care providers in mul- 13 tiple countries and facilitates the exchange of both 14 structured and unstructured electronic health infor- 15 mation in compliance with best cybersecurity prac- 16 tices with respect to maintaining patient privacy and 17 confidentiality, maintaining system integrity, secur- 18 ing individual access through encryption and secu- 19 rity, and enhancing data availability, including— 20 (A) the ability to securely aggregate, se- 21 cure, and exchange information developed and 22 housed on partner systems that do not meet all 23 Department of Defense cybersecurity require- 24 ments; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00458 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 459 •S 4784 RS (B) the use of technologies that protect 1 data at rest, in transit, and in use, such as con- 2 fidential computing, to the maximum extent 3 practicable; 4 (6) establishes shared and documented rules, as 5 part of a defined governance structure, for which 6 and to what extent individuals and entities obtain 7 and maintain access to the platform, which may in- 8 clude— 9 (A) a federated identity, credentialing, and 10 access management system to ensure appro- 11 priate personnel from Federal and mission part- 12 ner entities can securely access information; 13 and 14 (B) a mechanism to adopt and integrate 15 unique patient identifiers used by mission part- 16 ners to ensure accurate patient tracking, identi- 17 fication, and matching; 18 (7) provides a mechanism by which health data 19 and information of patients are available in multiple 20 languages relevant to the Indo-Pacific region in a 21 timely manner for use in urgent medical care, uti- 22 lizing structured and computable data formats where 23 feasible; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00459 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 460 •S 4784 RS (8) is easily usable by health care providers in 1 multiple countries and facilitates the exchange of 2 both structured and unstructured electronic health 3 information; and 4 (9) can be used in multiple environments, such 5 as across computers, laptops, mobile devices, in- 6 stances where there is low internet bandwidth, and 7 when in contested environments. 8 (f) PLAN.— 9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 10 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 11 retary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 12 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa- 13 tives a plan for establishing the platform. 14 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan submitted under 15 paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 16 (A) The proposed list of the medical facili- 17 ties within the Indo-Pacific area of responsi- 18 bility at which the first iteration of the platform 19 may be used. 20 (B) A working group, including key stake- 21 holders, established to ensure the platform is in 22 pursuit of compliance under subsection (e), and 23 a strategy for managing any necessary exemp- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00460 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 461 •S 4784 RS tions from certain requirements that could oth- 1 erwise impede patient care during a crisis. 2 (C) A proposed timeline for development 3 and deployment of the platform. 4 (D) A working group established to enable 5 strategy for establishing a data governance 6 structure, a federated identity management sys- 7 tem, and a potential unique patient identifier 8 mechanism as described in subsection (e)(6). 9 (g) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the de- 10 ployment of the platform under subsection (f)(2)(C), the 11 Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv- 12 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a re- 13 port on the performance of the platform and recommenda- 14 tions on further refinement and utility of the platform. 15 The report shall specifically assess the platform’s effective- 16 ness in addressing known interoperability gaps, avoiding 17 blocking information as mandated by the Cures Act, ac- 18 commodating civilian partner integrations under HIPAA, 19 and overcoming cybersecurity challenges identified in rel- 20 evant Department of Defense studies. 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00461 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 462 •S 4784 RS Subtitle D—Reports and Other 1 Matters 2 SEC. 761. REVIEW OF CHAPERONE POLICIES WITHIN FA- 3 CILITIES OF THE DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY. 4 (a) REVIEW.—Not later than 60 days after the date 5 of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense 6 Health Agency shall review the compliance by all facilities 7 of the Defense Health Agency with chaperone policies re- 8 quired by the policy memorandum of the Defense Health 9 Agency dated December 15, 2025, and titled ‘‘Chap- 10 erones/Standbys within Defense Health Agency Facilities’’ 11 (DHA–Policy Memorandum 25–020). 12 (b) FACILITIES IN NONCOMPLIANCE.—In carrying 13 out the review under subsection (a), the Director shall— 14 (1) identify facilities that are not in compliance 15 with the memorandum specified in such paragraph; 16 and 17 (2) not later than seven days after identifying 18 a facility under paragraph (1), submit to Congress 19 resources necessary to verify such compliance. 20 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 21 of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit 22 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 23 the House of Representatives a report containing the fol- 24 lowing: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00462 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 463 •S 4784 RS (1) The findings of the review under subsection 1 (a). 2 (2) A detailed plan outlining steps the Director 3 has taken or will take pursuant to such review, in- 4 cluding a timeline for completion of such steps. 5 (3) An evaluation of resourcing constraints of 6 the Defense Health Agency in ensuring compliance 7 with the memorandum specified under such sub- 8 section. 9 (4) A detailed plan outlining additional formal- 10 ized guidance with respect to the provision of chap- 11 erones for sensitive medical examinations to be pro- 12 vided through policy instructions of the Defense 13 Health Agency. 14 (5) A mechanism for monitoring the effective- 15 ness of the policies contained within such memo- 16 randum on an ongoing basis, to include establishing 17 routine inspections and collecting data to assess 18 compliance by facilities of the Defense Health Agen- 19 cy with such memorandum. 20 (6) An assessment of how existing law affects 21 the provision of chaperones for sensitive medical ex- 22 aminations. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00463 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 464 •S 4784 RS (7) Recommendations for changes to relevant 1 law to more effectively implement the policies con- 2 tained within such memorandum. 3 SEC. 762. UNFUNDED PRIORITIES REPORT OF THE DE- 4 FENSE HEALTH AGENCY. 5 (a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 10 days after 6 the date on which the budget of the President for a fiscal 7 year is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 8 of title 31, United States Code, the Director of the De- 9 fense Health Agency shall submit to the Secretary of De- 10 fense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the 11 congressional defense committees a report on the un- 12 funded priorities of the Defense Health Agency. 13 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required under sub- 14 section (a) shall specify, for each unfunded priority cov- 15 ered by such report, the following: 16 (1) A summary description of such priority, in- 17 cluding the objectives outlined in the national de- 18 fense strategy required under section 113(g) of title 19 10, United States Code, and the National Military 20 Strategy required under section 153(b) of such title 21 to be advanced if such priority is funded (whether 22 in whole or in part). 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00464 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 465 •S 4784 RS (2) The additional amount of funds rec- 1 ommended in connection with the objectives under 2 paragraph (1). 3 (3) Account information with respect to such 4 priority, including the following (as applicable): 5 (A) Line Item Number (LIN) for applica- 6 ble procurement accounts. 7 (B) Program Element (PE) number for 8 applicable research, development, test, and eval- 9 uation accounts. 10 (C) Sub-activity group (SAG) for applica- 11 ble operation and maintenance accounts. 12 (4) A detailed assessment of each specific risk 13 that would be reduced in executing the national de- 14 fense strategy required under section 113(g) of title 15 10, United States Code, and the National Military 16 Strategy required under section 153(b) of such title 17 if such priority is funded (whether in whole or in 18 part). 19 (5) The requirement to be addressed by the un- 20 funded priority. 21 (6) The reason funding for the priority was not 22 included in the budget of the President. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00465 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 466 •S 4784 RS (7) A description of any funding provided for 1 the requirement for the current and preceding fiscal 2 year. 3 (8) An assessment of the effect that providing 4 funding for the priority would have on the future- 5 years defense program submitted to Congress under 6 section 221 of title 10, United States Code. 7 (c) PRIORITIZATION OF PRIORITIES.—Each report 8 required under subsection (a) shall present the unfunded 9 priorities covered by such report as follows: 10 (1) In overall order of urgency of priority ac- 11 cording to the amount of risk reduced. 12 (2) In overall order of urgency of priority 13 among unfunded priorities (other than covered mili- 14 tary construction projects). 15 (3) In overall order of urgency of priority 16 among covered military construction projects. 17 (d) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on the 18 date that is five years after the date of the enactment of 19 this Act. 20 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 21 (1) COVERED MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 22 PROJECT.—The term ‘‘covered military construction 23 project’’, with respect to a fiscal year, means a mili- 24 tary construction project that— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00466 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 467 •S 4784 RS (A) is included in any fiscal year of the fu- 1 ture-years defense program under section 221 2 of title 10, United States Code, that is sub- 3 mitted in connection with the budget of the 4 President for the fiscal year and is executable 5 in the fiscal year; or 6 (B) is considered by the commander of a 7 combatant command to be an urgent need and 8 is executable in the fiscal year. 9 (2) UNFUNDED PRIORITY.—The term ‘‘un- 10 funded priority’’, with respect to a fiscal year, means 11 a program, activity, or mission requirement, includ- 12 ing a covered military construction project, that— 13 (A) is not funded in the budget of the 14 President for the fiscal year as submitted to 15 Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 16 United States Code; 17 (B) is necessary to fulfill a requirement as- 18 sociated with an operational or contingency 19 plan of a combatant command or other vali- 20 dated requirement; and 21 (C) would have been recommended for 22 funding through the budget specified in sub- 23 paragraph (A) by the officer submitting the re- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00467 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 468 •S 4784 RS port required by subsection (a) in connection 1 with the budget if— 2 (i) additional resources had been 3 available for the budget to fund the pro- 4 gram, activity, or mission requirement; or 5 (ii) the program, activity, or mission 6 requirement had emerged before the budg- 7 et was formulated. 8 SEC. 763. EVALUATION OF CERTAIN RESEARCH RELATED 9 TO MENOPAUSE, PERIMENOPAUSE, OR MID- 10 LIFE WOMEN’S HEALTH. 11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 12 evaluate— 13 (1) the results of completed research related to 14 menopause, perimenopause, or mid-life women’s 15 health among women who are members of the 16 Armed Forces; 17 (2) the status of such research that is ongoing; 18 (3) any gaps in knowledge and research on— 19 (A) treatments for menopause-related 20 symptoms, including hormone and non-hormone 21 treatments; 22 (B) the safety and effectiveness of treat- 23 ments for menopause-related symptoms; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00468 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 469 •S 4784 RS (C) the relation of service in the Armed 1 Forces to perimenopause and menopause and 2 the impact of such service on perimenopause 3 and menopause; 4 (D) the effect of combat roles on symp- 5 toms relating to perimenopause and menopause, 6 including exposure to burn pits, toxic chemicals, 7 and perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl sub- 8 stances (commonly known as ‘‘PFAS’’); and 9 (E) the impact of perimenopause and 10 menopause on the mental health of women who 11 are members of the Armed Forces; 12 (4) the availability of and uptake of professional 13 training resources for covered providers relating to 14 mid-life women’s health with respect to the care, 15 treatment, and management of perimenopause and 16 menopausal symptoms, and related support services; 17 and 18 (5) the availability of and uptake of treatments 19 for women who are members of the Armed Forces 20 who are experiencing perimenopause or menopause. 21 (b) REPORT; STRATEGIC PLAN.—Not later than Jan- 22 uary 31, 2028, the Secretary shall submit to the Commit- 23 tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 24 Representatives a report containing— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00469 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 470 •S 4784 RS (1) the findings of the evaluation conducted 1 under subsection (a); 2 (2) recommendations for improving professional 3 training resources described in subsection (a)(4) for 4 covered providers; and 5 (3) a strategic plan that— 6 (A) resolves the gaps in knowledge and re- 7 search identified in the report; and 8 (B) identifies topics in need of further re- 9 search relating to potential treatments for 10 menopause-related symptoms of women who are 11 members of the Armed Forces. 12 (c) NONDUPLICATION AND SUPPLEMENTATION OF 13 EFFORTS.—In carrying out activities under this section, 14 the Secretary shall ensure that such activities minimize 15 duplication and supplement, not supplant, existing infor- 16 mation-sharing efforts with the Department of Veterans 17 Affairs and the Department of Health and Human Serv- 18 ices. 19 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 20 (1) COVERED PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘covered 21 provider’’ means a health care provider employed by 22 the Department of Defense. 23 (2) MENOPAUSE.—The term ‘‘menopause’’ 24 means the stage of a woman’s life— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00470 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 471 •S 4784 RS (A) when menstrual periods stop perma- 1 nently and she can no longer get pregnant; and 2 (B) that is not a disease state, but a nor- 3 mal part of aging for women. 4 (3) MID-LIFE.—The term ‘‘mid-life’’ means a 5 life stage that— 6 (A) coincides with the menopausal transi- 7 tion in women, which may be physical or emo- 8 tional; 9 (B) encompasses the late reproductive age, 10 which can begin at approximately 35 years of 11 age, to the late postmenopausal stages of repro- 12 ductive aging, which can extend to approxi- 13 mately 65 years of age; and 14 (C) often marks the onset of many chronic 15 diseases. 16 (4) PERIMENOPAUSE.—The term 17 ‘‘perimenopause’’ means the time during a woman’s 18 life when levels of the hormone estrogen fall un- 19 evenly in a woman’s body and is also called the men- 20 opausal transition. 21 (5) POSTMENOPAUSAL.—The term ‘‘post- 22 menopausal’’ means the stage of a woman’s life after 23 a woman has been without a menstrual period for 12 24 months that lasts for the rest of a woman’s life and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00471 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 472 •S 4784 RS reflects a time when women are at increased risk for 1 osteoporosis and heart disease. 2 SEC. 764. NOTIFICATION OF MATERIAL FAILURE AT MILI- 3 TARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES AF- 4 FECTING PATIENT CARE. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 6 notify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 7 and the House of Representatives not later than 30 days 8 after the date on which a material failure affects patient 9 care in an operating room, critical care unit, intensive care 10 unit, or emergency department at a military medical treat- 11 ment facility. 12 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each notification under subsection 13 (a) shall include the following: 14 (1) The name and location of the military med- 15 ical treatment facility. 16 (2) A description of the operating room, critical 17 care unit, intensive care unit, or emergency depart- 18 ment affected and the scope of any shutdown. 19 (3) The reason for any shutdown, including 20 whether the shutdown is planned or unplanned. 21 (4) The date on which any shutdown began or 22 is expected to begin and the anticipated duration. 23 (5) The number and types of surgical proce- 24 dures, bed days, and encounters affected. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00472 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 473 •S 4784 RS (6) A description of mitigation measures to en- 1 sure continuity of care, including use of other mili- 2 tary medical treatment facilities or civilian providers. 3 (7) An assessment of the impact on patient 4 safety and access to care. 5 (8) The cost and funding source of any needed 6 repairs and maintenance. 7 (c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than May 1, 8 2027, and not less frequently than quarterly thereafter for 9 the following three years, the Secretary shall provide to 10 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 11 House of Representatives a briefing on— 12 (1) for the period covered by the briefing, the 13 aggregated data on notifications provided under sub- 14 section (a); 15 (2) the funding and source of funding available 16 to mitigate material failures in military medical 17 treatment facilities; and 18 (3) such recommendations for legislative 19 changes or other pertinent matters as the Secretary 20 considers appropriate. 21 SEC. 765. STUDY ON MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM. 22 (a) STUDY.— 23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 1, 24 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00473 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 474 •S 4784 RS into a contract or other agreement with a federally 1 funded research and development center pursuant to 2 which the center shall carry out a study on the mili- 3 tary health system. 4 (2) ELEMENTS.—The study required under 5 paragraph (1) shall include— 6 (A) an analysis of the sufficiency of the 7 military health system— 8 (i) to provide combat casualty care 9 and force health protection to ensure the 10 preservation of the joint force; 11 (ii) to achieve its goals of ensuring the 12 health and fitness of members of the 13 Armed Forces; 14 (iii) to meet the needs of the combat- 15 ant commands in a large scale combat op- 16 eration; 17 (iv) to conduct pandemic response; 18 (v) through military and civilian med- 19 ical doctors and other health care providers 20 and administrators, to provide forward-de- 21 ployed medical care during sustained 22 armed conflict; and 23 (vi) to provide a world-class health 24 care benefit to members of the Armed 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00474 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 475 •S 4784 RS Forces, former members of the Armed 1 Forces, and their dependents. 2 (B) an in-depth analysis of future options 3 for the military health system, including— 4 (i) maintaining the TRICARE pro- 5 gram with its structure as of the date of 6 the enactment of this Act using large man- 7 aged care support contractors offering pro- 8 vider networks under the military health 9 system; 10 (ii) creating a marketplace of plans 11 under the TRICARE program analogous 12 to the Federal Employee Health Benefit 13 Plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United 14 States Code; 15 (iii) eliminating large managed care 16 support contracts and requiring health 17 care providers to accept beneficiaries en- 18 rolled in the TRICARE program as a con- 19 dition of participating in the Medicare pro- 20 gram under title XVIII of the Social Secu- 21 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) or di- 22 rectly establishing a network of providers 23 without the use of a managed care support 24 contractor; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00475 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 476 •S 4784 RS (iv) the integration of the military 1 health system managed care support con- 2 tract with the community care model of 3 the Department of Veterans Affairs; and 4 (v) any other viable model for health 5 coverage that accomplishes the goals in 6 subparagraph (A); and 7 (C) recommendations for the future of the 8 military health system, including policy and 9 statutory changes. 10 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—Each option assessed under 11 subsection (a)(2)(B) shall include— 12 (1) an analysis of the viability of incorporating 13 such option into the direct care system of health 14 care facilities and providers of the Department of 15 Defense, and any possible risks to the effectiveness 16 of such direct care system; 17 (2) cost assessments; and 18 (3) the application of game theory and other 19 strategic analytical methods to model and assess the 20 anticipated behavior and incentives of key stake- 21 holders, including health care providers, bene- 22 ficiaries, managed care contractors, and Federal 23 health programs, under such option. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00476 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 477 •S 4784 RS (c) REPORT TO SECRETARY.—The federally funded 1 research and development center that carries out the study 2 under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary of De- 3 fense a report on the results of such study. 4 (d) REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS TO CONGRESS.—Not 5 later than March 1, 2028, the Secretary of Defense 6 shall— 7 (1) submit to the Committees on Armed Serv- 8 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives 9 an unaltered copy of the report received by the Sec- 10 retary under subsection (c), which shall include— 11 (A) a detailed explanation of the strategy, 12 methodology, assumptions, and economic anal- 13 ysis used to conduct the study under subsection 14 (a), including any force shaping constructs, sce- 15 narios, and assumptions used as a part of such 16 study; and 17 (B) an assessment of operational risk 18 based on the risk management classifications of 19 the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff set 20 forth in the Joint Risk Analysis and Method- 21 ology on October 12, 2021 (Joint Staff Manual 22 3105.01A), or successor manual; and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00477 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 478 •S 4784 RS (2) provide to the Committees on Armed Serv- 1 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives 2 a briefing on the results of such study. 3 SEC. 766. ESTABLISHMENT OF WARFIGHTER PERFORM- 4 ANCE OPTIMIZATION INITIATIVE, TOTAL 5 FORCE FITNESS. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in con- 7 sultation with the Secretaries concerned, shall establish a 8 comprehensive initiative for warfighter performance opti- 9 mization to be known as the ‘‘Warfighter Performance Op- 10 timization Initiative’’ (in this section referred to as the 11 ‘‘Initiative’’), within which the Total Force Fitness (TFF) 12 program shall serve as the foundational framework for im- 13 proving readiness, resilience, and lethality across the 14 Armed Forces. The Initiative shall be housed under the 15 Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. 16 (b) DEFINITIONS.— 17 (1) WARFIGHTER PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZA- 18 TION; WPO.—The terms ‘‘Warfighter Performance 19 Optimization’’and ‘‘WPO’’ mean a Department-wide 20 initiative to integrate human performance, safety, 21 and resilience programs into a unified strategy that 22 enhances readiness and lethality. 23 (2) TOTAL FORCE FITNESS.—The term ‘‘Total 24 Force Fitness’’ means the leadership-driven program 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00478 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 479 •S 4784 RS nested within WPO that optimizes human perform- 1 ance through proactive, holistic approaches across 2 interconnected domains of fitness, including the fol- 3 lowing activities: 4 (A) PHYSICAL FITNESS.—Activities to re- 5 duce musculoskeletal injuries, accelerate reha- 6 bilitation, improve nutrition and sleep, and 7 mitigate occupational and environmental expo- 8 sures. 9 (B) PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL FIT- 10 NESS.—Activities to strengthen resilience, re- 11 duce stress injuries, prevent suicides and sub- 12 stance abuse, and enhance peer and family sup- 13 port. 14 (C) SPIRITUAL FITNESS.—Activities to fos- 15 ter meaning, ethical decision-making, and resil- 16 ience under combat and operational stress. 17 (D) COGNITIVE FITNESS.—Activities to en- 18 hance decision-making, adaptability, memory, 19 and problem-solving under operational condi- 20 tions, supported by evidence-based training and 21 emerging technologies. 22 (c) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the Initiative are 23 as follows: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00479 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 480 •S 4784 RS (1) Improve overall health, readiness, resilience, 1 and lethality of service members. 2 (2) Reduce musculoskeletal injuries and accel- 3 erate rehabilitation timelines. 4 (3) Enhance warfighter performance in nutri- 5 tion, sleep, financial literacy, conflict resolution, 6 stress management, and life skills. 7 (4) Reduce incidence of harmful behaviors. 8 (5) Advance cognitive readiness through meas- 9 urable improvements in decision-making, adapt- 10 ability, and operational effectiveness. 11 (d) QUARTERLY REPORTING.—Not later than 90 12 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 13 90 days thereafter for three years, the Secretary of De- 14 fense shall submit a report to Congress on the implemen- 15 tation and effectiveness of the Initiative. 16 (e) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this sec- 17 tion, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the meaning 18 given that term in section 101 of title 10, United States 19 Code. 20 SEC. 767. MILITARY FAMILY LIMB LOSS AND LIMB DIF- 21 FERENCE SUPPORT PROGRAM. 22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Beginning in fiscal year 23 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a program, 24 to be known as the ‘‘Military Family Limb Loss and Limb 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00480 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 481 •S 4784 RS Difference Support Program’’ (in this section referred to 1 as the ‘‘Program’’), to augment the holistic rehabilitative 2 care for covered beneficiaries with limb loss or limb dys- 3 function through peer mentoring, education, and commu- 4 nity outreach. 5 (b) ACTIVITIES.—The Program shall include— 6 (1) peer mentorship and family support serv- 7 ices; 8 (2) education related to limb loss care and serv- 9 ices; 10 (3) community reintegration supports; 11 (4) coordination of non-clinical resources; 12 (5) outreach and awareness activities; and 13 (6) such other activities as the Secretary con- 14 siders appropriate. 15 (c) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out the Program, 16 the Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement or 17 contract with one or more organizations that have dem- 18 onstrated experience in carrying out the activities de- 19 scribed in subsection (b) in virtual or in-person settings 20 to support individuals with limb loss or limb difference, 21 including individuals belonging to pediatric, military, or 22 veteran populations. 23 (d) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 180 24 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00481 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 482 •S 4784 RS retary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 1 of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan 2 for implementing the Program that— 3 (1) describes the process for selecting and en- 4 tering into cooperative agreements or contracts with 5 organizations under subsection (c); 6 (2) estimates the costs and staffing needs of 7 implementing the Program; 8 (3) assesses the extent to which existing re- 9 sources and programs of the Department of Defense 10 can support the Program; 11 (4) includes performance metrics the Secretary 12 will use to evaluate the effectiveness of the Program; 13 and 14 (5) requires integration of the Program with re- 15 search efforts of the military health system to im- 16 prove healthcare quality, access and outcomes for 17 members of the Armed Forces and their families. 18 (e) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 19 after the date on which the Program is implemented, and 20 annually for three years thereafter, the Secretary shall 21 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen- 22 ate and the House of Representatives a report that in- 23 cludes, for the year preceding submission of the report— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00482 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 483 •S 4784 RS (1) the number and demographics characteris- 1 tics of covered beneficiaries served by the Program; 2 (2) a description of services provided and part- 3 nerships established under the Program; 4 (3) an assessment of gaps in services or geo- 5 graphic coverage of the Program; and 6 (4) recommendations for legislative or adminis- 7 trative action to improve support for military fami- 8 lies affected by limb loss or limb difference. 9 (f) COVERED BENEFICIARY DEFINED.—In this sec- 10 tion, the term ‘‘covered beneficiary’’ means— 11 (1) an individual who has experienced limb loss 12 or limb difference; and 13 (2) is— 14 (A) a dependent of a member or retired 15 member of the Armed Forces; or 16 (B) otherwise eligible for health care under 17 chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, as 18 determined appropriate by the Secretary. 19 SEC. 768. BRIEFING ON PRIMARY CARE PROVIDED AT MILI- 20 TARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES ON 21 INSTALLATIONS OF THE AIR FORCE. 22 (a) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 23 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the De- 24 fense Health Agency, in consultation with the Secretary 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00483 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 484 •S 4784 RS of the Air Force, shall provide to the Committees on 1 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent- 2 atives a briefing that contains— 3 (1) an assessment of the force mix of active 4 duty and civilian medical providers at military med- 5 ical treatment facilities located on installations of 6 the Air Force; and 7 (2) an accompanying plan to address any pri- 8 mary care shortfalls that could result from a mobili- 9 zation of the Air Force for military operations, par- 10 ticularly in locations that are remote or medically 11 underserved. 12 (b) BRIEFING COMPONENTS.—The briefing required 13 under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the fol- 14 lowing: 15 (1) A plan of action for each military medical 16 treatment facility at which a primary care shortfall 17 is identified under such subsection— 18 (A) to improve access to, and the quality 19 of, primary care for members of the Armed 20 Forces and their families by creating a sup- 21 portive, team-based clinical environment; 22 (B) to enhance recruitment and retention 23 of qualified medical personnel of the Depart- 24 ment of Defense, including physicians, nurse 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00484 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 485 •S 4784 RS practitioners, physician assistants, registered 1 nurses, mental health nurse practitioners, li- 2 censed practical nurses, and medical assistants; 3 and 4 (C) to increase the medical readiness of 5 the Armed Forces through improved health out- 6 comes, proactive health management, and en- 7 suring health care providers of the Department 8 maintain clinical skills. 9 (2) Recommendations on the most effective use 10 of— 11 (A) hiring authorities, including temporary 12 excepted service appointments and direct hire 13 authorities, consistent with applicable law and 14 regulations; 15 (B) recruitment, relocation, and retention 16 incentives, such as student loan repayment pro- 17 grams for certain highly qualified civilian can- 18 didates; and 19 (C) appropriate licensing and credentialing 20 flexibilities and authorities. 21 (3) A description of objectives and quality 22 metrics, including the number of providers hired and 23 retained, patient load, patient wait times for ap- 24 pointments, and other information as determined ap- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00485 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 486 •S 4784 RS propriate by the Director of the Defense Health 1 Agency and the Secretary of the Air Force. 2 (4) An assessment of the feasibility and advis- 3 ability of conducting a pilot program under which 4 the Air Force Medical Service hires civilian health 5 care workers to support the operational require- 6 ments of military medical treatment facilities de- 7 scribed in subsection (a). 8 SEC. 769. ASSESSMENT OF ACCESS, FAIRNESS, AND TRANS- 9 PARENCY UNDER TRICARE PHARMACY BENE- 10 FITS PROGRAM. 11 (a) COMPTROLLER GENERAL AUDIT.—Not later than 12 one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 13 not later than one year after the effective date of the first 14 new contract or agreement entered into by the Secretary 15 of Defense for the administration of the pharmacy benefits 16 program after such date of enactment, the Comptroller 17 General of the United States shall— 18 (1) conduct an audit of— 19 (A) data reported by the contractor re- 20 sponsible for the administration of the phar- 21 macy benefits program relating to— 22 (i) rates of reimbursement and any 23 price concessions, including direct and in- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00486 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 487 •S 4784 RS direct remuneration fees, bonuses, and 1 clawbacks; 2 (ii) any discrepancies between average 3 reimbursements to various types of phar- 4 macies disaggregated by retail, mail order, 5 specialty pharmacies, and any pharmacy 6 owned by or affiliated with such con- 7 tractor; and 8 (iii) the difference between what the 9 contractor charges the TRICARE program 10 for a pharmaceutical agent and what the 11 contractor pays to pharmacies for the same 12 pharmaceutical agent, disaggregated by re- 13 tail, mail order, and specialty pharmacies; 14 (B) prior authorizations required by the 15 TRICARE program for prescription drug treat- 16 ments and services; 17 (C) the timeliness of dispensing prescrip- 18 tion drugs from the various types of phar- 19 macies, disaggregated by retail, mail order, and 20 specialty pharmacies; and 21 (D) the adequacy of the retail pharmacy 22 network under the TRICARE program and ac- 23 cess by eligible covered beneficiaries to such 24 network, including with respect to continuity of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00487 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 488 •S 4784 RS care, geographic accessibility (taking into ac- 1 count factors in addition to travel time to and 2 from a pharmacy, with special consideration for 3 rural and underserved areas), and the extent to 4 which elections by such beneficiaries reflect per- 5 sonal preference; and 6 (2) submit the results of such audit to the 7 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 8 the House of Representatives. 9 (b) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.— 10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, as a condi- 11 tion of any contract entered into for the administra- 12 tion of the pharmacy benefits program, and notwith- 13 standing any other provision of law, or any contract, 14 subcontract, agreement, or confidentiality provision 15 to the contrary, shall ensure that the contractor pro- 16 vides the Comptroller General full access to any in- 17 formation the Comptroller General determines nec- 18 essary to conduct the audit under subsection (a)(1) 19 not later than 30 days after the request for such in- 20 formation by the Comptroller General. 21 (2) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED.—Informa- 22 tion required under paragraph (1) shall include the 23 following: 24 (A) Claims-level data. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00488 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 489 •S 4784 RS (B) Information on reimbursement meth- 1 odologies and payment rates. 2 (C) An identification of all price conces- 3 sions, including rebates, fees, discounts, and re- 4 muneration of any kind from manufacturers, 5 pharmacies, or other entities. 6 (D) Information on amounts charged to 7 the Department of Defense and amounts paid 8 to pharmacies for the same drug. 9 (E) An identification of contracts, sub- 10 contracts, and other arrangements with manu- 11 facturers, pharmacies, or third parties relevant 12 to the administration of the pharmacy benefits 13 program. 14 (3) PROHIBITION ON WITHHOLDING OF INFOR- 15 MATION.—Information required to be provided under 16 this paragraph may not be withheld, redacted, or 17 limited on the basis of claims relating to proprietary 18 information, trade secrets, or confidential commer- 19 cial information, except that the Comptroller Gen- 20 eral shall protect such information from public dis- 21 closure in accordance with applicable law. 22 (4) FORM, DETAIL, AND FREQUENCY.—The 23 Comptroller General may determine the form, level 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00489 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 490 •S 4784 RS of detail, and frequency of data submissions required 1 under paragraph (1). 2 (5) TREATMENT AS BREACH.—Failure to pro- 3 vide information required under this subsection shall 4 constitute a material breach of contract. 5 (c) ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT.—If the audit conducted 6 under subsection (a)(1) finds that reimbursement rates 7 paid to retail pharmacies under the pharmacy benefits 8 program are, on average or in a systemic manner, less 9 than the documented acquisition cost to such pharmacies 10 for outpatient prescription drugs covered by such audit, 11 the Comptroller General shall include with the results of 12 such audit submitted under subsection (a)(1) an assess- 13 ment of the impact of such reimbursement rates on retail 14 pharmacy participation, beneficiary access, network ade- 15 quacy, and continuity of care. 16 (d) ACCESS METRICS.—In conducting oversight of 17 the pharmacy benefit program, the Secretary of Defense 18 shall ensure that measures of access to such program in- 19 clude— 20 (1) continuity of care and beneficiary pref- 21 erence, including the ability of beneficiaries to re- 22 main with their pharmacy of choice; and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00490 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 491 •S 4784 RS (2) meaningful geographic access standards be- 1 yond drive-time calculations, with special consider- 2 ation for rural and underserved areas. 3 (e) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 4 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 5 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 6 plan for the implementation of this section. 7 (f) APPLICABILITY TO EXISTING CONTRACTS.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—This section shall apply to 9 any contract, agreement, or other arrangement in ef- 10 fect on or after the date of the enactment of this 11 Act, including any contract, agreement, or arrange- 12 ment entered into before such date. 13 (2) MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS.—Not later 14 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 15 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall modify any exist- 16 ing contract or agreement as necessary to ensure 17 compliance with the requirements of this section. 18 (3) LIMITATION ON EXTENSION OR RE- 19 NEWAL.—The Secretary may not exercise any option 20 to extend or renew an existing contract or agreement 21 for the administration of the pharmacy benefits pro- 22 gram unless the contractor is in full compliance with 23 the requirements of this section. 24 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00491 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 492 •S 4784 RS (1) ELIGIBLE COVERED BENEFICIARY; PHARMA- 1 CEUTICAL AGENT; PRESCRIPTION DRUG.—The terms 2 ‘‘eligible covered beneficiary’’, ‘‘pharmaceutical 3 agent’’, and ‘‘prescription drug’’ have the meanings 4 given those terms in section 1074g of title 10, 5 United States Code. 6 (2) PHARMACY BENEFITS PROGRAM.—The term 7 ‘‘pharmacy benefits program’’ means the pharmacy 8 benefit program of the TRICARE program under 9 section 1074g of title 10, United States Code. 10 (3) TRICARE PROGRAM.—The term 11 ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the meaning given that 12 term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. 13 SEC. 770. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF INFLUENZA 14 VACCINE REQUIREMENTS OF DEPARTMENT 15 OF DEFENSE. 16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 17 United States shall conduct a review of the influenza vac- 18 cine requirements of the Department of Defense and the 19 considerations that led to recent policy changes with re- 20 spect to such requirements as of the date of the enactment 21 of this Act. 22 (b) ELEMENTS.—The review required under sub- 23 section (a) shall include the following: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00492 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 493 •S 4784 RS (1) A description of previous and current influ- 1 enza vaccination requirements, as of the date of the 2 enactment of this Act, described in— 3 (A) Department of Defense Instruction 4 6205.02 relating to the Department of Defense 5 Immunization Program; 6 (B) updated guidance on influenza vaccina- 7 tion issued by the Secretary of Defense in an 8 April 20, 2026, memorandum; and 9 (C) relevant implementing guidance for 10 any such requirements or guidance. 11 (2) An analysis of any risks, benefits, or other 12 matters considered by the Secretary of Defense with 13 respect to the updated guidance specified in para- 14 graph (1)(B). 15 (3) The impact of such updated guidance on 16 the ability of the Department to meet medical readi- 17 ness goals established in Department of Defense In- 18 struction 6025.19 relating to the Individual Medical 19 Readiness Program. 20 (4) Such other matters as the Comptroller Gen- 21 eral determines relevant. 22 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than September 30, 2027, 23 the Comptroller General shall provide to the Committees 24 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00493 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 494 •S 4784 RS resentatives a briefing on the results of the review con- 1 ducted under subsection (a), with a report to follow at a 2 mutually agreed upon time and in a mutually agreed upon 3 format. 4 TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POL- 5 ICY, ACQUISITION MANAGE- 6 MENT, AND RELATED MAT- 7 TERS 8 Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and 9 Management 10 SEC. 801. MULTI-YEAR PROCUREMENT FOR CERTAIN MUNI- 11 TIONS. 12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 3501 of title 13 10, United States Code, the head of an agency is author- 14 ized to enter into one or more multi-year contracts, begin- 15 ning in fiscal year 2027, for the procurement of any of 16 the following systems: 17 (1) Joint Strike Missile (JSM) systems (and 18 products, services, and logistics support associated 19 with JSM systems or a subsystem that performs a 20 critical function of the missile system). 21 (2) Naval Strike Missile (NSM) systems (and 22 products, services, and logistics support associated 23 with NSM systems, including systems procured for 24 the Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00494 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 495 •S 4784 RS System (NMESIS), or a subsystem that performs a 1 critical function of the missile system). 2 (3) Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) systems 3 (and products, services, and logistics support associ- 4 ated with PrSM systems or a subsystem that per- 5 forms a critical function of the missile system). 6 (4) Mk 48 Heavyweight Torpedo (Mk 48) sys- 7 tems (and products, services, and logistics support 8 associated with Mk48 systems or a subsystem that 9 performs a critical function of the torpedo system). 10 (5) Mk 54 Lightweight Torpedo (Mk 54) sys- 11 tems (and products, services, and logistics support 12 associated with Mk54 systems or a subsystem that 13 performs a critical function of the torpedo system). 14 (6) Clandestine-Delivered Mine, Quickstrike 15 Mine, and Hammerhead Mine systems (and prod- 16 ucts, services, and logistics support associated with 17 Clandestine-Delivered Mine, Quickstrike Mine, and 18 Hammerhead Mine systems or a subsystem that per- 19 forms a critical function of the mine system). 20 (7) Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) sys- 21 tems (and products, services, and logistics support 22 associated with JDAM systems or a subsystem that 23 performs a critical function of the munition system). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00495 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 496 •S 4784 RS (8) Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System 1 (GMLRS) systems (and products, services, and lo- 2 gistics support associated with GMLRS systems or 3 a subsystem that performs a critical function of the 4 munition system). 5 (9) 6.8mm ammunition (and products, services, 6 and logistics support associated with 6.8mm ammu- 7 nition that performs a critical function of the muni- 8 tion system). 9 (10) Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System 10 (APKWS) (AGR-20 A/B) systems (and products, 11 services, and logistics support associated with 12 APKWS systems or a subsystem that performs a 13 critical function of the munition system). 14 (11) Fixed-Wing, Air Launched, Counter-Un- 15 manned Aircraft Systems Ordnance (FALCO) 16 (AGR-20F) systems (and products, services, and lo- 17 gistics support associated with FALCO systems or a 18 subsystem that performs a critical function of the 19 munition system). 20 (12) Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) sys- 21 tems (and products, services, and logistics support 22 associated with SDB II systems or a subsystem that 23 performs a critical function of the munition system). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00496 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 497 •S 4784 RS (13) Air Intercept Missile-9X (AIM-9X) sys- 1 tems (and products, services, and logistics support 2 associated with JDAM systems or a subsystem that 3 performs a critical function of the munition system). 4 (14) Javelin CLU (Command Launch Unit) 5 systems (and products, services, and logistics sup- 6 port associated with Javelin CLU systems or a sub- 7 system that performs a critical function of the 8 launch unit system). 9 (15) FGM-148 Javelin systems (and products, 10 services, and logistics support associated with Jav- 11 elin systems or a subsystem that performs a critical 12 function of the munition system). 13 (16) Coyote Block 2C interceptor systems (and 14 products, services, and logistics support associated 15 with Coyote systems or a subsystem that performs 16 a critical function of the munition system). 17 (17) Sonobuoys, inclusive of SSQ- 36, SSQ-53, 18 SSQ-62, SSQ-101, SSQ1125, systems (and prod- 19 ucts, services, and logistics support associated with 20 Sonobuoys systems or a subsystem that performs a 21 critical function of the sonobuoy system). 22 (18) RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile 23 (ESSM) systems (and products, services, and logis- 24 tics support associated with ESSM systems or a 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00497 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 498 •S 4784 RS subsystem that performs a critical function of the 1 munition system). 2 (19) RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) 3 systems (and products, services, and logistics sup- 4 port associated with RAM systems or a subsystem 5 that performs a critical function of the munition sys- 6 tem). 7 (b) PROCUREMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXIST- 8 ING CONTRACTS.—The systems and subsystems described 9 in subsection (a) may be procured through modifications 10 or extensions to any existing contract for such systems 11 and subsystems. 12 (c) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The 13 head of an agency may enter into one or more contracts 14 for advance procurement, beginning in fiscal year 2027, 15 associated with a system or subsystem described in sub- 16 section (a) for which authorization to enter into a multi- 17 year procurement contract is provided under such sub- 18 section, which may include procurement of economic order 19 quantities of material and equipment when cost savings 20 are achievable. 21 (d) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY- 22 MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 23 shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 24 make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00498 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 499 •S 4784 RS fiscal year 2027 is subject to the availability of appropria- 1 tions for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 2 (e) HEAD OF AN AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, 3 the term ‘‘head of an agency’’ means— 4 (1) the Secretary of Defense; 5 (2) the Secretary of the Army; 6 (3) the Secretary of the Navy; or 7 (4) the Secretary of the Air Force. 8 SEC. 802. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND- 9 ING REPORT ON AND REVISIONS OF SOFT- 10 WARE ACQUISITION PATHWAY IMPLEMENTA- 11 TION. 12 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds described in sub- 13 section (c), not more than 95 percent may be obligated 14 or expended until the date on which the Secretary of De- 15 fense submits the report required under subsection (b). 16 (b) REPORT.— 17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 18 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 19 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 20 committees a report on implementation of the soft- 21 ware acquisition pathway (in this section referred to 22 as the ‘‘Software Pathway’’). 23 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 24 paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00499 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 500 •S 4784 RS (A) The implementation plan outlined in 1 the March 6, 2025, memo by the Office of the 2 Secretary of Defense titled ‘‘Directing Modern 3 Software Acquisition to Maximize Lethality’’. 4 (B) A description of progress on the adop- 5 tion by the Department of Defense components 6 and military departments of the Software Path- 7 way as the preferred pathway for all software 8 development components of business and weap- 9 on system programs. 10 (C) A description of progress on making 11 commercial solutions openings and other trans- 12 actions authority the default solicitation and 13 contracting award approaches for acquiring ca- 14 pabilities under the Software Pathway. 15 (c) FUNDS DESCRIBED.—The funds described in this 16 subsection are funds authorized to be appropriated by this 17 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 for 18 the Department of Defense and available for travel ex- 19 penses for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 20 for Acquisition and Sustainment. 21 SEC. 803. REPORT ON MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT. 22 (a) INCLUSION OF MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT IN 23 BUDGET JUSTIFICATION MATERIALS.—The Secretary of 24 Defense, acting through the Secretary of Defense for Ac- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00500 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 501 •S 4784 RS quisition and Sustainment and in coordination with the 1 Secretaries of the military departments and the portfolio 2 acquisition executives of each military department, shall 3 include in the budget justification materials submitted to 4 Congress in support of the Department of Defense budget 5 for the fiscal year (as submitted with the President’s 6 budget under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 7 Code) a comprehensive report and centralized summary 8 display on critical multiyear procurement requirements for 9 that fiscal year. 10 (b) CONTENTS OF SUMMARY DISPLAY.—The central- 11 ized summary display submitted under subsection (a) shall 12 detail the multiyear procurement activities of the Depart- 13 ment of Defense and include, at a minimum, the following 14 information for each affected program: 15 (1) Each active multiyear procurement author- 16 ity currently utilized by the Department, including 17 all utilizations under $500,000,000 that require con- 18 gressional notification and all utilizations over 19 $500,000,000 that require congressional notification. 20 (2) The specific fiscal years covered by each ac- 21 tive multiyear authority. 22 (3) The total cost and annual funding incre- 23 ments allocated to each authority. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00501 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 502 •S 4784 RS (4) The annual and total production amounts, 1 if applicable, associated with each contract. 2 (5) A comprehensive list of all multiyear pro- 3 curement authorities planned for by the Department 4 over the current Future Years Defense Program 5 cycle. 6 (6) A concise description of any industrial base 7 stabilization, cost-avoidance, any efficiency benefits 8 that justifies each current or planned multiyear re- 9 quest. 10 (c) LEVERAGE EXISTING MECHANISMS.—To the ex- 11 tent possible, the Secretary of Defense shall leverage exist- 12 ing program acquisition executive mechanisms and office 13 assessment mechanisms to generate the data required by 14 this section, rather than creating new administrative of- 15 fices or entities. 16 SEC. 804. MODIFICATIONS TO TECHNICAL DATA RIGHTS. 17 (a) MODIFICATIONS TO RIGHTS IN TECHNICAL 18 DATA.—Section 3771(b) of title 10, United States Code, 19 is amended— 20 (1) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting ‘‘, and for 21 which the United States shall have government pur- 22 pose rights, unless the Government and the con- 23 tractor negotiate different license rights’’ after 24 ‘‘component)’’; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00502 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 503 •S 4784 RS (2) in paragraph (4)(A)— 1 (A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and in- 2 serting a semicolon; 3 (B) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause 4 (iv); and 5 (C) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol- 6 lowing new clause: 7 ‘‘(iii) is a release, disclosure, or use of 8 detailed manufacturing or process data— 9 ‘‘(I) that is necessary for oper- 10 ation, maintenance, installation, or 11 training and shall be used only for op- 12 eration, maintenance, installation, or 13 training purposes supporting wartime 14 operations or contingency operations; 15 and 16 ‘‘(II) for which the head of an 17 agency determines that the original 18 supplier of such data will be unable to 19 satisfy military readiness or oper- 20 ational requirements for such oper- 21 ations; or’’. 22 (b) REFORM OF TECHNICAL DATA AND SOFTWARE 23 RIGHTS TO SUPPORT COMPETITION, SUSTAINMENT, AND 24 READINESS.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00503 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 504 •S 4784 RS (1) DEFAULT GOVERNMENT PURPOSE RIGHTS 1 FOR DELIVERABLES.—Chapter 239 of title 10, 2 United States Code, is amended by inserting after 3 section 3775 the following new section: 4 ‘‘§ 3776. Default government purpose rights for 5 deliverables under Department of De- 6 fense contracts 7 ‘‘(a) DEFAULT RIGHTS.—Except as provided in sub- 8 section (b), any technical data, computer software, or com- 9 puter software documentation delivered under a contract, 10 subcontract, or other agreement entered into by the De- 11 partment of Defense for the acquisition of noncommercial 12 products or services shall be provided with government 13 purpose rights unless the contractor establishes, through 14 clear and convincing evidence, entitlement to more restric- 15 tive rights. 16 ‘‘(b) CONTRACTOR BURDEN.—A contractor asserting 17 less-than-government purpose rights shall provide— 18 ‘‘(1) a compliant assertions table identifying 19 each specific item of data or software claimed; 20 ‘‘(2) factual documentation of private develop- 21 ment funding; 22 ‘‘(3) clause-specific unlimited-rights exclusions 23 applied at the lowest practicable segregable level; 24 and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00504 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 505 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(4) corresponding portion markings on the 1 deliverables. 2 ‘‘(c) FAILURE TO SUBSTANTIATE.—Any failure by a 3 contractor to comply with subsection (b) shall result in 4 the deliverable being treated as provided with government 5 purpose rights.’’. 6 (2) IMPROPER MARKINGS OF CRITICAL 7 ITEMS.—For any critical readiness items of supply 8 (as that term is defined in section 4324(d)(4) of title 9 10, United States Code) that are noncommercial 10 items, if the Secretary of Defense determines that a 11 contractor— 12 (A) applied an incorrect restrictive mark- 13 ing; 14 (B) failed to exclude unlimited- or unre- 15 stricted-rights categories; 16 (C) failed to portion-mark at the required 17 segregable level; or 18 (D) submitted an incomplete or invalid as- 19 sertions table; 20 then all affected technical data, computer soft- 21 ware, and documentation shall be deemed as 22 government purpose rights. 23 (3) CLAWBACK OF EXCESSIVE PAYMENTS ARIS- 24 ING FROM IMPROPER RESTRICTIONS.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00505 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 506 •S 4784 RS (A) INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS.—The Sec- 1 retary shall obtain an independent engineering 2 and cost analysis to determine the fair and rea- 3 sonable price for any item procured under cir- 4 cumstances where improper restrictive markings 5 contributed to an unjustified sole-source envi- 6 ronment. 7 (B) GOVERNMENT CLAIM.—If the amount 8 paid by the Government exceeds the amount de- 9 termined under paragraph (1), the difference 10 shall constitute a contract debt owed to the 11 United States under chapter 71 of title 41, 12 United States Code (commonly known the 13 ‘‘Contract Disputes Act’’). 14 (C) INTEREST.—Any amount owed under 15 this paragraph shall accrue interest from the 16 date of overpayment in accordance with section 17 7109 of title 41, United States Code. 18 (4) ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES.—A con- 19 tractor found to have repeatedly mismarked data or 20 submitted invalid assertions tables shall be ineligible 21 for award of contracts requiring the delivery of tech- 22 nical data or software for a period determined by the 23 Secretary. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00506 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 507 •S 4784 RS SEC. 805. ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRAINING FOR DEFENSE 1 ACQUISITION. 2 (a) STANDARDIZATION FOR PROGRAM ACQUISITION 3 EXECUTIVES.— 4 (1) PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR PROGRAM 5 ACQUISITION EXECUTIVES.—The Secretary of De- 6 fense shall develop key performance indicators to be 7 used by all program acquisition executives, which 8 shall address the following: 9 (A) The portfolio cost variance from base- 10 line estimates. 11 (B) Milestone delivery performance and 12 turnaround time across different phases of ac- 13 quisition. 14 (C) Market research and competition. 15 (D) Use of Modular Open System Archi- 16 tecture. 17 (E) Supply chain and workforce risk miti- 18 gation. 19 (F) Authority utilization, including other 20 transaction authority, commercial solutions 21 opening, middle tier acquisition, and software 22 acquisition pathway. 23 (G) Derisking activity, including capital 24 market involvement. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00507 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 508 •S 4784 RS (H) Any other metric the Secretary con- 1 siders relevant. 2 (2) DATA DASHBOARD.— 3 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De- 4 fense shall develop and implement a phased 5 rollout plan for a centralized, enterprise-grade 6 data dashboard, designed to provide real-time 7 visibility into the operational health, strategic 8 growth, and efficiency of each program acquisi- 9 tion executive portfolio. 10 (B) CONTENTS.—The dashboard described 11 in subparagraph (A) shall automatically track 12 and visualize performance across the following 13 four critical performance pillars: 14 (i) Financial and budgeting health. 15 (ii) Schedule and operational delivery. 16 (iii) Industrial base and workforce 17 growth. 18 (iv) Innovation and agility metrics. 19 (3) WORKFORCE DEFICIENCY ANALYSIS.—The 20 Secretary of Defense shall conduct a comprehensive 21 human capital market analysis of each program ac- 22 quisition executive portfolio to identify— 23 (A) immediate and projected workforce de- 24 ficiencies; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00508 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 509 •S 4784 RS (B) the staffing ratios required to support 1 expanded portfolios, with a focus on recruiting 2 specialized talent from the private sector, such 3 as data scientists, industrial base analysts, and 4 commercial finance experts. 5 (4) REPORT ON PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.— 6 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact- 7 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall sub- 8 mit to Congress a report that includes the perform- 9 ance indicators developed under paragraph (1), the 10 phased rollout plan developed under paragraph (2), 11 and the analysis conducted under paragraph (3). 12 (b) PILOT PROGRAM ON COMMERCIAL ACQUISITION 13 PRACTICES.— 14 (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Not 15 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 16 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through 17 the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 18 Sustainment, shall establish a pilot program (re- 19 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Pilot Program’’) to 20 enhance the use of commercial acquisition practices 21 within the Department of Defense by appointing 22 highly qualified experts to serve in senior decision- 23 making roles for covered acquisitions. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00509 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 510 •S 4784 RS (2) SENIOR COMMERCIAL ACQUISITION EXECU- 1 TIVES PIPELINE.— 2 (A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the 3 Pilot Program, the Secretary of Defense shall 4 appoint not less than 10 and not more than 30 5 highly qualified experts as ‘‘Senior Commercial 6 Acquisition Executives’’— 7 (i) to actively assist the Secretary in 8 the development, instruction, and contin- 9 uous refinement of the Gold Tier Capital 10 Certification Training Program established 11 under subsection (c); and 12 (ii) to align commercial and public 13 practices for defense acquisitions and con- 14 tracts. 15 (B) QUALIFICATIONS.—In appointing indi- 16 viduals as Senior Commercial Acquisition Ex- 17 ecutives under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 18 shall— 19 (i) select individuals with significant 20 experience in commercial acquisition, in- 21 cluding— 22 (I) not fewer than 8 years of ex- 23 perience in procuring or managing 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00510 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 511 •S 4784 RS large-scale commercial products or 1 services; and 2 (II) demonstrated responsibility 3 for acquisition decisions in competitive 4 commercial markets that involve fund- 5 ing or a project value of more than 6 $50,000,000; and 7 (ii) prioritize the appointment of indi- 8 viduals with experience in industries such 9 as advanced technology, manufacturing, lo- 10 gistics, or any other sector characterized 11 by large-scale commercial procurement. 12 (C) APPOINTMENT TERM.—A Senior Com- 13 mercial Acquisition Executive shall be ap- 14 pointed for a term of four years. 15 (D) HIRING AUTHORITY AND COMPENSA- 16 TION.—The Secretary may— 17 (i) appoint individuals under this sec- 18 tion as highly qualified experts pursuant to 19 section 9903 of title 5, United States 20 Code, or any other applicable authority; 21 and 22 (ii) fix the pay of an individual ap- 23 pointed under this section at the highest 24 rate authorized for highly qualified experts 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00511 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 512 •S 4784 RS under section 9903 of title 5, United 1 States Code, and may use any available 2 flexibility under such section to recruit in- 3 dividuals with the expertise required under 4 this section. 5 (E) DUTIES.—Each Senior Commercial 6 Acquisition Executive shall— 7 (i) be assigned to a military depart- 8 ment, defense agency, or other component 9 of the Department of Defense and report 10 to the senior acquisition executive, or any 11 other official the Secretary considers ap- 12 propriate, of the assigned department, 13 agency, or component; 14 (ii) lead or participate in the develop- 15 ment and approval of acquisition strategies 16 for covered acquisitions; 17 (iii) advise and support contracting 18 officers and program officials in the use of 19 commercial acquisition procedures, includ- 20 ing— 21 (I) commercial solution openings; 22 (II) fixed-price contracting; and 23 (III) price-based evaluation meth- 24 ods; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00512 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 513 •S 4784 RS (iv) promote the use of commercial 1 practices consistent with the objectives of 2 section 3102 of title 10, United States 3 Code; and 4 (v) provide input and recommenda- 5 tions for the Gold Tier Capital Certifi- 6 cation Training Program. 7 (F) COVERED ACQUISITIONS.—For covered 8 acquisitions, the Secretary shall ensure that a 9 Senior Commercial Acquisition Executive either 10 serves as the lead acquisition official or provides 11 oversight for the acquisition strategy, which 12 shall include meaningful participation in deci- 13 sions relating to the contract structure, the 14 pricing approach, and the source selection 15 methodology. 16 (3) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 17 (A) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than two 18 years after the date of the enactment of this 19 Act, and annually thereafter, the Under Sec- 20 retary of Defense for Acquisition and 21 Sustainment shall submit to the congressional 22 defense committees a report that— 23 (i) provides the number of Senior 24 Commercial Acquisition Executives and the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00513 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 514 •S 4784 RS portfolio and service assignment of each 1 such executive; 2 (ii) describes the types of acquisitions 3 in which such executives were involved; 4 (iii) describes the extent to which the 5 executives influenced acquisition strategy, 6 contract structure, and pricing approaches; 7 (iv) provides an assessment of the ef- 8 fectiveness of the Pilot Program in improv- 9 ing the use of commercial acquisition prac- 10 tices, including any impacts on cost, speed, 11 and participation by nontraditional defense 12 contractors; and 13 (v) includes recommendations regard- 14 ing whether the authority of the Secretary 15 to appoint Senior Commercial Acquisition 16 Executives under this section should be ex- 17 tended, modified, or made permanent. 18 (B) FINAL REPORT.— 19 (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 20 days prior to the termination date de- 21 scribed in paragraph (4), the Secretary of 22 Defense shall submit to the congressional 23 defense committees a comprehensive report 24 that evaluates the Pilot Program. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00514 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 515 •S 4784 RS (ii) CONTENTS.—The report shall in- 1 clude an assessment of total cost avoid- 2 ance, accelerated acquisition timelines, in- 3 dustry feedback, and a formal rec- 4 ommendation on whether to permanently 5 codify the authorities granted under this 6 section. 7 (4) SUNSET.— 8 (A) IN GENERAL.—The authority of the 9 Secretary to appoint individuals under para- 10 graph (2)(A) shall terminate 5 years after the 11 date of the enactment of this Act. 12 (B) INDIVIDUALS APPOINTED BEFORE 13 TERMINATION DATE.—An individual appointed 14 under paragraph (2)(A) before the termination 15 date described in subparagraph (A) of this 16 paragraph may continue to serve for the dura- 17 tion of the individual’s appointment, subject to 18 applicable law. 19 (5) COVERED ACQUISITIONS DEFINED.—In this 20 subsection, the term ‘‘covered acquisitions’’ means 21 an acquisition— 22 (A) not designated as a major defense ac- 23 quisition program, as defined in section 4201 of 24 title 10, United States Code; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00515 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 516 •S 4784 RS (B) for a product or service that includes, 1 as a significant component or purpose— 2 (i) software or software-intensive sys- 3 tems; 4 (ii) autonomous systems, including 5 unmanned platforms and associated ena- 6 bling technologies; 7 (iii) artificial intelligence, machine 8 learning, or data analytics capabilities; 9 (iv) cloud computing, data infrastruc- 10 ture, or digital platforms; 11 (v) cyber capabilities, including cyber- 12 security and cyber defense tools; 13 (vi) space-based services or commer- 14 cially provided space capabilities; 15 (vii) advanced sensing, networking, or 16 communications technologies; or 17 (viii) such other technology areas as 18 the Secretary of Defense determines can be 19 effectively acquired using commercial ac- 20 quisition procedures, including where such 21 procedures would improve speed, cost, 22 competition, or access to innovative sup- 23 pliers. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00516 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 517 •S 4784 RS (c) PILOT TRAINING PROGRAM FOR GOLD TIER CAP- 1 ITAL CERTIFICATION.— 2 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 3 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 4 retary of Defense, acting through the Under Sec- 5 retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, 6 shall establish a pilot training program (referred to 7 in this subsection as the ‘‘Training Program’’) to es- 8 tablish, evaluate, and refine within the Department 9 of Defense the training and qualifications necessary 10 for an elite advanced financial certification, which 11 shall be known as the ‘‘Gold Tier Capital Certifi- 12 cation’’. 13 (2) PARTICIPANT NOMINATION AND SELEC- 14 TION.— 15 (A) ANNUAL NOMINATIONS.—For each fis- 16 cal year during which the Training Program is 17 active, each service acquisition executive shall 18 nominate not fewer than 10 and not more than 19 15 contracting officers from their respective 20 military department to participate in the Train- 21 ing Program. 22 (B) SELECTION CRITERIA.—Nominations 23 shall be based on demonstrated technical com- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00517 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 518 •S 4784 RS petence, leadership potential, and aptitude for 1 advanced commercial acquisition practices. 2 (3) CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS.— 3 (A) CORE COMPETENCIES.—The Training 4 Program shall feature a rigorous, advanced cur- 5 riculum focused on commercial capital markets 6 and corporate and alternative defense financing, 7 including the following instructional areas: 8 (i) Capital structure fundamentals, in- 9 cluding debt, equity, and hybrid financial 10 instruments. 11 (ii) Risk allocation models and cor- 12 porate financial incentive alignment. 13 (iii) Deal structuring and creative fi- 14 nancing mechanisms. 15 (iv) Commercial valuation methodolo- 16 gies and return-on-investment analysis. 17 (v) Public-private partnership models 18 and execution frameworks. 19 (vi) Operational and structural dis- 20 tinctions between venture capital, private 21 equity, internal corporate investment, and 22 traditional commercial banking. 23 (B) EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS.—The cur- 24 riculum described in subparagraph (A) shall be 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00518 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 519 •S 4784 RS developed and delivered in coordination with 1 partner institutions and Senior Commercial Ac- 2 quisition Executives (appointed in subsection 3 (b)), including top-tier graduate business and 4 economic schools, investment banking firms, 5 venture capital firms, and private equity firms. 6 (C) ROTATIONAL IMMERSIONS AND INDUS- 7 TRY EXCHANGE PROGRAM.— 8 (i) IN GENERAL.—The curriculum de- 9 scribed in subparagraph (A) will include a 10 formalized industry exchange program, 11 through which contracting officers in the 12 Training Program may complete tem- 13 porary operational rotations with venture 14 capital firms, defense prime contractors, 15 commercial technology startups, and in- 16 vestment banks. 17 (ii) EXCHANGE PERIOD.—A tem- 18 porary operational rotation shall last be- 19 tween six and 12 months. 20 (iii) PURPOSE.—These rotations will 21 provide contracting officers with firsthand 22 experience in commercial business oper- 23 ations, rapid scaling methodologies, and 24 private-sector risk allocation. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00519 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 520 •S 4784 RS (4) ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE OF DEFENSE ACQUI- 1 SITION UNIVERSITY.—The Defense Acquisition Uni- 2 versity shall serve the Training Program in a strictly 3 administrative and coordinating capacity, to include 4 the funding and management of travel, lodging, and 5 enabling logistics for participants. 6 (5) PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR GOLD TIER 7 CAPITAL CERTIFICATION.— 8 (A) IN GENERAL.—Any contracting officer 9 who successfully completes the Training Pro- 10 gram shall be awarded the Gold Tier Capital 11 Certification. 12 (B) MAINTENANCE OF DESIGNATION.—To 13 maintain the Gold Tier Capital Certification, an 14 individual who completes the Training Program 15 must meet or exceed the annual performance 16 metrics, as set and evaluated by the relevant 17 portfolio acquisition executive and Senior Com- 18 mercial Acquisition Executive. 19 (C) FORFEITURE AND REPLACEMENT.— 20 Any officer who fails to meet the metrics de- 21 scribed under subparagraph (B) for two or 22 more evaluation periods shall immediately for- 23 feit the Gold Tier Capital Certification. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00520 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 521 •S 4784 RS (D) REPLACEMENT OF OFFICER.—Not 1 later than 60 days after the forfeiture of a Gold 2 Tier Capital Certification under subparagraph 3 (C), the relevant service acquisition executive 4 shall nominate a qualified replacement for the 5 Training Program. 6 (6) PERSONNEL INCENTIVES AND AUTHORI- 7 TIES.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 8 contracting officers holding a valid Gold Tier Capital 9 Certification receive the incentives and operational 10 authorities described in this paragraph. 11 (A) PROMOTION CONSIDERATIONS.—In 12 procedures for military and civilian personnel 13 evaluations, the Secretary shall consider the 14 possession of a Gold Tier Capital Certification 15 as an advanced professional qualification and 16 give such certification positive weight for pro- 17 motion and leadership selection. 18 (B) STREAMLINED APPROVALS.—The Sec- 19 retary shall establish expedited, streamlined ad- 20 ministrative review and approval pathways for 21 non-traditional financing mechanisms executed 22 by any officer with a Gold Tier Capital Certifi- 23 cation. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00521 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 522 •S 4784 RS (C) LIAISON STATUS.—Any officer with a 1 Gold Tier Capital Certification shall possess di- 2 rect liaison status with the Economic Defense 3 Unit. 4 (D) INDUSTRY IMMERSIONS.—The Sec- 5 retary shall provide officers with a Gold Tier 6 Capital Certification with priority access to offi- 7 cial operational immersion opportunities within 8 industry, including financial and investment en- 9 tities and commercial startups. 10 (7) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 11 (A) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than 12 two years after the date of the enactment of 13 this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 14 to the congressional defense committees a brief- 15 ing on the initial implementation of the Train- 16 ing Program, metrics achieved by the partici- 17 pants, and curriculum efficacy. 18 (B) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than two 19 years after the date of the enactment of this 20 Act, and annually thereafter, the Under Sec- 21 retary of Defense for Acquisition and 22 Sustainment shall submit to the congressional 23 defense committees a report that— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00522 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 523 •S 4784 RS (i) provides the number contracting 1 officers that participated in the Training 2 Program, and the portfolio and service des- 3 ignation of each such officer; 4 (ii) describes the types of acquisitions 5 in which such officers were involved; 6 (iii) describes the extent to which the 7 Training Program influenced acquisition 8 strategy, contract structure, and pricing 9 approaches; 10 (iv) provides an assessment of the ef- 11 fectiveness of the Training Program in im- 12 proving the use of commercial acquisition 13 practices, including any impacts on cost, 14 speed, and participation by nontraditional 15 defense contractors; and 16 (v) includes recommendations as to 17 whether the authority under this section 18 should be extended, modified, or made per- 19 manent. 20 (C) FINAL REPORT.— 21 (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 22 days prior to the termination date de- 23 scribed in paragraph (8), the Secretary of 24 Defense shall submit to the congressional 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00523 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 524 •S 4784 RS defense committees a comprehensive report 1 that evaluates the Training Program. 2 (ii) CONTENTS.—The report shall in- 3 clude an assessment of total cost avoid- 4 ance, accelerated acquisition timelines, in- 5 dustry feedback, and a formal rec- 6 ommendation on whether to permanently 7 codify the certification program. 8 (8) SUNSET.—The Training Program shall ter- 9 minate on the date that is five years after the date 10 of the enactment of this Act. 11 Subtitle B—Amendments to Gen- 12 eral Contracting Authorities, 13 Procedures, and Limitations 14 SEC. 811. CONSOLIDATION AND RATIONALIZATION OF RE- 15 STRICTIONS ON PROCUREMENT FROM CER- 16 TAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW CHAPTER IN TITLE 18 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Subpart I of part V of title 19 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 20 the following new chapter: 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00524 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 525 •S 4784 RS ‘‘CHAPTER 390—RESTRICTIONS ON PRO- 1 CUREMENT FROM CERTAIN FOREIGN 2 COUNTRIES 3 ‘‘§ 4991. Definitions 4 ‘‘In this chapter: 5 ‘‘(1) The term ‘Commerce Control List’ means 6 the list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and 7 Security and set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part 8 774 of the Export Administration Regulations (as 9 defined in section 1742 of the Export Control Re- 10 form Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801). 11 ‘‘(2) The term ‘commercial product’ has the 12 meaning given the term in section 103 of title 41. 13 ‘‘(3) The term ‘commercially available off-the- 14 shelf item’ (COTS) has the meaning given the term 15 in section 104 of title 41. 16 ‘‘(4) The term ‘covered country’ means— 17 ‘‘(A) the Democratic People’s Republic of 18 Korea (North Korea); 19 ‘‘(B) the People’s Republic of China; 20 ‘‘(C) the Russian Federation; and 21 ‘‘(D) the Islamic Republic of Iran. 22 ‘‘(5) The term ‘covered entity’ means— 23 ‘‘(A) an entity domiciled in a covered coun- 24 try or subject to the influence or control of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00525 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 526 •S 4784 RS government of a covered country, as determined 1 by the Secretary of Defense; 2 ‘‘(B) an entity identified as a Communist 3 Chinese military company under section 1260H 4 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 5 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 6 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note); 7 ‘‘(C) an entity on the Non-SDN Chinese 8 Military-Industrial Complex Companies List 9 maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets 10 Control of the Department of the Treasury; 11 ‘‘(D) Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE 12 Corporation, Hytera Communications Corpora- 13 tion, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology 14 Company, Dahua Technology Company, or any 15 subsidiary or affiliate of such entities; or 16 ‘‘(E) any other entity designated by the 17 Secretary of Defense as posing a national secu- 18 rity risk due to its ties to a covered country. 19 ‘‘(6) The term ‘covered item’ means goods, 20 services, or materials identified in this chapter as 21 subject to procurement restrictions, including chem- 22 ical materials, munitions, strategic and critical mate- 23 rials, telecommunications equipment, unmanned air- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00526 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 527 •S 4784 RS craft systems, printed circuit boards, personal pro- 1 tective equipment, and batteries. 2 ‘‘(7) The term ‘covered telecommunications 3 equipment or services’ means— 4 ‘‘(A) telecommunications equipment pro- 5 duced by Huawei Technologies Company or 6 ZTE Corporation (or any subsidiary or affil- 7 iate); 8 ‘‘(B) telecommunications or video surveil- 9 lance equipment used for public safety, security 10 of government facilities, physical security sur- 11 veillance of critical infrastructure, or other na- 12 tional security purposes, that is produced by 13 Hytera Communications Corporation, 14 Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Com- 15 pany, or Dahua Technology Company (or any 16 subsidiary or affiliate); 17 ‘‘(C) telecommunications or video surveil- 18 lance services provided by the entities described 19 in subparagraphs (A) and (B) or using equip- 20 ment produced by such entities; and 21 ‘‘(D) telecommunications or video surveil- 22 lance equipment or services produced or pro- 23 vided by an entity that the Secretary of De- 24 fense, in consultation with the Director of Na- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00527 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 528 •S 4784 RS tional Intelligence or the Director of the Fed- 1 eral Bureau of Investigation, reasonably be- 2 lieves to be owned or controlled by, or otherwise 3 unduly influenced by, the government of a cov- 4 ered country. 5 ‘‘(8) The term ‘simplified acquisition threshold’ 6 has the meaning given the term in section 134 of 7 title 41. 8 ‘‘§ 4992. Prohibition on procurement from covered 9 countries and entities 10 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in this chap- 11 ter, the Secretary of Defense may not— 12 ‘‘(1) procure, renew, or extend a contract for 13 the procurement of any covered item that is, or con- 14 tains materials or components that are mined, re- 15 fined, processed, manufactured, or assembled, in 16 whole or in part, by a covered country or covered en- 17 tity; 18 ‘‘(2) enter into, renew, or extend a contract 19 with an entity that uses a covered item as a substan- 20 tial or essential component of any system or as crit- 21 ical technology as part of any system; or 22 ‘‘(3) enter into, renew, or extend a contract 23 with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or 24 service that itself uses covered telecommunications 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00528 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 529 •S 4784 RS equipment or services as a substantial or essential 1 component of any system, or as critical technology 2 as part of any system, regardless of whether such 3 use is in performance of a Department of Defense 4 contract. 5 ‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY.—(1) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of 6 subsection (a) apply to prime contracts and subcontracts 7 at any tier under such contracts. 8 ‘‘(2) Subsection (a)(3) applies only to the prime con- 9 tractor with whom the Department of Defense enters into 10 a contract. 11 ‘‘(3) Federal bidders and contractors— 12 ‘‘(A) may reasonably rely on certifications of 13 compliance from covered entities and subcontractors 14 when providing proposals to the Department of De- 15 fense; and 16 ‘‘(B) are not required to conduct independent 17 third-party audits or other formal reviews related to 18 such certifications. 19 ‘‘(4) Nothing in this section shall permit the Sec- 20 retary to apply the prohibitions in subsection (a) to exist- 21 ing contracts for goods, services, or technology, including 22 when such contracts are modified, extended, or renewed, 23 entered into prior to the effective date of the relevant pro- 24 hibited good or service. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00529 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 530 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(c) COVERED ITEMS.—This section applies to the 1 following items: 2 ‘‘(1) Chemicals listed under the heading ‘Task 3 1: Domestic Production of Critical Chemicals’ in sec- 4 tion 3.0E of the document of the Department of De- 5 fense titled ‘Statement of Objectives (SOO) for Crit- 6 ical Chemicals Production’ (FOA: FA8650–19–S– 7 5010, Appendix VI, Call: 012) and dated December 8 5, 2022, or any successor document. 9 ‘‘(2) Goods, services, or technology provided by 10 an entity identified in the annual list published in 11 the Federal Register by the Department of Defense 12 of Chinese military companies operating in the 13 United States pursuant to section 1260H of the Wil- 14 liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Author- 15 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 16 283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), except that the prohibi- 17 tion shall not apply to— 18 ‘‘(A) goods, services, or technology to pro- 19 vide a service that connects to the facilities of 20 a third party, including backhaul, roaming, or 21 interconnection arrangements; or 22 ‘‘(B) components (as defined in section 23 105 of title 41). 24 ‘‘(3)(A) Goods and services— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00530 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 531 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(i) on the munitions list of the Inter- 1 national Traffic in Arms Regulations; 2 ‘‘(ii) on the Commerce Control List that— 3 ‘‘(I) are classified in the 600 series; or 4 ‘‘(II) contain strategic and critical 5 materials, rare earth elements, or energetic 6 materials used to manufacture missiles or 7 munitions. 8 ‘‘(B) The prohibition pursuant to this para- 9 graph does not apply in connection with a visit by 10 a vessel or an aircraft of the United States Armed 11 Forces to the People’s Republic of China. 12 ‘‘(4) Strategic and critical materials, including 13 specialty metals and rare earth elements (as ref- 14 erenced in sections 4863 and 4872 of this title, and 15 section 857 of the James M. Inhofe National De- 16 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Pub- 17 lic Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note)). 18 ‘‘(5) Unmanned aircraft systems (as referenced 19 in section 848 of the National Defense Authorization 20 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 21 U.S.C. 4871 note)). 22 ‘‘(6) Printed circuit boards (as referenced in 23 section 4873 of the National Defense Authorization 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00531 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 532 •S 4784 RS Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 1 U.S.C. )). 2 ‘‘(7) Personal protective equipment (as ref- 3 erenced in section 4875 of this title). 4 ‘‘(8) Batteries from specified companies (as ref- 5 erenced in section 154 of the National Defense Au- 6 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 7 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.)). 8 ‘‘(9) Covered telecommunications equipment or 9 services (as referenced in section 889 of the John S. 10 McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fis- 11 cal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 12 3901 not prec.)). 13 ‘‘§ 4993. National security waiver 14 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may 15 waive the prohibitions under section 4992 of this title if 16 the Secretary determines in writing that such waiver is 17 necessary to the national security interests of the United 18 States. 19 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—A written determination 20 under subsection (a)— 21 ‘‘(1) shall specify the quantity or scope of cov- 22 ered items or materials or the scope of covered tele- 23 communications equipment or services to which the 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00532 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 533 •S 4784 RS waiver applies and the time period over which the 1 waiver applies; and 2 ‘‘(2) shall be provided to the congressional de- 3 fense committees not later than 15 days before 4 issuing the waiver, except that in the case of an ur- 5 gent national security requirement, such certification 6 may be provided up to 7 days after the waiver is 7 issued. 8 ‘‘(c) DELEGATION.—The authority under subsection 9 (a)— 10 ‘‘(1) may be delegated to either the senior ac- 11 quisition executive of a military department or the 12 official responsible for all acquisition functions of 13 such other element or organization of the Depart- 14 ment of Defense concerned, for a waiver applicable 15 to one or more acquisition programs or procure- 16 ments within that military department or element of 17 the Department of Defense; or 18 ‘‘(2) may be delegated to the Deputy Secretary 19 of Defense or the Under Secretary of Defense for 20 Acquisition and Sustainment for a waiver applicable 21 to more than one military department. 22 ‘‘§ 4994. Exceptions for commercial products, COTS 23 items, and thresholds 24 ‘‘(a) COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COTS ITEMS.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00533 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 534 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- 1 graph (2), this chapter applies to the procurement of 2 commercial products and COTS items. 3 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—This chapter only applies to 4 COTS items that are— 5 ‘‘(A) specialty metals, including mill prod- 6 ucts, that have not been incorporated into end 7 items, subsystems, assemblies, or components; 8 ‘‘(B) forgings or castings of specialty met- 9 als, unless incorporated into COTS end items, 10 subsystems, or assemblies; or 11 ‘‘(C) covered items or covered tele- 12 communications equipment or services that per- 13 form a mission-critical function and are not in- 14 corporated into end items, subsystems, assem- 15 blies, or components. 16 ‘‘(b) SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD.—Sec- 17 tion 4992 of this title does not apply to acquisitions in 18 amounts below the simplified acquisition threshold. 19 ‘‘(c) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Section 4992 20 of this title does not apply to procurements outside the 21 United States in support of contingency operations or for 22 use outside the United States.’’. 23 (b) IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00534 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 535 •S 4784 RS (1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 1 by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2028. 2 (2) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense 3 shall prescribe regulations to implement chapter 390 4 of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub- 5 section (a), including updates to the Defense Fed- 6 eral Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). 7 SEC. 812. REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION RELATING 8 TO SUPPLY CHAIN RISK. 9 Section 3252 of title 10, United States Code, is 10 amended— 11 (1) in subsection (b)— 12 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘offi- 13 cials, general counsels,’’ after ‘‘procurement’’; 14 (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 15 ‘‘measures are not reasonably available to re- 16 duce’’ and inserting ‘‘measures have been taken 17 and are not reasonably expected to reduce’’; 18 (C) in paragraph (3)— 19 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 20 (I) by inserting ‘‘, including the 21 nature of the supply chain risk,’’ after 22 ‘‘risk assessment’’; and 23 (II) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in- 24 serting a semicolon; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00535 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 536 •S 4784 RS (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 1 (I) by striking ‘‘measures that 2 were considered and why they were 3 not reasonably available to reduce’’ 4 and inserting ‘‘measures that were 5 taken and why they were not reason- 6 ably expected to reduce’’; and 7 (II) by striking the period at the 8 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 9 (iii) by adding at the end the fol- 10 lowing new subparagraph: 11 ‘‘(C) a legal opinion from the Department 12 of Defense Office of General Counsel that the 13 determination required in paragraph (2), as 14 well as the analysis required in subparagraphs 15 (A) and (B) of this paragraph, meets the statu- 16 tory requirements of this section;’’; and 17 (D) by adding at the end the following new 18 paragraphs: 19 ‘‘(4) determining and certifying to the appro- 20 priate congressional committees that a foreign entity 21 of concern in the supply chain has carried out nefar- 22 ious, malicious, or concerning actions warranting 23 such exercise of authority; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00536 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 537 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(5) the Inspector General of the Department 1 of Defense conducts a review and determines that all 2 requirements under this subsection have been met.’’; 3 (2) in subsection (c)(2)— 4 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 5 and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respec- 6 tively; and 7 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 8 the following new subparagraph: 9 ‘‘(B) allow the appropriate parties of a 10 covered procurement action a 30-day window to 11 address the Department’s concerns or take 12 other remedial actions;’’; 13 (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub- 14 section (e); and 15 (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol- 16 lowing new subsection: 17 ‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORITY.—(1) Unless a 18 complete and detailed notification has been received by the 19 appropriate congressional committees within 5 days of a 20 determination under this section, the determination shall 21 have no effect for purposes of this section until the notifi- 22 cation has been so received. 23 ‘‘(2) A determination under this section shall not be 24 invoked for contract disputes or as a negotiating tool and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00537 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 538 •S 4784 RS shall only be invoked to protect critical defense systems 1 from adversary exploitation by screening out suppliers who 2 pose unacceptable risks of sabotage or malicious subver- 3 sion in the procurement process.’’. 4 SEC. 813. LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN MISSILE CONTRACTS 5 OR OTHER AGREEMENTS. 6 (a) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds appro- 8 priated by this Act or any previous Act, or otherwise 9 made available to the Department of Defense may 10 be obligated or expended on a covered contract or 11 other agreement unless the Secretary of Defense cer- 12 tifies to the congressional defense committees, in 13 writing, that such contract or other agreement does 14 not contain any clause or provision that would au- 15 thorize the Secretary to— 16 (A) remove or install personnel at any 17 prime contractor or subcontractor; or 18 (B) direct the internal resources of any 19 prime contractor or subcontractor, including 20 independent research and development or cap- 21 ital expenditures, regardless of whether such 22 term is a condition of award, as a penalty for 23 delinquency, or for any other reason, unless the 24 Department of Defense paid for such resources 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00538 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 539 •S 4784 RS as a direct cost under the contract or other 1 agreement. 2 (2) REMOVAL OF NON-CONFORMING CLAUSE.— 3 If the Secretary determines that any covered con- 4 tract or other agreement awarded prior to the date 5 of the enactment of this Act does not conform to the 6 requirements of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 7 seek to enter into bilateral negotiations with the con- 8 tractor to modify such contract or other agreement 9 to remove the non-conforming clause or provision 10 without consideration. 11 (b) PROHIBITION ON CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as may be necessary 13 to comply with subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of 14 Defense may not make any modification or change 15 to any term of a covered contract or other agree- 16 ment that is entered into using funds authorized to 17 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made avail- 18 able for fiscal year 2027, to alleviate contractor per- 19 formance issues, including delinquency, cost over- 20 runs, schedule delays, technical performance issues, 21 or any other performance-related grounds, and shall 22 strictly enforce all such terms as written. 23 (2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 24 apply to a modification or change to a covered con- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00539 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 540 •S 4784 RS tract or other agreement if such modification is 1 made pursuant to the extraordinary contractual re- 2 lief authorities provided in the Act entitled ‘‘An Act 3 to authorize the making, amendment, and modifica- 4 tion of contracts to facilitate the national defense’’, 5 approved August 28, 1958 (50 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) 6 and complies with all applicable regulations and pro- 7 cedures implementing such authorities. 8 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 9 contract or other agreement’’ means any of the following 10 contract or other agreement entered into using multiyear 11 procurement authorities authorized in section 804 of the 12 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 13 (Public Law 119–60; 10 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.): 14 (1) Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3). 15 (2) Tomahawk Cruise Missile. 16 (3) Joint Air-to-Air Standoff Missile (JASSM). 17 (4) Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). 18 (5) Standard Missile-6 (SM-6). 19 (6) Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB. 20 (7) Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile 21 (AMRAAM). 22 (8) Terminal High Altitude Area Defense 23 (THAAD). 24 (9) Low-Cost Hypersonic Strike Systems. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00540 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 541 •S 4784 RS (10) Family of Affordable Mass Munitions 1 (‘‘FAMM’’), Extended-Range Attack Munition 2 (‘‘ERAM’’), Enterprise Test Vehicle (‘‘ETV’’), or 3 ground-launched low-cost cruise missile systems. 4 SEC. 814. LIMITATIONS ON THE CENTRALIZED COMMER- 5 CIAL ITEM CAPABILITY. 6 (a) LIMITATION.—No funds authorized to be appro- 7 priated for fiscal year 2027, or otherwise made available 8 to the Department of Defense, may be obligated or ex- 9 pended for the centralized commercial item capability re- 10 quired by section 3456(a) of title 10, United States Code, 11 until the conditions described in subsection (b) are satis- 12 fied. 13 (b) CONDITIONS.—The conditions referred to in sub- 14 section (a) are the following: 15 (1) The Secretary of Defense certifies that the 16 Department of Defense has— 17 (A) issued comprehensive Department-wide 18 guidance implementing subtitle C of title XVIII 19 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 20 Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 139 21 Stat. 1245); and 22 (B) amended the Defense Federal Acquisi- 23 tion Regulation Supplement to fully implement 24 such subtitle. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00541 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 542 •S 4784 RS (2) The Secretary of Defense has developed and 1 issued stricter guidance, including higher standards 2 and criteria of evidence, for the approval of non- 3 commercial item determinations (or commercial item 4 exceptions) with respect to the following capabilities: 5 (A) Software or software-intensive systems. 6 (B) Autonomous systems, including un- 7 manned platforms and associated enabling tech- 8 nologies. 9 (C) Artificial intelligence, machine learn- 10 ing, or data analytics capabilities. 11 (D) Cloud computing, data infrastructure, 12 or digital platforms. 13 (E) Cyber capabilities, including cybersecu- 14 rity and cyber defense tools. 15 (F) Other technology areas as the Sec- 16 retary of Defense determines are characterized 17 by significant commercial market participation. 18 (c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW AND CERTIFI- 19 CATION REQUIREMENT.— 20 (1) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 21 days after the date on which the Secretary of De- 22 fense notifies the congressional defense committees 23 that the conditions in subsection (b) have been met, 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00542 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 543 •S 4784 RS the Comptroller General of the United States shall 1 conduct and complete— 2 (A) a review of the guidance issued pursu- 3 ant to subsection (b)(1) to determine whether 4 such guidance provides adequate implementa- 5 tion of subtitle C of title XVIII of the National 6 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 7 2026; and 8 (B) a review of a representative sample of 9 noncommercial item determinations (or com- 10 mercial item exceptions) made under the strict- 11 er guidance required by subsection (b)(2) to as- 12 sess whether such determinations are supported 13 by sufficient evidence and are not being ap- 14 proved through an insufficiently rigorous proc- 15 ess. 16 (2) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall 17 submit to the congressional defense committees a re- 18 port on the findings of the reviews required by para- 19 graph (1), including an assessment of the adequacy 20 and rigor of the guidance and determination proc- 21 esses. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00543 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 544 •S 4784 RS SEC. 815. LIMITATIONS RELATING TO CAPITAL DISTRIBU- 1 TIONS FOR DEFENSE CONTRACTORS. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 3 (b), beginning on June 15, 2027, the Secretary of Defense 4 may not enter into a contract for the procurement of 5 goods or services, unless the contractor agrees in writing 6 that the entity shall not— 7 (1) purchase an equity security of such entity, 8 or any parent entity of such entity, that is listed on 9 a national securities exchange; or 10 (2) pay dividends or make any other capital dis- 11 tribution with respect to the equity securities of the 12 entity. 13 (b) WAIVER FOR QUALIFYING DEFENSE INVEST- 14 MENT.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the limita- 15 tion in subsection (a) for the purpose of rewarding con- 16 tractors that agree to a qualifying defense investment plan 17 that is approved by the Secretary. 18 (c) REVIEW AND ENFORCEMENT.— 19 (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF FORMAL REVIEW 20 PROCESS.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 21 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 22 shall establish a formal review mechanism for identi- 23 fying, on a continuing basis, the Department of De- 24 fense contractors that are in violation of the require- 25 ments of subsection (a). 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00544 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 545 •S 4784 RS (2) EVIDENCE AND NOTIFICATION OF VIOLA- 1 TION.— 2 (A) IN GENERAL.—If a contracting officer 3 of the Department of Defense finds, or receives 4 and substantiates, an allegation described in 5 subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall imme- 6 diately notify the contractor of the violation in 7 writing. 8 (B) ALLEGATION DESCRIBED.—An allega- 9 tion described in this subparagraph is any alle- 10 gation relating to— 11 (i) a contractor of the Department en- 12 gaging in an activity prohibited under sub- 13 section (a), if the requirements of such 14 subsection have not been waived under 15 subsection (b); or 16 (ii) a contractor who received a waiver 17 under subsection (b) is underperforming 18 with respect to prioritization, investment, 19 or production such that the contractor no 20 longer meets the requirements of the quali- 21 fying defense investment plan approved by 22 the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b). 23 (C) CONTENTS OF NOTICE.—The notice 24 issued under subparagraph (A) shall include, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00545 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 546 •S 4784 RS depending on the basis of the violation, a de- 1 scription of— 2 (i) the conduct of the contractor that 3 is prohibited under subsection (a); or 4 (ii) the nature of the underperform- 5 ance or insufficient prioritization, invest- 6 ment, or production speed of the con- 7 tractor that fails to meet the requirements 8 described in the qualifying defense invest- 9 ment plan under subsection (b). 10 (3) REMEDIATION.— 11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days 12 after the date on which the contractor receives 13 the notice of a violation under paragraph 14 (3)(A), the contractor may submit to the Sec- 15 retary a remediation plan, approved by the 16 board of directors of the contractor, for review 17 by the Secretary. 18 (B) CONTENT OF PLAN.—The remediation 19 plan submitted under subparagraph (A) shall 20 include a description of the manner by which 21 the contractor shall remedy the violation, in- 22 cluding, if applicable, a strategy for meeting the 23 requirements described in the qualifying defense 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00546 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 547 •S 4784 RS investment plan under subsection (b) or an up- 1 date of such a plan. 2 (C) IDENTIFICATION OF DEFICIENCIES.— 3 If the Secretary identifies deficiencies in the re- 4 mediation plan submitted under subparagraph 5 (A), the Secretary shall engage with the con- 6 tractor as needed to resolve such deficiencies. 7 (4) PENALTIES.—If a contractor engages in an 8 activity prohibited under subsection (a) and was not 9 granted a waiver under subsection (b) or if the con- 10 tractor was granted a waiver under subsection (b) 11 but no longer meets the requirements of the quali- 12 fying defense investment plan, the contracting offi- 13 cer of the Department of Defense may take one or 14 more of the following actions against the contractor 15 for any contract entered into on or after the date 16 specified in subsection (a): 17 (A) Suspend payment under the contract. 18 (B) Revoke the waiver issued under sub- 19 section (b) for the contractor as a whole or for 20 any defined business segment. 21 (C) Determine that the contractor lacks 22 requisite responsibility for award of competitive 23 contracts or other agreements. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00547 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 548 •S 4784 RS (D) Terminate the eligibility of the con- 1 tractor to receive progress payments under sec- 2 tion 3804 of title 10, United States Code. 3 (E) Refer the matter to the Secretary for 4 other administrative actions. 5 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an- 8 nually thereafter until the date specified in sub- 9 section (e), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 10 the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 11 the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 12 Representatives a report that includes, for the one- 13 year period preceding submission of the report— 14 (A) a list of all contractors granted a waiv- 15 er under subsection (b) and the justification for 16 each waiver; and 17 (B) a list of all entities that have violated 18 agreements made pursuant to subsection (a) or 19 diverged from the practices that justified the 20 granting of a waiver under subsection (b). 21 (2) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 30 days 22 after the date of submission of a report under para- 23 graph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall make such 24 report publicly available. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00548 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 549 •S 4784 RS (e) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to have effect 1 on January 1, 2031. 2 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 3 (1) EQUITY SECURITY.—The term ‘‘equity secu- 4 rity’’ has the meaning given such term in section 5 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 6 U.S.C. 78c(a)). 7 (2) NATIONAL SECURITIES EXCHANGE.—The 8 term ‘‘national securities exchange’’ means an ex- 9 change registered as a national securities exchange 10 in accordance with section 6 of the Securities Ex- 11 change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78f). 12 (3) QUALIFYING DEFENSE INVESTMENT.— 13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘qualifying 14 defense investment’’ means an expenditure by a 15 contractor that is directly related to increasing 16 the capacity or capability of its defense business 17 segment, including— 18 (i) construction, expansion, or mod- 19 ernization of manufacturing facilities, ship- 20 yards, or production lines dedicated to de- 21 fense programs; 22 (ii) acquisition of machine tools, cap- 23 ital equipment, and production technology 24 for defense systems; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00549 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 550 •S 4784 RS (iii) applied non-reimbursable research 1 and development directly supporting de- 2 fense programs; 3 (iv) establishment or expansion of 4 workforce training programs and facilities 5 for defense manufacturing skills; and 6 (v) strategic stockpiling of raw mate- 7 rials and components critical to defense 8 production. 9 (B) EXCLUSIONS.—A qualifying defense 10 investment does not include— 11 (i) an allowable cost for reimburse- 12 ment under any contract; or 13 (ii) an expenditure used under any 14 contract or other agreement as the basis 15 for the Department of Defense to provide 16 contract financing or advance payments. 17 SEC. 816. PROHIBITION OF PROCUREMENT OF MOLYB- 18 DENUM, GALLIUM, OR GERMANIUM FROM 19 NON-ALLIED FOREIGN NATIONS AND AU- 20 THORIZATION FOR PRODUCTION FROM RE- 21 COVERED MATERIAL. 22 Section 844 of the National Defense Authorization 23 Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 139 Stat. 24 976) is amended— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00550 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 551 •S 4784 RS (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) of sub- 1 section (b) as subsection (c) and moving such sub- 2 section, as so redesignated, two ems to the left; and 3 (2) in subsection (c), as redesignated by para- 4 graph (1) of this section, by striking ‘‘amendments 5 made by paragraphs (1) and (2)’’ and inserting 6 ‘‘amendments made by this section’’. 7 SEC. 817. OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY REPORTING. 8 Any project carried out by the Department of De- 9 fense using other transaction authority under section 4021 10 of title 10, United States Code, shall be reported in the 11 same manner as other Department of Defense expendi- 12 tures for inclusion in the searchable public website estab- 13 lished by the Federal Funding Accountability and Trans- 14 parency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note; Public Law 15 109–282). 16 SEC. 818. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF CUT FLOW- 17 ERS AND CUT GREENS. 18 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 19 (1) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en- 20 tity’’ means— 21 (A) a foreign government; and 22 (B) an agent of a foreign principal (as de- 23 fined section 1 of the Foreign Agents Registra- 24 tion Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C 611)). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00551 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 552 •S 4784 RS (2) CUT FLOWER.—The term ‘‘cut flower’’ 1 means a flower removed from a living plant for deco- 2 rative use. 3 (3) CUT GREEN.—The term ‘‘cut green’’ means 4 a green, foliage, or branch removed from a living 5 plant for decorative use. 6 (4) QUALIFYING AREA.—The term ‘‘qualifying 7 area’’ means— 8 (A) a State; 9 (B) the District of Columbia; 10 (C) a territory or possession of the United 11 States; or 12 (D) an area subject to the jurisdiction of 13 a federally recognized Indian Tribe. 14 (b) REQUIREMENT.— 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Funds authorized to be ap- 16 propriated or otherwise made available to the De- 17 partment of Defense may only be used for the pro- 18 curement of a cut flower or cut green if the cut flow- 19 er or cut green is grown in a qualifying area. 20 (2) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection shall 21 apply to a procurement made or contracted for— 22 (A) in the United States; and 23 (B) on or after the date that is 1 year 24 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00552 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 553 •S 4784 RS (c) GIFTS FOR DISPLAYS.— 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Defense 2 may only accept a gift of a cut flower or cut green 3 that is not grown in a qualifying area from a cov- 4 ered entity for the purpose of displaying the cut 5 flower or cut green if the origin of the cut flower or 6 cut green is clearly displayed at the time of delivery. 7 (2) REQUIREMENT.—If the Department of De- 8 fense accepts a gift of a cut flower or cut green from 9 a covered entity under paragraph (1), it shall clearly 10 display the origin of the cut flower or cut green dur- 11 ing the period of display of the cut flower or cut 12 green. 13 SEC. 819. AUDIT AND MITIGATION OF COVERED CELLULAR 14 MODULES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 15 SYSTEMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE. 16 (a) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUDIT.— 17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 19 retary of Defense shall initiate a Department-wide 20 audit to identify the presence of covered cellular 21 modules within covered systems. 22 (2) SCOPE.—The audit required under para- 23 graph (1) shall— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00553 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 554 •S 4784 RS (A) cover all military departments, combat- 1 ant commands, defense agencies, and Depart- 2 ment of Defense activities or programs; 3 (B) prioritize covered systems critical to 4 military mobility, logistics, and installation se- 5 curity; 6 (C) include both government-owned and 7 contractor-operated covered systems connected 8 to Department of Defense networks or access- 9 ing Department of Defense information; 10 (D) identify to the maximum extent prac- 11 ticable, the manufacturer, model, firmware 12 version, and host product for each covered cel- 13 lular module identified; and 14 (E) assess the cybersecurity risk posed by 15 each identified covered cellular module, includ- 16 ing data flows, network exposure, and potential 17 for remote access. 18 (b) MITIGATION AND REPORTING.— 19 (1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and bi- 21 ennially thereafter for a period not to exceed 6 22 years, the Secretary shall submit to the congres- 23 sional defense committees a report on the audit and 24 mitigation activities carried out under this section. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00554 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 555 •S 4784 RS (2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under 1 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 2 (A) The preliminary or updated findings of 3 the audit required under subsection (b). 4 (B) A description of ongoing and planned 5 mitigation measures, including— 6 (i) rip-and-replace programs; 7 (ii) accelerated divestiture or retire- 8 ment of legacy assets; 9 (iii) network segmentation, isolation, 10 or compensating cybersecurity or engineer- 11 ing controls; 12 (iv) firmware or software remediation; 13 and 14 (v) supply-chain substitution with 15 trusted alternatives. 16 (C) Cost estimates, timelines, and resource 17 requirements for each category of mitigation 18 measure described in subparagraph (B). 19 (D) An identification of any statutory, reg- 20 ulatory, or acquisition barriers to completing 21 mitigation. 22 (E) Recommendations for additional legis- 23 lative authorities, if any, needed to complete 24 mitigation. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00555 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 556 •S 4784 RS (3) FORM.—Each report submitted under para- 1 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 2 but may include a classified annex. 3 (c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 4 than 180 days after the submission of the report required 5 in subsection (b), the Comptroller General of the United 6 States shall submit to the congressional defense commit- 7 tees a report on the implementation and effectiveness of 8 the activities described in subsection (b). 9 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 10 (1) CELLULAR MODULE.—The term ‘‘cellular 11 module’’ means a modular transmitter, as described 12 in section 15.212 of title 47, Code of Federal Regu- 13 lations, that provides cellular connectivity to a host 14 product, including an Internet of things device. 15 (2) COVERED CELLULAR MODULE.—The term 16 ‘‘covered cellular module’’ means any cellular module 17 produced, manufactured, or provided by— 18 (A) an entity identified under section 889 19 of the John S. McCain National Defense Au- 20 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 21 Law 115–232; 41 U.S.C. 3901 note prec.); 22 (B) an entity that is owned by, controlled 23 by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of 24 the People’s Republic of China; or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00556 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 557 •S 4784 RS (C) any other entity determined by the 1 Secretary of Defense to present an unacceptable 2 supply-chain risk. 3 (3) COVERED SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘covered sys- 4 tem’’ means any item of infrastructure owned, 5 leased, operated, or controlled by the Department of 6 Defense. 7 (4) INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICE.—The term 8 ‘‘Internet of things device’’ has the meaning given to 9 such term in NIST Special Publication 1800–16. 10 SEC. 820. IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY OF FOREIGN INFLU- 11 ENCE ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CON- 12 TRACTORS. 13 Section 847(a)(3) of the National Defense Authoriza- 14 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 15 U.S.C. 4819 note) is amended by striking ‘‘in excess of 16 $5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘in excess of $500,000’’. 17 SEC. 821. REPORTING OF PRICE INCREASES. 18 (a) REPORTING OF INCREASES ABOVE SPECIFIED 19 PRICES.—Chapter 271 of title 10, United States Code, is 20 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 21 ‘‘§ 3710. Reporting of increases above specified prices 22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An offeror shall be required to 23 report to the relevant contracting officer not later than 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00557 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 558 •S 4784 RS 30 days after becoming aware that the price of a product 1 or service under a covered contract reaches or exceeds— 2 ‘‘(1) 25 percent above the price specified in the 3 contract bid or the government paid for that product 4 or service the previous calendar year; or 5 ‘‘(2) 50 percent above the price paid for such 6 a product or service 5 years earlier. 7 ‘‘(b) COVERED CONTRACT DEFINED.—In this sec- 8 tion, the term ‘covered contract’ means a cost-plus con- 9 tract awarded without competition under section 3204 of 10 this title and as defined under section 6.302 of the Federal 11 Acquisition Regulation.’’. 12 (b) INCLUSION OF NONCOMPLIANCE INFORMATION 13 IN FAPIIS.—Chapter 271 of title 10, United States Code, 14 as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by add- 15 ing at the end the following new section: 16 ‘‘§ 3711. Inclusion of noncompliance information in 17 Federal Awardee Performance and Integ- 18 rity Information System 19 ‘‘The Director of the Defense Contract Audit Agency 20 or the relevant service acquisition executive shall report 21 in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Infor- 22 mation System (FAPIIS) housed within the System for 23 Award Management the following information: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00558 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 559 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(1) Contractors who fail to report price in- 1 creases as required under 3705(a)(2) of this title. 2 ‘‘(2) Updated findings from audits conducted 3 by the Agency regarding noncompliance with the re- 4 quirement. 5 ‘‘(3) With respect to unreported product or 6 service price increases, the product or service’s Na- 7 tional Stock Number, order quantity, unit cost, total 8 cost, purchasing or reimbursing entity, and date of 9 the order.’’. 10 SEC. 822. LATE SUBMISSION OF COST AND PRICING DATA 11 AS INVALID DEFENSE TO CONTRACT PRICE 12 REDUCTIONS FOR DEFECTIVE COST OR PRIC- 13 ING DATA. 14 Section 3706(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 15 amended— 16 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and in- 17 serting a semicolon; 18 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 19 inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 20 (3) by adding at the end of the following: 21 ‘‘(5) the cost or pricing data were submitted by 22 the prime contractor or subcontractor after the date 23 of agreement on the price of the contract or, if ap- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00559 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 560 •S 4784 RS plicable consistent with subsection (a)(2), such other 1 date agreed upon between the parties.’’. 2 Subtitle C—Industrial Base 3 Matters 4 SEC. 831. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN RISK 5 MANAGEMENT INTEGRATION CELL. 6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than March 1, 7 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a Supply 8 Chain Risk Management Integration Cell (in this section 9 referred to as ‘‘the Cell’’ ) within the Office of the Assist- 10 ant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy. 11 (b) DUTIES DESCRIBED.—For the purposes of oper- 12 ating the Cell described in subsection (a), the Secretary 13 shall delegate or otherwise assign to the Assistant Sec- 14 retary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy the authori- 15 ties and duties to— 16 (1) direct and conduct oversight of all Depart- 17 ment of Defense Supply Chain Risk Management ac- 18 tivities, programs, tools, and datasets; 19 (2) manage and make determinations regarding 20 lists and other restrictions relating to Department of 21 Defense Supply Chain Risk Management, including 22 those authorized in— 23 (A) section 889 of the John S. McCain 24 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00560 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 561 •S 4784 RS Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 41 U.S.C. 1 3901 note prec.); 2 (B) section 1260H of the William M. 3 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza- 4 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 5 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note); and 6 (C) section 805 of the National Defense 7 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public 8 Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.); 9 (3) manage and make determinations regarding 10 supply chain transparency programs, incentives, and 11 other activities, including those authorized in— 12 (A) section 849 of the Servicemember 13 Quality of Life Improvement and National De- 14 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 15 (Public Law 118–159; 10 U.S.C. 3241 note 16 prec.); 17 (B) section 856 of the National Defense 18 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public 19 Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 3241 note prec.); and 20 (C) subsection (a)(3) of section 857 of the 21 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authoriza- 22 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 23 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note); 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00561 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 562 •S 4784 RS (4) oversee data and databases related to De- 1 partment of Defense Supply Chain Risk Manage- 2 ment and the integration of such data and databases 3 across the Department of Defense, to include inte- 4 gration with commercial data sources; 5 (5) select and assign a sufficient number of 6 dedicated staff necessary for the Cell to effectively 7 manage the duties described in paragraphs (1) 8 through ( 4); 9 (6) consult with the Supply Chain Risk Man- 10 agement Threat Analysis Center at the Defense In- 11 telligence Agency; and 12 (7) any other authorities or duties necessary to 13 manage, direct, or otherwise coordinate Supply 14 Chain Risk Management activities and programs. 15 (c) EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 16 not delegate or assign to the Assistant Secretary of De- 17 fense for Industrial Base Policy authorities or duties that 18 explicitly relate to cybersecurity. 19 (d) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 90 days after 20 the date on which the Cell described in subsection (a) is 21 established, the Secretary shall amend the Defense Fed- 22 eral Acquisition Regulation Supplement to support the es- 23 tablishment of the Cell and to implement the changes in 24 authorities and duties described in subsection (b). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00562 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 563 •S 4784 RS (e) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 1 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 2 shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense com- 3 mittees describing— 4 (1) estimated staffing and resources require- 5 ments to establish and operate the Cell; 6 (2) plans to reorganize existing offices and 7 functions throughout the Department to ensure the 8 Cell can carry out the authorities and duties de- 9 scribed in subsection (b); 10 (3) plans to provide resources to the Office of 11 the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial 12 Base Policy for the purposes of establishing and op- 13 erating the Cell; and 14 (4) estimated timelines to consolidate in the 15 Cell the various authorities and duties described in 16 subsection (b). 17 SEC. 832. EXPANSION OF REVERSE ENGINEERING AUTHOR- 18 ITY FOR PROTOTYPE PROJECTS. 19 Section 4022(e)(5)(B) of title 10, United States 20 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘to address obsolescence’’. 21 SEC. 833. COMPETITION REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN MU- 22 NITIONS. 23 (a) PAC–3 ALTERNATIVE SOURCING.—Of the funds 24 authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00563 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 564 •S 4784 RS made available for fiscal year 2027 for the Patriot Ad- 1 vanced Capability–3 (‘‘PAC–3’’) multiyear procurement 2 authorized by section 804(b) of the National Defense Au- 3 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119– 4 60), not more than 50 percent may be obligated or ex- 5 pended unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that at 6 least 40 percent of fiscal year 2027 procurement of the 7 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) solid rocket motors 8 is sourced from a secondary or additional qualified sup- 9 plier. 10 (b) STANDARD MISSILE–6 ALTERNATIVE 11 SOURCING.—The Secretary of Defense shall require the 12 Standard Missile–6 multiyear procurement authorized by 13 this Act and by section 804(b) of the National Defense 14 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119– 15 60) to source Mark 72 and Mark 104 solid rocket motors 16 from more than one vendor by the following deadlines: 17 (1) Beginning in fiscal year 2028, 20 percent or 18 more solid rocket motors shall be ordered by the 19 prime contractor from a secondary or additional 20 qualified supplier. 21 (2) Beginning in fiscal year 2029, 30 percent or 22 more solid rocket motors shall be ordered by the 23 prime contractor from a secondary or additional 24 qualified supplier. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00564 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 565 •S 4784 RS (3) Beginning in fiscal year 2030, 40 percent or 1 more solid rocket motors shall be ordered by the 2 prime contractor from a secondary or additional 3 qualified supplier. 4 SEC. 834. ANALYSES OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES FOR ACTION 5 TO ADDRESS SOURCING AND INDUSTRIAL CA- 6 PACITY. 7 (a) ANALYSIS REQUIRED.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 9 acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for 10 Acquisition and Sustainment and other appropriate 11 officials, shall review the list of items under sub- 12 section (b) to determine and develop appropriate ac- 13 tions to maintain access to critical defense industry 14 components and materials, including— 15 (A) restricting procurement, with appro- 16 priate waivers for cost, emergency require- 17 ments, and nonavailability of suppliers, includ- 18 ing restricting procurement to— 19 (i) suppliers in the United States; 20 (ii) suppliers in the national tech- 21 nology and industrial base (as defined in 22 section 4801 of title 10, United States 23 Code); 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00565 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 566 •S 4784 RS (iii) suppliers in other allied or part- 1 ner nations; or 2 (iv) other suppliers; 3 (B) increasing investment through use of 4 research and development procurement activi- 5 ties and acquisition authorities, including the 6 Defense Production Act and the Industrial 7 Base Analysis and Sustainment program to— 8 (i) expand production capacity; 9 (ii) diversify sources of supply; or 10 (iii) promote alternative approaches 11 for addressing military requirements; 12 (C) prohibiting procurement from selected 13 sources or nations; 14 (D) taking a combination of actions de- 15 scribed under subparagraphs (A),(B), and (C); 16 or 17 (E) taking no action. 18 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The analyses conducted 19 pursuant to paragraph (1) shall consider national se- 20 curity, economic, and treaty implications, as well as 21 impacts on current and potential suppliers of goods 22 and services. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00566 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 567 •S 4784 RS (b) LIST OF HIGH-PRIORITY GOODS AND SERVICES 1 FOR ANALYSES, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND ACTIONS.— 2 The items described in this subsection are the following: 3 (1) Boron carbide. 4 (2) Copper foil, copper clad laminates, glass, or 5 any other copper-containing inputs for printed cir- 6 cuit boards. 7 (3) Synthetic diamond. 8 (4) Silicon carbide. 9 (c) BRIEFING ON ANALYSES, RECOMMENDATIONS, 10 AND ACTIONS.—Not later than February 1, 2027, the 11 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 12 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent- 13 atives— 14 (1) a summary of the findings of the analyses 15 undertaken for each item pursuant to subsection (a); 16 (2) relevant recommendations resulting from 17 the analyses, including any proposed statutory 18 changes to implement sourcing restrictions; and 19 (3) descriptions of specific activities undertaken 20 as a result of the analyses, including schedule and 21 resources allocated for any planned actions. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00567 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 568 •S 4784 RS SEC. 835. REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO WEARING OP- 1 TIONAL COMBAT BOOTS. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years after the 3 date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of De- 4 fense shall issue regulations requiring that any optional 5 combat boots being sold at military exchanges be certified 6 by the combat boot quality assurance program conducted 7 by the relevant military service, to ensure combat boots 8 meet uniform regulations regarding durability, quality, 9 and uniform standards. 10 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may provide 11 a military service a waiver for subsection (a) for 90 days 12 until the combat boot quality assurance program is imple- 13 mented. 14 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 15 (1) The term ‘‘combat boot quality assurance 16 program’’ means the requirement in section 865(f) 17 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 18 Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 10 U.S.C. 4811 19 note). 20 (2) The term ‘‘optional combat boots’’, with re- 21 spect to a member of the Armed Forces, means com- 22 bat boots not furnished to such member of the 23 Armed Forces by the Secretary of Defense. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00568 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 569 •S 4784 RS (3) The term ‘‘required uniform’’ means a uni- 1 form a member of the Armed Forces is required to 2 wear as a member of the Armed Forces. 3 SEC. 836. REPORT ON DOMESTIC NONAVAILABILITY DETER- 4 MINATIONS GRANTED FOR CRITICAL MATE- 5 RIALS. 6 Not later than May 1, 2027, the Under Secretary of 7 Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to 8 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 9 House of Representatives a report on the issuance of do- 10 mestic nonavailability determinations (DNADs) for stra- 11 tegic and critical materials covered by sections 4863 and 12 4872 of title 10, United States Code. The report shall— 13 (1) identify all DNADs issued over the previous 14 5 years; 15 (2) identify whether DNADs were granted for 16 a specific program or end item or granted for a class 17 of material; 18 (3) assess the Department of Defense’s review 19 process for DNADs, including timeframes for ap- 20 proval and communication with industry; and 21 (4) describe any other matters the Under Sec- 22 retary determines relevant for issuing DNADs for 23 strategic and critical materials. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00569 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 570 •S 4784 RS SEC. 837. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND- 1 ING INFORMATION ON THE SMALL UN- 2 MANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM INDUSTRIAL 3 BASE. 4 Not more than 80 percent of the funds authorized 5 to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 6 for fiscal year 2027 and available to the Defense Autono- 7 mous Warfare Group, and not more than 95 percent of 8 the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 9 available for fiscal year 2027 for operation and mainte- 10 nance, defense-wide, for the Office of the Secretary of De- 11 fense for travel expenses, may be obligated or expended 12 until— 13 (1) the report required under section 914(e)(1) 14 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 15 Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 10 U.S.C. 4811 16 note) is submitted to the congressional defense com- 17 mittees; and 18 (2) the report required under section 162(c) of 19 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 20 Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 10 U.S.C. 4871 21 note) is submitted to the Committees on Armed 22 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa- 23 tives. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00570 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 571 •S 4784 RS SEC. 838. ENERGETICS INDUSTRIAL BASE ROADMAP. 1 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2027, the 2 Director of the Joint Energetics Transition Office, in co- 3 ordination with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for In- 4 dustrial Base Policy and the Secretaries of the military 5 departments, shall submit to the congressional defense 6 committees a roadmap for the future desired state for the 7 energetics industrial base. 8 (b) ELEMENTS.—The roadmap under subsection (a) 9 shall include the following elements: 10 (1) An assessment of the capacity and capa- 11 bility of the energetics industrial base to support the 12 demands of existing munitions programs of record. 13 (2) An assessment of the capacity and capa- 14 bility of the energetics industrial base to support 15 planned future demands of munitions programs. 16 (3) Identification of current and potential 17 shortfalls in common precursors and chemicals for 18 energetic materials. 19 (4) An assessment of emerging technologies or 20 manufacturing processes that would support the 21 modernization or evolution of the energetics indus- 22 trial base. 23 (5) A description of United States Government 24 funding to date for the energetics industrial base, 25 whether through programs of record or through De- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00571 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 572 •S 4784 RS fense Production Act (DPA) or Industrial Base 1 Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) programs, broken 2 out by fiscal year and purpose. 3 (c) ENERGETIC MATERIALS DEFINED.—In this sec- 4 tion, the term ‘‘energetic materials’’ means critical chemi- 5 cals and formulations that— 6 (1) release large amounts of stored chemical en- 7 ergy; and 8 (2) are capable of being used as explosives, pro- 9 pellants, pyrotechnics, and reactive materials that— 10 (A) create lethal effects in warheads in ki- 11 netic weapons components and systems; or 12 (B) increase propellant performance in a 13 weapon propulsion system as related to lethal 14 effects, range, or speed. 15 SEC. 839. SUPPLY CHAIN, CAPABILITY, AND CAPACITY 16 STUDY OF HIGH-DEMAND ITEMS IN THE TEX- 17 TILE INDUSTRIAL BASE. 18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 19 contract with a federally funded research and development 20 center to conduct a detailed assessment of the textile in- 21 dustrial base providing uniform items to the military serv- 22 ices. The review shall include— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00572 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 573 •S 4784 RS (1) a description of coordination between indus- 1 try and the military services to understand shortfalls 2 in the textile industrial base over the last five years; 3 (2) a description of the ability of the military 4 services to provide annual or long-term data for in- 5 creased stability in long-term contracting for textile 6 manufacturing; 7 (3) any requested domestic non-availability de- 8 terminations made to the Defense Logistics Agency 9 or the services and the rationale for the absence of 10 available domestic options; 11 (4) a review of Defense Logistics Agency con- 12 tracting processes, including the ability to provide 13 industry with long-term demand, Berry amendment 14 compliance, and responsiveness to the needs of the 15 military services; 16 (5) an assessment of the supply chains of all 17 Berry-compliant textiles and footwear options, in- 18 cluding current challenges, potential for surge capac- 19 ity, any investments in capital expenditures in the 20 last 10 years, data on sales over the last 10 years, 21 quality assurance procedures, testing, and qualifica- 22 tion procedures; 23 (6) a review of the military services specifica- 24 tions for textiles and footwear, including where spec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00573 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 574 •S 4784 RS ifications are the limiting factor to higher quality 1 items or if changes in specification can improve 2 manufacturing timelines; 3 (7) a review of any allied or Trade Agreement 4 Act-compliant partnerships that could be expanded 5 to improve supply chain resilience; 6 (8) an assessment of the efficacy of the invest- 7 ments made under the automated textile manufac- 8 turing program under the Industrial Base Analysis 9 and Sustainment program, including any improve- 10 ments or best practices that could be implemented; 11 (9) an assessment of the importance of having 12 multiple supply lines in the textile industrial base 13 and the consequences of single points of failure; and 14 (10) any other matters determined to be rel- 15 evant to the review. 16 (b) DEADLINES.— 17 (1) FINAL ASSESSMENT.—Not later than Sep- 18 tember 30, 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall sub- 19 mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 20 Senate and the House of Representatives the final 21 review required under subsection (a). 22 (2) BRIEFING.—Not later than May 1, 2027, 23 the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Com- 24 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00574 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 575 •S 4784 RS House of Representatives a briefing with an initial 1 review of the scope of the assessment required under 2 subsection (a). 3 (c) AUTHORITY TO USE RELEVANT SUPPLY CHAIN 4 TECHNOLOGIES.—The federally funded research and de- 5 velopment center conducting the review under subsection 6 (a) may utilize any relevant supply chain technologies for 7 in-depth review of the textile industrial base. 8 SEC. 840. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROVIDING SUBSIDIES FOR 9 COMBAT BOOTS. 10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 1, 2027, the 11 Secretary of the Army shall establish and implement a 12 pilot program to provide subsidies for the cost of certain 13 combat boots to members of the Army that receive a uni- 14 form allowance. 15 (b) SUBSIDY.— 16 (1) PAYMENT OF SUBSIDY.—Under the pilot 17 program required by subsection (a), the Secretary 18 shall establish a subsidy for an eligible member for 19 the purchase of combat boots that comply with the 20 requirements of section 4862 of title 10, United 21 States Code, in an amount that is equal to 30 per- 22 cent of the price of such boots. 23 (2) USE OF SUBSIDY.—A member who receives 24 the subsidy under paragraph (1) shall use the sub- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00575 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 576 •S 4784 RS sidy to purchase from the Army and Air Force Ex- 1 change Service not more than one pair of combat 2 boots that comply with the requirements of section 3 4862 of title 10, United States Code. 4 (c) ROLE OF EXCHANGE STORES.— 5 (1) SELECTION OF LOCATIONS.—The Secretary 6 shall select three military installations at which ex- 7 change stores operated by the Army and Air Force 8 Exchange Service are located to carry out the pilot 9 program required by subsection (a). 10 (2) PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO ARMY AND 11 AIR FORCE EXCHANGE SERVICE.—The Secretary 12 shall provide information on eligible members to the 13 exchange stores at the installations selected under 14 paragraph (1). 15 (3) NOTICE; IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary 16 shall— 17 (A) in collaboration with the exchange 18 stores at the installations selected under para- 19 graph (1), provide appropriate notice to eligible 20 members with respect to the subsidy under sub- 21 section (b); and 22 (B) under the authority provided by sec- 23 tion 2491 of title 10, United States Code, reim- 24 burse each such store for— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00576 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 577 •S 4784 RS (i) the cost of the subsidies under sub- 1 section (b) provided by the store; and 2 (ii) any incidental marketing costs as- 3 sociated with the pilot program required by 4 subsection (a) incurred by the store. 5 (4) DATA COLLECTION.— 6 (A) COLLECTION BY SECRETARY.—The 7 Secretary shall collect data on— 8 (i) the total population of eligible 9 members; and 10 (ii) the overall cost of providing the 11 subsidy under subsection (b). 12 (B) COLLECTION BY EXCHANGE 13 STORES.—The Secretary shall collect data from 14 the exchange stores at the installations selected 15 under paragraph (1) on— 16 (i) the rates of use of the subsidy 17 under subsection (b) on a quarterly and 18 annual basis; and 19 (ii) which combat boots are being pur- 20 chased with the subsidy. 21 (d) TERMINATION.—The pilot program required by 22 subsection (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2029. 23 (e) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00577 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 578 •S 4784 RS (1) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than March 1 1, 2027, the Secretary of the Army shall brief the 2 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 3 the House of Representatives on— 4 (A) a plan to establish and implement the 5 pilot program required by subsection (a); and 6 (B) the three military installations selected 7 under subsection (c)(1) to carry out the pilot 8 program. 9 (2) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—Not later than one 10 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 11 annually thereafter until the termination under sub- 12 section (d) of the pilot program required by sub- 13 section (a), the Secretary shall brief the Committees 14 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 15 Representative on— 16 (A) the use of the subsidy provided under 17 subsection (b); and 18 (B) the data collected under subsection 19 (c)(4). 20 (f) ELIGIBLE MEMBER DEFINED.—The term ‘‘eligi- 21 ble member’’ means a member of the Army authorized to 22 receive a cash clothing replacement allowance under chap- 23 ter 29 of volume 7A of the Department of Defense Finan- 24 cial Management Regulation. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00578 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 579 •S 4784 RS SEC. 841. CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM FOR THE TEXTILE IN- 1 DUSTRIAL BASE. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2027, the 3 Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries 4 of the military departments, shall institute a cross-func- 5 tional team on the textile industrial base to improve supply 6 chain stability and resiliency. The cross-functional team 7 shall meet not less than quarterly. 8 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The cross-functional team shall 9 include representatives from— 10 (1) each military service; 11 (2) the Defense Logistics Agency; and 12 (3) the Office of the Secretary of Defense for 13 Industrial Base Policy. 14 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The cross-functional team 15 instituted under subsection (a) shall map the textile indus- 16 trial base for the service specific requirements and deter- 17 mine which, if any, resiliency measures need to be taken. 18 (d) COMPETITIVE PILOT PROGRAM.— 19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 20 2028, the cross-functional team shall establish a 21 competitive pilot program to revitalize supply chains 22 in the domestic textile industrial base. 23 (2) COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION.—The program 24 established under paragraph (1) shall establish com- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00579 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 580 •S 4784 RS petitive solicitation for industrial base analysis and 1 sustainment funding to encourage— 2 (A) surge capacity as required by supply 3 chain mapping; 4 (B) modernization of relevant textile indus- 5 trial facilities for vertical integration or flexible 6 manufacturing; 7 (C) expansion and qualification of second 8 or alternative sources of supply where single 9 points of failure exist in the industrial base; 10 (D) prioritization of urgent service uniform 11 requirements; and 12 (E) expansion of competition to ensure 13 higher quality products and improved pricing. 14 (3) BRIEFING.—The Office of the Secretary of 15 Defense for Industrial Base Policy, in coordination 16 with the members of the cross-functional team insti- 17 tuted under subsection (a), shall brief the congres- 18 sional defense committees— 19 (A) not later than 60 days after initial 20 stand up of the cross-functional team, on mem- 21 bership, meeting schedule, and priorities; 22 (B) not later than 90 days after the com- 23 pletion of initial supply chain mapping, on sin- 24 gle points of failure, opportunities for surge ca- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00580 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 581 •S 4784 RS pacity, and concerns regarding foreign invest- 1 ment or influence; and 2 (C) annually, on the resources required to 3 create competition and supply chain resiliency 4 necessary in the competitive pilot program, 5 progress made on supply chain mapping, and 6 any other matters relevant to the cross-func- 7 tional team. 8 SEC. 842. ASSESSING AND ADDRESSING RISK RELATED TO 9 ADVERSARIAL CAPITAL. 10 (a) DESIGNATION.—Not later than March 1, 2027, 11 the Secretary of Defense shall designate, within the As- 12 sistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, 13 an office with primary responsibility for identifying, as- 14 sessing, monitoring, and mitigating risks related to adver- 15 sarial capital in the defense industrial base and broader 16 defense innovation base. The Secretary shall ensure the 17 office assigned is responsible for carrying out the following 18 functions: 19 (1) COLLABORATION TO IDENTIFY AND MITI- 20 GATE RISKS OF ADVERSARIAL CAPITAL.—The fol- 21 lowing activities related to collaborating to identify 22 and mitigate risks of adversarial capital: 23 (A) Promoting robust collaboration across 24 the Department of Defense, other Federal 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00581 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 582 •S 4784 RS agencies, industry, and academia by coordi- 1 nating, deconflicting, and synchronizing, adver- 2 sarial capital risk management activities, in- 3 cluding mitigations. 4 (B) Promulgating and enforcing Depart- 5 ment-wide policy related to the monitoring and 6 assessment of adversarial capital in the defense 7 industrial base ecosystem, including the devel- 8 opment of risk matrices to support decision 9 making. 10 (C) Facilitating timely sharing of threat 11 information, vulnerability assessments, and risk 12 indicators with covered defense industrial base 13 entities. 14 (D) Establishing cooperative research and 15 development agreements to support joint sup- 16 plier mapping and mitigation research. 17 (E) Working through the Office of Stra- 18 tegic Capital and service and component acqui- 19 sition executives to provide targeted support to 20 small and medium-sized defense industrial base 21 entities in implementing effective supply chain 22 risk management measures. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00582 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 583 •S 4784 RS (2) ADVERSARIAL CAPITAL IDENTIFICATION.— 1 The following activities related adversarial capital 2 identification: 3 (A) Mapping adversarial capital flows for 4 mission-critical weapons systems, technologies, 5 and materials. 6 (B) Identifying and monitoring depend- 7 encies on foreign adversaries across the defense 8 industrial base by identifying foreign adversary- 9 controlled nodes, single points of failure, and 10 critical chokepoints and tactics, techniques, and 11 procedures. 12 (C) Providing specific recommendations to 13 Secretary of Defense on actions or policies nec- 14 essary to reduce adversarial capital flows for 15 mission-critical weapons systems, technologies, 16 and materials. 17 (3) DATA SHARING AND PROTECTION PATH- 18 WAYS.—The following activities related to data shar- 19 ing and protection pathways: 20 (A) Working with industry to develop clear 21 legal, contractual, and technical procedures to 22 support and enable contractor disclosures of 23 sub-tier sourcing and beneficial ownership data 24 relevant to national security. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00583 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 584 •S 4784 RS (B) Protecting this data ensuring appro- 1 priate liability protections for contractors mak- 2 ing good-faith disclosures. 3 (C) Implementing a voluntary risk-sharing 4 framework, modeled on the protections provided 5 under section 104 of the Cybersecurity Infor- 6 mation Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1503), 7 under which industry partners may share sup- 8 plier risk information and receive validated risk 9 assessments in return, with safeguards for pro- 10 prietary data. 11 (4) ECONOMIC SECURITY RISK ASSURANCE CA- 12 PABILITY.—The establishment, not later than Janu- 13 ary 1, 2028, and maintenance of a capability to be 14 known as the ‘‘Economic Security Risk Assurance’’ 15 capability, which shall— 16 (A) consolidate and analyze information re- 17 lated to adversarial capital flows, materials, 18 supplier identifiers, sourcing data, program- 19 supplier linkages, and other information as de- 20 termined by the office, including the synthesis 21 of commercially available information and, 22 where appropriate, classified information; 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00584 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 585 •S 4784 RS (B) develop intelligence reporting and col- 1 lection requirements for the defense intelligence 2 community; 3 (C) support analysis of entities to deter- 4 mine when tactics are used to obfuscate the 5 ownership relationships to hide adversarial cap- 6 ital flows; 7 (D) provide risk visualization; 8 (E) enable federated access by authorized 9 program offices and acquisition decision au- 10 thorities, and supply chain illumination pro- 11 grams across the Department; and 12 (F) enable the office to better perform the 13 responsibilities outlines in paragraphs (1) 14 through (3) of this section. 15 (5) AUTOMATED RISK MANAGEMENT.—The fol- 16 lowing activities related to automated risk manage- 17 ment: 18 (A) Implementing and maintaining contin- 19 uous automated monitoring for changes in cor- 20 porate control, beneficial ownership, geographic 21 sourcing, and supply chain structure. 22 (B) Issuing automated alerts to con- 23 tracting authorities, program leadership, and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00585 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 586 •S 4784 RS affected industry upon detection of significant 1 risk indicators. 2 (C) Applying corroboration protocols re- 3 quiring validation of significant risk findings 4 across not fewer than two independent data 5 sources before forming the basis for risk-tier 6 elevation, mitigation action, or referral to ap- 7 propriate law enforcement or regulatory au- 8 thorities. 9 (b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 10 (1) INITIAL ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary 11 shall provide the congressional defense committees 12 notification of the designation of office with primary 13 responsibility in accordance with subsection (a) and 14 the establishment of the Economic Security Risk As- 15 surance tool in accordance with subsection (a)(4). 16 (2) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—Beginning on Decem- 17 ber 1, 2027, and each year after for the next three 18 years, the Secretary shall provide the congressional 19 defense committees an annual report on activities, 20 analysis, and findings of the office with primary re- 21 sponsibility for assessing and mitigating risks re- 22 lated to adversarial capital. The report may be pro- 23 vided in classified form and may include any rec- 24 ommendations the Secretary may have to reduce or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00586 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 587 •S 4784 RS further mitigate risks related to adversarial capital 1 in the defense industrial base and broader defense 2 innovation base. 3 SEC. 843. MODIFICATIONS TO REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLIC 4 REPORTING OF CHINESE MILITARY COMPA- 5 NIES OPERATING IN THE UNITED STATES. 6 Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 7 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 8 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 9 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘, based on 10 the most recent information available,’’; 11 (2) in subsection (b)— 12 (A) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking 13 ‘‘based on the latest information available’’; and 14 (B) by striking paragraph (4); 15 (3) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol- 16 lows: 17 ‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 18 prescribe regulations to implement this section.’’; and 19 (4) in subsection (g)— 20 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), 21 (4), and (5) as paragraphs (4), (11), (16), and 22 (20), respectively; 23 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 24 following new paragraphs: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00587 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 588 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘assistance’ 1 means the provision of any benefit, including mone- 2 tary compensation in the form of grants, loans, sub- 3 sidies, tax benefits, real property, tangible or intan- 4 gible property, discounts, employees, sponsored re- 5 search, or any other preferential treatment. 6 ‘‘(3) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘association’ 7 means a group of two or more entities connected for 8 a common interest.’’; 9 (C) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by 10 subparagraph (A), by amending subparagraph 11 (C) to read as follows: 12 ‘‘(C) includes a wholly owned or wholly 13 controlled subsidiary or wholly owned or wholly 14 controlled affiliate of a parent entity or an enti- 15 ty described in subparagraph (B).’’; 16 (D) by inserting after paragraph (4), as so 17 redesignated, the following new paragraphs: 18 ‘‘(5) CONTRIBUTOR TO CHINESE DEFENSE IN- 19 DUSTRIAL BASE.—The term ‘contributor to the Chi- 20 nese defense industrial base’— 21 ‘‘(A) means an entity that manufactures, 22 produces, exports, or provides materials, prod- 23 ucts, or services that— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00588 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 589 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(i) can supply, service, or expand 1 China’s military-civil fusion strategy; or 2 ‘‘(ii) could be used for military or de- 3 fense purposes by— 4 ‘‘(I) Chinese military and para- 5 military elements, security forces, po- 6 lice, law enforcement, border control, 7 the People’s Armed Police, or the 8 Ministry of State Security; or 9 ‘‘(II) any other organization sub- 10 ordinate to the Central Military Com- 11 mission of the Chinese Communist 12 Party, the Chinese Ministry of Indus- 13 try and Information Technology, the 14 State-Owned Assets Supervision and 15 Administration Commission of the 16 State Council, or the State Adminis- 17 tration of Science, Technology, and 18 Industry for National Defense; and 19 ‘‘(B) may include manufacturing, pro- 20 ducing, exporting, or providing materials, prod- 21 ucts, or services that have a substantial military 22 application, even if— 23 ‘‘(i) the particular technology, prod- 24 uct, or service is not directly supplied to or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00589 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 590 •S 4784 RS used by an entity described in subclause 1 (I) or (II) of subparagraph (A)(ii); and 2 ‘‘(ii) the particular technology, prod- 3 uct, or service also has commercial uses. 4 ‘‘(6) DIRECTLY CONTROLLED BY.—The term 5 ‘directly controlled by’, with respect to an entity, 6 means that another entity exercises power over, in- 7 fluences, manages, or guides the business decisions 8 or operations of the entity. 9 ‘‘(7) FORMAL ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘formal 10 association’ includes established or recognized rela- 11 tionships between entities, such as joint ventures, 12 standardization or working groups, task forces, con- 13 sortiums, or partnerships and projects. 14 ‘‘(8) INDIRECTLY CONTROLLED BY.—The term 15 ‘indirectly controlled by’, with respect to an entity, 16 means that another entity exercises power, influence, 17 management, or guidance over the business decisions 18 or operations of the entity through an intermediate 19 entity, subsidiary, or affiliate entity. 20 ‘‘(9) INDIRECTLY OWNED BY.—The term ‘indi- 21 rectly owned by’, with respect to an entity, means 22 ownership of the entity achieved through investment 23 in, or the purchase of shares or economic or voting 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00590 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 591 •S 4784 RS rights in, the entity through an intermediate entity, 1 subsidiary, or affiliate entity, without regard to— 2 ‘‘(A) the percentage of ownership or num- 3 ber of shares owned; or 4 ‘‘(B) whether such ownership results in 5 control of the entity. 6 ‘‘(10) INFORMAL ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘in- 7 formal association’ means a lesser recognized, short- 8 term relationship between entities, such as participa- 9 tion in exhibitions, competitions, or joint demonstra- 10 tions.’’; 11 (E) in paragraph (11), as redesignated by 12 subparagraph (A)— 13 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 14 (B) through (H) as subparagraphs (C) 15 through (I), respectively; and 16 (ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and 17 inserting the following new paragraphs: 18 ‘‘(A) Entities knowingly receiving assist- 19 ance or that knowingly received assistance from 20 the Government of China or the Chinese Com- 21 munist Party through science, technology, re- 22 search, and industrial efforts that may con- 23 stitute efforts initiated, granted, or created by, 24 provided under, or related to, the Chinese mili- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00591 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 592 •S 4784 RS tary industrial planning apparatus, or in fur- 1 therance of Chinese military industrial planning 2 objectives. ‘Single Champion’ or ‘Little Giant’ 3 designations associated with Chinese industrial 4 planning, or any other successor selection or 5 designation as an enterprise associated with 6 Chinese industrial planning, may constitute 7 knowing receipt of assistance through science, 8 technology, research, and industrial efforts ini- 9 tiated, granted, or created by, provided under, 10 or related to, the Chinese military industrial 11 planning apparatus or in furtherance of Chinese 12 military industrial planning objectives or mili- 13 tary-civil fusion efforts. 14 ‘‘(B) Entities that knowingly contract 15 with, or provide services or components to (in- 16 cluding as lower tier suppliers and subcontrac- 17 tors)— 18 ‘‘(i) the People’s Liberation Army, 19 Chinese military and paramilitary ele- 20 ments, security forces, police, law enforce- 21 ment, border control, the People’s Armed 22 Police, or the Ministry of State Security; 23 or 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00592 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 593 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(ii) any other organization subordi- 1 nate to the Central Military Commission of 2 the Chinese Communist Party, the Chinese 3 Ministry of Industry and Information 4 Technology, the State-Owned Assets Su- 5 pervision and Administration Commission 6 of the State Council, or the State Adminis- 7 tration of Science, Technology, and Indus- 8 try for National Defense.’’; 9 (F) by inserting after paragraph (11), as 10 so redesignated, the following new paragraphs: 11 ‘‘(12) MILITARY-CIVIL FUSION ENTERPRISE 12 ZONE.—The term ‘military-civil fusion enterprise 13 zone’ means a section of territory established by the 14 Government of China for the purpose of advancing 15 China’s policy of military-civil fusion through eco- 16 nomic activity. 17 ‘‘(13) MILITARY EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT 18 PLATFORM.—The term ‘military equipment procure- 19 ment platform’ means a digital marketplace that ad- 20 vertises or sells equipment, supplies, or services to 21 the military or military suppliers and that are ulti- 22 mately used by the Chinese military or the Chinese 23 defense industrial base, without regard to whether 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00593 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 594 •S 4784 RS the platform is established, sponsored, or run by a 1 private entity or the Government of China. 2 ‘‘(14) MILITARY INDUSTRIAL PLANNING APPA- 3 RATUS.—The term ‘military industrial planning ap- 4 paratus’ means efforts or policies initiated by the 5 Government of China to expand the Chinese defense 6 industrial base, including military-civil fusion inte- 7 gration of dual-use products, technologies, or serv- 8 ices. 9 ‘‘(15) MILITARY INDUSTRIAL PLANNING OBJEC- 10 TIVE.—The term ‘military industrial planning objec- 11 tive’ means a line of effort (such as a plan, mission, 12 or goal) outlined by the Government of China to ex- 13 pand the Chinese defense industrial base, including 14 by integrating dual-use products, technologies, or 15 services into military equipment, programs, or sys- 16 tems.’’; and 17 (G) by inserting after paragraph (16), as 18 redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following 19 new paragraphs: 20 ‘‘(17) OPERATIONAL DIRECTION; POLICY GUID- 21 ANCE.—The terms ‘operational direction’ and ‘policy 22 guidance’ mean instructions, decisions, proposals, 23 plans, guidance, or requirements on how an entity 24 should conduct operations. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00594 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 595 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(18) OWNED BY.—The term ‘owned by’, with 1 respect to an entity, mean ownership of the entity 2 achieved through investment in, or the purchase of 3 shares or economic or voting rights in, the entity, 4 without regard to— 5 ‘‘(A) the percentage of ownership or num- 6 ber of shares owned; or 7 ‘‘(B) whether such ownership results in 8 control of the entity. 9 ‘‘(19) PARENT ENTITY.—The term ‘parent enti- 10 ty’, with respect to an entity, means another entity 11 that directly or indirectly holds at least 50 percent 12 of the economic interest or at least 50 percent of the 13 voting interest in the entity.’’. 14 SEC. 844. AMENDMENTS TO REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING 15 TO PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS. 16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4873 of title 10, United 17 States Code, is amended— 18 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘, copper 19 clad laminate, copper foil, or glass’’ after ‘‘printed 20 circuit board’’; and 21 (2) in subsection (c)— 22 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘that— 23 ’’ and inserting ‘‘containing copper foil, copper 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00595 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 596 •S 4784 RS clad laminates, glass, or any other copper-con- 1 taining inputs that—’’; and 2 (B) by adding at the end the following new 3 paragraphs: 4 ‘‘(7) COPPER CLAD LAMINATE.— The term 5 ‘copper clad laminate’ means a composite material 6 consisting of copper foil bonded to a dielectric sub- 7 strate used in the manufacture of printed circuit 8 boards. 9 ‘‘(8) COPPER FOIL.—The term ‘copper foil’ 10 means thin sheets of copper used as a conductive 11 layer in copper clad laminates or printed circuit 12 boards. 13 ‘‘(9) GLASS.—The term ‘glass’ means glass fi- 14 bers used as a dielectric in copper clad laminates or 15 printed circuit boards.’’. 16 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 17 subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2029. 18 SEC. 845. REPORT ON THE FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY 19 OF ESTABLISHING A STRATEGIC PARTNER- 20 SHIP ON DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL PRIORITIES 21 BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL. 22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later March 30, 2027, the 23 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 24 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00596 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 597 •S 4784 RS atives a report with a plan for the establishment of a part- 1 nership between the Department of Defense and appro- 2 priate counterparts of the Government of Israel in order— 3 (1) to enhance market opportunities for United 4 States-based and Israeli-based defense technology 5 companies; 6 (2) to increase interoperability through dual-use 7 and emerging technologies; 8 (3) to counter adversarial development of dual- 9 use defense technologies; and 10 (4) in coordination with appropriate counter- 11 part offices of the Israeli Ministry of Defense— 12 (A) to enable coordination on defense in- 13 dustrial priorities and set tangible goals for in- 14 dustrial base participation by both nations; 15 (B) to highlight partnering opportunities 16 for programs in both nations, and to help navi- 17 gate country-specific acquisition regulations for 18 partners unfamiliar with the regulatory environ- 19 ment of the other; 20 (C) to streamline emerging defense tech- 21 nology research and development; 22 (D) to create more effective pathways to 23 market for defense technology startups that 24 allow increased participation in industrial part- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00597 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 598 •S 4784 RS ners from each nation in the industrial bases of 1 the other; 2 (E) to collaborate on the development of 3 dual-use defense capabilities through coordina- 4 tion; and 5 (F) to leverage other private capital, equity 6 on venture funding opportunities to augment 7 government funds for technology deployment or 8 scaling; 9 (5) to create programs that incentivize defense 10 technology companies from both nations to address 11 defense priorities outside of the Middle East; and 12 (6) to explore innovative mentor-prote´ge´ ar- 13 rangements that partner companies from each na- 14 tion to help navigate the acquisition regulatory envi- 15 ronment of each nation. 16 (b) FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT.—The report required 17 under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the 18 feasibility of implementing the plan. 19 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the sub- 20 mission of the report required under subsection (a), the 21 Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committees on Armed 22 Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 23 on the report’s recommendations on feasibility of a part- 24 nership on defense industrial base priorities. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00598 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 599 •S 4784 RS SEC. 846. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF CHINESE-MANU- 1 FACTURED OPTICAL FIBER BY THE DEPART- 2 MENT OF DEFENSE. 3 (a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense may 4 not procure, obtain, or use optical fiber and optical fiber 5 cable that are produced, manufactured, or assembled by 6 an entity that is owned by, controlled by, or subject to 7 the jurisdiction or direction of the People’s Republic of 8 China for use in Department of Defense information net- 9 works or communications systems. 10 (b) APPLICABILITY.—This section applies to— 11 (1) the Department of Defense; and 12 (2) any contractor or subcontractor at any tier 13 that procures or uses covered optical fiber in the 14 performance of a contract with the Department of 15 Defense. 16 (c) COVERED OPTICAL FIBER DEFINED.—In this 17 section, the term ‘‘covered optical fiber’’ means single- 18 mode or multi-mode optical fiber and optical fiber cable. 19 (d) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days 20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 21 of Defense shall amend the Defense Federal Acquisition 22 Regulation Supplement to require contractor certification 23 and supply-chain disclosure with respect to covered optical 24 fiber. 25 (e) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00599 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 600 •S 4784 RS (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 1 may grant a waiver to the prohibition under sub- 2 section (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary 3 determines that— 4 (A) the waiver is necessary for the national 5 security interests of the United States; and 6 (B) no practicable alternative exists from a 7 source not described in subsection (a). 8 (2) LIMITATION.—A waiver granted under this 9 subsection shall be time limited and scoped to the 10 minimum extent necessary. 11 (3) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days after 12 granting a waiver, the Secretary shall submit written 13 notice to the congressional defense committees de- 14 scribing— 15 (A) the justification for the waiver; 16 (B) the duration and scope of the waiver; 17 and 18 (C) the plan to transition to compliant ma- 19 terials. 20 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to 21 contracts awarded on or after October 1 of the first fiscal 22 year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00600 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 601 •S 4784 RS SEC. 847. PROMOTING THE UNITED STATES DRONE INDUS- 1 TRIAL BASE. 2 Section 848(a)(1) of the National Defense Authoriza- 3 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 4 USC 4871 note) is amended— 5 (1) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 6 follows: 7 ‘‘(B) uses flight controllers, radios, com- 8 munication devices, navigation systems, data 9 transmission devices, cameras and sensors, or 10 gimbals manufactured in a covered foreign 11 country or by an entity domiciled in a covered 12 foreign country;’’; 13 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and 14 (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; 15 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol- 16 lowing new subparagraph: 17 ‘‘(C) uses batteries, battery cells, battery 18 management systems, motors, or electronic 19 speed controllers developed in a covered foreign 20 country or by an entity domiciled in a covered 21 foreign country;’’; 22 (4) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by 23 striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 24 (5) by inserting after subparagraph (E), as so 25 redesignated, the following new subparagraph: 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00601 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 602 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(F) beginning one year after the date of 1 the enactment of this subparagraph, uses any 2 subcomponents or raw materials, as part of a 3 component listed in subsections (B) through 4 (E) of this section, sourced from, processed in, 5 or manufactured in a covered foreign country or 6 by an entity domiciled in a covered foreign 7 country; or’’. 8 SEC. 848. PILOT PROGRAM FOR DOMESTIC ANTIMONY AND 9 COPPER PRODUCTION FOR DEFENSE APPLI- 10 CATIONS. 11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 12 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 13 Defense shall establish a pilot program to support the re- 14 covery of antimony and copper as byproducts of mineral 15 production in the United States. 16 (b) ELEMENTS.—The pilot program required by sub- 17 section (a) shall include methods— 18 (1) to evaluate multiple processes and tech- 19 niques for recovery of antimony and copper as by- 20 products of mineral production; 21 (2) to develop process design plans necessary 22 for scaling recovery of antimony and copper to dem- 23 onstration-level production; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00602 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 603 •S 4784 RS (3) to generate sample material for independent 1 testing to verify suitability for defense applications; 2 and 3 (4) to produce qualified antimony material that 4 meets specifications provided by the Defense Logis- 5 tics Agency. 6 (c) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 7 enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, or other 8 transactions with appropriate entities to implement the 9 pilot program required by subsection (a). 10 (d) TERMINATION.—The pilot program required by 11 subsection (a) shall terminate not later than five years 12 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 13 (e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 15 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an- 16 nually thereafter for the next four years, the Sec- 17 retary shall submit to the congressional defense com- 18 mittees a report on the status and findings of the 19 pilot program required by subsection (a). 20 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by para- 21 graph (1) shall include— 22 (A) a summary of the progress made 23 under the pilot program required by subsection 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00603 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 604 •S 4784 RS (a) with respect to recovery and processing of 1 antimony and copper; 2 (B) technical and economic assessments 3 with respect to such recovery; and 4 (C) recommendations for expanding do- 5 mestic antimony and copper production and re- 6 ducing dependency on foreign sources of anti- 7 mony and copper. 8 SEC. 849. FULL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CHINESE MILITARY 9 COMPANIES. 10 Section 1260H of the National Defense Authoriza- 11 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 12 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 13 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘, based on 14 the most recent information available, is operating 15 directly or indirectly in the United States or any of 16 its territories and possessions,’’; 17 (2) in subsection (b)— 18 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2030’’ 19 and inserting ‘‘2035’’; and 20 (B) by striking paragraph (4); 21 (3) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol- 22 lows: 23 ‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 24 prescribe regulations to implement this section.’’; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00604 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 605 •S 4784 RS (4) in subsection (g)— 1 (A) by amending paragraph (2)(C) to read 2 as follows: 3 ‘‘(C) includes a majority-owned or major- 4 ity-controlled subsidiary or majority-owned or 5 majority-controlled affiliate of a parent entity 6 or an entity described in subparagraph (B);’’; 7 and 8 (B) in paragraph (3)— 9 (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 10 read as follows: 11 ‘‘(A) Entities knowingly receiving assist- 12 ance or that knowingly received assistance from 13 the Government of China or the Chinese Com- 14 munist Party through science, technology, re- 15 search, and industrial efforts that may con- 16 stitute efforts initiated, granted, or created by, 17 or provided under, or related to, the Chinese 18 military industrial planning apparatus, or in 19 furtherance of Chinese military industrial plan- 20 ning objectives. ‘Single Champion’ or ‘Little 21 Giant’ designations associated with Chinese in- 22 dustrial planning, or any other successor selec- 23 tion or designation as an enterprise associated 24 with Chinese industrial planning, may con- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00605 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 606 •S 4784 RS stitute knowing receipt of assistance through 1 science, technology, research, and industrial ef- 2 forts initiated, granted, or created by, or pro- 3 vided under, or related to, the Chinese military 4 industrial planning apparatus, or in furtherance 5 of Chinese military industrial planning objec- 6 tives or military-civil fusion efforts.’’; 7 (ii) by redesignating subparagraph 8 (H) as subparagraph (J); 9 (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 10 (B) through (G) as subparagraphs (C) 11 through (H); 12 (iv) by inserting after subparagraph 13 (A) the following new subparagraph: 14 ‘‘(B) Entities that knowingly contract 15 with, or provide services or components, which 16 can include lower tier suppliers and subcontrac- 17 tors, to the People’s Liberation Army, Chinese 18 military and paramilitary elements, security 19 forces, police, law enforcement, border control, 20 the People’s Armed Police, the Ministry of 21 State Security, or any other organization subor- 22 dinate to the Central Military Commission of 23 the Chinese Communist Party, the Chinese 24 Ministry of Industry and Information Tech- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00606 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 607 •S 4784 RS nology, the State-Owned Assets Supervision and 1 Administration Commission of the State Coun- 2 cil, or the State Administration of Science, 3 Technology, and Industry for National De- 4 fense.’’; and 5 (v) by inserting after subparagraph 6 (H), as redesignated by clause (ii), the fol- 7 lowing new subparagraph: 8 ‘‘(I) Majority-owned or majority- 9 controlled subsidiaries or majority- 10 owned or majority-controlled affiliates 11 of entities described in subparagraphs 12 (A) through (G).’’; and 13 (C) by adding at the end the following new 14 paragraphs: 15 ‘‘(6) ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘assistance’ 16 means benefits from the Government of China, in- 17 cluding monetary compensation in the form of 18 grants, loans, subsidies, tax benefits, real property, 19 tangible or intangible property, discounts, employees, 20 sponsored research, or any other preferential treat- 21 ment. 22 ‘‘(7) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘association’ 23 means a group of two or more entities connected for 24 a common interest. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00607 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 608 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(8) CONTRIBUTOR TO CHINESE DEFENSE IN- 1 DUSTRIAL BASE.—The term ‘contributor to the Chi- 2 nese defense industrial base’— 3 ‘‘(A) means an entity that manufactures, 4 produces, exports, or provides materials, prod- 5 ucts, or services that can supply, service, or ex- 6 pand China’s military-civil fusion strategy or 7 that could be used by Chinese military and 8 paramilitary elements, security forces, police, 9 law enforcement, border control, the People’s 10 Armed Police, the Ministry of State Security, or 11 any other organization subordinate to the Cen- 12 tral Military Commission of the Chinese Com- 13 munist Party, the Chinese Ministry of Industry 14 and Information Technology, the State-Owned 15 Assets Supervision and Administration Commis- 16 sion of the State Council, or the State Adminis- 17 tration of Science, Technology, and Industry for 18 National Defense for military or defense pur- 19 poses; and 20 ‘‘(B) includes manufacturing, producing, 21 exporting, or providing materials, products, or 22 services that have a substantial military appli- 23 cation, even if the particular technology, prod- 24 uct, or service is not directly supplied to or used 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00608 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 609 •S 4784 RS by the Chinese military or defense and even if 1 the particular technology, product, or service 2 also has commercial uses. 3 ‘‘(9) DIRECTLY CONTROLLED BY.—The term 4 ‘directly controlled by’ means exercising power over, 5 influencing, managing, or guiding an entity’s busi- 6 ness decisions or operations. 7 ‘‘(10) FORMAL ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘for- 8 mal association’ includes established or recognized 9 relationships, such as joint ventures, standardization 10 or working groups, task forces, consortiums, or part- 11 nerships and projects with an entity identified in 12 subsection (b)(1). 13 ‘‘(11) INDIRECTLY CONTROLLED BY.—The 14 term ‘indirectly controlled by’ means power, influ- 15 ence, management, or guidance of an entity’s busi- 16 ness decisions or operations through an intermediate 17 entity, subsidiary, or affiliate entity. 18 ‘‘(12) INDIRECTLY OWNED BY.—The term ‘in- 19 directly owned by’ means ownership achieved 20 through investment in, or the purchase of, shares or 21 economic or voting rights of an entity through an in- 22 termediate entity, subsidiary, or affiliate entity, re- 23 gardless of the percentage of ownership or number 24 of shares owned. Indirect ownership by any entity 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00609 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 610 •S 4784 RS identified in subsection (b)(1) does not require that 1 such entity hold control of another entity through its 2 ownership. 3 ‘‘(13) INFORMAL ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘in- 4 formal association’ means a lesser-recognized, short- 5 term relationship, such as participation in exhibi- 6 tions, competitions, or joint demonstrations with any 7 entity identified in subsection (b)(1). 8 ‘‘(14) MILITARY-CIVIL FUSION ENTERPRISE 9 ZONE.—The term ‘military-civil fusion enterprise 10 zone’ means a section of territory established by the 11 Government of China for the purpose of advancing 12 China’s policy of military-civil fusion through eco- 13 nomic activity. 14 ‘‘(15) MILITARY EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT 15 PLATFORMS.—The term ‘military equipment pro- 16 curement platforms’ means a digital marketplace 17 that advertises or sells equipment, supplies, or serv- 18 ices to the military or military suppliers. A digital 19 marketplace can be established by, sponsored by, or 20 run by private entities or the government of China 21 to advertise and sell equipment, supplies, or services 22 that are ultimately used by the Chinese military or 23 the Chinese defense industrial base. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00610 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 611 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(16) MILITARY INDUSTRIAL PLANNING APPA- 1 RATUS.—The term ‘military industrial planning ap- 2 paratus’ means efforts or policies initiated by the 3 Chinese government to expand the Chinese defense 4 industrial base, including military-civil fusion inte- 5 gration of dual-use products, technologies, or serv- 6 ices. 7 ‘‘(17) MILITARY INDUSTRIAL PLANNING OBJEC- 8 TIVES.—The term ‘military industrial planning ob- 9 jectives’ means lines of effort (such as plans, mis- 10 sions, or goals) outlined by the Chinese government 11 to expand the Chinese defense industrial base, in- 12 cluding by integrating dual-use products, tech- 13 nologies, or services into military equipment, pro- 14 grams, or systems. 15 ‘‘(18) OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE; POLICY GUID- 16 ANCE.—The terms ‘operational guidance’ and ‘policy 17 guidance’ mean instructions, decisions, proposals, 18 plans, guidance, or requirements on how an entity 19 should conduct operations. 20 ‘‘(19) OWNED BY.—The term ‘owned by’ means 21 ownership achieved through investment in, or the 22 purchase of, shares or economic or voting rights in 23 an entity, regardless of the percentage of ownership 24 or number of shares owned. Ownership by any entity 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00611 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 612 •S 4784 RS identified in subsection (b)(1) does not require that 1 such entity hold control of another entity through its 2 ownership. 3 ‘‘(20) PARENT ENTITY.—The term ‘parent enti- 4 ty’ includes an entity that directly or indirectly holds 5 at least 50 percent of the economic interest or at 6 least 50 percent of the voting interest of an entity.’’. 7 Subtitle D—Small Business Matters 8 SEC. 861. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MENTOR-PROTEGE 9 PROGRAM. 10 Section 4902 of title 10, United States Code, is 11 amended— 12 (1) by striking ‘‘disadvantaged small business’’ 13 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘eligible small 14 business’’; 15 (2) in subsection (b)— 16 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Defense 17 contracts and other contracts and sub- 18 contracts’’ and inserting ‘‘Defense contracts, 19 subcontracts, agreements, and sub-agree- 20 ments’’; and 21 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sub- 22 contractors and suppliers’’ and inserting 23 ‘‘awardees, contractors, subcontractors, and 24 suppliers’’; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00612 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 613 •S 4784 RS (3) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(iii)(I)— 1 (A) by striking ‘‘Defense contracts’’ each 2 places it appears and inserting ‘‘Defense con- 3 tracts or agreements’’; and 4 (B) by striking ‘‘the subcontracts’’ and in- 5 serting ‘‘the subcontracts or sub-agreements’’; 6 (4) in subsection (e)(1), by striking subpara- 7 graph (B) and inserting the following new subpara- 8 graph: 9 ‘‘(B) An agreement term for a period not 10 to exceed five years.’’; 11 (5) in subsection (f)(1)— 12 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 13 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 14 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 15 subparagraph (D); and 16 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 17 the following new subparagraph: 18 ‘‘(C) security compliance matters, such as 19 cybersecurity, export controls, and facility clear- 20 ances; and’’; 21 (6) in subsection (g)— 22 (A) by striking ‘‘Defense contract’’ each 23 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Defense con- 24 tract or agreement’’; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00613 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 614 •S 4784 RS (B) in paragraph (2)— 1 (i) by striking ‘‘unusual cir- 2 cumstances’’ each place it appears and in- 3 serting ‘‘mission needs’’; and 4 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 5 ‘‘program participation’’ and all that fol- 6 lows through the period and inserting 7 ‘‘agreement term under the mentor-protege 8 agreement.’’; 9 (C) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ‘‘con- 10 cerns has declined’’ and inserting ‘‘concerns has 11 declined in any relevant category of small busi- 12 ness concern under the Small Business Act (15 13 U.S.C. 631 et seq.)’’; 14 (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘would 15 be a small business concern owned and con- 16 trolled by socially and economically disadvan- 17 taged individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘would qualify 18 as a small business concern’’; 19 (7) in subsection (k)— 20 (A) by striking paragraph (7) and insert- 21 ing the following new paragraph: 22 ‘‘(7) any assistance obtained by the mentor 23 firm for the protege firm from one or more— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00614 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 615 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(A) business development, business out- 1 reach, or assistance centers or networks for 2 small business concerns established pursuant to 3 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.); 4 ‘‘(B) entities providing procurement tech- 5 nical assistance pursuant to chapter 388 of this 6 title; 7 ‘‘(C) historically Black colleges or univer- 8 sities, minority institutions of higher education, 9 or other colleges, universities, or institutions of 10 higher education, including innovation and eco- 11 nomic development entities of such colleges, 12 universities, or institutions; 13 ‘‘(D) entities providing manufacturing as- 14 sistance pursuant to section 25 of the National 15 Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 16 U.S.C. 278k(e)) or section 4841 of this title; or 17 ‘‘(E) entities providing research and devel- 18 opment assistance pursuant to section 23 of the 19 Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 20 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3715) or section 4124(f) of 21 this title.’’; and 22 (B) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘Defense 23 contracts’’ and inserting ‘‘Defense contracts 24 and agreements’’; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00615 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 616 •S 4784 RS (8) in subsection (n)— 1 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 2 through (9) as paragraphs (3) through (10), re- 3 spectively; 4 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 5 following new paragraph: 6 ‘‘(2) Except when referring to a mentor-protege 7 agreement entered into under subsection (e), the 8 term ‘agreement’ means any cooperative agreement, 9 grant, other transaction, prize, or other agreement 10 related to acquisition or to assistance with research 11 and development, production, or manufacturing.’’; 12 and 13 (C) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by 14 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘its primary 15 North American Industry Classification System 16 code’’ and inserting ‘‘the North American In- 17 dustry Classification System code pertinent to 18 the objectives of the particular mentor-protege 19 agreement’’. 20 SEC. 862. APEX ACCELERATOR FUNDING. 21 Section 4955(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 22 amended— 23 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ 24 and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00616 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 617 •S 4784 RS (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ 1 and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000’’; and 2 (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ 3 and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’. 4 SEC. 863. TEST PROGRAM FOR NEGOTIATION OF COM- 5 PREHENSIVE SMALL BUSINESS SUBCON- 6 TRACTING PLANS. 7 Section 834(e) of the National Defense Authorization 8 Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101– 9 189; 15 U.S.C. 637 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Decem- 10 ber 31, 2027’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2037’’. 11 SEC. 864. APPLICATION OF THE BONA FIDE PLACE OF BUSI- 12 NESS TO CERTAIN CONTRACTS. 13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 8(a)(11) 14 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(11)) and sec- 15 tion 124.501(k) of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, 16 or any successor regulation, for purposes of a construction 17 contract awarded by the Department of Defense under 18 such section 8(a), such section 8(a)(11) shall be deemed 19 satisfied if the Program Participant certifies to the Busi- 20 ness Opportunity Specialist assigned to the Program Par- 21 ticipant that the Program Participant will establish a 22 staffed, physical office in the geographic area required 23 under such section 124.501(k) not later than 60 days 24 after the date of the contract award. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00617 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 618 •S 4784 RS (b) SUNSET.—The authority under subsection (a) 1 shall terminate on December 31, 2032. 2 (c) BRIEFING.—On an annual basis until the author- 3 ity under subsection (a) terminates, the Secretary of De- 4 fense shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the 5 Senate and the House of Representatives on the use of 6 the authority under subsection (a), which shall include— 7 (1) uses of the authority and in which geo- 8 graphic location; 9 (2) data on the confirmation of the establish- 10 ment of a physical office within 60 days, as required 11 under subsection (a); and 12 (3) any other matters the Secretary of Defense 13 determines relevant. 14 Subtitle E—Other Matters 15 SEC. 871. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATED TO NA- 16 TIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 17 FISCAL YEAR 2026 PROVISIONS. 18 (a) SECTION 805.—Section 805(e)(2)(A) of the Na- 19 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 20 (Public Law 119–60; 10 U.S.C. 3771 note) is amended 21 by striking ‘‘by the contractor for are commensurate’’ and 22 inserting ‘‘by the contractor are commensurate’’. 23 (b) FURTHER AMENDMENT TO NATIONAL DEFENSE 24 AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.—The Na- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00618 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 619 •S 4784 RS tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 1 (Public Law 118–159) is amended— 2 (1) in section 164(f)(3) (10 U.S.C. 4651 note 3 prec.), as amended by section 162(4) of the National 4 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 5 (Public Law 119–60; 139 Stat. 769), by inserting 6 ‘‘that’’ before ‘‘uses’’ both places it appears; and 7 (2) in section 1522(d)(2)(B)(vi), as amended by 8 section 1521(5) of the National Defense Authoriza- 9 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 10 139 Stat. 1156), by striking ‘‘disaggregated each 11 element of the’’ and inserting ‘‘disaggregated by 12 each element of the’’. 13 (c) FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED 14 STATES CODE.—Title 10 of the United States Code is 15 amended— 16 (1) in subsection (d) of section 3453, as added 17 by section 1822(a)(3) of the National Defense Au- 18 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 19 119–60; 139 Stat. 1247)— 20 (A) by striking ‘‘(1) The head of an agency 21 shall establish’’ and inserting the following: 22 ‘‘The head of an agency shall— 23 ‘‘(1) establish’’; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00619 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 620 •S 4784 RS (B) by moving subparagraphs (A) and (B) 1 two ems to the right; and 2 (C) by moving paragraph (2) two ems to 3 the right; 4 (2) in section 3459, as added by section 1824 5 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 6 Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 139 Stat. 1248), by 7 amending subsection (c) to read as follows: 8 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 9 ‘‘(1) The term ‘subcontract’ includes a transfer 10 of commercial products and commercial services be- 11 tween divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of a con- 12 tractor or subcontractor and does not include other 13 supply agreements; and 14 ‘‘(2) The term ‘other supply agreements’ does 15 not include any agreement entered into by a con- 16 tractor or subcontractor for the supply of products 17 or services that are intended for use in the perform- 18 ance of multiple contracts with the Department of 19 Defense or with other parties, and that are not iden- 20 tifiable to any particular contract.’’; 21 (3) in section 3702(a), as amended by section 22 1804(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 23 for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 139 Stat. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00620 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 621 •S 4784 RS 1234), by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ in paragraph (4) 1 and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’; and 2 (4) in section 4023(b), as amended by section 3 1831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 4 Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 139 Stat. 5 1253), is amended by striking ‘‘Chapter 137 of this 6 title applies’’ and inserting ‘‘Legacy provisions of 7 chapter 137 of this title apply’’. 8 SEC. 872. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND- 9 ING IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN RE- 10 QUIREMENTS RELATING TO MUNITIONS. 11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds authorized to be ap- 12 propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis- 13 cal year 2027 for operation and maintenance, defense- 14 wide, and available for the Office of the Secretary of De- 15 fense for travel expenses, not more than 90 percent may 16 be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense 17 submits to the congressional defense committees— 18 (1) the report required under section 364 of the 19 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 139 Stat. 834) detailing 21 the stockpiles of critical munitions required to fight 22 simultaneous conflicts in different theaters of oper- 23 ation and a plan to implement critical munitions re- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00621 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 622 •S 4784 RS quirements to fight simultaneous conflicts in the 1 next budget cycle; and 2 (2) a certification that the requirement under 3 paragraph (9) of section 222c of title 10, United 4 States Code, as added by section 361 of such Act 5 (Public Law 119–60; 139 Stat. 833), to modify Out- 6 Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement 7 and Out-Year inventory numbers to include an esti- 8 mate of the annual aggregate demand from United 9 States allies and partners has been met. 10 SEC. 873. REPEAL OF AMENDMENTS PROVIDING FOR SUB- 11 MISSION BY SUBCONTRACT OFFEROR OF RE- 12 CENT PRICE HISTORY IN SATISFACTION OF 13 COST OR PRICING DATA REQUIREMENTS. 14 Section 3702(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, 15 is amended— 16 (1) by striking ‘‘(A) An offeror’’ and inserting 17 ‘‘An offeror’’; 18 (2) by striking subparagraph (B); and 19 (3) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as sub- 20 paragraphs (A) and (B), respectively. 21 SEC. 874. COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN PHAR- 22 MACEUTICAL CONTRACTS. 23 (a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 24 ensure that any contract awarded for the purpose of phar- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00622 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 623 •S 4784 RS maceutical drug, active pharmaceutical ingredients, or 1 other pharmaceutical materials stockpiling, manufac- 2 turing, onshoring, or supply chain expansion, is awarded 3 using competitive sourcing procedures. 4 (b) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 5 15 days before awarding a contract described in sub- 6 section (a), the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 7 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 8 House of Representatives a written notification includ- 9 ing— 10 (1) a description of the scope of work to be per- 11 formed under the contract; 12 (2) the anticipated value of the contract; and 13 (3) the statutory or regulatory authorities 14 under which the contract will be awarded. 15 SEC. 875. ENHANCEMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPLY CHAIN RE- 16 SILIENCE AND SECONDARY SOURCE QUALI- 17 FICATION. 18 Subsection (f) of section 865 of the National Defense 19 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118– 20 159; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note), is amended to read as follows: 21 ‘‘(f) EXPEDITED QUALIFICATION PANEL.— 22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 30, 23 2027, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 24 the secretaries of the military departments and the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00623 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 624 •S 4784 RS Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, shall es- 1 tablish a program to expedite the processing of cer- 2 tain Source Approval Requests. The program shall 3 provide that a Source Approval Request Package 4 submitted by an applicant and meeting the require- 5 ments under paragraph (2) shall be subject to the 6 expedited source approval process set under para- 7 graph (3) and may be eligible for the incentives de- 8 scribed in paragraph (4) . 9 ‘‘(2) QUALIFYING SOURCE APPROVAL REQUEST 10 PACKAGES.—Any Source Approval Request, regard- 11 less of category, for an item of supply that is not a 12 critical safety item shall be classified as a Qualifying 13 Source Approval Request Package if it meets the fol- 14 lowing requirements (as determined by the Secretary 15 concerned): 16 ‘‘(A) MANUFACTURER OF RECORD.—The 17 applicant is a manufacturer of record for the 18 proposed subject item of supply. 19 ‘‘(B) APPROVED SOURCE APPROVAL RE- 20 QUEST TEMPLATE.—The Source Approval Re- 21 quest is submitted on a standardized template 22 for expedited Source Approval Requests. The 23 standardized templates shall be published by 24 each military department not later than April 1, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00624 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 625 •S 4784 RS 2027, and shall include all information required 1 for the supply chain risk management review 2 referenced in subsection (f)(3)(D) of this sec- 3 tion on an expedited basis. 4 ‘‘(C) QUALIFIED ENGINEERING DESIGNEE 5 CERTIFICATION.—A Qualified Engineering Des- 6 ignee certifies in writing that the engineering 7 data included in the applicable Source Approval 8 Request, including the technical data Package, 9 conforms to the applicable Technical Data 10 Package or reverse engineering standards re- 11 quired of such item of supply. 12 ‘‘(D) MANUFACTURING CERTIFICATION.— 13 The applicant, or the relevant majority-owned 14 manufacturing subsidiary, holds a current 15 AS9100 Rev D certification (or successor 16 standard) issued by an accredited third-party 17 certification body. 18 ‘‘(E) SMALL BUSINESS PARITY AND MAR- 19 KET COMPETITION.—The Secretary of Defense 20 shall establish mechanisms to ensure fair access 21 for small businesses, such as subsidized engi- 22 neering reviews or a waiver of designee fees for 23 qualifying small businesses. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00625 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 626 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(3) EXPEDITED SOURCE APPROVAL PROC- 1 ESS.—Not later than 7 days after receiving a Source 2 Approval Request purporting to be a Qualifying 3 Source Approval Request Package, the Secretary 4 concerned shall determine whether the Source Ap- 5 proval Request qualifies for such treatment. A quali- 6 fying Source Approval Request Package shall be 7 subject to the following Expedited Source Approval 8 Process: 9 ‘‘(A) A qualifying Source Approval Re- 10 quest Package shall be referred to an Expedited 11 Qualification Panel for the military department, 12 which shall be established by the Secretary con- 13 cerned by not later than June 30, 2027. 14 ‘‘(B) Absent the Expedited Qualification 15 Panel’s written determination to the applicant 16 that additional engineering evaluation is re- 17 quired solely based on either the criticality or 18 novelty and complexity of the item of supply, 19 the Qualified Engineering Designee’s certifi- 20 cation under paragraph (2)(C) shall constitute 21 the full engineering evaluation necessary for 22 such Expedited Qualification Panel’s review of 23 the Qualifying Source Approval Request Pack- 24 age. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00626 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 627 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(C) Not later than 14 days after receipt 1 of a Qualifying Source Approval Request Pack- 2 age, the applicable Expedited Qualification 3 Panel shall issue a determination on whether to 4 grant approval or disapproval of the Source Ap- 5 proval Request. 6 ‘‘(D)(i) The 14-day timeline for final de- 7 termination shall be paused for a maximum of 8 30 days to allow for the completion of a com- 9 prehensive supply chain risk management and 10 foreign ownership, control, or influence assess- 11 ment. 12 ‘‘(ii) For qualifying items, particularly 13 non-commercial items with an anticipated con- 14 tract value exceeding $5,000,000, this review 15 timeframe shall align with standard Defense 16 Counterintelligence and Security Agency review 17 schedules to ensure the applicant poses no risk 18 to the Department. 19 ‘‘(4) COMPLETE TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGE IN- 20 CENTIVES.— 21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If a Qualifying Source 22 Approval Request Package that meets the re- 23 quirements of paragraph (2) also includes deliv- 24 ery of a Complete Technical Data Package and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00627 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 628 •S 4784 RS Government purpose rights to such Complete 1 Technical Data Package, and such Qualifying 2 Source Approval Request Package receives a 3 determination of full approval pursuant to para- 4 graph (3)(C), the Defense Logistics Agency, the 5 Secretary concerned, or relevant head of con- 6 tracting activity shall award to the manufac- 7 turer of record a firm-fixed-price indefinite-de- 8 livery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for 9 the item of supply which is the subject of such 10 qualifying Source Approval Request Package. 11 ‘‘(B) CONTRACT TERMS.—A contract 12 awarded under subparagraph (A) shall include 13 the following terms: 14 ‘‘(i) PRICING.—The unit price shall 15 not exceed 90 percent of the weighted av- 16 erage unit price paid by the Defense Logis- 17 tics Agency for the item of supply during 18 the two-year period preceding the date of 19 receipt of the Qualifying Source Approval 20 Request Package. 21 ‘‘(ii) MINIMUM QUANTITY.—A guaran- 22 teed minimum annual order quantity of 23 not less than 60 percent of the average an- 24 nual quantity of the item of supply ordered 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00628 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 629 •S 4784 RS by the Defense Logistics Agency during 1 the 3-year period preceding the date of re- 2 ceipt of the Qualifying Source Approval 3 Request Package. 4 ‘‘(iii) LENGTH.—A period of perform- 5 ance of three years. 6 ‘‘(iv) DEVIATIONS.—Clauses (i), (ii), 7 and (iii) may be deviated from at the dis- 8 cretion of the contracting activity as nec- 9 essary to establish the awardee as a viable 10 source of supply if it is determined by the 11 contracting activity to be in the best inter- 12 est of the Government and is bilaterally 13 negotiated with the awardee. 14 ‘‘(C) COMPETITION AUTHORITY.—The 15 award of a contract under this subsection is au- 16 thorized notwithstanding the requirements of 17 section 3201 of title 10, United States Code, 18 and no justification and approval under section 19 3204(e) of title 10, United States Code, shall 20 be required for such award. 21 ‘‘(5) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 22 2028, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 23 the Secretaries of the military departments and the 24 Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, shall sub- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00629 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 630 •S 4784 RS mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 1 Senate and the House of Representatives a report 2 containing an evaluation of the program under this 3 subsection, which shall include a quantitative evalua- 4 tion of— 5 ‘‘(A) the number of Source Approval Re- 6 quest Packages processed; 7 ‘‘(B) average time to qualification com- 8 pared to prior to the inception of the program; 9 ‘‘(C) processing cost per Source Approval 10 Request review; 11 ‘‘(D) impact on part unit cost; and 12 ‘‘(E) mission readiness. 13 ‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 14 ‘‘(A) The term ‘Complete Technical Data 15 Package’ means a Technical Data Package that 16 includes a complete set of engineering data, 17 drawings, specifications, inspection criteria, test 18 procedures, quality assurance provisions, and 19 other technical information sufficient to enable 20 a qualified manufacturer to produce an item of 21 supply that conforms to the original design re- 22 quirements. 23 ‘‘(B) The term ‘criticality’ means any item 24 of supply which should be a critical safety item. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00630 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 631 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(C) The term ‘critical safety item’ means 1 any item of supply that is either an aviation 2 critical safety item or ship critical safety item, 3 as those terms are defined in section 3243 of 4 title 10, United States Code. 5 ‘‘(D) The term ‘Government purpose 6 rights’ has the meaning given that term in sec- 7 tion 252.227–7013(a) of title 48, Code of Fed- 8 eral Regulations. 9 ‘‘(E) The term ‘manufacturer of record’ 10 means an entity, or its majority-owned sub- 11 sidiary, which shall directly, or indirectly 12 through a majority-owned subsidiary, perform 13 the fabrication or manufacture of the item of 14 supply for which such Source Approval Request 15 is being sought. 16 ‘‘(F) The term ‘novelty and complexity’ 17 means any Source Approval Request Package 18 where the proposed Package introduces a mate- 19 rial change in the form, fit, or function relative 20 to the Technical Data Package or reverse engi- 21 neering standards of such item of supply. 22 ‘‘(G) The term ‘Qualified Engineering Des- 23 ignee’ means an individual who— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00631 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 632 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(i) holds a current appointment as a 1 Designated Engineering Representative 2 issued by the Federal Aviation Administra- 3 tion under part 183 of title 14, Code of 4 Federal Regulations, in the technical dis- 5 cipline for which the Source Approval Re- 6 quest is being made; or 7 ‘‘(ii) holds an equivalent certification 8 or certifications reflecting engineering com- 9 petence in an applicable technical field and 10 independence obligations substantially 11 equivalent to the process by which the 12 Federal Aviation Administration appoints 13 Designated Engineering Representatives, 14 as determined by the Secretary of Defense 15 pursuant to an application and qualifica- 16 tion process established not later than 17 March 31, 2027, that includes, at a min- 18 imum— 19 ‘‘(I) eight years of engineering 20 experience in the technical discipline 21 for which the Source Approval Re- 22 quest is being made; 23 ‘‘(II) knowledge and experience 24 relating to the processing of engineer- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00632 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 633 •S 4784 RS ing data involving the qualification of 1 parts or systems within such technical 2 discipline; and 3 ‘‘(III) an engineering degree or 4 equivalent relevant to such technical 5 discipline.’’. 6 SEC. 876. LIMITATION PENDING ARMY CONFORMANCE 7 WITH PORTFOLIO ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE 8 REQUIREMENTS. 9 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 10 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 for 11 operation and maintenance, Army, and available for travel 12 expenses for the Office of the Secretary of the Army, not 13 more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until 14 the Secretary of the Army certifies to the congressional 15 defense committees that all portfolio acquisition executives 16 of the Army are certified acquisition officials in accord- 17 ance with section 1732 of title 10, United States Code. 18 SEC. 877. PROCUREMENT OF MEDICAL COUNTER- 19 MEASURES FOR OVERSEAS PERSONNEL OF 20 THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR ACUTE 21 RADIATION SYNDROME AND THERMAL 22 BURNS. 23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to appropriations for such 24 purpose, the Secretary of Defense may procure, pre-posi- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00633 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 634 •S 4784 RS tion, sustain, and maintain medical countermeasures that 1 are determined to be requirements pursuant to section 2 734(a) of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement 3 and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 4 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note). 5 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts subject to appropria- 6 tion under subsection (a) may be used only for medical 7 countermeasures that are identified by the Secretary of 8 Defense, through the program established under sub- 9 section (a) of section 734 of the Servicemember Quality 10 of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization 11 Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 10 U.S.C. 12 1071 note), as requirements for covered personnel, as de- 13 fined in subsection (c) of such section. 14 (c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Amounts subject to 15 appropriation under subsection (a) may be used for— 16 (1) procurement and advanced procurement of 17 medical countermeasures to diagnose, prevent, and 18 treat acute radiation syndrome, cutaneous radiation 19 injury, and thermal burns; 20 (2) stockpiling, pre-positioning, storage, and re- 21 plenishment; 22 (3) lifecycle sustainment and maintenance; and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00634 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 635 •S 4784 RS (4) activities necessary to ensure deployment 1 readiness and effective operational use of such coun- 2 termeasures. 3 SEC. 878. PROCUREMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE DEPART- 4 MENT OF DEFENSE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 5 VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, 6 AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 7 Section 801(d) of the National Defense Authorization 8 Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 9 3201 note prec.) is amended by adding at the end the fol- 10 lowing new paragraph: 11 ‘‘(3) In the case of the procurement of property or 12 services on behalf of the Department of Defense by the 13 Department of Veterans Affairs for planning, design, and 14 construction projects, a certificate of compliance shall not 15 be required.’’. 16 SEC. 879. LEASING OF VESSELS, AIRCRAFT, AND COMBAT 17 VEHICLES. 18 Section 3671(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 19 is amended by amending subparagraph (D) to read as fol- 20 lows: 21 ‘‘(D) the Secretary has certified to such com- 22 mittees that— 23 ‘‘(i) entering into the proposed contract 24 provides an accelerated delivery schedule or is 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00635 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 636 •S 4784 RS the most cost-efficient means of obtaining the 1 vessel, aircraft, or combat vehicle; and 2 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary has determined that the 3 lease complies with all applicable laws, Office of 4 Management and Budget circulars, and Depart- 5 ment of Defense regulations.’’. 6 SEC. 880. PROHIBITION ON MODEMS OR ROUTERS ACQUISI- 7 TIONS INVOLVING ENTITIES OWNED OR CON- 8 TROLLED BY CHINA. 9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may not 10 acquire any modem or router if the manufacturer, bidder, 11 or offeror is a covered Chinese entity. 12 (b) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply only 13 with respect to contracts or other agreements entered into, 14 renewed, or extended after the date of the enactment of 15 this Act. 16 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 17 (1) COVERED CHINESE ENTITY.—The term 18 ‘‘covered Chinese entity’’ means an entity that the 19 Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Direc- 20 tor of the National Intelligence or the Director of 21 the Federal Bureau of Investigation, determines to 22 be an entity owned, controlled, directed, or subcon- 23 tracted by, affiliated with, or otherwise connected to, 24 the Government of the People’s Republic of China. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00636 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 637 •S 4784 RS (2) MANUFACTURER.—The term ‘‘manufac- 1 turer’’ means— 2 (A) the entity that transforms raw mate- 3 rials, miscellaneous parts, or components into 4 the end item; 5 (B) any entity that subcontracts with the 6 entity described in subparagraph (A) for the en- 7 tity described in such subparagraph to trans- 8 form raw materials, miscellaneous parts, or 9 components into the end item; 10 (C) any entity that otherwise directs the 11 entity described in subparagraph (A) to trans- 12 form raw materials, miscellaneous parts, or 13 components into the end item; or 14 (D) any parent company, subsidiary, or af- 15 filiate of the entity described in subparagraph 16 (A). 17 (3) MODEM.—The term ‘‘modem’’ means a 18 modulator-demodulator, digital-to-analog, and back, 19 signal converter that allows computers to commu- 20 nicate over telephone wires or cable TV cable. 21 (4) ROUTER.—The term ‘‘router’’ means a de- 22 vice that connects two or more packet-switched net- 23 works or subnetworks, serving the two primary func- 24 tions of— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00637 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 638 •S 4784 RS (A) managing traffic between these net- 1 works by forwarding data packets to their in- 2 tended IP addresses; and 3 (B) allowing multiple devices to use the 4 same Internet connection. 5 SEC. 881. PROHIBITION ON TELEVISION ACQUISITIONS IN- 6 VOLVING ENTITIES OWNED OR CONTROLLED 7 BY CHINA. 8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may not 9 acquire any television if the manufacturer, bidder, or of- 10 feror is a covered Chinese entity. 11 (b) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply only 12 with respect to contracts or other agreements entered into, 13 renewed, or extended after the date of the enactment of 14 this Act. 15 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 16 (1) COVERED CHINESE ENTITY.—The term 17 ‘‘covered Chinese entity’’ means an entity that the 18 Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Direc- 19 tor of the National Intelligence or the Director of 20 the Federal Bureau of Investigation, determines to 21 be an entity owned, controlled, directed, or subcon- 22 tracted by, affiliated with, or otherwise connected to, 23 the Government of the People’s Republic of China. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00638 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 639 •S 4784 RS (2) MANUFACTURER.—The term ‘‘manufac- 1 turer’’ means an entity that— 2 (A) transforms raw materials, miscella- 3 neous parts, or components into the end item; 4 (B) subcontracts with an entity described 5 in subparagraph (A) for the entity described in 6 such subparagraph to transform raw materials, 7 miscellaneous parts, or components into the end 8 item; 9 (C) otherwise directs an entity described in 10 subparagraph (A) to transform raw materials, 11 miscellaneous parts, or components into the end 12 item; or 13 (D) is a parent company, subsidiary, or af- 14 filiate of an entity described in subparagraph 15 (A). 16 (3) TELEVISION.—The term ‘‘television’’ has 17 the meaning given the term ‘‘Television set or TV’’ 18 in section 430.2 of title 10, Code of Federal Regula- 19 tions. 20 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00639 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 640 •S 4784 RS SEC. 882. PROHIBITION FOR DEFENSE CONTRACTORS PRO- 1 VIDING SENSITIVE INFORMATION RELATED 2 TO SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY TO FOREIGN ENTI- 3 TIES OF CONCERN. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 5 prohibit a covered entity from providing to a foreign entity 6 of concern a digital sequence of synthetic DNA or RNA 7 or a synthetic protein designed by humans or artificial in- 8 telligence systems. 9 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the prohibi- 10 tion under subsection (a) if the Secretary— 11 (1) determines the waiver is in the national se- 12 curity interests of the United States; and 13 (2) not less than 30 days before the waiver 14 takes effect, notifies the congressional defense com- 15 mittees with respect to the waiver and the deter- 16 mination under paragraph (1). 17 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 18 (1) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en- 19 tity’’ means any entity that does any work with the 20 Department of Defense under a contract, grant, co- 21 operative agreement, or other federally awarded ve- 22 hicle, including an agreement authorized under sec- 23 tion 4021 or 4022 of title 10, United States Code, 24 a cooperative research and development agreement, 25 or a material transfer agreement. 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00640 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 641 •S 4784 RS (2) DIGITAL SEQUENCE.—The term ‘‘digital se- 1 quence’’ means a binary file or other digital rep- 2 resentation containing symbols representing the 3 identity, order, and any chemical modification for 4 each position in a DNA, RNA, or protein molecule. 5 (3) FOREIGN COUNTRY OF CONCERN.—The 6 term ‘‘foreign country of concern’’ has the meaning 7 given that term in section 10612(a) of the Research 8 and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act 9 (42 U.S.C. 19221(a)). 10 (4) FOREIGN ENTITY OF CONCERN.—The term 11 ‘‘foreign entity of concern’’ means— 12 (A) a government entity of a foreign coun- 13 try of concern; 14 (B) a foreign person subject to the juris- 15 diction of, or organized under the laws of, a for- 16 eign country of concern; or 17 (C) a foreign person owned, directed, or 18 controlled by an entity described in subpara- 19 graph (A) or (B). 20 (5) SYNTHETIC DNA OR RNA.—The term ‘‘syn- 21 thetic DNA or RNA’’ means— 22 (A) molecules that are constructed by join- 23 ing nucleic acid molecules and can replicate in 24 a living cell, such as recombinant nucleic acids; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00641 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 642 •S 4784 RS (B) nucleic acid molecules that are chemi- 1 cally or by other means synthesized, including 2 such molecules that are chemically or otherwise 3 modified but can base pair with naturally occur- 4 ring nucleic acid molecules, such as synthetic 5 nucleic acids; or 6 (C) molecules that result from the replica- 7 tion or derivation of molecules described in sub- 8 paragraph (A) or (B). 9 (6) SYNTHETIC PROTEIN.—The term ‘‘synthetic 10 protein’’ means a non-naturally occurring sequence 11 of amino acids, including short sequences that may 12 combine natural and non-natural amino acids. 13 SEC. 883. REPORTING ON CONTRACTOR OPERATIONS RE- 14 LATED TO CHINA. 15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall re- 16 quire any entity entering into a covered contract with the 17 Department of Defense to submit a report on the entity’s 18 operations related to China, including— 19 (1) sales revenue from China; 20 (2) profit attributable to its China business; 21 (3) assets held or located in China; 22 (4) liabilities associated with China business; 23 (5) investments in Chinese entities; 24 (6) loans from Chinese entities; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00642 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 643 •S 4784 RS (7) the number of suppliers located in China 1 down to the second tier of subcontracting; and 2 (8) the number of Chinese citizen employees, 3 whether located in China or elsewhere and including 4 both regular and contract employees. 5 (b) REPORTING TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of 6 Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services 7 of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 8 the House of Representatives a report aggregating the in- 9 formation reported pursuant to subsection (a). 10 (c) COVERED CONTRACT DEFINED.—In this section, 11 the term ‘‘covered contract’’ means a contract for a major 12 defense acquisition program, as that term is defined in 13 section 4201 of title 10, United States Code. 14 SEC. 884. ENSURING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CON- 15 TRACTOR COMPLIANCE WITH DISABILITY 16 HIRING GOALS. 17 (a) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 2026 18 through 2029, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct an 19 audit of the compliance of the contractors of the Depart- 20 ment of Defense with the 7-percent utilization goal for em- 21 ployment of qualified individuals with disabilities by con- 22 tractors established by the Office of Federal Contract 23 Compliance Programs of the Department of Labor under 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00643 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 644 •S 4784 RS section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 1 793). 2 (b) REPORTS.—Not later than 5 months after the 3 end of a fiscal year for which the Secretary of Defense 4 was required to conduct an audit under subsection (a), 5 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees 6 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep- 7 resentatives a report on the findings of such audit. 8 TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DE- 9 FENSE ORGANIZATION AND 10 MANAGEMENT 11 Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary 12 of Defense and Related Matters 13 SEC. 901. ECONOMIC DEFENSE UNIT. 14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 4 of title 10, United 15 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol- 16 lowing new section: 17 ‘‘§ 149a. Economic Defense Unit 18 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 19 Department of Defense an Economic Defense Unit (in this 20 section referred to as the ‘Unit’). 21 ‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.— 22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of the Unit shall 23 be the Director (in this section referred to as the 24 ‘Director’). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00644 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 645 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(2) APPOINTMENT.—The Director shall be ap- 1 pointed by the Secretary of Defense from among— 2 ‘‘(A) employees in Senior Executive Service 3 positions (as defined in section 3132 of title 5); 4 or 5 ‘‘(B) individuals from outside the civil 6 service who have successfully held equivalent 7 positions with relevant experience in strategic 8 planning, economic planning and analysis, or 9 similar activities in the private sector, another 10 component of the Department of Defense, or 11 another Federal agency. 12 ‘‘(3) AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR.—The Direc- 13 tor— 14 ‘‘(A) shall serve as a principal staff assist- 15 ant to advise the Secretary on matters within 16 the responsibilities of the Unit; 17 ‘‘(B) shall report directly to the Deputy 18 Secretary of Defense without intervening au- 19 thority; and 20 ‘‘(C) may communicate views on matters 21 within the responsibilities of the Unit directly to 22 the Deputy Secretary without obtaining the ap- 23 proval or concurrence of any other official with- 24 in the Department of Defense. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00645 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 646 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(4) LIMITATION ON HOLDING MULTIPLE OF- 1 FICES.—The Director may not hold any other office 2 or title. 3 ‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.— 4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Unit shall be respon- 5 sible for the following: 6 ‘‘(A) Coordinating among, and harmo- 7 nizing economic competition activities by, com- 8 ponents of the Department of Defense, includ- 9 ing by serving as a co-chair of the National De- 10 fense Economic Competition Research Council. 11 ‘‘(B) Developing and maintaining require- 12 ments for economic competition activities to re- 13 inforce military advantage, including require- 14 ments described in subsection (d). 15 ‘‘(C) Developing and maintaining a cam- 16 paign plan for economic competition activities 17 to reinforce military advantage. 18 ‘‘(D) Conducting or sponsoring analyses 19 and other net assessment activities to scope eco- 20 nomic competition activities, gaps, needs, or re- 21 quirements related to activities of the United 22 States, allies of the United States, or adver- 23 saries. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00646 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 647 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(E) Directing the execution of economic 1 competition activities. 2 ‘‘(F) Developing programming and budget 3 submissions for economic competition activities. 4 ‘‘(G) Advising the Secretary and the Dep- 5 uty Secretary with respect to economic competi- 6 tion activities, including with respect to coordi- 7 nating integration of economic competition re- 8 quirements or programs into joint and inter- 9 agency planning activities. 10 ‘‘(H) Acting as the principal interlocutor 11 for interagency activities related to economic 12 competition activities. 13 ‘‘(I) Leading outreach of the Department 14 of Defense to relevant private actors engaged in 15 economic competition activities, including by 16 liaising with private actors under section 1047 17 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Au- 18 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 19 Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). 20 ‘‘(J) Sponsoring or conducting regular ta- 21 bletop exercises related to economic competition 22 activities in order— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00647 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 648 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(i) to assess the economic impacts of 1 decisions of the Department of Defense 2 during crises and conflicts; 3 ‘‘(ii) to evaluate the economic tools 4 available to the United States Government 5 to augment the capabilities of the Depart- 6 ment of Defense in competition, crises, and 7 conflicts; or 8 ‘‘(iii) to evaluate planning scenarios or 9 concept development, including to test pro- 10 posed doctrine, tactics, or other nonmate- 11 rial approaches for economic competition 12 activities that might be used by the De- 13 partment of Defense. 14 ‘‘(K) Selecting economic competition activi- 15 ties projects to be carried out using funds made 16 available to the Unit, allocating funds to orga- 17 nizations to carry out such projects, and moni- 18 toring the execution of such projects. 19 ‘‘(L) Serving as the co-chair of the Na- 20 tional Security Capital Forum. 21 ‘‘(M) Regularly updating the National Se- 22 curity Council and relevant Federal agencies 23 with respect to the economic competition activi- 24 ties of the Department of Defense. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00648 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 649 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(2) NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR NEGOTIATING 1 EQUITY INVESTMENTS.—The Unit— 2 ‘‘(A) shall not be responsible for negoti- 3 ating or executing any agreements related to— 4 ‘‘(i) taking an equity interest in an 5 entity; or 6 ‘‘(ii) using debt instruments, war- 7 rants, options, and other rights to acquire 8 an equity interest in an entity; and 9 ‘‘(B) shall work with and through existing 10 entities within the Department established to 11 negotiate and execute such agreements. 12 ‘‘(d) ECONOMIC COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS.— 13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The requirements for eco- 14 nomic competition activities developed and main- 15 tained by the Unit under subsection (c)(1)(B) may 16 include requirements for— 17 ‘‘(A) access, basing, and overflight; 18 ‘‘(B) countering mobilization of adver- 19 saries; 20 ‘‘(C) countering modernization of adver- 21 saries; 22 ‘‘(D) countering defense industrial base ac- 23 tivities by adversaries; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00649 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 650 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(E) ensuring the access of the United 1 States to critical materials and capabilities; and 2 ‘‘(F) such other matters as the Director 3 considers appropriate. 4 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATIONS.—In developing require- 5 ments for economic competition activities under sub- 6 section (c)(1)(B), the Director shall consult— 7 ‘‘(A) integrated priorities lists from com- 8 batant commanders derived from operational 9 plans or theater campaign plans; 10 ‘‘(B) integrated priorities lists of defense 11 industrial base shortfalls or investment opportu- 12 nities; and 13 ‘‘(C) the outcomes of experimentation 14 events, science and technology activities, and 15 examinations of issues of economic competition 16 by concept development organizations. 17 ‘‘(e) STAFFING.—In consultation with the Secretary 18 and the Deputy Secretary, the Director shall ensure— 19 ‘‘(1) staffing of the Unit with individuals with 20 relevant expertise and experience, including a diver- 21 sified mix of individuals with expertise in— 22 ‘‘(A) financial analysis; 23 ‘‘(B) national security economics; 24 ‘‘(C) intelligence analysis; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00650 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 651 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(D) international business or finance; 1 ‘‘(E) campaign planning; 2 ‘‘(F) military operations; 3 ‘‘(G) supply chain planning or risk man- 4 agement; and 5 ‘‘(H) complex real estate or construction 6 mega-projects; and 7 ‘‘(2) such individuals are vetted for and abide 8 by conflict-of-interest regulations prescribed under 9 subsection (f) specifically for the Unit to protect the 10 significantly sensitive nature of the economic data 11 and decision-making conducted by staff of the Unit. 12 ‘‘(f) CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST REGULATIONS.— 13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall submit 14 to the congressional defense committees— 15 ‘‘(A) not later than July 1, 2027, interim 16 conflict-of-interest regulations required by sub- 17 section (e)(2) applicable to the staff of the 18 Unit; and 19 ‘‘(B) not later than January 31, 2028, 20 final such regulations. 21 ‘‘(2) UPDATES.—The conflict-of-interest regula- 22 tions prescribed under subparagraph (A) shall be 23 updated not less frequently than once every three 24 years. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00651 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 652 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(g) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 1 ‘‘(1) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—Not less fre- 2 quently than quarterly, the Director shall provide to 3 the Secretary and the congressional defense commit- 4 tees a briefing on, for the quarter preceding the 5 briefing— 6 ‘‘(A) the activities of the Unit; 7 ‘‘(B) the outcomes of and advances result- 8 ing from such activities; and 9 ‘‘(C) work product of the Unit. 10 ‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not less frequently 11 than annually, the Director shall submit to the con- 12 gressional defense committees a report on the mat- 13 ters described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of 14 paragraph (1) for the year preceding submission of 15 the report. 16 ‘‘(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 17 tion shall be construed to confer upon the Director or the 18 Unit any new authority beyond planning, coordinating, 19 and advising the Department of Defense with respect to 20 economic competition activities. 21 ‘‘(i) ECONOMIC COMPETITION ACTIVITIES DE- 22 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘economic competition 23 activities’ means actions that are taken to reinforce mili- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00652 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 653 •S 4784 RS tary advantage in and through the economic domain, in- 1 cluding such actions taken— 2 ‘‘(1) to leverage private capital and market ac- 3 tors; 4 ‘‘(2) to acquire or procure items; 5 ‘‘(3) to protect or enhance the economic or 6 technological advantage of the United States or al- 7 lies of the United States; 8 ‘‘(4) in the information environment or cyber 9 environment or as other sensitive operations; or 10 ‘‘(5) to leverage interagency authorities.’’. 11 (b) PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY.—Sec- 12 tion 4092(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 13 by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 14 ‘‘(12) ECONOMIC DEFENSE UNIT.—The Direc- 15 tor of the Economic Defense Unit may carry out a 16 program of personnel management authority pro- 17 vided in subsection (b) in order to facilitate recruit- 18 ment of eminent experts described in section 149a(e) 19 of this title.’’. 20 (c) NATIONAL DEFENSE ECONOMIC COMPETITION 21 RESEARCH COUNCIL.—Section 228(c) of the Servicemem- 22 ber Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense 23 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118– 24 159; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00653 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 654 •S 4784 RS (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol- 1 lows: 2 ‘‘(1) CHAIR.—The Director of the Economic 3 Defense Unit shall be the chair of the Council.’’; and 4 (2) in paragraph (2)— 5 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 6 through (N) as clauses (i) through (xiv), respec- 7 tively, and by moving such clauses, as so redes- 8 ignated, two ems to the right; and 9 (B) by striking ‘‘The co-chairs’’ and all 10 that follows through ‘‘the following:’’ and in- 11 serting in the following: ‘‘The Council shall in- 12 clude the following: 13 ‘‘(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for 14 Policy. 15 ‘‘(B) The Under Secretary of Defense for 16 Research and Engineering. 17 ‘‘(C) The Under Secretary of Defense for 18 Acquisition and Sustainment. 19 ‘‘(D) Representatives from each of the fol- 20 lowing:’’. 21 (d) NATIONAL SECURITY CAPITAL FORUM.—Section 22 1092(b) of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improve- 23 ment and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00654 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 655 •S 4784 RS Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 10 U.S.C. 149 note) is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 ‘‘(b) CO-CHAIRS.—The Director of the Office of Stra- 3 tegic Capital and the Director of the Economic Defense 4 Unit shall serve as co-chairs of the Forum established 5 under subsection (a).’’. 6 SEC. 902. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON CAPITAL AS- 7 SISTANCE OF OFFICE OF STRATEGIC CAP- 8 ITAL. 9 Section 149(e)(9) of title 10, United States Code, is 10 amended by striking ‘‘2028’’ each place it appears and 11 inserting ‘‘2038’’. 12 SEC. 903. REQUIREMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL CODE OF 13 CONDUCT FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF 14 DEFENSE POSITIONS. 15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than August 1, 2027, 16 the Secretary of Defense shall develop a professional code 17 of conduct for individuals serving in positions in the De- 18 partment of Defense specified in subsection (c), or adopt 19 or modify an existing code of conduct to apply to those 20 positions, to ensure that individuals in those positions 21 have clear guidance on the ethics and standards governing 22 their professional behavior. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00655 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 656 •S 4784 RS (b) ELEMENTS.—In developing, or adopting or modi- 1 fying, a code of conduct under subsection (a), the Sec- 2 retary shall ensure that the code— 3 (1) reinforces the need for integrity, com- 4 petence, diligence, and exercise of care in profes- 5 sional judgment by individuals serving in positions 6 specified in subsection (c) in all actions representing 7 the United States Government; 8 (2) ensures the integrity of decision-making by 9 those individuals and of data generated by those in- 10 dividuals that affects global capital markets; 11 (3) requires those individuals to avoid any ac- 12 tion that would potentially distort markets or lead to 13 the perception of distorting or manipulating mar- 14 kets; 15 (4) requires those individuals to, as representa- 16 tives of the United States Government, take all care 17 and caution to avoid real or perceived conflicts of in- 18 terest; and 19 (5) ensures those individuals conduct thorough 20 documentation of— 21 (A) all actions taken by those individuals 22 while serving in the positions specified in sub- 23 section (c); and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00656 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 657 •S 4784 RS (B) all communication between those indi- 1 viduals and other government entities; and 2 (C) all communication between those indi- 3 viduals and the private sector. 4 (c) POSITIONS SPECIFIED.—A position specified in 5 this subsection is any position of an employee or con- 6 tractor in any of the following components of the Depart- 7 ment of Defense: 8 (1) The Economic Defense Unit. 9 (2) The Office of Strategic Capital. 10 (3) The Office of Expanded Competition. 11 (4) The Office of the Assistant Secretary of De- 12 fense for Industrial Base Policy. 13 (d) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than Sep- 14 tember 15, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 15 a briefing to the congressional defense committees regard- 16 ing— 17 (1) the implementation of the code of conduct 18 required by subsection (a); 19 (2) the number of employees and contractors 20 covered by that code; and 21 (3) the process the Department of Defense will 22 use to regulate breaches of that code. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00657 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 658 •S 4784 RS SEC. 904. REDESIGNATION OF UNDER SECRETARY OF DE- 1 FENSE FOR PERSONNEL AND READINESS; RE- 2 ORGANIZATION OF ASSISTANT SECRETARIES 3 OF DEFENSE. 4 (a) REDESIGATION OF UNDER SECRETARY OF DE- 5 FENSE FOR PERSONNEL AND READINESS AS UNDER SEC- 6 RETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PERSONNEL AND HEALTH AF- 7 FAIRS.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 136 of title 10, 9 United States Code, is amended— 10 (A) in the section heading, by striking 11 ‘‘Readiness’’ and inserting ‘‘Health Af- 12 fairs’’; and 13 (B) by striking ‘‘and Readiness’’ each 14 place it appears and inserting ‘‘and Health Af- 15 fairs’’. 16 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law or 17 regulation to the Under Secretary of Defense for 18 Personnel and Readiness or the office of that Under 19 Secretary shall, on and after the effective date de- 20 scribed in subsection (d), be deemed to be a ref- 21 erence to Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 22 and Health Affairs or the office of that Under Sec- 23 retary, as the case may be. 24 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title 10, 25 United States Code, is amended— 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00658 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 659 •S 4784 RS (A) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of De- 1 fense for Personnel and Readiness’’ each place 2 it appears and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of 3 Defense for Personnel and Health Affairs’’; and 4 (B) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary for Per- 5 sonnel and Readiness’’ each place it appears 6 and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for 7 Personnel and Health Affairs’’. 8 (b) REORGANIZATION OF ASSISTANT SECRETARIES 9 OF DEFENSE.— 10 (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY 11 OF DEFENSE FOR SUSTAINMENT AND READINESS.— 12 (A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 138(b) of 13 title 10, United States Code, is amended by 14 adding at the end the following new paragraph: 15 ‘‘(10) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assist- 16 ant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment and Readiness, 17 who shall report directly to the Under Secretary of De- 18 fense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. The As- 19 sistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment and Readi- 20 ness shall serve as the principal advisor to the Under Sec- 21 retary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logis- 22 tics and the Secretary of Defense on all matters relating 23 to the sustainment and readiness of the armed forces.’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00659 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 660 •S 4784 RS (B) RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNCTIONS OF 1 ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE FOR 2 SUSTAINMENT AND FOR READINESS.—The As- 3 sistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment 4 and Readiness shall exercise— 5 (i) all functions vested in the Assist- 6 ant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment 7 before the date of the enactment of this 8 Act, including responsibility for logistics, 9 materiel readiness, maintenance policy, 10 transportation, and related sustainment ac- 11 tivities; and 12 (ii) all functions transferred from the 13 Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readi- 14 ness under paragraph (3)(B), including re- 15 sponsibility for military readiness report- 16 ing, readiness policy, training support, and 17 related readiness activities. 18 (2) REDESIGNATION OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY 19 OF DEFENSE FOR SUSTAINMENT.— 20 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Sec- 21 retary of Defense for Sustainment, within the 22 Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 23 Acquisition and Sustainment (as in effect on 24 the day before the date of the enactment of this 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00660 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 661 •S 4784 RS Act), is redesignated as the Assistant Secretary 1 of Defense for Sustainment and Readiness, as 2 established by paragraph (10) of section 138(b) 3 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 4 paragraph (1)(A). 5 (B) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any 6 law, regulation, guidance, directive, or other 7 document to the Assistant Secretary of Defense 8 for Sustainment shall, on and after the effective 9 date described in subsection (d), be deemed to 10 refer to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 11 Sustainment and Readiness. 12 (3) ELIMINATION OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 13 DEFENSE FOR READINESS.— 14 (A) IN GENERAL.—The position of Assist- 15 ant Secretary of Defense for Readiness within 16 the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 17 for Personnel and Readiness (as in effect on the 18 day before the date of the enactment of this 19 Act) is eliminated. 20 (B) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—All func- 21 tions, duties, powers, and authorities of the As- 22 sistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness are 23 transferred to the Assistant Secretary of De- 24 fense for Sustainment and Readiness estab- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00661 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 662 •S 4784 RS lished by paragraph (10) of section 138(b) of 1 title 10, United States Code, as added by para- 2 graph (1)(A). 3 (C) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any 4 law, regulation, guidance, directive, or other 5 document to the Assistant Secretary of Defense 6 for Readiness shall, on and after the effective 7 date described in subsection (d), be deemed to 8 refer to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 9 Sustainment and Readiness established by 10 paragraph (10) of section 138(b) of title 10, 11 United States Code, as added by paragraph 12 (1)(A). 13 (4) ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY 14 OF DEFENSE FOR HOUSING, PERSONNEL MOVE- 15 MENT, AND TRAVEL POLICY.—Section 138(b) of title 16 10, United States Code, as amended by paragraph 17 (1)(A), is further amended by adding at the end the 18 following new paragraph: 19 ‘‘(11)(A) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the As- 20 sistant Secretary of Defense for Housing, Personnel Move- 21 ment, and Travel Policy, who shall serve as a principal 22 assistant secretary within the Office of the Under Sec- 23 retary of Defense for Personnel and Health Affairs. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00662 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 663 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(B) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Hous- 1 ing, Personnel Movement, and Travel Policy shall be ap- 2 pointed from among persons who have substantial experi- 3 ence in military housing, personnel policy, or related fields. 4 ‘‘(C) Subject to the authority, direction, and control 5 of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 6 Health Affairs, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 7 Housing, Personnel Movement, and Travel Policy shall 8 have, as the principal duties of the Assistant Secretary, 9 the overall supervision of the policy and programs of the 10 Department of Defense relating to— 11 ‘‘(D) privatized military housing under sub- 12 chapter IV of chapter 169 of this title, including any 13 privatized military family housing programs; 14 ‘‘(E) unaccompanied personnel housing, includ- 15 ing the management, oversight, and policy for all 16 unaccompanied housing programs of the Depart- 17 ment; 18 ‘‘(F) travel regulations, including policies and 19 entitlements with respect to permanent changes of 20 station and related travel programs; 21 ‘‘(G) the Defense Travel Management Office 22 and all Department-wide travel management pro- 23 grams; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00663 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 664 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(H) the Defense Personal Property Program, 1 including the household goods and personally pro- 2 cured move programs.’’. 3 (5) DESIGNATION OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY 4 OF DEFENSE FOR HOUSING, PERSONNEL MOVE- 5 MENT, AND TRAVEL POLICY CHIEF HOUSING OFFI- 6 CER.— 7 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 2851a(a) of 8 title 10, United States Code, is amended by 9 striking ‘‘the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 10 Energy, Installations, and Environment’’ and 11 inserting ‘‘the Assistant Secretary of Defense 12 for Housing, Personnel Movement, and Travel 13 Policy’’. 14 (B) TRANSFER OF CHIEF HOUSING OFFI- 15 CER FUNCTIONS.—All functions, duties, and au- 16 thorities vested in the Assistant Secretary of 17 Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environ- 18 ment in the capacity of Chief Housing Officer 19 of the Department of Defense are transferred 20 to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Hous- 21 ing, Personnel Movement, and Travel Policy es- 22 tablished by paragraph (11) of section 138(b) 23 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 24 paragraph (4). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00664 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 665 •S 4784 RS (C) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any 1 law, regulation, guidance, directive, or other 2 document to the Chief Housing Officer or to 3 the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, 4 Installations, and Environment acting in the ca- 5 pacity of the Chief Housing Officer shall, on 6 and after the effective date described in sub- 7 section (d), be deemed to refer to the Assistant 8 Secretary of Defense for Housing, Personnel 9 Movement, and Travel Policy established by 10 paragraph (11) of section 138(b) of title 10, 11 United States Code, as added by paragraph (4). 12 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 90 days after 13 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 14 Defense shall— 15 (1) submit to the Committees on Armed Serv- 16 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives 17 a plan for implementing this section and the amend- 18 ments made by this section; and 19 (2) revise Department of Defense Directive 20 5124.02 (relating to the Under Secretary of Defense 21 for Personnel and Readiness) and any other relevant 22 documents issued by the Department in accordance 23 with that plan. 24 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00665 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 666 •S 4784 RS (1) IN GENERAL.—This section (other than 1 subsection (c)), and the amendments made by this 2 section, shall take effect on January 20, 2029. 3 (2) AUTHORITY FOR EARLY IMPLEMENTA- 4 TION.—Notwithstanding the effective date described 5 in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense may im- 6 plement any provision of or amendment made by 7 this section before that effective date if the Sec- 8 retary determines that doing so is in the best inter- 9 ests of the Department of Defense. 10 SEC. 905. RESPONSIBILITY FOR CYBER MATTERS IN OFFICE 11 OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. 12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF UNDER SECRETARY OF DE- 13 FENSE FOR CYBER, INFORMATION, AND NETWORKS.— 14 (1) OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—Sec- 15 tion 131(b) of title 10, United States Code is 16 amended— 17 (A) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end 18 the following new subparagraph: 19 ‘‘(G) The Under Secretary of Defense for 20 Cyber, Information, and Networks.’’; 21 (B) by striking paragraph (5); and 22 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (6) 23 through (9) as paragraphs (5) through (8), re- 24 spectively. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00666 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 667 •S 4784 RS (2) UNDER SECRETARY.—Chapter 4 of title 10, 1 United States Code, is amended by inserting after 2 section 133b the following: 3 ‘‘§ 133c. Under Secretary of Defense for Cyber, Infor- 4 mation, and Networks 5 ‘‘(a) UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—There is an 6 Under Secretary of Defense for Cyber, Information, and 7 Networks, appointed from civilian life by the President, 8 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The 9 Under Secretary shall be appointed from among persons 10 who have an extensive background in management, cyber 11 operations, information technology, or related fields, and 12 have experience with managing complex programs or orga- 13 nizations. A person may not be appointed as Under Sec- 14 retary within seven years after relief from active duty as 15 a commissioned officer of a regular component of an 16 armed force. 17 ‘‘(b) DUTIES AND POWERS.—Subject to the author- 18 ity, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the 19 Under Secretary shall perform such duties and exercise 20 such powers as the Secretary may prescribe, including— 21 ‘‘(1) serving as the Principal Cyber Advisor to 22 the Secretary of Defense, with the authorities and 23 responsibilities specified in section 146 of this title; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00667 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 668 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(2) serving as the Chief Information Officer of 1 the Department of Defense, with the authorities and 2 responsibilities specified in section 142 of this title; 3 ‘‘(3) establishing Department of Defense-wide 4 policy, strategy, and investment priorities for the 5 adoption and integration of artificial intelligence and 6 data strategy and management capabilities, includ- 7 ing the development and implementation of a com- 8 prehensive data strategy to enable decision advan- 9 tage across the Department; 10 ‘‘(4) establishing and enforcing Department- 11 wide cybersecurity policy, standards, and programs, 12 and the coordination of cybersecurity standards and 13 policies with other Federal agencies, coalition part- 14 ners, and industry; 15 ‘‘(5) providing strategic direction and policy for 16 the information technology enterprise of the Depart- 17 ment, including network modernization, cloud adop- 18 tion, collaboration capabilities, and the development, 19 fielding, and scaling of digital services and software 20 capabilities across the Department; and 21 ‘‘(6) establishing policy and strategy for the re- 22 cruitment, development, and retention of the cyber 23 and information technology workforce of the Depart- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00668 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 669 •S 4784 RS ment, including the Cyber Excepted Service and re- 1 lated workforce development programs. 2 ‘‘(c) PRECEDENCE IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 3 ‘‘(1) PRECEDENCE IN MATTERS OF RESPONSI- 4 BILITY.—With regard to all matters for which the 5 Under Secretary has responsibility by the direction 6 of the Secretary of Defense or by law, the Under 7 Secretary takes precedence in the Department of 8 Defense after the Secretary and the Deputy Sec- 9 retary of Defense. 10 ‘‘(2) PRECEDENCE IN OTHER MATTERS.—With 11 regard to all matters other than the matters for 12 which the Under Secretary has responsibility by the 13 direction of the Secretary or by law, the Under Sec- 14 retary takes precedence in the Department of De- 15 fense after the Secretary, the Deputy Secretary, and 16 the Secretaries of the military departments. 17 ‘‘(d) ORGANIZATION OF OFFICE OF UNDER SEC- 18 RETARY.—The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 19 for Cyber, Information, and Networks shall consist of the 20 following: 21 ‘‘(1) An Assistant Secretary of Defense for Net- 22 works, Infrastructure, and Enterprise Software. 23 ‘‘(2) An Assistant Secretary of Defense for 24 Cyber Policy. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00669 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 670 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(3) An Assistant Secretary of Defense for Re- 1 sources and Forces. 2 ‘‘(4) The Chief Digital and Artificial Intel- 3 ligence Officer of the Department of Defense, who 4 shall serve as the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer 5 and the Chief Data Officer of the Department of 6 Defense, and who shall report directly to the Under 7 Secretary. 8 ‘‘(5) The Chief Information Security Officer of 9 the Department of Defense, who shall report directly 10 to the Under Secretary.’’. 11 (3) DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY.—Section 137a 12 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 13 (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘six’’ 14 and inserting ‘‘seven’’; and 15 (B) in subsection (c), by adding at the end 16 the following new paragraph: 17 ‘‘(7) One of the Deputy Under Secretaries is the Dep- 18 uty Under Secretary of Defense for Cyber, Information, 19 and Networks.’’. 20 (4) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—Section 138 of 21 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 22 (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘20’’ 23 and inserting ‘‘21’’; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00670 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 671 •S 4784 RS (B) by amending subsection (b)(9) to read 1 as follows: 2 ‘‘(9) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant 3 Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy. The Assistant Sec- 4 retary shall report directly to the Under Secretary of De- 5 fense for Cyber, Information, and Networks.’’. 6 (b) PRINCIPAL CYBER ADVISOR.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 4 of title 10, United 8 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 9 145 the following new section: 10 ‘‘§ 146. Principal Cyber Advisor and Deputy Principal 11 Cyber Advisor 12 ‘‘(a) PRINCIPAL CYBER ADVISOR.— 13 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is a Principal 14 Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense. 15 ‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Principal Cyber 16 Advisor shall do the following: 17 ‘‘(A) Subject to the authority, direction, 18 and control of the Secretary of Defense, exer- 19 cise authority, direction, and control over all 20 cyber-peculiar administrative matters relating 21 to the organization, training, and equipping of 22 cyber forces across the military departments 23 and the United States Cyber Command. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00671 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 672 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(B) Act as the principal civilian advisor 1 to the Secretary on all cyber matters, including 2 military cyber forces and activities. 3 ‘‘(C) After the Secretary and the Deputy 4 Secretary, serve as the principal cyber official 5 within the senior management of the Depart- 6 ment of Defense. 7 ‘‘(D) Execute overall integration of the ac- 8 tivities of cyberspace operations forces, includ- 9 ing associated policy and operational consider- 10 ations, resources, personnel, technology develop- 11 ment and transition, and acquisition. 12 ‘‘(E) Develop, assess, and oversee the im- 13 plementation of the cyber strategy of the De- 14 partment and execution of the cyber posture re- 15 view of the Department on behalf of the Sec- 16 retary. 17 ‘‘(F) Coordinate activities pursuant to sub- 18 paragraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3) with 19 the Principal Information Operations Advisor 20 and other officials as determined by the Sec- 21 retary, to ensure the integration of activities in 22 support of cyber, information technology, infor- 23 mation, and electromagnetic spectrum oper- 24 ations. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00672 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 673 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(G) Undertake such other matters relat- 1 ing to the cyberspace operations forces of the 2 Department as the Secretary shall specify for 3 the purposes of this subsection. 4 ‘‘(3) CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM.—Consistent 5 with section 911 of the National Defense Authoriza- 6 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 7 10 U.S.C. 111 note), the Principal Cyber Advisor 8 shall— 9 ‘‘(A) integrate the cyber expertise and per- 10 spectives of appropriate organizations within 11 the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the 12 Joint Staff, the military departments, the De- 13 fense Agencies, the Department of Defense 14 Field Activities, and the combatant commands, 15 by establishing and maintaining a full-time 16 cross-functional team of subject-matter experts 17 from those organizations; and 18 ‘‘(B) select team members, and designate a 19 team leader, from among those personnel nomi- 20 nated by the heads of such organizations. 21 ‘‘(4) BUDGET REVIEW.— 22 ‘‘(A) TRANSMITTAL OF PROPOSED BUDG- 23 ETS.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through 24 the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00673 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 674 •S 4784 RS shall require the Secretaries of the military de- 1 partments and the heads of the Defense Agen- 2 cies with responsibilities associated with any ac- 3 tivity specified in paragraph (2) to transmit the 4 proposed budget for such activities for a fiscal 5 year and for the period covered by the future- 6 years defense program submitted to Congress 7 under section 221 of this title for that fiscal 8 year to the Principal Cyber Advisor for review 9 under subparagraph (B) before submitting the 10 proposed budget to the Under Secretary of De- 11 fense (Comptroller). 12 ‘‘(B) REVIEW OF PROPOSED BUDGETS.— 13 The Principal Cyber Advisor shall review each 14 proposed budget transmitted under subpara- 15 graph (A) and, not later than January 31 of 16 the year preceding the fiscal year for which the 17 budget is proposed, shall submit to the Sec- 18 retary of Defense a report containing the com- 19 ments of the Principal Cyber Advisor with re- 20 spect to all such proposed budgets, together 21 with the certification of the Principal Cyber Ad- 22 visor regarding whether each proposed budget 23 is adequate. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00674 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 675 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(C) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 March 31 of each year, the Secretary of De- 2 fense shall submit to Congress a report speci- 3 fying each proposed budget that the Principal 4 Cyber Advisor did not certify to be adequate. 5 The report of the Secretary shall include the 6 following matters: 7 ‘‘(i) A discussion of the actions that 8 the Secretary proposes to take, together 9 with any recommended legislation that the 10 Secretary considers appropriate, to address 11 the inadequacy of the proposed budgets 12 specified in the report. 13 ‘‘(ii) Any additional comments that 14 the Secretary considers appropriate regard- 15 ing the inadequacy of the proposed budg- 16 ets. 17 ‘‘(b) SENIOR MILITARY ADVISOR FOR CYBER POLICY 18 AND DEPUTY PRINCIPAL CYBER ADVISOR.— 19 ‘‘(1) ADVISOR.— 20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De- 21 fense shall, acting through the Joint Staff, des- 22 ignate an officer within the Office of the Under 23 Secretary of Defense for Policy to serve within 24 that Office as the Senior Military Advisor for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00675 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 676 •S 4784 RS Cyber Policy, and concurrently, as the Deputy 1 Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of 2 Defense. 3 ‘‘(B) OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR DESIGNA- 4 TION.—The officer designated pursuant to this 5 paragraph shall be designated from among com- 6 missioned regular officers of the armed forces 7 in a general or flag officer grade who are quali- 8 fied for designation. 9 ‘‘(C) GRADE.—The officer designated pur- 10 suant to this paragraph shall have the grade of 11 major general or rear admiral (upper half) 12 while serving in that position, without vacating 13 the officer’s permanent grade. 14 ‘‘(2) SCOPE OF POSITIONS.— 15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The officer designated 16 pursuant to paragraph (1) is each of the fol- 17 lowing: 18 ‘‘(i) The Senior Military Advisor for 19 Cyber Policy to the Principal Cyber Advi- 20 sor. 21 ‘‘(ii) The Deputy Principal Cyber Ad- 22 visor to the Secretary of Defense. 23 ‘‘(B) DIRECTION AND CONTROL AND RE- 24 PORTING.—In carrying out duties under this 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00676 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 677 •S 4784 RS section, the officer designated pursuant to para- 1 graph (1) shall be subject to the authority, di- 2 rection, and control of, and shall report directly 3 to, the Principal Cyber Advisor. 4 ‘‘(3) DUTIES.— 5 ‘‘(A) DUTIES AS SENIOR MILITARY ADVI- 6 SOR FOR CYBER POLICY.—The duties of the of- 7 ficer designated pursuant to paragraph (1) as 8 Senior Military Advisor for Cyber Policy are as 9 follows: 10 ‘‘(i) To serve as the principal military 11 advisor on military cyber forces and mili- 12 tary cyber activities to the Principal Cyber 13 Advisor. 14 ‘‘(ii) To assess and advise the Prin- 15 cipal Cyber Advisor on aspects of policy re- 16 lating to activities of cyberspace operations 17 forces, resources, personnel, cyber force 18 readiness, cyber workforce development, 19 and defense of Department of Defense net- 20 works. 21 ‘‘(iii) To advocate, in consultation 22 with the Joint Staff, and senior officers of 23 the armed forces and the combatant com- 24 mands, for consideration of military issues 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00677 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 678 •S 4784 RS within the Office of the Principal Cyber 1 Advisor, including coordination and syn- 2 chronization of activities of cyberspace op- 3 erations forces. 4 ‘‘(B) DUTIES AS DEPUTY PRINCIPAL 5 CYBER ADVISOR.—The duties of the officer des- 6 ignated pursuant to paragraph (1) as Deputy 7 Principal Cyber Advisor are as follows: 8 ‘‘(i) To synchronize, coordinate, and 9 oversee implementation of the cyber strat- 10 egy of the Department of Defense and 11 other relevant policy and planning. 12 ‘‘(ii) To advise the Secretary of De- 13 fense on cyber programs, projects, and ac- 14 tivities of the Department, including with 15 respect to policy, training, resources, per- 16 sonnel, manpower, and acquisitions and 17 technology. 18 ‘‘(iii) To oversee implementation of 19 Department policy and operational direc- 20 tives on cyber programs, projects, and ac- 21 tivities, including with respect to resources, 22 personnel, manpower, and acquisitions and 23 technology. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00678 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 679 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(iv) To assist in the overall super- 1 vision of military cyber activities relating 2 to offensive missions. 3 ‘‘(v) To assist in the overall super- 4 vision of Department defensive cyber oper- 5 ations, including activities of component- 6 level cybersecurity service providers and 7 the integration of such activities with ac- 8 tivities of the Cyber Mission Force. 9 ‘‘(vi) To advise senior leadership of 10 the Department on, and advocate for, in- 11 vestment in capabilities to execute Depart- 12 ment missions in and through cyberspace. 13 ‘‘(vii) To identify shortfalls in capa- 14 bilities to conduct Department missions in 15 and through cyberspace, and make rec- 16 ommendations on addressing such short- 17 falls in the Program Budget Review proc- 18 ess. 19 ‘‘(viii) To coordinate and consult with 20 stakeholders in the cyberspace domain 21 across the Department in order to identify 22 other issues on cyberspace for the atten- 23 tion of senior leadership of the Depart- 24 ment. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00679 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 680 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(ix) On behalf of the Principal Cyber 1 Advisor, to lead the cross-functional team 2 established pursuant to subsection (a)(3) 3 in order to synchronize and coordinate ac- 4 tivities of cyberspace operations forces of 5 the Department. 6 ‘‘(c) CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES DEFINED.— 7 In this section, the term ‘cyberspace operations forces’ 8 means the military, civilian, and contractor personnel of 9 the Department of Defense in any component of the De- 10 partment of Defense organized, trained, and equipped to 11 plan, conduct, or enable offensive cyberspace operations, 12 defensive cyberspace operations, and Department of De- 13 fense information network operations, as designated by 14 the Secretary of Defense.’’. 15 (2) CONFORMING REPEALS.—Section 392a of 16 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 17 (A) by striking the section heading and in- 18 serting the following: 19 ‘‘§ 392a. Cyber governance structures on military 20 cyber force matters’’; 21 (B) by striking subsections (a) and (b); 22 (C) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub- 23 section (a); 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00680 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 681 •S 4784 RS (D) in paragraph (2) of subsection (a), as 1 redesignated— 2 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 3 ‘‘military cyberspace operations forces’’ 4 and inserting ‘‘cyberspace operations 5 forces’’; and 6 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 7 ‘‘military cyberspace operations’’ and in- 8 serting ‘‘activities of cyberspace operations 9 forces’’; and 10 (E) by adding at the end the following new 11 subsection: 12 ‘‘(b) CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES DE- 13 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘cyberspace operations 14 forces’ has the meaning given that term in section 146 15 of this title.’’. 16 (3) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS, PERSONNEL, AS- 17 SETS, AND OBLIGATIONS.—All functions, personnel, 18 assets, and obligations of the Department of Defense 19 Chief Information Officer and the Principal Cyber 20 Advisor of the Department of Defense are trans- 21 ferred to the Under Secretary of Defense for Cyber, 22 Information, and Networks. 23 (4) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00681 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 682 •S 4784 RS (A) SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND.— 1 Section 167b(d)(2)(A) of title 10, United States 2 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 392a(a)’’ 3 and inserting ‘‘section 146(a)’’. 4 (B) FUNDING ASSESSMENTS FOR ZERO 5 TRUST STRATEGY, PRINCIPLES, AND A MODEL 6 ARCHITECTURE.—Section 1528(e)(2) of the Na- 7 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 8 Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 9 2224 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 10 392a(c)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 392a(a)(4)’’. 11 (c) MERGER OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DE- 12 FENSE FOR CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSISTANT 13 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR MISSION CAPABILITIES.— 14 (1) CONSOLIDATION REQUIRED.—The Sec- 15 retary of Defense shall consolidate the positions of 16 Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Tech- 17 nologies and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 18 Mission Capabilities into a single position, to be 19 known as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 20 Critical Technologies and Mission Capabilities. 21 (2) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—All functions, 22 personnel, assets, and obligations of the Assistant 23 Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies and 24 the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Mission Ca- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00682 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 683 •S 4784 RS pabilities are transferred to the Assistant Secretary 1 of Defense for Critical Technologies and Mission Ca- 2 pabilities established pursuant to paragraph (1). 3 (3) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, 4 regulation, guidance, instruction, or other document 5 of the Federal Government to the Assistant Sec- 6 retary of Defense for Critical Technologies or the 7 Assistant Secretary of Defense for Mission Capabili- 8 ties shall be deemed to refer to the Assistant Sec- 9 retary of Defense for Critical Technologies and Mis- 10 sion Capabilities. 11 (d) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE LEVEL III.—Section 12 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by insert- 13 ing after ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and 14 Security.’’ the following: 15 ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Cyber, Information, 16 and Networks.’’. 17 (e) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE LEVEL IV.—Section 18 5315 of title 5, United States Code is amended by insert- 19 ing after ‘‘Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intel- 20 ligence and Security.’’ the following: 21 ‘‘Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Cyber, In- 22 formation, and Networks.’’. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00683 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 684 •S 4784 RS (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsections (a) through (e), 1 and the amendments made by those subsections, shall take 2 effect on January 20, 2029. 3 (g) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than January 31, 4 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con- 5 gressional defense committees a report on how the Depart- 6 ment of Defense intends to execute the amendments made 7 by subsections (a) through (e) that includes— 8 (1) a proposed organizational chart that in- 9 cludes the Deputy Assistant Secretaries of Defense, 10 the Defense Agencies, the Department of Defense 11 Field Activities, and other offices under the new or- 12 ganizational structure; and 13 (2) any recommendations the Secretary con- 14 siders appropriate to improve the organizational 15 structure of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 16 Subtitle B—Combatant Commands 17 SEC. 911. UNIFIED COMBATANT COMMAND FOR AFRICA. 18 Chapter 6 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 19 by adding at the end the following new section: 20 ‘‘§ 168. Unified combatant command for Africa 21 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) With the advice and as- 22 sistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the 23 President, through the Secretary of Defense, shall estab- 24 lish under section 161 of this title a unified combatant 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00684 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 685 •S 4784 RS command for activities of the Department of Defense in 1 Africa (in this section referred to as the ‘United States 2 Africa Command’). 3 ‘‘(2) The principal mission of the United States Afri- 4 ca Command is to direct, synchronize, and coordinate mili- 5 tary planning, operations, and security cooperation to de- 6 fend and advance the national interests of the United 7 States with respect to Africa in collaboration with inter- 8 national partners. 9 ‘‘(b) ASSIGNMENT OF FORCES.—Active and reserve 10 forces of the armed forces shall be assigned to the United 11 States Africa Command through the Global Force Man- 12 agement Process, as approved by the Secretary of De- 13 fense. 14 ‘‘(c) GRADE OF COMMANDER.—The Commander of 15 the United States Africa Command shall hold the grade 16 of general or, in the case of an officer of the Navy, admiral 17 while serving in that position, without vacating that offi- 18 cer’s permanent grade. The Commander of such Com- 19 mand shall be appointed to that grade by the President, 20 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for serv- 21 ice in that position. 22 ‘‘(d) AUTHORITY OF COMBATANT COMMANDER.—In 23 addition to the authority prescribed in section 164(c) of 24 this title, the Commander of the United States Africa 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00685 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 686 •S 4784 RS Command shall be responsible for, and shall have the au- 1 thority to conduct, all affairs of such Command relating 2 to planning, operations, and security cooperation activities 3 of the Department of Defense in Africa.’’. 4 SEC. 912. UNIFIED COMBATANT COMMAND FOR THE MID- 5 DLE EAST AND CENTRAL ASIA. 6 Chapter 6 of title 10, United States Code, as amend- 7 ed by section 911, is further amended by adding at the 8 end the following new section: 9 ‘‘§ 168a. Unified combatant command for the Middle 10 East and Central Asia 11 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) With the advice and as- 12 sistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the 13 President, through the Secretary of Defense, shall estab- 14 lish under section 161 of this title a unified combatant 15 command for activities of the Department of Defense in 16 the central region (in this section referred to as the 17 ‘United States Central Command’). 18 ‘‘(2) The principal mission of the United States Cen- 19 tral Command is to direct, synchronize, and coordinate 20 military planning, operations, and security cooperation to 21 defend and advance national interests of the United States 22 with respect to the central region in collaboration with 23 international partners. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00686 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 687 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(b) ASSIGNMENT OF FORCES.—Active and reserve 1 forces of the armed forces shall be assigned to the United 2 States Central Command through the Global Force Man- 3 agement Process, as approved by the Secretary of De- 4 fense. 5 ‘‘(c) GRADE OF COMMANDER.—The Commander of 6 the United States Central Command shall hold the grade 7 of general or, in the case of an officer of the Navy, admiral 8 while serving in that position, without vacating that offi- 9 cer’s permanent grade. The Commander of such Com- 10 mand shall be appointed to that grade by the President, 11 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for serv- 12 ice in that position. 13 ‘‘(d) AUTHORITY OF COMBATANT COMMANDER.—In 14 addition to the authority prescribed in section 164(c) of 15 this title, the Commander of the United States Central 16 Command shall be responsible for, and shall have the au- 17 thority to conduct, all affairs of such Command relating 18 to planning, operations, and security cooperation activities 19 of the Department of Defense in the central region. 20 ‘‘(e) CENTRAL REGION DEFINED.—In this section, 21 the term ‘central region’ means the region comprising the 22 Middle East, including Egypt, and Central Asia.’’. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00687 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 688 •S 4784 RS SEC. 913. UNIFIED COMBATANT COMMAND FOR EUROPE. 1 Chapter 6 of title 10, United States Code, as amend- 2 ed by section 912, is further amended by adding at the 3 end the following new section: 4 ‘‘§ 168b. Unified combatant command for Europe 5 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) With the advice and as- 6 sistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the 7 President, through the Secretary of Defense, shall estab- 8 lish under section 161 of this title a unified combatant 9 command for activities of the Department of Defense in 10 Europe (in this section referred to as the ‘United States 11 European Command’). 12 ‘‘(2) The principal mission of the United States Eu- 13 ropean Command is to direct, synchronize, and coordinate 14 military planning, operations, and security cooperation to 15 defend and advance national interests of the United States 16 with respect to Europe in collaboration with international 17 partners. 18 ‘‘(b) ASSIGNMENT OF FORCES.—Active and reserve 19 forces of the armed forces shall be assigned to the United 20 States European Command through the Global Force 21 Management Process, as approved by the Secretary of De- 22 fense. 23 ‘‘(c) GRADE OF COMMANDER.—The Commander of 24 the United States European Command shall hold the 25 grade of general or, in the case of an officer of the Navy, 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00688 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 689 •S 4784 RS admiral while serving in that position, without vacating 1 that officer’s permanent grade. The Commander of such 2 Command shall be appointed to that grade by the Presi- 3 dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 4 for service in that position. 5 ‘‘(d) AUTHORITY OF COMBATANT COMMANDER.—In 6 addition to the authority prescribed in section 164(c) of 7 this title, the Commander of the United States European 8 Command shall be responsible for, and shall have the au- 9 thority to conduct, all affairs of such Command relating 10 to planning, operations, and security cooperation activities 11 of the Department of Defense in Europe.’’. 12 SEC. 914. UNIFIED COMBATANT COMMAND FOR NORTH 13 AMERICA. 14 Chapter 6 of title 10, United States Code, as amend- 15 ed by section 913, is further amended by adding at the 16 end the following new section: 17 ‘‘§ 168c. Unified combatant command for North Amer- 18 ica 19 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) With the advice and as- 20 sistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the 21 President, through the Secretary of Defense, shall estab- 22 lish under section 161 of this title a unified combatant 23 command for activities of the Department of Defense in 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00689 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 690 •S 4784 RS North America (in this section referred to as the ‘United 1 States Northern Command’). 2 ‘‘(2) The principal missions of the United States 3 Northern Command are— 4 ‘‘(A) to direct, synchronize, and coordinate mili- 5 tary planning, operations, and security cooperation 6 to defend and advance national interests of the 7 United States with respect to North America in col- 8 laboration with international partners; and 9 ‘‘(B) to plan, organize, and execute missions re- 10 lating to homeland defense and defense support for 11 civil authorities. 12 ‘‘(3) The area of responsibility of the United States 13 Northern Command includes Canada, the United States, 14 Mexico, Greenland, the United States Virgin Islands, the 15 British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and 16 Turks and Caicos Islands. 17 ‘‘(b) ASSIGNMENT OF FORCES.—Active and reserve 18 forces of the armed forces shall be assigned to the United 19 States Northern Command through the Global Force 20 Management Process, as approved by the Secretary of De- 21 fense. 22 ‘‘(c) GRADE OF COMMANDER.—The Commander of 23 the United States Northern Command shall hold the grade 24 of general or, in the case of an officer of the Navy, admiral 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00690 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 691 •S 4784 RS while serving in that position, without vacating that offi- 1 cer’s permanent grade. The Commander of such Com- 2 mand shall be appointed to that grade by the President, 3 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for serv- 4 ice in that position. 5 ‘‘(d) AUTHORITY OF COMBATANT COMMANDER.—In 6 addition to the authority prescribed in section 164(c) of 7 this title, the Commander of the United States Northern 8 Command shall be responsible for, and shall have the au- 9 thority to conduct, all affairs of such Command relating 10 to planning, operations, and security cooperation activities 11 of the Department of Defense in North America.’’. 12 SEC. 915. UNIFIED COMBATANT COMMAND FOR CENTRAL 13 AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, AND THE CARIB- 14 BEAN. 15 Chapter 6 of title 10, United States Code, as amend- 16 ed by section 914, is further amended by adding at the 17 end the following new section: 18 ‘‘§ 168d. Unified combatant command for Central 19 America, South America, and the Carib- 20 bean 21 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) With the advice and as- 22 sistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the 23 President, through the Secretary of Defense, shall estab- 24 lish under section 161 of this title a unified combatant 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00691 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 692 •S 4784 RS command for activities of the Department of Defense in 1 Central America, South America, and the Caribbean (in 2 this section referred to as the ‘United States Southern 3 Command’). 4 ‘‘(2) The principal mission of the United States 5 Southern Command is to direct, synchronize, and coordi- 6 nate military planning, operations, and security coopera- 7 tion to defend and advance national interests of the 8 United States with respect to Central America, South 9 America, and the Caribbean in collaboration with inter- 10 national partners. 11 ‘‘(b) ASSIGNMENT OF FORCES.—Active and reserve 12 forces of the armed forces shall be assigned to the United 13 States Southern Command through the Global Force 14 Management Process, as approved by the Secretary of De- 15 fense. 16 ‘‘(c) GRADE OF COMMANDER.—The Commander of 17 the United States Southern Command shall hold the grade 18 of general or, in the case of an officer of the Navy, admiral 19 while serving in that position, without vacating that offi- 20 cer’s permanent grade. The Commander of such Com- 21 mand shall be appointed to that grade by the President, 22 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for serv- 23 ice in that position. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00692 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 693 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(d) AUTHORITY OF COMBATANT COMMANDER.—In 1 addition to the authority prescribed in section 164(c) of 2 this title, the Commander of the United States Southern 3 Command shall be responsible for, and shall have the au- 4 thority to conduct, all affairs of such Command relating 5 to planning, operations, and security cooperation activities 6 of the Department of Defense in Central America, South 7 America, and the Caribbean.’’. 8 SEC. 916. UNIFIED COMBATANT COMMAND FOR THE INDO- 9 PACIFIC REGION. 10 Chapter 6 of title 10, United States Code, as amend- 11 ed by section 915, is further amended by adding at the 12 end the following new section: 13 ‘‘§ 168e. Unified combatant command for the Indo-Pa- 14 cific region 15 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) With the advice and as- 16 sistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the 17 President, through the Secretary of Defense, shall estab- 18 lish under section 161 of this title a unified combatant 19 command for activities of the Department of Defense in 20 the Indo-Pacific region (in this section referred to as the 21 ‘United States Indo-Pacific Command’). 22 ‘‘(2) The principal mission of the United States Indo- 23 Pacific Command is to direct, synchronize, and coordinate 24 military planning, operations, and security cooperation to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00693 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 694 •S 4784 RS defend and advance national interests of the United States 1 with respect to the Indo-Pacific region in collaboration 2 with international partners. 3 ‘‘(b) ASSIGNMENT OF FORCES.—Active and reserve 4 forces of the armed forces shall be assigned to the United 5 States Indo-Pacific Command through the Global Force 6 Management Process, as approved by the Secretary of De- 7 fense. 8 ‘‘(c) GRADE OF COMMANDER.—The Commander of 9 the United States Indo-Pacific Command shall hold the 10 grade of general or, in the case of an officer of the Navy, 11 admiral while serving in that position, without vacating 12 that officer’s permanent grade. The Commander of such 13 Command shall be appointed to that grade by the Presi- 14 dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 15 for service in that position. 16 ‘‘(d) AUTHORITY OF COMBATANT COMMANDER.—In 17 addition to the authority prescribed in section 164(c) of 18 this title, the Commander of the United States Indo-Pa- 19 cific Command shall be responsible for, and shall have the 20 authority to conduct, all affairs of such Command relating 21 to planning, operations, and security cooperation activities 22 of the Department of Defense in the Indo-Pacific region.’’. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00694 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 695 •S 4784 RS SEC. 917. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES ROBOTIC 1 AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS COMMAND. 2 Chapter 6 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 3 by inserting after the item relating to section 167 the fol- 4 lowing new section: 5 ‘‘§ 167a. Unified combatant command for robotic and 6 autonomous systems 7 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—With the advice and assist- 8 ance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the 9 President, through the Secretary of Defense, may estab- 10 lish under section 161 of this title a unified combatant 11 command for robotic and autonomous systems, to be 12 known as the ‘United States Robotic and Autonomous 13 Systems Command’ (in this section referred to as 14 ‘RASCOM’). 15 ‘‘(b) MISSION.— 16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the authority 17 prescribed in section 164(c) of this title, if RASCOM 18 is established under subsection (a), the Commander 19 of RASCOM shall be responsible for, and have the 20 authority to conduct, all functions relating to robotic 21 and autonomous systems assigned by the Secretary 22 of Defense, including force generation, joint train- 23 ing, interoperability, doctrine development, and oper- 24 ational employment through other combatant com- 25 mands. 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00695 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 696 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(2) EXCLUSIONS.—The Commander of 1 RASCOM shall not be responsible for— 2 ‘‘(A) space systems; 3 ‘‘(B) autonomous cyber capabilities; 4 ‘‘(C) nuclear command, control, and com- 5 munications systems; 6 ‘‘(D) integrated air and missile defense 7 sensing; or 8 ‘‘(E) Integrated Tactical Warning and At- 9 tack Assessment capabilities. 10 ‘‘(c) SERVICE COMPONENT COMMANDS AND FORCE 11 GENERATION.— 12 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—If RASCOM is estab- 13 lished under subsection (a), the Army, Navy, Marine 14 Corps, and Air Force shall each establish a service 15 component command under RASCOM to support 16 force generation, organization, training, and equip- 17 ping of forces for robotic and autonomous systems 18 operations. 19 ‘‘(2) CAREER PATHS AND TRAINING PIPE- 20 LINES.— 21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each service compo- 22 nent command established under paragraph (1) 23 shall include dedicated career paths, military 24 occupational specialties (or equivalent ratings), 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00696 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 697 •S 4784 RS promotion tracks, and training pipelines for 1 personnel assigned to robotic and autonomous 2 systems duties. 3 ‘‘(B) INCLUSION IN MANPOWER RE- 4 PORTS.—If RASCOM is established under sub- 5 section (a), the Secretary of Defense, in coordi- 6 nation with the Secretaries of the military de- 7 partments concerned, shall ensure that the ca- 8 reer paths, specialties, tracks, and pipelines de- 9 scribed in subparagraph (A) are integrated into 10 the personnel management systems of the re- 11 spective armed forces and reported in the an- 12 nual manpower reports required under section 13 115a of this title. 14 ‘‘(d) SUBORDINATE UNIFIED COMMANDS.—If 15 RASCOM is established under subsection (a), the Com- 16 mander of RASCOM shall establish subordinate unified 17 commands to operate under the operational control of each 18 geographic combatant command or other combatant com- 19 mand identified by the Secretary of Defense for the pur- 20 pose of integrating robotic and autonomous systems capa- 21 bilities into theater operations. Such subordinate unified 22 commands shall be funded and resourced through 23 RASCOM. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00697 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 698 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON EXERCISE OF COMMAND AU- 1 THORITY.— 2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If RASCOM is established 3 under subsection (a), the Commander of RASCOM 4 may not command or exercise operational control 5 over operations or forces within the area of responsi- 6 bility of any other combatant command unless— 7 ‘‘(A) the combatant commander of that 8 command transfers operational control to the 9 Commander of RASCOM; or 10 ‘‘(B) specifically directed by the Secretary 11 of Defense. 12 ‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 13 this section shall be construed to limit the authority 14 of the Secretary of Defense under section 162 or 15 164 of this title. 16 ‘‘(f) JOINT SUBORDINATE UNIFIED COMMAND.—If 17 RASCOM is established under subsection (a), the Com- 18 mander of RASCOM shall establish a joint subordinate 19 unified command to be responsible for— 20 ‘‘(1) generating requirements for robotic and 21 autonomous systems; 22 ‘‘(2) ensuring interoperability and establishing 23 standards across the joint force; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00698 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 699 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(3) planning and conducting joint exercises 1 and training; 2 ‘‘(4) developing tactics, techniques, and proce- 3 dures; 4 ‘‘(5) exercising special test and evaluation au- 5 thorities for acquisition projects as provided in sub- 6 section (h); and 7 ‘‘(6) establishing standards for human systems 8 integration in coordination with the Assistant Sec- 9 retary of Defense for Health Affairs and the Sur- 10 geons General of the military departments. 11 ‘‘(g) OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION AU- 12 THORITY.— 13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If RASCOM is established 14 under subsection (a), the Commander of RASCOM 15 shall— 16 ‘‘(A) serve as the principal operational test 17 and evaluation functional authority for all pro- 18 grams involving robotic and autonomous sys- 19 tems; and 20 ‘‘(B) in that capacity— 21 ‘‘(i) determine operational effective- 22 ness and operational suitability; and 23 ‘‘(ii) have authority to designate and 24 establish test ranges, develop test plans, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00699 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 700 •S 4784 RS and issue independent reports on such pro- 1 grams. 2 ‘‘(2) EXCLUSION OF PROGRAMS ON OVERSIGHT 3 LIST OF DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL TEST AND 4 EVALUATION.—Nothing in this subsection shall be 5 construed to limit the oversight responsibilities of 6 the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation 7 with respect to programs on the oversight list of the 8 Director. 9 ‘‘(h) LIMITED ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.— 10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If RASCOM is established 11 under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may 12 delegate contracting authorities to the Commander 13 of RASCOM sufficient to enable the Commander— 14 ‘‘(A) subject to paragraph (2), to procure 15 limited quantities of robotic and autonomous 16 systems equipment and associated capabilities 17 (including unmanned platforms, attritable sys- 18 tems, swarms, mission kits, and related artifi- 19 cial intelligence-enabled autonomy, command 20 and control, and counter-unmanned systems) 21 for experimental, test and evaluation, rapid 22 prototyping, and initial fielding purposes; and 23 ‘‘(B) to procure, operate, and sustain 24 robotic and autonomous systems equipment and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00700 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 701 •S 4784 RS capabilities that one or more military depart- 1 ments have included in a marketplace, catalog, 2 or other pre-priced contracting vehicle with es- 3 tablished pricing and agreed-upon terms and 4 conditions. 5 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The Commander may not 6 enter into a contract under paragraph (1)(A) to pro- 7 cure robotic and autonomous systems equipment and 8 associated capabilities the cost of which exceeds 9 $20,000,000. 10 ‘‘(i) MAJOR FORCE PROGRAM.— 11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If RASCOM is established 12 under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 13 establish and maintain a separate major force pro- 14 gram category for RASCOM in— 15 ‘‘(A) the future-years defense program 16 submitted to Congress under section 221 of this 17 title; and 18 ‘‘(B) all budget justification materials sub- 19 mitted to Congress in support of the budget of 20 the Department of Defense for a fiscal year (as 21 submitted to Congress with the budget of the 22 President under section 1105(a) of title 31). 23 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR BUDGET JUSTIFICA- 24 TION MATERIALS.—If RASCOM is established under 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00701 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 702 •S 4784 RS subsection (a), the major force program category for 1 RASCOM required by paragraph (1) shall— 2 ‘‘(A) be presented distinctly in the budget 3 justification materials described in paragraph 4 (1)(B); and 5 ‘‘(B) include all resources required for the 6 force generation, training, equipping, and 7 sustainment of robotic and autonomous systems 8 capabilities. 9 ‘‘(j) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If RASCOM is established 11 under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall, 12 not later than 180 days after the date of the enact- 13 ment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 14 Fiscal Year 2027, and annually thereafter for the 15 following five fiscal years, submit to the congres- 16 sional defense committees a report on the implemen- 17 tation and status of RASCOM. 18 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required under 19 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 20 ‘‘(A) A description of the establishment 21 and manning of RASCOM, each service compo- 22 nent command, and the subordinate unified 23 commands, including timelines for full oper- 24 ational capability. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00702 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 703 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(B) An assessment of the status of dedi- 1 cated career paths, training pipelines, and force 2 generation activities across the armed forces. 3 ‘‘(C) A summary of interoperability stand- 4 ards, tactics, techniques, and procedures devel- 5 oped, and joint exercises conducted. 6 ‘‘(D) An evaluation of RASCOM’s per- 7 formance as the operational test and evaluation 8 functional authority, including any rec- 9 ommendations for adjustments to the exception 10 for major defense acquisition programs on the 11 oversight list of the Director of Operational 12 Test and Evaluation. 13 ‘‘(E) A detailed accounting of resources al- 14 located through the major force program estab- 15 lished under subsection (i), including any chal- 16 lenges in execution or service equities. 17 ‘‘(F) Any other matters the Secretary de- 18 termines appropriate, including recommenda- 19 tions for legislative changes to improve the ef- 20 fectiveness of RASCOM. 21 ‘‘(k) ROBOTIC AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS DE- 22 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘robotic and autono- 23 mous systems’ includes unmanned aerial, maritime, 24 ground, and subsurface platforms, attritable systems, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00703 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 704 •S 4784 RS swarms, and associated artificial intelligence-enabled au- 1 tonomy and counter-unmanned systems capabilities.’’. 2 Subtitle C—Other Department of 3 Defense Organization and Man- 4 agement Matters 5 SEC. 921. ORGANIZATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES RELATING 6 TO UNMANNED SYSTEMS. 7 (a) DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY REQUIREMENTS.— 8 (1) PLAN FOR CONSOLIDATION OF RESPON- 9 SIBILITIES.—Not later than 180 days after the date 10 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 11 Navy shall submit to the congressional defense com- 12 mittees a plan to consolidate the responsibilities for 13 generating, organizing, training, and equipping all 14 unmanned systems in the Department of the Navy 15 (other than Group 4 and Group 5 unmanned aerial 16 systems) under a single accountable official for inte- 17 grating Marine Corps stand-in forces and Navy 18 hedge forces with unmanned systems across all do- 19 mains. 20 (2) PLAN FOR REORGANIZATION OF OFFICE OF 21 CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS.—Not later than 180 22 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 23 Chief of Naval Operations shall submit to the con- 24 gressional defense committees a plan for the reorga- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00704 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 705 •S 4784 RS nization of the Office of the Chief of Naval Oper- 1 ations, including an assessment of the feasibility and 2 advisability of— 3 (A) disestablishing the Director for Inte- 4 grated Warfare (OPNAV N9I); 5 (B) the establishment of a dedicated re- 6 source sponsor for robotic autonomous systems 7 with full programming, budgeting, and acquisi- 8 tion oversight responsibilities for all unmanned 9 systems (excluding Group 4 and Group 5 un- 10 manned aerial systems); and 11 (C) alignment of programs and budget line 12 items between that Office and the portfolio ac- 13 quisition executives. 14 (b) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE REQUIRE- 15 MENTS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 16 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 17 submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to 18 consolidate the responsibilities for generating, organizing, 19 training, and equipping Group 1 through Group 3 un- 20 manned aerial systems or runway-independent unmanned 21 systems associated with Mission Area 1 under a single ac- 22 countable official for unmanned systems requirements, 23 doctrine, and force generation. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00705 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 706 •S 4784 RS (c) JOINT WORKING GROUP WITHIN THE REQUIRE- 1 MENTS AND RESOURCING ALIGNMENT BOARD.— 2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Requirements and 3 Resourcing Alignment Board shall include a joint 4 working group on robotic autonomous systems. 5 (2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The working group es- 6 tablished under paragraph (1) shall be responsible 7 for integrating investment strategies, identifying 8 cross-service efficiencies, and providing recommenda- 9 tions to the Board with respect to robotic autono- 10 mous systems priorities. 11 (3) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 270 12 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 13 Board shall submit to the congressional defense 14 committees a report on the findings of the working 15 group established under paragraph (1). 16 (d) UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS GROUPS DE- 17 FINED.—In this section, the terms ‘‘Group 1’’, ‘‘Group 2’’, 18 ‘‘Group 3’’, ‘‘Group 4’’, and ‘‘Group 5’’, with respect to 19 unmanned aerial systems, have the meanings given those 20 terms in Joint Publication 3–30, entitled ‘‘Joint Air Oper- 21 ations’’ and dated July 25, 2019, or a successor publica- 22 tion. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00706 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 707 •S 4784 RS SEC. 922. COMPOSITION OF CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM FOR 1 EMERGING THREAT RELATING TO ANOMA- 2 LOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS; REPORTS. 3 (a) TEAM COMPOSITION.—Subsection (c) of section 4 910 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 5 Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) is 6 amended— 7 (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting 8 ‘‘AND COMPOSITION’’ after ‘‘LEADERSHIP’’; 9 (2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 10 the following: 11 ‘‘(1) LEADERSHIP.—The Secretary’’; and 12 (3) by adding at the end the following new 13 paragraph: 14 ‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—At a minimum, the cross- 15 functional team shall be staffed by at least one full- 16 time employee designated by each of the following: 17 ‘‘(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for 18 Policy. 19 ‘‘(B) The Under Secretary of Defense for 20 Personnel and Readiness. 21 ‘‘(C) The Under Secretary of Defense for 22 Intelligence and Security. 23 ‘‘(D) The Under Secretary of Defense for 24 Research and Engineering. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00707 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 708 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(E) The Director of the Defense Intel- 1 ligence Agency. 2 ‘‘(F) The Director of the Defense Health 3 Agency. 4 ‘‘(G) The Director of the National Security 5 Agency.’’. 6 (b) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Subsection (e) of such 7 section is amended— 8 (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting 9 ‘‘AND REPORTS’’ after ‘‘BRIEFINGS’’; and 10 (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 11 following new paragraph (2): 12 ‘‘(2) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 90 13 days after the date of the enactment of the National 14 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, 15 and every 90 days thereafter until March 1, 2030, 16 the head of the cross-functional team shall submit to 17 the appropriate congressional committees a report 18 that includes the following: 19 ‘‘(A) A description of any activities carried 20 out to fulfill the duties specified in subsection 21 (b) during the 90-day period preceding submis- 22 sion of the report. 23 ‘‘(B) A description of any organizational 24 updates to the team, including the status of em- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00708 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 709 •S 4784 RS ployees assigned to the team under subsection 1 (c)(2). 2 ‘‘(C) The number of anomalous health inci- 3 dents reported during the 90-day period pre- 4 ceding submission of the report, and the date 5 and location of each such incident. 6 ‘‘(D) An assessment of the status of fund- 7 ing, by fiscal year, for research described in 8 subsection (b)(2) and a description of the topics 9 covered by such research.’’. 10 SEC. 923. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF ANOMA- 11 LOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS CROSS-FUNC- 12 TIONAL TEAM. 13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 14 United States shall conduct a review of the Anomalous 15 Health Incidents Cross-Functional Team of the Depart- 16 ment of Defense established under section 910 of the Na- 17 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 18 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) (in this section 19 referred to as the ‘‘cross-functional team’’). 20 (b) ELEMENTS.—The review required by subsection 21 (a) shall include an assessment of, at a minimum, the fol- 22 lowing: 23 (1) The activities of the cross-functional team 24 conducted in fulfillment of each of the duties under 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00709 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 710 •S 4784 RS section 910(b) of the National Defense Authoriza- 1 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 2 10 U.S.C. 111 note), during the period beginning on 3 February 1, 2024, and ending on February 1, 2026. 4 (2) The composition and resourcing of the 5 cross-functional team during that period, including 6 increases or decreases in the number of assigned or 7 detailed personnel. 8 (3) Any findings by the cross-functional team 9 regarding the causes and sources of anomalous 10 health incidents, including identification of any indi- 11 viduals, entities, capabilities, or phenomena to which 12 such incidents may plausibly be attributed. 13 (4) The decision-making process and justifica- 14 tion for the transfer of the cross-functional team 15 from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 16 for Policy to the Office of the Under Secretary of 17 Defense for Research and Engineering. 18 (5) Support provided to the cross-functional 19 team by the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Na- 20 tional Security Agency, the National Ground Intel- 21 ligence Center, and other elements of the defense in- 22 telligence enterprise since the establishment of the 23 cross-functional team. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00710 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 711 •S 4784 RS (6) Recommendations for clarifying or strength- 1 ening the duties of the cross-functional team under 2 section 910(b) of the National Defense Authoriza- 3 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2022. 4 (7) Any other matters the Comptroller General 5 considers relevant. 6 (c) BRIEFING AND RESULTS.—The Comptroller Gen- 7 eral shall— 8 (1) not later than 180 days after the date of 9 the enactment of this Act, brief the congressional de- 10 fense committees, the Select Committee on Intel- 11 ligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select 12 Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep- 13 resentatives on the review conducted under sub- 14 section (a); and 15 (2) provide the final results of the review to 16 those committees in a format, and at a time, mutu- 17 ally agreed upon by those committees and the Comp- 18 troller General. 19 SEC. 924. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF 20 THE NATIONAL GUARD. 21 Chapter 1 of title 32, United States Code, is amended 22 by adding at the end the following new section: 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00711 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 712 •S 4784 RS ‘‘§ 116. Center for the Study of the National Guard 1 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, in 2 coordination with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, 3 shall establish a center, to be known as the ‘Center for 4 the Study of the National Guard’ (in this section referred 5 to as the ‘Center’), at an appropriate academic institution 6 that— 7 ‘‘(1) maintains an established relationship with 8 the National Guard Bureau; 9 ‘‘(2) possesses a strong academic program in 10 military history; and 11 ‘‘(3) is situated in proximity to a major installa- 12 tion of the National Guard. 13 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Center shall— 14 ‘‘(1) serve as the principal repository for histor- 15 ical documents, oral histories, and other records re- 16 lated to the National Guard; 17 ‘‘(2) conduct research, analysis, and educational 18 programs related to the history, evolution, and oper- 19 ational contributions of the National Guard; 20 ‘‘(3) facilitate outreach efforts to increase pub- 21 lic awareness of the role of the National Guard in 22 national defense and domestic response operations; 23 and 24 ‘‘(4) support the Department of Defense in 25 shaping policy decisions and strategic planning re- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00712 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 713 •S 4784 RS lated to operations of the National Guard carried 1 out under this title. 2 ‘‘(c) COLLABORATION AND SUPPORT.—The Chief of 3 the National Guard Bureau may— 4 ‘‘(1) collaborate with the Center in the collec- 5 tion, preservation, and dissemination of information 6 about the history of the National Guard; 7 ‘‘(2) provide historical documents, records, and 8 resources to support the research and archival ef- 9 forts of the Center; and 10 ‘‘(3) facilitate joint initiatives between the Na- 11 tional Guard Bureau and the Center to enhance his- 12 torical preservation, education, and public aware- 13 ness. 14 ‘‘(d) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.—The Sec- 15 retary of Defense shall seek to establish and maintain the 16 Center as a public-private partnership to minimize costs 17 to the Federal Government.’’. 18 SEC. 925. CIVIL-MILITARY COORDINATION CENTER. 19 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Defense may 20 maintain and continue to operate, until December 31, 21 2027, the Civil-Military Coordination Center established 22 by the Secretary before the date of the enactment of this 23 Act (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Center’’), as— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00713 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 714 •S 4784 RS (1) an implementation body for the Board of 1 Peace that oversees the implementation of the Com- 2 prehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, dated 3 September 29, 2025; and 4 (2) a joint civil-military coordination body with- 5 in the Department of Defense. 6 (b) PLAN FOR CONTINUING OPERATIONS.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 8 2027, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees 9 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 10 Representatives a plan detailing the requirements 11 for the Center to serve as a joint civil-military co- 12 ordination body within the Department of Defense 13 for activities related to Israel and the territory of 14 the Gaza Strip in order to support the planning and 15 coordination of civil-military activities relating to se- 16 curity, stabilization, and reconstruction efforts in 17 Gaza. 18 (2) GOALS.—The plan required by paragraph 19 (1) shall have the goals of ensuring— 20 (A) the complete and permanent disar- 21 mament of Hamas; 22 (B) the permanent exclusion of leaders and 23 members of Hamas from governance at every 24 administrative level; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00714 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 715 •S 4784 RS (C) the elimination of access by Hamas to 1 financial and material resources, including by 2 preventing Hamas and its affiliates from divert- 3 ing or exploiting humanitarian aid; and 4 (D) training an international stabilization 5 force. 6 (3) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by para- 7 graph (1) shall address the following with respect to 8 the Center: 9 (A) The mission structure and organiza- 10 tion of the Center. 11 (B) The number and rank of United 12 States personnel required to operate the Center. 13 (C) The responsibilities of the director of 14 the Center. 15 (D) The relationship of the Center to the 16 Board of Peace and relevant allies and partners 17 of the United States. 18 (E) The funding that would be required 19 from the United States to operate the Center 20 and implement the goals described in paragraph 21 (2). 22 (F) The number of personnel operating out 23 of the Center as of the date of the enactment 24 of this Act. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00715 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 716 •S 4784 RS (G) The roles and responsibilities of the 1 Center as of such date of enactment with re- 2 spect to— 3 (i) enforcing the ceasefire in Gaza; 4 (ii) coordinating the delivery of hu- 5 manitarian assistance to the people of 6 Gaza; and 7 (iii) coordination with the Government 8 of Israel and any Palestinian entities. 9 (H) The goals of the coordination de- 10 scribed in subparagraph (G)(iii). 11 (I) The level of support provided, as of the 12 date of the enactment of this Act, to the Inter- 13 national Stabilization Force, including activi- 14 ties, mission objectives, and United States per- 15 sonnel involved. 16 (J) The level of support provided, as of 17 such date of enactment, for the generation of 18 Palestinian security forces, including activities, 19 mission objectives, and United States personnel 20 involved. 21 (K) The feasibility of permanently author- 22 izing the Center. 23 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00716 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 717 •S 4784 RS (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 1 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 2 every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary, in coordi- 3 nation with the Commander of the United States 4 Central Command, shall submit to the Committees 5 on Armed Services Committees of the Senate and 6 the House of Representatives a report on the Center 7 that includes the following: 8 (A) The number of members of the Armed 9 Forces assigned to the Center. 10 (B) The number of members of the Armed 11 Forces assigned to the International Stabiliza- 12 tion Force mission. 13 (C) A statement of any casualties among 14 employees or contractors of the United States 15 Government assigned to the Center during the 16 year preceding submission of the report. 17 (D) A list of all the governmental, non- 18 governmental, and private sector stakeholder 19 partners of the Center. 20 (E) The number of humanitarian aid 21 trucks and cumulative metric tons of supplies 22 that have entered Gaza from entry points origi- 23 nating in Egypt and Israel, respectively, includ- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00717 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 718 •S 4784 RS ing, to the extent feasible, the following infor- 1 mation: 2 (i) The weight or volume of cooking 3 gas or oil, engine oil, shelter materials, and 4 materials that support the production or 5 distribution of fresh water that have en- 6 tered Gaza, disaggregated by category and 7 operator. 8 (ii) The weight or volume of medical 9 supplies by type, including medications, 10 vaccines, and equipment that have entered 11 Gaza, disaggregated by category and oper- 12 ator. 13 (iii) The weight or volume of food 14 stuffs by type, including fresh produce, 15 meat, and dry staple goods that have en- 16 tered Gaza, disaggregated by category and 17 operator. 18 (iv) An accounting by weight or vol- 19 ume and type of humanitarian assistance 20 goods and supplies that have not been per- 21 mitted into Gaza and the rationale for not 22 permitting such goods and supplies into 23 Gaza. 24 (v) An assessment of— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00718 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 719 •S 4784 RS (I) whether Hamas has in any 1 way interfered with the distribution of 2 the items described in any of clauses 3 (i) through (iv); and 4 (II) an assessment of the extent 5 to which Hamas has profited, or at- 6 tempted to profit, from the distribu- 7 tion, or planned distribution, of those 8 items. 9 (F) An identification of the general officer 10 who is in operational command of International 11 Stabilization Force and the country of which 12 that officer is a citizen. 13 (G) An assessment of whether the Inter- 14 national Stabilization Force operates under a 15 multinational, coalition, or other framework. 16 (H) A description of the primary objectives 17 and mission sets of the International Stabiliza- 18 tion Force. 19 (I) An assessment of the extent to which 20 the International Stabilization Force is partici- 21 pating in the disarmament of Hamas. 22 (J) A map showing the deployment of the 23 International Stabilization Force within Gaza 24 and the areas it controls. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00719 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 720 •S 4784 RS (K) An explanation of the rules of engage- 1 ment of the International Stabilization Force. 2 (L) A description of the nature of the rela- 3 tionship of the International Stabilization Force 4 with the Palestinian police force or forces. 5 (2) FORM.—Each report required by paragraph 6 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 7 include a classified annex. 8 SEC. 926. MODIFICATIONS TO UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYS- 9 TEM DEFINITIONS FOR JOINT INTERAGENCY 10 TASK FORCE 401. 11 Section 199(h) of title 10, United States Code, is 12 amended— 13 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘detecting, 14 identifying, monitoring, tracking,’’ after ‘‘safely’’; 15 and 16 (2) in paragraph (3)— 17 (A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(3)’’; and 18 (B) by adding at the end the following new 19 subparagraph: 20 ‘‘(B) The term ‘unmanned aircraft system’ in- 21 cludes a control station that enables control of an 22 unmanned aircraft.’’. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00720 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 721 •S 4784 RS SEC. 927. MAXIMIZING FUNDING EFFICIENCY FOR HOME- 1 LAND DEFENSE. 2 Section 199 of title 10, United States Code, is 3 amended— 4 (1) in subsection (d)— 5 (A) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 6 paragraph (8); and 7 (B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 8 following new paragraph (7): 9 ‘‘(7) Identify interagency initiatives and avail- 10 able funding that are aligned with all applicable re- 11 sponsibilities of the Task Force for low-altitude air- 12 space security aligned with covered facilities or as- 13 sets (as defined in section 130i of this title) and any 14 other initiatives the Director considers appro- 15 priate.’’; and 16 (2) in subsection (f)(2)— 17 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 18 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 19 (B) by adding at the end the following new 20 subparagraph: 21 ‘‘(C) to appropriately coordinate the fund- 22 ing and integration priorities of the Task Force 23 with the architecture development, capability re- 24 quirements, and implementation of Golden 25 Dome for America to enhance alignment on the 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00721 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 722 •S 4784 RS defense of the United States against next-gen- 1 eration aerial attacks, including by small un- 2 manned aircraft from peer, near-peer, and 3 rogue adversaries; and’’. 4 SEC. 928. PROHIBITION ON THE REDUCTION OF FUNDING 5 FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING FOR 6 MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 7 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 8 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 9 may be obligated or expended by the Department of De- 10 fense to terminate, replace, reduce, or prepare to termi- 11 nate, replace, or reduce a program of foreign language, 12 regional expertise, and cultural capability training or in- 13 struction until 90 days after the Secretary of Defense sub- 14 mits to the congressional defense committees a certifi- 15 cation that the Department of Defense has attained a high 16 rate of readiness, as tracked in the DoD Language Readi- 17 ness Index, for any foreign languages and related com- 18 petencies identified on DOD Strategic Language Lists. 19 SEC. 929. RECORDS RETENTION REQUIREMENT. 20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 21 ensure that all records related to United States maritime 22 strikes in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific are re- 23 tained by the Department of Defense, including the fol- 24 lowing records: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00722 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 723 •S 4784 RS (1) Strike videos. 1 (2) Investigative documents. 2 (3) After action reports. 3 (4) Aircrew debriefing reports. 4 (5) Chat log communications immediately pre- 5 ceding, during, or immediately after strikes. 6 (6) Written concepts of operation. 7 (7) Execute orders. 8 (8) Legal opinions. 9 (b) RETENTION AND TRANSFER TO NARA.— 10 Records retained under subsection (a)— 11 (1) shall be retained in accordance with all oth- 12 erwise applicable provisions of law relating to reten- 13 tion and archiving of records, including chapters 29, 14 31, 33, and 35 of title 44, United States Code, and 15 subchapter B of chapter XII of title 36, Code of 16 Federal Regulations, or successor regulations; and 17 (2) may be transferred to the National Archives 18 and Records Administration in accordance with such 19 provisions of law. 20 TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 21 Subtitle A—Financial Matters 22 SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 23 (a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00723 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 724 •S 4784 RS (1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 1 Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 2 the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 3 amounts of authorizations made available to the De- 4 partment of Defense in this division for fiscal year 5 2027 between any such authorizations for that fiscal 6 year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of au- 7 thorizations so transferred shall be merged with and 8 be available for the same purposes as the authoriza- 9 tion to which transferred. 10 (2) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in para- 11 graph (3), the total amount of authorizations that 12 the Secretary may transfer under the authority of 13 this section may not exceed $6,000,000,000. 14 (3) EXCEPTION FOR TRANSFERS BETWEEN 15 MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS.—A trans- 16 fer of funds between military personnel authoriza- 17 tions under title IV shall not be counted toward the 18 dollar limitation in paragraph (2). 19 (b) LIMITATIONS.—The authority provided by sub- 20 section (a) to transfer authorizations— 21 (1) may only be used to provide authority for 22 items that have a higher priority than the items 23 from which authority is transferred; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00724 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 725 •S 4784 RS (2) may not be used to provide authority for an 1 item that has been denied authorization by Con- 2 gress. 3 (c) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A 4 transfer made from one account to another under the au- 5 thority of this section shall be deemed to increase the 6 amount authorized for the account to which the amount 7 is transferred by an amount equal to the amount trans- 8 ferred. 9 (d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 10 promptly notify Congress of each transfer made under 11 subsection (a). 12 SEC. 1002. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FINANCIAL STATE- 13 MENT AUDIT READINESS, REPORTING RE- 14 LIEF, AND RELATED REFORMS. 15 (a) CESSATION AND REINSTATEMENT OF CERTAIN 16 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 17 (1) CESSATION.—The reporting requirements 18 specified in paragraph (2) shall not apply upon the 19 issuance of an unmodified audit opinion on the con- 20 solidated financial statements of the Department of 21 Defense, including the military departments and 22 other reporting entities defined by the Office of 23 Management and Budget. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00725 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 726 •S 4784 RS (2) COVERED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 1 The reporting requirements referred to in paragraph 2 (1) are the following: 3 (A) The requirement to submit a report 4 and provide briefings under section 240b of title 5 10, United States Code, except that all other 6 requirements of such section shall continue to 7 apply. 8 (B) The requirement to submit annual re- 9 ports under section 817(d) of the Bob Stump 10 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 11 Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 116 Stat. 12 2610). 13 (3) REINSTATEMENT.—If, after the cessation of 14 applicability under paragraph (1), the Department 15 of Defense receives an adverse opinion or disclaimer 16 of opinion on its consolidated financial statements in 17 a subsequent fiscal year, the reporting requirements 18 specified in paragraph (2)(A) shall again apply until 19 the Department receives an unmodified audit opin- 20 ion in a subsequent fiscal year. 21 (b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS IF AN UNMODIFIED 22 AUDIT OPINION IS NOT ACHIEVED BY DECEMBER 31, 23 2028.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00726 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 727 •S 4784 RS (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Department of De- 1 fense does not obtain an unmodified audit opinion 2 on its consolidated financial statements for fiscal 3 year 2028 by December 31, 2028, the requirements 4 of this subsection shall take effect on January 1, 5 2029. 6 (2) UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (COMP- 7 TROLLER).— 8 (A) QUALIFICATIONS.—An individual nom- 9 inated for appointment as Under Secretary of 10 Defense (Comptroller) under section 135 of title 11 10, United States Code shall— 12 (i) be a certified public accountant; or 13 (ii) have served as a chief financial of- 14 ficer, or in an equivalent position at— 15 (I) a Federal or State agency 16 that received an unmodified audit 17 opinion during such service; or 18 (II) a public company that re- 19 ceived an unmodified audit opinion 20 during such service. 21 (B) DUTIES.—In addition to the duties 22 specified in section 135(c) of title 10, United 23 States Code, the Under Secretary shall perform 24 such additional duties relating to the financial 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00727 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 728 •S 4784 RS management of the Department of Defense as 1 the Deputy Secretary of Defense, acting in the 2 capacity of Chief Management Officer, may pre- 3 scribe. 4 (C) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) shall 5 not apply if the Deputy Under Secretary of De- 6 fense (Comptroller) meets the requirements of 7 clause (i) or clause (ii) of such subparagraph. 8 (3) ASSISTANT SECRETARIES FOR FINANCIAL 9 MANAGEMENT.— 10 (A) ARMY.— 11 (i) QUALIFICATIONS.—An individual 12 nominated for appointment as Assistant 13 Secretary of the Army for Financial Man- 14 agement and Comptroller under section 15 7016 of title 10, United States Code, shall 16 meet the requirements described in para- 17 graph (2)(A)(i). 18 (ii) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition 19 to the responsibilities specified in section 20 7016(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, 21 the individual described in clause (i) shall 22 perform such additional responsibilities as 23 the Deputy Secretary of Defense, acting in 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00728 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 729 •S 4784 RS the capacity of Chief Management Officer, 1 may prescribe. 2 (iii) EXCEPTION.—Clause (i) shall not 3 apply if the Principal Deputy Assistant 4 Secretary of the Army for Financial Man- 5 agement and Comptroller meets the re- 6 quirements described in paragraph 7 (2)(A)(i). 8 (B) NAVY.— 9 (i) QUALIFICATIONS.—An individual 10 nominated for appointment as Assistant 11 Secretary of the Navy for Financial Man- 12 agement and Comptroller under section 13 8016 of title 10, United States Code, shall 14 meet the requirements described in para- 15 graph (2)(A)(i). 16 (ii) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition 17 to the responsibilities specified in section 18 8016(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, 19 the individual described in clause (i) shall 20 perform such additional responsibilities as 21 the Deputy Secretary of Defense, acting in 22 the capacity of Chief Management Officer, 23 may prescribe. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00729 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 730 •S 4784 RS (iii) EXCEPTION.—Clause (i) shall not 1 apply if the Principal Deputy Assistant 2 Secretary of the Navy for Financial Man- 3 agement and Comptroller meets the re- 4 quirements described in paragraph 5 (2)(A)(i). 6 (C) AIR FORCE.— 7 (i) QUALIFICATIONS.—An individual 8 nominated for appointment as Assistant 9 Secretary of the Air Force for Financial 10 Management and Comptroller under sec- 11 tion 9016 of title 10, United States Code, 12 shall meet the requirements described in 13 paragraph (2)(A)(i). 14 (ii) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition 15 to the responsibilities specified in section 16 9016(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, 17 the individual described in clause (i) shall 18 perform such additional responsibilities as 19 the Deputy Secretary of Defense, acting in 20 the capacity of Chief Management Officer, 21 may prescribe. 22 (iii) EXCEPTION.—Clause (i) shall not 23 apply if the Principal Deputy Assistant 24 Secretary of the Air Force for Financial 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00730 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 731 •S 4784 RS Management and Comptroller meets the 1 requirements described in paragraph 2 (2)(A)(i). 3 (4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the term 4 ‘‘public company’’ has the meaning given the term 5 ‘‘issuer’’ in section 2(a)(7) of the Sarbanes-Oxley 6 Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7201(7)). 7 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR AUDIT 8 ACCELERATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be appro- 9 priated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2027 10 for automation and artificial intelligence to accelerate re- 11 mediation and systems modernization for the audit of De- 12 partment of Defense financial statements— 13 (1) $250,000,000 may be made available from 14 Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide; and 15 (2) $250,000,000 may be made available from 16 Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, De- 17 fense-Wide. 18 (d) DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR FINANCIAL 19 STATEMENT AUDITS.— 20 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of De- 21 fense shall establish within the Office of the Inspec- 22 tor General of the Department of Defense a position 23 of Deputy Inspector General for Financial State- 24 ment Audits. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00731 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 732 •S 4784 RS (2) DUTIES.—The Deputy Inspector General 1 shall oversee the selection and performance of inde- 2 pendent external auditors conducting audits of the 3 Department’s consolidated financial statements. 4 (3) QUALIFICATIONS.—An individual serving in 5 the position shall be a certified public accountant. 6 SEC. 1003. EXPANSION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMITTAL 7 TO CONGRESS OF REPORTS AND JUSTIFICA- 8 TION BOOKS. 9 (a) REPORTING ON UNFUNDED PRIORITIES OF THE 10 ARMED FORCES AND COMBATANT COMMANDS.—Section 11 222a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 12 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting before ‘‘each 13 officer’’ the following: ‘‘and not later than seven 14 days after the date on which any covered document 15 is delivered to any of the congressional defense com- 16 mittees,’’; and 17 (2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 18 following: 19 ‘‘(3) The term ‘covered document’ means a doc- 20 ument referred to as a ‘dash one’, including the fol- 21 lowing: 22 ‘‘(A) Military Personnel Programs (M–1). 23 ‘‘(B) Operation and Maintenance Pro- 24 grams (O–1). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00732 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 733 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(C) Revolving and Management Fund 1 (RF–1). 2 ‘‘(D) Procurement Programs (P–1). 3 ‘‘(E) Procurement Programs Reserve Com- 4 ponents (P–1R). 5 ‘‘(F) Research Development, Test & Eval- 6 uation Programs (R–1). 7 ‘‘(G) Military Construction, Family Hous- 8 ing, and Base Realignment and Closure Pro- 9 gram (C–1). 10 ‘‘(H) Any subsequent or successor docu- 11 ment.’’. 12 (b) REPORTING ON JUSTIFICATION BOOKS.— 13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than seven days 14 after the date on which a covered document is deliv- 15 ered to Congress in support of the budget of the 16 President submitted under section 1105 of title 31, 17 United States Code, for a fiscal year, the Secretary 18 of Defense shall transmit to Congress the Justifica- 19 tion Books for such covered document, as detailed in 20 the Department of Defense Financial Management 21 Regulation (DoD 7000.14–R). 22 (2) COVERED DOCUMENT DEFINED.—In this 23 subsection, the term ‘‘covered document’’ has the 24 meaning given that term in section 222a(e) of title 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00733 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 734 •S 4784 RS 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection 1 (a). 2 SEC. 1004. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: OPENING BALANCES 3 FOR AUDIT PURPOSES. 4 Chapter 9A of title 10, United States Code, is amend- 5 ed by inserting after section 240i the following new sec- 6 tion: 7 ‘‘§ 240j. Financial statements: opening balances for 8 audit purposes 9 ‘‘(a) USSGL ACCOUNT DEFINED.—In this section, 10 the term ‘USSGL Account’ means United States Stand- 11 ard General Ledger Account. 12 ‘‘(b) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.—For purposes of 13 an audit conducted under this chapter on the financial 14 statements of the Department of the Army, the opening 15 balances as of October 1, 2025, for the Department of 16 the Army Working Capital Fund shall be as follows: 17 ‘‘(1) For USSGL Account 101000, titled ‘Fund 18 Balance with Treasury’, $2,010,085,640.47. 19 ‘‘(2) For USSGL Account 310000, titled ‘Un- 20 expended Appropriations—Cumulative’, 21 $104,620,026.51. 22 ‘‘(3) For USSGL Account 413900, titled ‘Con- 23 tract Authority Carried Forward’, 24 $4,448,474,255.57. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00734 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 735 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(4) For USSGL Account 420100, titled ‘Total 1 Actual Resources—Collected’, $1,836,976,540.16. 2 ‘‘(5) For USSGL Account 445000, titled 3 ‘Unapportioned—Unexpired Authority’, 4 $3,668,585,253.03. 5 ‘‘(c) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE.—For pur- 6 poses of an audit conducted under this chapter on the fi- 7 nancial statements of the Department of the Air Force, 8 the opening balances as of October 1, 2025, for the De- 9 partment of the Air Force Working Capital Fund shall 10 be as follows: 11 ‘‘(1) For USSGL Account 310000, titled ‘Un- 12 expended Appropriations—Cumulative’, 13 $74,131,256.71. 14 ‘‘(2) For USSGL Account 413900, titled ‘Con- 15 tract Authority Carried Forward’, 16 $6,333,279,921.52. 17 ‘‘(3) For USSGL Account 420100, titled ‘Total 18 Actual Resources—Collected’, $2,988,803,908.21. 19 ‘‘(4) For USSGL Account 445000, titled 20 ‘Unapportioned—Unexpired Authority’, 21 $1,930,040,147.04. 22 ‘‘(d) DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY.—For purposes 23 of an audit conducted under this chapter on the financial 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00735 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 736 •S 4784 RS statements of the Defense Logistics Agency, opening and 1 ending balances shall be used as follows: 2 ‘‘(1) DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY WORKING 3 CAPITAL FUND.—For the Defense Logistics Agency 4 Working Capital Fund, opening balances as of Octo- 5 ber 1, 2024, are as follows: 6 ‘‘(A) For USSGL Account 101000, titled 7 ‘Fund Balance with Treasury’, 8 $3,483,483,641.67. 9 ‘‘(B) For USSGL Account 310000, titled 10 ‘Unexpended Appropriations—Cumulative’, 11 $883,887,145.71. 12 ‘‘(C) For USSGL Account 331000, titled 13 ‘Cumulative Results of Operations’, 14 $27,271,547,121.85. 15 ‘‘(D) For USSGL Account 413900, titled 16 ‘Contract Authority Carried Forward’, 17 $13,130,151,985.39. 18 ‘‘(E) For USSGL Account 420100, titled 19 ‘Total Actual Resources—Collected’, 20 $3,578,944,883.86. 21 ‘‘(F) For USSGL Account 445000, titled 22 ‘Unapportioned—Unexpired Authority’, 23 $507,354,134.72. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00736 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 737 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(2) NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANS- 1 ACTION FUND.—For the National Defense Stockpile 2 Transaction Fund established by section 9 of the 3 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 4 U.S.C. 98h), opening and ending balances are as fol- 5 lows: 6 ‘‘(A) The ending balance of 7 $313,633,491.15 reported in the Central Ac- 8 counting Reporting System of the Department 9 of the Treasury for September 30, 2021, is the 10 Fund Balance with Treasury ending balance on 11 that date. 12 ‘‘(B) For USSGL Account 420100, titled 13 ‘Total Actual Resources—Collected’, the open- 14 ing balance as of October 1, 2021 is 15 $314,548,154.42. 16 ‘‘(C) For USSGL Account 445000, titled 17 ‘Unapportioned—Unexpired Authority’, the 18 ending balance as of September 30, 2021 is 19 $216,976,300.69. 20 ‘‘(e) UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION COMMAND 21 WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—For purposes of an audit con- 22 ducted under this chapter on the financial statements of 23 the United States Transportation Command Working 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00737 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 738 •S 4784 RS Capital Fund, opening balances as of October 1, 2025, 1 shall be used as follows: 2 ‘‘(1) For USSGL Account 101000, titled ‘Fund 3 Balance with Treasury’, $1,703,953,150.05. 4 ‘‘(2) For USSGL Account 310000, titled ‘Un- 5 expended Appropriations—Cumulative’, 6 $9,279,074.12. 7 ‘‘(3) For USSGL Account 413900, titled ‘Con- 8 tract Authority Carried Forward’, $7,579,101.52. 9 ‘‘(4) For USSGL Account 420100, titled ‘Total 10 Actual Resources—Collected’, $1,705,320,750.62. 11 ‘‘(5) For USSGL Account 445000, titled 12 ‘Unapportioned—Unexpired Authority’, 13 $453,684,782.00. 14 ‘‘(6) For USSGL Account 465000, titled ‘Allot- 15 ments—Expired Authority’, $2,135,263.61.’’. 16 (b) CONFORMING REPEALS OF STATUTES CODIFIED 17 IN NEW SECTION 240j.— 18 (1) DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY WORKING 19 CAPITAL FUND.—Section 1422 of the National De- 20 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Pub- 21 lic Law 119–60; 139 Stat. 1137) is repealed. 22 (2) NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANS- 23 ACTION FUND.—Section 1413 of the National De- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00738 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 739 •S 4784 RS fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Pub- 1 lic Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 528) is repealed. 2 SEC. 1005. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF SUPPORT TO 3 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 4 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 5 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 6 may be obligated or expended for Department of Defense 7 support to the Department of Homeland Security until the 8 Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense 9 committees that the Department of Defense has received 10 reimbursements from the Department of Homeland Secu- 11 rity for reimbursable support provided by the Department 12 of Defense to the Department of Homeland Security since 13 October 1, 2025. 14 Subtitle B—Naval Vessels 15 SEC. 1011. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW GLOBAL- 16 CLASS AUXILIARY GENERAL OCEANO- 17 GRAPHIC RESEARCH SHIPS. 18 (a) STRATEGY.—Not later than 90 days after the 19 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 20 Navy shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services 21 of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 22 the House of Representatives a strategy detailing how the 23 Department of the Navy will complete expedited design 24 and construction of new Global-class auxiliary general 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00739 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 740 •S 4784 RS oceanographic research (AGOR) ships to replace Global- 1 class AGOR 23–25 ships after funding is provided for 2 such new ships, including a cost estimate and an estimated 3 delivery timeline. 4 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 5 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy 6 shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 7 Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 8 House of Representatives a report that includes the fol- 9 lowing: 10 (1) The strategy of the Department of the Navy 11 with respect to the replacement of Global-class 12 AGOR 23–25 ships. 13 (2) If the strategy described in paragraph (1) 14 provides for the replacement of the last of the Glob- 15 al-class AGOR 23–25 ships on a date that is more 16 than five years after the date of the enactment of 17 this Act, a plan to maintain the operational capabili- 18 ties of the fleet of such ships until the date on which 19 such fleet is projected to be replaced. 20 (3) An explanation of how the plan described in 21 paragraph (2) specifically implements the goals of 22 Executive Order 14269 (relating to restoring Amer- 23 ica’s maritime dominance). 24 (4) An explanation of— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00740 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 741 •S 4784 RS (A) the limitations of Global-class AGOR 1 23–25 ships for operating in the Arctic region; 2 and 3 (B) how a new Global-class oceanographic 4 research ship design would improve the Navy’s 5 overall operational and warfighting capability in 6 the Arctic region. 7 (5) An assessment of the feasibility of con- 8 verting current civilian or military operational ship 9 designs to meet the Global-class oceanographic re- 10 search vessel mission, including the feasibility of 11 adapting the Pathfinder oceanographic ship design 12 or converting retired or obsolete littoral combat 13 ships for that purpose. 14 (6) An identification of funding in the future- 15 years defense program by appropriation and fiscal 16 year for the annual operation and recapitalization of 17 the Navy’s oceanographic research fleet. 18 (7) An assessment of the feasibility of transfer- 19 ring a retired littoral combat ship to the National 20 Science Foundation to begin to address the Founda- 21 tion’s ocean floor drilling platform requirement to 22 replace the JOIDES Resolution, including an esti- 23 mate of the costs necessary to make such a retired 24 ship seaworthy again. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00741 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 742 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1012. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS IN THE NA- 1 TIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND TO PUR- 2 CHASE CERTAIN USED FOREIGN CON- 3 STRUCTED VESSELS. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2218 of title 10, United 5 States Code, is amended— 6 (1) in subsection (f)— 7 (A) in paragraph (3)— 8 (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 9 ‘‘(other than an excluded vessel)’’ after 10 ‘‘any used vessel’’; 11 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 12 ‘‘(other than an excluded vessel)’’ after ‘‘a 13 used vessel’’; 14 (iii) by striking subparagraph (C) and 15 inserting the following new subparagraph 16 (C): 17 ‘‘(C) The Secretary may only use the authority under 18 this paragraph to purchase more than 12 foreign-con- 19 structed vessels if, for each such vessel so purchased after 20 the twelfth vessel, the Secretary purchases one vessel 21 under paragraph (4).’’; 22 (iv) in subparagraph (D), by striking 23 ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘this 24 paragraph’’; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00742 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 743 •S 4784 RS (v) by striking subparagraph (E) and 1 redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) 2 as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respec- 3 tively; and 4 (B) by adding at the end the following new 5 paragraph: 6 ‘‘(4) A vessel purchased under this paragraph is a 7 vessel— 8 ‘‘(A) purchased using funds in the National De- 9 fense Sealift Fund; 10 ‘‘(B) constructed in a ship yard located in the 11 United States; and 12 ‘‘(C) the construction of which is managed by 13 a commercial vessel construction manager.’’; and 14 (2) in subsection (k), by adding at the end the 15 following new paragraph: 16 ‘‘(6) The term ‘excluded vessel’ means a vessel 17 that was— 18 ‘‘(A) constructed or substantially modified 19 by an entity located in the People’s Republic of 20 China; or 21 ‘‘(B) constructed by a Chinese military 22 company, as such term is defined in section 23 1260H(g) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 24 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00743 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 744 •S 4784 RS Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 1 113 note).’’. 2 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 2218 of title 3 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), 4 is further amended— 5 (1) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘section 6 1424(b) of Public Law 101–510 (104 Stat. 1683)’’ 7 and inserting ‘‘section 1424(b) of the National De- 8 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Pub- 9 lic Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 8661 note)’’; and 10 (2) in subsection (k)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘section 11 1424 of Public Law 101–510 (104 Stat. 1683)’’ and 12 inserting ‘‘section 1424 of the National Defense Au- 13 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 14 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 8661 note)’’. 15 SEC. 1013. MODIFICATIONS TO VESSEL CONSTRUCTION 16 MANAGERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 17 CERTAIN NAVY VESSELS. 18 Section 129 of the National Defense Authorization 19 Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 139 Stat. 20 757) is amended— 21 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘not more 22 than’’ and inserting ‘‘not fewer than’’; 23 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘The Sec- 24 retary of the Navy’’ and inserting ‘‘If the Secretary 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00744 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 745 •S 4784 RS of the Navy seeks the construction of light replenish- 1 ment oilers (TAO–L), the Secretary’’; and 2 (3) in subsection (c)— 3 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 4 ‘‘AUXILIARY AND SUPPORT VESSELS’’ and in- 5 serting ‘‘OTHER VESSELS’’; and 6 (B) by striking ‘‘or support vessel’’ and in- 7 serting ‘‘, support vessel, unmanned vessel, or 8 vessel that is not included in the battle force’’. 9 SEC. 1014. DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL BASE FOR DIS- 10 TRIBUTED SUBMARINE AND SURFACE VES- 11 SEL SHIPBUILDING. 12 (a) MARITIME INDUSTRIAL BASE WORKFORCE DE- 13 VELOPMENT.— 14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy, 15 in coordination with the heads of relevant organiza- 16 tions of the Department of Defense and other de- 17 partments and agencies of the Federal Government, 18 shall develop a plan to expand cooperation and infor- 19 mation sharing with State university systems, com- 20 munity college systems, technical college systems, 21 and State educational agencies in order to scale 22 workforce development efforts to support distributed 23 submarine and surface vessel shipbuilding. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00745 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 746 •S 4784 RS (2) PLAN ELEMENTS.—The plan required by 1 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 2 (A) A summary of current and projected 3 critical trade skill requirements of the maritime 4 industrial base of the Navy, including welders, 5 electricians, metal fabricators, machinists, weld 6 engineers, manufacturing engineers, industrial 7 engineers, quality inspectors, test technicians, 8 machine programmers, additive manufacturing 9 professionals, and naval engineers. 10 (B) An analysis of labor markets that face 11 growing demands on the maritime industrial 12 base workforce, including such markets located 13 in landlocked States. 14 (C) A plan to catalogue and annually 15 transmit specific workforce requirements of the 16 maritime industrial base to State university sys- 17 tems, community college systems, technical col- 18 lege systems, and State educational agencies. 19 (3) REPORT.— 20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 21 1, 2027, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 22 to the congressional defense committees a re- 23 port on the feasibility and efficacy of estab- 24 lishing a seventh regional talent pipeline as part 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00746 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 747 •S 4784 RS of the Navy Talent Pipeline Program focused 1 on non-coastal labor markets that are tradition- 2 ally underutilized by the maritime industrial 3 base. 4 (B) FORM.—The report required by sub- 5 paragraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassi- 6 fied form but may contain a classified annex. 7 (b) DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL BASE OF SUP- 8 PLIERS AND MANUFACTURERS FOR SUBMARINES AND 9 SURFACE VESSELS.— 10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy, 11 in coordination with the heads of relevant organiza- 12 tions of the Department of Defense and other de- 13 partments and agencies of the Federal Government, 14 shall develop a strategy to further modernize the 15 supply chain of the maritime industrial base by opti- 16 mizing its geographic reach to incorporate capable 17 suppliers and manufacturers for the Nation’s ship- 18 building needs. 19 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy developed under 20 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 21 (A) A plan to grow the Navy’s industrial 22 base of suppliers and manufacturers for sub- 23 marines and surface vessels beyond the tradi- 24 tional centers of shipbuilding. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00747 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 748 •S 4784 RS (B) Plans to build sourcing and logistics 1 capabilities from disperse geographic United 2 States locations. 3 (C) A plan to develop a single, consolidated 4 online portal for maritime industrial base sup- 5 pliers to access information about— 6 (i) parts, components, and systems 7 needed by the maritime industrial base; 8 and 9 (ii) pathways to become a qualified 10 supplier. 11 (D) A description of current and projected 12 shortfalls in the supply chains of the maritime 13 industrial base that are negatively impacted by 14 workforce deficits in labor markets that tradi- 15 tionally support the shipbuilding industry. 16 (3) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 17 October 1, 2027, the Secretary of the Navy shall 18 submit to the congressional defense committees a 19 completed version of the strategy developed under 20 paragraph (1). 21 SEC. 1015. REPORT AND BRIEFING ON SUBMARINE TENDER 22 REQUIREMENTS AND CAPACITY. 23 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 24 2027, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the con- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00748 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 749 •S 4784 RS gressional defense committees a report on the required 1 number of submarine tenders (AS) to support the current 2 and planned force structure of attack submarines (SSN), 3 guided-missile submarines (SSGN), and ballistic missile 4 submarines (SSBN), particularly in the United States 5 Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. 6 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub- 7 section (a) shall include the following elements: 8 (1) An analysis of the required number of sub- 9 marine tenders to meet theater maintenance and re- 10 pair requirements through 2055, accounting for the 11 planned expansion of the submarine fleet. 12 (2) A detailed timeline and schedule for the 13 procurement and deployment of the next-generation 14 submarine tender (AS(X)) program to prevent oper- 15 ational capability gaps as the current aging fleet of 16 AS–39 Emory S. Land-class tenders are decommis- 17 sioned. 18 (3) A detailed analysis of the impact of expedi- 19 tionary submarine repair and reload capabilities on 20 battle force effectiveness in a contested environment. 21 (4) A description of how new tenders will pro- 22 vide depot-level maintenance, including repair of ad- 23 vanced weapons systems and unmanned aerial sys- 24 tems/unmanned underwater vehicles (UAS/UUV) 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00749 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 750 •S 4784 RS support, as identified in the SSN(X) requirement re- 1 port. 2 (5) An assessment of the feasibility of utilizing 3 other ship platforms, such as Expeditionary Sea 4 Base (ESB) or Landing Platform Dock (LPD) ves- 5 sels, to augment submarine tender capabilities. 6 (6) An evaluation of optimal homeporting loca- 7 tions for tenders to maximize Pacific operational 8 flexibility, including Japan and Australia. 9 (c) FORM.—The report shall be submitted in unclas- 10 sified form, but may include a classified annex. 11 (d) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than April 12 1, 2027, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide a briefing 13 to the congressional defense committees on the findings 14 of the report. 15 SEC. 1016. INCREASE IN MINIMUM NUMBER OF AMPHIB- 16 IOUS WARFARE SHIPS. 17 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 8062(b) of title 10, 18 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘31’’ and in- 19 serting ‘‘33’’. 20 (b) REPORT.— 21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 22 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 23 retary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional 24 defense committees a report on the plan of the Navy 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00750 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 751 •S 4784 RS to achieve a continuous 3.0 amphibious readiness 1 group (ARG)/marine expeditionary unit (MEU) 2 presence. 3 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para- 4 graph (1) shall include the following: 5 (A) A description of any changes to the 6 Optimized Fleet Response Plan for amphibious 7 warfare ships and an explanation of how the re- 8 vised force generation model will achieve in- 9 creased forward presence using the same force 10 structure. 11 (B) An assessment of the total number of 12 amphibious warfare ships, including the number 13 of amphibious assault ships, required to support 14 the 3.0 ARG/MEU presence under the revised 15 force generation model. 16 (C) A description of any plans to conduct 17 service-life extensions or modernization pro- 18 grams for amphibious warfare ships, including 19 the LHD–1 Wasp. 20 SEC. 1017. PROHIBITION ON RETIRING AND DECOMMIS- 21 SIONING OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VES- 22 SELS OF THE NAVY. 23 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 24 this Act for fiscal year 2027 may be obligated or expended 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00751 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 752 •S 4784 RS to retire or decommission, prepare to retire or decommis- 1 sion, or place in storage any oceanographic research vessel 2 of the Navy, including the Kilo Moana. 3 SEC. 1018. SUPERVISORS OF SHIPBUILDING, CONVERSION, 4 AND REPAIR. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8039 of title 10, United 6 States Code, is amended— 7 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘Dep- 8 uty Commander of the Naval Sea Systems 9 Command for the Supervision’’ and insert- 10 ing ‘‘Supervisors’’; 11 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The Sec- 12 retary’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘The Su- 13 pervisors of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair 14 are the onsite shipbuilding, conversion, and repair 15 oversight presence for naval vessels in private ship- 16 yards that perform new construction.’’; 17 (3) by striking subsections (b), (f), (g), and (h); 18 (4) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and 19 (e), as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively; 20 (5) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by 21 striking ‘‘The Deputy Commander’’ and all that fol- 22 lows and inserting ‘‘The Supervisors shall align 23 under and report to the designated Portfolio Acqui- 24 sition Executive for assigned vessels or Milestone 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00752 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 753 •S 4784 RS Decision Authority if there is no designated portfolio 1 acquisition executive.’’; 2 (6) in subsection (c), as redesignated by para- 3 graph (4)— 4 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 5 by striking ‘‘Deputy Commander’’ and inserting 6 ‘‘Supervisors’’; 7 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘inde- 8 pendent’’; and 9 (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘greater 10 quality and economy’’ and inserting ‘‘on-time 11 performance, quality, and economy’’; and 12 (7) in subsection (d), as redesignated by para- 13 graph (4)— 14 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph 15 (1)— 16 (i) by striking ‘‘Deputy Commander’’ 17 and inserting ‘‘Supervisors’’; and 18 (ii) by striking ‘‘Program Executives 19 Offices’’ and inserting ‘‘Portfolio Acquisi- 20 tion Executives or Milestone Decision Au- 21 thority, as applicable’’; 22 (B) in paragraph (1)— 23 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 24 ‘‘Commander of Naval Sea Systems Com- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00753 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 754 •S 4784 RS mand’’ and inserting ‘‘applicable author- 1 ity’’; and 2 (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 3 ‘‘Contract planning and procurement, in- 4 cluding participation’’ and inserting ‘‘Par- 5 ticipating’’; and 6 (C) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 7 ‘‘Naval Sea Systems Command’’ and inserting 8 ‘‘applicable authority’’. 9 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 10 at the beginning of chapter 805 of such title is amended 11 by striking the item relating to section 8039 and inserting 12 the following: 13 ‘‘8039. Supervisors of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair.’’. SEC. 1019. CONSTRUCTION OF VESSELS IN FOREIGN SHIP- 14 YARDS. 15 (a) PROHIBITION.—Section 8679 of title 10, United 16 States Code, is amended— 17 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Except as 18 provided in subsection (b), no vessel to be con- 19 structed for any of the armed forces’’ and inserting 20 ‘‘No vessel to be constructed for any of the armed 21 services’’; 22 (2) by striking subsection (b); and 23 (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub- 24 section (b). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00754 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 755 •S 4784 RS (b) AUTHORITY.— 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 2 8679 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary 3 of Defense may construct not more than two vessels 4 for each class of covered vessels in a foreign ship- 5 yard, if the Secretary determines that— 6 (A) such construction is in the national se- 7 curity interest of the United States, supported 8 by evidence, for purposes of interoperability 9 with allies and partners, forward logistics sup- 10 port, or accelerating achievement of fleet capac- 11 ity requirements; 12 (B) the foreign country in which construc- 13 tion is proposed— 14 (i) is a treaty ally of the United 15 States; and 16 (ii) has the capacity to produce the 17 vessel, including with respect to workforce, 18 physical shipyard constraints, and supply 19 chain; and 20 (C) such construction ensures concurrent 21 direct capital investments in the maritime in- 22 dustrial base of the United States resulting in, 23 not later than the fourth vessel of the class of 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00755 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 756 •S 4784 RS covered vessels, the onshoring of the construc- 1 tion and the supplier base of such class. 2 (2) REPORT AND CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.— 3 Not later than 30 days before obligating or expend- 4 ing any funds pursuant to the authority under para- 5 graph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 6 the congressional defense committees a report that 7 includes the following: 8 (A) A certification that the conditions de- 9 scribed in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of 10 such paragraph will be satisfied. 11 (B) An identification of— 12 (i) the specific vessel or class of ves- 13 sels to be constructed in a foreign ship- 14 yard; and 15 (ii) the specific foreign country and 16 shipyard in which construction is proposed. 17 (C) A description of the enforceable provi- 18 sions that will govern the protection of classi- 19 fied information and controlled unclassified in- 20 formation related to the vessel during construc- 21 tion. 22 (D) The sourcing plan and schedule to on- 23 shore the supply chain and the plan for con- 24 struction of the third and subsequent vessels of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00756 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 757 •S 4784 RS the class of covered vessels in a shipyard in the 1 United States. 2 (3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—In exer- 3 cising the authority under paragraph (1), the Sec- 4 retary of Defense shall ensure that— 5 (A) all critical mission systems, command 6 and control equipment, and secure communica- 7 tions systems are installed in the United States 8 or a secure allied facility; 9 (B) the vessels are projected to be con- 10 structed and delivered faster than if the vessels 11 were constructed at a shipyard in the United 12 States, or construction at a foreign shipyard 13 otherwise provides a material benefit to readi- 14 ness or force posture; 15 (C) the software and hardware related to 16 all machinery control systems, cargo and ballast 17 control systems, power and electrical systems, 18 and safety systems are secure; and 19 (D) a life cycle sustainment plan is ap- 20 proved by the Secretary for the class of covered 21 vessels, including class-standard repair parts. 22 (4) PROHIBITION ON DELEGATION.—The re- 23 sponsibility to submit a certification under para- 24 graph (2) may not be delegated. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00757 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 758 •S 4784 RS (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 1 (1) CLASS OF COVERED VESSELS.—The term 2 ‘‘class of covered vessels’’ means the following ves- 3 sels that do not have combatant classifications: 4 (A) Bulk fuel vessels designed or intended 5 primarily for the carriage of liquid fuels. 6 (B) Strategic sealift vessels designed to 7 rapidly deploy heavy military equipment glob- 8 ally in a roll-on/roll-off configuration. 9 (2) CRITICAL MISSION SYSTEM.—The term 10 ‘‘critical mission system’’, with respect to a vessel, 11 means a system (weapon or auxiliary) the failure of 12 which would prevent the successful completion of the 13 mission or severely impact ability to fight. 14 (3) FOREIGN SHIPYARD.—The term ‘‘foreign 15 shipyard’’ means a shipyard located outside the 16 United States. 17 SEC. 1020. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY 18 OF THE NAVY TO CHANGE VESSEL NAMES. 19 Section 8662 of title 10, United States Code, is 20 amended— 21 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘SAME 22 NAME.—’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and 23 (2) in subsection (b)— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00758 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 759 •S 4784 RS (A) by striking ‘‘(b) The Secretary’’ and 1 inserting the following: 2 ‘‘(b) NAME CHANGE.— 3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- 4 graph (2), the Secretary’’; and 5 (B) by adding at the end the following new 6 paragraph: 7 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION AND NOTIFICATION REQUIRE- 8 MENT.— 9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 10 Navy may change the name of a vessel after 11 such name has been officially announced by the 12 Secretary only if— 13 ‘‘(i) the Secretary is holding office by 14 and with the advice and consent of the 15 Senate; 16 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines that a 17 compelling reason exists for the name 18 change; and 19 ‘‘(iii) not later than 30 days before 20 the date on which the change takes effect, 21 the Secretary submits to the Committee on 22 Armed Services of the Senate and the 23 Committee on Armed Services of the 24 House of Representatives a report explain- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00759 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 760 •S 4784 RS ing, in detail, the justification for the 1 change. 2 ‘‘(B) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY; NONDELE- 3 GATION.—The authority under subparagraph 4 (A) shall be exercised solely by the Secretary of 5 the Navy and may not be delegated.’’. 6 Subtitle C—Counterterrorism 7 SEC. 1021. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 8 FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVID- 9 UALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL 10 STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO THE 11 UNITED STATES. 12 Section 1033 of the John S. McCain National De- 13 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 14 115–232; 132 Stat. 1953), as most recently amended by 15 section 1032 of the National Defense Authorization Act 16 for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 129 Stat. 17 1034), is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 18 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2027’’. 19 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00760 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 761 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1022. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 1 TO CONSTRUCT OR MODIFY FACILITIES IN 2 THE UNITED STATES TO HOUSE DETAINEES 3 TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL 4 STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 5 Section 1034(a) of the John S. McCain National De- 6 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 7 115–232; 132 Stat. 1954), as most recently amended by 8 section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act 9 for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 139 Stat. 10 1034), is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 11 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2027’’. 12 SEC. 1023. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 13 FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVID- 14 UALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL 15 STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO CER- 16 TAIN COUNTRIES. 17 Section 1035 of the John S. McCain National De- 18 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 19 115–232; 132 Stat. 1954), as most recently amended by 20 section 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act 21 for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 139 Stat. 22 1034), is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 23 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2027’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00761 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 762 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1024. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 1 TO CLOSE OR RELINQUISH CONTROL OF 2 UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA- 3 NAMO BAY, CUBA. 4 Section 1036 of the National Defense Authorization 5 Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 6 1551), as most recently amended by section 1035 of the 7 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 8 (Public Law 119–60; 139 Stat. 1035), is further amended 9 by striking ‘‘2026’’ and inserting ‘‘2027’’. 10 Subtitle D—Miscellaneous 11 Authorities and Limitations 12 SEC. 1031. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT 13 ENTERTAINMENT PROJECTS WITH TIES TO 14 THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUB- 15 LIC OF CHINA. 16 (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 17 be appropriated by this Act for the Department of Defense 18 may be used to knowingly provide active and direct sup- 19 port to any film, television, or other entertainment project 20 if the Secretary of Defense has demonstrable evidence that 21 the project has complied or is likely to comply with a de- 22 mand from the Government of the People’s Republic of 23 China or the Chinese Communist Party, or an entity 24 under the direction of the People’s Republic of China or 25 the Chinese Communist Party, to censor the content of 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00762 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 763 •S 4784 RS the project in a material manner to advance the national 1 interest of the People’s Republic of China. 2 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 3 the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary sub- 4 mits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 5 and House of Representatives a written certification that 6 such a waiver is in the national interest of the United 7 States. 8 SEC. 1032. WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR LIMITATION ON LIVE 9 FIRE TRAUMA TRAINING. 10 Section 1050 of the National Defense Authorization 11 Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 139 Stat. 12 1042) is amended— 13 (1) by striking ‘‘Beginning’’ and inserting the 14 following: 15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning’’; and 16 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub- 17 section: 18 ‘‘(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may waive 20 the application of subsection (a) with respect to a 21 unit or command for a period of one year, and may 22 renew such a waiver for additional one-year periods, 23 if the application of that subsection is demonstrated 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00763 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 764 •S 4784 RS to have a direct impact on the operational readiness 1 of the unit or command, as the case may be. 2 ‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 3 15 days after issuing or renewing a waiver under 4 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the 5 congressional defense committees a notification that 6 includes, at a minimum— 7 ‘‘(A) an identification of the unit or com- 8 mand to which the waiver applies; 9 ‘‘(B) a description of the assessed impact 10 to operational readiness that necessitated the 11 waiver; 12 ‘‘(C) a description of ongoing efforts to in- 13 crease combat medic training in civilian set- 14 tings; and 15 ‘‘(D) a certification that no technically ac- 16 ceptable alternative exists to replace the use of 17 live animals.’’. 18 SEC. 1033. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 19 REMOVAL OF ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS 20 FROM EUROPE. 21 No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 22 or otherwise made available may be used to transport 23 Army Prepositioned Stock-2 (APS-2) equipment, so as- 24 signed as of March 1, 2026, outside of the European area 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00764 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 765 •S 4784 RS of operations for the purposes of maintenance or divest- 1 ment. 2 SEC. 1034. IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL TRANSPOR- 3 TATION SAFETY BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS 4 FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 6 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 7 shall implement each recommendation for the Department 8 of Defense and the Department of the Army from the Na- 9 tional Transportation Safety Board contained in the re- 10 port dated January 27, 2026, and entitled, ‘‘Midair Colli- 11 sion over the Potomac River PSA Airlines Flight 5342, 12 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) RJ Aviation CL–600– 13 2C10 (CRJ700), and US Army Priority Air Transport 14 Flight 25, Sikorsky UH–60L’’ (Aviation Investigation Re- 15 port AIR–26–02), as the Secretary determines appro- 16 priate and practicable. 17 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Defense 18 shall implement the recommendations under subsection 19 (a), as applicable, across the Armed Forces and aviation 20 units under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 21 (c) REPORTS.— 22 (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 24 retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00765 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 766 •S 4784 RS Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep- 1 resentatives— 2 (A) a certification specifying which rec- 3 ommendations under subsection (a) have been 4 implemented, including a justification for any 5 recommendation not implemented; and 6 (B) a plan of the Department of Defense 7 to mitigate the risk identified in each such rec- 8 ommendation not implemented. 9 (2) QUARTERLY REPORT.—Not later than 10 March 1, 2027, and not less frequently than quar- 11 terly thereafter until December 31, 2030, the Sec- 12 retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 13 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep- 14 resentatives a report detailing the status of imple- 15 mentation of this section across each branch of the 16 Armed Forces and any barriers to such implementa- 17 tion. 18 (d) INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDITS.— 19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not 21 less frequently than annually thereafter, the Inspec- 22 tor General of the Department of Defense shall con- 23 duct an audit of oversight by the Department of De- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00766 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 767 •S 4784 RS fense of all operations of aircraft of the Department 1 in the national airspace system. 2 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting each 3 audit under paragraph (1), the Inspector General 4 shall assess the efficacy of implementation by the 5 Department of the recommendations under sub- 6 section (a). 7 (3) BRIEFINGS TO CONGRESS.—Not less fre- 8 quently than annually after the completion of the 9 first audit under paragraph (1), the Inspector Gen- 10 eral shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of 11 the Senate and the House of Representatives on the 12 findings of the audits conducted under such para- 13 graph. 14 SEC. 1035. MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPER- 15 ATIONS FOR IRREGULAR WARFARE. 16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 127d of title 10, United 17 States Code, is amended— 18 (1) in subsection (a), by striking 19 ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’; 20 (2) in subsection (c)(2)(E), in the matter pre- 21 ceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘satisfy the require- 22 ments of section 130g to’’ after ‘‘shall’’; and 23 (3) in subsection (j)(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘as re- 24 quired by section 130g’’ before the semicolon. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00767 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 768 •S 4784 RS (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The second section 1 130g of title 10, United States Code, is redesignated as 2 section 130h. 3 SEC. 1036. DESIGNATION OF SOUTHWEST LAND BORDER 4 ACTIVITIES, SUPPORT, AND OPERATIONS AS 5 NAMED OPERATION. 6 (a) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 180 days after 7 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 8 Defense shall designate activities, support, and operations 9 conducted by the Department of Defense in support of 10 civil authorities at the southwest land border as a named 11 operation. 12 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the designation re- 13 quired by subsection (a) is to provide unified identifica- 14 tion, planning, budgeting, oversight, and reporting for the 15 activities, support, and operations described in such sub- 16 section in efforts to detect, deter, and disrupt 17 transnational criminal organizations and other border-re- 18 lated threats. 19 (c) ANNUAL BUDGET REQUEST.—In the budget jus- 20 tification materials of the Department of Defense sub- 21 mitted to Congress each year, beginning with the first 22 such submission following the designation required by sub- 23 section (a), the Secretary of Defense shall include, in a 24 distinct line item— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00768 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 769 •S 4784 RS (1) a program title and budgetary line for the 1 named operation showing requested obligational au- 2 thority by appropriations account and fiscal year; 3 (2) a narrative justification describing the scope 4 of Department of Defense support, planned activi- 5 ties, and the legal authorities under which support 6 is provided; and 7 (3) performance metrics and planned outputs 8 for the coming fiscal year. 9 (d) TRANSPARENCY.—The budget justification mate- 10 rials described in subsection (c) shall include an unclassi- 11 fied summary of the types and estimated value of support 12 provided, with a classified annex as necessary to protect 13 sources and methods. 14 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 15 (1) SOUTHWEST LAND BORDER.—The term 16 ‘‘southwest land border’’ means the land border of 17 the United States adjacent to Mexico. 18 (2) SUPPORT OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES.—The 19 term ‘‘support of civil authorities’’— 20 (A) has the meaning given that term in 21 Department of Defense Directive 3025.18, as 22 amended; and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00769 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 770 •S 4784 RS (B) includes planning, logistics, intelligence 1 support, aviation, engineering, and other non- 2 law-enforcement assistance. 3 (f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 4 tion may be construed to authorize the use of military 5 force. 6 Subtitle E—Studies and Reports 7 SEC. 1041. THREAT ASSESSMENT REGARDING UNMANNED 8 AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AT OR NEAR THE INTER- 9 NATIONAL BORDERS OF THE UNITED STATES. 10 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 11 ‘‘Border Drone Threat Assessment Act’’. 12 (b) DEFINITIONS.— In this section: 13 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- 14 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com- 15 mittees’’ means— 16 (A) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 17 the Senate; 18 (B) the Committee on Homeland Security 19 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 20 (C) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 21 and Transportation of the Senate; 22 (D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 23 Senate; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00770 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 771 •S 4784 RS (E) the Committee on Armed Services of 1 the Senate; 2 (F) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 3 the Senate ; 4 (G) the Permanent Select Committee on 5 Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 6 (H) the Committee on Homeland Security 7 of the House of Representatives; 8 (I) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 9 House of Representatives; 10 (J) the Committee on Transportation and 11 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; 12 (K) the Committee on Energy and Com- 13 merce of the House of Representatives; 14 (L) the Committee on Armed Services of 15 the House of Representatives; and 16 (M) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 17 the House of Representatives. 18 (2) AT OR NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BOR- 19 DERS OF THE UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘at or 20 near the international borders of the United States’’ 21 means at or within 100 air miles of an international 22 land border or coastal border of the United States. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00771 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 772 •S 4784 RS (3) COMMANDER.—The term ‘‘Commander’’ 1 means the Commander of the United States North- 2 ern Command (USNORTHCOM). 3 (4) FOREIGN MALIGN INFLUENCE.—The term 4 ‘‘foreign malign influence’’ has the meaning given 5 such term in section 119B(f) of the National Secu- 6 rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3059(f)). 7 (5) MALIGN ACTOR.—The term ‘‘malign actor’’ 8 means any individual, group, or organization that is 9 engaged in foreign malign influence, illicit drug traf- 10 ficking, or other forms of transnational organized 11 crime. 12 (6) TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME.—The 13 term ‘‘transnational organized crime’’ has the mean- 14 ing given such term in section 284(i) of title 10, 15 United States Code. 16 (7) UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—The 17 term ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense’’ means the 18 Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Se- 19 curity 20 (8) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT; UNMANNED AIR- 21 CRAFT SYSTEM.—The terms ‘‘unmanned aircraft’’ 22 and ‘‘unmanned aircraft system’’ have the meanings 23 given such terms in section 44801 of title 49, United 24 States Code. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00772 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 773 •S 4784 RS (c) REPORT ON INCIDENTS INVOLVING UNMANNED 1 AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AT OR NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL 2 BORDERS OF THE UNITED STATES.— 3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 4 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Com- 5 mander shall— 6 (A) conduct a review of all incidents involv- 7 ing unmanned aerial systems operated at or 8 near the international borders of the United 9 States and counter-unmanned aerial systems 10 actions taken by, or using equipment of, the 11 Department of Defense during February 2026; 12 and 13 (B) make an assessment and determina- 14 tion on whether modifications should be made 15 to the communications and coordination by and 16 between the Department of Defense and other 17 Federal agencies with regard to unmanned aer- 18 ial systems operated by a government entity in 19 commercial airspace. 20 (2) AFTER ACTION REPORT.—Not later than 30 21 days after completing the review and assessment re- 22 quired under subsection (a), the Commander shall 23 submit a report to— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00773 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 774 •S 4784 RS (A) the Under Secretary of Defense, which 1 shall be included as part of the threat assess- 2 ment required under subsection (d); 3 (B) the Committee on Armed Services of 4 the Senate; and 5 (C) the Committee on Armed Services of 6 the House of Representatives. 7 (d) THREAT ASSESSMENT.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 9 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 10 Secretary of Defense shall complete an assessment 11 of the threat regarding unmanned aircraft systems 12 at or near the international borders of the United 13 States. 14 (2) ELEMENTS.—The threat assessment re- 15 quired under paragraph (1) shall include— 16 (A) a description of the malign actors op- 17 erating unmanned aircraft systems at or near 18 the international borders of the United States, 19 including malign actors who cross such borders; 20 (B) a description of how a threat is identi- 21 fied and assessed at or near the international 22 borders of the United States, including a de- 23 scription of the capabilities of the United States 24 Government to detect and identify unmanned 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00774 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 775 •S 4784 RS aircraft systems operated by, or on behalf of, 1 malign actors; 2 (C) a description of the data and informa- 3 tion collected by operators of unmanned aircraft 4 systems at or near the international borders of 5 the United States, including how such data is 6 used by malign actors; 7 (D) a description of the tactics, techniques, 8 and procedures used at or near the inter- 9 national borders of the United States by malign 10 actors with regards to unmanned aircraft sys- 11 tems, including how unmanned aircraft systems 12 are acquired, modified, and utilized to conduct 13 malicious activities, including attacks, surveil- 14 lance, conveyance of contraband, and other 15 forms of threats; 16 (E) a description of the guidance, policies, 17 and procedures that address the privacy, civil 18 rights, and civil liberties of persons who law- 19 fully operate unmanned aircraft systems at or 20 near the international borders of the United 21 States; 22 (F) a description of the capabilities of the 23 United States Government to counter, contain, 24 trace, defeat, or otherwise mitigate threats from 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00775 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 776 •S 4784 RS unmanned aircraft systems operated by malign 1 actors at or near the international borders of 2 the United States; 3 (G) an assessment of whether the capabili- 4 ties of the United States Government are suffi- 5 cient for achieving complete air domain aware- 6 ness at or near the international borders of the 7 United States; 8 (H) an assessment of the adequacy of cur- 9 rent authorities of the United States Govern- 10 ment to counter the use of unmanned aircraft 11 systems by malign actors at or near the inter- 12 national borders of the United States, including 13 an accounting of the delineated responsibilities 14 of Federal agencies to counter, contain, trace, 15 or defeat unmanned aircraft systems at or near 16 the international borders of the United States; 17 and 18 (I) an assessment of the coordination be- 19 tween Federal Government entities for airspace 20 domain awareness, protection, and safety. 21 (e) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying 22 out the assessment required under subsection (d), the 23 Under Secretary of Defense may consult with— 24 (1) the Director of National Intelligence; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00776 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 777 •S 4784 RS (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security; 1 (3) the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 2 Administration; 3 (4) the Secretary of State; and 4 (5) the heads of other elements of the intel- 5 ligence community, the defense community, and the 6 Department of Homeland Security as the Under 7 Secretary considers appropriate. 8 (f) REPORT AND BRIEFING.— 9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 10 after completing the threat assessment required 11 under subsection (d), the Under Secretary of De- 12 fense shall submit a report to the appropriate con- 13 gressional committees containing findings with re- 14 spect to such assessment. 15 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 16 paragraph (1) shall include— 17 (A) a detailed description of the threats 18 posed to the national security of the United 19 States by unmanned aircraft systems operated 20 by malign actors at or near the international 21 borders of the United States; 22 (B) a summary of the current responsibil- 23 ities, authorities, regulations, policies, and pro- 24 cedures of the United States Government for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00777 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 778 •S 4784 RS achieving air domain awareness at and near the 1 international borders of the United States and 2 countering and defeating unmanned aircraft 3 systems used by malign actors along such bor- 4 ders; 5 (C) a summary of the current responsibil- 6 ities, authorities, regulations, policies, and pro- 7 cedures of the United States Government for 8 coordinating across Federal agencies for achiev- 9 ing air domain awareness at or near the inter- 10 national borders of the United States and en- 11 suring airspace safety; 12 (D) an assessment of whether a change in 13 authorities or additional authorities or re- 14 sources are necessary— 15 (i) to achieve complete air domain 16 awareness at or near international borders 17 of the United States; 18 (ii) to provide adequate coordination 19 across agencies on airspace safety; and 20 (iii) to counter and defeat unmanned 21 aircraft systems used by malign actors 22 along such borders. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00778 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 779 •S 4784 RS (3) FORM.—The report required under para- 1 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 2 but may include a classified annex, as appropriate. 3 (4) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after 4 the submission of the report required under para- 5 graph (1), the Under Secretary of Defense shall pro- 6 vide a briefing regarding the report to the appro- 7 priate congressional committees. 8 SEC. 1042. EXTENSION OF AFGHANISTAN WAR COMMIS- 9 SION. 10 Section 1094(e)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the National Defense 11 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117– 12 81; 135 Stat. 1541) is amended by striking ‘‘3’’ and in- 13 serting ‘‘4’’. 14 SEC. 1043. EXTENSION OF BRIEFING REQUIREMENT RE- 15 GARDING CIVIL AUTHORITIES AT THE 16 SOUTHWEST BORDER. 17 Section 1070 of the James M. Inhofe National De- 18 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 19 117–263; 136 Stat. 2791), as amended by section 1064 20 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 21 2026 (Public Law 119–60), is further amended— 22 (1) by striking ‘‘through December 31, 2026’’ 23 and inserting ‘‘through December 31, 2028’’; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00779 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 780 •S 4784 RS (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 1 inserting a semicolon; 2 (3) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 3 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 4 (4) by adding at the end the following new 5 paragraph: 6 ‘‘(7) a cost analysis and an accompanying re- 7 port that includes— 8 ‘‘(A) the costs associated with the assist- 9 ance provided by the Department of Defense to 10 the Department of Homeland Security during 11 the most recently concluded 90-day period; 12 ‘‘(B) the costs associated with the assist- 13 ance provided by the Department of Defense to 14 the Department of Homeland Security during 15 the most recently concluded 12-month period; 16 ‘‘(C) the projected costs associated with 17 any requests for assistance from the Depart- 18 ment of Homeland Security that have been 19 granted by the Secretary of Defense, but have 20 not been delivered; and 21 ‘‘(D) a detailed accounting of— 22 ‘‘(i) costs for assistance that the De- 23 partment of Defense provided, is providing, 24 or will provide to the Department of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00780 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 781 •S 4784 RS Homeland Security, including whether 1 such assistance is being provided on a re- 2 imbursable basis or a nonreimbursable 3 basis; and 4 ‘‘(ii) an accounting of the reimburse- 5 ments received by the Department of De- 6 fense for the assistance described in the re- 7 port.’’. 8 SEC. 1044. DRONE POSTURE REVIEW. 9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 10 conduct a drone posture review for uncrewed aerial, 11 ground, surface, and undersea vehicles and their enabling 12 systems, including an identification of gaps in the capa- 13 bility of United States forces and the vulnerabilities of 14 United States forces to foreign uncrewed systems. 15 (b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2027, the 16 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de- 17 fense committees a report that includes the findings of the 18 review required under subsection (a). 19 SEC. 1045. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON UNMANNED AERIAL 20 SYSTEM INCURSIONS OVER MILITARY IN- 21 STALLATIONS, SENSITIVE SITES, AND THE 22 SOUTHERN BORDER. 23 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORTS.—The Assistant 24 Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00781 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 782 •S 4784 RS Security Affairs (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Assist- 1 ant Secretary’’) shall submit to the congressional defense 2 committees quarterly reports on incidents involving un- 3 manned aerial systems (UAS) incursions— 4 (1) over military installations and other sen- 5 sitive sites within the United States and its terri- 6 tories; and 7 (2) along the international land borders of the 8 United States, with a particular focus on the south- 9 ern border. 10 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required under sub- 11 section (a) shall include, for the preceding quarter— 12 (1) a comprehensive accounting of all known or 13 suspected UAS incursions over— 14 (A) military installations; and 15 (B) other sensitive sites, as determined by 16 the Secretary of Defense; 17 (2) for each such incursion, to the extent prac- 18 ticable— 19 (A) the date, time, and location of the inci- 20 dent; 21 (B) the duration and altitude of the UAS 22 activity; 23 (C) the assessed origin and operator, if 24 known; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00782 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 783 •S 4784 RS (D) the type and capabilities of the UAS 1 involved; and 2 (E) any assessed intent or threat posed by 3 the incursion; 4 (3) a description of actions taken in response to 5 each incursion, including— 6 (A) detection, tracking, and identification 7 measures; 8 (B) mitigation or interdiction actions; and 9 (C) coordination with Federal, State, local, 10 Tribal, and territorial authorities; 11 (4) an assessment of trends, patterns, and 12 emerging threats related to UAS incursions; 13 (5) an evaluation of the effectiveness of existing 14 counter-UAS authorities, policies, technologies, and 15 procedures; and 16 (6) identification of any capability gaps, re- 17 source constraints, or legal limitations affecting the 18 Department of Defense’s ability to detect, deter, or 19 respond to such incursions. 20 (c) FORM.—Each report required under subsection 21 (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in- 22 clude a classified annex. 23 (d) SENSITIVE SITES DEFINED.—In this section, the 24 term ‘‘sensitive sites’’ means military installations and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00783 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 784 •S 4784 RS other facilities and assets located in the United States that 1 are subject to the authority provided under section 130i 2 of title 10, United States Code, relating to the protection 3 of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft. 4 (e) SUNSET.—The requirement to submit reports 5 under this section shall terminate on December 31, 2031. 6 SEC. 1046. REPORT ON PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION 7 OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTRUCTION 8 ON CIVILIAN HARM MITIGATION AND RE- 9 SPONSE. 10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 15, 2027, 11 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees 12 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep- 13 resentatives a report on the implementation of Depart- 14 ment of Defense Instruction 3000.17, entitled ‘‘Civilian 15 Harm Mitigation and Response’’ and dated December 21, 16 2023. 17 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 18 (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 19 (1) An assessment of the progress made toward 20 implementation of each responsibility, function, and 21 task assigned in section 2 of Department of Defense 22 Instruction 3000.17. 23 (2) An assessment of the progress made toward 24 implementation of sections 3, 4, and 5 of that In- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00784 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 785 •S 4784 RS struction, related to mitigating, assessing, and re- 1 sponding to civilian harm, respectively, including any 2 related changes in policy or practice of the Depart- 3 ment of Defense. 4 (3) A breakdown of the number of full-time 5 equivalent staff assigned to implementation of that 6 Instruction across the Department, including the lo- 7 cations, offices, and roles of such staff. 8 (4) An estimate of the resources required by 9 the Department to effectively implement that In- 10 struction. 11 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 12 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 13 a classified annex if necessary. 14 SEC. 1047. REPORT ON TRANSFER OF PROPERTY BY DE- 15 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 16 Section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, is 17 amended— 18 (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub- 19 section (h); and 20 (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol- 21 lowing new subsection (g): 22 ‘‘(g) SEMI-ANNUAL MONITORING REPORTS.—Not 23 less frequently than once every 180 days, the Secretary 24 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00785 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 786 •S 4784 RS mittees a report setting forth, for the preceding 180-day 1 period, the following: 2 ‘‘(1) An identification of the type of controlled 3 and non-controlled property transferred by the Sec- 4 retary under this section and the quantity trans- 5 ferred. 6 ‘‘(2) An identification of the agency receiving 7 such property. 8 ‘‘(3) The date of any such transfer.’’. 9 SEC. 1048. OVERSIGHT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 10 RULES OF ENGAGEMENT. 11 (a) ANNUAL REPORT ON RULES OF ENGAGEMENT.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 15 of 13 each year for five years beginning one year after the 14 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 15 Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 16 committees a report on the rules of engagement in 17 force in the preceding calendar year governing oper- 18 ations conducted pursuant to direction from the 19 President or the Secretary of Defense. 20 (2) ELEMENTS.—The annual report shall in- 21 clude the following elements: 22 (A) A description of any changes made to 23 the standing rules of engagement, a legal and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00786 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 787 •S 4784 RS policy explanation for each such change, and a 1 copy of revised standing rules of engagement. 2 (B) An identification and description of 3 any supplementary or theater-specific rules of 4 engagement issued by the commander of a com- 5 batant command. 6 (C) A list and description of each declared 7 hostile force that could be targeted under the 8 rules of engagement identified under subpara- 9 graphs (A) and (B) without the United States 10 Armed Forces observing a hostile act or dem- 11 onstration of hostile intent, including— 12 (i) the legal basis for the designation 13 of the declared hostile force; and 14 (ii) the risk posed by the declared hos- 15 tile force to United States persons or terri- 16 tory. 17 (D) A certification signed by the Secretary 18 of Defense, the General Counsel of the Depart- 19 ment of Defense, and the Judge Advocate Gen- 20 eral for each military service branch that all 21 rules of engagement have been reviewed by the 22 appropriate legal officers and comport with the 23 rules and principles of the law of armed con- 24 flict. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00787 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 788 •S 4784 RS (3) FORM.—The report required under para- 1 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 2 but may contain a classified annex. 3 (b) PRELIMINARY REPORT.—Not later than 270 days 4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 5 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com- 6 mittee a report with the elements and in the form de- 7 scribed in subsection (a) that covers the preceding two cal- 8 endar years. 9 SEC. 1049. STRATEGY TO ADDRESS INTELLIGENCE-GATH- 10 ERING SHORTCOMINGS IN AREA OF RESPON- 11 SIBILITY OF UNITED STATES AFRICA COM- 12 MAND. 13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 14 date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the 15 United States Africa Command, in consultation with the 16 head of any other relevant Federal agency, as appropriate, 17 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 18 strategy to address intelligence gathering shortcomings in 19 the area of responsibility of the United States Africa Com- 20 mand. 21 (b) ELEMENTS.— 22 (1) INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RE- 23 CONNAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE.—With respect to 24 the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance ar- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00788 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 789 •S 4784 RS chitecture, the strategy required by subsection (a) 1 shall include the following: 2 (A) An assessment of the scope, coverage, 3 and operational tempo of existing intelligence, 4 surveillance, and reconnaissance assets and ac- 5 tivities in the area of responsibility of the 6 United States Africa Command. 7 (B) A description of the manner in which 8 the United States Africa Command could fur- 9 ther develop an integrated, multi-layered intel- 10 ligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance archi- 11 tecture in such area of responsibility. 12 (C) A description of the manner in which 13 the United States Africa Command can incor- 14 porate emerging technologies into the intel- 15 ligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance archi- 16 tecture, including— 17 (i) artificial intelligence and machine- 18 learning tools for the automated proc- 19 essing, exploitation, and dissemination of 20 intelligence, surveillance, and reconnais- 21 sance data; 22 (ii) language recognition software and 23 natural language processing tools capable 24 of monitoring, transcribing, and analyzing 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00789 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 790 •S 4784 RS communications in regional languages and 1 dialects; and 2 (iii) other emerging technologies that 3 the Commander of the United States Afri- 4 ca Command determines could improve the 5 speed, accuracy, or coverage of activities 6 conducted by the United States Africa 7 Command in such area of responsibility. 8 (D) A description of intelligence, surveil- 9 lance, and reconnaissance cooperation and in- 10 formation-sharing arrangements with partner 11 countries and allied forces in such area of re- 12 sponsibility, including an analysis of the extent 13 to which partner country capabilities may be in- 14 tegrated into the United States intelligence, 15 surveillance, and reconnaissance architecture. 16 (E) An identification of capability gaps, re- 17 source shortfalls, or authority limitations that 18 constrain the ability of the United States Africa 19 Command to establish and sustain a persistent, 20 meshed intelligence, surveillance, and reconnais- 21 sance architecture in the area of operation, and 22 recommendations for addressing such gaps. 23 (2) INFORMATION CAMPAIGN.—With respect to 24 information campaigns carried out by the United 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00790 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 791 •S 4784 RS States African Command, the strategy required by 1 subsection (a) shall include the following, which the 2 Secretary of Defense shall develop in consultation 3 with the Secretary of State: 4 (A) A description of the current informa- 5 tion environment in the area of responsibility of 6 the United States Africa Command, including— 7 (i) an identification of the means and 8 mechanisms through which violent extrem- 9 ist organizations, near-peer competitors, 10 and any other actors of concern to the 11 United States Africa Command dissemi- 12 nate propaganda, recruit members, and fo- 13 ment instability in such area of responsi- 14 bility; 15 (ii) an assessment of the relative ef- 16 fectiveness of violent extremist organiza- 17 tion information operations in such area of 18 responsibility and the populations most 19 vulnerable to such influence; and 20 (iii) an assessment of the relative ef- 21 fectiveness of information operations con- 22 ducted by other state and non-state actors 23 in such area of responsibility and the pop- 24 ulations most vulnerable to such influence. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00791 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 792 •S 4784 RS (B) A description of current and planned 1 information campaigns and military information 2 support operations of the United States Africa 3 Command in such area of responsibility, includ- 4 ing— 5 (i) activities conducted through digital 6 means, including social media engagement, 7 counter-narrative campaigns, and efforts to 8 disrupt or degrade adversary and compet- 9 itor online presence and propaganda dis- 10 tribution networks; 11 (ii) activities conducted through tradi- 12 tional means, including radio broadcasts, 13 print media, community engagement, and 14 support to trusted local voices and civil so- 15 ciety organizations; 16 (iii) efforts to coordinate and syn- 17 chronize digital and traditional information 18 activities into a consistent, persistent, and 19 regionally coherent campaign; 20 (iv) an identification of main informa- 21 tion campaign themes and an assessment 22 of the effectiveness of current information 23 campaign activities, including metrics used 24 to measure such effectiveness; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00792 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 793 •S 4784 RS (v) an identification of gaps, resource 1 shortfalls, or authority limitations that 2 constrain the ability of the United States 3 Africa Command to sustain consistent and 4 effective information campaigns, and rec- 5 ommendations for addressing such gaps. 6 Subtitle F—Equity Investments 7 and Related Matters 8 SEC. 1051. AUTHORITY FOR EQUITY INVESTMENTS BY OF- 9 FICE OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL. 10 Section 149 of title 10, United States Code, is 11 amended— 12 (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub- 13 section (i); 14 (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol- 15 lowing new subsection (h): 16 ‘‘(h) AUTHORITY FOR EQUITY INVESTMENTS.— 17 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNT.— 18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There is established in 19 the Treasury of the United States a Depart- 20 ment of Defense Equity Investment Account (in 21 this subsection referred to as the ‘Equity In- 22 vestment Account’), to be used to make equity 23 investments under this subsection. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00793 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 794 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(B) AMOUNTS IN ACCOUNT.—The Equity 1 Investment Account shall consist of amounts 2 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 3 appropriations specifically designated for equity 4 investments under this subsection. 5 ‘‘(2) AUTHORITY FOR EQUITY INVESTMENTS.— 6 The Director may use amounts in the Equity Invest- 7 ment Account to make equity investments in entities 8 for the purpose of carrying out this subsection. 9 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE USES.—The Director may exer- 10 cise the authority under paragraph (2) only with re- 11 spect to— 12 ‘‘(A) critical minerals, materials, and 13 chemicals; and 14 ‘‘(B) batteries. 15 ‘‘(4) LIMITATIONS.— 16 ‘‘(A) LIMITATION ON PER AMOUNT IN- 17 VESTMENT.—The amount of an equity invest- 18 ment in an entity under paragraph (2) may not 19 exceed the amount that is equal to 40 percent 20 of the total amount of all equity investments 21 made to the entity at the time of the equity in- 22 vestment by the Director under paragraph (2). 23 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION ON AGGREGATE AMOUNT 24 OF INVESTMENTS.—The Director may not 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00794 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 795 •S 4784 RS make equity investments under paragraph (2) 1 in an entity that exceed $500,000,000 in the 2 aggregate. 3 ‘‘(C) PROHIBITION ON MAJORITY OWNER- 4 SHIP BY DEPARTMENT.—The Department of 5 Defense may not hold more than 50 percent of 6 the ownership interest in an entity in which the 7 Director makes an equity investment under 8 paragraph (2). 9 ‘‘(D) PROHIBITION ON VOTING REPRESEN- 10 TATION.—The Director shall not take or main- 11 tain board seats, directors, or any other form of 12 voting representation in any entity in which the 13 Director makes an equity investment under 14 paragraph (2). 15 ‘‘(5) CERTIFICATION.—The Director may make 16 an equity investment in an entity under paragraph 17 (2) only if the Director certifies to the congressional 18 defense committees that— 19 ‘‘(A) without the investment— 20 ‘‘(i) sufficient commercial credit is not 21 available to the entity under reasonable 22 terms or conditions to finance the activity 23 the entity plans to carry out using the in- 24 vestment; or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00795 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 796 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(ii) the entity would be unable to ex- 1 pand operations to support the defense in- 2 dustrial base in the time frame necessary 3 to address a shortfall in such operations; 4 ‘‘(B) the investment is the most cost effec- 5 tive, expedient, and practical alternative avail- 6 able to meet the needs of the Federal Govern- 7 ment; and 8 ‘‘(C) the investment is in the national se- 9 curity interests of the United States. 10 ‘‘(6) GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA.— 11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in co- 12 ordination with the National Security Capital 13 Forum, shall develop guidelines and criteria for 14 the use of the authority to make equity invest- 15 ments under paragraph (2). 16 ‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—The guidelines 17 and criteria required by subparagraph (A) shall 18 require, when determining whether to make an 19 equity investment in an entity under paragraph 20 (2), consideration of whether— 21 ‘‘(i) the equity investment in the enti- 22 ty would be more likely than not to sub- 23 stantially reduce or overcome the effect of 24 an identified market failure; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00796 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 797 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(ii) the operations of the entity 1 would be terminated or substantially de- 2 layed without the equity investment; 3 ‘‘(iii) the investment supports a use 4 described in paragraph (3); 5 ‘‘(iv) the investment would be aligned 6 with incentives provided by commercial 7 partners; 8 ‘‘(v) the investment would have a sig- 9 nificant benefit for, or contribute to long- 10 term commercial sustainability of, the de- 11 fense industrial base; 12 ‘‘(vi) the investment would not unduly 13 harm or hinder competition within the de- 14 fense industrial base; 15 ‘‘(vii) the investment would further 16 the economic security policy of the United 17 States; and 18 ‘‘(viii) the investment would comply 19 with all applicable laws related to ethics 20 and conflicts of interest. 21 ‘‘(7) LIMIT ON CURRENCY DENOMINATION.—An 22 equity investment under paragraph (2) may be de- 23 nominated in a foreign currency only if the National 24 Security Capital Forum determines the policy goal 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00797 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 798 •S 4784 RS of the investment cannot be achieved using United 1 States dollars. 2 ‘‘(8) DISPOSITION OF EQUITY INVESTMENT.— 3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director may dis- 4 pose of any equity investment made under para- 5 graph (2) only after taking into consideration 6 the national security interests of the United 7 States. 8 ‘‘(B) REINVESTMENT.—Any proceeds from 9 the disposition of an equity investment made 10 under paragraph (2)— 11 ‘‘(i) may not be used for any purpose; 12 and 13 ‘‘(ii) shall be deposited into the Treas- 14 ury of the United States. 15 ‘‘(9) SUNSET.—The authorities under this sub- 16 section shall terminate on December 31, 2037.’’; and 17 (3) in subsection (i), as redesignated by para- 18 graph (1)— 19 (A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 20 paragraph (6); and 21 (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 22 following new paragraph (5): 23 ‘‘(5) The term ‘equity investment’ means any 24 direct or indirect purchase, acquisition, or commit- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00798 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 799 •S 4784 RS ment of funds by the Department of Defense in ex- 1 change for an ownership interest, convertible inter- 2 est, warrant, revenue-sharing instrument, or other 3 similar financial instrument in a non-Federal enti- 4 ty.’’. 5 SEC. 1052. OWNERSHIP REVIEW FOR EQUITY INVEST- 6 MENTS. 7 Section 149 of title 10, United States Code, as 8 amended by section 1051 øROS26896¿, is further amend- 9 ed— 10 (1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 11 (j); 12 (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the fol- 13 lowing new subsection (i): 14 ‘‘(i) OWNERSHIP REVIEW FOR EQUITY INVEST- 15 MENTS.— 16 ‘‘(1) MANDATORY REVIEW.—Before the obliga- 17 tion or disbursement of funds for any equity invest- 18 ment made by the Office in any non-Federal entity, 19 the Director shall conduct a review of the ownership 20 structure of the entity. 21 ‘‘(2) SCOPE OF REVIEW.—The review required 22 by paragraph (1) with respect to the ownership 23 structure of an entity shall— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00799 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 800 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(A) assess any direct or indirect foreign 1 ownership interest in the entity, including the 2 ability of any foreign person to exercise control 3 or influence over the management, governance, 4 operations, or technology of the entity; 5 ‘‘(B) identify of all owners holding, directly 6 or indirectly, 5 percent or more of any class of 7 equity in the entity; 8 ‘‘(C) identify members of the board of di- 9 rectors, advisory boards, and executive leader- 10 ship of the entity and any potential conflicts of 11 interest between those individuals and officials 12 of the Federal Government; and 13 ‘‘(D) determine whether mitigation meas- 14 ures are necessary to protect the national secu- 15 rity interests of the United States or prevent 16 conflicts of interest described in subparagraph 17 (C). 18 ‘‘(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 19 15 days after completing the review required by 20 paragraph (1) with respect to an equity investment, 21 the Secretary shall submit to the congressional de- 22 fense committees a report on the results of the re- 23 view.’’; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00800 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 801 •S 4784 RS (3) in subsection (j), as redesignated paragraph 1 (1)— 2 (A) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 3 paragraph (7); and 4 (B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 5 following new paragraph (6): 6 ‘‘(6) The term ‘foreign person’ means— 7 ‘‘(A) an individual who is not a citizen of 8 the United States or an alien lawfully admitted 9 for permanent residence in the United States; 10 and 11 ‘‘(B) an entity that is not organized under 12 the laws of the United States or any jurisdic- 13 tion within the United States.’’. 14 SEC. 1053. NOTIFICATIONS WITH RESPECT TO DEBT AND 15 EQUITY INVESTMENTS. 16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 149 of title 10, United 17 States Code, as amended by sections 1051 and 1052 18 øROS26896 and ROS26897¿, is further amended— 19 (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub- 20 section (k); 21 (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol- 22 lowing new subsection (j): 23 ‘‘(j) NOTIFICATIONS WITH RESPECT TO DEBT AND 24 EQUITY INVESTMENTS.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00801 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 802 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(1) INVESTMENTS OF LESS THAN 1 $50,000,000.—With respect to an equity investment or 2 debt investment made by the Office in an amount 3 that is less than $50,000,000, the Director— 4 ‘‘(A) not later than five days after signing 5 a term sheet for the investment, shall— 6 ‘‘(i) notify the congressional defense 7 committee of the investment; and 8 ‘‘(ii) brief the congressional defense 9 committees on the terms of the investment; 10 and 11 ‘‘(B) may only enter into a legally binding 12 agreement to make the investment if 15 busi- 13 ness days have elapsed after the briefing re- 14 quired by subparagraph (A)(ii) with respect to 15 the investment. 16 ‘‘(2) INVESTMENTS OF $50,000,000 OR MORE.— 17 With respect to an equity investment or debt invest- 18 ment made by the Office in an amount that is equal 19 to or more than $50,000,000, the Director— 20 ‘‘(A) not later than five days after signing 21 a term sheet for the investment, shall— 22 ‘‘(i) notify the congressional defense 23 committee of the investment; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00802 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 803 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(ii) brief the congressional defense 1 committees on the terms of the investment; 2 and 3 ‘‘(B) may only enter into a legally binding 4 agreement to make the investment if 30 busi- 5 ness days have elapsed after the briefing re- 6 quired by subparagraph (A)(ii) with respect to 7 the investment. 8 ‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Each no- 9 tification required under paragraph (1) or (2) with 10 respect to an equity investment or debt investment 11 made by the Office— 12 ‘‘(A) shall include— 13 ‘‘(i) an unredacted copy of the term 14 sheet for the investment; 15 ‘‘(ii) an articulation of the legal au- 16 thorities supporting each part of the in- 17 vestment; 18 ‘‘(iii) a description of why the invest- 19 ment is— 20 ‘‘(I) necessary; and 21 ‘‘(II) determined to be in the 22 long-term defense interests of the 23 United States; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00803 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 804 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(iv) clear criteria for the Federal 1 Government to sell, liquidate, or otherwise 2 exit the investment; and 3 ‘‘(v) an accounting of the estimated 4 costs to the Federal Government of the in- 5 vestment over the duration of the invest- 6 ment, disaggregated by the type of author- 7 ity used and appropriation type; and 8 ‘‘(B) may be submitted in a format that 9 contains classified or controlled unclassified in- 10 formation.’’; and 11 (3) in subsection (k), as redesignated paragraph 12 (1)— 13 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 14 through (7) as paragraphs (4) through (8), re- 15 spectively; and 16 (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 17 following new paragraph (3): 18 ‘‘(3) The term ‘debt investment’ means any 19 loan, note, bond, debenture, or other instrument rep- 20 resenting an obligation of an entity to repay funds 21 advanced by the Secretary— 22 ‘‘(A) including any such instrument that is 23 convertible into or exchangeable for an equity 24 investment; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00804 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 805 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(B) excluding any instrument that is an 1 equity investment.’’. 2 (b) NOTIFICATIONS FOR PAST INVESTMENTS.—Not 3 later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 4 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall transmit to the con- 5 gressional defense committees all unredacted term sheets 6 for each equity investment or debt investment (as defined 7 in section 149 of title 10, United States Code, as amended 8 by subsection (a) and section 1051 øROS26896¿) made 9 by the Department of Defense before such date of enact- 10 ment. 11 SEC. 1054. MODIFICATIONS TO AUTHORITIES OF INDUS- 12 TRIAL BASE FUND. 13 (a) EXCLUSION OF AUTHORITY FOR EQUITY INVEST- 14 MENTS.—Section 4817 of title 10, United States Code, is 15 amended— 16 (1) by redesignating subsections (k) through 17 (m) as subsections (l) through (n), respectively; and 18 (2) by inserting after subsection (j) the fol- 19 lowing new subsection (k): 20 ‘‘(k) EXCLUSION OF AUTHORITY FOR EQUITY IN- 21 VESTMENTS.—The Secretary may not use any authority 22 provided by this section to enter into an equity investment 23 (as defined in section 149). Section 149 provides the sole 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00805 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 806 •S 4784 RS authority for entering into equity investments under this 1 title.’’. 2 (b) REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON USE OF CERTAIN 3 FUNDS AND SUNSET.—Section 867 of the National De- 4 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 5 119–60; 139 Stat. 996) is amended by striking sub- 6 sections (b) and (d). 7 SEC. 1055. BRIEFINGS ON ECONOMIC DEFENSE UNIT; LIMI- 8 TATION ON USE OF FUNDS. 9 (a) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.— 10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 31, 11 2027, and every 90 days thereafter until January 12 31, 2029, the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall 13 provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed 14 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa- 15 tives on activities of the Economic Defense Unit 16 during the 90-day period preceding the briefing and 17 any supporting classified details. 18 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing required by 19 paragraph (1) shall address the following: 20 (A) Projects of the Economic Defense Unit 21 ongoing as of the date of the briefing. 22 (B) Agreements recently completed before 23 the date of the briefing. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00806 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 807 •S 4784 RS (C) An overarching strategy for the Eco- 1 nomic Defense Unit. 2 (D) Efforts to coordinate activities across 3 the Department of Defense during the 90-day 4 period preceding the briefing. 5 (E) Matters relating to personnel of the 6 Economic Defense Unit during that period. 7 (F) Any projects reviewed or approved by 8 the Economic Defense Unit during that period, 9 including— 10 (i) projects of the Office of Strategic 11 Capital; 12 (ii) projects carried out under the De- 13 fense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 14 4501 et seq.); and 15 (iii) projects carried out under the In- 16 dustrial Base Analysis and Sustainment 17 program. 18 (3) ACCESS TO DOCUMENTATION.—For each 19 briefing required by paragraph (1), the Deputy Sec- 20 retary of Defense shall provide the Committees on 21 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep- 22 resentatives the ability to review relevant analysis 23 and documentation for all projects reviewed or ap- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00807 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 808 •S 4784 RS proved by the Economic Defense Unit during the 1 90-day period preceding the briefing. 2 (b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the 3 funds appropriated by this Act or any previous Act, or 4 otherwise made available to the Department of Defense, 5 may be used by the Office of the Deputy Secretary of De- 6 fense for the Economic Defense Unit or any activities of 7 the Economic Defense Unit until the following actions are 8 complete: 9 (1) The Deputy Secretary provides the first 10 briefing required by subsection (a). 11 (2) The Secretary of Defense completes and 12 submits to the congressional defense committees the 13 ownership review required by subsection (i) of sec- 14 tion 149 of title 10, United States Code, as added 15 by section 1052 øROS26897¿, for all equity invest- 16 ments the Department has made as of the date of 17 the review. 18 (3) The Secretary certifies to the congressional 19 defense committees that the Department does not 20 hold, and does not have the option to hold, any seat 21 on the board of directors or any other form of voting 22 representation or control in any entity in which the 23 Department holds equity. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00808 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 809 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1056. APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR EXPENDITURES 1 FROM INDUSTRIAL BASE FUND. 2 Section 4817 of title 10, United States Code, as 3 amended by section 1054 øROS26907¿, is further amend- 4 ed— 5 (1) by redesignating subsections (l) through (n) 6 as subsections (m) through (o), respectively; and 7 (2) by inserting after subsection (k) the fol- 8 lowing new subsection (l): 9 ‘‘(l) APPROVAL AUTHORITY.—The Under Secretary 10 of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall be the 11 authority to review and approve all expenditures from the 12 Fund of less than $75,000,000.’’. 13 SEC. 1057. QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON BUSINESS OPERA- 14 TORS FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE (BOND) PRO- 15 GRAM. 16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 31, 2027, 17 and every 90 days thereafter until January 31, 2029, the 18 Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on 19 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent- 20 atives a briefing on the activities of the Business Opera- 21 tors for National Defense (BOND) Program (in this sec- 22 tion referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) during the 90-day pe- 23 riod preceding the briefing that includes supporting de- 24 tails. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00809 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 810 •S 4784 RS (b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing required by para- 1 graph (1) shall address the following: 2 (1) Participants in the Program and where 3 those participants are placed. 4 (2) Metrics for success. 5 (3) Conflict of interest guardrails employed. 6 (4) Cost. 7 (c) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the 8 funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act, or other- 9 wise made available to the Department of Defense, may 10 be obligated or expended by the Office of the Secretary 11 of Defense for the Program until the Secretary provides 12 the first briefing required by subsection (a). 13 Subtitle G—Other Matters 14 SEC. 1061. EXTENSION OF ADMISSION TO GUAM, WAKE IS- 15 LAND, AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE 16 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS FOR CERTAIN 17 H–2B NONIMMIGRANTS. 18 Section 6(b)(1) of the Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘A 19 Joint Resolution to approve the ‘Covenant to Establish a 20 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Polit- 21 ical Union with the United States of America’, and for 22 other purposes’’, approved March 24, 1976 (Public Law 23 94–241; 48 U.S.C. 1806(b)(1)), is amended— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00810 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 811 •S 4784 RS (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, Wake 1 Island,’’ after ‘‘Guam’’; and 2 (2) in subparagraph (B)— 3 (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 4 striking ‘‘December 31, 2029’’ and inserting 5 ‘‘December 31, 2031’’; and 6 (B) by inserting ‘‘, Wake Island,’’ after 7 ‘‘Guam’’ each place such term appears. 8 SEC. 1062. NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE 9 COMMITTEES OF COMBAT WOUNDED IN AC- 10 TION. 11 (a) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary con- 12 cerned shall provide to the congressional defense commit- 13 tees notification of any member of the Armed Forces 14 wounded in action in a theater of combat within 24 hours 15 of the incident. 16 (b) CONTENT OF NOTIFICATION.—The notification 17 required under subsection (a) shall include— 18 (1) the time, date, and location of the incident; 19 (2) the servicemember’s unit; 20 (3) a brief description of the incident; and 21 (4) any other information the Secretary con- 22 cerned determines appropriate. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00811 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 812 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1063. AMERICAS DEFENSE INITIATIVE. 1 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 2 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 3 shall establish an initiative, to be known as the ‘‘Americas 4 Defense Initiative’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Ini- 5 tiative’’), to carry out prioritized activities to enhance the 6 defense and security of the United States, counter 7 transnational criminal organizations and malign foreign 8 actors, and strengthen the capacity of partner nations in 9 the Western Hemisphere. 10 (b) ACTIVITIES.—To improve the design and posture 11 of the joint force within the area of responsibility of the 12 United States Southern Command, the Secretary, through 13 the Initiative, shall— 14 (1) enhance the ability of the United States and 15 partner nations in the detection and monitoring of 16 the aerial and maritime transit of illegal drugs into 17 the United States; 18 (2) support efforts to identify, disrupt, and de- 19 grade transnational criminal organizations; 20 (3) increase persistent maritime and air domain 21 awareness through the deployment of autonomous 22 and unmanned systems; 23 (4) provide cost-effective, lower-maintenance, 24 and sustainable capabilities to partner nations in the 25 Western Hemisphere; 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00812 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 813 •S 4784 RS (5) strengthen regional security cooperation and 1 interoperability with partner nations by improving 2 the capabilities of partner nations in counter-illicit 3 drug trafficking, counter-transnational organized 4 crime operations, and border security operations; 5 (6) invest in geographic areas of key strategic 6 terrain, including Panama, Jamaica, and United 7 States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and 8 (7) develop and coordinate planning with the 9 United States Northern Command, Joint Inter- 10 agency Task Force–Counter Cartel, and relevant 11 interagency partners. 12 (c) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.— 13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an- 15 nually thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with 16 the Commander of the United States Southern Com- 17 mand, shall submit to the congressional defense 18 committees a report on future-year activities and re- 19 sources of the Initiative. 20 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by para- 21 graph (1) shall include the following: 22 (A) A description of the activities and re- 23 sources of the Initiative for the first fiscal year 24 that begins after the date on which the report 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00813 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 814 •S 4784 RS is submitted, and the plan for such activities 1 and resources for not fewer than the four fol- 2 lowing fiscal years, organized by the activities 3 described in paragraphs (1) through (7) of sub- 4 section (b). 5 (B) A summary of progress made toward 6 achieving the purposes of the Initiative, includ- 7 ing through investments in— 8 (i) the procurement, integration, and 9 deployment of low-cost, low-maintenance 10 autonomous and robotic systems designed 11 for persistent intelligence, surveillance, and 12 reconnaissance and maritime domain 13 awareness; 14 (ii) improved interoperability and in- 15 formation sharing with partner nations; 16 (iii) bilateral and multilateral military 17 exercises and training with partner na- 18 tions; and 19 (iv) the use of security cooperation 20 authorities to further build the capacity of 21 partner nations. 22 (C) A description of any significant parts 23 of the Initiative not achieved and a detailed ex- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00814 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 815 •S 4784 RS planation of the obstacles that prevented 1 achievement of the Initiative. 2 (D) A detailed explanation of any signifi- 3 cant modifications to activities or resources of 4 the Initiative, as compared to reports previously 5 submitted under this subsection. 6 (E) Any other matter, as determined by 7 the Secretary. 8 (d) BUDGET DISPLAY INFORMATION.— 9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall include 10 a detailed budget display for the Initiative in the 11 materials of the Department of Defense submitted 12 to Congress in support of the budget of the Presi- 13 dent pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United 14 States Code, for fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal 15 year thereafter. 16 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each budget display required 17 by paragraph (1) shall include the following informa- 18 tion: 19 (A) The resources necessary for the Initia- 20 tive to carry out the activities required by sub- 21 section (b) for the applicable fiscal year and not 22 fewer than the four following fiscal years, orga- 23 nized by the activities described in paragraphs 24 (1) through (7) of such subsection. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00815 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 816 •S 4784 RS (B) With respect to procurement ac- 1 counts— 2 (i) amounts displayed by account, 3 budget activity, line number, line item, and 4 line item title; and 5 (ii) a description of the requirements 6 for such amounts specific to the Initiative. 7 (C) With respect to research, development, 8 test, and evaluation accounts— 9 (i) amounts displayed by account, 10 budget activity, line number, program ele- 11 ment, and program element title; and 12 (ii) a description of the requirements 13 for such amounts specific to the Initiative. 14 (D) With respect to operation and mainte- 15 nance accounts— 16 (i) amounts displayed by account title, 17 budget activity title, line number, and sub- 18 activity group title; and 19 (ii) a description of the specific man- 20 ner in which such amounts will be used. 21 (E) With respect to military personnel ac- 22 counts— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00816 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 817 •S 4784 RS (i) amounts displayed by account, 1 budget activity, budget subactivity, and 2 budget subactivity title; and 3 (ii) a description of the requirements 4 for such amounts specific to the Initiative. 5 (F) With respect to each project under 6 military construction accounts (including with 7 respect to unspecified minor military construc- 8 tion and amounts for planning and design), the 9 country, location, project title, and project 10 amount by fiscal year. 11 (G) With respect to the activities described 12 in subsection (b)— 13 (i) amounts displayed by account title, 14 budget activity title, line number, and sub- 15 activity group title; and 16 (ii) a description of the specific man- 17 ner in which such amounts will be used. 18 (H) With respect to each military service— 19 (i) amounts displayed by account title, 20 budget activity title, line number, and sub- 21 activity group title; and 22 (ii) a description of the specific man- 23 ner in which such amounts will be used. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00817 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 818 •S 4784 RS (I) With respect to the amounts described 1 in each of subparagraphs (B)(i), (C)(i), (D)(i), 2 (E)(i), (G)(i), and (H)(i), a comparison be- 3 tween— 4 (i) the amount in the budget of the 5 President for the following fiscal year; and 6 (ii) the amount projected in the pre- 7 vious budget of the President for the fol- 8 lowing fiscal year. 9 (J) A detailed summary of funds obligated 10 for the Initiative during the previous fiscal year. 11 (K) A detailed comparison of funds obli- 12 gated for the Initiative during the previous fis- 13 cal year to the amount of funds requested for 14 such fiscal year. 15 (e) ANNUAL BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 16 March 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 17 shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 18 briefing on the budget proposal for and programs of the 19 Initiative, including the budget display information for the 20 applicable fiscal year required by subsection (d). 21 SEC. 1064. BRIEFINGS ON HOMELAND DEFENSE. 22 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.— 23 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 24 of this Act, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the Under 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00818 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 819 •S 4784 RS Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Under Secretary of 1 Defense for Personnel and Readiness, the Under Sec- 2 retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and 3 the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Secu- 4 rity, in coordination with the Northern Command, the 5 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Indo-Pa- 6 cific Command, shall jointly brief the Committee on 7 Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on 8 Armed Services of the House of Representatives on the 9 status of Department of Defense planning for, and imple- 10 mentation of, core homeland defense priorities, including 11 plans for responding to a major attack on the homeland 12 in the context of military operations in other areas of re- 13 sponsibility, including Hawaii and Alaska. 14 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing required under sub- 15 section (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 16 (1) An update on current homeland defense 17 strategies, plans, and operational concepts. 18 (2) An assessment of emerging and persistent 19 threats to the homeland, including threats from 20 state and non-state actors. 21 (3) A description of interagency coordination ef- 22 forts with the Department of Homeland Security, 23 the Department of Transportation, the National Nu- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00819 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 820 •S 4784 RS clear Security Administration, and other relevant 1 Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial partners. 2 (4) An update on capabilities, force posture, 3 force allocation, and resourcing requirements nec- 4 essary to execute homeland defense missions during 5 peacetime and wartime, including supporting civil 6 authorities during times of crisis such as pandemic 7 and disaster response, protection of defense critical 8 infrastructure, mobilization of the industrial base to 9 support needed capabilities, activation of the Selec- 10 tive Service, and use of national stockpiles. 11 (5) Any identified resourcing gaps, risks, or 12 challenges in homeland defense planning and mitiga- 13 tion efforts underway. 14 (6) An update on coordination with United 15 States Northern Command, United States Strategic 16 Command, United States Cyber Command, Indo-Pa- 17 cific Command, the Director of Golden Dome, and 18 other combatant commands or agencies, as appro- 19 priate. 20 (7) An update on the Integrated CONUS Med- 21 ical Operations Plan and the available bed capacity 22 within the organizations supporting the National 23 Disaster Medical System, to include an update on 24 medical operations in Hawaii and Alaska. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00820 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 821 •S 4784 RS (8) An update on progress in planning for the 1 management of homeland defense priorities during 2 overseas contingency operations. 3 (c) FORM.—Each briefing under subsection (a) shall 4 be provided in classified form, but may include an unclas- 5 sified summary as appropriate. 6 (d) DURATION.—The requirement to provide quar- 7 terly briefings under this section shall terminate five years 8 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 9 SEC. 1065. INDEPENDENCE OF STARS AND STRIPES. 10 (a) EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE REQUIREMENT.— 11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 12 shall ensure that— 13 (A) editorial policies and practices of the 14 Stars and Stripes are in accordance with jour- 15 nalistic standards governing United States news 16 media of the highest quality, with emphasis on 17 matters of interest to the Stars and Stripes 18 readership; 19 (B) Stars and Stripes’ editorial operations 20 are independent of the military chain of com- 21 mand, military public affairs activities, or other 22 external influences, and without censorship or 23 propaganda; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00821 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 822 •S 4784 RS (C) the Stars and Stripes Publisher re- 1 mains a civilian government employee with 2 independent professional news media experi- 3 ence, who manages and controls the day-to-day 4 business and financial, operational, and admin- 5 istrative activities, and provides editorial over- 6 sight of Stars and Stripes; 7 (D) Stars and Stripes’ reporters with ac- 8 cess to Department of Defense installations are 9 authorized to cover events or activities open to 10 those with installation access even though com- 11 mercial news media may not have the same 12 unescorted access; 13 (E) Stars and Stripes is a digital-first 14 news organization but is also published in a 15 print newspaper edition at a frequency and dis- 16 tribution determined by the Publisher to best 17 serve its readership; and 18 (F) except as provided in paragraph (3), 19 the Stars and Stripes provides a free flow of 20 news and information to its readership without 21 news management or censorship from the Sec- 22 retary of Defense or the Department of De- 23 fense. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00822 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 823 •S 4784 RS (2) PROHIBITION ON WITHHOLDING OF UNFA- 1 VORABLE NEWS.—The calculated withholding from 2 publication in Stars and Stripes of news unfavorable 3 to the Department of Defense, the military services, 4 or the United States Government is prohibited. 5 (3) EXCEPTIONS.— 6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the 7 requirement under paragraph (1), Stars and 8 Stripes shall not publish original staff-produced 9 news stories based upon classified information 10 or publish information that clearly endangers 11 the lives of United States personnel or would 12 adversely affect national security. 13 (B) LIMITATION.—The exceptions under 14 subparagraph (A) may not be construed to per- 15 mit the calculated withholding of news unfavor- 16 able to the Department of Defense, the military 17 services, or the United States Government. Any 18 security risk information shall not be withheld 19 without concurrence from both the Stars and 20 Stripes publisher and the relevant combatant 21 commander. 22 (4) STARS AND STRIPES PERSONNEL.—The ex- 23 clusion of civilian candidates for consideration for 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00823 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 824 •S 4784 RS officer, journalist, or other Stars and Stripes staff 1 positions is prohibited. 2 (b) STARS AND STRIPES OMBUDSMAN.—The Stars 3 and Stripes Ombudsman is a highly qualified independent 4 news media professional hired from outside of the DoD 5 to serve a three-year term. The Stars and Stripes Om- 6 budsman independently advises the Stripes Publisher and 7 senior editorial leaders, DoD leadership and congressional 8 oversight authorities on matters relating to audience inter- 9 ests, journalistic practices, editorial interference, news 10 management, or censorship. 11 SEC. 1066. IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT, AND MITIGA- 12 TION OF CRITICAL DEFENSE SITES. 13 (a) DESIGNATION OF RESPONSIBLE OFFICE.—Not 14 later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 15 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— 16 (1) designate an existing or new office or offi- 17 cial within the Department of Defense to serve as 18 the lead for the identification, assessment, 19 prioritization, and mitigation of risks to critical de- 20 fense sites, including privately owned or commer- 21 cially operated, in the defense industrial base, in- 22 cluding physical and airspace protection against un- 23 manned aircraft systems incursions and other 24 emerging threats; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00824 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 825 •S 4784 RS (2) notify the congressional defense committees 1 of the office or official designated under paragraph 2 (1) and the specific authorities and resources as- 3 signed to it. 4 (b) COMPREHENSIVE LIST AND RISK RANKING.— 5 Not later than 180 days after the designation made under 6 subsection (a), the designated office or official shall, in 7 consultation with the Secretaries of the military services, 8 the heads of relevant defense agencies, and appropriate 9 private sector representatives— 10 (1) compile and maintain a classified list of the 11 critical defense sites in the defense industrial base, 12 including privately owned or commercially operated 13 sites; and 14 (2) rank such sites by the potential devastating 15 effect on national security if disrupted or com- 16 promised, taking into account— 17 (A) the criticality of the capability to cur- 18 rent and future military operations; 19 (B) the absence or limited availability of 20 alternative sources; 21 (C) the vulnerability to physical threats, 22 including unmanned aircraft systems incur- 23 sions, sabotage, or natural disasters; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00825 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 826 •S 4784 RS (D) any other factors the Secretary deter- 1 mines appropriate. 2 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 3 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 4 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com- 5 mittees a report that includes the following elements: 6 (1) The list of critical defense sites and 7 prioritization of those sites compiled under sub- 8 section (b). 9 (2) A formal, unclassified definition of the term 10 ‘‘single point of failure,’’ as a subset of the critical 11 defense sites identified in subsection (b), which shall 12 be used to refer to facilities, sites, production lines, 13 suppliers, or capabilities, whether privately owned or 14 commercially operated, that, if disrupted, would halt 15 or cause undue harm to United States military pro- 16 duction, sustainment, or operational readiness due to 17 the lack of viable near-term substitute sources. 18 (3) A detailed assessment of current protection 19 levels at each identified critical defense site, includ- 20 ing any gaps in physical security, airspace protec- 21 tion, or counter-unmanned aircraft systems capabili- 22 ties. 23 (4) A description of the risks to national secu- 24 rity of failing to protect such sites, including poten- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00826 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 827 •S 4784 RS tial impacts on military readiness, supply chain resil- 1 ience, and strategic deterrence. 2 (5) A path forward that includes— 3 (A) options for the Department of Defense 4 to assume or share responsibility with industry 5 for protecting these sites; 6 (B) estimated costs and recommended 7 funding mechanisms; 8 (C) proposed legislative or regulatory 9 changes necessary to close the identified gaps; 10 and 11 (D) a timeline and milestones for imple- 12 mentation of mitigation measures for the high- 13 est-ranked single points of failure. 14 (6) Any other recommendations the Secretary 15 considers appropriate. 16 (d) ANNUAL UPDATES.—The Secretary of Defense 17 shall provide annual updates to the report required under 18 subsection (c) for each of the five years following the ini- 19 tial report, including any changes to the definition, list, 20 or ranking and progress on the path forward. 21 SEC. 1067. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR COMMISSIONS. 22 (a) AFGHANISTAN WAR COMMISSION.—Section 23 1094(f) of the Afghanistan War Commission Act of 2021 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00827 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 828 •S 4784 RS (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1942) is amended by add- 1 ing at the end the following new paragraph: 2 ‘‘(7) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Com- 3 mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate is 4 authorized to approve the use of Senate resources, 5 including IT, to support the Commission in carrying 6 out its official duties.’’. 7 (b) NATIONAL SECURITY COMMISSION ON EMERGING 8 BIO-TECHNOLOGY.—Section 1091(h) of the National De- 9 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 10 117–81; 135 Stat. 1929) is amended by adding at the end 11 the following new paragraph: 12 ‘‘(7) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Com- 13 mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate is 14 authorized to approve the use of Senate resources, 15 including IT, to support the Commission in carrying 16 out its official duties.’’. 17 (c) COMMISSION ON PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, 18 BUDGETING AND EXECUTION REFORM.—Section 1004(h) 19 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1884) is amended 21 by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 22 ‘‘(5) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Com- 23 mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate is 24 authorized to approve the use of Senate resources, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00828 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 829 •S 4784 RS including IT, to support the Commission in carrying 1 out its official duties.’’. 2 (d) COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL DEFENSE 3 STRATEGY OF 2022.—Section 1095(h) of the National 4 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 5 Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1943) is amended by adding at 6 the end the following new paragraph: 7 ‘‘(6) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The use of 8 any Senate resources, including IT, by the Commis- 9 sion in carrying out its official duties is hereby ap- 10 proved.’’. 11 (e) CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON THE STRA- 12 TEGIC POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES.—Section 13 1687(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 14 Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 2126) 15 is amended to read as follows: 16 ‘‘(f) GOVERNMENT COOPERATION.— 17 ‘‘(1) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 18 In addition to information, suggestions, estimates, 19 and statistics provided under subsection (e), depart- 20 ments and agencies of the United States may pro- 21 vide to the Commission such services, funds, facili- 22 ties, staff, and other support services as those de- 23 partments and agencies may determine advisable 24 and as may be authorized by law. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00829 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 830 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Com- 1 mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate is 2 authorized to approve the use of Senate resources, 3 including IT, to support the Commission in carrying 4 out its official duties.’’. 5 (f) NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE 6 NAVY.—Section 1092(a) of the James M. Inhofe National 7 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 8 Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2807) is amended by adding at 9 the end the following new paragraph: 10 ‘‘(5) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Com- 11 mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate is 12 authorized to approve the use of Senate resources, 13 including IT, to support the Commission in carrying 14 out its official duties.’’. 15 (g) COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL DEFENSE 16 STRATEGY OF 2026.—Section 1095(d) of the National 17 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public 18 Law 119–60;) is amended by adding at the end the fol- 19 lowing new paragraph: 20 ‘‘(5) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Com- 21 mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate is 22 authorized to approve the use of Senate resources, 23 including IT, to support the Commission in carrying 24 out its official duties.’’. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00830 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 831 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1068. REQUIREMENT TO ASSIGN CONVENTIONAL 1 NAMES TO CRITICAL MUNITIONS. 2 (a) RESPONSIBILITY.—Not later than 60 days after 3 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Staff 4 of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of 5 Staff of the Air Force, the Commandant of the Marine 6 Corps, and the Chief of Space Operations shall each— 7 (1) identify critical munitions under primary 8 management responsibility of the respective military 9 service; 10 (2) in place of any designation consisting solely 11 of an acronym or alphanumeric code, assign to each 12 such munition— 13 (A) a conventional name in the English 14 language that is memorable and suitable for 15 clear operational communication and training; 16 and 17 (B) not limited in understanding to spe- 18 cialized personnel of the Armed Forces; and 19 (3) implement the use of the assigned name in 20 all official documentation, public communications, 21 and relevant material of the Department of Defense 22 related to that munition. 23 (b) COORDINATION.— 24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The officials specified in 25 subsection (a) shall coordinate with the Chairman of 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00831 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 832 •S 4784 RS the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Under Secretary of 1 Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the 2 Director of the Missile Defense Agency to ensure 3 that names assigned under subsection (a) are con- 4 sistent across joint programs and do not conflict 5 with existing nomenclature for allied or foreign sys- 6 tems. 7 (2) RESOLUTION OF DISPUTE.—In cases in 8 which primary management under paragraph (1) 9 with respect to a particular munition is unclear, the 10 Deputy Secretary of Defense shall resolve any dis- 11 putes regarding primary management responsibility. 12 (c) IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE.—Not later than 13 one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, each 14 official specified in subsection (a) shall complete full im- 15 plementation of the names assigned under such sub- 16 section, including any necessary updates to logistics sys- 17 tems, labeling, and training curricula. 18 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 19 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 20 thereafter for two years, each official specified in sub- 21 section (a) shall submit to the congressional defense com- 22 mittees a report containing— 23 (1) a list of all munitions reviewed and the con- 24 ventional name assigned to each; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00832 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 833 •S 4784 RS (2) a brief rationale for each name selected; 1 (3) an assessment of any costs associated with 2 implementation; and 3 (4) a description of the process used to incor- 4 porate operational feedback from end users in the 5 naming decisions. 6 (e) CRITICAL MUNITIONS DEFINED.—In this section, 7 the term ‘‘critical munitions’’ includes munitions des- 8 ignated on the critical munitions list of the Chairman of 9 the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 10 SEC. 1069. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO NATIONAL DE- 11 FENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL 12 YEAR 2026. 13 (a) QUALIFICATIONS FOR JUDGE ADVOCATES.—Sub- 14 section (a)(1)(B) of section 806 of title 10, United States 15 Code (article 6 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), 16 as added by section 561(a) of the National Defense Au- 17 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119– 18 60; 139 Stat. 881), is amended to read as follows: 19 ‘‘(B) maintains a license status in good stand- 20 ing that provides eligibility to practice law;’’. 21 (b) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SEXUAL ASSAULT MED- 22 ICAL FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS ON A NONREIMBURSABLE 23 BASIS TO CERTAIN OTHERWISE INELIGIBLE INDIVID- 24 UALS.—Section 702(a)(2) of the National Defense Au- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00833 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 834 •S 4784 RS thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119– 1 60; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Defense 2 Criminal Investigative Organization’’ and inserting ‘‘mili- 3 tary criminal investigative organization’’. 4 (c) PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.—Section 1115(a) of 5 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 6 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.) 7 is amended— 8 (1) in paragraph (2)— 9 (A) by inserting ‘‘, except those assigned to 10 the United States Marine Corps,’’ after ‘‘De- 11 partment of the Navy’’; and 12 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a 13 semicolon; 14 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para- 15 graph (4); and 16 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol- 17 lowing new paragraph: 18 ‘‘(3) with respect to civilian employees of the 19 Department of the Navy assigned to the United 20 States Marine Corps, the Deputy Commandant of 21 the Marine Corps with principal responsibility for 22 manpower and personnel whose responsibilities arise 23 under section 8045 of such title; and’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00834 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 835 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1070. DEVELOPMENT OF COGNITIVE WARFARE STRAT- 1 EGY. 2 (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 3 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 4 of Defense shall develop and submit to the congressional 5 defense committees a comprehensive strategy for cognitive 6 warfare for the Department of Defense. 7 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 8 (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following elements: 9 (1) A Department-wide definition of cognitive 10 warfare. 11 (2) An assessment of the cognitive warfare 12 threat landscape, including the cognitive warfare 13 threat posed by China, Russia, Iran, and other ad- 14 versaries, as appropriate, as well as their capabili- 15 ties, tactics and techniques, and strategic objectives. 16 (3) An assessment of the cognitive warfare ca- 17 pabilities and objectives of key partners and allies of 18 the United States, including the North Atlantic 19 Treaty Organization. 20 (4) A plan for integrating cognitive warfare into 21 Department of Defense joint planning, operations, 22 and exercises. 23 (5) Designation of a Department of Defense en- 24 tity with responsibility to develop, and continually 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00835 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 836 •S 4784 RS refine, capabilities and associated policies for the ef- 1 fective conduct of cognitive warfare. 2 (6) A framework for coordinating cognitive war- 3 fare activities with other elements of the United 4 States Government. 5 (7) Establishment of lines of effort, objectives, 6 and tasks that are necessary to implement such 7 strategy. 8 (8) Any other matters deemed relevant by the 9 Secretary. 10 SEC. 1071. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SENSITIVE 11 MILITARY OPERATIONS. 12 Section 130f of title 10, United States Code, is 13 amended— 14 (1) in subsection (a) 15 (A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Sec- 16 retary’’; 17 (B) by striking ‘‘no later than 48 hours 18 following such operation’’; and 19 (C) by adding at the end the following new 20 paragraphs: 21 ‘‘(2) Not later than 48 hours following a sensitive 22 military operation, the Secretary shall submit a written 23 notification that includes, with respect to such operation, 24 the following information: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00836 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 837 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(A) The date and time of the operation. 1 ‘‘(B) The legal authority under which the oper- 2 ation was executed. 3 ‘‘(C) The name and date of the execute order 4 under which the operation was conducted. 5 ‘‘(D) An identification of the target engagement 6 authority. 7 ‘‘(E) The specific location of the operation. 8 ‘‘(F) The target or objective of the operation. 9 ‘‘(G) The pre-strike assessment with regard to 10 the presence of targeted individuals, civilians, or 11 uncharacterized individuals. 12 ‘‘(H) A battle damage assessment. 13 ‘‘(I) Any indication or assessment of civilian 14 casualties or other civilian harm. 15 ‘‘(J) Any other matters deemed relevant by the 16 Secretary. 17 ‘‘(3) Not later than 7 days following a sensitive mili- 18 tary operation, the Secretary shall submit a written notifi- 19 cation that includes, with respect to such operation, the 20 following information: 21 ‘‘(A) Updates to the elements required under 22 paragraph (1). 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00837 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 838 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(B) The strike criteria used by the target en- 1 gagement authority and a description of how such 2 criteria were satisfied. 3 ‘‘(C) The rules of engagement for such oper- 4 ation. 5 ‘‘(D) The operational chain of command for the 6 operation. 7 ‘‘(E) A detailed description of the intelligence 8 underpinning the operation, including the capabili- 9 ties and disciplines used such as human, signals, and 10 geospatial. 11 ‘‘(F) The number and type of platforms and 12 munitions used. 13 ‘‘(G) A description of each engagement, includ- 14 ing the timing of such engagement. 15 ‘‘(H) A description of the target or objective of 16 the operation, including whether any targeted indi- 17 viduals were armed. 18 ‘‘(I) The status of any civilian harm allegations 19 and investigations. 20 ‘‘(J) For capture operations, the detention plan 21 and plan for ultimate disposition of those captured. 22 ‘‘(K) Any other matters deemed relevant by the 23 Secretary.’’; and 24 (2) in subsection (d)— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00838 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 839 •S 4784 RS (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 1 follows: 2 ‘‘(1) a lethal, capture, or kinetic operation con- 3 ducted by the armed forces;’’; 4 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; or’’ 5 and inserting a semicolon; 6 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe- 7 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 8 (D) by adding at the end the following new 9 paragraph: 10 ‘‘(4) a lethal, capture, or kinetic operation con- 11 ducted by a foreign partner advised, assisted, or ac- 12 companied by the armed forces.’’. 13 SEC. 1071A. DECLASSIFICATION GUIDANCE FOR DEPART- 14 MENT OF DEFENSE ORIGINAL CLASSIFICA- 15 TION AUTHORITIES. 16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 17 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 18 shall issue written guidance for the ad hoc declassification 19 of Department of Defense information by Department of 20 Defense original classification authorities. 21 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The guidance required by sub- 22 section (a) shall be applicable to the Secretary of Defense 23 and any other Department of Defense official designated 24 as an original classification authority. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00839 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 840 •S 4784 RS (c) REQUIREMENTS.—At a minimum, the guidance 1 required by subsection (a) shall require that— 2 (1) not later than 24 hours after an ad hoc de- 3 cision by an original classification authority to de- 4 classify Department of Defense information, the 5 original classification authority shall document their 6 decision and the justification for such decision in 7 writing; 8 (2) not later than 48 hours after an ad hoc de- 9 cision by the original classification authority to de- 10 classify Department of Defense information, the 11 written documentation and justification required by 12 paragraph (1) shall be provided to— 13 (A) relevant officials of the Department of 14 Defense and other departments and agencies of 15 the United States Government, as appropriate; 16 and 17 (B) the congressional defense committees; 18 and 19 (3) the original classification authority shall 20 document the justification. 21 (d) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 48 hours after 22 issuing the written guidance required by subsection (a) or 23 making any change to the written guidance required by 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00840 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 841 •S 4784 RS subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit such 1 guidance to the congressional defense committees. 2 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 3 (1) AD HOC DECLASSIFICATION.—The term ‘‘ad 4 hoc declassification’’ means the declassification of 5 Department of Defense information outside the de- 6 liberate automatic or systematic declassification 7 processes outlined in Executive Order 13526 ‘‘Clas- 8 sified National Security Information’’ issued on De- 9 cember 29, 2009, or a successor executive order. 10 (2) ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY.— 11 The term ‘‘original classification authority’’ means a 12 Department of Defense official appropriately author- 13 ized to classify information in the first instance or 14 to declassify such information. 15 SEC. 1072. POST-GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT RESTRIC- 16 TIONS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN SENIOR 17 MILITARY OFFICERS AND SENIOR CIVILIAN 18 EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE- 19 FENSE. 20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1045 of the National De- 21 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 22 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 971 note prec.) is amended to read 23 as follows: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00841 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 842 •S 4784 RS ‘‘SEC. 1045. TWO-YEAR POST-GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT 1 RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN SENIOR MILI- 2 TARY OFFICERS AND SENIOR DEPARTMENT 3 OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. 4 ‘‘(a) RESTRICTION.—In addition to the restrictions 5 set forth in section 207 of title 18, United States Code, 6 an individual who is an officer or employee described in 7 subsection (b) may not, within two years after the termi- 8 nation of the individual’s service or employment as such 9 officer or employee, knowingly make, with the intent to 10 influence, any communication to or appearance before any 11 officer or employee of the department or agency in which 12 such individual served within one year before such termi- 13 nation, on behalf of any other person (except the United 14 States), in connection with any matter on which such indi- 15 vidual seeks official action by any officer or employee of 16 such department or agency. 17 ‘‘(b) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—Subsection (a) shall 18 apply to any individual— 19 ‘‘(1) employed as an active duty commissioned 20 officer of the Armed Forces serving in a grade or 21 rank for which the pay grade (as specified in section 22 201 of title 37, United States Code) is O–9 or high- 23 er; or 24 ‘‘(2) employed as a civilian officer or employee 25 of the Department of Defense in a civilian grade 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00842 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 843 •S 4784 RS equivalent to a military grade specified in paragraph 1 (1). 2 ‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF 3 SECTION 207 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.—The 4 provisions of subsections (h), (j), and (k) of section 207 5 of title 18, United States Code, shall apply to the restric- 6 tion contained in subsection (a) of this section in the same 7 manner as to the restrictions contained in subsection (c) 8 of such section 207.’’. 9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 10 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact- 11 ment of this Act and shall apply to activities taking place 12 on or after such date, without regard to the termination 13 date of an individual’s service or employment as such an 14 officer or employee. 15 SEC. 1073. REPEALS OF EXISTING REPORTING REQUIRE- 16 MENTS. 17 (a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—The fol- 18 lowing provisions of title 10, United States Code, are here- 19 by repealed: 20 (1) Subsection (c) of section 493a. 21 (2) Section 6135. 22 (3) Section 8227. 23 (4) Subsection (d) of section 8932. 24 (5) Subsection (e) of section 9516. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00843 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 844 •S 4784 RS (b) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACTS.— 1 The following provisions are hereby repealed: 2 (1) Section 909 of the Servicemember Quality 3 of Life Improvement and National Defense Author- 4 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118– 5 159; 138 Stat. 2033). 6 (2) Of the National Defense Authorization Act 7 for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31)— 8 (A) section 112 (10 U.S.C. 7013 note); 9 (B) subsection (c) of section 224 (137 10 Stat. 194); 11 (C) paragraph (2) of section 253 (137 12 Stat. 212); 13 (D) section 535 (137 Stat. 262); 14 (E) section 565 (137 Stat. 275); 15 (F) paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 16 1247(e) (137 Stat. 463); 17 (G) paragraph (2) of section 1535(c) (10 18 U.S.C. 167b note); and 19 (H) subsection (a) of section 1685 (137 20 Stat. 620). 21 (3) Of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 22 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 23 117–263)— 24 (A) section 218 (136 Stat. 2476); 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00844 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 845 •S 4784 RS (B) subsection (g) of section 389 (10 1 U.S.C. 7013 note); 2 (C) section 862 (10 U.S.C. 4811 note); 3 (D) section 1513 (10 U.S.C. 4001 note); 4 (E) subsection (b) of section 1657 (136 5 Stat. 2951); and 6 (F) section 1664 (136 Stat. 2958). 7 (4) Of the National Defense Authorization Act 8 for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81)— 9 (A) section 147 (135 Stat. 1584); 10 (B) subsection (c) of section 228 (10 11 U.S.C. 2001 note prec.); 12 (C) section 377 (10 U.S.C. 2001 note 13 prec.); 14 (D) section 1036 (135 Stat. 1901); 15 (E) subsection (c) of section 1504 (135 16 Stat. 2022); and 17 (F) section 1602(b)(4) (10 U.S.C. 9082 18 note). 19 (5) Of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na- 20 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Yea 21 2021 (Public Law 116–283)— 22 (A) section 121 (134 Stat. 3424); 23 (B) subsection (d) of section 364 (6 U.S.C. 24 106(d)); 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00845 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 846 •S 4784 RS (C) section 539C (134 Stat. 3609); 1 (D) paragraph (1) of section 574(a) (10 2 U.S.C. 8431 note prec.); 3 (E) section 1299I (134 Stat. 4001); 4 (F) section 1521(c)(5) (134 Stat. 4035); 5 (G) subsection (d) of section 1634 (134 6 Stat. 4059); 7 (H) section 1673 (134 Stat. 4078); 8 (I) subsection (d) of section 1723 (10 9 U.S.C. 394 note); 10 (J) subsection (b) of section 1727 (10 11 U.S.C. 2224 note); and 12 (K) section 1746 (134 Stat. 4139). 13 (6) Of the National Defense Authorization Act 14 for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92)— 15 (A) subsection (e) of section 550B (10 16 U.S.C. 1561 note); 17 (B) section 597 (133 Stat. 1418); 18 (C) subsection (d) of section 1674 (133 19 Stat. 1778); 20 (D) section 1675 (133 Stat. 1778); and 21 (E) section 1722 (133 Stat. 1810). 22 (7) Of the John S. McCain National Defense 23 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 24 115–232)— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00846 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 847 •S 4784 RS (A) subsection (b) of section 127 (132 1 Stat. 1664); 2 (B) section 1018 (10 U.S.C. 221 note); 3 (C) subsection (d) of section 1082 (132 4 Stat. 1988); 5 (D) section 1276 (132 Stat. 2070); and 6 (E) section 1657 (132 Stat. 2151). 7 (8) Section 1267 of the National Defense Au- 8 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 9 115–91; 132 Stat. 2070). 10 (9) Of the National Defense Authorization Act 11 for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328)— 12 (A) section 123 (130 Stat. 2030); and 13 (B) section 912 (130 Stat. 2349). 14 (10) Section 1656 of the National Defense Au- 15 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 16 114–92). 17 SEC. 1074. REPORT AND BRIEFING ON WORLDWIDE EXPEDI- 18 TIONARY MULTIPLE AWARD CONTRACT TER- 19 RITORIAL INTEGRITY OF THE UNITED 20 STATES CONTRACT. 21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 22 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 23 shall submit a report and provide a briefing to the Com- 24 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00847 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 848 •S 4784 RS of Representatives on the Worldwide Expeditionary Mul- 1 tiple Award Contract Territorial Integrity of the United 2 States contract (commonly referred to as the ‘‘WEXMAC– 3 TITUS contract’’). 4 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub- 5 section (a) shall include— 6 (1) a description of regulations prescribed by 7 the Secretary that govern the provision of humani- 8 tarian assistance and logistics support by the De- 9 partment of Defense for purposes of the detention of 10 migrants; 11 (2) a description of the procedures used to 12 award contracts for the construction and operation 13 of migrant detention facilities at military installa- 14 tions in the United States; 15 (3) a list of contracts awarded for the construc- 16 tion and operation of migrant detention facilities at 17 military installations in the United States, including 18 a breakdown of how funding will be allocated at each 19 such facility; and 20 (4) a summary of any feedback, if applicable, 21 that the Department of Defense has received from 22 local communities on the impact the construction 23 and operation of migrant detention facilities has had 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00848 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 849 •S 4784 RS on local resources, including sewage systems and 1 water resources. 2 SEC. 1075. DOCUMENTATION OF VERBAL APPROVAL OF RE- 3 QUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE. 4 Section 1707 of the National Defense Authorization 5 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 6 113 note) is amended— 7 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘approves a 8 Request for Assistance from the Department of 9 Homeland Security or the Department of Health 10 and Human Services’’ and inserting ‘‘approves a 11 written Request for Assistance from another Federal 12 agency’’; 13 (2) in subsection (b)— 14 (A) by striking ‘‘submits to the Secretary 15 of Homeland Security or the Secretary of 16 Health and Human Services’’ and inserting 17 ‘‘submits to the requesting Federal agency’’; 18 and 19 (B) by striking ‘‘from the Department of 20 Homeland Security or the Department of 21 Health and Human Services, as applicable,’’; 22 and 23 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub- 24 sections: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00849 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 850 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(d) REQUIREMENT FOR DOCUMENTATION OF 1 OTHER THAN WRITTEN REQUESTS.— 2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Defense 3 approves a Request for Assistance submitted by a 4 Federal agency in other than written form, the Sec- 5 retary of Defense shall, not later than 7 days fol- 6 lowing the approval of the Request for Assistance, 7 ensure that such approval is documented in writing 8 and electronically transmitted to the Committees on 9 Armed Services in the Senate and House of Rep- 10 resentatives. 11 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The written documentation 12 required under paragraph (1) shall include, at a 13 minimum— 14 ‘‘(A) the requesting department or agency; 15 ‘‘(B) the date on which the request was re- 16 ceived; 17 ‘‘(C) the date on which the request was 18 verbally approved; 19 ‘‘(D) the Department of Defense official 20 who provided the verbal approval; 21 ‘‘(E) a description of the assistance to be 22 provided; 23 ‘‘(F) the legal authority under which the 24 assistance is provided; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00850 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 851 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(G) the estimated duration of the assist- 1 ance; and 2 ‘‘(H) any anticipated reimbursement or 3 cost-sharing arrangement associated with the 4 assistance. 5 ‘‘(e) REQUIREMENT FOR APPROVAL.—The Secretary 6 of Defense shall electronically transmit to the Committees 7 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep- 8 resentatives within 7 days of providing support under sec- 9 tion 272, 273, or 274 of title 10, United States Code, a 10 notification that includes— 11 ‘‘(1) the agency to which the support was pro- 12 vided; 13 ‘‘(2) the authority under which support was 14 provided; 15 ‘‘(3) the source and amount of funds provided 16 for such purpose or project; 17 ‘‘(4) a description of the arrangements, if any, 18 for the sustainment of such purpose or project and 19 the source of funds to support sustainment of the 20 capabilities and performance outcomes achieved 21 using the support, if applicable; and 22 ‘‘(5) a description of objectives for such purpose 23 or project and the projected timeline. 24 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00851 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 852 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(1) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘Federal 1 agency’ means any department, independent estab- 2 lishment, commission, authority, board bureau, of- 3 fice, administrative unit, or other entity of the Fed- 4 eral Government. 5 ‘‘(2) REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE.—The term 6 ‘Request for Assistance’ means any written, oral, 7 visual, non-verbal, or other communication based on 8 mission requirements and expressed in terms of de- 9 sired outcome, formally asking the Department of 10 Defense to provide assistance to a local, State, trib- 11 al, or other Federal agency.’’. 12 SEC. 1076. INCREASE OF THE WORKING CAPITAL FUND, 13 CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM THRESH- 14 OLD. 15 Section 2208(k)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 16 is amended by striking ‘‘$500,000 for procurements by a 17 major range and test facility installation or a science and 18 technology reinvention laboratory and not less than 19 $250,000 for procurements at all other facilities’’ and in- 20 serting ‘‘$500,000 for procurements by a major range and 21 test facility installation, a science and technology reinven- 22 tion laboratory, or any other facility’’. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00852 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 853 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1077. NATIONAL GUARD RURAL REVIVAL AND MOD- 1 ERNIZATION PLAN. 2 (a) STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN RE- 3 QUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 4 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, in co- 5 ordination with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, 6 shall develop a comprehensive strategy and roadmap to op- 7 timize Army National Guard readiness, force posture, and 8 infrastructure in remote or isolated areas to include the 9 Arctic. The strategy shall take into consideration the pos- 10 ture and plans of the United States Northern Command 11 as well as Golden Dome for America in the assessment 12 and development of the strategy, to ensure infrastructure 13 investments meet homeland defense requirements and 14 maximize operational effectiveness. The strategy shall be 15 known as the ‘‘Army National Guard Rural Revival and 16 Modernization Plan’’ (referred to in this section as the 17 ‘‘Plan’’). 18 (b) ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN.—The Plan required 19 under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the fol- 20 lowing: 21 (1) INFRASTRUCTURE REVIEW.—A comprehen- 22 sive audit and assessment of all National Guard ar- 23 mories, readiness centers, training support centers, 24 and ranges within remote or isolated areas. The 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00853 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 854 •S 4784 RS audit should include an assessment of necessary fa- 1 cilities improvements and include a plan for— 2 (A) joint-force and extreme-cold-weather 3 tactical training, including integrated survival, 4 mobility, logistics, and combat operations spe- 5 cific to degraded and contested Arctic environ- 6 ments; 7 (B) forward-operating logistical hubs, cold- 8 weather equipment staging, and intra-theater 9 supply-chain distribution points; 10 (C) emergency management, disaster re- 11 sponse, and homeland defense staging zones; 12 and 13 (D) communications nodes and remote 14 command-and-control capabilities. 15 (2) END-STRENGTH AND BILLET OPTIMIZATION 16 STRATEGY.—A feasible plan to address and fill criti- 17 cally vacant, unassigned, or under-strength National 18 Guard billets within the designated regions to meet 19 increasing operational tempo (OPTEMPO). The op- 20 timization plan shall include— 21 (A) an analysis of recruitment and reten- 22 tion barriers unique to rural, isolated, or high- 23 cost geographic areas; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00854 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 855 •S 4784 RS (B) a targeted marketing, recruitment, and 1 localized incentives framework, including spe- 2 cialized remote duty allowances, signing bo- 3 nuses, and educational stipends, designed to 4 source personnel directly from local and rural 5 communities; and 6 (C) a potential rotational assignment 7 framework to temporarily bridge immediate 8 operational readiness gaps while permanent per- 9 sonnel pipelines are materialized to include as- 10 sociated funding. 11 (3) DUAL-USE CENTER MODERNIZATION BLUE- 12 PRINT.—A comprehensive capitalization and mod- 13 ernization plan for existing multi-mission, dual-use 14 facilities. The blueprint shall— 15 (A) identify specific structural and techno- 16 logical upgrades necessary to sustain prolonged, 17 multi-domain operations in austere environ- 18 ments, predicated on a comprehensive cyber-re- 19 silience and vulnerability assessment of the ex- 20 isting operational technology at installations 21 and facilities, with an emphasis on— 22 (i) grid resilience, microgrid integra- 23 tion, and continuous primary power capa- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00855 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 856 •S 4784 RS bilities under extreme environmental deg- 1 radation; 2 (ii) communications modernization, in- 3 cluding secure tactical satellite integration 4 and redundant high-latitude network sys- 5 tems; 6 (iii) hangar, maintenance bay, and 7 cold-storage runway and housing upgrades 8 to handle modern tactical, rotary-wing, and 9 autonomous aerial platforms, and per- 10 sonnel; and 11 (iv) dual-use airfield infrastructure re- 12 utilization and expansion of existing run- 13 ways to accommodate modern military and 14 civilian aircraft; and 15 (B) ensure all proposed command and con- 16 trol (C2) and facility infrastructure is engi- 17 neered to operate seamlessly within Denied, De- 18 graded, Intermittent, or Limited environments, 19 incorporating resilient closed and restricted net- 20 work architectures. 21 (c) COMMINGLING AND PRIVATE-SECTOR 22 LEVERAGING PLANNING FRAMEWORK.—In developing the 23 facility expansion and modernization elements of the Plan, 24 the Secretary of the Army shall evaluate and identify op- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00856 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 857 •S 4784 RS portunities to leverage enhanced use lease (EUL) authori- 1 ties or enter into public-private partnerships. The Plan 2 shall— 3 (1) include specific strategies to co-locate dual- 4 use commercial, community, or telecommunications 5 infrastructure within National Guard footprints to 6 lower Federal infrastructure cost premiums and en- 7 hance installation resilience; and 8 (2) establish or clarify statutory data-sharing 9 authorities and indemnification for the rapid ex- 10 change of cyber threat intelligence, risk assessments, 11 and incident response data between the Department 12 of Defense and the co-located commercial entities. 13 (d) DIRECT FUNDING AND MINOR CONSTRUCTION 14 THRESHOLD RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Plan shall in- 15 clude an assessment of funding mechanisms and potential 16 legislative adjustments required to execute the infrastruc- 17 ture developments, conversions, and modifications identi- 18 fied under the Plan, including an evaluation of how the 19 Secretary may utilize funds available for unspecified minor 20 military construction under section 2805 of title 10, 21 United States Code. 22 (e) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS AND REPORTING.— 23 (1) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 24 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00857 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 858 •S 4784 RS Secretary of the Army and the Chief of the National 1 Guard Bureau shall provide an interim briefing to 2 the congressional defense committees on the initial 3 findings of the armory audit and the initial per- 4 sonnel recruitment milestones. 5 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Concurrently with the 6 submission of the President’s budget request for the 7 upcoming fiscal year following the completion of the 8 Plan, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the 9 congressional defense committees a formal report de- 10 tailing the finalized strategy. 11 SEC. 1078. REDESIGNATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE- 12 FENSE AS THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR. 13 (a) CHANGES TO DEPARTMENTAL AND POSITIONAL 14 TITLES IN POSITIVE LAW TITLES OF UNITED STATES 15 CODE.—Titles 10, 32, and 37, United States Code, are 16 amended, in each case with the matter inserted to be in 17 the same typeface and typestyle as the matter stricken, 18 by— 19 (1) striking ‘‘Department of Defense’’ each 20 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Department of 21 War’’; and 22 (2) striking ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’ each place 23 it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of War’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00858 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 859 •S 4784 RS (b) CONFORMING CHANGES TO TITLE 10, UNITED 1 STATES CODE.—Title 10, United States Code, is amend- 2 ed, in each case with the matter inserted to be in the same 3 typeface and typestyle as the matter stricken— 4 (1) in sections 143, 2701(a)(4), 7381(c), 5 8226(c), and 9381(c), by striking ‘‘OSD’’ each place 6 it appears and inserting ‘‘Office of the Secretary of 7 War’’; 8 (2) in sections 148(c)(6), 165(c), 194(f), 9 392(e), 430b(d)(2), 1501(b), 1784(g), 2111b(e), 10 2461(b), 2563(a), 2701(f), 2704(c), 2704(d)(3), 11 7543(a), and 7687(a), by striking ‘‘DoD’’ and 12 ‘‘DOD’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘De- 13 partment of War’’; 14 (3) in section 127e(h), by striking ‘‘ASD’’ and 15 inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary of War’’; 16 (4) in sections 1175a(j)(5), 4863(b)(3)(C), and 17 4872(d)(3), by striking ‘‘Undersecretary of Defense’’ 18 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Under Sec- 19 retary of War’’; 20 (5) in section 2926(f)(5)(D), by striking ‘‘Sec- 21 retary for Defense’’ and insert ‘‘Secretary of War’’; 22 (6) in sections 131(b), 137a, 138, 23 139b(b)(3)(B)(vii), 398a(c), 1142(b)(19), by strik- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00859 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 860 •S 4784 RS ing ‘‘Secretaries of Defense’’ each place it appears 1 and inserting ‘‘Secretaries of War’’; 2 (7) in section 2164b, by striking ‘‘DODEA’’ 3 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Department of 4 War Education Activity’’; and 5 (8) in section 4091, by striking ‘‘Defense Test 6 Resource Management Center’’ each place it appears 7 and inserting ‘‘Department of War Test Resource 8 Management Center’’. 9 (c) EXCEPTIONS FOR DATE SPECIFIC ISSUANCES IN 10 TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—(1) The amendments 11 in subsections (a)(1) and (b)(2) shall not apply to sections 12 120(d), 1721(c), 2216a(c)(1), 2263(b)(2), 2856a(c)(2), 13 2856b(c), 3138(f)(4), 4505(h)(5), 4506(d)(2)(A), 14 4506(f), 4832(c)(4), and 5502(c)(3)(B) of title 10, United 15 States Code. 16 (2) The amendments in subsection (a)(1) shall not 17 apply to the term ‘‘Department of Defense Interim Guid- 18 ance dated February 29, 2000’’ in section 2475(a) of title 19 10, United States Code. 20 (3) The amendments in subsection (a)(2) shall not 21 apply to sections 499c(a)(1)(D), 500d(c), 2281(d)(2), 22 3138(f)(4), 5502(c)(3)(A), and 5502(c)(3)(B) of title 10, 23 United States Code. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00860 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 861 •S 4784 RS (d) OTHER REFERENCES.—Chapter 1 of title 10, 1 United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2 102 the following new section: 3 ‘‘§ 103. References to the Secretary of Defense and 4 Department of Defense 5 ‘‘Any reference to the Secretary of Defense and De- 6 partment of Defense in any law, regulation, map, docu- 7 ment, record, or other paper of the United States shall 8 be deemed to be a reference to the Secretary of War and 9 Department of War, respectively.’’. 10 SEC. 1079. SERVICE-WIDE ENTERPRISE STRATEGY FOR 11 HUMAN PERFORMANCE. 12 (a) ENTERPRISE STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later 13 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 14 the Secretary of each military department shall establish 15 a service-wide strategy for human performance to identify 16 service-wide requirements and policies to optimize the use 17 and acquisition of human performance technology and 18 services. 19 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under sub- 20 section (a) shall— 21 (1) identify a program of primary responsibility 22 for human performance across the service to inte- 23 grate, synchronize, and optimize human performance 24 technology and services across each service; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00861 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 862 •S 4784 RS (2) identify requirements for the procurement 1 of human performance technology and services; 2 (3) identify security requirements, including 3 risks stemming from wearable technology devices for 4 which the hardware is assembled in China; 5 (4) provide a timeline and estimated funding 6 for implementation of the human performance enter- 7 prise solution, including acquisition plans, for the 8 period covering fiscal years 2027 through 2031; and 9 (5) provide metrics and performance indicators 10 for assessing the effectiveness and value of the 11 human performance enterprise solution. 12 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 270 days 13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary 14 of a military department shall submit to the congressional 15 defense committees a description of the strategy required 16 under subsection (a), including a detailed description of 17 the elements required in subsection (b). 18 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 19 (1) HUMAN PERFORMANCE.—The term ‘‘human 20 performance’’ means optimization of physical and 21 mental health (such as physical readiness, mental 22 readiness, sleep readiness, nutritional readiness, 23 spiritual readiness) required for optimal performance 24 and improved readiness. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00862 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 863 •S 4784 RS (2) HUMAN PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY AND 1 SERVICES.—The term ‘‘human performance tech- 2 nology and services’’ means wearables and data 3 management platforms that support human perform- 4 ance. 5 SEC. 1080. RECORDS PRESERVATION PROCESSES FOR CER- 6 TAIN AT-RISK AFGHAN ALLIES. 7 (a) DEFINITION OF AFGHAN ALLY.—In this section 8 and only for the purpose of the Department of Defense 9 records preservation processes established by this section, 10 the term ‘‘Afghan ally’’ means an alien who is a citizen 11 or national of Afghanistan, or in the case of an alien hav- 12 ing no nationality, an alien who last habitually resided in 13 Afghanistan, who— 14 (1) was— 15 (A) a member of— 16 (i) the special operations forces of the 17 Afghanistan National Defense and Secu- 18 rity Forces; 19 (ii) the Afghanistan National Army 20 Special Operations Command; 21 (iii) the Afghan Air Force; or 22 (iv) the Special Mission Wing of Af- 23 ghanistan; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00863 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 864 •S 4784 RS (B) a female member of any other entity 1 of the Afghanistan National Defense and Secu- 2 rity Forces, including— 3 (i) a cadet or instructor at the Af- 4 ghanistan National Defense University; 5 and 6 (ii) a civilian employee of the Ministry 7 of Defense or the Ministry of Interior Af- 8 fairs; 9 (C) an individual associated with former 10 Afghan military and police human intelligence 11 activities, including operators and Department 12 of Defense sources; 13 (D) an individual associated with former 14 Afghan military counterintelligence, counterter- 15 rorism, or counternarcotics; 16 (E) an individual associated with the 17 former Afghan Ministry of Defense, Ministry of 18 Interior Affairs, or court system, and who was 19 involved in the investigation, prosecution, or de- 20 tention of combatants or members of the 21 Taliban or criminal networks affiliated with the 22 Taliban; 23 (F) an individual employed in the former 24 justice sector in Afghanistan as a judge, pros- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00864 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 865 •S 4784 RS ecutor, or investigator who was engaged in rule 1 of law activities for which the United States 2 provided funding or training; or 3 (G) a senior military officer, senior enlisted 4 personnel, or civilian official who served on the 5 staff of the former Ministry of Defense or the 6 former Ministry of Interior Affairs of Afghani- 7 stan; and 8 (2) provided service to an entity or organization 9 described in paragraph (1) for not less than one 10 year during the period beginning on December 22, 11 2001, and ending on September 1, 2021, and did so 12 in support of the United States mission in Afghani- 13 stan. 14 (b) INCLUSIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 15 Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces in- 16 cludes members of the security forces under the Ministry 17 of Defense and the Ministry of Interior Affairs of the Is- 18 lamic Republic of Afghanistan, including the Afghanistan 19 National Army, the Afghan Air Force, the Afghanistan 20 National Police, and any other entity designated by the 21 Secretary of Defense as part of the Afghanistan National 22 Defense and Security Forces during the relevant period 23 of service of the applicant concerned. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00865 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 866 •S 4784 RS (c) AFGHAN ALLIES RECORDS PRESERVATION PRO- 1 GRAM.— 2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 3 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 4 retary of Defense shall establish a process by which 5 an individual may apply to the Secretary of Defense 6 for classification as an Afghan ally. 7 (2) APPLICATION SYSTEM.—The process estab- 8 lished under paragraph (1) shall— 9 (A) include the development and mainte- 10 nance of a secure online portal through which 11 applicants may provide information verifying 12 their status as Afghan allies and upload sup- 13 porting documentation; and 14 (B) allow— 15 (i) an applicant to submit his or her 16 own application; 17 (ii) a designee of an applicant to sub- 18 mit an application on behalf of the appli- 19 cant; and 20 (iii) the submission of an application 21 regardless of where the applicant is lo- 22 cated, provided that the applicant is out- 23 side the United States. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00866 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 867 •S 4784 RS (3) REVIEW PROCESS.—As soon as practicable 1 after receiving a request for classification described 2 in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall— 3 (A) review— 4 (i) the service record of the applicant, 5 if available; 6 (ii) if the applicant provides a service 7 record or other supporting documentation, 8 any information within the internal or con- 9 tractor-held records of the Department of 10 Defense that helps verify the service record 11 concerned, including information or an at- 12 testation provided by any current or 13 former official of the Department of De- 14 fense who has personal knowledge of the 15 eligibility of the applicant for such classi- 16 fication; and 17 (iii) available data holdings in the pos- 18 session of the Department of Defense or 19 any contractor of the Department of De- 20 fense, including as applicable biographic 21 and biometric records, iris scans, finger- 22 prints, voice biometric information, hand 23 geometry biometrics, other identifiable in- 24 formation, and any other information re- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00867 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 868 •S 4784 RS lated to the applicant, including relevant 1 derogatory information; and 2 (B)(i) in a case in which the Secretary of 3 Defense determines that the applicant is an Af- 4 ghan ally without significant derogatory infor- 5 mation, the Secretary shall preserve a complete 6 record of such application for potential future 7 use by the applicant or a designee of the appli- 8 cant; and 9 (ii) include with such preserved record— 10 (I) any service record concerned, if 11 available; 12 (II) if the applicant provides a service 13 record, any information that helps verify 14 the service record concerned; and 15 (III) any biometrics for the applicant. 16 (4) REVIEW PROCESS FOR DENIAL OF REQUEST 17 FOR RECORDS PRESERVATION.— 18 (A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an appli- 19 cant with respect to whom the Secretary of De- 20 fense denies a request for classification and 21 records preservation based on a determination 22 that the applicant is not an Afghan ally or 23 based on derogatory information— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00868 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 869 •S 4784 RS (i) the Secretary shall provide the ap- 1 plicant with a written notice of the denial 2 that provides, to the maximum extent 3 practicable, a description of the basis for 4 the denial, including the facts and infer- 5 ences, or evidentiary gaps, underlying the 6 individual determination; and 7 (ii) the applicant shall be provided an 8 opportunity to submit not more than 1 9 written appeal to the Secretary for each 10 such denial. 11 (B) DEADLINE FOR APPEAL.—An appeal 12 under clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall be 13 submitted— 14 (i) not more than 120 days after the 15 date on which the applicant concerned re- 16 ceives notice under clause (i) of that sub- 17 paragraph; or 18 (ii) on any date thereafter, at the dis- 19 cretion of the Secretary of Defense. 20 (C) REQUEST TO REOPEN.— 21 (i) IN GENERAL.—An applicant who 22 receives a denial under subparagraph (A) 23 may submit a request to reopen a request 24 for classification and records preservation 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00869 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 870 •S 4784 RS under the process established under para- 1 graph (1) so that the applicant may pro- 2 vide additional information, clarify existing 3 information, or explain any unfavorable in- 4 formation. 5 (ii) LIMITATION.—After considering 6 one such request to reopen from an appli- 7 cant, the Secretary of Defense may deny 8 subsequent requests to reopen submitted 9 by the same applicant. 10 (5) TERMINATION.—The application process 11 under this subsection shall terminate on the date 12 that— 13 (A) is not earlier than ten years after the 14 date of the enactment of this Act; and 15 (B) on which the Secretary of Defense 16 makes a determination that such termination is 17 in the national interest of the United States. 18 (6) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— 19 (A) PROHIBITION ON FEES.—The Sec- 20 retary of Defense may not charge any fee in 21 connection with a request for a classification or 22 records preservation under this section. 23 (B) DEFENSE PERSONNEL.—Any limita- 24 tion in law with respect to the number of per- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00870 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 871 •S 4784 RS sonnel within the Office of the Secretary of De- 1 fense, the military departments, or a Defense 2 Agency (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, 3 United States Code) shall not apply to per- 4 sonnel employed for the primary purpose of car- 5 rying out this section. 6 (C) REPRESENTATION.—An alien applying 7 for records preservation under this section may 8 be represented during the application process, 9 including at relevant interviews and examina- 10 tions, by an attorney or other accredited rep- 11 resentative. Such representation shall not be at 12 the expense of the United States Government. 13 SEC. 1081. PROHIBITION ON COVERED TRANSACTIONS IN- 14 VOLVING PREDICTION MARKET CONTRACTS. 15 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 16 (1) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘covered 17 individual’’ means— 18 (A) a member of the Armed Forces; 19 (B) a civilian employee of the Department 20 of Defense; or 21 (C) an employee of a Department of De- 22 fense contractor, subcontractor, grantee, or sub- 23 grantee or personal services contractor. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00871 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 872 •S 4784 RS (2) DESIGNATED AGENCY ETHICS OFFICIAL.— 1 The term ‘‘designated agency ethics official’’ means 2 the designated agency ethics official, as that term is 3 defined in section 13101 of title 5, United States 4 Code, for the Department of Defense. 5 (3) MATERIAL NONPUBLIC INFORMATION.—The 6 term ‘‘material nonpublic information’’ means infor- 7 mation— 8 (A) that a reasonable investor would con- 9 sider important in making a decision relating to 10 a prediction market contract; and 11 (B) that is not publicly available. 12 (4) PREDICTION MARKET CONTRACT.—The 13 term ‘‘prediction market contract’’ means any finan- 14 cial instrument, contract, or derivative— 15 (A) listed on or offered by a platform, re- 16 gardless of whether the platform is domiciled in 17 the United States; and 18 (B) tied to the occurrence or non-occur- 19 rence of an event, including event contracts, as 20 described in section 5c(c)(5)(C)(i) of the Com- 21 modity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 7a- 22 2(c)(5)(C)(i)). 23 (b) PROHIBITION.—No covered individual may use 24 material nonpublic information derived from the position 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00872 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 873 •S 4784 RS of the covered individual as a member of the Armed 1 Forces, civilian employee of the Department of Defense, 2 or employee of a Department of Defense contractor, sub- 3 contractor, grantee, or subgrantee or personal services 4 contractor or gained from the performance of the official 5 responsibilities of the covered individual as a means for 6 making a profit through a covered transaction. 7 (c) REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days after receiving 8 notification of any covered transaction the value of which 9 is more than $250 and to which the covered individual 10 is a party, the covered individual shall submit to the des- 11 ignated agency ethics official a report describing the cov- 12 ered transaction, which shall include— 13 (1) the value of the prediction market contract, 14 including the purchase price and number of pre- 15 diction market contracts purchased; 16 (2) the date and time of the covered trans- 17 action; 18 (3) the name of the prediction market contract 19 and the position taken on the prediction market con- 20 tract; 21 (4) the prediction market contract trading plat- 22 form used to complete the covered transaction; and 23 (5) the profit or loss of the covered transaction 24 after the prediction market contract closes, or the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00873 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 874 •S 4784 RS covered individual exits the position, provided that if 1 the prediction market contract is not closed on the 2 date on which the report under this section is sub- 3 mitted, an additional report shall be submitted not 4 later than 30 days after the date on which the pre- 5 diction market contract closes or the covered indi- 6 vidual exits the position. 7 (d) POLICY.— 8 (1) PENALTIES.—Not later than 45 days after 9 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 10 Defense shall establish appropriate penalties for vio- 11 lating the prohibition under subsection (b). 12 (2) REPORTING.—A violation of the prohibition 13 under subsection (b) shall be reported by the des- 14 ignated agency ethics official to the Secretary of De- 15 fense. 16 SEC. 1082. PROHIBITION ON USE OF PREDICTION MARKETS 17 BY PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE- 18 FENSE. 19 (a) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 20 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 21 retary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of 22 the military departments, shall issue regulations prohib- 23 iting members of the covered Armed Forces and civilian 24 employees of the Department of Defense from entering 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00874 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 875 •S 4784 RS into transactions on prediction markets in cases that re- 1 late to— 2 (1) the Department of Defense, the Armed 3 Forces, the military departments, the defense agen- 4 cies, a combatant command, or any other component 5 of the Department; 6 (2) military operations, military plans, military 7 activities, mobilization, deployments, force posture, 8 readiness, casualties, military exercises, contingency 9 operations, or the use of force; 10 (3) intelligence activities, counterintelligence ac- 11 tivities, special operations, cybersecurity operations, 12 cyber incidents, or operations in the information en- 13 vironment; 14 (4) terrorism, armed conflict, foreign military 15 operations, foreign internal instability, sanctions, ex- 16 port controls, foreign military sales, security assist- 17 ance, or defense articles or services; 18 (5) defense acquisition, contract awards, bid 19 protests, milestone decisions, program delays, pro- 20 duction rates, weapons deliveries, the defense indus- 21 trial base, or other matters involving Department 22 procurement or acquisition; 23 (6) authorization, appropriation, apportion- 24 ment, allotment, obligation, expenditure, rescission, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00875 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 876 •S 4784 RS reprogramming, transfer, or withholding of funds for 1 the Department; 2 (7) classified information, controlled unclassi- 3 fied information, procurement-sensitive information, 4 deliberative information, predecisional information, 5 or other nonpublic Government information; or 6 (8) any other category of event, contingency, 7 occurrence, decision, action, outcome, or cir- 8 cumstance that the Secretary determines, by regula- 9 tion, creates a risk to the integrity of Department 10 operations, the protection of nonpublic Government 11 information, the impartiality of Department per- 12 sonnel, or public confidence in the Department. 13 (b) CONTRACTOR REGULATIONS.— 14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 15 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 16 retary of Defense shall revise the Defense Federal 17 Acquisition Regulation Supplement to require an ap- 18 propriate clause in relevant contracts to prohibit 19 contractor personnel from participating in prediction 20 markets in cases described in subsection (a). 21 (2) CONTRACTOR REPORTING.—The clause re- 22 quired under paragraph (1) shall require the con- 23 tractor to report to the contracting officer and ap- 24 propriate security officials any credible information 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00876 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 877 •S 4784 RS indicating that contractor personnel described in 1 paragraph (1) knowingly violated the prohibition re- 2 quired by such clause. 3 (3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 4 subsection shall be construed to limit any other re- 5 quirement relating to conflicts of interest, procure- 6 ment integrity, insider threat, cybersecurity, con- 7 tractor responsibility, or eligibility for access to clas- 8 sified information. 9 (c) ENFORCEMENT.—The regulations under sub- 10 sections (a) and (b) shall specify a range of punishments 11 for the use of prediction markets in violation of this sec- 12 tion. 13 (d) COVERED ARMED FORCES DEFINED.—In this 14 section, the term ‘‘covered Armed Forces’’ means the 15 Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force. 16 SEC. 1083. BAN ON BETS ON MILITARY OPERATIONS. 17 (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term 18 ‘‘wager’’— 19 (1) means the staking or risking by any person 20 of something of value upon the outcome of an event, 21 including the outcome of any portion or aspect 22 thereof, upon an agreement or understanding that 23 the person or another person will receive something 24 of value in the event of a certain outcome; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00877 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 878 •S 4784 RS (2) does not include insurance for which the in- 1 sured holds a lawful insurable interest— 2 (A) under State law, within the meaning of 3 the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to express the intent 4 of the Congress with reference to the regulation 5 of the business of insurance’’, approved March 6 9, 1945 (commonly known as the ‘‘McCarran- 7 Ferguson Act’’ (15 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.)); or 8 (B) under foreign law, with respect— 9 (i) to risks located outside the United 10 States; or 11 (ii) the reinsurance of risks covered 12 under clause (i). 13 (b) PROHIBITED CONDUCT.— 14 (1) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlawful for any 15 person to place, accept, or facilitate the placement or 16 acceptance of a wager regarding a military oper- 17 ation, including pursuant to any contingency oper- 18 ation, sensitive military operation, introduction of 19 American forces into hostilities, authorization for the 20 use of military force, or war. 21 (2) CIVIL ACTION.—The Attorney General may 22 bring a civil action for injunctive relief in an appro- 23 priate district court of the United States against any 24 person who violates paragraph (1). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00878 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 879 •S 4784 RS (c) AMENDMENTS.— 1 (1) INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN TRAVEL OR 2 TRANSPORTATION IN AID OF RACKETEERING ENTER- 3 PRISES.—Section 1952(b)(i)(1) of title 18, United 4 States Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘gam- 5 bling’’ the following: ‘‘(including conduct prohibited 6 by section 3(a) of the Military Operations Bets Ban 7 Act of 2026)’’. 8 (2) PROHIBITION OF ILLEGAL GAMBLING BUSI- 9 NESSES.—Section 1955(b) of title 18, United States 10 Code, is amended— 11 (A) in paragraph (1)(i), by inserting ‘‘sec- 12 tion 3(a) of the Military Operations Bets Ban 13 Act of 2026 or’’ after ‘‘is a violation of’’; and 14 (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘con- 15 duct prohibited by section 3(a) of the Military 16 Operations Bets Ban Act of 2026,’’ after 17 ‘‘ ‘gambling’ includes but is not limited to’’. 18 (3) PROHIBITION ON FUNDING OF UNLAWFUL 19 INTERNET GAMBLING.—Section 5362(1) of title 31, 20 United States Code, is amended— 21 (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking 22 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 23 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 24 subparagraph (F); and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00879 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 880 •S 4784 RS (C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 1 the following: 2 ‘‘(i) includes conduct prohibited by 3 section 3(a) of the Military Operations 4 Bets Ban Act of 2026, without regard to 5 subparagraph (F) of this paragraph; and’’. 6 (4) PROHIBITION ON TRADING EVENT CON- 7 TRACTS RELATING TO WAR OR UNITED STATES 8 ARMED FORCES MILITARY OPERATIONS.—Section 9 5c(c)(5)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 10 U.S.C. 7a–2(c)(5)(C)) is amended— 11 (A) in clause (i)— 12 (i) in the matter preceding subclause 13 (I)— 14 (I) by striking ‘‘the occurrence,’’ 15 and inserting ‘‘an occurrence,’’; 16 (II) by striking ‘‘1a(2)(i)),’’ and 17 inserting ‘‘1a(19)(i)),’’; and 18 (III) by striking ‘‘or trans- 19 actions’’ each place it appears and in- 20 serting ‘‘transactions, or swaps’’; 21 (ii) by striking subclause (IV); and 22 (iii) by redesignating subclauses (V) 23 and (VI) as subclauses (IV) and (V), re- 24 spectively; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00880 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 881 •S 4784 RS (B) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the 1 following: 2 ‘‘(ii) PROHIBITIONS.—No agreement, 3 contract, transaction, or swap may be list- 4 ed or made available for clearing or trad- 5 ing on or through a registered entity if— 6 ‘‘(I) the agreement, contract, 7 transaction, or swap involves war or 8 United States Armed Forces military 9 operations; or 10 ‘‘(II) the Commission determines 11 the agreement, contract, transaction, 12 or swap is contrary to the public in- 13 terest under clause (i).’’. 14 (d) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this section 15 or amendment made by this section, or the application of 16 such provision or amendment to any person or cir- 17 cumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder 18 of this section and the amendments made by this section, 19 and the application of the provision or amendment to any 20 other person or circumstance, shall not be affected. 21 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 22 on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment 23 of this Act. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00881 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 882 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1084. UNIVERSAL GUIDANCE ON REMOTE AND ISO- 1 LATED INSTALLATION DESIGNATIONS. 2 (a) UNIVERSAL GUIDANCE REQUIRED.— 3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 12 months 4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 5 retary of Defense shall issue guidance applicable to 6 all military departments establishing a standardized 7 definition and tiered classification system for deter- 8 mining the remote and isolated designation status of 9 military installations for the purposes of Morale, 10 Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) and resale, work- 11 force shortages, providing critical services to mem- 12 bers and families, and infrastructure The guidance 13 shall— 14 (A) supersede any conflicting definitions, 15 criteria, or designations issued by individual 16 military departments with respect to remote 17 and isolated status, except as otherwise pro- 18 vided in subsection (c); 19 (B) apply uniformly across all branches of 20 the Armed Forces and all military departments; 21 (C) align with and support the program 22 eligibility determinations, MWR program cat- 23 egory assignments, and NAF activity entitle- 24 ments established under Department of Defense 25 Instruction 1015.10 (Military Morale, Welfare, 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00882 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 883 •S 4784 RS and Recreation Programs and Nonappropriated 1 Fund Instrumentalities) and Department of 2 Defense Instruction 1015.18 (Nonappropriated 3 Fund Instrumentality Procurement Policy); and 4 (D) establish a tiered system of remote 5 and isolated designations as provided in sub- 6 section (b). 7 (2) CONSOLIDATION OF DoDI 1015.10 AND 8 DoDI 1015.18 WITH NEW GUIDANCE.—In developing 9 the guidance required under paragraph (1), the Sec- 10 retary of Defense shall ensure that— 11 (A) each tier classification established 12 under subsection (b) directly corresponds to 13 specific MWR program categories and funding 14 levels authorized under DoDI 1015.10, such 15 that installations within a given tier are as- 16 signed MWR program categories commensurate 17 with their degree of isolation; 18 (B) the guidance clarifies and reconciles 19 any inconsistencies between current remote and 20 isolated designations used by the military de- 21 partments and the location category definitions 22 employed by DoDI 1015.10 in determining ap- 23 propriated fund support levels; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00883 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 884 •S 4784 RS (C) procurement authorizations for non- 1 appropriated fund instrumentalities (NAF) at 2 remote and isolated installations under DoDI 3 1015.18 are calibrated to reflect the tier des- 4 ignation of such installations, with higher-tier 5 installations receiving proportionally greater 6 procurement flexibility; and 7 (D) any future revisions to DoDI 1015.10 8 or DoDI 1015.18 are reviewed for consistency 9 with the universal guidance required by this 10 section within 180 days of such revision, and 11 updated as necessary to maintain alignment. 12 (3) CONSULTATION.—In developing the guid- 13 ance required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 14 Defense shall consult with— 15 (A) the Secretaries of the military depart- 16 ments; 17 (B) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 18 Staff; 19 (C) the Under Secretary of Defense for 20 Personnel and Readiness; and 21 (D) the Under Secretary of Defense for 22 Acquisition and Sustainment. 23 (b) TIERED CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00884 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 885 •S 4784 RS (1) IN GENERAL.—The guidance issued pursu- 1 ant to subsection (a) shall establish a tiered system 2 for classifying military installations by degree of re- 3 moteness and isolation. The Secretary shall des- 4 ignate not fewer than three and not more than five 5 tiers. In developing the tier criteria, the Secretary 6 shall consider, at a minimum, the following factors: 7 (A) Whether the installation is located 8 CONUS or OCONUS, as defined in subsection 9 (f), recognizing that OCONUS installations 10 generally face a broader range of access limita- 11 tions that may not be captured by proximity or 12 distance metrics alone. 13 (B) Commissary availability and off-base 14 subsistence access, including— 15 (i) the distance and travel time to the 16 nearest on-installation commissary, off-in- 17 stallation grocery store, or supermarket 18 equivalent; 19 (ii) the hours of operation of such fa- 20 cilities; 21 (iii) price competitiveness relative to 22 standard retail markets; and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00885 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 886 •S 4784 RS (iv) the variety and adequacy of avail- 1 able goods to support servicemember and 2 family dietary needs. 3 (C) Childcare and school availability, in- 4 cluding— 5 (i) the capacity and waitlist status of 6 on-installation childcare facilities and Child 7 Development Centers; 8 (ii) the availability and quality of off- 9 installation licensed childcare providers; 10 and 11 (iii) the availability, quality, and ac- 12 creditation status of kindergarten through 13 grade 12 educational institutions both on- 14 installation and in the surrounding com- 15 munity, including Department of Defense 16 Education Activity (DODEA) Schools, 17 local public schools, and private or charter 18 school options. 19 (D) Housing availability, including— 20 (i) the quantity, quality, and vacancy 21 rate of on-installation government quar- 22 ters; 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00886 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 887 •S 4784 RS (ii) the availability and affordability of 1 off-installation rental and for-purchase 2 housing in the surrounding community; 3 (iii) the adequacy of the applicable 4 Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rate 5 relative to local housing market conditions; 6 and 7 (iv) the availability of accessible hous- 8 ing for servicemembers with special needs 9 or larger family sizes. 10 (E) Commute distance and time associated 11 with housing availability, including— 12 (i) the average driving distance and 13 travel time between available off-installa- 14 tion housing and the installation gate; 15 (ii) the availability and reliability of 16 public transportation options; 17 (iii) road infrastructure quality and 18 seasonal road conditions; and 19 (iv) the degree to which limited off-in- 20 stallation housing inventory forces 21 servicemembers and families to reside at 22 distances that impose an unreasonable 23 commute burden. 24 (F) Healthcare availability, including— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00887 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 888 •S 4784 RS (i) the capacity and scope of services 1 offered by the on-installation military 2 treatment facility, if any; 3 (ii) the distance to the nearest off-in- 4 stallation civilian hospital, including con- 5 sideration if care is only available in a 6 neighboring country, and whether these fa- 7 cilities have emergency and trauma serv- 8 ices, urgent care facility, and primary care 9 provider accepting TRICARE and civilian 10 healthcare insurance like the Federal Em- 11 ployee Health Benefits Plan; 12 (iii) the availability of specialty care 13 including pediatric, mental health, obstet- 14 ric, and dental services both on and off in- 15 stallation; and 16 (iv) appointment wait times relative to 17 community standards. 18 (G) Fitness center and recreational facility 19 availability, including— 20 (i) the presence, capacity, quality, and 21 hours of operation of on-installation fitness 22 centers, gymnasiums, aquatic facilities, and 23 outdoor recreation areas; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00888 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 889 •S 4784 RS (ii) the extent to which 1 servicemembers and families must rely ex- 2 clusively on on-installation fitness re- 3 sources due to the absence or inadequacy 4 of off-installation commercial fitness and 5 recreational options; and 6 (iii) the condition and modernization 7 status of on-installation MWR facilities. 8 (H) Regional employment rate and mili- 9 tary spouse employment opportunities, includ- 10 ing— 11 (i) the unemployment rate in the sur- 12 rounding labor market area; 13 (ii) the availability of career-level civil- 14 ian employment opportunities accessible to 15 military spouses within a reasonable com- 16 mute distance; 17 (iii) the presence of industries or em- 18 ployers known to be military-spouse-friend- 19 ly; 20 (iv) access to higher education and vo- 21 cational training programs; and 22 (v) the availability of remote or 23 telework employment options given existing 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00889 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 890 •S 4784 RS telecommunications infrastructure at the 1 installation location. 2 (I) Physical accessibility of the installation, 3 including road conditions, distance from the 4 nearest population center, presence of geo- 5 graphic barriers such as mountains, bodies of 6 water, or desert terrain, and seasonal inacces- 7 sibility due to weather or environmental condi- 8 tions. 9 (J) Access to commercial air transpor- 10 tation, including the distance to the nearest 11 commercial airport, frequency of commercial air 12 service, and availability of reasonable airfares. 13 (K) The cost-of-living differential between 14 the installation location and relevant baseline 15 comparators, including the availability and cost 16 of off-installation housing. 17 (L) For OCONUS installations, host na- 18 tion restrictions on the movement of 19 servicemembers and their families, status of 20 forces agreement limitations, force protection 21 and travel restrictions, foreign language or cul- 22 tural barriers affecting access to community 23 services, and the operational posture of the in- 24 stallation. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00890 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 891 •S 4784 RS (M) Emergency services, including— 1 (i) access to critical emergency serv- 2 ices, including the availability, response 3 time, and operational capacity of emer- 4 gency medical services, fire and rescue 5 services, law enforcement support, emer- 6 gency evacuation capabilities, disaster re- 7 sponse infrastructure, and mutual aid 8 agreements with surrounding civilian juris- 9 dictions; 10 (ii) the reliability of emergency com- 11 munications systems; 12 (iii) the extent to which geographic 13 isolation, weather conditions, or transpor- 14 tation limitations impede timely access to 15 emergency assistance for servicemembers 16 and their families. 17 (2) SCORING METHODOLOGY AND APPEALS.—In 18 assigning a tier designation to an installation, the 19 Secretary shall develop and apply a standardized 20 scoring methodology that— 21 (A) weights the factors described in para- 22 graph (1) and any additional factors the Sec- 23 retary deems appropriate on a consistent basis 24 across all military departments; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00891 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 892 •S 4784 RS (B) distinguishes between CONUS and 1 OCONUS installations with separate scoring 2 criteria reflective of the unique circumstances of 3 each category; 4 (C) permits periodic re-evaluation of an in- 5 stallation’s tier designation upon a significant 6 change in circumstances, including changes to 7 base population, infrastructure, or surrounding 8 community development; 9 (D) includes a formal appeals process by 10 which a Secretary of a military department or 11 an installation commander may request re-eval- 12 uation of a tier designation, with a decision re- 13 quired not later than 180 days after submission 14 of such request; 15 (E) incorporates both quantitative and 16 qualitative measures, including servicemember 17 and military family quality-of-life indicators, 18 workforce vacancy rates, spouse employment 19 outcomes, childcare wait times, healthcare ap- 20 pointment availability, and access to emergency 21 services; and 22 (F) accounts for cumulative effects of mul- 23 tiple access limitations, such that installations 24 experiencing deficiencies across several cat- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00892 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 893 •S 4784 RS egories may receive a higher tier designation 1 notwithstanding moderate scores in any indi- 2 vidual category. 3 (c) PRESERVATION OF EXISTING DESIGNATIONS.— 4 (1) CONTINUATION OF EXISTING DESIGNA- 5 TIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1)(A), all 6 military installations that have been designated as 7 remote and isolated by any military department as 8 of the date of the enactment of this Act shall retain 9 their remote and isolated designation until the date 10 that is 12 months after the date of the enactment 11 of this Act, at which time the Secretary of Defense 12 shall publish a new and comprehensive list of instal- 13 lations designated as remote and isolated under the 14 tiered classification system established pursuant to 15 subsection (b). 16 (2) EFFECT ON PROGRAMS AND ENTITLE- 17 MENTS.—During the period in which existing des- 18 ignations are preserved under paragraph (1), 19 servicemembers assigned to installations with an ex- 20 isting remote and isolated designation shall continue 21 to receive all programs, entitlements, and MWR sup- 22 port authorized under such designation. No service- 23 member or dependent shall lose access to any pro- 24 gram solely as a result of the transition to the tiered 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00893 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 894 •S 4784 RS classification system prior to the publication of the 1 new list required by paragraph (1). 2 (3) NEW LIST PUBLICATION.—The new list 3 published pursuant to paragraph (1) shall— 4 (A) include each military installation des- 5 ignated as remote and isolated, organized by 6 tier designation under the tiered classification 7 system; 8 (B) identify any installation that held a re- 9 mote and isolated designation under prior mili- 10 tary department criteria that is not included in 11 the new list, together with a written justifica- 12 tion for the removal of such designation; and 13 (C) be published in a manner accessible to 14 all servicemembers, Department of Defense em- 15 ployees, and the general public. 16 (d) CONGRESSIONAL REPORTING AND NOTIFICATION 17 REQUIREMENTS.— 18 (1) INITIAL CONSOLIDATED LIST.—Not later 19 than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 20 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 21 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 22 the House of Representatives a consolidated list of 23 all military installations currently designated as re- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00894 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 895 •S 4784 RS mote and isolated by each military department. The 1 list shall— 2 (A) identify each installation by name, lo- 3 cation, and military department; 4 (B) identify the criteria applied by each 5 military department to designate such installa- 6 tions as remote and isolated as of the date of 7 submission; 8 (C) note the approximate date each instal- 9 lation received its current remote and isolated 10 designation; and 11 (D) identify any installations for which re- 12 mote and isolated status is in dispute or under 13 review by a military department as of the date 14 of submission. 15 (2) PRE-PUBLICATION CONGRESSIONAL BRIEF- 16 ING.—Not later than 30 days before publishing the 17 new and comprehensive list of remote and isolated 18 installations required under subsection (c)(1), the 19 Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Commit- 20 tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 21 of Representatives a briefing on the updated list. 22 The briefing shall include— 23 (A) a complete draft of the proposed new 24 list, organized by tier designation; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00895 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 896 •S 4784 RS (B) an explanation of the scoring method- 1 ology and weighting criteria applied under the 2 tiered classification system to assign tier des- 3 ignations to each installation; 4 (C) a comparison of the proposed new list 5 to the consolidated list submitted under para- 6 graph (1), identifying installations added to, re- 7 moved from, or reclassified on the updated list, 8 and the rationale for each such change; 9 (D) an assessment of the anticipated ef- 10 fects of the new designations on MWR program 11 categories, appropriated fund support levels, 12 and NAF entitlements under DoDI 1015.10 13 and DoDI 1015.18; and 14 (E) a summary of any formal requests for 15 re-designation received during the development 16 of the new list and the disposition of each such 17 request. 18 (3) SUBSEQUENT UPDATES.—Following publi- 19 cation of the initial list under subsection (c)(1), the 20 Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 21 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa- 22 tives an updated list not less frequently than every 23 three years, or within 180 days of any significant re- 24 vision to the universal guidance issued under sub- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00896 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 897 •S 4784 RS section (a). Such updated list shall include the same 1 information required under paragraph (2) of this 2 subsection with respect to any changes from the 3 prior list. 4 (e) PERIODIC REVIEW AND UPDATING OF GUID- 5 ANCE.—The Secretary of Defense shall review the uni- 6 versal guidance issued pursuant to subsection (a), includ- 7 ing the tiered classification system, not less frequently 8 than once every three years. Such review shall consider— 9 (1) changes in population, infrastructure, or 10 community development in the vicinity of designated 11 installations; 12 (2) feedback from installation commanders, 13 servicemember surveys, and military family organi- 14 zations; 15 (3) revisions to applicable Department of De- 16 fense Instructions or policy directives; and 17 (4) any significant changes to the global basing 18 posture or force structure of the Armed Forces that 19 may affect the remote and isolated status of installa- 20 tions. 21 (f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 22 tion shall be construed to— 23 (1) limit the authority of the Secretary of De- 24 fense to designate additional installations as remote 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00897 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 898 •S 4784 RS and isolated beyond those identified under the tiered 1 classification system where warranted by unique 2 operational, environmental, or mission requirements; 3 (2) limit the authority of the Secretary of De- 4 fense to revise DoDI 1015.10 or DoDI 1015.18 in 5 accordance with applicable law; or 6 (3) require the disclosure of any classified infor- 7 mation with respect to installations or operations in 8 submitting reports, lists, or briefings required under 9 this section. 10 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 11 (1) CONUS.—The term ‘‘CONUS’’ means the 12 continental United States, excluding Alaska and Ha- 13 waii. 14 (2) COMMUNITY SUPPORT ACCESS.—The term 15 ‘‘community support access’’ means the availability, 16 within reasonable proximity of an installation, of 17 commercial retail establishments, medical and dental 18 care providers, recreational and entertainment 19 venues, educational institutions, and other commu- 20 nity services routinely used by servicemembers and 21 their families. 22 (3) MILITARY DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘mili- 23 tary department’’ has the meaning given that term 24 in section 101(a)(8) of title 10, United States Code. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00898 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 899 •S 4784 RS (4) MILITARY INSTALLATION.—The term ‘‘mili- 1 tary installation’’ has the meaning given that term 2 in section 2801(c)(4) of title 10, United States 3 Code. 4 (5) OCONUS.—The term ‘‘OCONUS’’ means 5 outside the continental United States, including 6 Alaska, Hawaii, United States territories, and all 7 foreign countries. 8 (6) OFF-BASE SUBSISTENCE ACCESS.—The 9 term ‘‘off-base subsistence access’’ means the avail- 10 ability of grocery stores, commissary equivalents, 11 restaurants, and other food retail establishments ac- 12 cessible to servicemembers and their dependents 13 without undue burden. 14 SEC. 1085. DECLASSIFICATION OF INFORMATION CON- 15 CERNING UNITED STATES PERSONNEL CLAS- 16 SIFIED AS PRISONER OF WAR OR MISSING IN 17 ACTION DURING CERTAIN CONFLICTS. 18 (a) DECLASSIFICATION OF INFORMATION.— 19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub- 20 section (b), the Secretary of Defense shall declassify 21 any information referred to in paragraph (2), or, if 22 such declassification is not possible, make such in- 23 formation available to family members to review. 24 (2) INFORMATION COVERED.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00899 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 900 •S 4784 RS (A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) applies 1 to any record, live-sighting report, or other in- 2 formation in the custody of the Department of 3 Defense that relates to the location, treatment, 4 or condition of any POW/MIA from World War 5 II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War on or 6 after the date on which such individual passed 7 from United States control into a status classi- 8 fied as a prisoner of war or missing in action, 9 as the case may be, until that individual is re- 10 turned to United States control. 11 (B) POW/MIA DEFINED.—For purposes 12 of this section, a POW/MIA from World War 13 II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War is any 14 member of the Armed Forces or civilian em- 15 ployee of the United States who was at any 16 time classified as a prisoner of war or missing 17 in action during World War II, the Korean 18 War, or the Vietnam War and whose person or 19 remains have not been returned to United 20 States control. 21 (b) DECLASSIFICATION LIMITATION.— 22 (1) CONSENT REQUIREMENT.— 23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De- 24 fense may not declassify a record or other infor- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00900 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 901 •S 4784 RS mation available to the public pursuant to sub- 1 section (a) if the record or other information 2 specifically mentions a person by name unless— 3 (i) in the case of a person who is alive 4 (and not incapacitated) and whose where- 5 abouts are known, that person expressly 6 consents in writing to the declassification 7 of the record or other information; or 8 (ii) in the case of a person who is 9 dead or incapacitated or whose where- 10 abouts are unknown, a family member or 11 family members of that person determined 12 by the Secretary of Defense to be appro- 13 priate for such purpose expressly consent 14 in writing to the declassification of the 15 record or other information. 16 (B) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION.—The 17 authority of a person to consent to disclosure of 18 a record or other information for the purposes 19 of subparagraph (A) may be delegated to an- 20 other person or an organization only by means 21 of an express legal power of attorney granted 22 by the person authorized by that paragraph to 23 consent to the disclosure. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00901 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 902 •S 4784 RS (2) EXCEPTIONS TO LIMITATION.—The limita- 1 tion on disclosure in subparagraph (A) of paragraph 2 (1) does not apply— 3 (A) in the case of a person who is dead or 4 incapacitated or whose whereabouts are un- 5 known if the family member or members of that 6 person determined pursuant to such subpara- 7 graph cannot be located after a reasonable ef- 8 fort; or 9 (B) to the access of an adult member of 10 the family of a person to any record or informa- 11 tion to the extent that the record or other infor- 12 mation relates to that person. 13 (c) DEADLINES.— 14 (1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of records or 15 other information that are required by subsection (a) 16 to be declassified and that are in the custody of the 17 Department of Defense on the date of the enactment 18 of this Act, the Secretary shall declassify such 19 records and other information pursuant to this sec- 20 tion not later than three years after such date. Such 21 records or other information shall be declassified as 22 soon as a review carried out for the purposes of sub- 23 section (b) is completed. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00902 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 903 •S 4784 RS (2) AUTHORITY TO WITHHOLD.—If the Sec- 1 retary of Defense determines that the declassifica- 2 tion of any record or other information referred to 3 in subsection (a) by the date required by paragraph 4 (1) may compromise the safety of a POW/MIA who 5 may still be alive in the area of conflict, then the 6 Secretary may withhold that record or other infor- 7 mation from the disclosure otherwise required by 8 this section. Whenever the Secretary makes a deter- 9 mination under the preceding sentence, the Sec- 10 retary shall immediately notify the President and 11 Congress of that determination. 12 (d) COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.—The 13 Secretary of Defense shall work with the heads of other 14 Federal departments and agencies to address the disposi- 15 tion of records in possession of such agencies, including 16 records received or discovered after the deadlines referred 17 to in subsection (c). 18 SEC. 1086. REQUIREMENT FOR MARKINGS ON LETHAL MILI- 19 TARY PLATFORMS. 20 Chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, is 21 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00903 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 904 •S 4784 RS ‘‘§ 2397. Requirement for markings on lethal military 1 platforms 2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 3 not employ a manned platform with offensive lethal weap- 4 ons capabilities to conduct an attack if such platform does 5 not include markings to— 6 ‘‘(1) signify its affiliation with the United 7 States Armed Forces; and 8 ‘‘(2) distinguish itself from the civilian popu- 9 lation, equipment, or platforms when conducting an 10 attack. 11 ‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 12 tion shall be construed to prohibit the employment of a 13 manned platform with integrated weapons capabilities of 14 a purely defensive character.’’. 15 SEC. 1087. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY 16 COMMISSION. 17 Section 1095(e) of the National Defense Authoriza- 18 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 139 19 Stat. 1072) is amended by striking ‘‘90 days after’’ and 20 inserting ‘‘15 months after’’. 21 SEC. 1088. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER 22 OF INDIVIDUALS LOCATED AT CAMP AS 23 SAYLIYAH. 24 (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the amounts authorized 25 to be appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00904 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 905 •S 4784 RS for the Department of Defense may be used to transfer 1 or assist in the transfer or involuntary return of an indi- 2 vidual described in subsection (b) to— 3 (1) Afghanistan; 4 (2) a third country from which it may reason- 5 ably be assumed that the individual will be sent to 6 Afghanistan; or 7 (3) any location the transfer or involuntary re- 8 turn to which would otherwise violate existing law. 9 (b) INDIVIDUAL DESCRIBED.—An individual de- 10 scribed in this subsection is an individual housed at Camp 11 As Sayliyah who— 12 (1) is a national of Afghanistan (or in the case 13 of an individual having no nationality, an individual 14 who last habitually resided in Afghanistan); and 15 (2) was transported to Camp As Sayliyah by 16 the United States Government for the purpose of 17 consideration for admission to the United States. 18 (c) WAIVER.— 19 (1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to Afghanistan 20 or a third country from which it may reasonably as- 21 sumed that an individual described in subsection (b) 22 will be sent to Afghanistan, the Secretary may waive 23 the application of subsection (a) in the case of such 24 an individual with respect to whom there is pre-ex- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00905 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 906 •S 4784 RS isting derogatory information that would preclude 1 the individual from settling in the United States or 2 Qatar. 3 (2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days be- 4 fore the date on which the Secretary intends to exer- 5 cise the waiver authority under paragraph (1), the 6 Secretary shall notify the relevant committees of 7 Congress of such intent. 8 SEC. 1089. ANALYSIS OF FORCE REQUIREMENTS FOR AL- 9 TERNATIVE WARFIGHTING SCENARIOS. 10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 11 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Cost 12 Assessment and Program Evaluation and the Program 13 Evaluation Competitive Analysis Cell established under 14 section 139a(e) of title 10, United States Code, shall pro- 15 vide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of 16 the Senate and the House of Representatives on force re- 17 quirements for alternative warfighting scenarios. 18 (b) SCOPE OF SCENARIOS.—The alternative 19 warfighting scenarios to be addressed under subsection (a) 20 shall include, at a minimum, the following types of sce- 21 narios: 22 (1) A variety of first island chain scenarios in 23 the Pacific, including protracted and simultaneous 24 conflicts. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00906 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 907 •S 4784 RS (2) Regional contingencies from not fewer than 1 two additional geographic combatant command areas 2 of responsibility. 3 (3) Conflicts with near-peer adversaries that re- 4 sult in horizontal escalation across geographic re- 5 gions. 6 (4) Hybrid or gray-zone conflict scenarios com- 7 bining cyber operations, electronic warfare, space- 8 based disruption, and irregular maritime activity by 9 adversary forces. 10 (c) ASSESSMENT OF REQUIREMENTS.—For each sce- 11 nario addressed under subsection (a), the briefing required 12 by that subsection shall assess the following: 13 (1) Required force composition (naval, air, and 14 land-based units, including joint and allied contribu- 15 tions). 16 (2) Current readiness levels of United States 17 forces to execute the scenario. 18 (3) Identified shortfalls in personnel, equip- 19 ment, logistics, basing access, medical support capa- 20 bilities, contingency contracting capability, munitions 21 stockpiles, industrial base production capacities, and 22 sustainment capabilities. 23 (4) Estimated timelines for force reconstitution 24 and sustainment under combat conditions, including 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00907 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 908 •S 4784 RS replacement and training of military manpower per- 1 sonnel due to attrition. 2 (5) Opportunities to increase the quantity and 3 availability of required military effects through the 4 use of lower-cost, rapidly producible, attritable, au- 5 tonomous, commercial, or otherwise scalable capa- 6 bilities capable of achieving acceptable operational 7 outcomes, together with an evaluation of the risks, 8 benefits, costs, implementation timelines, and any 9 legislative or regulatory barriers associated with 10 such approaches. 11 (d) OBJECTIVES.—The purposes of the assessment of 12 alternative warfighting scenarios under this section are— 13 (1) to test and evaluate United States force 14 readiness across a spectrum of potential contin- 15 gencies; 16 (2) to identify risks and gaps in such readiness; 17 and 18 (3) to inform future force planning, posture, 19 and investment decisions. 20 SEC. 1090. GUIDANCE ON THE TREATMENT OF CLAIMS 21 UNDER THE HAVANA ACT. 22 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact- 23 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance on 24 treatment of claims under the HAVANA Act (Public Law 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00908 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 909 •S 4784 RS 117–46) with respect to the inclusion of current and 1 former members of the Armed Forces. 2 SEC. 1091. ASSESSMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 3 PHOSPHATE SUPPLY CHAIN 4 VULNERABILITIES; RELATED LAND EX- 5 CHANGE AUTHORIZATION. 6 (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 8 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 9 retary of Defense (referred to in this subsection as 10 the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall complete a comprehensive as- 11 sessment of the vulnerabilities in the Department of 12 Defense phosphate supply chain, including— 13 (A) the reliance of defense-relevant indus- 14 tries and military operations on foreign-sourced 15 phosphate and phosphate-derived products; and 16 (B) the risks to national security posed by 17 patterns of import dependence, foreign supply 18 concentration, and the susceptibility of global 19 commodity supply chains to disruption in exist- 20 ence as of the date of the assessment. 21 (2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required 22 under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, an 23 evaluation of the following: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00909 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 910 •S 4784 RS (A) The extent to which the Department of 1 Defense, the defense industrial base, and de- 2 fense-related agricultural and manufacturing 3 supply chains depend on phosphate and phos- 4 phate-derived products, including— 5 (i) phosphate-based munitions compo- 6 nents, propellants, flame retardants, en- 7 ergy storage, and pyrotechnics; 8 (ii) phosphoric acid and phosphate 9 compounds used in metal finishing, corro- 10 sion protection, and other defense manu- 11 facturing processes; and 12 (iii) phosphate fertilizers essential to 13 domestic agricultural production sup- 14 porting military food supply chains and 15 civil-military operations during a national 16 emergency. 17 (B) Current and projected domestic pro- 18 duction capacity for phosphate rock and proc- 19 essed phosphate products, including an assess- 20 ment of the number, location, and operational 21 status of domestic mining and processing facili- 22 ties. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00910 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 911 •S 4784 RS (C) The vulnerability of the phosphate sup- 1 ply chain to deliberate or inadvertent disrup- 2 tion, including— 3 (i) the degree of United States net 4 import reliance for phosphate at each stage 5 of the supply chain, from raw ore to fin- 6 ished defense-relevant products; 7 (ii) the concentration of foreign sup- 8 pliers, including the market share and geo- 9 political risk profile of Morocco, China, 10 and other major producers; 11 (iii) the risk of supply disruption aris- 12 ing from hostile foreign actions, armed 13 conflicts, sanctions, trade restrictions, ex- 14 port controls imposed by foreign govern- 15 ments, or anti-competitive behaviors by 16 state-owned or state-influenced enterprises; 17 (iv) the risk of disruption arising from 18 single points of failure in domestic trans- 19 portation, processing, or storage infra- 20 structure; and 21 (v) the adequacy and feasibility of 22 substitution, including the availability of 23 alternative materials, alternative suppliers, 24 or alternative production methods capable 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00911 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 912 •S 4784 RS of replacing phosphate in defense-critical 1 applications within operationally relevant 2 timeframes. 3 (D) The adequacy of existing United 4 States phosphate stockpiles, including any 5 quantities held in or eligible for inclusion in the 6 National Defense Stockpile established under 7 the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Pil- 8 ing Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.), and the suffi- 9 ciency of such stockpiles to sustain defense-rel- 10 evant consumption during a supply disruption 11 of 6, 12, and 24 months, respectively. 12 (E) The relationship between domestic 13 phosphate production capacity and the long- 14 term ability of the United States to reduce sup- 15 ply chain vulnerability through domestic 16 sourcing. 17 (F) A comparison of phosphate supply 18 chain vulnerabilities with vulnerabilities of other 19 materials designated, as of the date of the as- 20 sessment, as strategic and critical materials 21 under the Strategic and Critical Materials 22 Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.) or as 23 critical minerals on the list of critical minerals 24 published under section 7002(c)(3) of the En- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00912 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 913 •S 4784 RS ergy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(c)(3)), for 1 the purpose of informing relative prioritization. 2 (3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The assessment re- 3 quired under paragraph (1) shall include rec- 4 ommendations with respect to— 5 (A) actions the Department of Defense 6 should take to reduce identified vulnerabilities 7 in the phosphate supply chain, including 8 through stockpiling, domestic production incen- 9 tives, or other supply chain resilience measures; 10 and 11 (B) any legislative or regulatory action 12 necessary to address identified gaps in phos- 13 phate supply chain security. 14 (4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 16 after the date on which the assessment required 17 under paragraph (1) is completed, the Secretary 18 shall submit a report containing the findings, 19 conclusions, and recommendations of the as- 20 sessment to— 21 (i) the Committee on Armed Services 22 of the Senate; 23 (ii) the Committee on Armed Services 24 of the House of Representatives; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00913 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 914 •S 4784 RS (iii) the Committee on Energy and 1 Natural Resources of the Senate; and 2 (iv) the Committee on Natural Re- 3 sources of the House of Representatives. 4 (B) CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—The report re- 5 quired under subparagraph (A)— 6 (i) shall be submitted in an unclassi- 7 fied form; but 8 (ii) may include a classified annex if 9 the Secretary determines that the inclusion 10 of certain information in an unclassified 11 report would be detrimental to the national 12 security of the United States. 13 (b) RATIFICATION OF ACTIONS OF THE SECRETARY 14 OF THE INTERIOR.—Notwithstanding any other provision 15 of law, the actions of the Secretary of the Interior in the 16 approval and issuance of land patent No. 11-2021-0002 17 pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 18 of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) are reaffirmed and rati- 19 fied. 20 (c) CONFIRMATION OF USE OF CERTAIN NON-FED- 21 ERAL LAND IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, FOR VALID PUB- 22 LIC PURPOSES.— 23 (1) CONFIRMATION OF USES.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00914 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 915 •S 4784 RS (A) IN GENERAL.—The use by the Univer- 1 sity of Utah of the land described in paragraph 2 (2) as a University research park, as approved 3 by the letter from the Secretary of the Interior 4 to the University of Utah dated December 10, 5 1970, and any modifications of the approved 6 plan of development and management approved 7 by the Department of the Interior prior to the 8 date of enactment of this Act, is confirmed as 9 a valid public purpose consistent with the re- 10 quirements of the Act of June 14, 1926 (com- 11 monly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public 12 Purposes Act’’) (44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 13 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), subject to the terms and 14 conditions included in the letter and approvals. 15 (B) OTHER USES.—Any other uses of the 16 land described in paragraph (2) by the Univer- 17 sity of Utah that are consistent with use as a 18 University research park and related university 19 purposes (including development of student 20 housing and a transit hub) are confirmed as 21 valid public purposes consistent with the re- 22 quirements of the Act of June 14, 1926 (com- 23 monly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00915 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 916 •S 4784 RS Purposes Act’’) (44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 1 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 2 (2) DESCRIPTION OF NON-FEDERAL LAND.— 3 The land referred to in paragraph (1) is the approxi- 4 mately 593.54 acres of land conveyed to the Univer- 5 sity of Utah under the Act of June 14, 1926 (com- 6 monly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Pur- 7 poses Act’’) (44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 8 869 et seq.), by patent numbered 43–99–0012 and 9 dated October 18, 1968, and more particularly de- 10 scribed as tracts D (excluding parcels numbered 1, 11 2, 3, 4, and 5), G, and J, T. 1 S., R. 1 E., Salt 12 Lake Meridian. 13 (d) CONTINENTAL DIVIDE NATIONAL SCENIC 14 TRAIL.— 15 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 16 (A) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 17 means the Secretary of Agriculture. 18 (B) TRAIL.—The term ‘‘Trail’’ means the 19 Continental Divide National Scenic Trail. 20 (C) TRAIL COMPLETION TEAM.—The term 21 ‘‘Trail Completion Team’’ means the joint For- 22 est Service-Bureau of Land Management Trail 23 completion team established under paragraph 24 (3). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00916 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 917 •S 4784 RS (2) COMPLETION OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE NA- 1 TIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.—Subject to the availability 2 of appropriations, the Secretary and the Secretary of 3 the Interior shall seek to complete the Trail as a 4 continuous route not later than 10 years after the 5 date of enactment of this Act. 6 (3) TRAIL COMPLETION TEAM.— 7 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 8 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 9 retary and the Secretary of the Interior shall 10 establish a joint Forest Service-Bureau of Land 11 Management Trail completion team to work in 12 coordination with the administrator of the 13 Trail— 14 (i) to facilitate the completion and op- 15 timization of the Trail, consistent with the 16 purposes of the Trail; and 17 (ii) to assist in the development of the 18 comprehensive development plan for the 19 Trail under paragraph (4). 20 (B) CONSULTATION.—As appropriate, the 21 Trail Completion Team shall consult with other 22 Federal agencies, affected State, Tribal, and 23 local governments, landowners, affected land- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00917 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 918 •S 4784 RS grant mercedes owners and users, acequias, and 1 other interested parties in— 2 (i) the completion and optimization of 3 the Trail; and 4 (ii) the development and completion of 5 the comprehensive development plan for 6 the Trail under paragraph (4). 7 (4) COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 8 THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE NATIONAL SCENIC 9 TRAIL.— 10 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 11 after the date of establishment of the Trail 12 Completion Team under paragraph (3), the 13 Secretary shall complete a comprehensive devel- 14 opment plan for the Trail. 15 (B) PLAN INCLUSIONS.—The comprehen- 16 sive development plan under subparagraph (A) 17 shall— 18 (i) identify any gaps in the Trail for 19 which the Secretary and the Secretary of 20 the Interior have not been able to acquire 21 land; 22 (ii) identify opportunities for the use 23 of easements acquired from willing sellers 24 to facilitate completion of the Trail; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00918 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 919 •S 4784 RS (iii) include general and site-specific 1 Trail development plans, including antici- 2 pated costs of the plans. 3 (5) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretary and the 4 Secretary of the Interior shall seek to enter into 5 agreements with volunteer and nonprofit organiza- 6 tions, as appropriate, to facilitate the completion 7 and administration of the Trail. 8 (6) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection— 9 (A) provides any authority to acquire land 10 or interests in land for inclusion in the Trail be- 11 yond the authorities provided for the Trail in 12 the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 13 1241 et seq.), including acquisition by eminent 14 domain; or 15 (B) makes the acquisition of land or inter- 16 ests in land for the Trail a priority over other 17 land acquisition authorizations. 18 (e) WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN BUREAU OF LAND 19 MANAGEMENT LAND, NEW MEXICO.— 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 21 rights, the Federal land described in paragraph (2) 22 is withdrawn from all forms of— 23 (A) location, entry, and patent under the 24 mining laws; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00919 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 920 •S 4784 RS (B) disposition under the mineral leasing, 1 mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 2 (2) DESCRIPTION.—The Federal land referred 3 to in paragraphs (1) and (3) is the approximately 4 4,288 acres of land administered by the Director of 5 the Bureau of Land Management and generally de- 6 picted as ‘‘Tract A’’, ‘‘Tract B’’, ‘‘Tract C’’, and 7 ‘‘Tract D’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Placitas, New Mex- 8 ico Area Map’’ and dated November 13, 2019. 9 (3) SURFACE ESTATE.— 10 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the reserva- 11 tion of the mineral estate under subparagraph 12 (B), nothing in this subsection prohibits the 13 Secretary of the Interior from conveying the 14 surface estate of the Federal land described in 15 paragraph (2) in accordance with— 16 (i) the Federal Land Policy and Man- 17 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 18 seq.); or 19 (ii) the Act of June 14, 1926 (com- 20 monly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Pub- 21 lic Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 22 (B) MINERAL ESTATE.—Any conveyance 23 of the surface estate of the Federal land de- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00920 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 921 •S 4784 RS scribed in paragraph (2) shall require a reserva- 1 tion of the mineral estate to the United States. 2 SEC. 1092. PLAN FOR DOMAIN AWARENESS AT THE SOUTH- 3 ERN LAND BORDER. 4 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 5 (1) COMMON OPERATING PICTURE.—The term 6 ‘‘common operating picture’’ means an integrated, 7 interoperable, near-real-time geospatial and temporal 8 display and repository of multi-source sensor, ana- 9 lytic, and operational data and intelligence designed 10 to improve situational awareness, deconfliction, and 11 coordinated response among participating agencies. 12 (2) DOMAIN AWARENESS.—The term ‘‘domain 13 awareness’’ means the aggregate understanding of 14 activities, actors, and conditions across the air, land, 15 maritime, cyber, and space domains relevant to bor- 16 der security. 17 (3) SOUTHERN LAND BORDER.—The term 18 ‘‘southern land border’’ means the land border of 19 the United States adjacent to Mexico. 20 (b) PLAN REQUIRED.— 21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 22 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 23 retary of Defense shall develop and submit to the 24 congressional defense committees a plan for the De- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00921 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 922 •S 4784 RS partment of Defense to contribute to a common op- 1 erating picture to improve domain awareness at the 2 southern land border. 3 (2) COMMUNICATION.—Not later than 60 days 4 after developing the plan required by paragraph (1), 5 the Secretary of Defense shall transmit the plan to 6 such interagency partners as the Secretary considers 7 appropriate. 8 (3) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by para- 9 graph (1) shall include the following: 10 (A) A description of the proposed architec- 11 ture, data sources (including Department of 12 Defense and non-Department of Defense sen- 13 sors), technical standards for interoperability, 14 and cybersecurity and data protection measures 15 for the common operating picture described in 16 such paragraph. 17 (B) A description of the procedures and 18 authorities for data sharing. 19 (C) A concept of operations describing how 20 a common operating picture would support 21 operational coordination, deconfliction, and in- 22 formation sharing among Federal, State, Trib- 23 al, local, and authorized international partners. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00922 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 923 •S 4784 RS (D) A phased implementation schedule 1 with milestones and timelines for 2 operationalizing the common operating picture 3 at the southern land border, including bench- 4 marks for capability deployment and full oper- 5 ational capability. 6 (E) An identification of resource require- 7 ments, estimated costs, and funding sources, 8 and a plan for inclusion of requirements for the 9 common operating picture in the annual budget 10 justification materials of the Department of De- 11 fense. 12 (F) Plans for training, sustainment, and 13 technical support for users across participating 14 agencies. 15 (G) Metrics and procedures for— 16 (i) assessing effectiveness; and 17 (ii) periodic review and continuous im- 18 provement. 19 (4) FORM.—The plan required by paragraph 20 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 21 contain a classified annex as necessary. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00923 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 924 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1093. PROHIBITION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY 1 POLICY THAT ALTERS THE REQUIREMENTS 2 FOR CHAPLAINS TO DISPLAY VISIBLE OFFI- 3 CER RANK ON MILITARY UNIFORMS. 4 (a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense may 5 not implement any policy that alters the requirements for 6 chaplains to display visible officer rank on military uni- 7 forms unless expressly authorized by an Act of Congress. 8 (b) REQUIREMENT TO WEAR OFFICER RANK INSIG- 9 NIA.—The Secretary of Defense shall require chaplains 10 serving in the Armed Forces to display visible officer rank 11 insignia on military uniforms in accordance with the re- 12 quirements applicable to commissioned officers of the 13 Armed Forces. 14 (c) LIMITATION ON FUNDING.—None of the funds 15 authorized be appropriated or otherwise made available by 16 this Act may be obligated or expended to implement, ad- 17 minister, or enforce any policy that removes or obscures 18 the display of visible officer rank on the uniforms of chap- 19 lains serving in the Armed Forces. 20 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00924 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 925 •S 4784 RS TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 1 MATTERS 2 SEC. 1101. PREVAILING RATE DETERMINATIONS FOR DE- 3 FENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 81 of title 10, United 5 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol- 6 lowing new section: 7 ‘‘§ 1599k. Prevailing rate determinations for defense 8 industrial base 9 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense, under 10 the sole and exclusive discretion of the Secretary, may es- 11 tablish the pay of prevailing rate employees located at any 12 defense industrial base facility. 13 ‘‘(b) FACTORS.—Pay established under subsection 14 (a) shall be based on the Secretary’s assessment of— 15 ‘‘(1) pay rates of private industry for substan- 16 tially similar work; 17 ‘‘(2) the cost of living in the geographic area of 18 the defense industrial base facility concerned; and 19 ‘‘(3) whether additional compensation is nec- 20 essary to incentivize recruitment and retention in a 21 specific job at a particular defense industrial base 22 facility. 23 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00925 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 926 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(1) DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FACILITY.— 1 The term ‘defense industrial base facility’ has the 2 meaning given that term in section 2208(u)(3) of 3 this title. 4 ‘‘(2) PREVAILING RATE EMPLOYEE.—The term 5 ‘prevailing rate employee’ has the meaning given 6 that term in section 5342 of title 5.’’. 7 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 8 at the beginning of chapter 81 of such title is amended 9 by adding at the end the following new item: 10 ‘‘1599k. Prevailing rate determinations for defense industrial base.’’. SEC. 1102. JOB GRADING SYSTEM FOR PREVAILING RATE 11 EMPLOYEES AT DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE 12 FACILITIES. 13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 81 of title 10, United 14 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol- 15 lowing new section: 16 ‘‘§ 1599k. Job grading system for prevailing rate em- 17 ployees at defense industrial base facili- 18 ties 19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, under 20 the sole and exclusive discretion of the Secretary, shall es- 21 tablish and maintain a job grading system for positions 22 to which subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 5 applies 23 that are located at any defense industrial base facility. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00926 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 927 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection 1 (a), the Secretary shall— 2 ‘‘(1) establish the basic occupational alignment 3 and grade structure or structures for the job grad- 4 ing system; 5 ‘‘(2) establish and define individual occupations 6 and the boundaries of each occupation; 7 ‘‘(3) establish job titles within occupations; 8 ‘‘(4) develop and publish job grading standards; 9 and 10 ‘‘(5) provide a method to ensure consistency in 11 the application of job standards. 12 ‘‘(c) DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FACILITY DE- 13 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘defense industrial base 14 facility’ has the meaning given that term in section 15 2208(u)(3) of this title.’’. 16 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 17 at the beginning of chapter 81 of such title is amended 18 by adding at the end the following new item: 19 ‘‘1599k. Job grading system for prevailing rate employees at defense industrial base facilities.’’. SEC. 1103. PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR CIVILIAN PER- 20 SONNEL OF THE UNITED STATES CYBER 21 COMMAND. 22 Section 1599f(i) of title 10, United States Code, is 23 amended— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00927 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 928 •S 4784 RS (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 1 ‘‘THREE-YEAR’’; and 2 (2) by striking ‘‘three years’’ and inserting 3 ‘‘two years’’. 4 SEC. 1104. ENHANCED AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFERS BE- 5 TWEEN CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE AND COM- 6 PETITIVE SERVICE. 7 Section 1643(a)(1) of the National Defense Author- 8 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 9 10 U.S.C. 1599f note) is amended— 10 (1) by striking, ‘‘military departments and De- 11 fense Agencies concerned’’ and inserting ‘‘the De- 12 partment of Defense’’; and 13 (2) by striking ‘‘in such military departments 14 and Defense Agencies’’. 15 SEC. 1105. REMOVAL OF DIRECT SUPPORT ACTIVITIES 16 FROM PERSONNEL LIMITATION ON THE OF- 17 FICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. 18 Section 143(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 19 amended by striking ‘‘(including Direct Support Activities 20 of that Office and the Washington Headquarters Services 21 of the Department of Defense)’’. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00928 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 929 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1106. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR CAR- 1 RYING OUT A HIRING FREEZE, REDUCTION IN 2 FORCE, OR HIRING DELAY WITHOUT CAUSE 3 AT A PUBLIC SHIPYARD. 4 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 5 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 6 for the Department of Defense may be used to— 7 (1) carry out a hiring freeze at a public ship- 8 yard; 9 (2) carry out a reduction in force at a public 10 shipyard; or 11 (3) delay without cause the filling of a vacant 12 Federal civilian employee position at a public ship- 13 yard. 14 SEC. 1107. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR CAR- 15 RYING OUT CERTAIN HIRING FREEZES, RE- 16 DUCTIONS IN FORCE, AND HIRING DELAYS. 17 (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 18 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 19 for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Defense may 20 be used to— 21 (1) carry out a hiring freeze applicable to a cov- 22 ered entity; 23 (2) carry out a reduction in force applicable to 24 a covered entity; or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00929 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 930 •S 4784 RS (3) delay without cause the filling of a vacant 1 Federal civilian employee position in a covered enti- 2 ty. 3 (b) COVERED ENTITY DEFINED.—In this section, the 4 term ‘‘covered entity’’ means any entity financed through 5 a working-capital fund established under section 2208 of 6 title 10, United States Code. 7 SEC. 1108. DISCLOSURE OF TELEWORK, REMOTE WORK, 8 AND EXEMPTIONS FOR RETURN-TO-IN-PER- 9 SON-WORK REQUIREMENTS IN DEPARTMENT 10 OF DEFENSE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS. 11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 1, 2027, the 12 Secretary of Defense, and the Secretaries of the military 13 departments, shall ensure that the disclosure of telework 14 and remote work eligibility, and exemptions for return-to- 15 in-person-work requirements, is considered for all an- 16 nouncements of vacant positions in the Department of De- 17 fense. 18 (b) MILITARY SPOUSES.—The Secretary of Defense 19 shall encourage all agencies of the Department of Defense 20 to consider, consistent with merit system principles and 21 mission requirements, the use of telework and remote 22 work flexibilities to support the employment of military 23 spouses. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00930 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 931 •S 4784 RS (c) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of De- 1 fense shall brief the Committee on Armed Services of the 2 Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 3 House of Representatives— 4 (1) not later than July 1, 2027, on— 5 (A) the implementation of this section; and 6 (B) the data collection mechanisms to en- 7 sure successful tracking of such implementa- 8 tion; and 9 (2) annually, for three years thereafter, on— 10 (A) the implementation of this section; and 11 (B) how many vacancy announcements in- 12 clude the disclosure described in subsection (a). 13 SEC. 1109. PILOT PROGRAM TO RETAIN HIGH-PERFORMING 14 SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS WITHIN THE 15 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may es- 17 tablish a pilot program under which the Secretary may 18 award pay, bonus, or other incentives to civilian super- 19 visors and managers in the Department of Defense, based 20 on performance metrics established by the Secretary (in 21 this section referred to as the ‘‘pilot program’’). 22 (b) DURATION.—The Secretary may carry out the 23 pilot program during the five-year period beginning on the 24 date on which the Secretary establishes the pilot program. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00931 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 932 •S 4784 RS (c) IDENTIFICATION AND NUMBER OF POSITIONS.— 1 The Secretary— 2 (1) shall identify the positions for which pay, 3 bonus, or other incentives may be awarded under the 4 pilot program; and 5 (2) may award such pay, bonus, or other incen- 6 tives for not more than 250 positions at any time. 7 (d) RATES OF SPECIAL PAY.—If so designated by the 8 President under section 5305(a)(1) of title 5, United 9 States Code, the Secretary may establish a rate for special 10 pay under such section for positions under the pilot pro- 11 gram. 12 (e) PAY, BONUS, AND INCENTIVE AUTHORITIES.—In 13 carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary may use any 14 pay, bonus, or incentive authority available to the Sec- 15 retary for the recruitment, employment, and retention of 16 civilian personnel within the Department of Defense. 17 (f) REPORTS.— 18 (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 19 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 20 retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 21 committees a report that includes the following: 22 (A) The number of personnel expected to 23 participate in the pilot program. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00932 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 933 •S 4784 RS (B) The criteria used to determine which 1 personnel will participate in the pilot program. 2 (C) The performance metrics used to de- 3 termine which personnel will receive pay, bonus, 4 or other incentives. 5 (2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—One year after the 6 date of the enactment of this Act, and each year 7 thereafter until the pilot program terminates, the 8 Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congres- 9 sional committees a report that includes the fol- 10 lowing: 11 (A) An update on the information included 12 in the report required by paragraph (1). 13 (B) The pay rate used in carrying out the 14 pilot program, in aggregate and per position. 15 (C) The metrics by which the Secretary is 16 evaluating the continued performance of the 17 personnel participating in the pilot program. 18 (3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- 19 TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap- 20 propriate congressional committees’’ means— 21 (A) the Committee on Armed Services and 22 the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- 23 ernmental Affairs of the Senate; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00933 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 934 •S 4784 RS (B) the Committee on Armed Services and 1 the Committee on Oversight and Government 2 Reform of the House of Representatives. 3 SEC. 1110. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN 4 CHANGES TO CIVILIAN WORKFORCE OF DE- 5 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 6 Section 1597 of title 10, United States Code, is 7 amended by adding at the end the following new sub- 8 section: 9 ‘‘(f) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN 10 CHANGES TO CIVILIAN WORKFORCE.— 11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days be- 12 fore approving any change to the civilian workforce 13 of the Department of Defense that will result in a 14 loss of 50 or more full-time civilian employees of the 15 Department at any facility, the Secretary of Defense 16 shall submit to the congressional defense committees 17 written notification of such proposed change. 18 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Any notification submitted 19 under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 20 ‘‘(A) A description of the impact that the 21 proposed change will have on the ability to 22 maintain the missions of the facility. 23 ‘‘(B) A detailed accounting of the costs of 24 implementing the proposed change. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00934 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 935 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(C) An assessment of the cost of, and 1 time necessary for, restoration of any lost capa- 2 bility to meet future mission needs.’’. 3 TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 4 TO FOREIGN NATIONS 5 Subtitle A—Assistance and 6 Training 7 SEC. 1201. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO MILI- 8 TARY FORCES OF JORDAN. 9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense is au- 10 thorized to provide assistance (including training, equip- 11 ment, logistics support, supplies, stipends, services, and 12 sustainment) to the military forces associated with the 13 Government of Jordan through December 31, 2027, for 14 the following purposes: 15 (1) Securing the territory of Jordan, including 16 all international borders of Jordan. 17 (2) Increasing stability in the Middle East re- 18 gion. 19 (3) Countering and degrading regional threats, 20 including threats posed by the Islamic State of Iraq 21 and Syria, al-Qaeda and associated and successor 22 organizations, the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Pal- 23 estinian Islamic Jihad, Iran, and Iranian-backed 24 proxy groups. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00935 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 936 •S 4784 RS (4) Bolstering the capacity of the military 1 forces associated with the Government of Jordan 2 and increasing collaboration and interoperability 3 among such military forces, the United States 4 Armed Forces, and the military forces of allied and 5 partner countries. 6 (b) NOTICE BEFORE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days be- 8 fore the Secretary intends to exercise the authority 9 to provide assistance under this section, the Sec- 10 retary shall notify the congressional defense commit- 11 tees in writing of such intent. 12 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each notification required by 13 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 14 (A) The amount, type, and purpose of as- 15 sistance to be provided. 16 (B) An identification of the units of the 17 military forces associated with the Government 18 of Jordan that would receive such assistance. 19 (C) The goals and objectives of the provi- 20 sion of such assistance. 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00936 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 937 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1202. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE DE- 1 FENSE INSTITUTION CAPACITY BUILDING 2 FOR FRIENDLY FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 3 Section 332 of title 10, United States Code, is 4 amended— 5 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘for the 6 purposes specified in subsection (b)(1)(A)’’ before 7 the period; 8 (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A)— 9 (A) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) 10 as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; and 11 (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol- 12 lowing new clause (iii): 13 ‘‘(iii) enhancing the legal capacity of 14 the ministry or regional organization to 15 undertake and carry out institutional func- 16 tions and security missions— 17 ‘‘(I) in accordance with the law 18 of armed conflict; and 19 ‘‘(II) in a manner that respects 20 human rights and fundamental free- 21 doms, the rule of law, and civilian 22 control of the military;’’; and 23 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub- 24 section: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00937 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 938 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(d) FUNDING.—Funds made available to the De- 1 fense Security Cooperation Agency and any other funds 2 made available to the Department of Defense for security 3 cooperation programs and activities of the Department of 4 Defense may be used to carry out activities under sub- 5 section (a) or (b).’’. 6 SEC. 1203. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO BUILD CAPAC- 7 ITY. 8 Section 333(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 9 amended by adding at the end the following new para- 10 graphs: 11 ‘‘(10) Disaster risk reduction or response oper- 12 ations. 13 ‘‘(11) Space domain awareness and space oper- 14 ations. 15 ‘‘(12) Foreign internal defense operations.’’. 16 SEC. 1204. ABRAHAM ACCORDS DEFENSE COOPERATION 17 INITIATIVE. 18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 19 shall establish an initiative to bolster defense cooperation 20 between the United States and the militaries of covered 21 countries, to be known as the ‘‘United States-Abraham 22 Accords Defense Cooperation Initiative’’. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00938 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 939 •S 4784 RS (b) RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING AUTHORITIES.— 1 The Initiative shall be carried out pursuant to the authori- 2 ties provided in title 10, United States Code. 3 (c) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the Initiative 4 shall include— 5 (1) deterring aggression by Iran and proxies of 6 Iran in the Middle East; 7 (2) coordination with the Comprehensive Secu- 8 rity Integration and Prosperity Agreement; and 9 (3) enhancing regional planning and coopera- 10 tion among the military forces of covered countries, 11 particularly with respect to long-term regional 12 projects such as— 13 (A) counter-unmanned aircraft systems ca- 14 pabilities; 15 (B) ground-based air defenses; 16 (C) theater ballistic missiles and cruise 17 missiles; 18 (D) intelligence, surveillance, and recon- 19 naissance and tactical command and control; 20 (E) special operations forces development; 21 (F) joint air or naval military exercises; 22 and 23 (G) any other military capability the Sec- 24 retary considers appropriate. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00939 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 940 •S 4784 RS (d) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 1 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 2 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 3 the House of Representatives a report setting forth— 4 (1) a strategy for achieving the objectives de- 5 scribed in subsection (c); and 6 (2) the amount of funding necessary to carry 7 out the Initiative. 8 (e) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MATCHING FUNDS.— 9 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should seek 10 to require each participating covered country to contribute 11 matching funds to the Initiative. 12 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 13 (1) ABRAHAM ACCORDS COUNTRY.—The term 14 ‘‘Abraham Accords country’’ means— 15 (A) a country that is a signatory of the 16 Abraham Accords Declaration, done at Wash- 17 ington September 15, 2020; and 18 (B) any regional, Arab, or Muslim-majority 19 country that has sought to normalize relations 20 with the State of Israel since 2020. 21 (2) INITIATIVE.—The term ‘‘Initiative’’ means 22 the United States-Abraham Accords Defense Co- 23 operation Initiative established under subsection (a). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00940 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 941 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1205. REDESIGNATION OF NAVAL SMALL CRAFT IN- 1 STRUCTION AND TECHNICAL TRAINING 2 SCHOOL AS SPECIAL BOAT TRAINING COM- 3 MAND. 4 Section 352 of title 10, United States Code, is 5 amended— 6 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘Naval 7 Small Craft Instruction and Technical 8 Training School’’ and inserting ‘‘Special 9 Boat Training Command’’; 10 (2) in subsection (a)— 11 (A) by striking ‘‘Naval Small Craft In- 12 struction and Technical Training School’’ and 13 inserting ‘‘Special Boat Training Command’’; 14 and 15 (B) by striking ‘‘the ‘School’ ’’ and insert- 16 ing ‘‘the ‘Command’ ’’; 17 (3) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding 18 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘School’’ and inserting 19 ‘‘Command’’; 20 (4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘School’’ and 21 inserting ‘‘Command’’; 22 (5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘School’’ each 23 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Command’’; and 24 (6) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘School’’ and 25 inserting ‘‘Command’’. 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00941 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 942 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1206. EXTENSION OF DEFENSE OPERATIONAL RESIL- 1 IENCE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PILOT 2 PROGRAM. 3 Section 1212 of the James M. Inhofe National De- 4 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (10 U.S.C. 5 311 note) is amended— 6 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘December 7 31, 2027’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2032’’; 8 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2027’’ and 9 inserting ‘‘2032’’; and 10 (3) in subsection (g), in the first sentence, by 11 striking ‘‘2027’’ and inserting ‘‘2032’’. 12 SEC. 1207. FEASIBILITY REPORT ON MULTINATIONAL JUN- 13 GLE WARFARE EXERCISES IN AREA OF RE- 14 SPONSIBILITY OF UNITED STATES SOUTHERN 15 COMMAND. 16 (a) STUDY.—The Commander of the United States 17 Southern Command shall conduct a study on the feasi- 18 bility and advisability of establishing a program of recur- 19 ring multinational jungle warfare exercises with partner 20 countries in South America. 21 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study required by subsection 22 (a) shall include the following: 23 (1) An assessment of the feasibility and advis- 24 ability of establishing such a program, with a focus 25 on the following exercise purposes: 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00942 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 943 •S 4784 RS (A) To enhance interoperability between 1 the United States Armed Forces and the mili- 2 tary forces of partner countries in jungle and 3 dense terrain environments. 4 (B) To improve combined capabilities in 5 small-unit tactics, reconnaissance, logistics, 6 medical support, and communications in aus- 7 tere jungle conditions. 8 (C) To strengthen regional partnerships 9 and build capacity among participating coun- 10 tries to counter transnational threats, including 11 illicit trafficking and non-state armed groups. 12 (D) To support the readiness of the United 13 States Armed Forces for operations in tropical 14 and jungle environments. 15 (2) An identification of recommended invitees 16 for such a program, including partner countries in 17 South America and any additional ally or partner 18 the Commander of the United States Southern Com- 19 mand considers appropriate. 20 (3) Recommendations on locations within the 21 area of responsibility of the United States Southern 22 Command that should be considered for the conduct 23 of exercises under such a program, including host- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00943 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 944 •S 4784 RS country training areas in South America, as agreed 1 upon with participating countries. 2 (c) COORDINATION.—The Commander of the United 3 States Southern Command shall coordinate with the Sec- 4 retary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the head 5 of any other relevant Federal agency, as appropriate, to 6 consider whether a program of exercises under this section 7 would align with United States security cooperation objec- 8 tives in the Western Hemisphere. 9 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 10 of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the 11 United States Southern Command shall submit to the con- 12 gressional defense committees a report on the findings of 13 the study required by subsection (a). 14 SEC. 1208. REDESIGNATION OF THE AFRICA CENTER FOR 15 STRATEGIC STUDIES AS THE JAMES M. 16 INHOFE CENTER FOR AFRICA SECURITY 17 STUDIES. 18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Defense re- 19 gional center for security studies known as the Africa Cen- 20 ter for Strategic Studies is hereby redesignated as the 21 ‘‘James M. Inhofe Center for Africa Security Studies’’. 22 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 23 (1) REFERENCE TO REGIONAL CENTERS FOR 24 STRATEGIC STUDIES.—Section 342(b)(2)(D) of title 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00944 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 945 •S 4784 RS 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Af- 1 rica Center for Strategic Studies’’ and inserting 2 ‘‘James M. Inhofe Center for Africa Security Stud- 3 ies’’. 4 (2) ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS AND DONATIONS.— 5 Section 2611(a)(2)(D) of title 10, United States 6 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Africa Center for 7 Strategic Studies’’ and inserting ‘‘James M. Inhofe 8 Center for Africa Security Studies’’. 9 (3) PROVISION OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO 10 SUDAN.—Section 1270A(b)(1) of the Sudan Demo- 11 cratic Transition, Accountability, and Fiscal Trans- 12 parency Act of 2020 (22 U.S.C. 10010(b)(1)) is 13 amended by striking ‘‘Africa Center for Strategic 14 Studies’’ and inserting ‘‘James M. Inhofe Center for 15 Africa Security Studies’’. 16 (c) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Department 17 of Defense Africa Center for Strategic Studies in any law, 18 regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the 19 United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the 20 James M. Inhofe Center for Africa Security Studies. 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00945 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 946 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1209. NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO DECREASE 1 UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES PRESENCE 2 IN NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION 3 MEMBER COUNTRY. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 120 days before de- 5 creasing the permanent or rotational United States Armed 6 Forces presence in a North Atlantic Treaty Organization 7 member country, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 8 the congressional defense committees an assessment of 9 North Atlantic Treaty Organization deterrence efforts, in- 10 cluding a description and evaluation of the following: 11 (1) Current United States force posture in 12 North Atlantic Treaty Organization member coun- 13 tries, and whether such force posture maintains an 14 adequate level of deterrence for such countries. 15 (2) Allied military force posture in each country 16 on the eastern flank of the North Atlantic Treaty 17 Organization. 18 (3) The manner in which decreasing the United 19 States Armed Forces presence, as of the date of the 20 enactment of this Act, will change the overall deter- 21 rence posture of the North Atlantic Treaty Organi- 22 zation. 23 (4) Consultations with North Atlantic Treaty 24 Organization allies regarding efforts to identify and 25 backfill, or otherwise mitigate, the capability gap re- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00946 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 947 •S 4784 RS sulting from the proposed decrease in the permanent 1 or rotational United States Armed Forces presence 2 in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization member 3 country concerned. 4 (b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) shall not apply 5 in the event that the President— 6 (1) identifies a need for an immediate use of 7 military force that necessitates decreasing the per- 8 manent or rotational United States Armed Forces 9 presence in a North Atlantic Treaty Organization 10 member country; and 11 (2) delivers a War Powers Report to Congress 12 as outlined in section 4(a) of the War Powers Act 13 (50 U.S.C. 1543(a)). 14 Subtitle B—Matters Relating to the 15 Middle East 16 SEC. 1211. ASSISTANCE TO LEBANESE ARMED FORCES FOR 17 COUNTERING HEZBOLLAH AND OTHER TER- 18 RORIST GROUPS. 19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense is au- 20 thorized to provide assistance for training, equipment, and 21 sustainment to vetted divisions of the Lebanese Armed 22 Forces for purposes of— 23 (1) taking meaningful steps to prevent 24 Hezbollah, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, al- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00947 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 948 •S 4784 RS Qaeda, the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Palestinian 1 Islamic Jihad, and all United States-designated ter- 2 rorist organizations in the territory of Lebanon from 3 carrying out any attacks, operations, or hostile ac- 4 tivities against United States interests and the inter- 5 ests of allies and partners of the United States; and 6 (2) bolstering the capacity of the Lebanese 7 Armed Forces to disarm Hezbollah completely. 8 (b) PRIORITIZATION.—In allocating the funds au- 9 thorized to be appropriated for the provision of assistance 10 under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize the train- 11 ing and equipping of appropriately vetted special oper- 12 ations units and associated enabling forces of the Leba- 13 nese Armed Forces. 14 (c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The total amount of 15 funds used to provide assistance under subsection (a) may 16 not exceed $36,000,000. 17 (d) NOTICE BEFORE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.— 18 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for the 19 Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund, as specified in the 20 funding table in section 4501, not more than five percent 21 of such funds shall be obligated until the date on which 22 the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense com- 23 mittees that— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00948 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 949 •S 4784 RS (1) the Government of Lebanon has declared 1 Hezbollah’s military activities illegal; 2 (2) the Lebanese Armed Forces are acting in 3 accordance with the goal of disarming Hezbollah 4 completely; 5 (3) the Lebanese Armed Forces are actively de- 6 nying efforts, including by the Government of Iran, 7 to send weapons, supplies, and financial support to 8 Hezbollah; 9 (4) the Lebanese Armed Forces are acting to 10 prevent Hezbollah from threatening or attacking the 11 neighboring countries of Lebanon; and 12 (5) the commander of the Lebanese Armed 13 Forces is following and implementing directives of 14 the Government of Lebanon regarding— 15 (A) the establishment of a monopoly of 16 force within Lebanon; and 17 (B) the disarmament of Hezbollah. 18 (e) QUARTERLY REPORTS.— 19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 20 2027, and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary 21 shall submit to the congressional defense committees 22 a report that contains the following: 23 (A) An explanation of the vetting process 24 used by the Department of Defense to ensure 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00949 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 950 •S 4784 RS the commitment of recipients of assistance 1 under subsection (a) to the goals set forth in 2 subsection (d). 3 (B) An assessment of the willingness and 4 capacity of the Lebanese Armed Forces to con- 5 front and disarm Hezbollah. 6 (C) An assessment of the willingness and 7 capacity of special operations units of the Leba- 8 nese Armed Forces to confront and disarm 9 Hezbollah. 10 (D) An assessment of any significant gaps 11 in the capability of special operations units of 12 the Lebanese Armed Forces to confront and 13 disarm Hezbollah, if any, and a plan to close 14 any such gaps, including metrics over time and 15 an identification of required training and equip- 16 ment. 17 (E) For the preceding quarter— 18 (i) information on the number and 19 type of weapons the Lebanese Armed 20 Forces have seized from Hezbollah; 21 (ii) an assessment of the extent to 22 which actions taken by the Lebanese 23 Armed Forces against Hezbollah have de- 24 graded the capabilities of Hezbollah; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00950 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 951 •S 4784 RS (iii) an assessment of the extent to 1 which Iran has been able to maintain its 2 support for Hezbollah. 3 (F) An assessment of the threat posed by 4 Hezbollah to Israel and Syria, and whether 5 such threat has increased or decreased, as com- 6 pared to the preceding quarter. 7 (G) The number of personnel of the Leba- 8 nese Armed Forces who have been deployed in 9 the counter-Hezbollah mission, and an assess- 10 ment of whether the Lebanese Armed Forces 11 have deployed sufficient troops to support such 12 mission. 13 (H) The number of special forces per- 14 sonnel recruited into the Lebanese Armed 15 Forces and the confessional religious makeup of 16 such forces. 17 (I) With respect to the provision of assist- 18 ance under this section to such special forces 19 personnel— 20 (i) the type and amount of training 21 provided; 22 (ii) a description of the equipment 23 provided; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00951 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 952 •S 4784 RS (iii) the number of training exercises 1 conducted. 2 (J) Any other information the Secretary 3 considers appropriate. 4 (2) FORM.—Each report required by paragraph 5 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 6 contain a classified annex. 7 (f) SUSPENSION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUP- 8 PORT TO LEBANESE ARMED FORCES.— 9 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines, 10 in any of the quarterly reports required by sub- 11 section (e), that the Lebanese Armed Forces has the 12 capability to make progress in confronting and dis- 13 arming Hezbollah, but is unwilling to do so, or that 14 the Lebanese Armed Forces is not acting against 15 Hezbollah commensurate with the capabilities of the 16 Lebanese Armed Forces, the Secretary shall— 17 (A) suspend the provision of Department 18 of Defense support to the Lebanese Armed 19 Forces; and 20 (B) not later than five business days after 21 making such a determination, notify the con- 22 gressional defense committees of the determina- 23 tion. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00952 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 953 •S 4784 RS (2) INAPPLICABILITY.—A suspension under 1 paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance provided 2 under section 333 of title 10, United States Code. 3 (g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 4 tion may be construed to constitute a specific statutory 5 authorization for the introduction of United States Armed 6 Forces into hostilities or into situations in which hostilities 7 are clearly indicated by the circumstances. 8 (h) TERMINATION.—The authority to provide assist- 9 ance under this section shall cease to have effect on De- 10 cember 31, 2027. 11 SEC. 1212. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSE- 12 MENT OF CERTAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR 13 SUPPORT PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES 14 MILITARY OPERATIONS. 15 Section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization 16 Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 17 393) is amended— 18 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 19 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘beginning on October 1, 20 2025, and ending on December 31, 2026’’ and in- 21 serting ‘‘beginning on October 1, 2026, and ending 22 on December 31, 2028’’; and 23 (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘beginning 24 on October 1, 2025, and ending on December 31, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00953 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 954 •S 4784 RS 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning on October 1, 2026, 1 and ending on December 31, 2028’’. 2 SEC. 1213. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 3 TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VETTED SYRIAN 4 GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS. 5 Section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 6 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 7 Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3541) 8 is amended— 9 (1) in subsection (a)— 10 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 11 by striking ‘‘December 31, 2026’’ and inserting 12 ‘‘December 31, 2027’’; and 13 (B) in paragraph (4), in the matter pre- 14 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Islamic 15 State of Iraq and Syria’’; 16 (2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (n) 17 as subsections (c) through (o), respectively; 18 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol- 19 lowing new subsection (b): 20 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the 21 funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec- 22 tion may be expended for cooperation with the Govern- 23 ment of Syria until the date on which the Secretary of 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00954 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 955 •S 4784 RS Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees 1 that the Government of Syria has taken credible steps— 2 ‘‘(1) to remove all foreign fighters and jihadists 3 from the military forces of Syria and from other 4 services of the Government of Syria; 5 ‘‘(2) to disarm all foreign fighters and jihadists 6 who remain in Syria; 7 ‘‘(3) to implement a system to monitor foreign 8 fighters and jihadists so as to prevent attacks on the 9 United States and allies and partners of the United 10 States, including the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic 11 Forces; 12 ‘‘(4) with respect to individuals who pose a 13 threat to the security of the United States or the se- 14 curity of allies and partners of the United States, to 15 prohibit the issuance of visas, passports, travel per- 16 mits, or other legal documents for purposes of entry 17 into Syria; 18 ‘‘(5) to counter al-Qaeda and associated and 19 successor groups; 20 ‘‘(6) to prevent members and leaders of al- 21 Qaeda and associated and successor groups from en- 22 tering or remaining in Syria, with the aim of pre- 23 venting such individuals and organizations from 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00955 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 956 •S 4784 RS launching external attacks on the United States and 1 allies and partners of the United States; 2 ‘‘(7) to implement a system to fairly integrate 3 into the military forces of Syria the Syrian Defense 4 Forces, which have been long-time partners of the 5 United States in countering the Islamic State of 6 Iraq and Syria; and 7 ‘‘(8) to prevent attacks and violence against the 8 Kurds and Druze of Syria.’’; 9 (4) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by strik- 10 ing ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 11 and 12 (5) in subsection (e)(2)(J), as redesignated, in 13 the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘Islamic 14 State of Iraq and Syria’’. 15 SEC. 1214. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 16 TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE 17 ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA. 18 Section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 19 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 20 Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3558) 21 is amended— 22 (1) in subsection (a)— 23 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph 24 (1)— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00956 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 957 •S 4784 RS (i) by inserting ‘‘equipment and train- 1 ing to counter threats from unmanned aer- 2 ial systems,’’ after ‘‘$6,000,000,’’; and 3 (ii) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2026’’ 4 and all that follows through ‘‘Defending’’ 5 in paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘December 6 31, 2027 for defending’’; and 7 (B) by striking paragraph (2); 8 (2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and 9 (e) through (o) as subsections (d), (e), and (f) 10 through (p), respectively; 11 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol- 12 lowing new subsections (b) and (c): 13 ‘‘(b) CERTIFICATION.— 14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- 15 graph (3), of the funds authorized to be appro- 16 priated under this section, not more than 25 percent 17 of such funds may be obligated or expended until the 18 date on which the Secretary of Defense certifies to 19 the appropriate congressional committees that the 20 Government of Iraq has taken credible steps— 21 ‘‘(A) to prevent attacks by Iran, Iranian- 22 linked proxy groups, and Iranian-backed Shia 23 militia groups against— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00957 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 958 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(i) United States forces, facilities, 1 and interests in Iraq; and 2 ‘‘(ii) allies and partners of the United 3 States in Iraq, including such allies and 4 partners in the Kurdistan region of Iraq; 5 ‘‘(B) to investigate and hold accountable 6 any Iraqi who participates in such attacks; and 7 ‘‘(C) to gain further operational control 8 over Iran-backed Shia militia groups under the 9 control of the Iraqi Security Forces, with the 10 Prime Minister of Iraq as the commander in 11 chief, in order to end Iran’s financial support to 12 and control over such militia groups. 13 ‘‘(2) DETERMINATION.—In the event that the 14 Secretary of Defense is unable to make the certifi- 15 cation described in paragraph (1) because the Gov- 16 ernment of Iraq has not taken credible steps with re- 17 spect to an action described in any of subparagraphs 18 (A) through (C) of that paragraph, the Secretary 19 may— 20 ‘‘(A) submit to the appropriate congres- 21 sional committees a plan to provide direct de- 22 fensive support to Kurdish Peshmerga forces; 23 and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00958 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 959 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(B) not earlier than five business days 1 after the date on which the appropriate con- 2 gressional committees receive such plan, com- 3 mence implementation of the plan. 4 ‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY.—The limitation on use of 5 funds and the certification requirement under para- 6 graph (1) shall not apply to funds authorized to be 7 appropriated for the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Serv- 8 ice or Kurdish Peshmerga forces. 9 ‘‘(c) FUNDS FOR KURDISH PESHMERGA FORCES.— 10 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out 11 subsection (a), not less than 50 percent of such funds shall 12 be directed toward provision of assistance to Kurdish 13 Peshmerga forces.’’; 14 (4) in subsection (e), as redesignated, in the 15 matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub- 16 section (b)(1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 17 (d)(1)(A)’’; 18 (5) in subsection (j), as redesignated— 19 (A) in paragraph (1)(C)(i), by striking 20 ‘‘subsection (k)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 21 (l)(2)’’; 22 (B) by striking paragraph (2); and 23 (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 24 paragraph (2); 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00959 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 960 •S 4784 RS (6) in subsection (l), as redesignated— 1 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking subpara- 2 graph (D); and 3 (B) in paragraph (2)— 4 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 5 (I) by striking ‘‘and enhance’’ 6 and inserting ‘‘or enhance’’; and 7 (II) by striking ‘‘supporting 8 international coalition efforts’’ and in- 9 serting ‘‘defending’’; 10 (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik- 11 ing ‘‘subsection (i)(1)(C)’’ and inserting 12 ‘‘subsection (j)(1)(C)’’; and 13 (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 14 ‘‘subsection (j)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 15 (k)’’; and 16 (7) in subsection (o)(6), as redesignated, by 17 striking ‘‘December 31, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘De- 18 cember 31, 2027’’. 19 SEC. 1215. MODIFICATION OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL SUB- 20 TERRANEAN OPERATIONS COOPERATION. 21 Section 1279 of the National Defense Authorization 22 Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 22 U.S.C. 23 8606 note) is amended— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00960 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 961 •S 4784 RS (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘ANTI- 1 TUNNEL’’ and inserting ‘‘SUBTERRANEAN OPER- 2 ATIONS’’; 3 (2) in subsection (a)— 4 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 5 ‘‘ANTI-TUNNEL’’ and inserting ‘‘SUBTERRA- 6 NEAN OPERATIONS’’; and 7 (B) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, 8 by inserting ‘‘and subterranean operations’’ 9 after ‘‘anti-tunnel’’; and 10 (3) in subsection (b)— 11 (A) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, 12 by inserting ‘‘and subterranean operations’’ 13 after ‘‘anti-tunnel’’; 14 (B) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ‘‘and 15 subterranean operations’’ after ‘‘anti-tunnel’’; 16 and 17 (C) in paragraph (4), by striking 18 ‘‘$80,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 19 SEC. 1216. MODIFICATION OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL CO- 20 OPERATION TO COUNTER UNMANNED SYS- 21 TEMS IN ALL WARFIGHTING DOMAINS. 22 Section 1278(b)(4) of the National Defense Author- 23 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (22 U.S.C. 8606 note) 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00961 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 962 •S 4784 RS is amended by striking ‘‘$70,000,000’’ and inserting 1 ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 2 SEC. 1217. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL FRAMEWORK FOR UP- 3 GRADED TECHNOLOGIES, UNIFIED RE- 4 SEARCH, AND ENHANCED SECURITY (FU- 5 TURES) ACT OF 2026. 6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNITED STATES– 7 ISRAEL DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION INITIA- 8 TIVE.— 9 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of De- 10 fense, in consultation with the Minister of Defense 11 of Israel, shall establish a cooperative initiative, to 12 be known as the ‘‘United States-Israel Defense 13 Technology Cooperation Initiative’’, to expand and 14 accelerate bilateral defense technology research, de- 15 velopment, testing, evaluation, coordination, and in- 16 dustrial cooperation by— 17 (A) identifying jointly developed or Israeli- 18 origin technologies with operational utility for 19 integration into United States systems and pro- 20 grams of record; 21 (B) conducting collaborative research ini- 22 tiatives involving government, private sector, 23 and academic institutions in the United States 24 and Israel, in a manner that protects sensitive 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00962 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 963 •S 4784 RS technology and information and the national se- 1 curity interests of the United States and Israel; 2 (C) facilitating the transition of tech- 3 nologies from research and development into 4 procurement and acquisition pathways; 5 (D) establishing frameworks for joint ven- 6 tures, licensing agreements, and United States- 7 based co-production or manufacturing partner- 8 ships with Israeli industry; 9 (E) coordinating with relevant Department 10 of Defense components, including the Irregular 11 Warfare Technical Support Directorate, capa- 12 bility development and innovation divisions, the 13 Defense Innovation Unit, the United States- 14 Israel Operations Technology Working Group, 15 the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agen- 16 cy, the Missile Defense Agency and United 17 States Space Command, and the military serv- 18 ices, to align efforts and avoid duplication; and 19 (F) promoting joint training exercises and 20 information-sharing mechanisms to enhance 21 operational readiness to deploy jointly developed 22 technologies. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00963 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 964 •S 4784 RS (2) INITIATIVE DOMAINS.—The Initiative shall 1 be carried out through cooperative efforts in do- 2 mains such as the following: 3 (A) Counter-Unmanned Systems including 4 aerial, maritime, and ground platforms. 5 (B) Anti-tunneling and subterranean 6 threats. 7 (C) Missile and air defense technologies, 8 including Golden Dome for America. 9 (D) Artificial intelligence, quantum, ma- 10 chine learning, and autonomous systems. 11 (E) Directed energy and advanced sensing. 12 (F) Cyber defense, electronic warfare, and 13 digital resilience. 14 (G) Biotechnology, biomanufacturing, and 15 medical defense. 16 (H) Network integration, data fusion, and 17 contested logistics. 18 (I) Defense industrial base cooperation, 19 manufacturing, and co-production. 20 (J) Other emerging technologies to address 21 medium- or long-term threats as jointly agreed 22 to by the United States and Israel. 23 (b) REPORTING.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00964 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 965 •S 4784 RS (1) INTERIM PROGRESS UPDATE.—Not later 1 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 2 this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 3 the congressional defense committees an interim 4 briefing or written update describing— 5 (A) steps taken to stand up the Initiative; 6 (B) early coordination with Israeli counter- 7 parts; 8 (C) initial technology areas identified for 9 accelerated cooperation and technologies with 10 operational utility for integration into United 11 States systems and programs of record; 12 (D) Department of Defense components 13 designated to lead implementation; 14 (E) any early transition, prototyping, or 15 integration activities initiated during the period 16 covered by the update; and 17 (F) any co-production agreements success- 18 fully negotiated, including production locations 19 and cost-sharing arrangements. 20 (2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 21 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an- 22 nually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall sub- 23 mit to the congressional defense committees a report 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00965 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 966 •S 4784 RS on implementation of the program established under 1 this section. Each such report shall include— 2 (A) a description of activities conducted 3 under the program; 4 (B) an assessment of progress made in ad- 5 vancing shared national security interests; 6 (C) an assessment of the program’s col- 7 laboration with other relevant Department pro- 8 grams, including the United States-Israel oper- 9 ations-technology working group and United 10 States-Israel cooperative programs run by the 11 capability development and innovation division 12 and the irregular warfare technical support di- 13 rectorate; 14 (D) a description of technologies 15 transitioned into United States acquisition pro- 16 grams or fielded systems; 17 (E) a description of partnerships estab- 18 lished with United States and Israeli industry, 19 including production locations and cost-sharing 20 arrangements; and 21 (F) recommendations for future priorities 22 and assessment of resource needs, including 23 further authorities necessary to promote the 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00966 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 967 •S 4784 RS long-term integration of joint capabilities be- 1 tween the United States and Israel. 2 (3) FORM.—Each report required under para- 3 graph (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 4 may include a classified annex. 5 (4) PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary of 6 Defense shall make available on a publicly accessible 7 website of the Department of Defense periodic, un- 8 classified updates, to the maximum extent prac- 9 ticable, on activities conducted under the Initiative, 10 including a description of how these activities con- 11 tribute to American technological and military su- 12 premacy and bolster the United States defense in- 13 dustrial base. Such updates shall be made in a man- 14 ner that ensures that classified information or other 15 information that would compromise operational secu- 16 rity, export controls, or sensitive technology are not 17 released. 18 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00967 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 968 •S 4784 RS Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Eu- 1 rope and the Russian Federa- 2 tion 3 SEC. 1221. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY 4 OF FUNDS RELATING TO SOVEREIGNTY OF 5 THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER INTER- 6 NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TERRITORY OF 7 UKRAINE. 8 Section 1245(a) of the James M. Inhofe National De- 9 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 10 117–263; 136 Stat. 2847) is amended by striking ‘‘or 11 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘2026, or 2027’’. 12 SEC. 1222. OVERSIGHT OF UNITED STATES MILITARY POS- 13 TURE IN EUROPE. 14 (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Until the 15 date that is 90 days after the date on which the Com- 16 mander of the United States European Command and the 17 Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of 18 other relevant Federal departments and agencies, have 19 each, independently, submitted to the congressional de- 20 fense committees the certification described in subsection 21 (b) and the applicable assessment described in subsection 22 (c), none of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 23 by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 24 2027 may be obligated or expended— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00968 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 969 •S 4784 RS (1) to reduce the total number of members of 1 the Armed Forces permanently stationed in or de- 2 ployed to the area of responsibility of the United 3 States European Command to below 76,000 for 4 longer than a 45-day period; 5 (2) to divest, consolidate, or otherwise return to 6 a host country any parcel of land or facility located 7 on real property under the jurisdiction of the United 8 States European Command as of June 1, 2025; 9 (3) to divest, redeploy, withdraw, or otherwise 10 permanently move out of the area of responsibility of 11 the United States European Command any Depart- 12 ment of Defense equipment or physical property 13 with an initial purchase value of more than 14 $500,000 and positioned in such area of responsi- 15 bility as of June 1, 2025; or 16 (4) to relinquish the role of the Commander of 17 the United States European Command as North At- 18 lantic Treaty Organization Supreme Allied Com- 19 mander Europe. 20 (b) CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED.—The certification 21 described in this subsection is a certification that a pro- 22 posed action described in any of paragraphs (1) through 23 (4) of subsection (a)— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00969 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 970 •S 4784 RS (1) is in the national security interest of the 1 United States; and 2 (2) is being undertaken only after appropriate 3 consultations with all North Atlantic Treaty Organi- 4 zation (NATO) allies and relevant non-NATO part- 5 ners. 6 (c) ASSESSMENT DESCRIBED.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—An assessment described in 8 this subsection is the following: 9 (A) In the case of a proposed action de- 10 scribed in any of paragraphs (1) through (3) of 11 subsection (a)— 12 (i) an analysis of the impact of such 13 an action on— 14 (I) the security of the United 15 States; 16 (II) the ability of the Armed 17 Forces to provide forward defense of 18 the United States; 19 (III) NATO’s defense and deter- 20 rent posture against current and fu- 21 ture Russian aggression, as well as 22 the security of NATO as a whole; and 23 (IV) the ability of the United 24 States to meet national NATO capa- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00970 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 971 •S 4784 RS bility targets, commitments to the 1 NATO Force Model, regional and the- 2 ater campaign plans, and other 3 warfighting requirements; 4 (ii) an analysis of the impact of such 5 an action on the ability of the Armed 6 Forces to execute contingency plans of the 7 Department of Defense, including those in 8 the area of responsibility of United States 9 European Command or in support of oper- 10 ations and crisis response in the areas of 11 responsibility of the United States Central 12 Command and the United States Africa 13 Command; 14 (iii) a description of the specific re- 15 quirements being prioritized that neces- 16 sitate such an action; 17 (iv) a detailed analysis of the costs, as 18 a result of such an action, for relocation of 19 personnel, equipment, and associated infra- 20 structure; 21 (v) an analysis of the impact of such 22 an action on military training and major 23 military exercises, including on interoper- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00971 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 972 •S 4784 RS ability and joint activities with NATO al- 1 lies and partners; 2 (vi) a description of consultations re- 3 garding such an action with each NATO 4 ally and all relevant non-NATO partners; 5 (vii) an assessment of the impact of 6 such an action on the credibility of United 7 States extended deterrence commitments 8 to NATO allies and the potential for nu- 9 clear proliferation in the European theater; 10 (viii) an assessment of the impact of 11 such an action on transatlantic cooperation 12 to deter potential threats from the People’s 13 Republic of China; and 14 (ix) with respect to an assessment 15 under this subparagraph relating to a pro- 16 posed action described in subsection (a)(1), 17 an articulation of the plan, generated in 18 coordination with NATO allies, to ensure 19 that other members of NATO have avail- 20 able capabilities and capacity to assume 21 the roles and responsibilities of the United 22 States Armed Forces to be withdrawn as a 23 result of such action. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00972 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 973 •S 4784 RS (B) In the case of a proposed action de- 1 scribed in paragraph (4) of subsection (a)— 2 (i) an explanation of the role of 3 United States nuclear weapons in sup- 4 porting NATO operations and activities 5 following such action, including changes to 6 command and control relationships and ad- 7 justments to the United States nuclear 8 posture; 9 (ii) a description of consultations re- 10 garding such action with all NATO allies 11 and relevant non-NATO partners, includ- 12 ing through the Nuclear Planning Group 13 of NATO; 14 (iii) an assessment of the impact of 15 such action on the effectiveness of NATO 16 nuclear deterrence; 17 (iv) a risk assessment of— 18 (I) the nuclear capabilities of 19 NATO allies; and 20 (II) the potential for nuclear pro- 21 liferation in Europe; and 22 (v) a risk assessment of— 23 (I) the capability and capacity of 24 nuclear-armed NATO allies to effec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00973 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 974 •S 4784 RS tively deter and, if necessary, defeat 1 likely adversaries in the nuclear do- 2 main absent a United States com- 3 mander serving in the role of North 4 Atlantic Treaty Organization Supreme 5 Allied Commander Europe; 6 (II) changes to be made to exist- 7 ing United States contingency plans if 8 other NATO member countries with 9 nuclear capabilities were to provide 10 extended nuclear deterrence to NATO; 11 and 12 (III) the impact of such provision 13 of extended nuclear deterrence on 14 United States nuclear posture and de- 15 terrence planning requirements. 16 (2) COORDINATION REQUIRED.—In independ- 17 ently conducting the assessments described in 18 clauses (iv) and (v) of paragraph (1)(B) with respect 19 to a proposed action described in subsection (a)(4), 20 the Secretary of Defense shall coordinate such as- 21 sessment— 22 (A) with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 23 of Staff, with respect to the independent risk 24 assessment described in such clause (iv); and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00974 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 975 •S 4784 RS (B) with the Commander of the United 1 States Strategic Command, with respect to the 2 independent assessment described in such 3 clause (v). 4 (d) FORM.— 5 (1) CERTIFICATION.—The certification de- 6 scribed in subsection (b) shall be submitted in un- 7 classified form. 8 (2) ASSESSMENT.—The assessment described in 9 subsection (c) shall be submitted in unclassified 10 form but may include a classified annex. 11 (3) PROHIBITION ON MODIFICATION.—Any as- 12 sessment required under this section shall be sub- 13 mitted to the congressional defense committees with- 14 out modification or alteration. 15 (e) SUNSET.—The limitation under subsection (a) 16 shall terminate on December 31, 2028. 17 SEC. 1223. INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE. 18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 19 provide intelligence support, including information, intel- 20 ligence, and imagery collection authorized under title 10, 21 United States Code, to the Government of Ukraine for the 22 purpose of supporting military operations of the Govern- 23 ment of Ukraine that are intended to defend and retake 24 the territory of Ukraine. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00975 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 976 •S 4784 RS (b) TERRITORY OF UKRAINE DEFINED.—In this sec- 1 tion, the term ‘‘territory of Ukraine’’ includes all territory 2 internationally recognized to be the sovereign territory of 3 Ukraine, including Crimea and the territory the Russian 4 Federation claims to have annexed in Kherson Oblast, 5 Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Donetsk Oblast, and Luhansk Ob- 6 last. 7 SEC. 1224. UNITED STATES-UKRAINE STRATEGIC DEFENSE 8 INNOVATION WORKING GROUP. 9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 11 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 12 of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 13 State, shall seek to engage with relevant stake- 14 holders in Ukraine to establish a United States- 15 Ukraine Strategic Defense Innovation Working 16 Group (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Working 17 Group’’) to explore— 18 (A) pathways for the co-development, co- 19 production, acquisition, and transfer of covered 20 systems; 21 (B) the development of related mutual 22 technology transfer frameworks; and 23 (C) the mutual transmission of unmanned 24 aerial systems expertise. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00976 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 977 •S 4784 RS (2) COMPOSITION.— 1 (A) CO-CHAIRS.—The Working Group 2 shall be co-chaired by the following: 3 (i) The Under Secretary of Defense 4 for Acquisition and Sustainment. 5 (ii) The Director of the Defense Inno- 6 vation Unit. 7 (iii) The Director of the Joint Inter- 8 agency Task Force 401. 9 (B) ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENT OF DE- 10 FENSE PARTICIPANTS.—The Working Group 11 shall include participation by representatives of 12 the following: 13 (i) The Under Secretary of Defense 14 for Policy. 15 (ii) The United States Special Oper- 16 ations Command. 17 (iii) Any other representative of the 18 Department of Defense the Secretary of 19 Defense considers appropriate. 20 (C) OTHER PARTICIPANTS.—The Secretary 21 of Defense shall seek the participation in the 22 Working Group of representatives of the fol- 23 lowing: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00977 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 978 •S 4784 RS (i) The Ministry of Defense of 1 Ukraine. 2 (ii) The military forces of Ukraine. 3 (iii) The Brave1 Defense Tech Clus- 4 ter. 5 (iv) The North Atlantic Treaty Orga- 6 nization-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training, 7 and Education Center. 8 (v) Any other entity mutually agreed 9 upon by the Secretary of Defense and the 10 Minister of Defense of Ukraine. 11 (b) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.— The co-chairs of the Work- 13 ing Group shall be responsible for engaging with the 14 other participants in the Working Group— 15 (A) to systematically analyze and apply 16 lessons learned from the methodologies em- 17 ployed by the military forces of Ukraine and the 18 domestic defense industrial base of Ukraine to 19 accelerate the development, production, and 20 fielding of covered systems; 21 (B) to identify the Ukraine-designed cov- 22 ered systems that— 23 (i) have demonstrated high oper- 24 ational utility in active combat; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00978 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 979 •S 4784 RS (ii) offer strategic capability enhance- 1 ments for the United States Armed 2 Forces; 3 (C) to provide recommendations to expand 4 and improve incorporation of Ukraine-designed 5 covered systems into Department of Defense 6 programs, including Blue UAS, the Drone 7 Dominance Program, and service acquisition 8 programs; 9 (D) to develop defense trade foundational 10 agreements between the United States and 11 Ukraine, including— 12 (i) a mutual technology transfer 13 framework, which shall include— 14 (I) mutual data exchange proto- 15 cols to facilitate the secure sharing of 16 relevant battlefield and military infor- 17 mation, such as telemetry data and 18 other electronic warfare signal pro- 19 files; and 20 (II) joint intellectual property 21 ownership frameworks that— 22 (aa) protect the background 23 intellectual property of all par- 24 ticipants; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00979 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 980 •S 4784 RS (bb) facilitate the co-devel- 1 opment and co-production of 2 Ukraine-designed covered sys- 3 tems; and 4 (ii) a memorandum of understanding 5 on reciprocal defense procurement; and 6 (E) to assess the feasibility of testing 7 United States-manufactured covered systems in 8 Ukraine, including by deploying United States- 9 manufactured covered systems to operational 10 units of Ukraine for evaluation and use in ac- 11 tive combat scenarios. 12 (2) MEETINGS.—The Working Group shall con- 13 vene not less frequently than once every 120 days, 14 with meeting frequency determined by the co-chairs, 15 in consultation with the other participants in the 16 Working Group. 17 (c) PRIORITIZATION OF UKRAINE-DESIGNED COV- 18 ERED SYSTEMS.— 19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The co-chairs of the Work- 20 ing Group shall prioritize the Ukraine-designed cov- 21 ered systems identified under subsection (b)(1)(B) 22 for co-development, co-production, and acquisition, 23 including by— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00980 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 981 •S 4784 RS (A) analyzing the extent to which Ukraine- 1 designed covered systems meet existing statu- 2 tory requirements with respect to fielding; 3 (B) identifying authorities that may be 4 used to accelerate the establishment and ap- 5 proval of joint ventures, cooperative production 6 agreements, or licensed production agreements 7 involving the Department of Defense and the 8 military forces of Ukraine; 9 (C) identifying authorities that may be 10 used to accelerate procurement pathways for 11 Ukraine-designed covered systems; 12 (D) conducting a detailed supply chain as- 13 sessment of the components and inputs that 14 would be used in the co-production of Ukraine- 15 designed covered systems; 16 (E) identifying the costs associated with 17 co-developing and co-producing Ukraine-de- 18 signed covered systems in the United States; 19 and 20 (F) identifying the steps necessary to 21 produce Ukraine-designed covered systems at 22 scale in the United States. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00981 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 982 •S 4784 RS (2) UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS EXPERTISE.— 1 In addition to co-development, co-production, and 2 acquisition, the Working Group shall also focus on— 3 (A) the mutual transmission of— 4 (i) best practices for the rapid devel- 5 opment, cost-effective production, and 6 fielding of unmanned aerial systems and 7 counter-unmanned aerial systems; 8 (ii) the tactics, techniques, and proce- 9 dures that enable successful battlefield em- 10 ployment of offensive and defensive un- 11 manned aerial systems; and 12 (iii) best practices with respect to 13 force protection from unmanned aerial sys- 14 tems and the defense of fixed targets from 15 unmanned aerial systems; 16 (B) the transmission of lessons learned in 17 Ukraine to the unmanned aerial systems and 18 counter-unmanned aerial systems program of 19 the Department of the Army; and 20 (C) the transmission of lessons learned 21 through the Joint Interagency Task Force 401 22 to the military forces of Ukraine. 23 (3) REMEDIATION PATHWAY.—With respect to 24 Ukraine-designed covered systems identified under 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00982 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 983 •S 4784 RS subsection (b)(1)(B) that do not meet existing statu- 1 tory requirements with respect to fielding, the Work- 2 ing Group shall explore alternative pathways for the 3 fielding of such covered systems, including 4 through— 5 (A) Army Drone Industrial Base Pro- 6 grams; 7 (B) the UAS Marketplace; and 8 (C) Drone Dominance. 9 (d) REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS.— 10 (1) INITIAL STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN.— 11 Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact- 12 ment of this Act, the Working Group shall provide 13 the congressional defense committees with a briefing 14 on the initial strategy for the co-development, co- 15 production, and acquisition of Ukraine-designed cov- 16 ered systems. 17 (2) SEMIANNUAL UPDATES.— 18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 19 days after the date on which the briefing re- 20 quired by paragraph (1) is provided, and every 21 180 days thereafter until the date on which the 22 Working Group terminates, the Working Group 23 shall submit to the congressional defense com- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00983 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 984 •S 4784 RS mittees a report on the progress of the Working 1 Group. 2 (B) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by 3 subparagraph (A) shall, to the maximum extent 4 practicable, include, for the preceding 180-day 5 period, the following: 6 (i) A list of Ukraine-designed covered 7 systems identified for prioritization, includ- 8 ing the current status of such covered sys- 9 tems with respect to technical and legal 10 evaluation, certification, and integration 11 with existing United States force posture 12 and operational needs. 13 (ii) A detailed list of specific fast- 14 track acquisition or waiver authorities that 15 may be used to accelerate the co-develop- 16 ment, co-production, or acquisition of 17 Ukraine-designed covered systems. 18 (iii) A supply chain analysis of the 19 sourcing of inputs and component parts to 20 eliminate dependence on countries of con- 21 cern, such as the Russian Federation, the 22 People’s Republic of China, Iran, and the 23 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00984 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 985 •S 4784 RS (iv) A comprehensive framework to fa- 1 cilitate the transition of prioritized 2 Ukraine-designed covered systems from 3 identification to co-development and co- 4 production at scale, including an assess- 5 ment of the feasibility of using the fol- 6 lowing for such purpose: 7 (I) Joint ventures. 8 (II) Cooperative production 9 agreements. 10 (III) Licensed production agree- 11 ments. 12 (v) A detailed description of intellec- 13 tual property ownership frameworks that 14 could be used to facilitate the co-develop- 15 ment and co-production of prioritized 16 Ukraine-designed covered systems. 17 (vi) A description of any specific regu- 18 latory, legal, or policy barriers that hinder 19 the establishment of joint ventures, cooper- 20 ative production agreements, or licensed 21 production agreements. 22 (vii) A description of any regulatory, 23 export-control, or certification barriers that 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00985 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 986 •S 4784 RS impede the acquisition of Ukraine-designed 1 covered systems. 2 (C) FORM.—Each report required by sub- 3 paragraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassi- 4 fied form but may include a classified annex. 5 (e) TERMINATION.— 6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 7 the Working Group shall terminate on the date that 8 is five years after the date of the enactment of this 9 Act. 10 (2) ONE-YEAR EXTENSION.—The Working 11 Group may continue in effect until the date that is 12 six years after the date of the enactment of this Act 13 if the Secretary of Defense— 14 (A) determines that a one-year extension is 15 beneficial to United States security interests; 16 and 17 (B) submits to the congressional defense 18 committees a written justification for such an 19 extension. 20 (f) COVERED SYSTEM DEFINED.—In this section, the 21 term ‘‘covered system’’ means— 22 (1) an unmanned system that— 23 (A) is designed for a limited number of 24 missions; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00986 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 987 •S 4784 RS (B) is expendable in high-threat environ- 1 ments; and 2 (C) is characterized by a low per-unit cost, 3 relative to the value of the targets the un- 4 manned system is designed to engage; and 5 (2) includes— 6 (A) the enabling software and hardware of 7 such an unmanned system; 8 (B) unmanned aerial vehicles, unmanned 9 underwater vehicles, and unmanned surface ve- 10 hicles; 11 (C) capabilities to counter unmanned sys- 12 tems, including early warning systems, jamming 13 systems, and interceptors; and 14 (D) command and control architecture, in- 15 cluding software and hardware, to enable the 16 integrated, secure, and resilient operation of 17 unmanned systems and capabilities to counter 18 unmanned systems. 19 SEC. 1225. NOTIFICATION OF GRAY ZONE ACTIVITIES BY 20 THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AGAINST NORTH 21 ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION ALLIES. 22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than seven days after 23 the date on which the Secretary of Defense is made aware 24 of any gray zone activities known or reasonably suspected 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00987 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 988 •S 4784 RS to have been carried out by the Russian Federation 1 against a North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally, the 2 Secretary shall notify the appropriate committees of Con- 3 gress of such activities. 4 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 5 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON- 6 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con- 7 gress’’ means— 8 (A) the Committee on Armed Services and 9 the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen- 10 ate; and 11 (B) the Committee on Armed Services and 12 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 13 of Representatives. 14 (2) GRAY ZONE ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘‘gray 15 zone activities’’ has the meaning given such term in 16 the document of the National Intelligence Council 17 entitled ‘‘Updated IC Gray Zone Lexicon: Key 18 Terms and Definitions’’, issued in July 2024 in re- 19 sponse to section 825(c) of the Consolidated Appro- 20 priations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–30; 136 Stat. 21 1028; 50 U.S.C. 3316c note). 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00988 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 989 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1226. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF UKRAINE SE- 1 CURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE. 2 Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization 3 Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 4 1068) is amended— 5 (1) in subsection (f)(12), by striking 6 ‘‘$400,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$750,000,000’’; 7 (2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘December 8 31, 2029’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2030’’; and 9 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub- 10 section: 11 ‘‘(l) FOREIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.— 12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 13 provision of law, for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal 14 year thereafter, the Secretary of Defense may use 15 contributions, including money, personal property, 16 and services, from foreign governments or other en- 17 tities to provide assistance under the authority of 18 this section. 19 ‘‘(2) USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS.— 20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Such contributions 21 shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, 22 with the concurrence of the Secretary of 23 State— 24 ‘‘(i) to provide additional assistance 25 authorized under subsection (a); 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00989 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 990 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(ii) for the replacement of any weap- 1 ons or articles provided to entities de- 2 scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 3 subsection (a)(1) from the inventory of the 4 United States; and 5 ‘‘(iii) to recover or dispose of equip- 6 ment previously provided to such entities. 7 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—Use of such contribu- 8 tions for the replacement of weapons under sub- 9 paragraph (A)(ii) shall be limited to the re- 10 placement of weapons or articles with respect to 11 which initial notification was provided to Con- 12 gress after July 14, 2025. 13 ‘‘(3) UNUSED CONTRIBUTIONS.—Not later than 14 seven days before the date on which the authority 15 provided by this section terminates, the Secretary of 16 Defense shall report to the congressional defense 17 committees any contribution originating from a for- 18 eign government or other entity intended to provide 19 assistance under this section that is not expended 20 for such purpose before such date of termination.’’. 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00990 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 991 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1227. SYNCHRONIZATION OF DEFENSE READINESS 1 WITH NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZA- 2 TION ALLIES. 3 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 5 days thereafter through 2034, the Commander of the 6 United States European Command shall submit to the 7 congressional defense committees a report that includes 8 the following: 9 (1) An evaluation of allied progress toward 10 meeting the target of spending 3.5 percent of gross 11 domestic product on core defense-related priorities 12 by 2035, as agreed to at the 2025 North Atlantic 13 Treaty Organization Summit in The Hague. 14 (2) A description of United States and allied 15 forces available to the Supreme Allied Commander 16 Europe under the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza- 17 tion Force Model, including— 18 (A) a description of— 19 (i) any change made during the pre- 20 ceding year to the United States forces 21 available to the Supreme Allied Com- 22 mander Europe under such Force Model; 23 and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00991 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 992 •S 4784 RS (ii) any significant change in the secu- 1 rity environment that may require changes 2 to force requirements; and 3 (B) an analysis of the risk any such 4 change poses to the ability of the North Atlan- 5 tic Treaty Organization to fulfill deterrence and 6 defense mission requirements. 7 (3) A description of any change to the oper- 8 ational readiness of the United States and allied 9 forces available to the Supreme Allied Commander 10 Europe, including a description of— 11 (A) the criteria used to determine the 12 readiness of a unit; and 13 (B) the data underpinning the assessment 14 of the Commander of the United States Euro- 15 pean Command with respect to the readiness of 16 such forces. 17 (4) A description of North Atlantic Treaty Or- 18 ganization exercises and the accompanying metrics 19 used to validate the readiness of forces. 20 (5) An evaluation of allied progress toward im- 21 plementing North Atlantic Treaty Organization ca- 22 pability targets and a description of any priority ca- 23 pability shortfalls, including any change to such 24 progress. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00992 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 993 •S 4784 RS (6) A list of critical capabilities required to exe- 1 cute the regional plans of the North Atlantic Treaty 2 Organization, which capabilities are largely or wholly 3 provided by the United States, and a description of 4 any United States efforts to support and syn- 5 chronize with fellow North Atlantic Treaty Organi- 6 zation allies to develop or procure such capabilities 7 or similar capabilities, including any change to the 8 availability of such capabilities. 9 (7) In each subsequent report submitted under 10 this subsection— 11 (A) a description of any change to the 12 United States forces available to the Supreme 13 Allied Commander Europe under the North At- 14 lantic Treaty Organization Force Model in the 15 90 days preceding the date on which the report 16 is submitted; and 17 (B) an analysis of the risk any such 18 change poses to the ability of the North Atlan- 19 tic Treaty Organization to fulfill deterrence and 20 defense mission requirements. 21 (8) In the case of any change described in ac- 22 cordance with paragraph (2) or (3), an assessment 23 of whether Europe has the force structure, readiness 24 levels, and enabling capabilities to assume responsi- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00993 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 994 •S 4784 RS bility for any decrease in United States forces avail- 1 able to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe 2 under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Force 3 Model. 4 (9) An assessment of the deterrence and de- 5 fense posture of the North Atlantic Treaty Organi- 6 zation on the alliance’s eastern flank, including— 7 (A) a description of United States military 8 force posture in each country on the eastern 9 flank, including any changes to United States 10 forces in Europe during the 90-day period pre- 11 ceding the submission of the report; 12 (B) a description of allied military force 13 posture in each country on the eastern flank; 14 (C) an evaluation of the capacity of United 15 States and allied forces to reinforce the North 16 Atlantic Treaty Organization’s eastern flank in 17 the event of a conflict; 18 (D) an identification of any obstacle that 19 could delay such reinforcement, including the 20 status of pre-positioned United States materiel 21 in Europe, and an evaluation of the manner in 22 which such obstacles could undermine the deter- 23 rence and defense posture of the North Atlantic 24 Treaty Organization; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00994 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 995 •S 4784 RS (E) a description of efforts by the United 1 States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization 2 allies to address the obstacles identified under 3 subparagraph (D), including efforts to improve 4 mobility, readiness, pre-positioning, infrastruc- 5 ture, and coordination mechanisms necessary to 6 enable timely reinforcement of the eastern 7 flank. 8 (10) An assessment of North Atlantic Treaty 9 Organization deterrence efforts in Romania, includ- 10 ing a description and evaluation of— 11 (A) the United States force posture in Ro- 12 mania, including any new rotations to Romania 13 intended to enhance deterrence after the 2025 14 decision to end the rotational presence of a 15 United States brigade; 16 (B) consultations with North Atlantic 17 Treaty Organization allies regarding efforts to 18 backfill or otherwise mitigate the capability gap 19 resulting from the end of such rotational pres- 20 ence; 21 (C) the readiness of North Atlantic Treaty 22 Organization Forward Land Forces in Roma- 23 nia; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00995 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 996 •S 4784 RS (D) new or expanded bilateral and multi- 1 lateral training activities and military exercises 2 conducted to build capacity and improve inter- 3 operability among United States forces, Roma- 4 nian forces, and other North Atlantic Treaty 5 Organization allies; and 6 (E) efforts undertaken by the United 7 States, Romania, and other North Atlantic 8 Treaty Organization allies to improve critical 9 military infrastructure in Romania, including 10 infrastructure necessary to support collective 11 defense obligations of the alliance and to enable 12 United States contingency operations. 13 (b) FORM.—Each report required by subsection (a) 14 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include 15 a classified annex. 16 SEC. 1228. CO-DEVELOPMENT AND CO-PRODUCTION PRO- 17 GRAM WITH GERMANY FOR CERTAIN MUNI- 18 TIONS. 19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2027, the 20 Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall seek 21 to engage with appropriate officials of Germany in a joint 22 program for the purpose of enabling the co-development 23 and co-production of air defense and air-to-air munitions 24 capabilities, including the Patriot surface-to-air missile 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00996 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 997 •S 4784 RS system, the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, 1 and the AIM–9 Sidewinder missile, for the Armed Forces 2 of the United States and the Bundeswehr of Germany, 3 consistent with applicable United States law and existing 4 bilateral defense cooperation agreements. 5 (b) USE OF AUTHORITIES.— 6 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out a joint pro- 7 gram under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense, 8 in coordination with the Secretary of State, may use 9 the authorities under title 10, United States Code, 10 and other applicable statutory authorities available 11 to the Secretary of Defense. 12 (2) RECIPROCAL PROCUREMENT.—In carrying 13 out paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense, in co- 14 ordination with the Secretary of State, shall leverage 15 the existing United States-Germany Reciprocal De- 16 fense Procurement Memorandum of Understanding 17 to the maximum extent practicable to facilitate con- 18 tracting arrangements, quality assurance, and sup- 19 ply chain integration. 20 (3) CO-DEVELOPMENT AND CO-PRODUCTION 21 AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of Defense, with the 22 concurrence of the Secretary of State, may enter 23 into co-development agreements, co-production ar- 24 rangements, and project agreements with Germany 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00997 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 998 •S 4784 RS (in accordance with existing authorities for such 1 agreements and arrangements) to carry out the joint 2 program under subsection (a), including arrange- 3 ments for— 4 (A) joint research and development of 5 next-generation variants of covered munitions 6 systems; 7 (B) the establishment of co-production fa- 8 cilities in the United States or Germany, or 9 both; 10 (C) technology transfer, consistent with 11 applicable law, including the International Traf- 12 fic in Arms Regulations; and 13 (D) specialization to optimize defense in- 14 dustrial strengths and avoid duplication. 15 (c) BRIEFING.— 16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an- 18 nually thereafter through 2030, the Secretary of De- 19 fense and the Secretary of State shall provide the 20 appropriate committees of Congress with a briefing 21 on the joint program under subsection (a). 22 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing required by 23 paragraph (1) shall include, for the period covered 24 by the briefing, the following: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00998 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 999 •S 4784 RS (A) A summary of engagements under sub- 1 section (a). 2 (B) A description of activities undertaken 3 by the United States and Germany to enable 4 co-development and co-production of munitions 5 systems described in subsection (a). 6 (C) A description of progress made in fi- 7 nalizing defense trade foundational agreements 8 between the United States and Germany, in- 9 cluding— 10 (i) implementation and use of the ex- 11 isting Reciprocal Defense Procurement 12 Memorandum of Understanding; 13 (ii) a security of supply agreement for 14 such munitions systems; 15 (iii) a general security of military in- 16 formation agreement; and 17 (iv) any cyber maturity model certifi- 18 cation or equivalent industrial security ar- 19 rangements. 20 (D) A detailed assessment of the use of ex- 21 emption and other authorities under, and any 22 useful modifications that should be made to, the 23 International Traffic in Arms Regulations and 24 related statutory authorities that would support 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00999 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1000 •S 4784 RS the expansion of co-development and co-produc- 1 tion of munitions systems with Germany, in- 2 cluding— 3 (i) an assessment of the feasibility 4 and advisability of seeking a Treaty on De- 5 fense Trade Cooperation with Germany, or 6 an equivalent bilateral framework, to 7 streamline technology transfer approvals 8 for such munitions systems; and 9 (ii) a description of any interagency 10 coordination actions taken or planned to 11 synchronize positions regarding technology 12 transfer to Germany for such munitions 13 systems. 14 (E) An identification of the additional re- 15 sources or authorities necessary to enable the 16 fielding of munitions capabilities described in 17 subsection (a). 18 (F) Any other matter the Secretary of De- 19 fense and the Secretary of State consider ap- 20 propriate. 21 (d) ADDITIONAL PARTNERS.—The President is au- 22 thorized to use the authorities provided in this section to 23 encourage enhanced co-development and co-production 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01000 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1001 •S 4784 RS with other European security partners of the United 1 States. 2 (e) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE- 3 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit- 4 tees of Congress’’ means— 5 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 6 Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 7 Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 8 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 9 Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 10 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 11 SEC. 1229. REPORT AND ASSESSMENT RELATING TO 12 UNITED STATES FORCE POSTURE ADJUST- 13 MENTS IN EUROPE. 14 (a) REPORT.— 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 16 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Com- 17 mander of the United States European Command 18 shall submit to the congressional defense committees 19 a report that includes the risk assessment of the 20 Commander with respect to United States force pos- 21 ture changes implemented after January 20, 2025, 22 in the area of responsibility of the United States Eu- 23 ropean Command. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1002 •S 4784 RS (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para- 1 graph (1) shall include an assessment of the fol- 2 lowing: 3 (A) The ability of the United States to 4 meet military campaign plans in the area of re- 5 sponsibility of the United States European 6 Command. 7 (B) The ability of the United States to 8 meet the regional plans of the North Atlantic 9 Treaty Organization adopted at the 2023 10 Vilnius Summit. 11 (C) The ability of the United States to 12 meet the defense and deterrence requirements 13 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 14 (3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 15 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 16 include a classified annex. 17 (b) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT BY THE GOVERN- 18 MENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE.— 19 (1) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 20 180 days after the submission of the report required 21 by subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the 22 United States shall submit to the congressional de- 23 fense committees an independent assessment of— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1003 •S 4784 RS (A) the analytical framework, analysis of 1 alternatives, wargaming activities and other 2 operational assessments, intelligence assess- 3 ments, and operational and strategic risk as- 4 sessments used in conducting the review of 5 global force posture undertaken during develop- 6 ment of the national defense strategy most re- 7 cently prepared pursuant to section 113(g) of 8 title 10, United States Code, specifically as it 9 pertains to the area of responsibility of the 10 United States European Command; 11 (B) the conclusions drawn from such re- 12 view of global force posture; and 13 (C) the extent to which such analytical 14 framework, analysis of alternatives, wargaming 15 activities and other operational assessments, in- 16 telligence assessments, and operational and 17 strategic risk assessments informed and were 18 consistent with changes to United States force 19 posture in the area of responsibility of the 20 United States European Command imple- 21 mented after January 20, 2025. 22 (2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by 23 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1004 •S 4784 RS (A) An evaluation of the completeness, 1 rigor, and methodological validity of the analyt- 2 ical framework, assumptions, scenarios, intel- 3 ligence inputs, and analysis of alternatives. 4 (B) An assessment of the consistency be- 5 tween the analytical conclusions and actual pos- 6 ture decisions implemented after January 20, 7 2025. 8 (C) A review of the sensitivity of conclu- 9 sions to key assumptions and variables. 10 (D) An identification of any gaps, limita- 11 tions, or sources of analytical risk. 12 (E) An evaluation of the implications of 13 each such adjustment for United States na- 14 tional security interests, the deterrence and de- 15 fense posture of the North Atlantic Treaty Or- 16 ganization, and execution of combatant com- 17 mander campaign plans and North Atlantic 18 Treaty Organization regional plans. 19 (3) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—The Secretary 20 of Defense shall provide the Comptroller General 21 with timely access to all data, assumptions, models, 22 briefings, analyses, memoranda, recommendations, 23 dissenting views, decision memoranda, and other in- 24 formation necessary to carry out the assessment re- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1005 •S 4784 RS quired under this subsection, including classified in- 1 formation, consistent with applicable law. 2 Subtitle D—Matters Relating to the 3 Indo-Pacific Region 4 SEC. 1231. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF DESIGNA- 5 TION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL FOR DEPART- 6 MENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES RELATING 7 TO, AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR, THE 8 AUKUS PARTNERSHIP. 9 Section 1332 of the National Defense Authorization 10 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (22 U.S.C. 10412) is amended— 11 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a senior civil- 12 ian’’ and all that follows through ‘‘who shall be’’ and 13 inserting ‘‘the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 14 International Armaments Cooperation as the senior 15 civilian official of the Department of Defense’’; 16 (2) in subsection (b)— 17 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘90 days 18 after the date of the enactment of this Act’’ 19 and inserting ‘‘March 1, 2027, and semiannu- 20 ally thereafter’’; and 21 (B) in paragraph (2)— 22 (i) in the matter preceding subpara- 23 graph (A), by striking ‘‘The plan’’ and in- 24 serting ‘‘Each plan’’; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1006 •S 4784 RS (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 1 (B) through (G) as subparagraphs (C) 2 through (H), respectively; and 3 (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 4 (A) the following new subparagraph (B): 5 ‘‘(B) A description of the organization, 6 roles, and objectives of all AUKUS implementa- 7 tion working groups.’’; and 8 (3) in subsection (c)— 9 (A) by striking ‘‘the plan’’ and inserting 10 ‘‘a plan’’; and 11 (B) by striking ‘‘2029’’ and inserting 12 ‘‘2032’’. 13 SEC. 1232. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PACIFIC DE- 14 TERRENCE INITIATIVE. 15 (a) FUNDING.—Subsection (c) of section 1251 of the 16 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Author- 17 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) 18 is amended— 19 (1) by striking ‘‘the National Defense Author- 20 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘the 21 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 22 2027’’; and 23 (2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2026’’ and inserting 24 ‘‘fiscal year 2027’’. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1007 •S 4784 RS (b) REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS.—Subsection (d) of 1 such section is amended— 2 (1) in paragraph (1)— 3 (A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter 4 preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 5 2027 and 2028’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 6 2028 and 2029’’; and 7 (B) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the 8 end the following new clause: 9 ‘‘(viii) The independent assessment of 10 the Commander of the United States Indo- 11 Pacific Command with respect to the ac- 12 tivities and resources required for the sub- 13 ordinate unified commands of the United 14 States Indo-Pacific Command, including 15 United States Forces Korea and United 16 States Forces Japan.’’; and 17 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 18 2027 and 2028’’ each place it appears and inserting 19 ‘‘fiscal years 2028 and 2029’’. 20 (c) EXTENSION OF PLAN.—Subsection (e) of such 21 section is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph 22 (1), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2027 and 2028’’ and insert- 23 ing ‘‘fiscal years 2028 and 2029’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1008 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1233. EXTENSION, MODIFICATION, AND REDESIGNA- 1 TION OF TAIWAN SECURITY COOPERATION 2 INITIATIVE. 3 Section 1323 of the Servicemember Quality of Life 4 Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for 5 Fiscal Year 2025 (22 U.S.C. 3302 note) is amended— 6 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘TAI- 7 WAN’’ and inserting ‘‘FIRST ISLAND CHAIN’’; 8 (2) in subsection (a)— 9 (A) in paragraph (1)— 10 (i) in the matter preceding subpara- 11 graph (A), by striking ‘‘Consistent’’ and all 12 that follows through ‘‘Defense’’ and insert- 13 ing ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’; 14 (ii) in subparagraph (A)— 15 (I) by inserting ‘‘consistent with 16 the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 17 3301 et seq.),’’ before ‘‘the military’’; 18 and 19 (II) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in- 20 serting a semicolon; 21 (iii) in subparagraph (B)— 22 (I) by inserting ‘‘consistent with 23 the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 24 3301 et seq.),’’ before ‘‘civilian’’; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1009 •S 4784 RS (II) by striking the period at the 1 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 2 (iv) by adding at the end the following 3 new subparagraph: 4 ‘‘(C) the national security forces of the 5 Philippines.’’; and 6 (B) in paragraph (2)— 7 (i) in the matter preceding subpara- 8 graph (A), by inserting ‘‘and the Phil- 9 ippines’’ after ‘‘Taiwan’’; and 10 (ii) by adding at the end the following 11 new subparagraph: 12 ‘‘(C) The national security forces of the 13 Government of the Philippines to defend 14 against coercion and aggression.’’; 15 (3) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter pre- 16 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘subparagraph 17 (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (A) and (C)’’; 18 (4) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 19 following new paragraph: 20 ‘‘(3) FISCAL YEAR 2027.—Of the amounts au- 21 thorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2027 for 22 the Department of Defense, not more than 23 $1,500,000,000 may be made available for the pur- 24 poses of subsection (a).’’; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1010 •S 4784 RS (5) in subsection (e)— 1 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 2 the national security forces of the Philippines’’ 3 after ‘‘Taiwan’’; and 4 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or the 5 national security forces of the Philippines’’ 6 after ‘‘Taiwan’’; and 7 (6) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘December 8 31, 2029’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2032’’. 9 SEC. 1234. UPDATES TO NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY 10 PROGRAM OPERATING MANUAL REGARDING 11 AUKUS. 12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 13 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De- 14 fense, acting through the Defense Counterintelligence and 15 Security Agency, shall submit to the congressional defense 16 committees a plan to identify, mitigate, and remove, as 17 appropriate, procedures and regulations contained in the 18 National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual 19 that unnecessarily constrain or impede government and in- 20 dustry from meeting the objectives of the partnership 21 among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United 22 States (commonly known as ‘‘AUKUS’’). 23 (b) ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED.—At a minimum, the 24 plan required by subsection (a) shall address the following 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1011 •S 4784 RS issues related to the National Industrial Security Program 1 Operating Manual: 2 (1) International security requirements. 3 (2) Clearance reciprocity. 4 (3) Marking and classification. 5 (4) Security training. 6 (5) Subcontracting. 7 (6) Foreign ownership, control, or influence. 8 (7) Delegation and oversight by cognizant secu- 9 rity agencies. 10 (c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—The plan re- 11 quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 12 (1) A timeline for updating the National Indus- 13 trial Security Program Operating Manual. 14 (2) A plan for mitigating National Industrial 15 Security Program Operating Manual procedures and 16 regulations that unnecessarily constrain AUKUS 17 participants. 18 (3) Recommendations for any legislative action, 19 as necessary, that would facilitate the AUKUS part- 20 nership. 21 SEC. 1235. OVERSIGHT OF UNITED STATES MILITARY POS- 22 TURE ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA. 23 (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts au- 24 thorized to be appropriated by this Act may not be obli- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1012 •S 4784 RS gated or expended to reduce the approximate total number 1 of members of the Armed Forces that are permanently 2 stationed in, or deployed to, the Republic of Korea to 3 below 28,500, or to complete the transition of wartime 4 operational control of the United States-Republic of Korea 5 Combined Forces Command from United States-led com- 6 mand to Republic of Korea-led command, until the date 7 that is 60 days after the date on which the certification 8 described in subsection (b) and the applicable assessment 9 described in subsection (c) are submitted to the appro- 10 priate committees of Congress. 11 (b) CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED.—The certification 12 described in this subsection is a certification by the Sec- 13 retary of Defense, in consultation with the Commander 14 of United States Forces Korea, the Commander of the 15 United States Indo-Pacific Command, the Secretary of 16 State, and the Director of National Intelligence, to the ap- 17 propriate committees of Congress that, as applicable, a re- 18 duction in the approximate total number of members of 19 the Armed Forces that are permanently stationed in, or 20 deployed to, the Republic of Korea to below 28,500 or the 21 completion of the transition of wartime operational control 22 of the United States-Republic of Korea Combined Forces 23 Command from United States-led command— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1013 •S 4784 RS (1) is in the national security interest of the 1 United States; and 2 (2) is being undertaken only after appropriate 3 consultations with allies of the United States, includ- 4 ing the Republic of Korea, Japan, and any country 5 that has sent military contributions to the United 6 Nations Command. 7 (c) ASSESSMENT DESCRIBED.—An assessment de- 8 scribed in this subsection is the following: 9 (1) In the case of a reduction in the total num- 10 ber of members of the Armed Forces permanently 11 stationed in or deployed to the Republic of Korea to 12 below 28,500, an assessment by the Secretary of De- 13 fense, in consultation with the Commander of 14 United States Forces Korea, the Commander of the 15 United States Indo-Pacific Command, the Secretary 16 of State, and the Director of National Intelligence 17 that includes— 18 (A) an analysis of the impact of such a re- 19 duction on— 20 (i) the security of the United States; 21 (ii) the security of the Republic of 22 Korea and Japan; 23 (iii) United States deterrence; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1014 •S 4784 RS (iv) the defense posture of the United 1 States Indo-Pacific Command; 2 (B) an analysis of the impact of such a re- 3 duction on the ability of the Armed Forces to 4 execute contingency plans of the Department of 5 Defense, including in support of operations be- 6 yond the Korean Peninsula; 7 (C) an analysis of the additional costs for 8 relocation of personnel, equipment, and associ- 9 ated infrastructure; 10 (D) an analysis of the impact of such a re- 11 duction on military training and major military 12 exercises, including on interoperability and joint 13 activities with the Republic of Korea and 14 Japan; 15 (E) a description of consultations with the 16 Republic of Korea, Japan, and countries that 17 have sent military contributions to the United 18 Nations Command; 19 (F) an assessment of the impact of a sub- 20 stantial reduction in the number of members of 21 the Armed Forces permanently stationed in or 22 deployed to the Republic of Korea on the credi- 23 bility of United States extended deterrence 24 commitments to the Republic of Korea and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1015 •S 4784 RS Japan, the potential for nuclear proliferation in 1 the Indo-Pacific region, and the ability of the 2 remaining forces permanently stationed in, or 3 deployed to, the Republic of Korea to support 4 integrated air and missile defense operations in 5 defense of the Republic of Korea and Japan; 6 and 7 (G) an independent risk assessment by the 8 Commander of United States Forces Korea, the 9 Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific 10 Command, and the Chairman of the Joint 11 Chiefs of Staff of— 12 (i) the impact of such a reduction on 13 the security of the United States; 14 (ii) the ability of the Armed Forces to 15 execute contingency plans of the Depart- 16 ment of Defense, including in support of 17 operations beyond the Korean Peninsula; 18 and 19 (iii) the impact of such a reduction on 20 military training and major military exer- 21 cises, including on interoperability and 22 joint activities with the Republic of Korea 23 and Japan. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1016 •S 4784 RS (2) In the case of the completion of the transi- 1 tion of wartime operational control of the United 2 States-Republic of Korea Combined Forces Com- 3 mand from United States-led command to Republic 4 of Korea-led command, an assessment by the Sec- 5 retary of Defense, in consultation with the Com- 6 mander of United States Forces Korea, the Com- 7 mander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, 8 the Secretary of State, and the Director of National 9 Intelligence that includes— 10 (A) an assessment of the extent to which 11 the three conditions set forth in the bilaterally 12 determined conditions-based Operational Con- 13 trol Transition Plan that was signed on October 14 31, 2018, will be satisfied prior to the comple- 15 tion of such transition; 16 (B) a detailed description of the manner in 17 which a Republic of Korea-led Combined Forces 18 Command will report to national command au- 19 thorities in the United States and the Republic 20 of Korea; 21 (C) a detailed description of the planned 22 command relationship between a Republic of 23 Korea-led Combined Forces Command and the 24 United States-led United Nations Command; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1017 •S 4784 RS (D) a description of consultations with 1 countries that have sent military contributions 2 to the United Nations Command; 3 (E) a description of the United States-Re- 4 public of Korea wartime operational control 5 consultations with Japan, and an assessment of 6 approaches for deconflicting military operations 7 across the United States-Republic of Korea and 8 the United States-Japan alliances; 9 (F) an assessment of the effect, if any, of 10 the completion of such transition on the poten- 11 tial for nuclear proliferation in the Indo-Pacific 12 region; and 13 (G) an independent military risk assess- 14 ment by the Commander of United States 15 Forces Korea, the Commander of the United 16 States Indo-Pacific Command, and the Chair- 17 man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of such transi- 18 tion. 19 (d) FORM.— 20 (1) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described 21 in subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified 22 form. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1018 •S 4784 RS (2) ASSESSMENT.—An assessment described in 1 subsection (c) shall be submitted in unclassified 2 form but may include a classified annex. 3 (e) QUARTERLY REPORT.— 4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 5 2027, and every 90 days thereafter through 2030, 6 the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 7 Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Com- 8 mand and the Commander of United States Forces 9 Korea, shall provide the appropriate committees of 10 Congress with a report on the United States-Repub- 11 lic of Korea roadmap for implementation of the bi- 12 lateral Conditions-based Operational Control Transi- 13 tion Plan, signed on October 31, 2018. 14 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by para- 15 graph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 16 (A) The current assessment of the Com- 17 mander of the United States Indo-Pacific Com- 18 mand and the Commander of United States 19 Forces Korea with respect to the conditions 20 that must be achieved before the Republic of 21 Korea may responsibly assume wartime oper- 22 ational control, including an assessment of the 23 extent to which— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1019 •S 4784 RS (i) the Republic of Korea has acquired 1 and operationalized the military capabili- 2 ties required to lead the combined defense; 3 (ii) comprehensive alliance response 4 capabilities are sufficient to address nu- 5 clear and missile threats by the Demo- 6 cratic People’s Republic of Korea; and 7 (iii) the security environment on the 8 Korean Peninsula and in the Indo-Pacific 9 region is conducive to a stable transition of 10 wartime operational control. 11 (B) An articulation of the specific military 12 capabilities, and associated numbers or levels of 13 such capabilities, the Republic of Korea must 14 acquire and operationalize in order for— 15 (i) the Republic of Korea to be consid- 16 ered prepared to lead the combined de- 17 fense; and 18 (ii) comprehensive alliance response 19 capabilities to be considered sufficient to 20 address nuclear and missile threats of the 21 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 22 (C) An articulation of the specific military 23 capabilities, and associated numbers or levels of 24 such capabilities, the United States Armed 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01019 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1020 •S 4784 RS Forces must acquire and operationalize in order 1 for comprehensive alliance response capabilities 2 to be considered sufficient to address nuclear 3 and missile threats of the Democratic People’s 4 Republic of Korea. 5 (D) Any other matter the Secretary of De- 6 fense considers appropriate. 7 (f) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE- 8 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit- 9 tees of Congress’’ means— 10 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 11 Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 12 Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 13 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 14 Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 15 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 16 SEC. 1236. INDO-PACIFIC REGIONAL SUSTAINMENT FRAME- 17 WORK. 18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Using lessons learned from 19 the demonstration program carried out under section 842 20 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 21 2024 (10 U.S.C. 2341 note), the Secretary of Defense 22 shall establish and maintain a regional sustainment frame- 23 work in the area of responsibility of the United States 24 Indo-Pacific Command, to be known as the ‘‘Indo-Pacific 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01020 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1021 •S 4784 RS Regional Sustainment Framework’’ (referred to in this 1 section as the ‘‘Framework’’), to foster co-sustainment ef- 2 forts focused on providing the logistics support, 3 sustainment activities, and personnel services necessary to 4 maintain defense platforms, systems, subsystems, and 5 components. 6 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Framework 7 shall be— 8 (1) to mitigate the risks associated with oper- 9 ations in a contested logistics environment; 10 (2) to ensure military readiness and lethality; 11 (3) to reduce strategic lift requirements; 12 (4) to leverage the industrial base capabilities 13 of allies and partners, including through co- 14 sustainment and co-production relationships; 15 (5) to collectively leverage the industrial base 16 capabilities of the United States and its allies and 17 partners to forge agreements, align logistics prior- 18 ities, exchange best practices, strengthen supply 19 chain resilience, and expand the defense industrial 20 base through co-sustainment relationships, including 21 through key bilateral and multilateral forums such 22 as the Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resil- 23 ience and the Five-Eyes Joint Sustainment & Supply 24 Chain Forum; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1022 •S 4784 RS (6) to provide the Commander of the United 1 States Indo-Pacific Command with a range of flexi- 2 ble and pre-arranged options to meet in-theater 3 sustainment requirements; 4 (7) to integrate with and leverage regional 5 sustainment frameworks and capabilities in other ge- 6 ographic combatant commands to support greater 7 integration of global co-sustainment activities; and 8 (8) to provide an integrated, responsive, and 9 comprehensive forward sustainment capability that 10 addresses critical gaps in force readiness. 11 (c) ADVANCE PLANNING AND PREPARATION.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the Framework, 13 the Secretary may establish product support ar- 14 rangements with a covered product support provider 15 to enable a rapid response in a contingency oper- 16 ation (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, 17 United States Code) to the product support require- 18 ments of such contingency operation. 19 (2) INCLUSION.—Such arrangement may in- 20 clude agreements with covered countries for mainte- 21 nance, pre-positioning, storage of materials, or dis- 22 tribution. 23 (d) AUTHORITIES.—In establishing and maintaining 24 the Framework, the Secretary may use, in accordance with 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01022 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1023 •S 4784 RS section 3 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 1 2753), the authorities under sections 2342, 2474, 3601, 2 4021, and 4022 of title 10, United States Code. 3 (e) DEVELOPMENT AND PROMULGATION OF DEPART- 4 MENT OF DEFENSE GUIDANCE.— 5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 6 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 7 shall issue guidance implementing the Framework. 8 (2) ELEMENTS.—The guidance required by 9 paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, provi- 10 sions that require— 11 (A) the Under Secretary of Defense for 12 Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination 13 with the Service Acquisition Executives and 14 Life Cycle Managers, to develop and maintain 15 a list of available regional sustainment capabili- 16 ties as a reference catalog for product support 17 opportunities, including a range of flexible and 18 pre-arranged options for product support ar- 19 rangements to meet in-theater sustainment re- 20 quirements; 21 (B) the Commander of the United States 22 Indo-Pacific Command, in coordination with the 23 applicable service component commands, to 24 identify a prioritized list of requirements for in- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01023 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1024 •S 4784 RS theater sustainment of platforms, information 1 and communication systems, subsystems, or 2 components; 3 (C) the Secretary of each military depart- 4 ment to identify and prioritize projects to ad- 5 dress such requirements, including with respect 6 to the certification of repair processes, inter- 7 mediate testing capabilities, and vendors; and 8 (D) the integration of explosives safety and 9 risk management principles for all activities re- 10 lating to munitions sustainment. 11 (f) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2028, and an- 12 nually thereafter through 2031, the Secretary shall submit 13 to the congressional defense committees a report that in- 14 cludes— 15 (1) any recommendations for additional re- 16 sources or new authorities necessary for achieving 17 the purposes under subsection (b) for the Frame- 18 work or regional sustainment frameworks in the 19 areas of responsibility of other combatant com- 20 mands; 21 (2) an assessment of the feasibility and advis- 22 ability of establishing, or a description of progress in 23 developing, regional sustainment hubs in covered 24 countries to enhance forward readiness and coalition 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1025 •S 4784 RS interoperability, including reviews of agreements and 1 product support integration within the Framework 2 to ensure effective long-term sustainment; 3 (3) an assessment of the extent to which the 4 options within the reference catalog developed under 5 subsection (e)(2)(A) are being used; and 6 (4) an assessment of measurable improvements 7 in readiness for priority weapons and platforms re- 8 sulting from the Framework. 9 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 10 (1) CONTESTED LOGISTICS ENVIRONMENT.— 11 The term ‘‘contested logistics environment’’ has the 12 meaning given such term in section 2926(h) of title 13 10, United States Code. 14 (2) COVERED COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘covered 15 country’’ means— 16 (A) the Republic of Korea; 17 (B) Japan; 18 (C) Australia; 19 (D) New Zealand; 20 (E) the Philippines; 21 (F) Singapore; 22 (G) the United Kingdom; 23 (H) Canada; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1026 •S 4784 RS (I) any other country designated by the 1 Secretary for purposes of the Framework. 2 (3) COVERED PRODUCT SUPPORT PROVIDER.— 3 The term ‘‘covered product support provider’’ 4 means— 5 (A) a product support provider that in- 6 cludes an entity within the government of a cov- 7 ered country; 8 (B) a private sector product support pro- 9 vider; and 10 (C) a product support integrator domiciled 11 in the United States or a covered country. 12 (4) PRODUCT SUPPORT; PRODUCT SUPPORT IN- 13 TEGRATOR; PRODUCT SUPPORT PROVIDER.—The 14 terms ‘‘product support’’, ‘‘product support inte- 15 grator’’, and ‘‘product support provider’’ have the 16 meanings given such terms in section 4324(d) of 17 title 10, United States Code. 18 (5) PRODUCT SUPPORT ARRANGEMENT.— 19 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘product 20 support arrangement’’ means a contract, task 21 order, or any other type of agreement or ar- 22 rangement, between the United States and a 23 covered product support provider, for the per- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1027 •S 4784 RS formance of the functions described in subpara- 1 graph (B) with respect to— 2 (i) a platform or information system 3 operated by the United States and the cov- 4 ered country of such covered product sup- 5 port provider; 6 (ii) a subsystem or components of 7 such a platform or information system; or 8 (iii) maintenance, pre-positioning, 9 storage of materials, or distribution. 10 (B) FUNCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The func- 11 tions described in this subparagraph, with re- 12 spect to a platform, information system, sub- 13 system, or component described in subpara- 14 graph (A), are the following: 15 (i) Performance-based logistics. 16 (ii) Sustainment support. 17 (iii) Contractor logistics support. 18 (iv) Life-cycle product support. 19 (v) Weapon system product support. 20 SEC. 1237. EXTENSION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY 21 POWER OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 22 CHINA. 23 Section 1202(a) of the National Defense Authoriza- 24 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01027 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1028 •S 4784 RS amended by striking ‘‘January 31, 2027’’ and inserting 1 ‘‘January 31, 2032’’. 2 SEC. 1238. STRATEGY FOR CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN SOUTH 3 CHINA SEA. 4 (a) STRATEGY.—Not later than 1 year after the date 5 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 6 in coordination with the head of any other appropriate 7 Federal department or agency, shall develop a strategy for 8 crisis management in the South China Sea that— 9 (1) identifies the locations of the most likely 10 flashpoints in the South China Sea that could lead 11 to scenarios of crises short of war that would require 12 heightened interagency and international coordina- 13 tion; and 14 (2) outlines defense planning scenarios for re- 15 sponding to each such potential flashpoint, including 16 sequenced response options and coordination with 17 foreign partners. 18 (b) OBJECTIVES.—The strategy required by sub- 19 section (a) shall be designed— 20 (1) to deny the aim of the People’s Republic of 21 China and deter further People’s Republic of China 22 provocation or actions that expand the crisis; 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01028 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1029 •S 4784 RS (2) to ensure the safety of United States citi- 1 zens and residents in the region and in the United 2 States; 3 (3) to ensure the safety of members of the 4 United States Armed Forces in the region, including 5 safety from accidents; 6 (4) to preserve United States economic interests 7 in the region, including protecting key trade and 8 commerce routes; 9 (5) to uphold treaty obligations and protect al- 10 lies and partners; and 11 (6) to manage possible escalation into combat 12 operations by taking opportunities for de-escalation 13 and maintaining strategic stability. 14 (c) DEFENSE PLANNING SCENARIOS.—Each defense 15 planning scenario required by subsection (a)(2) shall in- 16 clude, at a minimum, the following: 17 (1) A list of specific indicators that would ele- 18 vate a scenario from a baseline of gray-zone condi- 19 tions to the level of a crisis. 20 (2) An articulation of clearly identified assump- 21 tions, phases, and potential evolutions of the crisis. 22 (3) Anticipated decision points and potential re- 23 sponse options, sequenced across all identified 24 phases. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1030 •S 4784 RS (4) An evaluation of the potential risks and 1 benefits of potential response options. 2 (5) A list of possible options for de-escalating 3 the crisis situation, including a description of indica- 4 tors of such options and recommendations of options 5 for the Secretary of Defense to take advantage of 6 such options. 7 (6) A plan for engagement with foreign part- 8 ners, including an identification of any action to be 9 pre-coordinated. 10 (d) INTERIM REPORT.— 11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 12 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 13 retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 14 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep- 15 resentatives a progress report that— 16 (A) details the list of locations and sce- 17 narios identified under subsection (a)(1); 18 (B) provides a status update on the devel- 19 opment of defense planning scenarios required 20 by subsection (a)(2); 21 (C) sets forth a plan for the completion of 22 such planning scenarios by not later than one 23 year after such date of enactment; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01030 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1031 •S 4784 RS (D) details the process by which such plan- 1 ning scenarios will be reviewed, updated as nec- 2 essary, and validated. 3 (2) FORM.—The interim report required by 4 paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 5 form but may include a classified annex. 6 (e) REPORT.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 9 retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 10 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep- 11 resentatives a report that summarizes the strategy 12 developed under subsection (a). 13 (2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 14 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 15 include a classified annex. 16 SEC. 1239. MASTER PLAN FOR FACILITY REQUIREMENTS TO 17 SUPPORT ROTATIONAL FORCE PRESENCE IN 18 THE PHILIPPINES. 19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 20 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De- 21 fense, in coordination with the Commander of the United 22 States Indo-Pacific Command, shall submit to the con- 23 gressional defense committees a master plan outlining fa- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01031 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1032 •S 4784 RS cility requirements to support a rotational presence of the 1 United States Armed Forces in the Philippines. 2 (b) ELEMENTS.—The master plan required by sub- 3 section (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 4 (1) An identification of enhanced defense co- 5 operation sites, cooperative security locations, and 6 other locations supporting rotational presence of the 7 United States Armed Forces in the Philippines. 8 (2) For each location identified under para- 9 graph (1), an identification of validated facility re- 10 quirements necessary to support rotational forces. 11 (3) A delineation of funding responsibilities be- 12 tween the Department of Defense and the Govern- 13 ment of the Philippines for fulfilling such require- 14 ments. 15 (4) A timeline for fulfilling such requirements. 16 (5) Any other matter the Secretary considers 17 appropriate. 18 (c) UPDATES.—Concurrently with the submission of 19 the budget of the President to Congress pursuant to sec- 20 tion 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for each of fiscal 21 years 2028 through 2033, the Secretary shall submit to 22 the congressional defense committees an update to the 23 master plan required by subsection (a). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01032 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1033 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1240. MASTER PLAN FOR INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRE- 1 MENTS TO SUPPORT ROTATIONAL FORCE 2 PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De- 5 fense, in coordination with the Commander of the United 6 States Indo-Pacific Command, shall submit to the con- 7 gressional defense committees a master plan outlining in- 8 frastructure requirements to support a rotational presence 9 of the United States Armed Forces in Australia. 10 (b) ELEMENTS.—The master plan required by sub- 11 section (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 12 (1) An identification of cooperative security lo- 13 cations and other locations supporting a rotational 14 presence of the United States Armed Forces in Aus- 15 tralia, including Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 16 and Submarine Rotational Force-West. 17 (2) For each location identified under para- 18 graph (1), an identification of validated infrastruc- 19 ture requirements necessary to support rotational 20 forces. 21 (3) A delineation of funding responsibilities be- 22 tween the Department of Defense and the Govern- 23 ment of Australia for fulfilling such requirements. 24 (4) A timeline for fulfilling such requirements. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01033 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1034 •S 4784 RS (5) Any other matter the Secretary considers 1 appropriate. 2 (c) UPDATES.—Concurrently with the submission of 3 the budget of the President to Congress pursuant to sec- 4 tion 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for each of fiscal 5 years 2028 through 2033, the Secretary shall submit to 6 the congressional defense committees an update to the 7 master plan required by subsection (a). 8 SEC. 1241. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO DEVELOP 9 YOUNG CIVILIAN DEFENSE LEADERS IN THE 10 INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 11 Section 1261(e) of the James M. Inhofe National De- 12 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (10 U.S.C. 13 311 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2026’’ 14 and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2031’’. 15 SEC. 1242. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE 16 CYBER COOPERATION WITH COVERED FOR- 17 EIGN MILITARY PARTNERS IN SOUTHEAST 18 ASIA. 19 Section 1256(e) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 20 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 21 (10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 22 31, 2028’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2030’’. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01034 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1035 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1243. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER 1 FUNDS FOR BIEN HOA DIOXIN CLEANUP. 2 Section 1253(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 3 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 4 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3955) is amended by 5 striking ‘‘fiscal year 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 6 2027’’. 7 SEC. 1244. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 8 TRAVEL EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE OF THE 9 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. 10 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 11 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 for 12 Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide, and available 13 for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for travel ex- 14 penses, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or ex- 15 pended until the Secretary of Defense submits— 16 (1) the multi-year plan to fulfill the defensive 17 requirements of the military forces of Taiwan, also 18 known as the ‘‘Taiwan Security Assistance Road- 19 map’’, required by section 5506 of the James M. 20 Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fis- 21 cal Year 2023 (22 U.S.C. 3355); 22 (2) the annual progress report due on Decem- 23 ber 31, 2024, regarding implementation of the pilot 24 program to improve cyber cooperation with covered 25 foreign military partners in Southeast Asia required 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01035 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1036 •S 4784 RS by section 1256(c)(2) of the William M. (Mac) 1 Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 2 Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 333 note); 3 (3) briefings on revised program selection guid- 4 ance and use of the total obligation authority with- 5 hold technique for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, 6 as required by the Joint Explanatory Statement ac- 7 companying the National Defense Authorization Act 8 for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 139 Stat. 9 718); 10 (4) the briefing required by section 1266 of the 11 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 12 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 139 Stat. 1120; 22 13 U.S.C. 3302 note) regarding the establishment of a 14 joint program with Taiwan for the purpose of ena- 15 bling the fielding of uncrewed systems and counter- 16 uncrewed systems capabilities; 17 (5) the report required by section 1269 of the 18 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 19 2026 (Public Law 119–60; 139 Stat. 1124) regard- 20 ing enhancing the United States defense relationship 21 with the Philippines; 22 (6) the annual report required by section 1332 23 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 24 Year 2024 (22 U.S.C. 10412) regarding Department 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01036 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1037 •S 4784 RS of Defense activities to implement the AUKUS part- 1 nership; and 2 (7) the annual report on Chinese military com- 3 panies operating in the United States required by 4 section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 5 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 6 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note). 7 SEC. 1245. REPORT ON JAPANESE COUNTERSTRIKE CAPA- 8 BILITIES. 9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 10 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De- 11 fense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall 12 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 13 outlining Department of Defense efforts to support Japan 14 in the fielding of an operational counterstrike capability. 15 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 16 (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 17 (1) A description of the activities and objectives 18 of the United States-Japan Roles, Missions, and Ca- 19 pabilities Working Group with respect to the fielding 20 of an operational counterstrike capability by Japan. 21 (2) A description of the operations, activities, 22 and investments the Department is undertaking in 23 collaboration with the Government of Japan, includ- 24 ing— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01037 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1038 •S 4784 RS (A) a description of progress made by the 1 United States and Japan in developing and de- 2 ploying counterstrike capabilities, including in 3 and across the First Island Chain; 4 (B) a description of the counterstrike ca- 5 pabilities of Japan and a characterization of the 6 potential for enhancement of such capabilities; 7 (C) a description of the impediments to 8 fielding a strengthened alliance strike posture, 9 including— 10 (i) domestic legal constraints; 11 (ii) regulatory restrictions, including 12 technology and foreign disclosure con- 13 straints; 14 (iii) industrial base-driven capacity 15 limitations; and 16 (iv) political impediments; 17 (D) an articulation of the planning as- 18 sumptions underpinning the assigned and an- 19 ticipated roles, missions, and capabilities of the 20 respective counterstrike capabilities of the 21 United States and Japan; 22 (E) a description of the manner in which 23 the United States and Japan will coordinate 24 and deconflict counterstrike operations; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01038 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1039 •S 4784 RS (F) an assessment of potential alliance 1 posture changes that would support an en- 2 hanced alliance counterstrike capability, includ- 3 ing in the First Island Chain. 4 (3) A description of the command and control 5 mechanisms and information-sharing requirements 6 needed to enable coordination and deconfliction of 7 allied counterstrike operations, including— 8 (A) the adoption of enhanced security pro- 9 tocols to ensure secure networks; 10 (B) the technical means needed to facili- 11 tate integrated planning for counterstrike oper- 12 ations; and 13 (C) the sharing of targeting information. 14 (4) An identification of challenges to the imple- 15 mentation of the operations, activities, and invest- 16 ments described in paragraph (2), and any rec- 17 ommended legislative changes, resourcing require- 18 ments, bilateral agreements, or other measures that 19 would facilitate the implementation of such oper- 20 ations, activities, and investments. 21 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 22 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include 23 a classified annex. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01039 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1040 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1246. STRATEGY FOR CYBER COOPERATION IN THE 1 INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 3 date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 4 of Defense for Policy and the Chairman of the Joint 5 Chiefs of Staff, in coordination with the Commander of 6 the United States Indo-Pacific Command and the Com- 7 mander of the United States Cyber Command, shall de- 8 velop, submit to the congressional defense committees, and 9 commence implementation of a strategy to enhance and 10 institutionalize cyber cooperation between the Department 11 of Defense and allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific re- 12 gion. 13 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 14 (a) shall include the following: 15 (1) An identification of the current and pro- 16 jected cyber cooperation requirements of the Depart- 17 ment of Defense in the Indo-Pacific region through 18 2040, including requirements identified in theater 19 security cooperation plans, relating to— 20 (A) defensive cyberspace operations; 21 (B) offensive cyber operations; 22 (C) secure information sharing; 23 (D) cyber training, exercises, and work- 24 force development; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01040 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1041 •S 4784 RS (E) protection of critical infrastructure, 1 communications networks, and defense indus- 2 trial base networks; 3 (F) joint planning and operational integra- 4 tion; and 5 (G) command and control structures for 6 joint cyber integration. 7 (2) An identification of existing cyber coopera- 8 tion activities, agreements, and capability gaps be- 9 tween the Department of Defense and allies and 10 partners in the Indo-Pacific region. 11 (3) A strategic review of the cybersecurity ca- 12 pacity and cyber resilience of allies and partners in 13 the Indo-Pacific region that includes the following: 14 (A) With respect to each such ally or part- 15 ner— 16 (i) an assessment of the extent to 17 which the ally or partner has expressed in- 18 terest or has participated in existing 19 United States Government or Department 20 programs to assist in the expansion of cy- 21 bersecurity capacity across policies, tech- 22 nical architecture, and practices of the ally 23 or partner, the results of any such partici- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01041 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1042 •S 4784 RS pation, and an identification of any bar- 1 riers to effective participation; 2 (ii) an assessment of the extent to 3 which the responsibility for cybersecurity 4 capabilities and any exposure resulting 5 from gaps in such capabilities lie with the 6 military, another government entity, or the 7 commercial sector of the ally or partner, 8 and an assessment of the manner in which 9 the structure contributes to opportunities 10 for, or risks to, collaboration with the 11 United States Armed Forces; 12 (iii) an identification of the cybersecu- 13 rity standards used by each ally or part- 14 ner, and an assessment of the extent to 15 which such standards overlap with United 16 States cybersecurity standards; and 17 (iv) in the case of an ally or partner 18 that does not have shared cybersecurity 19 standards with the United States, a review 20 of the differences between standards, the 21 manner in which such differences may cre- 22 ate barriers to interoperability and collabo- 23 ration with the Department, existing De- 24 partment mitigation measures to ensure 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01042 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1043 •S 4784 RS collaboration, and recommendations for 1 more permanent solutions. 2 (B) An identification of additional re- 3 sources or authorities required to help address 4 gaps in the cybersecurity architecture or prac- 5 tices of such allies and partners, including with 6 respect to the National Guard’s State Partner- 7 ship Program and consultations provided by the 8 Department of State and the Department of 9 Homeland Security. 10 (C) An identification of any capability gaps 11 of such allies and partners with respect to cy- 12 bersecurity capacity and cyber resilience that 13 the Department may be able to address through 14 security cooperation initiatives. 15 (4) An identification of— 16 (A) actions necessary to strengthen cyber 17 cooperation, interoperability, intelligence and in- 18 formation sharing, cyber defense and cybersecu- 19 rity integration, and combined cyber planning 20 with such allies and partners; 21 (B) any authorities, force posture adjust- 22 ments, organizational changes, or legislative ac- 23 tions required to improve cybersecurity in the 24 Indo-Pacific region; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01043 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1044 •S 4784 RS (C) opportunities— 1 (i) to expand bilateral and multilateral 2 cyber exercises, cyber workforce exchanges, 3 cyber capacity-building initiatives, and 4 operational collaboration with such allies 5 and partners; 6 (ii) to leverage existing security co- 7 operation mechanisms and multilateral 8 partnerships to support the objectives of 9 the strategy; and 10 (iii) to enhance collaboration between 11 the Joint Staff, the Office of the Secretary 12 of Defense, the United States Cyber Com- 13 mand, and the United States Indo-Pacific 14 Command on cybersecurity cooperation 15 with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific 16 region. 17 (c) FUNDING PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after 18 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 19 of Defense for Policy and the Chairman of the Joint 20 Chiefs of Staff, in coordination with the Commander of 21 the United States Indo-Pacific Command and the Com- 22 mander of the United States Cyber Command, shall sub- 23 mit to the congressional defense committees a report that 24 includes— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01044 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1045 •S 4784 RS (1) a plan for funding and resourcing the im- 1 plementation of the strategy developed under sub- 2 section (a) across the period covered by the most re- 3 cent future-years defense program submitted to Con- 4 gress under section 221 of title 10, United States 5 Code, as of the date of the report; and 6 (2) an identification of any resource gaps that 7 would impede implementation of such strategy. 8 (d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 10 of Defense for Policy and the Chairman of the Joint 11 Chiefs of Staff shall provide the congressional defense 12 committees with a briefing on the strategy required by 13 subsection (a). 14 (e) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later than 15 March 15, 2028, the Under Secretary of Defense for Pol- 16 icy and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall 17 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 18 on the progress of the implementation of such strategy, 19 including— 20 (1) a description of actions taken to implement 21 the strategy; 22 (2) an assessment of remaining operational and 23 capability gaps; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01045 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1046 •S 4784 RS (3) an identification of any barriers to imple- 1 mentation; and 2 (4) recommendations for any additional au- 3 thorities or resources required to carry out the strat- 4 egy. 5 (f) FORM.—The strategy, briefing, and report re- 6 quired by this section shall be submitted in unclassified 7 form but may include a classified annex. 8 SEC. 1247. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF INDO-PA- 9 CIFIC MARITIME SECURITY INITIATIVE. 10 (a) EXPANSION OF TYPES OF ASSISTANCE AND 11 TRAINING.—Subsection (c) of section 1263 of the Na- 12 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 13 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended— 14 (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para- 15 graph (3); and 16 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol- 17 lowing new paragraph (2): 18 ‘‘(2) DEMONSTRATION AND OPERATIONAL TEST 19 AND EVALUATION OF UNCREWED SYSTEMS AND 20 ASYMMETRIC OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS.—During the 21 period ending on December 31, 2028, assistance 22 provided under subsection (a)(1)(A) may also in- 23 clude the provision, in coordination with the Depart- 24 ment of State, of the following: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01046 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1047 •S 4784 RS ‘‘(A) Operational test and evaluation of 1 uncrewed systems and asymmetric operational 2 concepts as part of other assistance to the na- 3 tional military or other security forces described 4 in subsection (a)(1)(A)(i) or the other national- 5 level governmental organizations described in 6 subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii). 7 ‘‘(B) Demonstration of uncrewed systems 8 and asymmetric operational concepts as part of 9 other assistance to the national military or 10 other security forces described in subsection 11 (a)(1)(A)(i) or the other national-level govern- 12 mental organizations described in subsection 13 (a)(1)(A)(ii).’’. 14 (b) MODIFICATION OF REPORTING PERIOD.—Sub- 15 section (i)(1) of such section is amended— 16 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 17 by striking ‘‘calendar year’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 18 year’’; and 19 (2) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘calendar 20 year’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year’’. 21 (c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS ACROSS FISCAL 22 YEARS.—Such section is further amended— 23 (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub- 24 section (k); and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01047 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1048 •S 4784 RS (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol- 1 lowing new subsection (j): 2 ‘‘(j) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR PROGRAMS 3 ACROSS FISCAL YEARS.—Amounts available in fiscal year 4 2027 or any subsequent fiscal year to carry out the au- 5 thority in subsection (a) may be used for programs under 6 that authority that begin in such fiscal year and end not 7 later than the end of the second fiscal year thereafter.’’. 8 (d) EXTENSION.—Subsection (k) of such section, as 9 redesignated, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 10 2027’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2031’’. 11 SEC. 1248. ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF CONTRIBUTION OF 12 CERTAIN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHIPS 13 TO MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF THE PEO- 14 PLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 16 date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 17 for a period of five years, the Director of the Defense 18 Technology Security Administration shall submit to the 19 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 20 House of Representatives an unclassified report, which 21 may contain a classified annex, on the contribution of cov- 22 ered AI chips to the military capabilities of the People’s 23 Republic of China, including resulting threats to the artifi- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01048 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1049 •S 4784 RS cial intelligence leadership and national security of the 1 United States. 2 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required under sub- 3 section (a) shall include the following: 4 (1) An estimate of the total compute installa- 5 tion base of the People’s Republic of China. 6 (2) An assessment of the methods through 7 which the People’s Republic of China is acquiring 8 covered AI chips, including remote access. 9 (3) An evaluation of the ability of the People’s 10 Republic of China to produce indigenous artificial 11 intelligence chips at scale to replace covered AI 12 chips. 13 (4) An assessment of methods the People’s Re- 14 public of China uses to acquire covered AI chips 15 through unauthorized channels, covert or illicit net- 16 works, or other forms of illegal diversion. 17 (5) An assessment of specific military capabili- 18 ties of the People’s Republic of China to which cov- 19 ered AI chips are directly contributing. 20 (6) An assessment of threats to the artificial in- 21 telligence leadership of the United States posed by 22 the access by the People’s Republic of China to cov- 23 ered AI chips, including effects on development of 24 frontier artificial intelligence and model diffusion. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01049 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1050 •S 4784 RS (7) A net assessment of the military advantage 1 conferred upon the People’s Liberation Army by ac- 2 cess to covered AI chips, including a comparison of 3 artificial intelligence capabilities without such access. 4 (8) Policy recommendations for improving the 5 ability of the United States Government to assess 6 the variables described in paragraphs (1) through 7 (7), strengthening artificial intelligence leadership of 8 the United States, and limiting the contribution of 9 covered AI chips to the military capabilities of the 10 People’s Republic of China. 11 (c) COVERED AI CHIP DEFINED.—In this section, 12 the term ‘‘covered AI chip’’ means any advanced inte- 13 grated circuit, computer, or other product that— 14 (1) is designed by or manufactured using tech- 15 nology originating in the United States, including 16 items produced abroad using intellectual property, 17 design software, or semiconductor manufacturing 18 equipment originating in the United States; and 19 (2)(A) is classified or classifiable under Export 20 Control Classification Number 3A090.z, 4A090, 21 5A002.z, related .z Export Control Classification 22 Numbers, or any successor classification; or 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01050 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1051 •S 4784 RS (B) is an item that is functionally equivalent to 1 an item classified or classifiable as described in sub- 2 paragraph (A). 3 SEC. 1249. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION OF SALES 4 TO AUSTRALIA OF IN-SERVICE VIRGINIA 5 CLASS SUBMARINES TO PROVIDE FOR SALE 6 OF ADDITIONAL IN-SERVICE SUBMARINE IN 7 LIEU OF NEW CONSTRUCTION SUBMARINE. 8 (a) MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION.—Subsection 9 (a) of section 1352 of the AUKUS Submarine Transfer 10 Authorization Act (22 U.S.C. 10431) is amended— 11 (1) by striking ‘‘two’’ and inserting ‘‘three’’; 12 and 13 (2) by striking ‘‘, and transfer not more than 14 one additional Virginia Class submarine to the Gov- 15 ernment of Australia on a sale basis’’. 16 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Such section is fur- 17 ther amended— 18 (1) in subsection (a)— 19 (A) by striking ‘‘Effective beginning on’’ 20 and all that follows through ‘‘the President’’ 21 and inserting ‘‘The President’’; and 22 (B) by striking ‘‘20-year period beginning 23 on the date of the enactment of this Act’’ and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01051 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1052 •S 4784 RS inserting ‘‘20-year period beginning on Decem- 1 ber 22, 2023’’; and 2 (2) in subsection (i)(1)— 3 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 4 (A), by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and all that 5 follows through ‘‘15 years’’ and inserting ‘‘Not 6 later than July 1 of each year through 2039’’; 7 and 8 (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘over 9 the’’ and all that follows through ‘‘this Act’’ 10 and inserting ‘‘through December 22, 2038’’. 11 SEC. 1250. WAR RESERVE STOCK PROGRAM FOR TAIWAN. 12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 514 of 13 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h), 14 the President may transfer to Taiwan any or all of the 15 items described in subsection (b). 16 (b) ITEMS DESCRIBED.—The items referred to in 17 subsection (a) are humanitarian and medical supplies, 18 armor, artillery, automatic weapons ammunition, missiles, 19 and other munitions that— 20 (1) are obsolete or surplus items; 21 (2) are in the inventory of the Department of 22 Defense; 23 (3) are intended for use as reserve stocks for 24 Taiwan; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01052 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1053 •S 4784 RS (4) are located in a stockpile in Taiwan. 1 (c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 2 30 days before making a transfer under the authority of 3 this section, the President shall transmit a notification of 4 the proposed transfer to the Committee on Foreign Rela- 5 tions and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 6 and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee 7 on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. The 8 notification shall identify the items to be transferred and 9 the concessions to be received. 10 (d) REPORT.— 11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 12 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an- 13 nually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit 14 a report to the appropriate committees of Congress 15 summarizing items included in each transfer under 16 this section, the concessions received, and timelines 17 for delivery. 18 (2) SUBMISSION OF SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.— 19 After the submission of the initial report under this 20 subsection, the Secretary of State may combine the 21 submission of the subsequent reports with the re- 22 porting requirements under the Taiwan Enhanced 23 Resilience Act (22 U.S.C. 3351 et seq.), as appro- 24 priate. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01053 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1054 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1251. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEFENSE ALLIANCES 1 AND PARTNERSHIPS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC 2 REGION. 3 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of De- 4 fense should continue efforts that strengthen United 5 States defense alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pa- 6 cific region so as to further the comparative advantage of 7 the United States in strategic competition with the Peo- 8 ple’s Republic of China, including by— 9 (1) enhancing cooperation with Japan, con- 10 sistent with the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and 11 Security Between the United States of America and 12 Japan, signed at Washington January 19, 1960 (11 13 UST 1632), including by enhancing deterrence and 14 extended deterrence, developing advanced military 15 capabilities, upgrading command and control rela- 16 tionships, fostering interoperability across all do- 17 mains, improving sharing of information and intel- 18 ligence, and fostering multilateral cooperation with 19 the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Australia, 20 and other partners; 21 (2) reinforcing the United States alliance with 22 the Republic of Korea, including by maintaining the 23 presence of approximately 28,500 members of the 24 United States Armed Forces deployed to the Repub- 25 lic of Korea, enhancing mutual defense industrial 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01054 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1055 •S 4784 RS base cooperation, responsibly implementing the con- 1 ditions-based transition of wartime operational con- 2 trol, and affirming the United States extended deter- 3 rence commitment using the full range of United 4 States defense capabilities, consistent with the Mu- 5 tual Defense Treaty Between the United States and 6 the Republic of Korea, signed at Washington Octo- 7 ber 1, 1953 (5 UST 2368), in support of the shared 8 objective of a peaceful and stable Korean Peninsula; 9 (3) fostering bilateral and multilateral coopera- 10 tion with Australia, consistent with the Security 11 Treaty Between Australia, New Zealand, and the 12 United States of America, signed at San Francisco 13 September 1, 1951 (3 UST 3420), and the United 14 States-Australia Force Posture Initiatives, and 15 through the defense trade partnership among Aus- 16 tralia, the United Kingdom, and the United States 17 (commonly known as the ‘‘AUKUS’’ partnership)— 18 (A) to advance shared security objectives; 19 (B) to accelerate the fielding of advanced 20 military capabilities; and 21 (C) to build the capacity of emerging part- 22 ners; 23 (4) bolstering security cooperation with the 24 Philippines in accordance with the Mutual Defense 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01055 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1056 •S 4784 RS Treaty Between the United States and the Republic 1 of the Philippines, signed at Washington August 30, 2 1951 (3 UST 3947), including through the imple- 3 mentation of the United States-Philippines Security 4 Sector Assistance Roadmap, and other enabling sup- 5 port necessary for the protection of Philippine sov- 6 ereignty; 7 (5) advancing United States partnerships with 8 Thailand and other members of the Association of 9 Southeast Asian Nations to enhance maritime do- 10 main awareness, promote sovereignty and territorial 11 integrity, leverage technology and promote innova- 12 tion, and support an open, inclusive, and rules-based 13 regional architecture; 14 (6) broadening United States engagement with 15 India, including through the Quadrilateral Security 16 Dialogue— 17 (A) to advance the shared objective of a 18 free and open Indo-Pacific region through bilat- 19 eral and multilateral engagements and partici- 20 pation in military exercises, expanded defense 21 trade, and collaboration on humanitarian aid 22 and disaster response; and 23 (B) to enable greater cooperation on mari- 24 time security; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01056 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1057 •S 4784 RS (7) strengthening the United States partnership 1 with Taiwan, consistent with the Three Commu- 2 niques, the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96– 3 8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), and the Six Assurances, 4 with the goal of improving Taiwan’s defensive capa- 5 bilities, including through the continued provision of 6 security assistance via Foreign Military Sales, au- 7 thorities contained in chapter 16 of title 10, United 8 States Code, and other authorities available to the 9 Secretary, and promoting peaceful cross-strait rela- 10 tions; 11 (8) reinforcing the status of Singapore as a 12 Major Security Cooperation Partner of the United 13 States and continuing to strengthen defense and se- 14 curity cooperation between the military forces of 15 Singapore and the United States Armed Forces, in- 16 cluding through participation in combined exercises 17 and training; 18 (9) engaging with the Federated States of Mi- 19 cronesia, the Marshall Islands, Palau, and other Pa- 20 cific Island countries, with the goal of strengthening 21 regional security and addressing issues of mutual 22 concern, including protecting fisheries from illegal, 23 unreported, and unregulated fishing; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01057 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1058 •S 4784 RS (10) collaborating with Canada, the United 1 Kingdom, France, and other members of the Euro- 2 pean Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organi- 3 zation to build connectivity and advance a shared vi- 4 sion for the Indo-Pacific region that is principled, 5 long-term, and anchored in democratic resilience; 6 and 7 (11) investing in enhanced military posture and 8 capabilities in the area of responsibility of the 9 United States Indo-Pacific Command and strength- 10 ening cooperation in bilateral relationships, multilat- 11 eral partnerships, and other international fora to up- 12 hold global security and shared principles, with the 13 goal of ensuring the maintenance of a free and open 14 Indo-Pacific region. 15 Subtitle E—Other Matters 16 SEC. 1261. WESTERN HEMISPHERE STRATEGY. 17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 18 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De- 19 fense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Di- 20 rector of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland 21 Security, and the Attorney General, shall develop and sub- 22 mit to the congressional defense committees a comprehen- 23 sive strategy for advancing United States interests in the 24 Western Hemisphere. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01058 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1059 •S 4784 RS (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 1 (a) shall include the following: 2 (1) An assessment of current and emerging 3 threats to the national security of the United States 4 in the Western Hemisphere, including regional 5 threats and threats from countries of concern (with- 6 in the meaning of the term ‘‘covered nation’’ under 7 section 4872(f) of title 10, United States Code) 8 across all domains (including the space and cyber- 9 space domains). 10 (2) An assessment of current security and eco- 11 nomic security objectives of the United States in the 12 Western Hemisphere. 13 (3) A description of any current or proposed 14 Department of Defense programs or activities to 15 achieve such objectives. 16 (4) A description of the roles and responsibil- 17 ities of the Department in supporting broader 18 United States Government objectives in the region. 19 (5) A description of the role of allied and part- 20 ner countries in achieving United States security ob- 21 jectives in the Western Hemisphere. 22 (6) An evaluation of current security coopera- 23 tion activities with partner countries, including ca- 24 pacity-building efforts, training exercises, and intel- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01059 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1060 •S 4784 RS ligence sharing, to achieve United States objectives 1 in the Western Hemisphere. 2 (7) A plan to strengthen partnerships with al- 3 lied and partner countries in the Western Hemi- 4 sphere to counter shared threats. 5 (8) A description of the efforts of the Depart- 6 ment to improve interagency coordination and unity 7 of effort across the United States Government. 8 (9) A plan for providing military support to the 9 diplomatic, economic, and law enforcement functions 10 of the United States Government to achieve the 11 strategy. 12 (10) An identification of capability gaps, re- 13 source constraints, and authorities required to effec- 14 tively implement the strategy. 15 (11) Any recommendations of the Secretary of 16 Defense for additional capabilities, resources, and 17 authorities needed for the purpose of implementing 18 the strategy. 19 (12) Metrics and benchmarks for assessing 20 progress in achieving the objectives of the strategy. 21 (c) FORM.—The strategy required by paragraph (1) 22 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 23 a classified annex. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01060 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1061 •S 4784 RS (d) CLASSIFIED BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days 1 after the date on which the strategy required by subsection 2 (a) is submitted, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 3 the congressional defense committees with a classified 4 briefing on the strategy. 5 SEC. 1262. ENHANCED COOPERATION IN NORTH ATLANTIC 6 AND ARCTIC REGIONS. 7 (a) ASSIGNMENT OF PERMANENT LIAISON OFFICER 8 OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK TO UNITED STATES 9 NORTHERN COMMAND.—The Secretary of Defense, in co- 10 ordination with the Secretary of State, shall formally in- 11 vite the Kingdom of Denmark to designate and assign a 12 permanent defense liaison officer to the headquarters of 13 the United States Northern Command. 14 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of a li- 15 aison officer of the Kingdom of Denmark assigned to the 16 United States Northern Command under this section shall 17 include— 18 (1) facilitating daily coordination and informa- 19 tion sharing between the Kingdom of Denmark and 20 the United States Northern Command on security 21 matters relating to the Arctic and North Atlantic re- 22 gions; and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01061 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1062 •S 4784 RS (2) supporting planning, exercises, and oper- 1 ational integration relating to homeland defense and 2 Arctic domain awareness. 3 (c) STATUS AND PROTECTIONS.—Such a liaison offi- 4 cer shall be afforded the privileges and immunities cus- 5 tomary for foreign liaison officers assigned to a United 6 States combatant command, subject to all applicable 7 United States laws and Department of Defense regula- 8 tions. 9 (d) OVERSIGHT.—Not later than 60 days after the 10 date on which a liaison officer is assigned under this sec- 11 tion, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres- 12 sional defense committees a notification that— 13 (1) describes the role and responsibilities of the 14 liaison officer and the anticipated contributions of 15 the liaison officer to United States and allied de- 16 fense cooperation; and 17 (2) includes a strategy to increase the integra- 18 tion of the liaison officer into command policy dis- 19 cussions and operational planning, as appropriate. 20 (e) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days before 21 entering into an agreement with the Kingdom of Denmark 22 under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 23 to the appropriate committees of Congress notice of the 24 proposed agreement. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01062 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1063 •S 4784 RS (f) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE- 1 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit- 2 tees of Congress’’ means— 3 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 4 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 5 Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 6 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 7 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent 8 Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 9 Representatives. 10 SEC. 1263. REPORT ON CAPABILITIES AND ILLICIT ACTIVI- 11 TIES OF CARTELS. 12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 13 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De- 14 fense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Di- 15 rector of National Intelligence, the Attorney General, and 16 the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the 17 congressional defense committees a report on the capabili- 18 ties and illicit activities of the cartels specified in sub- 19 section (c), including the use of military-grade weaponry, 20 technology, and training. 21 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 22 (a) shall include the following: 23 (1) A detailed assessment of the organizational 24 structure, leadership hierarchy, and key operational 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01063 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1064 •S 4784 RS figures of each cartel, including, with respect to any 1 individuals affiliated with the cartel, the roles of 2 such individuals in conducting organized military- 3 style operations and illicit activities. 4 (2) An evaluation of the capabilities of each 5 cartel, including the size, structure, and sophistica- 6 tion of the cartel, including— 7 (A) a description of the types and quan- 8 tities of weapons, equipment, and technology 9 (including drones, encrypted communications, 10 and advanced surveillance systems) used by the 11 cartel; 12 (B) a description of where and how the 13 cartel obtained weapons, equipment, and tech- 14 nology (including drones, encrypted communica- 15 tions, and advanced surveillance systems); 16 (C) an assessment of the recruitment, 17 training, and operational tactics of the cartel, 18 including an identification of any cross-border 19 operations and coordination with other criminal 20 or terrorist organizations or any government; 21 and 22 (D) an assessment of how the capabilities 23 of the cartel impact the security of the United 24 States, the security of partner nations in the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01064 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1065 •S 4784 RS Western Hemisphere, and the security of the 1 installations and personnel of the United States 2 Armed Forces. 3 (3) A comprehensive description and evaluation 4 of the threat of the illicit activities of the cartels to 5 the security of the United States, the security of 6 partner nations in the Western Hemisphere, and the 7 security of installations and personnel of the United 8 States Armed Forces, including— 9 (A) drug trafficking; 10 (B) human trafficking and migrant smug- 11 gling; 12 (C) weapons trafficking; 13 (D) money laundering and illicit financial 14 activities; 15 (E) extortion and protection rackets; 16 (F) kidnapping for ransom; 17 (G) fuel theft, including hydrocarbon 18 smuggling; 19 (H) cyber-enabled illicit activities; and 20 (I) theft and exploitation of natural re- 21 sources, including illegal mining and illegal log- 22 ging. 23 (4) A description of the geographic areas, both 24 within the United States and internationally, where 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01065 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1066 •S 4784 RS the cartels operate or exert control of territory or in- 1 fluence, including control over border regions and 2 smuggling routes. 3 (5) An assessment of the direct and indirect 4 threats posed by the cartels to the national security 5 of the United States and its allies. 6 (6) A summary of current efforts by the Armed 7 Forces, law enforcement, and intelligence community 8 of the United States to counter the activities of the 9 cartels, including interagency coordination and co- 10 operation with foreign governments. 11 (7) Recommendations for additional authorities, 12 resources, or strategies to enhance the efforts of the 13 United States to disrupt and dismantle the capabili- 14 ties of the cartels. 15 (c) SPECIFIED CARTELS.—A cartel specified in this 16 subsection is any entity that is engaged in the production 17 and trafficking of narcotics that— 18 (1) the Secretary of State has designated as a 19 foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 20 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 21 U.S.C. 1189); 22 (2) is subject to sanctions under Executive 23 Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 24 blocking property and prohibiting transactions with 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01066 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1067 •S 4784 RS persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support 1 terrorism); 2 (3) is subject to sanctions under Executive 3 Order 14059 (relating to imposing sanctions on for- 4 eign persons involved in the global illicit drug trade); 5 or 6 (4) is a transnational criminal organization (as 7 defined in section 3003 of the FEND Off Fentanyl 8 Act (21 U.S.C. 2341)). 9 (d) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub- 10 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 11 include a classified annex. 12 (e) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassified portion 13 of the report required by subsection (a) shall be made pub- 14 licly available on a website of the Department of Defense. 15 SEC. 1264. REPORT ON THREATS TO UNITED STATES INTER- 16 ESTS IN AFRICA. 17 Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact- 18 ment of this Act, the Commander of the United States 19 Africa Command shall submit to the Committees on 20 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent- 21 atives a report that— 22 (1) identifies and assesses the threats posed to 23 United States interests by terrorist groups, armed 24 non-state actors, and other military forces operating 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01067 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1068 •S 4784 RS on the African continent, particularly in, but not 1 limited to, coastal West Africa, Somalia, the Sahel, 2 and Nigeria; 3 (2) summarizes the actions that have been 4 taken by the Secretary of Defense in response to 5 such identified threats; 6 (3) sets forth areas in which Department focus 7 and investment could be further strengthened to ad- 8 dress such threats; 9 (4) details the current presence in Nigeria of 10 the United States Armed Forces, the resource re- 11 quirements relating to such presence, and the areas 12 of focus for United States collaboration with Nige- 13 rian partners; and 14 (5) identifies any additional resources, authori- 15 ties, or policy modifications that would enable the 16 Commander of the United States Africa Command 17 to more effectively address the threats described in 18 paragraph (1). 19 SEC. 1265. REPORTS ON ARCTIC AND HIGH NORTH DE- 20 FENSE INTEGRATION. 21 (a) UNITED STATES DEFENSE INTEGRATION WITH 22 CANADA AND NORDIC ALLIES IN THE ARCTIC AND HIGH 23 NORTH.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01068 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1069 •S 4784 RS (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 1 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 2 retary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 3 of State, shall submit to the Committees on Armed 4 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa- 5 tives a report on United States defense integration 6 with Canada and Nordic allies in the Arctic and 7 High North. 8 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para- 9 graph (1) shall include the following: 10 (A) An assessment of the current United 11 States defense cooperation and force presence 12 across the Arctic and High North region. 13 (B) An assessment of current efforts to 14 work with Canada and Nordic allies to meet 15 shared security interests, including in— 16 (i) integrated air and missile defense; 17 (ii) training, exercises, and operations; 18 (iii) maritime domain awareness; 19 (iv) intelligence, surveillance, and re- 20 connaissance; 21 (v) logistics, pre-positioning, and 22 sustainment; and 23 (vi) space and cyber defense coopera- 24 tion. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01069 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1070 •S 4784 RS (C) An assessment of current infrastruc- 1 ture, access, and basing arrangements, and any 2 recommendation with respect to modifications 3 that would better enable Arctic and High North 4 operations. 5 (D) An identification of any gaps in exist- 6 ing United States bilateral defense agreements 7 with Canada and Nordic allies that may limit 8 effective defense integration. 9 (E) Recommendations for strengthening 10 coordination within the North Atlantic Treaty 11 Organization relevant to the Arctic and High 12 North. 13 (F) An identification of any additional re- 14 sources or authorities that would enable deeper 15 integration to meet shared security objectives. 16 (3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 17 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 18 include a classified annex. 19 (b) UNITED STATES-DENMARK DEFENSE COOPERA- 20 TION REGARDING GREENLAND.— 21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 22 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 23 retary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 24 of State, shall submit to the Committees on Armed 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01070 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1071 •S 4784 RS Services of the Senate and the House of Representa- 1 tives a report on the status of defense coordination 2 and cooperation between the United States and the 3 Kingdom of Denmark with respect to Greenland. 4 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para- 5 graph (1) shall include the following: 6 (A) A description of current United States 7 military activities, posture, and access in Green- 8 land. 9 (B) A description of ongoing and planned 10 activities with the Kingdom of Denmark related 11 to air, missile, maritime, space, and domain 12 awareness missions in and around Greenland. 13 (C) An assessment of any recommended 14 infrastructure resilience investments in Green- 15 land to enhance United States and allied oper- 16 ations. 17 (D) Recommendations for strengthening 18 United States-Denmark defense cooperation in 19 Greenland consistent with allied unity and High 20 North security objectives. 21 (3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 22 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 23 include a classified annex. 24 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01071 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1072 •S 4784 RS (1) HIGH NORTH.—The term ‘‘High North’’ 1 means the territories of Canada, the Kingdom of 2 Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, the Russian 3 Federation, Sweden, and the United States located 4 throughout the Arctic region within the Arctic Cir- 5 cle. 6 (2) NORDIC ALLIES.—The term ‘‘Nordic allies’’ 7 means— 8 (A) the Kingdom of Denmark, including 9 the territory of Greenland; 10 (B) Finland; 11 (C) Iceland; 12 (D) Norway; and 13 (E) Sweden. 14 SEC. 1266. BRIEFING ON MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE 15 PRESENCE OF CUBA IN THE WESTERN HEMI- 16 SPHERE. 17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 18 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De- 19 fense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the 20 Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the con- 21 gressional defense committees a report on the military and 22 intelligence activities of Cuba in the Western Hemisphere. 23 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 24 (a) shall include the following: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01072 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1073 •S 4784 RS (1) An overview of military and intelligence fa- 1 cilities and personnel of Cuba in other countries in 2 the Western Hemisphere. 3 (2) An analysis of the military and intelligence 4 relationship between Cuba and each other country in 5 the Western Hemisphere. 6 (3) An assessment of the relationship between 7 the military and intelligence networks of Cuba and 8 any entity designated by the Secretary of State as 9 a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 10 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 11 U.S.C. 1189). 12 (4) An analysis of any cooperation, within the 13 Western Hemisphere, between the military and intel- 14 ligence agencies of Cuba and the military and intel- 15 ligence agencies of the People’s Republic of China. 16 (5) An assessment of the threat posed to 17 United States national security by military and in- 18 telligence activities of Cuba. 19 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 20 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include 21 a classified annex. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01073 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1074 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1267. CONTINUATION OF JOINT INTERAGENCY TASK 1 FORCE–COUNTER CARTEL. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 3 continue to support and carry out, through December 31, 4 2030, the activities and functions of JIATF–Counter Car- 5 tel, in coordination with appropriate Federal departments 6 and agencies, consistent with applicable law. 7 (b) SUPPORT; CONSULTATION.—In carrying out sub- 8 section (a), the Secretary of Defense shall, as appropriate 9 and consistent with applicable law— 10 (1) provide personnel, logistics, intelligence sup- 11 port, technical assistance, planning, funding, and 12 any other functions necessary to support the activi- 13 ties and functions of JIATF–Counter Cartel; and 14 (2) consult with the Secretary of State, the Sec- 15 retary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the 16 Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of Na- 17 tional Intelligence, and heads of other United States 18 departments and agencies on the provision of per- 19 sonnel, intelligence support, diplomatic support, 20 technical assistance, and any other assistance nec- 21 essary for execution of the JIATF–Counter Cartel 22 mission. 23 (c) ANNUAL REPORTS.—On an annual basis, the Sec- 24 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 25 committees a report that includes a summary of the activi- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01074 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1075 •S 4784 RS ties of JIATF–Counter Cartel over the period covered by 1 the report, including a description of— 2 (1) the progress of JIATF–Counter Cartel in 3 carrying out the requirements of its mission; 4 (2) the metrics used to measure such progress; 5 and 6 (3) recommendations for congressional consid- 7 eration. 8 (d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘JIATF– 9 Counter Cartel’’ means the Joint Interagency Task 10 Force–Counter Cartel established to coordinate inter- 11 agency efforts to counter transnational cartel activity 12 under the direction of the United States Northern Com- 13 mand. 14 SEC. 1268. PLAN TO ENHANCE DEFENSE COOPERATION 15 WITH MOROCCO. 16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 17 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 18 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 19 plan to enhance United States defense cooperation with 20 Morocco, consistent with the United States-Morocco Road- 21 map for Defense Cooperation for 2026 through 2036. 22 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) 23 shall include the following: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01075 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1076 •S 4784 RS (1) Options for establishing cooperative security 1 locations in Morocco to promote regional stability 2 and optimize joint readiness to respond to crises. 3 (2) A roadmap to deepen collaborative counter- 4 terrorism cooperation to address threats to the 5 United States homeland, Morocco, and the region. 6 (3) A plan to optimize joint readiness, includ- 7 ing— 8 (A) a consideration of the feasibility and 9 advisability of a cost-sharing plan to refurbish 10 strategic air command runways formerly oper- 11 ated by the United States; 12 (B) Morocco force modernization through 13 the procurement of United States defense arti- 14 cles; and 15 (C) the establishment of an all-domain 16 range complex. 17 (4) A plan to establish a drone center of excel- 18 lence in Morocco for joint all-domain operations and 19 as a model of tech-driven partnerships for the future 20 of warfighting. 21 (5) A review of options for increasing the scope 22 and scale of bilateral and multilateral military exer- 23 cises, such as African Lion, in order to ensure that 24 such exercises include consideration of cybersecurity, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01076 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1077 •S 4784 RS drone operations and counter-drone capabilities, un- 1 dersea technologies, countering hybrid warfare, pro- 2 tection of critical national infrastructure, logistics, 3 mobility chains, and adaptation to adversarial use of 4 artificial intelligence and autonomous warfighting 5 capabilities. 6 (c) SUBMISSION OF ROADMAP.—Not later than 30 7 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 8 retary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 9 of the Senate and the House of Representatives the 10 United States-Morocco Roadmap for Defense Cooperation 11 for 2026 through 2036. 12 SEC. 1269. EXTENSION OF PUBLIC LAW 115–68 AND RE- 13 LATED SECURITY COOPERATION PROGRAMS. 14 (a) PUBLIC LAW 115–68.—Section 1210E of the 15 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Author- 16 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) 17 is amended— 18 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 19 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2027’’ 20 and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2029’’; and 21 (2) in subsection (e), in the matter preceding 22 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting 23 ‘‘2029’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01077 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1078 •S 4784 RS (b) SECURITY COOPERATION PROGRAMS.—Section 1 1208 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authoriza- 2 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (10 U.S.C. 301 note) is 3 amended— 4 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 5 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2027’’ and inserting 6 ‘‘2029’’; and 7 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2027’’ and 8 inserting ‘‘2029’’. 9 SEC. 1270. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR DE- 10 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE REGIONAL CENTERS 11 FOR SECURITY STUDIES. 12 Section 342(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, 13 is amended by inserting ‘‘operational simulation and anal- 14 ysis,’’ after ‘‘exchange of ideas,’’. 15 TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE 16 THREAT REDUCTION 17 SEC. 1301. COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS. 18 (a) FUNDING ALLOCATION.—Of the $221,332,000 19 authorized to be appropriated to the Department of De- 20 fense for fiscal year 2027 in section 301 and made avail- 21 able by the funding table in division D for the Department 22 of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program estab- 23 lished under section 1321 of the Department of Defense 24 Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01078 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1079 •S 4784 RS following amounts may be obligated for the purposes spec- 1 ified: 2 (1) For transportation elimination disposition, 3 $26,414,000. 4 (2) For chemical security, $23,435,000. 5 (3) For global nuclear security, $29,950,000. 6 (4) For biological threat reduction, 7 $66,524,000. 8 (5) For proliferation prevention, $52,052,000. 9 (6) For activities designated as Other Assess- 10 ments/Administrative Costs, $22,957,000. 11 (b) SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE- 12 DUCTION FUNDS.—Funds appropriated pursuant to the 13 authorization of appropriations in section 301 and made 14 available by the funding table in division D for the Depart- 15 ment of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program 16 shall be available for obligation for fiscal years 2027, 17 2028, and 2029. 18 TITLE XIV—OTHER 19 AUTHORIZATIONS 20 Subtitle A—Military Programs 21 SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 22 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 23 fiscal year 2027 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 24 activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01079 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1080 •S 4784 RS providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 1 as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 2 SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC- 3 TION, DEFENSE. 4 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 5 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart- 6 ment of Defense for fiscal year 2027 for expenses, not oth- 7 erwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions 8 Destruction, Defense, as specified in the funding table in 9 section 4501. 10 (b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 11 under subsection (a) are authorized for the destruction of 12 lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with 13 section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization 14 Act, 1986 ( 50 U.S.C. 1521). 15 SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC- 16 TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 17 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 18 the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2027 for ex- 19 penses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction 20 and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in 21 the funding table in section 4501. 22 SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 23 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 24 the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2027 for ex- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01080 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1081 •S 4784 RS penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the 1 Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as speci- 2 fied in the funding table in section 4501. 3 SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 4 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 5 fiscal year 2027 for the Defense Health Program for use 6 of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of 7 the Department of Defense for providing for the health 8 of eligible beneficiaries, as specified in the funding table 9 in section 4501. 10 Subtitle B—National Defense 11 Stockpile 12 SEC. 1411. AMENDMENTS TO STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MA- 13 TERIALS STOCK PILING ACT. 14 The Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act 15 (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.) is amended— 16 (1) in section 3 (50 U.S.C. 98b)— 17 (A) in the section heading, by striking 18 ‘‘PRESIDENTIAL’’; 19 (B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Presi- 20 dent’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; 21 and 22 (C) in subsections (b) and (c), by striking 23 ‘‘President’’ each place it appears and inserting 24 ‘‘Secretary’’; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01081 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1082 •S 4784 RS (2) in section 4(a)(4) (50 U.S.C. 98c(a)(4)), by 1 striking ‘‘50 U.S.C. App. 2093’’ and inserting ‘‘50 2 U.S.C. 4533’’; 3 (3) in section 5 (50 U.S.C. 98d)— 4 (A) in subsection (a)— 5 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘this 6 section’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection’’; 7 and 8 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 9 (I) by striking ‘‘President pro- 10 poses’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of 11 Defense proposes’’; and 12 (II) by striking ‘‘President has 13 submitted’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary 14 has submitted’’; and 15 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(as de- 16 fined in section 101(a) of title 10, United 17 States Code)’’ both places it appears; 18 (4) in section 6 (50 U.S.C. 98e)— 19 (A) in subsection (a)(7), by striking ‘‘(as 20 defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United 21 States Code)’’; 22 (B) in subsection (c)— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01082 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1083 •S 4784 RS (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 1 ‘‘President’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of 2 Defense’’; and 3 (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking 4 ‘‘President’’ each place it appears and in- 5 serting ‘‘Secretary’’; 6 (C) in subsections (d) and (e), by striking 7 ‘‘President’’ each place it appears and inserting 8 ‘‘Secretary’’; 9 (D) in subsection (f)— 10 (i) in the matter preceding paragraph 11 (1), by striking ‘‘President’’ each place it 12 appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; and 13 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(as 14 defined in section 101(a) of title 10, 15 United States Code)’’; and 16 (E) in subsection (g)(2)(A), by striking 17 ‘‘(as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, 18 United States Code)’’; 19 (5) in section 8 (50 U.S.C. 98g)— 20 (A) in subsection (a)(1)— 21 (i) by striking ‘‘President’’ and insert- 22 ing ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; and 23 (ii) by striking ‘‘source (B)’’ and in- 24 serting ‘‘source, (B)’’; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01083 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1084 •S 4784 RS (B) in subsections (b), (c), and (d), by 1 striking ‘‘President’’ each place it appears and 2 inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; 3 (6) in section 10(b) (50 U.S.C. 98h–1(b))— 4 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘of the 5 Readiness’’ and all that follows and inserting 6 ‘‘of the Committee on Armed Services of the 7 House of Representatives.’’; and 8 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘of the 9 Readiness’’ and all that follows and inserting 10 ‘‘of the Committee on Armed Services of the 11 Senate.’’; 12 (7) in section 11(b) (50 U.S.C. 98h–2(b))— 13 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(as de- 14 fined in section 101(a) of title 10, United 15 States Code)’’; and 16 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘this 17 Act’’ and inserting ‘‘this Act.’’; 18 (8) in section 12 (50 U.S.C. 98h–3), by adding 19 at the end the following new paragraph: 20 ‘‘(4) The term ‘congressional defense commit- 21 tees’ has the meaning given that term in section 22 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.’’; 23 (9) in section 14 (50 U.S.C. 98h–5)— 24 (A) by striking subsection (e); 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01084 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1085 •S 4784 RS (B) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub- 1 section (e); and 2 (C) in paragraph (2)(F) of subsection (e), 3 as so redesignated, by striking the semicolon 4 and inserting a period; and 5 (10) in section 16 (50 U.S.C. 98h–7)— 6 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘of the 7 President’’; and 8 (B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘The 9 President may delegate’’ and all that follows 10 through ‘‘Executive order.’’. 11 SEC. 1412. PILOT PROGRAM ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNER- 12 SHIPS FOR RECYCLING STRATEGIC AND 13 CRITICAL MATERIALS. 14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than May 1, 2027, the 15 Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant Sec- 16 retary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, shall estab- 17 lish a pilot program under which the Department of De- 18 fense enters into public-private partnerships for the recy- 19 cling of strategic and critical materials. 20 (b) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.—Public-pri- 21 vate partnerships established under subsection (a) may in- 22 clude the recycling of strategic and critical materials con- 23 tained in— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01085 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1086 •S 4784 RS (1) end-of-life equipment, particularly from 1 night vision; 2 (2) electronics; and 3 (3) such other items as the Secretary considers 4 appropriate. 5 (c) COLLABORATION WITH MILITARY DEPART- 6 MENTS.—The Assistant Secretary shall collaborate with 7 the Secretaries of the military departments to ensure that 8 end-of-life equipment can be properly maintained and dis- 9 posed of under a public-private partnership entered into 10 under subsection (a). 11 (d) TERMINATION.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to enter into 13 public-private partnerships under subsection (a) 14 shall terminate on January 1, 2035. 15 (2) CONTINUATION OF PARTNERSHIPS.—A pub- 16 lic-private partnership entered into under subsection 17 (a) before January 1, 2035, may continue on and 18 after that date. 19 (e) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—The Assistant Secretary 20 shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen- 21 ate and the House of Representatives— 22 (1) not later than one year after the date of the 23 enactment of this Act, on— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01086 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1087 •S 4784 RS (A) the establishment of the pilot program 1 under subsection (a); 2 (B) the parameters and metrics for success 3 for the pilot program; and 4 (C) the entities with which the Department 5 of Defense intends to enter into public-private 6 partnerships under subsection (a); and 7 (2) not later than two years after the date of 8 the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 9 until the termination of the last public-private part- 10 nership entered into under subsection (a), on— 11 (A) activities carried out under public-pri- 12 vate partnerships entered into under that sub- 13 section; and 14 (B) any costs associated with such activi- 15 ties. 16 (f) STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS DE- 17 FINED.—The term ‘‘strategic and critical materials’’ has 18 the meaning given that term in section 12 of the Strategic 19 and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h– 20 3). 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01087 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1088 •S 4784 RS SEC. 1413. INCLUSION OF RECOVERY AND RECYCLING OF 1 STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS IN NA- 2 TIONAL EMERGENCY PLANNING ASSUMP- 3 TIONS FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE. 4 Section 14(b) of the Strategic and Critical Materials 5 Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h–5(b)) is amended— 6 (1) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘, for both 7 essential civilian and defense purposes,’’ after ‘‘pro- 8 duction’’; 9 (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para- 10 graph (8); and 11 (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol- 12 lowing new paragraph (7): 13 ‘‘(7)(A) The extent to which expanded proc- 14 essing, recovery (including from old mines, industrial 15 slags, fracking wastewater, and all types of e-waste), 16 or recycling capacity in the commercial critical mate- 17 rials markets can assist with meeting defense needs. 18 ‘‘(B) The quantity of e-waste available domesti- 19 cally and the ability to utilize that e-waste to meet 20 defense needs for strategic and critical materials.’’. 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 15, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 01088 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4784.RS S4784 lotter on DSK8BHNXB4PROD with BILLS 1089 •S 4784 RS Subtitle C—Other Matters 1