Public Law 116–283: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

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. 

Modifications to requirement for an interim cruise missile defense capability.

Sec. 112. 

Report and limitations on acquisition of Integrated Visual Augmentation System.

Sec. 113. 

Assessment of investment and sustainment for procurement of cannon tubes.

Subtitle C—

Navy Programs

Sec. 121. 

Limitation on alteration of the Navy fleet mix.134 STAT. 3389

Sec. 122. 

Limitations on Navy medium and large unmanned surface vessels.

Sec. 123. 

Fighter force structure acquisition strategy.

Sec. 124. 

Procurement authorities for certain amphibious shipbuilding programs.

Sec. 125. 

Land-based test program for the FFG(X) Frigate program.

Sec. 126. 

Treatment in future budgets of the President of systems added by Congress.

Sec. 127. 

Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy waterborne security barriers.

Sec. 128. 

Report on strategy to use ALQ–249 Next Generation Jammer to ensure full spectrum electromagnetic superiority.

Subtitle D—

Air Force Programs

Sec. 131. 

Minimum operational squadron level.

Sec. 132. 

Modification of force structure objectives for bomber aircraft.

Sec. 133. 

Minimum bomber aircraft force level.

Sec. 134. 

Required minimum inventory of tactical airlift aircraft.

Sec. 135. 

Inventory requirements for air refueling tanker aircraft.

Sec. 136. 

Authority to use F–35A fighter aircraft AT–1 through AT–6.

Sec. 137. 

F–35 aircraft gun system ammunition.

Sec. 138. 

Extension of limitation on availability of funds for retirement of RC–135 aircraft.

Sec. 139. 

Modification to limitation on retirement of U–2 and RQ–4 aircraft.

Sec. 140. 

Modification of limitation on availability of funds for retirement of E–8 JSTARS aircraft.

Sec. 141. 

Limitation on divestment of F–15C aircraft within the European theater.

Sec. 142. 

Modernization plan for airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.

Sec. 143. 

RC–26B manned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft.

Sec. 144. 

Prohibition on funding for Close Air Support Integration Group.

Sec. 145. 

Required solution for KC–46 aircraft remote visual system limitations.

Sec. 146. 

Analysis of moving target indicator requirements and Advanced Battle Management System capabilities.

Sec. 147. 

Study on measures to assess cost-per-effect for key mission areas.

Subtitle E—

Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters

Sec. 151. 

Budgeting for life-cycle costs of aircraft for the Army, Navy, and Air Force.

Sec. 152. 

Transfer of responsibilities and functions relating to electromagnetic spectrum operations.

Sec. 153. 

Cryptographic modernization schedules.

Sec. 154. 

Department of Defense participation in the Special Federal Aviation Regulation Working Group.

Sec. 155. 

Integrated air and missile defense assessment.

Sec. 156. 

Joint strategy for air base defense against missile threats.

Sec. 157. 

Joint All Domain Command and Control requirements.

Sec. 158. 

Expansion of economic order quantity contracting authority for F–35 aircraft program.

Sec. 159. 

Documentation relating to the F–35 aircraft program.

Sec. 160. 

F–35 aircraft munitions.

Sec. 161. 

Redesign strategy for the Autonomic Logistics Information System for the F–35 fighter aircraft.

Sec. 162. 

Briefings on software regression testing for F–35 aircraft.

Sec. 163. 

Prohibition on use of funds for the Armed Overwatch Program.

Sec. 164. 

Acceleration of development and fielding of counter unmanned aircraft systems across the joint force.

Sec. 165. 

Airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance acquisition roadmap for the United States Special Operations Command.

Sec. 166. 

Prohibition on divestiture of manned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft operated by United States Special Operations Command.

Sec. 167. 

Notification on efforts to replace inoperable ejection seat aircraft locator beacons.

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. 

Modification of requirements relating to certain cooperative research and development agreements.134 STAT. 3390

Sec. 212. 

Disclosure requirements for recipients of Department of Defense research and development funds.

Sec. 213. 

Modification of national security innovation activities and pilot program on strengthening the defense industrial and innovation base.

Sec. 214. 

Updates to Defense Quantum Information Science and Technology Research and Development program.

Sec. 215. 

Establishment of Directed Energy Working Group.

Sec. 216. 

Extension of pilot program for the enhancement of the research, development, test, and evaluation centers of the Department of Defense.

Sec. 217. 

Designation of senior officials for critical technology areas supportive of the National Defense Strategy.

Sec. 218. 

Executive agent for Autonomy.

Sec. 219. 

National security innovation partnerships.

Sec. 220. 

Social science, management science, and information science research activities.

Sec. 221. 

Accountability measures relating to the Advanced Battle Management System.

Sec. 222. 

Activities to improve fielding of Air Force hypersonic capabilities.

Sec. 223. 

Disclosure of funding sources in applications for Federal research and development awards.

Sec. 224. 

Governance of fifth-generation wireless networking in the Department of Defense.

Sec. 225. 

Demonstration project on use of certain technologies for fifth-generation wireless networking services.

Sec. 226. 

Research, development, and deployment of technologies to support water sustainment.

Sec. 227. 

Limitation on contract awards for certain unmanned vessels.

Subtitle C—

Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology

Sec. 231. 

Modification of biannual report on the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center.

Sec. 232. 

Modification of joint artificial intelligence research, development, and transition activities.

Sec. 233. 

Board of advisors for the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center.

Sec. 234. 

Application of artificial intelligence to the defense reform pillar of the National Defense Strategy.

Sec. 235. 

Acquisition of ethically and responsibly developed artificial intelligence technology.

Sec. 236. 

Steering committee on emerging technology.

Subtitle D—

Education and Workforce Development

Sec. 241. 

Measuring and incentivizing programming proficiency.

Sec. 242. 

Modification of Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Defense Education Program.

Sec. 243. 

Improvements to Technology and National Security Fellowship of Department of Defense.

Sec. 244. 

Modification of mechanisms for expedited access to technical talent and expertise at academic institutions.

Sec. 245. 

Encouragement of contractor science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs.

Sec. 246. 

Training program for human resources personnel in best practices for technical workforce.

Sec. 247. 

Pilot program on the use of electronic portfolios to evaluate certain applicants for technical positions.

Sec. 248. 

Pilot program on self-directed training in advanced technologies.

Sec. 249. 

Part-time and term employment of university faculty and students in the Defense science and technology enterprise.

Sec. 250. 

National security workforce and educational diversity activities.

Sec. 251. 

Coordination of scholarship and employment programs of the Department of Defense.

Sec. 252. 

Study on mechanisms for attracting and retaining high quality talent in the Department of Defense.

Subtitle E—

Sustainable Chemistry

Sec. 261. 

National coordinating entity for sustainable chemistry.

Sec. 262. 

Strategic plan for sustainable chemistry.

Sec. 263. 

Agency activities in support of sustainable chemistry.

Sec. 264. 

Partnerships in sustainable chemistry.

Sec. 265. 

Prioritization.

Sec. 266. 

Rule of construction.

Sec. 267. 

Major multi-user research facility project.

Subtitle F—

Plans, Reports, and Other Matters

Sec. 271. 

Modification to annual report of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.134 STAT. 3391

Sec. 272. 

Modification to Test Resource Management Center strategic plan reporting cycle and contents.

Sec. 273. 

Modification of requirements relating to energetics plan to include assessment of feasibility and advisability of establishing a program office for energetics.

Sec. 274. 

Element in annual reports on cyber science and technology activities on work with academic consortia on high priority cybersecurity research activities in Department of Defense capabilities.

Sec. 275. 

Repeal of quarterly updates on the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program.

Sec. 276. 

Microelectronics and national security.

Sec. 277. 

Independent evaluation of personal protective and diagnostic testing equipment.

Sec. 278. 

Assessment on United States national security emerging biotechnology efforts and capabilities and comparison with adversaries.

Sec. 279. 

Annual reports regarding the SBIR program of the Department of Defense.

Sec. 280. 

Reports on F–35 physiological episodes and mitigation efforts.

Sec. 281. 

Review and report on next generation air dominance capabilities.

Sec. 282. 

Plan for operational test and utility evaluation of systems for Low-Cost Attributable Aircraft Technology program.

Sec. 283. 

Independent comparative analysis of efforts by China and the United States to recruit and retain researchers in national security-related and defense-related fields.

TITLE III—

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Subtitle A—

Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 301. 

Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle B—

Energy and Environment

Sec. 311. 

Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Clearinghouse for review of mission obstructions.

Sec. 312. 

Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program.

Sec. 313. 

Extension of real-time sound monitoring at Navy installations where tactical fighter aircraft operate.

Sec. 314. 

Modification of authority for environmental restoration projects of National Guard.

Sec. 315. 

Modification of authority to carry out military installation resilience projects.

Sec. 316. 

Energy resilience and energy security measures on military installations.

Sec. 317. 

Modification to availability of energy cost savings for Department of Defense.

Sec. 318. 

Increased transparency through reporting on usage and spills of aqueous film-forming foam at military installations.

Sec. 319. 

Native American lands environmental mitigation program.

Sec. 320. 

Study on alternatives to address impacts of transboundary flows, spills, or discharges of pollution or debris from the Tijuana River on personnel, activities, and installations of Department of Defense.

Sec. 321. 

Pilot program on alternative fuel vehicle purchasing.

Sec. 322. 

Budgeting of Department of Defense relating to operational energy improvement.

Sec. 323. 

Assessment of Department of Defense operational energy usage.

Sec. 324. 

Improvement of the Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund of the Department of Defense.

Sec. 325. 

Five-year reviews of containment technologies relating to Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.

Sec. 326. 

Limitation on use of funds for acquisition of furnished energy for Rhine Ordnance Barracks Army Medical Center.

Sec. 327. 

Requirement to update Department of Defense adaptation roadmap.

Sec. 328. 

Department of Defense report on greenhouse gas emissions levels.

Sec. 329. 

Objectives, performance standards, and criteria for use of wildlife conservation banking programs.

Sec. 330. 

Prizes for development of non-PFAS-containing fire-fighting agent.

Sec. 331. 

Survey of technologies for Department of Defense application in phasing out the use of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam.

Sec. 332. 

Interagency body on research related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Sec. 333. 

Restriction on Department of Defense procurement of certain items containing perfluorooctane sulfonate or perfluorooctanoic acid.

Sec. 334. 

Research and development of alternative to aqueous film-forming foam.134 STAT. 3392

Sec. 335. 

Notification to agricultural operations located in areas exposed to Department of Defense PFAS use.

Sec. 336. 

Reporting on energy savings performance contracts.

Sec. 337. 

Increase in funding for Centers for Disease Control Study on health implications of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in drinking water.

Sec. 338. 

Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2020.

Sec. 339. 

Assessment of Department of Defense excess property programs with respect to need and wildfire risk.

Subtitle C—

Logistics and Sustainment

Sec. 341. 

National Defense Sustainment and Logistics Review.

Sec. 342. 

Repeal of sunset for minimum annual purchase amount for carriers participating in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.

Sec. 343. 

Additional elements for inclusion in Navy ship depot maintenance budget report.

Sec. 344. 

Clarification of limitation on length of overseas forward deployment of currently deployed naval vessels.

Sec. 345. 

Independent advisory panel on weapon system sustainment.

Sec. 346. 

Biannual briefings on status of Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan.

Sec. 347. 

Materiel readiness metrics and objectives for major weapon systems.

Sec. 348. 

Repeal of statutory requirement for notification to Director of Defense Logistics Agency three years prior to implementing changes to any uniform or uniform component.

Subtitle D—

Munitions Safety and Oversight

Sec. 351. 

Chair of Department of Defense explosive safety board.

Sec. 352. 

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Defense Program.

Sec. 353. 

Assessment of resilience of Department of Defense munitions enterprise.

Sec. 354. 

Report on safety waivers and mishaps in Department of Defense munitions enterprise.

Subtitle E—

Other Matters

Sec. 361. 

Pilot program for temporary issuance of maternity-related uniform items.

Sec. 362. 

Servicewomen’s Commemorative Partnerships.

Sec. 363. 

Biodefense analysis and budget submission.

Sec. 364. 

Update of National Biodefense Implementation Plan.

Sec. 365. 

Plans and reports on emergency response training for military installations.

Sec. 366. 

Inapplicability of congressional notification and dollar limitation requirements for advance billings for certain background investigations.

Sec. 367. 

Adjustment in availability of appropriations for unusual cost overruns and for changes in scope of work.

Sec. 368. 

Requirement that Secretary of Defense implement security and emergency response recommendations relating to active shooter or terrorist attacks on installations of Department of Defense.

Sec. 369. 

Clarification of food ingredient requirements for food or beverages provided by the Department of Defense.

Sec. 370. 

Commission on the naming of items of the Department of Defense that commemorate the Confederate States of America or any person who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America.

TITLE IV—

MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

Subtitle A—

Active Forces

Sec. 401. 

End strengths for active forces.

Sec. 402. 

Revisions to permanent active duty end strength minimum levels.

Sec. 403. 

Modification of the authorized number and accounting method for senior enlisted personnel.

Subtitle B—

Reserve Forces

Sec. 411. 

End strengths for Selected Reserve.

Sec. 412. 

End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves.

Sec. 413. 

End strengths for military technicians (dual status).

Sec. 414. 

Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support.

Sec. 415. 

Separate authorization by Congress of minimum end strengths for non-temporary military technicians (dual status) and end strengths for temporary military technicians (dual status).

Subtitle C—

Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 421. 

Military personnel.134 STAT. 3393

TITLE V—

MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

Subtitle A—

Officer Personnel Policy

Sec. 501. 

Authorized strengths of general and flag officers on active duty.

Sec. 502. 

Temporary expansion of availability of enhanced constructive service credit in a particular career field upon original appointment as a commissioned officer.

Sec. 503. 

Diversity in selection boards.

Sec. 504. 

Requirement for promotion selection board recommendation of higher placement on promotion list of officers of particular merit.

Sec. 505. 

Special selection review boards for review of promotion of officers subject to adverse information identified after recommendation for promotion and related matters.

Sec. 506. 

Number of opportunities for consideration for promotion under alternative promotion authority.

Sec. 507. 

Mandatory retirement for age.

Sec. 508. 

Clarifying and improving restatement of rules on the retired grade of commissioned officers.

Sec. 509. 

Repeal of authority for original appointment of regular Navy officers designated for engineering duty, aeronautical engineering duty, and special duty.

Sec. 509A. 

Permanent programs on direct commissions to cyber positions.

Sec. 509B. 

Review of Seaman to Admiral–21 program.

Subtitle B—

Reserve Component Management

Sec. 511. 

Temporary authority to order retired members to active duty in high-demand, low-density assignments during war or national emergency.

Sec. 512. 

Expansion of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Program.

Sec. 513. 

Grants to support STEM education in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.

Sec. 514. 

Permanent suicide prevention and resilience program for the reserve components.

Sec. 515. 

Modification of education loan repayment program for members of Selected Reserve.

Sec. 516. 

Inclusion of drill or training foregone due to emergency travel or duty restrictions in computations of entitlement to and amounts of retired pay for non-regular service.

Sec. 517. 

Quarantine lodging for members of the reserve components who perform certain service in response to the COVID–19 emergency.

Sec. 518. 

Direct employment pilot program for certain members of the reserve components.

Sec. 519. 

Pilot programs authorized in connection with SROTC units and CSPI programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and minority institutions.

Sec. 519A. 

Report regarding full-time National Guard duty in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sec. 519B. 

Study and report on National Guard support to States responding to major disasters.

Sec. 519C. 

Report on guidance for use of unmanned aircraft systems by the National Guard.

Sec. 519D. 

Study and report on ROTC recruitment.

Subtitle C—

General Service Authorities and Correction of Military Records

Sec. 521. 

Increased access to potential recruits.

Sec. 522. 

Sunset and transfer of functions of the Physical Disability Board of Review.

Sec. 523. 

Honorary promotion matters.

Sec. 524. 

Exclusion of official photographs of members from records furnished to promotion selection boards.

Sec. 525. 

Report regarding reviews of discharges and dismissals based on sexual orientation.

Subtitle D—

Prevention and Response To Sexual Assault, Harassment, and Related Misconduct

Sec. 531. 

Modification of time required for expedited decisions in connection with applications for change of station or unit transfer of members who are victims of sexual assault or related offenses.

Sec. 532. 

Confidential reporting of sexual harassment.

Sec. 533. 

Additional bases for provision of advice by the Defense Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct.134 STAT. 3394

Sec. 534. 

Additional matters for 2021 report of the Defense Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct.

Sec. 535. 

Inclusion of advisory duties on the Coast Guard Academy among duties of Defense Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct.

Sec. 536. 

Modification of reporting and data collection on victims of sexual offenses.

Sec. 537. 

Modification of annual report regarding sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces.

Sec. 538. 

Coordination of support for survivors of sexual trauma.

Sec. 539. 

Policy for military service academies on separation of alleged victims and alleged perpetrators in incidents of sexual assault.

Sec. 539A. 

Safe-to-report policy applicable across the Armed Forces.

Sec. 539B. 

Accountability of leadership of the Department of Defense for discharging the sexual harassment policies and programs of the Department.

Sec. 539C. 

Reports on status of investigations of alleged sex-related offenses.

Sec. 539D. 

Report on ability of Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advocates to perform duties.

Sec. 539E. 

Briefing on Special Victims’ Counsel program.

Sec. 539F. 

Briefing on placement of members of the Armed Forces in academic status who are victims of sexual assault onto Non-Rated Periods.

Subtitle E—

Military Justice and Other Legal Matters

Sec. 541. 

Right to notice of victims of offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice regarding certain post-trial motions, filings, and hearings.

Sec. 542. 

Qualifications of judges and standard of review for Courts of Criminal Appeals.

Sec. 543. 

Preservation of court-martial records.

Sec. 544. 

Availability of records for National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

Sec. 545. 

Removal of personally identifying and other information of certain persons from investigative reports, the Department of Defense Central Index of Investigations, and other records and databases.

Sec. 546. 

Briefing on mental health support for vicarious trauma for certain personnel in the military justice system.

Sec. 547. 

Comptroller General of the United States report on implementation by the Armed Forces of recent GAO recommendations and statutory requirements on assessment of racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in the military justice system.

Sec. 548. 

Legal assistance for veterans and surviving spouses and dependents.

Sec. 549. 

Clarification of termination of leases of premises and motor vehicles of servicemembers who incur catastrophic injury or illness or die while in military service.

Sec. 549A. 

Multidisciplinary board to evaluate suicide events.

Sec. 549B. 

Improvements to Department of Defense tracking of and response to incidents of child abuse, adult crimes against children, and serious harmful behavior between children and youth involving military dependents on military installations.

Sec. 549C. 

Independent analysis and recommendations on domestic violence in the Armed Forces.

Subtitle F—

Diversity and Inclusion

Sec. 551. 

Diversity and inclusion reporting requirements and related matters.

Sec. 552. 

National emergency exception for timing requirements with respect to certain surveys of members of the Armed Forces.

Sec. 553. 

Questions regarding racism, anti-Semitism, and supremacism in workplace surveys administered by the Secretary of Defense.

Sec. 554. 

Inspector General oversight of diversity and inclusion in Department of Defense; supremacist, extremist, or criminal gang activity in the Armed Forces.

Sec. 555. 

Policy to improve responses to pregnancy and childbirth by certain members of the Armed Forces.

Sec. 556. 

Training on certain Department of Defense instructions for members of the Armed Forces.

Sec. 557. 

Evaluation of barriers to minority participation in certain units of the Armed Forces.

Sec. 558. 

Comptroller General of the United States report on equal opportunity at the military service academies.

Subtitle G—

Decorations and Awards

Sec. 561. 

Extension of time to review World War I Valor Medals.

Sec. 562. 

Authorizations for certain awards.134 STAT. 3395

Sec. 563. 

Feasibility study on establishment of service medal for radiation-exposed veterans.

Sec. 564. 

Expressing support for the designation of Silver Star Service Banner Day.

Subtitle H—

Member Education, Training, Transition, and Resilience

Sec. 571. 

Mentorship and career counseling program for officers to improve diversity in military leadership.

Sec. 572. 

Expansion of Skillbridge program to include the Coast Guard.

Sec. 573. 

Increase in number of permanent professors at the United States Air Force Academy.

Sec. 574. 

Additional elements with 2021 and 2022 certifications on the Ready, Relevant Learning initiative of the Navy.

Sec. 575. 

Information on nominations and applications for military service academies.

Sec. 576. 

Report on potential improvements to certain military educational institutions of the Department of Defense.

Sec. 577. 

College of International Security Affairs of the National Defense University.

Sec. 578. 

Improvements to the Credentialing Opportunities On-Line programs of the Armed Forces.

Sec. 579. 

GAO study regarding transferability of military certifications to civilian occupational licenses and certifications.

Sec. 579A. 

Report regarding county, Tribal, and local veterans service officers.

Subtitle I—

Military Family Readiness and Dependents’ Education

Sec. 581. 

Family readiness: definitions; communication strategy; review; report.

Sec. 582. 

Improvements to Exceptional Family Member Program.

Sec. 583. 

Support services for members of special operations forces and immediate family members.

Sec. 584. 

Responsibility for allocation of certain funds for military child development programs.

Sec. 585. 

Military child care and child development center matters.

Sec. 586. 

Expansion of financial assistance under My Career Advancement Account program.

Sec. 587. 

Improvements to partner criteria of the Military Spouse Employment Partnership Program.

Sec. 588. 

24-hour child care.

Sec. 589. 

Pilot program to provide financial assistance to members of the Armed Forces for in-home child care.

Sec. 589A. 

Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of military and civilian personnel.

Sec. 589B. 

Staffing of Department of Defense Education Activity schools to maintain maximum student-to-teacher ratios.

Sec. 589C. 

Pilot program to expand eligibility for enrollment at domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools.

Sec. 589D. 

Pilot program on expanded eligibility for Department of Defense Education Activity Virtual High School program.

Sec. 589E. 

Training program regarding foreign malign influence campaigns.

Sec. 589F. 

Study on cyberexploitation and online deception of members of the Armed Forces and their families.

Sec. 589G. 

Matters relating to education for military dependent students with special needs.

Sec. 589H. 

Studies and reports on the performance of the Department of Defense Education Activity.

Subtitle J—

Other Matters and Reports

Sec. 591. 

Expansion of Department of Defense STARBASE Program.

Sec. 592. 

Inclusion of certain outlying areas in the Department of Defense STARBASE Program.

Sec. 593. 

Postponement of conditional designation of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps as a basic branch of the Army.

Sec. 594. 

Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Test special purpose adjunct to address computational thinking.

Sec. 595. 

Extension of reporting deadline for the annual report on the assessment of the effectiveness of activities of the Federal Voting Assistance Program.

Sec. 596. 

Plan on performance of funeral honors details by members of other Armed Forces when members of the Armed Force of the deceased are unavailable.

Sec. 597. 

Study on financial impacts of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 on members of the Armed Forces and best practices to prevent future financial hardships.134 STAT. 3396

Sec. 598. 

Limitation on implementation of Army Combat Fitness Test.

Sec. 599. 

Semiannual reports on implementation of recommendations of the Comprehensive Review of Special Operations Forces Culture and Ethics.

Sec. 599A. 

Report on impact of children of certain Filipino World War II veterans on national security, foreign policy, and economic and humanitarian interests of the United States.

TITLE VI—

MILITARY COMPENSATION

Subtitle A—

Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. 

Increase in basic pay.

Sec. 602. 

Compensation and credit for retired pay purposes for maternity leave taken by members of the reserve components.

Sec. 603. 

Provision of information regarding SCRA to members who receive basic allowance for housing.

Sec. 604. 

Reorganization of certain allowances other than travel and transportation allowances.

Sec. 605. 

Expansion of travel and transportation allowances to include fares and tolls.

Sec. 606. 

One-time uniform allowance for officers who transfer to the Space Force.

Subtitle B—

Bonuses and Special Incentive Pays

Sec. 611. 

One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authorities.

Sec. 612. 

Increase in special and incentive pays for officers in health professions.

Sec. 613. 

Increase in certain hazardous duty incentive pay for members of the uniformed services.

Sec. 614. 

Payment of hazardous duty incentive pay for members of the uniformed services.

Sec. 615. 

Clarification of 30 days of continuous duty on board a ship required for family separation allowance for members of the uniformed services.

Subtitle C—

Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Family and Survivor Benefits

Sec. 621. 

Modernization and clarification of payment of certain Reserves while on duty.

Sec. 622. 

Restatement and clarification of authority to reimburse members for spouse relicensing costs pursuant to a permanent change of station.

Sec. 623. 

Expansion of death gratuity for ROTC graduates.

Sec. 624. 

Expansion of assistance for Gold Star spouses and other dependents.

Sec. 625. 

Gold Star Families Parks Pass.

Sec. 626. 

Recalculation of financial assistance for providers of child care services and youth program services for dependents.

Sec. 627. 

Priority for certain military family housing to a member of the Armed Forces whose spouse agrees to provide family home day care services.

Sec. 628. 

Study on feasibility and advisability of TSP contributions by military spouses.

Sec. 629. 

Report on implications of expansion of authority to provide financial assistance to civilian providers of child care services or youth program services for survivors of members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of duty.

Sec. 629A. 

Report on extension of commissary and exchange benefits for surviving remarried spouses with dependent children of members of the Armed Forces who die while on active duty or certain reserve duty.

Subtitle D—

Defense Resale Matters

Sec. 631. 

Base responders essential needs and dining access.

Sec. 632. 

First responder access to mobile exchanges.

Sec. 633. 

Updated business case analysis for consolidation of the defense resale system.

Subtitle E—

Other Personnel Rights and Benefits

Sec. 641. 

Approval of certain activities by retired and reserve members of the uniformed services.

Sec. 642. 

Permanent authority for and enhancement of the Government lodging program.

Sec. 643. 

Operation of Stars and Stripes.

TITLE VII—

HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

Subtitle A—

TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits

Sec. 701. 

Improvement to breast cancer screening.

Sec. 702. 

Waiver of fees charged to certain civilians for emergency medical treatment provided at military medical treatment facilities.134 STAT. 3397

Sec. 703. 

Authority for Secretary of Defense to manage provider type referral and supervision requirements under TRICARE program.

Sec. 704. 

Expansion of benefits available under TRICARE Extended Care Health Option program.

Sec. 705. 

Sale of hearing aids for dependents of certain members of the reserve components.

Sec. 706. 

Pilot program on receipt of non-generic prescription maintenance medications under TRICARE pharmacy benefits program.

Subtitle B—

Health Care Administration

Sec. 711. 

Repeal of administration of TRICARE dental plans through Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program.

Sec. 712. 

Protection of the Armed Forces from infectious diseases.

Sec. 713. 

Inclusion of drugs, biological products, and critical medical supplies in national security strategy for national technology and industrial base.

Sec. 714. 

Contract authority of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

Sec. 715. 

Membership of Board of Regents of Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

Sec. 716. 

Temporary exemption for Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences from certain Paperwork Reduction Act requirements.

Sec. 717. 

Modification to limitation on the realignment or reduction of military medical manning end strength.

Sec. 718. 

Modifications to implementation plan for restructure or realignment of military medical treatment facilities.

Sec. 719. 

Policy to address prescription opioid safety.

Sec. 720. 

Addition of burn pit registration and other information to electronic health records of members of the Armed Forces.

Sec. 721. 

Inclusion of information on exposure to open burn pits in postdeployment health reassessments.

Subtitle C—

Matters Relating to COVID–19

Sec. 731. 

COVID–19 military health system review panel.

Sec. 732. 

Department of Defense pandemic preparedness.

Sec. 733. 

Transitional health benefits for certain members of the National Guard serving under orders in response to the coronavirus (COVID–19).

Sec. 734. 

Registry of certain TRICARE beneficiaries diagnosed with COVID–19.

Sec. 735. 

Health assessments of veterans diagnosed with pandemic diseases to determine exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals.

Sec. 736. 

Comptroller General study on delivery of mental health services to members of the Armed Forces during the COVID–19 pandemic.

Subtitle D—

Reports and Other Matters

Sec. 741. 

Modifications to pilot program on civilian and military partnerships to enhance interoperability and medical surge capability and capacity of National Disaster Medical System.

Sec. 742. 

Reports on suicide among members of the Armed Forces and suicide prevention programs and activities of the Department of Defense.

Sec. 743. 

Extension of authority for Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund.

Sec. 744. 

Military Health System Clinical Quality Management Program.

Sec. 745. 

Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program.

Sec. 746. 

Extramedical maternal health providers demonstration project.

Sec. 747. 

Briefing on diet and nutrition of members of the Armed Forces.

Sec. 748. 

Audit of medical conditions of residents in privatized military housing.

Sec. 749. 

Assessment of receipt by civilians of emergency medical treatment at military medical treatment facilities.

Sec. 750. 

Study on the incidence of cancer diagnosis and mortality among military aviators and aviation support personnel.

Sec. 751. 

Study on exposure to toxic substances at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan.

Sec. 752. 

Review and report on prevention of suicide among members of the Armed Forces stationed at remote installations outside the contiguous United States.

Sec. 753. 

Study on medevac helicopters and ambulances at certain military installations.

Sec. 754. 

Comptroller General study on prenatal and postpartum mental health conditions among members of the Armed Forces and their dependents.

Sec. 755. 

Report on lapses in TRICARE coverage for members of the National Guard and reserve components.

Sec. 756. 

Study and report on increasing telehealth services across Armed Forces.134 STAT. 3398

Sec. 757. 

Study on force mix options and service models to enhance readiness of medical force of the Armed Forces.

Sec. 758. 

Report on billing practices for health care from Department of Defense.

Subtitle E—

Mental Health Services From Department of Veterans Affairs for Members of Reserve Components

Sec. 761. 

Short title.

Sec. 762. 

Expansion of eligibility for readjustment counseling and related outpatient services from Department of Veterans Affairs to include members of reserve components of the Armed Forces.

Sec. 763. 

Provision of mental health services from Department of Veterans Affairs to members of reserve components of the Armed Forces.

Sec. 764. 

Inclusion of members of reserve components in mental health programs of Department of Veterans Affairs.

Sec. 765. 

Report on mental health and related services provided by Department of Veterans Affairs to members of the Armed Forces.

TITLE VIII—

ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS

Subtitle A—

Acquisition Policy and Management

Sec. 801. 

Report on acquisition risk assessment and mitigation as part of Adaptive Acquisition Framework implementation.

Sec. 802. 

Improving planning, execution, and oversight of life cycle sustainment activities.

Sec. 803. 

Disclosures for offerors for certain shipbuilding major defense acquisition program contracts.

Sec. 804. 

Implementation of modular open systems approaches.

Sec. 805. 

Congressional notification of termination of a middle tier acquisition program.

Sec. 806. 

Definition of material weakness for contractor business systems.

Sec. 807. 

Space system acquisition and the adaptive acquisition framework.

Sec. 808. 

Acquisition authority of the Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center.

Sec. 809. 

Assessments of the process for developing capability requirements for Department of Defense acquisition programs.

Subtitle B—

Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations

Sec. 811. 

Sustainment reform for the Department of Defense.

Sec. 812. 

Inclusion of software in Government performance of acquisition functions.

Sec. 813. 

Modifications to Comptroller General assessment of acquisition programs and related initiatives.

Sec. 814. 

Cost or pricing data reporting requirements for Department of Defense contracts.

Sec. 815. 

Prompt payment of contractors.

Sec. 816. 

Documentation pertaining to commercial item determinations.

Sec. 817. 

Modification to small purchase threshold exception to sourcing requirements for certain articles.

Sec. 818. 

Repeal of program for qualified apprentices for military construction contracts.

Sec. 819. 

Modifications to mitigating risks related to foreign ownership, control, or influence of Department of Defense contractors and subcontractors.

Sec. 820. 

Contract closeout authority for services contracts.

Sec. 821. 

Revision of proof required when using an evaluation factor for employing or subcontracting with members of the Selected Reserve.

Subtitle C—

Provisions Relating to Software and Technology

Sec. 831. 

Contract authority for development and demonstration of initial or additional prototype units.

Sec. 832. 

Extension of pilot program for streamlined awards for innovative technology programs.

Sec. 833. 

Listing of other transaction authority consortia.

Sec. 834. 

Pilot program on the use of consumption-based solutions to address software-intensive warfighting capability.

Sec. 835. 

Balancing security and innovation in software development and acquisition.

Sec. 836. 

Digital modernization of analytical and decision-support processes for managing and overseeing Department of Defense acquisition programs.

Sec. 837. 

Safeguarding defense-sensitive United States intellectual property, technology, and other data and information.134 STAT. 3399

Sec. 838. 

Comptroller General report on implementation of software acquisition reforms.

Sec. 839. 

Comptroller General report on intellectual property acquisition and licensing.

Subtitle D—

Industrial Base Matters

Sec. 841. 

Additional requirements pertaining to printed circuit boards.

Sec. 842. 

Report on nonavailability determinations and quarterly national technology and industrial base briefings.

Sec. 843. 

Modification of framework for modernizing acquisition processes to ensure integrity of industrial base and inclusion of optical transmission components.

Sec. 844. 

Expansion on the prohibition on acquiring certain metal products.

Sec. 845. 

Miscellaneous limitations on the procurement of goods other than United States goods.

Sec. 846. 

Improving implementation of policy pertaining to the national technology and industrial base.

Sec. 847. 

Report and limitation on the availability of funds relating to eliminating the gaps and vulnerabilities in the national technology and industrial base.

Sec. 848. 

Supply of strategic and critical materials for the Department of Defense.

Sec. 849. 

Analyses of certain activities for action to address sourcing and industrial capacity.

Sec. 850. 

Implementation of recommendations for assessing and strengthening the manufacturing and defense industrial base and supply chain resiliency.

Sec. 851. 

Report on strategic and critical materials.

Sec. 852. 

Report on aluminum refining, processing, and manufacturing.

Subtitle E—

Small Business Matters

Sec. 861. 

Initiatives to support small businesses in the national technology and industrial base.

Sec. 862. 

Transfer of verification of small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans to the Small Business Administration.

Sec. 863. 

Employment size standard requirements for small business concerns.

Sec. 864. 

Maximum award price for sole source manufacturing contracts.

Sec. 865. 

Reporting requirement on expenditure amounts for the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program.

Sec. 866. 

Small businesses in territories of the United States.

Sec. 867. 

Eligibility of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for certain Small Business Administration programs.

Sec. 868. 

Past performance ratings of certain small business concerns.

Sec. 869. 

Extension of participation in 8(a) program.

Sec. 870. 

Compliance of Offices of Small Business and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.

Sec. 871. 

Category management training.

Subtitle F—

Other Matters

Sec. 881. 

Review of and report on overdue acquisition and cross-servicing agreement transactions.

Sec. 882. 

Domestic comparative testing activities.

Sec. 883. 

Prohibition on awarding of contracts to contractors that require nondisclosure agreements relating to waste, fraud, or abuse.

Sec. 884. 

Program management improvement officers and program management policy council.

Sec. 885. 

Disclosure of beneficial owners in database for Federal agency contract and grant officers.

Sec. 886. 

Repeal of pilot program on payment of costs for denied Government Accountability Office bid protests.

Sec. 887. 

Amendments to submissions to Congress relating to certain foreign military sales.

Sec. 888. 

Revision to requirement to use firm fixed-price contracts for foreign military sales.

Sec. 889. 

Assessment and enhancement of national security innovation base.

Sec. 890. 

Identification of certain contracts relating to construction or maintenance of a border wall.

Sec. 891. 

Waivers of certain conditions for progress payments under certain contracts during the COVID–19 national emergency.134 STAT. 3400

TITLE IX—

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

Subtitle A—

Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters

Sec. 901. 

Repeal of position of Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense.

Sec. 902. 

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and related matters.

Sec. 903. 

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy.

Sec. 904. 

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment.

Sec. 905. 

Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation.

Sec. 906. 

Input from the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council.

Sec. 907. 

Assignment of responsibility for the Arctic region within the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Sec. 908. 

Modernization of process used by the Department of Defense to identify, task, and manage Congressional reporting requirements.

Subtitle B—

Other Department of Defense Organization and Management Matters

Sec. 911. 

Reform of the Department of Defense.

Sec. 912. 

Limitation on reduction of civilian workforce.

Sec. 913. 

Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Advisors for Diversity and Inclusion.

Sec. 914. 

Limitation on consolidation or transition to alternative content delivery methods within the Defense Media Activity.

Subtitle C—

Space Force Matters

Sec. 921. 

Office of the Chief of Space Operations.

Sec. 922. 

Clarification of Space Force and Chief of Space Operations authorities.

Sec. 923. 

Amendments to Department of the Air Force provisions in title 10, United States Code.

Sec. 924. 

Amendments to other provisions of title 10, United States Code.

Sec. 925. 

Amendments to provisions of law relating to pay and allowances.

Sec. 926. 

Amendments to provisions of law relating to veterans’ benefits.

Sec. 927. 

Amendments to other provisions of the United States Code and other laws.

Sec. 928. 

Applicability to other provisions of law.

Sec. 929. 

Temporary exemption from authorized daily average of members in pay grades E–8 and E–9.

Sec. 930. 

Limitation on transfer of military installations to the jurisdiction of the Space Force.

Sec. 931. 

Organization of the Space Force.

TITLE X—

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subtitle A—

Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. 

General transfer authority.

Sec. 1002. 

Budget materials for special operations forces.

Sec. 1003. 

Application of Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan to fiscal years following fiscal year 2020.

Sec. 1004. 

Incentives for the achievement by the components of the Department of Defense of unqualified audit opinions on the financial statements.

Sec. 1005. 

Audit readiness and remediation.

Sec. 1006. 

Addition of Chief of the National Guard Bureau to the list of officers providing reports of unfunded priorities.

Subtitle B—

Counterdrug Activities

Sec. 1011. 

Quarterly reports on Department of Defense support provided to other United States agencies for counterdrug activities and activities to counter transnational organized crime.

Subtitle C—

Naval Vessels

Sec. 1021. 

Limitation on availability of certain funds without naval vessels plan and certification.

Sec. 1022. 

Limitations on use of funds in National Defense Sealift Fund for purchase of foreign constructed vessels.

Sec. 1023. 

Use of National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund for incrementally funded contracts to provide full funding for Columbia class submarines.

Sec. 1024. 

Preference for United States vessels in transporting supplies by sea.

Sec. 1025. 

Restrictions on overhaul, repair, etc. of naval vessels in foreign shipyards.134 STAT. 3401

Sec. 1026. 

Biennial report on shipbuilder training and the defense industrial base.

Sec. 1027. 

Modification of waiver authority on prohibition on use of funds for retirement of certain legacy maritime mine countermeasure platforms.

Sec. 1028. 

Extension of authority for reimbursement of expenses for certain Navy mess operations afloat.

Sec. 1029. 

Working group on stabilization of Navy shipbuilding industrial base workforce.

Sec. 1030. 

Limitation on naval force structure changes.

Subtitle D—

Counterterrorism

Sec. 1041. 

Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.

Sec. 1042. 

Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Sec. 1043. 

Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries.

Sec. 1044. 

Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Subtitle E—

Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations

Sec. 1051. 

Support of special operations to combat terrorism.

Sec. 1052. 

Expenditure of funds for Department of Defense clandestine activities that support operational preparation of the environment.

Sec. 1053. 

Sale or donation of excess Department of Defense personal property for law enforcement activities.

Sec. 1054. 

Prohibition on retirement of nuclear powered aircraft carriers before first refueling.

Sec. 1055. 

Reauthorization of National Oceanographic Partnership Program.

Sec. 1056. 

Modification and technical correction to Department of Defense authority to provide assistance along the southern land border of the United States.

Sec. 1057. 

Limitation on use of funds for retirement of A–10 aircraft.

Sec. 1058. 

Considerations relating to permanently basing United States equipment or additional forces in host countries with at-risk vendors in 5G or 6G networks.

Sec. 1059. 

Public availability of Department of Defense legislative proposals.

Sec. 1060. 

Arctic planning, research, and development.

Sec. 1061. 

Authority to establish a movement coordination center pacific in the Indo-Pacific region.

Sec. 1062. 

Limitation on provision of funds to institutions of higher education hosting Confucius Institutes.

Sec. 1063. 

Support for national maritime heritage grants program.

Sec. 1064. 

Requirements for use of Federal law enforcement personnel, active duty members of the Armed Forces, and National Guard personnel in support of Federal authorities to respond to civil disturbances.

Subtitle F—

Studies and Reports

Sec. 1071. 

FFRDC study of explosive ordnance disposal agencies.

Sec. 1072. 

Study on force structure for Marine Corps aviation.

Sec. 1073. 

Report on joint training range exercises for the Pacific region.

Sec. 1074. 

Reports on threats to United States forces from small unmanned aircraft systems worldwide.

Sec. 1075. 

Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) reports on improving the budget justification and related materials of the Department of Defense.

Sec. 1076. 

Quarterly briefings on Joint All Domain Command and Control effort.

Sec. 1077. 

Report on civilian casualty resourcing and authorities.

Sec. 1078. 

Comptroller General Review of Department of Defense efforts to prevent resale of goods manufactured by forced labor in commissaries and exchanges.

Sec. 1079. 

Comptroller General report on Department of Defense processes for responding to congressional reporting requirements.

Subtitle G—

Other Matters

Sec. 1081. 

Technical, conforming, and clerical amendments.

Sec. 1082. 

Reporting of adverse events relating to consumer products on military installations.

Sec. 1083. 

Modification to First Division monument.

Sec. 1084. 

Sense of Congress regarding reporting of civilian casualties resulting from United States military operations.134 STAT. 3402

Sec. 1085. 

Deployment of real-time status of special use airspace.

Sec. 1086. 

Duties of Secretary under uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act.

Sec. 1087. 

Mitigation of military helicopter noise.

Sec. 1088. 

Congressional expression of support for designation of National Borinqueneers Day.

Sec. 1089. 

Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies.

Sec. 1090. 

Establishment of vetting procedures and monitoring requirements for certain military training.

Sec. 1091. 

Personal protective equipment matters.

TITLE XI—

CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS

Subtitle A—

General Provisions

Sec. 1101. 

Department of Defense policy on unclassified workspaces and job functions of personnel with pending security clearances.

Sec. 1102. 

Enhancement of public-private talent exchange programs in the Department of Defense.

Sec. 1103. 

Paid parental leave technical corrections.

Sec. 1104. 

Authority to provide travel and transportation allowances in connection with transfer ceremonies of certain civilian employees who die overseas.

Sec. 1105. 

One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees working overseas.

Sec. 1106. 

One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone.

Sec. 1107. 

Civilian faculty at the Defense Security Cooperation University and Institute of Security Governance.

Sec. 1108. 

Temporary authority to appoint retired members of the Armed Forces to positions in the Department of Defense.

Sec. 1109. 

Fire fighters alternative work schedule demonstration project for the Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire and Emergency Services.

Sec. 1110. 

Special rules for certain monthly workers’ compensation payments and other payments for Federal Government personnel under chief of mission authority.

Sec. 1111. 

Temporary increase in limitation on accumulation of annual leave for Executive branch employees.

Sec. 1112. 

Telework travel expenses program of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Sec. 1113. 

Extension of rate of overtime pay authority for Department of the Navy employees performing work aboard or dockside in support of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier forward deployed in Japan.

Sec. 1114. 

Enhanced pay authority for certain acquisition and technology positions in the Department of Defense.

Sec. 1115. 

Enhanced pay authority for certain research and technology positions in the science and technology reinvention laboratories of the Department of Defense.

Sec. 1116. 

Extension of enhanced appointment and compensation authority for civilian personnel for care and treatment of wounded and injured members of the armed forces.

Sec. 1117. 

Expansion of direct hire authority for certain Department of Defense personnel to include installation military housing office positions supervising privatized military housing.

Sec. 1118. 

Extension of sunset of inapplicability of certification of executive qualifications by qualification certification review board of office of personnel management for initial appointments to senior executive service positions in department of defense.

Sec. 1119. 

Pilot program on enhanced pay authority for certain high-level management positions in the Department of Defense.

Sec. 1120. 

Recruitment incentives for placement at remote locations.

Sec. 1121. 

Technical amendments regarding reimbursement of Federal, State, and local income taxes incurred during travel, transportation, and relocation.

Subtitle B—

Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2020

Sec. 1131. 

Short title.

Sec. 1132. 

Sense of Congress.

Sec. 1133. 

Notification of violation.

Sec. 1134. 

Reporting requirements.

Sec. 1135. 

Data to be posted by employing Federal agencies.

Sec. 1136. 

Data to be posted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.134 STAT. 3403

Sec. 1137. 

Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 amendments.

Sec. 1138. 

Nondisclosure agreement limitation.

TITLE XII—

MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

Subtitle A—

Assistance and Training

Sec. 1201. 

Authority to build capacity for additional operations.

Sec. 1202. 

Participation in European program on multilateral exchange of surface transportation services.

Sec. 1203. 

Participation in programs relating to coordination or exchange of air refueling and air transportation services.

Sec. 1204. 

Reciprocal patient movement agreements.

Sec. 1205. 

Modification to the Inter-European Air Forces Academy.

Sec. 1206. 

Modification of authority for participation in multinational centers of excellence.

Sec. 1207. 

Modification and extension of support of special operations for irregular warfare.

Sec. 1208. 

Extension of authority to transfer excess high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles to foreign countries.

Sec. 1209. 

Modification and extension of update of Department of Defense Freedom of Navigation Report.

Sec. 1210. 

Extension and modification of authority to support border security operations of certain foreign countries.

Sec. 1210A. 

Extension of Department of Defense support for stabilization activities in national security interest of the United States.

Sec. 1210B. 

Extension of report on workforce development.

Sec. 1210C. 

Plan to increase participation in international military education and training programs.

Sec. 1210D. 

Mitigation and prevention of atrocities in high-risk countries.

Sec. 1210E. 

Implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017.

Subtitle B—

Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan

Sec. 1211. 

Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations.

Sec. 1212. 

Extension of the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program.

Sec. 1213. 

Extension and modification of support for reconciliation activities led by the Government of Afghanistan.

Sec. 1214. 

Extension and modification of Commanders’ Emergency Response Program.

Sec. 1215. 

Limitation on use of funds to reduce deployment to Afghanistan.

Sec. 1216. 

Modifications to immunity from seizure under judicial process of cultural objects.

Sec. 1217. 

Congressional oversight of United States talks with Taliban officials and Afghanistan’s comprehensive peace process.

Sec. 1218. 

Strategy for post-conflict engagement on human rights in Afghanistan.

Sec. 1219. 

Modification to report on enhancing security and stability in Afghanistan.

Sec. 1220. 

Report on Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.

Subtitle C—

Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran

Sec. 1221. 

Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

Sec. 1222. 

Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups and individuals.

Sec. 1223. 

Extension and modification of authority to support operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq.

Sec. 1224. 

Prohibition on provision of weapons and other forms of support to certain organizations.

Sec. 1225. 

Report and budget details regarding Operation Spartan Shield.

Subtitle D—

Matters Relating to Russia

Sec. 1231. 

Extension of limitation on military cooperation between the United States and the Russian Federation.

Sec. 1232. 

Matters relating to United States participation in the Open Skies Treaty.

Sec. 1233. 

Prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea.

Sec. 1234. 

Annual report on military and security developments involving the Russian Federation.134 STAT. 3404

Sec. 1235. 

Modification and extension of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.

Sec. 1236. 

Report on capability and capacity requirements of military forces of Ukraine and resource plan for security assistance.

Sec. 1237. 

Report on Russian Federation support of racially and ethnically motivated violent extremists.

Sec. 1238. 

Authorization of rewards for providing information on foreign election interference.

Subtitle E—

Matters Relating to Europe and NATO

Sec. 1241. 

Determination and imposition of sanctions with respect to Turkey’s acquisition of the S–400 air defense system.

Sec. 1242. 

Clarification and expansion of sanctions relating to construction of Nord Stream 2 or TurkStream pipeline projects.

Sec. 1243. 

Extension of authority for training for Eastern European national security forces in the course of multilateral exercises.

Sec. 1244. 

Sense of Congress on support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Sec. 1245. 

Limitation on United States force structure reductions in Germany.

Sec. 1246. 

Report on United States military force posture in Southeastern Europe.

Sec. 1247. 

Sense of Congress on support for coordinated action to ensure the security of Baltic allies.

Sec. 1248. 

Sense of Congress on the role of the Kosovo Force of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Subtitle F—

Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region

Sec. 1251. 

Pacific Deterrence Initiative.

Sec. 1252. 

Extension and modification of prohibition on commercial export of certain covered munitions items to the Hong Kong Police Force.

Sec. 1253. 

Authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup.

Sec. 1254. 

Cooperative program with Vietnam to account for Vietnamese personnel missing in action.

Sec. 1255. 

Sense of Congress on the United States-Vietnam defense relationship.

Sec. 1256. 

Pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia.

Sec. 1257. 

Report on the costs most directly associated with the stationing of the Armed Forces in Japan.

Sec. 1258. 

Limitation on use of funds to reduce the total number of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who are deployed to South Korea.

Sec. 1259. 

Implementation of GAO recommendations on preparedness of United States forces to counter North Korean chemical and biological weapons.

Sec. 1260. 

Statement of policy and sense of Congress on the Taiwan Relations Act.

Sec. 1260A. 

Annual briefing on Taiwan arms sales.

Sec. 1260B. 

Report on United States-Taiwan medical security partnership.

Sec. 1260C. 

Establishment of capabilities to assess the defense technological and industrial bases of China and other foreign adversaries.

Sec. 1260D. 

Extension of annual report on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China.

Sec. 1260E. 

Sense of Congress on the aggression of the Government of China along the border with India and its growing territorial claims.

Sec. 1260F. 

Assessment of National Cyber Strategy to deter China from engaging in industrial espionage and cyber theft.

Sec. 1260G. 

Report on United Front Work Department.

Sec. 1260H. 

Public reporting of Chinese military companies operating in the United States.

Sec. 1260I. 

Report on directed use of fishing fleets.

Subtitle G—

Sudan Democratic Transition, Accountability, and Fiscal Transparency Act of 2020

Sec. 1261. 

Short title.

Sec. 1262. 

Definitions.

Sec. 1263. 

Statement of policy.

Sec. 1264. 

Support for democratic governance, rule of law, human rights, and fundamental freedoms.

Sec. 1265. 

Support for development programs.

Sec. 1266. 

Support for conflict mitigation.

Sec. 1267. 

Support for accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Sudan.

Sec. 1268. 

Suspension of assistance.

Sec. 1269. 

Multilateral assistance.

Sec. 1270. 

Coordinated support to recover assets stolen from the Sudanese people.

Sec. 1270A. 

Limitation on assistance to the Sudanese security and intelligence services.134 STAT. 3405

Sec. 1270B. 

Reports.

Sec. 1270C. 

United States strategy for support to a civilian-led government in Sudan.

Sec. 1270D. 

Amendments to the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006.

Sec. 1270E. 

Repeal of Sudan Peace Act and the Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act.

Subtitle H—

United States Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2020

Sec. 1271. 

Short title.

Sec. 1272. 

Sense of Congress on United States-Israel relationship.

Sec. 1273. 

Security assistance for Israel.

Sec. 1274. 

Extension of war reserves stockpile authority.

Sec. 1275. 

Rules governing the transfer of precision-guided munitions to Israel above the annual restriction.

Sec. 1276. 

Eligibility of Israel for the strategic trade authorization exception to certain export control licensing requirements.

Sec. 1277. 

United States Agency for International Development memoranda of understanding to enhance cooperation with Israel.

Sec. 1278. 

Cooperative projects among the United States, Israel, and developing countries.

Sec. 1279. 

Joint cooperative program related to innovation and high-tech for the Middle East region.

Sec. 1280. 

Cooperation on directed energy capabilities.

Sec. 1280A. 

Other matters of cooperation.

Sec. 1280B. 

Appropriate congressional committees defined.

Subtitle I—

Global Child Thrive Act of 2020

Sec. 1281. 

Short title.

Sec. 1282. 

Sense of Congress.

Sec. 1283. 

Assistance to improve early childhood outcomes globally.

Sec. 1284. 

Special advisor for assistance to orphans and vulnerable children.

Sec. 1285. 

Rule of construction.

Subtitle J—

Matters Relating to Africa and the Middle East

Sec. 1291. 

Briefing and report relating to reduction in the total number of United States Armed Forces deployed to United States Africa Command area of responsibility.

Sec. 1292. 

Notification with respect to withdrawal of members of the Armed Forces participating in the Multinational Force and Observers in Egypt.

Sec. 1293. 

Report on enhancing security partnerships between the United States and African countries.

Sec. 1294. 

Plan to address gross violations of human rights and civilian harm in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger.

Sec. 1295. 

Statement of policy and report relating to the conflict in Yemen.

Sec. 1296. 

Report on United States military support of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.

Sec. 1297. 

Sense of Congress on payment of amounts owed by Kuwait to United States medical institutions.

Subtitle K—

Other Matters

Sec. 1299A. 

Provision of goods and services at Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands.

Sec. 1299B. 

Report on contributions received from designated countries.

Sec. 1299C. 

Modification to initiative to support protection of national security academic researchers from undue influence and other security threats.

Sec. 1299D. 

Extension of authorization of non-conventional assisted recovery capabilities.

Sec. 1299E. 

Annual briefings on certain foreign military bases of adversaries.

Sec. 1299F. 

Countering white identity terrorism globally.

Sec. 1299G. 

Report on progress of the Department of Defense with respect to denying the strategic goals of a competitor against a covered defense partner.

Sec. 1299H. 

Comparative studies on defense budget transparency of the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, and the United States.

Sec. 1299I. 

Assessment of weapons of mass destruction terrorism.

Sec. 1299J. 

Review of Department of Defense compliance with “Principles Related to the Protection of Medical Care Provided by Impartial Humanitarian Organizations During Armed Conflicts”.

Sec. 1299K. 

Certification relating to assistance for Guatemala.

Sec. 1299L. 

Functional Center for Security Studies in Irregular Warfare.

Sec. 1299M. 

United States-Israel operations-technology cooperation within the United States-Israel Defense Acquisition Advisory Group.134 STAT. 3406

Sec. 1299N. 

Payment of passport fees for certain individuals.

Sec. 1299O. 

Resumption of Peace Corps operations.

Sec. 1299P. 

Establishment of the Open Technology Fund.

Sec. 1299Q. 

United States Agency for Global Media.

Sec. 1299R. 

Leveraging information on foreign traffickers.

Sec. 1299S. 

Rule of construction relating to use of military force.

TITLE XIII—

COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION

Sec. 1301. 

Funding allocations; specification of 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.

Sec. 1403. 

Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide.

Sec. 1404. 

Defense Inspector General.

Sec. 1405. 

Defense health program.

Subtitle B—

Armed Forces Retirement Home

Sec. 1411. 

Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home.

Sec. 1412. 

Expansion of eligibility for residence at the Armed Forces Retirement Home.

Sec. 1413. 

Periodic inspections of Armed Forces Retirement Home facilities by nationally recognized accrediting organization.

Subtitle C—

Other Matters

Sec. 1421. 

Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility demonstration fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois.

TITLE XV—

AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

Subtitle A—

Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 1501. 

Purpose.

Sec. 1502. 

Overseas contingency operations.

Sec. 1503. 

Procurement.

Sec. 1504. 

Research, development, test, and evaluation.

Sec. 1505. 

Operation and maintenance.

Sec. 1506. 

Military personnel.

Sec. 1507. 

Working capital funds.

Sec. 1508. 

Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide.

Sec. 1509. 

Defense Inspector General.

Sec. 1510. 

Defense Health Program.

Subtitle B—

Financial Matters

Sec. 1511. 

Treatment as additional authorizations.

Sec. 1512. 

Special transfer authority.

Subtitle C—

Other Matters

Sec. 1521. 

Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.

TITLE XVI—

SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS

Subtitle A—

Space Activities

Sec. 1601. 

Space Development Agency development requirements and transfer to Space Force.

Sec. 1602. 

Personnel management authority for Space Development Agency for experts in science and engineering.

Sec. 1603. 

Requirement to buy certain satellite component from national technology and industrial base.

Sec. 1604. 

Conforming amendments relating to reestablishment of Space Command.

Sec. 1605. 

Clarification of authority for procurement of commercial satellite communications services.

Sec. 1606. 

National Security Space Launch program.

Sec. 1607. 

Commercial space domain awareness capabilities.

Sec. 1608. 

Policy to ensure launch of small-class payloads.134 STAT. 3407

Sec. 1609. 

Tactically responsive space launch operations.

Sec. 1610. 

Limitation on availability of funds for prototype program for multi-global navigation satellite system receiver development.

Sec. 1611. 

Resilient and survivable positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities.

Sec. 1612. 

Leveraging commercial satellite remote sensing.

Sec. 1613. 

Strategy to strengthen civil and national security capabilities and operations in space.

Sec. 1614. 

Report and strategy on space competition with China.

Subtitle B—

Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities

Sec. 1621. 

Safety of navigation mission of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

Sec. 1622. 

National Academies Climate Security Roundtable.

Sec. 1623. 

Efficient use of sensitive compartmented information facilities.

Subtitle C—

Nuclear Forces

Sec. 1631. 

Semiannual updates on meetings held by Nuclear Weapons Council; limitation on availability of funds relating to such updates.

Sec. 1632. 

Role of Nuclear Weapons Council with respect to performance requirements and budget for nuclear weapons programs.

Sec. 1633. 

Modification of Government Accountability Office review of annual reports on nuclear weapons enterprise.

Sec. 1634. 

Independent study on nuclear weapons programs of certain foreign countries.

Sec. 1635. 

Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States.

Subtitle D—

Missile Defense Programs

Sec. 1641. 

Alignment of the Missile Defense Agency within the Department of Defense.

Sec. 1642. 

Extension of prohibition relating to missile defense information and systems.

Sec. 1643. 

Extension of transition of ballistic missile defense programs to military departments.

Sec. 1644. 

Extension of requirement for Comptroller General review and assessment of missile defense acquisition programs.

Sec. 1645. 

Development of hypersonic and ballistic missile tracking space sensor payload.

Sec. 1646. 

Ground-based midcourse defense interim capability.

Sec. 1647. 

Next generation interceptors.

Sec. 1648. 

Report on and limitation on availability of funds for layered homeland missile defense system.

Sec. 1649. 

Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative missile defense program co-development and co-production.

Sec. 1650. 

Report on defense of Guam from integrated air and missile threats.

Sec. 1651. 

Reports on cruise missile defense and North Warning System.

Subtitle E—

Matters Relating to Certain Commercial Terrestrial Operations

Sec. 1661. 

Prohibition on availability of funds for certain purposes relating to the Global Positioning System.

Sec. 1662. 

Limitation on awarding contracts to entities operating commercial terrestrial communication networks that cause harmful interference with the Global Positioning System.

Sec. 1663. 

Independent technical review of Federal Communications Commission Order 20–48.

Sec. 1664. 

Estimate of damages from Federal Communications Commission Order 20–48.

Subtitle F—

Other Matters

Sec. 1671. 

Conventional prompt strike.

Sec. 1672. 

Limitation on availability of funds relating to reports on missile systems and arms control treaties.

Sec. 1673. 

Submission of reports under Missile Defense Review and Nuclear Posture Review.

TITLE XVII—

CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS

Sec. 1701. 

Modification of mission of Cyber Command and assignment of cyber operations forces.

Sec. 1702. 

Modification of scope of notification requirements for sensitive military cyber operations.134 STAT. 3408

Sec. 1703. 

Modification of requirements for quarterly Department of Defense cyber operations briefings for Congress.

Sec. 1704. 

Clarification relating to protection from liability of operationally critical contractors.

Sec. 1705. 

Strengthening Federal networks; CISA cybersecurity support to agencies.

Sec. 1706. 

Improvements relating to the quadrennial cyber posture review.

Sec. 1707. 

Modification of authority to use operation and maintenance funds for cyber operations-peculiar capability development projects.

Sec. 1708. 

Personnel management authority for Commander of United States Cyber Command and development program for offensive cyber operations.

Sec. 1709. 

Applicability of reorientation of Big Data Platform program to Department of Navy.

Sec. 1710. 

Report on Cyber Institutes program.

Sec. 1711. 

Modification of acquisition authority of Commander of United States Cyber Command.

Sec. 1712. 

Modification of requirements relating to the Strategic Cybersecurity Program and the evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of major weapon systems of the Department of Defense.

Sec. 1713. 

Modification of position of Principal Cyber Advisor.

Sec. 1714. 

Cyberspace Solarium Commission.

Sec. 1715. 

Establishment in Department of Homeland Security of joint cyber planning office.

Sec. 1716. 

Subpoena authority.

Sec. 1717. 

Cybersecurity State Coordinator.

Sec. 1718. 

Cybersecurity Advisory Committee.

Sec. 1719. 

Cybersecurity education and training assistance program.

Sec. 1720. 

Framework for cyber hunt forward operations.

Sec. 1721. 

Rationalization and integration of parallel cybersecurity architectures and operations.

Sec. 1722. 

Assessing risk to national security of quantum computing.

Sec. 1723. 

Tailored cyberspace operations organizations.

Sec. 1724. 

Responsibility for cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection of the defense industrial base.

Sec. 1725. 

Pilot program on remote provision by National Guard to National Guards of other States of cybersecurity technical assistance in training, preparation, and response to cyber incidents.

Sec. 1726. 

Department of Defense cyber workforce efforts.

Sec. 1727. 

Reporting requirements for cross domain incidents and exemptions to policies for information technology.

Sec. 1728. 

Assessing private-public collaboration in cybersecurity.

Sec. 1729. 

Cyber capabilities and interoperability of the National Guard.

Sec. 1730. 

Evaluation of non-traditional cyber support to the Department of Defense.

Sec. 1731. 

Integrated cybersecurity center plan.

Sec. 1732. 

Assessment of cyber operational planning and deconfliction policies and processes.

Sec. 1733. 

Pilot program on cybersecurity capability metrics.

Sec. 1734. 

Assessment of effect of inconsistent timing and use of Network Address Translation in Department of Defense networks.

Sec. 1735. 

Integration of Department of Defense user activity monitoring and cybersecurity.

Sec. 1736. 

Defense industrial base cybersecurity sensor architecture plan.

Sec. 1737. 

Assessment on defense industrial base participation in a threat information sharing program.

Sec. 1738. 

Assistance for small manufacturers in the defense industrial supply chain on matters relating to cybersecurity.

Sec. 1739. 

Assessment on defense industrial base cybersecurity threat hunting program.

Sec. 1740. 

Defense Digital Service.

Sec. 1741. 

Matters concerning the College of Information and Cyberspace and limitation of funding for National Defense University.

Sec. 1742. 

Department of Defense cyber hygiene and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification framework.

Sec. 1743. 

Extension of sunset for pilot program on regional cybersecurity training center for the Army National Guard.

Sec. 1744. 

National cyber exercises.

Sec. 1745. 

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency review.

Sec. 1746. 

Report on enabling United States Cyber Command resource allocation.

Sec. 1747. 

Ensuring cyber resiliency of nuclear command and control system.

Sec. 1748. 

Requirements for review of and limitations on the Joint Regional Security Stacks activity.134 STAT. 3409

Sec. 1749. 

Implementation of information operations matters.

Sec. 1750. 

Report on use of encryption by Department of Defense national security systems.

Sec. 1751. 

Guidance and direction on use of direct hiring processes for artificial intelligence professionals and other data science and software development personnel.

Sec. 1752. 

National Cyber Director.

TITLE XVIII—

TRANSFER AND REORGANIZATION OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION STATUTES

Sec. 1801. 

Transfer and reorganization of defense acquisition statutes.

Subtitle A—

Definitions

Sec. 1806. 

Definitions.

Sec. 1807. 

General matters.

Sec. 1808. 

Defense acquisition system.

Sec. 1809. 

Budgeting and appropriations.

Sec. 1810. 

Operational contract support.

Subtitle B—

Acquisition Planning

Sec. 1811. 

Planning and solicitation generally.

Sec. 1812. 

Independent cost estimation and cost analysis.

Sec. 1813. 

Other provisions relating to planning and solicitation generally.

Subtitle C—

Contracting Methods and Contract Types

Sec. 1816. 

Awarding of contracts.

Sec. 1817. 

Specific types of contracts.

Sec. 1818. 

Other matters relating to awarding of contracts.

Sec. 1819. 

Undefinitized contractual actions.

Sec. 1820. 

Task and delivery order contracts.

Sec. 1821. 

Acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.

Sec. 1822. 

Multiyear contracts.

Sec. 1823. 

Simplified acquisition procedures.

Sec. 1824. 

Rapid acquisition procedures.

Sec. 1825. 

Contracts for long-term lease or charter of vessels, aircraft, and combat vehicles.

Subtitle D—

General Contracting Provisions

Sec. 1831. 

Cost or pricing data.

Sec. 1832. 

Allowable costs.

Sec. 1833. 

Proprietary contractor data and rights in technical data.

Sec. 1834. 

Contract financing.

Sec. 1835. 

Contractor audits and accounting.

Sec. 1836. 

Claims and disputes.

Sec. 1837. 

Foreign acquisitions.

Sec. 1838. 

Socioeconomic programs.

Subtitle E—

Research and Engineering

Sec. 1841. 

Research and engineering generally.

Sec. 1842. 

Innovation.

Sec. 1843. 

Department of Defense laboratories.

Sec. 1844. 

Research and development centers and facilities.

Sec. 1845. 

Test and evaluation.

Subtitle F—

Major Systems, Major Defense Acquisition Programs, and Weapon Systems Development

Sec. 1846. 

General matters.

Sec. 1847. 

Major systems and major defense acquisition programs generally.

Sec. 1848. 

Life-cycle and sustainment.

Sec. 1849. 

Program status–selected acquisition reports.

Sec. 1850. 

Cost growth—unit cost reports (Nunn-McCurdy).

Sec. 1851. 

Weapon systems development and related matters.

Subtitle G—

Other Special Categories of Contracting

Sec. 1856. 

Acquisition of services generally.

Sec. 1857. 

Acquisition of information technology.

Subtitle H—

Contract Management

Sec. 1861. 

Contract administration.134 STAT. 3410

Sec. 1862. 

Prohibitions and penalties.

Sec. 1863. 

Contractor workforce.

Sec. 1864. 

Other administrative matters.

Subtitle I—

Defense Industrial Base

Sec. 1866. 

Defense industrial base generally.

Sec. 1867. 

Policies and planning.

Sec. 1868. 

Development, application, and support of dual-use technologies.

Sec. 1869. 

Manufacturing technology.

Sec. 1870. 

Other technology base policies and programs.

Sec. 1871. 

Small business programs.

Sec. 1872. 

Procurement technical assistance cooperative agreement program.

Sec. 1873. 

Loan guarantee programs.

Subtitle J—

Other Matters

Sec. 1876. 

Recodification of certain title 10 provisions relating to contract financing for certain Navy contracts.

Sec. 1877. 

Recodification of title 10 statute on cadre of personnel who are intellectual property experts.

Sec. 1878. 

Transfer of title 10 section relating to notification of Navy procurement production disruptions.

Sec. 1879. 

Transfer of title 10 section relating to energy security.

Sec. 1880. 

Part IV heading.

Sec. 1881. 

Repeal of chapters 137, 139, 144, and 148.

Sec. 1882. 

Revision of chapter 141.

Sec. 1883. 

References.

Sec. 1884. 

Savings provisions.

Sec. 1885. 

Rule of construction.

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. 

Limitation on military construction project at Kwajalein Atoll.

Sec. 2105. 

Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2017 project at Camp Walker, Korea.

TITLE XXII—

NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 2201. 

Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.

Sec. 2202. 

Family housing and improvements to military family housing units.

Sec. 2203. 

Authorization of appropriations, Navy.

TITLE XXIII—

AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 2301. 

Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects.

Sec. 2302. 

Family housing and improvements to military family housing units.

Sec. 2303. 

Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.

Sec. 2304. 

Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 project.

Sec. 2305. 

Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects.

Sec. 2306. 

Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects.

Sec. 2307. 

Technical corrections related to authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 family housing projects.

TITLE XXIV—

DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 2401. 

Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects.

Sec. 2402. 

Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program projects.

Sec. 2403. 

Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.

Sec. 2404. 

Independent study on Western Emergency Refined Fuel Reserves.

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.134 STAT. 3411

Sec. 2503. 

Execution of projects under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program.

Subtitle B—

Host Country In-Kind Contributions

Sec. 2511. 

Republic of Korea funded construction projects.

Sec. 2512. 

Qatar funded construction projects.

TITLE XXVI—

GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

Sec. 2601. 

Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition projects.

Sec. 2602. 

Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.

Sec. 2603. 

Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.

Sec. 2604. 

Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition projects.

Sec. 2605. 

Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.

Sec. 2606. 

Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve.

Sec. 2607. 

Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2020 project in Alabama.

TITLE XXVII—

BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES

Sec. 2701. 

Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure Account.

Sec. 2702. 

Prohibition on conducting additional base realignment and closure (BRAC) round.

Sec. 2703. 

Plan to finish remediation activities conducted by the Secretary of the Army in Umatilla, Oregon.

TITLE XXVIII—

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subtitle A—

Military Construction Program Changes

Sec. 2801. 

Modification and clarification of construction authority in the event of a declaration of war or national emergency.

Sec. 2802. 

Extension of sunset for annual locality adjustment of dollar thresholds applicable to unspecified minor military construction authorities.

Sec. 2803. 

Modification of reporting requirements regarding certain military construction projects and military family housing projects, contracts, and agreements.

Sec. 2804. 

Consideration of energy security and energy resilience in life-cycle cost for military construction.

Sec. 2805. 

Congressional project authorization required for military construction projects for energy resilience, energy security, and energy conservation.

Sec. 2806. 

One-year extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation and maintenance funds for construction projects in certain areas outside the United States.

Sec. 2807. 

Responsibility of Navy for military construction requirements for certain Fleet Readiness Centers.

Subtitle B—

Military Family Housing Reforms

Sec. 2811. 

Modifications and technical corrections related to military housing privatization reform.

Sec. 2812. 

Repeal of authority to lease substandard family housing units to members of the uniformed services.

Sec. 2813. 

Expenditure priorities in using Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund.

Sec. 2814. 

Availability of information regarding assessment of performance metrics for contracts for provision or management of privatized military housing.

Sec. 2815. 

Requirement that Secretary of Defense implement recommendations relating to military family housing contained in report by Inspector General of Department of Defense.

Sec. 2816. 

Promulgation of guidance to facilitate return of military families displaced from privatized military housing.

Sec. 2817. 

Promulgation of guidance on relocation of residents of military housing impacted by presence of mold.

Sec. 2818. 

Expansion of uniform code of basic standards for privatized military housing and hazard and habitability inspection and assessment requirements to Government-owned and Government-controlled military family housing.134 STAT. 3412

Subtitle C—

Real Property and Facilities Administration

Sec. 2821. 

Acceptance of property by military service academies, professional military education schools, and military museums subject to naming-rights condition.

Sec. 2822. 

Codification of reporting requirements regarding United States overseas military enduring locations and contingency locations.

Sec. 2823. 

Promotion of energy resilience and energy security in privatized utility systems.

Sec. 2824. 

Vesting exercise of discretion with Secretaries of the military departments regarding entering into longer-term contracts for utility services.

Sec. 2825. 

Use of on-site energy production to promote military installation energy resilience and energy security.

Sec. 2826. 

Improved electrical metering of Department of Defense infrastructure supporting critical missions.

Sec. 2827. 

Improving water management and security on military installations.

Sec. 2828. 

Prohibition relating to closure or return to host nation of existing military installations, infrastructure, or real property in Europe.

Subtitle D—

Land Conveyances

Sec. 2831. 

Land conveyance, Camp Navajo, Arizona.

Sec. 2832. 

Modification of land exchange involving Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant, Sunnyvale, California.

Sec. 2833. 

Land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop, California.

Sec. 2834. 

Land exchange, San Bernardino County, California.

Sec. 2835. 

Land conveyance, Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar System receiving station, Modoc County, California.

Sec. 2836. 

Transfer of administrative jurisdiction, Naval Support Activity Panama City, Florida, parcel.

Sec. 2837. 

Lease extension, Bryan Multi-Sports Complex, Wayne County, North Carolina.

Sec. 2838. 

Land conveyances, Milan Army Ammunition Plant, Tennessee.

Subtitle E—

Military Land Withdrawals

Sec. 2841. 

Renewal of land withdrawal and reservation to benefit Naval Air Facility, El Centro, California.

Sec. 2842. 

Renewal of Fallon Range Training Complex land withdrawal and reservation.

Sec. 2843. 

Renewal of Nevada Test and Training Range land withdrawal and reservation.

Sec. 2844. 

Establishment of interagency committees on joint use of certain land withdrawn from appropriation under public land laws.

Subtitle F—

Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific Issues

Sec. 2851. 

Change to biennial reporting requirement for Interagency Coordination Group of Inspectors General for Guam Realignment.

Sec. 2852. 

Additional exception to restriction on development of public infrastructure in connection with realignment of Marine Corps forces in Asia-Pacific region.

Sec. 2853. 

Development of master plan for infrastructure to support rotational Armed Forces in Australia.

Sec. 2854. 

Bulk fuel management in United States Indo-Pacific Command Area of Responsibility.

Subtitle G—

Authorized Pilot Programs

Sec. 2861. 

Pilot program to authorize use of cost savings realized from intergovernmental services agreements for installation-support services.

Sec. 2862. 

Department of Defense pilot program to evaluate expansion of land exchange authority.

Sec. 2863. 

Pilot program to support combatant command military construction priorities.

Sec. 2864. 

Pilot program to test use of emergency diesel generators in a microgrid configuration at certain military installations.

Sec. 2865. 

Pilot program to authorize additional military construction projects for child development centers at military installations.

Sec. 2866. 

Department of the Army pilot program for development and use of online real estate inventory tool.

Subtitle H—

Miscellaneous Studies and Reports

Sec. 2871. 

Reports regarding decision-making process used to locate or relocate major headquarters and certain military units and weapon systems.134 STAT. 3413

Sec. 2872. 

Report on effect of noise restrictions on military installations and operations and development and implementation of noise mitigation measures.

Sec. 2873. 

Study and report regarding continued need for protected aircraft shelters in Europe and status of United States air base resiliency in Europe.

Subtitle I—

Other Matters

Sec. 2881. 

Military construction infrastructure and weapon system synchronization for Ground Based Strategic Deterrent.

Sec. 2882. 

Defense Community Infrastructure Program.

Sec. 2883. 

Consideration of certain military family readiness issues in making basing decisions associated with certain military units and major headquarters.

Sec. 2884. 

Department of Defense policy for regulation in military communities of dangerous dogs kept as pets.

TITLE XXIX—

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 2901. 

Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.

Sec. 2902. 

Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects.

Sec. 2903. 

Authorization of appropriations.

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—

Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Matters

Sec. 3111. 

W93 nuclear warhead acquisition process.

Sec. 3112. 

Earned value management and technology readiness levels for life extension programs.

Sec. 3113. 

Monitoring of industrial base for nuclear weapons components, subsystems, and materials.

Sec. 3114. 

Plutonium pit production.

Subtitle C—

Defense Environmental Cleanup Matters

Sec. 3121. 

Public statement of environmental liabilities for facilities undergoing defense environmental cleanup.

Sec. 3122. 

Inclusion of missed milestones in future-years defense environmental cleanup plan.

Sec. 3123. 

Classification of defense environmental cleanup as capital asset projects or operations activities.

Sec. 3124. 

Extension of limitation relating to reclassification of high-level waste.

Sec. 3125. 

Continued analysis of approaches for supplemental treatment of low-activity waste at Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

Subtitle D—

Safeguards and Security Matters

Sec. 3131. 

Reporting on penetrations of networks of contractors and subcontractors.

Subtitle E—

Personnel Matters

Sec. 3141. 

Extension of authority for appointment of certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel.

Sec. 3142. 

Inclusion of certain employees and contractors of Department of Energy in definition of public safety officer for purposes of certain death benefits.

Sec. 3143. 

Reimbursement for liability insurance for nuclear materials couriers.

Sec. 3144. 

Transportation and moving expenses for immediate family of deceased nuclear materials couriers.

Sec. 3145. 

Permanent extension of Office of Ombudsman for Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program.

Sec. 3146. 

Reports on diversity of certain contractor employees of National Nuclear Security Administration.

Sec. 3147. 

Sense of Congress regarding compensation of individuals relating to uranium mining and nuclear testing.134 STAT. 3414

Subtitle F—

Budget and Financial Management Matters

Sec. 3151. 

Reports on financial balances for atomic energy defense activities.

Subtitle G—

Administrative Matters

Sec. 3161. 

Modifications to enhanced procurement authority to manage supply chain risk.

Sec. 3162. 

Extension of pilot program on unavailability for overhead costs of amounts specified for laboratory-directed research and development.

Subtitle H—

Other Matters

Sec. 3171. 

Independent study on potential environmental effects of nuclear war.

Sec. 3172. 

Review of future of computing beyond exascale at the National Nuclear Security Administration.

Sec. 3173. 

Sense of Congress on the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the Russian Federation.

TITLE XXXII—

DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Sec. 3201. 

Authorization.

Sec. 3202. 

Nonpublic collaborative discussions by Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.

TITLE XXXIV—

NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

Sec. 3401. 

Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE XXXV—

MARITIME MATTERS

Subtitle A—

Maritime Administration

Sec. 3501. 

Authorization of the Maritime Administration.

Sec. 3502. 

Improvements to process for waiving navigation and vessel-inspection laws and approving foreign vessel charters for passenger vessels.

Sec. 3503. 

Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

Sec. 3504. 

Assistance for inland and small coastal ports and terminals.

Sec. 3505. 

Maritime transportation system emergency relief program.

Sec. 3506. 

Sea year cadets on cable security fleet and tanker security fleet vessels.

Sec. 3507. 

Centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education: technical amendments.

Sec. 3508. 

Merchant mariner training and education.

Sec. 3509. 

Publication of information about students and recent graduates of Maritime Academies.

Sec. 3510. 

Mariner licensing and credentialing for M/V LISERON.

Subtitle B—

Tanker Security Fleet

Sec. 3511. 

Tanker Security Fleet.

Subtitle C—

Other Matters

Sec. 3521. 

Maritime security and domain awareness.

Sec. 3522. 

Sense of Congress regarding role of domestic maritime industry in national security.

DIVISION D—

FUNDING TABLES

Sec. 4001. 

Authorization of amounts in funding tables.

TITLE XLI—

PROCUREMENT

Sec. 4101. 

Procurement.

Sec. 4102. 

Procurement for overseas contingency operations.

TITLE XLII—

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

Sec. 4201. 

Research, development, test, and evaluation.

Sec. 4202. 

Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency operations.

TITLE XLIII—

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Sec. 4301. 

Operation and maintenance.

Sec. 4302. 

Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations.

TITLE XLIV—

MILITARY PERSONNEL

Sec. 4401. 

Military personnel.

Sec. 4402. 

Military personnel for overseas contingency operations.134 STAT. 3415

TITLE XLV—

OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 4501. 

Other authorizations.

Sec. 4502. 

Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations.

TITLE XLVI—

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 4601. 

Military construction.

Sec. 4602. 

Military construction for overseas contingency operations.

TITLE XLVII—

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

Sec. 4701. 

Department of energy national security programs.

DIVISION E—

NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INITIATIVE ACT OF 2020

Sec. 5001. 

Short title.

Sec. 5002. 

Definitions.

TITLE LI—

NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INITIATIVE

Sec. 5101. 

National Artificial Intelligence Initiative.

Sec. 5102. 

National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office.

Sec. 5103. 

Coordination by Interagency Committee.

Sec. 5104. 

National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee.

Sec. 5105. 

National Academies artificial intelligence impact study on workforce.

Sec. 5106. 

National AI Research Resource Task Force.

TITLE LII—

NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTES

Sec. 5201. 

National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes.

TITLE LIII—

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

Sec. 5301. 

National institute of standards and technology activities.

Sec. 5302. 

Stakeholder outreach.

Sec. 5303. 

National oceanic and atmospheric administration artificial intelligence center.

TITLE LIV—

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

Sec. 5401. 

Artificial intelligence research and education.

TITLE LV—

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH PROGRAM

Sec. 5501. 

Department of energy artificial intelligence research program.

DIVISION F—

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING

Sec. 6001. 

Short title.

Sec. 6002. 

Purposes.

Sec. 6003. 

Definitions.

TITLE LXI—

STRENGTHENING TREASURY FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE, ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING, AND COUNTERING THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM PROGRAMS

Sec. 6101. 

Establishment of national exam and supervision priorities.

Sec. 6102. 

Strengthening FinCEN.

Sec. 6103. 

FinCEN Exchange.

Sec. 6104. 

Interagency anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism personnel rotation program.

Sec. 6105. 

Terrorism and financial intelligence special hiring authority.

Sec. 6106. 

Treasury Attaché program.

Sec. 6107. 

Establishment of FinCEN Domestic Liaisons.

Sec. 6108. 

Foreign Financial Intelligence Unit Liaisons.

Sec. 6109. 

Protection of information exchanged with foreign law enforcement and financial intelligence units.

Sec. 6110. 

Bank Secrecy Act application to dealers in antiquities and assessment of Bank Secrecy Act application to dealers in arts.

Sec. 6111. 

Increasing technical assistance for international cooperation.

Sec. 6112. 

International coordination.

TITLE LXII—

MODERNIZING THE ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTERING THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM SYSTEM

Sec. 6201. 

Annual reporting requirements.134 STAT. 3416

Sec. 6202. 

Additional considerations for suspicious activity reporting requirements.

Sec. 6203. 

Law enforcement feedback on suspicious activity reports.

Sec. 6204. 

Streamlining requirements for currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports.

Sec. 6205. 

Currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports thresholds review.

Sec. 6206. 

Sharing of threat pattern and trend information.

Sec. 6207. 

Subcommittee on Innovation and Technology.

Sec. 6208. 

Establishment of Bank Secrecy Act Innovation Officers.

Sec. 6209. 

Testing methods rulemaking.

Sec. 6210. 

Financial technology assessment.

Sec. 6211. 

Financial crimes tech symposium.

Sec. 6212. 

Pilot program on sharing of information related to suspicious activity reports within a financial group.

Sec. 6213. 

Sharing of compliance resources.

Sec. 6214. 

Encouraging information sharing and public-private partnerships.

Sec. 6215. 

Financial services de-risking.

Sec. 6216. 

Review of regulations and guidance.

TITLE LXIII—

IMPROVING ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTERING THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM COMMUNICATION, OVERSIGHT, AND PROCESSES

Sec. 6301. 

Improved interagency coordination and consultation.

Sec. 6302. 

Subcommittee on Information Security and Confidentiality.

Sec. 6303. 

Establishment of Bank Secrecy Act Information Security Officers.

Sec. 6304. 

FinCEN analytical hub.

Sec. 6305. 

Assessment of Bank Secrecy Act no-action letters.

Sec. 6306. 

Cooperation with law enforcement.

Sec. 6307. 

Training for examiners on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism.

Sec. 6308. 

Obtaining foreign bank records from banks with United States correspondent accounts.

Sec. 6309. 

Additional damages for repeat Bank Secrecy Act violators.

Sec. 6310. 

Certain violators barred from serving on boards of United States financial institutions.

Sec. 6311. 

Department of Justice report on deferred and non-prosecution agreements.

Sec. 6312. 

Return of profits and bonuses.

Sec. 6313. 

Prohibition on concealment of the source of assets in monetary transactions.

Sec. 6314. 

Updating whistleblower incentives and protection.

TITLE LXIV—

ESTABLISHING BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 6401. 

Short title.

Sec. 6402. 

Sense of Congress.

Sec. 6403. 

Beneficial ownership information reporting requirements.

TITLE LXV—

MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 6501. 

Investigations and prosecution of offenses for violations of the securities laws.

Sec. 6502. 

GAO and Treasury studies on beneficial ownership information reporting requirements.

Sec. 6503. 

GAO study on feedback loops.

Sec. 6504. 

GAO CTR study and report.

Sec. 6505. 

GAO studies on trafficking.

Sec. 6506. 

Treasury study and strategy on trade-based money laundering.

Sec. 6507. 

Treasury study and strategy on money laundering by the People’s Republic of China.

Sec. 6508. 

Treasury and Justice study on the efforts of authoritarian regimes to exploit the financial system of the United States.

Sec. 6509. 

Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 6510. 

Discretionary surplus funds.

Sec. 6511. 

Severability.

DIVISION G—

ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2020

Sec. 8001. 

Short title.

Sec. 8002. 

Definition of Commandant.

TITLE LVXXXI—

AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 8101. 

Authorizations of appropriations.134 STAT. 3417

Sec. 8102. 

Authorized levels of military strength and training.

Sec. 8103. 

Determination of budgetary effects.

Sec. 8104. 

Availability of amounts for acquisition of additional National Security Cutter.

Sec. 8105. 

Procurement authority for Polar Security Cutters.

Sec. 8106. 

Sense of the Congress on need for new Great Lakes icebreaker.

Sec. 8107. 

Procurement authority for Great Lakes icebreaker.

Sec. 8108. 

Polar Security Cutter acquisition report.

Sec. 8109. 

Shoreside infrastructure.

Sec. 8110. 

Major acquisition systems infrastructure.

Sec. 8111. 

Polar icebreakers.

Sec. 8112. 

Acquisition of fast response cutter.

TITLE LVXXXII—

COAST GUARD

Subtitle A—

Military Personnel Matters

Sec. 8201. 

Grade on retirement.

Sec. 8202. 

Authority for officers to opt out of promotion board consideration.

Sec. 8203. 

Temporary promotion authority for officers in certain grades with critical skills.

Sec. 8204. 

Career intermission program.

Sec. 8205. 

Direct commissioning authority for individuals with critical skills.

Sec. 8206. 

Employment assistance.

Subtitle B—

Organization and Management Matters

Sec. 8211. 

Congressional affairs; Director.

Sec. 8212. 

Limitations on claims.

Sec. 8213. 

Renewal of temporary early retirement authority.

Sec. 8214. 

Major acquisitions; operation and sustainment costs.

Sec. 8215. 

Support of women serving in the Coast Guard.

Sec. 8216. 

Disposition of infrastructure related to E–LORAN.

Sec. 8217. 

Positions of importance and responsibility.

Sec. 8218. 

Research projects; transactions other than contracts and grants.

Sec. 8219. 

Acquisition workforce authorities.

Sec. 8220. 

Vessel conversion, alteration, and repair projects.

Sec. 8221. 

Modification of acquisition process and procedures.

Sec. 8222. 

Establishment and purpose of Fund; definition.

Sec. 8223. 

Payments from Fund.

Sec. 8224. 

Determination of contributions to Fund.

Sec. 8225. 

Payments into Fund.

Subtitle C—

Access to Child Care for Coast Guard Families

Sec. 8231. 

Report on child care and school-age care assistance for qualified families.

Sec. 8232. 

Review of family support services website and online tracking system.

Sec. 8233. 

Study and survey on Coast Guard child care needs.

Sec. 8234. 

Pilot program to expand access to child care.

Sec. 8235. 

Improvements to Coast Guard-owned family housing.

Sec. 8236. 

Briefing on transfer of family child care provider qualifications and certifications.

Sec. 8237. 

Inspections of Coast Guard child development centers and family child care providers.

Sec. 8238. 

Expanding opportunities for family child care.

Sec. 8239. 

Definitions.

Subtitle D—

Reports

Sec. 8240. 

Modifications of certain reporting requirements.

Sec. 8241. 

Report on cybersecurity workforce.

Sec. 8242. 

Report on navigation and bridge resource management.

Sec. 8243. 

Report on helicopter life-cycle support and recapitalization.

Sec. 8244. 

Report on Coast Guard response capabilities for cyber incidents on vessels entering ports or waters of the United States.

Sec. 8245. 

Study and report on Coast Guard interdiction of illicit drugs in transit zones.

Sec. 8246. 

Report on liability limits set in section 1004 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.

Sec. 8247. 

Report on Coast Guard defense readiness resources allocation.

Sec. 8248. 

Report on the feasibility of liquefied natural gas fueled vessels.

Sec. 8249. 

Coast Guard authorities study.

Sec. 8250. 

Report on effects of climate change on Coast Guard.

Sec. 8251. 

Shore infrastructure.

Sec. 8252. 

Coast Guard housing; status and authorities briefing.134 STAT. 3418

Sec. 8253. 

Physical access control system report.

Sec. 8254. 

Study on Certificate of Compliance inspection program with respect to vessels that carry bulk liquefied gases as cargo and liquefied natural gas tank vessels.

Sec. 8255. 

Comptroller General of the United States review and report on Coast Guard’s International Port Security Program.

Sec. 8256. 

Comptroller General of the United States review and report on surge capacity of the Coast Guard.

Sec. 8257. 

Comptroller General of the United States review and report on marine inspections program of Coast Guard.

Sec. 8258. 

Comptroller General of the United States review and report on information technology program of Coast Guard.

Sec. 8259. 

Comptroller General of the United States study and report on access to health care by members of Coast Guard and dependents.

Sec. 8260. 

Comptroller General of the United States study and report on medical staffing standards and needs for Coast Guard.

Sec. 8261. 

Report on fast response cutters, offshore patrol cutters, and national security cutters.

Subtitle E—

Coast Guard Academy Improvement Act

Sec. 8271. 

Short title.

Sec. 8272. 

Coast Guard Academy study.

Sec. 8273. 

Annual report.

Sec. 8274. 

Assessment of Coast Guard Academy admission processes.

Sec. 8275. 

Coast Guard Academy minority outreach team program.

Sec. 8276. 

Coast Guard college student pre-commissioning initiative.

Sec. 8277. 

Annual board of visitors.

Sec. 8278. 

Homeland Security rotational cybersecurity research program at Coast Guard Academy.

Subtitle F—

Other Matters

Sec. 8281. 

Strategy on leadership of Coast Guard.

Sec. 8282. 

Expedited transfer in cases of sexual assault; dependents of members of the Coast Guard.

Sec. 8283. 

Access to resources during creosote-related building closures at Coast Guard Base Seattle, Washington.

Sec. 8284. 

Southern resident orca conservation and enforcement.

Sec. 8285. 

Sense of Congress and report on implementation of policy on issuance of warrants and subpoenas and whistleblower protections by agents of the Coast Guard Investigative Service.

Sec. 8286. 

Inspector General report on access to Equal Opportunity Advisors and Equal Employment Opportunity Specialists.

Sec. 8287. 

Insider Threat Program.

TITLE LVXXXIII—

MARITIME

Subtitle A—

Navigation

Sec. 8301. 

Electronic charts; equivalency.

Sec. 8302. 

Subrogated claims.

Sec. 8303. 

Loan provisions under Oil Pollution Act of 1990.

Sec. 8304. 

Oil pollution research and development program.

Subtitle B—

Shipping

Sec. 8311. 

Passenger vessel security and safety requirements; application.

Sec. 8312. 

Small passenger vessels and uninspected passenger vessels.

Sec. 8313. 

Non-operating individual.

Sec. 8314. 

Conforming amendments: training; public safety personnel.

Sec. 8315. 

Maritime transportation assessment.

Sec. 8316. 

Engine cut-off switches; use requirement.

Sec. 8317. 

Authority to waive operator of self-propelled uninspected passenger vessel requirements.

Sec. 8318. 

Exemptions and equivalents.

Sec. 8319. 

Renewal of merchant mariner licenses and documents.

Sec. 8320. 

Certificate extensions.

Sec. 8321. 

Vessel safety standards.

Sec. 8322. 

Medical standards.

Subtitle C—

Advisory Committees

Sec. 8331. 

Advisory committees.

Sec. 8332. 

Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee.

Sec. 8333. 

Expired maritime liens.134 STAT. 3419

Sec. 8334. 

Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee.

Sec. 8335. 

National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee.

Sec. 8336. 

Exemption of commercial fishing vessels operating in Alaskan Region from Global Maritime Distress and Safety System requirements of Federal Communications Commission.

Subtitle D—

Ports

Sec. 8341. 

Port, harbor, and coastal facility security.

Sec. 8342. 

Aiming laser pointer at vessel.

Sec. 8343. 

Safety of special activities.

Sec. 8344. 

Security plans; reviews.

Sec. 8345. 

Vessel traffic service.

Sec. 8346. 

Transportation work identification card pilot program.

TITLE LVXXXIV—

MISCELLANEOUS

Subtitle A—

Navigation and Shipping

Sec. 8401. 

Coastwise trade.

Sec. 8402. 

Towing vessels operating outside boundary line.

Sec. 8403. 

Sense of Congress regarding the maritime industry of the United States.

Sec. 8404. 

Cargo preference study.

Sec. 8405. 

Towing vessel inspection fees review.

Subtitle B—

Maritime Domain Awareness

Sec. 8411. 

Unmanned maritime systems and satellite vessel tracking technologies.

Sec. 8412. 

Unmanned aircraft systems testing.

Sec. 8413. 

Land-based unmanned aircraft system program of Coast Guard.

Sec. 8414. 

Prohibition on operation or procurement of foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems.

Sec. 8415. 

United States commercial space-based radio frequency maritime domain awareness testing and evaluation program.

Sec. 8416. 

Authorization of use of automatic identification systems devices to mark fishing equipment.

Subtitle C—

Arctic

Sec. 8421. 

Coast Guard Arctic prioritization.

Sec. 8422. 

Arctic PARS Native engagement.

Sec. 8423. 

Voting requirement.

Sec. 8424. 

Report on the Arctic capabilities of the Armed Forces.

Sec. 8425. 

Report on Arctic search and rescue.

Sec. 8426. 

Arctic Shipping Federal Advisory Committee.

Subtitle D—

Other Matters

Sec. 8431. 

Plan for wing-in-ground demonstration plan.

Sec. 8432. 

Northern Michigan oil spill response planning.

Sec. 8433. 

Documentation of LNG tankers.

Sec. 8434. 

Replacement vessel.

Sec. 8435. 

Educational vessel.

Sec. 8436. 

Waters deemed not navigable waters of the United States for certain purposes.

Sec. 8437. 

Anchorages.

Sec. 8438. 

Comptroller General of the United States study and report on vertical evacuation for tsunamis at Coast Guard Stations in Washington and Oregon.

Sec. 8439. 

Authority to enter into agreements with National Coast Guard Museum Association.

Sec. 8440. 

Video equipment; access and retention of records.

Sec. 8441. 

Regulations for covered small passenger vessels.

TITLE LVXXXV—

TECHNICAL, CONFORMING, AND CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS

Sec. 8501. 

Transfers.

Sec. 8502. 

Additional transfers.

Sec. 8503. 

License exemptions; repeal of obsolete provisions.

Sec. 8504. 

Maritime transportation system.

Sec. 8505. 

References to “persons” and “seamen”.

Sec. 8506. 

References to “himself” and “his”.

Sec. 8507. 

Miscellaneous technical corrections.

Sec. 8508. 

Technical corrections relating to codification of Ports and Waterways Safety Act.134 STAT. 3420

Sec. 8509. 

Aids to navigation.

Sec. 8510. 

Transfers related to employees of Lighthouse Service.

Sec. 8511. 

Transfers related to surviving spouses of Lighthouse Service employees.

Sec. 8512. 

Repeals related to lighthouse statutes.

Sec. 8513. 

Common appropriation structure.

TITLE LVXXXVI—

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Sec. 8601. 

Short title.

Sec. 8602. 

Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 8603. 

Unfinished proceedings.

Sec. 8604. 

National Shipper Advisory Committee.

Sec. 8605. 

Transfer of Federal Maritime Commission provisions.

DIVISION H—

OTHER MATTERS

TITLE XC—

HOMELAND SECURITY MATTERS

Sec. 9001. 

Department of Homeland Security CISA Director.

Sec. 9002. 

Sector risk management agencies.

Sec. 9003. 

Review and analysis of inland waters seaport security.

Sec. 9004. 

Department of Homeland Security reports on digital content forgery technology.

Sec. 9005. 

GAO study of cybersecurity insurance.

Sec. 9006. 

Strategy to secure email.

Sec. 9007. 

Department of Homeland Security large-scale non-intrusive inspection scanning plan.

TITLE XCI—

VETERANS AFFAIRS MATTERS

Sec. 9101. 

Modification of licensure requirements for Department of Veterans Affairs health care professionals providing treatment via telemedicine.

Sec. 9102. 

Additional care for newborn children of veterans.

Sec. 9103. 

Expansion of eligibility for HUD–VASH.

Sec. 9104. 

Study on unemployment rate of women veterans who served on active duty in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001.

Sec. 9105. 

Access of veterans to Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record.

Sec. 9106. 

Department of Veterans Affairs report on undisbursed funds.

Sec. 9107. 

Transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery to Secretary of Veterans Affairs for maintenance by National Cemetery Administration.

Sec. 9108. 

Comptroller General report on Department of Veterans Affairs handling of disability compensation claims by certain veterans.

Sec. 9109. 

Additional diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for which there is a presumption of service connection for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam.

TITLE XCII—

COMMUNICATIONS MATTERS

Sec. 9201. 

Reliable emergency alert distribution improvement.

Sec. 9202. 

Wireless supply chain innovation and multilateral security.

Sec. 9203. 

Spectrum information technology modernization efforts.

Sec. 9204. 

Internet of Things.

TITLE XCIII—

INTELLIGENCE MATTERS

Sec. 9301. 

Requirement for facilitation of establishment of social media data and threat analysis center.

Sec. 9302. 

Independent study on identifying and addressing threats that individually or collectively affect national security, financial security, or both.

TITLE XCIV—

SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY MATTERS

Subtitle A—

Cybersecurity Matters

Sec. 9401. 

Improving national initiative for cybersecurity education.

Sec. 9402. 

Development of standards and guidelines for improving cybersecurity workforce of Federal agencies.

Sec. 9403. 

Modifications to Federal cyber scholarship-for-service program.

Sec. 9404. 

Additional modifications to Federal cyber scholarship-for-service program.

Sec. 9405. 

Cybersecurity in programs of the National Science Foundation.

Sec. 9406. 

Cybersecurity in STEM programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Sec. 9407. 

National cybersecurity challenges.

Subtitle B—

Other Matters

Sec. 9411. 

Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.134 STAT. 3421

Sec. 9412. 

Industries of the future.

Sec. 9413. 

National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership program supply chain database.

Sec. 9414. 

Study on Chinese policies and influence in the development of international standards for emerging technologies.

Sec. 9415. 

Coordination with Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Centers.

TITLE XCV—

NATURAL RESOURCES MATTERS

Sec. 9501. 

Transfer of funds for Oklahoma City national memorial endowment fund.

Sec. 9502. 

Workforce issues for military realignments in the Pacific.

Sec. 9503. 

Affirmation of authority for non-oil and gas operations on the outer Continental Shelf.

TITLE XCVI—

OVERSIGHT AND REFORM MATTERS

Sec. 9601. 

Inventory of program activities of Federal agencies.

Sec. 9602. 

Preservation of electronic messages and other records.

Sec. 9603. 

Continuity of the economy plan.

TITLE XCVII—

FINANCIAL SERVICES MATTERS

Subtitle A—

Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Act

Sec. 9701. 

Short title.

Sec. 9702. 

Sense of Congress.

Sec. 9703. 

Department of the Treasury Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Pilot Program.

Subtitle B—

Combating Russian Money Laundering

Sec. 9711. 

Short title.

Sec. 9712. 

Statement of policy.

Sec. 9713. 

Sense of Congress.

Sec. 9714. 

Determination with respect to primary money laundering concern of Russian illicit finance.

Subtitle C—

Other Matters

Sec. 9721. 

Certified notice at completion of an assessment.

Sec. 9722. 

Ensuring Chinese debt transparency.

Sec. 9723. 

Accountability for World Bank Loans to China.

Sec. 9724. 

Fairness for Taiwan nationals regarding employment at international financial institutions.

TITLE XCIX—

CREATING HELPFUL INCENTIVES TO PRODUCE SEMICONDUCTORS FOR AMERICA

Sec. 9901. 

Definitions.

Sec. 9902. 

Semiconductor incentives.

Sec. 9903. 

Department of Defense.

Sec. 9904. 

Department of Commerce study on status of microelectronics technologies in the United States industrial base.

Sec. 9905. 

Funding for development and adoption of measurably secure semiconductors and measurably secure semiconductors supply chains.

Sec. 9906. 

Advanced microelectronics research and development.

Sec. 9907. 

Prohibition relating to foreign entities of concern.

Sec. 9908. 

Defense Production Act of 1950 efforts.

TITLE C—

OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 10001. 

AMBER Alert nationwide.

Sec. 10002. 

Improving authority for operation of unmanned aircraft for educational purposes.

Sec. 10003. 

Prohibition on provision of airport improvement grant funds to certain entities that have violated intellectual property rights of United States entities.

Sec. 10004. 

Study and report on the affordability of insulin.

Sec. 10005. 

Waiver authority with respect to institutions located in an area affected by Hurricane Maria.

Sec. 10006. 

Farm and ranch mental health.

Not later than January 15, 2021, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees the plan, including a timeline, to operationally deploy or forward station the interim cruise missile defense capability procured pursuant to section 112 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1660) in an operational theater or theaters.

Paragraph (4) of section 112(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (132 Stat. 1661) to read as follows:.

(2)

Elements.—

Not later than 30 days after the submittal of the report required by subsection (a), the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment of the matters described pursuant to subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (a)(2).

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2021 for procurement of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees the report required by subsection (a).

The Secretary of the Army shall conduct an assessment of the development, production, procurement, and modernization of the defense industrial base for cannon and large caliber weapon tubes.

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the assessment conducted under subsection (a).

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes—

Milestone B approval may not be granted for a covered program unless such program accomplishes prior to and incorporates into such approval—

(1)

The qualification required in subsection (a)(1) shall include a land-based operational demonstration of the systems concerned in the vessel-representative form, fit, and function for not less than 720 continuous hours without preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, emergent repair, or any other form of repair or maintenance.

The Secretary of the Navy shall require that covered programs use only main propulsion systems and electrical generation and distribution systems that are qualified under subsection (a)(1).134 STAT. 3426

In this section:

(1)

Covered program.—

Not later than March 1, 2021, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a strategy for the Navy for tactical fighter aircraft force structure acquisition that aligns with the stated capability and capacity requirements of the Department of the Navy to meet the National Defense Strategy.

The Secretary of the Navy may not deviate from the strategy submitted under subsection (a) until—

A contract may not be entered into under subsection (a) unless the Secretary of the Navy certifies to the congressional defense committees, in writing, not later than 30 days before entry into the contract, each of the following, which shall be prepared by the milestone decision authority for such programs:

(2)

The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts for advance procurement associated with a vessel or vessels for which authorization to enter into a contract is provided under subsection (a), and for systems and subsystems associated with such vessels in economic order quantities when cost savings are achievable.

A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such fiscal year.134 STAT. 3428

In this section. the term “” has the meaning given the term in section 2366a(d) of title 10, United States Code.

Prior to the delivery date of the lead ship in the FFG(X) Frigate class of vessels, the Secretary of the Navy shall commence a land-based test program for the engineering plant of such class of vessels.

The test program required by subsection (a) shall be administered by the Senior Technical Authority for the FFG(X) Frigate class of vessels.

The test program required by subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, testing of the following equipment in vessel-representative form:

The test program required by subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following test objectives demonstrated across the full range of engineering plant operations for the FFG(X) Frigate class of vessels:

The Secretary shall complete the test program required by subsection (a) by not later than the date on which the lead ship in the FFG(X) Frigate class of vessels is scheduled to be available for tasking by operational military commanders.

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Not later than July 30, 2021, the Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report with a strategy to ensure full spectrum electromagnetic superiority using the ALQ–249 Next Generation Jammer.

The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following elements:

As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Air Force shall seek to achieve the capabilities provided by a minimum of 386 available operational squadrons, or equivalent organizational units. In addition, the Secretary shall seek to achieve not fewer than 3,580 combat coded aircraft within the Air Force.

If, based on the fielding of new capabilities and formal force structure capability assessments supporting the most recent National Defense Strategy, the Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation with the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, makes a determination that a modification to the quantity of operational squadrons or combat-coded aircraft in subsection (a) is necessary, the Secretary shall submit a report at the earliest opportunity to the congressional defense committees describing the modifications of the revised force structure and how the quantity of combat coded aircraft and operational squadrons developed supports a moderate operational risk force structure in support of the National Defense Strategy.134 STAT. 3430

The policy in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2025.

In this section, the term “” shall be construed as defined in the most recent publication of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Manual 3105.01 titled “Joint Risk Analysis”.

Section 9062 of title 10, United States Code, by subsection (h).

Until the date on which the Secretary determines that the B–21 bomber aircraft has attained initial operating capability, the Secretary—

Not later than February 1, 2021, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report with recommendations for the bomber aircraft force structure that enables the Air Force to meet the requirements of its long-range strike mission under the National Defense Strategy.

The report required by subsection (a) shall include each of the following elements:

(1)

(2)

The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

The Secretary shall make available to the public the unclassified form of the report submitted under subsection (a).

In this section, the term “” includes penetrating bombers in addition to B–52H aircraft.

The Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain—

The Secretary of the Air Force may reduce the number of C-130 aircraft in the Air Force below the minimum number specified in subsection (a) if the Secretary of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, that an aircraft is no longer mission capable because of a mishap or other damage.

During fiscal year 2021, the Secretary of the Air Force is prohibited from reducing the total tactical airlift aircraft inventory entirely from the National Guard.

This section shall not apply after October 1, 2021.

During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on October 1, 2025, the Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain not less than 412 tanker aircraft based on Primary Mission Aircraft Inventory (PMAI) of the Air Force.

Except as provided in subsection (e)(1):

Except as provided in subsection (e), during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on October 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Air Force may not retire, or prepare to retire, any KC–135 aircraft.

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2021 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to reduce the number of KC–135 aircraft designated as primary mission aircraft inventory.

(2)

KC–135 aircraft.—

In this section, the term “” has the meaning given that term in section 9062(i)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code.

Subject to written approval by the Secretary of Defense to the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary of the Air Force is authorized to utilize, modify, and operate the six F–35A aircraft designated as AT–1 through AT–6 that are possessed by the United Government and currently reside in long-term storage at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

Not later than 15 days after the Secretary of Defense provides written approval to the Secretary of the Air Force as described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall provide a copy of the written approval to the congressional defense committees.

provides effective full-spectrum target engagement capability; and134 STAT. 3433

meets the required operational employment probability of kill specifications for the F–35A aircraft.

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in subsection (a), by “certifies to the congressional defense committees that Increment 2 of the Advanced Battle-Management System of the Air Force has declared initial operational capability as defined in the Capability Development Document for the System” and ; and

in subsection (c)—134 STAT. 3434

The Secretary of the Air Force may not divest any F–15C aircraft within the area of responsibility of the United States European Command until 180 days after the report required by subsection (b) is submitted to the congressional defense committees.

(1)

In general.—

(2)

Analyses.

Elements.—

(1)

In general.—

Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2021 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to retire, divest, realign, or place in storage or on backup aircraft inventory status, or prepare to retire, divest, realign, or place in storage or on backup aircraft inventory status, any RC–26B aircraft.

The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply to individual RC–26B aircraft that the Secretary of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer mission capable because of mishap or other damage.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense may enter into one or more memoranda of agreement or cost sharing agreements with other departments and agencies of the Federal Government under which the RC–26B aircraft may be used to assist with the missions and activities of such departments and agencies.

Not later than April 1, 2021, the Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation with the commanders of the combatant commands, shall develop an analysis of current and future moving target indicator requirements across the combatant commands and operational and tactical level command and control capabilities the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) will require when fielded.

Not later than January 1, 2021, the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide for the performance of an independent study designed to devise new measures to assess cost-per-effect for key mission areas of the Air Force. The study shall be conducted by a Federally funded research and development center selected by the Secretary for purposes of the study.

The study conducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall address the following matters:

The Secretary shall, as the Secretary considers appropriate, incorporate the findings of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a) into the future force development processes of the Air Force. The measures—

Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, by after section 231 the following new section:.134 STAT. 3440

The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 9 of such title

10 USC 221 prec.

by after the item relating to section 231 the following new item:

Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act and in accordance with the plan developed pursuant to subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall transfer to an appropriate entity within the Department of Defense all the responsibilities and functions of the Commander of the United States Strategic Command that are germane to electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO), including—

(2)

Considerations.—

(3)

Submittal to congress.—

(1)

In general.—

(2)

Elements.—

(1)

In general.—

(2)

Elements.—

Not less frequently than twice each year until January 1, 2026, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the implementation of this section by each of the Joint Staff, the Armed Forces, and the combatant commands.

Each of the Secretaries of the military departments and the heads of relevant Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities shall establish and maintain a cryptographic modernization schedule that specifies, for each pertinent weapon system, command and control system, or data link under the jurisdiction of such Secretary or head, including those that use commercial encryption technologies (as relevant), the following:

The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense shall—

Not later than January 1, 2022, and not less frequently than once each year thereafter until January 1, 2026, the Chief Information Officer and the Joint Staff Director shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees notification of all—

(2)

The Secretary of Defense shall designate the Department of Defense representatives to the Special Federal Aviation Regulation Working Group.

Of the aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2021 and available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the later of the following:

(2)

Conforming amendments.—

(1)

In general.—

(2)

Sunset.—

In this section:

(1)

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretaries of the military departments, certify that Department of Defense Directive 5100.01 is current and accurate with respect to integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) responsibilities and authorities in support of joint and combined land, sea, air, space and special forces operations, and in obtaining and maintaining air superiority or supremacy as required.

(2)

Analyses.

Elements.—

(3)

Characterization.—

(4)

Interim briefing and report.—

(2)

Analyses.

Elements.—

The Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Army shall jointly develop and carry out a strategy to address the defense of air bases and prepositioned sites outside the continental United States against current and emerging missile threats, as validated by the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Not later than June 1, 2021, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Army shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees the following:

Not later than April 1, 2021, the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) shall validate requirements for Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2).

Immediately after the validation of requirements pursuant to subsection (a), the Chief of Staff of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a certification that the current Joint All Domain Command and Control effort, including programmatic and architecture efforts, being led by the Air Force will meet the requirements validated by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council.

Not later than July 1, 2021, the chief of staff of each Armed Force other than the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a certification whether the efforts of such Armed Force on multi-domain command and control are compatible with Joint All Domain Command and Control architecture.

The Secretary of Defense shall incorporate the expected costs for full development and implementation of Joint All Domain Command and Control across the Department of Defense in fiscal year 2022 in the budget of the President for fiscal year 2022 as submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code.

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A certification by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment that—

A cost analysis, prepared by the joint program office for the F–35 aircraft program, that assesses and defines—

All reports required by section 167 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1250).

An independent cost estimate, prepared by Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, that defines, for each phase of the F–35 aircraft program, the cost to develop, procure, integrate, and retrofit F–35 aircraft with all Block 4 capability requirements that are specified in the most recent Block 4 capabilities development document.

A plan to correct or mitigate any deficiency in the F–35 aircraft, identified as of the date of enactment of this Act that—

A software and hardware capability, upgrade, and aircraft modification plan for the F–35 aircraft that defines the cost and schedule for retrofitting F–35 aircraft that currently have Technical Refresh 2 capabilities installed to ensure compatibility with Block 4 and Technical Refresh 3 capabilities.

The following reports for the F–35 aircraft program, as prepared by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation:

A mitigation strategy and implementation plan to address each critical deficiency in the F–35 aircraft autonomic logistics information system that has been identified as of the date of enactment of this Act.

A certification that the F–35A aircraft meets required mission reliability performance using an average sortie duration of 2 hours and 30 minutes.

A certification that the Secretary has developed and validated a fully integrated and realistic schedule for the development, production and integration of Block 4 Technical Refresh 3 capabilities for the F–35 aircraft, that includes a strategy for resolving all software technical debt that has accumulated within the F–35 operational flight program source code during development, production, and integration of Technical Refresh 1 and Technical Refresh 2 capabilities.

The following:

Not later than March 1, 2021, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall, in consultation with the Director of the F–35 Aircraft Joint Program Office, submit to the congressional defense committees the following:

In each quarterly briefing required by section 155 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 115–232; 132 Stat. 1672) for a calendar quarter beginning on or after January 1, 2022, the Under Secretary and the Director shall include an update containing current information on the following:

An explanation of the types and methods of regression testing that were completed for the production release of the software concerned to ensure compatibility and proper functionality with—

An identification of any entities that conducted regression testing of such software, including any development facilities of the Federal Government or contractors that conducted such testing.

A list of deficiencies identified during regression testing of such software, or by operational units, after fielding of such software, and an explanation of—

(C)

procure armed overwatch aircraft for the United States Special Operations Command in fiscal year 2021; or

procure armed overwatch aircraft for the Air Force in fiscal years 2021 through 2023.

The Executive Agent of the Joint Counter Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C–sUAS) Office, as designated by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall prioritize the objective of developing and executing a plan to develop, test, and begin production of a counter unmanned aircraft system that can be fielded as early as fiscal year 2021 to meet immediate operational needs in countering Group 1, 2, and 3 unmanned aircraft systems and, to the extent practical, has the potential to counter other, larger unmanned aircraft systems.

In carrying out subsection (a), the Executive Agent shall consider the selection of counter unmanned aircraft systems with specific emphasis on systems that—

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Executive Agent shall brief the congressional defense committees on the following:

The Executive Agent shall—134 STAT. 3452

Not later than December 1, 2021, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict and the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees an acquisition roadmap to meet the manned and unmanned airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements of United States Special Operations Forces.

The roadmap required under subsection (a) shall include the following:

No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be used to divest any manned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft operated by the United States Special Operations Command, and the Department of Defense may not divest any manned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft operated by the United States Special Operations Command in fiscal year 2021.

The prohibition in subsection (a) does not apply to any divestment of aircraft described in that subsection that is ongoing as of the date of the enactment of this Act.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on a semi-annual basis thereafter until the date specified in subsection (b), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written notification that describes, with respect to the period covered by the notification—

(1)

The date specified in this subsection is the earlier of—

In this section:

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in subsection (b)(2), by “and the Under Secretary” and “or the Under Secretary”; and

in subsection (c)—

The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2021, and shall apply with respect to funds for research and development that are awarded by the Department of Defense on or after that date.

Section 230 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) —

Not later than April 1, 2021, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan that describes—

Section 1711 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 2505 note) —

(2)

(3)

(4)

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by subsection (e) as subsection (f); and

by after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e):.

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in subsection (c)—

by at the end the following new subsection:.134 STAT. 3460

Section 233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) —

(2)

Effective as of December 23, 2016, and as if included therein as enacted, section 233(c)(2)(C)(ii) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) by “Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics” and “Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology”.

Subsection (e) of section 233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 2514 note) to read as follows:.

The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall—

The duties of each senior official designated under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the technology area overseen by such official—

(1)

(2)

(3)

(1)

In general.—

The Service Acquisition Executive for each military department and the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency shall each identify senior officials to ensure coordination 134 STAT. 3462 of appropriate research and engineering activities with each of the senior officials designated under subsection (a).

Section 218 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) —

(5)

Not later than February 1, 2022, the Secretary of the Navy shall designate an existing program executive officer from within the Department of the Navy to serve as the acquisition executive agent for autonomy who shall be the official within the Department with primary responsibility for the acquisition of autonomous technology. The officer designated as acquisition executive agent for autonomy shall carry out the responsibilities of such position in addition to the responsibilities otherwise assigned to such officer as a program executive officer.

In this section, the term “” has the meaning given that term in section 1737(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code.

The Secretary of Defense shall establish an activity—

In addition to the authorities provided under this section, in carrying out this section, the Secretary of Defense may use the following authorities:

(2)

Implementation plan.—

The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, 134 STAT. 3465 shall carry out a program of research and development in social science, management science, and information science.

The purposes of the program under subsection (a) are as follows: