ATTCH-07 FY21 NDAA.pdf

H. R. 6395

One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty

An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Depart-ment of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Depart-ment of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021’’.

SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into eight divisions as follows:

(1) Division A—Department of Defense Authorizations.

(2) Division B—Military Construction Authorizations.

(3) Division C—Department of Energy National Security

Authorizations and Other Authorizations.

(4) Division D—Funding Tables.

(5) Division E—National Artificial Intelligence Initiative

Act of 2020

(6) Division F—Anti-Money Laundering

(7) Division G—Elijah E. Cummings Coast Guard

Authorization Act of 2020

(8) Division H—Other Matters

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

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 capa-bility.

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.

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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 Con-gress.

Sec. 127. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy waterborne se-curity 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 reconnais-sance.

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 spec-trum operations.

Sec. 153. Cryptographic modernization schedules.

Sec. 154. Department of Defense participation in the Special Federal Aviation Reg-ulation 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 air-craft 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 road-map for the United States Special Operations Command.

Sec. 166. Prohibition on divestiture of manned intelligence, surveillance, and recon-naissance aircraft operated by United States Special Operations Com-mand.

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.

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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 Re-search and Development program.

Sec. 215. Establishment of Directed Energy Working Group.

Sec. 216. Extension of pilot program for the enhancement of the research, develop-ment, 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 ac-tivities.

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 de-velopment 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 Na-tional 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 Depart-ment 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 mathe-matics (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 appli-cants 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.

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Sec. 272. Modification to Test Resource Management Center strategic plan report-ing cycle and contents.

Sec. 273. Modification of requirements relating to energetics plan to include assess-ment 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 ac-tivities 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 ef-forts and capabilities and comparison with adversaries.

Sec. 279. Annual reports regarding the SBIR program of the Department of De-fense.

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 tac-tical fighter aircraft operate.

Sec. 314. Modification of authority for environmental restoration projects of Na-tional 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 De-fense.

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 im-provement.

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 con-servation 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 sub-stances.

Sec. 333. Restriction on Department of Defense procurement of certain items con-taining perfluorooctane sulfonate or perfluorooctanoic acid.

Sec. 334. Research and development of alternative to aqueous film-forming foam.

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Sec. 335. Notification to agricultural operations located in areas exposed to Depart-ment 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 im-plications of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in drink-ing water.

Sec. 338. Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2020.

Sec. 339. Assessment of Department of Defense excess property programs with re-spect 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 par-ticipating 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 Lo-gistics Agency three years prior to implementing changes to any uni-form 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 muni-tions 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 installa-tions.

Sec. 366. Inapplicability of congressional notification and dollar limitation require-ments 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 emer-gency 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 pro-vided 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 tem-porary military technicians (dual status).

Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 421. Military personnel.

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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 com-missioned 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 des-ignated 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-de-mand, 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’ Train-ing Corps.

Sec. 514. Permanent suicide prevention and resilience program for the reserve com-ponents.

Sec. 515. Modification of education loan repayment program for members of Se-lected Reserve.

Sec. 516. Inclusion of drill or training foregone due to emergency travel or duty re-strictions 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 com-ponents.

Sec. 519. Pilot programs authorized in connection with SROTC units and CSPI pro-grams at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and minority in-stitutions.

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 Na-tional 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 Re-view.

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 Com-mittee for the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct.

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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 mem-bers 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 dis-charging the sexual harassment policies and programs of the Depart-ment.

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 sta-tus 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 Ap-peals.

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 per-sons 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 per-sonnel 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 re-quirements 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 in-cidents of child abuse, adult crimes against children, and serious harm-ful 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 work-place 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 mem-bers 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.

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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 diver-sity 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, Rel-evant Learning initiative of the Navy.

Sec. 575. Information on nominations and applications for military service acad-emies.

Sec. 576. Report on potential improvements to certain military educational institu-tions of the Department of Defense.

Sec. 577. College of International Security Affairs of the National Defense Univer-sity.

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 develop-ment 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 main-tain 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 Edu-cation 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 spe-cial 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 Pro-gram.

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 hard-ships.

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Sec. 598. Limitation on implementation of Army Combat Fitness Test.

Sec. 599. Semiannual reports on implementation of recommendations of the Com-prehensive 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 in-terests 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 uni-formed 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 as-sistance 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 sys-tem.

Subtitle E—Other Personnel Rights and Benefits Sec. 641. Approval of certain activities by retired and reserve members of the uni-formed 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 treat-ment provided at military medical treatment facilities.

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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 medica-tions under TRICARE pharmacy benefits program.

Subtitle B—Health Care Administration Sec. 711. Repeal of administration of TRICARE dental plans through Federal Em-ployees 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 na-tional 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 de-termine exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals.

Sec. 736. Comptroller General study on delivery of mental health services to mem-bers 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 en-hance interoperability and medical surge capability and capacity of Na-tional Disaster Medical System.

Sec. 742. Reports on suicide among members of the Armed Forces and suicide pre-vention 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, Uz-bekistan.

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 instal-lations.

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.

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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 out-patient services from Department of Veterans Affairs to include mem-bers 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 ac-tivities.

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 pro-gram.

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 De-partment 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 require-ments for certain articles.

Sec. 818. Repeal of program for qualified apprentices for military construction con-tracts.

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 addi-tional prototype units.

Sec. 832. Extension of pilot program for streamlined awards for innovative tech-nology programs.

Sec. 833. Listing of other transaction authority consortia.

Sec. 834. Pilot program on the use of consumption-based solutions to address soft-ware-intensive warfighting capability.

Sec. 835. Balancing security and innovation in software development and acquisi-tion.

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, tech-nology, and other data and information.

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Sec. 838. Comptroller General report on implementation of software acquisition re-forms.

Sec. 839. Comptroller General report on intellectual property acquisition and li-censing.

Subtitle D—Industrial Base Matters

Sec. 841. Additional requirements pertaining to printed circuit boards.

Sec. 842. Report on nonavailability determinations and quarterly national tech-nology and industrial base briefings.

Sec. 843. Modification of framework for modernizing acquisition processes to ensure integrity of industrial base and inclusion of optical transmission compo-nents.

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 in-dustrial base.

Sec. 862. Transfer of verification of small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans to the Small Business Adminis-tration.

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 cer-tain 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 Uti-lization.

Sec. 871. Category management training.

Subtitle F—Other Matters

Sec. 881. Review of and report on overdue acquisition and cross-servicing agree-ment transactions.

Sec. 882. Domestic comparative testing activities.

Sec. 883. Prohibition on awarding of contracts to contractors that require nondisclo-sure 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 Ac-countability Office bid protests.

Sec. 887. Amendments to submissions to Congress relating to certain foreign mili-tary sales.

Sec. 888. Revision to requirement to use firm fixed-price contracts for foreign mili-tary 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 con-tracts during the COVID–19 national emergency.

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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 De-fense.

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 Environ-ment.

Sec. 905. Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation.

Sec. 906. Input from the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau to the Joint Re-quirements 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 pro-viding 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 pur-chase 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 ship-yards.

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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 retire-ment 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 indi-viduals 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 indi-viduals 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 author-ity 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.

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