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G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML DECEMBER 7, 2025 RULES COMMITTEE PRINT 119–16 TEXT OF HOUSE AMENDMENT TO S. 1071 [Showing the text of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026] 1 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense Au- 3 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026’’. 4 SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 5 6 CONTENTS. (a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into 8 divi- 7 sions as follows: 8 9 (1) Division A—Department of Defense Authorizations. 10 11 (2) Division B—Military Construction Authorizations. 12 (3) Division C—Department of Energy Na- 13 tional Security Authorizations and Other Authoriza- 14 tions. 15 (4) Division D—Funding Tables. 16 (5) Division E—Department of State Author- 17 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. 18 19 (6) Division F—Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2 1 2 (7) Division G—Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025. 3 4 (8) Division H—Other Matters. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 5 this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. Sec. 3. Definitions. Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act. Sec. 5. Joint explanatory statement. 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. Strategy for Army tactical wheeled vehicle program. Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for UH–60 Blackhawk aircraft. Sec. 113. Authorization to initiate early production of future long-range assault aircraft. Sec. 114. Limitation on availability of funds for the Next Generation Command and Control portfolio of capabilities of the Army. Subtitle C—Navy Programs Sec. 121. Modification to requirements for recapitalization of tactical fighter aircraft of the Navy Reserve. Sec. 122. Modification to limitations on Navy medium and large unmanned surface vessels. Sec. 123. Recapitalization of Navy waterborne security barriers; modification of prohibition on availability of funds for legacy waterborne security barriers. Sec. 124. Contract authority for Ford-class aircraft carrier program. Sec. 125. Contract authority for Columbia-class submarine program. Sec. 126. Authority for advance procurement of certain components to support continuous production of Virginia-class submarines. Sec. 127. Procurement authorities for Medium Landing Ships. Sec. 128. Multiyear procurement authority for Yard, Repair, Berthing, and Messing Barges. Sec. 129. Vessel construction managers for the construction of certain Navy vessels. Sec. 130. Limitation on construction of Modular Attack Surface Craft. Sec. 131. Limitation on availability of funds for TAGOS ship program. Sec. 132. Inclusion of information on amphibious warfare ship spares and repair parts in Navy budget justification materials. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3 Subtitle D—Air Force Programs Sec. 141. Modification of minimum inventory requirements for air refueling tanker aircraft. Sec. 142. Modification of prohibition on retirement of F–15E aircraft. Sec. 143. Extension of limitations and minimum inventory requirement relating to RQ–4 aircraft. Sec. 144. Modification to annual report on Air Force tactical fighter aircraft force structure. Sec. 145. Extension of requirements relating to C–130 aircraft. Sec. 146. Extension of prohibition on certain reductions to B–1 bomber aircraft squadrons. Sec. 147. Modification to minimum inventory requirement for A–10 aircraft. Sec. 148. Preservation of retired KC–10 aircraft. Sec. 149. Prohibition on certain reductions to inventory of E–3 airborne warning and control system aircraft. Sec. 150. B–21 bomber aircraft program accountability matrices. Sec. 151. Bomber aircraft force structure and transition roadmap. Sec. 152. Requirement for an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance roadmap for the Air Force. Sec. 153. Report on the F–47 advanced fighter aircraft program. Sec. 154. Limitation on availability of funds pending report on acquisition strategy for Airborne Command Post Capability. Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters Sec. 161. Requirements relating to executive airlift aircraft. Sec. 162. Amendments to prohibition on operation, procurement, and contracting related to foreign-made light detection and ranging. Sec. 163. Prohibition on availability of funds for contract termination or production line shutdown for E–7A Wedgetail aircraft. Sec. 164. Limitation on procurement of KC–46 aircraft pending certification on correction of deficiencies. Sec. 165. Plan for open mission systems of F–35 aircraft. Sec. 166. Annual GAO reviews of the F–35 aircraft program. 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 to authority to award prizes for advanced technology achievements. Sec. 212. Modification to mechanisms to provide funds to defense laboratories and other entities for research and development of technologies for military missions. Sec. 213. Program for the enhancement of the research, development, test, and evaluation centers of the Department of Defense. Sec. 214. Modification to authority for acquisition, construction, or furnishing of test facilities and equipment. Sec. 215. Extension of limitation on availability of funds for fundamental research collaboration with certain academic institutions. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 4 Sec. 216. Modification of requirement for Department of Defense policies for management and certification of Link 16 military tactical data link network. Sec. 217. Extension of authority for assignment to Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of private sector personnel with critical research and development expertise. Sec. 218. Alternative test and evaluation pathway for designated defense acquisition programs. Sec. 219. Congressionally directed programs for test and evaluation oversight. Sec. 220. Application of software innovation to modernize test and evaluation infrastructure. Sec. 221. Review and alignment of standards, guidance, and policies relating to digital engineering. Sec. 222. Catalyst Pathfinder Program. Sec. 223. Modifications to defense research capacity building program. Sec. 224. National Security and Defense Artificial Intelligence Institute. Sec. 225. Advanced robotic automation for munitions manufacturing. Sec. 226. Evaluation of additional test corridors for hypersonic and long-range weapons. Sec. 227. Western regional range complex demonstration. Sec. 228. Demonstration of near real-time monitoring capabilities to enhance weapon system platforms. Sec. 229. Pilot program on modernized health and usage monitoring systems to address obsolescence in rotary-wing and tiltrotor aircraft. Sec. 230. Prohibition on modification of indirect cost rates for institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Sec. 231. Limitation on availability of funds pending compliance with requirements relating to the Joint Energetics Transition Office. Sec. 232. Limitation on availability of funds for realignment of research, development, test, and evaluation functions of Joint conventional armaments and ammunition. Sec. 233. Limitation on use of funds for certain Navy software. Sec. 234. Limitation on availability of funds for Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering pending report on study results. Subtitle C—Biotechnology Matters Sec. 241. Support for research and development of bioindustrial manufacturing processes. Sec. 242. Biotechnology Management Office. Sec. 243. Bioindustrial commercialization program. Sec. 244. Biotechnology supply chain resiliency program. Sec. 245. Biological data for artificial intelligence. Sec. 246. Department of Defense biotechnology strategy. Sec. 247. Ethical and responsible development and deployment of biotechnology within the Department of Defense. Sec. 248. Establishing biobased product merit guidance. Subtitle D—Plans, Reports, and Other Matters Sec. 251. Modification of energetic materials strategic plan and investment strategy of Joint Energetics Transition Office. Sec. 252. Extension of period for annual reports on critical technology areas supportive of the National Defense Strategy. Sec. 253. Quarterly briefings on research, development, test, and evaluation laboratories and facilities. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 5 TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle B—Energy and Environment Sec. 311. Inclusion of information about PFAS investigation and remediation in annual report on defense environmental programs. Sec. 312. Elimination of preference for motor vehicles using electric or hybrid propulsion systems and related requirements of the Department of Defense. Sec. 313. Modification of availability and use of energy cost savings. Sec. 314. Requirement to support National Guard training on wildfire prevention and response. Sec. 315. Modification of requirements relating to replacement of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam. Sec. 316. Modification to restriction on procurement or purchasing of personal protective equipment for firefighters containing perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances. Sec. 317. Provision of alternative drinking water to households whose private drinking water is contaminated with perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid substances from Department of Defense activities. Sec. 318. Responsibilities of executive agent for installation and operational nuclear energy. Sec. 319. Establishment of Advanced Nuclear Transition Working Group. Sec. 320. Department of Air Force program of record for commercial weather data. Sec. 321. Pilot program on Navy installation nuclear energy. Sec. 322. Strategy to accelerate remediation of contamination from perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Sec. 323. Notification requirement with respect to nuclear power in Guam. Sec. 324. Authority to use certain technologies to destroy or dispose of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances. Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment Sec. 331. Modification of readiness report to include summary count of certain mishaps. Sec. 332. Authority to provide supplies incidental to support and services for eligible non-Department of Defense organizations. Sec. 333. Extension of authorization of depot working capital funds for unspecified minor military construction. Sec. 334. Designation of senior officials responsible for integration of global contested logistics posture management. Sec. 335. Modification of prohibition on contracts for performance of firefighting or security-guard functions. Sec. 336. Responsibilities for oversight of certain defense personal property matters. Sec. 337. Roles and responsibilities relating to sustainment and readiness of certain naval surface vessels. Sec. 338. Strategy to improve infrastructure of certain depots of Department of Defense. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 6 Sec. 339. Modification of report on improved oversight for implementation of Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program of the Navy. Sec. 340. Extension and modification of semiannual briefings on operational status of amphibious warship fleet. Sec. 341. Maintenance inspection capabilities and requirements. Sec. 342. Joint Strike Fighter sustainment. Sec. 343. Depot-level maintenance coordination in multinational exercises. Sec. 344. Proposed actions with respect to causes and effects of declining aircraft readiness rates. Sec. 345. Technology enhancement for surface ship maintenance. Sec. 346. Oversight requirements for contracts relating to relocation logistics for household goods. Sec. 347. Integration of commercially available artificial intelligence capabilities into logistics operations. Sec. 348. Pilot program on Army depot and arsenal workload sustainment. Sec. 349. Limitation on use of funds to establish or expand Space Force Special Operations Component Command. Sec. 350. Pilot program for data-enabled ground vehicle maintenance. Sec. 351. Modernization of the organic industrial base of the Army. Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Munitions Sec. 361. Reporting requirements for Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirements and Out-Year inventory numbers. Sec. 362. Inclusion of air and missile defense in Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement and Out-Year inventory numbers. Sec. 363. Reports on munitions response projects at sites formerly used by the Department of Defense. Sec. 364. Report on critical munitions required for simultaneous conflicts. Subtitle E—Other Matters Sec. 371. Adjustment and diversification assistance for State and local governments affected by depot reductions. Sec. 372. Authority to evacuate family pets and contract working dogs during noncombatant evacuations of foreign countries. Sec. 373. Manned rotary wing aircraft safety. Sec. 374. Establishment of Army museum system. Sec. 375. Establishment of United States Navy Museum System. Sec. 376. Establishment of Air Force and Space Force Museum System. Sec. 377. Transportation of certain domestic animals by foreign air carriers. Sec. 378. Minimum standards for military working dog kennels and facilities. Sec. 379. Restroom access at military installations for certain transportation service providers. Sec. 380. Use of expeditionary solid waste disposal systems by Department of Defense. Sec. 381. Pilot program for contracted amphibious air resources for the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. Sec. 382. Initiative to control spread of greater banded hornet in Guam. Sec. 383. Reserve mobilization exercise to assess the capability of the Armed Forces to respond to a high-intensity contingency in the IndoPacific region. Sec. 384. Limitation on transformation by the Army of primary helicopter training program at Fort Rucker, Alabama. TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 7 Subtitle A—Active Forces Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. Subtitle B—Reserve Forces Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves. Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support. Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations; Reports Sec. 421. Military personnel. Sec. 422. Streamlining of total force reporting requirements. TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A—Officer Policy Sec. 501. Space Force general officer management. Sec. 502. Redistribution of general officers on active duty from the Air Force to the Space Force. Sec. 503. Notification of removal of officers from selection board reports and promotion lists. Sec. 504. Chaplains: career flexibility; detail as students at schools for education required for appointment. Sec. 505. Temporary increase in fiscal year percentage limitation for reduction or waiver of service-in-grade requirement for general and flag officers to be retired in pay grades O-7 and O-8. Sec. 506. Notice of removal of Judge Advocates General. Sec. 507. Authority to waive prohibition on officers serving on successive selection boards for boards to consider officers for promotion to major general or rear admiral. Sec. 508. Establishment of blast safety officer positions. Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management Sec. 511. Active and inactive transfers of officers of the Army National Guard and Air Force National Guard. Sec. 512. National Guard: Active Guard and Reserve duty in response to a State disaster. Sec. 513. Report on effect of equipment shortfalls on ability of National Guard to perform homeland defense activities. Sec. 514. Report on National Guard sexual assault prevention and response training. Sec. 515. Study and report on members of the reserve components: consideration of amount of time of service in activation; authority to waive limitation on release from active duty. Subtitle C—General Service Authorities and Military Records Sec. 521. Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record: codification; expansion. Sec. 522. Women’s initiative teams. Sec. 523. Honorary promotions on the initiative of the Department of Defense. Sec. 524. Enhanced efficiency and service discretion for Disability Evaluation System reviews. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 8 Sec. 525. Requirement of equal opportunity, racial neutrality, and exclusive use of merit in military personnel actions. Sec. 526. Report on adequacy of reimbursement for costs of permanent change of station. Subtitle D—Recruitment and Accession Sec. 531. Recruiter access to secondary schools. Sec. 532. Alternative service in areas of national interest by individuals denied enlistment. Sec. 533. Medical accession standards for members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 534. Clarifying the calculation of enlistments for persons whose score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is below a prescribed level for the future servicemember preparatory course. Sec. 535. Selective Service System: automatic registration. Subtitle E—Member Training Sec. 541. Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps instructor qualifications. Sec. 542. Number of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps units. Sec. 543. Requirements with respect to motorcycle safety training. Sec. 544. Repeal of annual certifications related to the Ready, Relevant Learning initiative of the Navy. Sec. 545. Mandatory training on government ethics and national security law. Sec. 546. Temporary authority to provide bonuses to Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps instructors. Sec. 547. Pilot program for generative artificial intelligence and spatial computing for performance training and proficiency assessment. Sec. 548. Limitation on authority to reorganize the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps of the Army. Sec. 549. Accreditation of National Guard Marksmanship Training Center. Subtitle F—Member Education Sec. 551. Modification to maximum years of service for eligibility detail as a student at a law school. Sec. 552. Inclusion of Space Force education programs in definitions regarding professional military education. Sec. 553. Asynchronous instruction in distance education option for professional military education. Sec. 554. Center for Strategic Deterrence and Weapons of Mass Destruction Studies. Sec. 555. Military service academy nominations. Sec. 556. Modifications to alternative obligation for cadets and midshipmen. Sec. 557. Modification to the designation of Members of the House of Representatives to the Boards of Visitors of Service Academies. Sec. 558. Director of Admissions of the United States Naval Academy. Sec. 559. Detail of members of the Space Force as instructors at Air Force Institute of Technology. Sec. 559A. Prohibition on participation of males in athletic programs or activities at the military service academies that are designated for women or girls. Sec. 559B. Organization of Army War College. Subtitle G—Military Justice and Other Legal Matters Sec. 561. Qualifications for judge advocates. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 9 Sec. 562. Ensuring the availability of legal advice to commanders. Sec. 563. Analysis of potential modifications to the offense of wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Sec. 564. Revision to sexual assault prevention and response training guidance. Sec. 565. Notification of military sex offenders at military installations. Sec. 566. Analysis of the advisability of modifying the definition of abusive sexual contact under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Sec. 567. Analysis of the advisability of establishing a punitive article for child pornography-related offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Subtitle H—Career Transition Sec. 571. Transition Assistance Program: amendments; pilot program; reports. Sec. 572. Amendments to pathways for counseling in Transition Assistance Program. Sec. 573. Improvements to information-sharing to support individuals retiring or separating from the Armed Forces. Subtitle I—Family Programs, Child Care, and Dependent Education Sec. 581. Notification of suspected child abuse that occurs at a military child development center. Sec. 582. Enrollment of children of certain American Red Cross employees in schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity. Sec. 583. Ensuring access to DODEA schools for certain members of the reserve components. Sec. 584. Authorization of dual or concurrent enrollment programs for students of Defense Dependent Schools. Sec. 585. Restrictions on certain actions relating to DODEA schools and military child development centers. Sec. 586. Extension of pilot program to provide financial assistance to members of the Armed Forces for in-home child care. Sec. 587. Military OneSource: information regarding maternal health care. Sec. 588. Assistance for deployment-related support of members of the Armed Forces undergoing deployment and their families beyond the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program. Sec. 589. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of military and civilian personnel. Sec. 589A. Verification of reporting of eligible federally connected children for purposes of Federal impact aid programs. Sec. 589B. Regulations on the use of portable electronic mobile devices in Department of Defense Education Activity schools. Sec. 589V. Management of special education in schools operated by Department of Defense Education Activity. Sec. 589D. Pilot program to increase payments for child care services in highcost areas. Subtitle J—Decorations and Awards, Reports, and Other Matters Sec. 591. Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to E. Royce Williams for acts of valor during the Korean War. Sec. 592. Authorization for posthumous award of the distinguished-service cross to Isaac ‘‘Ike’’ Camacho for acts of valor in Vietnam. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 10 Sec. 593. Compliance with travel charge card deactivation requirements. TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A—Basic Pay and Retired Pay Sec. 601. Codification of applicability to Space Force of certain pay and allowance authorities. Sec. 602. Extension of enhanced authority for selective early retirement and early discharges. Sec. 603. Extension of temporary early retirement authority. Subtitle B—Bonus, Incentive, and Separation Pays Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authorities. Sec. 612. Extension of authority to provide voluntary separation pay and benefits. Sec. 613. Implementation of aviation incentive pay for members of reserve components. Sec. 614. Reviews of designations of imminent danger pay areas. Subtitle C—Allowances Sec. 621. Modifications to calculation of basic allowance for subsistence for enlisted members. Sec. 622. Family separation allowance: increase. Sec. 623. Extending certain travel allowance for members of the Armed Forces assigned to Alaska. Sec. 624. Improvements to basic allowance for housing. Subtitle D—Leave Sec. 631. Improved parental leave for members of the armed forces. Sec. 632. Convalescent leave for cadets and midshipmen. Subtitle E—Family and Survivor Benefits Sec. 641. Annual review of financial assistance limits for child care and youth program services providers. Sec. 642. Waiver of requirements for air transportation of deceased members of the Armed Forces when necessary to meet mission requirements. Subtitle F—Defense Resale Matters Sec. 651. Use of commissary stores: civilian employees of Military Sealift Command. Sec. 652. Defense commissary system and exchange system: patronage; privatization. Subtitle G—Other Benefits, Administrative Matters, Reports, and Briefings Sec. 661. Inclusion of descriptions of types of pay on pay statements. Sec. 662. Provision of information regarding relocation assistance programs for members receiving orders for a change of permanent station. Sec. 663. Expansion of pilot program to increase access to food on military installations. Sec. 664. Military compensation educational campaign. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 11 Sec. 665. Designation of United States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll as remote and isolated military installation. TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Benefits Sec. 701. Reimbursement for travel expenses relating to specialty care for certain members of the Armed Forces and dependents. Sec. 702. Authority to provide sexual assault medical forensic examinations on a nonreimbursable basis to certain otherwise ineligible individuals. Subtitle B—Health Care Administration Sec. 711. Codification of position of Director of the Defense Health Agency. Sec. 712. Military-civilian medical surge program. Sec. 713. Modification of limitation on reduction of military medical manning end strength. Sec. 714. Inclusion of additional requirements in notifications to modify scope of services provided at military medical treatment facilities. Sec. 715. Military medical cooperation arrangements among Five Eyes countries. Sec. 716. Licensure requirement for health-care professionals of partner countries. Sec. 717. Plan for priority assignment of medical personnel of Department of Defense. Sec. 718. Plan and report by Defense Health Agency relating to chiropractic clinics at military installations. Sec. 719. Strategic infectious disease medical research plan. Sec. 720. Review of disclosure requirements under processes and forms relating to health care provider credentialing and privileging of Department of Defense. Subtitle C—Studies, Reports, and Other Matters Sec. 731. Improvement of availability of care for veterans from facilities and providers of the Department of Defense. Sec. 732. Prohibition on painful research on domestic cats and dogs. Sec. 733. Pilot program on wastewater surveillance system of Department of Defense. Sec. 734. Pilot program to assist certain members of the Armed Forces and dependents with additional supplemental coverage relating to cancer. Sec. 735. Study on accreditation of military dental treatment facilities. Sec. 736. Study on prevalence and mortality of cancer among military rotarywing pilots and aviation support personnel. Sec. 737. Study on psychological effects of and mental health effects of unmanned aircraft systems in combat operations. TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management Sec. 801. Assumption of uninsurable risk on certain contracts. Sec. 802. Changes to certain documents. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 12 Sec. 803. Pilot program for financing for covered activities. Sec. 804. Multiyear procurement authority for covered systems and certain munitions. Sec. 805. Addressing insufficiencies in technical data. Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations Sec. 811. Repeals of existing law to streamline the defense acquisition process. Sec. 812. Modifications to current defense acquisition requirements. Sec. 813. Modification to award amount for program to accelerate the procurement and fielding of innovative technologies. Sec. 814. Additional amendments related to undefinitized contractual actions. Sec. 815. Amendment to procurement of services data analysis and requirements validation. Sec. 816. Modification of program and processes relating to foreign acquisition. Sec. 817. Review of Department of Defense Instruction relating to conventional ammunition management. Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to Workforce Development Sec. 821. Improvements to public-private talent exchange. Sec. 822. Modifications to requirements for the President of the Defense Acquisition University. Sec. 823. Hiring authorities for Defense Civilian Training Corps. Sec. 824. Increasing competition in defense contracting. Sec. 825. Report on strengthening the Defense Acquisition University. Sec. 826. Restructuring of performance evaluation metrics for the acquisition workforce. Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Supply Chains and Domestic Sourcing Sec. 831. Applicability of Berry Amendment to procurement of certain seafood. Sec. 832. Enhancement of defense supply chain resilience and secondary source qualification. Sec. 833. Interim national security waivers for supply chain illumination efforts. Sec. 834. Strategy to eliminate acquisition of optical glass from certain nations. Sec. 835. Strategy to eliminate sourcing of computer displays from certain nations. Sec. 836. Voluntary registration of compliance with covered sourcing requirements for covered products. Sec. 837. Acceleration of qualification of compliant sources. Sec. 838. Assessment of critical infrastructure owned by the Department of Defense dependent on foreign materials or components. Subtitle E—Prohibitions and Limitations on Procurement Sec. 841. Requirements relating to long-term concessions agreements with certain retailers. Sec. 842. Prohibition on acquisition of advanced batteries from certain foreign sources. Sec. 843. Application of national security waiver for strategic materials sourcing requirement to sensitive materials. Sec. 844. Prohibition of procurement of molybdenum, gallium, or germanium from non-allied foreign nations and authorization for production from recovered material. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 13 Sec. 845. Modifications to certain procurements from certain Chinese entities. Sec. 846. Modifications to prohibition on contracting with persons that have fossil fuel operations with the Government of the Russian Federation or the Russian energy sector. Sec. 847. Prohibiting the purchase of photovoltaic modules or inverters from foreign entities of concern. Sec. 848. Clarification of procurement prohibition related to acquisition of materials mined, refined, and separated in certain countries. Sec. 849. Prohibition on procurement related to certain additive manufacturing machines. Sec. 850. Phase-out of computer and printer acquisitions involving entities owned or controlled by China. Sec. 851. Prohibition on contracting with certain biotechnology providers. Subtitle F—Industrial Base Matters Sec. 861. Amendments to the procurement technical assistance program. Sec. 862. Repeal of limitations on certain Department of Defense Executive Agent authority. Sec. 863. Special Operations Command Urgent Innovative Technologies and Capabilities Initiative. Sec. 864. United States-Israel Defense Industrial Base Working Group. Sec. 865. Improving the domestic textile and industrial base. Sec. 866. Cybersecurity regulatory harmonization. Sec. 867. Modifications to defense industrial base fund. Subtitle G—Other Matters Sec. 871. Modification to demonstration and prototyping program to advance international product support capabilities in a contested logistics environment. Sec. 872. Contested logistics exercise requirement. Sec. 873. Combatant command experimentation authority. Sec. 874. Annual report on contract cancellations and terminations. Sec. 875. Ability to withhold contract payments during period of pendancy of a bid protest. Sec. 876. Indemnification of contractors against nuclear and unusually hazardous risks. Sec. 877. Enhanced security strategy for procurement of private fifth-generation wireless technology. TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters Sec. 901. Prohibition of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs of the Department of Defense. Sec. 902. Directive authority for matters for which the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering has responsibility. Sec. 903. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Armaments Cooperation. Sec. 904. Modification to authorities of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation. Sec. 905. Modification of covered technology categories for Office of Strategic Capital. Sec. 906. Additional authorities for Office of Strategic Capital. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 14 Sec. 907. Defense Science Board study on optimal organizational structure for digital solution and software delivery. Subtitle B—Other Department of Defense Organization and Management Matters Sec. 911. Removal of members of Joint Chiefs of Staff and combatant commanders. Sec. 912. Joint Interagency Task Force 401. Sec. 913. Authority to establish regional outreach centers for the Defense Innovation Unit. Sec. 914. Small-UAS Industrial Base Working Group. Sec. 915. Temporary prohibition on disestablishment of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Pacific. Sec. 916. Limitation on availability of funds for modification or consolidation of geographic combatant commands. Sec. 917. Limitation on availability of funds for the Army pending submittal of plan on the proposed integration of the Joint Munitions Command and the Army Sustainment Command. TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A—Financial Matters Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. Sec. 1002. Consolidation of reporting requirements relating to Department of Defense financial improvement and audit remediation plan. Sec. 1003. Concurrent reporting date for annual update to Defense Business Systems Audit Remediation Plan and Department of Defense annual financial statements. Sec. 1004. Amendments and repeals to budgetary display requirements. Sec. 1005. Extension of audit requirement for Department of Defense components. Sec. 1006. Reporting requirements for amounts made available pursuant to title II of Public Law 119–21. Sec. 1007. Use of technology using artificial intelligence to facilitate audit of the financial statements of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2026. Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities Sec. 1010. Support for counterdrug activities and activities to counter transnational organized crime. Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards Sec. 1011. Requirements for amphibious warfare ship force structure. Sec. 1012. Definition of short-term work for purposes of Navy construction of combatant and escort vessels and assignment of vessel projects. Sec. 1013. Navy Senior Technical Authority. Sec. 1014. Overhaul, repair, and maintenance of vessels in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Sec. 1015. Allocation of certain operation and maintenance funds for Navy amphibious ship maintenance. Sec. 1016. Metrics for basic and functional design for ship construction. Sec. 1017. Authority for single award indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract for destroyer maintenance. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 15 Sec. 1018. Limitation on availability of funds to retire or decommission oceanographic research vessels of the Navy. Sec. 1019. Strategy for Navy investment in and support for the maritime industrial base. Sec. 1020. Exemption of unmanned surface vessels and unmanned underwater vehicles from certain technical authority requirements. Sec. 1021. Pilot program on use of automated shipbuilding technologies and capabilities. Sec. 1022. Modification of authority to purchase used vessels under the National Defense Sealift Fund. Subtitle D—Counterterrorism Sec. 1031. Extension of authority for joint task forces to support law enforcement agencies conducting counter-terrorism activities. Sec. 1032. 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. 1033. 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. 1034. 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. 1035. 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. 1041. Modification of authority to provide assistance in support of Department of Defense accounting for missing United States Government personnel. Sec. 1042. Senior leaders of the Department of Defense and other specified persons: authority to provide protection. Sec. 1043. Modification of requirements relating to support of civil authorities by Armed Forces. Sec. 1044. Authority of Secretary of Defense to enter into contracts to provide certain assistance to secure the southern land border of the United States. Sec. 1045. Limitation on use of funds to relocate or otherwise remove the Maritime Industrial Base Program. Sec. 1046. Limitation on retirement of Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft systems. Sec. 1047. Authority to transfer T–37 aircraft to Arizona Aviation Historical Group. Sec. 1048. Authorization of Eastern Regional Range Complex for multi-domain operations and robotic autonomous systems training, testing, and experimentation. Sec. 1049. Limitation on use of funds for deactivation of Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigades. Sec. 1050. Prohibition on use of live animals in Department of Defense live fire trauma training. Sec. 1051. Prohibition on destruction or scrapping of World War II–era aircraft. Sec. 1052. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 16 Sec. 1053. Congressional notification of support for immigration enforcement operations. Subtitle F—Studies and Reports Sec. 1061. Notification of waivers under Department of Defense Directive 3000.09. Sec. 1062. Modifications to authority for transfer and sale of certain surplus firearms, ammunition, and parts. Sec. 1063. Extension of mobility capability requirements study. Sec. 1064. Extension of briefing requirement regarding civil authorities at the Southwest border. Sec. 1065. Extension of biennial assessments of Air Force Test Center. Sec. 1066. Reports on installation of certain collision avoidance systems in military rotary-wing aircraft. Sec. 1067. Cybersecurity and resilience annex in Strategic Rail Corridor Network assessments. Sec. 1068. GAO review and report on biological weapons experiments on and in relation to ticks, tick-borne disease. Sec. 1069. Briefings on expenditures or planned expenditures of funds allocated for exploration and development of existing Arctic infrastructure. Sec. 1070. Semiannual report on Department of Defense operations at the southern land border. Sec. 1071. Assessment on potential establishment of incubator programs for secure facilities and networks at universities. Subtitle G—Other Matters Sec. 1081. Extension of the National Commission on the Future of the Navy. Sec. 1082. Federal agency support for Afghanistan War Commission. Sec. 1083. Provision of contract authority to Afghanistan War Commission. Sec. 1084. Reauthorization of Servicewomen’s Commemorative Partnership. Sec. 1085. AUKUS Improvement Act of 2025. Sec. 1086. Framework for reforming technology transfer and foreign disclosure policies. Sec. 1087. Procurement and distribution of sports foods and dietary supplements to members of the Armed Forces assigned to the United States Special Operations Command. Sec. 1088. Pilot program on enhanced use of advanced sensor networks to improve Air Force counter-unmanned aircraft system capabilities for base defense. Sec. 1089. Pilot program and other requirements for accelerating protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft. Sec. 1090. Process for complaints and investigations of transportation service providers and transportation officers. Sec. 1091. Declassification of certain records relating to Tower 22 attack. Sec. 1092. Updates and preservation of memorials to chaplains at Arlington National Cemetery. Sec. 1093. Critical infrastructure compatibility tabletop exercise. Sec. 1094. Irregular Warfare Exercise Laboratory. Sec. 1095. Commission on the National Defense Strategy. TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 17 Sec. 1101. Prohibition on the use of funds from carrying out a hiring freeze, reduction in force, or hiring delay without cause at a public shipyard. Sec. 1102. Living quarter allowance for Department of Defense civilian employees with permanent duty station in Guam. Sec. 1103. Modification of temporary authority to appoint retired members of the armed forces to positions in the Department of Defense. Sec. 1104. Revisions to limitations on pay for officers and crews of maritime vessels operated by or for the United States. 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. Modifications to total force management requirements. Sec. 1108. Definition of defense industrial base facility for purposes of direct hire authority. Sec. 1109. Payment of retention bonuses to DOD civilian employees in Guam. Sec. 1110. Amendments to title 5, United States Code. Sec. 1111. Educational travel authority for dependents of certain employees. Sec. 1112. Modification of direct hire authority for domestic defense industrial base facilities. Sec. 1113. Cyber workforce recruitment and retention. Sec. 1114. Public shipyard apprentice program. Sec. 1115. Personnel management. TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS Subtitle A—Assistance and Training Sec. 1201. Modification of authorities. Sec. 1202. Modification of authority to build capacity of foreign security forces. Sec. 1203. Modification of payment of costs for Regional Centers for Security Studies. Sec. 1204. Modification to Irregular Warfare Center and Regional Defense Fellowship Program. Sec. 1205. Modification of authority for Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School. Sec. 1206. State partnership program selection analysis. Sec. 1207. Enhancement of international biodefense capacity. Subtitle B—Foreign Military Sales and Related Processes Sec. 1211. Improvements to security cooperation workforce and defense acquisition workforce. Sec. 1212. Modifications to foreign military sales processes. Sec. 1213. Periodic review of FMS-only list. Sec. 1214. Assessment and establishment of office to support the acquisition of specified non-program of record systems by foreign allies and partners. Sec. 1215. Guidance for coordination of international arms transfers. Subtitle C—Matters Relating to the Middle East Sec. 1221. Extension of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 18 Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of annual report on military power of Iran. Sec. 1223. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups and individuals. Sec. 1224. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Sec. 1225. Counter-terrorism support. Sec. 1226. Enhancing security partnership with Jordan and Lebanon. Sec. 1227. Prohibition on funding to the Badr Organization. Sec. 1228. Limitation on availability of funds for the Iraqi security forces. Sec. 1229. Report on strategy for increasing membership in the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement. Sec. 1229A. Report on ISIS detention facilities in Syria. Sec. 1229B. Report on United States force posture and activities in Syria. Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Israel Sec. 1231. Extension and modification of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation. Sec. 1232. Extension and modification of United States-Israel cooperation to counter unmanned systems in all warfighting domains. Sec. 1233. Modification of certain temporary authorizations related to munitions replacement. Sec. 1234. Research, development, test, and evaluation of emerging technologies to further the warfighting capabilities of the United States and certain partner countries. Sec. 1235. Report on United States-Israel military exercises. Subtitle E—Matters Relating to Europe, Ukraine, and the Russian Federation Sec. 1241. Modification and extension of annual report on military and security developments involving the Russian Federation. Sec. 1242. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Russian Federation over internationally recognized territory of Ukraine. Sec. 1243. Extension and modification of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. Sec. 1244. Military intelligence support for Ukraine. Sec. 1245. Report relating to allied and partner support to Ukraine. Sec. 1246. Allied contributions to United States force posture on NATO’s eastern flank. Sec. 1247. Baltic Security Initiative. Sec. 1248. Modification of United States basing and training, and exercises in North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries. Sec. 1249. Oversight of United States military posture in Europe. Sec. 1250. Report on United States deterrence and defense posture in the European region. Subtitle F—Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region Sec. 1251. Extension of Pacific Deterrence Initiative. Sec. 1252. Extension of Indo-Pacific extended deterrence education pilot program. Sec. 1253. Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience. Sec. 1254. Strategy to strengthen multilateral defense in the Indo-Pacific. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 19 Sec. 1255. Sense of Congress on defense alliances and partnerships in the IndoPacific region. Subtitle G—Matters Relating to Asia Sec. 1261. Extension of pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with foreign military partners in Southeast Asia. Sec. 1262. Preventing circumvention by Chinese military companies in thirdparty countries. Sec. 1263. Inclusion on list of Chinese military companies of entities added to certain other lists. Sec. 1264. Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment projects with ties to the Government of the People’s Republic of China. Sec. 1265. Modification of Taiwan security cooperation initiative. Sec. 1266. Joint program with Taiwan to enable fielding of uncrewed systems and counter-uncrewed systems capabilities. Sec. 1267. Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup. Sec. 1268. Oversight of United States military posture on the Korean Peninsula. Sec. 1269. Report on enhanced defense relations with the Philippines. Sec. 1270. Modernizing the defense capabilities of the Philippines. Subtitle H—Other Matters Sec. 1271. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Sec. 1272. Repeal of war-related reporting requirements for concluded operations. Sec. 1273. Defending international security by restricting unacceptable partnerships and tactics. Sec. 1274. Report regarding joint training with Mexico to counter transnational criminal organizations. 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—National Defense Stockpile Sec. 1411. Modifications to Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. Sec. 1412. Recycling for critical minerals. Subtitle C—Other Matters Sec. 1421. Extension of authorities for funding and management of joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois. Sec. 1422. Beginning balances of the Defense Logistics Agency Working Capital Fund for audit purposes. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 20 Sec. 1423. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. TITLE XV—CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS Subtitle A—Cyber Operations Sec. 1501. Planning, programming, and budget coordination for operations of cyber mission force. Sec. 1502. Modification to reporting requirements for Senior Military Advisor for Cyber Policy. Sec. 1503. Framework for integration of information technology technical debt assessment into annual budget process. Sec. 1504. Department of Defense Data Ontology Governance Working Group. Sec. 1505. Future force employment concepts development tabletop exercises. Sec. 1506. Occupational resiliency of the Cyber Mission Force. Sec. 1507. Prohibition on the elimination of certain cyber assessment capabilities for test and evaluation. Sec. 1508. Prohibition on availability of funds to modify authorities of the Commander of United States Cyber Command. Sec. 1509. Limitation on availability of funds for the Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control initiative. Subtitle B—Cybersecurity Sec. 1511. Secure mobile phones for senior officials and personnel performing sensitive functions. Sec. 1512. Artificial intelligence and machine learning security in the Department of Defense. Sec. 1513. Physical and cybersecurity procurement requirements for artificial intelligence systems. Sec. 1514. Collaborative cybersecurity educational program. Sec. 1515. Incorporation of artificial intelligence considerations into cybersecurity training. Subtitle C—Information Technology and Data Management Sec. 1521. Accountability of the Authorization to Operate processes. Sec. 1522. Annual report on Department of Defense unified datalink strategy. Subtitle D—Artificial Intelligence Sec. 1531. Modification of high-performance computing roadmap. Sec. 1532. Guidance and prohibition on use of certain artificial intelligence. Sec. 1533. Artificial intelligence model assessment and oversight. Sec. 1534. Digital sandbox environments for artificial intelligence. Sec. 1535. Artificial Intelligence Futures Steering Committee. Subtitle E—Reports and Other Matters Sec. 1541. Modification to certification requirement regarding contracting for military recruiting. Sec. 1542. Amendment to annual assessments and reports on assignment of certain budget control responsibility to Commander of the United States Cyber Command. Sec. 1543. Study on reducing incentives for cyber attacks on defense critical infrastructure of the United States. Sec. 1544. Integration of reserve component into cyber mission force. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 21 Sec. 1545. Annual report on Mission Assurance Coordination Board activities. Sec. 1546. Limitation on the divestment, consolidation, and curtailment of certain electronic warfare test and evaluation activities. TITLE XVI—SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS Subtitle A—Space Activities Sec. 1601. Acquisition career path in the Space Force. Sec. 1602. Noise mitigation regarding space launches. Sec. 1603. Acquisition and operation of space systems for space warfighting and control. Sec. 1604. Use of middle tier acquisition program for proliferated warfighter space architecture of Space Development Agency. Sec. 1605. Rocket cargo test and demonstration. Sec. 1606. Continuation of operation of Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. Sec. 1607. Study on establishing a tactical surveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking program of record. Sec. 1608. Spaceport of the Future initiative and study on future space launch capacity. Sec. 1609. Auxiliary payload for Next Generation Polar Overhead Persistent Infrared satellites. Sec. 1610. Blast damage assessment guide for space vehicles at Air Force launch complexes. Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities Sec. 1621. Vendor support to clandestine activities. Sec. 1622. Sensitive activities of the Department of Defense. Sec. 1623. Codification of Department of Defense insider threat program. Sec. 1624. Provision by Air Force of meteorological services for intelligence community. Sec. 1625. Annual report on requests of combatant commands for remote sensing data. Sec. 1626. Review and evaluation of extension of inactive security clearances. Subtitle C—Nuclear Forces Sec. 1631. Adjustment to responsibilities of Nuclear Weapons Council. Sec. 1632. Prohibition on reduction of intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States. Sec. 1633. Matters relating to the nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile. Sec. 1634. Adjustment to bomber aircraft nuclear certification requirement. Sec. 1635. Organizational realignment with respect to Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical and Biological Defense Policy and Programs; limitation on availability of certain funds. Sec. 1636. Matters relating to intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States. Sec. 1637. Deep cleaning of launch control centers of the Air Force Global Strike Command. Sec. 1638. Limitation on availability of funds pending notification of tasking authority delegation. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 22 Sec. 1639. Limitation on availability of funds pending commencement of annual briefings on implementation of recommendations by the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States. Sec. 1640. Limitation on availability of funds for compensation caps. Sec. 1641. Strategy to sustain Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile and maximize end-of-life margin. Sec. 1642. Matters relating to Air Force Global Strike Command. Subtitle D—Missile Defense Programs Sec. 1651. Modification to national missile defense policy to reflect Golden Dome for America policy. Sec. 1652. Golden Dome missile defense system. Sec. 1653. Amendments to technical authority of Director of Missile Defense Agency regarding integrated air and missile defense activities and programs. Sec. 1654. Prohibition on privatized or subscription-based missile defense intercept capabilities. Sec. 1655. Matters related to integrated air and missile defense capabilities to defend Guam. Sec. 1656. Design and construction of missile instrumentation range safety vessels. Sec. 1657. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative missile defense program co-development and co-production. Sec. 1658. Limitation on authority to reduce sustainment for or halt operation of the AN/FPS–108 COBRA DANE radar. Sec. 1659. Limitation on availability of funds pending independent analysis of space-based missile defense capability. Sec. 1660. Assessment of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site. Sec. 1661. Biennial assessments of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site. Subtitle E—Matters Relating to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Sec. 1671. Briefings on intercepts of unidentified anomalous phenomena by North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command. Sec. 1672. Elimination of duplicative reporting requirements relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena. Sec. 1673. Accounting of security classification guides relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena. Subtitle F—Matters Relating to Electromagnetic Warfare Sec. 1681. Modification of functions of Electromagnetic Spectrum Enterprise Operational Lead for Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations to include dynamic spectrum sharing technologies. Sec. 1682. Integration of electronic warfare into Tier 1 and Tier 2 joint training exercises. Sec. 1683. Annual review of the Joint Electromagnetic Battle Management Software Program. Sec. 1684. Support by the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing to EA–37B Compass Call aircraft. Subtitle G—Other Matters g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 23 Sec. 1691. Cooperative threat reduction funds. Sec. 1692. Prohibition on access to Department of Defense cloud-based resources by certain individuals. TITLE XVII—OTHER DEFENSE MATTERS Sec. 1701. Technical and conforming amendments. Sec. 1702. Copyright to a literary work produced by a civilian faculty member of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in the course of such employment: free use by the Federal Government. Sec. 1703. Temporary authority for nonimmigrant construction workers on Wake Island. Sec. 1704. Mapping and report on strategic ports. Sec. 1705. Authorization of United States Coast Guard rotary aircraft work at Department of Defense depots. Sec. 1706. Continual assessment of impact of international state arms embargoes on Israel and actions to address defense capability gaps. Sec. 1707. Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft. TITLE XVIII—ACQUISITION REFORM Subtitle A—Alignment of the Defense Acquisition System Sec. 1801. Alignment of the defense acquisition system with the needs of members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 1802. Establishment of the role of portfolio acquisition executive. Sec. 1803. Amendments to life-cycle management and product support. Sec. 1804. Adjustments to certain acquisition thresholds. Sec. 1805. Modification to acquisition strategy. Sec. 1806. Matters related to cost accounting standards. Sec. 1807. Establishment of Project Spectrum. Subtitle B—Requirements Process Reform Sec. 1811. Modifications to Joint Requirements Oversight Council. Sec. 1812. Ensuring successful implementation of requirements reform. Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Commercial Products and Commercial Services Sec. 1821. Modifications to relationship of other provisions of law to procurement of commercial products and commercial services. Sec. 1822. Modifications to commercial products and commercial services. Sec. 1823. Modifications to commercial solutions openings. Sec. 1824. Limitation on required flowdown of contract clauses to subcontractors providing commercial products or commercial services. Sec. 1825. Consumption-based solutions. Sec. 1826. Exemptions for nontraditional defense contractors. Sec. 1827. Clarification of conditions for payments for commercial products and commercial services. Sec. 1828. Review of commercial products and commercial services acquisition approach. Subtitle D—Improvements to Acquisition Programs Sec. 1831. Modifications to procurement for experimental purposes. Sec. 1832. Modifications to requirements for modular open system approach. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 24 Sec. 1833. Bridging Operational Objectives and Support for Transition program. Subtitle E—Modifications to Strengthen the Industrial Base Sec. 1841. Civil Reserve Manufacturing Network. Sec. 1842. Transition to advanced manufacturing for certain critical readiness items of supply. Sec. 1843. Working group on the advanced manufacturing workforce. Sec. 1844. Collaborative forum to address challenges to and limitations of the defense industrial base. Sec. 1845. Facility clearance acceleration for members of defense industrial consortiums. Sec. 1846. Improvements relating to advanced manufacturing. Sec. 1847. Report on surge capacity in the defense industrial base. DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2001. Short title. Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law. Sec. 2003. Effective date. TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2102. Family Housing. Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army. Sec. 2104. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project at Fort Gillem, Georgia. Sec. 2105. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects. Sec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects. Sec. 2107. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025 project at Smith Barracks, Germany. TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2202. Family Housing. Sec. 2203. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. Sec. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. Sec. 2205. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects. Sec. 2206. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects. TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2302. Family Housing. Sec. 2303. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. Sec. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2017 project at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Sec. 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects. Sec. 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects. Sec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects. Sec. 2308. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 25 Sec. 2309. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2025 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. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at Iwakuni, Japan. Sec. 2405. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects. Sec. 2406. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects. Sec. 2407. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2024 project at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2024 project at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Missouri. Sec. 2409. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025 project at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Sec. 2410. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025 project at Joint Base Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. TITLE XXV—INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Subtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. Subtitle B—Host Country In-Kind Contributions Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects. Sec. 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects. TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. Sec. 2607. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects. Sec. 2608. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2023 project at Tucson International Airport, Arizona. 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. TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 26 Subtitle A—Military Construction Programs Sec. 2801. Modification to definition of military installation resilience. Sec. 2802. Facility construction or repair: transactions other than contracts and grants. Sec. 2803. Requirement for the military departments to develop and update a 20-year infrastructure improvement plan. Sec. 2804. Improvements to water management and security on military installations. Sec. 2805. Modification to assistance for public infrastructure projects and services. Sec. 2806. Modifications to Defense Community Infrastructure Program. Sec. 2807. Inclusion of demolition projects in Defense Community Infrastructure Program. Sec. 2808. Supervision of military construction projects. Sec. 2809. Authority to use accelerated design-build and progressive designbuild procedures for military construction projects. Sec. 2810. Extension of authority for temporary expanded land acquisition for equine welfare. Sec. 2811. Extension of requirement for contract for obligation and execution of design funds for military construction projects. Sec. 2812. Modification of pilot program on increased use of sustainable building materials in military construction to include sustainable building technologies identified by the Comptroller General of the United States. Sec. 2813. Increase of maximum amount for certain replacement projects for damaged or destroyed facilities. Sec. 2814. Multiyear contracting authority for certain military construction projects. Sec. 2815. Guidance for military construction projects for innovation, research, development, test, and evaluation. Sec. 2816. Authorization for cost-plus-incentive-fee contracts for certain Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program military construction projects. Sec. 2817. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations relating to information sharing to improve oversight of military construction. Subtitle B—Military Housing Reforms Sec. 2821. Improvements to Department of Defense Housing Requirements and Market Analysis. Sec. 2822. Improvements to annual reports on certain waivers for covered military unaccompanied housing. Sec. 2823. Continuation and modification of certain reporting requirements with respect to privatized military housing. Sec. 2824. Modification of certain requirements with respect to closure of maintenance work orders for privatized military housing. Sec. 2825. Inclusion of additional landlord financial information in certain annual report on privatized military housing. Sec. 2826. Application of certain authorities and standards to historic military housing and associated historic properties of the Department of Defense. Sec. 2827. Improvement of administration of military unaccompanied housing. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 27 Sec. 2828. Authority for unaccompanied housing project under pilot authority for use of other transactions for installation or facility prototyping. Sec. 2829. Pilot program for emerging technologies for moisture control and mitigation. Sec. 2830. Standardization of mold remediation guidelines across military departments. Sec. 2831. Inspections by qualified home inspector of privatized and Government-owned military housing. Sec. 2832. Plan to improve accuracy, integration, and interoperability of Department of Defense data with respect to real property, infrastructure, and military unaccompanied housing. Subtitle C—Real Property and Facilities Administration Sec. 2841. Modification of requirement with respect to minimum capital investment for facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization for military departments. Sec. 2842. Authorization for monetary contributions to the conveyees of utility systems for infrastructure improvements. Sec. 2843. Extension of authority to carry out Department of Defense pilot program for use of cost savings realized. Sec. 2844. Department of Defense intergovernmental support agreements for ordnance disposal. Sec. 2845. Inclusion of territories in certain intergovernmental support agreements for installation-support services. Sec. 2846. Requirements relating to military installation closures and report on Army organic industrial base sites. Sec. 2847. Department of Defense procedures with respect to planning coordination for grid resiliency on military installations. Sec. 2848. Repeal of construction requirements related to antiterrorism and force protection or urban-training operations. Sec. 2849. Repeal of pilot program authorizing overhead cost reimbursements from major range and test facility base users at certain Department of the Air Force installations. Sec. 2850. Master plans for Service Academies. Sec. 2851. Annual report on cost premium for construction of certain facilities. Sec. 2852. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations relating to critical military housing supply and affordability. Sec. 2853. Plan for deploying private fifth generation and future generation Open Radio Access Network architecture on Department of Defense military installations. Subtitle D—Land Conveyances Sec. 2861. Historical marker commemorating effects of radiation exposure at Holloman Air Force Base and White Sands Missile Range. Sec. 2862. Prohibition on development of a golf course at Greenbury Point Conservation Area At Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Maryland. Sec. 2863. Extension of prohibition on joint use of Homestead Air Reserve Base with civil aviation. Sec. 2864. Extension of sunset for land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop, California. Sec. 2865. Clarification of land conveyance, Fort Hood, Texas. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 28 Sec. 2866. Extension of certain military land withdrawals and correction of certain land descriptions. Sec. 2867. Land conveyance, former Curtis Bay Depot, Maryland. Sec. 2868. Land conveyance, Sigsbee Park Annex, Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida. Subtitle E—Modifications to Unspecified Minor Military Construction Sec. 2871. Modifications to certain congressional notifications for certain military construction projects. Sec. 2872. Modification to dollar threshold for notifications for certain military construction projects. Sec. 2873. Transfer of defense laboratory modernization program authority to provision of law with respect to military construction projects for research, test, development, and evaluation. Sec. 2874. Authority of a Secretary concerned to carry out certain unspecified minor military construction projects. Subtitle F—Other Matters Sec. 2881. Extension of Department of the Army Pilot Program for Development and Use of Online Real Estate Inventory Tool. Sec. 2882. Expansion of exceptions to restriction on development of public infrastructure in connection with realignment of marine corps forces in Asia Pacific region. Sec. 2883. Joint base facility management of Department of Defense. Sec. 2884. Designation of official responsible for coordination of defense sites within area of responsibility of Joint Region Marianas. Sec. 2885. Designation of Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range at Kwajalein Atoll. Sec. 2886. Designation of Creech Air Force Base as a remote or isolated installation. Sec. 2887. Pilot program on use of advanced manufacturing construction technologies at military installations. Sec. 2888. Pilot program on procurement of utility services for installations of the Department of Defense through areawide contracts. Sec. 2889. Consideration of modular construction methods for military construction projects with protective design elements. Sec. 2890. Notice relating to contracts or other agreements to establish an enduring location in a foreign country. DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS Subtitle A—National Security Programs and Authorizations Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 29 Sec. 3111. Organization and codification of provisions of law relating to atomic energy defense activities. Sec. 3112. Plutonium pit production capacity. Sec. 3113. Stockpile responsiveness and rapid capabilities programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3114. Protection of certain nuclear facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft. Sec. 3115. Extension of authority for appointment of certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel. Sec. 3116. Notification of cost overruns for certain Department of Energy projects. Sec. 3117. Appropriate scoping of artificial intelligence research within the National Nuclear Security Administration. Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters Sec. 3121. Modification to reporting requirements with respect to nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and responsiveness plan. Sec. 3122. Assessment of the National Nuclear Security Administration Spent Fuel Handling Recapitalization Project. Sec. 3123. Department of Energy report on expansion of other transaction authorities for National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3124. Office of Environmental Management program-wide performance metrics for reducing risk. Sec. 3125. Office of Environmental Management integrated radioactive waste disposal planning and optimization. Sec. 3126. Prohibition relating to reclassification of high-level waste. Sec. 3127. National security positions within the Department of Energy. Sec. 3128. Consultation requirement with respect to transfer to private entities of plutonium or plutonium materials; report. TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sec. 3201. Authorization. TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE XXXV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for Maritime Administration. DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT Sec. 4101. Procurement. TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation. TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 30 Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL Sec. 4401. Military personnel. TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 4501. Other authorizations. TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION Sec. 4601. Military construction. TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS Sec. 4701. Department of Energy National Security programs. DIVISION E—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 Sec. 5001. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 5002. Definitions. TITLE I—ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS Subtitle A—Management and Consular Affairs Sec. 5111. Under Secretary for Management. Sec. 5112. Office of Medical Services. Sec. 5113. Assistant Secretary for Administration. Sec. 5114. Bureau of Administration. Sec. 5115. Office of the Historian. Sec. 5116. Chief information officer for diplomatic technology. Sec. 5117. Bureau of Diplomatic Technology. Sec. 5118. Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs. Sec. 5119. Bureau of Consular Affairs. Sec. 5120. Sense of Congress regarding modernization and realignment of consular systems. Sec. 5121. Fee for use of diplomatic reception rooms. Subtitle B—Human Resources Sec. 5131. Assistant Secretary for Human Resources. Sec. 5132. Bureau of Human Resources. Sec. 5133. Veterans Innovation Partnership Fellowship Program. Sec. 5134. Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program. Sec. 5135. Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program. Sec. 5136. Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program. Sec. 5137. Matters relating to the Foreign Service Institute. Sec. 5138. Fees for use of the George P. Schultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center. Subtitle C—Political Affairs Sec. 5141. Under Secretary for Political Affairs. Sec. 5142. Congressional notification regarding changes to bureau jurisdiction. Sec. 5143. Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 31 Sec. 5144. Ambassador-at-Large for the Indian Ocean region. Sec. 5145. Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Sec. 5146. Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Sec. 5147. Director of the Office of Multilateral Affairs in Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Sec. 5148. Countering PRC Influence Fund Unit. Sec. 5149. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs. Sec. 5150. Bureau of African Affairs. Sec. 5151. Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs. Sec. 5152. Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. Sec. 5153. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs. Sec. 5154. Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. Sec. 5155. Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs. Sec. 5156. Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. Sec. 5157. Office of Haitian Affairs. Sec. 5158. Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs. Sec. 5159. Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. Sec. 5160. Countering Russian Influence Fund Unit. Sec. 5161. Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs. Sec. 5162. Bureau of International Organization Affairs. Subtitle D—Other Matters Sec. 5171. Periodic briefings from Bureau of Intelligence and Research. Sec. 5172. Support for congressional delegations. Sec. 5173. Notification requirements for authorized and ordered departures. Sec. 5174. Strengthening enterprise governance. Sec. 5175. Establishing and expanding the Regional China Officer program. Sec. 5176. Report on China’s diplomatic posts. Sec. 5177. Notification of intent to reduce personnel at covered diplomatic posts. Sec. 5178. Foreign affairs manual changes. TITLE II—WORKFORCE MATTERS Sec. 5201. Report on vetting of Foreign Service Institute language instructors. Sec. 5202. Training limitations. Sec. 5203. Language incentive pay for civil service employees. Sec. 5204. Options for comprehensive evaluations. Sec. 5205. Job share and part-time employment opportunities. Sec. 5206. Promoting reutilization of language skills in the Foreign Service. TITLE III—INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY Sec. 5301. Post Data Pilot Program. Sec. 5302. Authorization to use commercial cloud enclaves overseas. Sec. 5303. Reports on technology transformation projects at the Department. Sec. 5304. Commercial spyware. TITLE IV—PUBLIC DIPLOMACY Sec. 5401. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy. Sec. 5402. Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs. Sec. 5403. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Sec. 5404. Foreign information manipulation and interference strategy. Sec. 5405. Repeal of limitation on use of funds for international expositions. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 32 TITLE V—DIPLOMATIC SECURITY Sec. 5501. Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security. Sec. 5502. Special agents. Sec. 5503. Modification of congressional notification requirement relating to embassy reopening. Sec. 5504. Counter-intelligence training for certain diplomatic security agents. Sec. 5505. Expansion of counter-intelligence personnel security program to include nonsecurity staff. Sec. 5506. Report on security conditions in Damascus, Syria, required for the reopening of the United States diplomatic mission. Sec. 5507. Embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic installations return to standards report. Sec. 5508. Reauthorization of overtime pay for protective services. TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS Sec. 5601. Submission of federally funded research and development center reports to Congress. Sec. 5602. Quarterly report on diplomatic pouch access. Sec. 5603. Report on utility of instituting a processing fee for ITAR license applications. Sec. 5604. HAVANA Act payment fix. Sec. 5605. Establishing an inner Mongolia section within the United States Mission in China. Sec. 5606. Report on United States Mission Australia staffing. Sec. 5607. Extensions. Sec. 5608. Updating counterterrorism reports. DIVISION F—INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 Sec. 6001. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 6002. Definitions. Sec. 6003. Explanatory statement. TITLE LXI—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES Sec. 6101. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 6102. Classified schedule of authorizations. Sec. 6103. Intelligence Community Management Account. TITLE LXII—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM Sec. 6201. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE LXIII—INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS Sec. 6301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. Sec. 6302. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. Sec. 6303. Notice of impact of diplomatic and consular post closings on intelligence community. Sec. 6304. Unauthorized access to intelligence community property. Sec. 6305. Annual survey of analytic objectivity among officers and employees of elements of the intelligence community. Sec. 6306. Annual training requirement and report regarding analytic standards. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 33 Sec. 6307. Prohibiting discrimination in the intelligence community. Sec. 6308. Estimate of cost to ensure compliance with Intelligence Community Directive 705. Sec. 6309. Plan for implementing an integrated system spanning the intelligence community for accreditation of sensitive compartmented information facilities. Sec. 6310. Reforms relating to inactive security clearances. TITLE LXIV—INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS Sec. 6401. Short title. Sec. 6402. Modification of responsibilities and authorities of the Director of National Intelligence. Sec. 6403. Plan for optimized staffing of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Sec. 6404. National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center. Sec. 6405. Termination of Office of Engagement. TITLE LXV—MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY Subtitle A—Central Intelligence Agency Sec. 6501. Guidance on novel and significant expenditures for purposes of notification under the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949. Sec. 6502. Improvements to security of Central Intelligence Agency installations. Sec. 6503. Annual Central Intelligence Agency workplace climate assessment. Sec. 6504. Chaplain Corps and Chief of Chaplains of the Central Intelligence Agency. Sec. 6505. Technical amendment to procurement authorities of Central Intelligence Agency. Subtitle B—Elements of Department of Defense Sec. 6511. Counterintelligence briefings for members of the Armed Forces. Subtitle C—Federal Bureau of Investigation Sec. 6521. Notice of counterintelligence assessments and investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of candidates for or holders of Federal office. Sec. 6522. Notification of material changes to policies or procedures governing terrorist watchlist and transnational organized crime watchlist. Sec. 6523. Annual report on United States persons on the terrorist watch list. Sec. 6524. Annual report on Federal Bureau of Investigation case data. TITLE LXVI—ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES Subtitle A—Artificial Intelligence Sec. 6601. Artificial Intelligence security guidance. Sec. 6602. Artificial intelligence development and usage by intelligence community. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 34 Sec. 6603. Application of artificial intelligence policies of the intelligence community to publicly available models hosted in classified environments. Sec. 6604. Prohibition on use of DeepSeek on intelligence community systems. Subtitle B—Biotechnology Sec. 6611. Senior officials for biotechnology. Sec. 6612. Plan on enhanced intelligence sharing relating to foreign adversary biotechnological threats. Sec. 6613. Enhancing biotechnology talent within the intelligence community. Sec. 6614. Enhanced intelligence community support to secure United States biological data. Sec. 6615. Ensuring intelligence community procurement of domestic United States production of synthetic DNA and RNA. Sec. 6616. Strategy for addressing intelligence gaps relating to China’s investment in United States-origin biotechnology. Subtitle C—Other Matters Sec. 6621. Enhancing intelligence community technology adoption metrics. Sec. 6622. Report on identification of intelligence community sites for advanced nuclear technologies. Sec. 6623. Strategy on intelligence coordination and sharing relating to critical and emerging technologies. TITLE LXVII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES Subtitle A—Matters Relating to China Sec. 6701. Modification of annual reports on influence operations and campaigns in the United States by the Chinese Communist Party. Sec. 6702. Intelligence sharing with allies on Chinese Communist Party efforts in Europe. Sec. 6703. Prohibition on intelligence community contracting with Chinese military companies engaged in biotechnology research, development, or manufacturing. Sec. 6704. Report on the wealth of the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. Sec. 6705. Assessment and report on investments by the People’s Republic of China in the agriculture sector of Brazil. Sec. 6706. Identification of entities that provide support to the People’s Liberation Army. Sec. 6707. Mission manager for the People’s Republic of China. Sec. 6708. National Intelligence Estimate of advancements in biotechnology by the People’s Republic of China. Subtitle B—Other Matters Sec. 6711. Improvements to requirement for monitoring of Iranian enrichment of uranium-235. Sec. 6712. Policy toward certain agents of foreign governments. Sec. 6713. Extension of intelligence community coordinator for Russian atrocities accountability. Sec. 6714. Plan to enhance intelligence support to counter foreign influence intended to continue or expand the conflict in Sudan. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 35 Sec. 6715. Review of information relating to actions by foreign governments to assist persons evading justice. Sec. 6716. National Intelligence Estimate on the Western Hemisphere. Sec. 6717. Plan to enhance counternarcotics collaboration, coordination, and cooperation with the Government of Mexico. Sec. 6718. Requirements with respect to duty to warn former senior officials and other United States persons. TITLE LXVIII—REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS Sec. 6801. Modification and repeal of reporting requirements. Sec. 6802. Revisions to congressional notification of intelligence collection adjustments. Sec. 6803. Declassification of intelligence and additional transparency measures relating to the COVID–19 pandemic. Sec. 6804. Classified intelligence budget justification materials and submission of intelligence community drug control resource summary. Sec. 6805. Requiring penetration testing as part of the testing and certification of voting systems. Sec. 6806. Standard guidelines for intelligence community to report and document anomalous health incidents. DIVISION G—COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2025 Sec. 7001. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 7002. Definitions and directions. Sec. 7103. Automatic execution of conforming changes. TITLE LXXI—COAST GUARD Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 7101. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 7102. Authorized levels of military strength and training. Subtitle B—Accountability Sec. 7111. Annual report on progress of certain homeporting projects. Sec. 7112. Major acquisitions. Sec. 7113. Quarterly acquisition brief requirements. Sec. 7114. Overdue reports. Sec. 7115. Requirement for Coast Guard to provide analysis of alternatives for aircraft. Sec. 7116. Oversight of funds. Sec. 7117. Regular polar security cutter updates. Sec. 7118. Annual plan for Coast Guard operations in the Pacific; feasibility study on supporting additional port visits and deployments in support of operation blue pacific. Sec. 7119. Annual plan for Coast Guard operations in the Caribbean. Sec. 7120. Prohibition on submission to Congress of slideshow presentations. TITLE LXXII—ORGANIZATION, AUTHORITIES, ACQUISITION, AND PERSONNEL OF THE COAST GUARD Subtitle A—Authorities Sec. 7201. Reorganization of chapter 3. Sec. 7202. Public availability of information. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 36 Sec. 7203. Modification of treatment of minor construction and improvement project management. Sec. 7204. Agreements. Sec. 7205. Preparedness plans for Coast Guard properties located in tsunami inundation zones. Sec. 7206. Additional Pribilof Island transition completion actions. Sec. 7207. Coast Guard access to Department of the Treasury fund. Subtitle B—Acquisition Sec. 7211. Modification of prohibition on use of lead systems integrators. Sec. 7212. Acquisition improvements. Sec. 7213. Restriction on acquisition, procurement, or construction of vessels in foreign shipyards. Sec. 7214. Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard. Sec. 7215. Great Lakes icebreaking. Sec. 7216. Briefing on deployment of special purpose craft–heavy weather second generation (SPEC-HWX II) vessels in Pacific Northwest. Sec. 7217. Report on 87-foot patrol boat fleet. Sec. 7218. Procurement of tactical maritime surveillance systems. Subtitle C—Personnel Sec. 7221. Designation of officers with particular expertise in military justice or healthcare. Sec. 7222. Deferred retirement and retention in active duty status for health professions officers. Sec. 7223. Modifications to the officer involuntary separation process. Sec. 7224. Modifications and revisions relating to reopening retired grade determinations. Sec. 7225. Family leave policies for Coast Guard. Sec. 7226. Modifications to career flexibility program. Sec. 7227. Members asserting post-traumatic stress disorder, sexual assault, or traumatic brain injury. Sec. 7228. Authority for certain personnel; command sponsorship for dependents of members of Coast Guard assigned to Unalaska, Alaska; improved prevention of and response to hazing and bullying. Sec. 7229. Authorization for maternity uniform allowance for officers. Sec. 7230. Additional available guidance and considerations for reserve selection boards. Sec. 7231. Behavioral health. Sec. 7232. Travel allowance for members of Coast Guard assigned to Alaska. Sec. 7233. Tuition assistance and advanced education assistance pilot program. Sec. 7234. Recruitment, relocation, and retention incentive program for civilian firefighters employed by Coast Guard remote locations. Sec. 7235. Notification. Subtitle D—Coast Guard Academy Sec. 7241. Modification of reporting requirements on covered misconduct in Coast Guard Academy; consideration of request for transfer of a cadet at the Coast Guard Academy who is the victim of a sexual assault or related offense; room reassignment. Sec. 7242. Modification of Board of Visitors. Sec. 7243. Coast Guard Academy Cadet Advisory Board. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 37 Sec. 7244. Authorization for use of Coast Guard Academy facilities and equipment by covered foundations. Sec. 7245. Policy on hazing. Sec. 7246. Concurrent jurisdiction at Coast Guard Academy. Sec. 7247. Study on Coast Guard Academy oversight. Sec. 7248. Electronic locking mechanisms to ensure Coast Guard Academy cadet room security. Sec. 7249. Report on existing behavioral health and wellness support services facilities at Coast Guard Academy. Sec. 7250. Required posting of information. Sec. 7251. Installation of behavioral health and medical privacy rooms. Sec. 7252. Review and modification of Coast Guard Academy policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence. Subtitle E—Reports and Policies Sec. 7261. Policy and briefing on availability of naloxone to treat opioid, including Fentanyl, overdoses. Sec. 7262. Policy on methods to reduce incentives for illicit maritime drug trafficking. Sec. 7263. Plan for joint and integrated maritime operational and leadership training for United States Coast Guard and Taiwan Coast Guard administration. Sec. 7264. Aids to navigation. Sec. 7265. Study and gap analysis with respect to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi aviation hanger. Sec. 7266. Report on impacts of joint travel regulations on members of Coast Guard who rely on ferry systems. Sec. 7267. Report on Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program. Sec. 7268. Report on and expansion of Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program. Sec. 7269. Annual report on administration of sexual assault forensic examination kits. Sec. 7270. Report on Coast Guard personnel skills. Sec. 7271. Report on Coast Guard search and rescue operations. Sec. 7272. Report on East Rockaway Inlet navigation. Sec. 7273. Responsible property ownership and tracking. Sec. 7274. Study on effects of oceanographic, weather, and coastal conditions on Coast Guard missions. Sec. 7275. Parental leave surge staffing program. Sec. 7276. Modification of strategy to improve quality of life at remote units. Sec. 7277. Retention of certain records. Sec. 7278. Temporary installation of restroom facilities for Training Center Cape May medical facility. Sec. 7279. Childhood protection program. TITLE LXXIII—SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION Subtitle A—Merchant Mariner Credentials Sec. 7301. Merchant mariner credentialing. Sec. 7302. Nonoperating individual. Subtitle B—Vessel Safety Sec. 7311. Grossly negligent operations of a vessel. Sec. 7312. Performance driven examination schedule. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 38 Sec. 7313. Fishing safety training and research. Sec. 7314. Designating pilotage waters for the Straits of Mackinac. Sec. 7315. Requirement to report sexual offenses. Sec. 7316. Requirements for certain fishing vessels and fish tender vessels. Sec. 7317. Study of amphibious vessels. Sec. 7318. St. Lucie River railroad bridge. Subtitle C—Ports Sec. 7321. Ports and waterways safety. Sec. 7322. Study on Bering Strait vessel traffic projections and emergency response posture at ports of the United States. Sec. 7323. Improving vessel traffic service monitoring. Sec. 7324. Controlled substance onboard vessels. Sec. 7325. Cyber-incident training. Sec. 7326. Navigational protocols. Sec. 7327. Anchorages. Subtitle D—Matters Involving Uncrewed Systems Sec. 7331. Pilot program for governance and oversight of small uncrewed maritime systems. Sec. 7332. Coast Guard training course. Sec. 7333. NOAA membership on autonomous vessel policy council. Sec. 7334. Technology pilot program. Sec. 7335. Uncrewed systems capabilities report. Sec. 7336. Medium unmanned aircraft systems capabilities study. Sec. 7337. National Academy of Sciences report on uncrewed systems and use of data. Sec. 7338. Unmanned aircraft systems. Subtitle E—Other Matters Sec. 7341. Information on type approval certificates. Sec. 7342. Clarification of authorities. Sec. 7343. Amendments to passenger vessel security and safety requirements. Sec. 7344. Extension of pilot program to establish a cetacean desk for Puget Sound region. Sec. 7345. Suspension of enforcement of use of devices broadcasting on AIS for purposes of making fishing gear. Sec. 7346. Classification societies. Sec. 7347. Abandoned and derelict vessel removals. Sec. 7348. Offshore operations. Sec. 7349. Port access routes. TITLE LXXIV—OIL POLLUTION RESPONSE Sec. 7401. Vessel response plans. Sec. 7402. Use of marine casualty investigations. Sec. 7403. Timing of review. Sec. 7404. Online incident reporting system. Sec. 7405. Investment. Sec. 7406. Additional response assets. Sec. 7407. International maritime oil spill response. TITLE LXXV—SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT RESPONSE g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 39 Subtitle A—Accountability Implementation Sec. 7501. Independent review of Coast Guard reforms. Sec. 7502. Coast Guard implementation of independent review commission recommendations on addressing sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military. Subtitle B—Misconduct Sec. 7511. Covered misconduct. Sec. 7512. Policy relating to care and support of victims of covered misconduct. Sec. 7513. Flag officer review of, and concurrence in, separation of members who have reported covered misconduct. Sec. 7514. Policy and program to expand prevention of sexual misconduct. Sec. 7515. Training and education programs for covered misconduct prevention and response. Subtitle C—Other Matters Sec. 7521. Complaints of retaliation by victims of sexual assault or sexual harassment and related persons. Sec. 7522. Development of policies on military protective orders. Sec. 7523. Establishment of special victim capabilities to respond to allegations of certain special victim offenses. Sec. 7524. Participation in CATCH a Serial Offender program. Sec. 7525. Confidential reporting of sexual harassment. Sec. 7526. Report on policy on whistleblower protections. Sec. 7527. Coast Guard and Coast Guard Academy access to defense sexual assault incident database. Sec. 7528. Expedited transfer in cases of sexual misconduct or domestic violence. Sec. 7529. Access to temporary separation program for victims of alleged sexrelated offenses. Sec. 7530. Continuous vetting of security clearances. TITLE LXXVI—COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORTS Sec. 7601. Comptroller General report on Coast Guard research, development, and innovation program. Sec. 7602. Comptroller General study on vessel traffic service center employment, compensation, and retention. Sec. 7603. Comptroller General review of quality and availability of Coast Guard behavioral health care and resources for personnel wellness. Sec. 7604. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard efforts to reduce prevalence of missing or incomplete medical records and sharing of medical data with Department of Veterans Affairs and other entities. Sec. 7605. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard training facility infrastructure. Sec. 7606. Comptroller General study on facility and infrastructure needs of Coast Guard stations conducting border security operations. Sec. 7607. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard basic allowance for housing. Sec. 7608. Comptroller General report on safety and security infrastructure at Coast Guard Academy. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 40 Sec. 7609. Comptroller General study on athletic coaching at Coast Guard Academy. Sec. 7610. Comptroller General study and report on permanent change of station process. Sec. 7611. Comptroller General review of Coast Guard Investigative Service. TITLE LXXVII—AMENDMENTS Sec. 7701. Amendments. DIVISION H—OTHER MATTERS TITLE LXXXI—FINANCIAL SERVICES MATTERS Sec. 8101. Defense Production Act of 1950 extension. Sec. 8102. Review of and reporting on national security sensitive sites for purposes of reviews of real estate transactions by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. Sec. 8103. Disclosures by directors, officers, and principal stockholders. Sec. 8104. Study and report. TITLE LXXXII—JUDICIARY MATTERS Sec. 8201. Authority of Marshal of the Supreme Court and Supreme Court Police. Sec. 8202. PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 reauthorization. Sec. 8203. Trauma kit standards. Sec. 8204. Inclusion of certain retired public safety officers in the public safety officers’ death benefits program. Sec. 8205. Honoring our fallen heroes. TITLE LXXXIII—FOREIGN AFFAIRS MATTERS Subtitle A—Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act of 2025 Sec. 8301. Short title. Sec. 8302. Findings. Sec. 8303. Sense of the Congress. Sec. 8304. Support for Taiwan admission to the IMF. Sec. 8305. Testimony requirement. Subtitle B—BUST Fentanyl Act Sec. 8311. Short title. Sec. 8312. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. Sec. 8313. Study and report on efforts to address fentanyl trafficking from the people’s republic of china and other relevant countries. Sec. 8314. Amendments to the Fentanyl Sanctions Act. Sec. 8315. Prioritization of identification of persons from the People’s Republic of China. Sec. 8316. Expansion of sanctions under the Fentanyl Sanctions Act. Sec. 8317. Imposition of sanctions with respect to agencies or instrumentalities of foreign states. Sec. 8318. Annual report on efforts to prevent the smuggling of methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico. Sec. 8319. Responding to crime and corruption in Haiti. Sec. 8320. Rule of construction regarding the use of military force. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 41 Subtitle C—Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Sec. 8331. Short title. Sec. 8332. Findings. Sec. 8333. Sense of Congress. Sec. 8334. Definitions. Sec. 8335. Sanctions relating to the Western Balkans. Sec. 8336. Democratic and economic development and prosperity initiatives. Sec. 8337. Promoting cross-cultural and educational engagement. Sec. 8338. Young Balkan Leaders Initiative. Sec. 8339. Supporting cybersecurity and cyber resilience in the Western Balkans. Sec. 8340. Relations between Kosovo and Serbia. Sec. 8341. Reports on Russian and Chinese malign influence operations and campaigns in the Western Balkans. Subtitle D—Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2025 Sec. 8351. Short title. Sec. 8352. Designation of a foreign country as a State Sponsor of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention. Sec. 8353. Congressional Report on components related to hostage affairs and recovery. Sec. 8354. Rule of construction. Subtitle E—Other Matters Sec. 8361. National registry of Korean American divided families. Sec. 8362. Sense of Congress on Russia’s illegal abduction of Ukrainian children. Sec. 8363. Supporting the identification and recovery of abducted Ukrainian children. Sec. 8364. Fairness in issuance of tactical gear to Diplomatic Security Service personnel. Sec. 8365. Strategy for countering transnational criminal organizations in Mexico. Sec. 8366. International nuclear energy. Sec. 8367. Strategy to respond to global bases of the People’s Republic of China. Sec. 8368. Disposition of weapons and materiel in transit from Iran to the Houthis in Yemen. Sec. 8369. Repeal of Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019. Sec. 8370. Repeal of Authorizations for Use of Military Force relating to Iraq. TITLE LXXXIV—NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION Subtitle A—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Sec. 8401. Title and qualifications of head of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps and Office of Marine and Aviation Operations; promotions of flag officers. Sec. 8402. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel fleet. Sec. 8403. Cooperative Aviation Centers. Sec. 8404. Eligibility of former officers to compete for certain positions. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 42 Sec. 8405. Alignment of physical disqualification standard for obligated service agreements with standard for veterans’ benefits. Sec. 8406. Streamlining separation and retirement process. Sec. 8407. Separation of ensigns found not fully qualified. Sec. 8408. Repeal of limitation on educational assistance. Sec. 8409. Disposal of survey and research vessels and equipment of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Subtitle B—South Pacific Tuna Treaty Matters Sec. 8411. References to South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988. Sec. 8412. Definitions. Sec. 8413. Prohibited acts. Sec. 8414. Exceptions. Sec. 8415. Criminal offenses. Sec. 8416. Civil penalties. Sec. 8417. Licenses. Sec. 8418. Enforcement. Sec. 8419. Findings by Secretary of Commerce. Sec. 8420. Disclosure of information. Sec. 8421. Closed area stowage requirements. Sec. 8422. Observers. Sec. 8423. Fisheries-related assistance. Sec. 8424. Arbitration. Sec. 8425. Disposition of fees, penalties, forfeitures, and other moneys. Sec. 8426. Additional agreements. Subtitle C—Other Matters Sec. 8431. North Pacific Research Board enhancement. TITLE LXXXV—COMPREHENSIVE OUTBOUND INVESTMENT NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 2025 Subtitle A—General Matters Sec. 8501. Secretary defined. Sec. 8502. Severability. Sec. 8503. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 8504. Sense of Congress. Sec. 8505. Termination. Subtitle B—Imposition of Sanctions Sec. 8511. Imposition of sanctions. Sec. 8512. Definitions. Sec. 8513. Exception relating to importation of goods. Subtitle C—Prohibition and Notification on Investments Relating to Covered National Security Transactions Sec. 8521. Prohibition and notification on investments relating to covered national security transactions. Subtitle D—Securities and Related Matters g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 43 Sec. 8531. Requirements relating to the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List. TITLE LXXXVI—SECURING THE AIRSPACE, FACILITATING EMERGENCY RESPONSE, AND SAFEGUARDING KEY INFRASTRUCTURE, ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, AND STADIUMS Sec. 8601. Short title. Sec. 8602. Drone countermeasures to protect public safety and critical infrastructure. Sec. 8603. Use of grant funds for unmanned aircraft and counter unmanned aircraft systems. Sec. 8604. Use of grant funds for unmanned aircraft. Sec. 8605. Penalties. Sec. 8606. Rulemaking and implementation. Sec. 8607. Severability. TITLE LXXXVII—DFC MODERNIZATION AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2025 Sec. 8701. Short title. Subtitle A—Definitions and Less Developed Country Focus Sec. 8711. Definitions. Sec. 8712. Less developed country focus. Subtitle B—Management of Corporation Sec. 8721. Structure of Corporation. Sec. 8722. Board of Directors. Sec. 8723. Chief Executive Officer. Sec. 8724. Chief Risk Officer. Sec. 8725. Chief Development Officer. Sec. 8726. Chief Strategic Officer. Sec. 8727. Officers and employees. Sec. 8728. Development Finance Advisory Council. Sec. 8729. Strategic Advisory Group. Sec. 8730. Five-year strategic priorities plan. Sec. 8731. Development finance education. Sec. 8732. Internships. Sec. 8733. Independent accountability mechanism. Subtitle C—Authorities Relating to the Provision of Support Sec. 8741. Equity investment. Sec. 8742. Special projects. Sec. 8743. Terms and conditions. Sec. 8744. Termination. Subtitle D—Other Matters Sec. 8751. Operations. Sec. 8752. Corporate powers. Sec. 8753. Maximum contingent liability. Sec. 8754. Performance measures, evaluation, and learning. Sec. 8755. Annual report. Sec. 8756. Publicly available project information. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 44 Sec. 8757. Notifications to be provided by the corporation. Sec. 8758. Limitations and preferences. TITLE LXXXVIII—OTHER MATTERS Sec. 8801. Pilot program for sound insulation repair and replacement. Sec. 8802. Alignment of timing of updates of strategic plan with updates to National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing. Sec. 8803. Lumbee Fairness Act. Sec. 8804. Drinking water well replacement for Chincoteague, Virginia. Sec. 8805. Briefing on implementation of Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2024 with respect to veterans in the Freely Associated States. Sec. 8806. Disinterment of remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas. 1 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 2 In this Act: 3 4 (1) In divisions A through D, the term ‘‘this Act’’ refers to divisions A through D. 5 (2) The term ‘‘congressional defense commit- 6 tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 7 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 8 9 SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT. The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes 10 of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 11 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest state12 ment titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ 13 for this Act, jointly submitted for printing in the Congres14 sional Record by the Chairmen of the House and Senate 15 Budget Committees, provided that such statement has 16 been submitted prior to the vote on passage in the House 17 acting first on the conference report or amendment be18 tween the Houses. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 45 1 2 SEC. 5. JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. The joint explanatory statement regarding this Act, 3 printed in the House section of the Congressional Record 4 on or about December 10, 2025, by the Chairman of the 5 Committee on Armed Services of the House of Represent6 atives and the Chairman of the Committee on Armed 7 Services of the Senate, shall have the same effect with re8 spect to the implementation of this Act as if it were a 9 joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. 10 11 12 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. Strategy for Army tactical wheeled vehicle program. Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for UH–60 Blackhawk aircraft. Sec. 113. Authorization to initiate early production of future long-range assault aircraft. Sec. 114. Limitation on availability of funds for the Next Generation Command and Control portfolio of capabilities of the Army. Subtitle C—Navy Programs Sec. 121. Modification to requirements for recapitalization of tactical fighter aircraft of the Navy Reserve. Sec. 122. Modification to limitations on Navy medium and large unmanned surface vessels. Sec. 123. Recapitalization of Navy waterborne security barriers; modification of prohibition on availability of funds for legacy waterborne security barriers. Sec. 124. Contract authority for Ford-class aircraft carrier program. Sec. 125. Contract authority for Columbia-class submarine program. Sec. 126. Authority for advance procurement of certain components to support continuous production of Virginia-class submarines. Sec. 127. Procurement authorities for Medium Landing Ships. Sec. 128. Multiyear procurement authority for Yard, Repair, Berthing, and Messing Barges. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 46 Sec. 129. Vessel construction managers for the construction of certain Navy vessels. Sec. 130. Limitation on construction of Modular Attack Surface Craft. Sec. 131. Limitation on availability of funds for TAGOS ship program. Sec. 132. Inclusion of information on amphibious warfare ship spares and repair parts in Navy budget justification materials. Subtitle D—Air Force Programs Sec. 141. Modification of minimum inventory requirements for air refueling tanker aircraft. Sec. 142. Modification of prohibition on retirement of F–15E aircraft. Sec. 143. Extension of limitations and minimum inventory requirement relating to RQ–4 aircraft. Sec. 144. Modification to annual report on Air Force tactical fighter aircraft force structure. Sec. 145. Extension of requirements relating to C–130 aircraft. Sec. 146. Extension of prohibition on certain reductions to B–1 bomber aircraft squadrons. Sec. 147. Modification to minimum inventory requirement for A–10 aircraft. Sec. 148. Preservation of retired KC–10 aircraft. Sec. 149. Prohibition on certain reductions to inventory of E–3 airborne warning and control system aircraft. Sec. 150. B–21 bomber aircraft program accountability matrices. Sec. 151. Bomber aircraft force structure and transition roadmap. Sec. 152. Requirement for an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance roadmap for the Air Force. Sec. 153. Report on the F–47 advanced fighter aircraft program. Sec. 154. Limitation on availability of funds pending report on acquisition strategy for Airborne Command Post Capability. Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters Sec. 161. Requirements relating to executive airlift aircraft. Sec. 162. Amendments to prohibition on operation, procurement, and contracting related to foreign-made light detection and ranging. Sec. 163. Prohibition on availability of funds for contract termination or production line shutdown for E–7A Wedgetail aircraft. Sec. 164. Limitation on procurement of KC–46 aircraft pending certification on correction of deficiencies. Sec. 165. Plan for open mission systems of F–35 aircraft. Sec. 166. Annual GAO reviews of the F–35 aircraft program. Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 1 2 3 4 SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 5 fiscal year 2026 for procurement for the Army, the Navy 6 and the Marine Corps, the Air Force and the Space Force, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 47 1 and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding 2 table in section 4101. 3 Subtitle B—Army Programs 4 SEC. 111. STRATEGY FOR ARMY TACTICAL WHEELED VEHI- 5 6 CLE PROGRAM. Section 112(a) of the National Defense Authorization 7 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 8 7013 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘2027,’’ after ‘‘fiscal 9 years 2025,’’. 10 SEC. 112. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR UH– 11 12 60 BLACKHAWK AIRCRAFT. (a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 13 Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, 14 the Secretary of the Army may enter into one or more 15 multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2027 16 program year, for the procurement of UH–60 Blackhawk 17 aircraft. 18 19 (b) CONDITION MENTS.—A FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY- contract entered into under subsection (a) 20 shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 21 make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 22 fiscal year 2027 is subject to the availability of appropria23 tions or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 24 (c) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The 25 Secretary of the Army may enter into one or more con- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 48 1 tracts, beginning in fiscal year 2026, for advance procure2 ment associated with the aircraft for which authorization 3 to enter into a multiyear procurement contract is provided 4 under subsection (a), which may include procurement of 5 economic order quantities of material and equipment for 6 such aircraft when cost savings are achievable. 7 SEC. 113. AUTHORIZATION TO INITIATE EARLY PRODUC- 8 TION OF FUTURE LONG-RANGE ASSAULT AIR- 9 CRAFT. 10 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of the Army 11 may enter into contracts, in advance of full-rate produc12 tion, for the procurement of future long-range assault air13 craft as part of an accelerated low-rate early production 14 effort for such aircraft. 15 (b) OBJECTIVES.—In carrying out the early produc- 16 tion effort described in subsection (a), the Secretary of 17 the Army shall pursue the following objectives: 18 (1) To expedite delivery of future long-range as- 19 sault 20 warfighter. aircraft operational capability to the 21 (2) To maintain momentum and learning con- 22 tinuity between test article completion and full pro- 23 duction ramp-up. 24 (3) To stabilize and retain the specialized work- 25 force and industrial base supporting future assault g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 49 1 aircraft, including critical suppliers and production 2 facilities. 3 (4) To mitigate cost escalation risks and im- 4 prove program affordability across the life cycle. 5 (c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In executing the authority 6 provided by subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 7 (1) prioritize program continuity, cost-effi- 8 ciency, and workforce retention across the supply 9 chain for tiltrotor aircraft; 10 (2) ensure that aircraft procured as part of the 11 early production effort described in subsection (a) 12 incorporate lessons learned from test article evalua- 13 tions; 14 (3) maintain flexibility in design to accommo- 15 date future upgrades through the modular open sys- 16 tems architecture and digital backbone; 17 (4) ensure that the program completes a rig- 18 orous developmental test flight campaign prior to de- 19 livering the platform to the operational forces; and 20 (5) ensure that the program completes a rig- 21 orous operational test and evaluation prior to enter- 22 ing into full rate production. 23 (d) BRIEFING TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 24 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 50 1 retary of the Army shall provide to the congressional de2 fense committees a briefing detailing— 3 (1) the implementation plan and timeline for 4 the procurement and early production effort de- 5 scribed in subsection (a); 6 (2) the status of industrial base readiness and 7 supply chain coordination in support of such early 8 production effort; and 9 (3) estimated long-term cost savings and oper- 10 ational benefits expected to be derived from such 11 early production effort. 12 SEC. 114. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 13 THE NEXT GENERATION COMMAND AND CON- 14 TROL PORTFOLIO OF CAPABILITIES OF THE 15 ARMY. 16 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 17 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for 18 the Department of the Army for the Army’s Next Genera19 tion Command and Control (NGC2) portfolio of capabili20 ties, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or ex21 pended until the Secretary of the Army submits to the 22 congressional defense committees a report that includes 23 the following: 24 (1) The Army’s detailed funding plans for cur- 25 rent and new procurements for experimentation and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 51 1 final fielding for its tactical network, and a cost and 2 capability assessment of current and proposed solu- 3 tions. 4 (2) Testing and fielding plans for any new pro- 5 curements for such network, including an expla- 6 nation of— 7 (A) how any new programs meet the resil- 8 iency requirements specified in section 168 of 9 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis- 10 cal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 11 1251); and 12 (B) how any new programs will utilize 13 NSA High Assurance certified encryption and 14 decryption. 15 (3) Plans to integrate existing programs of 16 record with new programs of record and plans to en- 17 sure all systems are interoperable with both fielded 18 systems of the Army and the systems of foreign 19 partners. 20 (4) Plans to complete a developmental test cam- 21 paign and a formal operational test and evaluation 22 prior to fielding new capabilities to the operational 23 forces for use other than for experimentation. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 52 1 Subtitle C—Navy Programs 2 SEC. 121. MODIFICATION TO REQUIREMENTS FOR RECAPI- 3 TALIZATION 4 CRAFT OF THE NAVY RESERVE. 5 OF TACTICAL FIGHTER AIR- Section 127 of the National Defense Authorization 6 Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 138 Stat. 7 1806) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting 8 the following: 9 ‘‘(c) COVERED F–18 AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this 10 section, the term ‘covered F–18 aircraft’ means— 11 ‘‘(1) the eight F/A–18E/F Super Hornet air- 12 craft procured using funds authorized and appro- 13 priated for the Navy during fiscal year 2023; or 14 ‘‘(2) in lieu of an aircraft described in para- 15 graph (1), any Block II or newer F/A–18E/F tac- 16 tical fighter aircraft that— 17 ‘‘(A) has a minimum of 2,000 flight hours 18 of service-life remaining airframe flight time 19 prior to the need for a required high flight-hour 20 inspection and Service Life Modification proc- 21 ess; and 22 ‘‘(B) is included in the Naval Aviation 23 Master Aviation Plan and designated for the 24 Navy Reserve. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 53 1 ‘‘(d) MASTER AVIATION PLAN.—In conjunction with 2 the activities required under this section, the Secretary of 3 the Navy shall ensure that the Naval Aviation Master 4 Aviation Plan remains up-to-date and relevant with re5 spect to aviation units of the Navy Reserve.’’. 6 SEC. 122. MODIFICATION TO LIMITATIONS ON NAVY ME- 7 DIUM AND LARGE UNMANNED SURFACE VES- 8 SELS. 9 (a) REPEAL.—Section 122 of the William M. (Mac) 10 Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 11 Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3425) is re12 pealed. 13 (b) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the Navy may 14 not award a detail design or construction contract or other 15 agreement, or obligate funds from a procurement account, 16 for a covered program unless such contract or other agree17 ment includes a requirement for an operational dem18 onstration of not less than 720 continuous hours without 19 preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, emer20 gent repair, or any other form of repair or maintenance, 21 on any of the following: 22 23 (1) The main propulsion system, including the fuel and lube oil systems. 24 25 (2) The electrical generation and distribution system. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 54 1 (c) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of the Navy may 2 not accept delivery of articles constructed under a contract 3 or other agreement for a covered program until the Sec4 retary certifies to the congressional defense committees 5 that the operational demonstration described in subsection 6 (b) has been successfully completed. 7 (d) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Navy may 8 not make contract financing payments for a contract or 9 other agreement entered into for a covered program great10 er than 90 percent for small businesses and 80 percent 11 for all other businesses until the certification described in 12 subsection (c) is submitted. 13 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 14 15 (1) COVERED PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘covered program’’ means a program for— 16 (A) medium unmanned surface vessels; or 17 (B) large unmanned surface vessels. 18 (2) OPERATIONAL DEMONSTRATION.—The term 19 ‘‘operational demonstration’’ means a land-based or 20 sea-based test of the systems concerned in vessel- 21 representative form, fit, and function. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 55 1 SEC. 123. RECAPITALIZATION OF NAVY WATERBORNE SE- 2 CURITY BARRIERS; MODIFICATION OF PROHI- 3 BITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 4 LEGACY WATERBORNE SECURITY BARRIERS. 5 Section 130 of the John S. McCain National Defense 6 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115– 7 232; 132 Stat. 1665), as most recently amended by sec8 tion 123 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 9 Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 138 Stat. 1805), 10 is further amended— (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘; RE- 11 12 CAPITALIZATION’’ after ‘‘BARRIERS’’; 13 (2) in subsection (a)— 14 (A) by striking ‘‘subsections (b) and (c)’’ 15 and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and 16 (B) by striking ‘‘through 2025’’ and in- 17 serting ‘‘through 2026’’; 18 (3) by striking subsection (b); 19 (4) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 20 subsections (b) and (c), respectively; 21 (5) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by 22 striking ‘‘subsection (c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub- 23 section (b)(2)’’; and 24 (6) by adding at the end the following new sub- 25 section (d): 26 ‘‘(d) RECAPITALIZATION.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 56 1 ‘‘(1) PLAN SUBMISSION.— 2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 3 1, 2026, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 4 to the congressional defense committees a re- 5 capitalization plan to replace legacy waterborne 6 security barriers for Navy ports. 7 8 ‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subparagraph (A) shall include the following: 9 ‘‘(i) A Navy requirements document 10 that specifies key performance parameters 11 and key system attributes for new water- 12 borne security barriers for Navy ports. 13 ‘‘(ii) A certification that the level of 14 capability specified under clause (i) will ex- 15 ceed that of legacy waterborne security 16 barriers for Navy ports. 17 ‘‘(iii) The acquisition strategy for the 18 recapitalization of waterborne security bar- 19 riers for Navy ports, which shall meet or 20 exceed the requirements specified under 21 clause (i). 22 ‘‘(iv) A certification that any contract 23 for new waterborne security barriers for a 24 Navy port will be awarded in accordance 25 with the requirements for full and open g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 57 1 competition set forth in sections 3201 2 through 3205 of title 10, United States 3 Code. 4 ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of the 5 Navy shall complete implementation of the plan re- 6 quired by paragraph (1) by not later than Sep- 7 tember 30, 2027.’’. 8 SEC. 124. CONTRACT AUTHORITY FOR FORD-CLASS AIR- 9 10 CRAFT CARRIER PROGRAM. (a) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the 11 Navy may enter into one or more contracts for the pro12 curement of not more than two Ford-class aircraft car13 riers. 14 (b) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT AND 15 ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY.—The Secretary of the 16 Navy may enter into one or more contracts for advance 17 procurement, advance construction, and material and 18 equipment in economic order quantities associated with 19 the procurement of the Ford-class aircraft carriers for 20 which contracts are authorized under subsection (a). 21 (c) USE OF INCREMENTAL FUNDING.—With respect 22 to a contract entered into under subsection (a) or (b), the 23 Secretary of the Navy may use incremental funding to 24 make payments under the contract. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 58 1 (d) LIABILITY.—Any contract entered into under 2 subsection (a) or (b) shall provide that— 3 (1) any obligation of the United States to make 4 a payment under the contract is subject to the avail- 5 ability of appropriations for that purpose; and 6 (2) the total liability of the Federal Government 7 for termination of any contract entered into shall be 8 limited to the total amount of funding obligated to 9 the contract at time of termination. 10 SEC. 125. CONTRACT AUTHORITY FOR COLUMBIA-CLASS 11 12 SUBMARINE PROGRAM. (a) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the 13 Navy may enter into a contract, beginning with fiscal year 14 2026, for the procurement of up to five Columbia-class 15 submarines. 16 (b) INCREMENTAL FUNDING.—With respect to a con- 17 tract entered into under subsection (a), the Secretary of 18 the Navy may use incremental funding to make payments 19 under the contract. 20 (c) FUNDING AND LIABILITY.—Any contract entered 21 into under subsection (a) shall provide that— 22 (1) any obligation of the United States to make 23 a payment under the contract is subject to the avail- 24 ability of appropriations for that purpose; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 59 1 (2) the total liability of the Federal Government 2 for termination of any contract entered into shall be 3 limited to the total amount of funding obligated to 4 the contract at time of termination. 5 SEC. 126. AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT OF 6 CERTAIN COMPONENTS TO SUPPORT CON- 7 TINUOUS PRODUCTION OF VIRGINIA-CLASS 8 SUBMARINES. 9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy may 10 enter into one or more contracts, prior to ship authoriza11 tion, for the advance procurement of covered components 12 for Virginia-class submarines, including procurement of 13 such components in economic order quantities when cost 14 savings are achievable. 15 (b) FUNDING AND LIABILITY.—Any contract entered 16 into under subsection (a) shall provide that— 17 (1) any obligation of the United States to make 18 a payment under the contract is subject to the avail- 19 ability of appropriations for that purpose; and 20 (2) the total liability to the Federal Government 21 for termination of the contract shall be limited to 22 the total amount of funding obligated for the con- 23 tract at the time of termination. 24 (c) BUDGET REQUESTS.—In the budget justification 25 materials submitted in support of the budget of the De- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 60 1 partment of Defense (as submitted with the budget of the 2 President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 3 Code) for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, 4 the Secretary of the Navy shall include a separate budget 5 display identifying the amounts requested pursuant to this 6 section set forth by the specific program, project, or activ7 ity under the Virginia-class submarine program for which 8 such funds are requested. 9 (d) COVERED COMPONENTS DEFINED.—In this sec- 10 tion, the term ‘‘covered components’’ means the following 11 components for Virginia-class submarines: 12 (1) Propulsion plant equipment. 13 (2) Diesel Systems and associated components. 14 (3) Castings, forgings, and tank structures. 15 (4) Air flasks. 16 (5) Payload tubes. 17 (6) Major valves and associated components. 18 (7) Hatches. 19 (8) Steering and dive components. 20 (9) Major pumps and motors. 21 (10) Snorkel mast and components. 22 (11) Torpedo tubes. 23 (12) Atmosphere control equipment. 24 (13) Bulkheads, decks, and associated equip- 25 ment. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 61 1 (14) SONAR arrays and associated compo- 2 nents. 3 (15) Electrical components, penetrators, and 4 associated equipment. 5 (16) Commodity material in support of manu- 6 7 facturing. SEC. 127. PROCUREMENT 8 9 AUTHORITIES FOR MEDIUM LANDING SHIPS. (a) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy 11 may enter into one or more contracts for the pro- 12 curement of not more than 15 Medium Landing 13 Ships. 14 (2) PROCUREMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH EX- 15 ISTING CONTRACTS.—The 16 procured under paragraph (1) may be procured as 17 additions to existing contracts covering the Medium 18 Landing Ship program. 19 (b) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—A contract may not ships authorized to be 20 be entered into under subsection (a) unless the Secretary 21 of the Navy certifies to the congressional defense commit22 tees, in writing, not later than 30 days before entry into 23 the contract, each of the following, which shall be prepared 24 by the milestone decision authority (as defined in section g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 62 1 4251(e) of title 10, United States Code) for the Medium 2 Landing Ship program: 3 (1) The use of such a contract is consistent 4 with the Department of the Navy’s projected force 5 structure requirements for such ships. 6 (2) The use of such a contract will result in sig- 7 nificant savings compared to the total anticipated 8 costs of carrying out the program through annual 9 contracts. 10 (3) There is a reasonable expectation that 11 throughout the contemplated contract period the 12 Secretary of the Navy will request funding for the 13 contract at the level required to avoid contract can- 14 cellation. 15 (4) There is a stable design for the property to 16 be acquired and the technical risks associated with 17 such property are not excessive. 18 (5) The estimates of the cost of the contract 19 and the anticipated cost avoidance through the use 20 of the contract are realistic. 21 22 (6) During the fiscal year in which the contract is to be awarded— 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) sufficient funds will be available to perform the contract in such fiscal year; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 63 1 (B) the future-years defense program sub- 2 mitted to Congress under section 221 of title 3 10, United States Code, for such fiscal year will 4 include the funding required to execute the pro- 5 gram without cancellation. 6 (c) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The 7 Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more con8 tracts for advance procurement associated with the ships 9 for which authorization to enter into a contract is provided 10 under subsection (a), and for systems and subsystems as11 sociated with such ships in economic order quantities when 12 cost savings are achievable. 13 14 (d) CONDITION MENTS.—A FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY- contract entered into under subsection (a) 15 shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 16 make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year is 17 subject to the availability of appropriations for that pur18 pose for such fiscal year. 19 (e) TERMINATION.—The authority of the Secretary 20 of the Navy to enter into contracts under subsection (a) 21 shall terminate on September 30, 2029. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 64 1 SEC. 128. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR 2 YARD, 3 BARGES. 4 REPAIR, BERTHING, AND MESSING (a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 5 Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, 6 the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more 7 multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2026 8 program year, for the procurement of Yard, Repair, 9 Berthing, and Messing Barges and associated material. 10 (b) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The 11 Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more con12 tracts, beginning in fiscal year 2026, for advance procure13 ment associated with the barges for which authorization 14 to enter into a multiyear procurement contract is provided 15 under subsection (a), which may include procurement of 16 economic order quantities of material and equipment for 17 such barges when cost savings are achievable. 18 (c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND TERMINATION LI- 19 ABILITY.—Any contract entered into under subsection (a) 20 shall provide that— 21 (1) any obligation of the United States to make 22 a payment under the contract is subject to the avail- 23 ability of appropriations for that purpose; and 24 (2) the total liability of the Federal Government 25 for termination of the contract shall be limited to g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 65 1 the total amount of funding obligated to the contract 2 at the time of termination. 3 SEC. 129. VESSEL CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS FOR THE 4 CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN NAVY VESSELS. 5 (a) MEDIUM LANDING SHIPS.— 6 (1) IN GENERAL.—After the award of the lead 7 ship of the Medium Landing Ship program, the Sec- 8 retary of the Navy shall seek to enter into an agree- 9 ment with an appropriate vessel construction man- 10 ager pursuant to which the vessel construction man- 11 ager shall seek to enter into one or more contracts 12 for the construction of not more than 8 additional 13 landing ships under the program. 14 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL SHIPS.— 15 The additional landing ships authorized to be con- 16 structed under paragraph (1) shall be nondevelop- 17 mental items constructed using a design that is— 18 (A) the same as the design of the lead 19 ship; or 20 (B) derived from such design. 21 (3) LEAD SHIP DEFINED.—In this subsection, 22 the term ‘‘lead ship’’ means the first landing ship 23 procured as a commercial or nondevelopmental item 24 as authorized under section 128(b) of the National g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 66 1 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 2 (Public Law 118–159; 138 Stat. 1807). 3 (b) LIGHT REPLENISHMENT OILERS.—The Sec- 4 retary of the Navy shall seek to enter into an agreement 5 with an appropriate vessel construction manager pursuant 6 to which the vessel construction manager shall seek to 7 enter into one or more contracts for the construction of 8 light replenishment oilers (TAO–L). 9 (c) AUXILIARY AND SUPPORT VESSELS.—The Sec- 10 retary of the Navy may enter into agreements with an ap11 propriate vessel construction manager pursuant to which 12 the vessel construction manager shall seek to enter into 13 one or more contracts for the construction of any auxiliary 14 vessel or support vessel of the Department of the Navy. 15 (d) DESIGN STANDARDS AND CONSTRUCTION PRAC- 16 TICES.—The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that ves- 17 sels procured through subsections (b) and (c) by the Sec18 retary are, to the maximum extent practicable, con19 structed using commercial design standards and commer20 cial construction practices that are consistent with the 21 best interests of the Federal Government. 22 SEC. 130. LIMITATION ON CONSTRUCTION OF MODULAR AT- 23 24 TACK SURFACE CRAFT. The Secretary of the Navy may not enter into a con- 25 tract or other agreement that includes a scope of work, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 67 1 including priced or unpriced options, for the construction, 2 advance procurement, or long-lead material for Modular 3 Attack Surface Craft Block 0 until the Secretary certifies 4 to the congressional defense committees that such vessels 5 will be purpose-built unmanned vessels engineered to oper6 ate without human support systems or operational re7 quirements intended for crewed vessels. 8 SEC. 131. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 9 10 TAGOS SHIP PROGRAM. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 11 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 12 for fiscal year 2026 for the Navy may be obligated or ex13 pended for the scope of work, including priced or unpriced 14 options, for the construction, advance procurement, or 15 long-lead material of any ships in the TAGOS surveillance 16 towed-array sensor system ship program unless the Sec17 retary of the Navy submits the report described in sub18 section (b) to the Committee on Armed Services of the 19 Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 20 House of Representatives not later than 90 days after the 21 date of the enactment of this Act. 22 (b) REPORT.—The Secretary of the Navy shall sub- 23 mit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 24 and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 25 Representatives a report on the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 68 1 (1) Progress made on basic and functional de- 2 sign completion for TAGOS surveillance towed-array 3 sensor system ships and how compliance with section 4 8669c of title 10, United States Code, will be main- 5 tained. 6 (2) The accuracy, timeliness, and completeness 7 of the Navy’s provisioning of contract baseline de- 8 sign, general arrangement drawings, and other gov- 9 ernment-furnished information to the prime con- 10 tractor for such ships. 11 (3) The ability of the functional design of such 12 ships to meet program requirements, including speed 13 requirements. 14 (4) The adherence of the Navy to performance- 15 based requirements and the ability of the prime con- 16 tractor for such ships to make design choices to 17 meet those requirements, commensurate with its re- 18 sponsibility for cost and schedule in the contract 19 structure. 20 (5) Alternative solutions to meeting the general 21 set of Navy requirements for anti-submarine warfare 22 covered by such ships, including unmanned solu- 23 tions. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 69 1 SEC. 132. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON AMPHIBIOUS 2 WARFARE SHIP SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 3 IN 4 RIALS. 5 NAVY BUDGET JUSTIFICATION MATE- (a) IN GENERAL.—In the budget justification mate- 6 rials submitted to Congress in support of the Department 7 of the Defense budget for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal 8 year thereafter (as submitted with the budget of the Presi9 dent under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 10 Code), the Secretary of the Navy shall include information 11 on the costs of spare parts and repair parts for amphib12 ious warfare ships in the materials for other procurement, 13 Navy. 14 (b) AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE SHIP DEFINED.—In this 15 section, the term ‘‘amphibious warfare ship’’ has the 16 meaning given that term in section 8062(h) of title 10, 17 United States Code. 18 Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 19 SEC. 141. MODIFICATION OF MINIMUM INVENTORY RE- 20 QUIREMENTS FOR AIR REFUELING TANKER 21 AIRCRAFT. 22 (a) MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIREMENT.—Section 23 9062(j) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 24 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a total air- 25 craft inventory of air refueling tanker aircraft of not g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 70 1 less than 466 aircraft.’’ and inserting ‘‘a total air- 2 craft inventory of air refueling tanker aircraft— 3 4 ‘‘(A) of not less than 466 aircraft during the period ending on September 30, 2026; 5 ‘‘(B) of not less than 478 aircraft during the 6 period beginning on October 1, 2026, and ending on 7 September 30, 2027; 8 ‘‘(C) of not less than 490 aircraft during the 9 period beginning on October 1, 2027, and ending on 10 September 30, 2028; and 11 12 ‘‘(D) of not less than 502 aircraft beginning on October 1, 2028.’’; and 13 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘below 466’’ 14 and inserting ‘‘below the applicable level specified in 15 paragraph (1)’’. 16 (b) RETENTION WITHIN AIRCRAFT INVENTORY.— 17 Such section is further amended— 18 19 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; 20 21 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and 22 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol- 23 lowing new paragraph: 24 ‘‘(3) In the case of a KC–135 aircraft that is replaced 25 in the aircraft inventory by a KC–46 aircraft, the Sec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 71 1 retary of the Air Force may reassign the KC–135 aircraft 2 to any Air Refueling Wing that has the capacity to expand 3 its aircraft inventory to include such reassigned aircraft. 4 In determining whether an Air Refueling Wing has the 5 capacity to so expand its inventory, the Secretary shall 6 consider, among other things, the capacity of the Air Re7 fueling Wing to man the additional aircraft and support 8 pilot training requirements for the additional aircraft.’’. 9 (c) PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF KC–135 AIR- 10 CRAFT IN PRIMARY MISSION AIRCRAFT INVENTORY OF 11 THE RESERVE COMPONENTS.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds author- 13 ized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 14 made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Air Force 15 may be obligated or expended to reduce the number 16 of KC–135 aircraft designated as primary mission 17 aircraft inventory within the reserve components of 18 the Air Force. 19 (2) PRIMARY MISSION AIRCRAFT INVENTORY 20 DEFINED.—In 21 mission aircraft inventory’’ has the meaning given 22 that term in section 9062(i)(2)(B) of title 10, 23 United States Code. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) this subsection, the term ‘‘primary G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 72 1 SEC. 142. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON RETIRE- 2 3 MENT OF F–15E AIRCRAFT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (l) of section 9062 of 4 title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as fol5 lows: 6 ‘‘(l)(1) During the covered period, the Secretary of 7 the Air Force may not retire more than a total of 51 F– 8 15E aircraft as follows: 9 ‘‘(A) From the beginning of the covered period 10 through the end of fiscal year 2026, the Secretary 11 may not retire any F–15E aircraft. 12 13 ‘‘(B) In fiscal year 2027, the Secretary may not retire more than 21 F–15E aircraft. 14 ‘‘(C) In fiscal year 2028, the Secretary may not 15 retire more than 30 F–15E aircraft. 16 ‘‘(2) During the covered period the Secretary of the 17 Air Force may not— 18 ‘‘(A) reduce funding for unit personnel or weap- 19 on system sustainment activities for retained F–15E 20 aircraft in a manner that presumes future congres- 21 sional authority to divest such aircraft; or 22 ‘‘(B) keep an F–15E aircraft (other than an 23 aircraft identified for retirement under paragraph 24 (1)) in a status considered excess to the require- 25 ments of the possessing command and awaiting dis- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 73 1 position instructions (commonly referred to as ‘XJ’ 2 status). 3 ‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘covered period’ 4 means the period beginning on the date of the enactment 5 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 6 2026 and ending on September 30, 2030.’’. 7 (b) REPEAL.—Section 150 of the National Defense 8 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118– 9 159; 138 Stat. 1812) is amended— 10 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘PROHI- 11 BITION ON RETIREMENT OF F–15E AIRCRAFT 12 AND’’; 13 (2) by striking subsection (a); and 14 (3) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 15 subsections (a) and (b), respectively. 16 SEC. 143. EXTENSION OF LIMITATIONS AND MINIMUM IN- 17 VENTORY REQUIREMENT RELATING TO RQ–4 18 AIRCRAFT. 19 Section 9062(m)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 20 is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 21 by striking ‘‘September 30, 2029’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep22 tember 30, 2030’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 74 1 SEC. 144. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON AIR 2 FORCE TACTICAL FIGHTER AIRCRAFT FORCE 3 STRUCTURE. 4 Section 9062a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 5 amended— 6 7 (1) by striking ‘‘2029’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’; and 8 9 10 (2) by striking ‘‘consultation’’ and inserting ‘‘coordination’’. SEC. 145. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO C– 11 130 AIRCRAFT. 12 (a) EXTENSION OF MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIRE- 13 MENT.—Section 146(a)(3)(B) of the James M. Inhofe Na- 14 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 15 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2455), as most recently 16 amended by section 145(a) of the National Defense Au17 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118– 18 159; 138 Stat. 1810), is further amended by striking 19 ‘‘2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 20 (b) EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF 21 C–130 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO NATIONAL GUARD.—Sec22 tion 146(b)(1) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 23 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 24 263; 136 Stat. 2455), as most recently amended by sec25 tion 145(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 26 Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 138 Stat. 1810), g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 75 1 is further amended by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting 2 ‘‘2026’’. 3 (c) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 4 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec5 retary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional 6 defense committees a report detailing the following: 7 8 (1) The total number and variant types of C– 130 aircraft in the inventory of the Air Force. 9 10 (2) Any planned retirements, divestments, or reductions to the fleet of such aircraft. 11 (3) Modernization and recapitalization efforts, 12 including block upgrades and procurement sched- 13 ules. 14 15 16 (4) Planned basing actions for fielding C–130J aircraft to recapitalize C–130H aircraft. SEC. 146. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN RE- 17 DUCTIONS 18 SQUADRONS. 19 TO B–1 BOMBER AIRCRAFT Subsection (d)(1) of section 133 of the National De- 20 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 21 117–81; 135 Stat. 1574), as most recently amended by 22 section 146 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 23 Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 138 Stat. 1810), 24 is further amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and 25 inserting ‘‘September 30, 2030’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 76 1 SEC. 147. MODIFICATION TO MINIMUM INVENTORY RE- 2 QUIREMENT FOR A–10 AIRCRAFT. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 134(d) of the National 4 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 5 Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2038) is amended by striking 6 ‘‘96 A–10 aircraft designated as primary mission aircraft 7 inventory until a period of 90 days has elapsed following 8 the date on which the Secretary submits to the congres9 sional defense committees the report under subsection 10 (e)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘93 A–10 aircraft designated as pri11 mary mission aircraft inventory until October 1, 2026’’. 12 (b) PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT.— 13 (1) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning 14 on October 1, 2025 and ending on September 30, 15 2026, the Secretary of the Air Force may not— 16 (A) reduce funding for unit personnel or 17 weapon system sustainment activities for A–10 18 aircraft in a manner that presumes future con- 19 gressional authority to divest such aircraft; 20 (B) keep an A–10 aircraft in a status con- 21 sidered excess to the requirements of the pos- 22 sessing command and awaiting disposition in- 23 structions (commonly referred to as ‘‘XJ’’ sta- 24 tus); or 25 26 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (C) decrease the total aircraft inventory of A–10 aircraft below 103 aircraft. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 77 1 (2) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition under para- 2 graph (1) shall not apply to individual A–10 aircraft 3 that the Secretary of the Air Force determines, on 4 a case-by-case basis, to be no longer mission capable 5 and uneconomical to repair because of aircraft acci- 6 dents, mishaps, or excessive material degradation 7 and non-airworthiness status of certain aircraft. 8 (c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than March 31, 9 2026, the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the 10 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 11 House of Representatives a briefing on the status of A– 12 10 aircraft inventory and the proposed plan for divesting 13 all A–10 aircraft prior to fiscal year 2029. The briefing 14 shall cover, at a minimum, the following: 15 (1) The number of A–10 Total Aircraft Inven- 16 tory aircraft disaggregated by Combat Coded Air- 17 craft, Primary Mission Aircraft Inventory, Backup 18 Aircraft Assigned, Attrition Reserve, tail number, 19 and location. 20 21 (2) The planned divestment date of each such aircraft. 22 (3) The detailed plan for how and when the 23 Secretary proposes to proceed with divestment of 24 aircraft for each A–10 unit prior to fiscal year 2029. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 78 1 (4) The aircraft transition plan for replacing 2 A–10 aircraft with new or existing replacement air- 3 craft in each unit that is divesting of the A–10 air- 4 craft, which shall include an explanation of— 5 (A) how the Secretary plans to minimize 6 adverse personnel impacts within such units, in- 7 cluding adverse impacts with respect to reten- 8 tion, currency, proficiency, qualifications, cer- 9 tifications, and training; and 10 (B) how the Secretary plans to minimize 11 or eliminate any scheduling gap that may occur 12 with respect to a unit divesting from the A–10 13 aircraft and transitioning to a new or existing 14 replacement aircraft. 15 (5) The information and content format that 16 was provided in the briefing to the Committees on 17 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep- 18 resentatives by the Headquarters Air Force, Deputy 19 Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs (HAF/A8), 20 on February 13, 2023, titled ‘‘A–10 Divestment 21 Placemats’’. 22 23 (6) Any other information the Secretary determines relevant. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 79 1 2 SEC. 148. PRESERVATION OF RETIRED KC–10 AIRCRAFT. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force 3 shall preserve each retired KC–10 aircraft in the same 4 storage condition in which such aircraft was preserved as 5 of September 30, 2025. 6 (b) AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF PRESERVED AIR- 7 CRAFT.—A KC–10 aircraft preserved under subsection (a) 8 may be disposed of in accordance with chapter 5 of title 9 40, United States Code. 10 SEC. 149. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REDUCTIONS TO IN- 11 VENTORY OF E–3 AIRBORNE WARNING AND 12 CONTROL SYSTEM AIRCRAFT. 13 (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 14 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 15 for fiscal year 2026 for the Air Force may be obligated 16 or expended to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage 17 or in backup aircraft inventory any E–3 aircraft if such 18 actions would reduce the total aircraft inventory for such 19 aircraft below 16. 20 (b) EXCEPTION FOR PLAN.—If the Secretary of the 21 Air Force submits to the congressional defense committees 22 a plan for maintaining readiness and ensuring there is no 23 lapse in mission capabilities, the prohibition under sub24 section (a) shall not apply to actions taken to reduce the 25 total aircraft inventory for E–3 aircraft to below 16, be- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 80 1 ginning 30 days after the date on which the plan is so 2 submitted. 3 4 (c) EXCEPTION FOR E–7 AIRCRAFT PROCURE- MENT.—If the Secretary of the Air Force procures enough 5 E–7 Wedgetail aircraft to accomplish the required mission 6 load, the prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply 7 to actions taken to reduce the total aircraft inventory for 8 E–3 aircraft to below 16 after the date on which such E– 9 7 Wedgetail aircraft are delivered. 10 SEC. 150. B–21 BOMBER AIRCRAFT PROGRAM ACCOUNT- 11 12 ABILITY MATRICES. (a) SUBMITTAL OF MATRICES.—Concurrent with the 13 President’s annual budget request submitted to Congress 14 under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for 15 fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of the Air Force shall sub16 mit to the congressional defense committees and the 17 Comptroller General of the United States— 18 19 (1) the matrices described in subsection (b) relating to the B–21 bomber aircraft program; and 20 (2) the estimate, as of the date of such submis- 21 sion, for the program’s average procurement unit 22 cost, acquisition unit cost, and life-cycle costs. 23 (b) MATRICES DESCRIBED.—The matrices described 24 in this subsection are the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 81 1 (1) PROGRAM GOALS AND EXECUTION.—A ma- 2 trix that identifies, in six-month increments, plans 3 for and progress in achieving key milestones and 4 events, and specific performance metric goals and 5 actuals 6 sustainment of the B–21 bomber aircraft program, 7 which shall be subdivided, at a minimum, according 8 to the following: for the development, production, and 9 (A) Technology readiness levels of major 10 components, and associated risks and key dem- 11 onstration events through maturity (technology 12 readiness level 7) for baseline and moderniza- 13 tion efforts. 14 15 16 17 (B) Engine design maturity, and plans and progress of engine test events. (C) Software development progress and related metrics, including— 18 (i) percent of capabilities complete 19 and system features complete; and 20 (ii) software quality metrics. 21 (D) Manufacturing progress and related 22 metrics for the prime contractor and key sup- 23 pliers, including— 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (i) manufacturing readiness levels through level 8; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 82 1 (ii) touch labor hours; and 2 (iii) scrap, rework, and repair. 3 (E) System verification and key ground 4 and flight test events for developmental and 5 operational testing, including— 6 (i) percent complete; 7 (ii) time on condition; 8 (iii) sorties; and 9 (iv) test points. 10 (F) Aircraft reliability, availability, and 11 maintainability metrics, including— 12 (i) mean time to repair; 13 (ii) operational availability; 14 (iii) mission capable; and 15 (iv) cost per flying hour. 16 (G) Operations and sustainment plans and 17 progress, including— 18 (i) main operating base setup; 19 (ii) training system deliveries; 20 (iii) depot maintenance; and 21 (iv) technology data packages. 22 (2) COST.—A matrix expressing, in six-month 23 increments, the total cost for the Air Force service 24 cost position for the engineering and manufacturing 25 development phase and production lots of the B–21 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 83 1 bomber aircraft, and a matrix expressing the total 2 cost for the prime contractor’s estimate for such 3 phase and production lots, each of which shall be 4 phased over the entire engineering and manufac- 5 turing development period and subdivided according 6 to the costs of the following: 7 (A) Air vehicle. 8 (B) Propulsion. 9 (C) Mission systems. 10 (D) Vehicle subsystems. 11 (E) Air vehicle software. 12 (F) Systems engineering. 13 (G) Program management. 14 (H) System test and evaluation. 15 (I) Support and training systems. 16 (J) Contract fee. 17 (K) Engineering changes. 18 (L) Direct mission support, including con- 19 gressional general reductions. 20 (M) Government testing. 21 (c) SEMIANNUAL UPDATE OF MATRICES.— 22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 23 after the date on which the Secretary of the Air 24 Force submits the matrices required by subsection 25 (a), concurrent with the submittal of each annual g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 84 1 budget request to Congress under section 1105 of 2 title 31, United States Code, thereafter, and not 3 later than 180 days after each such submittal, the 4 Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the con- 5 gressional defense committees and the Comptroller 6 General updates to the matrices described in sub- 7 section (b). 8 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each update submitted under 9 paragraph (1) shall detail progress made toward the 10 goals identified in the matrix described in subsection 11 (b)(1) and provide updated cost estimates. 12 (d) ASSESSMENT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF 13 THE UNITED STATES.—Not less frequently than annually, 14 the Comptroller General shall— 15 16 (1) review the sufficiency of each matrix received under this section; and 17 (2) submit to the congressional defense commit- 18 tees an assessment of such matrix, including by 19 identifying cost, schedule, or performance trends. 20 (e) REPEAL.—Section 238 of the National Defense 21 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 22 328; 130 Stat. 2067) is repealed. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 85 1 SEC. 151. BOMBER AIRCRAFT FORCE STRUCTURE AND 2 3 TRANSITION ROADMAP. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 5 Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense com6 mittees a comprehensive roadmap detailing the planned 7 force structure, basing, modernization, and transition 8 strategy for the bomber aircraft fleet of the Air Force 9 through fiscal year 2040. 10 (b) ELEMENTS.—The roadmap required by sub- 11 section (a) shall include the following: 12 (1) A detailed schedule and rationale for the 13 planned divestment of B–1 bomber aircraft, includ- 14 ing location-specific retirements, infrastructure dis- 15 position, and mitigation of any resulting capability 16 gaps. 17 (2) A transition plan for the operational field- 18 ing of B–21 bomber aircraft, including basing deci- 19 sions, training and sustainment plans, operational 20 concepts, and anticipated initial operational capa- 21 bility and full operational capability timelines. 22 (3) A strategy for integrating units of the Air 23 National Guard and the Air Force Reserve into B– 24 21 bomber aircraft operations, including planned 25 force structure, association, training, and mobiliza- 26 tion models. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 86 1 (4) An update on— 2 (A) modernization efforts for B–52 bomber 3 aircraft, including engine replacement, radar 4 upgrades, and digital integration efforts; and 5 (B) the expected service life and mission 6 profile of B–52 bomber aircraft through the 7 2050s. 8 (5) A detailed timeline with key milestones for 9 each of the elements described in paragraphs (1) 10 through (4), including programmatic decision points, 11 resourcing requirements, risk assessments, and co- 12 ordination with other components of the Air Force 13 Global Strike Command and the Air Combat Com- 14 mand. 15 (c) OBJECTIVE.—The roadmap required by sub- 16 section (a) shall support a deliberate and balanced transi17 tion to a modernized, dual-capable bomber aircraft force 18 that ensures long-range strike capacity, survivability, and 19 deterrence in both nuclear and conventional mission sets, 20 with a minimum of 100 B–21 bomber aircraft. 21 (d) FORM.—The roadmap required by subsection (a) 22 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 23 a classified annex. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 87 1 SEC. 152. REQUIREMENT FOR AN INTELLIGENCE, SURVEIL- 2 LANCE, 3 FOR THE AIR FORCE. 4 AND RECONNAISSANCE ROADMAP (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 2026, 5 the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congres6 sional defense committees a comprehensive roadmap de7 tailing the strategic plan for the development, acquisition, 8 modernization, and integration of intelligence, surveil9 lance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities of the Air 10 Force. 11 (b) ELEMENTS.—The roadmap required by sub- 12 section (a) shall include the following: 13 (1) A strategic assessment of current (as of the 14 date on which the roadmap is submitted) and pro- 15 jected intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 16 requirements for the Air Force across all domains, 17 including air, space, and cyberspace. 18 (2) An inventory of current (as of the date on 19 which the roadmap is submitted) intelligence, sur- 20 veillance, and reconnaissance platforms, sensors, and 21 associated data-processing systems, including the 22 mission capabilities, operational status, and expected 23 service life for each. 24 (3) A plan for the modernization or divestment 25 of legacy airborne intelligence, surveillance, and re- 26 connaissance systems, with individualized justifica- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 88 1 tion of the modernization or divestment plan for 2 each such legacy system. 3 (4) A detailed outline of planned investments 4 and capabilities in emerging intelligence, surveil- 5 lance, and reconnaissance technologies, including— 6 (A) artificial intelligence; 7 (B) machine learning; 8 (C) space-based intelligence, surveillance, 9 and reconnaissance; and 10 (D) autonomous or remotely piloted plat- 11 forms. 12 (5) An assessment of the integration of intel- 13 ligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance data into 14 command and control networks, including interoper- 15 ability with joint, interagency, and allied partners. 16 17 (6) A risk assessment identifying potential capability gaps, threats, and mitigation strategies. 18 (7) A description of the roles and responsibil- 19 ities of the components of the intelligence, surveil- 20 lance, and reconnaissance effort of the Air Force in 21 implementing the roadmap. 22 (8) A proposed timeline and milestones for the 23 implementation of the roadmap over the next ten fis- 24 cal years. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 89 1 SEC. 153. REPORT ON THE F–47 ADVANCED FIGHTER AIR- 2 3 CRAFT PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2027, the 4 Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congres5 sional defense committees a report on the F–47 advanced 6 fighter aircraft program. 7 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub- 8 section (a) shall include following: 9 (1) A description of the F–47 aircraft program, 10 including system requirements, employment con- 11 cepts, and projected costs, schedule, and funding re- 12 quirements over the period covered by the program 13 objective memorandum process for fiscal years 2028 14 through 2034. 15 (2) The acquisition strategy for the F–47 pro- 16 gram of record, including consideration of imple- 17 menting a middle tier acquisition pathway or major 18 capability acquisition pathway (as such terms are 19 defined in Department of Defense Instruction 20 5000.85, titled ‘‘Major Capability Acquisition’’ and 21 issued on August 6, 2020 (or a successor instruc- 22 tion)). 23 24 (3) A proposed fielding strategy for the F–47 aircraft, including— 25 26 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) estimated force structure requirements; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 90 1 (B) strategic basing considerations; 2 (C) an estimate of military construction re- 3 quirements; 4 (D) an estimate of personnel training re- 5 quirements; and 6 (E) a strategy for integrating units of the 7 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve into 8 F–47 fighter aircraft operations, including 9 planned force structure, association, training, 10 and mobilization models. 11 (c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 12 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 13 a classified annex. 14 SEC. 154. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND- 15 ING REPORT ON ACQUISITION STRATEGY 16 FOR AIRBORNE COMMAND POST CAPABILITY. 17 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 18 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for 19 operation and maintenance, Air Force, and available to 20 the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for travel ex21 penses, not more than 80 percent may be obligated or ex22 pended until the date on which the Secretary, in consulta23 tion with the Commander of the United States Strategic 24 Command, submits to the congressional defense commit25 tees a report on the acquisition strategy of the Air Force g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 91 1 to maintain the Airborne Command Post capability, in2 cluding— 3 (1) options to expand production of the C– 4 130J–30 Super Hercules aircraft to provide addi- 5 tional airframes to preserve the Airborne Command 6 Post capability; and 7 (2) an outline of the future relationship of the 8 Airborne Command Post capability with the Sec- 9 ondary Launch Platform–Airborne effort. 11 Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 12 SEC. 161. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO EXECUTIVE AIR- 10 13 14 LIFT AIRCRAFT. (a) ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES.— 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 16 consultation with the Secretaries of the military de- 17 partments, shall conduct an analysis of alternatives 18 to identify potential solutions for the recapitalization 19 of the executive airlift aircraft fleets of the Armed 20 Forces. In conducting such analysis, the Secretary of 21 Defense shall seek to identify aircraft solutions that 22 have capabilities comparable to the capabilities of 23 commercial passenger aircraft in terms of range. 24 25 (2) TIMELINE.—The Secretary of Defense shall— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 92 1 (A) initiate the analysis of alternatives re- 2 quired under paragraph (1) not later than 30 3 days after the date of the enactment of this 4 Act; and 5 (B) complete such analysis not later than 6 April 1, 2026. 7 (3) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after 8 completing the analysis of alternatives required 9 under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall 10 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 11 Senate and the House of Representatives a report on 12 the results of the analysis. 13 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.— 14 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 120(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 16 (A) by striking paragraph (2); 17 (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 18 paragraph (4); and 19 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 20 21 following new paragraphs: ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall establish stand- 22 ards for prioritizing access to executive aircraft controlled 23 by the Secretaries of the military departments among au24 thorized users of such aircraft within the Federal Govern25 ment. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 93 1 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense shall assign a career 2 appointee (as that term is defined in section 3132(a) of 3 title 5) in the Senior Executive Service of the Department 4 of Defense to coordinate the efficient tasking of executive 5 aircraft controlled by the Secretaries of the military de6 partments and compliance with rules, regulations, policies, 7 and guidance relating to such aircraft, including the 8 standards established under paragraph (2). The career ap9 pointee shall, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, 10 have knowledge and experience relating to executive air11 craft, including familiarity with the executive aircraft 12 fleets controlled by the Secretaries of the military depart13 ments and procedures for the prioritization of executive 14 aircraft users.’’. 15 16 (2) TIMELINES.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 17 (A) establish the standards required by 18 paragraph (2) of such section 120(b) (as 19 amended by this section) not later than Decem- 20 ber 1, 2025; and 21 (B) assign the career appointee required 22 by paragraph (3) of such section 120(b) (as 23 amended by this section) not later than Janu- 24 ary 1, 2026. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 94 1 SEC. 162. AMENDMENTS TO PROHIBITION ON OPERATION, 2 PROCUREMENT, 3 LATED TO FOREIGN-MADE LIGHT DETECTION 4 AND RANGING. 5 AND CONTRACTING RE- Section 164 of the National Defense Authorization 6 Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 10 U.S.C. 7 4651 note prec.) is amended— 8 (1) in subsection (a)— 9 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 10 by striking ‘‘shall not operate’’ and inserting 11 ‘‘may not operate,’’; 12 (B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 13 follows: 14 ‘‘(1) covered LiDAR technology; or’’; and 15 (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘cov- 16 ered’’ before ‘‘LiDAR technology’’; 17 (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub- 18 section (f); 19 (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol- 20 lowing new subsection: 21 ‘‘(e) MITIGATION OF RISK OF USE OF COVERED 22 LIDAR TECHNOLOGY.— 23 ‘‘(1) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 24 Defense shall develop a strategy to mitigate the risk 25 to the Department of Defense of the use of covered g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 95 1 LiDAR technology by defense contractors and sub- 2 contractors (at any tier). 3 4 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—In developing the strategy required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 5 ‘‘(A) publish a list of covered LiDAR com- 6 panies in the Federal Register; 7 ‘‘(B) conduct an assessment of the poten- 8 tial risks to the Department associated with the 9 use of covered LiDAR technology by defense 10 contractors, including an assessment of the se- 11 verity and likelihood of occurrence of each such 12 risk and a prioritization of such risks; and 13 ‘‘(C) solicit input from defense contractors 14 and subcontractors (at any tier) to identify ef- 15 fective approaches to reducing or eliminating 16 use of covered LiDAR technology by such con- 17 tractors and subcontractors. 18 ‘‘(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than June 19 1, 2027, the Secretary shall implement the strategy 20 required by paragraph (1). Such strategy shall ac- 21 tively monitor risk mitigation measures related to 22 the use of covered LiDAR technology by defense 23 contractors based on the assessment conducted and 24 the input received under paragraph (2).’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 96 1 2 (4) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: 3 ‘‘(3) The term ‘covered LiDAR technology’ 4 means LiDAR technology and any related services 5 and equipment— 6 ‘‘(A) manufactured by a covered LiDAR 7 company; 8 ‘‘(B) uses operating software developed in 9 a covered foreign country or by an entity domi- 10 ciled in a covered foreign country; or 11 ‘‘(C) uses network connectivity or data 12 storage located in a covered foreign country or 13 administered by an entity domiciled in a cov- 14 ered foreign country.’’. 15 SEC. 163. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 16 CONTRACT TERMINATION OR PRODUCTION 17 LINE SHUTDOWN FOR E–7A WEDGETAIL AIR- 18 CRAFT. 19 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 20 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 21 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or ex22 pended— 23 24 (1) to terminate the mid-tier acquisition rapid prototype contract for the E–7A aircraft; or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 97 1 (2) to terminate the operations of, or to prepare 2 to terminate the operations of, a production line for 3 the E–7A aircraft. 4 SEC. 164. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF KC–46 AIR- 5 CRAFT PENDING CERTIFICATION ON COR- 6 RECTION OF DEFICIENCIES. 7 (a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense may not 8 accept or take delivery of covered KC–46 aircraft in excess 9 of the maximum quantity specified in subsection (c) until 10 the Secretary— 11 (1) certifies to the congressional defense com- 12 mittees that the Secretary has developed and is im- 13 plementing a plan of corrective actions and mile- 14 stones to resolve all Category 1 deficiencies identi- 15 fied with respect to KC–46 aircraft; and 16 17 (2) submits such plan to such committees, which shall include— 18 (A) an estimate of the total amount of 19 funds required to complete implementation of 20 the plan; 21 22 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (B) realistic event-driven schedules to achieve the objectives of the plan; and (C) a schedule risk assessment to a minimum of 80 percent confidence level. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 98 1 (b) FORM.—The plan described in subsection (a)(2) 2 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 3 a classified annex. 4 (c) MAXIMUM QUANTITY.—The maximum quantity 5 of covered KC–46 aircraft specified in this subsection is 6 188 aircraft. 7 (d) COVERED KC–46 AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this 8 section, the term ‘‘covered KC–46 aircraft’’ means new 9 production KC–46 aircraft the procurement of which is 10 fully funded by the United States. 11 SEC. 165. PLAN FOR OPEN MISSION SYSTEMS OF F–35 AIR- 12 13 CRAFT. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 14 develop a plan to establish an open mission systems com15 puting environment that is controlled by the Federal Gov16 ernment on the F–35 aircraft of the Department of De17 fense. 18 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required under subsection 19 (a) shall do the following: 20 (1) Enable the portability of software applica- 21 tions between the F–35 aircraft, the F–22 aircraft, 22 and the Next Generation Air Dominance initiative of 23 the Air Force. 24 (2) Enable the integration of new open mission 25 system software, or changes to existing open mission g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 99 1 system software, with minimal integration work re- 2 quired by the prime contractor of the air vehicle. 3 (3) Eliminate or minimize aircraft airworthiness 4 impacts due to software changes within the open 5 mission systems computing environment. 6 7 (4) Enable the rapid upgrade of onboard processors. 8 9 (5) Leverage a Federal Government reference architecture. 10 (6) Ensure control by the Federal Government 11 over the airworthiness and security processes, as well 12 as ownership by the Federal Government of the open 13 mission system technical documentation and data 14 rights. 15 (7) Be capable of connection to all relevant air- 16 craft apertures sufficient to meet current and future 17 combat requirements, including cockpit connectivity 18 via ethernet. 19 (8) Leverage modern commercial software lan- 20 guages and techniques necessary to support reliable, 21 high-throughput, and low-latency use-cases. 22 (9) Be applicable across all blocks and variants 23 of the F–35 aircraft. 24 (c) REPORT.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 100 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than July 1, 2026, 2 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con- 3 gressional defense committees a report that includes 4 the plan required under subsection (a). 5 (2) FORM.—The report required under para- 6 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 7 but may contain a classified annex. 8 SEC. 166. ANNUAL GAO REVIEWS OF THE F–35 AIRCRAFT 9 10 PROGRAM. (a) ANNUAL REVIEWS AND REPORTS.—Not later 11 than March 1, 2026, and not later than March 1 of each 12 year thereafter through March 1, 2030, the Comptroller 13 General of the United States shall— 14 15 (1) complete a review of the F–35 aircraft program; and 16 (2) submit to the congressional defense commit- 17 tees a report on the results of the review. 18 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each review and report under sub- 19 section (a) shall include an assessment of— 20 21 (1) the cost, scope, and schedule of the F–35 aircraft program and its subprograms; 22 23 (2) the status of the efforts of the Department of Defense to modernize the F–35 aircraft; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 101 1 (3) such other matters relating to the F–35 air- 2 craft program as the Comptroller General deter- 3 mines appropriate. TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP5 MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA6 TION 4 Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 211. Modification to authority to award prizes for advanced technology achievements. Sec. 212. Modification to mechanisms to provide funds to defense laboratories and other entities for research and development of technologies for military missions. Sec. 213. Program for the enhancement of the research, development, test, and evaluation centers of the Department of Defense. Sec. 214. Modification to authority for acquisition, construction, or furnishing of test facilities and equipment. Sec. 215. Extension of limitation on availability of funds for fundamental research collaboration with certain academic institutions. Sec. 216. Modification of requirement for Department of Defense policies for management and certification of Link 16 military tactical data link network. Sec. 217. Extension of authority for assignment to Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of private sector personnel with critical research and development expertise. Sec. 218. Alternative test and evaluation pathway for designated defense acquisition programs. Sec. 219. Congressionally directed programs for test and evaluation oversight. Sec. 220. Application of software innovation to modernize test and evaluation infrastructure. Sec. 221. Review and alignment of standards, guidance, and policies relating to digital engineering. Sec. 222. Catalyst Pathfinder Program. Sec. 223. Modifications to defense research capacity building program. Sec. 224. National Security and Defense Artificial Intelligence Institute. Sec. 225. Advanced robotic automation for munitions manufacturing. Sec. 226. Evaluation of additional test corridors for hypersonic and long-range weapons. Sec. 227. Western regional range complex demonstration. Sec. 228. Demonstration of near real-time monitoring capabilities to enhance weapon system platforms. Sec. 229. Pilot program on modernized health and usage monitoring systems to address obsolescence in rotary-wing and tiltrotor aircraft. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 102 Sec. 230. Prohibition on modification of indirect cost rates for institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Sec. 231. Limitation on availability of funds pending compliance with requirements relating to the Joint Energetics Transition Office. Sec. 232. Limitation on availability of funds for realignment of research, development, test, and evaluation functions of Joint conventional armaments and ammunition. Sec. 233. Limitation on use of funds for certain Navy software. Sec. 234. Limitation on availability of funds for Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering pending report on study results. Subtitle C—Biotechnology Matters Sec. 241. Support for research and development of bioindustrial manufacturing processes. Sec. 242. Biotechnology Management Office. Sec. 243. Bioindustrial commercialization program. Sec. 244. Biotechnology supply chain resiliency program. Sec. 245. Biological data for artificial intelligence. Sec. 246. Department of Defense biotechnology strategy. Sec. 247. Ethical and responsible development and deployment of biotechnology within the Department of Defense. Sec. 248. Establishing biobased product merit guidance. Subtitle D—Plans, Reports, and Other Matters Sec. 251. Modification of energetic materials strategic plan and investment strategy of Joint Energetics Transition Office. Sec. 252. Extension of period for annual reports on critical technology areas supportive of the National Defense Strategy. Sec. 253. Quarterly briefings on research, development, test, and evaluation laboratories and facilities. Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 1 2 3 4 SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 5 fiscal year 2026 for the use of the Department of Defense 6 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as speci7 fied in the funding table in section 4201. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 103 Subtitle B—Program Require2 ments, Restrictions, and Limita3 tions 1 4 SEC. 211. MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITY TO AWARD PRIZES 5 FOR 6 MENTS. 7 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVE- (a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 4025 of 8 title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 9 ‘‘the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 10 Sustainment,’’ the following: ‘‘the Director of the Defense 11 Innovation Unit,’’. 12 (b) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF AWARD PRIZES.—Sub- 13 section (c) of such section is amended— 14 15 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’; 16 17 (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’; and 18 (3) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and 19 inserting ‘‘$20,000’’. 20 (c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION THRESHOLD.— 21 Subsection (g)(1) of such section is amended by striking 22 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 104 1 SEC. 212. MODIFICATION TO MECHANISMS TO PROVIDE 2 FUNDS TO DEFENSE LABORATORIES AND 3 OTHER ENTITIES FOR RESEARCH AND DE- 4 VELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR MILI- 5 TARY MISSIONS. 6 Section 4123 of title 10, United States Code, is 7 amended— 8 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘and 9 test organizations’’ after ‘‘defense labora- 10 tories’’; 11 12 (2) by inserting ‘‘or test organization’’ after ‘‘laboratory’’ each place it appears; 13 14 (3) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ‘‘or test organizations’’ after ‘‘laboratories’’; and 15 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub- 16 section: 17 ‘‘(d) TEST ORGANIZATION DEFINED.—In this sec- 18 tion, the term ‘test organization’ means a test organiza19 tion of the Major Range and Test Facility Base specified 20 in Department of Defense Directive 3200.11 or any suc21 cessor directive.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 105 1 SEC. 213. PROGRAM FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE RE- 2 SEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA- 3 TION CENTERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE- 4 FENSE. 5 (a) MAKING PERMANENT AND IMPROVING PILOT 6 PROGRAM FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE RESEARCH, 7 DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION CENTERS OF 8 THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—Chapter 305 of title 9 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 10 the following new section: 11 ‘‘§ 4145. Program for the enhancement of the re12 search, development, test, and evaluation 13 centers of the Department of Defense 14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and 15 the Secretaries of the military departments shall jointly 16 carry out a program to demonstrate methods for the more 17 effective development of technology and management of 18 functions at eligible centers. 19 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE CENTERS.—For purposes of the pro- 20 gram, the eligible centers are— 21 ‘‘(1) the science and technology reinvention lab- 22 oratories, as designated by section 4121(b) of this 23 title; 24 ‘‘(2) the test and evaluation centers which are 25 activities specified as part of the Major Range and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 106 1 Test Facility Base in Department of Defense Direc- 2 tive 3200.11 (or any successor document); 3 4 ‘‘(3) the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; 5 ‘‘(4) the Defense Innovation Unit; and 6 ‘‘(5) the Strategic Capabilities Office. 7 ‘‘(c) DEFINITION OF RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS CON- 8 CERNED.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘respon- 9 sible official concerned’ means— 10 ‘‘(1) the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 11 Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, with respect 12 to matters concerning the Army; 13 ‘‘(2) the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for 14 Research, Development, and Acquisition, with re- 15 spect to matters concerning the Navy and the Ma- 16 rine Corps; or 17 ‘‘(3) the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 18 for Acquisition, with respect to matters concerning 19 the Air Force and the Space Force; 20 ‘‘(4) the Deputy Secretary of Defense, with re- 21 spect to matters concerning the Defense Advanced 22 Research Projects Agency, the Defense Innovation 23 Unit, and the Strategic Capabilities Office, and any 24 other matters not covered by paragraphs (1), (2), 25 and (3). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 107 1 ‘‘(d) PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM.— 2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 3 the head of each eligible center shall submit to the 4 responsible official concerned a proposal on, and im- 5 plement, alternative and innovative methods of effec- 6 tive management and operations of eligible centers, 7 rapid project delivery, support, experimentation, 8 prototyping, and partnership with universities and 9 private sector entities— 10 ‘‘(A) to generate greater value and effi- 11 ciencies in research and development activities; 12 ‘‘(B) to enable more efficient and effective 13 operations of supporting activities, such as— 14 ‘‘(i) facility management, construc- 15 tion, and repair; 16 ‘‘(ii) business operations; 17 ‘‘(iii) personnel management policies 18 and practices; and 19 ‘‘(iv) intramural and public outreach; 20 and 21 ‘‘(C) to enable more rapid deployment of 22 warfighter capabilities. 23 ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The head of an eligi- 24 ble center shall implement each method proposed 25 under paragraph (1) unless such method is dis- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 108 1 approved in writing by the responsible official con- 2 cerned within 60 days of receiving the proposal from 3 the eligible center. 4 ‘‘(e) WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR DEMONSTRATION AND 5 IMPLEMENTATION.—The head of an eligible center may 6 waive any regulation, restriction, requirement, guidance, 7 policy, procedure, or departmental instruction that would 8 affect the implementation of a method proposed under 9 subsection (d)(1), unless such implementation would be 10 prohibited by a provision of a Federal statute or common 11 law.’’. 12 (b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 233 of the Na- 13 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 14 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 4141 note prec.) is re15 pealed. 16 SEC. 214. MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION, 17 CONSTRUCTION, OR FURNISHING OF TEST 18 FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 19 (a) JOINTLY FUNDED PROJECTS.—Section 4174 of 20 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 21 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘A contract of 22 a military department’’ and inserting ‘‘A covered 23 contract’’; and 24 25 (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 109 1 ‘‘(d)(1) In a case in which research, developmental, 2 or test facilities and equipment described in this section 3 are used to support multiple contracts or programs across 4 different military departments, other elements of the De5 partment of Defense, other Federal agencies outside the 6 Department of Defense, or eligible non-Federal entities, 7 a jointly funded project may be established. 8 ‘‘(2) Under a jointly funded project, the Secretary of 9 Defense (or the Secretary’s designee) shall enter into a 10 written agreement with each entity participating in the 11 project. Each such agreement shall, at a minimum, ad12 dress the following: 13 ‘‘(A) Cost sharing arrangements, including the 14 proportion of total project costs to be borne by each 15 entity. 16 ‘‘(B) Allocation of access to the facilities and 17 equipment, including prioritization procedures in 18 cases of competing demands. 19 20 ‘‘(C) Management and oversight responsibilities, including the designation of a lead agency. 21 ‘‘(D) Ownership and intellectual property rights 22 related to the facilities, equipment, and any resulting 23 data or inventions. 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(E) Dispute resolution mechanisms. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 110 1 ‘‘(3) A non-Federal entity, including a private com- 2 pany, academic institution, or non-profit organization, 3 may participate in a jointly funded project under this sub4 section only if the Secretary of Defense determines such 5 participation is in the national security interest and con6 sistent with applicable laws and regulations. 7 ‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations 8 to implement this subsection. Such regulations shall in9 clude specific criteria for evaluating proposed jointly fund10 ed projects, standardized agreement templates, and proce11 dures for ensuring the transparency and accountability of 12 such projects. 13 ‘‘(e) This section applies to contracts funded using 14 funds appropriated or otherwise made available for— 15 ‘‘(1) research, development, test, and evalua- 16 tion, including science and technology funds des- 17 ignated as budget activity 1 (basic research), budget 18 activity 2 (applied research), and budget activity 3 19 (advanced technology development) (as those budget 20 activity classifications are set forth in volume 2B, 21 chapter 5 of the Department of Defense Financial 22 Management Regulation (DOD 7000.14–R)); and 23 ‘‘(2) operation and maintenance, to the extent 24 that such funds are used to support activities au- 25 thorized under this section. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 111 1 ‘‘(f) In this section, the term ‘covered contract’ 2 means— 3 ‘‘(1) a contract of a military department; or 4 ‘‘(2) a contract for a jointly funded project as 5 described subsection (d).’’. 6 (b) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 7 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec8 retary of Defense shall issue or revise regulations (as nec9 essary) to implement the amendments made by subsection 10 (a). 11 SEC. 215. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF 12 FUNDS FOR FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH COL- 13 LABORATION WITH CERTAIN ACADEMIC IN- 14 STITUTIONS. 15 Section 238(a) of the National Defense Authorization 16 Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 138 Stat. 17 1842) is amended by inserting ‘‘or fiscal year 2026’’ after 18 ‘‘fiscal year 2025’’. 19 SEC. 216. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR DEPART- 20 MENT OF DEFENSE POLICIES FOR MANAGE- 21 MENT AND CERTIFICATION OF LINK 16 MILI- 22 TARY TACTICAL DATA LINK NETWORK. 23 Section 228(b) of the National Defense Authorization 24 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 25 4571 note) is amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 112 1 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘the Ne- 2 vada Test and Training Range, Restricted Area 3 2508, Warning Area 151/470, Warning Area 386, 4 and the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex’’ and 5 inserting ‘‘military special use airspace including all 6 prohibited areas, restricted areas, warning areas, 7 and military operational areas’’; 8 (2) in paragraph (2), in the matter before sub- 9 paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘training, and large-scale 10 exercises.’’ and inserting ‘‘regular training, and 11 large-scale exercises. Under such processes, approval 12 of Link 16 operations shall be presumed and denial 13 of Link 16 operations shall be accompanied with 14 substantiated evidence demonstrating compromise of 15 safety due to electromagnetic interference.’’; and 16 17 (3) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘regular’’ before ‘‘training’’. 18 SEC. 217. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ASSIGNMENT TO 19 DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS 20 AGENCY OF PRIVATE SECTOR PERSONNEL 21 WITH CRITICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOP- 22 MENT EXPERTISE. 23 (a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (e) of section 232 of 24 the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 25 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 113 1 Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4091) is amended by 2 striking ‘‘September 30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘September 3 30, 2030’’. 4 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subsection (f)(2) of 5 such section is amended by striking ‘‘section 2302’’ and 6 inserting ‘‘section 3014’’. 7 SEC. 218. ALTERNATIVE TEST AND EVALUATION PATHWAY 8 FOR 9 PROGRAMS. 10 DESIGNATED DEFENSE ACQUISITION (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense shall es- 11 tablish an alternative test and evaluation pathway as de12 scribed in subsection (b) for covered programs to enhance 13 agility, accelerate delivery of capabilities, and ensure data14 driven decisionmaking, while maintaining independent 15 oversight of evaluation outcomes. 16 (b) ELEMENTS.—The pathway required by sub- 17 section (a) shall include the following elements: 18 (1) For each covered program, the Secretary of 19 the military department concerned, through its serv- 20 ice test activities, shall— 21 (A) develop and implement a unified test 22 and evaluation strategy that aligns develop- 23 mental testing and operational testing to a sin- 24 gle set of test objectives that build system un- 25 derstanding throughout the test program to g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 114 1 more effectively support capability delivery 2 within rapid prototyping and iterative updates 3 with early and continuous operational feedback; 4 (B) develop and implement a test data 5 strategy that includes— 6 (i) collection of raw data from system 7 components during test events and oper- 8 ational activities, including submission of 9 industry-derived data from their develop- 10 ment and testing evolutions; 11 (ii) evaluation criteria to assess the 12 mission effects and suitability of the sys- 13 tem based on the data to be collected, in- 14 cluding from live-fire test events, if appli- 15 cable; 16 17 (iii) a process for independently validating industry-derived data, if needed; 18 (iv) provision of resources for auto- 19 mated data collection, storage, and access; 20 and 21 (v) automated analytics tools to assess 22 performance trends, reliability, and main- 23 tenance needs; 24 (C) incorporate, to the maximum extent 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) practicable, best practices such as— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 115 1 2 (i) hardware-in-the-loop testing to validate system integration; 3 (ii) continuous data collection from 4 prototypes and fielded systems to refine 5 designs and update lifecycle costs; 6 (iii) testing subsystem prototypes 7 throughout system development to assess 8 their contribution to the mission effect of 9 the fielded system; and 10 (iv) integration of supporting or com- 11 plementary data from digital twins or 12 other model-based systems engineering 13 tools; 14 (D) define general test and evaluation ob- 15 jectives and data needs while allowing detailed 16 execution plans to evolve based on test results 17 and emerging requirements, avoiding rigid mile- 18 stone-driven schedules; and 19 (E) ensure all raw test data and associated 20 analytics are owned by the Federal Govern- 21 ment, stored in accessible repositories, and 22 available to authorized Department entities, in- 23 cluding the Director of Operational Test and 24 Evaluation, throughout the program lifecycle. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 116 1 2 (2) Each such covered program shall be exempt from— 3 (A) any requirement in law, regulation, or 4 policy, including Department of Defense In- 5 struction 5000.02 or other policies, to develop 6 and submit a test and evaluation master plan, 7 as long as a unified test and evaluation strategy 8 and test data strategy are implemented, as re- 9 quired by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of para- 10 graph (1); 11 (B) any requirement in law, regulation, or 12 policy to conduct any milestone-specific oper- 13 ational test event, such as the requirement in 14 section 4171 of title 10, United States Code, to 15 conduct initial operational test and evaluation; 16 and 17 (C) any other test and evaluation docu- 18 mentation or approval process that the Sec- 19 retary determines is inconsistent with the agile 20 and iterative nature of this pathway. 21 (c) ROLE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL TEST 22 AND EVALUATION.—For each covered program designated 23 for oversight by the Director of Operational Test and 24 Evaluation, the Director of Operational Test and Evalua25 tion shall— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 117 1 (1) provide independent evaluation of test data 2 across all phases of the program lifecycle, includ- 3 ing— 4 (A) assessing the sufficiency of the pro- 5 gram’s test and evaluation strategy and data 6 strategy to demonstrate military effectiveness; 7 (B) evaluating whether the program col- 8 lects and analyzes sufficient raw data, learns 9 from test results at a pace relevant to oper- 10 ational needs, and converges on military effec- 11 tiveness based on data trends; 12 (C) identifying deficiencies in test and 13 evaluation strategies that risk system perform- 14 ance, suitability, or survivability; and 15 (D) providing continuous oversight through 16 ongoing analysis of test data; 17 (2) have unrestricted access to all raw test 18 data, data repositories, and analytics maintained by 19 the military departments for the covered program; 20 (3) not require of the covered program— 21 (A) any specific test plan, execution meth- 22 od, or documentation format, or any pre-ap- 23 proval of test and evaluation activities, as a 24 condition of testing, data collection, or evalua- 25 tion; or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 118 1 (B) any Director of Operational Test and 2 Evaluation-approved test and evaluation master 3 plan or other pre-execution documentation 4 under existing policies; and 5 (4) include in the annual report required under 6 section 139(h) of title 10, United States Code, a 7 summary of the adequacy of data strategies, rates of 8 learning, and risks that aligns with the evaluation 9 processes established in this section. 10 (d) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 12 of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the 13 military departments and the Director of Operational Test 14 and Evaluation, shall issue guidance to implement the al15 ternative test and evaluation pathway under this section, 16 including standards for data strategies and modern testing 17 practices and procedures to support evaluation by the Di18 rector of Operational Test and Evaluation under sub19 section (c). 20 (e) REPORT.—Not later than three years after the 21 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 22 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re23 port on the implementation of this section, including an 24 assessment of the effectiveness of the pathway in accel25 erating capability delivery and improving system perform- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 119 1 ance and any recommendations for expanding or modi2 fying the pathway. 3 (f) COVERED PROGRAM DEFINED.—In this section, 4 the term ‘‘covered program’’ means the following: 5 (1) A defense acquisition program that the Sec- 6 retary of Defense designates, on or after the date on 7 which guidance is issued under subsection (d), for 8 use of the alternative test and evaluation pathway 9 under this section. 10 (2) A defense acquisition program relating to 11 software and covered hardware initiated on or after 12 the date of the enactment of this Act. 13 SEC. 219. CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROGRAMS FOR 14 TEST AND EVALUATION OVERSIGHT. 15 (a) REQUIREMENT.—The Director of Operational 16 Test and Evaluation shall include in the annual report re17 quired by section 139(h) of title 10, United States Code, 18 an assessment of the operational and live fire test and 19 evaluation activities for— 20 (1) command and control and data integration 21 architecture for layered integrated missile defense of 22 the homeland; 23 (2) the Joint Fires Network; and 24 (3) the Cryptographic Modernization Program. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 120 1 (b) ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY.—For any effort under 2 subsection (a) assigned to the software acquisition path3 way pursuant to section 3603 of title 10, United States 4 Code, the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation 5 shall assess the effort in accordance with the alternative 6 test and evaluation pathway established by section 218 of 7 this Act. 8 SEC. 220. APPLICATION OF SOFTWARE INNOVATION TO 9 MODERNIZE TEST AND EVALUATION INFRA- 10 STRUCTURE. 11 12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF DIGITAL TEST AND EVALUATION ENVIRONMENT.— 13 (1) PROGRAM.—The Director of the Test Re- 14 source Management Center, in coordination with the 15 officials specified in paragraph (4), shall establish 16 and maintain a digital test and evaluation environ- 17 ment for developmental and operational testing of 18 warfighting capabilities. 19 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The digital test and eval- 20 uation environment required under paragraph (1) 21 shall— 22 (A) incorporate commercially-derived data 23 management, analysis, and operations software 24 tools to enable rapid test and evaluation; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 121 1 (B) enable real-time and iterative data col- 2 lection, management, analysis, and feedback 3 loops across the life cycle of tested systems; 4 (C) provide secure environments for testing 5 systems with operational security sensitivities; 6 and 7 (D) use a modular open system approach 8 (as defined in section 4401 of title 10, United 9 States Code) to ensure the environment can be 10 accessed by multiple vendors and is interoper- 11 able with multiple data sources, data formats, 12 and digital tools. 13 (3) USE OF SOFTWARE ACQUISITION PATH- 14 WAY.—In procuring software and covered hardware 15 (as defined in section 3603 of title 10, United States 16 Code) for the digital test and evaluation environ- 17 ment required under paragraph (1), the Director of 18 the Test Resource Management center shall use a 19 software acquisition pathway described in section 20 3603 of title 10, United States Code. 21 22 (4) OFFICIALS SPECIFIED.—The officials specified in this paragraph are— 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 122 1 (B) the Director of Operational Test and 2 Evaluation; and 3 4 (C) each chief of a covered Armed Force. (b) PILOT PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE TEST.— 5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Defense 6 Innovation Unit and the Director of the Test Re- 7 source Management Center, in coordination with the 8 Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, shall 9 jointly carry out a pilot program to determine how 10 commercial software can be used to accelerate and 11 improve testing efforts— 12 (A) to accelerate continuous integration 13 and continuous testing of warfighting capabili- 14 ties by applying industry best practices and 15 tooling for scalability, advanced analysis, and 16 data sharing; and 17 (B) to enable continuous and iterative test- 18 ing throughout capability design, development, 19 engineering, and fielding. 20 (2) REPORTS REQUIRED.—The Director of the 21 Defense Innovation Unit and the Director of the 22 Test Resource Management Center, in coordination 23 with the Director of Operational Test and Evalua- 24 tion, shall— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 123 1 (A) not later than 120 days after the date 2 of the enactment of this Act, submit to the con- 3 gressional defense committees an interim report 4 that includes an implementation plan for the 5 pilot program under paragraph (1); and 6 (B) following submittal of the report under 7 subparagraph (A), but not later than 270 days 8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, sub- 9 mit to the committees a report on the progress 10 of the pilot program, which shall include a de- 11 scription of— 12 (i) the metrics used to measure the 13 performance of commercial software under 14 the program; 15 (ii) the initial findings of the program; 16 and 17 (iii) based on such findings, any iden- 18 tified roadblocks or limitations to using 19 commercial software and digital tools for 20 accelerated testing. 21 (3) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out 22 the pilot program under this subsection shall termi- 23 nate five years after the date of the enactment of 24 this Act. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 124 1 (c) COVERED ARMED FORCE DEFINED.—In this sec- 2 tion, the term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means the Army, 3 Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force. 4 SEC. 221. REVIEW AND ALIGNMENT OF STANDARDS, GUID- 5 ANCE, AND POLICIES RELATING TO DIGITAL 6 ENGINEERING. 7 (a) REVIEW REQUIRED.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 9 after the date of the enactment of this Act, each 10 Secretary of a military department, in coordination 11 with the officials specified in subsection (c), shall 12 complete a comprehensive review of the standards, 13 guidance, and policies relating to digital engineering 14 within the covered Armed Forces under the jurisdic- 15 tion of that Secretary. 16 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each review under paragraph 17 (1) shall include, with respect to the covered Armed 18 Forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary con- 19 cerned, the following: 20 (A) A review of the reference architectures, 21 standards, and best practices for the use of dig- 22 ital engineering tools (including digital twins 23 and digital threads) as in effect at the time of 24 the review, including standards for the use of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 125 1 such tools at all stages of program design, de- 2 velopment, and testing. 3 (B) Identification of the current standards 4 guiding the use of such digital engineering 5 tools, at all stages of program design, develop- 6 ment, and testing. 7 (C) Assessment of— 8 (i) the extent to which the use of such 9 standards and related governance struc- 10 tures is consistent across the covered 11 Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the 12 Secretary concerned; and 13 (ii) the level of interoperability of such 14 standards across such Armed Forces. 15 (D) Identification of best practices for dig- 16 ital engineering within each such Armed Force. 17 (E) Recommendations for improvements to 18 the use of digital engineering tools in each such 19 Armed Force. 20 21 (b) DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE.— 22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 23 after the date on which the Secretary of a military 24 department completes the review required under 25 subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop and im- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 126 1 plement a standard reference architecture to guide 2 the use of, and best practices for, digital engineering 3 for program design, development, and testing within 4 each covered Armed Force under the jurisdiction of 5 that Secretary. Each reference architecture shall in- 6 clude— 7 (A) a framework and clear requirements 8 for developing and deploying digital engineering 9 tools across program lifecycles; 10 (B) defined standards for data manage- 11 ment and modeling; and 12 (C) consideration for either consensus- 13 based standards or nonconsensus-based stand- 14 ards, depending on what is determined to be in 15 the best interests of the government based on 16 the ability to adopt such standards quickly and 17 prevent technology vendor lock. 18 (2) PERIODIC REVIEW.—Not less frequently 19 than once every three years following implementa- 20 tion of the standard reference architecture required 21 under paragraph (1), but ending on September 30, 22 2034, each Secretary of a military department 23 shall— 24 (A) conduct periodic reviews of the ref- 25 erence architecture to ensure it effectively ad- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 127 1 dresses advancements in technology and evolv- 2 ing operational needs; and 3 (B) if necessary, modify the reference ar- 4 chitecture to address such advancements and 5 needs. 6 (3) APPROVAL AND CERTIFICATION RE- 7 QUIRED.—Before 8 implemented under this subsection, the Under Sec- 9 retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, 10 in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense 11 for Research and Engineering and the Director of 12 Operational Test and Evaluation, shall— 13 a reference architecture may be (A) review and approve the reference archi- 14 tecture; and 15 (B) submit certification of such approval 16 to the Secretary of the military department con- 17 cerned. 18 (4) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER STAND- 19 ARDIZATION.—Based 20 under paragraph (3), the Under Secretary of De- 21 fense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordina- 22 tion with the Under Secretary of Defense for Re- 23 search and Engineering and the Director of Oper- 24 ational Test and Evaluation, shall— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) on the reviews conducted G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 128 1 (A) identify and develop recommendations 2 regarding areas in which further standardiza- 3 tion of reference architectures across the cov- 4 ered Armed Forces may be feasible; and 5 (B) submit such recommendations to the 6 7 Secretaries of the military departments. (c) OFFICIALS SPECIFIED.—The officials specified in 8 this subsection are the following: 9 10 (1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. 11 12 (2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. 13 (3) The Director of Operational Test and Eval- 14 uation. 15 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 16 (1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Forces’’ means 17 the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and 18 Space Force. 19 (2) The term ‘‘reference architecture’’ means 20 an authoritative source of information about a spe- 21 cific subject area that guides and constrains the 22 instantiations of multiple architectures and solu- 23 tions, as described in the guidance of the Office of 24 the Assistant Secretary of Defense titled ‘‘Reference g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 129 1 Architecture Description’’, dated June 2010, or any 2 successor to such guidance. 3 4 SEC. 222. CATALYST PATHFINDER PROGRAM. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than January 1, 5 2027, the Secretary of the Army shall establish a program 6 that— 7 (1) creates partnerships between operational 8 units of the Army and research universities to pro- 9 vide a platform for university-based researchers and 10 small businesses to collaborate directly with soldiers 11 on innovative applied research and development; and 12 (2) integrates soldiers into the problem identi- 13 fication process and early-stage development efforts 14 to ensure technical solutions are meeting soldier 15 needs and enhancing lethality. 16 (b) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the program, the 17 Secretary shall— 18 (1) establish activities at select divisions of the 19 Army to accelerate the incorporation of soldier in- 20 sights into capability development; 21 (2) establish policies that streamline collabora- 22 tion between soldiers, Army Transformation and 23 Training Command, research universities, and small 24 businesses; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 130 1 (3) establish a governance board that includes 2 representatives from the research, development, test, 3 and evaluation, acquisition, requirements, and re- 4 search university communities; and 5 (4) promote transition of successful program 6 projects to Army programs. 7 (c) INCLUSION IN FUTURE-YEARS DEFENSE PRO- 8 GRAM.—The program shall be treated as a research, devel- 9 opment, test, and evaluation activity in the Army’s input 10 to the future-years defense program submitted to Con11 gress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code. 12 SEC. 223. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFENSE RESEARCH CAPAC- 13 14 ITY BUILDING PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2026 and each fis- 15 cal year thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure 16 that all funding opportunities executed in Program Ele17 ment 0601228D8Z, or successor program element, shall 18 include separate funding solicitations each focused to19 ward— 20 21 (1) Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Tribal Colleges and Universities; and 22 (2) Minority-Serving Institutions that are not 23 described in paragraph (1). 24 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 131 1 (1) The term ‘‘Historically Black College or 2 University’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘part B 3 institution’’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 4 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 5 (2) The term ‘‘Minority-Serving Institution’’ 6 means an eligible institution described in section 7 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 8 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 9 (3) The term ‘‘Tribal College or University’’ 10 has the meaning given the term in section 316(b) of 11 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 12 1059c(b)). 13 SEC. 224. NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE ARTIFICIAL 14 15 INTELLIGENCE INSTITUTE. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may es- 16 tablish one or more National Security and Defense Artifi17 cial Intelligence Institutes (referred to in this section as 18 ‘‘Institutes’’) at eligible host institutions. 19 (b) INSTITUTE DESCRIBED.—A National Security 20 and Defense Artificial Intelligence Institute referred to in 21 subsection (a) is an artificial intelligence research institute 22 that— 23 (1) is focused on a cross-cutting challenge or 24 foundational science for artificial intelligence sys- 25 tems in the national security and defense sector; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 132 1 (2) establishes partnerships among public and 2 private organizations, including, as appropriate, 3 Federal agencies, institutions of higher education, 4 including community colleges, nonprofit research or- 5 ganizations, Federal laboratories, State, local, and 6 Tribal governments, and industry, including the De- 7 fense Industrial Base and startup companies; 8 (3) has the potential to create an innovation 9 ecosystem, or enhance existing ecosystems, to trans- 10 late Institute research into applications and products 11 used to enhance national security and defense capa- 12 bilities; 13 (4) supports interdisciplinary research and de- 14 velopment across multiple institutions of higher edu- 15 cation and organizations; and 16 (5) supports workforce development in artificial 17 intelligence related disciplines in the United States. 18 (c) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.— 19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 20 may award financial assistance to an eligible host in- 21 stitution, or consortia thereof, to establish and sup- 22 port one or more Institutes. 23 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Financial assistance 24 awarded under paragraph (1) may be used by an In- 25 stitute for— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 133 1 (A) managing and making available to re- 2 searchers accessible, curated, standardized, se- 3 cure, and privacy protected data sets from the 4 public and private sectors for the purposes of 5 training and testing artificial intelligence sys- 6 tems and for research using artificial intel- 7 ligence systems with regard to national security 8 and defense; 9 (B) developing and managing testbeds for 10 artificial intelligence systems, including sector- 11 specific test beds, designed to enable users to 12 evaluate artificial intelligence systems prior to 13 deployment; 14 (C) conducting research and education ac- 15 tivities involving artificial intelligence systems 16 to solve challenges with national security impli- 17 cations; 18 (D) providing or brokering access to com- 19 puting resources, networking, and data facilities 20 for artificial intelligence research and develop- 21 ment relevant to the Institute’s research goals; 22 (E) providing technical assistance to users, 23 including software engineering support, for arti- 24 ficial intelligence research and development rel- 25 evant to the Institute’s research goals; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 134 1 (F) engaging in outreach and engagement 2 to broaden participation in artificial intelligence 3 research and the artificial intelligence work- 4 force; and 5 (G) such other activities as may deter- 6 mined by the Secretary of Defense. 7 (3) DURATION.—Financial assistance under 8 paragraph (1) shall be awarded for a five-year pe- 9 riod, and may be renewed for not more than one ad- 10 ditional five-year period. 11 (4) 12 ANCE.—An 13 thereof seeking financial assistance under paragraph 14 (1) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense an ap- 15 plication at such time, in such manner, and con- 16 taining such information as the Secretary may re- 17 quire. APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSIST- eligible host institution or consortia 18 (5) COMPETITIVE, MERIT REVIEW.—In award- 19 ing financial assistance under paragraph (1), the 20 Secretary of Defense shall use a competitive, merit- 21 based review process. 22 (6) COLLABORATION.—In awarding financial 23 assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary of De- 24 fense may collaborate with other departments and 25 agencies of the Federal Government with missions g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 135 1 that relate to or have the potential to be affected by 2 the national security implications of artificial intel- 3 ligence systems. 4 (7) LIMITATION.—No financial assistance au- 5 thorized in this section shall be awarded to an entity 6 outside of the United States. All recipients of finan- 7 cial assistance under this section, including sub- 8 grantees, shall be based in the United States and 9 shall meet such other eligibility criteria as may be 10 established by the Secretary of Defense. 11 (d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible 12 host institution’’ means— 13 (1) an institution of higher education (as de- 14 fined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 15 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) in the United States that 16 conducts research sponsored by the Department of 17 Defense; or 18 (2) a senior military college (as defined in sec- 19 tion 2111a(f) of title 10, United States Code). 20 SEC. 225. ADVANCED ROBOTIC AUTOMATION FOR MUNI- 21 22 TIONS MANUFACTURING. (a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 23 Army shall carry out a program to support the maturation 24 and expansion of robotic automation capabilities for muni- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 136 1 tions manufacturing at government-owned, contractor-op2 erated production facilities. 3 (b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the program 4 under subsection (a) shall include the following: 5 (1) The design and integration of inherently 6 safe, scalable robotic load, assemble, and pack 7 (LAP) systems for munitions production. 8 (2) The demonstration of increased throughput 9 and production capacity, while reducing manual han- 10 dling of energetic materials. 11 (3) The development of cyber-hardened data in- 12 frastructure for secure integration of factory-floor 13 operations with enterprise systems. 14 (4) Support for workforce upskilling and train- 15 ing in robotics, automation, and advanced manufac- 16 turing technologies. 17 (5) The evaluation of applicability across mul- 18 tiple munition types and organic industrial base 19 sites. 20 (c) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the program 21 under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall co22 ordinate with the Joint Program Executive Office Arma23 ments and Ammunition and other relevant components of 24 the Department of the Army. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 137 1 (d) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2026, the 2 Secretary of the Army shall provide the congressional de3 fense committees a briefing on the program carried out 4 under subsection (a). Such briefing shall cover— 5 (1) the progress made under the program; 6 (2) lessons learned; and 7 (3) recommendations for the wider adoption of 8 robotic automation technologies within the defense 9 industrial base. 10 SEC. 226. EVALUATION OF ADDITIONAL TEST CORRIDORS 11 FOR HYPERSONIC AND LONG-RANGE WEAP- 12 ONS. 13 (a) EVALUATION REQUIRED.—To assess impact ef- 14 fectiveness and increase the cadence of testing and train15 ing for long-range and hypersonic systems, the Secretary 16 of Defense shall, acting through the Under Secretary of 17 Defense for Research and Engineering and the Director 18 of the Test Resource Management Center and in consulta19 tion with requirements owners of long-range and 20 hypersonic systems of the Armed Forces, evaluate— 21 (1) the comparative advantages of episodic and 22 permanent special activity airspace designated by 23 the Federal Aviation Administration for use by the 24 Department of Defense suitable for the test and 25 training of long-range and hypersonic systems; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 138 1 2 (2) requirements for continental test ranges, including— 3 (A) attributes, including live, virtual, and 4 constructive capabilities; 5 (B) scheduling and availability; 6 (C) safety; 7 (D) end strength; 8 (E) facilities, infrastructure, radar, and re- 9 lated systems; 10 (F) launch locations; 11 (G) impact areas; and 12 (H) such other characteristics as the Sec- 13 retary considers appropriate; and 14 (3) potential enhancements to existing Federal 15 Government facilities needed to enable use of these 16 facilities by the Department of Defense for testing 17 and research of hypersonic systems. 18 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than December 1, 2026, 19 the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Armed 20 Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Serv21 ices of the House of Representatives a briefing on the find22 ings of the Secretary with respect to the evaluation con23 ducted pursuant to subsection (a), including an assess24 ment of the completion date. 25 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 139 1 2 (1) The term ‘‘impact area’’ means the point at which a test terminates. 3 4 5 (2) The term ‘‘launch location’’ means the point from which a test is initiated. SEC. 227. WESTERN REGIONAL RANGE COMPLEX DEM- 6 7 ONSTRATION. (a) DEMONSTRATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 8 Defense shall carry out a demonstration project under 9 which the Secretary— 10 11 (1) interconnects ranges or training sites in the western States; and 12 (2) uses such interconnected ranges and sites 13 as a joint multi-domain kinetic and non-kinetic test- 14 ing and training environment for the military de- 15 partments. 16 (b) USE OF EXISTING RANGES AND CAPABILITIES.— 17 In carrying out the project under subsection (a), the Sec18 retary of Defense shall use ranges, testing sites, and re19 lated capabilities that are in existence as of the date of 20 the enactment of this Act. 21 (c) ACTIVITIES.—The range complex established 22 under subsection (a) shall be capable of facilitating testing 23 and training in the following: 24 (1) Electromagnetic spectrum operations. 25 (2) Electromagnetic warfare. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 140 1 2 (3) Operations that blend kinetic and non-kinetic effects. 3 4 (4) Joint All Domain Command and Control (commonly known as ‘‘JADC2’’). 5 (5) Information warfare, including— 6 (A) intelligence, surveillance, and recon- 7 naissance; 8 (B) offensive and defensive cyber oper- 9 ations; 10 (C) space operations; 11 (D) psychological operations; 12 (E) public affairs; and 13 (F) weather operations. 14 15 (d) TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION OF INITIAL DEMONSTRATION.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Sec- 16 retary of Defense shall seek to complete an initial dem17 onstration, interconnecting two or more ranges or testing 18 sites of two or more military departments in the western 19 States, not later than one year after the date of the enact20 ment of this Act. 21 (e) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 22 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 23 shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 24 briefing on— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 141 1 (1) a phased implementation plan and design 2 for connecting ranges and testing sites in the west- 3 ern States as required under subsection (a), includ- 4 ing the initial demonstration required by subsection 5 (d); 6 (2) how the design architecture of the plan is 7 in alignment with recommendations of the most re- 8 cent Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy 9 of the Department of Defense; and 10 (3) how the design architecture is expected to 11 support high-periodicity training, testing, research, 12 and development. 13 (f) WESTERN STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the 14 term ‘‘western State’’ means a State located west of the 15 Mississippi River. 16 (g) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate on 17 September 30, 2028. 18 SEC. 228. DEMONSTRATION OF NEAR REAL-TIME MONI- 19 TORING CAPABILITIES TO ENHANCE WEAPON 20 SYSTEM PLATFORMS. 21 (a) DEMONSTRATION.—Subject to the availability of 22 appropriations, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 23 with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 24 Sustainment and the service acquisition executives, shall 25 carry out a demonstration to equip selected weapon system g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 142 1 platforms with onboard, near real-time, end-to-end serial 2 bus and radio frequency monitoring capabilities to detect 3 cyber threats and improve maintenance efficiency. 4 (b) PHASES.—The Secretary of Defense shall imple- 5 ment the demonstration under subsection (a) in phases as 6 follows: 7 8 (1) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 9 (A) select not fewer than three weapon sys- 10 tem platforms for initial participation in the 11 demonstration, prioritizing the MH–60R and 12 MQ–9 aircraft fleets and using the priorities 13 identified under section 1559 of the James M. 14 Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 15 Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 10 16 U.S.C. 2224 note); and 17 (B) complete the initial deployment of 18 monitoring capabilities to such platforms. 19 (2) Not later than one year after the date of 20 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall extend 21 monitoring capabilities to the complete fleets of se- 22 lected platforms and complete initial data collection 23 and analysis from all participating platforms. 24 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 143 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2 2027, the Secretary shall submit to the congres- 3 sional defense committees a report on the findings of 4 the Secretary with respect to the demonstration con- 5 ducted pursuant to subsection (a). 6 7 (2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include the following: 8 9 (A) The effectiveness of the monitoring capabilities with respect to— 10 (i) cyber threat detection; 11 (ii) maintenance efficiency; and 12 (iii) operational readiness and mission 13 capable rates. 14 (B) Specific recommendations regarding— 15 (i) whether near real-time monitoring 16 capabilities should be implemented across 17 additional 18 platforms; Department weapon system 19 (ii) if additional implementation is 20 recommended, which specific weapon sys- 21 tem platforms should receive priority for 22 such implementation, along with the esti- 23 mated costs and funding requirements; 24 (iii) an analysis of the advisability of 25 developing a program for implementing g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 144 1 such capabilities, including potential risks, 2 benefits, and trade-offs; and 3 (iv) proposed metrics for measuring 4 successful implementation and operational 5 effectiveness. 6 (3) FORM OF REPORT.—The report submitted 7 pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in un- 8 classified form but may include a classified annex. 9 SEC. 229. PILOT PROGRAM ON MODERNIZED HEALTH AND 10 USAGE MONITORING SYSTEMS TO ADDRESS 11 OBSOLESCENCE 12 TILTROTOR AIRCRAFT. 13 IN ROTARY-WING AND (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 14 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 15 Army and Secretary of the Navy may establish and carry 16 out a pilot program to evaluate commercially available, 17 next-generation Health and Usage Monitoring Systems 18 (referred to in this section as ‘‘HUMS’’) technologies in19 tended to address obsolescence issues affecting legacy 20 HUMS currently installed on Army and Marine Corps ro21 tary-wing and tiltrotor aircraft. 22 (b) OBJECTIVES.—In conducting the pilot program, 23 the Secretary of the Army and Secretary of the Navy shall 24 assess whether modernized HUMS technologies— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 145 1 2 (1) effectively mitigate obsolescence risks associated with legacy HUMS systems; 3 (2) enhance the operational readiness, avail- 4 ability, and sustainment of Army and Marine Corps 5 rotary-wing and tiltrotor aircraft; and 6 (3) deliver advanced predictive analytics capa- 7 bilities, reducing maintenance burden and lifecycle 8 costs. 9 (c) DURATION.—The pilot program shall be carried 10 out for a period not exceeding one year. 11 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after comple- 12 tion of the pilot program, the Secretary of the Army and 13 Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional 14 defense committees a report summarizing— 15 (1) the pilot program results, including effec- 16 tiveness in addressing obsolescence, improving pre- 17 dictive maintenance, and enhancing readiness and 18 aircraft availability; and 19 (2) recommendations regarding broader adop- 20 tion of evaluated HUMS technologies across the 21 Army and Marine Corps rotary-wing and tiltrotor 22 aircraft fleet. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 146 1 SEC. 230. PROHIBITION ON MODIFICATION OF INDIRECT 2 COST RATES FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 3 EDUCATION 4 TIONS. 5 AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZA- (a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense may 6 not change or modify indirect cost rates (otherwise known 7 as facilities and administration cost rates) for Department 8 of Defense grants and contracts awarded to institutions 9 of higher education and nonprofit organizations (as those 10 terms are defined in part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal 11 Regulations) until the Secretary makes the certification 12 described under subsection (b). 13 (b) CERTIFICATION.—A certification under this sub- 14 section is a certification to the congressional defense com15 mittees that the Department of Defense— 16 (1) working with the extramural research com- 17 munity, including representatives from universities, 18 university associations, independent research insti- 19 tutes, and private foundations, has developed an al- 20 ternative indirect cost model that has— 21 (A) reduced the indirect cost rate for all 22 applicable institutions of higher education and 23 nonprofit organizations (compared to indirect 24 rates for fiscal year 2025); and 25 (B) optimized payment of legitimate and 26 essential indirect costs involved in conducting g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 147 1 Department of Defense research to ensure 2 transparency and efficiency for Department of 3 Defense-funded grants and contracts; and 4 (2) established an implementation plan with 5 adequate transition time to change budgeting and 6 accounting processes for affected institutions of 7 higher education and nonprofit organizations. 8 SEC. 231. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND- 9 ING COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS RE- 10 LATING TO THE JOINT ENERGETICS TRANSI- 11 TION OFFICE. 12 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds described in sub- 13 section (b), not more than 80 percent may be obligated 14 or expended until the date on which the Secretary of De15 fense— 16 (1) establishes a Joint Energetics Transition 17 Office as required under section 148 of title 10, 18 United States Code; 19 (2) provides that Office with the staff and other 20 resources necessary to effectively carry out the re- 21 sponsibilities specified in subsection (c) of such sec- 22 tion; and 23 (3) submits to the congressional defense com- 24 mittees the reports required under subsections (b) 25 and (c) of section 241 of the National Defense Au- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 148 1 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 2 118–31; 137 Stat. 208). 3 (b) FUNDS DESCRIBED.—The funds described in this 4 subsection are funds authorized to be appropriated by this 5 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for 6 the Department of Defense and available for travel ex7 penses for any of the following: 8 9 (1) The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. 10 11 (2) The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. 12 SEC. 232. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RE- 13 ALIGNMENT OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 14 TEST, 15 JOINT CONVENTIONAL ARMAMENTS AND AM- 16 MUNITION. 17 AND EVALUATION FUNCTIONS OF (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 18 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 19 for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense may 20 be obligated or expended to disestablish, or modify the du21 ties assigned to, an organization responsible (as of the 22 date of the enactment of this Act) for research, develop23 ment, test, and evaluation functions of Joint conventional 24 armaments and ammunition until a period of 180 days 25 has elapsed following the date on which the report re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 149 1 quired under subsection (b) is submitted to the congres2 sional defense committees. 3 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than November 4 1, 2026, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the 5 congressional defense committees a report that includes 6 the following with respect to the proposed realignment of 7 functions described in subsection (a): 8 (1) An explanation of whether Army personnel, 9 including contractors, would be required to relocate 10 to a new location and if so an estimate of how many 11 personnel would relocate and to what locations. 12 (2) An explanation of whether the Army expects 13 to build new facilities and infrastructure at new lo- 14 cations to accomplish the research, development, 15 test, and evaluation functions of Joint conventional 16 armaments and ammunition and, if so, identification 17 of— 18 (A) what new facilities and infrastructure 19 would have to be constructed; and 20 (B) where such facilities and infrastructure 21 would be constructed. 22 (3) A detailed estimate of the costs of relo- 23 cating personnel and equipment and constructing 24 new facilities and infrastructure. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 150 1 (4) A detailed explanation of the efficiencies, if 2 any, that the Army expects to realize by realigning 3 the research, development, test, and evaluation func- 4 tions of Joint conventional armaments and ammuni- 5 tion. 6 SEC. 233. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN 7 8 NAVY SOFTWARE. None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 9 this Act or otherwise made available may be obligated or 10 expended to develop, procure, or operate the autonomy 11 baseline manager or the common control system of the 12 Navy for a proposed unmanned surface vessel program un13 less, with respect to that program— 14 15 (1) the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional defense committees— 16 (A) the original baseline schedule of key 17 capability deliverables and the current schedule 18 as of the date of submission; 19 (B) the original cost estimate and the cur- 20 rent cost estimate as of the date of submission, 21 including the total funding received for the pro- 22 gram; 23 (C) all reports of test and experimentation 24 events, including a comparison of performance 25 to alternative industry capabilities; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 151 1 (D) the unaltered assessment of the De- 2 fense Innovation Unit on a market assessment 3 of industry capabilities compared to the capa- 4 bilities of the autonomy baseline manager and 5 the common control system of the Navy; and 6 (E) an assessment that the program is de- 7 livering new capabilities at a pace and quality 8 that meets or exceeds industry capabilities; and 9 (2) the Chief of Naval Operations validates to 10 the congressional defense committees that the pro- 11 gram meets operational user needs of the Navy. 12 SEC. 234. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 13 UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RE- 14 SEARCH AND ENGINEERING PENDING RE- 15 PORT ON STUDY RESULTS. 16 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 17 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for 18 operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, and available to 19 the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 20 and Engineering for travel expenses, not more than 80 21 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on 22 which the Under Secretary submits to the congressional 23 defense committees the report required by section 245(d) 24 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 25 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 138 Stat. 1850). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 152 1 Subtitle C—Biotechnology Matters 2 SEC. 241. SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF 3 BIOINDUSTRIAL 4 ESSES. 5 MANUFACTURING PROC- Section 215 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 6 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 7 263; 10 U.S.C. 4841 note) is amended— 8 9 (1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as subsections (e) through (g), respectively; and 10 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol- 11 lowing new subsection: 12 ‘‘(d) FUNDING.—Funds authorized to be appro- 13 priated or otherwise made available to the Department of 14 Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation 15 may be used to carry out the activities described in sub16 section (c), including the design and construction activities 17 described in subsection (c).’’. 18 19 SEC. 242. BIOTECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT OFFICE. (a) DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL.—Not later 20 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 21 the Secretary of Defense shall designate a senior official, 22 with relevant biotechnology experience, from a position 23 within the Department of Defense that was in effect on 24 the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, to— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 153 1 2 (1) be the senior official for biotechnology issues; 3 4 (2) be the head of the Biotechnology Management Office established under subsection (b); and 5 (3) carry out the responsibilities for the office 6 in subsection (c). 7 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY MANAGE- 8 MENT OFFICE.—Not later than 120 days after the date 9 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 10 shall, with input from the senior official designated under 11 subsection (a), charter and establish, under the authority, 12 direction, and control of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 13 a Biotechnology Management Office to foster the develop14 ment, acquisition, and sustainment of broad-based bio15 technology capabilities for the Department. 16 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The office established under 17 subsection (b) shall be responsible for the following: 18 (1) Maintaining and executing the Defense Bio- 19 technology Strategy required by section 246, includ- 20 ing development and execution of a long-term re- 21 search, development, acquisition, and sustainment 22 roadmap. 23 (2) Updating policies and guidance within the 24 Department relating to the acquisition, adoption, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 154 1 and transition of biotechnology-based products into 2 Department use. 3 (3) Coordinating with activities across the De- 4 partment, the Federal Government, industry, aca- 5 demia, and international partners relating to bio- 6 technology. 7 8 (4) Proposing options for streamlining the regulatory or acquisition process of the Department. 9 (5) Conducting, as may be needed, global com- 10 petition analyses, net assessment, or forecasting to 11 support decisionmakers on biotechnology advances. 12 (6) Supporting the development of public-pri- 13 vate partnerships with academia, industry, and other 14 State and local government partners, including 15 through the development or fostering of regionally 16 focused innovation ecosystems. 17 (7) Identifying biotechnology workforce and 18 training gaps across the workforce of the Depart- 19 ment. 20 (8) Such other responsibilities as the Secretary 21 considers appropriate. 22 (d) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on Sep- 23 tember 30, 2030. 24 (e) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the des- 25 ignation of the senior official pursuant to subsection (a), g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 155 1 the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense 2 committees a briefing on the proposed scope of the charter 3 for the office to be established pursuant to subsection (b), 4 as well as implementation plans for preliminary activities 5 the office will pursue during the proceeding one-year pe6 riod. 7 SEC. 243. BIOINDUSTRIAL COMMERCIALIZATION PROGRAM. 8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 10 may establish a program to support the expansion of the 11 domestic capacity for bioindustrial manufacturing of crit12 ical biomanufactured products at a commercial level 13 through awards to entities for establishing, upgrading, 14 and retooling of bioindustrial manufacturing facilities. 15 (b) AWARDS.— 16 (1) IN GENERAL.—An entity seeking an award 17 under the program shall submit to the Secretary an 18 application at such time, in such manner, and con- 19 taining such information as the Secretary deter- 20 mines appropriate. 21 (2) COMPETITIVE AWARDS.—The Secretary 22 shall make each award under the program to an en- 23 tity in a competitive manner. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 156 1 (3) AWARD CRITERIA.—In selecting entities to 2 receive awards under the program, the Secretary 3 shall consider the following criteria: 4 (A) The potential of the technology of such 5 entity to improve domestic resilience and pro- 6 tect critical supply chains with biomanufactured 7 products. 8 (B) How the technology of such entity 9 could help meet the demand for the capabilities 10 required by the next generation of warfighters. 11 (C) The ability of the bioindustrial manu- 12 facturing facility with respect to which such en- 13 tity is seeking such award to be repurposed and 14 the range of products that such bioindustrial 15 manufacturing facility is capable of producing. 16 (D) Whether the bioindustrial manufac- 17 turing facility with respect to which such entity 18 is seeking such award supports the goal of wide 19 geographic distribution of bioindustrial manu- 20 facturing facilities across the United States. 21 (E) Whether the bioindustrial manufac- 22 turing facility with respect to which such entity 23 is seeking such award is located in geographic 24 proximity to sources of input materials for the 25 production of critical biomanufactured products g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 157 1 or areas with established biomanfuacturing ca- 2 pabilities. 3 (F) Such additional considerations that the 4 Secretary deems appropriate. 5 (4) USE OF AWARD FUNDS.—A recipient of an 6 award under the program may use funds received 7 under such award for the establishment, upgrading, 8 or retooling of one or more bioindustrial manufac- 9 turing facilities to produce critical biomanufactured 10 products, including the development of business or 11 technical plans related to such establishment, up- 12 grading, or retooling. 13 (c) OVERSIGHT.—If the Secretary establishes the 14 program, the Secretary shall establish reporting require15 ments for recipients of awards under the program which 16 shall include requirements for periodic reports on the fol17 lowing: 18 (1) The progress of the recipient in estab- 19 lishing, upgrading, or retooling the bioindustrial 20 manufacturing facility with respect to which such re- 21 cipient received such award. 22 (2) The estimated timeline and funding require- 23 ments for the recipient to begin biomanufacturing at 24 the bioindustrial manufacturing facility described in 25 paragraph (1). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 158 1 (3) The products, including the critical bio- 2 manufactured products, that are or will be produced 3 at the bioindustrial manufacturing facility described 4 in paragraph (1). 5 (4) The progress of the recipient in entering 6 into an agreement with the Department of Defense 7 or an element thereof to provide critical biomanufac- 8 tured products that are or will be produced at the 9 bioindustrial manufacturing facility described in 10 paragraph (1) once such bioindustrial manufacturing 11 facility begins biomanufacturing. 12 (d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 13 (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 15 retary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 16 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa- 17 tives a report on the plan of the Secretary for allo- 18 cating amounts appropriated to the Department of 19 Defense to fund the program. 20 (2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than one 21 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 22 annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 23 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 24 and the House of Representatives a report on the 25 activities under the program, including the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 159 1 (A) A list of the awards made under the 2 program as of the date on which the report is 3 submitted, including, for each such award— 4 5 (i) the name of the entity that received the award; 6 (ii) the location of the bioindustrial 7 manufacturing facility with respect to 8 which such entity received the award; 9 (iii) the amount of the award, 10 disaggregated by the initial amount of the 11 award and any additional amounts pro- 12 vided under the award; 13 (iv) an explanation of the criteria sup- 14 porting making the award to such entity, 15 including a description of any notable tech- 16 nologies of such entity relevant to the 17 award; 18 (v) if applicable, an explanation of the 19 rationale for providing additional amounts 20 under the award; and 21 (vi) to the extent practicable, an ex- 22 planation of the effects of the award. 23 (B) An identification of amounts available 24 to the Department of Defense for making 25 awards under the program as of the date on g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 160 1 which the report is submitted and an expla- 2 nation of any plans for the use of such 3 amounts. 4 (C) An explanation of the communication 5 between the Secretary and entities seeking an 6 award under the program regarding require- 7 ments and timelines for such awards. 8 (D) An explanation of how the establish- 9 ment, upgrading, or retooling of the bioindus- 10 trial manufacturing facilities for which awards 11 were made under the program aligns with prior- 12 ities and needs of the Department of Defense 13 and national security. 14 (e) SUNSET.— 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by para- 16 graph (2), this section shall terminate on the date 17 that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of 18 this Act. 19 (2) EXTENSION.—The Secretary may change 20 the date on which this section terminates to a date 21 that is later than the date on which this section 22 would terminate under paragraph (1) if the Presi- 23 dent determines that the continuation of the pro- 24 gram is necessary to meet national economic and na- 25 tional security needs and transmits that determina- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 161 1 tion, and that later date, to the congressional de- 2 fense committees. 3 (f) DEFINITION OF BIOMANUFACTURING.—In this 4 section, the term ‘‘biomanufacturing’’ means the utiliza5 tion of biological systems to develop new and advance ex6 isting products, tools, and processes at commercial scale. 7 SEC. 244. BIOTECHNOLOGY SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY 8 9 PROGRAM. (a) AUTHORIZATION.— 10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 11 coordination with the Secretaries of the military de- 12 partments and the heads of relevant Defense Agen- 13 cies, may establish and implement a program (re- 14 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Program’’) to de- 15 velop and scale within the laboratories of the mili- 16 tary departments, and transition from the labora- 17 tories of the military departments, biotechnology- 18 based technologies and capabilities (including prod- 19 ucts such as chemicals, materials, and fuels) that 20 are relevant to the mission of the Department of De- 21 fense and support the resilience, sustainability, and 22 responsiveness of the defense supply chain. 23 (2) ACTIVITIES.—Under the Program, the Sec- 24 retary of Defense may carry out the following activi- 25 ties: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 162 1 2 (A) Conduct an assessment of supply chain vulnerabilities in the Department of Defense. 3 (B) Direct the laboratories of the military 4 departments to establish mechanisms to collabo- 5 ratively— 6 (i) conduct applied research, including 7 experimentation, 8 development, advanced component develop- 9 ment, 10 bioindustrials, biomanufacturing, and re- 11 lated disciplines to support defense mis- 12 sions; and advanced rapid technological prototyping in 13 (ii) develop, prototype, test, and tran- 14 sition biologically derived materials and 15 products to reduce reliance on foreign sup- 16 ply chains and vulnerable supply chains; 17 (iii) upgrade, expand, or construct 18 physical and digital infrastructure, includ- 19 ing laboratory facilities, of the Department 20 and its partners to support bioindustrial 21 research, 22 typing, and production; development, testing, proto- 23 (iv) as needed, enter into contracts, 24 cooperative agreements, grants, or other 25 transactions with relevant Federal entities g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 163 1 and non-Federal entities, such as commer- 2 cial entities, research institutions, and aca- 3 demic organizations, to execute the activi- 4 ties under this subparagraph (B); and 5 (v) support education, training, and 6 workforce development initiatives to build 7 and sustain a skilled bioindustrial and bio- 8 manufacturing workforce. 9 (C) Collaborate across the military depart- 10 ments, Defense Agencies, and other Federal en- 11 tities to ensure alignment with national bio- 12 industrial and supply chain strategies. 13 (D) Promote the development and utiliza- 14 tion of next-generation feedstocks and processes 15 in ways that support local economic growth. 16 (E) Modernize infrastructure through in- 17 vestment in facilities that enable rapid proto- 18 typing and advanced materials testing. 19 (F) Establish performance metrics and 20 benchmarks to measure progress toward oper- 21 ational integration and transition to programs 22 of record. 23 (3) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.—In the event the 24 Secretary of Defense carries out the Program, the 25 Secretary shall— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 164 1 (A) prioritize technologies and capabilities 2 that address critical defense supply chain 3 vulnerabilities and enhance military readiness, 4 including technologies and capabilities necessary 5 to— 6 (i) reduce logistics through field-en- 7 abled manufacturing of materials and 8 deployable infrastructure components; 9 10 (ii) enhance performance through development of novel materials; or 11 (iii) improve cost efficiency of manu- 12 facturing and reduce dependency on for- 13 eign supply chains; 14 (B) consult with representatives of indus- 15 try, academia, and other Federal agencies with 16 relevant expertise, to accelerate development 17 and transitions; and 18 (C) ensure the Program supports the de- 19 velopment and fielding of emerging technologies 20 such as biotechnologies that provide operational 21 and strategic advantages to the Armed Forces, 22 including through— 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (i) cross-service and public-private partnerships; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 165 1 (ii) applied research, pilot-scale pro- 2 duction, and technology transition efforts 3 focused on biomanufacturing and materials 4 innovation. 5 (b) REPORTS.— 6 (1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one year after 7 commencing the Program, and biennially thereafter 8 until the Program terminates under subsection (c), 9 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com- 10 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 11 House of Representatives a report detailing all ac- 12 tivities carried out under the program. Each report 13 shall include, to the extent applicable, the following: 14 (A) A summary of key research, develop- 15 ment, and prototyping efforts initiated or con- 16 tinued during the year or years covered by the 17 report, including technical objectives, antici- 18 pated defense applications, and funding. 19 (B) A list of significant partnerships or 20 agreements executed with industry, academic 21 institutions, and other Federal agencies, includ- 22 ing the purpose, national security nexus, and 23 funding level of each such partnership or agree- 24 ment. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 166 1 (C) An assessment of infrastructure en- 2 hancements undertaken to support bioindustrial 3 development and scale-up, including facility 4 modernization and equipment acquisition. 5 (D) An evaluation of program performance 6 against established milestones or metrics, in- 7 cluding progress toward the transition of tech- 8 nologies to operational use or acquisition pro- 9 grams. 10 (E) An identification of major technical, 11 logistical, or policy challenges encountered, and 12 actions taken to mitigate such challenges. 13 (2) FORM.—Each report under this subsection 14 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may con- 15 tain a classified annex. 16 (c) SUNSET.— 17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- 18 graph (2), the authority to carry out the Program 19 shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the 20 date of the enactment of this Act. 21 (2) EXTENSION.—The Program may be contin- 22 ued after the termination date specified in para- 23 graph (1) if, before such date, the President— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 167 1 (A) determines that continuation of the 2 Program is necessary to meet national economic 3 or national security needs; and 4 (B) submits notice of such determination 5 to the Committees on Armed Services of the 6 Senate and the House of Representatives. 7 SEC. 245. BIOLOGICAL 8 9 DATA FOR ARTIFICIAL INTEL- LIGENCE. (a) AI ACCESSIBILITY TO QUALIFIED BIOLOGICAL 10 DATA RESOURCES.— 11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 12 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 13 retary of Defense shall develop and implement re- 14 quirements that ensure qualified biological data re- 15 sources created by research entirely funded by the 16 Department of Defense are collected and stored in 17 a manner that facilitates the use of such qualified 18 biological data resources for advanced computational 19 methods, including artificial intelligence. 20 (2) ELEMENTS.—The requirements imple- 21 mented under subsection (a) shall include the fol- 22 lowing: 23 (A) A definition of the term ‘‘qualified bio- 24 logical data resource’’ for the purposes of such g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 168 1 requirements, which shall be based on one or 2 more of the following criteria: 3 4 (i) The type of biological data generated. 5 (ii) The size of the dataset involved. 6 (iii) The amount of Federal funds 7 awarded to the research that created such 8 qualified biological data resource. 9 10 (iv) The level of sensitivity of the biological data generated. 11 (v) Any other factor determined ap- 12 propriate by the Secretary of Defense. 13 (B) Guidance on the metrics and metadata 14 included under such requirements to indicate 15 data quality, including usability, interoper- 16 ability, and completeness. 17 (C) Requirements for tiered levels of cyber- 18 security safeguards and access controls for the 19 storage of biological data. 20 (D) Exceptions to such requirements, in- 21 cluding for biological data that may implicate 22 national security. 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (E) Requirements for the protection of the privacy of individuals. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 169 1 (b) CONSULTATION AND CONSIDERATIONS.—In de- 2 veloping and implementing the requirements under sub3 section (a), the Secretary shall— 4 (1) consult with the Secretaries of the military 5 departments, the heads of the research laboratories 6 of each of the Armed Forces, and relevant individ- 7 uals and entities in the private sector and academia 8 who have received funding for research from the De- 9 partment of Defense to ensure that such require- 10 ments are not overly burdensome; and 11 (2) review and incorporate, to the extent the 12 Secretary determines appropriate, existing Federal 13 frameworks and standards for the use of qualified 14 biological data resources for advanced computational 15 methods. 16 SEC. 246. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BIOTECHNOLOGY 17 18 STRATEGY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 1, 2026, the 19 Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the Under 20 Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and 21 the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 22 Sustainment, submit to the Committees on Armed Serv23 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 24 strategy on the national security implications of emerging 25 biotechnologies, including the future role that bio- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 170 1 technology will play in defense, and means to improve in2 dustry, interagency, and international relationships in this 3 sector. 4 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required pursuant to 5 subsection (a) shall include the following elements: 6 (1) How the Department of Defense will de- 7 velop and expand a network of commercial facilities 8 for the biomanufacture of products that are critical 9 for defense needs. 10 (2) Review and update of military specifications 11 in order to better incorporate or substitute current 12 products with biotechnology-based products. 13 (3) Updated plans and policies for the Depart- 14 ment to enter into advance market commitments 15 and offtake agreements for biotechnology products 16 that have defense applications. 17 (4) Review of how the Department could better 18 incorporate military-relevant applications of emerg- 19 ing biotechnology into wargaming exercises, tabletop 20 exercises, or other net assessment analyses. 21 (5) The benefits and costs of issuing a research 22 grand challenge, or a series of challenges, that focus 23 on making biotechnology predictably engineerable 24 and how the Department would implement such re- 25 search grand challenge or series of challenges. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 171 1 (6) Development of a biotechnology regulation 2 science and technology program within the Depart- 3 ment, including development of digital infrastructure 4 to support simplified regulation and the development 5 of biometrology tools. 6 (7) Updated plans and policies for intergovern- 7 mental support that the Department could provide 8 in encouraging member countries of the North At- 9 lantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to aggregate de- 10 mand and pool purchasing power for biotechnology 11 products. 12 (8) Review of plans and guidance on how the 13 Department can work to develop, integrate, and dis- 14 seminate biotechnology research initiatives across 15 member countries of NATO, and how the Depart- 16 ment might coordinate with international stake- 17 holders to utilize the combined research capabilities 18 of such member countries to drive a biotechnology 19 development approach. 20 (9) Review of the feasibility and advisability of 21 using cloud computing methods to safely store bio- 22 logical data to include considerations related to cy- 23 bersecurity, biosecurity, and data privacy. 24 (10) Development of a training program for all 25 members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 172 1 the Department, and contractors of the Department 2 whose duties include— 3 (A) creating or deploying novel biotech- 4 nologies; 5 (B) analyzing, preparing for, or responding 6 to biological threats; or 7 (C) planning, research and development, 8 engineering, or testing and evaluation of sys- 9 tems regarding biotechnology. 10 SEC. 247. ETHICAL AND RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT AND 11 DEPLOYMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY WITHIN 12 THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 13 (a) REQUIREMENT.— 14 (1) POLICIES AND GUIDELINES.—The Secretary 15 of Defense shall issue policies and guidelines on the 16 ethical and responsible development and deployment 17 of biotechnology within the Department of Defense. 18 (2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Defense 19 shall ensure that the policies and guidelines under 20 paragraph (1) are developed in consultation with— 21 (A) the Under Secretary of Defense for 22 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Research and Engineering; (B) the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 173 1 (C) individuals representing industry, aca- 2 demia, and civil society. 3 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of 4 Defense shall make the policies and guidelines under 5 paragraph (1) publicly available. 6 (b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The policies and guide- 7 lines under subsection (a)(1) shall include the following: 8 9 (1) Definitions related to the ethical and responsible development and use of biotechnology. 10 (2) An assessment of whether, and to what ex- 11 tent, existing statutes, regulations, directives, manu- 12 als, or instructions limit the ability of the Depart- 13 ment of Defense to provide guidelines for the ethical 14 and responsible development of emerging bio- 15 technology. 16 (3) Guidelines encouraging the safe use of bio- 17 technology products under appropriate regulatory 18 and other oversight processes. 19 (4) Policies relating to informed consent of 20 members of the Armed Forces participating in the 21 development of biotechnology products that have not 22 received regulatory approval. 23 (5) Policies relating to whether, and under 24 which conditions, uses of biotechnology that poten- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 174 1 tially result in irreversible or heritable characteris- 2 tics are acceptable. 3 4 (6) Policies relating to the potential effects of biotechnologies on the environment. 5 (7) Policies relating to the compliance by and 6 obligations of the Department of Defense with re- 7 spect to the Convention on the Prohibition of the 8 Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bac- 9 teriological and Toxin Weapons and on their De- 10 struction (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Biological 11 Weapons Convention’’). 12 13 (8) Policies relating to human performance enhancement or augmentation. 14 (9) Such other matters as the Secretary of De- 15 fense determines relevant. 16 (c) REPORT.— 17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 19 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 20 defense committees a report on the policies and 21 guidelines under subsection (a)(1), including the 22 methodologies used to develop the policies and guide- 23 lines. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 175 1 (2) FORM.—The report required under para- 2 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 3 may include a classified annex. 4 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of 5 Defense shall make report required under paragraph 6 (1) publicly available, except such publicly available 7 version of the report may not include any classified 8 annex provided under paragraph (2). 9 (d) BRIEFING.—During the two-year period begin- 10 ning on the date that is one year after the date of the 11 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall pro12 vide to the congressional defense committees an annual 13 briefing on the implementation of the policies and guide14 lines under subsection (a)(1), including a description of 15 any needed resources for such implementation. 16 SEC. 248. ESTABLISHING BIOBASED PRODUCT MERIT GUID- 17 18 ANCE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 19 date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 20 of Defense for Research and Engineering, in coordination 21 with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall de22 velop and make publicly available guidance for private en23 tities on how such entities can effectively demonstrate, 24 validate, and verify that a biobased product of such entity g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 176 1 provides capabilities meeting the requirements of the De2 partment of Defense. 3 (b) ANALYSIS.—In developing the guidance required 4 by subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for Re5 search and Engineering shall conduct an analysis of cur6 rent military specifications for suitable product categories 7 and make such analysis publicly available for use by pri8 vate entities, such as in industry or academia. Such anal9 ysis shall include: 10 11 (1) Assessment of all current military specifications and identification of those that may— 12 (A) have existing biobased products that 13 meet such specifications; 14 (B) could be met with biobased products 15 with some modification; or 16 (C) have no military specification where a 17 new one may be required. 18 (2) Assessment of current validation and 19 verification processes related to military specifica- 20 tions to determine if modifications to such processes 21 are needed to consider biobased product alternatives. 22 (3) Review of existing acquisition policy and 23 practices related to procurement of materials meet- 24 ing military specifications to determine if any g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 177 1 changes to such processes are recommended to ac- 2 commodate biobased products. 3 (c) BIOBASED PRODUCT DEFINED.—In this section, 4 the term ‘‘biobased product’’ means a product manufac5 tured, produced, or developed through the application of 6 living organisms to alter living or non-living materials. 8 Subtitle D—Plans, Reports, and Other Matters 9 SEC. 251. MODIFICATION OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS STRA- 10 TEGIC PLAN AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY OF 11 JOINT ENERGETICS TRANSITION OFFICE. 7 12 Section 148(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 13 amended— 14 15 (1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 16 17 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 18 19 (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 20 ‘‘(D) identifying raw material waste pro- 21 duced during the explosives manufacturing 22 process and developing plans to reduce waste 23 and optimize production.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 178 1 SEC. 252. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR ANNUAL REPORTS 2 ON 3 PORTIVE OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRAT- 4 EGY. 5 CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREAS SUP- Section 217(c)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thorn- 6 berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 7 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is 8 amended, in the matter before subparagraph (A), by strik9 ing ‘‘December 1, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘December 1, 10 2030’’. 11 SEC. 253. QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON RESEARCH, DEVEL- 12 OPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION LABORA- 13 TORIES AND FACILITIES. 14 (a) REQUIRED BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 90 days 15 after the date of the of enactment of this Act, and every 16 three months for two years thereafter, the Director of 17 Science, Technology, and Test Resource Management of 18 the Air Force shall provide to the congressional defense 19 committees a briefing on the challenges facing Depart20 ment of Defense research, development, test, and evalua21 tion laboratories and facilities. Such briefings shall ad22 dress the chronic institutional causes of underinvestment 23 in such laboratories and facilities and how to improve in24 vestment in the future. 25 (b) PARTICIPANTS.—The Director of Science, Tech- 26 nology, and Test Resource Management may include repg:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 179 1 resentatives from the Office of the Under Secretary of De2 fense for Research and Engineering or a military depart3 ment (as appropriate) in the briefings required by this sec4 tion. 5 (c) BRIEFING ELEMENTS.—Each quarterly briefing 6 should address— 7 (1) the funding trends and internal processes 8 that are contributing to the underinvestment in such 9 laboratories and facilities; 10 (2) the overall conditions of research, develop- 11 ment, test, and evaluation infrastructure of the De- 12 partment of Defense, including maintenance back- 13 logs and modernization needs; 14 (3) how such infrastructure investments are 15 weighed against other military construction require- 16 ments; 17 (4) the highest priority projects for research, 18 development, test, and evaluation infrastructure, a 19 justification for such priority, and any progress 20 made towards funding any such priorities; 21 (5) options for improving the way such infra- 22 structure is funded and managed, including the po- 23 tential for public-private partnerships and public- 24 public partnerships that could lessen the need for g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 180 1 funding under the categories of military construction 2 or operation and maintenance; 3 (6) an overview of the current state of the 4 workforce for research, development, test, and eval- 5 uation, challenges in attracting and retaining top 6 technical talent for such workforce and options for 7 strengthening such workforce, including hiring au- 8 thorities and effective recruitment campaigns; and 9 (7) limitations of existing policies or statutes 10 that support the sustainment and modernization of 11 research, development, test, and evaluation infra- 12 structure. 13 TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 14 TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle B—Energy and Environment Sec. 311. Inclusion of information about PFAS investigation and remediation in annual report on defense environmental programs. Sec. 312. Elimination of preference for motor vehicles using electric or hybrid propulsion systems and related requirements of the Department of Defense. Sec. 313. Modification of availability and use of energy cost savings. Sec. 314. Requirement to support National Guard training on wildfire prevention and response. Sec. 315. Modification of requirements relating to replacement of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam. Sec. 316. Modification to restriction on procurement or purchasing of personal protective equipment for firefighters containing perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances. Sec. 317. Provision of alternative drinking water to households whose private drinking water is contaminated with perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid substances from Department of Defense activities. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 181 Sec. 318. Responsibilities of executive agent for installation and operational nuclear energy. Sec. 319. Establishment of Advanced Nuclear Transition Working Group. Sec. 320. Department of Air Force program of record for commercial weather data. Sec. 321. Pilot program on Navy installation nuclear energy. Sec. 322. Strategy to accelerate remediation of contamination from perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Sec. 323. Notification requirement with respect to nuclear power in Guam. Sec. 324. Authority to use certain technologies to destroy or dispose of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances. Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment Sec. 331. Modification of readiness report to include summary count of certain mishaps. Sec. 332. Authority to provide supplies incidental to support and services for eligible non-Department of Defense organizations. Sec. 333. Extension of authorization of depot working capital funds for unspecified minor military construction. Sec. 334. Designation of senior officials responsible for integration of global contested logistics posture management. Sec. 335. Modification of prohibition on contracts for performance of firefighting or security-guard functions. Sec. 336. Responsibilities for oversight of certain defense personal property matters. Sec. 337. Roles and responsibilities relating to sustainment and readiness of certain naval surface vessels. Sec. 338. Strategy to improve infrastructure of certain depots of Department of Defense. Sec. 339. Modification of report on improved oversight for implementation of Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program of the Navy. Sec. 340. Extension and modification of semiannual briefings on operational status of amphibious warship fleet. Sec. 341. Maintenance inspection capabilities and requirements. Sec. 342. Joint Strike Fighter sustainment. Sec. 343. Depot-level maintenance coordination in multinational exercises. Sec. 344. Proposed actions with respect to causes and effects of declining aircraft readiness rates. Sec. 345. Technology enhancement for surface ship maintenance. Sec. 346. Oversight requirements for contracts relating to relocation logistics for household goods. Sec. 347. Integration of commercially available artificial intelligence capabilities into logistics operations. Sec. 348. Pilot program on Army depot and arsenal workload sustainment. Sec. 349. Limitation on use of funds to establish or expand Space Force Special Operations Component Command. Sec. 350. Pilot program for data-enabled ground vehicle maintenance. Sec. 351. Modernization of the organic industrial base of the Army. Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Munitions Sec. 361. Reporting requirements for Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirements and Out-Year inventory numbers. Sec. 362. Inclusion of air and missile defense in Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement and Out-Year inventory numbers. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 182 Sec. 363. Reports on munitions response projects at sites formerly used by the Department of Defense. Sec. 364. Report on critical munitions required for simultaneous conflicts. Subtitle E—Other Matters Sec. 371. Adjustment and diversification assistance for State and local governments affected by depot reductions. Sec. 372. Authority to evacuate family pets and contract working dogs during noncombatant evacuations of foreign countries. Sec. 373. Manned rotary wing aircraft safety. Sec. 374. Establishment of Army museum system. Sec. 375. Establishment of United States Navy Museum System. Sec. 376. Establishment of Air Force and Space Force Museum System. Sec. 377. Transportation of certain domestic animals by foreign air carriers. Sec. 378. Minimum standards for military working dog kennels and facilities. Sec. 379. Restroom access at military installations for certain transportation service providers. Sec. 380. Use of expeditionary solid waste disposal systems by Department of Defense. Sec. 381. Pilot program for contracted amphibious air resources for the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. Sec. 382. Initiative to control spread of greater banded hornet in Guam. Sec. 383. Reserve mobilization exercise to assess the capability of the Armed Forces to respond to a high-intensity contingency in the IndoPacific region. Sec. 384. Limitation on transformation by the Army of primary helicopter training program at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 1 2 3 4 SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 5 fiscal year 2026 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 6 activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 7 expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and 8 maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 9 4301. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 183 2 Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 3 SEC. 311. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ABOUT PFAS INVES- 4 TIGATION AND REMEDIATION IN ANNUAL RE- 5 PORT ON DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL PRO- 6 GRAMS. 1 7 Section 2711 of title 10, United States Code, is 8 amended— 9 (1) in subsection (b)(1)(C)— 10 (A) by striking ‘‘sites; and’’ and inserting 11 ‘‘sites, including information on the costs asso- 12 ciated with investigating and remediating re- 13 leases of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, 14 including—’’; and 15 16 (B) by adding at the end the following new clauses: 17 ‘‘(i) detailed information regarding 18 the total potential cost to the Department 19 of investigating and remediating such re- 20 leases at all locations where investigation 21 and remediation is expected to be funded 22 by the Department; and 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(ii) the cost-to-complete analysis required under subsection (d); and’’ and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 184 1 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub- 2 section: 3 ‘‘(d) PFAS COST-TO-COMPLETE ANALYSIS.—The 4 Secretary shall carry out an annual cost-to-complete anal5 ysis with respect to the most important contributors to 6 the costs to the Department of investigating and remedi7 ating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances releases that— 8 ‘‘(1) includes— 9 ‘‘(A) an assessment of any changes in reg- 10 ulatory standards, treatment technologies, and 11 site prioritization that could affect the cost to 12 complete; 13 ‘‘(B) examples of how modifying assump- 14 tions about contamination extent, remediation 15 timelines, or emerging disposal methods could 16 affect the cost to complete; and 17 ‘‘(C) an identification of any funding 18 shortfalls or other constraints that could affect 19 the investigation and remediation of such con- 20 tamination; and 21 ‘‘(2) incorporates a risk and uncertainty anal- 22 ysis with respect to the effects of potential changes 23 in the most important contributors to the costs to 24 the Department to complete the known per- and 25 polyfluoroalkyl substances sites, including— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 185 1 ‘‘(A) variability in the extent of such con- 2 tamination based on ongoing site assessments, 3 inspections, and investigations; 4 ‘‘(B) shifts in regulatory requirements that 5 could alter investigation and remediation strate- 6 gies; and 7 ‘‘(C) advances in technologies for the treat- 8 ment and disposal such contamination that 9 could reduce or increase long-term costs.’’. 10 SEC. 312. ELIMINATION OF PREFERENCE FOR MOTOR VEHI- 11 CLES USING ELECTRIC OR HYBRID PROPUL- 12 SION 13 MENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 14 SYSTEMS AND RELATED REQUIRE- Chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, is 15 amended— 16 (1) in section 2911(e)— 17 (A) by striking paragraph (4); 18 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 19 through (9) as paragraphs (4) through (8), re- 20 spectively; 21 (C) by striking paragraph (10); and 22 (D) by redesignating paragraphs (11) 23 through (15) as paragraphs (9) through (13), 24 respectively; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 186 1 2 3 (2) in section 2922g(a), by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’. SEC. 313. MODIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY AND USE OF EN- 4 5 ERGY COST SAVINGS. Section 2912 of title 10, United States Code, is 6 amended— 7 (1) in subsection (c)— 8 (A) by striking ‘‘The amount’’ and insert- 9 ing ‘‘(1) The amount’’; 10 (B) by striking ‘‘additional operational en- 11 ergy’’ and all that follows through the period at 12 the end and inserting ‘‘operational energy ini- 13 tiatives.’’; and 14 (C) by adding at the end the following new 15 16 paragraph: ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall design oper- 17 ational energy initiatives under paragraph (1) to advance 18 the objectives of the Department in the areas of energy 19 resilience and fuel efficiency. 20 ‘‘(3) Operational energy initiatives carried out under 21 paragraph (1) may directly contribute to enhanced mission 22 and combat capabilities, fund operational environment 23 training activities, or establish programs to incentivize de24 monstrable reductions in energy expenditures within the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 187 1 department, agency, or instrumentality credited with 2 achieving the energy cost savings under subsection (a).’’; 3 (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘The Sec- 4 retary of Defense may transfer amounts described in 5 subsection (a) that remain available for obligation’’ 6 and inserting ‘‘Not later than 60 days after being 7 notified of amounts described in subsection (a) that 8 remain available for obligation, the Secretary of De- 9 fense shall transfer such amounts’’; and 10 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub- 11 section: 12 ‘‘(f) OPERATIONAL ENERGY COST SAVINGS DE- 13 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘operational energy cost 14 savings’ means the monetary savings achieved through 15 measures to reduce energy expenditures relative to the 16 amount that would have been necessary to sustain an 17 equivalent level of capability in the absence of such meas18 ures.’’. 19 SEC. 314. REQUIREMENT TO SUPPORT NATIONAL GUARD 20 TRAINING ON WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND 21 RESPONSE. 22 Section 351 of the National Defense Authorization 23 Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 32 U.S.C. 24 501 note) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph 25 (1), by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 188 1 SEC. 315. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 2 REPLACEMENT OF FLUORINATED AQUEOUS 3 FILM-FORMING FOAM. 4 Section 322 of the National Defense Authorization 5 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 6 2661 note prec.) is amended— 7 (1) in subsection (b)— 8 (A) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2023’’ and in- 9 serting ‘‘October 1, 2026’’; and 10 (B) by striking ‘‘in excess of one part per 11 billion of’’ and inserting ‘‘detectable’’; 12 (2) in subsection (c)— 13 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 14 (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 15 (B) by striking ‘‘may not be used at any 16 military installation on or after the earlier of 17 the following dates’’ and inserting ‘‘may not be 18 used at the following:’’ 19 ‘‘(1) Any military installation that, as of the 20 date of the enactment of the National Defense Au- 21 thorization 22 transitioned to the use of a fluorine-free fire-fighting 23 agent that meets the military specifications issued 24 pursuant to subsection (a). 25 26 Act for Fiscal Year 2026, has ‘‘(2) Any other military installation on or after the earlier of the following dates:’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 189 1 (C) in subparagraph (A), as redesignated 2 by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by 3 striking ‘‘October 1, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘Oc- 4 tober 1, 2026’’; 5 (3) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol- 6 lows: 7 ‘‘(d) EXEMPTIONS.—Subsections (b) and (c) shall not 8 apply to firefighting foam for use— 9 10 ‘‘(1) onboard oceangoing vessels, including use in pier-side inspection, testing, and maintenance; 11 ‘‘(2) that is necessary to conduct testing to 12 meet military specification qualification requirements 13 and ensure quality standards of the inventory of the 14 Department; 15 ‘‘(3) in connection with the research, develop- 16 ment, test, and evaluation of a fluorine-free fire- 17 fighting agent; 18 19 ‘‘(4) on naval nuclear submarine propulsion plants; or 20 ‘‘(5) in any tactical vehicle, or equipment, that 21 is 22 agents.’’; and 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) incompatible with fluorine-free (4) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (1035098|1) fire-fighting G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 190 1 (i) in the matter preceding subpara- 2 graph (A), by inserting ‘‘the limitation 3 under subsection (b) or’’ before ‘‘the prohi- 4 bition’’; and 5 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 6 (I) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘or 7 to maintain military readiness’’ after 8 ‘‘safety’’; 9 (II) by striking clause (iii) and 10 redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as 11 clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; and 12 (III) in clause (iii), as so redesig- 13 nated, by striking ‘‘and does not re- 14 quire revision’’; and 15 (B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘Sec- 16 retary of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Sec- 17 retary 18 Sustainment’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) of Defense for Acquisition and G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 191 1 SEC. 316. MODIFICATION TO RESTRICTION ON PROCURE- 2 MENT OR PURCHASING OF PERSONAL PRO- 3 TECTIVE 4 CONTAINING PERFLUOROALKYL SUB- 5 STANCES POLYFLUOROALKYL SUB- 6 STANCES. 7 EQUIPMENT OR FOR FIREFIGHTERS Section 345 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 8 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 9 263; 10 U.S.C. 3201 note prec.) is amended— 10 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘if such equip- 11 ment contains an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl 12 substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance’’ and insert- 13 ing ‘‘unless such equipment meets the specifications 14 set forth in the most recently published edition of 15 the National Fire Protection Associate 1970 stand- 16 ard, including by not containing any substance on 17 the restricted substances list in excess of the max- 18 imum acceptable levels of such substance’’; and 19 (2) in subsection (d)— 20 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘does not 21 contain intentionally added perfluoroalkyl sub- 22 stances or polyfluoroalkyl substances’’ and in- 23 serting ‘‘meets the specifications set forth in 24 the most recently published edition of the Na- 25 tional Fire Protection Associate 1970 standard, 26 including by not containing any substance on g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 192 1 the restricted substances list in excess of the 2 maximum acceptable levels of such substance’’; 3 and 4 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘does not 5 contain intentionally added perfluoroalkyl sub- 6 stances or polyfluoroalkyl substances’’ and in- 7 serting ‘‘meets the specifications set forth in 8 the most recently published edition of the Na- 9 tional Fire Protection Associate 1970 standard, 10 including by not containing any substance on 11 the restricted substances list in excess of the 12 maximum acceptable levels of such substance,’’. 13 SEC. 317. PROVISION OF ALTERNATIVE DRINKING WATER 14 TO HOUSEHOLDS WHOSE PRIVATE DRINKING 15 WATER 16 PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID 17 PERFLUOROOCTANOIC SUBSTANCES 18 FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVI- 19 TIES. 20 IS CONTAMINATED ACID WITH AND (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (b) and (c), 21 on and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 22 Secretary of Defense shall offer alternative drinking water 23 to a household if— 24 25 (1) the household is downgradient from a military installation; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 193 1 (2) the household receives water from one or 2 more private drinking water wells where contamina- 3 tion from detections of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid 4 and perfluorooctanoic acid substances resulting sole- 5 ly from activities of the Department of Defense, as 6 determined by the Secretary, carried out at such 7 military installation has, at one point in time, ex- 8 ceeded the maximum contaminant level for such sub- 9 stances established by the Environmental Protection 10 Agency; and 11 (3) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 12 another household located in the same community 13 was eligible for alternative drinking water provided 14 by the Secretary by reason of contamination from 15 detections 16 perfluorooctanoic acid substances resulting from ac- 17 tivities of the Department carried out at the same 18 military installation. 19 (b) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AUTHORITIES.— of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and 20 The Secretary of Defense shall carry out this section in 21 a manner that is consistent with the Comprehensive Envi22 ronmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 23 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the authorities of the 24 Secretary under environmental law, including by 25 prioritizing and coordinating the efforts of the Secretary g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 194 1 under subsection (a) with other efforts to address releases 2 of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid. 3 (c) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary is not required to 4 offer or provide alternative drinking water to a household 5 under subsection (a) if— 6 (1) the household is part of a community, as 7 determined by the Secretary, where all the house- 8 holds in the community that have been affected by 9 contamination 10 perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic 11 acid substances resulting from activities of the De- 12 partment have been connected to a municipal drink- 13 ing water distribution system; or from detections of 14 (2) the Secretary has otherwise taken action 15 under the Comprehensive, Environmental Response, 16 Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 17 9601 et seq.) to reduce drinking water exposures, in- 18 cluding by meeting the relevant Federal or State 19 drinking water standards for perfluorooctanesulfonic 20 acid and perfluorooctanoic acid substances. 21 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 22 23 (1) The term ‘‘alternative drinking water’’ includes— 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) provision of bottled water; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 195 1 (B) connection to public water systems for 2 members of the public using private wells; and 3 (C) provision of filtration systems for pri- 4 vate residences. 5 (2) The term ‘‘Federal drinking water stand- 6 ard’’ means an enforceable Federal standard for 7 drinking 8 121(d)(2)(A)(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental 9 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 10 (42 U.S.C. 9621(d)(2)(A)(i)). water, as described in section 11 (3) The terms ‘‘maximum contaminant level’’ 12 and ‘‘public water system’’ have the meanings given 13 those terms in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking 14 Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f). 15 (4) The term ‘‘private drinking water well’’ 16 means a drinking water well that is not a public 17 water system and is not connected to a public water 18 system. 19 (5) The term ‘‘State drinking water standard’’ 20 means an enforceable State standard, in effect in 21 that State, for drinking water, as described in sec- 22 tion 121(d)(2)(A)(ii) of the Comprehensive Environ- 23 mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 24 of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9621(d)(2)(A)(ii)). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 196 1 SEC. 318. RESPONSIBILITIES OF EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR IN- 2 STALLATION AND OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR 3 ENERGY. 4 (a) EXECUTIVE AGENT.—The Secretary of Defense, 5 in coordination with the Secretary of the Army, the Under 6 Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the 7 Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineer8 ing, and the Director of the Strategic Capabilities Office 9 of the Department of Defense, shall ensure that, not later 10 than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 11 there is designated an executive agent of the Department 12 of Defense for installation and operational nuclear energy. 13 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of the 14 executive agent specified in subsection (a) shall include the 15 following: 16 (1) In coordination with the commanders of the 17 combatant commands and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 18 assessing installation and operational nuclear energy 19 needs. 20 (2) Consulting with project developers and 21 other experts from the commercial nuclear industry, 22 potential private owners and operators of nuclear re- 23 actors to be deployed at military installations, and 24 other persons determined appropriate by the execu- 25 tive agent, to assess the technological capabilities, 26 development status, costs, timelines, risks, and po- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 197 1 tential need for design evolution of nuclear reactors 2 to meet the needs of the Department of Defense re- 3 ferred to paragraph (1). 4 (3) In coordination with the Secretary of En- 5 ergy, the Secretaries of the military departments, 6 and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, assessing 7 the technology readiness, licensability, deployability, 8 operability, and maintainability of nuclear reactors 9 with respect to potential deployment at military in- 10 stallations. 11 (4) In coordination with the Secretary of De- 12 fense and the Secretaries of the military depart- 13 ments, integrating technical and project resources 14 across the Department of Defense for the use of nu- 15 clear reactors to meet the needs of the Department 16 of Defense referred to in paragraph (1), including by 17 developing a plan to aggregate the demand for, and 18 the acquisition and deployment of, nuclear reactors 19 across military installations and military depart- 20 ments. 21 22 (5) In coordination with the Secretary of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission— 23 (A) evaluating the regulatory framework 24 and other requirements applicable to the use of 25 nuclear reactors to meet such needs; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 198 1 (B) establishing training programs and 2 plans relating to the acquisition and operation 3 of nuclear reactors to meet such needs. 4 (6) Identifying the timelines and resource re- 5 quirements necessary for the acquisition and oper- 6 ation of nuclear reactors to meet such needs, includ- 7 ing— 8 (A) any support necessary from the na- 9 tional laboratories of the Department of En- 10 ergy; and 11 (B) any funding necessary to carry out in- 12 terim pilot programs for the limited deployment 13 of nuclear reactors until such timelines and re- 14 source requirements are met. 15 (7) Including resource requirements identified 16 pursuant to paragraph (6), and any other resource 17 requirements necessary to carry out this subsection, 18 in applicable planning, programming, budgeting, and 19 execution processes of the Department of Defense, 20 including by preparing, as applicable— 21 22 (A) a program objective memorandum for any new resource so required; and 23 (B) a budget justification for any new re- 24 source so required for inclusion in the budget 25 materials submitted by the Secretary of De- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 199 1 fense to Congress in support of the President’s 2 annual budget request (submitted to Congress 3 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United 4 States Code). 5 (8) Providing technical support for programs of 6 the military departments relating to the deployment 7 of nuclear reactors for installation energy resilience. 8 (c) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than September 9 30, 2026, and annually thereafter for a period of five 10 years, the executive agent specified in subsection (a) shall 11 submit to the Secretary of Defense and the congressional 12 defense committees a report describing the actions taken 13 to implement this section during the one-year period end14 ing on the date of the submission of such report. 15 (d) PLAN FOR PROGRAM OF RECORD.— 16 (1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one year after 17 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 18 of Defense, in coordination with the executive agent 19 specified in subsection (a), shall submit to the con- 20 gressional defense committees a plan to establish a 21 program of record of the Department of Defense to 22 meet installation and operational nuclear energy 23 needs. 24 25 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan under paragraph (1) shall include the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 200 1 (A) An identification of requirements nec- 2 essary for the establishment of the program of 3 record specified in such paragraph. 4 (B) A budget estimate for such program of 5 record through 2030 or through the conclusion 6 of the five-year period following the first date 7 on which a nuclear reactor is deployed at a 8 military installation, whichever is later. 9 (C) A summary of actions taken to imple- 10 ment the responsibilities under subsection (b) 11 and information derived as a result of such ac- 12 tions. 13 (D) Use cases for nuclear reactors, devel- 14 oped in coordination with the commanders of 15 combatant commands with respect to installa- 16 tion and operational needs (including needs re- 17 lating to the electrification of operational en- 18 ergy, elimination of fuel supply vulnerabilities, 19 military installation resilience, sustainment of 20 military installations, enablement of multi-do- 21 main operations, and advanced weaponry). 22 (E) An identification of the minimum po- 23 tential number of military installations at which 24 nuclear reactors would be necessary to deploy in 25 order to establish a cost-effective program, and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 201 1 projected dates by which such nuclear reactors 2 would achieve initial operational capability. 3 (F) An estimate of fuel requirements nec- 4 essary to support the deployment of various 5 models of nuclear reactors at military installa- 6 tions, to inform future acquisition planning. 7 (e) COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE DIRECTIVE.— 8 The Secretary shall carry out this section in compliance 9 with Directive 5101.01. 10 (f) SUPPORT WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 11 In accordance with Directive 5101.01, the Secretary shall 12 ensure that the military departments, the Defense Agen13 cies, and other elements of the Department of Defense 14 provide the executive agent specified in subsection (a) with 15 the appropriate support and resources needed to perform 16 the roles, responsibilities, and authorities of the executive 17 agent. 18 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 19 (1) The term ‘‘Directive 5101.01’’ means De- 20 partment of Defense Directive 5101.01, or any suc- 21 cessor directive relating to the responsibilities of an 22 executive agent of the Department of Defense. 23 (2) The terms ‘‘energy resilience’’ and ‘‘military 24 installation resilience’’ have the meanings given g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 202 1 those terms in section 101 of title 10, United States 2 Code. 3 (3) The term ‘‘executive agent’’ has the mean- 4 ing given the term ‘‘DoD Executive Agent’’ in Direc- 5 tive 5101.01. 6 7 (4) The term ‘‘installation and operational nuclear energy’’ means energy that is— 8 (A) generated by a utilization facility au- 9 thorized pursuant to section 91b. of the Atomic 10 Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2121(b)); and 11 (B) used exclusively for the purposes of 12 providing— 13 (i) operational energy (as such term is 14 defined in section 2924 of title 10, United 15 States Code); or 16 (ii) the energy required for a military 17 installation (as such term is defined in sec- 18 tion 2801 of title 10, United States Code). 19 SEC. 319. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVANCED NUCLEAR TRAN- 20 21 SITION WORKING GROUP. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 22 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 23 shall establish an Advanced Nuclear Transition Working 24 Group (referred to in this section as the ‘‘working 25 group’’). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 203 1 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Working Group shall be 2 composed of the following members: 3 4 (1) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment. 5 6 (2) The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy, and Environment. 7 8 (3) The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment. 9 10 (4) The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment. 11 (5) The Joint Staff Director for Logistics, J4. 12 (6) The Principal Director for Energy Resil- 13 ience of the Office of the Under Secretary of De- 14 fense for Research and Engineering. 15 16 (7) The Director of the Strategic Capabilities Office. 17 18 (8) The Director of the Defense Innovation Unit. 19 (9) The heads of such other components of the 20 Department of Defense, as determined by the Chair. 21 (c) CHAIR.—The Assistant Secretary of Defense for 22 Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense 23 Policy and Programs, or a designee, shall serve as the 24 Chair of the Working Group. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 204 1 (d) DUTIES.—The duties of the Working Group shall 2 include the following: 3 (1) To develop and execute a strategy to accel- 4 erate the procurement and fielding of commercial 5 advanced nuclear capabilities, in compliance with 6 laws, regulations, and agreements, and consistent 7 with best practices. 8 (2) To identify and elevate the critical energy 9 requirements of the combatant commands, United 10 States military installations, and the infrastructure 11 and mission capability needs of the combatant com- 12 mands and military installations that may be ad- 13 dressed with advanced nuclear reactors. 14 (3) To connect the combatant commands and 15 military installations with ongoing and planned ef- 16 forts. 17 (4) To create an accelerated pathway to lever- 18 age advanced nuclear technologies to address oper- 19 ational gaps. 20 (5) To provide a forum for members of the 21 Working Group to coordinate advanced nuclear dem- 22 onstration and transition efforts, including by in- 23 creasing opportunities and venues for government 24 and commercial research and development, testing 25 and evaluation, and procurement activities. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 205 1 (6) To advocate for appropriate levels of 2 resourcing within planning, programming, budg- 3 eting, and execution processes to advance the devel- 4 opment and use of nuclear energy technologies 5 across the Department of Defense. 6 (7) To coordinate interagency activities and de- 7 velop best practices on workforce development, regu- 8 latory pathways, licensing frameworks, access to fuel 9 sources, safety and security standards, and decom- 10 missioning that currently hinder more rapid fielding 11 of advanced nuclear reactors. 12 (8) To establish venues through which to en- 13 gage commercial companies developing advanced re- 14 actors so as to review the technology readiness, 15 timeline, and availability of reactor capabilities for 16 defense applications. 17 (9) To inform and complete the briefings and 18 reports required in subsection (f). 19 (e) MEETINGS.—The Working Group shall meet at 20 the call of the Chair and not less frequently than once 21 per quarter. 22 (f) REPORT.— 23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 24 30, 2026, and annually thereafter until 2029, the 25 Chair shall submit to the appropriate congressional g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 206 1 committees a report describing the status of ad- 2 vanced nuclear projects, associated funding and re- 3 quirements, planned program transitions, actions, 4 and milestones of the Working Group, and other 5 matters as determined by the Secretary of Defense 6 and the Working Group during the preceding year. 7 (2) CONTENTS.—Each report required by para- 8 graph (1) shall include the following: 9 (A) A summary on the adequacy of exist- 10 ing energy storage and distribution systems to 11 meet mission requirements in a contested or 12 austere operating environment. 13 (B) An identification of the critical energy 14 requirements of the combatant commands, 15 United States military installations, and the in- 16 frastructure and weapons capabilities needs of 17 the combatant commands and military installa- 18 tions that may be addressed with the use of 19 microreactors or small modular reactors, includ- 20 ing through expeditionary, transportable, sta- 21 tionary, space-based, or floating power plants. 22 23 (C) A list of prioritized potential use cases, including— 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (i) base electric power; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 207 1 (ii) power for operational systems in 2 austere environments; 3 (iii) desalination or other water pro- 4 duction systems; 5 (iv) synthetic fuel production; 6 (v) directed energy weapons; 7 (vi) artificial intelligence at the edge; 8 (vii) defense support of civil authori- 9 ties; 10 (viii) humanitarian response; and 11 (ix) 3D/additive manufacturing. 12 (D) Recommendations for at least three 13 pilot projects. 14 (3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- 15 TEES.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con- 16 gressional committees’’ means— 17 (A) the Committee on Armed Services of 18 the Senate; and 19 (B) the Committee on Armed Services of 20 21 the House of Representatives. (g) TERMINATION.—The Working Group shall termi- 22 nate on September 30, 2029. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 208 1 SEC. 320. DEPARTMENT OF AIR FORCE PROGRAM OF 2 RECORD FOR COMMERCIAL WEATHER DATA. 3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than September 30, 4 2027, the Secretary of the Air Force shall establish a pro5 gram of record of the Department of the Air Force to— 6 7 (1) acquire and use non-space based commercial weather data to— 8 (A) support operational weather fore- 9 casting; and 10 (B) enhance mission planning and execu- 11 tion in data-sparse and contested environments; 12 and 13 (2) integrate such commercial weather data and 14 related systems into meteorological and decision sup- 15 port frameworks of the Air Force. 16 (b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 17 March 1, 2026, the Secretary of the Air Force shall sub18 mit to the congressional defense committees, with respect 19 to the program of record to be established under sub20 section (a), the following: 21 (1) A transition plan for the adoption of such 22 program of record, including projected costs and 23 funding requirements over the period covered by the 24 program objective memorandum process for fiscal 25 years 2027 through 2031. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 209 1 (2) An acquisition strategy for such program of 2 record, including an outline of potential middle tier 3 of acquisition pathways or major capability acquisi- 4 tion pathways (as such term is defined in Depart- 5 ment of Defense Instruction 5000.85, titled ‘‘Major 6 Capability Acquisition’’ and issued on August 6, 7 2020 (or successor instruction)). 8 (3) A budget justification for inclusion of such 9 program of record in the budget materials submitted 10 by the Secretary of Defense to Congress in support 11 of the President’s annual budget request (submitted 12 to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 13 United States Code) for fiscal year 2027, to secure 14 sustained funding. 15 SEC. 321. PILOT PROGRAM ON NAVY INSTALLATION NU- 16 17 CLEAR ENERGY. (a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Beginning not 18 later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 19 Act, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, In20 stallations, and Environment shall initiate a ten-year pilot 21 program at one or more naval installations for the purpose 22 of determining how small modular reactors or mobile reac23 tors could be used— 24 (1) to meet the installation energy needs of the 25 Department of the Navy during the ten-year period g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 210 1 beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act; 2 and 3 (2) to inform the development of concepts for 4 the use of nuclear power facilities to support in- 5 creased energy security for Navy and Marine Corps 6 installations. 7 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.— 8 (1) SELECTION OF INSTALLATIONS.—In select- 9 ing naval installations for the pilot program required 10 by subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary of the 11 Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment 12 shall consider whether an installation— 13 (A) has entered into, as of the date of the 14 enactment of this Act, a memorandum of agree- 15 ment with a private power provider or reactor 16 technology vendor to explore the use of a small 17 modular reactor or mobile reactor designed for 18 standardized and scaleable production for in- 19 stallation energy requirements; 20 (B) contributes support to naval operations 21 and readiness; and 22 (C) could be co-located with a data center. 23 24 (2) SELECTION OF REACTORS.—In selecting nuclear reactors for use in the pilot program re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 211 1 quired under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary 2 shall consider— 3 (A) the type of fuel for advanced nuclear 4 power production, with a preference for fuel 5 that is resistant to high heat, such as tri-struc- 6 tural isotropic particle fuel; 7 (B) the capacity of the reactor, including 8 that the needed capacity of the reactor is in the 9 range of 20MW to 300MW; and 10 (C) whether the reactor includes a passive 11 cooling system to ensure operational safety and 12 sustainability. 13 (c) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the 14 pilot program required by subsection (a), the Assistant 15 Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Envi16 ronment shall— 17 (1) assess and make recommendations regard- 18 ing how to make available the facilities of a Navy or 19 Marine Corps program selected for participation in 20 the pilot program; 21 (2) ensure that the program includes a plan for 22 refueling and end-of-life waste stream management; 23 (3) ensure that any reactor used in the program 24 is resilient to grid interruption; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 212 1 (4) coordinate with the working group estab- 2 lished by section 319 and the executive agent estab- 3 lished by section 318 with respect to timing, se- 4 quencing of projects, and locations and to prevent 5 duplication and conflicts between the pilot program 6 and other pilot programs and nuclear initiatives of 7 the Department of Defense. 8 (d) CONTRACTS.—The pilot program does not require 9 the Secretary of the Navy to enter into any new contract, 10 including an energy savings performance contract. 11 (e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 12 (1) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 30 days 13 after the date of the initiation of the pilot program 14 under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall 15 submit to the congressional defense committees a re- 16 port that includes each of the following: 17 (A) A five-year funding plan for all Navy 18 nuclear shore and installation power programs 19 for the Navy, including nuclear efforts provided 20 for in the context of the Navy Shore Energy 21 Program and any identified funding shortfalls. 22 (B) An identification of authorities re- 23 quired and remaining barriers to the provision 24 of nuclear power from a military installation to 25 civilian energy grids. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 213 1 (C) A review of lessons learned from re- 2 lated efforts conducted by the other military de- 3 partments, the Defense Innovation Unit, and 4 any other entities the Secretary considers rel- 5 evant. 6 (D) An analysis of efforts taken by the 7 Navy to use nuclear power on Navy installa- 8 tions to support data center power demands. 9 (E) Any other details the Secretary of the 10 Navy considers relevant. 11 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Upon conclusion of the 12 pilot program, the Secretary of the Navy shall sub- 13 mit to the congressional defense committees a report 14 that includes, or include in the report required under 15 section 2925 of title 10, United States Code, for the 16 fiscal year during which the pilot program concludes, 17 each of the following: 18 (A) An identification of the funding that 19 would be required to convert the pilot program 20 to a program of record. 21 (B) An identification of all available fund- 22 ing provided in the budget of the Navy for the 23 fiscal year during which the report is submitted 24 for nuclear power at Navy and Marine Corps 25 installations. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 214 1 (C) A list of all installations where the 2 Secretary is considering the future use of nu- 3 clear power. 4 (f) EARLY TERMINATION.—The Secretary of the 5 Navy may terminate the pilot program before the expira6 tion of the ten-year period referred to in subsection (a) 7 if the Secretary provides notice of such early termination 8 to the congressional defense committees. 9 SEC. 322. STRATEGY TO ACCELERATE REMEDIATION OF 10 CONTAMINATION 11 SUBSTANCES AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUB- 12 STANCES. 13 FROM PERFLUOROALKYL (a) STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 days after the 14 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 15 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 16 strategy to accelerate the response efforts of the Depart17 ment of Defense with respect to releases of perfluoroalkyl 18 substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances from the activi19 ties of the Department. Consistent with CERCLA, the 20 strategy shall include— 21 (1) criteria that the Department uses to 22 prioritize response actions on military installations 23 and National Guard facilities based on relative risk 24 to human health and the environment, including 25 concentrations of releases of perfluoroalkyl sub- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 215 1 stances or polyfluoroalkyl substances, migration 2 pathways, and proximity to receptors; 3 (2) timelines for completing each phase of the 4 cleanup process under CERCLA with respect to 5 such releases for each such military installation or 6 National Guard facility; 7 (3) a plan for deploying additional technologies, 8 personnel, or other resources to reduce delays to re- 9 mediation efforts, including an identification of— 10 (A) the number of laboratories accredited 11 by the environmental laboratory accreditation 12 program of the Department to test for the pres- 13 ence 14 polyfluoroalkyl substances; and 15 of perfluoroalkyl substances and (B) the number of laboratories in the proc- 16 ess of being so accredited; and 17 (4) benchmarks for evaluating the performance 18 of each military department or Defense Agency in 19 reducing the relative risk with respect to response 20 efforts to address releases of perfluoroalkyl sub- 21 stances and polyfluoroalkyl substances. 22 (b) PUBLIC DASHBOARD.—Not later than one year 23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 24 shall publish on a publicly accessible website of the De25 partment, an online dashboard that provides information g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 216 1 on the actions of the Department, including each military 2 department, addressing releases of perfluoroalkyl sub3 stances and polyfluoroalkyl substances from activities of 4 the Department. The dashboard shall be updated on a 5 semiannual basis and shall include a summary of— 6 (1) funding that has been obligated or expended 7 address such releases, dissagregated by each military 8 installation or National Guard facility with respect 9 to which efforts are planned or underway; 10 (2) the status of response efforts to address 11 such releases under the applicable phase of the 12 cleanup process under CERCLA, including the sta- 13 tus of any interim removal actions, at each such site; 14 (3) projected and actual timelines for the com- 15 pletion of response actions with respect to such re- 16 leases at each such site; and 17 (4) points of contact for community engage- 18 ment. 19 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 20 (1) The terms ‘‘CERCLA’’, ‘‘National Guard 21 facility’’, ‘‘removal’’, and ‘‘response’’ have the mean- 22 ings given those terms in section 2700 of title 10, 23 United States Code. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 217 1 (2) The term ‘‘Defense Agency’’ has the mean- 2 ing given such term in section 101(a) of title 10, 3 United States Code. 4 SEC. 323. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT TO 5 6 NUCLEAR POWER IN GUAM. (a) NOTIFICATION.—Except as provided in sub- 7 section (b), the Secretary of Defense shall, not later than 8 one year before any date on which the Secretary carries 9 out the placement of a permanent nuclear reactor in 10 Guam, submit to Congress and the Governor of Guam a 11 notification of such placement. 12 (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 13 a nuclear reactor aboard a naval vessel. 14 (c) NUCLEAR REACTOR DEFINED.—In this section, 15 the term ‘‘nuclear reactor’’ has the meaning given the 16 term ‘‘advanced nuclear reactor’’ in section 951 of the En17 ergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271). 18 SEC. 324. AUTHORITY TO USE CERTAIN TECHNOLOGIES TO 19 DESTROY OR DISPOSE OF PERFLUOROALKYL 20 OR POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES. 21 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may use 22 technologies for the destruction or disposal of a 23 perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance that— 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1) are cost effective; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 218 1 (2) are permitted or otherwise approved by a 2 Federal or State agency that regulates the destruc- 3 tion or disposal of such a substance. 4 (b) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall— 5 (1) issue guidance implementing the authority 6 under subsection (a), including by setting forth tech- 7 nologies that the Secretary determines meet the cri- 8 teria specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such 9 subsection; and 10 (2) periodically review and revise such guidance, 11 taking into account the development of new tech- 12 nologies. 14 Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 15 SEC. 331. MODIFICATION OF READINESS REPORT TO IN- 16 CLUDE SUMMARY COUNT OF CERTAIN MIS- 17 HAPS. 13 18 Section 482(b)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is 19 amended by striking ‘‘Class A, Class B, and Class C mis20 haps’’ and inserting ‘‘Class A and Class B mishaps, and 21 a summary count of all Class C mishaps,’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 219 1 SEC. 332. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPLIES INCIDENTAL 2 TO SUPPORT AND SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE 3 NON-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZA- 4 TIONS. 5 Section 2012(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 6 amended by inserting ‘‘, including supplies incidental to 7 such support and services,’’ after ‘‘and services’’. 8 SEC. 333. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF DEPOT 9 WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS FOR UNSPECIFIED 10 MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. 11 Section 2208(u)(4) of title 10, United States Code, 12 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2025’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘September 30, 2027’’. 14 SEC. 334. DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIALS RESPON- 15 SIBLE FOR INTEGRATION OF GLOBAL CON- 16 TESTED LOGISTICS POSTURE MANAGEMENT. 17 (a) DESIGNATION OF SENIOR MILITARY DEPART- 18 MENT OFFICIALS.—Chapter 131 of title 10, United States 19 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 20 section: 21 ‘‘§ 2229b. Responsibility for contested logistics pos22 23 ture management ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Deputy Secretary of De- 24 fense, the Vice Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the 25 Commander of the United States Transportation Com26 mand shall be responsible for the integration of global cong:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 220 1 tested logistics posture management. Such responsibilities 2 shall include each of the following: 3 ‘‘(1) Identifying vulnerabilities and risks across 4 the Department of Defense enterprise for the core 5 logistics capabilities of supply, maintenance oper- 6 ations, prepositioned stocks, deployment and dis- 7 tribution, health services support, engineering, logis- 8 tics services, and operational service contracts. 9 ‘‘(2) Developing and executing a strategy to 10 mitigate the vulnerabilities and risks identified 11 under paragraph (1). 12 ‘‘(3) Integrating and deconflicting global con- 13 tested logistics posture investment and management 14 across the military departments, including with re- 15 spect to— 16 ‘‘(A) the locations of sites outside the con- 17 tinental United States at which stocks of sup- 18 plies and equipment are stored as well as the 19 composition of those stocks; 20 ‘‘(B) the provision of adequate intra-the- 21 ater sea and air capability to move material and 22 personnel throughout the theater; and 23 ‘‘(C) the monitoring and coordination of 24 resourcing decisions by the military depart- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 221 1 ments in support of operational plans and con- 2 tingencies. 3 4 ‘‘(b) DEPUTY MANAGEMENT ACTION GROUP MEETINGS.—In carrying out the responsibilities under sub- 5 section (a)(1) and (2), the Deputy Secretary of Defense 6 and the Vice Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall co7 chair at least two Deputy Management Action Group 8 meetings each year, which shall be focused on contested 9 logistics management and investment. 10 ‘‘(c) CONTESTED LOGISTICS POSTURE STRATEGY.— 11 (1) The Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Vice Chair of 12 the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Commander of the 13 United States Transportation Command, in coordination 14 with any other Department official identified by the Sec15 retary, shall develop and implement a strategy for carrying 16 out the responsibilities described in subsection (a). 17 ‘‘(2) The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall 18 include each of the following: 19 ‘‘(A) A description of— 20 ‘‘(i) the locations of sites outside the conti- 21 nental United States at which stocks of supplies 22 and equipment are prepositioned as of the date 23 of the strategy; 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(ii) the status and disposition of such prepositioned stocks; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 222 1 ‘‘(iii) the operational or contingency plan 2 such stocks are intended to support. 3 ‘‘(B) An identification of— 4 ‘‘(i) any shortcomings associated with the 5 sites and prepositioned stocks described in sub- 6 paragraph (A) that must be addressed to opti- 7 mally execute operational and contingency 8 plans; and 9 ‘‘(ii) any additional sites, infrastructure, or 10 equipment that may be needed to address such 11 shortcomings and support such plans. 12 ‘‘(C) A description of any additional funding or 13 other resources required— 14 ‘‘(i) to address the shortcomings identified 15 under subparagraph (B)(i); and 16 ‘‘(ii) to provide for the additional sites, in- 17 frastructure, and equipment identified under 18 subparagraph (B)(ii). 19 ‘‘(D) A prioritized list of investment rec- 20 ommendations for each item described in subpara- 21 graph (C). 22 ‘‘(E) An identification of each case in which the 23 military department concerned lacks the authority or 24 ability to access a location outside the United States 25 for purposes of providing logistics support as re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 223 1 quired under operational and contingency plans, set 2 forth separately by location. 3 ‘‘(F) An assessment of any existing and pro- 4 jected threats to sites outside the continental United 5 States that are expected to support such operational 6 and contingency plans. 7 ‘‘(3) The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall 8 cover the period of two years following the date of the 9 strategy and shall be updated on an biennial basis. 10 ‘‘(d) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 11 days after the date of the enactment of this section, and 12 quarterly thereafter until December 31, 2031, the Deputy 13 Secretary of Defense, the Vice Chair of the Joint Chiefs 14 of Staff, and the Commander of the United States Trans15 portation Command, or their representatives, shall provide 16 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 17 House of Representatives a briefing on the execution of 18 the responsibilities under subsection (a)(1) and (2), in19 cluding updates on the development and implementation 20 of the strategy required under subsection (c). 21 ‘‘(e) BUDGET JUSTIFICATION MATERIALS.—The 22 Secretary of Defense shall include in the budget justifica23 tion materials submitted to Congress in support of the 24 budget of the President for a fiscal year pursuant to sec25 tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a cumulative g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 224 1 accounting of contested logistics investments represented 2 in such budget and how such investments relate to the 3 duties and responsibilities under subsection (a)(1) and 4 (2).’’. 5 (b) DEADLINE.—The development of the strategy re- 6 quired under subsection (c) of section 2229b of title 10, 7 United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be 8 completed by not later than January 31, 2027. 9 SEC. 335. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS 10 FOR PERFORMANCE OF FIREFIGHTING OR 11 SECURITY-GUARD FUNCTIONS. 12 Section 2465(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, 13 is amended— 14 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 15 by striking ‘‘for the performance of firefighting func- 16 tions if the contract’’ and inserting ‘‘that’’; 17 (2) in subparagraph (B)— 18 (A) by striking ‘‘only’’; 19 (B) by striking ‘‘firefighting’’; and 20 (C) by striking ‘‘by reason of a deploy- 21 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ment’’. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 225 1 SEC. 336. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR OVERSIGHT OF CERTAIN 2 3 DEFENSE PERSONAL PROPERTY MATTERS. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 157 of title 10, 4 United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5 2636a the following new section: 6 ‘‘§ 2636b. Responsibilities for oversight of personal 7 8 property transportation ‘‘(a) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Subject to subsection (b), 9 not later than one year after the date of the enactment 10 of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall assign to 11 a single office or other organizational element within the 12 Department of Defense the following responsibilities: 13 14 ‘‘(1) Overseeing the activities and personnel of, and any other matter relating to, the following: 15 ‘‘(A) Any office or other organizational ele- 16 ment of a military department responsible for 17 shipping baggage or household effects, sched- 18 uling or processing orders for such shipments, 19 providing storage services for such baggage or 20 household effects, or providing privately owned 21 vehicle transportation services in connection 22 with a permanent change of station, on behalf 23 of members of the armed forces, including any 24 personal property shipping office, joint or con- 25 solidated personal property shipping office, or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 226 1 personal property processing office of such mili- 2 tary department. 3 ‘‘(B) The Defense Personal Property Man- 4 agement Office, or any such successor office. 5 ‘‘(2) Overseeing the adjudication of any claim 6 filed with respect to the defense personal property 7 program (including the adjudication of such claims 8 under section 2636(a) of this title or section 3721 9 of title 31) and any other matter relating to such 10 program. 11 ‘‘(b) EXCLUSION.—The responsibilities under sub- 12 section (a) may not be assigned to any combatant com13 mand or component thereof. 14 ‘‘(c) DEFENSE PERSONAL PROPERTY PROGRAM DE- 15 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘defense personal prop- 16 erty program’ means the program of the Department of 17 Defense for managing the shipment of the baggage and 18 household effects for members of the armed forces or civil19 ian employees of the Department, or any such successor 20 program.’’. 21 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 22 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 23 shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 24 House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the 25 plan and timeline for the implementation of section 2636b g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 227 1 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 2 (a). Such briefing shall include— 3 (1) an identification of the office or other orga- 4 nizational element within the Department of Defense 5 to which the Secretary plans to assign the respon- 6 sibilities specified in such section 2636b; 7 (2) details relating to any changes to require- 8 ments, authorities, or processes necessary to imple- 9 ment such section 2636b; 10 11 (3) an estimate of the resources required to implement such section 2636b; 12 (4) a plan to improve the business systems sup- 13 porting the office or other organizational element 14 identified pursuant to paragraph (1) with respect to 15 the conduct of the responsibilities specified in such 16 section 2636b; 17 (5) a plan to provide the necessary staffing and 18 resourcing for such office or other organizational ele- 19 ment with respect to the conduct of such responsibil- 20 ities; and 21 (6) a plan for partnership with commercial 22 service household goods providers. 23 (c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 24 date on which the briefing is provided under subsection 25 (b), the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 228 1 to implement section 2636b of title 10, United States 2 Code, as added by subsection (a). 3 SEC. 337. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES RELATING TO 4 SUSTAINMENT AND READINESS OF CERTAIN 5 NAVAL SURFACE VESSELS. 6 Chapter 863 of title 10, United States Code, is 7 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 8 ‘‘§ 8698. Roles and responsibilities relating to 9 sustainment and readiness of certain 10 naval surface vessels 11 ‘‘(a) TYPE COMMANDER LEADERSHIP.—(1) Begin- 12 ning on the date that is one year after the date of the 13 enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Navy 14 shall— 15 ‘‘(A) designate type commanders as the primary 16 authorities responsible for the maintenance, repair, 17 sustainment, and readiness of covered vessels; and 18 ‘‘(B) ensure that regional maintenance centers 19 act under the direction of, and in support of, type 20 commanders with respect to such maintenance, re- 21 pair, and sustainment. 22 ‘‘(2) The responsibilities of each type commander 23 under paragraph (1)(A) shall include— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 229 1 ‘‘(A) overseeing all maintenance and repair ac- 2 tivities at private shipyards for covered vessels in the 3 naval force of that type commander; and 4 ‘‘(B) setting priorities and approving contracts 5 for the maintenance and repair of such vessels. 6 ‘‘(b) MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR AT PRIVATE SHIP- 7 YARDS.—(1) Beginning on the date that is one year after 8 the date of the enactment of this section, for each covered 9 vessel undergoing maintenance or repair at a private ship10 yard, the project manager concerned, the port engineer 11 concerned, and the commanding officer of such vessel— 12 ‘‘(A) may jointly determine the work to be per- 13 formed during the overhaul period for the covered 14 vessel, including by jointly adjusting priorities for 15 such work consistent with the applicable budget and 16 schedule for such maintenance or repair; and 17 ‘‘(B) shall report directly to the type com- 18 mander of the naval force to which the covered ves- 19 sel belongs with respect to such maintenance or re- 20 pair. 21 ‘‘(2) Contracting officers of the Department of De- 22 fense shall manage contracts as necessary to ensure con23 sistency with any determination or adjustment made pur24 suant to paragraph (1)(A). 25 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 230 1 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered vessel’ means a naval 2 surface vessel that is not propelled or powered by a 3 nuclear reactor. 4 ‘‘(2) The term ‘port engineer concerned’ means, 5 with respect to a naval vessel, the technical expert 6 on the condition of such vessel responsible for advis- 7 ing on repairs and related standards for such vessel. 8 ‘‘(3) The term ‘project manager concerned’ 9 means, with respect to a naval vessel undergoing 10 maintenance or repair, the individual responsible for 11 overseeing the overhaul period with respect to such 12 maintenance or repair. 13 ‘‘(4) The term ‘regional maintenance center’— 14 ‘‘(A) means an organization of the Navy 15 that supports ship maintenance in a designated 16 geographic region; and 17 ‘‘(B) includes the Mid-Atlantic Regional 18 Maintenance Center in Nofolk, Virginia, the 19 Southwest Regional Maintenance Center in San 20 Diego, California, the Southeast Regional Main- 21 tenance Center in Mayport, Florida, and the 22 Hawaii Regional Maintenance Center in Pearl 23 Harbor, Hawaii. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 231 1 ‘‘(5) The term ‘type commander’ means the flag 2 officer in command of a naval surface force, such as 3 the following: 4 ‘‘(A) Commander, Naval Surface Force, 5 Atlantic. 6 ‘‘(B) Commander, Naval Surface Force, 7 Pacific Fleet.’’. 8 SEC. 338. STRATEGY TO IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE OF 9 CERTAIN DEPOTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DE- 10 FENSE. 11 Section 359 of the National Defense Authorization 12 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 13 1323; 10 U.S.C. 2476 note) is amended— 14 (1) by striking subsection (c); and 15 (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 16 subsections (c) and (d), respectively. 17 SEC. 339. MODIFICATION OF REPORT ON IMPROVED OVER- 18 SIGHT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SHIPYARD 19 INFRASTRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM 20 OF THE NAVY. 21 Section 355(c)(2)(A) of the National Defense Au- 22 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117– 23 81; 10 U.S.C. 8013 note) is amended by inserting before 24 the semicolon the following: ‘‘, and the incorporation of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 232 1 digital infrastructure (including hardware, software, and 2 cloud storage) and platforms into such program’’. 3 SEC. 340. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF SEMIANNUAL 4 BRIEFINGS ON OPERATIONAL STATUS OF AM- 5 PHIBIOUS WARSHIP FLEET. 6 Section 352 of the National Defense Authorization 7 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 8 229) is amended— 9 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘September 10 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2028’’; and 11 (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 12 following new paragraph: 13 ‘‘(6) Details regarding the maintenance and 14 service life extension plan for each operational am- 15 phibious warfare ship (as such term is defined in 16 section 8062 of title 10, United States Code) within 17 such fleet until the obligation and work limiting date 18 for the construction contract for a replacement am- 19 phibious warship, as necessary to meet the require- 20 ments under subsection (b) of such section 8062.’’. 21 SEC. 341. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION CAPABILITIES AND 22 23 REQUIREMENTS. (a) REQUIREMENT.—Subject to the requirements of 24 subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 25 when the Department of Defense conducts maintenance g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 233 1 of aviation critical safety items and mission critical parts, 2 such maintenance— 3 (1) includes the use of a technical data require- 4 ment or organic or commercially available diagnostic 5 tool, if such a requirement or tool is required and 6 available; and 7 8 (2) is not conducted solely through visual inspection unless— 9 (A) no such requirement or tool is avail- 10 able; or 11 (B) only a visual inspection is required 12 13 under a technical data requirement. (b) SUSTAINMENT.—The Secretary shall ensure that 14 the acquisition of appropriate technical data requirements 15 and diagnostic tools for the conduct of maintenance of 16 aviation critical safety items and mission critical parts are 17 planned as part of the sustainment of the systems con18 taining such items and parts. 19 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 20 (1) The term ‘‘aviation critical safety item’’ 21 means any part, assembly, installation equipment, 22 launch equipment, recovery equipment, or support 23 equipment for an aircraft or aviation weapon system 24 the failure, malfunction, or absence of which could 25 cause— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 234 1 (A) a catastrophic or critical failure result- 2 ing in the loss of or serious damage to the air- 3 craft or weapon system; 4 (B) an unacceptable risk of personal injury 5 or loss of life; or 6 (C) an uncommanded engine shutdown 7 that jeopardizes safety. 8 (2) The term ‘‘corrosion’’ means the deteriora- 9 tion of a material or its properties, including non- 10 metallic materials, due to a reaction of that material 11 with the chemical environment. 12 13 (3) The term ‘‘diagnostic tool’’ means a non-destructive inspection tool capable of— 14 (A) detecting corrosion, cracks, component 15 damage, adhesion failure, and standard wear 16 and tear; and 17 (B) leveraging artificial intelligence and 18 machine learning to build a predictive mainte- 19 nance database when necessary to improve 20 maintainability. 21 22 SEC. 342. JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER SUSTAINMENT. (a) REQUIREMENTS.—By not later than September 23 30, 2028, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 24 the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air 25 Force, shall ensure that— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 235 1 (1) sufficient wartime spares, support equip- 2 ment, and depot level capabilities are projected to be 3 available for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to— 4 (A) sustain F-35 Joint Strike Fighter op- 5 erations for at least 90 days in the most stress- 6 ing operational plan required of each such Sec- 7 retary; and 8 (B) meet the fleet wide minimum readiness 9 targets established by each such Secretary; 10 (2) each F-35 Joint Strike Fighter contractor 11 has provided to the Secretary of Defense, and the 12 Secretary has validated as accurate, all information 13 that is necessary for the Department of Defense to 14 successfully complete the financial reporting and ac- 15 countability requirements for F-35 property, includ- 16 ing— 17 (A) the incorporation of information relat- 18 ing to the management and reporting of Gov- 19 ernment property that has been provided for 20 contractor performance, as defined and agreed 21 upon in the contract entered into by the con- 22 tractor; and 23 (B) the remediation of all material weak- 24 nesses of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Pro- 25 gram identified in the Department of Defense g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 236 1 Agency Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2024 2 that are within the control and responsibility of 3 the contractor; and 4 (3) spare parts for F-35 aircraft titled to the 5 United States Government under the international 6 system for managing such spare parts commonly re- 7 ferred to as the ‘‘global spares pool’’ are initially 8 provisioned and catalogued with national stock num- 9 bers. 10 (b) TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS.—The 11 information required under subsection (a)(2) may be pro12 vided on an individual contract basis. 13 (c) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive a require- 14 ment under subsection (a) if the Secretary— 15 16 (1) determines that such waiver is in the national security interests of the United States; and 17 (2) provides to the congressional defense com- 18 mittees notice of such determination, which shall in- 19 clude an identification of the concern of the Sec- 20 retary, a remedial action plan, and a proposed 21 timeline to meet the requirements of such sub- 22 section. 23 (d) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2026, the 24 Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 25 of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force, shall sub- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 237 1 mit to the congressional defense committees a report on 2 the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program that includes a de3 scription of each of the following: 4 (1) The top scarce supply assets and plans to 5 reach sustainable supply positions by not later than 6 September 30, 2028. 7 (2) The readiness condition of afloat and de- 8 ployment spares packages and efforts available to re- 9 fresh outdated supplies and spares. 10 (3) The fiscal programming, by fiscal year, nec- 11 essary to reduce deficient parts and depot capabili- 12 ties to meet the joint strike fighter planning targets 13 by not later than September 30, 2028. 14 (4) A plan, by fiscal year, to integrate the spare 15 parts specified in subsection (a)(3) into the working- 16 capital funds of the Department of the Air Force 17 and Department of the Navy, respectively. 18 SEC. 343. DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE COORDINATION IN 19 20 MULTINATIONAL EXERCISES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Each year, the Secretary of the 21 Air Force shall incorporate in at least one multinational 22 exercise conducted in the area of operations of the United 23 States Indo-Pacific Command— 24 25 (1) depot-level maintenance, repair, and sustainment considerations, including binational or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 238 1 multinational planning sessions with covered nations 2 on— 3 (A) identifying opportunities to cooperate 4 on depot-level maintenance and repair in ways 5 that minimize transportation requirements in 6 such area of operations and determining the au- 7 thorities necessary to deliver the necessary joint 8 capabilities; 9 (B) facilitating real-time coordination be- 10 tween the United States and covered nations to 11 maintain munitions stock levels and resupply 12 routes in the such area of operations; 13 (C) mutual recognition of airworthiness 14 and maintenance certification between the 15 United States and covered nations; and 16 (D) emergency tabletop exercises, such as 17 when an aircraft of a covered nation breaks 18 down on United States territory, and vice versa, 19 in a contested logistics environment; and 20 (2) coordination with the Air Force 21 Sustainment Center, including the participation of 22 representatives of— 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) the United States Indo-Pacific Command; (B) United States Air Force Pacific; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 239 1 (C) the United States Air Mobility Com- 2 mand; and 3 4 (D) the Air Force Sustainment Center. (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 5 on which the first exercise is completed in accordance with 6 subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit 7 to the congressional defense committees a report summa8 rizing the lessons learned from carrying out such exercise. 9 Such report shall include each of the following: 10 11 (1) A list of candidate systems for cosustainment with covered nations. 12 (2) A list of depot-level repair workload oppor- 13 tunities to undertake with covered nations, including 14 testing equipment or line replaceable units. 15 (3) Opportunities to incorporate industry part- 16 ners from covered nations in depot-level maintenance 17 repair activities, including through public-private 18 partnerships. 19 (4) An identification of any potential logistical 20 challenges that could arise with the host country, in- 21 cluding with respect to workforce, housing, and loca- 22 tion of workload. 23 (5) An identification of any potential impedi- 24 ments involving intellectual property or data rights 25 between original equipment manufacturers and the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 240 1 Department of the Air Force or between the Depart- 2 ment of the Air Force and named partner countries. 3 (6) An identification of any potential impedi- 4 ments related to the International Traffic in Arms 5 Regulations and related statutes. 6 (7) Any additional recommendations to Con- 7 gress that would ease the facilitation of depot-level 8 maintenance repair partnerships with covered na- 9 tions, including changes to existing status of forces 10 agreements. 11 (8) An analysis of current maintenance and re- 12 pair capabilities and gaps in the organic industrial 13 bases of covered nations. 14 (9) An assessment of the types of maintenance 15 and repair activities (depot-level, preventative, cor- 16 rective) that may be most appropriate for partner- 17 ship with covered nations. 18 (c) COVERED NATION DEFINED.—In this section, the 19 term ‘‘covered nation’’ means any of the following: 20 (1) The Commonwealth of Australia. 21 (2) Canada. 22 (3) Japan. 23 (4) New Zealand. 24 (5) The Republic of Korea. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 241 1 2 (6) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 3 (7) Any other nation designated a covered na- 4 tion for the purposes of this section by the Secretary 5 of the Air Force. 6 SEC. 344. PROPOSED ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CAUSES 7 AND 8 READINESS RATES. 9 EFFECTS OF DECLINING AIRCRAFT (a) REPORT ON PROPOSED ACTIONS.—Not later 10 than May 31, 2026, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 11 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 12 of Representatives and the Senate a report on the declin13 ing rates of aircraft readiness within the fleet of the Air 14 Force (with an emphasis on fighter aircraft within such 15 fleet) and factors contributing to that decline. Such report 16 shall include, with respect to such aircraft— 17 18 19 (1) proposed actions to— (A) reverse the declining rates of aircraft readiness; 20 (B) improve the effectiveness of aircraft 21 sustainment, including by addressing mainte- 22 nance backlogs, supply shortages of aircraft 23 parts, and depot capacity constraints; and 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (C) ensure more accurate readiness reporting; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 242 1 (2) recommendations for any relevant legislative 2 actions. 3 (b) IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE.—Not later than 4 one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 5 Secretary of the Air Force shall implement the proposed 6 actions identified in the report required under subsection 7 (a). 8 (c) ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION REPORTS.—Not later 9 than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of the 10 Air Force implements the proposed actions under sub11 section (b), and annually thereafter for each of the subse12 quent three years, the Secretary shall submit to the Com13 mittees on Armed Services of the House of Representa14 tives and the Senate a report on the status of the imple15 mentation of such actions. 16 (d) FORM OF REPORTS.—Each report required to be 17 submitted under this section shall be submitted in unclas18 sified form, but may include a classified annex. 19 SEC. 345. TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT FOR SURFACE 20 21 SHIP MAINTENANCE. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy shall 22 investigate, and, as feasible, qualify, approve, integrate, 23 and fully adopt into contract requirements, advanced tech24 nologies and processes for Navy surface ship maintenance 25 on an expedited timeline to enhance readiness, reduce g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 243 1 costs, and address delays in maintenance and repair activi2 ties. 3 (b) SPECIFIED ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND 4 PROCESSES.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Sec5 retary of the Navy shall prioritize the following: 6 7 (1) Automated weld inspection for robotic weld defect detection. 8 9 (2) Real-time sustainment monitoring for sensor-based health tracking. 10 11 (3) Advanced blast and painting for automated hull coating systems. 12 13 (4) Press connect fittings for no-hot-work pipe repairs. 14 15 (5) Robotic tank inspection for confined space condition assessments. 16 17 (6) Additive manufacturing for on-demand 3Dprinted parts. 18 19 (7) Augmented reality support for augmented reality-guided repairs. 20 21 (8) Cold spray repair for metal surface restoration. 22 23 (9) Predictive maintenance algorithms for artificial intelligence-driven failure prediction. 24 25 (10) Automated nondestructive testing for robotic material evaluation. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 244 1 2 (11) Autonomous underwater vehicles for hull inspection submersibles. 3 4 (12) Digital twin technology for virtual ship modeling. 5 6 (13) High-pressure waterjet cleaning for rust and paint removal. 7 8 (14) Modular maintenance platforms for standardized repair setups. 9 10 (15) Smart coatings for self-healing, anti-fouling surfaces. 11 12 (16) Laser ablation for laser-based surface preparation. 13 14 (17) Drone-based inspection for uncrewed structural surveys. 15 16 (18) Electrochemical corrosion mitigation for corrosion prevention systems. 17 (19) 18 diagnostics. 19 20 for internal pipe pair solutions. (21) Plasma coating for durable surface protection. 23 24 pigging (20) Modular overhaul kits for pre-packaged re- 21 22 Smart (22) High-velocity oxygen fuel coating for highvelocity wear protection. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 245 1 (23) Portable diagnostics for handheld trouble- 2 shooting tools. 3 (c) OPEN QUALIFICATION PROCESS.— 4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy 5 shall establish a process under which non-govern- 6 ment entities may submit proposals for the inves- 7 tigation, qualification, approval, integration, and full 8 adoption under subsection (a) of advanced tech- 9 nologies or processes not specified in subsection (b). 10 (2) EVALUATION.—The Secretary of the Navy 11 shall evaluate any proposal submitted pursuant to 12 the process established under paragraph (1) not 13 later than 90 days after the date of such submission. 14 (3) PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS.—A proposal 15 submitted pursuant to the process established under 16 paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of options 17 to improve maintenance efficiency, safety, or cost-ef- 18 fectiveness. 19 (4) QUALIFICATION DECISION.—In evaluating 20 proposals pursuant to the process established under 21 paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Navy shall make 22 decisions based on technical merit and the needs of 23 the Navy. 24 (d) THIRD-PARTY REVIEW.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 246 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of De- 2 fense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall seek to 3 enter into a contract with an appropriate inde- 4 pendent third-party reviewer under which such re- 5 viewer shall assess any decision of the Secretary of 6 the Navy not to select for qualification of approval 7 an advanced technology or process included in a pro- 8 posal submitted pursuant to the process established 9 under subsection (c). 10 (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—A contract entered 11 into under paragraph (1) shall require the inde- 12 pendent third-party reviewer to, not later than 90 13 days after the date of the decision concerned, submit 14 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 15 and House of Representatives an unaltered report 16 that includes— 17 (A) an evaluation of the rationale of the 18 Secretary in not selecting the technology or 19 process; 20 (B) a statement of the agreement or dis- 21 agreement of the reviewer with the decision and 22 rationale of the Secretary; and 23 (C) recommendations, if applicable. 24 (e) PRIORITY.—The Secretary of the Navy may 25 prioritize the investigation, qualification, approval, inte- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 247 1 gration, and full adoption of advanced technologies and 2 processes under this section based on operational needs, 3 budget constraints, and compatibility with existing sys4 tems, if the Secretary includes justifications for such 5 prioritization in the report required by subsection (g). 6 (f) UPDATES.—If an advanced technology or process 7 is adopted into contract requirements pursuant to sub8 section (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall update poli9 cies, specifications, guidance, and contracts, as necessary, 10 to account for such adoption. 11 (g) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 12 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 13 of the Navy shall submit to Congress a report that in14 cludes detailed timelines for the qualification and approval 15 of each advanced technology or process specified in sub16 section (b) and any additional advanced technologies or 17 processes identified pursuant to the process established 18 under subsection (c), including estimated implementation 19 dates or justifications for non-pursuit. 20 SEC. 346. OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTS RE- 21 LATING 22 HOUSEHOLD GOODS. 23 TO RELOCATION LOGISTICS FOR (a) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 24 ensure that any covered contract includes the following 25 oversight requirements: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 248 1 (1) The prime contractor shall submit to the 2 Secretary a document summarizing the key terms 3 and conditions of each subcontract relating to capac- 4 ity, performance, or compliance with the require- 5 ments of the subcontract, which shall include the fol- 6 lowing: 7 (A) The guaranteed capacity of each sub- 8 contractor to perform the work required under 9 the subcontract (including with respect to loca- 10 tion, volume, and peak season commitment). 11 (B) Performance metrics and service level 12 agreements applicable to each subcontractor. 13 (C) Provisions for monitoring and enforc- 14 ing subcontractor performance. 15 (D) Termination clauses and penalties for 16 noncompliance. 17 (E) Data sharing and security require- 18 ments. 19 (2) Each subcontractor shall provide to the 20 prime contractor, upon request, certifications and 21 copies of training completion relating to compliance 22 with the requirements under the subcontract. 23 (3) The prime contractor shall submit to the 24 Secretary regular performance reports on each sub- 25 contractor, including metrics relating to on-time g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 249 1 pickup, on-time delivery, damage claim rates, cus- 2 tomer satisfaction, and compliance with the require- 3 ments of the subcontract. 4 (4) The prime contractor shall submit to the 5 Secretary a subcontractor management plan out- 6 lining the processes of the prime contractor for se- 7 lecting, monitoring, and managing subcontractors, 8 including a description of how the prime contractor 9 ensures subcontractor compliance with applicable 10 laws, regulations, and the requirements of the sub- 11 contract. 12 (5) The prime contractor shall maintain a com- 13 prehensive risk management plan that addresses po- 14 tential disruptions to the performance of work by 15 subcontractors of the prime contractor, such as fi- 16 nancial instability, natural disasters, or labor dis- 17 putes. 18 (6) Not less frequently than on a monthly basis 19 for the duration of the covered contract, the prime 20 contractor shall submit to the Secretary the subcon- 21 tractor rating system used by the prime contractor, 22 with current scoring results under such system. 23 (7) The prime contractor shall submit to the 24 Secretary the subcontractor rates for each move to 25 be performed under the subcontract. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 250 1 (8) The prime contractor shall establish clear 2 escalation procedures for addressing subcontractor 3 performance issues, including steps for resolving dis- 4 putes, implementing corrective actions, and termi- 5 nating non-performing subcontractors. 6 (9) The Federal Government may audit subcon- 7 tractor records with reasonable notice to the prime 8 contractor. 9 (10) The covered contract shall include a fixed- 10 price line item for monthly overhead costs, separate 11 from the rates associated with the costs of individual 12 moves performed under the covered contract. 13 (11) The prime contractor shall establish a 14 database that the Secretary may access on a real- 15 time basis to ensure compliance with this section. 16 (b) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—During the de- 17 velopment of an acquisition strategy and execution strat18 egy for any covered contract, the Secretary shall consider, 19 in addition to the requirements under subsection (a), the 20 following: 21 (1) Entering into a single contract pursuant to 22 the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regula- 23 tion if the move to be performed under such contract 24 would involve the use of a shipping lane that ac- 25 counts for more than one percent of the total volume g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 251 1 of permanent change of station moves and entering 2 into a services contract if the move to be performed 3 under such contract would not involve the use of 4 such a lane. 5 (2) Tiered incentive awards for higher levels of 6 capacity. 7 (c) COVERED CONTRACT.—In this section, the term 8 ‘‘covered contract’’— 9 (1) means a contract with an entity that pro- 10 vides relocation logistics for the household goods of 11 members of the Armed Forces undergoing a perma- 12 nent change of station (commonly referred to as a 13 ‘‘single move manager’’); and 14 (2) does not include a contract or other agree- 15 ment for the relocation of a private vehicle owned or 16 leased by a member of the Armed Forces. 17 SEC. 347. INTEGRATION OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE 18 ARTIFICIAL 19 INTO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS. 20 INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall fa- 21 cilitate the integration of currently available and suitable 22 commercial artificial intelligence capabilities specifically 23 designed to assist with logistics tracking, planning, oper24 ations, and analytics into two relevant and suitable exer- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 252 1 cises of the Department of Defense to be conducted during 2 fiscal year 2026. 3 (b) COMMERCIAL PRODUCT.— 4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 5 coordination with the commander of the combatant 6 command or commands overseeing the exercises se- 7 lected under subsection (a), shall identify for each 8 such exercise a commercially available artificial intel- 9 ligence product that is specifically designed to ad- 10 dress logistics needs of the Department of Defense 11 and meets the critical data security protocols out- 12 lined in subsection (c). 13 (2) CAPABILITY OF PARTNER.—In selecting a 14 commercial product under paragraph (1), the Sec- 15 retary of Defense and the commander of the com- 16 batant command or commands concerned shall— 17 (A) ensure that the commercial product ac- 18 quired for such an exercise includes the provi- 19 sion of capability to respond to potential soft- 20 ware changes in an agile and rapid manner to 21 ensure seamless integration and adaptability 22 during the exercise; and 23 (B) prioritize the consideration of a prod- 24 uct provided by a small or nontraditional soft- 25 ware focused firm. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 253 1 (c) DATA SECURITY.—The Secretary of Defense shall 2 ensure that all necessary approvals are expedited to facili3 tate the secure use of data of the Department of Defense 4 by commercial artificial intelligence providers during the 5 exercises selected under subsection (a), including— 6 7 (1) compliance with applicable cybersecurity policies and regulations of the Department; and 8 (2) verification of measures to protect classified 9 and sensitive information. 10 (d) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 11 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Com12 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 13 of Representatives an interim briefing that includes— 14 (1) identification of the specific exercises se- 15 lected under subsection (a), including an identifica- 16 tion of the combatant commanders participating in 17 each such exercise and a point of contact within the 18 combatant command responsible; 19 (2) identification of the specific commercial ar- 20 tificial intelligence capabilities integrated into the ex- 21 ercises, including the contractual mean or other 22 agreement used to facilitate the use of such capabili- 23 ties; 24 25 (3) notional timelines and resource needs for each exercise; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 254 1 (4) metrics to be used to assess the efficacy of 2 such tools used in each exercise. 3 (e) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the con- 4 clusion of an exercise selected under subsection (a), the 5 commander of the combatant command overseeing the ex6 ercise shall provide to the congressional defense commit7 tees a briefing that includes the following: 8 (1) An overview of the integration and use of 9 commercial artificial intelligence capabilities during 10 the exercise. 11 12 (2) An assessment of the effect of such technologies on unit readiness and operational success. 13 (3) Recommendations for further integration or 14 development of artificial intelligence capabilities in 15 future exercises and operations of the Department of 16 Defense. 17 SEC. 348. PILOT PROGRAM ON ARMY DEPOT AND ARSENAL 18 19 WORKLOAD SUSTAINMENT. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Not 20 later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 21 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot pro22 gram, to be known as the ‘‘Army Depot and Arsenal 23 Workload Sustainment Pilot Program’’ (in this section re24 ferred to as the ‘‘pilot program’’), under which the Sec25 retary shall provide a preference to certain procurement g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 255 1 actions and solicitations for the performance of work by 2 non-government entities at covered depots. 3 (b) PREFERENCES FOR PROCUREMENT ACTIONS OR 4 SOLICITATIONS.— 5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Under the pilot program es- 6 tablished under subsection (a), the Secretary of De- 7 fense shall provide a preference to any procurement 8 action or solicitation for the performance of work 9 submitted by a non-government entity that includes, 10 as part of such procurement action or solicitation, a 11 proposal to enter into a public-private partnership 12 with the Secretary under which the non-government 13 entity will perform the work at covered depots. 14 (2) FURTHER PREFERENCE.—In evaluating 15 procurement actions and solicitations under para- 16 graph (1), the Secretary shall give an additional 17 preference to any such action or solicitation sub- 18 mitted by a non-government entity that proposes to 19 use Department of Defense employees to perform 20 the work at a covered depot under such action or so- 21 licitation. 22 (3) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 270 days 23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 24 retary of Defense shall prescribe regulations for the 25 provision of preferences under this subsection. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 256 1 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.— 2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 3 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 4 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 5 defense committees a report on the activities carried 6 out under the pilot program during that year, in- 7 cluding a description of any operational challenges 8 identified. 9 10 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 11 (A) A breakout, by relevant budget ac- 12 counts, of work performed at each covered 13 depot during the year preceding the year during 14 which the report is submitted, including work 15 that was carried out directly and work that was 16 carried out through public-private partnerships 17 under the pilot program. 18 (B) An identification of the projected 19 workload at each covered depot during the pe- 20 riod covered by the future-years defense pro- 21 gram submitted to Congress under section 221 22 of title 10, United States Code. 23 (C) The capital investments projected in 24 such future-years defense program to be made 25 at each such covered depot to meet organic in- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 257 1 dustrial base core logistics capabilities in ac- 2 cordance with section 2464 of title 10, United 3 States Code. 4 (d) DURATION.—The authority to carry out a pilot 5 program under this section shall terminate on the date 6 that is five years after the date of the enactment of this 7 Act. 8 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 9 depot’’ has the meaning given such term in section 2476(f) 10 of title 10, United States Code. 11 SEC. 349. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO ESTABLISH OR 12 EXPAND SPACE FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS 13 COMPONENT COMMAND. 14 (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 15 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 16 for Major Force Program 11 for the United States Special 17 Operations Command may be obligated or expended to es18 tablish or expand a Space Force Special Operations Com19 ponent Command until the date that is 30 days after the 20 date on which the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Spe21 cial Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict and the Com22 mander of the United States Special Operations Com23 mand, in consultation with the Chief of Space Operations, 24 jointly submit to the Committees on Armed Services of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 258 1 the Senate and the House of Representatives the report 2 required by subsection (b). 3 (b) REPORT.—The report required under this sub- 4 section shall include each of the following: 5 (1) An articulation of the requirement for a 6 Space Force Special Operations Component Com- 7 mand. 8 (2) A funding profile, across the future-years 9 defense program submitted under section 221 of 10 title 10, United States Code, for the establishment 11 of a Space Force Special Operations Component 12 Command, including a delineation of funds required 13 under Major Force Program 2 and Major Force 14 Program 11. 15 (3) A timeline and conditions for achieving ini- 16 tial and full operational capability for a Space Force 17 Special Operations Component Command. 18 (4) An identification of the military, civilian, 19 and contractor personnel required for a Space Force 20 Special Operations Component Command at initial 21 and full operational capability. 22 (5) An identification of the facilities require- 23 ments for a Space Force Special Operations Compo- 24 nent Command at initial and full operational capa- 25 bility. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 259 1 (6) An explanation of how and when the Sec- 2 retary of Defense and the Assistant Secretary of De- 3 fense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Con- 4 flict have documented approval for the establishment 5 of a Space Force Special Operations Component 6 Command. 7 (7) An explanation of the administrative and 8 command relationships between a Space Force Spe- 9 cial Operations Component Command and the 10 United States Special Operations Command, United 11 States Space Command, and the Space Force. 12 (8) Any other matters determined relevant by 13 the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Oper- 14 ations and Low-Intensity Conflict and the Com- 15 mander of the United States Special Operations 16 Command. 17 SEC. 350. PILOT PROGRAM FOR DATA-ENABLED GROUND 18 19 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 20 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned 21 with respect to a covered Armed Force, in consultation 22 with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer 23 of the Department of Defense, shall establish in such cov24 ered Armed Force a pilot program under which the cov25 ered Armed Force shall use commercially available artifi- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 260 1 cial intelligence technologies to improve the maintenance 2 of ground vehicles performed by such covered Armed 3 Force. 4 (b) OBJECTIVES.—Under the pilot program estab- 5 lished under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned 6 shall— 7 (1) assess the feasibility and effectiveness of ar- 8 tificial intelligence-driven approaches in improving 9 maintenance regimes for ground vehicles; 10 (2) assess the cost savings resulting from the 11 use of artificial intelligence technology for the main- 12 tenance of ground vehicles; and 13 (3) identify and mitigate potential challenges 14 and risks associated with the integration of artificial 15 intelligence technology for modernized maintenance 16 of ground vehicles, including cybersecurity concerns. 17 (c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 18 of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned 19 with respect to a covered Armed Force shall submit to 20 Committees on Armed Services of the House of Represent21 atives and the Senate a report on the activities performed 22 under the pilot program established under subsection (a) 23 in such covered Armed Force. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 261 1 (d) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out a 2 pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on Jan3 uary 1, 2029. 4 (e) DEFINITIONS.— In this section: 5 6 (1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means the Army, Navy, or Air Force. 7 (2) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the 8 meaning given such term in section 101(a)(9) of 9 title 10, United States Code. 10 SEC. 351. MODERNIZATION OF THE ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL 11 12 BASE OF THE ARMY. (a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE.—The 13 Secretary of the Army shall accelerate the modernization 14 of the organic industrial base of the Army to meet the 15 requirements of the Army by ensuring additional produc16 tion of materials, or expanded use of capabilities, as de17 scribed in subsection (b). 18 (b) MATERIALS AND CAPABILITIES.—The Secretary 19 of the Army shall prioritize using or modifying existing 20 facilities of the organic industrial base of the Army for 21 the following purposes: 22 (1) Production of propellant. 23 (2) Production of any of 13 precursor chemicals 24 used widely across the Joint Program Executive Of- 25 fice Armaments and Ammunition portfolio that are g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 262 1 currently sourced solely from the People’s Republic 2 of China. 3 (3) Production of any of the 300 chemicals 4 identified as single point failures by the Joint Pro- 5 gram Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition. 6 (4) Production of multiple calibers of ammuni- 7 tion. 8 9 (5) Development of methods for dual-use maintenance or production of vehicles and aircraft. 10 (6) Use of logistics. 11 (7) Production or use of any of the capabilities 12 listed in paragraphs (1) through (6). 13 (8) Another capability that the Secretary of the 14 Army certifies to the congressional defense commit- 15 tees is necessary to meet Army munitions and weap- 16 ons requirements. 17 (c) EXPEDITED PRODUCTION OR EXPANSION OF CA- 18 PABILITIES.—The Secretary shall expedite the production 19 or expansion of any capabilities described under sub20 section (b) and shall use, to the fullest extent possible, 21 existing environmental permits, security arrangements, 22 and personnel required for the production of materials 23 critical to Army munitions and weapons requirements. 24 (d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 25 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 263 1 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re2 port on the use of the authority under this section. 3 (e) ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL BASE OF THE ARMY DE- 4 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘organic industrial base 5 of the Army’’ means each depot listed in section 6 2476(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code. 8 Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Munitions 9 SEC. 361. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR OUT-YEAR UN- 10 CONSTRAINED TOTAL MUNITIONS REQUIRE- 11 MENTS 12 BERS. 7 13 AND OUT-YEAR INVENTORY NUM- Section 222c of title 10, United States Code, is 14 amended— 15 (1) in subsection (c)— 16 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘ and 17 including OPLANs for operations involving the 18 People’s Republic of China, the Russian Fed- 19 eration, the Democratic People’s Republic of 20 North Korea, and the Islamic Republic of Iran’’ 21 after ‘‘(OPLAN)’’; and 22 (B) by adding at the end the following new 23 paragraph: 24 ‘‘(9) The estimated aggregate demand from 25 United States allies and partners.’’; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 264 1 (2) in subsection (e)— 2 (A) in paragraph (1)— 3 (i) by striking ‘‘number of years’’ and 4 inserting ‘‘production level for each fiscal 5 year’’; and 6 (ii) by striking ‘‘rate requested for the 7 fiscal year covered by the report’’ and in- 8 serting ‘‘end of the future years defense 9 program’’; 10 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig- 11 nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and 12 (C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated— 13 (i) by striking ‘‘additional’’; and 14 (ii) by striking ‘‘Out-Year Uncon- 15 strained Total Munitions Requirement for 16 each munition by the end of the period 17 covered by the most recent future-years de- 18 fense program submitted to Congress pur- 19 suant to section 221 of this title.’’ and in- 20 serting ‘‘production level specified in para- 21 graph (1) for that fiscal year.’’; 22 23 (3) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (h); and 24 25 (4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsections: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 265 1 ‘‘(f) INCLUSION IN PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, 2 BUDGETING, AND EXECUTION.—The Secretary of De3 fense shall ensure that the production levels specified in 4 paragraph (1) are incorporated into the planning, pro5 gramming, budgeting, and execution process of the De6 partment of Defense to align munitions procurement with 7 the Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Require8 ment. 9 ‘‘(g) METHODOLOGY.—The estimate specified in sub- 10 section (c)(9)— 11 ‘‘(1) shall be based on, at a minimum, relevant 12 information set forth in letters of offer and accept- 13 ance issued with respect to foreign military sales of 14 munitions authorized under chapter 2 of the Arms 15 Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.); and 16 ‘‘(2) may be informed by— 17 ‘‘(A) discussions held with allies and part- 18 ners of the United States regarding future po- 19 tential sales or transfers of munitions; and 20 ‘‘(B) analyses of the United States Govern- 21 ment regarding the variants of munitions that 22 would most benefit the interests of the United 23 States if sold or transferred to allies and part- 24 ners of the United States.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 266 1 SEC. 362. INCLUSION OF AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE IN 2 OUT-YEAR 3 TIONS REQUIREMENT AND OUT-YEAR INVEN- 4 TORY NUMBERS. 5 UNCONSTRAINED TOTAL MUNI- Section 222c(c) of title 10, United States Code, as 6 amended by section 361, is further amended— 7 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through 8 (8) as paragraphs (6) through (9), respectively; and 9 (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol- 10 lowing new paragraph (5): 11 ‘‘(5) Air and Missile Defense.’’. 12 SEC. 363. REPORTS ON MUNITIONS RESPONSE PROJECTS 13 AT SITES FORMERLY USED BY THE DEPART- 14 MENT OF DEFENSE. 15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 16 last day of each fiscal quarter that begins after the date 17 of the enactment of this Act for a one-year period, and 18 on a biannual basis thereafter until the termination date 19 specified in subsection (c), the Assistant Secretary of De20 fense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, in co21 ordination with the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 22 Installations, Energy, and Environment, acting through 23 the Commanding General of the United States Army 24 Corps of Engineers, shall submit to the congressional de25 fense committees a report on the status of munitions re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 267 1 sponse projects, including at sites formerly used by the 2 Department of Defense. 3 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report submitted under sub- 4 section (a) shall include, for the period covered by the re5 port, the following information: 6 (1) The number of new task order awards for 7 munitions response projects at sites formerly used 8 by the Department of Defense issued and the total 9 dollar value of such awards. 10 (2) The number of optional tasks exercised as 11 part of such projects and the total dollar value of 12 such exercised tasks. 13 (3) The number of contract modifications or re- 14 quests for equitable adjustment issued as part of 15 such projects and the total dollar value of such 16 modifications and adjustments. 17 (4) The number of active munitions response 18 projects with contracts for which prior year funds 19 have been returned. 20 (5) A list of active munitions response projects 21 placed on hold for longer than one year and, for 22 each such project, a summary of the reason for the 23 hold, including delays related to regulatory agencies, 24 rights-of-entry issues, Federal land manager actions, 25 discrepancies in the number of subsurface anomalies g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 268 1 between the statement of work and field conditions, 2 or prioritization based on risk. 3 (6) A description of the overall challenges to 4 executing the Military Munitions Response Program. 5 (c) TERMINATION DATE.—The termination date 6 specified in this subsection is the date that is five years 7 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 8 SEC. 364. REPORT ON CRITICAL MUNITIONS REQUIRED 9 FOR SIMULTANEOUS CONFLICTS. 10 (a) REPORT.— 11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 12 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 13 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 14 defense committees a report that details the stock- 15 piles of critical munitions required to fight simulta- 16 neous conflicts in different theaters of operation. 17 18 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 19 (A) An estimate of the number of each 20 critical munition that would be required over 21 the course of simultaneous conflicts in different 22 theaters, modeled on the assumption that a 23 contingency operation in any one of the western 24 Pacific, Europe, Middle East, or Korean Penin- 25 sula theaters would increase the likelihood of a g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 269 1 contingency operation in one or more other the- 2 aters 3 prepositioning of stockpiles and the risk posed 4 by moving critical munitions within such stock- 5 piles out of each theater. and taking into consideration the 6 (B) An estimate of the number of days 7 during such a simultaneous conflict before the 8 current stockpiles of critical munitions of the 9 United States would be exhausted by the 10 United States Armed Forces. 11 (C) An estimate of the time required for 12 the industrial base to replenish critical munition 13 inventories during such a simultaneous conflict, 14 taking into account the Out-Year Uncon- 15 strained Total Munitions Requirement under 16 section 222c of title 10, United States Code, 17 and the results of the assessment conducted 18 pursuant to section 1705 of the National De- 19 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 20 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2968) but not 21 the assumptions required under the Department 22 of Defense Instruction 3000.04, titled ‘‘DoD 23 Munitions Requirements Process’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 270 1 (D) An identification of the production re- 2 quirements for each critical munition necessary 3 to address any shortfall between— 4 5 (i) the production rates as of the date of the report; and 6 (ii) the production rates necessary to 7 meet the number estimated under subpara- 8 graph (A). 9 (E) An assessment of the lessons learned 10 from the war in Ukraine with respect to the 11 rates at which munitions are consumed. 12 (F) An assessment of the projected muni- 13 tions stockpiles of the military forces of the 14 Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of 15 China, Iran, and the Democratic Republic of 16 Korea, and forces affiliated with such military 17 forces. 18 (G) An assessment of the projected stock- 19 piles of munitions of relevant partners and al- 20 lies of the United States in each theater and 21 opportunities for such partners and allies to en- 22 hance contributions to such stockpiles for bur- 23 den-sharing purposes. 24 (H) An assessment of the projected muni- 25 tions requirements of such partners and allies g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 271 1 in each theater with respect to munitions pro- 2 duced in the United States, including an anal- 3 ysis of how such requirements would affect the 4 elements 5 through (D). 6 specified in subparagraphs (A) (b) PLAN.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 8 the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits 9 the report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 10 submit to the congressional defense committees a 11 plan to implement critical munitions requirements to 12 fight simultaneous conflicts in the next budget cycle. 13 Such plan shall include a description of such actions 14 by industry, and arsenals and depots owned by the 15 United States, that the Secretary determines would 16 be necessary to meet such requirements. 17 (2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the re- 18 quirement for the submission of a plan under para- 19 graph (1) if the Secretary submits to the congres- 20 sional defense committees a report with a justifica- 21 tion for the decision not to implement the results of 22 the report required by subsection (a)(2)(a) into the 23 requirements process for the next budget cycle. The 24 report shall include an assessment of the gap be- 25 tween current requirements for critical munitions g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 272 1 and those requirements identified in the report re- 2 quired by subsection (a)(2)(a). 3 (c) CRITICAL MUNITIONS DEFINED.—In this section, 4 the term ‘‘critical munitions’’ includes munitions des5 ignated on the critical munitions list of the Chairman of 6 the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 7 Subtitle E—Other Matters 8 SEC. 371. ADJUSTMENT AND DIVERSIFICATION ASSIST- 9 ANCE FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS 10 AFFECTED BY DEPOT REDUCTIONS. 11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2391(b)(1) of title 10, 12 United States Code, is amended— 13 14 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘military installation resilience,’’; 15 (2) by inserting ‘‘or (G) by any action of the 16 Department of Defense that negatively affects a cov- 17 ered depot (as such term is defined in section 18 2476(f) of this title),’’ after ‘‘ the defense facility,’’; 19 and 20 (3) by striking ‘‘(C), or (F)’’ and inserting 21 ‘‘(C), (F), or (G)’’. 22 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 23 of the enactment of the Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 24 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 25 that includes an identification of the amount of adjust- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 273 1 ment and diversification assistance anticipated to be pro2 vided pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (a) 3 during fiscal year 2026 to State and local governments 4 for each covered depot. 5 SEC. 372. AUTHORITY TO EVACUATE FAMILY PETS AND 6 CONTRACT WORKING DOGS DURING NON- 7 COMBATANT 8 COUNTRIES. 9 EVACUATIONS OF FOREIGN Chapter 157 of title 10, United States Code, is 10 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 11 ‘‘§ 2653. Evacuation of family pets and contract work12 ing dogs during noncombatant evacu- 13 ations of foreign countries 14 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO EVACUATE.—Subject to the lim- 15 itations under subsection (b), in the event of a situation 16 during which the Department of Defense evacuates non17 combatants from a foreign country, the Secretary of De18 fense may enter into agreements with appropriate non19 profit entities under which such entities provide for the 20 evacuation of— 21 22 ‘‘(1) the family pets of citizens of the United States who are evacuated by the Department; and 23 24 ‘‘(2) contract working dogs located in such country. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 274 1 ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—The limitations under this sub- 2 section are as follows: 3 ‘‘(1) The Department of Defense is not respon- 4 sible for providing veterinary care for a family pet 5 or contract working dog by reason of the evacuation 6 of the pet or dog pursuant to subsection (a). 7 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may not exercise the au- 8 thority under subsection (a) if the exercise of such 9 authority would result in a reduction in the number 10 of individuals who would otherwise be evacuated. 11 ‘‘(3) The operator of a vehicle used for evacu- 12 ation may refuse to evacuate a family pet or con- 13 tract working dog if the operator determines that 14 the evacuation would create a safety risk to other 15 passengers or personnel.’’. 16 17 SEC. 373. MANNED ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT SAFETY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 157 of title 10, United 18 States Code, as amended by section 372, is further amend19 ed by adding at the end the following new section: 20 ‘‘§ 2654. Aircraft safety: requirements for certain 21 highly trafficked domestic airspace 22 ‘‘(a) LIMITATION ON OPERATION.—Notwithstanding 23 section 1046 of the National Defense Authorization Act 24 for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232, 49 U.S.C. 25 40101 note), except as provided in subsection (b), the Sec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 275 1 retary of a military department may not authorize any 2 manned rotary wing aircraft of the Department of Defense 3 to operate a training mission in a covered airspace unless 4 such aircraft, while being operated, is actively providing 5 warning of the proximity of such aircraft to nearby com6 mercial aircraft in a manner compatible with the traffic 7 alert and collision avoidance system of such commercial 8 aircraft. 9 ‘‘(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of a mili- 10 tary department, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 11 Transportation, may waive the limitation under subsection 12 (a) with respect to the operation of an aircraft if that Sec13 retary— 14 ‘‘(1) determines that— 15 ‘‘(A) such waiver is in the national security 16 interests of the United States; and 17 ‘‘(B) a commercial aviation compatibility 18 risk assessment has been conducted with re- 19 spect to the operation of the aircraft pursuant 20 to the waiver to mitigate the risk associated 21 with such operation; and 22 ‘‘(2) in the case of a waiver to be in effect for 23 a period exceeding 30 days, submits to appropriate 24 congressional committees notice of such waiver, in- 25 cluding a copy of the applicable commercial aviation g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 276 1 compatibility risk assessment specified in paragraph 2 (1)(B). 3 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION.—The Secretary 4 of a military department may not delegate the waiver au5 thority under subsection (b) to an official whose rank is 6 below a general or flag officer. 7 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.— 8 9 ‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— 10 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services 11 and the Committee on Transportation and In- 12 frastructure of the House of Representatives; 13 and 14 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services 15 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 16 Transportation of the Senate. 17 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered airspace’ means the 18 Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Special Flight 19 Rules Area, as such term is defined in section 20 93.335 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, or 21 any successor regulation.’’. 22 (b) REPORTS ON NEAR MISSES.— 23 (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 24 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 25 retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 277 1 congressional committees a report on the number of 2 near misses that aircraft of the Department have 3 had with commercial aircraft during the 10-year pe- 4 riod preceding such date of enactment. 5 (2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 6 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an- 7 nually thereafter through 2030, the Secretary of De- 8 fense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 9 committees a report on the number of near misses 10 that aircraft of the Department have had with com- 11 mercial aircraft during the previous fiscal year. 12 (3) ELEMENTS.—Each report under this sub- 13 section shall include, with respect to each near miss 14 covered under the report, the following: 15 (A) The date, time, and location of the 16 near miss. 17 (B) A description of all aircraft involved in 18 the near miss. 19 (C) Any changes to protocols, standard op- 20 erating procedures, or policy, as appropriate, 21 that were made based on the near miss. 22 (4) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report under this 23 subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, 24 but may include a classified annex. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 278 1 (5) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- 2 TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap- 3 propriate congressional committees’’ means— 4 (A) the Committee on Armed Services and 5 the Committee on Transportation and Infra- 6 structure of the House of Representatives; and 7 (B) the Committee on Armed Services and 8 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 9 Transportation of the Senate. 10 11 SEC. 374. ESTABLISHMENT OF ARMY MUSEUM SYSTEM. Chapter 775 of title 10, United States Code, is 12 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 13 ‘‘§ 7715. Army museum system 14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall 15 support a system of official Army museums within the 16 United States Army Center of Military History. Such sys17 tem shall include the National Museum of the United 18 States Army and may contain other museums honoring 19 individual installations, units, and branches, as designated 20 by the Secretary of the Army, that meet criteria estab21 lished under subsection (b). 22 ‘‘(b) CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of 23 the Army shall establish criteria for designating museums 24 of subsection (a) for inclusion in the Army museum sys25 tem. Such criteria shall include— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 279 1 2 ‘‘(1) historical significance to Army operations, technology, or personnel; 3 4 ‘‘(2) public accessibility and educational outreach programs; and 5 ‘‘(3) alignment with the mission of the Army to 6 preserve its heritage. 7 ‘‘(c) CRITERIA FOR CLOSURE.—The Secretary of the 8 Army shall establish criteria for closing museums within 9 the Army museum system. No museum within such sys10 tem may be closed until— 11 ‘‘(1) the Secretary of the Army submits to the 12 Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep- 13 resentatives and the Senate notice that includes— 14 ‘‘(A) a plan for the preservation, storage, 15 or alternate display of historical collections con- 16 tained in the museum; 17 18 ‘‘(B) how any issues relating to museum personnel will be resolved; 19 ‘‘(C) an identification of any efforts to 20 maintain museum operations through public- 21 private partnerships; and 22 ‘‘(D) an analysis of the cost to transport, 23 consolidate, and preserve the historical collec- 24 tions contained in the museum; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 280 1 ‘‘(2) a period of 90 days has elapsed after the 2 date on which such notice is received by such com- 3 mittees. 4 ‘‘(d) FUNDING AND SUPPORT.—Consistent with ap- 5 plicable law, the Secretary may enter into partnerships, 6 including with nonprofit organizations, to enhance the fi7 nancial sustainability and public engagement of the muse8 ums in the Army museum system.’’. 9 SEC. 375. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES NAVY MU- 10 11 SEUM SYSTEM. Chapter 861 of title 10, United States Code, is 12 amended by inserting after section 8617 the following new 13 section: 14 ‘‘§ 8617A. United States Navy Museum System 15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy shall 16 support a system of official Navy museums, which shall 17 collectively be known as the ‘United States Navy Museum 18 System’. Such system shall include the following muse19 ums: 20 21 ‘‘(1) The National Museum of the United States Navy. 22 23 ‘‘(2) The United States Naval Academy Museum. 24 ‘‘(3) The Naval War College Museum. 25 ‘‘(4) The Submarine Force Museum. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 281 1 ‘‘(5) The National Naval Aviation Museum. 2 ‘‘(6) The USS Constitution Naval History and 3 Heritage Command, Detachment Boston. 4 ‘‘(7) The United States Navy Seabee Museum. 5 ‘‘(8) The Puget Sound Navy Museum. 6 ‘‘(9) The Naval Undersea Museum. 7 ‘‘(10) The National Museum of the American 8 Sailor. 9 ‘‘(11) The Hampton Roads Naval Museum. 10 ‘‘(12) Such other museums as may be des- 11 ignated by the Secretary of the Navy that meet cri- 12 teria established under subsection (b). 13 ‘‘(b) CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of 14 the Navy shall establish criteria for designating museums 15 other than museums identified in paragraphs (1) through 16 (11) of subsection (a) for inclusion in the United States 17 Navy Museum System. Such criteria shall include— 18 19 ‘‘(1) historical significance to naval operations, technology, or personnel; 20 21 ‘‘(2) public accessibility and educational outreach programs; and 22 ‘‘(3) alignment with the mission of the Navy to 23 preserve its heritage. 24 ‘‘(c) CRITERIA FOR CLOSURE.—The Secretary of the 25 Navy shall establish criteria for the closure of museums g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 282 1 within the United States Navy Museum System. No mu2 seum within such system may be closed until— 3 ‘‘(1) the Secretary of the Navy submits to the 4 Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep- 5 resentatives and the Senate notice that includes— 6 ‘‘(A) a plan for the preservation, storage, 7 or alternate display of historical collections con- 8 tained in the museum; 9 ‘‘(B) how any issues relating to museum 10 personnel will be resolved; 11 ‘‘(C) an identification of any efforts to 12 maintain museum operations through public- 13 private partnerships; and 14 ‘‘(D) an analysis of the cost to transport, 15 consolidate, and preserve the historical collec- 16 tions contained in the museum; and 17 ‘‘(2) a period of 90 days has elapsed after the 18 date on which such notice is received by such com- 19 mittees. 20 ‘‘(d) FUNDING AND SUPPORT.—Consistent with ap- 21 plicable law, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into 22 partnerships, including with nonprofit organizations, to 23 enhance the financial sustainability and public engage24 ment of the museums in the United States Museum Sys25 tem.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 283 1 SEC. 376. ESTABLISHMENT OF AIR FORCE AND SPACE 2 3 FORCE MUSEUM SYSTEM. Chapter 979 of title 10, United States Code, is 4 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 5 ‘‘§ 9784. Air Force and Space Force Museum System 6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force 7 shall support a system of official Air Force and Space 8 Force museums within the Department of the Air Force. 9 Such system shall include the National Museum of the 10 United States Air Force and may contain other museums 11 honoring individual installations, units, and branches, as 12 designated by the Secretary of the Air Force, that meet 13 criteria established under subsection (b). 14 ‘‘(b) CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of 15 the Air Force shall establish criteria for designating muse16 ums of subsection (a) for inclusion in the Air Force and 17 Space Force museum system. Such criteria shall include— 18 19 ‘‘(1) historical significance to Air Force and Space Force operations, technology, or personnel; 20 21 ‘‘(2) public accessibility and educational outreach programs; and 22 ‘‘(3) alignment with the mission of the Air 23 Force and Space Force to preserve the heritage of 24 the Air Force and Space Force. 25 ‘‘(c) CRITERIA FOR CLOSURE.—The Secretary of the 26 Air Force shall establish criteria for the closure of museg:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 284 1 ums within the Air Force and Space Force museum sys2 tem. No museum within such system may be closed 3 until— 4 ‘‘(1) the Secretary of the Air Force submits to 5 the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 6 Representatives and the Senate notice that in- 7 cludes— 8 ‘‘(A) a plan for the preservation, storage, 9 or alternate display of historical collections con- 10 tained in the museum; 11 ‘‘(B) how any issues relating to museum 12 personnel will be resolved; 13 ‘‘(C) an identification of any efforts to 14 maintain museum operations through public- 15 private partnerships; and 16 ‘‘(D) an analysis of the cost to transport, 17 consolidate, and preserve the historical collec- 18 tions contained in the museum; and 19 ‘‘(2) a period of 90 days has elapsed after the 20 date on which such notice is received by such com- 21 mittees. 22 ‘‘(d) FUNDING AND SUPPORT.—Consistent with ap- 23 plicable law, the Secretary may enter into partnerships, 24 including with nonprofit organizations, to enhance the fi- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 285 1 nancial sustainability and public engagement of the muse2 ums in the Air Force and Space Force museum system.’’. 3 SEC. 377. TRANSPORTATION OF CERTAIN DOMESTIC ANI- 4 MALS BY FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS. 5 Section 40118 of title 49, United States Code, is 6 amended— 7 8 (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (g) as subsections (d) through (h), respectively; 9 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- 10 lowing new subsection (c): 11 ‘‘(c) TRANSPORTATION OF CERTAIN DOMESTIC ANI- 12 MALS BY FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS.— 13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—This section does not pre- 14 clude the transportation of a passenger and the 15 property of such passenger by a foreign air carrier 16 if— 17 ‘‘(A) such passenger is a member of the 18 Armed Forces or civilian employee of the De- 19 partment of Defense; 20 ‘‘(B) such property includes at least 1 and 21 not more than 3 domestic animals traveling 22 with such passenger; 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(C) such transportation is— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 286 1 ‘‘(i) between a place in the United 2 States and a place outside the United 3 States; or 4 ‘‘(ii) between 2 places outside the 5 United States; and 6 ‘‘(D) no air carrier holding a certificate 7 under section 41102 is willing and able to pro- 8 vide such transportation. 9 ‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITY OF INDIVIDUAL TO 10 COVER CERTAIN COSTS.—If the cost for the trans- 11 portation of a passenger and property under para- 12 graph (1) exceeds the cost that would have been 13 owed had such transportation been provided by an 14 air carrier holding a certificate under section 41102, 15 the passenger shall be responsible for paying the dif- 16 ference between such amounts. 17 ‘‘(3) DOMESTIC ANIMAL DEFINED.—In this sec- 18 tion, the term ‘domestic animal’ means a domestic 19 cat (Felis catus) or a domestic dog (Canis 20 familiaris).’’; and 21 (3) in subsection (e), as redesignated by para- 22 graph (1), by striking ‘‘subsections (a) and (c)’’ and 23 inserting ‘‘subsections (a) and (d)’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 287 1 SEC. 378. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MILITARY WORKING 2 DOG KENNELS AND FACILITIES. 3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM STANDARDS.— 4 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 5 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 6 the Secretary of each military department, veterinary ex7 perts, and military working dog program managers, shall 8 establish minimum standards for kennels and other facili9 ties used to house military working dogs. Such minimum 10 standards shall include each of the following: 11 (1) Requirements for space and design to en- 12 sure each military working dog has sufficient space 13 to stand, turn around, lie down comfortably, and en- 14 gage in natural behaviors. 15 (2) Standards for environmental conditions to 16 ensure adequate ventilation, temperature control, 17 and protection from extreme weather conditions. 18 (3) Standards for sanitation and hygiene to en- 19 sure kennels and other facilities can be easily 20 cleaned and disinfected. 21 (4) Requirements related to safety and security 22 to prevent military working dogs from escaping and 23 being injured and preventing access to kennels and 24 other facilities by unauthorized individuals. 25 (5) Standards for access to veterinary care to 26 address the routine and emergency medical care g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 288 1 needs of military working dogs, either at a military 2 veterinary treatment facility or through sufficient 3 on-site veterinary capabilities. 4 5 (6) Requirements related to daily access to exercise areas. 6 7 (7) Required annual inspections to ensure compliance with such standards. 8 (8) Such other standards and requirements as 9 the Secretary of Defense determines are appropriate. 10 (b) IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLIANCE.— 11 (1) EXISTING FACILITIES.— 12 (A) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than one 13 year after the date of the establishment of the 14 standards required under subsection (a), the 15 Secretary of Defense, acting through the Exec- 16 utive Agent for the Department of Defense 17 Military Working Dog Program, shall ensure 18 that each kennel and other facility used to 19 house military working dogs under the jurisdic- 20 tion of the Department of Defense is assessed 21 to determine the extent to which such kennel or 22 facility is in compliance with such standards. 23 (B) MODIFICATION.—Not later than three 24 years after the date of the enactment of this 25 Act, the Secretary, acting through the Execu- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 289 1 tive Agent, shall ensure that each such kennel 2 and facility is modified to the extent required to 3 comply with such standards. 4 (2) NEW FACILITIES.—The Secretary, acting 5 through the Executive Agent, shall ensure that any 6 kennel or other facility used to house military work- 7 ing dogs under the jurisdiction of the Department 8 that is constructed or renovated after the date of the 9 enactment of this Act is in compliance with such 10 standards before such kennel or facility is used to 11 house such a military working dog. 12 (c) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense 13 may waive a specific requirement or standard developed 14 under subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, if the Sec15 retary determines that such a waiver is required to provide 16 for a temporary deployment or due to exigent cir17 cumstances. The Secretary may not issue a waiver under 18 this subsection unless the Secretary— 19 (1) provides for the implementation of alter- 20 native measures to ensure the welfare of any dogs 21 affected by the waiver; and 22 (2) submits to the Committees on Armed Serv- 23 ices of the Senate and House of Representatives a 24 report containing notice of the waiver, a justification g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 290 1 for such waiver, and a description of the alternative 2 measures provided under paragraph (1). 3 SEC. 379. RESTROOM ACCESS AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS 4 FOR 5 PROVIDERS. 6 CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION SERVICE (a) RESTROOM ACCESS.—The Secretary of Defense 7 shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that, 8 with respect to each covered location, there is a rest9 room— 10 11 (1) located at or in close proximity to the covered location; 12 (2) to which any covered driver, while providing 13 a transportation protective service involving the 14 transport of sensitive cargo to or from the covered 15 location on behalf of the Department of Defense, is 16 authorized access; 17 (3) that to the extent practicable, provides for 18 privacy, hand washing, accessibility, and gender-spe- 19 cific needs; and 20 (4) in the case of a portable restroom, that is 21 vented and equipped with adequate lighting (which 22 may be achieved through supplementation with a 23 temporary lighting source, as necessary). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 291 1 (b) LOCATION.—The location of a restroom under 2 subsection (a)(1) may not be a location to which access 3 by the covered driver would result in— 4 5 (1) a security risk, as determined by the Secretary; 6 7 (2) a health or safety risk to the covered driver; or 8 (3) a violation of any other regulation or policy 9 of the Department. 10 (c) NOTIFICATION OF NONCOMPLIANCE.—In car- 11 rying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 12 (1) establish a process by which a covered driv- 13 er may provide to the Secretary timely notification 14 of any covered location with respect to which access 15 to a restroom is not provided consistent with such 16 subsection; and 17 (2) upon receiving such a notification, coordi- 18 nate with the commander of the military installation 19 concerned or other appropriate officer or employee 20 of the Department to ensure such access is provided. 21 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 22 (1) The terms ‘‘arms, ammunition, and explo- 23 sives’’, ‘‘safe haven’’, ‘‘secure holding area’’, ‘‘secure 24 holding location’’, and ‘‘transportation protective 25 service’’ have the meanings given those terms in the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 292 1 publication of the United States Army Transpor- 2 tation Command issued October 4, 2024, and titled 3 ‘‘Military Freight Traffic Unified Rules Publication- 4 1 (MFTURP-1)’’, or any successor thereto. 5 (2) The term ‘‘commercial motor vehicle’’ has 6 the meaning given that term in section 31101 of 7 title 49, United States Code. 8 9 (3) The term ‘‘covered driver’’ means an operator of a commercial motor vehicle— 10 (A) authorized to provide a transportation 11 protective service on behalf of the Department 12 of Defense; and 13 (B) subject to requirements for qualifica- 14 tions and maximum hours of service under sec- 15 tion 31502(b) of title 49, United States Code. 16 (4) The term ‘‘covered location’’ means a safe 17 haven, secure holding area, or secure holding loca- 18 tion at a military installation or other facility of the 19 Department of Defense. 20 (5) The terms ‘‘facility’’ and ‘‘military installa- 21 tion’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 22 2801(c) of title 10, United States Code. 23 (6) The term ‘‘sensitive cargo’’ means— 24 (A) arms, ammunition, and explosives; 25 (B) classified material; or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 293 1 (C) any other cargo, or category thereof, 2 the Secretary of Defense determines sensitive 3 for purposes of this section. 4 SEC. 380. USE OF EXPEDITIONARY SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL 5 6 7 SYSTEMS BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) EXPEDITIONARY SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS.— 8 (1) AUTHORIZED USE.—The Secretary of De- 9 fense may use expeditionary solid waste disposal sys- 10 tems for the destruction of covered materials. 11 (2) EQUIPPING AND AVAILABILITY OF SYS- 12 TEMS.—Expeditionary 13 units deployed for use in accordance with paragraph 14 (1) shall be— solid waste disposal systems 15 (A) equipped to support operations relating 16 to border security and the elimination of con- 17 traband; and 18 (B) made available with respect to military 19 installations, forward operating bases, and the 20 security forces of allies and partners of the 21 United States as necessary to assist in coun- 22 tering infiltration and the unauthorized use of 23 military assets of the United States. 24 (b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF OPEN-AIR BURN PITS 25 TO DISPOSE OF COVERED MATERIAL.—In addition to the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 294 1 prohibition on the disposal of certain wastes in open-air 2 burn pits under section 317 of the National Defense Au3 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111– 4 84; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note), the Secretary of Defense may 5 not use open-air burn pits for the disposal of any covered 6 material. 7 (c) COVERED MATERIAL DEFINED.—In this section, 8 the term ‘‘covered material’’ means the following: 9 (1) Contraband or other property that is illegal 10 to possess, including seized counterfeit materials and 11 unauthorized military equipment. 12 (2) Classified equipment or materials. 13 SEC. 381. PILOT PROGRAM FOR CONTRACTED AMPHIBIOUS 14 AIR RESOURCES FOR THE AREA OF RESPON- 15 SIBILITY OF THE UNITED STATES INDO-PA- 16 CIFIC COMMAND. 17 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense, in con- 18 junction with the Secretary of the Navy and the Com19 mander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, may 20 carry out a pilot program for the contracted operation of 21 a fleet of commercial amphibious aviation resources to be 22 made available to the commanders of the combatant com23 mands and the commanders of other components of the 24 Department of Defense for mission tasking within the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 295 1 area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific 2 Command. 3 4 (b) FIELDING AND ADJUDICATING MISSION RE- QUESTS.—The Commander of the United States Indo-Pa- 5 cific Command shall establish a process to field and adju6 dicate mission requests pursuant to the pilot program 7 under subsection (a) in a timely manner. 8 (c) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the 9 pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on the 10 date that is three years after the date of the enactment 11 of this Act. 12 SEC. 382. INITIATIVE TO CONTROL SPREAD OF GREATER 13 14 BANDED HORNET IN GUAM. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 15 enhance efforts to manage, control, and interdict the 16 greater banded hornet on military installations in Guam. 17 (b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—The efforts required 18 under subsection (a) shall include the following: 19 (1) Carrying out science-based management 20 and control programs to reduce the effect of the 21 greater banded hornet on military installations and 22 to prevent the introduction or spread of the greater 23 banded hornet to areas where such hornet has not 24 yet been established. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 296 1 (2) Providing support for interagency and inter- 2 governmental response efforts to control, interdict, 3 monitor, and eradicate the greater banded hornet on 4 military installations in Guam. 5 (3) Pursuing chemical, biological, and other 6 control techniques, technology transfer, and best 7 practices to support management, control, interdic- 8 tion and, where possible, eradication of the greater 9 banded hornet in Guam. 10 (4) Establishing an early detection and rapid 11 response mechanism to monitor and deploy coordi- 12 nated efforts if the greater banded hornet, or an 13 other newly detected invasive alien species, is de- 14 tected at new sites on military installations in 15 Guam. 16 (5) Carrying out such other activities as the 17 Secretary determines appropriate to manage, con- 18 trol, and interdict the greater banded hornet on mili- 19 tary installations in Guam. 20 (c) ANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 days 21 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 22 thereafter for each of the next three years, the Assistant 23 Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Envi24 ronment shall provide to the Committees on Armed Serv25 ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate a g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 297 1 briefing on the implementation of this section, which shall 2 include detailed information about the efforts of the Sec3 retary to manage, control, and interdict the greater band4 ed hornet on military installations in Guam. 5 SEC. 383. RESERVE MOBILIZATION EXERCISE TO ASSESS 6 THE CAPABILITY OF THE ARMED FORCES TO 7 RESPOND TO A HIGH-INTENSITY CONTIN- 8 GENCY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 9 (a) INDO-PACIFIC MOBILIZATION AND READINESS 10 STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the 11 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De12 fense, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint 13 Chiefs of Staff and the Commander of United States Indo14 Pacific Command, shall conduct a comprehensive joint 15 mobilization and sustainment readiness study (modeled on 16 the 1978 exercise referred to as ‘‘Nifty Nugget’’) to assess 17 the capability of the Armed Forces to respond to a high18 intensity contingency in the Indo-Pacific region. 19 (b) ELEMENTS OF THE STUDY.—The study required 20 under subsection (a) shall include the following: 21 (1) An assessment of the ability to rapidly mo- 22 bilize, deploy, and sustain active and reserve compo- 23 nent forces in response to a conflict scenario involv- 24 ing the Taiwan Strait, South China Sea, or similar 25 Indo-Pacific flashpoint. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 298 1 (2) An evaluation of strategic lift and 2 sustainment capabilities across military departments, 3 including maritime sealift, airlift, rail, road net- 4 works, and prepositioned stocks. 5 (3) Identification of critical logistics 6 vulnerabilities, mobilization bottlenecks, and com- 7 mand and control challenges. 8 (4) Analysis of interagency coordination proce- 9 dures and integration with civilian emergency sup- 10 port capabilities. 11 (5) An evaluation of joint and allied interoper- 12 ability, with particular attention to coordination 13 mechanisms with Japan, Australia, the Philippines, 14 and Taiwan. 15 (6) The civilian skills inventory described in 16 subsection (c). 17 (c) CIVILIAN SKILLS INVENTORY OF THE RESERVE 18 COMPONENT.—As part of the study required under sub19 section (a), the Secretary of Defense, acting through the 20 Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 21 shall conduct a civilian skills inventory of the reserve com22 ponents of the Armed Forces to identify and assess the 23 non-military qualifications and talents of reservists, in24 cluding— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 299 1 2 (1) foreign language proficiency and cultural expertise; 3 (2) advanced academic credentials, including 4 master’s degrees, doctoral degrees, and scientific re- 5 search experience; 6 (3) industrial and technical skills, including cy- 7 bersecurity, software development, engineering, lo- 8 gistics, manufacturing, and data science; 9 10 (4) critical infrastructure and emergency response expertise; and 11 (5) private-sector leadership and innovation ex- 12 perience 13 sustainment. 14 (d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than relevant to defense mobilization and 15 two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 16 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de17 fense committees a report that includes— 18 (1) the results, findings, and recommendations 19 of the mobilization and readiness study required 20 under subsection (a); 21 (2) a summary of the civilian skills inventory of 22 the reserve components conducted under subsection 23 (c), including recommendations for how such skills 24 can be leveraged to support contingency planning, 25 civil-military integration, and surge operations; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 300 1 2 (3) a comparative analysis of best practices by each Armed Force with respect to— 3 (A) mobilizing members of the reserve 4 components for wartime or emergency aug- 5 mentation; 6 7 (B) identifying, tracking, and using civilian-acquired skills of reservists; and 8 (C) 9 sustainment 10 maritime port operations, Army-managed rail 11 and overland transport, Air Force strategic air- 12 lift capacity, and Marine Corps expeditionary 13 logistics; and 14 (4) an estimate of— executing logistical operations, including lift and Navy-led 15 (A) the number of members of the reserve 16 components who are likely to be available and 17 required to reinforce forward-deployed active 18 duty units during the first 30, 60, and 90 days 19 of a major Indo-Pacific contingency; and 20 (B) the number of members of the reserve 21 components required to support full-scale mobi- 22 lization and logistics surge operations within 23 the United States, including domestic transpor- 24 tation nodes, sustainment hubs, ports of embar- 25 kation, mobilization training centers, and other g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 301 1 homeland support functions necessary to enable 2 and sustain global operations. 3 SEC. 384. LIMITATION ON TRANSFORMATION BY THE ARMY 4 OF PRIMARY HELICOPTER TRAINING PRO- 5 GRAM AT FORT RUCKER, ALABAMA. 6 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 7 this Act or otherwise made available for the Department 8 of Defense for fiscal year 2026 for the Army may be obli9 gated or expended to solicit proposals or award a contract 10 for the implementation of any transformation of the Initial 11 Entry Rotary Wing training program at Fort Rucker, Ala12 bama, until— 13 (1) the completion of the Part 141 Helicopter 14 Flight School Training Pilot proof of concept plan 15 conducted by the Department of the Army and the 16 Federal Aviation Administration, including— 17 (A) all three phases of Initial Entry Rotary 18 Wing Training Phases 1 & 2 and Phase 3 19 Warfighter Tactical Training Phase; and 20 (B) the evaluation of the effectiveness of 21 the training pilot, which shall include the re- 22 sults of six classes of eight students each (48 23 students total); 24 (2) the Secretary of the Army (in this section 25 referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) has fully assessed g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 302 1 and validated the outcomes of the training pilot, in- 2 cluding with respect to cost, operational effective- 3 ness, safety, and training efficacy; 4 (3) the Secretary submits to the congressional 5 defense committees a report that includes a detailed 6 description of the results of the training pilot and 7 the rationale for any proposed changes to training 8 systems or platforms resulting from such training 9 pilot; and 10 11 (4) the Secretary provides to the congressional defense committees a briefing that includes— 12 (A) an identification of the outcomes and 13 findings of the training pilot referred to in 14 paragraph (1); 15 (B) an assessment of the cost-effectiveness 16 and operational and training readiness resulting 17 from the training pilot; 18 (C) any recommendations for future pro- 19 curement or contracting activity related to 20 training initiatives similar to the training pilot; 21 and 22 (D) the course of action proposed by the 23 Secretary relating to any such transformation. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 303 1 2 TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A—Active Forces Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. Subtitle B—Reserve Forces Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves. Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support. Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations; Reports Sec. 421. Military personnel. Sec. 422. Streamlining of total force reporting requirements. Subtitle A—Active Forces 3 4 5 SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active 6 duty personnel as of September 30, 2026, as follows: 7 (1) The Army, 454,000. 8 (2) The Navy, 344,600. 9 (3) The Marine Corps, 172,300. 10 (4) The Air Force, 321,500. 11 (5) The Space Force, 10,400. 12 Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 13 SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized 15 strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve 16 components as of September 30, 2026, as follows: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 304 1 2 (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 328,000. 3 (2) The Army Reserve, 172,000. 4 (3) The Navy Reserve, 57,500. 5 (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 33,600. 6 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 7 States, 106,300. 8 (6) The Air Force Reserve, 67,500. 9 (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 8,500. 10 (b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS.—The end 11 strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Re12 serve of any reserve component shall be proportionately 13 reduced by— 14 (1) the total authorized strength of units orga- 15 nized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of 16 such component which are on active duty (other 17 than for training) at the end of the fiscal year; and 18 (2) the total number of individual members not 19 in units organized to serve as units of the Selected 20 Reserve of such component who are on active duty 21 (other than for training or for unsatisfactory partici- 22 pation in training) without their consent at the end 23 of the fiscal year. 24 (c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or 25 individual members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 305 1 component are released from active duty during any fiscal 2 year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for 3 the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be 4 increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths 5 of such units and by the total number of such individual 6 members. 7 SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE 8 DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. 9 Within the end strengths prescribed in section 10 411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are 11 authorized, as of September 30, 2026, the following num12 ber of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or 13 full-time duty, in the case of members of the National 14 Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, re15 cruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: 16 17 (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 30,845. 18 (2) The Army Reserve, 16,511. 19 (3) The Navy Reserve, 10,409. 20 (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,400. 21 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 22 States, 25,982. 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (6) The Air Force Reserve, 6,218. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 306 1 SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS 2 3 (DUAL STATUS). (a) IN GENERAL.—The minimum number of military 4 technicians (dual status) as of the last day of fiscal year 5 2026 for the reserve components of the Army and the Air 6 Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, United 7 States Code) shall be the following: 8 9 (1) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 21,294. 10 (2) For the Army Reserve, 6,258. 11 (3) For the Air National Guard of the United 12 States, 10,405. 13 14 15 (4) For the Air Force Reserve, 6,455. (b) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF TEMPORARY MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS).—The number of 16 temporary military technicians (dual status) under sub17 section (a) may not exceed 25 percent of the total number 18 authorized under such subsection. 19 (c) PROHIBITION.—A State may not coerce a military 20 technician (dual status) to accept an offer of realignment 21 or conversion to any other military status, including as 22 a member on Active Guard and Reserve duty. No action 23 may be taken against an individual, or the position of such 24 individual, who refuses such an offer solely on the basis 25 of such refusal. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 307 1 SEC. 414. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU- 2 THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 3 OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 4 During fiscal year 2026, the maximum number of 5 members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces 6 who may be serving at any time on full-time operational 7 support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United 8 States Code, is the following: 9 10 (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000. 11 (2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 12 (3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 13 (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 14 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 15 States, 16,000. 16 (6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 17 Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations; Reports 18 19 20 SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 21 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 22 2026 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities 23 and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, 24 not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as spec25 ified in the funding table in section 4401. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 308 1 (b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The au- 2 thorization of appropriations in the subsection (a) super3 sedes any other authorization of appropriations (definite 4 or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2026. 5 SEC. 422. STREAMLINING OF TOTAL FORCE REPORTING RE- 6 7 QUIREMENTS. (a) REPEAL OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY 8 TECHNICIANS.—Section 115a of title 10, United States 9 Code, is amended by striking subsection (g). 10 11 (b) INCORPORATION OF ANNUAL CIVILIAN PER- SONNEL MANAGEMENT REPORT INTO ANNUAL DEFENSE 12 MANPOWER PROFILE REPORT.— 13 (1) IN 14 amended— 15 (A) GENERAL.—Such by section is further redesignating subsections (d) 16 through (f) as subsections (e) through (g), re- 17 spectively; and 18 (B) by inserting after subsection (c) the 19 20 following new subsection (d): ‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary shall include in each report 21 under subsection (a) a detailed discussion of the manage22 ment of the civilian workforce of the Department of De23 fense. The discussion shall include the matter specified in 24 paragraph (2) for the civilian workforce of— 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) the Office of the Secretary of Defense; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 309 1 ‘‘(B) the Defense Agencies; 2 ‘‘(C) the Department of Defense Field Activi- 3 ties; and 4 ‘‘(D) the military departments.’’. 5 (2) TRANSFER.—Paragraph (2) of section 6 129(c) of such title— 7 (A) is amended, in the matter preceding 8 subparagraph (A)— 9 (i) by striking ‘‘Each report under 10 paragraph (1) shall contain’’ and inserting 11 ‘‘The matter to be included in each discus- 12 sion under paragraph (1)’’; and 13 (ii) by striking ‘‘under the jurisdiction 14 of the official submitting the report,’’ and 15 inserting ‘‘of each element of the Depart- 16 ment of Defense named in such paragraph, 17 is’’; and 18 (B) is transferred to section 115a and in- 19 serted at the end of subsection (d) of such sec- 20 tion, as added by paragraph (1) of this sub- 21 section. 22 (3) CONFORMING REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT 23 FOR SEPARATE ANNUAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MAN- 24 AGEMENT REPORT.—Section 25 amended by striking subsection (c). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) 129 of such title is G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 310 1 2 TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A—Officer Policy Sec. 501. Space Force general officer management. Sec. 502. Redistribution of general officers on active duty from the Air Force to the Space Force. Sec. 503. Notification of removal of officers from selection board reports and promotion lists. Sec. 504. Chaplains: career flexibility; detail as students at schools for education required for appointment. Sec. 505. Temporary increase in fiscal year percentage limitation for reduction or waiver of service-in-grade requirement for general and flag officers to be retired in pay grades O-7 and O-8. Sec. 506. Notice of removal of Judge Advocates General. Sec. 507. Authority to waive prohibition on officers serving on successive selection boards for boards to consider officers for promotion to major general or rear admiral. Sec. 508. Establishment of blast safety officer positions. Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management Sec. 511. Active and inactive transfers of officers of the Army National Guard and Air Force National Guard. Sec. 512. National Guard: Active Guard and Reserve duty in response to a State disaster. Sec. 513. Report on effect of equipment shortfalls on ability of National Guard to perform homeland defense activities. Sec. 514. Report on National Guard sexual assault prevention and response training. Sec. 515. Study and report on members of the reserve components: consideration of amount of time of service in activation; authority to waive limitation on release from active duty. Subtitle C—General Service Authorities and Military Records Sec. 521. Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record: codification; expansion. Sec. 522. Women’s initiative teams. Sec. 523. Honorary promotions on the initiative of the Department of Defense. Sec. 524. Enhanced efficiency and service discretion for Disability Evaluation System reviews. Sec. 525. Requirement of equal opportunity, racial neutrality, and exclusive use of merit in military personnel actions. Sec. 526. Report on adequacy of reimbursement for costs of permanent change of station. Subtitle D—Recruitment and Accession Sec. 531. Recruiter access to secondary schools. Sec. 532. Alternative service in areas of national interest by individuals denied enlistment. Sec. 533. Medical accession standards for members of the Armed Forces. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 311 Sec. 534. Clarifying the calculation of enlistments for persons whose score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is below a prescribed level for the future servicemember preparatory course. Sec. 535. Selective Service System: automatic registration. Subtitle E—Member Training Sec. 541. Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps instructor qualifications. Sec. 542. Number of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps units. Sec. 543. Requirements with respect to motorcycle safety training. Sec. 544. Repeal of annual certifications related to the Ready, Relevant Learning initiative of the Navy. Sec. 545. Mandatory training on government ethics and national security law. Sec. 546. Temporary authority to provide bonuses to Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps instructors. Sec. 547. Pilot program for generative artificial intelligence and spatial computing for performance training and proficiency assessment. Sec. 548. Limitation on authority to reorganize the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps of the Army. Sec. 549. Accreditation of National Guard Marksmanship Training Center. Subtitle F—Member Education Sec. 551. Modification to maximum years of service for eligibility detail as a student at a law school. Sec. 552. Inclusion of Space Force education programs in definitions regarding professional military education. Sec. 553. Asynchronous instruction in distance education option for professional military education. Sec. 554. Center for Strategic Deterrence and Weapons of Mass Destruction Studies. Sec. 555. Military service academy nominations. Sec. 556. Modifications to alternative obligation for cadets and midshipmen. Sec. 557. Modification to the designation of Members of the House of Representatives to the Boards of Visitors of Service Academies. Sec. 558. Director of Admissions of the United States Naval Academy. Sec. 559. Detail of members of the Space Force as instructors at Air Force Institute of Technology. Sec. 559A. Prohibition on participation of males in athletic programs or activities at the military service academies that are designated for women or girls. Sec. 559B. Organization of Army War College. Subtitle G—Military Justice and Other Legal Matters Sec. 561. Qualifications for judge advocates. Sec. 562. Ensuring the availability of legal advice to commanders. Sec. 563. Analysis of potential modifications to the offense of wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Sec. 564. Revision to sexual assault prevention and response training guidance. Sec. 565. Notification of military sex offenders at military installations. Sec. 566. Analysis of the advisability of modifying the definition of abusive sexual contact under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 312 Sec. 567. Analysis of the advisability of establishing a punitive article for child pornography-related offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Subtitle H—Career Transition Sec. 571. Transition Assistance Program: amendments; pilot program; reports. Sec. 572. Amendments to pathways for counseling in Transition Assistance Program. Sec. 573. Improvements to information-sharing to support individuals retiring or separating from the Armed Forces. Subtitle I—Family Programs, Child Care, and Dependent Education Sec. 581. Notification of suspected child abuse that occurs at a military child development center. Sec. 582. Enrollment of children of certain American Red Cross employees in schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity. Sec. 583. Ensuring access to DODEA schools for certain members of the reserve components. Sec. 584. Authorization of dual or concurrent enrollment programs for students of Defense Dependent Schools. Sec. 585. Restrictions on certain actions relating to DODEA schools and military child development centers. Sec. 586. Extension of pilot program to provide financial assistance to members of the Armed Forces for in-home child care. Sec. 587. Military OneSource: information regarding maternal health care. Sec. 588. Assistance for deployment-related support of members of the Armed Forces undergoing deployment and their families beyond the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program. Sec. 589. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of military and civilian personnel. Sec. 589A. Verification of reporting of eligible federally connected children for purposes of Federal impact aid programs. Sec. 589B. Regulations on the use of portable electronic mobile devices in Department of Defense Education Activity schools. Sec. 589V. Management of special education in schools operated by Department of Defense Education Activity. Sec. 589D. Pilot program to increase payments for child care services in highcost areas. Subtitle J—Decorations and Awards, Reports, and Other Matters Sec. 591. Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to E. Royce Williams for acts of valor during the Korean War. Sec. 592. Authorization for posthumous award of the distinguished-service cross to Isaac ‘‘Ike’’ Camacho for acts of valor in Vietnam. Sec. 593. Compliance with travel charge card deactivation requirements. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 313 1 Subtitle A—Officer Policy 2 SEC. 501. SPACE FORCE GENERAL OFFICER MANAGEMENT. 3 (a) DISTRIBUTION OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ON 4 ACTIVE SERVICE IN GENERAL OFFICER GRADES.—Sec5 tion 525 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 6 (1) in subsection (a)— 7 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 8 by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force officer list’’ 9 after ‘‘officer on the active duty list’’; and 10 (B) in paragraph (5)— 11 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 12 ‘‘officers in the grade of general’’ and in- 13 serting ‘‘officers on sustained duty orders 14 in the grade of general’’; 15 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 16 ‘‘officers in a grade above’’ and inserting 17 ‘‘officers on sustained duty orders in a 18 grade above’’; and 19 (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 20 ‘‘officers in the grade’’ and inserting ‘‘offi- 21 cers on sustained duty orders in the 22 grade’’; and 23 24 (2) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 314 1 ‘‘(3) The limitations of this section do not apply to 2 a Space Force general officer serving in a Space Force 3 active status but not on sustained duty orders, and who 4 is on active service for a period in excess of 365 days but 5 not to exceed three years. Unless authorized by the Sec6 retary of Defense, the number of Space Force general offi7 cers covered by this subsection and not serving in a joint 8 duty assignment for purposes of chapter 38 of this title 9 may not exceed two. Not later than 30 days after author10 izing more than two Space Force general officers covered 11 by this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 12 the notification required in accordance with paragraph 13 (2).’’. 14 15 (b) AUTHORIZED STRENGTH OF SPACE FORCE GENERAL OFFICERS ON ACTIVE SERVICE.—Section 526 of 16 such title is amended— 17 (1) in subsection (c)— 18 (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 19 ‘‘AND OF THE SPACE FORCE’’ after ‘‘COMPO- 20 NENTS’’; 21 (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or of 22 the Space Force’’ after ‘‘a reserve component’’; 23 (C) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) the following new subparagraph: (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 315 1 ‘‘(D) The Secretary of the Air Force may au- 2 thorize not more than two of the general officers au- 3 thorized to serve in the Space Force under section 4 20110 of this title to serve on active service for a 5 period of at least 180 days and not longer than 365 6 days.’’; and 7 (D) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ‘‘, or 8 a Space Force general officer in a Space Force 9 active status not on sustained duty,’’ after ‘‘a 10 reserve component’’; and 11 (2) in subsection (d)— 12 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘officer; 13 or’’ and inserting ‘‘officer;’’; 14 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe- 15 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 16 (C) by adding at the end the following new 17 paragraph: 18 ‘‘(3) a Space Force officer in the grade of brig- 19 adier general or above who is pending transition off 20 of sustained duty orders, but only during the 60-day 21 period preceding the end date of such orders.’’. 22 (c) STRENGTH IN GRADE: SPACE FORCE GENERAL 23 OFFICERS IN A SPACE FORCE ACTIVE STATUS NOT ON 24 SUSTAINED DUTY.—Chapter 2003 of such title is amend25 ed by adding at the end the following new section: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 316 1 ‘‘§ 20110. Strength in grade: Space Force general offi2 cers in a Space Force active status, not 3 on sustained duty 4 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZED STRENGTH.—The authorized 5 strength of general officers in the Space Force serving in 6 a Space Force active status but not on sustained duty is 7 five. 8 ‘‘(b) EXCLUSIONS.—The following Space Force gen- 9 eral officers shall not be counted for purposes of this sec10 tion: 11 12 ‘‘(1) Those counted under section 526 of this title. 13 ‘‘(2) Those serving in a joint duty assignment 14 for purposes of chapter 38 of this title, except that 15 the number of officers who may be excluded under 16 this paragraph may not exceed two. 17 ‘‘(c) PERMANENT GRADE.—A Space Force general 18 officer may not be reduced in permanent grade because 19 of a reduction in the number authorized under subsection 20 (a). 21 ‘‘(d) TEMPORARY EXCLUSION.—The limitations of 22 subsection (a) do not apply to an officer released from a 23 joint duty assignment or other non-joint active service as24 signment, but only during the 60-day period beginning on 25 the date the officer departs the joint duty or other active 26 service assignment. The Secretary of Defense may authorg:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 317 1 ize the Secretary of the Air Force to extend the 60-day 2 period by an additional 120 days, except that not more 3 than three Space Force officers may be covered by an ex4 tension under this subsection at the same time.’’. 5 SEC. 502. REDISTRIBUTION OF GENERAL OFFICERS ON AC- 6 TIVE DUTY FROM THE AIR FORCE TO THE 7 SPACE FORCE. 8 Section 526(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 9 amended— 10 11 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘171’’ and inserting ‘‘168’’; and 12 13 14 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘21’’ and inserting ‘‘24’’. SEC. 503. NOTIFICATION OF REMOVAL OF OFFICERS FROM 15 SELECTION 16 MOTION LISTS. 17 (a) REGULAR COMPONENTS.— 18 (1) BOARD SELECTION REPORTS BOARD AND PRO- REPORTS.—Section 19 618(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 20 by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 21 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense shall notify the con- 22 gressional defense committees of the removal of the name 23 of an officer from the report of a selection board by the 24 President or the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of Defense g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 318 1 under paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), respectively, for 2 any reason other than misconduct— 3 4 ‘‘(A) not later than 30 days after the name of an officer is removed; and 5 ‘‘(B) prior to submission to the Senate of a pro- 6 motion list with respect to such report pursuant to 7 section 624(c) of this title.’’. 8 (2) PROMOTION LISTS.—Section 629(a) of title 9 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 10 the end the following: ‘‘The President shall notify 11 the congressional defense committees not later than 12 30 days after removing the name of an officer from 13 such list for any reason other than misconduct.’’. 14 (b) RESERVE COMPONENTS.—Section 14111(b) of 15 title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 16 end the following new paragraph: 17 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense shall notify the con- 18 gressional defense committees of the removal of the name 19 of an officer from the report of a selection board by the 20 President or the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of Defense 21 under paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), respectively, for 22 any reason other than misconduct— 23 24 ‘‘(A) not later than 30 days after the name of an officer is removed; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 319 1 ‘‘(B) prior to submission to the Senate of a pro- 2 motion list with respect to such report pursuant to 3 section 12203 of this title.’’. 4 SEC. 504. CHAPLAINS: CAREER FLEXIBILITY; DETAIL AS 5 STUDENTS AT SCHOOLS FOR EDUCATION RE- 6 QUIRED FOR APPOINTMENT. 7 (a) CAREER FLEXIBILITY FOR CHAPLAINS.—Sub- 8 section (a) of section 710 of title 10, United States Code, 9 is amended— 10 11 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Each Secretary’’; and 12 (2) by adding at the end the following new 13 paragraph: 14 ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1), if the Sec- 15 retary of a military department carries out a program 16 under paragraph (1), such Secretary shall, pursuant to 17 this section, inactivate a member who completes a detail 18 under section 2004c of this title upon the completion of 19 such detail for such period of time as the Secretary deter20 mines appropriate so such member may perform religious 21 ministry that meets professional requirements for appoint22 ment as a chaplain in the military department con23 cerned.’’. 24 (b) DETAIL AS STUDENTS AT SCHOOLS FOR EDU- 25 CATION REQUIRED FOR APPOINTMENT AS A CHAPLAIN.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 320 1 Chapter 101 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 2 by inserting after section 2004b the following new section 3 2004c: 4 ‘‘§ 2004c. Detail as students at schools for education 5 required for appointment as a chaplain: 6 commissioned officers; certain enlisted 7 members 8 ‘‘(a) DETAIL AUTHORIZED.—(1) The Secretary of 9 each military department may detail commissioned officers 10 and enlisted members of the armed forces as students at 11 accredited colleges, universities, and schools of theology, 12 located in the United States, for a period of training lead13 ing to a graduate degree that meets the educational re14 quirements for appointment as a chaplain in the armed 15 forces. 16 ‘‘(2) Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Sec- 17 retary concerned, the Secretary of a military department 18 may fund educational expenses for members of the armed 19 forces detailed under paragraph (1). Not more than 25 20 officers and enlisted members from each military depart21 ment may commence such training in any single fiscal 22 year. 23 ‘‘(3) Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Sec- 24 retary concerned, the Secretary of a military department 25 may also detail members under paragraph (1) without g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 321 1 funding any educational expenses. A member detailed pur2 suant to this paragraph shall not count against the limita3 tion in paragraph (2). 4 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR DETAIL.—To be eligible for 5 detail under subsection (a), an officer or enlisted member 6 must be a citizen of the United States and must— 7 ‘‘(1)(A) have served on active duty for a period 8 of not less than two years nor more than eight years 9 and be an officer in the pay grade O–3 or below as 10 of the time the training is to begin; or 11 ‘‘(B) have served on active duty for a period of 12 not less than four years nor more than ten years 13 and be an enlisted member in the pay grade E–5 or 14 above as of the time the training is to begin; 15 ‘‘(2) in the case of an enlisted member, meet all 16 requirements for acceptance of a commission as a 17 commissioned officer in the armed forces; and 18 19 ‘‘(3) sign an agreement that unless sooner separated the officer or enlisted member will— 20 21 ‘‘(A) complete the educational course of chaplaincy training; and 22 ‘‘(B) if the Secretary of the military de- 23 partment concerned carries out a program 24 under section 710 of this title— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 322 1 ‘‘(i) agree to be inactivated for a pe- 2 riod of time under subsection (a)(2) of 3 such section upon completion of a detail 4 under this section; and 5 ‘‘(ii) accept transfer or detail as a 6 chaplain in the military department con- 7 cerned upon completion of the period de- 8 scribed in clause (i). 9 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON SERVICE CREDIT.—Notwith- 10 standing section 533 of this title, a commissioned officer 11 of the armed forces who completes a detail under this sec12 tion may not be credited with more than four years of 13 constructive service under such section 533 upon original 14 appointment to the armed forces as a chaplain. 15 ‘‘(d) SERVICE OBLIGATION.—(1) Subject to para- 16 graph (2), the agreement of an officer or enlisted member 17 under subsection (b) shall provide that the officer or en18 listed member shall serve on active duty for two years for 19 each year or part thereof of chaplaincy training completed 20 under subsection (a), except that such agreement may not 21 require more than a total of six years of service on active 22 duty. 23 ‘‘(2) The agreement of an officer or enlisted member 24 under subsection (b) may authorize the officer or enlisted 25 member to serve a portion of a service obligation on active g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 323 1 duty and to complete the service obligation that remains 2 upon separation from active duty in the Selected Reserve, 3 in which case the officer or enlisted member shall serve 4 three years in the Selected Reserve for each year or part 5 thereof of the chaplaincy training of such officer or en6 listed member under subsection (a) for any service obliga7 tion that was not completed before separation from active 8 duty, except that such agreement may not require more 9 than a total of nine years of service in the Selected Re10 serve. 11 ‘‘(e) SELECTION OF OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEM- 12 BERS FOR DETAIL.—The Secretary of the military depart- 13 ment concerned shall select officers and enlisted members 14 for detail for chaplaincy training under subsection (a)— 15 ‘‘(1) on a competitive basis; 16 ‘‘(2) without regard to the duration of ordina- 17 tion or seminary requirements for the chaplaincy 18 training in which an officer or enlisted member 19 seeks to enroll; and 20 ‘‘(3) based on the needs of the armed forces 21 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 22 ‘‘(f) RELATION OF SERVICE OBLIGATIONS TO OTHER 23 SERVICE OBLIGATIONS.—Any service obligation incurred 24 by an officer or enlisted member under an agreement en25 tered into under subsection (b) shall be in addition to any g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 324 1 service obligation incurred by such officer or enlisted 2 member under any other provision of law or agreement, 3 except that the total service obligation under this section 4 and any other provision of law or agreement shall not ex5 ceed nine years. 6 ‘‘(g) EXPENSES.—Expenses incident to the detail of 7 officers and enlisted members under this section shall be 8 paid from any funds appropriated for the military depart9 ment concerned. 10 ‘‘(h) FAILURE TO COMPLETE PROGRAM.—An officer 11 or enlisted member who is dropped from a program of 12 chaplaincy training to which detailed under subsection (a) 13 for deficiency in conduct or studies, or for other reasons, 14 may be required to— 15 ‘‘(1) perform active duty in an appropriate mili- 16 tary capacity in accordance with the active duty obli- 17 gation imposed by regulations issued by the Sec- 18 retary of Defense, except that in no case shall an of- 19 ficer or enlisted member be required to serve on ac- 20 tive duty for any period in excess of one year for 21 each year or part thereof he participated in the pro- 22 gram; or 23 ‘‘(2) repay the expenses incident to the detail of 24 such officer or enlisted member and paid under sub- 25 section (f). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 325 1 ‘‘(i) LIMITATION ON DETAILS.—No agreement detail- 2 ing an officer or enlisted member of the armed forces to 3 a chaplaincy school may be entered into during any period 4 in which the President is authorized by law to induct per5 sons into the armed forces involuntarily. Nothing in this 6 subsection shall affect any agreement entered into during 7 any period when the President is not authorized by law 8 to so induct persons into the armed forces. 9 ‘‘(j) REPORTS.—Not later than March 31, 2027, and 10 annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary of Defense 11 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 12 Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 13 detail of commissioned officers and enlisted members of 14 the armed forces under this section during the preceding 15 fiscal year, including— 16 ‘‘(1) the number of members of the armed 17 forces detailed under this section, disagreggated by 18 military department and religious faith of the mem- 19 bers; 20 ‘‘(2) the number of members of the armed 21 forces who completed a detail under this section, 22 disaggregated by military department and religious 23 faith of the members; 24 ‘‘(3) the number of members of the armed 25 forces who have completed a detail under this sec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 326 1 tion and been appointed as a chaplain in the armed 2 forces, disaggregated by military department and re- 3 ligious faith of the members; 4 ‘‘(4) the length of detail and total cost of par- 5 ticipation, including pay, benefits, and educational 6 expenses, for each member of the armed forces de- 7 tailed under this section; 8 ‘‘(5) a description of any barriers to participa- 9 tion in details under this section by religious faiths 10 with lengthier or nontraditional formation require- 11 ments and any efforts by the Secretary to address 12 any shortages of chaplains in the armed forces for 13 particular religious faiths; and 14 ‘‘(6) any recommendations of the Secretary for 15 legislative or administrative changes to improve the 16 equity, effectiveness, or fiscal management of the de- 17 tail of members of the armed forces under this sec- 18 tion.’’. 19 SEC. 505. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FISCAL YEAR PER- 20 CENTAGE LIMITATION FOR REDUCTION OR 21 WAIVER 22 MENT FOR GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS TO 23 BE RETIRED IN PAY GRADES O-7 AND O-8. 24 OF SERVICE-IN-GRADE REQUIRE- During the period beginning on the date of the enact- 25 ment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2027, sub- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 327 1 paragraph (C) of section 1370(b)(5) of title 10, United 2 States Code, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘15 percent’’ 3 for ‘‘10 percent’’. 4 SEC. 506. NOTICE OF REMOVAL OF JUDGE ADVOCATES 5 6 GENERAL. (a) ARMY.—Section 7037 of title 10, United States 7 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 8 subsection: 9 ‘‘(f) If the Judge Advocate General is removed from 10 office before the end of the term of the Judge Advocate 11 General as specified in subsection (a), the Secretary of De12 fense shall, not later than five days after the removal takes 13 effect, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 14 Senate and the House of Representatives notice that the 15 Judge Advocate General is being removed and a statement 16 of the reason for the removal.’’. 17 (b) NAVY.—Section 8088 of title 10, United States 18 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 19 subsection: 20 ‘‘(f) If the Judge Advocate General is removed from 21 office before the end of the term of the Judge Advocate 22 General as specified in subsection (b), the Secretary of De23 fense shall, not later than five days after the removal takes 24 effect, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 25 Senate and the House of Representatives notice that the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 328 1 Judge Advocate General is being removed and a statement 2 of the reason for the removal.’’. 3 (c) AIR FORCE.—Section 9037 of title 10, United 4 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing new subsection: 6 ‘‘(g) If the Judge Advocate General is removed from 7 office before the end of the term of the Judge Advocate 8 General as specified in subsection (a), the Secretary of De9 fense shall, not later than five days after the removal takes 10 effect, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 11 Senate and the House of Representatives notice that the 12 Judge Advocate General is being removed and a statement 13 of the reason for the removal.’’. 14 SEC. 507. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE PROHIBITION ON OFFI- 15 CERS SERVING ON SUCCESSIVE SELECTION 16 BOARDS FOR BOARDS TO CONSIDER OFFI- 17 CERS FOR PROMOTION TO MAJOR GENERAL 18 OR REAR ADMIRAL. 19 Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of De- 20 fense, the Secretary of a military department may, during 21 the three-year period following the date of the enactment 22 of this Act, waive the limitation in section 612(b)(1) of 23 title 10, United States Code, in the case of a selection 24 board that will consider officers for recommendation for 25 promotion to the grade of major general or rear admiral g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 329 1 if the Secretary of the military department determines 2 that qualified officers on the active-duty list or Space 3 Force officer list or otherwise authorized to serve on the 4 board are not available in sufficient number to comprise 5 that selection board. 6 SEC. 508. ESTABLISHMENT OF BLAST SAFETY OFFICER PO- 7 8 SITIONS. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than September 30, 9 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall establish blast safety 10 officer positions in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air 11 Force, and Space Force. 12 (b) DUTIES.—Duties of a blast safety officer shall in- 13 clude the following, in accordance with standards estab14 lished pursuant to section 735 of the James M. Inhofe 15 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 16 (Public Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note): 17 (1) Overseeing the blast overpressure assess- 18 ment and risk management program for members of 19 the Armed Forces where activities present a poten- 20 tial blast overpressure exposure, including moni- 21 toring exposures, ensuring adherence to established 22 risk management practices, and elevating risk deci- 23 sions to commanders to ensure risks are appro- 24 priately managed and exposures are minimized. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 330 1 (2) Ensuring that members of the Armed 2 Forces with potential blast overpressure exposure re- 3 ceive training and education on associated health 4 risks and mitigation protocols (including minimum 5 safe distances). 6 (3) Overseeing the application of exposure con- 7 trols, including personal protective equipment and 8 engineering controls, and ensuring wearable sensors 9 are employed for such members, with exposure data 10 documented in the Defense Occupational and Envi- 11 ronmental Health Readiness System. 12 (4) Coordinating with occupational and environ- 13 mental health professionals to ensure that blast ex- 14 posed members receive appropriate medical surveil- 15 lance follow-up, with results documented, reported, 16 and integrated into existing Department of Defense 17 occupational and environmental health processes and 18 systems. 19 (5) Maintaining blast overpressure exposure 20 logs in the Defense Occupational and Environmental 21 Health Readiness System to inform long-term risk 22 management and medical surveillance. 23 (6) Coordinating with range safety officers and 24 personnel to integrate blast overpressure risk man- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 331 1 agement into range safety programs, including range 2 design, operation, and modification. 3 (c) ASSIGNMENTS.—The Secretary of a military de- 4 partment concerned shall assign a blast safety officer to 5 each component of an Armed Force where blast over6 pressure hazards are reasonably anticipated and in such 7 a manner so as to ensure coverage across operational envi8 ronments. 9 (d) TRAINING; CERTIFICATION.—A blast safety offi- 10 cer shall receive training and maintain a certification in 11 blast safety. 13 Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 14 SEC. 511. ACTIVE AND INACTIVE TRANSFERS OF OFFICERS 15 OF THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND AIR 16 FORCE NATIONAL GUARD. 12 17 Section 303 of title 32, United States Code, is 18 amended by adding at the end the following new sub19 section: 20 ‘‘(d)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Sec- 21 retary of the Army— 22 ‘‘(A) an officer of the Army National Guard 23 who fills a vacancy in a federally recognized unit of 24 the Army National Guard may be transferred from g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 332 1 the active Army National Guard to the inactive 2 Army National Guard; and 3 ‘‘(B) an officer of the Army National Guard 4 transferred to the inactive Army National Guard 5 pursuant to subparagraph (A) may be transferred 6 from the inactive Army National Guard to the active 7 Army National Guard to fill a vacancy in a federally 8 recognized unit. 9 ‘‘(2) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary 10 of the Air Force— 11 ‘‘(A) an officer of the Air National Guard who 12 fills a vacancy in a federally recognized unit of the 13 Air National Guard may be transferred from the ac- 14 tive Air National Guard to the inactive Air National 15 Guard; and 16 ‘‘(B) an officer of the Air National Guard 17 transferred to the inactive Air National Guard pur- 18 suant to subparagraph (A) may be transferred from 19 the inactive Air National Guard to the active Air 20 National Guard to fill a vacancy in a federally recog- 21 nized unit.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 333 1 SEC. 512. NATIONAL GUARD: ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE 2 3 DUTY IN RESPONSE TO A STATE DISASTER. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 32, United 4 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 328 the 5 following new section: 6 ‘‘§ 328a. Active Guard and Reserve duty: State dis7 8 aster response duty ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The chief executive of a State 9 who has declared an emergency in such State due to a 10 disaster, may, with the consent of the Secretary of De11 fense, order a member of the National Guard of such 12 State, who is performing Active Guard and Reserve duty 13 pursuant to section 328 of this title, to perform duties 14 in response to, or in preparation for, such disaster. Duty 15 performed under this section shall be referred to as ‘State 16 disaster response duty’. 17 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—State disaster response duty 18 performed pursuant to this section— 19 20 ‘‘(1) shall be on a reimbursable basis, in accordance with subsection (c); 21 ‘‘(2) may be performed to the extent that the 22 performance of such duty does not interfere with the 23 performance of the member’s primary Active Guard 24 and Reserve duties of organizing, administering, re- 25 cruiting, instructing, and training the reserve com- 26 ponents; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 334 1 ‘‘(3) shall not exceed a total of 14 days per 2 member per calendar year, except that the Secretary 3 of Defense may, if the chief executive so requests be- 4 fore the end of the 14th such day, authorize an ex- 5 tension of the duration of such duty, not to exceed 6 an additional— 7 ‘‘(A) 7 days, if the Secretary determines 8 that such extension is appropriate; and 9 ‘‘(B) 46 days if the Secretary determines 10 that such duty is in support of the response to 11 a catastrophic incident, as that term is defined 12 in section 501 of the Homeland Security Act of 13 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311). 14 ‘‘(c) REIMBURSEMENT.—(1) The Secretary of the 15 military department concerned shall charge a State for the 16 fully burdened costs of manpower for each day of State 17 disaster response duty performed pursuant to this section. 18 ‘‘(2) Such charges shall be paid from the funds of 19 the State of the requesting chief executive or from any 20 other non-Federal funds. 21 ‘‘(3) Any amounts received by a Secretary of a mili- 22 tary department under this section shall be credited, at 23 the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, to— 24 25 ‘‘(A) the appropriation, fund, or account used to pay such costs; or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 335 1 ‘‘(B) an appropriation, fund, or account avail- 2 able for the purposes for which such costs were in- 3 curred. 4 ‘‘(4) If the State of the requesting chief executive is 5 more than 90 days in arrears in reimbursing the Secretary 6 of the military department concerned for State disaster 7 response duty performed pursuant to this section, such 8 duty may not be performed— 9 10 ‘‘(A) unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense; and 11 ‘‘(B) after the requesting chief executive obli- 12 gates funds for the amount in arrears. 13 ‘‘(d) LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.—While performing 14 State disaster response duty under this section, a member 15 of the National Guard is not an instrumentality of the 16 United States with respect to any act or omission in car17 rying out such duty. The United States shall not be re18 sponsible for any claim or judgment arising from the use 19 of a member of the National Guard under this section. 20 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 21 ‘‘(1) The term ‘Active Guard and Reserve duty’ 22 has the meaning given such term in section 101 of 23 title 10. 24 25 ‘‘(2) The term ‘State’ has the meaning given such term in section 901 of this title.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 336 1 (b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 2 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 3 Defense shall prescribe regulations under section 328a of 4 such title, as added by subsection (a). 5 SEC. 513. REPORT ON EFFECT OF EQUIPMENT SHORTFALLS 6 ON ABILITY OF NATIONAL GUARD TO PER- 7 FORM HOMELAND DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 8 Section 908(b) of title 32, United States Code, is 9 amended by adding at the end the following new para10 graph: 11 ‘‘(5) A description of the effect of any equip- 12 ment shortfall on the ability of the National Guard 13 of a State to perform a homeland defense activity.’’. 14 SEC. 514. REPORT ON NATIONAL GUARD SEXUAL ASSAULT 15 16 PREVENTION AND RESPONSE TRAINING. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact- 17 ment of this Act, and not later than March 30 of each 18 year thereafter through March 30, 2031, the Chief of the 19 National Guard Bureau, in coordination with the Sec20 retary of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on 21 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent22 atives a report identifying the number of members of the 23 National Guard who received sexual assault prevention 24 and response training in the calendar year preceding the 25 date of the report, disaggregated by State. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 337 1 SEC. 515. STUDY AND REPORT ON MEMBERS OF THE RE- 2 SERVE COMPONENTS: CONSIDERATION OF 3 AMOUNT OF TIME OF SERVICE IN ACTIVA- 4 TION; AUTHORITY TO WAIVE LIMITATION ON 5 RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY. 6 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to 7 determine the recommendations of the Secretary regard8 ing— 9 (1) consideration of the amount of time in serv- 10 ice or on active duty of a member of a reserve com- 11 ponent in making a determination to order the mem- 12 ber to active duty; and 13 (2) the ability of a member of a reserve compo- 14 nent to waive the limitation on release from active 15 duty under section 12686(b) of title 10, United 16 States Code. 17 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) 18 shall address the following: 19 (1) In evaluating the suitability of a member of 20 a reserve component to be ordered to active duty, 21 whether to consider the amount of time of service— 22 (A) in the Armed Forces of such member; 23 (B) on active duty of such member; and 24 (C) on active duty by such member that 25 would result in such member becoming eligible 26 for retired pay or retainer pay under a purely g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 338 1 military retirement system (other than the re- 2 tirement system under chapter 1223 of such 3 title). 4 (2) Whether to change the applicability of the 5 waiver under section 12686(b) of such title from an 6 order to active duty that specifies a period of less 7 than 180 days to an order to active duty that speci- 8 fies a period of less than 365 days. 9 (c) USE OF INFORMATION.—In carrying out this sec- 10 tion, the Secretary concerned may provide, to a person 11 performing an evaluation described in subsection (b)(1), 12 information on the relevant experience of a member, in13 cluding the amount of time a member has performed du14 ties relevant to the duty for which such member is being 15 evaluated. 16 (d) REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2026, the Sec- 17 retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 18 Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa19 tives a report containing the results of the study under 20 this section. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 339 2 Subtitle C—General Service Authorities and Military Records 3 SEC. 521. INDIVIDUAL LONGITUDINAL EXPOSURE RECORD: 1 4 5 CODIFICATION; EXPANSION. (a) EXPANSION.—Chapter 50 of title 10, United 6 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing new section: 8 ‘‘§ 996. Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record 9 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 10 shall maintain a data system that is a central web portal 11 for exposure-related data that compiles, collates, presents, 12 and provides available occupational and environmental ex13 posure information to support the needs of the Depart14 ment of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. 15 Such data system shall be referred to as the ‘Individual 16 Longitudinal Exposure Record’. 17 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The Individual Longitudinal Ex- 18 posure Record includes the following elements: 19 20 ‘‘(1) Service records of members of the armed forces. 21 ‘‘(2) All data available to the Secretary regard- 22 ing how, where, and when members of the armed 23 forces have been exposed to various occupational or 24 environmental hazards. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 340 1 ‘‘(3) Medical records of members relating to ex- 2 posures described in paragraph (2), including diag- 3 noses, treatment plans, and laboratory data. 4 ‘‘(c) SERVICE RECORDS.—If a member is a member 5 described in paragraph (2) of subsection (b), the Secretary 6 shall include the data described in such paragraph in the 7 service record of such member. 8 ‘‘(d) DATA SHARING.—The Secretary shall provide 9 access to information in the Individual Longitudinal Expo10 sure Record to the following: 11 ‘‘(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 12 ‘‘(2) The Director of the Defense Health Agen- 13 cy, for use by health care providers, epidemiologists, 14 and researchers of the Department of Defense. 15 ‘‘(3) The Under Secretary for Health of the De- 16 partment of Veterans Affairs, for use by health care 17 providers, epidemiologists, and researchers of such 18 department. 19 ‘‘(4) The Under Secretary for Benefits of the 20 Department of Veterans Affairs, for use by per- 21 sonnel of such department regarding compensation 22 and benefits for service-connected disabilities or 23 death. 24 ‘‘(e) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—(1) The Secretary of De- 25 fense shall submit, to the committees specified in para- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 341 1 graph (2), an annual briefing regarding the Individual 2 Longitudinal Exposure Record, including an explanation 3 of how the Secretary intends to include in the Individual 4 Longitudinal Exposure Record data described in sub5 section (b)(2) in cases where part or all of such data is 6 classified. 7 ‘‘(2) The committees specified in this paragraph are 8 the following: 9 10 ‘‘(A) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 11 12 ‘‘(B) The Committee on Armed Services of House of Representatives. 13 14 ‘‘(C) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate. 15 ‘‘(D) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 16 the House of Representatives.’’. 17 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1171(b)(2) 18 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 ‘‘(2) The term ‘Individual Longitudinal Expo- 21 sure Record’ means the data system maintained 22 under section 996 of title 10.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 342 1 2 SEC. 522. WOMEN’S INITIATIVE TEAMS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 50 of title 10, United 3 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing new section: 5 ‘‘§ 997. Establishment of women’s initiative teams 6 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary concerned 7 shall establish a women’s initiative team in each of the 8 Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force 9 to identify and address barriers, if any, to the service, re10 cruitment, retention, and advancement of women in those 11 armed forces. 12 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—Each women’s initiative team estab- 13 lished under subsection (a) shall— 14 ‘‘(1) identify and address issues, if any, that 15 hinder service by women in the armed force in which 16 such team is established; 17 18 ‘‘(2) support the recruitment and retention of women in such armed force; 19 ‘‘(3) recommend policy changes that support 20 the needs of women members of such armed force; 21 and 22 23 ‘‘(4) foster a sense of community. ‘‘(c) COMPOSITION.—Each women’s initiative team 24 established under subsection (a) shall be composed of 25 members of the armed force in which such team is estab- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 343 1 lished of a variety of ranks, backgrounds, and occupational 2 specialities. 3 ‘‘(d) COLLABORATION.—A women’s initiative team 4 established under subsection (a) shall work collaboratively 5 with the leadership of the armed force in which such team 6 is established and other stakeholders to carry out the du7 ties described in subsection (b).’’. 8 (b) REPORTS.—Not later than one year after the date 9 of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 10 the date that is five years after such date, the Secretary 11 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com12 mittees a report on the activities and progress of each 13 women’s initiative team established under section 996 of 14 title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). 15 Each report shall include the following: 16 (1) A description of the structure, membership, 17 and organizational alignment of each women’s initia- 18 tive team. 19 20 (2) A summary of key activities and initiatives undertaken by each team. 21 (3) An assessment of the impact of such activi- 22 ties on improving conditions for women, including 23 measurable outcomes where available. 24 (4) Recommendations for legislative or policy 25 changes to further support the success of the teams. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 344 1 SEC. 523. HONORARY PROMOTIONS ON THE INITIATIVE OF 2 THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 3 Section 1563a of title 10, United States Code, is 4 amended— 5 (1) in subsection (a)— 6 (A) in paragraph (1)— 7 (i) by striking ‘‘the Secretary may 8 make an honorary promotion (whether or 9 not posthumous) of a former’’ and insert- 10 ing ‘‘the Secretary of a military depart- 11 ment may make an honorary promotion, 12 including a posthumous honorary pro- 13 motion, of a former’’; and 14 (ii) by striking ‘‘if the Secretary de- 15 termines that the promotion is merited’’; 16 and 17 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert- 18 19 ing the following: ‘‘(2) The honorary grade to which a member de- 20 scribed in paragraph (1) is promoted shall be commensu21 rate with such member’s contributions to the armed forces 22 or the national defense. 23 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of a military department is not 24 authorized to make an honorary promotion under para25 graph (1) solely on the basis that a member described in g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 345 1 paragraph (1) was recommended for such promotion prior 2 to separating from the armed forces. 3 ‘‘(4)(A) The Secretary of a military department is 4 only authorized to make an honorary promotion under 5 paragraph (1) upon receipt of a favorable recommendation 6 by a board of at least three independent officers convened 7 specifically for the purpose of reviewing the proposed hon8 orary promotion. 9 ‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph, an officer is 10 an independent officer if— 11 ‘‘(i) the officer has no relationship with the 12 former member or retired member of the armed 13 forces whose proposed honorary promotion is the 14 subject of review by the board on which such officer 15 will serve under this paragraph; and 16 17 ‘‘(ii) the officer has no personal interest in the proposed honorary promotion.’’; 18 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘The Sec- 19 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of a military 20 department’’; and 21 (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘ the Sec- 22 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of the military 23 department concerned’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 346 1 SEC. 524. ENHANCED EFFICIENCY AND SERVICE DISCRE- 2 TION FOR DISABILITY EVALUATION SYSTEM 3 REVIEWS. 4 (a) SECRETARIAL DISCRETION AND STATEMENTS OF 5 CONTENTION FOR APPEALS TO PHYSICAL EVALUATION 6 BOARD DETERMINATIONS OF FITNESS FOR DUTY.—Sec7 tion 524 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 8 Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 1071 9 note) is amended— 10 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 11 striking ‘‘Not later than 90 days after the date of 12 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary’’ and insert- 13 ing ‘‘The Secretary’’; and 14 (2) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 15 following: ‘‘The Secretary concerned may require 16 submission of a statement of contention as part of 17 the appeal submission.’’. 18 (b) STATEMENTS OF CONTENTION FOR PHYSICAL 19 EVALUATION BOARDS.—Section 1214 of title 10, United 20 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘if he demands it.’’ 21 and inserting ‘‘if the member demands it. The Secretary 22 concerned may require submission of a statement of con23 tention as part of the demand.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 347 1 SEC. 525. REQUIREMENT OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, RACIAL 2 NEUTRALITY, AND EXCLUSIVE USE OF MERIT 3 IN MILITARY PERSONNEL ACTIONS. 4 Section 529C of the National Defense Authorization 5 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 501) is 6 amended, in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or a promotion’’ 7 and inserting ‘‘, promotion, or command selection’’. 8 SEC. 526. REPORT ON ADEQUACY OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR 9 COSTS OF PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION. 10 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 31, 11 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com12 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 13 of Representatives a report on the adequacy of reimburse14 ments for expenses incurred by members of the Armed 15 Forces undergoing a permanent change of station. 16 (b) SURVEY REQUIREMENTS.—In preparing the re- 17 port required under subsection (a), the Secretary of De18 fense shall— 19 (1) conduct a comprehensive survey of not 20 fewer than 10,000 members of the Armed Forces 21 who complete a permanent change of station during 22 fiscal year 2026 or 2027 that— 23 (A) collects detailed information on actual 24 expenses incurred, both reimbursed and unreim- 25 bursed; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 348 1 (B) includes options for members to 2 upload receipts and documentation electroni- 3 cally, provided that such uploads are supple- 4 mental and optional; 5 (C) is designed to ensure statistical valid- 6 ity; 7 (D) achieves response rates sufficient to 8 ensure representative samples from each mili- 9 tary department and pay grade category; and 10 (E) includes questions regarding financial 11 stress, debt incurrence, and impact on military 12 retention decisions; 13 (2) conduct follow-up surveys with a subset of 14 respondents to gather additional detail on specific 15 cost categories; 16 (3) survey military spouses separately regarding 17 employment-related costs and career impacts of per- 18 manent changes of station; and 19 (4) consult with military relief societies regard- 20 ing financial assistance patterns and trends relating 21 to permanent changes of station. 22 (c) ELEMENTS.— 23 (1) 24 EGORIES.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ANALYSIS (1035098|1) OF REIMBURSEMENT CAT- G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 349 1 (A) ANALYSIS.—For each of the categories 2 described in subparagraph (B), the report re- 3 quired by subsection (a) shall include— 4 5 (i) an identification of all expenses intended to be covered; 6 7 (ii) an identification of related expenses that are not covered; 8 (iii) the average actual costs incurred 9 by members of the Armed Forces for both 10 covered and uncovered expenses, based on 11 survey data from not fewer than 10,000 12 permanent changes of station conducted 13 during fiscal years 2025 and 2026, ac- 14 counting for peak and non-peak cycles; 15 16 (iv) a comparison of actual costs to reimbursement amounts; 17 18 (v) a justification for the inclusion or exclusion of specific expenses; and 19 (vi) recommendations for modifica- 20 tions to coverage or reimbursement rates. 21 (B) CATEGORIES.—The categories de- 22 scribed in this subparagraph are as follows: 23 (i) Dislocation allowance. 24 (ii) Temporary lodging expense and 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) temporary lodging allowance. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 350 1 (iii) Per diem allowances. 2 (iv) Monetary allowance in lieu of 3 transportation. 4 (v) Personally procured move reim- 5 bursements. 6 (vi) Household goods shipment and 7 storage entitlements. 8 (vii) Dependent travel allowances. 9 (viii) Pet transportation reimburse- 10 ment. 11 (ix) Any other allowances or reim- 12 bursements related to permanent changes 13 of station. 14 (2) UNCOVERED EXPENSE ANALYSIS.—The re- 15 port required under subsection (a) shall include an 16 examination of expenses commonly incurred but not 17 reimbursed, including— 18 19 20 21 (A) security deposits and advance rent payments; (B) utility and telecommunication connection and disconnection fees; 22 (C) contract termination penalties; 23 (D) State vehicle registration and driver’s 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) license fees; (E) pet transportation costs; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 351 1 (F) temporary storage beyond authorized 2 limits; 3 (G) childcare registration for dependents; 4 and 5 (H) replacement of household items dam- 6 aged or unsuitable for new location. 7 (3) FINANCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT.—The re- 8 port required under subsection (a) shall include an 9 analysis of the financial impact of permanent 10 changes of station on members of the Armed Forces, 11 including— 12 (A) average out-of-pocket expenses by pay 13 grade; 14 (B) percentage of members incurring debt 15 due to expenses related to a permanent change 16 of station; 17 (C) impact on the emergency savings of 18 members of the Armed Forces; and 19 (D) utilization rates of military relief soci- 20 ety assistance for financial hardship relating to 21 permanent changes of station. 22 (4) METHODOLOGY FOR FUTURE ADJUST- 23 MENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) 24 shall include recommendations for establishing an 25 annual review and adjustment process for reimburse- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 352 1 ments for costs relating to a permanent change of 2 station that accounts for— 3 (A) inflation and cost-of-living changes; 4 (B) regional variations in moving costs, in- 5 cluding those related to status of forces agree- 6 ments, currency fluctuation, local housing mar- 7 kets, and pet importation or quarantine require- 8 ments; 9 (C) changes in typical household composi- 10 tion and needs; and 11 (D) emerging categories of relocation ex- 12 13 penses. (d) DISAGGREGATION REQUIREMENTS.—The report 14 required by subsection (a) shall include all data 15 disaggregated by— 16 17 (1) permanent changes of station within the continental United States; 18 (2) permanent changes of station from the con- 19 tinental United States to locations outside the conti- 20 nental United States; 21 (3) permanent changes of station from locations 22 outside the continental United States to the conti- 23 nental United States; 24 25 (4) permanent changes of station between locations outside the continental United States; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 353 1 2 (5) pay grade of the members undergoing a permanent change of station; 3 (6) family status of the member; 4 (7) distance between the permanent station 5 from which the member is transferring to the per- 6 manent station to which the member is transferring; 7 (8) duty status of the member; 8 (9) whether the member participates in the Ex- 9 ceptional Family Member Program; and 10 11 (10) origin and destination installation. (e) DATA INTEGRATION.—The report shall, to the 12 maximum extent practicable, incorporate and reconcile 13 data from existing systems of the Department of Defense. 14 (f) DATA PRIVACY AND CUSTODY.— 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 16 shall ensure that all data collected to carry out this 17 section remains under the custody and control of the 18 Department of Defense. 19 (2) USE OF CONTRACTORS.—The Secretary 20 shall prohibit any contractor supporting implementa- 21 tion of this section from use of data collected to 22 carry out this section other than for purposes of this 23 section, including with respect to use in artificial in- 24 telligence model training, commercial applications, or 25 other derivative purposes. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 354 1 (g) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than March 31, 2 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the Commit3 tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 4 Representatives an interim briefing on preliminary find5 ings and anticipated recommendations of the report re6 quired under subsection (a). 7 8 9 10 Subtitle D—Recruitment and Accession SEC. 531. RECRUITER ACCESS TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS. Section 503(c)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, 11 is amended by striking clauses (i) through (iii) and insert12 ing the following new clauses: 13 ‘‘(i) shall provide to a military recruiter, for the 14 purpose of recruiting students who are at least 17 15 years old, access— 16 ‘‘(I) to the campus of a secondary school 17 under the jurisdiction of such local educational 18 agency; and 19 ‘‘(II) that is equivalent to access provided 20 to such campus to a prospective employer of 21 such students, an institution of higher edu- 22 cation, or another recruiter; 23 ‘‘(ii) shall, upon the request of a military re- 24 cruiter for the purpose described in clause (i), pro- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 355 1 vide access to at least one in-person recruitment 2 event (such as a career fair) per academic year; and 3 ‘‘(iii) shall, upon the request of a military re- 4 cruiter for the purpose described in clause (i), pro- 5 vide, not later than 30 days after receiving such re- 6 quest, access to secondary school student names, ad- 7 dresses, electronic mail addresses (which shall be the 8 electronic mail addresses provided by the school, if 9 available), and telephone and mobile phone listings, 10 notwithstanding subsection (a)(5) of section 444 of 11 the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 12 1232g).’’. 13 SEC. 532. ALTERNATIVE SERVICE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL 14 INTEREST BY INDIVIDUALS DENIED ENLIST- 15 MENT. 16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 504 of title 10, United 17 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol18 lowing new subsection: 19 ‘‘(c) ALTERNATIVE SERVICE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL 20 INTEREST.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall carry out 21 a program to provide to an individual described in para22 graph (2) information about opportunities to work in 23 areas of national interest to the United States. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 356 1 ‘‘(2) An individual described in this paragraph is an 2 individual who seeks to originally enlist in an armed force 3 but is denied enlistment. 4 ‘‘(3) In carrying out the program required by para- 5 graph (1), the Secretary shall— 6 ‘‘(A) identify job opportunities in the defense 7 industrial base, cybersecurity or intelligence support, 8 research and development in defense technologies, 9 national emergency and disaster preparedness, or 10 any other non-military field the Secretary considers 11 in the national interests of the United States; 12 ‘‘(B) provide available information about train- 13 ing or certification programs to obtain the skills nec- 14 essary for such a job; and 15 ‘‘(C) seek to enter into agreements with entities 16 in the fields described in subparagraph (A). 17 ‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense shall annually submit 18 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 19 the House of Representatives a report on the program re20 quired by this subsection. Such report shall include, with 21 respect to the year preceding the date of the report, the 22 following elements: 23 ‘‘(A) The number of individuals described in 24 paragraph (2) provided information described in 25 paragraph (3)(A). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 357 1 ‘‘(B) The number of individuals described in 2 paragraph (2) provided information described in 3 paragraph (3)(B). 4 ‘‘(C) The number of agreements described in 5 paragraph (3)(C) into which the Secretary entered.’’. 6 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 7 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 8 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 9 Senate and the House of Representatives a report regard10 ing the implementation of subsection (c) of such section, 11 as added by subsection (a) of this section. 12 SEC. 533. MEDICAL ACCESSION STANDARDS FOR MEMBERS 13 14 OF THE ARMED FORCES. Chapter 37 of title 10, United States Code, is amend- 15 ed by adding at the end the following new section: 16 ‘‘§ 658. Medical accession standards for members of 17 18 the armed forces ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS.—(1) The 19 Secretary of Defense shall prescribe uniform medical ac20 cession standards for the appointment, enlistment, or in21 duction of individuals into the armed forces. 22 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall make readily 23 available and understandable to applicants for military 24 service the medical accession standards established under 25 paragraph (1), including an explanation of the process for g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 358 1 a review or waiver of a medical disqualification under sub2 section (b). 3 ‘‘(b) PROCESS FOR REVIEW OR WAIVER OF MEDICAL 4 DISQUALIFICATIONS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 5 establish a process for the review of medical disqualifica6 tions of persons seeking to become a member of the armed 7 forces and for granting waivers of those medical disquali8 fications. Determinations shall be based on all available 9 information regarding the medical condition and the oper10 ational needs of the military service concerned. 11 ‘‘(2) The waiver process shall include criteria permit- 12 ting waivers when such action is in the interests of na13 tional security, defined as a compelling governmental in14 terest in accessing an individual whose service would di15 rectly support the Department’s warfighting capabilities. 16 ‘‘(c) REPORTS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 17 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen18 ate and the House of Representatives an annual report 19 identifying— 20 ‘‘(A) the number of persons disqualified from 21 service as a member of the armed forces during the 22 preceding calendar year due to medical history; 23 ‘‘(B) the number and type of approvals granted 24 under subsection (b) during the preceding calendar 25 year; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 359 1 ‘‘(C) any revisions to the medical accession 2 standards established under subsection (a) or the 3 waiver process established under subsection (b) since 4 the preceding report. 5 ‘‘(2) In any fiscal year in which the accession of a 6 person into the Coast Guard is approved under the process 7 established under subsection (b), the Secretary of the de8 partment in which the Coast Guard is operating shall sub9 mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc10 ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee 11 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 12 a report identifying the information required under para13 graph (1)(B) with respect to such member.’’. 14 SEC. 534. CLARIFYING THE CALCULATION OF ENLIST- 15 MENTS FOR PERSONS WHOSE SCORE ON THE 16 ARMED 17 BELOW A PRESCRIBED LEVEL FOR THE FU- 18 TURE 19 COURSE. 20 FORCES QUALIFICATION SERVICEMEMBER TEST IS PREPARATORY Section 546 of the National Defense Authorization 21 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 22 520 note) is amended— 23 24 (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 360 1 ‘‘(4) EFFECT OF COURSE GRADUATION.—The 2 Secretary concerned may exclude from the popu- 3 lation to be considered for purposes of determining 4 the percentage limitations imposed by section 520(a) 5 of title 10, United States Code, any enlisted person 6 who has graduated from a future servicemember 7 preparatory course established pursuant to this sec- 8 tion with a score on the Armed Forces Qualification 9 Test that is at or above the thirty-first percentile, 10 provided that— 11 ‘‘(A) the Armed Forces Qualifications Test 12 score that is at or above the thirty-first per- 13 centile is obtained within the same fiscal year 14 in which the individual was originally enlisted 15 to serve on active duty; and 16 ‘‘(B) such score is obtained during the pe- 17 riod the individual was originally enlisted to 18 serve on active duty, as determined by the Sec- 19 retary concerned.’’; and 20 (2) in subsection (d)— 21 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 22 through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (8), re- 23 spectively; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 361 1 (B) by inserting before paragraph (3), as 2 redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following 3 new paragraphs: 4 ‘‘(1) The percentage of nonprior service enlisted 5 persons who scored below the thirty-first percentile 6 on the Armed Forces Qualification Test upon origi- 7 nal enlistment. 8 ‘‘(2) The percentage of nonprior service enlisted 9 persons who scored below the thirty-first percentile 10 on the Armed Forces Qualification Test following 11 graduation from the preparatory course or subse- 12 quent reclassification, as applicable.’’; and 13 (C) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, 14 by striking ‘‘prepatory’’ and inserting ‘‘pre- 15 paratory’’. 16 SEC. 535. SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM: AUTOMATIC REG- 17 18 ISTRATION. (a) AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION.—The Military Selec- 19 tive Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.) is amended by 20 striking section 3 (50 U.S.C. 3802) and inserting the fol21 lowing new section 3: 22 ‘‘SEC. 3. (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this 23 title, every male citizen of the United States, and every 24 other male person residing in the United States, between 25 the ages of eighteen and twenty-six, shall be automatically g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 362 1 registered under this Act by the Director of the Selective 2 Service System. 3 ‘‘(2) This section shall not apply to any alien lawfully 4 admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under 5 section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 6 (8 U.S.C. 1101) for so long as such alien continues to 7 maintain a lawful nonimmigrant status in the United 8 States. 9 ‘‘(b) Regulations prescribed pursuant to this section 10 (a) may require— 11 ‘‘(1) a person subject to registration under this 12 section to provide, to the Director, information (in- 13 cluding date of birth, address, social security ac- 14 count number, phone number, and email address) 15 regarding such person; 16 ‘‘(2) a Federal entity to provide, to the Direc- 17 tor, information described in paragraph (1) that the 18 Director determines necessary to identify or register 19 a person subject to registration under this section; 20 and 21 ‘‘(3) the Director to provide, to a person reg- 22 istered under this section, written notification that— 23 ‘‘(A) such person has been so registered; 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 363 1 ‘‘(B) if such person is not required to be 2 so registered, the procedure by which such per- 3 son may correct such registration.’’. 4 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 5 The Military Selective Service Act is further amended— 6 (1) in section 4 (50 U.S.C. 3803)— 7 (A) in subsection (a)— 8 (i) by striking ‘‘required to register’’ 9 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘reg- 10 istered’’; 11 12 (ii) by striking ‘‘at the time fixed for his registration,’’; and 13 (iii) by striking ‘‘who is required to 14 register’’ and inserting ‘‘registered’’; 15 (B) in subsection (k)(2), in the matter fol- 16 lowing subparagraph(B), by striking ‘‘liable for 17 registration’’ and inserting ‘‘registered’’; 18 (2) in section 6(a) (50 U.S.C. 3806(a))— 19 (A) in paragraph (1)— 20 (i) by striking ‘‘required to be’’; 21 (ii) by striking ‘‘subject to registra- 22 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘registered’’; and 23 (iii) by striking ‘‘liable for registration 24 and training’’ and inserting ‘‘registered 25 and liable for training’’; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 364 1 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘required 2 to be’’ each place it appears; 3 (3) in section 10(b)(3) (50 U.S.C. 3809(b)(3)) 4 by striking ‘‘registration,’’; 5 6 (4) in section 12 (50 U.S.C. 3811)— (A) in subsection (d)— 7 (i) by striking ‘‘, neglecting, or refus- 8 ing to perform the duty of registering im- 9 posed by’’ and inserting ‘‘registration 10 under’’; and 11 (ii) by striking ‘‘, or within five years 12 next after the last day before such person 13 does perform his duty to register, which- 14 ever shall first occur’’; 15 (B) in subsection (e)— 16 (i) by striking ‘‘the Secretary of 17 Health and Human Services’’ and insert- 18 ing ‘‘Federal agencies’’; 19 (ii) by striking ‘‘by a proclamation of 20 the President’’ and inserting ‘‘to be reg- 21 istered’’; 22 (iii) by striking ‘‘to present themselves 23 for and submit to registration under such 24 section’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 365 1 (iv) by striking ‘‘by the Secretary’’; 2 and 3 (C) by striking subsection (g) (50 U.S.C. 4 3811(g)); and 5 (5) in section 15(a) (50 U.S.C. 3813(a)), by 6 striking ‘‘upon publication by the President of a 7 proclamation or other public notice fixing a time for 8 any registration under section 3’’. 9 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 10 this section shall take effect one year after the date of 11 the enactment of this Act. 12 Subtitle E—Member Training 13 SEC. 541. JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS 14 INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATIONS. 15 Section 2031(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 16 amended by adding at the end the following new para17 graph: 18 ‘‘(3) The Secretary concerned may not require an of- 19 ficer or noncommissioned officer described in paragraph 20 (1)(B) to have completed more than 8 years of service as 21 a member of the armed forces as a condition for approval 22 by the Secretary to serve as an administrator or instructor 23 in the program.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 366 1 SEC. 542. NUMBER OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAIN- 2 ING CORPS UNITS. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2031(i) of title 10, United 4 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘support not fewer 5 than 3,400, and not more than 4,000, units’’ and inserting 6 ‘‘support not fewer than 3,600, and not more than 4,200, 7 units’’. 8 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 9 subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2027. 10 (c) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISION.—Section 11 545 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement 12 and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 13 2025 (Public Law 118–159) is repealed. 14 SEC. 543. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO MOTORCYCLE 15 16 SAFETY TRAINING. Chapter 21 of title 10, United States Code, is amend- 17 ed by inserting after section 2009 the following new sec18 tion: 19 ‘‘§ 2010. Requirements with respect to motorcycle 20 21 safety training ‘‘The Secretaries of the military departments shall 22 ensure that all beginner motorcycle safety training pro23 vided to members of the Armed Forces meets the motor24 cycle safety training requirements for licensing of the 25 State in which the permanent station of the member re26 ceiving the training is located.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 367 1 SEC. 544. REPEAL OF ANNUAL CERTIFICATIONS RELATED 2 TO THE READY, RELEVANT LEARNING INITIA- 3 TIVE OF THE NAVY. 4 Section 545 of the National Defense Authorization 5 Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 6 8431 note prec.) is repealed. 7 SEC. 545. MANDATORY TRAINING ON GOVERNMENT ETHICS 8 AND NATIONAL SECURITY LAW. 9 10 (a) ANNUAL TRAINING ON GOVERNMENT ETHICS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.— 11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that 12 is one year after the date of the enactment of this 13 Act, the Secretary of each military department shall 14 ensure that all members of the Armed Forces under 15 the jurisdiction of such Secretary are trained annu- 16 ally in government ethics and standards of conduct. 17 (2) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 18 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 19 the Secretary of each military department shall pro- 20 vide to the congressional defense committees a brief- 21 ing on the implementation plan for carrying out the 22 requirements of paragraph (1), including— 23 (A) resources and personnel required to 24 provide the training required by paragraph (1); 25 (B) the curriculum for such training; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 368 1 (C) the manner in which training will be 2 provided and the mode of the delivery of such 3 training; and 4 (D) any other matter related to such train- 5 ing the Secretary considers appropriate. 6 (b) TRAINING ON THE LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT 7 AND RULES OF ENGAGEMENT.—The Secretary of each 8 military department shall ensure that all members of the 9 Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary are 10 trained during the 90-day period that ends on the date 11 of a mobilization or deployment on the following topics, 12 as applicable: 13 (1) The law of armed conflict. 14 (2) Rules of engagement. 15 (3) Defense support for civil authorities. 16 (4) Standing rules for the use of force. 17 (5) The Code of Conduct for Members of the 18 Armed Forces of the United States as prescribed in 19 Executive Order 10631 or any successor Executive 20 Order. 21 SEC. 546. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE BONUSES 22 TO JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING 23 CORPS INSTRUCTORS. 24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned may pay 25 to a member or former member of the Armed Forces g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 369 1 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary a one-time bonus 2 of not more than $10,000 if the member or former mem3 ber— 4 (1) agrees to be an instructor for the Junior 5 Reserve Officers’ Training Corps under section 6 2031(d) of title 10, United States Code, in a posi- 7 tion the Secretary concerned determines is difficult 8 to fill; and 9 (2) serves as such an instructor for not less 10 than one academic year. 11 (b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 12 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 13 thereafter until the termination date described in sub14 section (c), the Secretary of Defense shall brief the con15 gressional defense committees on— 16 17 (1) the use of the authority provided by subsection (a); and 18 (2) the effectiveness of bonuses provided under 19 subsection (a) on increasing the number of instruc- 20 tors for the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 21 (c) TERMINATION.—The authority provided by sub- 22 section (a) terminates on the date that is five years after 23 the date of the enactment of this Act. 24 (d) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this sec- 25 tion, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the meaning g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 370 1 given that term in section 101 of title 10, United States 2 Code. 3 SEC. 547. PILOT PROGRAM FOR GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL 4 INTELLIGENCE 5 FOR PERFORMANCE TRAINING AND PRO- 6 FICIENCY ASSESSMENT. 7 AND SPATIAL COMPUTING (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 8 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 9 the Navy shall develop and implement a pilot program to 10 optimize the use of generative artificial intelligence and 11 spatial computing for immersive training and assessment. 12 (b) ELEMENTS.—The pilot program required by sub- 13 section (a) shall include— 14 15 (1) the development of content with respect to not less than 5 occupational specialties; and 16 (2) methods to assess the feasibility and effec- 17 tiveness of the use of generative artificial intelligence 18 and spatial computing training methods in compari- 19 son to other training methods, particularly with re- 20 spect to cost and time required to achieve training 21 goals. 22 (c) TERMINATION.—The pilot program required by 23 subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is one year 24 after the date of the establishment of the program. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 371 1 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the termi- 2 nation of the pilot program required by subsection (a), the 3 Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional 4 defense committees a report describing the results of the 5 pilot program, including an analysis of the effectiveness 6 of the use of generative artificial intelligence and spatial 7 computing for training and a description of any cost sav8 ings and savings in time required to achieve training goals. 9 SEC. 548. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REORGANIZE THE 10 SENIOR 11 CORPS OF THE ARMY. 12 RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING (a) BRIEFING ON REORGANIZATION PLANS.—Not 13 later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of the Army shall 14 provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen15 ate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the 16 plans of the Secretary of the Army with respect to reorga17 nization of the program or individual units of the program. 18 Such briefing shall include the following: 19 (1) The number of members of the program an- 20 ticipated to be affected by such a reorganization at 21 each educational institution. 22 (2) An identification of the requirements for 23 members of the program who are members of a unit 24 that will close or whose position within a unit will g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 372 1 be eliminated to transfer to another unit of the pro- 2 gram. 3 (3) An identification of alternative pathways for 4 members of the program affected by a reorganiza- 5 tion to be appointed as a commissioned officer in the 6 Armed Forces. 7 (b) LIMITATIONS.— 8 (1) BRIEFING PRIOR TO REORGANIZATION.— 9 The Secretary of the Army may not reorganize a 10 unit of the program of the Army until the date that 11 is 90 days after the date on which the Secretary, 12 acting through the Army Cadet Command, provides 13 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 14 and House of Representatives a briefing with respect 15 to the reorganization of such unit that includes the 16 following: 17 18 (A) Each position of such unit to be eliminated. 19 (B) A risk analysis regarding the impact of 20 the reorganization on Army officer accessions 21 that justifies such reorganization. 22 23 (C) Anticipated cost savings or expenses to the United States. 24 (D) The number of members of the pro- 25 gram affected by the reorganization, including g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 373 1 the number of members who will have to travel 2 to another educational institution to participate 3 in the program after the reorganization. 4 (E) Any change to a scholarship awarded 5 under section 2107 or 2107a of title 10, United 6 States Code, due to the reorganization. 7 (2) COMPLETION OF COMMISSIONING REQUIRE- 8 MENTS BY CURRENT STUDENTS.—The Secretary of 9 the Army shall ensure that any reorganization of a 10 unit of the program of the Army allows a member 11 of the program receiving financial assistance under 12 section 2107 or 2107a of title 10, United States 13 Code, who is affected by such reorganization to com- 14 plete any requirements for receiving a commission as 15 an officer in the Army without the member being re- 16 quired to transfer to another educational institution. 17 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 18 (1) The terms ‘‘program’’ and ‘‘member of the 19 program’’ have the meanings given such terms in 20 section 2101 of title 10, United States Code. 21 (2) The term ‘‘reorganize’’, with respect to a 22 unit of the program, includes closing, restructuring, 23 reclassifying, merging, or realigning. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 374 1 SEC. 549. ACCREDITATION OF NATIONAL GUARD MARKS- 2 3 MANSHIP TRAINING CENTER. (a) ACCREDITATION.—The Secretary of the Army 4 may accredit the National Guard Marksmanship Training 5 Center (hereinafter, ‘‘NGMTC’’), located at Robinson Ma6 neuver Training Center, Arkansas, as a U.S. Army Train7 ing and Doctrine Command institution. 8 (b) VALIDATION.—Upon accreditation, the Secretary 9 may designate the Small Arms Weapons Expert and 10 Squad Designated Marksman programs of instruction 11 taught at NGMTC as Training Operations Management 12 Activity validated, National Guard-centric courses. 13 (c) ADDITIONAL SKILL IDENTIFIER.—The Secretary 14 may award the Master Marksman Training additional skill 15 identifier to members of the Army National Guard who 16 successfully complete both programs specified in sub17 section (b). 18 (d) BRIEFING.—Not later than April 1, 2026, the 19 Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense com20 mittees a briefing regarding— 21 (1) the determination of the Secretary whether 22 to use the authorities under subsections (a) through 23 (c); 24 (2) any progress of the Secretary in integrating 25 such programs into the Army Program Objective 26 Memorandum; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 375 1 (3) the determination of the Secretary whether 2 to establish a Modified Table of Organization and 3 Equipment requirement associated with the addi- 4 tional skill identifier described in subsection (c) to 5 ensure enduring demand and sustainment. 6 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 7 tion shall be construed to transfer operational control, ad8 ministrative authority, or ownership of the facility of the 9 National Guard Marksmanship Training Center from the 10 Army National Guard to the Department of Defense, the 11 Department of the Army, or the National Guard Bureau. 12 Subtitle F—Member Education 13 SEC. 551. MODIFICATION TO MAXIMUM YEARS OF SERVICE 14 FOR ELIGIBILITY DETAIL AS A STUDENT AT A 15 LAW SCHOOL. 16 (a) MODIFICATION.—Section 2004(b)(1) of title 10, 17 United States Code, is amended— 18 19 (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 20 striking 21 (a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘with respect to whom 22 the Secretary of a military department is pro- 23 viding funding for educational expenses in ac- 24 cordance with subsection (a)(2)’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) ‘‘detailed pursuant to subsection G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 376 1 (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘eight years’’ 2 and inserting ‘‘10 years’’; and 3 (2) in subparagraph (B) in the matter pre- 4 ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘detailed pursuant to 5 subsection (a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘with respect to 6 whom the Secretary of a military department is not 7 providing funding for educational expenses in ac- 8 cordance with subsection (a)(3)’’. 9 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 10 2004(b)(3)(C) of title 10, United States Code, is amend11 ed— 12 13 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(2)’’; and 14 15 (2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(3)’’. 16 SEC. 552. INCLUSION OF SPACE FORCE EDUCATION PRO- 17 GRAMS IN DEFINITIONS REGARDING PROFES- 18 SIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. 19 (a) SENIOR AND INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SERVICE 20 SCHOOLS.—Section 2151(b) of title 10, United States 21 Code, is amended— 22 23 (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(E) The Space Force Senior Level Education Program.’’; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 377 1 2 (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 3 ‘‘(E) The Space Force Intermediate Level 4 5 6 Education Program.’’. (b) BUDGET REQUESTS FOR PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.—Section 2162(d) of such title is 7 amended by adding at the end the following new para8 graphs: 9 10 ‘‘(9) The Space Force Senior Level Education Program. 11 12 13 ‘‘(10) The Space Force Intermediate Level Education Program.’’. SEC. 553. ASYNCHRONOUS INSTRUCTION IN DISTANCE 14 EDUCATION 15 MILITARY EDUCATION. 16 OPTION FOR PROFESSIONAL Subsection (c)(1) of section 2154 of title 10, United 17 States Code, as added by section 555 of the Servicemem18 ber Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense 19 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118– 20 159; 138 Stat. 1896), is amended by inserting ‘‘asyn21 chronously and’’ after ‘‘course of instruction’’. 22 SEC. 554. CENTER FOR STRATEGIC DETERRENCE AND 23 24 WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION STUDIES. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 2165(b) of title 10, 25 United States Code, is amended, in paragraph (4), by in- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 378 1 serting ‘‘(including a Center for Strategic Deterrence and 2 Weapons of Mass Destruction Studies)’’ after ‘‘The Insti3 tute for National Strategic Studies’’. 4 (b) MISSION.—The mission of the Center for Stra- 5 tegic Deterrence and Weapons of Mass Destruction Stud6 ies established under such paragraph shall be to— 7 (1) prepare national security leaders to address 8 the challenges of strategic deterrence and weapons 9 of mass destruction through education, research, 10 and outreach activities throughout the Federal Gov- 11 ernment; 12 (2) develop leaders with an understanding of 13 strategic deterrence and the implications of weapons 14 of mass destruction; 15 (3) in accordance with guidance provided by the 16 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, develop and 17 provide appropriate curricula, learning outcomes, 18 and educational tools relating to strategic deterrence 19 and weapons of mass destruction for use at institu- 20 tions that provide joint professional military edu- 21 cation; 22 (4) serve as the primary institution within the 23 Department of Defense for the study of strategic de- 24 terrence and weapons of mass destruction education 25 in joint professional military education; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 379 1 2 (5) design, develop, and implement studies and analyses to enhance understanding of— 3 (A) strategic deterrence; 4 (B) the threat of weapons of mass destruc- 5 tion to the security of the United States and 6 globally; and 7 (C) responses to prevent, mitigate, or 8 eliminate the threat in accordance with Depart- 9 ment and national security policies and strate- 10 gies; and 11 (6) provide expert support on strategic deter- 12 rence and weapons of mass destruction issues to the 13 Secretary of Defense and other Federal Government 14 leaders. 15 16 SEC. 555. MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY NOMINATIONS. (a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 17 7442(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 18 striking ‘‘9 ranked or unranked alternates’’ and inserting 19 ‘‘up to 14 ranked or unranked alternates’’. 20 (b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 21 8454 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 22 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘num- 23 ber’’ and inserting ‘‘appointment; numbers, 24 territorial distribution’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 380 1 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘9 ranked or 2 unranked alternates’’ and inserting ‘‘up to 14 3 ranked or unranked alternates’’. 4 (c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 5 9442(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 6 striking ‘‘9 ranked or unranked alternates’’ and inserting 7 ‘‘up to 14 ranked or unranked alternates’’. 8 SEC. 556. MODIFICATIONS TO ALTERNATIVE OBLIGATION 9 FOR CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN. 10 (a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 11 7448(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 12 in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 13 ‘‘three’’ and inserting ‘‘five’’. 14 (b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 15 8459(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 16 in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 17 ‘‘three’’ and inserting ‘‘five’’. 18 (c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 19 9448(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 20 in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 21 ‘‘three’’ and inserting ‘‘five’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 381 1 SEC. 557. MODIFICATION TO THE DESIGNATION OF MEM- 2 BERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 3 TO THE BOARDS OF VISITORS OF SERVICE 4 ACADEMIES. 5 (a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 6 7455(a)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 7 by striking ‘‘one other member’’ and inserting ‘‘two other 8 members’’. 9 (b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 10 8468(a)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 11 by striking ‘‘one other member’’ and inserting ‘‘two other 12 members’’. 13 (c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 14 9455(a)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 15 by striking ‘‘one other member’’ and inserting ‘‘two other 16 members’’. 17 SEC. 558. DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS OF THE UNITED 18 19 STATES NAVAL ACADEMY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 853 of title 10, United 20 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8451a 21 the following new section: 22 ‘‘§ 8451b. Director of admissions 23 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND APPOINTMENT.—There is 24 a director of admissions of the Naval Academy. The direc25 tor of admissions shall be appointed by the President, by 26 and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 382 1 perform such duties as the Superintendent of the Naval 2 Academy may prescribe with the approval of the Secretary 3 of the Navy. 4 ‘‘(b) GRADE.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person 5 appointed as director of admissions of the Naval Academy 6 has the regular grade of commander in the Navy or lieu7 tenant colonel in the Marine Corps. 8 ‘‘(2) A person serving as director of admissions shall 9 have the regular grade of captain in the Navy or colonel 10 in the Marine Corps upon the earlier of— 11 ‘‘(A) the date on which such person completes 12 six years of service as the director of admissions; 13 and 14 ‘‘(B) the date on which such person would have 15 been promoted had the person been selected for pro- 16 motion from among officers in the promotion zone. 17 ‘‘(c) DETAIL.—The President may detail any officer 18 of the Navy or the Marine Corps in a grade above lieuten19 ant or captain, respectively, to perform the duties of direc20 tor of admissions without appointing the officer as director 21 of admissions. Such a detail does not affect the position 22 of the officer on the active-duty list.’’. 23 (b) CONTINUATION OF SERVICE OF CURRENT DIREC- 24 TOR OF ADMISSIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a) of 25 section 8451b of title 10, United States Code, as added g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 383 1 by subsection (a) of this section, the person serving as the 2 director of admissions of the Naval Academy on the date 3 of the enactment of this Act— 4 5 (1) may serve as the director of admissions of the Naval Academy until the date on which— 6 (A) a director of admissions is appointed 7 by the President, by and with the advice and 8 consent of the Senate, in accordance with sub- 9 section (a) of such section 8451b; or 10 (B) the President details an officer to per- 11 form the duties of the director of admissions in 12 accordance with subsection (c) of such section 13 8451b; and 14 (2) has the regular grade described in sub- 15 section (b) of such section 8451b. 16 SEC. 559. DETAIL OF MEMBERS OF THE SPACE FORCE AS 17 INSTRUCTORS AT AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF 18 TECHNOLOGY. 19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9414 of title 10, United 20 States Code, is amended— 21 22 (1) by striking the heading and inserting the following new heading: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 384 1 ‘‘§ 9414. United States Air Force Institute of Tech2 nology: degree granting authority; fac- 3 ulty, reimbursement and tuition; accept- 4 ance of research grants’’; 5 6 (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and 7 (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol- 8 lowing new subsection: 9 ‘‘(e) SPACE FORCE FACULTY.—(1) The Secretary 10 shall detail members of the Space Force as instructors at 11 the United States Air Force Institute of Technology to 12 provide instruction in areas that support the mission of 13 the Space Force. 14 ‘‘(2) The number of members of the Space Force de- 15 tailed by the Secretary to the United States Air Force In16 stitute of Technology as instructors during an academic 17 year shall be equal to or greater than the product of— 18 ‘‘(A) the total number of members of the Space 19 Force divided by the total number of members of the 20 Space Force and the Air Force; and 21 ‘‘(B) the total number of instructors at the 22 United States Air Force Institute of Technology.’’. 23 (b) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 24 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air 25 Force shall submit to the congressional defense commit26 tees a report on the implementation of subsection (e) of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 385 1 section 9414 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 2 subsection (a) of this section, including— 3 (1) an identification of the number, academic 4 specialties, and courses of instruction of the mem- 5 bers of the Space Force detailed as instructors at 6 the United States Air Force Institute of Technology; 7 and 8 9 (2) an assessment of the contributions of those instructors to Space Force objectives. 10 SEC. 559A. PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATION OF MALES IN 11 ATHLETIC PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES AT THE 12 MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES THAT ARE 13 DESIGNATED FOR WOMEN OR GIRLS. 14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 15 ensure that the United States Military Academy, the 16 United States Naval Academy, and the United States Air 17 Force Academy do not permit a person enrolled at such 18 an Academy whose sex is male to participate in an athletic 19 program or activity that is designated for women or girls. 20 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 21 tion shall be construed to prohibit the United States Mili22 tary Academy, the United States Naval Academy, or the 23 United States Air Force Academy from permitting males 24 to train or practice with an athletic program or activity 25 that is designated for women or girls so long as no female g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 386 1 is deprived of a roster spot on a team or sport, opportunity 2 to participate in a practice or competition, scholarship, ad3 mission to an educational institution, or any other benefit 4 that accompanies participating in the athletic program or 5 activity. 6 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 7 (1) the term ‘‘athletic programs and activities’’ 8 includes all programs or activities that are provided 9 conditional upon participation with any athletic 10 team; and 11 12 13 14 (2) the term ‘‘sex’’ means a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth. SEC. 559B. ORGANIZATION OF ARMY WAR COLLEGE. The Secretary of the Army shall— 15 16 (1) incorporate the Army War College into the Army University; and 17 18 19 20 21 22 (2) direct the head of the Army War College to report to the head of the Army University. Subtitle G—Military Justice and Other Legal Matters SEC. 561. QUALIFICATIONS FOR JUDGE ADVOCATES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 806 of title 10, United 23 States Code (article 6 of the Uniform Code of Military 24 Justice) is amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 387 1 2 (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (d) as subsections (b) through (e), respectively; and 3 (2) by inserting before subsection (b), as redes- 4 ignated by paragraph (1), the following new sub- 5 section: 6 ‘‘(a)(1) A member of the armed forces may only serve 7 as a judge advocate if such member— 8 ‘‘(A) is admitted to the practice of law before 9 the highest court of a State, territory, common- 10 wealth, or the District of Columbia; 11 ‘‘(B) maintains a license status that provides 12 current eligibility to actively practice law before such 13 court; 14 ‘‘(C) is subject to the disciplinary review proc- 15 ess of the jurisdiction in which such member main- 16 tains such a license status; and 17 ‘‘(D) is in compliance with any other require- 18 ments of such jurisdiction to remain eligible to prac- 19 tice law in such jurisdiction. 20 ‘‘(2) The Judge Advocates General of the Army, 21 Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard and the Staff Judge 22 Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps may 23 suspend the authority of a judge advocate of the Army, 24 Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps, respec25 tively, to perform legal duties if such judge advocate be- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 388 1 comes noncompliant with the requirements of paragraph 2 (1). A member of the armed forces who is suspended or 3 disbarred from the practice of law within a jurisdiction 4 may not perform legal duties.’’. 5 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 6 (1) TRIAL COUNSEL AND DEFENSE COUNSEL.— 7 Section 827(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code 8 (article 27(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Jus- 9 tice), is amended to read as follows: 10 ‘‘(1) must be a judge advocate who is qualified 11 under section 806(a)(1) of this title (article 6(a)(1)); 12 and’’. 13 (2) SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL.—Section 14 824a(b)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code (arti- 15 cle 24a(b)(1) of the Uniform Code of Military Jus- 16 tice) is amended to read as follows: 17 ‘‘(A) is a judge advocate who is qualified under 18 section 806(a)(1) of this title (article 6(a)(1)); and’’. 19 SEC. 562. ENSURING THE AVAILABILITY OF LEGAL ADVICE 20 21 TO COMMANDERS. Section 806(b) of title 10, United States Code (article 22 6(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as redesig23 nated by section 561(a)(1) of this title, is amended— 24 25 (1) by striking ‘‘The assignment’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) The assignment’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 389 1 (2) by adding at the end the following new 2 paragraph: 3 ‘‘(2) The assignment for duty of judge advocates pur- 4 suant to this subsection shall include qualified judge advo5 cates in numbers sufficient to provide legal advice to all 6 commanders responsible for planning and organizing mili7 tary operations (including commanders of and within com8 mands assigned to a combatant command or the United 9 States element of the North American Aerospace Defense 10 Command as established pursuant to sections 161 and 11 162 of this title) and all commanders authorized to con12 vene courts-martial under sections 822 through 824 of 13 this title (articles 22 through 24). The qualifications of 14 judge advocates assigned to provide legal advice to com15 manders under this paragraph shall include— 16 17 ‘‘(A) the qualifications set forth in subsection (a)(1); and 18 ‘‘(B) any additional education, expertise, or ex- 19 perience determined to be necessary to fulfill the re- 20 quirements of this paragraph by the Judge Advocate 21 General of the armed force concerned, or in the case 22 of the Marine Corps, by the Staff Judge Advocate 23 to the Commandant of the Marine Corps.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 390 1 SEC. 563. ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL MODIFICATIONS TO 2 THE OFFENSE OF WRONGFUL BROADCAST 3 OR DISTRIBUTION OF INTIMATE VISUAL IM- 4 AGES UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILI- 5 TARY JUSTICE. 6 Section 569F of the National Defense Authorization 7 Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 138 Stat. 8 1908) is amended— 9 (1) in subsection (a)— 10 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 11 by inserting ‘‘, in coordination with the Joint 12 Service Committee on Military Justice,’’ after 13 ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; 14 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 15 the end; 16 (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 17 paragraph (3); 18 (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 19 following new paragraph: 20 ‘‘(2) analyze the feasibility and advisability of, 21 and potential approaches to, modifying the offense 22 of wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate vis- 23 ual images under section 917a of title 10, United 24 States Code (article 117a of the Uniform Code of 25 Military Justice)— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 391 1 ‘‘(A) to clarify its applicability to the non- 2 consensual distribution of digital forgeries 3 (commonly known as ‘deepfakes’); and 4 ‘‘(B) to include such other changes as are 5 indicated in the amendment proposed by section 6 552 of the H.R. 3838, as engrossed in the 7 House of Representatives on September 10, 8 2025; and’’; and 9 (E) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, 10 by striking ‘‘provide the results of such analysis 11 to the Committees’’ and inserting ‘‘not later 12 than December 31, 2026, submit a report on 13 the results of the analyses required under para- 14 graphs (1) and (2) to the Committees’’; and 15 (2) in subsection (b)— 16 (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking 17 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 18 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe- 19 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 20 (C) by adding at the end the following new 21 paragraph: 22 ‘‘(3) the advisability of modifying section 917a 23 of title 10, United States Code (article 117a of the 24 Uniform Code of Military Justice) in the manner de- 25 scribed in subsection (a)(2) and such other ap- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 392 1 proaches to the modification of such section (article) 2 as the Secretary considers appropriate.’’. 3 SEC. 564. REVISION TO SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND 4 RESPONSE TRAINING GUIDANCE. 5 (a) REVISION REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 6 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 7 Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in co8 ordination with the Director of the Sexual Assault Preven9 tion and Response Office of the Department of Defense, 10 shall revise sexual assault prevention and response train11 ing guidance to require that information on the resources 12 of the Department of Veterans Affairs to address experi13 ences with unwanted sexual behavior be included in the 14 annual or periodic sexual assault prevention and response 15 training that is administered to all members of the Armed 16 Forces. 17 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 18 (1) The term ‘‘unwanted sexual behavior’’ 19 means any sexual contact or sexual interaction to 20 which an individual does not or could not freely con- 21 sent, including harassment, coercion, assault, or 22 abuse. 23 (2) The term ‘‘sexual assault prevention and re- 24 sponse training’’ means any training, instruction, or 25 education provided pursuant to Department of De- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 393 1 fense Instruction 6495.02, Volume 2, or any suc- 2 cessor guidance. 3 SEC. 565. NOTIFICATION OF MILITARY SEX OFFENDERS AT 4 5 MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 6 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 7 shall establish and implement a policy to ensure that reg8 istered sex offenders who reside or work on military instal9 lations are identified to the respective military community, 10 including, as necessary, through agreements with State 11 and local law enforcement agencies. 12 (b) REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF DEPARTMENT OF 13 DEFENSE AS JURISDICTION UNDER SORNA.—Not later 14 than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 15 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees 16 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep17 resentatives a report assessing the advisability and desir18 ability of designating the Department of Defense as a ju19 risdiction for purposes of notification requirements under 20 the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (title 21 I of Public Law 109–248; 34 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 394 1 SEC. 566. ANALYSIS OF THE ADVISABILITY OF MODIFYING 2 THE DEFINITION OF ABUSIVE SEXUAL CON- 3 TACT UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILI- 4 TARY JUSTICE. 5 (a) ANALYSIS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De- 6 fense, in coordination with the Joint Service Committee 7 on Military Justice, shall analyze the advisability of modi8 fying the definition of abusive sexual contact under section 9 920 of title 10, United States Code (article 120 of the 10 Uniform Code of Military Justice), to address the full 11 range of harmful behaviors associated with sexual assault 12 and to prevent misapplication of the offense to acts that 13 are not inherently abusive. 14 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 15 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 16 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 17 Senate and the House of Representatives a report detail18 ing the results of the analysis under subsection (a) and 19 any associated recommendations. 20 SEC. 567. ANALYSIS OF THE ADVISABILITY OF ESTAB- 21 LISHING A PUNITIVE ARTICLE FOR CHILD 22 PORNOGRAPHY-RELATED OFFENSES UNDER 23 THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. 24 (a) ANALYSIS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De- 25 fense, in coordination with the Joint Service Committee 26 on Military Justice, shall analyze the feasibility and advisg:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 395 1 ability of establishing a dedicated punitive article under 2 the Uniform Code of Military Justice to address offenses 3 relating to child pornography. 4 (b) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2026, 5 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees 6 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep7 resentatives a report detailing the results of the analysis 8 under subsection (a) and any associated recommendations. 9 Subtitle H—Career Transition 10 SEC. 571. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: AMEND- 11 MENTS; PILOT PROGRAM; REPORTS. 12 (a) PROVISION OF PRESEPARATION COUNSELING: 13 IN-PERSON TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE.—Subsection 14 (a) of section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, is 15 amended, in paragraph (2)— 16 17 (1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘In carrying’’; and 18 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub- 19 paragraph: 20 ‘‘(B) Preseparation counseling may be provided in 21 person to the extent practicable. If the Secretary con22 cerned determines that it is infeasible for a member to 23 attend such counseling in person, such member may re24 ceive such counseling remotely, with online access to mod25 ules and reading materials.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 396 1 (b) TRACKING OF TIMELINESS.—Such subsection is 2 further amended, in paragraph (3), by adding at the end 3 the following new subparagraph: 4 ‘‘(C) The Secretary of Defense may implement a sys- 5 tem to track how many, and what percentage of, members 6 begin to receive preseparation counseling within time peri7 ods specified in this paragraph.’’. 8 (c) WAIVER FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE RE- 9 SERVE COMPONENTS.—Such subsection is further amend- 10 ed, in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following 11 new subparagraph: 12 ‘‘(D) The Secretary concerned may waive the require- 13 ment for preseparation counseling under paragraph (1) in 14 the case of a member of the reserve components if— 15 ‘‘(i) the member requests such a waiver; 16 ‘‘(ii) the member received preseparation coun- 17 seling during the period of three years preceding the 18 date of such request; and 19 ‘‘(iii) matters covered by such counseling, speci- 20 fied in subsection (b), have not changed since the 21 member last received such counseling.’’. 22 (d) MINIMUM AMOUNT OF COUNSELING REGARDING 23 FINANCIAL PLANNING.—Such subsection is further 24 amended, in paragraph (9)— 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘Financial’’; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 397 1 2 (2) by inserting ‘‘and debt management,’’ after ‘‘loans’’; and 3 4 (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 5 ‘‘(B) Individualized assistance regarding mat- 6 ters described in subparagraph (A).’’. 7 (e) WEBSITE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 8 AFFAIRS REGARDING PROGRAMS FOR NEW VETERANS.— 9 Section 523 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 10 by adding at the end the following new subsection: 11 ‘‘(c) The Secretary shall maintain a publicly available 12 website of the Department through which a veteran or de13 pendent of a veteran may search by ZIP code for pro14 grams for— 15 16 ‘‘(1) veterans who recently separated from active military, naval, air, or space service; or 17 ‘‘(2) dependents of veterans described in para- 18 graph (1).’’. 19 (f) PILOT PROGRAM FOR MILITARY SPOUSES.— 20 (1) AUTHORITY.—Not later than one year after 21 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 22 of Defense may establish a pilot program for spouses 23 of members of the covered Armed Forces who are el- 24 igible to receive preseparation counseling under 25 TAP. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 398 1 2 (2) VOLUNTARY BASIS.—Participation in such a pilot program shall be on a voluntary basis. 3 (3) CURRICULUM.—The Secretary of Defense, 4 in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Af- 5 fairs and the Secretary of Labor, shall establish a 6 curriculum based on TAP for such a pilot program. 7 The Secretary of Defense shall notify the Commit- 8 tees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 9 Representatives and the Committees on Veterans’ 10 Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 11 of such establishment 12 13 (4) COUNSELING.—Counseling under such a pilot program shall— 14 15 (A) be tailored to the military spouse and family; 16 (B) be offered at least once per calendar 17 quarter at each location selected under para- 18 graph (5); 19 (C) be scheduled and delivered in a man- 20 ner that maximizes accessibility for military 21 spouses, including through flexible or alter- 22 native scheduling options; and 23 (D) include at least one hour regarding 24 benefits and assistance available to military 25 families and veterans from each department g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 399 1 under the jurisdiction of the Secretaries speci- 2 fied in paragraph (3). 3 (5) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense 4 shall carry out such a pilot program at not more 5 than five military installations. At least one such lo- 6 cation shall be located outside the continental United 7 States. 8 (6) REPORT.—During the term of pilot pro- 9 gram, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 10 Committees on Armed Services and on Veterans’ Af- 11 fairs of the Senate and House of Representatives an 12 annual report regarding the pilot program. Such re- 13 port shall include elements the Secretary determines 14 appropriate, including the recommendation of the 15 Secretary whether the pilot program should be made 16 permanent or expanded. 17 (7) TERMINATION.—Such a pilot program shall 18 terminate three years after the Secretary of Defense 19 establishes the pilot program. 20 (8) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 21 (A) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ 22 means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air 23 Force, or Space Force. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 400 1 (B) The term ‘‘TAP’’ means the Transi- 2 tion Assistance Program under sections 1142 3 and 1144 of title 10, United States Code. 4 (g) ANNUAL REPORT ON TAP PARTICIPATION.—Not 5 later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 6 Act, and annually thereafter for three years, the Secretary 7 of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv8 ices and on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House 9 of Representatives a report on the Transition Assistance 10 Program at five military installations, of various sizes, in11 cluding at least one location outside the continental 12 United States, where at least 250 members per year re13 ceive preseparation counseling under section 1142 of title 14 10, United States Code. Such report shall include the fol15 lowing elements with regards to the year preceding the 16 date of such report, disaggregated by military installation: 17 (1) The number of members who have not ac- 18 cepted an offer of full-time employment or have not 19 enrolled in a program of education or vocational 20 training, who received fewer than five days of 21 preseparation counseling under such section. 22 (2) The average period of time between when a 23 member begins to receive preseparation counseling 24 and the day the member separates, retires, or is dis- 25 charged. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 401 1 (3) The number of members who began but did 2 not complete preseparation counseling, and, to the 3 extent practicable, the reason for non-completion. 4 5 6 (4) The number of members assigned to each pathway under subsection (c) of such section. SEC. 572. AMENDMENTS TO PATHWAYS FOR COUNSELING 7 IN TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 8 Section 1142(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 9 is amended— 10 11 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (M) as subparagraph (R); and 12 13 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the following: 14 ‘‘(M) Child care requirements of the member 15 (including whether a dependent of the member is en- 16 rolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program). 17 ‘‘(N) The employment status of other adults in 18 the household of the member. 19 ‘‘(O) The location of the duty station of the 20 member (including whether the member was sepa- 21 rated from family while on duty). 22 ‘‘(P) The effects of operating tempo and per- 23 sonnel tempo on the member and the household of 24 the member.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 402 1 SEC. 573. IMPROVEMENTS TO INFORMATION-SHARING TO 2 SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS RETIRING OR SEPA- 3 RATING FROM THE ARMED FORCES. 4 (a) OPT-OUT SHARING.—Section 570F of the Na- 5 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 6 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 1142 note) is amended— 7 (1) in subsection (c)— 8 (A) by striking ‘‘out the form to indicate 9 an email address’’ and inserting the following: 10 ‘‘out the form to indicate— 11 ‘‘(1) an email address’’; 12 (B) in paragraph (1), as designated by 13 subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the 14 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 15 (C) by adding at the end the following new 16 paragraph: 17 ‘‘(2) if the individual would like to opt-out of 18 the transmittal of the individual’s information to 19 and through a State veterans agency as described in 20 subsection (a).’’; and 21 (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol- 22 lows: 23 ‘‘(d) OPT-OUT OF INFORMATION SHARING.—Infor- 24 mation on an individual shall be transmitted to and 25 through a State veterans agency as described in subsection 26 (a) unless the individual indicates pursuant to subsection g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 403 1 (c)(2) that the individual would like to opt out of such 2 transmittal.’’. 3 (b) STORAGE AND TRANSFER OF INFORMATION.— 4 Such section is further amended by adding at the end the 5 following new subsection: 6 ‘‘(e) STORAGE AND TRANSFER OF INFORMATION.— 7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 8 shall seek to enter into memoranda of understanding 9 or other agreements with the State veterans agencies 10 described in subsection (a) to create or modify a De- 11 partment system to store and transfer information 12 under this section to information systems of such 13 State veterans agencies. 14 ‘‘(2) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary shall ensure 15 that any agreement entered into under paragraph 16 (1) is in compliance with— 17 ‘‘(A) applicable provisions of law relating 18 to privacy and personally identifiable informa- 19 tion; and 20 ‘‘(B) applicable policies relating to cyberse- 21 curity of Department information systems and 22 State information systems.’’. 23 (c) LIMITATION ON USE OF INFORMATION.—Such 24 section is further amended by adding at the end the fol25 lowing new subsection: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 404 1 ‘‘(f) LIMITATION ON USE OF INFORMATION.—Infor- 2 mation transferred under this section may only be used 3 by a State for the purpose of providing or connecting vet4 erans to benefits or services as described in subsection 5 (a).’’. Subtitle I—Family Programs, Child 7 Care, and Dependent Education 6 8 SEC. 581. NOTIFICATION OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE 9 THAT OCCURS AT A MILITARY CHILD DEVEL- 10 OPMENT CENTER. 11 Section 1794 of title 10, United States Code, is 12 amended by adding at the end the following new sub13 section: 14 ‘‘(g) NOTIFICATION OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE.— 15 (1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations 16 that require the director of a military child development 17 center to notify a parent or guardian of a child who is 18 the suspected victim of a covered incident not later than 19 24 hours after a child care employee at such military child 20 development center learns of such covered incident. 21 ‘‘(2) The requirement under paragraph (1) shall not 22 apply if notification under such paragraph threatens the 23 integrity of a law enforcement investigation of such cov24 ered incident. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 405 1 ‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘covered incident’ 2 means alleged or suspected abuse or neglect of a child that 3 occurs at a military child development center.’’. 4 SEC. 582. ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN OF CERTAIN AMER- 5 ICAN RED CROSS EMPLOYEES IN SCHOOLS 6 OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DE- 7 FENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY. 8 (a) OVERSEAS SCHOOLS.—Section 1404(d)(1) of the 9 Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 10 923(d)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following 11 new subparagraph: 12 13 ‘‘(D) Children of employees of the American Red Cross who— 14 ‘‘(i) are performing, on a full-time basis, 15 services for the Armed Forces, including emer- 16 gency services; and 17 ‘‘(ii) reside in an overseas area supported 18 by a school of the defense dependents’ edu- 19 cation system.’’. 20 (b) CERTAIN DOMESTIC SCHOOLS.—Section 2164(i) 21 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 22 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘IN 23 PUERTO RICO’’ and inserting ‘‘IN CERTAIN AREAS’’; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 406 1 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘in Puerto 2 Rico’’ and inserting ‘‘in a territory, commonwealth, 3 or possession of the United States’’; and 4 (3) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘resides in 5 Puerto Rico’’ and inserting ‘‘resides in a territory, 6 commonwealth, or possession of the United States 7 where a program referred to in paragraph (1) is pro- 8 vided’’. 9 SEC. 583. ENSURING ACCESS TO DODEA SCHOOLS FOR CER- 10 TAIN MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPO- 11 NENTS. 12 Section 2164 of title 10, United States Code, is 13 amended by adding at the end the following new sub14 section: 15 ‘‘(n) ELIGIBILITY OF DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN 16 MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS.—(1) A de17 pendent of a member described in paragraph (2) shall be 18 eligible to attend a school established under this section 19 at the military installation that is the permanent station 20 of such member and such dependent shall automatically 21 be granted enrollment at such school at the request of 22 such member if there is sufficient space in the school to 23 accommodate the dependent. In the event there is not suf24 ficient space available at such school at the time the de- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 407 1 pendent seeks to enroll, the dependent shall be placed on 2 a wait-list for enrollment in the school. 3 ‘‘(2) A member described in this paragraph is a mem- 4 ber of a reserve component performing active service pur5 suant to an order for accompanied permanent change of 6 station.’’. 7 SEC. 584. AUTHORIZATION OF DUAL OR CONCURRENT EN- 8 ROLLMENT PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS OF 9 DEFENSE DEPENDENT SCHOOLS. 10 Chapter 108 of title 10, United States Code, is 11 amended by inserting after section 2164b the following 12 new section: 13 ‘‘§ 2164c. Authorization of dual or concurrent enroll14 ment programs for students of Defense 15 Dependent Schools 16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 17 through the Director of the Department of Defense Edu18 cation Activity, may— 19 ‘‘(1) enter into arrangements with institutions 20 of higher education to provide students of Defense 21 Dependent Schools with access to postsecondary 22 course credit through dual or concurrent enrollment 23 programs; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 408 1 ‘‘(2) subject to subsection (b), provide financial 2 assistance to students to cover the costs associated 3 with such programs. 4 ‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—The amount of fi- 5 nancial assistance provided to an individual student under 6 subsection (a)(2) may not exceed $1,500 per school year. 7 ‘‘(c) CREDIT TRANSFERABILITY.—The Secretary of 8 Defense shall, to the greatest extent practicable, ensure 9 that the Department of Defense Education Activity, in fa10 cilitating dual or concurrent enrollment programs with in11 stitutions of higher education under this section— 12 ‘‘(1) establishes articulation or credit transfer 13 agreements that promote the transferability of aca- 14 demic credits earned by participating students; and 15 ‘‘(2) prioritizes agreements with institutions 16 that offer broad acceptance of such credits across 17 degree programs. 18 ‘‘(d) INSTITUTIONAL INTEGRITY.—In entering into 19 contracts or other agreements with institutions of higher 20 education for purposes of dual or concurrent enrollment 21 programs under this section, the Secretary of Defense 22 shall ensure that such institutions have a program partici23 pation agreement in effect under section 487 of the High24 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094) and are not 25 provisionally or temporarily certified. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 409 1 ‘‘(e) PREPARATION AND INFORMING FAMILIES AND 2 EDUCATORS.—In implementing dual or concurrent enroll3 ment programs under this section, the Secretary of De4 fense, acting through the Director of the Department of 5 Defense Education Activity, shall do the following: 6 ‘‘(1) COURSE SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT.—Design 7 a sequence of courses for such programs to match 8 the academic content standards and level of rigor of 9 the corresponding postsecondary courses, in con- 10 sultation and collaboration with— 11 ‘‘(A) educators from Defense Dependent 12 Schools serving the military-connected commu- 13 nity; 14 ‘‘(B) faculty members from institutions of 15 higher education offering dual or concurrent en- 16 rollment programs; and 17 ‘‘(C) the school advisory committee (or the 18 equivalent advisory body) of each Defense De- 19 pendent School. 20 ‘‘(2) OUTREACH AND INFORMATION DISSEMINA- 21 TION.—Establish 22 targeted toward elementary and secondary school 23 students, particularly those in the middle grades and 24 their families, educators, school counselors, and 25 principals, to provide— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) outreach and awareness efforts G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 410 1 ‘‘(A) general information regarding the 2 availability and benefits of dual or concurrent 3 enrollment programs; 4 ‘‘(B) guidance on eligibility requirements, 5 academic expectations, and necessary pre- 6 paratory coursework for such programs; and 7 ‘‘(C) resources to support informed deci- 8 sionmaking and successful student participation 9 in such programs. 10 ‘‘(f) TEACHER CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of 11 Defense shall ensure that all dual or concurrent enroll12 ment courses facilitated by the Department of Defense 13 Education Activity are taught by— 14 ‘‘(1) a postsecondary faculty member who— 15 ‘‘(A) is employed by a two-year or four- 16 year institution of higher education (which may 17 include a community college); and 18 ‘‘(B) meets the applicable postsecondary 19 accreditation standards for instructional staff; 20 or 21 ‘‘(2) a classroom teacher employed by a local 22 educational agency or by the Department of Defense 23 Education Activity, who— 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) is qualified to teach in accordance with applicable law; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 411 1 ‘‘(B) has received training or certification 2 to deliver the dual or concurrent enrollment 3 course curriculum in alignment with the stand- 4 ards of the partnering institution of higher edu- 5 cation. 6 ‘‘(g) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out 7 this section, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with 8 the School Advisory Committees (or the equivalent advi9 sory bodies) and Parent Teacher Associations of partici10 pating Defense Dependent Schools. 11 ‘‘(h) ANNUAL BRIEFINGS.— 12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 13 after the date of the enactment of this section, and 14 annually thereafter for four years, the Secretary of 15 Defense shall provide to the appropriate congres- 16 sional committees a briefing on the status of the 17 dual and concurrent enrollment programs authorized 18 under this section. 19 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under para- 20 graph (1) shall include, with respect to the period 21 covered by the briefing— 22 ‘‘(A) the number of students who partici- 23 pated in dual or concurrent enrollment pro- 24 grams authorized under this section; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 412 1 ‘‘(B) the total cost to the Department of 2 Defense of providing such programs; and 3 ‘‘(C) an explanation of— 4 ‘‘(i) whether and to what extent such 5 programs consisted of online classes or in- 6 person instruction; and 7 ‘‘(ii) the subjects taught in postsec- 8 ondary classes taken by students partici- 9 pating in such programs. 10 ‘‘(3) DISAGGREGATION.—The information re- 11 quired under paragraph (2) shall be set forth sepa- 12 rately for each region served by the Department of 13 Defense Education Activity. 14 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 15 16 ‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— 17 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services of 18 the Senate; and 19 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services 20 and the Committee on Education and Work- 21 force of the House of Representatives. 22 ‘‘(2) The term ‘Defense Dependent School’ 23 means— 24 ‘‘(A) a school operated under the Defense 25 Dependents’ Education System, as authorized g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 413 1 under the Defense Dependents’ Education Act 2 of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921 et seq.); or 3 ‘‘(B) a Department of Defense domestic 4 dependent elementary and secondary school, as 5 authorized under section 2164 of this title. 6 ‘‘(3) The term ‘dual or concurrent enrollment 7 program’ means a program offered by an arrange- 8 ment between the Department of Defense Education 9 Activity and an institution of higher education and 10 through which a student enrolled in a Defense De- 11 pendent School who has not graduated from high 12 school with a regular high school diploma is able to 13 enroll in one or more postsecondary courses and 14 earn credit that applies— 15 ‘‘(A) toward completion of a postsecondary 16 degree or recognized educational credential as 17 described in the Higher Education Act of 1965 18 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); and 19 ‘‘(B) toward completion of high school. 20 ‘‘(4) The term ‘institution of higher education’ 21 has the meaning given that term in section 102 of 22 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 23 1002).’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 414 1 SEC. 585. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN ACTIONS RELATING 2 TO DODEA SCHOOLS AND MILITARY CHILD 3 DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 4 (a) LIMITATION ON CLOSURE OF DODEA 5 SCHOOLS.—Chapter 108 of title 10, United States Code, 6 as amended by section 584 is further amended by insert7 ing after section 2164c the following new section: 8 ‘‘§ 2164d. Limitation on school closures and certain 9 other actions with respect to schools op- 10 erated by the Department of Defense 11 Education Activity 12 ‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense may 13 not take any action described in subsection (b) with re14 spect to a school operated by the Department of Defense 15 Education Activity unless— 16 ‘‘(1) the Secretary submits to the Committees 17 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 18 Representatives— 19 ‘‘(A) written notice of the intent of the 20 Secretary to take such action with respect to 21 such school; 22 23 ‘‘(B) the report required under subsection (c); and 24 ‘‘(C) a written assurance that the Director 25 of the Department of Defense Education Activ- 26 ity has met, engaged with, and solicited feed- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 415 1 back from students, parents, teachers, adminis- 2 trators, military installation leadership, and the 3 local community concerning the proposed ac- 4 tion; and 5 ‘‘(2) a period of one year has elapsed following 6 the date on which the requirements under paragraph 7 (1) have been met. 8 ‘‘(b) ACTIONS DESCRIBED.—The actions described in 9 this subsection are the following: 10 11 ‘‘(1) Closing or terminating the operations of a school. 12 13 ‘‘(2) Preparing to close or terminate the operations of a school. 14 15 ‘‘(3) Reducing by 20 percent or more the number of spaces available for enrollment in a school. 16 17 ‘‘(4) Significantly reducing the services provided by a school, including— 18 ‘‘(A) curriculum offerings; 19 ‘‘(B) special education services; and 20 ‘‘(C) extracurricular activities. 21 ‘‘(5) Transferring or conveying a school to a 22 local educational agency or any other entity outside 23 the Department of Defense. 24 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—Before taking any action described in 25 subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall prepare a g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 416 1 report containing a justification and analysis of such ac2 tion. Such justification and analysis shall include an expla3 nation of— 4 5 ‘‘(1) the monetary costs to the Department of Defense of the action; and 6 ‘‘(2) the effects of the action on— 7 ‘‘(A) students; 8 ‘‘(B) curriculum; 9 ‘‘(C) gifted education programs; 10 ‘‘(D) special education programs, including 11 individualized education programs (as defined 12 in section 614(d)(1)(A) of the Individuals with 13 Disabilities 14 1414(d)(1)(A))); Education Act (20 U.S.C. 15 ‘‘(E) educational and other accommoda- 16 tions provided under section 504 of the Reha- 17 bilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794); 18 ‘‘(F) the Exceptional Family Member Pro- 19 gram; and 20 ‘‘(G) local educational agencies in the area 21 22 of the affected school. ‘‘(d) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In 23 this section, the term ‘local educational agency’ has the 24 meaning given that term in section 8101 of the Elemen- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 417 1 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2 7801).’’. 3 4 (c) PROHIBITION ON TERMINATION OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.—None of the funds authorized to be appro- 5 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 6 year 2026 for the Department of Defense may be obli7 gated or expended to terminate a teacher employed in a 8 school operated by the Department of Defense Education 9 Activity or a child care employee (as defined in section 10 1800 of title 10, United States Code), regardless of wheth11 er such positions are funded by appropriated or non12 appropriated funds, unless— 13 (1) the teacher or child care employee was doc- 14 umented as not performing or engaging in mis- 15 conduct; 16 (2) in the case of a teacher employed in a 17 school operated by the Department of Defense Edu- 18 cation Activity, there was a reduction in enrollment 19 of 20 percent or more at the school at which the 20 teacher works; or 21 (3) in the case of a child care employee, there 22 was a change in staffing requirements based on en- 23 rollment. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 418 1 SEC. 586. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FI- 2 NANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE 3 ARMED FORCES FOR IN-HOME CHILD CARE. 4 (a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (d) of section 589 of 5 the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au6 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 1791 7 note) is amended by striking ‘‘five years after’’ and all 8 that follows and inserting ‘‘on December 31, 2029.’’. 9 (b) FINAL REPORT.—Subsection (c)(2) of such sec- 10 tion is amended by striking ‘‘90 days after’’ and inserting 11 ‘‘one year before’’. 12 SEC. 587. MILITARY ONESOURCE: INFORMATION REGARD- 13 ING MATERNAL HEALTH CARE. 14 Section 561 of the National Defense Authorization 15 Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 16 1781 note) is amended, in subsection (b)— 17 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 18 (17) as paragraphs (5) through (18), respectively; 19 and 20 (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and in- 21 serting after paragraph (1) the following new para- 22 graphs: 23 ‘‘(2) Health care. 24 ‘‘(3) Maternal health care, including the fol- 25 lowing: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 419 1 ‘‘(A) A list of maternal health services fur- 2 nished under TRICARE. 3 ‘‘(B) A guide to continuity of such care 4 through a permanent change of station. 5 ‘‘(C) With regards to a pregnant member, 6 relevant regulations, options for leave, and uni- 7 form resources and requirements. 8 ‘‘(4) Death benefits and life insurance pro- 9 grams.’’. 10 SEC. 588. ASSISTANCE FOR DEPLOYMENT-RELATED SUP- 11 PORT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 12 UNDERGOING DEPLOYMENT AND THEIR FAM- 13 ILIES BEYOND THE YELLOW RIBBON RE- 14 INTEGRATION PROGRAM. 15 Section 582 of the National Defense Authorization 16 Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is 17 amended— 18 19 (1) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections (l) and (m), respectively; and 20 (2) by inserting after subsection (j) the fol- 21 lowing new subsection (k): 22 ‘‘(k) SUPPORT BEYOND PROGRAM.— 23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 24 may provide funds to States, Territories, and gov- 25 ernment entities to carry out programs, and other g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 420 1 activities as the Secretary considers appropriate, 2 that provide deployment cycle information, services, 3 and referrals to eligible individuals throughout the 4 deployment cycle. Such programs may include the 5 provision of access to outreach services, including 6 the following: 7 ‘‘(A) Employment counseling. 8 ‘‘(B) Behavioral health counseling. 9 ‘‘(C) Suicide prevention. 10 ‘‘(D) Housing advocacy. 11 ‘‘(E) Financial counseling. 12 ‘‘(F) Referrals for the receipt of other re- 13 lated services. 14 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.— 15 For fiscal year 2026, $20,000,000 are authorized to 16 be appropriated to carry out paragraph (1).’’. 17 SEC. 589. CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 18 AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF 19 MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. 20 (a) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL 21 EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS 22 OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT 23 OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.— 24 25 (1) ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) NUMBERS (1035098|1) OF MILITARY DEPENDENT STU- G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 421 1 DENTS.—Of 2 priated for fiscal year 2026 by section 301 and 3 available for operation and maintenance for Defense- 4 wide activities as specified in the funding table in 5 section 4301, $50,000,000 shall be available only for 6 the purpose of providing assistance to local edu- 7 cational agencies under subsection (a) of section 572 8 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 9 Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 10 (2) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.— 11 In this subsection, the term ‘‘local educational agen- 12 cy’’ has the meaning given that term in section 13 7013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu- 14 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)). 15 (b) IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DIS- 16 the amount authorized to be appro- ABILITIES.— 17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount authorized to 18 be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 pursuant to sec- 19 tion 301 and available for operation and mainte- 20 nance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the 21 funding table in section 4301, $10,000,000 shall be 22 available for payments under section 363 of the 23 Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization 24 Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 422 1 Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–77; 20 2 U.S.C. 7703a). 3 (2) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.—Of the amount au- 4 thorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 pur- 5 suant to section 301 and available for operation and 6 maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified 7 in the funding table in section 4301, $10,000,000 8 shall be available for use by the Secretary of Defense 9 to make payments to local educational agencies de- 10 termined by the Secretary to have higher concentra- 11 tions of military children with severe disabilities. 12 (3) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 31, 13 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 14 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 15 the House of Representatives a briefing on the De- 16 partment of Defense’s evaluation of each local edu- 17 cational agency with higher concentrations of mili- 18 tary children with severe disabilities and subsequent 19 determination of the amounts of impact aid each 20 such agency shall receive. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 423 1 SEC. 589A. VERIFICATION OF REPORTING OF ELIGIBLE 2 FEDERALLY 3 PURPOSES OF FEDERAL IMPACT AID PRO- 4 GRAMS. 5 CONNECTED CHILDREN FOR (a) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than January 1, 6 2027, and annually thereafter, each commander of a mili7 tary installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 8 a military department shall submit to such Secretary a 9 written certification verifying whether the commander has 10 confirmed the information contained in all impact aid 11 source check forms received from local educational agen12 cies as of the date of such certification. 13 (b) BRIEFINGS.— 14 (1) INITIAL.—Not later than June 30, 2026, 15 each Secretary of a military department shall pro- 16 vide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 17 Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing 18 describing any anticipated challenges with imple- 19 menting the requirement under subsection (a). 20 (2) ANNUAL.—Not later than June 30, 2027, 21 and annually thereafter, each Secretary of a military 22 department shall provide to the Committees on 23 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep- 24 resentatives a briefing, based on the information re- 25 ceived under subsection (a), that identifies— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 424 1 (A) each military installation under the ju- 2 risdiction of such Secretary that has confirmed 3 the information contained in all impact aid 4 source check forms received from local edu- 5 cational agencies as of the date of the briefing; 6 (B) each military installation that has not 7 confirmed the information contained in such 8 forms as of such date; and 9 (C) any challenges confirming the informa- 10 11 tion contained in such forms as of such date. (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 12 (1) The term ‘‘impact aid source check form’’ 13 means a form submitted to a military installation by 14 a local educational agency to confirm the number 15 and identity of children eligible to be counted for 16 purposes of the Federal impact aid program under 17 section 7003(a) of the Elementary and Secondary 18 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)). 19 (2) The term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has 20 the meaning given that term in section 8101 of the 21 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 22 (20 U.S.C. 7801). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 425 1 SEC. 589B. REGULATIONS ON THE USE OF PORTABLE ELEC- 2 TRONIC MOBILE DEVICES IN DEPARTMENT 3 OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS. 4 (a) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 5 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec6 retary of Defense, acting through the Director of the De7 partment of Defense Education Activity, shall update ex8 isting regulations on student use of portable electronic mo9 bile devices in Department of Defense Education Activity 10 (DODEA) schools to prohibit disruption in the learning 11 environment by minimizing the use of such mobile devices 12 to the greatest extent practicable and to standardize such 13 regulations across all DODEA schools. 14 (b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 15 after completion of the updated regulations required under 16 subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall brief the 17 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 18 House of Representatives on the updated regulations, in19 cluding— 20 (1) relevant evidence taken into consideration 21 on the use of portable electronic mobile devices in 22 and around the classroom on learning outcomes and 23 social dynamics; 24 25 (2) a description of how the regulations have standardized policies across all DODEA schools; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 426 1 (3) an assessment of the influence, if any, of 2 public-school policies on mobile devices at school or 3 in the classroom; and 4 5 (4) any other matters the Secretary determines relevant. 6 SEC. 589V. MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION IN 7 SCHOOLS OPERATED BY DEPARTMENT OF 8 DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY. 9 (a) IMPROVEMENTS TO STAFFING.—The Secretary of 10 Defense, acting through the Director of the Department 11 of Defense Education Activity, shall implement the fol12 lowing measures to improve staffing of special education 13 teachers and staff at schools operated by the Activity: 14 (1) Require the inclusion, in the staffing model 15 for a school, of service minutes required by the indi- 16 vidualized education programs of students attending 17 the school to more effectively determine appropriate 18 staffing for the school. As part of such staffing 19 model, service minutes for students with similar 20 needs may be counted concurrently when education- 21 ally appropriate. 22 23 (2) Collect the following data on underutilized special education staff members: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 427 1 (A) When such staff members are re- 2 quested to transfer to a school with greater 3 needs for such staff members. 4 (B) How many requests for such transfers 5 the Activity receives. 6 (C) Whether such requests are approved or 7 denied, and at what locations. 8 (D) Once such a request is received, the 9 likelihood that the transfer occurs. 10 (3) Collect data on the turnover of special edu- 11 cation teachers and staff, including reasons for de- 12 parture. 13 (4) Review access to and requirements for crisis 14 training, publicize Activity-wide policies with respect 15 to such training for consistency, and expand such 16 training to relevant special education teachers and 17 staff, such as paraeducators, who are not required, 18 as of the date of the enactment of this Act, to re- 19 ceive such training. 20 (5) Require district and regional administrators 21 to track training requirements for special education 22 teachers and staff to ensure that such teachers and 23 staff are meeting such requirements. 24 (b) CLARIFICATION OF GUIDANCE.—The Secretary 25 of Defense, acting through the Director of the Department g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 428 1 of Defense Education Activity, shall implement the fol2 lowing measures to improve and clarify guidance relating 3 to special education provided by schools operated by the 4 Activity: 5 (1) Review the list of types of disabilities recog- 6 nized by the Activity as of the date of the enactment 7 of this Act and determine if that list meets the most 8 recent best practices for special education. 9 (2) Standardize and implement instructions for 10 providing special education materials to students 11 across schools operated by the Activity. 12 (3) Develop and implement a plan for standard- 13 izing special education training across the Activity. 14 (4) Standardize reading intervention guidance 15 and requirements across schools operated by the Ac- 16 tivity, including by requiring each school and district 17 operated by the Activity to have the same resources 18 and instructions, and provide clear guidance on how 19 to access additional support materials if required. 20 (c) IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE.—The Secretary of 21 Defense shall complete implementation of the measures 22 described in subsections (a) and (b) by not later than two 23 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 24 (d) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 429 1 (1) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than April 1, 2 2026, the Director of the Department of Defense 3 Education Activity shall provide to the Committees 4 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 5 Representatives a briefing on the following: 6 (A) Coordination by the Department of 7 Defense Education Activity with the Edu- 8 cational and Developmental Intervention Serv- 9 ices programs of the military departments to 10 determine what medical services the military de- 11 partments are required to provide based on the 12 needs of students attending schools operated by 13 the Activity. 14 (B) A description of the process in effect 15 as of the date of the briefing, if any, to resolve 16 a dispute with respect to required services 17 under a student’s individualized education pro- 18 gram. 19 (C) A description of issues pending, and 20 resolutions of previous issues, under that proc- 21 ess. 22 (D) An assessment of how support instruc- 23 tional specialists can better assist teachers with 24 developing curriculum for special education stu- 25 dents. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 430 1 (E) A description of how the Activity pro- 2 vides services in the case of civilian or military 3 dependents with severe medical or special edu- 4 cation requirements that a school cannot meet, 5 including any data on how many such cases 6 arise on an annual basis and in what locations. 7 (F) A description of the process in effect 8 as of the date of the briefing for reassigning a 9 family from a school located outside the United 10 States if the education needs of a child in the 11 family cannot be met at that school and data, 12 for the 5 school years preceding the briefing, on 13 where such reassignments have been done and 14 the frequency of such reassignments. 15 (G) An assessment of the pay scale for 16 special education teachers and staff in effect as 17 of the date of the briefing, an identification of 18 the last time the pay scale was updated, a de- 19 scription of how the pay scale is determined, 20 and a statement of how often the pay scale is 21 updated. 22 (H) Data on school and district-level re- 23 quests for additional reading intervention cur- 24 riculum, including the locations of such re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 431 1 quests and whether such requests were ap- 2 proved or denied. 3 (2) SEMI-ANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—The Director of 4 the Department of Defense Education Activity shall 5 provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 6 Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing 7 on the progress made in implementing the measures 8 described in subsections (a) and (b)— 9 (A) not later than 180 days after the date 10 of the enactment of this Act; and 11 (B) every 180 days thereafter until the Di- 12 rector certifies to the Committees that each 13 such measure has been implemented. 14 SEC. 589D. PILOT PROGRAM TO INCREASE PAYMENTS FOR 15 CHILD CARE SERVICES IN HIGH-COST AREAS. 16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary may establish 17 a pilot program to increase the maximum amount of finan18 cial assistance per month per child that the Secretary au19 thorizes to be provided to eligible providers under section 20 1798 of title 10, United States Code, for services provided 21 to children who are two years old or younger in accordance 22 with this section. 23 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—If the Secretary establishes a 24 pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 432 1 (1) shall provide for an increased maximum 2 amount of financial assistance under the pilot pro- 3 gram in each area with high child care services 4 costs, as determined by the Secretary; and 5 (2) may provide for such increased maximum 6 amount of financial assistance in other areas as the 7 Secretary considers appropriate. 8 (c) REPORTS.— 9 (1) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than one 10 year after the establishment of the pilot program 11 under this subsection, and annually thereafter until 12 the date of the termination of the pilot program, the 13 Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 14 committees a report on the pilot program that in- 15 cludes— 16 (A) the number of families with respect to 17 whom the Secretary has increased the max- 18 imum amount of financial assistance per month 19 per child being provided under the pilot pro- 20 gram, disaggregated by location; 21 (B) the methodology for determining the 22 areas that should receive an increased amount 23 of financial assistance per month per child 24 under the pilot program; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 433 1 (C) the number of areas the Secretary de- 2 termined should receive such increased amount 3 of financial assistance; 4 (D) the total amount of financial assist- 5 ance provided under the pilot program with re- 6 spect to such families, disaggregated by loca- 7 tion; 8 (E) the total amount of financial assist- 9 ance that would have been provided with re- 10 spect to such families without the increase 11 under the pilot program, disaggregated by loca- 12 tion; 13 (F) the determination of the Secretary as 14 to whether additional funding under the pilot 15 program— 16 17 (i) helped reduce child care costs for applicable military families; 18 (ii) increased child care provider par- 19 ticipation in the financial assistance avail- 20 able under this section; and 21 (iii) increased access to infant and 22 toddler care for military families; 23 (G) the determination of the Secretary 24 with respect to the feasibility of expanding the 25 pilot program to all communities; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 434 1 (H) any challenges identified by the Sec- 2 retary in carrying out the pilot program; 3 (I) legislation or administrative action that 4 the Secretary determines necessary to make the 5 pilot program permanent; and 6 (J) any other information the Secretary 7 determines appropriate. 8 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 9 after the date of the termination of the pilot pro- 10 gram, the Secretary shall submit to the congres- 11 sional defense committees a report that includes— 12 (A) the elements specified in subpara- 13 graphs (A) through (J) of paragraph (3); and 14 (B) the recommendation of the Secretary 15 as to whether to make the pilot program per- 16 manent. 17 (d) TERMINATION.—The pilot program established 18 under this subsection shall terminate on the date that is 19 five years after the date on which such program is estab20 lished. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 435 1 Subtitle J—Decorations 2 Awards, Reports, and 3 Matters and Other 4 SEC. 591. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF 5 HONOR TO E. ROYCE WILLIAMS FOR ACTS OF 6 VALOR DURING THE KOREAN WAR. 7 (a) WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS.—Notwith- 8 standing the time limitations specified in section 8298 of 9 title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation 10 with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons 11 who served in the Armed Forces, the President may award 12 the Medal of Honor under section 8291 of such title to 13 E. Royce Williams for the acts of valor described in sub14 section (b). 15 (b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 16 described in this subsection are the actions of E. Royce 17 Williams, as a lieutenant in the Navy, on November 18, 18 1952. 19 SEC. 592. AUTHORIZATION FOR POSTHUMOUS AWARD OF 20 THE 21 ISAAC ‘‘IKE’’ CAMACHO FOR ACTS OF VALOR 22 IN VIETNAM. 23 (a) WAIVER DISTINGUISHED-SERVICE OF CROSS TO TIME LIMITATIONS.—Notwith- 24 standing the time limitations specified in section 7274 of 25 title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 436 1 with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons 2 who served in the Armed Forces, the Secretary of the 3 Army may award the distinguished-service cross under 4 section 7272 of such title to Isaac ‘‘Ike’’ Camacho for the 5 acts of valor in Vietnam described in subsection (b). 6 (b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 7 referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of Isaac ‘‘Ike’’ 8 Camacho from November 24, 1963, to July 13, 1965, in 9 Vietnam for which he was previously awarded the Silver 10 Star. 11 SEC. 593. COMPLIANCE WITH TRAVEL CHARGE CARD DEAC- 12 13 TIVATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) POLICY COMPLIANCE.—Not later than 60 days 14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 15 of Defense shall ensure that Department of Defense poli16 cies and procedures are consistent with section 2(h)(1)(H) 17 of the Travel and Transportation Reform Act of 1998 18 (Public Law 105–264; 5 U.S.C. 5701 note) and related 19 implementing guidance, regarding the prompt deactivation 20 and closure of government-issued travel charge card ac21 counts upon the separation, retirement, or termination of 22 military or civilian personnel. 23 (b) COMPTROLLER REVIEW.—Not later than 180 24 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 25 Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall submit to the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 437 1 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 2 House of Representatives a report describing— 3 (1) actions taken to verify consistent implemen- 4 tation of deactivation and closure policies for govern- 5 ment-issued travel charge cards across the military 6 departments and defense agencies; 7 8 (2) any gaps or inconsistencies identified in the execution of current policy; and 9 (3) recommendations, if any, to improve compli- 10 ance, oversight, or prevention of unauthorized card 11 use following personnel separation. 12 13 TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A—Basic Pay and Retired Pay Sec. 601. Codification of applicability to Space Force of certain pay and allowance authorities. Sec. 602. Extension of enhanced authority for selective early retirement and early discharges. Sec. 603. Extension of temporary early retirement authority. Subtitle B—Bonus, Incentive, and Separation Pays Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authorities. Sec. 612. Extension of authority to provide voluntary separation pay and benefits. Sec. 613. Implementation of aviation incentive pay for members of reserve components. Sec. 614. Reviews of designations of imminent danger pay areas. Subtitle C—Allowances Sec. 621. Modifications to calculation of basic allowance for subsistence for enlisted members. Sec. 622. Family separation allowance: increase. Sec. 623. Extending certain travel allowance for members of the Armed Forces assigned to Alaska. Sec. 624. Improvements to basic allowance for housing. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 438 Subtitle D—Leave Sec. 631. Improved parental leave for members of the armed forces. Sec. 632. Convalescent leave for cadets and midshipmen. Subtitle E—Family and Survivor Benefits Sec. 641. Annual review of financial assistance limits for child care and youth program services providers. Sec. 642. Waiver of requirements for air transportation of deceased members of the Armed Forces when necessary to meet mission requirements. Subtitle F—Defense Resale Matters Sec. 651. Use of commissary stores: civilian employees of Military Sealift Command. Sec. 652. Defense commissary system and exchange system: patronage; privatization. Subtitle G—Other Benefits, Administrative Matters, Reports, and Briefings Sec. 661. Inclusion of descriptions of types of pay on pay statements. Sec. 662. Provision of information regarding relocation assistance programs for members receiving orders for a change of permanent station. Sec. 663. Expansion of pilot program to increase access to food on military installations. Sec. 664. Military compensation educational campaign. Sec. 665. Designation of United States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll as remote and isolated military installation. 2 Subtitle A—Basic Pay and Retired Pay 3 SEC. 601. CODIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY TO SPACE 4 FORCE OF CERTAIN PAY AND ALLOWANCE 5 AUTHORITIES. 1 6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 101 of title 37, United 7 States Code, is amended— 8 (1) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 9 (22), by inserting ‘‘, or for members of the Space 10 Force in space force active status not on sustained 11 duty,’’ after ‘‘reserve component’’ each place it ap- 12 pears; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 439 1 2 (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 3 ‘‘(27) The term ‘space force active status’ has 4 the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 5 10. 6 ‘‘(28) The term ‘sustained duty’ has the mean- 7 ing given that term in section 101 of title 10.’’. 8 (b) BASIC PAY.— 9 10 (1) REFERENCES TO OFFICER GRADES.—Section 201(a) of such title is amended— 11 (A) by striking ‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph 12 (2), for the’’ and inserting ‘‘For the’’; 13 (B) by striking ‘‘and Marine Corps’’ in the 14 heading of the second column of the table and 15 inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, and Space Force’’; 16 and 17 (C) by striking paragraph (2). 18 (2) APPLICABLE PAY AND ALLOWANCES FOR 19 CERTAIN SPACE FORCE MEMBERS WHO ARE PHYS- 20 ICALLY DISABLED OR INCUR LOSS OF EARNED IN- 21 COME 22 sections (g)(1) and (h)(1) of section 204 of such 23 title are amended by inserting ‘‘, or a member of the 24 Space Force in space force active status not on sus- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) WHEN (1035098|1) NOT ON SUSTAINED DUTY.—Sub- G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 440 1 tained duty,’’ after ‘‘of a reserve component of a 2 uniformed service’’ each place it appears. 3 (3) SERVICE CREDITABLE FOR COMPUTA- 4 TION.—Section 205(a)(2) of such title is amended— 5 (A) by transferring subparagraph (F) so 6 as to appear after subparagraph (A); 7 (B) by striking subparagraph (C); 8 (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (F), 9 (B), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (B), (D), 10 (E), and (F), respectively; and 11 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B), 12 as transferred and redesignated by subpara- 13 graphs (A) and (C) of this paragraph, the fol- 14 lowing new subparagraph: 15 ‘‘(C) the Space Force;’’. 16 (4) INACTIVE-DUTY 17 206 of such title is amended— 18 TRAINING PAY.—Section (A) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘; 19 MEMBERS OF THE SPACE FORCE’’ 20 the colon; 21 22 (B) in subsection (a) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) before (i) by striking ‘‘Guard or a’’ and inserting ‘‘Guard, a’’; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 441 1 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, or a member of the 2 Space Force’’ after ‘‘uniformed service’’ 3 the first place it appears; 4 (C) in subsection (d)— 5 (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, 6 by a member of the Space Force,’’ after 7 ‘‘reserve component’’; and 8 (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or 9 the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘Ready Reserve’’; 10 and 11 (D) in subsection (e)— 12 (i) by striking ‘‘Guard or of a’’ and 13 inserting ‘‘Guard, a’’; and 14 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, or the Space 15 Force’’ after ‘‘uniformed services’’. 16 (5) PARTICIPATION IN THRIFT SAVINGS 17 PLAN.—Section 211(a)(2) of such title is amended 18 by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘member of 19 the Ready Reserve’’. 20 (c) SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AU- 21 THORITIES.— 22 (1) GENERAL BONUS 23 LISTED MEMBERS.—Section 24 amended— 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) AUTHORITY EN- 331 of such title is (A) in subsection (a)— (1035098|1) FOR G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 442 1 (i) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or’’ 2 at the end; 3 (ii) in paragraph (5), by striking the 4 period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 5 (iii) by adding at the end the fol- 6 lowing new paragraph: 7 ‘‘(6) transfers from a regular component or re- 8 serve component of an armed force to the Space 9 Force or from the Space Force to a regular compo- 10 nent or reserve component of another armed force, 11 subject to the approval of the Secretary with juris- 12 diction over the armed force to which the member is 13 transferring.’’; and 14 (B) in subsection (c)(1)— 15 (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 16 ‘‘, or in the Space Force on sustained duty 17 under section 20105 of title 10,’’ after ‘‘in 18 a regular component’’; 19 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 20 ‘‘, or in the Space Force in space force ac- 21 tive status not on sustained duty under 22 section 20105 of title 10,’’ after ‘‘in a re- 23 serve component’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 443 1 (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 2 ‘‘paragraph (4) or (5)’’ and inserting 3 ‘‘paragraph (4), (5), or (6)’’. 4 5 (2) GENERAL BONUS AUTHORITY FOR OFFICERS.—Section 332 of such title is amended— 6 (A) in subsection (a)— 7 (i) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or’’ 8 at the end; 9 (ii) in paragraph (5), by striking the 10 period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 11 (iii) by adding at the end the fol- 12 lowing new paragraph: 13 ‘‘(6) transfers from a regular component or re- 14 serve component of a uniformed service to the Space 15 Force or from the Space Force to a regular compo- 16 nent or reserve component of another uniformed 17 service, subject to the approval of the Secretary with 18 jurisdiction over the uniformed service to which the 19 member is transferring.’’; and 20 (B) in subsection (c)(1)— 21 (i) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 22 ‘‘, or in the Space Force on sustained duty 23 under section 20105 of title 10,’’ after ‘‘in 24 a regular component’’; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 444 1 (ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 2 ‘‘, or in the Space Force in space force ac- 3 tive status not on sustained duty under 4 section 20105 of title 10,’’ after ‘‘in a re- 5 serve component’’; and 6 (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 7 ‘‘paragraph (4) or (5)’’ and inserting 8 ‘‘paragraph (4), (5), or (6)’’. 9 (3) SPECIAL AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY OR 10 BONUS FOR OFFICERS.—Section 334 of such title is 11 amended— 12 (A) in subsections (a)(1), (b), and (h)(1), 13 by striking ‘‘in a regular or reserve component’’ 14 each place it appears; 15 (B) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting ‘‘, or, 16 in the case of an officer of the Space Force, to 17 remain in space force active status,’’ after ‘‘in 18 a reserve component’’; 19 (C) in subsection (e)— 20 21 (i) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘RESERVE COMPONENT’’; and 22 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (ii) by striking ‘‘A reserve component officer’’ and inserting ‘‘An officer’’; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 445 1 (D) in paragraphs (2) and (3) of sub- 2 section (h), by striking ‘‘regular or reserve com- 3 ponent’’ each place it appears. 4 (4) SPECIAL PAYS.—Sections 351(a), 352(a), 5 353(a), and 353(b) of such title are amended by 6 striking ‘‘of a regular or reserve component’’ each 7 place it appears. 8 (5) RETENTION INCENTIVES FOR MEMBERS 9 QUALIFIED IN CRITICAL MILITARY SKILLS OR AS- 10 SIGNED TO HIGH PRIORITY UNITS.—Section 355 of 11 such title is amended— 12 (A) in subsection (a)— 13 14 (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 15 (I) by striking ‘‘An officer or en- 16 listed member’’ and inserting ‘‘A 17 member’’; and 18 (II) by inserting ‘‘, or a member 19 the Space Force who is serving in 20 space force active status,’’ after ‘‘in a 21 reserve component’’; and 22 (ii) in paragraph (1)— 23 (I) by striking ‘‘or to remain’’ 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) and inserting ‘‘, to remain’’; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 446 1 (II) by inserting ‘‘, or to remain 2 in space force active status for at 3 least one year’’ before the semicolon 4 at the end; 5 (B) in subsection (d)(1) in the second sen- 6 tence, by inserting ‘‘or a member of the Space 7 Force not on sustained duty’’ after ‘‘reserve 8 component member’’; and 9 (C) in subsection (e)— 10 (i) in paragraph (1) in the place it ap- 11 pears in subparagraph (A) and in the first 12 place it appears in subparagraph (B), by 13 striking ‘‘active duty or service in an active 14 status in a reserve component’’ and insert- 15 ing ‘‘a specified form of service (or com- 16 bination thereof)’’; 17 (ii) in paragraphs (1)(B), (2), (3), 18 and (4), by striking ‘‘active duty or service 19 in an active status in a reserve component 20 for which’’ each place it appearsand insert- 21 ing ‘‘service for which’’; and 22 (iii) by adding at the end the fol- 23 24 lowing new paragraph: ‘‘(5) In this subsection, the term ‘specified form of 25 service’ means— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 447 1 ‘‘(A) service on active duty; 2 ‘‘(B) service in an active status in a reserve 3 component; or 4 5 ‘‘(C) service in the Space Force in space force active status.’’. 6 (6) CONTINUATION PAY FOR FULL TSP MEM- 7 BERS WITH 7 TO 12 YEARS OF SERVICE.—Section 8 356(b) of such title is amended— 9 10 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 11 (i) in the second sentence, by striking 12 ‘‘or a reserve component’’ and inserting ‘‘, 13 a member of the Space Force on sustained 14 duty, or a member of a reserve compo- 15 nent’’; and 16 (ii) in the third sentence, by inserting 17 ‘‘or a member of the Space Force in space 18 force active status not on sustained duty’’ 19 after ‘‘(as so defined)’’; 20 (B) in paragraph (1) in the matter pre- 21 ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or a 22 member of the Space Force on sustained duty’’ 23 after ‘‘of a regular component’’; and 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (C) in paragraph (2)— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 448 1 (i) in the matter preceding subpara- 2 graph (A), by inserting ‘‘or a member of 3 the Space Force in space force active sta- 4 tus and not on sustained duty’’ after ‘‘of 5 a reserve component’’; and 6 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 7 ‘‘or a member of the Space Force on sus- 8 tained duty, respectively,’’ after ‘‘of a reg- 9 ular component’’. 10 (d) ADMINISTRATION OF SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE 11 PAY, AND BONUS AUTHORITIES.— 12 (1) CONTINUATION OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES 13 DURING CERTAIN HOSPITALIZATION AND REHABILI- 14 TATION.—Section 372(a) of such title is amended by 15 striking ‘‘of a regular or reserve component’’. 16 (2) REPAYMENT OF UNEARNED PORTION OF 17 BONUS OR SPECIAL OR INCENTIVE PAY.—Section 18 373(d)(2)(A) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘in 19 a regular or reserve component who remains on ac- 20 tive duty or in an active status’’ and inserting ‘‘who 21 remains on active duty, in an active status in a re- 22 serve component, or in space force active status’’. 23 (e) ALLOWANCES OTHER THAN TRAVEL AND TRANS- 24 PORTATION ALLOWANCES.—Section 416(a) of such title g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 449 1 is amended by inserting ‘‘an officer of the Space Force 2 not on sustained duty,’’ after ‘‘of component,’’. 3 (f) LEAVE.—Section 501 of such title is amended— 4 (1) in subsection (a)— 5 (A) in paragraphs (4) and (5), by inserting 6 ‘‘, or of the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘of a reserve 7 component’’ each place it appears; and 8 (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, or 9 from the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘from the reserve 10 component’’; and 11 (2) in subsection (b)(5)— 12 (A) in subparagraphs (A) and (D), by in- 13 serting ‘‘, or a member of the Space Force in 14 space force active status not on sustained 15 duty,’’ after ‘‘of a reserve component’’ each 16 place it appears; and 17 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘Reg- 18 19 ular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’. (g) MISCELLANEOUS RIGHTS AND BENEFITS.— 20 (1) ACCEPTANCE OF EMPLOYMENT, PAYMENTS, 21 AND AWARDS FROM FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.—Sec- 22 tion 908(a)(2) of such title is amended by inserting 23 ‘‘and members of the Space Force in space force ac- 24 tive status not on sustained duty’’ after ‘‘of the 25 armed forces’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 450 1 (2) INVOLUNTARILY MOBILIZED RESERVE COM- 2 PONENT MEMBERS SUBJECT TO EXTENDED AND 3 FREQUENT ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE.—Section 910 of 4 such title is amended— 5 (A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 6 MEMBERS OF THE SPACE FORCE’’ 7 ‘‘RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS’’; after 8 (B) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or of 9 the Space Force’’ after ‘‘of the armed forces’’; 10 and 11 (C) in subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(3), 12 and (e)(1), by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ 13 after ‘‘a reserve component’’ each place it ap- 14 pears. 15 (h) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 1002 of such title is 16 amended— (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AND MEM- 17 18 BERS OF NATIONAL GUARD’’ 19 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD; MEM- 20 BERS OF THE SPACE FORCE’’; 21 (2) in subsection (a)— and inserting ‘‘; 22 (A) by striking ‘‘of the National Guard, or 23 of a reserve component of a uniformed service,’’ 24 and inserting ‘‘of a reserve component of a uni- 25 formed service, or of the Space Force’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 451 1 (B) by striking ‘‘his consent’’ and inserting 2 ‘‘the consent of the member’’; and 3 (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘or the Space 4 Force’’ after ‘‘of a reserve component’’. 5 (i) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO REFLECT CHANGE 6 OF NAME OF SPACE AND MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER TO 7 SPACE SYSTEMS COMMAND.—Section 2273a(a) of title 8 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Air 9 Force Space and Missile Systems Center’’ and inserting 10 ‘‘Space Force Space Systems Command’’. 11 SEC. 602. EXTENSION OF ENHANCED AUTHORITY FOR SE- 12 LECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT AND EARLY 13 DISCHARGES. 14 Section 638a(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 15 is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2025’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘December 31, 2030’’. 17 SEC. 603. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY EARLY RETIREMENT 18 19 AUTHORITY. Section 4403(i) of the National Defense Authoriza- 20 tion Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484; 10 21 U.S.C. 1293 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 22 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2030’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 452 2 Subtitle B—Bonus, Incentive, and Separation Pays 3 SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING 1 4 5 BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES. (a) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO RESERVE 6 FORCES.—Section 910(g) of title 37, United States Code, 7 relating to income replacement payments for reserve com8 ponent members experiencing extended and frequent mo9 bilization for active duty service, is amended by striking 10 ‘‘December 31, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 11 2026’’. 12 (b) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES RELATING TO HEALTH 13 CARE PROFESSIONALS.—The following sections of title 14 10, United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘Decem15 ber 31, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’: 16 17 (1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer candidate accession program. 18 (2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of 19 education loans for certain health professionals who 20 serve in the Selected Reserve. 21 (c) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO NUCLEAR OFFI- 22 CERS.—Section 333(i) of title 37, United States Code, is 23 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2025’’ and inserting 24 ‘‘December 31, 2026’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 453 1 (d) AUTHORITIES RELATING TO TITLE 37 CONSOLI- 2 DATED SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AU- 3 THORITIES.—The following sections of title 37, United 4 States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 5 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’: 6 7 (1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus authority for enlisted members. 8 9 (2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus authority for officers. 10 11 (3) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. 12 (4) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus 13 and incentive pay authorities for officers in health 14 professions. 15 (5) Section 336(g), relating to contracting 16 bonus for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the 17 Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 18 19 (6) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty pay. 20 21 (7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or special duty pay. 22 23 (8) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay or proficiency bonus. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 454 1 (9) Section 355(h), relating to retention incen- 2 tives for members qualified in critical military skills 3 or assigned to high priority units. 4 (e) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY INCREASE 5 IN RATES OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING.—Section 6 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 7 (1) in paragraph (7)(E), relating to an area 8 covered by a major disaster declaration or con- 9 taining an installation experiencing an influx of mili- 10 tary personnel, by striking ‘‘December 31, 2025’’ 11 and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’; and 12 (2) in paragraph (8)(C), relating to an area 13 where actual housing costs differ from current rates 14 by more than 20 percent, by striking ‘‘December 31, 15 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’. 16 SEC. 612. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE VOL- 17 18 UNTARY SEPARATION PAY AND BENEFITS. Section 1175a(k)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 19 is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2025’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘December 31, 2030’’. 21 SEC. 613. IMPLEMENTATION OF AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY 22 23 FOR MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS. Section 602(d) of the National Defense Authorization 24 Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 37 U.S.C. 25 357 note) is amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 455 1 2 3 (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking ‘‘In making’’ and inserting the following: 4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In making’’; and 5 (B) by adding at the end the following new 6 subparagraphs: 7 ‘‘(B) AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY EVALUA- 8 TION.—Not later than June 1, 2026, the Sec- 9 retary shall complete the evaluation required by 10 subparagraph (A) with respect to aviation in- 11 centive pay under section 334 of title 37, 12 United States Code. In conducting that evalua- 13 tion, the Secretary shall make a specific deter- 14 mination with respect to the percentage of such 15 aviation incentive pay, if any, that is paid spe- 16 cifically to maintain skill certification or pro- 17 ficiency under section 357 of title 37, United 18 States Code. 19 ‘‘(C) SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAY FRAME- 20 WORK.—Not later than June 1, 2026, the Sec- 21 retary shall submit to the Committees on 22 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 23 Representatives a detailed report on the special 24 and incentive pay assessment framework, re- 25 quired by the Senate report accompanying the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 456 1 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2 Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31), that includes 3 the Secretary’s plan and timeline for imple- 4 menting such framework.’’; and 5 (2) by adding at the end the following new 6 paragraph: 7 ‘‘(3) INITIATION OF PAYMENTS.—Not later 8 than January 1, 2027, the Secretary concerned shall 9 begin making aviation incentive payments under sec- 10 tion 357 of title 37, United States Code, pursuant 11 to 12 (2)(B).’’. 13 determination made under paragraph SEC. 614. REVIEWS OF DESIGNATIONS OF IMMINENT DAN- 14 15 the GER PAY AREAS. (a) INITIAL REVIEW.—Not later than March 1, 2026, 16 the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secre17 taries of the military departments, shall— 18 (1) commence a review of each area designated 19 under section 351(a)(3) of title 37, United States 20 Code, to determine whether the area is one in which 21 a member of the uniformed services is subject to im- 22 minent danger of physical injury due to threat con- 23 ditions; and 24 (2) submit to the Committees on Armed Serv- 25 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 457 1 a report on the review, including any changes to des- 2 ignations under that section that result from the re- 3 view. 4 (b) SUBSEQUENT REVIEWS.— 5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 6 2031, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of 7 Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the 8 military departments, shall conduct a review de- 9 scribed in subsection (a)(1). 10 (2) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 11 days after completing a review under paragraph (1), 12 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com- 13 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 14 House of Representatives a report on the review, in- 15 cluding any changes to designations under that sec- 16 tion that result from the review. 17 (c) REPORTS ON DESIGNATION CHANGES BETWEEN 18 REPORTS.—If, at any time between the submission of re19 ports required by subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2), the Sec20 retary of Defense or the Secretary of a military depart21 ment conducts a review of areas designated under section 22 351(a)(3) of title 37, United States Code, and makes a 23 change to any such designation, that Secretary shall sub24 mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 25 and the House of Representatives a report on the review g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 458 1 and the change not later than 60 days after the change 2 is made. 3 Subtitle C—Allowances 4 SEC. 621. MODIFICATIONS TO CALCULATION OF BASIC AL- 5 LOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE FOR ENLISTED 6 MEMBERS. 7 (a) MODIFICATION.— 8 9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 10 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert- 11 12 ing the following new paragraph: ‘‘(1)(A) The monthly rate of basic allowance for sub- 13 sistence to be in effect for an enlisted member for a year 14 (beginning on January 1 of that year) shall be equal to 15 the monthly cost of a liberal food plan for a male in the 16 United States who is between 19 and 50 years of age, 17 as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture on October 18 1 of the preceding year. 19 ‘‘(B) With respect to a member who is subject to 20 monthly deduction from pay for meals under section 21 1011(b) of this title, the amount payable under subpara22 graph (A) shall be reduced by the amount of such deduc23 tion from pay, in accordance with policies prescribed by 24 the Secretary of Defense. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 459 1 ‘‘(C) The monthly rate of basic allowance for subsist- 2 ence to be in effect for an enlisted member for a year 3 under subparagraph (A) may not decrease relative to the 4 rate in effect for the preceding year.’’; and 5 (B) by striking paragraph (3). 6 (2) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 7 September 30, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall 8 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 9 Senate and the House of Representatives a plan for 10 the implementation of the amendments made by 11 subsection (a). 12 (b) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2026, and 13 annually thereafter through 2028, the Secretary of De14 fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 15 of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 16 that, with respect to the fiscal year in which the report 17 is submitted, describes— 18 (1) the manner in which the Secretary of De- 19 fense allocated funds to pay for food programs and 20 whether such funds were drawn from funds author- 21 ized for the for the basic allowance for subsistence 22 under section 402 of title 37, United States Code; 23 (2) whether and the extent to which subsistence 24 in-kind and other sources of appropriated funds g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 460 1 were budgeted to pay for food programs on military 2 installations; and 3 (3) the manner in which the Secretaries of the 4 military departments used authorities of such Secre- 5 taries to fund the fully burdened cost of feeding 6 members— 7 (A) of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air 8 Force, and Space Force; and 9 (B) who were assigned to essential station 10 11 12 messing during such fiscal year. SEC. 622. FAMILY SEPARATION ALLOWANCE: INCREASE. Section 427(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is 13 amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by 14 striking ‘‘$250’’ and inserting ‘‘$300’’. 15 SEC. 623. EXTENDING CERTAIN TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR 16 MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED 17 TO ALASKA. 18 Section 603(b) of the James M. Inhofe National De- 19 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 20 117–263) is amended— 21 22 (1) in paragraph (2), by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) the member is— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 461 1 ‘‘(i) assigned to a duty location in 2 Alaska for a period of not less than one 3 year; and 4 ‘‘(ii) unaccompanied by dependents in 5 such duty location; and’’; and 6 7 (2) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows: 8 9 ‘‘(5) PERIOD SPECIFIED.—The period specified in this paragraph is the period— 10 ‘‘(A) beginning on the date of the enact- 11 ment of the National Defense Authorization Act 12 for Fiscal Year 2026; and 13 14 ‘‘(B) ending on December 31, 2027.’’. SEC. 624. IMPROVEMENTS TO BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR 15 16 HOUSING. (a) INCREASING AWARENESS.—The Secretary of De- 17 fense shall seek to improve transparency of the calculation 18 of BAH by— 19 (1) developing a clear, accessible document that 20 explains how rates of BAH are determined, includ- 21 ing methodology and types of data sources used, 22 which shall be— 23 (A) reviewed and updated not less fre- 24 quently than annually and as rates and calcula- 25 tion methods change; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 462 1 (B) made available on a publicly accessible 2 internet website and distributed across all rel- 3 evant components of the Department of De- 4 fense; and 5 (2) providing to members of the Armed Forces 6 when such members experience a permanent change 7 of station, permanent change of assignment, change 8 in dependency status, change in grade, or any other 9 event that may impact the eligibility of such mem- 10 bers for or rate of BAH— 11 (A) the information included in the docu- 12 ment developed under paragraph (1); and 13 (B) an explanation of the type of rental 14 housing the rate of BAH received by such mem- 15 bers is intended to support in each locality. 16 (b) STUDY TO EVALUATE ALTERNATIVE RATE CAL- 17 CULATION.— 18 (1) STUDY.— 19 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Sep- 20 tember 30, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall 21 seek to enter into an agreement with a covered 22 entity to conduct a study in which the covered 23 entity— 24 (i) assesses the adequacy of the cur- 25 rent BAH for MHAs selected under para- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 463 1 graph (3), including a review of the com- 2 muting times and distances of members of 3 the Armed Forces and the overall afford- 4 ability of housing in such MHAs; 5 (ii) reviews existing methods of calcu- 6 lating BAH and proposes methods of cal- 7 culating BAH described in paragraph (2) 8 for MHAs selected under paragraph (3) 9 that are more efficient and accurate than 10 such existing methods, as appropriate; and 11 (iii) evaluates the feasibility and ad- 12 visability of using machine learning and 13 artificial intelligence in the calculation of 14 BAH and, if feasible and advisable, incor- 15 porates machine learning and artificial in- 16 telligence into the proposed methods de- 17 scribed in clause (i). 18 (B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—During the 19 study conducted in accordance with subpara- 20 graph (A), the Secretary shall pay BAH in 21 MHAs selected under paragraph (3) at rates 22 prescribed under section 403 of title 37, United 23 States Code. 24 (2) PROPOSED MONTHLY RATES.—A proposed 25 monthly rate of BAH described in this paragraph— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 464 1 (A) accurately reflects housing prices in 2 the MHA subject to such rate; and 3 (B) is sufficient for military families who 4 reside in such MHA to procure adequate and 5 affordable housing. 6 (3) MHAS.—The Secretary shall select not 7 fewer than 15 MHAs for the covered entity to evalu- 8 ate in the study conducted in accordance with para- 9 graph (1). In selecting MHAs for evaluation under 10 such study, the Secretary shall consider factors in- 11 cluding the following: 12 (A) Variety of geographic location. 13 (B) The ranks of members who reside in 14 an MHA. 15 (C) Whether members who reside in an 16 MHA have dependents. 17 (D) Economic factors including inflation, 18 cost of living, and the cost of private mortgage 19 insurance. 20 (4) COMPLETION.—An agreement entered into 21 under paragraph (1)(A) shall require the study con- 22 ducted under such agreement to be completed not 23 later than the date that is three years after the date 24 on which the Secretary and the covered entity enter 25 into such agreement. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 465 1 (5) ANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 2 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 3 on an annual basis thereafter until the completion of 4 the study conducted in accordance with paragraph 5 (1), the Secretary shall provide to the Committees 6 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 7 Representatives a briefing on the status of the study 8 under this section. 9 (6) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after 10 the date of the completion of the study conducted in 11 accordance with paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 12 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 13 Senate and House of Representatives a report con- 14 taining the results of such study. Such report shall 15 include— 16 (A) an evaluation by the Secretary of the 17 proposed methods of calculating BAH by a cov- 18 ered entity pursuant to an agreement under 19 paragraph (1); and 20 (B) any recommendations of the Secretary 21 for legislation to improve the methods of calcu- 22 lating BAH based on the study. 23 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 24 (1) The term ‘‘BAH’’ means the basic allow- 25 ance for housing for members of the uniformed serv- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 466 1 ices under section 403 of title 37, United States 2 Code. 3 4 (2) The term ‘‘covered entity’’ means an entity or combination of entities— 5 (A) with combined expertise in data anal- 6 ysis and machine learning and access to rel- 7 evant data on local rental rates in real estate 8 markets in the MHAs selected under subsection 9 (b)(3); and 10 (B) that has not participated in anti- 11 competitive price-fixing in a real estate market. 12 (3) The term ‘‘MHA’’ means military housing 13 area. 14 Subtitle D—Leave 15 SEC. 631. IMPROVED PARENTAL LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF 16 17 THE ARMED FORCES. (a) REGULATIONS.—Section 701(h)(1)(B) of title 10, 18 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 19 following new clause: 20 ‘‘(iii) The regulations prescribed under clause (i) 21 shall authorize a member described in such clause to take 22 leave described under subparagraph (A) during the two23 year period beginning after an event described in clause 24 (i) or (ii) of such subparagraph with the approval of the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 467 1 first general officer or flag officer in the chain of command 2 of such member.’’. 3 (b) IMPLEMENTATION; REPORT.—Not later than 180 4 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the 5 Secretary of Defense shall— 6 (1) prescribe regulations under subparagraph 7 (B) of section 701(h)(1) of title 10, United States 8 Code, to implement the amendment made by sub- 9 section (a); and 10 (2) submit to the Committees on Armed Forces 11 of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 12 regarding the implementation of this section. 13 SEC. 632. CONVALESCENT LEAVE FOR CADETS AND MID- 14 15 SHIPMEN. Section 702 of title 10, United States Code, is 16 amended— 17 18 (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; 19 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- 20 lowing new subsection: 21 ‘‘(c) CONVALESCENT LEAVE.—An academy cadet or 22 midshipman diagnosed with a medical condition is allowed 23 convalescent leave under section 701(m) of this title.’’; and 24 (3) in subsection (d), as redesignated by para- 25 graph (1) of this section, by striking ‘‘Sections 701’’ g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 468 1 and inserting ‘‘Except as provided by subsection (c), 2 sections 701’’. 4 Subtitle E—Family and Survivor Benefits 5 SEC. 641. ANNUAL REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE LIM- 6 ITS FOR CHILD CARE AND YOUTH PROGRAM 7 SERVICES PROVIDERS. 3 8 Section 1798 of title 10, United States Code, is 9 amended by adding at the end the following new sub10 section: 11 12 ‘‘(d) ANNUAL REVIEW OF AMOUNT OF ASSIST- ANCE.—The Secretary shall annually review the amount 13 of financial assistance provided under this section, includ14 ing the maximum amount of financial assistance per 15 month per child that the Secretary authorizes to be pro16 vided to eligible providers under this section.’’. 17 SEC. 642. WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR TRANSPOR- 18 TATION OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE 19 ARMED FORCES WHEN NECESSARY TO MEET 20 MISSION REQUIREMENTS. 21 Section 562(c) of the John Warner National Defense 22 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109– 23 364; 10 U.S.C. 1482 note) is amended by adding at the 24 end the following new paragraph: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 469 1 ‘‘(4) WAIVER.—The Secretary concerned may 2 waive the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (3) as 3 the Secretary considers necessary to meet mission 4 requirements during— 5 ‘‘(A) a time of war; 6 ‘‘(B) a national emergency requiring the 7 use of significant personnel and aircraft; 8 ‘‘(C) a large-scale combat operation; or 9 ‘‘(D) a contingency operation.’’. 10 Subtitle F—Defense Resale Matters 11 SEC. 651. USE OF COMMISSARY STORES: CIVILIAN EMPLOY- 12 EES OF MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND. 13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1066 of title 10, United 14 States Code, is amended, in subsection (a)— 15 16 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘An individual’’; and 17 (2) by adding at the end the following new 18 paragraph: 19 ‘‘(2) A civil service mariner of the Military Sealift 20 Command may be permitted to use commissary stores and 21 MWR retail facilities on the same basis as members of 22 the armed forces on active duty.’’. 23 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 24 Such section is further amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 470 1 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘pro- 2 tective services’’ and inserting ‘‘certain’’; and 3 (2) in the heading of subsection (a), by striking 4 ‘‘PROTECTIVE SERVICES’’ and inserting ‘‘CERTAIN’’. 5 SEC. 652. DEFENSE COMMISSARY SYSTEM AND EXCHANGE 6 7 SYSTEM: PATRONAGE; PRIVATIZATION. (a) PATRONAGE.— 8 (1) INTERIM AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding the 9 limitations under section 2481(a) and chapter 54 of 10 title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of De- 11 fense— 12 (A) may allow individuals authorized to 13 use a commissary store or exchange store pur- 14 suant to a policy, memorandum, regulation, or 15 pilot program of the Department of Defense in 16 effect on October 1, 2025, to continue such use 17 through December 31, 2026; and 18 (B) may not authorize such use for any 19 additional group of individuals. 20 (2) LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL.—Not later than 21 April 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 22 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 23 and the House of Representatives a written legisla- 24 tive proposal that— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 471 1 (A) specifies each category of individuals 2 that the Secretary recommends Congress au- 3 thorize to use a commissary store or exchange 4 store; 5 (B) explains the recommendation of the 6 Secretary for such authorization; and 7 (C) consolidates the authorities for such 8 9 use into a single statute. (b) PRIVATIZATION.—The Secretary may not take 10 any action inconsistent with the restrictions in section 11 2485(a) of such title regarding private operation of the 12 overall management of a commissary system or manage13 ment of a commissary store. Subtitle G—Other Benefits, Admin15 istrative Matters, Reports, and 16 Briefings 14 17 SEC. 661. INCLUSION OF DESCRIPTIONS OF TYPES OF PAY 18 19 ON PAY STATEMENTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 19 of title 37, United 20 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol21 lowing new section: 22 ‘‘§ 1016. Pay statements: descriptions of types of pay 23 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 24 make available contemporaneously with each pay state25 ment provided to a member of the Armed Forces, for each g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 472 1 type of pay, allowance, and deduction listed on the state2 ment, a brief and plain-language description of— 3 4 ‘‘(1) the statutory or regulatory authority under which a pay, allowance, or deduction is made; 5 6 ‘‘(2) the purpose of a pay, allowance, or deduction; 7 8 ‘‘(3) the criteria for determining eligibility of members for a pay, allowance, or deduction; and 9 ‘‘(4) possible changes in the eligibility of the 10 member for a pay, allowance, or deduction, including 11 the circumstances under which a pay, allowance, or 12 deduction may be suspended or modified or may ex- 13 pire. 14 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The descriptions required to 15 be made available with a pay statement under paragraph 16 (1) shall be— 17 ‘‘(1) published on a website accessible by a 18 member and printable with the pay statement of the 19 member; and 20 ‘‘(2) presented in language easily understood by 21 individuals without specialized knowledge of military 22 finance, accounting, or law.’’. 23 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The requirements of section 24 1016 of title 37, United States Code, as added by sub25 section (a), shall apply with respect to pay statements g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 473 1 issued on or after the date that is 180 days after the date 2 of the enactment of this Act. 3 SEC. 662. PROVISION OF INFORMATION REGARDING RELO- 4 CATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR MEM- 5 BERS RECEIVING ORDERS FOR A CHANGE OF 6 PERMANENT STATION. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1056(b) of title 10, 8 United States Code, is amended— 9 (1) in paragraph (2)— 10 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and 11 community orientation’’ and inserting ‘‘commu- 12 nity orientation, education systems, school en- 13 rollment procedures, and State-specific provi- 14 sions under the Interstate Compact on Edu- 15 cational Opportunity for Military Children’’; 16 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and 17 community orientation’’ and inserting ‘‘commu- 18 nity orientation, and educational resources for 19 dependent children, including school transition 20 assistance, academic continuity, and special 21 education services’’; and 22 (C) by adding at the end the following new 23 subparagraphs: 24 ‘‘(E) Educational planning and support services 25 for dependent children with disabilities, including g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 474 1 procedures for transferring individualized education 2 programs and coordinating with the Exceptional 3 Family Member Program. 4 ‘‘(F) Provision of information regarding avail- 5 able assistance under this section and any other as- 6 sistance relating to a change of permanent station 7 available under any other provision of law, includ- 8 ing— 9 ‘‘(i) information on family assistance pro- 10 grams authorized under section 1788 of this 11 title, including financial planning resources, 12 spouse employment support, and community in- 13 tegration services; 14 ‘‘(ii) guidance on available housing assist- 15 ance, including on-base housing options, rental 16 protections, and resources for off-base reloca- 17 tion; 18 ‘‘(iii) mental health and well-being support 19 services, including those accessible during the 20 period of transition for a change of permanent 21 station; 22 ‘‘(iv) educational resources for dependent 23 children, including school transition assistance 24 and special education services; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 475 1 ‘‘(v) information on available legal and fi- 2 nancial counseling programs; and 3 ‘‘(vi) any other assistance programs that 4 support members of the armed forces and their 5 families during relocation.’’; and 6 (2) by adding at the end the following new 7 paragraphs 8 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of each military department shall 9 ensure that relocation assistance required to be provided 10 under this subsection is provided not later than 45 days 11 before the date on which a change of permanent station 12 takes effect for a member of the armed forces under the 13 jurisdiction of such Secretary. 14 ‘‘(4) The Secretary of each military department 15 shall— 16 ‘‘(A) incorporate the information required to be 17 provided under this subsection into accessible mate- 18 rials and briefings provided to members of the 19 armed forces relating to a change of permanent sta- 20 tion; 21 ‘‘(B) ensure that the program under this sec- 22 tion provides accessible materials and briefings at 23 military installations and through online resources; 24 ‘‘(C) develop a communication strategy, includ- 25 ing digital outreach and printed materials, to in- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 476 1 crease awareness of the program under this section 2 and assistance available under other provisions of 3 law relating to a change of permanent station; and 4 ‘‘(D) assess the satisfaction of members of the 5 armed forces with the information provided under 6 this subsection.’’. 7 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 8 of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three 9 years, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Com10 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 11 of Representatives a briefing on the implementation of the 12 amendments made by this section. Such briefing shall in13 clude— 14 (1) the status of efforts to integrate informa- 15 tion required to be provided by subparagraph (F) of 16 section 1056(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 17 as added by subsection (a) of this section, into ac- 18 cessible materials and briefings provided to members 19 of the armed forces relating to a change of perma- 20 nent station; 21 (2) an assessment of the awareness by members 22 of the armed forces of available programs in support 23 of a change of permanent station; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 477 1 (3) any recommendations of the Secretary for 2 improving the dissemination of information related 3 to relocation and family assistance programs. 4 SEC. 663. EXPANSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO INCREASE 5 ACCESS TO FOOD ON MILITARY INSTALLA- 6 TIONS. 7 Section 654 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Im- 8 provement and National Defense Authorization Act for 9 Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 10 U.S.C. 1060a 10 note) is amended— 11 (1) in subsection (a)— 12 (A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Army’’ 13 and inserting ‘‘Secretary of a military depart- 14 ment’’; and 15 (B) by striking ‘‘installations of the Army 16 for members of the Army’’ and inserting ‘‘in- 17 stallations under the jurisdiction of the Sec- 18 retary for members of the Armed Forces’’; 19 (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘of the mili- 20 tary department concerned’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; and 21 (3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 22 following new subsection (d): 23 ‘‘(d) REPORTING.— 24 ‘‘(1) PROGRESS REPORTS.—At the end of each 25 calendar quarter until the pilot program terminates, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 478 1 the Secretary of a military department shall submit 2 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 3 and House of Representatives a progress report re- 4 garding implementation of the pilot program. 5 ‘‘(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 6 after the pilot program terminates, the Secretary of 7 a military department shall submit to the Commit- 8 tees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 9 Representatives a final report regarding the pilot 10 program. Such report shall include the following ele- 11 ments: 12 13 ‘‘(A) Lessons learned from the pilot program. 14 ‘‘(B) The recommendation of the Secretary 15 whether to expand or make permanent the pilot 16 program. 17 ‘‘(C) If the Secretary recommends expan- 18 sion, the military installations covered by such 19 recommended expansion. 20 21 22 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(D) Limitations to the operation or expansion of the pilot program. ‘‘(E) Any information the Secretary determines appropriate.’’. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 479 1 SEC. 664. MILITARY COMPENSATION EDUCATIONAL CAM- 2 3 PAIGN. (a) EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN REQUIRED.—Not later 4 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 5 the Secretary of Defense shall commence an educational 6 campaign to improve the understanding and awareness of 7 members of the Armed Forces and the families of such 8 members with respect to the major components of mone9 tary and nonmonetary compensation for such members. 10 (b) CONSISTENCY WITH COMPENSATION REVIEW.— 11 The Secretary shall carry out the educational campaign 12 required by subsection (a) in a manner consistent with the 13 recommendations contained in the report entitled ‘‘The 14 Fourteenth Quadrennial Review of Military Compensa15 tion’’ submitted to Congress in January 2025 pursuant 16 to section 1008(b) of title 37, United States Code. 17 (c) MINIMUM TIME OF CAMPAIGN.—The educational 18 campaign required by subsection (a) shall be carried out 19 for not less than one year. 20 (d) ELEMENTS.—The educational campaign required 21 by subsection (a) shall address— 22 (1) the elements of regular military compensa- 23 tion (RMC), as defined in section 101(25) of title 24 37, United States Code; 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (2) special and incentive pays; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 480 1 2 (3) the calculation of retired pay for length of service; 3 4 (4) educational assistance programs and benefits; 5 (5) health care for members of the Armed 6 Forces serving in active components and the families 7 of such members; 8 (6) nonmonetary benefits; and 9 (7) any other matters relating to monetary or 10 nonmonetary compesnation for members of the 11 Armed Forces the Secretary considers appropriate. 12 (e) BRIEFING.— 13 (1) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 14 April 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 15 to the congressional defense committees a briefing 16 on the plan to implement this section. 17 (2) EFFECTIVENESS.—Not later than 60 days 18 after the completion of the educational campaign re- 19 quired by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 20 shall provide to the congressional defense commit- 21 tees a briefing on the effectiveness of the educational 22 campaign. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 481 1 SEC. 665. DESIGNATION OF UNITED STATES ARMY GARRI- 2 SON KWAJALEIN ATOLL AS REMOTE AND ISO- 3 LATED MILITARY INSTALLATION. 4 (a) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 5 date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 6 of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and the Secretary 7 of the Army, in coordination with the Commander of the 8 United States Army Pacific, shall designate United States 9 Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll as a remote and isolated 10 military installation. 11 (b) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 12 date on which the designation described in subsection (a) 13 is completed, the Secretary of the Army shall submit a 14 notification to the congressional defense committees con15 firming completion of the designation. 16 (c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 17 after the date on which the Secretary of the Army submits 18 the notification described in subsection (b), the Com19 mander of the United States Army Pacific shall brief the 20 congressional defense committees on adjustments to De21 partment of Defense resourcing for and support to United 22 States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll as a result of the 23 designation described in subsection (a). 24 (d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘remote 25 and isolated military installation’’ means a military instal26 lation determined to be remote and isolated pursuant to g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 482 1 the criteria set forth in Department of Defense Instruc2 tions 1015.10 and 1015.18, dated July 6, 2009, and May 3 30, 2024, respectively (or successor instruction). TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 4 5 TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Benefits Sec. 701. Reimbursement for travel expenses relating to specialty care for certain members of the Armed Forces and dependents. Sec. 702. Authority to provide sexual assault medical forensic examinations on a nonreimbursable basis to certain otherwise ineligible individuals. Subtitle B—Health Care Administration Sec. 711. Codification of position of Director of the Defense Health Agency. Sec. 712. Military-civilian medical surge program. Sec. 713. Modification of limitation on reduction of military medical manning end strength. Sec. 714. Inclusion of additional requirements in notifications to modify scope of services provided at military medical treatment facilities. Sec. 715. Military medical cooperation arrangements among Five Eyes countries. Sec. 716. Licensure requirement for health-care professionals of partner countries. Sec. 717. Plan for priority assignment of medical personnel of Department of Defense. Sec. 718. Plan and report by Defense Health Agency relating to chiropractic clinics at military installations. Sec. 719. Strategic infectious disease medical research plan. Sec. 720. Review of disclosure requirements under processes and forms relating to health care provider credentialing and privileging of Department of Defense. Subtitle C—Studies, Reports, and Other Matters Sec. 731. Improvement of availability of care for veterans from facilities and providers of the Department of Defense. Sec. 732. Prohibition on painful research on domestic cats and dogs. Sec. 733. Pilot program on wastewater surveillance system of Department of Defense. Sec. 734. Pilot program to assist certain members of the Armed Forces and dependents with additional supplemental coverage relating to cancer. Sec. 735. Study on accreditation of military dental treatment facilities. Sec. 736. Study on prevalence and mortality of cancer among military rotarywing pilots and aviation support personnel. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 483 Sec. 737. Study on psychological effects of and mental health effects of unmanned aircraft systems in combat operations. 2 Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Benefits 3 SEC. 701. REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES RELAT- 4 ING TO SPECIALTY CARE FOR CERTAIN MEM- 5 BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPEND- 6 ENTS. 1 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1074i of title 10, United 8 States Code, is amended— 9 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘In any case’’ 10 and inserting ‘‘Except as provided by subsection (b), 11 in any case’’; and 12 (2) in subsection (b)— 13 (A) by striking the heading and inserting 14 ‘‘SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS AND 15 DEPENDENTS.—’’; 16 (B) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of De- 17 fense’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) The Secretary of De- 18 fense’’; and 19 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1), as 20 designated by subparagraph (B) of this para- 21 graph, the following new paragraph: 22 ‘‘(2) With respect to members of the armed forces 23 on active duty and their dependents, the Secretary shall g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 484 1 administer subsection (a) by substituting ‘75 miles’ for 2 ‘100 miles’.’’. 3 (b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 4 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Com5 mittees on Armed Services of the House of Representa6 tives and the Senate a briefing on the implementation of 7 paragraph (2) of section 1074i(b) of title 10, United 8 States Code, as added by subsection (a), including— 9 (1) the estimated number of individuals the 10 Secretary expects to reimburse for travel expenses 11 pursuant to such paragraph; 12 13 (2) the expected cost increase of such reimbursements; and 14 (3) whether the Secretary determines that a dif- 15 ferent distance should be specified in such para- 16 graph. 17 SEC. 702. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SEXUAL ASSAULT MED- 18 ICAL FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS ON A NONRE- 19 IMBURSABLE BASIS TO CERTAIN OTHERWISE 20 INELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS. 21 22 (a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense, in accordance with 23 regulations prescribed by the Secretary, shall authorize 24 medical personnel of the Department of Defense to pro25 vide sexual assault medical forensic examinations, in a g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 485 1 military medical treatment facility on a nonreimbursable 2 basis, to an individual who— 3 4 (1) is not otherwise eligible for health care from the Department; 5 (2) reports a sexual assault offense for which a 6 Defense Criminal Investigative Organization may 7 initiate an investigation; and 8 (3) is eligible for a forensic examination in ac- 9 cordance with those regulations. 10 (b) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS.—The regulations pre- 11 scribed under subsection (a) may provide for the handling, 12 storage, and transfer to law enforcement of a completed 13 sexual assault medical forensic examination kit. 15 Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 16 SEC. 711. CODIFICATION OF POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF 17 THE DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY. 14 18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1073c of title 10, United 19 States Code, is amended— 20 21 (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (j) as subsections (b) through (k), respectively; 22 23 (2) by inserting before subsection (b), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 486 1 ‘‘(a) DIRECTOR OF THE DEFENSE HEALTH AGEN- 2 CY.—(1) There is in the Defense Health Agency a Direc- 3 tor. 4 ‘‘(2) The Director of the Defense Health Agency 5 shall— 6 ‘‘(A) be a military officer and hold a rank that 7 is the same or greater than the rank of any officer 8 serving as the Surgeon General of a military depart- 9 ment under section 7036, 8031, or 9036 of this title; 10 and 11 ‘‘(B) have joint experience.’’; 12 (3) in subsection (b), as redesignated by para- 13 graph (1)— 14 (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre- 15 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, by not 16 later than September 30, 2021’’; 17 (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre- 18 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, com- 19 mencing when the Director begins to exercise 20 responsibilities under that paragraph,’’; and 21 (C) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘sub- 22 sections (b) and (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections 23 (c) and (d)’’; 24 (4) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, in the 25 matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Not g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 487 1 later than September 30, 2024, and subject to sub- 2 section (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection 3 (g)’’; 4 (5) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, in the 5 matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub- 6 section (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (f)’’; and 7 (6) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by 8 striking ‘‘subsection (e)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub- 9 section (f)(1)’’. 10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 11 1091a(b)(2) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘section 12 1073c(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1073c(j)’’. 13 SEC. 712. MILITARY-CIVILIAN MEDICAL SURGE PROGRAM. 14 Section 1096 of title 10, United States Code, is 15 amended— 16 (1) in the section heading, by adding at the end 17 the following: ‘‘; medical surge program’’; and 18 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub- 19 section: 20 ‘‘(e) MEDICAL SURGE PROGRAM.—(1) The Secretary 21 of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretary of Health 22 and Human Services, shall carry out a program of record 23 known as the Military-Civilian Medical Surge Program 24 to— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 488 1 2 ‘‘(A) support locations that the Secretary of Defense selects under paragraph (3)(B); and 3 ‘‘(B) enhance the interoperability and medical 4 surge capability and capacity of the National Dis- 5 aster Medical System in response to a declaration or 6 other action described in subparagraphs (A) through 7 (F) of paragraph (4). 8 ‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary of Defense, acting through the 9 Institute for Defense Health Cooperation at the Uni10 formed Services University of the Health Sciences (or such 11 successor center), shall oversee the management, staffing, 12 and deployment of the Program, in coordination with the 13 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Director of the 14 Defense Health Agency, and, for purposes of ensuring 15 that the Program is carried out in a manner that is con16 sistent with paragraph (6), the Secretary of Health and 17 Human Services. 18 ‘‘(B) In carrying out subparagraph (A) during a con- 19 tingency operation, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure 20 that the Program provides support, acting through the 21 Defense Health Agency serving as a combat support agen22 cy, to the relevant combatant command. 23 ‘‘(C) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure the pro- 24 gram is administrated in coordination with the military 25 departments, the Joint Staff, the Defense Health Agency, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 489 1 and the Department of Health and Human Services 2 through semiannual coordination meetings and quarterly 3 updates. On an annual basis, one such meeting shall in4 clude the participation of partners specified in paragraph 5 (3)(A). 6 ‘‘(D) In carrying out the Program, the Secretary of 7 Defense shall maintain requirements for staffing, special8 ized training, research, and education, regarding patient 9 regulation, movement, definitive care, and other matters 10 the Secretary determines critical to sustaining the health 11 of members of the armed forces. 12 ‘‘(3)(A) In carrying out the Program, the Secretary 13 of Defense shall establish partnerships at locations se14 lected under subparagraph (B) with public, private, and 15 nonprofit health care organizations, health care institu16 tions, health care entities, academic medical centers of in17 stitutions of higher education, and hospitals that the Sec18 retary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services 19 determine— 20 ‘‘(i) are critical in mobilizing a civilian medical 21 response in support of a wartime contingency or 22 other catastrophic event in the United States; and 23 ‘‘(ii) have demonstrated technical proficiency in 24 critical national security domains, including high- 25 consequence infectious disease and special pathogen g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 490 1 preparedness, and matters relating to defense, con- 2 tainment, management, care, and transportation. 3 ‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense shall select not fewer 4 than eight locations that are operationally relevant to the 5 missions of the Department of Defense under the National 6 Disaster Medical System and are aeromedical or other 7 transport hubs or logistics centers in the United States 8 for partnerships under subparagraph (A). The Secretary 9 may select more than eight locations, including locations 10 outside of the continental United States, if the Secretary 11 determines such additional locations cover areas of stra12 tegic and operational relevance to the Department. 13 ‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 14 Health and Human Services shall ensure that the partner15 ships under paragraph (3)(A) allow for civilian medical 16 personnel to quickly and effectively mobilize direct support 17 to military medical treatment facilities and provide sup18 port to other requirements of the military health system 19 pursuant to the following: 20 ‘‘(A) A declaration of a national emergency 21 under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 22 1621 et seq.). 23 ‘‘(B) A public health emergency declared under 24 section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 25 U.S.C. 247d). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 491 1 ‘‘(C) A declaration of war by Congress. 2 ‘‘(D) A contingency operation. 3 ‘‘(E) The President’s exercise of executive pow- 4 ers under the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 5 1541 et seq.). 6 ‘‘(F) Any other emergency or major disaster as 7 declared by the President. 8 ‘‘(5) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 9 enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 10 Fiscal Year 2026, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 11 of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Serv12 ices and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 13 Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 14 Services and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 15 the House of Representatives a report on the status, readi16 ness, and operational capabilities of the Program. Each 17 report shall include an assessment of personnel readiness, 18 resource availability, interagency coordination efforts, and 19 recommendations for continued improvements to the Pro20 gram. 21 ‘‘(6) Nothing in this section shall be construed to au- 22 thorize the Secretary of Defense to control, direct, limit, 23 or otherwise affect the authorities of the Secretary of 24 Health and Human Services with respect to the leadership 25 and administration of the National Disaster Medical Sys- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 492 1 tem, public health and medical preparedness and response, 2 staffing levels, or resource allocation. 3 ‘‘(7) In this subsection: 4 ‘‘(A) The term ‘institution of higher education’ 5 means a four-year institution of higher education (as 6 defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education 7 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))). 8 ‘‘(B) The term ‘National Disaster Medical Sys- 9 tem’ means the system established under section 10 2812 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 11 300hh–11). 12 ‘‘(C) The term ‘Program’ means the Military- 13 Civilian Medical Surge Program established under 14 paragraph (1).’’. 15 SEC. 713. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON REDUCTION 16 OF 17 STRENGTH. 18 MILITARY MEDICAL MANNING END Section 741 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 19 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117– 20 263; 136 Stat. 2676; 10 U.S.C. 129c note) is amended— 21 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘five-year pe- 22 riod’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘10-year 23 period’’; and 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (2) in subsection (c)— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 493 1 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Not 2 later than two years after the date of the enact- 3 ment of this Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘During each 4 of 2024 and 2029,’’; and 5 (B) in paragraphs (3) and (4), by striking 6 ‘‘three years after the date of the enactment of 7 this Act,’’ both places it appears and inserting 8 ‘‘December 31, 2030,’’. 9 SEC. 714. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN 10 NOTIFICATIONS TO MODIFY SCOPE OF SERV- 11 ICES 12 TREATMENT FACILITIES. 13 PROVIDED AT MILITARY MEDICAL Section 1073d(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 14 is amended— 15 (1) by striking ‘‘information demonstrating’’; 16 (2) by striking ‘‘the extent’’ and all that follows 17 through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘the fol- 18 lowing:’’; and 19 (3) by adding at the end the following: 20 ‘‘(A) An endorsement from the Chairman of the 21 Joint Chiefs of Staff that the proposed modification 22 will have no effect on operational requirements of 23 the armed forces. 24 ‘‘(B) An endorsement from the Surgeon Gen- 25 eral of the military department concerned that the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 494 1 proposed modification will have no effect on the 2 training or readiness of military medical personnel 3 in the military department concerned. 4 ‘‘(C) An assessment from the Director of the 5 Defense Health Agency that explains how members 6 of the armed forces and covered beneficiaries receiv- 7 ing services at the facility will continue to receive 8 care.’’. 9 SEC. 715. MILITARY MEDICAL COOPERATION ARRANGE- 10 MENTS AMONG FIVE EYES COUNTRIES. 11 (a) ARRANGEMENTS.—Subchapter II of chapter 138 12 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 13 the end the following new section: 14 ‘‘§ 2350t. Military medical cooperation arrangements 15 16 among Five Eyes countries ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may 17 enter into a bilateral or multilateral memorandum of un18 derstanding or other formal agreement with one or more 19 governments of the Five Eyes countries to support mili20 tary medical cooperation or improve operational medical 21 interoperability. 22 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 23 24 ‘‘(1) The term ‘Five Eyes countries’ means the following: 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) Australia. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 495 1 ‘‘(B) Canada. 2 ‘‘(C) New Zealand. 3 ‘‘(D) The United Kingdom. 4 5 ‘‘(2) The term ‘military medical cooperation’ means any of the following: 6 ‘‘(A) Information exchange. 7 ‘‘(B) Medical interoperability, including 8 credentialing of health care personnel. 9 ‘‘(C) Medical education, training, exercises, 10 and evaluation. 11 ‘‘(D) Medical research, development, trials, 12 and evaluation. 13 ‘‘(E) Biodefense, including with respect to 14 prevention, preparation, response, and inves- 15 tigation. 16 ‘‘(F) Medical logistics, including the rec- 17 ognition of MedCM, drugs and medical equip- 18 ment. 19 ‘‘(G) Patient movement. 20 ‘‘(H) Any other areas for cooperation des- 21 ignated by the Secretary of Defense. 22 ‘‘(3) The term ‘military medicine’ means any of 23 the following: 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) Combat casualty care including trauma. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 496 1 ‘‘(B) Military infectious disease. 2 ‘‘(C) Chemical, biological, radiological, and 3 nuclear medical support. 4 ‘‘(D) Deployed health care delivery. 5 ‘‘(E) Public health, health readiness, and 6 force health protection. 7 ‘‘(F) Mental health. 8 ‘‘(G) Humanitarian response. 9 ‘‘(H) Anomalous health incidents. 10 ‘‘(I) Mass casualty management. 11 ‘‘(J) Any other areas of military medicine 12 designated by the Secretary of Defense.’’. 13 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 14 of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 15 three years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 16 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 17 House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Re18 lations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Af19 fairs of the House of Representatives a report on the 20 agreements entered into and activities carried out pursu21 ant to section 2350t of title 10, United States Code, as 22 added by subsection (a), including any other areas des23 ignated by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b) of 24 such section 2350t. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 497 1 SEC. 716. LICENSURE REQUIREMENT FOR HEALTH-CARE 2 3 PROFESSIONALS OF PARTNER COUNTRIES. Section 1094(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 4 amended— 5 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 6 and inserting ‘‘, or the official agency of the govern- 7 ment of a partner country; and’’; and 8 (2) by inserting at the end the following: 9 ‘‘(3) The term ‘partner country’ means any of 10 the following: 11 ‘‘(A) Australia. 12 ‘‘(B) Canada. 13 ‘‘(C) New Zealand. 14 ‘‘(D) The United Kingdom. 15 ‘‘(E) Any other country designated as a 16 partner country by the Secretary of Defense for 17 the purposes of this section.’’. 18 SEC. 717. PLAN FOR PRIORITY ASSIGNMENT OF MEDICAL 19 20 PERSONNEL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) PLAN.— 21 (1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than April 1, 22 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 23 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 24 the House of Representatives a plan for each mili- 25 tary department to prioritize the assignment of ac- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 498 1 tive duty medical and dental personnel to military 2 medical treatment facilities. 3 (2) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than Sep- 4 tember 1, 2026, the Secretary of each military de- 5 partment shall each commence carrying out the plan 6 under paragraph (1) by assigning active duty med- 7 ical and dental personnel to military medical treat- 8 ment facilities in accordance with the plan. 9 (3) UPDATES.—The Secretary of Defense, in 10 coordination with the Secretaries of the military de- 11 partments, shall provide to the Committees on 12 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep- 13 resentatives updates on the implementation of the 14 plan under paragraph (1) as follows: 15 (A) On a quarterly basis until the Sec- 16 retary of Defense determines that the plan is 17 fully implemented. 18 (B) On an annual basis thereafter. 19 (b) ASSIGNMENTS.—In carrying out the plan under 20 subsection (a), the Secretary of each military department, 21 in coordination with the Director of the Defense Health 22 Agency, shall assign active duty medical and dental per23 sonnel to military medical treatment facilities in accord24 ance with the plan. 25 (c) CORRECTIVE ACTION.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 499 1 (1) REQUIREMENT.—If, in the judgment of the 2 Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military de- 3 partment fails to comply with the plan under sub- 4 section (a), the Secretary of Defense shall issue to 5 the Secretary of the military department a directive 6 requiring corrective action by the Secretary not later 7 than 90 days after the date on which the directive 8 is issued. 9 (2) REPORT.—If the Secretary of a military de- 10 partment fails to initiate timely corrective action 11 pursuant to the directive issued by the Secretary of 12 Defense under paragraph (1), the Secretary of De- 13 fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 14 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa- 15 tives a report on such noncompliance. Such report— 16 (A) shall include a description of corrective 17 measures to be taken, a plan of action, and 18 milestones; and 19 (B) may include recommendations for leg- 20 islative and administrative changes the Sec- 21 retary of Defense determines appropriate. 22 (d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 23 2027, and annually thereafter for a period of five years, 24 the Director of the Defense Health Agency and the Sur25 geons General of the military departments shall jointly g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 500 1 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen2 ate and the House of Representatives a report on the state 3 of manning for active duty and civilian medical and dental 4 personnel. Such report shall include, with respect to the 5 year covered by the report, the following: 6 (1) Average civilian, contractor, and military 7 staffing levels at military medical treatment facilities 8 over the preceding year. 9 (2) The extent to which military medical treat- 10 ment facility staffing is compliant with the require- 11 ments for optimal operation of such facilities. 12 13 (3) Active duty operational medical personnel manning shortfalls. 14 (4) Defense Health Agency civilian and con- 15 tractor hiring shortfalls, including a description of 16 resources required to fill civilian billet gaps. 17 (5) A projection of yearly budget shortfalls over 18 each of the next five years within the Defense 19 Health Agency, including a detailed description of 20 the expected effects of such shortfalls to delivering 21 health care benefits, operating the direct care net- 22 work, maintaining an adequate managed care net- 23 work, maintaining a fit and healthy fighting force, 24 training medical personnel, recruiting and retaining 25 medical personnel, planning for contingency oper- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 501 1 ations, and any other resourcing matters the Direc- 2 tor determines necessary and relevant. 3 (6) A description of military department-level 4 tradeoffs between operational medical requirements 5 and military medical treatment facility manning re- 6 quirements, and how each military department is 7 working to fully support both. 8 (7) A description of health care service levels at 9 military medical treatment facilities and whether 10 such facilities are adequately resourced to provide 11 enough throughput of medical care to— 12 (A) maintain efficient operation of all med- 13 ical services offered at the facilities; 14 (B) meet patient needs; and 15 (C) keep all medical and dental personnel 16 proficient with the medical skills of the profes- 17 sional. 18 (8) For military medical treatment facilities 19 that are deficient in the categories listed in para- 20 graph (7), a plan for how to bring TRICARE pro- 21 gram beneficiaries back into military medical treat- 22 ment facilities to improve and maintain operations 23 in the direct care system. 24 (9) A brief description of the major areas of 25 disagreement among the Director and each of the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 502 1 Surgeons General relating to manning, operating, 2 and improving the volume and quality of care at all 3 military medical treatment facilities, and a plan for 4 how to resolve such areas of disagreement going for- 5 ward. 6 SEC. 718. PLAN AND REPORT BY DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY 7 RELATING TO CHIROPRACTIC CLINICS AT 8 MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 9 (a) PLAN.—The Director of the Defense Health 10 Agency shall develop a plan to— 11 (1) reopen any clinic at a military installation 12 if, before the date of the enactment of this Act, such 13 clinic— 14 (A) offered chiropractic services and had 15 an average number of at least 400 visits per 16 month; and 17 (B) was closed; and 18 (2) pay chiropractors stationed at military in- 19 stallations under the General Schedule. 20 (b) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2026, the 21 Director of the Defense Health Agency shall submit to the 22 Committees on Armed Services of the House of Represent23 atives and the Senate a report on— 24 25 (1) the plan developed under subsection (a); and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 503 1 (2) the utility of chiropractic services with re- 2 spect to the benefits of such services to members of 3 the Armed Forces, the availability of such services, 4 and the cost of such services. 5 SEC. 719. STRATEGIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE MEDICAL RE- 6 7 SEARCH PLAN. (a) PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after the date on 8 which the President submits a budget for fiscal year 2027 9 to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, 10 United States Code, the Secretary of Defense, in consulta11 tion with the Secretary of each military department, shall 12 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 13 of Representatives and the Senate a comprehensive, stra14 tegic infectious disease medical research plan (referred to 15 in this section as the ‘‘Plan’’). 16 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The Secretary 17 shall ensure that the Plan describes the following: 18 (1) All infectious disease medical research con- 19 ducted by the Department of Defense, including the 20 coordination process, to ensure that such research is 21 linked to— 22 (A) military readiness; 23 (B) joint force requirements; 24 (C) the requirements of the commanders of 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) the combatant commands; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 504 1 (D) relevance to individuals eligible for 2 care at military medical treatment facilities or 3 through the TRICARE program (as defined in 4 section 1072(7) of title 10, United States 5 Code). 6 (2) The infectious disease research projects 7 funded under the Defense Health Program Account 8 under section 1100 of title 10, United States Code, 9 including projects under— 10 (A) the Congressionally Directed Medical 11 Research Program of the Department of De- 12 fense; 13 14 15 16 17 18 (B) the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; (C) the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases; (D) the Chemical and Biological Defense Program; 19 (E) the Defense Threat Reduction Agency; 20 (F) the Armed Forces Research Institute 21 of Medical Sciences located in Thailand; 22 (G) the Naval Medical Research Unit; and 23 (H) the Walter Reed Army Institute of Re- 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) search. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 505 1 2 (3) The process for ensuring synergy across the military medical research community— 3 (A) to address gaps in military infectious 4 disease research; 5 (B) to minimize duplication of research; 6 (C) to promote collaboration within re- 7 search focus areas; and 8 (D) to leverage and modernize the existing 9 medical research and development infrastruc- 10 ture of the Department of Defense. 11 (4) The efforts of the Secretary to coordinate 12 with other departments and agencies of the Federal 13 Government to increase awareness of complementary 14 infectious disease research efforts that are being car- 15 ried out by the Federal Government. 16 (c) BUDGET DISPLAY INFORMATION.—The Secretary 17 shall submit to the President, in conjunction with the ma18 terials of the Department of Defense supporting the fiscal 19 year 2027 budget request submitted to Congress by the 20 President pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United 21 States Code, and annually thereafter in conjunction with 22 each subsequent budget request through fiscal year 2032, 23 a detailed budget for carrying out the Plan that includes 24 the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 506 1 (1) The resources necessary for infectious dis- 2 ease medical research to carry out the activities de- 3 scribed in subsection (b) for the applicable fiscal 4 year 5 disaggregated by the activities described in para- 6 graphs (1) through (4) of subsection (b). 7 and the four following fiscal years, (2) With respect to procurement accounts— 8 (A) amounts displayed by account, budget 9 activity, line number, line item, and line item 10 title; and 11 (B) a description of the requirements for 12 such amounts specific to the Plan. 13 (3) With respect to research, development, test, 14 and evaluation accounts— 15 (A) amounts displayed by account, budget 16 activity, line number, program element, and 17 program element title; and 18 (B) a description of the requirements for 19 such amounts specific to the Plan. 20 (4) With respect to operation and maintenance 21 accounts— 22 (A) amounts displayed by account title, 23 budget activity title, line number, and sub- 24 activity group title; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 507 1 (B) a description of the specific manner in 2 which such amounts will be used. 3 (5) With respect to military personnel ac- 4 counts— 5 (A) amounts displayed by account, budget 6 activity, budget subactivity, and budget sub- 7 activity title; and 8 (B) a description of the requirements for 9 such amounts specific to the Plan. 10 (6) With respect to each project under military 11 construction accounts, the country, location, project 12 title, and project amount by fiscal year. 13 14 (7) With respect to the activities described in subsection (b)— 15 (A) amounts displayed by account title, 16 budget activity title, line number, and sub- 17 activity group title; and 18 (B) a description of the specific manner in 19 which such amounts will be used. 20 (8) With respect to each military department— 21 (A) amounts displayed by account title, 22 budget activity title, line number, and sub- 23 activity group title; and 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (B) a description of the specific manner in which such amounts will be used. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 508 1 (9) With respect to the amounts described in 2 each of paragraphs (2)(A), (3)(A), (4)(A), (5)(A), 3 (6), (7)(A), and (8)(A) for a fiscal year— 4 (A) a comparison between— 5 (i) the amount requested in the budg- 6 et of the President for such fiscal year; 7 and 8 (ii) the amount projected in the pre- 9 viously submitted budget request of the 10 President for such fiscal year; 11 (B) a detailed summary of the amounts 12 obligated for the Plan during the most recently 13 concluded fiscal year; and 14 (C) a detailed comparison between— 15 (i) the amounts obligated for the Plan 16 during the most recently concluded fiscal 17 year; and 18 (ii) the amounts requested for the 19 Plan in the budget of the President for the 20 applicable fiscal year. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 509 1 SEC. 720. REVIEW OF DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS UNDER 2 PROCESSES 3 HEALTH CARE PROVIDER CREDENTIALING 4 AND PRIVILEGING OF DEPARTMENT OF DE- 5 FENSE. 6 (a) REVIEW.— AND FORMS RELATING TO 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 9 retary of Defense shall review all processes and 10 forms relating to health care provider credentialing 11 and privileging of covered applicants to ensure that 12 each individual who provides health care independ- 13 ently as a health-care professional at a health care 14 facility of the Department of Defense meets the re- 15 quirement of section 1094(a) of title 10, United 16 States Code. 17 (2) CENTRALIZED CREDENTIAL SYSTEM.—In 18 carrying out section 1094(b) of title 10, United 19 States Code, the Secretary shall establish a central- 20 ized credential system that allows the commanding 21 officer of a health care facility of the Department to 22 verify the licensure of a health care professional, re- 23 gardless of the location of the facility or the Armed 24 Force in which the health care professional serves. 25 The Secretary shall ensure that not less than 90 26 percent of such verifications are completed within g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 510 1 seven days of the date on which the commanding of- 2 ficer requests such verification if the request does 3 not relate to a health-care professional with an ad- 4 verse record. 5 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 6 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 7 to Congress a report containing the following: 8 9 (1) The findings of the review required under subsection (a). 10 (2) A detailed plan outlining steps the Sec- 11 retary has taken or will take pursuant to such re- 12 view, including a timeline for completion of such 13 steps. 14 (c) COVERED APPLICANT DEFINED.—In this section, 15 the term ‘‘covered applicant’’ means an applicant for a 16 position as a health-care professional (as defined in section 17 1094 of title 10, United States Code) who— 18 (1) is required to go through a credentialing 19 and privileging process; and 20 (2) provides care— 21 22 (A) at a health care facility of the Department of Defense; or 23 (B) through the civilian network of the 24 TRICARE program (as defined in section 1072 25 of title 10, United States Code). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 511 2 Subtitle C—Studies, Reports, and Other Matters 3 SEC. 731. IMPROVEMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF CARE FOR 1 4 VETERANS 5 VIDERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 6 FROM FACILITIES AND PRO- (a) ACTION PLANS.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to the authorities 8 under section 8111 of title 38, United States Code, 9 and section 1104 of title 10, United States Code, 10 the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Vet- 11 erans Affairs shall develop and implement action 12 plans at covered facilities— 13 (A) to strengthen sharing of resources be- 14 tween the Department of Defense and the De- 15 partment of Veterans Affairs under existing 16 statutory authority; 17 (B) to improve communication between the 18 Department of Veterans Affairs and pertinent 19 command and director leadership of military 20 medical treatment facilities; 21 (C) to increase utilization of military med- 22 ical treatment facilities with excess capacity or 23 space; 24 (D) to increase case volume and complexity 25 for graduate professional and other medical g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 512 1 education programs of the Department of De- 2 fense and the Department of Veterans Affairs; 3 and 4 (E) to increase access to care for enrolled 5 veterans in areas in which a military medical 6 treatment facility is located that is identified by 7 the Secretary of Defense as having excess ca- 8 pacity or space. 9 (2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The action 10 plans required under paragraph (1) shall include the 11 following: 12 (A) Cross-credentialing and privileging of 13 health care providers to jointly care for enrolled 14 veterans in medical facilities of the Department 15 of Defense and the Department of Veterans Af- 16 fairs. 17 (B) Expedited access to installations of the 18 Department of Defense for staff of the Depart- 19 ment of Veterans Affairs and enrolled veterans. 20 (C) The designation of a coordinator with- 21 in each covered facility to serve as a liaison be- 22 tween the Department of Defense and the De- 23 partment of Veterans Affairs and to lead the 24 implementation of such action plan. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 513 1 (D) A mechanism for monitoring the effec- 2 tiveness of such action plan on an ongoing 3 basis, to include establishing relevant perform- 4 ance goals and collecting data to assess 5 progress towards those goals. 6 (E) Prioritized integration of relevant in- 7 formation technology and other systems or 8 processes to enable seamless information shar- 9 ing, medical records referrals and ancillary or- 10 ders and results, payment methodologies and 11 billing processes, and workload attribution when 12 personnel of the Department of Veterans Af- 13 fairs provide services at facilities of the Depart- 14 ment of Defense or when personnel of the De- 15 partment of Defense provide services at facili- 16 ties of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 17 (F) An oversight and accountability plan 18 for the handling of adverse medical events and 19 complaints from patients or staff, including a 20 requirement to track any significant adverse 21 medical events and provide information on such 22 events in the briefing required under subsection 23 (f). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 514 1 (G) Any other matter that the Secretary of 2 Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 3 consider appropriate. 4 (b) APPROVAL OF ACTION PLANS.—Before any ac- 5 tion plan required under subsection (a) with respect to a 6 covered facility shall be considered complete and sub7 mitted to the appropriate committees of Congress pursu8 ant to subsection (e), the Secretary of Defense and the 9 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that approval 10 for the action plan is obtained from— 11 (1) the co-chairs of the Department of Veterans 12 Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive 13 Committee established under section 320 of title 38, 14 United States Code; 15 (2) the local installation commander for the 16 covered facility of the Department of Defense; and 17 (3) the director of the relevant medical center 18 of the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect 19 to any covered facility of the Department of Vet- 20 erans Affairs. 21 (c) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO SHARING AGREE- 22 MENTS.— 23 (1) LEAD COORDINATOR.—The Secretary of 24 Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 25 ensure that there is a lead coordinator at each facil- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 515 1 ity of the Department of Defense or the Department 2 of Veterans Affairs, as the case may be, with respect 3 to which there is a sharing agreement in place. 4 (2) LIST OF AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of 5 Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 6 maintain on a publicly available website a list of the 7 sharing agreements in place between the medical fa- 8 cilities of the Department of Defense and the De- 9 partment of Veterans Affairs. 10 (d) PATIENT SAFETY, COMPLAINTS, AND ACCOUNT- 11 ABILITY.— 12 (1) SECURE COMPLAINT PROCESS.— 13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De- 14 fense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 15 shall establish a secure mechanism for enrolled 16 veterans to report concerns regarding care re- 17 ceived under an action plan required under sub- 18 section (a). 19 (B) ELEMENTS OF MECHANISM.—The 20 mechanism established under subparagraph (A) 21 shall protect confidentiality, prohibit retaliation, 22 and ensure transmission of each complaint to 23 both the Department of Defense and the De- 24 partment of Veterans Affairs. 25 (2) DOCUMENTATION AND REVIEW.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 516 1 (A) DOCUMENTATION.—The Secretary of 2 Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 3 shall maintain records of all complaints, adverse 4 events, and safety incidents involving patients 5 or staff pursuant to the action plans required 6 by subsection (a). 7 (B) REVIEW.—The records maintained 8 under subparagraph (A) shall be jointly re- 9 viewed on a quarterly basis by designated offi- 10 cials of the Department of Defense and the De- 11 partment of Veterans Affairs. 12 (3) NOTIFICATION AND INVESTIGATION.—Any 13 allegation of abuse, neglect, or misconduct involving 14 personnel of the Department of Defense in the treat- 15 ment of a veteran under an action plan shall be 16 promptly referred by the Secretary of Veterans Af- 17 fairs, the Secretary of Defense, and the commander 18 or medical center director, as applicable, of the facil- 19 ity concerned to the Office of Inspector General of 20 the Department of Defense and the Department of 21 Veterans Affairs. 22 (4) INTERIM PROTECTIVE MEASURES.—Pending 23 resolution of any investigation relating to conduct 24 under an action plan, the Secretary of Veterans Af- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 517 1 fairs may suspend referrals of veterans to the pro- 2 vider or facility concerned. 3 (e) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 4 days following the completion of the action plans required 5 under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense and the 6 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit such plans to 7 the appropriate committees of Congress. 8 (f) ANNUAL JOINT BRIEFINGS ON ACTION PLANS.— 9 Not later than one year after submitting the action plans 10 to the appropriate committees of Congress pursuant to 11 subsection (e), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 12 of Veterans Affairs shall provide to the appropriate com13 mittees of Congress a briefing containing— 14 (1) a status update on the progress of imple- 15 menting the action plans required under this section; 16 (2) recommendations for developing subsequent 17 action plans for each facility with respect to which 18 there is a sharing agreement in place; 19 (3) the number of patients served pursuant to 20 the action plans, broken down by facility and service 21 type; 22 (4) the number of health care providers who 23 were cross-credentialed or privileged to jointly care 24 for beneficiaries in medical facilities of the Depart- 25 ment of Defense or the Department of Veterans Af- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 518 1 fairs pursuant to the action plans, broken down by 2 facility and service type; 3 (5) the costs incurred and reimbursed between 4 the Department of Defense and the Department of 5 Veterans Affairs pursuant to the action plans, in- 6 cluding an accounting of the use of the DOD–VA 7 Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund established 8 under section 8111(d)(2) of title 38, United States 9 Code, if applicable; 10 (6) a summary of the effectiveness of the mech- 11 anisms developed pursuant to the action plans re- 12 lated to oversight, accountability, data-gathering, 13 and performance goals as well as any recommenda- 14 tions for improving such mechanisms; 15 (7) a summary of any patient safety incidents 16 or complaints and associated resolutions as well as 17 any recommendations for improving the patient safe- 18 ty and complaint resolution process under the ac- 19 tions plans; and 20 (8) a summary of the integration of information 21 technology and other systems pursuant to the action 22 plans as well as barriers to further integration and 23 recommendations for improving such integration. 24 (g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 25 tion shall be construed to allow the Department of Defense g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 519 1 or the Department of Veterans Affairs to require a veteran 2 to seek care at a facility of the Department of Defense 3 or to allow military medical treatment facilities to be used 4 as a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs for 5 purposes of determining eligibility of veterans for care 6 from a non-Department of Veterans Affairs provider 7 under the eligibility access standards developed under sec8 tion 1703B of title 38, United States Code. 9 (h) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on Sep- 10 tember 30, 2028. 11 (i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 12 13 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 14 (A) the Committee on Armed Services and 15 the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Sen- 16 ate; and 17 (B) the Committee on Armed Services and 18 the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 19 House of Representatives. 20 (2) The term ‘‘covered facility’’ means— 21 (A) a military medical treatment facility 22 (as such term is defined in section 1073c of 23 title 10, United States Code); or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 520 1 (B) a medical facility of the Department of 2 Veterans Affairs described in section 8101(3) of 3 title 38, United States Code. 4 (3) The term ‘‘enrolled veteran’’ means a vet- 5 eran enrolled in the patient enrollment system of the 6 Department of Veterans Affairs established and op- 7 erated under section 1705(a) of title 38, United 8 States Code. 9 (4) The term ‘‘sharing agreement’’ means an 10 agreement for the sharing of health-care resources 11 between the Department of Defense and the Depart- 12 ment of Veterans Affairs under section 1104 of title 13 10, United States Code, or section 8111 of title 38, 14 United States Code. 15 (5) The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given 16 that term in section 101 of title 38, United States 17 Code. 18 SEC. 732. PROHIBITION ON PAINFUL RESEARCH ON DOMES- 19 20 TIC CATS AND DOGS. (a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided by subsection 21 (b) or (c), the Secretary of Defense may not conduct, or 22 support the conduct of, painful research on a domestic cat 23 (Felis catus) or a domestic dog (Canis familiaris). 24 (b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 25 shall not apply with respect to any physical exam, training g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 521 1 program, or study relating to service animals or military 2 animals. 3 (c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 4 the prohibition in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis 5 if the Secretary— 6 7 (1) determines that the waiver is in the national security interests of the United States; and 8 (2) not later than 30 days after the date on 9 which the Secretary makes the waiver, submits to 10 the congressional defense committees a detailed jus- 11 tification for the waiver, including— 12 (A) an identification of the Department of 13 Defense account from which funds would be ob- 14 ligated or expended to conduct, or support the 15 conduct of, the proposed research covered by 16 the waiver; 17 18 19 20 (B) an identification of the amount of such funds; (C) an identification of the intended purpose of such funds; 21 (D) an identification of the recipient or 22 prospective recipient of such funds (including 23 any nongovernmental recipient, as applicable); g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 522 1 (E) an explanation for how the waiver is in 2 the national security interests of the United 3 States; and 4 (F) any other information the Secretary 5 determines appropriate. 6 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 7 (1) The term ‘‘military animal’’ has the mean- 8 ing given the term in section 2583(i)(1) of title 10, 9 United States Code. 10 (2) The term ‘‘painful research’’ includes any 11 research, biomedical training, experimentation, or bi- 12 ological testing, classified in pain category D or E 13 by the Department of Agriculture. 14 (3) The term ‘‘service animal’’ has the meaning 15 given the term in section 37.3 of title 49, Code of 16 Federal Regulations, or such successor regulation. 17 SEC. 733. PILOT PROGRAM ON WASTEWATER SURVEIL- 18 LANCE SYSTEM OF DEPARTMENT OF DE- 19 FENSE. 20 (a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Commencing not 21 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 22 this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot 23 program under which the Secretary shall develop and im24 plement a comprehensive wastewater surveillance system 25 at not fewer than four installations of a military depart- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 523 1 ment at which the Secretary seeks to identify the preva2 lence of infectious diseases among members of the Armed 3 Forces at the installation (in this section referred to as 4 the ‘‘pilot program’’). 5 (b) TECHNOLOGIES AND DATA SYSTEM USED.—In 6 carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall ensure 7 the system developed and implemented under subsection 8 (a) is comprised of appropriate technologies and a uniform 9 data system across the Department of Defense. 10 (c) DURATION.—The pilot program shall be carried 11 out during a two-year period beginning on the date of the 12 commencement of the pilot program. 13 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the termi- 14 nation of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit 15 to the congressional defense committees a report that in16 cludes the following: 17 (1) A summary of the findings from the waste- 18 water surveillance system under the pilot program. 19 (2) Recommendations for interventions or policy 20 changes based on trends observed under the pilot 21 program. 22 (3) An assessment of the effectiveness of the 23 pilot program in enhancing force health protection 24 and readiness. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 524 1 SEC. 734. PILOT PROGRAM TO ASSIST CERTAIN MEMBERS 2 OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPENDENTS 3 WITH 4 ERAGE RELATING TO CANCER. 5 ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL COV- (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than September 30, 6 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot pro7 gram under which a covered individual may obtain supple8 mental insurance for noncovered expenses under a fixed 9 indemnity supplemental benefit plan described in sub10 section (b)(1) (in this section referred to as the ‘‘pilot pro11 gram’’). The Secretary shall carry out such program until 12 the date on which the last agreement terminates pursuant 13 to subsection (b)(2). 14 (b) AGREEMENT.— 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pilot 16 program, the Secretary shall enter into an agree- 17 ment with not fewer than two companies to each 18 offer one or more fixed indemnity supplemental ben- 19 efit plans that— 20 (A) meet the requirements for a supple- 21 mental insurance plan under section 199.2 of 22 title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, and the 23 exceptions under section 199.8(b)(4) of such 24 title, as in effect on the date of the enactment 25 of this Act; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 525 1 (B) are provided under a separate policy, 2 certificate, or contract; and 3 (C) are designed to help participants pay 4 noncovered expenses. 5 (2) DURATION OF AGREEMENT.—An agreement 6 entered into under paragraph (1) shall be for a pe- 7 riod of not more than three years, and may not be 8 renewed. 9 (c) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary 10 shall provide information to covered individuals regarding 11 the pilot program by making available on a publicly acces12 sible internet website the following information: 13 (1) A notice of availability of a fixed indemnity 14 supplemental benefit plan provided under the pilot 15 program. 16 (2) A description of how to enroll in such plan. 17 (3) A description and explanation of such plan, 18 including the diagnoses, screenings, and treatments 19 covered by the plan. 20 (4) A description of the costs to the individual 21 through premiums and remittances to a company 22 providing such plan. 23 (5) A notice that— 24 (A) the availability of a fixed indemnity 25 supplemental benefit plan provided under the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 526 1 pilot program does not affect the health care 2 benefits provided to covered individuals under 3 the TRICARE program; and 4 (B) covered individuals are not required to 5 purchase such a plan in order to receive health 6 care benefits covered under the TRICARE pro- 7 gram. 8 (d) ENROLLMENT.— 9 (1) ELECTION.—A covered individual may elect 10 to enroll in a fixed indemnity supplemental benefit 11 plan provided under the pilot program. 12 (2) VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—The Sec- 13 retary shall establish procedures to determine the 14 eligibility of applicants seeking to enroll in a fixed 15 indemnity supplemental benefit plan provided under 16 the pilot program. 17 (e) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO- 18 PRIATIONS.—None of the amounts authorized to be appro- 19 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 20 year 2026 or any fiscal year thereafter to carry out the 21 pilot program may be used to subsidize the cost of a fixed 22 indemnity supplemental benefit plan provided under the 23 pilot program. 24 (f) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the 25 date on which the pilot program commences and annually g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 527 1 thereafter during the life of the pilot program, the Sec2 retary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 3 of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing 4 regarding the pilot program, including the following: 5 (1) A description of the insurance products pro- 6 vided through a fixed indemnity supplemental ben- 7 efit plan provided under the pilot program. 8 9 (2) The number of covered individuals who enrolled in such a plan. 10 11 (3) Feedback and examples of use cases by such individuals. 12 (4) A determination by the Secretary with re- 13 spect to whether the pilot program should be made 14 permanent. 15 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 16 17 (1) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means the following: 18 (A) A member of the regular component of 19 the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or 20 Space Force. 21 (B) A dependent (as defined in section 22 1072 of title 10, United States Code) of such 23 a member who is enrolled in the TRICARE 24 program. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 528 1 (2) The term ‘‘noncovered expense’’ means, 2 with respect to a covered individual, any expenses 3 relating to the screening for and diagnosis and treat- 4 ment of cancer that are not otherwise covered by the 5 health care benefits the individuals receives under 6 chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, or any 7 other benefit provided by the Secretary of Defense. 8 (3) The term ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the 9 meaning given that term in section 1072 of title 10, 10 United States Code. 11 SEC. 735. STUDY ON ACCREDITATION OF MILITARY DENTAL 12 13 TREATMENT FACILITIES. (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Inspector General of 14 the Department of Defense shall conduct a study on the 15 accreditation of military dental treatment facilities. Such 16 study shall include the following: 17 (1) An identification of the number and per- 18 centage of military dental treatment facilities that 19 have not achieved accreditation. 20 (2) An analysis of any barriers, including ad- 21 ministrative or operational barriers, impeding the 22 achievement of such accreditation requirement with 23 respect to military dental treatment facilities. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 529 1 (3) An assessment of the resources, including 2 personnel, training, and infrastructure resources, 3 necessary to achieve accreditation. 4 (4) An estimate of the costs necessary to bring 5 any unaccredited military dental treatment facility 6 into compliance with such accreditation requirement. 7 (5) Recommendations for any administrative, 8 legislative, or other action necessary to ensure the 9 full implementation of such accreditation require- 10 ment. 11 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 12 of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 13 Department of Defense shall submit to the Committees 14 on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and 15 the Senate a report on the study under subsection (a). 16 Such report shall include— 17 (1) the findings of the study; 18 (2) a plan to ensure the accreditation of mili- 19 tary dental treatment facilities; and 20 (3) any recommendations by the Inspector Gen- 21 eral for additional resources or legislative authority 22 necessary to achieve full accreditation of military 23 dental treatment facilities. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 530 1 SEC. 736. STUDY ON PREVALENCE AND MORTALITY OF 2 CANCER AMONG MILITARY ROTARY-WING PI- 3 LOTS AND AVIATION SUPPORT PERSONNEL. 4 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 5 shall conduct a study among covered individuals in two 6 phases as provided by this section. 7 (b) INITIAL PHASE OF STUDY.— 8 (1) GOAL OF INITIAL PHASE.—Under the initial 9 phase of the study under subsection (a), the Sec- 10 retary shall determine whether there is an increased 11 prevalence of, or increased rate of mortality caused 12 by, cancer for covered individuals as compared to 13 similarly aged individuals in the general population. 14 The Secretary may select the types of cancer to in- 15 clude in the study. 16 (2) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after 17 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 18 shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 19 of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 20 briefing on the findings of the phase of the study 21 under this subsection. 22 (c) SECOND PHASE OF STUDY.— 23 (1) GOAL OF SECOND PHASE.—If, pursuant to 24 the phase of the study under subsection (b), the Sec- 25 retary determines there is an increased prevalence 26 of, or increased mortality rate caused by, a type of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 531 1 cancer among covered individuals, the Secretary 2 shall conduct a second phase of the study to— 3 (A) identify any carcinogenic toxin or other 4 hazardous material associated with the oper- 5 ation of military rotary-wing aircraft, such as 6 fumes, fuels, or other liquids; 7 (B) identify any operating environment, in- 8 cluding frequencies or electromagnetic fields, in 9 which covered individuals may have received ex- 10 cess exposure to non-ionizing radiation in the 11 course of such operation, including non-ionizing 12 radiation associated with airborne, ground, or 13 shipboard radars; and 14 (C) identify potential exposures as a result 15 of military service by covered individuals to car- 16 cinogenic toxins or other hazardous materials 17 not associated with the operation of military ro- 18 tary-wing aircraft (such as exposure to burn 19 pits, toxins in contaminated water, or toxins 20 embedded in soils), including by determining— 21 (i) the locations of such service; and 22 (ii) any duties of covered individuals 23 unrelated to such operation and associated 24 with an increased prevalence of, or in- 25 creased mortality rate caused by, cancer. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 532 1 (2) REPORT ON SECOND PHASE.—If the Sec- 2 retary conducts the phase of the study under this 3 subsection, not later than one year after the date on 4 which the Secretary provides the briefing under sub- 5 section (b)(2), the Secretary shall submit to the 6 Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep- 7 resentatives and the Senate a report on the findings 8 of such phase. 9 (3) DATA FORMAT.—The Secretary shall format 10 any data resulting from the phase of the study 11 under this subsection consistent with the formatting 12 of data under the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and 13 End Results program, including by disaggregating 14 such data by race, gender, and age. 15 (d) SOURCES OF DATA.—In conducting the study 16 under this section, the Secretary shall use data from— 17 18 (1) the database of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program; 19 (2) the study conducted under section 750 of 20 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 21 Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3716); 22 and 23 (3) any other study previously conducted by the 24 Secretary of a military department that the Sec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 533 1 retary determines relevant for purposes of this sec- 2 tion. 3 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 4 (1) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means 5 the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space 6 Force. 7 8 (2) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means any individual who— 9 (A) served in a covered Armed Force on or 10 after February 28, 1961, as an aircrew member 11 of a rotary-wing aircraft (including as a pilot or 12 aviation support personnel), without regard to 13 the status, position, rank, or grade of the indi- 14 vidual within such crew; and 15 (B) receives health care benefits under 16 chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code. 17 SEC. 737. STUDY ON PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF AND 18 MENTAL HEALTH EFFECTS OF UNMANNED 19 AIRCRAFT 20 ATIONS. 21 SYSTEMS IN COMBAT OPER- (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 22 shall conduct a comprehensive study on the psychological 23 effects and mental health effects of members of the Armed 24 Forces and civilian personnel who operate or support un25 manned aircraft systems in combat operations. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 534 1 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) 2 shall include the following: 3 (1) An assessment of the prevalence of post- 4 traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, burn- 5 out, moral injury, and other mental health condi- 6 tions among members of the Armed Forces and ci- 7 vilian personnel who— 8 (A) pilot or operate unmanned aircraft sys- 9 tems in combat operations; or 10 (B) analyze combat imagery and conduct 11 targeting assessments for such systems. 12 (2) A comparative analysis of the mental health 13 outcomes of such individuals relative to— 14 (A) aircrew engaged in crewed combat op- 15 erations; and 16 (B) personnel deployed in non-flying com- 17 bat roles. 18 (3) An evaluation of operational stressors 19 unique to the use of unmanned aircraft systems in 20 combat operations, including— 21 (A) shift work and sleep disruption; 22 (B) remote witnessing of lethal operations; 23 (C) emotional disengagement and isolation; 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 535 1 (D) exposure to civilian casualties or trau- 2 matic visual content. 3 (4) An assessment of existing mental health 4 support services of the Department of Defense avail- 5 able to members of the Armed Forces and other per- 6 sonnel who operate or support unmanned aircraft 7 systems in combat operations and whether such 8 services are adequate, accessible, and appropriately 9 tailored. 10 (5) Recommendations to improve mental health 11 screening, treatment, and prevention for such mem- 12 bers and personnel. 13 (c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study under 14 subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with— 15 (1) the Surgeons General of the Armed Forces; 16 (2) the Under Secretary of Defense for Per- 17 sonnel and Readiness; 18 19 (3) the Director of the Defense Health Agency; and 20 (4) appropriate scientific institutions with ex- 21 pertise in combat psychology and remote warfare. 22 (d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 23 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 24 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 25 Senate and the House of Representatives an unclassified g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 536 1 report on the results of the study conducted under this 2 section, including the recommendations described in sub3 section (b)(5). TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POL5 ICY, ACQUISITION MANAGE6 MENT, AND RELATED MAT7 TERS 4 Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management Sec. 801. Assumption of uninsurable risk on certain contracts. Sec. 802. Changes to certain documents. Sec. 803. Pilot program for financing for covered activities. Sec. 804. Multiyear procurement authority for covered systems and certain munitions. Sec. 805. Addressing insufficiencies in technical data. Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations Sec. 811. Repeals of existing law to streamline the defense acquisition process. Sec. 812. Modifications to current defense acquisition requirements. Sec. 813. Modification to award amount for program to accelerate the procurement and fielding of innovative technologies. Sec. 814. Additional amendments related to undefinitized contractual actions. Sec. 815. Amendment to procurement of services data analysis and requirements validation. Sec. 816. Modification of program and processes relating to foreign acquisition. Sec. 817. Review of Department of Defense Instruction relating to conventional ammunition management. Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to Workforce Development Sec. 821. Improvements to public-private talent exchange. Sec. 822. Modifications to requirements for the President of the Defense Acquisition University. Sec. 823. Hiring authorities for Defense Civilian Training Corps. Sec. 824. Increasing competition in defense contracting. Sec. 825. Report on strengthening the Defense Acquisition University. Sec. 826. Restructuring of performance evaluation metrics for the acquisition workforce. Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Supply Chains and Domestic Sourcing Sec. 831. Applicability of Berry Amendment to procurement of certain seafood. Sec. 832. Enhancement of defense supply chain resilience and secondary source qualification. Sec. 833. Interim national security waivers for supply chain illumination efforts. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 537 Sec. 834. Strategy to eliminate acquisition of optical glass from certain nations. Sec. 835. Strategy to eliminate sourcing of computer displays from certain nations. Sec. 836. Voluntary registration of compliance with covered sourcing requirements for covered products. Sec. 837. Acceleration of qualification of compliant sources. Sec. 838. Assessment of critical infrastructure owned by the Department of Defense dependent on foreign materials or components. Subtitle E—Prohibitions and Limitations on Procurement Sec. 841. Requirements relating to long-term concessions agreements with certain retailers. Sec. 842. Prohibition on acquisition of advanced batteries from certain foreign sources. Sec. 843. Application of national security waiver for strategic materials sourcing requirement to sensitive materials. Sec. 844. Prohibition of procurement of molybdenum, gallium, or germanium from non-allied foreign nations and authorization for production from recovered material. Sec. 845. Modifications to certain procurements from certain Chinese entities. Sec. 846. Modifications to prohibition on contracting with persons that have fossil fuel operations with the Government of the Russian Federation or the Russian energy sector. Sec. 847. Prohibiting the purchase of photovoltaic modules or inverters from foreign entities of concern. Sec. 848. Clarification of procurement prohibition related to acquisition of materials mined, refined, and separated in certain countries. Sec. 849. Prohibition on procurement related to certain additive manufacturing machines. Sec. 850. Phase-out of computer and printer acquisitions involving entities owned or controlled by China. Sec. 851. Prohibition on contracting with certain biotechnology providers. Subtitle F—Industrial Base Matters Sec. 861. Amendments to the procurement technical assistance program. Sec. 862. Repeal of limitations on certain Department of Defense Executive Agent authority. Sec. 863. Special Operations Command Urgent Innovative Technologies and Capabilities Initiative. Sec. 864. United States-Israel Defense Industrial Base Working Group. Sec. 865. Improving the domestic textile and industrial base. Sec. 866. Cybersecurity regulatory harmonization. Sec. 867. Modifications to defense industrial base fund. Subtitle G—Other Matters Sec. 871. Modification to demonstration and prototyping program to advance international product support capabilities in a contested logistics environment. Sec. 872. Contested logistics exercise requirement. Sec. 873. Combatant command experimentation authority. Sec. 874. Annual report on contract cancellations and terminations. Sec. 875. Ability to withhold contract payments during period of pendancy of a bid protest. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 538 Sec. 876. Indemnification of contractors against nuclear and unusually hazardous risks. Sec. 877. Enhanced security strategy for procurement of private fifth-generation wireless technology. 2 Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 3 SEC. 801. ASSUMPTION OF UNINSURABLE RISK ON CER- 1 4 5 TAIN CONTRACTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 281 of title 10, United 6 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing new section: 8 ‘‘§ 3864. Assumption of uninsurable risk on certain 9 10 contracts ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 11 ensure that a contractor is not required to assume the risk 12 of loss for work in process under a covered contract if, 13 due to the classified nature of the performance of such 14 contractor under such covered contract— 15 ‘‘(1) such contractor is unable to obtain insur- 16 ance for such risk of loss from a commercial pro- 17 vider; or 18 ‘‘(2) a commercial provider is unable to process 19 a claim of such contractor for loss of work in process 20 under such covered contract. 21 ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply 22 with respect to a loss of work in process under a covered 23 contract to the extent that such loss— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 539 1 ‘‘(1) is the result of willful misconduct or lack 2 of good faith on the part of the managerial per- 3 sonnel of the contractor, including with respect to 4 the oversight of subcontractors by the contractor; or 5 ‘‘(2) is the result of workmanship error by the 6 contractor. 7 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 8 ‘‘(1) The term ‘classified contract’ means a con- 9 tract the performance of which requires a contractor 10 performing under such contract, or an employee of 11 such contractor, to have access to classified informa- 12 tion. 13 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered contract’ means a clas- 14 sified, fixed-price type contract for the acquisition of 15 a product entered into by the Department of De- 16 fense after the enactment of this Act. 17 ‘‘(3) The term ‘work in process’ means an item 18 at any stage of production or manufacture at any 19 time from the initiation of contract performance 20 until delivery to and acceptance by the Government. 21 ‘‘(4) The term ‘workmanship error’ means dam- 22 age to work in process that is a result of an incor- 23 rectly performed skill-based task, operation, or ac- 24 tion that was originally planned or intended.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 540 1 (b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 120 days after 2 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 3 Defense shall revise the Defense Federal Acquisition Reg4 ulation Supplement to carry out section 3864 of title 10, 5 United States Code, as added by subsection (a). 6 7 SEC. 802. CHANGES TO CERTAIN DOCUMENTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 361 of title 10, United 8 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing new section: 10 ‘‘§ 4604. Changes to certain documents 11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each document referred to in a 12 contract or other agreement for procurement entered into 13 by the Secretary of Defense shall include a notation that— 14 ‘‘(1) provides the version of such document that 15 is applicable to such contract or other agreement; 16 and 17 ‘‘(2) indicates whether any changes have been 18 made to such document after the issuance of the so- 19 licitation pursuant to which such contract or other 20 agreement was entered into. 21 ‘‘(b) UNNOTATED DOCUMENTS.—With respect to a 22 document referred to in a contract or other agreement de23 scribed in subsection (a) that does not include the notation 24 required under such subsection, the version of the docu25 ment that shall apply with respect to such contract or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 541 1 other agreement is the version in effect at the time of the 2 issuance of the solicitation pursuant to which such con3 tract or other agreement was entered into.’’. 4 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub- 5 section (a) shall apply with respect to a contract or other 6 agreement entered into after the date of the enactment 7 of this Act. 8 SEC. 803. PILOT PROGRAM FOR FINANCING FOR COVERED 9 10 ACTIVITIES. (a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense may 11 establish a pilot program to evaluate the feasibility, risks, 12 and benefits of expanding contract cost principles and pro13 cedures of the Department of Defense to allow for financ14 ing costs incurred for a covered activity under a covered 15 contract to be considered allowable and allocable as a di16 rect or indirect cost for such covered contract. 17 (b) PROGRAM AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS.— 18 Under a pilot program established under subsection (a), 19 the Secretary of Defense— 20 (1) may treat financing costs incurred for a 21 covered activity under a covered contract as allow- 22 able and allocable as a direct or an indirect cost for 23 such covered contract, provided— 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) such costs are— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 542 1 (i) reasonable in amount and con- 2 sistent with prevailing market rates for 3 similar financing; and 4 (ii) incurred to pay a financing entity; 5 and 6 (B) such covered activity is performed in 7 compliance with the applicable requirements of 8 the Department of Defense for audits of mate- 9 rial and inventory management; and 10 (2) shall ensure that with respect to a covered 11 contract for which financing costs are allowable and 12 allocable under the pilot program, any obligation of 13 the United States to make a payment under such 14 covered contract is subject to the availability of ap- 15 propriations for that purpose, and that total liability 16 to the Government for the termination of such cov- 17 ered contract shall be limited to the total amount of 18 funding obligated at the time of termination. 19 (c) SUBCONTRACTOR STATUS.—For the purposes of 20 a pilot program established under (a), a financing entity 21 may not be considered a subcontractor solely because of 22 the participation of such financing entity in a covered ac23 tivity. 24 (d) BRIEFING.—Prior to establishing a pilot program 25 under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall pro- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 543 1 vide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on 2 how the Department of Defense will ensure the compliance 3 of a financing entity who is not treated as a subcontractor 4 with the applicable requirements of the Department of De5 fense for audits of material and inventory management, 6 including any updates to the policies or regulations of the 7 Department required to ensure such compliance. 8 (e) REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later 9 than February 15, 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall 10 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 11 on the pilot program established under subsection (a), if 12 any, including an assessment of the feasibility, risks, and 13 benefits of authorizing the financing costs incurred by a 14 contractor for a covered activity under a covered contract 15 to be considered allowable and allocable as a direct or indi16 rect cost for such covered contract, and recommendations 17 on whether the pilot program should be extended or the 18 authority under the pilot program should be made perma19 nent. 20 (f) SUNSET.—The Secretary of Defense may not au- 21 thorize the treatment of financing costs incurred for a cov22 ered activity under a covered contract as allowable and 23 allocable as a direct or an indirect cost for such covered 24 contract under the pilot program established under sub- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 544 1 section (a) if such covered contract is entered into on or 2 after December 31, 2029. 3 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 4 (1) The term ‘‘covered activity’’ means an activ- 5 ity taken by a prime contractor or subcontractor— 6 (A) to manage an inventory of completed 7 products or components used in production; 8 (B) to improve inventory management of 9 products 10 sustainment or maintenance; or or components necessary for 11 (C) to materially expand the capacity of 12 production or sustainment and maintenance 13 through capital expenditures. 14 (2) The term ‘‘covered contract’’ means a con- 15 tract, subcontract, or other agreement entered into 16 by the Secretary of Defense for the performance of 17 a covered activity. 18 (3) The term ‘‘financing costs’’ means interest 19 on borrowings, bond discounts, and costs of financ- 20 ing and refinancing capital. 21 (4) The term ‘‘financing entity’’ means— 22 (A) any corporation, limited liability com- 23 pany, partnership, trust, or other entity that— 24 (i) is organized under Federal or 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) State law; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 545 1 (ii) as part of its regular business ac- 2 tivities, extends credit, loans, or other 3 forms of financing to other persons or enti- 4 ties; and 5 (B) provided that such legal entity is not 6 owned by, controlled by, or under common con- 7 trol with the other persons or entities receiving 8 such financing. 9 SEC. 804. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR 10 COVERED 11 TIONS. 12 13 SYSTEMS AND CERTAIN MUNI- (a) MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT FOR COVERED SYSTEMS.— 14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 3501 of 15 title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the 16 Defense shall submit to Congress a request for a 17 specific authorization to enter into one or more 18 multiyear contracts for the procurement of a covered 19 system if— 20 (A) a decision has been made by the re- 21 sponsible head of agency to proceed to full-rate 22 production for such covered system; and 23 (B) such covered system is planned to 24 maintain full-rate production for a period of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 546 1 five or more consecutive years after entering 2 into such a contract. 3 (2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may 4 waive the requirements of paragraph (1) if the Sec- 5 retary determines that the projected threat environ- 6 ment in which the covered system is to be fielded 7 has changed in a manner such that the procurement 8 of such covered system is no longer necessary. 9 (3) APPLICABILITY.—This section and the re- 10 quirements of this section shall apply with respect to 11 a multiyear contract for the procurement of a cov- 12 ered system entered into on or after the date of the 13 enactment of this Act. 14 (4) COVERED SYSTEM DEFINED.—In this sub- 15 section, the term ‘‘covered system’’ has the meaning 16 given ‘‘major system’’ in section 3041 of title 10, 17 United States Code. 18 (b) MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT FOR CERTAIN MUNI- 19 TIONS.— 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- 21 graph (3), subject to section 3501 of title 10, United 22 States Code, the head of an agency is authorized to 23 enter into one or more multiyear contracts, begin- 24 ning in fiscal year 2026, for the procurement of any 25 of the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 547 1 (A) Standard Missile-3 (‘‘SM–3’’) Block 2 1B missile systems (and products, services, and 3 logistics support associated with SM–3 Block 4 1B systems or a subsystem that performs a 5 critical function of the missile system). 6 (B) Standard Missile-6 (‘‘SM–6’’) missile 7 systems (and products, services, and logistics 8 support associated with SM–6 systems or a 9 subsystem that performs a critical function of 10 the missile system). 11 (C) Tomahawk Cruise Missile systems, in- 12 cluding both Tomahawk Cruise Missile system 13 variants (and products, services, and logistics 14 support associated with Tomahawk Cruise Mis- 15 sile systems or a subsystem that performs a 16 critical function of the missile system), for more 17 than one, but not more than seven, program 18 years. 19 (D) Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air 20 Missile (‘‘AMRAAM’’) systems (and products, 21 services, and logistics support associated with 22 AMRAAM systems or a subsystem that per- 23 forms a critical function of the missile system). 24 (E) Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile 25 (‘‘JASSM’’) systems (and products, services, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 548 1 and logistics support associated with JASSM 2 systems or a subsystem that performs a critical 3 function of the missile system). 4 (F) Long Range Anti-Ship Missile 5 (‘‘LRASM’’) systems (and products, services, 6 and logistics support associated with LRASM 7 systems or a subsystem that performs a critical 8 function of the missile system). 9 (G) Terminal High Altitude Area Defense 10 (‘‘THAAD’’) systems (and products, services, 11 and logistics support associated with THAAD 12 systems or a subsystem that performs a critical 13 function of the missile system), for more than 14 one, but not more than seven, program years. 15 (H) Patriot Advanced Capability-3 16 (‘‘PAC–3’’) Missile Segment Enhancement 17 (MSE) systems (and products, services, and lo- 18 gistics support associated with PAC–3 MSE 19 systems or a subsystem that performs a critical 20 function of the missile system), for more than 21 one, but not more than seven, program years. 22 (I) Family of Affordable Mass Munitions 23 (‘‘FAMM’’), Extended-Range Attack Munition 24 (‘‘ERAM’’), Enterprise Test Vehicle (‘‘ETV’’), 25 or ground-launched low-cost cruise missile sys- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 549 1 tems (and products, services, and logistics sup- 2 port associated with FAMM, ERAM, ETV, or 3 ground-launched low-cost cruise missile systems 4 or a subsystem that performs a critical function 5 of the missile system). 6 (J) Low-cost hypersonic strike systems 7 (and products, services, and logistics support 8 associated with low-cost hypersonic strike sys- 9 tems or a subsystem that performs a critical 10 function of the missile system). 11 (2) PROCUREMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH EX- 12 ISTING CONTRACTS.—The 13 described in paragraph (1) may be procured through 14 modifications or extensions to any existing contract 15 for such systems and subsystems. 16 (3) LIMITED systems and subsystems APPLICABILITY OF MULTIYEAR 17 CONTRACTING 18 (3)(C), (3)(D), and (4) of subsection (i) of section 19 3501 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply 20 with respect to a multiyear contract entered into 21 under this subsection. 22 PROVISION.—Paragraphs (3)(B), (4) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 23 (A) DESIGN STABILITY.—Notwithstanding 24 subsection 3501(a)(4) of this title, with respect 25 to a multiyear contract entered into under this g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 550 1 subsection that provides, in the terms of such 2 contract included on the date on which such 3 contract is entered into, for the potential inser- 4 tion of upgraded components or design changes 5 that address obsolescence or producibility re- 6 quirements, such upgraded components or de- 7 sign changes may be included in the end prod- 8 uct if, not later than 180 days before the inser- 9 tion of such upgraded components or design 10 changes, the head of an agency that is a party 11 to such contract provides to the congressional 12 defense committees a briefing on such upgraded 13 components or design changes, including a test- 14 ing plan to ensure such upgraded components 15 or design changes will meet system require- 16 ments. 17 (B) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—In 18 applying the requirements of subsection (i)(3) 19 of section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, 20 to a multiyear contract entered into under this 21 subsection, the Secretary of Defense may not 22 make the certification described in such sub- 23 section— 24 (i) for Tomahawk Cruise Missile sys- 25 tems described in paragraph (1)(C), until g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 551 1 the Secretary has provided a certification 2 for FAMM, ERAM, ETV, or ground- 3 launched low-cost cruise missile systems 4 described in paragraph (1)(I); 5 (ii) for JASSM systems described in 6 paragraph (1)(E), until the Secretary has 7 provided 8 ERAM, ETV, or ground-launched low-cost 9 cruise missile systems described in para- 10 graph (1)(I);and a certification for FAMM, 11 (iii) for SM–6 missile systems de- 12 scribed in paragraph (1)(B), until the Sec- 13 retary has provided a certification for low- 14 cost hypersonic strike systems described in 15 paragraph (1)(J). 16 (5) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCURE- 17 MENT.—The head of an agency may enter into one 18 or more contracts for advance procurement, begin- 19 ning in fiscal year 2026, associated with a system or 20 subsystem described in paragraph (1) for which au- 21 thorization to enter into a multiyear procurement 22 contract is provided under such paragraph, which 23 may include procurement of economic order quan- 24 tities of material and equipment when cost savings 25 are achievable. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 552 1 (6) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY- 2 MENTS.—A 3 (1) shall provide that any obligation of the United 4 States to make a payment under the contract for a 5 fiscal year after fiscal year 2026 is subject to the 6 availability of appropriations for that purpose for 7 such later fiscal year. contract entered into under paragraph 8 (7) HEAD OF AN AGENCY DEFINED.—In this 9 subsection, the term ‘‘head of an agency’’ means— 10 (A) the Secretary of Defense; 11 (B) the Secretary of the Army; 12 (C) the Secretary of the Navy; or 13 (D) the Secretary of the Air Force. 14 (c) CLARIFICATION TO USE OF MULTIYEAR CON- 15 TRACT AUTHORITY.—Section 3501(a)(1)(A) of title 10, 16 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘significant’’. 17 SEC. 805. ADDRESSING INSUFFICIENCIES IN TECHNICAL 18 DATA. 19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT 20 OF TECHNICAL DATA SYS- TEM.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact- 21 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop 22 and implement a digital system to track, manage, and en23 able the assessment of covered data related to covered sys24 tems, and to verify the compliance of contractors and sub- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 553 1 contractors with contract requirements related to technical 2 data for covered systems. 3 (b) REVIEW OF REQUIREMENTS FOR COVERED 4 DATA.—The Secretary of Defense shall identify relevant 5 contracts or other agreements for each covered system and 6 conduct a review of the requirements contained in such 7 contracts or other agreements with respect to covered 8 data, including requirements for both data delivered and 9 data otherwise accessible by the Department of Defense 10 on a non-deliverable basis. 11 (c) ASSESSMENT OF AVAILABLE COVERED DATA.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 13 shall assess the covered data required under the re- 14 quirements with respect to covered data reviewed 15 under subsection (b) and, for each such require- 16 ment— 17 (A) describe the physical or electronic stor- 18 age location of the covered data that is in the 19 possession of the Department of Defense, or the 20 method by which the Department accesses the 21 covered data, as applicable; 22 (B) evaluate whether the covered data de- 23 livered to the Department under such require- 24 ment complies with— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 554 1 (i) the marking and rights require- 2 ments for such covered data under or pur- 3 suant to the contract containing such re- 4 viewed requirement; and 5 (ii) the applicable provisions of chap- 6 ter 275 of title 10, United States Code; 7 and 8 (C) describe the category of rights in tech- 9 nical data applicable under section 3771 of title 10 10, United States Code, to the covered data de- 11 livered to the Department under such reviewed 12 requirement, including an identification of 13 whether the delivery or access to such covered 14 data under such reviewed requirement is subject 15 to a customized commercial license or a spe- 16 cially negotiated license. 17 (2) FINDINGS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 18 record in the digital system implemented under sub- 19 section (a) the findings of the review conducted 20 under subsection (b) and the assessment under para- 21 graph (1). 22 (d) IDENTIFICATION OF INSUFFICIENCY IN COVERED 23 DATA.—Based on the review of requirements for covered 24 data required by subsection (b) and the assessment of 25 available covered data required by subsection (c), the Sec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 555 1 retary of Defense shall identify any insufficiency in cov2 ered data that negatively affects the ability of the Sec3 retary to effectively operate a covered system and main4 tain such covered system in a cost-effective manner con5 sidering factors, including the years remaining in the 6 lifecycle of the covered system, projected inventory num7 bers of the covered system, or a cost analysis of continuing 8 the current operations or maintenance approach for the 9 covered system. 10 (e) ADDRESSING AN INSUFFICIENCY IN COVERED 11 DATA.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—For each covered system ac- 13 quired by the Department of Defense, the Secretary 14 of Defense shall— 15 (A) distinguish between— 16 (i) covered data, the delivery of or ac- 17 cess to which was required by the contract 18 or other agreement under the review in 19 subsection (b); and 20 (ii) covered data that was not required 21 by the contract or other agreement but 22 that the Department identified as an insuf- 23 ficiency in subsection (d); 24 (B) for covered data described in subpara- 25 graph (A)(i) that is identified as insufficient g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 556 1 under subsection (d), seek to address such in- 2 sufficiency with the relevant contractor, includ- 3 ing by receiving access to such covered data on 4 a non-deliverable basis; 5 (C) for covered data described in subpara- 6 graph (A)(i) that identified as improperly 7 marked pursuant to subsection (c)(1)(B), seek 8 to address such improper marking with the rel- 9 evant contractor; 10 (D) for covered data described in subpara- 11 graph (A)(ii), initiate a streamlined process 12 to— 13 (i) request the relevant contractor to 14 provide the Government with options for 15 the covered data required to address the 16 insufficiency in such covered data identi- 17 fied under subsection (d), which may in- 18 clude access agreements, priced contract 19 options, negotiated direct licenses with gov- 20 ernment authorized repair contractors, or 21 direct licenses for systems or components 22 produced by subcontractors that are cov- 23 ered defense equipment for access to the 24 required covered data; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 557 1 (ii) allow the contractor to propose 2 terms for using commercially accepted 3 valuation 4 based, cost-based, and market-based pric- 5 ing; and 6 (E) consider the use of escrow agreements 7 or similar arrangements under a specifically ne- 8 gotiated license for the required covered data 9 with the original contractor or subcontractor of 10 the covered system in the event such contractor 11 or subcontractor decides to exit the business or 12 no longer support maintenance of the covered 13 system. 14 (2) INSUFFICIENCY.—With respect to an insuf- 15 ficiency identified under subsection (d) in covered 16 data for a commercial product— practices, including income- 17 (A) the Secretary of Defense shall ensure 18 that pricing and terms and conditions offered 19 by the contractor for are commensurate with 20 commercial practices for granting similar ac- 21 cess; and 22 (B) if the Secretary seeks access to tech- 23 nical data, software, or other information in a 24 manner that differs from the manner in which 25 such contractor customarily provides to a buyer g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 558 1 of such commercial product, the Secretary shall 2 seek to negotiate a customized commercial li- 3 cense for such access. 4 (f) RECORDS RETENTION.—In carrying out this sec- 5 tion, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all tech6 nical data, computer software, contract files, and related 7 records acquired or generated in connection with a covered 8 system are retained and managed by the Department of 9 Defense until, at a minimum, the Department has totally 10 divested from such covered system. 11 (g) QUARTERLY UPDATES TO CONGRESS.—Not later 12 than April 1, 2026, and every 90 days thereafter until the 13 Secretary of Defense completes the assessment required 14 under subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall pro15 vide to the congressional defense committees a briefing 16 on— 17 18 (1) progress made toward completing the requirements of this section; 19 (2) a summary of findings from such assess- 20 ment, including report of the position of the Govern- 21 ment as to whether such data meet marking and 22 rights requirements; 23 (3) the efforts of the Department of Defense to 24 address any insufficiencies in covered data identified g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 559 1 under subsection (d), including a summary of the 2 actions by the Department to fund such efforts; 3 (4) a description of the methods used by the 4 Department in negotiating with any relevant con- 5 tractor to access covered data identified as an insuf- 6 ficiency in subsection (d); and 7 (5) any lessons learned to improve the actions 8 of the Department in planning for and acquiring 9 covered data related to covered systems acquired by 10 the Department. 11 (h) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 12 tion shall be construed— 13 (1) as modifying any rights, obligations, or limi- 14 tations of the Government, contractor, or subcon- 15 tractor with respect to rights in technical data under 16 subchapter I of chapter 275 of this title; 17 18 (2) as altering the requirements in section 2464 and 2466 of title 10, United States Code; or 19 (3) as altering or expanding any license rights 20 the Government has acquired in contracts or agree- 21 ments. 22 (i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 23 24 (1) The term ‘‘covered data’’ means technical data and computer software required— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 560 1 (A) to enable the Department of Defense 2 or government authorized repair contractors 3 performing under a support contract, the pri- 4 mary purpose of which is to furnish repair or 5 maintenance services on site at a depot, instal- 6 lation or operating location of the Government 7 in support of the share of depot-level mainte- 8 nance and repair workload of the Government 9 in accordance with section 2466 of this title; or 10 (B) to maintain a core logistics capability 11 in accordance with section 2464 of this title 12 provided for use by third parties without re- 13 striction for the maintenance of the covered sys- 14 tem. 15 (2) The term ‘‘covered system’’ means— 16 (A) a major defense acquisition program, 17 as defined in section 4201 of title 10, United 18 States Code; or 19 (B) an acquisition program or project that 20 is carried out using the rapid prototyping or 21 rapid fielding acquisition pathway under section 22 3602 of such title that is estimated by the Sec- 23 retary of Defense to require an eventual total 24 expenditure described in section 4201(a)(2) of 25 such title; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 561 1 2 (3) The term ‘‘maintain or repair’’ excludes the manufacture of new items. 3 (4) The term ‘‘digital system’’ means a secure, 4 electronic platform required by subsection (a) that— 5 (A) is connected to authoritative systems 6 for product lifecycle management and con- 7 tracting data repositories and other systems 8 where contractor data are stored or accessed; 9 and 10 (B) identifies technical data owed under 11 contract terms, verify compliance of received 12 data with marking and rights requirements, de- 13 tect omissions or errors, and track metadata for 14 decision-making. 15 (5) The term ‘‘service acquisition executive’’ 16 has the meaning given in section 101 of title 10, 17 United States Code. Subtitle B—Amendments to Gen19 eral Contracting Authorities, 20 Procedures, and Limitations 18 21 SEC. 811. REPEALS OF EXISTING LAW TO STREAMLINE THE 22 DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROCESS. 23 (a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—The fol- 24 lowing provisions of title 10, United States Code, are here25 by repealed: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 562 1 (1) Chapter 345. 2 (2) Section 3070. 3 (3) Section 3106. 4 (4) Section 3373. 5 (5) Section 3455. 6 (6) Section 3678. 7 (7) Section 4423. 8 (8) Section 8688. 9 (b) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACTS.— 10 The following provisions are hereby repealed: 11 (1) Section 883 of the James M. Inhofe Na- 12 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 13 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 3372 note). 14 (2) Of the National Defense Authorization Act 15 for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81)— 16 (A) section 378 (10 U.S.C. 113 note); 17 (B) section 380 (10 U.S.C. 4001 note); 18 and 19 (C) section 875 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 20 3344). 21 (3) Of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na- 22 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 23 2021 (Public Law 116–283)— 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) section 218 (10 U.S.C. 8013 note); (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 563 1 (B) section 846(a) (10 U.S.C. 4811 note); 2 and 3 (C) section 891 (10 U.S.C. 3804 note). 4 (4) Of the National Defense Authorization Act 5 for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92)— 6 (A) section 232 (10 U.S.C. 4001 note); 7 (B) section 802 (10 U.S.C. 3206 note); 8 and 9 (C) section 1651 (10 U.S.C. 4571 note). 10 (5) Of the John S. McCain National Defense 11 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 12 115–232)— 13 (A) section 222 (10 U.S.C. 4014 note); 14 (B) section 230 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 15 4061); and 16 (C) section 843 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 17 4171). 18 (6) Of the National Defense Authorization Act 19 for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91)— 20 (A) section 849 (131 Stat. 1487); 21 (B) section 874 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 22 3101); 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (C) section 1089 (10 U.S.C. 4025 note); and (D) section 1272 (10 U.S.C. 4571 note). (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 564 1 (7) Section 925(b) of the National Defense Au- 2 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 3 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 4271 note). 4 5 (8) Of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92)— 6 (A) section 802(d)(2) (10 U.S.C. 4251 7 note); 8 (B) section 810 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 9 3101); 10 (C) Section 844(b) (10 U.S.C. 3453 note); 11 (D) Section 881 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 12 4601); and 13 (E) Section 883(e) (10 U.S.C. note prec. 14 4571). 15 (9) Section 854 of the Carl Levin and Howard 16 P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 17 Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 18 U.S.C. 4571 note). 19 (10) Section 1603 of the National Defense Au- 20 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 21 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 4007 note). 22 (11) Section 2867 of the National Defense Au- 23 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 24 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 565 1 (12) Of the Ike Skelton National Defense Au- 2 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 3 111–383)— 4 (A) section 215 (10 U.S.C. 4571 note); 5 (B) section 812 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 6 4211); 7 (C) section 824(a) (10 U.S.C. 3774 note); 8 (D) section 831(b) (10 U.S.C. note prec. 9 4501); 10 (E) subsections (a) through (h) of section 11 863 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 4501); 12 (F) subsections (a) through (f) of section 13 866 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241); and 14 (G) section 932 (10 U.S.C. 2224 note). 15 (13) Of the National Defense Authorization Act 16 for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84)— 17 (A) section 804 (123 Stat. 2402); and 18 (B) section 1043 (10 U.S.C. 4174 note). 19 (14) Of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 20 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 21 110–417)— 22 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) section 143 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241); (B) section 254 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241); (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 566 1 (C) subsections (a) through (c) of section 2 804 (122 Stat. 4356); and 3 (D) section 814 (10 U.S.C. 4271 note). 4 (15) Of the National Defense Authorization Act 5 for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181)— 6 (A) section 214 (10 U.S.C. 4841 note); 7 (B) section 238(b) (10 U.S.C. 4841 note); 8 (C) section 821 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 9 3451); and 10 (D) section 881 (Public Law 110–181; 10 11 U.S.C. 4571 note). 12 (16) Of the John Warner National Defense Au- 13 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 14 109–364)— 15 (A) section 812 (10 U.S.C. 4325 note); 16 and 17 (B) section 832 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 18 4501). 19 (17) Of the National Defense Authorization Act 20 for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163)— 21 22 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) subtitle D of title II (10 U.S.C. 4841 note); and (B) section 816 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 3344). (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 567 1 (18) Section 851 of the Ronald W. Reagan Na- 2 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 3 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4 3241). 5 (19) Of the Bob Stump National Defense Au- 6 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 7 107–314)— 8 (A) section 133 (10 U.S.C. 3678 note); 9 and 10 (B) section 804 (10 U.S.C. 4571 note). 11 (20) Section 826 of the Floyd D. Spence Na- 12 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 13 2001 (Public Law 106–398; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 14 3241). 15 (21) Section 822 of the National Defense Au- 16 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 17 104–106; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 3201). 18 (22) Section 812 of the National Defense Au- 19 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 20 106–65; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061). 21 (23) Section 913 of the Department of Defense 22 Authorization Act, 1986 (Public Law 99–145; 10 23 U.S.C. note prec. 3201). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 568 1 (24) Section 1252 of the Department of De- 2 fense Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98–525; 3 10 U.S.C. 4205 note). 4 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO PLACE INTO 5 SECTION 101(A) OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE, 6 THE DEFINITION OF MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEM FORMERLY 7 CONTAINED IN SECTION 3455(F) (AND, PREVIOUSLY, 8 SECTION 2379) OF SUCH TITLE.— 9 (1) PLACING DEFINITION INTO SECTION 10 101(A).—Section 11 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 12 new paragraph: 101(a) of title 10, United States 13 ‘‘(21) The term ‘major weapon system’ means 14 a weapon system acquired pursuant to a major de- 15 fense acquisition program (as that term is defined in 16 section 4201 of this title).’’. 17 (2) AMENDING PROVISIONS THAT REFER TO 18 SECTION 3455(F) SO AS TO REFER TO SECTION 101(A) 19 INSTEAD.—The following sections of title 10, United 20 States Code, are each amended by striking ‘‘section 21 3455(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 101(a)’’: 22 (A) Section 118(f)(1). 23 (B) Section 233a(d). 24 (C) Section 4325(d). 25 (D) Section 4401(c)(9). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 569 1 (3) AMENDING PROVISIONS THAT REFER TO 2 SECTION 2379, THE PREDECESSOR PROVISION TO 3 SECTION 3455, SO AS TO REFER TO SECTION 101(A) 4 INSTEAD.— 5 (A) Section 2(3) of the Weapon Systems 6 Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (Public Law 7 111–23; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4321) is amended 8 by striking ‘‘section 2379(d)’’ and inserting 9 ‘‘section 101(a)’’. 10 (B) Section 875(b)(2) of the Ike Skelton 11 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 12 Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 13 1723 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 14 2379(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 101(a)’’. 15 (C) Section 836(c)(2) of the National De- 16 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 17 (Public Law 112–81; 22 U.S.C. 2767 note) is 18 amended by striking ‘‘section 2379(f)’’ and in- 19 serting ‘‘section 101(a)’’. 20 (D) Section 1058(d) of the William M. 21 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza- 22 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 23 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended by 24 striking ‘‘section 2379(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec- 25 tion 101(a)’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 570 1 2 (d) MISCELLANEOUS OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 3 (1) Section 3453(d) of title 10, United States 4 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the procurement offi- 5 cial for the solicitation’’ and all that follows through 6 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘the procure- 7 ment official for the solicitation may require the of- 8 feror to submit relevant information.’’. 9 (2) Section 831 of the National Defense Au- 10 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 11 112–239; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 3701) is amended in 12 each of subsections (a) and (b)(1) by striking ‘‘sec- 13 tions 2306a(d) and 2379’’ and inserting ‘‘section 14 3705’’. 15 (3) Section 4422(c)(3) of title 10, United 16 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, subject to the 17 requirements and limitations in section 4423 of this 18 title’’. 19 SEC. 812. MODIFICATIONS TO CURRENT DEFENSE ACQUISI- 20 21 TION REQUIREMENTS. (a) MODIFICATIONS TO TITLE 10.—Title 10, United 22 States Code, is amended— 23 24 (1) in section 1749(f)(1), by striking ‘‘on a reimbursable basis’’; 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (2) in section 2222(i)(1)(A)— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 571 1 (A) in clause (vi), by adding ‘‘or real estate 2 system’’ after ‘‘An installations management 3 system’’; and 4 (B) by adding at the end the following new 5 clauses: 6 ‘‘(ix) A budget system. 7 ‘‘(x) A retail system. 8 ‘‘(xi) A health care system. 9 ‘‘(xii) A travel and expense system. 10 ‘‘(xiii) A payroll system. 11 ‘‘(xiv) A supply chain management system. 12 ‘‘(xv) A Departmentwide resource planning 13 system. 14 ‘‘(xvi) A contractor management system.’’; 15 (3) in section 3012(3)(B), by striking ‘‘lowest 16 overall cost alternative’’ and inserting ‘‘best value’’; 17 18 (4) in section 3069— (A) in subsection (a)— 19 (i) by striking ‘‘the head of an agen- 20 cy’’ and all that follows through ‘‘find- 21 ings:’’ and inserting ‘‘a contracting officer 22 making the acquisition may acquire a high- 23 er quantity of the end item than the quan- 24 tity specified for the end item in a law pro- 25 viding for the funding of that acquisition if g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 572 1 that contracting officer determines in writ- 2 ing that:’’; 3 (ii) by striking paragraph (4); 4 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘The 5 regulations shall’’ and all that follows through 6 ‘‘3205 of this title.’’; 7 (C) by striking subsection (c) and redesig- 8 nating subsection (d) and (e) as subsections (c) 9 and (d), respectively; and 10 (D) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, 11 by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 12 ‘‘(2) In this section, the term ‘end item’ means 13 a production product assembled, completed, and 14 ready for issue or deployment.’’; 15 16 (5) in section 3226(d), by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 17 18 ‘‘(2) Funds described in paragraph (1) may be used— 19 ‘‘(A) to cover any increased program costs 20 identified by a revised cost analysis or target 21 developed pursuant to subsection (b); 22 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(B) to acquire additional end items in accordance with section 3069 of this title; or ‘‘(C) to cover the cost of risk reduction and process improvements.’’; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 573 1 (6) in section 3243(d)— 2 (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘sub- 3 ject to paragraph (2),’’; 4 (B) by striking paragraph (2); and 5 (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 6 paragraph (2); 7 (7) in section 3703(a)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘com- 8 petition that results in at least two or more respon- 9 sive and viable competing bids’’ and inserting ‘‘price 10 competition’’; 11 (8) in section 3705(b), by inserting the fol- 12 lowing new paragraph: 13 ‘‘(3) ALTERNATIVE SOURCES REQUIRED.—If the 14 head of contracting activity, or the designee of the head 15 of contracting activity, determines it is in the best interest 16 of the Government to make the award under subsection 17 (b)(1), the head of the agency shall conduct an assessment 18 of alternative offerors as a source of supply using authori19 ties provided by sections 865 and 882 of the National De20 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 21 118–159).’’; and 22 23 (9) in section 4201(b), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 574 1 ‘‘(3) An acquisition program for software and 2 covered hardware as described by section 3603 of 3 this title.’’. 4 (b) USE OF CAPABILITY-BASED ANALYSIS OF PRICE 5 OF GOODS OR SERVICES OFFERED BY NONTRADITIONAL 6 DEFENSE CONTRACTORS.—Section 864(d) of the Na7 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 8 (Public Law 118–159) is amended— 9 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘CA- 10 PACITY-BASED’’ 11 BASED’’; and 12 and inserting ‘‘CAPABILITY- (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘increased ca- 13 pacity’’ and inserting ‘‘increased capability’’. 14 (c) CODIFICATION OF PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE 15 CONTRACTING AND PRICING PROCESSES.— 16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 890 of the John S. 17 McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fis- 18 cal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. note 19 prec. 3701) is transferred to chapter 271 of title 10, 20 United States Code, inserted after section 3708, and 21 redesignated as section 3709. 22 (2) AMENDMENTS.—Section 3709 of title 10, 23 United States Code, as so transferred and redesig- 24 nated, is amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 575 1 (A) in the section heading, by striking 2 ‘‘PILOT’’; 3 (B) by striking ‘‘pilot’’ each place it ap- 4 pears; 5 (C) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘chap- 6 ter 271 of title 10, United States Code’’ and in- 7 serting ‘‘this chapter’’; 8 (D) in subsection (b)— 9 (i) in the matter preceding paragraph 10 (1), by striking ‘‘section 1737 of title 10, 11 United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘sec- 12 tion 1737 of this title’’; and 13 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 14 ‘‘minimal reporting’’ and inserting ‘‘no 15 unique reporting’’; and 16 (E) by striking subsections (c) and (d). 17 SEC. 813. MODIFICATION TO AWARD AMOUNT FOR PRO- 18 GRAM TO ACCELERATE THE PROCUREMENT 19 AND 20 NOLOGIES. 21 FIELDING OF INNOVATIVE TECH- Section 3604(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 22 amended— 23 24 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘MAXIMUM’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 576 1 (2) by inserting ‘‘shall be greater than or equal 2 3 to $10,000,000 and’’ before ‘‘shall not exceed’’. SEC. 814. 4 5 ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS RELATED TO UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACTUAL ACTIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3374(a) of title 10, 6 United States Code, is amended— 7 8 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CERTAIN REDUCED’’; 9 10 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 11 12 (3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 13 14 (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 15 ‘‘(3) the increased cost risk of the contractor 16 with respect to any costs incurred prior to the award 17 of the undefinitized contractual action when such 18 costs— 19 ‘‘(A) would have been directly chargeable 20 to the contract if incurred after the award of 21 the contract; and 22 ‘‘(B) were incurred to meet an anticipated 23 contract delivery schedule or anticipated con- 24 tract price targets of the Government under an g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 577 1 acquisition strategy required under section 2 4211 of this title; and 3 ‘‘(4) the increased cost risk of the contractor 4 with respect to negotiations continuing for more 5 than 180 days beginning on the date on which the 6 contractor submitted the qualifying proposal to de- 7 finitize such undefinitized contractual action.’’. 8 (b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 120 days after 9 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 10 Defense shall revise the Department of Defense Supple11 ment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to carry out 12 section 3374(a) of title 10, United States Code, as amend13 ed by subsection (a). 14 SEC. 815. AMENDMENT TO PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES 15 DATA ANALYSIS AND REQUIREMENTS VALI- 16 DATION. 17 Section 4506 of title 10, United States Code, is 18 amended— 19 (1) by repealing subsection (e); and 20 (2) in subsection (f)— 21 22 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 578 1 SEC. 816. MODIFICATION OF PROGRAM AND PROCESSES 2 RELATING TO FOREIGN ACQUISITION. 3 Section 873(a) of the National Defense Authorization 4 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 5 350; 10 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended— 6 7 (1) by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 8 9 (2) by inserting ‘‘who are qualified’’ before ‘‘to advise’’. 10 SEC. 817. REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTRUC- 11 TION RELATING TO CONVENTIONAL AMMUNI- 12 TION MANAGEMENT. 13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 806(c) of the Strom 14 Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 15 Year 1999 (Public Law 105–261; 10 U.S.C. 3241 note 16 prec.) is amended by striking ‘‘, dated March 8, 1995’’ 17 and inserting ‘‘, or any successor directive or instruction’’. 18 (b) REVIEW OF INSTRUCTION.—Not later than 180 19 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec20 retary of Defense shall— 21 (1) review Department of Defense Instruction 22 5160.68 (relating to ‘‘Single Manager for Conven- 23 tional Ammunition’’); 24 (2) assess whether to modify the definition of 25 ‘‘conventional ammunition’’ in such Instruction to g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 579 1 include one-way lethal or non-lethal armed/attack 2 unmanned aerial vehicles and systems; and 3 (3) if the Secretary determines such modifica- 4 tion is appropriate, update the Instruction accord- 5 ingly. 6 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than December 7 31, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 8 congressional defense committees a report on the results 9 of the review and assessment conducted under subsection 10 (b). The report shall include— 11 (1) details of the analysis carried out as part of 12 the review and assessment and any resulting conclu- 13 sions; and 14 (2) the rationale for the Secretary’s determina- 15 tion as to whether or not to modify the definition of 16 ‘‘conventional ammunition’’ in the manner described 17 in subsection (b)(2). 19 Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to Workforce Development 20 SEC. 821. IMPROVEMENTS TO PUBLIC-PRIVATE TALENT EX- 18 21 22 CHANGE. Section 1599g(f)(2)(B) of title 10, United States 23 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘207,’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 580 1 SEC. 822. MODIFICATIONS TO REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 2 PRESIDENT OF THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION 3 UNIVERSITY. 4 Section 1746(e)(3) of title 10, United States Code, 5 is amended by striking ‘‘term’’ each place it appears and 6 inserting ‘‘tenure’’. 7 SEC. 823. HIRING AUTHORITIES FOR DEFENSE CIVILIAN 8 9 TRAINING CORPS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2200h of title 10, United 10 States Code, is amended— 11 12 (1) in paragraph (8), by inserting ‘‘, in accordance with subsection (b)’’ before the period; 13 (2) by striking ‘‘In establishing’’ and inserting 14 the following: 15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In establishing’’; and 16 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub- 17 section: 18 ‘‘(b) HIRING AUTHORITY.— 19 ‘‘(1) MEMBERS.—The head of an element of 20 the Department of Defense that partners with an in- 21 stitution participating in the program may, without 22 regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 23 33 of title 5, appoint a member of the program to 24 a position in such element for a term of one year. 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(2) GRADUATES.— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 581 1 2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of an element described in paragraph (1) may— 3 ‘‘(i) renew the appointment a success- 4 ful graduate of the program serving a one- 5 year term under such paragraph until such 6 graduate is appointed to a permanent posi- 7 tion in such element, except that the ap- 8 pointment may not be renewed for more 9 than a total of four one-year terms; and 10 ‘‘(ii) without regard to the provisions 11 of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, ap- 12 point a graduate holding a position under 13 an appointment renewed under clause (i) 14 to a vacant position in the civil service (as 15 such term is defined in section 2101 of 16 title 5, United States Code) in the Depart- 17 ment. 18 ‘‘(B) LEVEL.—The position of a graduate 19 in a term or permanent position described in 20 subparagraph (A) shall be classified at the level 21 of GS–9 under the General Schedule under sub- 22 chapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, or an equiv- 23 alent level for which the participant is qualified, 24 without regard to any minimum time-in-grade 25 or time-based experience requirements. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 582 1 ‘‘(C) LIMIT.—The authority under this 2 section may not be used for more than 60 grad- 3 uates of the program in any calendar year. 4 ‘‘(3) COMPENSATION.— 5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The basic pay of an 6 individual appointed under this subsection shall 7 be paid from amounts available in the Depart- 8 ment of Defense Acquisition Workforce Devel- 9 opment Account established under section 1705 10 of this title. 11 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—Payment under sub- 12 paragraph (A) may be made only during the 13 term of the appointment of such an individual 14 and may not exceed a total of four years of pay- 15 ments for any one individual, including renew- 16 als under paragraph (1) or (2). 17 ‘‘(C) RELATION TO OTHER AUTHORITY.— 18 Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to 19 affect the authority of the Secretary of Defense 20 to pay compensation from other available ap- 21 propriations. 22 ‘‘(4) SUNSET.—The authority under this sub- 23 section shall terminate on December 31, 2029.’’. 24 (b) REPORTS.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 583 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 31, 2 2026, and annually thereafter until January 31, 3 2030, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 4 appropriate congressional committees a report on 5 the use of the authority under subsection (b) of sec- 6 tion 2200h of title 10, United States Code, as added 7 by this section. 8 9 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 10 (A) The number of graduates of the De- 11 fense Civilian Training Corps program estab- 12 lished under section 2200g of such title for 13 which the authority under such subsection (b) 14 was used for the year covered by the report. 15 (B) An identification of the elements of the 16 Department of Defense that used such author- 17 ity to appoint graduates of the Defense Civilian 18 Training Corps program under paragraph 19 (2)(ii) of such subsection (b). 20 (3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- 21 TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap- 22 propriate congressional committees’’ means— 23 (A) the Committee on Armed Services and 24 the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- 25 ernmental Affairs of the Senate; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 584 1 (B) the Committee on Armed Services and 2 the Committee on Oversight and Government 3 Reform of the House of Representatives. 4 SEC. 824. INCREASING COMPETITION IN DEFENSE CON- 5 6 TRACTING. (a) USES OF PAST PERFORMANCE.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 8 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 9 of Defense shall issue guidance, including examples 10 and templates where appropriate, on— 11 (A) when the Department of Defense 12 should accept past performance on a wider 13 range of projects, such as a requirement with- 14 out much precedent, in order to have increased 15 competition among eligible firms with capability 16 to perform a requirement, by including commer- 17 cial or non-government projects as relevant past 18 performance for the purposes of awarding con- 19 tracts or other agreements; 20 (B) a means by which the Department 21 may validate non-government past performance 22 references, including by requiring an official of 23 an entity providing past performance references 24 to attest to their authenticity and by providing g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 585 1 verifiable contact information for the references; 2 and 3 (C) using alternative methods of evaluation 4 other than past performance that may be ap- 5 propriate for a requirement without much 6 precedent, such as demonstrations and testing 7 of technologies as part of the proposal process 8 for contracts or other awards of the Depart- 9 ment. 10 (2) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—The guid- 11 ance issued under paragraph (1) shall supplement 12 existing Department of Defense policy and proce- 13 dures for consideration of past performance and 14 other evaluation factors and methods. 15 (b) ENHANCING COMPETITION IN DEFENSE PRO- 16 CUREMENT.— 17 (1) COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later 18 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 19 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall convene the De- 20 fense Acquisition Regulations Council (in this sec- 21 tion referred to as the ‘‘Council’’), to make rec- 22 ommendations to identify and eliminate specific, un- 23 necessary procedural barriers that disproportionately 24 affect the ability of small business concerns and non- 25 traditional defense contractors, to compete for con- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 586 1 tracts with the Department of Defense, with a focus 2 on streamlining documentation and qualification re- 3 quirements unrelated to the protection of privacy 4 and civil liberties. 5 (2) CONSULTATION.—The Council shall obtain 6 input from the public, including from the APEX Ac- 7 celerators program (formerly known as Procurement 8 Technical Assistance Center network) and other con- 9 tractor representatives, to identify procurement poli- 10 cies and regulations that are obsolete, overly burden- 11 some or restrictive, not adequately harmonized, or 12 otherwise serve to create barriers to small business 13 concerns and nontraditional defense contractors con- 14 tracting with the Department or that unnecessarily 15 increase bid and proposal costs. 16 (3) EXAMINATION OF ACTIONS.—The Council 17 shall consider the input obtained under paragraph 18 (2) and any other information determined to be rel- 19 evant by the Council to identify legislative, regu- 20 latory, and other actions to increase competition and 21 remove barriers to small business concerns and non- 22 traditional defense contractors participating in the 23 procurement process of the Department of Defense. 24 (4) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 2 years 25 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 587 1 retary of Defense shall implement the regulatory and 2 other non-legislative actions identified under para- 3 graph (3), as determined necessary by the Secretary, 4 to remove barriers to entry for small business con- 5 cerns and nontraditional defense contractors seeking 6 to participate in Department of Defense procure- 7 ment. 8 (5) BRIEFING.—Not later than two years after 9 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 10 of Defense shall provide to the Committees on 11 Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep- 12 resentatives a briefing on the legislative actions iden- 13 tified under paragraph (3) and the actions imple- 14 mented under paragraph (4). 15 (c) CONSIDERATION OF COST-EFFICIENCY AND 16 QUALIFY.—The Secretary of Defense shall advocate for 17 and prioritize contracting policies that ensure that cost18 efficiency and quality of goods and services are key deter19 mining factors in awarding procurement contracts. 20 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 21 (1) the term ‘‘nontraditional defense contrac- 22 tors’’ has the meaning given such term in section 23 3014 of title 10, United States Code; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 588 1 (2) the term ‘‘small business concern’’ has the 2 meaning given such term under section 3 of the 3 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 4 SEC. 825. REPORT ON STRENGTHENING THE DEFENSE AC- 5 6 QUISITION UNIVERSITY. (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De- 7 fense, acting through the Director of the Acquisition Inno8 vation Research Center, shall conduct a comprehensive as9 sessment of the Defense Acquisition University (in this 10 section referred to as ‘‘DAU’’) to strengthen the ability 11 of the DAU to train and develop members of the acquisi12 tion workforce to meet the current and future needs of 13 the Department of Defense. The assessment shall include 14 the following: 15 (1) An evaluation of the mission of the DAU 16 and the alignment of such mission with the objec- 17 tives of the defense acquisition system established 18 pursuant to section 3102 of title 10, United States 19 Code (as added by this Act). 20 (2) An evaluation of the effectiveness of train- 21 ing and development provided by DAU to members 22 of the acquisition workforce to enable such members 23 to effectively implement the objectives of the defense 24 acquisition system. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 589 1 (b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment in paragraph (1) 2 shall evaluate the following: 3 (1) The organization and structure of DAU. 4 (2) The curriculum and educational offerings of 5 DAU. 6 (3) The composition of the staff and faculty of 7 DAU, including an assessment of the diversity of 8 skills, abilities, and professional backgrounds of such 9 staff and faculty. 10 11 (4) The sufficiency of resources and funding mechanisms supporting DAU operations. 12 (5) The extent to which DAU uses external ex- 13 perts and academic institutions to inform and en- 14 hance the curriculum of the DAU. 15 (6) The extent to which the DAU uses commer- 16 cially available training, including an identification 17 of opportunities for the DAU to use certifications, 18 including certifications with a narrow focus that can 19 be quickly obtained and combined with other such 20 certifications to obtain a more comprehensive quali- 21 fication. 22 (7) The use of experiential learning platforms 23 by the DAU, including training simulators or gam- 24 ing approaches, in order to accelerate the develop- 25 ment of the acquisition workforce on the full range g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 590 1 of potential acquisition scenarios and the relevant 2 authorities allowed by law. 3 (8) The use of field training opportunities by 4 the DAU to support the acquisition workforce in 5 real world use cases. 6 (c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Director of the Acqui- 7 sition Innovation Research Center shall use the assess8 ment required under this section and the objectives of the 9 defense acquisition system to provide to the Secretary of 10 Defense recommendations to strengthen the ability of the 11 Department of Defense to train and develop members of 12 the acquisition workforce. 13 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one year 14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 15 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com16 mittees a report containing— 17 (1) a summary of the methodology used to con- 18 duct the assessment under subsection (a) and activi- 19 ties carried out as part of the assessment; 20 (2) the findings of the assessment conducted 21 under subsection (a) and the recommendations pro- 22 vided under subsection (c); 23 (3) any actions necessary to ensure that DAU 24 fulfills its mission and provides training and develop- 25 ment to members of the acquisition workforce that g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 591 1 aligns with the objectives of the defense acquisition 2 system; and 3 (4) any additional recommendations to improve 4 all aspects of the acquisition workforce, including re- 5 cruiting, retention, training, management, and work- 6 force composition. 7 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 8 (1) The term ‘‘Acquisition Innovation Research 9 Center’’ means the acquisition research organization 10 within a civilian college or university that is de- 11 scribed under section 4142(a) of title 10, United 12 States Code. 13 (2) The term ‘‘acquisition workforce’’ has the 14 meaning given in section 101 of title 10, United 15 States Code. 16 SEC. 826. RESTRUCTURING OF PERFORMANCE EVALUA- 17 TION METRICS FOR THE ACQUISITION WORK- 18 FORCE. 19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 20 KEY PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES.—Not later than 180 21 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec22 retary of Defense shall implement mandatory key perform23 ance objectives (in this section referred to as ‘‘KPOs’’) for 24 evaluating the performance of civilian members of the ac25 quisition workforce. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 592 1 (b) KPO REQUIREMENTS.—The KPOs implemented 2 under subsection (a) shall— 3 (1) include strategic outcome objectives and 4 workforce behavioral objectives for the workforce; 5 and 6 7 (2) be developed in a manner that enables an assessment of the degree of alignment between— 8 (A) the objectives of the defense acquisi- 9 tion system established by section 3102 of title 10 10, United States Code; and 11 (B) the prudent and appropriate use by a 12 member of the acquisition workforce of innova- 13 tive, risk-tolerant practices in achieving those 14 objectives. 15 (c) STRATEGIC OUTCOME OBJECTIVES.—The stra- 16 tegic outcome objectives for the acquisition workforce re17 quired by subsection (b)(1) shall align with the objectives 18 of the defense acquisition system established pursuant to 19 section 3102 of title 10, United States Code, and shall 20 address strategic acquisition mission areas including— 21 (1) the expeditious delivery of capabilities to en- 22 hance the operational readiness of the Armed Forces 23 and enable the missions of the Department of De- 24 fense; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 593 1 (2) enabling and supporting the integration of 2 innovative solutions to enhance military effectiveness 3 and responsiveness to emerging threat; 4 (3) ensuring supply-chain and industrial-base 5 resilience and surge capabilities to support the con- 6 tingency and operational plans of the Department of 7 Defense; 8 (4) cultivation of a leadership and organiza- 9 tional culture in the defense acquisition system that 10 encourages responsible risk-taking, collaboration, 11 and learning through failure; and 12 (5) workforce currency and continuous edu- 13 cation, including digital and artificial intelligence lit- 14 eracy and technical proficiency necessary for an indi- 15 vidual’s job function. 16 (d) WORKFORCE BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES.—The 17 workforce behavioral objectives required by subsection 18 (b)(1) shall be designed to develop the critical skills and 19 behaviors of members of the acquisition workforce, includ20 ing— 21 22 (1) the adoption of innovative acquisition authorities and approaches; 23 (2) a preference for commercial products and 24 services and supporting market research of commer- 25 cial or emerging technologies; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 594 1 (3) engagement with end users to incorporate 2 feedback into acquisition decisions and program ad- 3 justments; 4 (4) the ability to use iterative development cy- 5 cles and inform program tradeoffs, including dis- 6 continuing or terminating the development of capa- 7 bilities— 8 (A) that no longer align with approved ca- 9 pability requirements or priorities; or 10 (B) are experiencing significant cost 11 growth, performance or technical deficiencies, 12 or delays in schedule; 13 (5) a pursuit of professional development to 14 broaden expertise and assume expanded responsibil- 15 ities in cross-functional initiatives; and 16 (6) the ability to overcome obstacles to 17 prioritize end-user outcomes in acquisition execution. 18 (e) INTEGRATION WITH PERSONNEL SYSTEMS AND 19 PROMOTION BOARDS.—The KPOs implemented under 20 subsection (a) shall be integrated into— 21 22 (1) annual performance appraisals for members of the acquisition workforce; 23 24 (2) promotion, bonus, and assignment considerations for acquisition workforce positions; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 595 1 (3) requirements for certification, training, and 2 continuing education under chapter 87 of title 10, 3 United States Code. 4 (f) ACCELERATING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND 5 EXPERIENCE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 6 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting 7 through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 8 and Sustainment and the President of the Defense Acqui9 sition University, shall identify and initiate the use of ex10 periential learning platforms, including training simula11 tors or gaming approaches, to accelerate the development 12 of the acquisition workforce on the full range of acquisi13 tion situations and the relevant authorities allowed by law. 14 (g) ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEFINED.—In this 15 section, the term ‘‘acquisition workforce’’ has the meaning 16 given such term in section 101 of title 10, United States 17 Code. Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to 19 Supply Chains and Domestic 20 Sourcing 18 21 SEC. 831. APPLICABILITY OF BERRY AMENDMENT TO PRO- 22 CUREMENT OF CERTAIN SEAFOOD. 23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4862(g) of title 10, 24 United States Code, is amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 596 1 (1) by striking ‘‘Subsection (a)’’ and inserting 2 ‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), sub- 3 section (a)’’; and 4 (2) by adding at the end the following new 5 paragraph: 6 ‘‘(2)(A) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect 7 to the procurement of seafood originating in a covered for8 eign country, including procurement for use in military 9 dining facilities, galleys aboard United States naval ves10 sels, and procurement for resale in commissary stores, 11 notwithstanding the source of funds used for such pro12 curement. 13 ‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense may waive the re- 14 quirements of subparagraph (A) if such procurement 15 would cause undue burden to a naval vessel while at sea 16 or in port at a foreign port, a dining facility in a foreign 17 country, a commissary, an exchange, or a nonappropriated 18 fund instrumentality located on a military installation lo19 cated outside the United States. 20 ‘‘(C) In this paragraph, the term ‘covered foreign 21 country’ means The People’s Republic of China, the Rus22 sian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, or the 23 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 597 1 (b) RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of Defense shall 2 issue such rules necessary to carry out this section and 3 the amendments made by this section. 4 (c) APPLICABILITY.—This section and the amend- 5 ments made by this section shall apply with respect to con6 tracts entered into on or after the date of the enactment 7 of this Act. 8 SEC. 832. ENHANCEMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPLY CHAIN RE- 9 SILIENCE AND SECONDARY SOURCE QUALI- 10 FICATION. 11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 865 of the National De- 12 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 13 118–159; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note) is amended— 14 (1) in subsection (b)— 15 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 16 and inserting a semicolon; 17 (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 18 paragraph (4); and 19 (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 20 following new paragraph: 21 ‘‘(3) produce all critical readiness items of sup- 22 ply, including those identified as having sole-source 23 dependencies, excessive lead times, unreasonable 24 pricing, or other supply chain deficiencies; and’’; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 598 1 2 (2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as subsections (g) through (k), respectively; 3 (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol- 4 lowing new subsection: 5 ‘‘(f) EXPEDITED QUALIFICATION PANELS.— 6 ‘‘(1) Each Secretary of a military department 7 shall establish an Expedited Qualification Panel 8 within the military department under the jurisdic- 9 tion of that Secretary. Each Expedited Qualification 10 Panel shall— 11 ‘‘(A) develop standardized templates for 12 expedited Source Approval Requests; and 13 ‘‘(B) not later than 14 days after receiving 14 an expedited Source Approval Request— 15 ‘‘(i) review the request; and 16 ‘‘(ii) based on tiered risk criteria, 17 make a determination with respect to the 18 request which shall consist of— 19 ‘‘(I) conditional approval, which 20 may be valid for up to 12 months; 21 ‘‘(II) full approval; or 22 ‘‘(III) disapproval of the request. 23 ‘‘(2) In reviewing and making determinations 24 with respect to Source Approval Requests under 25 paragraph (1), an Expedited Qualification Panel g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 599 1 may use the services of designated engineering rep- 2 resentatives or equivalent third-party certified engi- 3 neers when appropriate.’’; and 4 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub- 5 section: 6 ‘‘(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 7 ‘‘(1) The term ‘critical readiness items of sup- 8 ply’ has the meaning given the term in section 1733 9 of title 10, United States Code. 10 ‘‘(2) The term ‘non-safety critical items, or 11 non-mission critical items’ includes the following 12 items: 13 ‘‘(A) Major risk parts or systems the fail- 14 ure of which is likely to cause structural dam- 15 age or significant mission degradation and re- 16 quires finite element modeling, fracture anal- 17 ysis, comparison to similar parts, or similar 18 methods. 19 ‘‘(B) Minor risk parts and systems that 20 only have form, fit, and function requirements 21 verified by dimensional coordinate measuring 22 machines, go/no-go gauges, or similar methods. 23 ‘‘(C) Low risk parts and systems that are 24 consumable or non-critical, requiring material g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 600 1 certification, visual inspections, or similar meth- 2 ods. 3 ‘‘(3) The term ‘safety critical items or mission 4 critical items’ means parts or systems the failure of 5 which is likely to cause loss of control, catastrophic 6 failure, or loss of life, and require full qualification, 7 simulation, and physical testing with Engineering 8 Support Activity witnessing.’’. 9 (b) ACCEPTANCE OF CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY 10 CERTIFICATION.— 11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 12 may not conduct a separate review and approval 13 process for aircraft parts and components and repair 14 processes that have been approved by a civil aviation 15 authority under a Parts Manufacturer Approval or 16 Designated Engineering Representative spare or re- 17 pair certification and approval processes unless— 18 (A) a written justification for such addi- 19 tional review and approval process is approved 20 by the commander of a systems command of a 21 military service; and 22 (B) the Secretary submits such justifica- 23 tion to the congressional defense committees. 24 (2) UPDATE TO SOURCE APPROVAL REQUEST 25 PROCESS.—Not later than June 1, 2026, the Sec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 601 1 retary of Defense shall update the Defense Logistics 2 Agency Source Approval Request process to estab- 3 lish a uniform evaluation and acceptance method- 4 ology, applicable across all military services, pursu- 5 ant to which spares or repairs with civil aviation au- 6 thority approval, as described in paragraph (1), shall 7 be qualified for use on military aircraft that have a 8 civil equivalent without requiring an additional, sep- 9 arate certification from the Department of Defense, 10 regardless of whether such spares or repairs are de- 11 termined to be safety critical items or mission crit- 12 ical items (as defined in section 865(l) of the Na- 13 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 14 2025 (as added by subsection (a))). 15 SEC. 833. INTERIM NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVERS FOR SUP- 16 PLY CHAIN ILLUMINATION EFFORTS. 17 (a) ELIGIBILITY FOR INTERIM NATIONAL SECURITY 18 WAIVER.— 19 (1) IN GENERAL.—If a contractor, through the 20 use of supply chain illumination efforts, discovers a 21 noncompliant item in a supply chain and promptly 22 discloses that discovery to the program manager re- 23 sponsible for such supply chain, the contractor shall 24 be eligible for a waiver described in subsection (b) g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 602 1 to deliver an end item subject to the requirements 2 of this section. 3 (2) DISCLOSURES.—A disclosure described in 4 paragraph (1) may include a disclosure resulting 5 from supply chain illumination efforts conducted by 6 the contractor, a subcontractor, or by a third-party 7 entity acting on behalf of the contractor or subcon- 8 tractor to increase supply chain transparency. Dis- 9 coveries of non-compliance by the United States 10 Government is not a disclosure described under 11 paragraph (1). 12 (b) INTERIM NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER.— 13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense or 14 the Secretary concerned (as defined in section 101 15 of title 10, United States Code) may issue an in- 16 terim national security waiver under this section to 17 allow a contractor to— 18 (A) accept delivery of an end item that 19 contains a noncompliant item if the program 20 manager determines the noncompliant item 21 does not represent a security, safety, or flight 22 risk; and 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (B) make payment for the delivery of the end item. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 603 1 2 (2) DELEGATION.—The authority to issue a waiver under paragraph (1) may be delegated— 3 (A) to the service acquisition executive of 4 the military department responsible for the ac- 5 quisition program concerned; or 6 (B) if the end item is used in acquisition 7 programs of more than one military depart- 8 ment, to the Deputy Secretary of Defense or 9 the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 10 and Sustainment. 11 12 (c) REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERIM NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVERS.— 13 (1) WRITTEN DETERMINATION.—An interim 14 national security waiver issued under this section 15 shall be include written determination with the fol- 16 lowing: 17 (A) The preliminary facts and cir- 18 cumstances regarding the identified noncompli- 19 ant item and the likely cause for noncompli- 20 ance. 21 (B) The types of end items to which the 22 waiver applies, including any additional items 23 currently being evaluated for potential non- 24 compliance with statutes listed in subsection 25 (g). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 604 1 (C) A determination that any identified 2 noncompliant items in an end item to which the 3 waiver applies and any additional item being 4 evaluated for potential noncompliance do not 5 represent a security, safety, or flight risk. 6 (D) An assessment of program risk due to 7 the acceptance and use of an end item that con- 8 tains a noncompliant item to be procured under 9 the waiver. 10 (2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—A written de- 11 termination under this subsection shall be submitted 12 to the congressional defense committees not later 13 than five days after the date on which a waiver is 14 issued for the end item that is the subject of such 15 determination. 16 (d) CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY.—A contractor 17 receiving a waiver under this section shall develop and im18 plement a corrective plan to ensure future compliance and 19 demonstrate procurement of the noncompliant item was 20 neither willful nor knowing, as determined by the program 21 manager described in subsection (a). With respect to fu22 ture deliveries of an end item for which a waiver was 23 granted under this section, the contractor shall use rea24 sonably expedient means to qualify an alternative compli- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 605 1 ant supplier, where available, for noncompliant items con2 tained in such end item. 3 (e) TERMINATION; APPLICABILITY.—The authority 4 to issue an interim national security waiver under this sec5 tion shall expire on January 1, 2028. A waiver issued be6 fore such date shall apply with respect to any contract 7 for procurement of an end item entered into one or before 8 such date. 9 (f) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than April 1, 2026, and 10 April 1, 2027, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi11 tion and Sustainment shall provide to the Committees on 12 Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa13 tives a briefing on waivers issued under this section and 14 corrective action plans of contractors to ensure future 15 compliance with existing authorities. 16 (g) NONCOMPLIANT ITEM DEFINED.—In this sec- 17 tion, the term ‘‘noncompliant item’’ means an item cov18 ered by one or more of the following provisions of law: 19 (1) Section 4863 of title 10, United States 20 Code, relating to a requirement to buy strategic ma- 21 terials critical to national security from American 22 sources. 23 (2) Section 4872 of title 10, United States 24 Code, relating to a prohibition on acquisition of sen- 25 sitive materials from non-allied foreign nations. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 606 1 (3) Section 4873 of title 10, United States 2 Code, relating to additional requirements pertaining 3 to printed circuit boards. 4 (4) Section 1211 of the National Defense Au- 5 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 6 109–163; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.), relating to a 7 prohibition on procurements from Chinese military 8 companies. 9 (5) Section 805 of the National Defense Au- 10 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 11 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.), relating to a 12 prohibition on procurements related to entities iden- 13 tified as Chinese military companies operating in the 14 United States. 15 (6) Section 154 of the National Defense Au- 16 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 17 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.), relating to a 18 prohibition on availability of funds for procurement 19 of certain batteries. 20 (7) Section 244 of the National Defense Au- 21 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 22 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.), relating to a 23 limitation on sourcing chemical materials for muni- 24 tions from certain countries. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 607 1 SEC. 834. STRATEGY TO ELIMINATE ACQUISITION OF OPTI- 2 CAL GLASS FROM CERTAIN NATIONS. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 4 develop and implement a strategy to eliminate the reliance 5 of the Department of Defense on any covered nation to 6 acquire optical glass or optical systems by January 1, 7 2030. 8 (b) STRATEGY REQUIREMENTS.—The strategy re- 9 quired by subsection (a) shall— 10 (1) identify the current requirements of the De- 11 partment of Defense for optical glass and optical 12 systems and estimate the projected requirements of 13 the Department for optical glass and optical systems 14 through the year 2040; 15 (2) identify the sources of optical glass or opti- 16 cal systems used to meet the requirements described 17 in paragraph (1), including any sources of optical 18 glass or optical systems produced in a covered na- 19 tion; and 20 (3) identify actions to be taken by the Secretary 21 of Defense to ensure the defense industrial base is 22 able to meet the needs of the Department for optical 23 glass and optical systems. 24 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 270 days 25 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 608 1 Defense shall implement the strategy required by sub2 section (a). 3 (d) BRIEFING AND REPORT.— 4 (1) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after 5 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 6 of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense 7 committees a briefing on the strategy required by 8 subsection (a), including an identification of any 9 changes to funding or policy required to fully imple- 10 ment the strategy. 11 (2) INTERIM REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.— 12 Not later than March 15, 2027, the Secretary of De- 13 fense shall submit to the congressional defense com- 14 mittees a report on the progress of the implementa- 15 tion of the strategy required by subsection (a), in- 16 cluding an identification of any risk to the ability of 17 the Secretary to eliminate the reliance of the De- 18 partment of Defense on any covered nation to ac- 19 quire optical glass or optical systems by January 1, 20 2030. 21 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 22 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1) The term ‘‘covered nation’’ means— (A) the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea; (B) the People’s Republic of China; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 609 1 (C) the Russian Federation; 2 (D) the Republic of Belarus; and 3 (E) the Islamic Republic of Iran. 4 5 (2) The term ‘‘optical glass’’ means glass used in optical lenses, prisms, or mirrors. 6 (3) The term ‘‘optical system’’ means an ar- 7 rangement of optical components, including optical 8 glass, that manipulates light to produce a specific 9 outcome. 10 SEC. 835. STRATEGY TO ELIMINATE SOURCING OF COM- 11 12 PUTER DISPLAYS FROM CERTAIN NATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 13 develop and implement a strategy to eliminate the reliance 14 of the Department of Defense on any covered nation for 15 the acquisition of computer displays by January 1, 2030. 16 (b) STRATEGY REQUIREMENTS.—The strategy re- 17 quired by subsection (a) shall— 18 (1) identify the current requirements of the De- 19 partment of Defense for computer displays and esti- 20 mate the projected requirements of the Department 21 for computer displays through the year 2040; 22 (2) identify the sources of computer displays 23 used to meet the current requirements of the De- 24 partment described in paragraph (1), including any g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 610 1 sources of computer displays produced in a covered 2 nation; and 3 (3) identify actions to be taken by the Secretary 4 of Defense to ensure the defense industrial base is 5 able to meet the needs of the Department for com- 6 puter displays without any reliance on a covered na- 7 tion not later January 1, 2030. 8 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 270 days 9 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 10 Defense shall begin implementing the strategy required by 11 subsection (a). 12 (d) BRIEFING AND REPORT.— 13 (1) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after 14 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 15 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 16 committees a briefing on the strategy required by 17 subsection (a), including an identification of any 18 changes to funding or policy required to eliminate 19 the reliance of the Department of Defense on any 20 covered nation to acquire computer displays by Jan- 21 uary 1, 2030. 22 (2) INTERIM REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.— 23 Not later than March 15, 2027, the Secretary of De- 24 fense shall submit to the congressional defense com- 25 mittees a report on the progress of the implementa- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 611 1 tion of the strategy required by subsection (a), in- 2 cluding an identification of any risk to the ability of 3 the Secretary to eliminate the reliance of the De- 4 partment of Defense on any covered nation to ac- 5 quire computer displays by January 1, 2030. 6 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 7 (1) The term ‘‘covered nation’’ has the meaning 8 given such term in section 4872(f) of title 10, 9 United States Code. 10 11 (2) The term ‘‘computer display’’ means a device— 12 (A) that receives a digital output from a 13 computer and visually displays that output as 14 an electronic image; and 15 (B) is an end item (as defined in section 16 4863(m) of title 10, United States Code). 17 SEC. 836. VOLUNTARY REGISTRATION OF COMPLIANCE 18 WITH COVERED SOURCING REQUIREMENTS 19 FOR COVERED PRODUCTS. 20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2027, 21 the Secretary of Defense shall establish and maintain a 22 publicly available online repository of information provided 23 by an offeror related to the compliance of a covered prod24 uct with covered sourcing requirements. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 612 1 (b) REGISTRATION AND ATTESTATION PROCESS.—In 2 carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 3 establish a process under which an offeror may voluntarily 4 submit to the Secretary an attestation relating to the com5 pliance of a covered product with a covered sourcing re6 quirement. Such attestation shall— 7 (1) require an offeror to acknowledge liability 8 for making a false attestation in accordance with 9 section 3729 of title 31, United States Code; and 10 11 (2) enable an offeror to register a covered product with the Secretary of Defense by providing— 12 (A) a unique product identifier sufficient 13 to distinguish the covered product to be reg- 14 istered from a similar covered product; 15 (B) a national stock number (if available), 16 a description of the covered product, or other 17 information related to the form, fit, or function 18 of the covered product; and 19 (C) an attestation, including relevant docu- 20 mentation, of the compliance of a covered prod- 21 uct with one or more covered sourcing require- 22 ments. 23 (c) PROOF OF REGISTRATION.—The Secretary of De- 24 fense shall issue to an offeror that registers a covered 25 product in accordance with the process established under g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 613 1 subsection (b) a proof of registration associated with a 2 unique product identifier of the covered product. 3 (d) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.— 4 (1) COMPLIANCE INFORMATION.—The Sec- 5 retary of Defense shall make available the informa- 6 tion necessary to enable offerors to assess the com- 7 pliance of a covered product with a covered sourcing 8 requirement. 9 (2) RESOURCES.—The Secretary shall ensure 10 that an eligible entity has adequate resources to 11 train offerors about the requirements of this section 12 and to assist an offeror with the registration and at- 13 testation process established under subsection (b). 14 (e) ENCOURAGING REGISTRATION OF PRODUCTS.— 15 The Secretary of Defense shall establish policies and pro16 cedures to encourage offerors to register covered products. 17 These policies and procedures shall ensure that— 18 (1) offerors are incentivized to disclose any non- 19 compliance with the requirements of this section, 20 with the goal of expanding the number of vendors 21 with products qualified for use by the Department of 22 Defense; 23 (2) with respect to any disclosure made under 24 paragraph (1), that such offeror is provided with in- 25 formation and assistance to determine the actions g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 614 1 required to remedy such noncompliance in order to 2 meet the criteria to register the product concerned; 3 and 4 (3) an offeror making such a disclosure will re- 5 ceive a referral to the appropriate programs or of- 6 fices of the Department of Defense that are respon- 7 sible for strengthening the defense industrial base, 8 promoting domestic industry, and accelerating pri- 9 vate investment in supply chain technologies that are 10 critical for national security. 11 (f) BRIEFINGS.— 12 (1) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than May 1, 13 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 14 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 15 House of Representatives a briefing on— 16 (A) the process established under sub- 17 section (b) to allow an offeror to voluntarily 18 submit an attestation of compliance of a cov- 19 ered product in the repository; and 20 (B) the progress made in establishing the 21 repository required by subsection (a). 22 (2) INTERIM BRIEFING.— 23 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than May 1, 24 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 25 the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 615 1 ate and House of Representatives an interim 2 briefing on the establishment of the repository 3 required by subsection (a), the number and 4 types of the contractors seeking to register cov- 5 ered products in such repository and volun- 6 teering to submit attestations for compliance 7 with sourcing requirements under the process 8 established under subsection (b). 9 (B) CONTENTS.—The briefing required by 10 subparagraph (A) shall include an assessment 11 of the feasibility of using the repository re- 12 quired by subsection (a) to also serve as a com- 13 mon platform for information routinely required 14 for supplier onboarding, qualification, or due 15 diligence review by the Department of Defense 16 or a prime contractor of the Department, in- 17 cluding— 18 (i) business registration, Data Uni- 19 versal Numbering System number, Com- 20 mercial and Government Entity code and 21 federal tax identification number; 22 (ii) ownership and corporate struc- 23 ture, including any parent company or sub- 24 sidiaries; 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (iii) country of ownership; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 616 1 (iv) small business size classification 2 and North American Industry Classifica- 3 tion System code, if applicable; and 4 (v) compliance certifications, including 5 certifications for cybersecurity, trade and 6 export controls, anti-corruption policy, and 7 traceability practices. 8 (3) FINAL BRIEFING.—Not later than April 1, 9 2029, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 10 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 11 House of Representatives a final briefing on the suc- 12 cess of the repository required under subsection (a) 13 and the process established under subsection (b), in- 14 cluding participation statistics and whether or not 15 the Secretary will continue to maintain the reposi- 16 tory. 17 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 18 (1) The term ‘‘covered product’’ means a good 19 offered for purchase to the Secretary of Defense or 20 as an item of supply for a contractor performing on 21 a contract with the Department of Defense— 22 (A) by— 23 (i) a small business concern (as de- 24 fined under section 3 of the Small Busi- 25 ness Act (15 U.S.C. 632)); or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 617 1 (ii) a manufacturer of critical readi- 2 ness items of supply (as defined in section 3 1733 of title 10, United States Code); and 4 (B) that is subject to a covered sourcing 5 requirement. 6 (2) The term ‘‘covered sourcing requirement’’ 7 means a requirement under any of the following: 8 (A) Section 4863 of title 10, United States 9 Code. 10 (B) Section 4862 of title 10, United States 11 Code. 12 (C) Section 4864 of title 10, United States 13 Code. 14 (D) Chapter 83 of title 41, United States 15 Code. 16 (3) The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means an eligible 17 entity carrying out activities pursuant to a procure- 18 ment technical assistance program funded under 19 chapter 388 of title 10, United States Code. 20 (4) The term ‘‘item of supply’’ has the meaning 21 given such term in section 108 of title 41, United 22 States Code. 23 SEC. 837. ACCELERATION OF QUALIFICATION OF COMPLI- 24 ANT SOURCES. 25 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 618 1 2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act— 3 (A) the Secretary of Defense shall estab- 4 lish in the collaborative forum described in sec- 5 tion 1844(a) of this Act a working group; and 6 (B) such working group shall develop rec- 7 ommendations for— 8 (i) enhancing the exchange of infor- 9 mation between the Department of De- 10 fense and contractors of the defense indus- 11 trial base about compliant materials; and 12 (ii) accelerating the qualification of 13 such materials for use by the Department 14 of Defense and the integration of such ma- 15 terials into the supply chains of contrac- 16 tors of the Department of Defense. 17 18 (2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The working group established under paragraph (1) shall— 19 (A) identify processes for exchanging infor- 20 mation about compliant materials between the 21 Department of Defense and contractors of the 22 defense industrial base while maintaining ap- 23 propriate safeguards of commercially propri- 24 etary information; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 619 1 (B) identify processes and procedures to 2 streamline the identification, testing, and quali- 3 fication of compliant sources and compliant ma- 4 terials; 5 (C) seek to reduce the unnecessary applica- 6 tion of requirements that are specific to a single 7 Armed Force for identification, testing, and 8 qualification of compliant sources and compli- 9 ant material; 10 (D) provide a forum for the Army, Navy, 11 Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force and 12 other elements of the Department of Defense to 13 share technical and supply chain data related to 14 requirements for covered materials; 15 (E) identify compliant sources at each step 16 of the supply chain, to the extent that such sup- 17 ply chains are subject to subchapter III of 18 chapter 385 of title 10, United States Code; 19 (F) at least once a quarter, publish for the 20 members of the working group and for the 21 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 22 Sustainment, a list of compliant sources for 23 each critical material, including a general de- 24 scription of what step of the supply chain in g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 620 1 which each compliant source is participating, if 2 any; 3 (G) develop and recommend processes to 4 enable the Department of Defense to rapidly 5 identify, qualify, and integrate compliant mate- 6 rials into programs of the Department at scale; 7 (H) seek to reduce future requirements for 8 critical materials in defense systems by encour- 9 aging contractors of the Department of Defense 10 to design and develop systems that use commer- 11 cially available critical materials, when such 12 materials are capable of meeting mission needs; 13 (I) seek input from small and nontradi- 14 tional contractors and ensure the working 15 group considers the unique attributes of such 16 businesses in carrying out the responsibilities of 17 the working group under this subsection; 18 (J) develop and provide recommendations 19 to reduce impediments or disincentives for a 20 supplier of an end item to the Department of 21 Defense to revise a supply chain agreement or 22 other arrangement to eliminate the reliance of 23 the supplier on noncompliant sources; 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (K) any other matters assigned to the working group by the Secretary; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 621 1 (L) provide the Secretary with timely rec- 2 ommendations developed pursuant to this sec- 3 tion. 4 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 5 (1) The term ‘‘compliant source’’ means an en- 6 tity engaged in the production, manufacture, or dis- 7 tribution of a critical material that is compliant with 8 the requirements of subchapter III of chapter 385 of 9 title 10, United States Code. 10 (2) The term ‘‘compliant material’’ means crit- 11 ical material that is sourced from a compliant 12 source. 13 (3) The term ‘‘critical material’’ means a mate- 14 rial subject to sourcing restrictions under subchapter 15 III of chapter 385 of title 10, United States Code. 16 (4) The term ‘‘end item’’ has the meaning given 17 such term in section 4863 of title 10, United States 18 Code. 19 SEC. 838. ASSESSMENT OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE 20 OWNED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 21 DEPENDENT ON FOREIGN MATERIALS OR 22 COMPONENTS. 23 (a) LIST OF CERTAIN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.— 24 Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense 25 shall— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 622 1 (1) list all critical infrastructure that relies on 2 materials or components the origin of which is a for- 3 eign entity of concern; and 4 (2) acting through the Assistant Secretary of 5 Defense for Industrial Base Policy, conduct a risk 6 assessment of the materials or components included 7 in the list under paragraph (1). 8 (b) COORDINATION.—In conducting the risk assess- 9 ment under subsection (a)(2), the Assistant Secretary of 10 Defense for Industrial Base Policy coordinate with the 11 head of the Mission Assurance Office of the Office of the 12 Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. 13 (c) RESOURCES.—The Secretary of Defense shall en- 14 sure sufficient time and resources are provided for the hir15 ing and training of personnel to conduct the risk assess16 ment required subsection (a)(2) analysis before the sub17 mission of the first briefing required under subsection (e). 18 (d) RISK ASSESSMENT.—The risk assessment re- 19 quired by subsection (a) shall include— 20 (1) an evaluation of the dependence of high-risk 21 critical infrastructure on materials or components 22 the origin of which is a foreign entity of concern; 23 (2) an evaluation of vulnerability to supply 24 chain disruption during a national emergency to g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 623 1 high-risk critical infrastructure, including industrial 2 control systems; 3 (3) an assessment of the resilience and capacity 4 of high-risk critical infrastructure to support mis- 5 sion-critical operations and readiness during a na- 6 tional emergency; 7 (4) an identification of the location of design, 8 manufacturing, and packaging facilities for materials 9 or components described in subsection (a)(2); and 10 (5) an assessment of the manufacturing capac- 11 ity of the United States to replace materials or com- 12 ponents described in subsection (a)(2), including— 13 (A) gaps in domestic manufacturing capa- 14 bilities, including nonexistent, extinct, threat- 15 ened, and single point-of-failure capabilities; 16 (B) supply chains with single points of fail- 17 ure and limited resiliency; and 18 (C) economic factors, including global com- 19 petition, that threaten the viability of domestic 20 manufacturers. 21 (e) FOCUSED ANALYSIS.—The Secretary may ini- 22 tially limit risk assessment required by subsection (a) to 23 a subset of the most critical assets identified by the head 24 of the Mission Assurance Office, such as those assets de- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 624 1 termined to be essential to a contingency in the Indo-Pa2 cific area of responsibility, to ensure a focused analysis. 3 (f) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 4 after date of completion of the risk assessment required 5 by subsection (a), and annually thereafter until the date 6 that is five years after the date of the enactment of this 7 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congres8 sional defense committees a classified briefing that in9 cludes— 10 (1) findings on the traceability and provenance 11 of materials or components described in subsection 12 (a)(2); 13 14 (2) strategies to strengthen the resilience and readiness of critical infrastructure; and 15 (3) recommendations for critical infrastructure 16 supply chain resilience and manufacturing activities, 17 including— 18 (A) modifications to procurement policies 19 to reduce reliance on high-risk supply chains; 20 and 21 (B) other matters the Secretary determines 22 appropriate, including success stories or case 23 studies of Departmental actions to mitigate for- 24 eign entity of concern-related risks. 25 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 625 1 (1) The term ‘‘critical infrastructure’’ means 2 any system or asset owned by the Department of 3 Defense so vital to the United States that the deg- 4 radation or destruction of such system or asset 5 would have a debilitating impact on national secu- 6 rity, including economic security and public health 7 or safety. 8 9 (2) The term ‘‘foreign entity of concern’’ means— 10 (A) the People’s Republic of China; 11 (B) the Democratic People’s Republic of 12 Korea; 13 (C) the Russian Federation; 14 (D) the Islamic Republic of Iran; and 15 (E) any other entity determined by the 16 Secretary of Defense to present material risk to 17 the national security interests of the United 18 States. 20 Subtitle E—Prohibitions and Limitations on Procurement 21 SEC. 841. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO LONG-TERM CON- 22 CESSIONS AGREEMENTS WITH CERTAIN RE- 23 TAILERS. 19 24 (a) ASSESSMENT OF ESTABLISHED AGREEMENTS.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 626 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 2 after the date of the enactment of this section, the 3 Secretary of Defense shall review each long-term 4 concessions agreement to identify any such agree- 5 ments with a retailer that is controlled by a covered 6 nation that permit such retailer to operate or con- 7 duct business through a physical location on a cov- 8 ered military installation. 9 10 (2) TERMINATION OF CERTAIN CONCESSIONS AGREEMENTS.— 11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 12 after making the determinations described in 13 subparagraph (B) with respect to a long-term 14 concessions agreement with a retailer, the Sec- 15 retary of Defense shall terminate such long- 16 term concessions agreement unless the Sec- 17 retary waives this paragraph with respect to 18 such retailer in accordance with section 4664(b) 19 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 20 this section. 21 (B) DETERMINATIONS DESCRIBED.—The 22 determinations described in this subparagraph 23 are, with respect to a long-term concessions 24 agreement— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 627 1 (i) a determination that the retailer 2 that is a party to such long-term conces- 3 sions agreement is controlled by a covered 4 nation based on an assessment required by 5 paragraph (1); and 6 (ii) a determination that an exception 7 under section 4664(c) of title 10, United 8 States Code, as added by this section, 9 would not apply with respect to such long- 10 term concessions agreement with such re- 11 tailer if such retailer entered into such 12 long-term concessions agreement on or 13 after the date of the enactment of this sec- 14 tion. 15 (3) BRIEFING.—Upon completing the review re- 16 quired by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense 17 shall provide the Committees on Armed Services of 18 the House of Representatives and Senate a briefing 19 on the findings of such review and a summary of the 20 actions taken to implement the requirements of sec- 21 tion 4664 of title 10, United States Code, as added 22 by this section. 23 (4) CONTROLLED BY A COVERED NATION; COV- 24 ERED MILITARY INSTALLATION; LONG-TERM CON- 25 CESSIONS AGREEMENT; RETAILER DEFINED.—The g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 628 1 terms ‘‘controlled by a covered nation’’, ‘‘covered 2 military installation’’, ‘‘long-term concessions agree- 3 ment’’, and ‘‘retailer’’ have the meanings given such 4 terms, respectively, in section 4664 of title 10, 5 United States Code, as added by this section. 6 (b) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 363 of title 10, United 7 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol8 lowing new section: 9 ‘‘§ 4664. Requirements relating to long-term conces10 11 sions agreements with certain retailers ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH CERTAIN 12 RETAILERS.—Except as provided by subsections (b) and 13 (c), the Secretary of Defense may not renew, extend, or 14 enter into a long-term concessions agreement with a re15 tailer that is controlled by a covered nation to permit such 16 retailer to operate or conduct business through a physical 17 location on a covered military installation. 18 ‘‘(b) WAIVER.—(1) The Secretary may waive the re- 19 quirements of subsection (a) with respect to a long-term 20 concessions agreement with a retailer if the Secretary de21 termines that— 22 ‘‘(A) the goods or services to be provided by the 23 retailer under such long-term concessions agreement 24 are vital for the welfare and morale of members of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 629 1 the Armed Forces and no reasonable alternatives 2 exist; and 3 ‘‘(B) the Secretary has implemented adequate 4 measures to mitigate any potential national security 5 risks of the retailer. 6 ‘‘(2) Not later than 30 days after each use of the 7 waiver authority under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 8 provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 9 House of Representatives and Senate a justification for 10 such waiver and a description of any risk mitigation strat11 egies described in paragraph (1)(B). 12 ‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) does not apply 13 with respect to a long-term concessions agreement with 14 a retailer if— 15 ‘‘(1) such retailer has received a determination 16 from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the 17 United States (in this section referred to as the 18 ‘Committee’) that there are no unresolved national 19 security concerns with respect to the retailer in con- 20 nection to a matter submitted to the Committee and 21 which the Committee concluded all action pursuant 22 to section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 23 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565); or 24 ‘‘(2) such retailer is organized under the laws 25 of the United States or any jurisdiction of the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 630 1 United States and is operated by citizens of the 2 United States and the products offered for sale by 3 such retailer on the covered military installation 4 under such long-term concessions agreement are not 5 produced in a covered nation. 6 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 7 8 ‘‘(1) The term ‘controlled by a covered nation’ means, with respect to a retailer— 9 ‘‘(A) that the retailer is organized under 10 the laws of a covered nation or any jurisdiction 11 within a covered nation; 12 ‘‘(B) that the government of a covered na- 13 tion— 14 ‘‘(i) owns 50 percent or more of the 15 shares of the retailer; or 16 ‘‘(ii) otherwise owns the controlling 17 interest in such retailer; or 18 ‘‘(C) that the retailer is subject to the di- 19 rect control of the government of a covered na- 20 tion. 21 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered military installation’ 22 means a military installation (as defined in section 23 2801 of this title) located in the United States. 24 25 ‘‘(3) The term ‘covered nation’ has the meaning given in section 4872 of this title. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 631 1 ‘‘(4) The term ‘long-term concessions agree- 2 ment’ means a contract, subcontract, or other agree- 3 ment, including a lease agreement or licensing agree- 4 ment, to operate a business through a physical loca- 5 tion on a covered military installation entered into 6 by— 7 ‘‘(A) the Secretary of Defense or a Sec- 8 retary of a military department and a person; 9 or 10 ‘‘(B) a person and a nonappropriated fund 11 instrumentality. 12 ‘‘(5) The term ‘retailer’ means a person that 13 operates or seeks to operate a business providing 14 goods or services on a covered military installation 15 under a contract, subcontract, or other agreement, 16 including a lease agreement or licensing agreement, 17 with— 18 19 ‘‘(A) a nonappropriated fund instrumentality; 20 ‘‘(B) the Secretary of Defense; or 21 ‘‘(C) a Secretary of a military depart- 22 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ment.’’. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 632 1 SEC. 842. PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF ADVANCED 2 BATTERIES 3 SOURCES. 4 FROM CERTAIN FOREIGN (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 385 of 5 title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 6 end the following new section: 7 ‘‘§ 4865. Prohibition on acquisition of advanced bat8 teries composed of materials from certain 9 foreign sources 10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 11 procure advanced batteries and cells whose functional cell 12 components and technology, whether as end items or em13 bedded within warfighting and support systems, are not 14 owned, sourced, refined, or produced from a foreign entity 15 of concern. 16 ‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY.—This section applies to all new 17 acquisition programs on January 1, 2028, standard bat18 teries on January 1, 2029, and for existing acquisition 19 programs on January 30, 2031. 20 ‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.— 21 ‘‘(1) SOURCING 22 AND PRODUCTION COMPLI- ANCE.— 23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) does 24 not apply to an advanced battery or cell of an 25 advanced battery if— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 633 1 ‘‘(i) the final assembly of such ad- 2 vanced battery or cell is carried out by an 3 entity other than a foreign entity of con- 4 cern; 5 ‘‘(ii) functional cell components com- 6 prising more than 95 percent of the costs 7 of the functional cell components of such 8 advanced battery or cell are from sources 9 other than foreign entities of concern; and 10 ‘‘(iii) such advanced battery or cell is 11 produced without technology licensed from 12 a foreign entity of concern. 13 ‘‘(B) RECYCLED SOURCE DETERMINA- 14 TION.—For 15 (A)(ii), any material or component from an en- 16 tity that has been recycled and reprocessed do- 17 mestically is considered to originate from that 18 entity regardless of origin. 19 ‘‘(2) EXCLUDED the purposes of subparagraph BATTERIES.—Subsection (a) 20 does not apply to a battery or cell of a battery that 21 is— 22 ‘‘(A) acquired for use in a cell phone, 23 laptop, personal electronic device, or medical 24 equipment intended for use in an office, admin- 25 istrative, hospital, or non-combat environment; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 634 1 ‘‘(B) commercially available off-the-shelf 2 item for use only in the maintenance of equip- 3 ment; or 4 ‘‘(C) acquired for research, development, 5 testing, and evaluation by the Department of 6 Defense. 7 ‘‘(3) WAIVER.— 8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De- 9 fense may waive the limitations specified in sub- 10 section (a) for a specific system or battery for 11 one year if— 12 ‘‘(i) the Secretary determines that a 13 satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity 14 such advanced battery or cell that are not 15 subject to such prohibition cannot be ac- 16 quired as and when needed by the Depart- 17 ment of Defense at reasonable costs; or 18 ‘‘(ii) in the case of an advanced bat- 19 tery or cell that is a component of a 20 warfighting or support system, sufficient 21 documentation exists to show that such ad- 22 vanced battery or cell is not a functional 23 enabler of operational capability for such 24 system and such advanced battery or cell g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 635 1 poses no risk to the security of or sourcing 2 for such system. 3 ‘‘(B) DELEGATION.—The Secretary of De- 4 fense may delegate the authority under sub- 5 paragraph (A) only to the Under Secretary of 6 Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. 7 ‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than December 1, 2028, 8 and not less frequently than once every three years there9 after until the date that is twelve years after the date of 10 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 11 provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing 12 on the status of meeting the requirements under sub13 section (a). 14 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 15 ‘‘(1) The term ‘new acquisition program’ means 16 a defense acquisition program that has not reached 17 the initiation of the engineering and manufacturing 18 development phase, or an equivalent phase of devel- 19 opment, including a defense acquisition program 20 that has not undergone a formal Milestone B ap- 21 proval or equivalent decision point, before the date 22 of the enactment of this Act. 23 ‘‘(2) The term ‘existing acquisition program’ 24 means a defense acquisition program that has 25 reached the initiation of the engineering and manu- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 636 1 facturing development phase, or an equivalent phase 2 of development, including a defense acquisition pro- 3 gram that has undergone a formal Milestone B ap- 4 proval or equivalent decision point, before the date 5 of the enactment of this Act. 6 ‘‘(3) The term ‘functional cell component’ 7 means the cathode materials, anode materials, sepa- 8 rators, anode foils, and other functional materials of 9 an advanced battery that contribute to the chemical 10 processes necessary for energy storage, including sol- 11 vents, additives, electrolyte salts, and internal safety 12 devices. 13 ‘‘(4) The ‘foreign entity of concern’ has the 14 meaning given such term under section 40207(a) of 15 the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (42 16 U.S.C. 18741(a)), and includes entities specified in 17 section 154 of the National Defense Authorization 18 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 19 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.). 20 ‘‘(5) The term ‘standard battery’ means a bat- 21 tery that used in more than one weapons system and 22 are not managed by one portfolio acquisition execu- 23 tive.’’. 24 (b) APPLICABILITY.—Section 4865 of title 10, United 25 States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply only g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 637 1 with respect to contracts or other agreements entered into 2 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days 4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 5 of Defense shall revise the Department of Defense Supple6 ment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to incorporate 7 the requirements of this section 4865 of title 10, United 8 States Code, as added by subsection (a). 9 SEC. 843. APPLICATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER 10 FOR STRATEGIC MATERIALS SOURCING RE- 11 QUIREMENT TO SENSITIVE MATERIALS. 12 Section 4872 of title 10, United States Code, is 13 amended— 14 (1) in subsection (a)— 15 (A) by striking ‘‘subsection (c) or sub- 16 section (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (c) and 17 (e)’’; and 18 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub- 19 section (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (c) and 20 (e)’’; and 21 (2) in subsection (e)— 22 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘of the Secretary’’; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 638 1 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY 2 WAIVER FOR STRATEGIC MATERIALS.—If 3 retary of Defense or the authorized delegate has 4 made a determination under subsection (k) of sec- 5 tion 4863 of this title for a national security waiver 6 of the restrictions under subsection (a) of that sec- 7 tion for a specific end item, the Secretary or author- 8 ized delegate may apply that waiver to the restric- 9 tions under subsection (a) of this section for the 10 same covered material or end item.’’. the Sec- 11 SEC. 844. PROHIBITION OF PROCUREMENT OF MOLYB- 12 DENUM, GALLIUM, OR GERMANIUM FROM 13 NON-ALLIED 14 THORIZATION FOR PRODUCTION FROM RE- 15 COVERED MATERIAL. 16 FOREIGN NATIONS AND AU- (a) AMENDMENTS RELATED TO MOLYBDENUM.— 17 (1) DEFINITION OF COVERED MATERIAL.—Sec- 18 tion 4872(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 19 amended— 20 21 22 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 639 1 ‘‘(F) molybdenum.’’. 2 (2) EXCEPTIONS TO PROHIBITION.—Section 3 4872(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 4 amended— 5 6 7 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (C)— 8 (i) by inserting ‘‘or samarium-cobalt 9 magnet’’ 10 magnet’’; and 11 after ‘‘neodymium-iron-boron (ii) by striking the period at the end 12 and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 13 (C) by adding at the end the following new 14 subparagraph: 15 ‘‘(D) tantalum, tungsten, or molybdenum 16 produced from recycled material if the con- 17 tractor demonstrates to the Secretary that the 18 recycled material was produced outside of a cov- 19 ered nation and the melting of the recycled ma- 20 terial and any further processing and manufac- 21 turing of the recycled material takes place in 22 the United States or in the country of a quali- 23 fying foreign government, as defined in section 24 4863(m)(11) of this title.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 640 1 (b) AMENDMENTS RELATED TO GALLIUM AND 2 GERMAINUM.— 3 (1) DEFINITION OF COVERED MATERIAL.—Sec- 4 tion 4872(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, as 5 amended by subsection (a)(1), is further amended— 6 (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; 7 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 8 (B) in subparagraph (F), as added by sub- 9 section (a), by striking the period at the end 10 and inserting a semicolon; and 11 (C) by adding at the end the following new 12 subparagraphs: 13 ‘‘(G) germanium; and 14 ‘‘(H) gallium.’’. 15 (2) EXCEPTIONS TO PROHIBITION.—Section 16 4872(c)(3)(D) of title 10, United States Code, as 17 added by subsection (a)(2), is amended by striking 18 ‘‘or molybdenum’’ and inserting ‘‘molybdenum, 19 gallium, or germanium’’. 20 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 21 by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall take effect on the 22 date that is two years after the date of the enact- 23 ment of this Act. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 641 1 SEC. 845. MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS 2 FROM CERTAIN CHINESE ENTITIES. 3 Section 805 of the National Defense Authorization 4 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 5 4651 note prec.) is amended— 6 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 7 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ 8 at the end; 9 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 10 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 11 (C) by adding at the end the following new 12 subparagraph: 13 ‘‘(C) provide a grant, loan, or loan guar- 14 antee to an entity described in paragraph (2).’’; 15 and 16 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘prohibition 17 under subsection (a)(1)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘prohibi- 18 tions under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of sub- 19 section (a)(1)’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 642 1 SEC. 846. MODIFICATIONS TO PROHIBITION ON CON- 2 TRACTING WITH PERSONS THAT HAVE FOS- 3 SIL FUEL OPERATIONS WITH THE GOVERN- 4 MENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OR THE 5 RUSSIAN ENERGY SECTOR. 6 Section 804 of the National Defense Authorization 7 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 8 4651 note prec.) is amended— 9 10 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)— 11 (i) by striking ‘‘with any person that 12 is or that has fossil fuel business oper- 13 ations with a person’’ and inserting ‘‘with 14 any entity or individual that is or that 15 knowingly has fossil fuel business oper- 16 ations with an entity or individual’’; 17 18 (ii) by striking ‘‘not less than 50 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘majority’’; and 19 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 20 ‘‘operates’’ and inserting ‘‘has fossil fuel 21 business operations’’; and 22 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the ‘‘per- 23 son’’ and inserting ‘‘entity or individual’’; 24 (2) in subsection (b)(3)— 25 26 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) by striking ‘‘a person’’ and inserting ‘‘an entity or individual’’; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 643 1 (B) by inserting ‘‘, including by general li- 2 cense,’’ after ‘‘Department of the Treasury’’; 3 and 4 (3) in subsection (e)— 5 (A) in paragraph (2)(B)— 6 (i) by redesignating clauses (ii) and 7 (iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; 8 and 9 10 (ii) by inserting after clause (i) the following new clause: 11 ‘‘(ii) activities related to fulfilling con- 12 tracts with a fossil fuel company that has 13 fossil fuel business operations in the Rus- 14 sian Federation that were entered into 15 prior to the date of the enactment of this 16 section, provided that such contracts are 17 not— 18 ‘‘(I) extended beyond the estab- 19 lished period of performance for such 20 contract, including through the execu- 21 tion of any available option, task 22 order, or modification; or 23 ‘‘(II) renewed;’’; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 644 1 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘a per- 2 son’’ and inserting ‘‘an entity or individual’’; 3 and 4 (C) in paragraph (4)— 5 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PER- 6 SON’’ 7 VIDUAL’’; and and inserting ‘‘ENTITY OR INDI- 8 (ii) by striking ‘‘The term ‘person’ ’’ 9 and inserting ‘‘The term ‘entity or indi- 10 vidual’ ’’. 11 SEC. 847. PROHIBITING THE PURCHASE OF PHOTOVOLTAIC 12 MODULES OR INVERTERS FROM FOREIGN 13 ENTITIES OF CONCERN. 14 (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 15 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 16 for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense may 17 be used to enter into a contract for the procurement of 18 photovoltaic cells, modules, or inverters manufactured by 19 a foreign entity of concern (as defined by section 9901(8) 20 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au21 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651(8)). 22 (b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense 23 may waive subsection (a) if the Secretary— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 645 1 (1) determines that there is no alternative 2 source of photovoltaic cells, modules, or inverters 3 other than from a foreign entity of concern; 4 (2) determines there is no national security risk 5 posed by the use of photovoltaic cells, modules, or 6 inverters manufactured by a foreign entity of con- 7 cern; and 8 (3) submits a certification of such determina- 9 tion in writing to the congressional defense commit- 10 tees not later than 30 days before entering into a 11 contract described under such subsection. 12 (c) LIMITATION.— 13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall apply 14 only to contracts regarding the direct procurement 15 by the Department of Defense of photovoltaic mod- 16 ules or inverters and shall not apply to contracts in- 17 volving any third party financing arrangements, in- 18 cluding energy savings contracts and those involving 19 privatized military housing or assets that enhance 20 combat capability. 21 (2) DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE FOR ASSETS 22 THAT ENHANCE COMBAT CAPABILITY.—The prohibi- 23 tion under subsection (a) shall not apply to assets 24 that enhance combat capability for a period of one 25 year following the date of the enactment of this Act, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 646 1 in order for the Department of Defense to determine 2 alternate supply chains for such assets. 3 (d) EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.—The 4 prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply if the op5 eration, procurement, or contracting action is for the pur6 poses of intelligence, electronic warfare, and information 7 warfare operations, testing, analysis, and training. 8 SEC. 848. CLARIFICATION OF PROCUREMENT PROHIBITION 9 RELATED TO ACQUISITION OF MATERIALS 10 MINED, REFINED, AND SEPARATED IN CER- 11 TAIN COUNTRIES. 12 Section 844(a) of the National Defense Authorization 13 Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is amend14 ed— 15 16 (1) by striking ‘‘Section 2533c’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 4872’’; and 17 18 (2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(1) in subsection (a)— ‘‘(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘; or’ and inserting a semicolon; ‘‘(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘; or’; and ‘‘(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 647 1 ‘‘ ‘(3) enter into a contract for any covered ma- 2 terial mined, refined, or separated in any covered 3 nation.’; and’’. 4 SEC. 849. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT RELATED TO 5 CERTAIN 6 CHINES. 7 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MA- (a) PROHIBITION ON AGENCY PROCUREMENT.—Be- 8 ginning on the date that is one year after the date of the 9 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may not 10 enter into a contract for the procurement of a covered ad11 ditive manufacturing machine. 12 (b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition under subsection 13 (a) does not apply to the procurement of additive manu14 facturing systems or machines for the purposes of intel15 ligence, electronic warfare, or information warfare oper16 ations, testing, analysis, or training. 17 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 18 (1) The term ‘‘additive manufacturing ma- 19 chine’’ means a system of integrated hardware and 20 software used to carry out an additive manufac- 21 turing process, including the deposition of material 22 and the associated post-processing steps as applica- 23 ble. 24 25 (2) The term ‘‘covered additive manufacturing company’’ means any of the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 648 1 (A) Any entity that produces or provides 2 additive manufacturing machines and is in- 3 cluded on— 4 (i) the Consolidated Screening List 5 maintained by the International Trade Ad- 6 ministration of the Department of Com- 7 merce; or 8 (ii) the civil-military fusion list main- 9 tained under section 1260H of the William 10 M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 11 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 12 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 13 note). 14 (B) Any entity that produces or provides 15 additive manufacturing machines and— 16 (i) is domiciled in a covered nation; or 17 (ii) is subject to unmitigated foreign 18 ownership, control, or influence by a cov- 19 ered nation, as determined by the Sec- 20 retary of Defense in accordance with the 21 National Industrial Security Program (or 22 any successor to such program). 23 (3) The term ‘‘covered additive manufacturing 24 machine’’ means an additive manufacturing machine 25 manufactured by a covered additive manufacturing g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 649 1 company, and any related service or equipment pro- 2 vided or manufactured, respectively, by such covered 3 additive manufacturing company. 4 (4) The term ‘‘covered nation’’ has the meaning 5 given such term in section 4872 of title 10, United 6 States Code. 7 SEC. 850. PHASE-OUT OF COMPUTER AND PRINTER ACQUI- 8 SITIONS INVOLVING ENTITIES OWNED OR 9 CONTROLLED BY CHINA. 10 (a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the phased im- 11 plementation in subsection (d) and except as provided by 12 subsection (e), the Secretary of Defense may not acquire 13 any computer or printer if the manufacturer, bidder, or 14 offeror is a covered Chinese entity. 15 (b) PROHIBITION ON INDIRECT SALES.—The Sec- 16 retary of Defense shall ensure that the prohibition under 17 subsection (a) applies to indirect sales of computers and 18 printers through subsidiaries of a covered Chinese entity. 19 (c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply only 20 with respect to contracts and other agreements entered 21 into, renewed, or extended after the date of the enactment 22 of this Act. 23 (d) PHASED IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary may 24 implement the prohibition in subsection (a) with respect g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 650 1 to the acquisition of a computer or printer to the extent 2 that— 3 (1) in fiscal year 2026, not less than 10 percent 4 of the total number of computers acquired by the 5 Department of Defense and not less than 10 percent 6 of the total number printers acquired by the Depart- 7 ment comply with such prohibition; 8 (2) in fiscal year 2027, not less than 25 percent 9 of the total number of computers acquired by the 10 Department and not less than 25 percent of the 11 total number printers acquired by the Department 12 comply with such prohibition; 13 (3) in fiscal year 2028, not less than 50 percent 14 of the total number of computers acquired by the 15 Department and not less than 50 percent of the 16 total number printers acquired by the Department 17 comply with such prohibition; and 18 (4) in fiscal year 2029 and each fiscal year 19 thereafter, not less than 100 percent of the total 20 number of computers acquired by the Department 21 and not less than 100 percent of the printers ac- 22 quired by the Department comply with such prohibi- 23 tion. 24 (e) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 25 and (b), the Secretary of Defense may acquire a computer g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 651 1 or printer described in subsection (a) to conduct testing, 2 evaluation, exfiltration, or reverse engineering missions on 3 products or capabilities of adversaries of the United States 4 if such computer or printer is not for operational use. 5 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 6 (1) COMPUTER.—The term ‘‘computer’’— 7 (A) means— 8 (i) an end user electronic, magnetic, 9 optical, electrochemical, or other high 10 speed data processing device performing 11 logical, arithmetic, or storage functions, 12 such as laptops, desktops, and any physical 13 computing equipment; and 14 (ii) includes any data storage facility 15 or communications facility directly related 16 to or operating in conjunction with such 17 device; and 18 (B) does not include— 19 (i) an automated typewriter or type- 20 setter, a portable handheld calculator, or 21 other similar device; or 22 (ii) cloud-based services, including vir- 23 tual desktops and cellular telephones. 24 25 (2) COVERED CHINESE ENTITY.—The ‘‘covered Chinese entity’’ means— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) term G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 652 1 2 (A) an entity or a parent company of an entity that is— 3 (i) identified by the Secretary of De- 4 fense under section 1260H(a) of the Wil- 5 liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National De- 6 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 7 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) as a Chinese 8 military company; 9 (ii) included in the Non-SDN Chinese 10 Military-Industrial 11 List published by the Department of the 12 Treasury; or 13 Complex Companies (iii) both— 14 (I) included on— 15 (aa) the Entity List set 16 forth in Supplement No. 4 to 17 part 744 of the Export Adminis- 18 tration Regulations; 19 (bb) the Denied Persons 20 List 21 764.3(a)(2) of the Export Ad- 22 ministration Regulations; or as described in section 23 (cc) the Military End User 24 List set forth in Supplement No. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 653 1 7 to part 744 of the Export Ad- 2 ministration Regulations; and 3 (II) is either— 4 (aa) an agency or instru- 5 mentality of the People’s Repub- 6 lic of China; 7 (bb) an entity headquartered 8 in 9 China; or the People’s Republic of 10 (cc) directly or indirectly 11 owned or controlled by an agen- 12 cy, instrumentality, or entity de- 13 scribed in subparagraph (i) or 14 (ii); or 15 (B) an entity that the Secretary of De- 16 fense, in consultation with the Director of the 17 National Intelligence or the Director of the 18 Federal Bureau of Investigation, determines to 19 be an entity owned, controlled, directed, or sub- 20 contracted by, affiliated with, or otherwise con- 21 nected to, the Government of the People’s Re- 22 public of China. 23 (3) PRINTER.—The term ‘‘printer’’— 24 (A) means desktop printers, multifunction 25 printer copiers, and printer/fax combinations g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 654 1 taken out of service that may or may not be de- 2 signed to reside on a work surface, and include 3 various print technologies, including laser and 4 light-emitting diode (electrographic), ink jet, 5 dot matrix, thermal, and digital sublimation, 6 and ‘‘multi-function’’ or ‘‘all-in-one’’ devices 7 that perform different tasks, including copying, 8 scanning, faxing, and printing; 9 (B) includes floor-standing printers, print- 10 ers with optional floor stand, or household 11 printers; and 12 (C) does not include point of sale receipt 13 printers, calculators with printing capabilities, 14 label makers, or non-standalone printers that 15 are embedded into products not described in 16 subparagraph (A) or (B). 17 SEC. 851. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH CERTAIN 18 BIOTECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS. 19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The head of an executive agency 20 may not— 21 (1) procure or obtain any biotechnology equip- 22 ment or service produced or provided by a bio- 23 technology company of concern; or 24 25 (2) enter into a contract, or extend or renew a contract, with any entity that— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 655 1 (A) uses biotechnology equipment or serv- 2 ices produced or provided by a biotechnology 3 company of concern and acquired after the ap- 4 plicable effective date in subsection (c) in per- 5 formance of the contract with the executive 6 agency; or 7 (B) enters into any contract the perform- 8 ance of which such entity knows will require, in 9 performance of the contract with the executive 10 agency, the use of biotechnology equipment or 11 services produced or provided by a bio- 12 technology company of concern and acquired 13 after the applicable effective date in subsection 14 (c). 15 (b) PROHIBITION ON LOAN AND GRANT FUNDS.— 16 The head of an executive agency may not obligate or ex17 pend loan or grant funds to, and a loan or grant recipient 18 may not use loan or grant funds to— 19 (1) procure, obtain, or use any biotechnology 20 equipment or services produced or provided by a bio- 21 technology company of concern; or 22 (2) enter into a contract, or extend or renew a 23 contract, with an entity described in subsection 24 (a)(2). 25 (c) EFFECTIVE DATES.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 656 1 (1) CERTAIN ENTITIES.—With respect to the 2 biotechnology companies of concern covered by sub- 3 section (f)(2)(A), the prohibitions under subsections 4 (a) and (b) shall take effect 60 days after the Fed- 5 eral Acquisition Regulation is revised pursuant to 6 subsection (h). 7 (2) OTHER ENTITIES.—With respect to the bio- 8 technology companies of concern covered by sub- 9 paragraph (B) or (C) of subsection (f)(2), the prohi- 10 bitions under subsections (a) and (b) shall take ef- 11 fect 90 days after the Federal Acquisition Regula- 12 tion is revised pursuant to subsection (h). 13 (3) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 14 (A) EXCLUSIONS.—Prior to the date that 15 is five years after a revision to the Federal Ac- 16 quisition Regulation pursuant to subsection (h) 17 that identifies a biotechnology company of con- 18 cern covered by subsection (f)(2), subsections 19 (a)(2) and (b)(2) shall not apply to bio- 20 technology equipment or services produced or 21 provided under a contract or agreement, includ- 22 ing previously negotiated contract options, en- 23 tered into before the applicable effective date 24 under paragraphs (1) and (2). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 657 1 (B) SAFE HARBOR.—The term ‘‘bio- 2 technology equipment or services produced or 3 provided by a biotechnology company of con- 4 cern’’ shall not be construed to refer to any bio- 5 technology equipment or services that were for- 6 merly, but are no longer, produced or provided 7 by biotechnology companies of concern. 8 (d) WAIVER AUTHORITIES.— 9 (1) SPECIFIC BIOTECHNOLOGY EXCEPTION.— 10 (A) WAIVER.—The head of the applicable 11 executive agency may waive the prohibition 12 under subsections (a) and (b) on a case-by-case 13 basis— 14 (i) with the approval of the Director 15 of the Office of Management and Budget; 16 and 17 (ii) if such head submits a notification 18 and justification to the appropriate con- 19 gressional committees not later than 30 20 days after granting such waiver. 21 (B) DURATION.— 22 (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 23 in clause (ii), a waiver granted under sub- 24 paragraph (A) shall last for a period of not 25 more than 365 days. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 658 1 (ii) EXTENSION.—The head of the ap- 2 plicable executive agency, with the ap- 3 proval of the Director of the Office of 4 Management and Budget, and in coordina- 5 tion with the Secretary of Defense, may 6 extend a waiver granted under subpara- 7 graph (A) one time, for a period up to 180 8 days after the date on which the waiver 9 would otherwise expire, if such an exten- 10 sion is in the national security interests of 11 the United States and if such head sub- 12 mits a notification and justification to the 13 appropriate congressional committees not 14 later than 10 days after granting such 15 waiver extension. 16 (2) OVERSEAS HEALTH CARE SERVICES.—The 17 head of an executive agency may waive the prohibi- 18 tions under subsections (a) and (b) with respect to 19 a contract, subcontract, or transaction for the acqui- 20 sition or provision of health care services overseas on 21 a case-by-case basis— 22 23 (A) if the head of such executive agency determines that the waiver is— 24 (i) necessary to support the mission or 25 activities of the employees of such execu- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 659 1 tive 2 (e)(2)(A); and 3 agency described in subsection (ii) in the interest of the United 4 States; 5 (B) with the approval of the Director of 6 the Office of Management and Budget, in con- 7 sultation with the Secretary of Defense; and 8 (C) if such head submits a notification and 9 justification to the appropriate congressional 10 committees not later than 30 days after grant- 11 ing such waiver. 12 (e) EXCEPTIONS.—The prohibitions under sub- 13 sections (a) and (b) shall not apply to— 14 (1) any activity subject to the reporting require- 15 ments under title V of the National Security Act of 16 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized in- 17 telligence activities of the United States; 18 19 (2) the acquisition or provision of health care services overseas for— 20 (A)(i) employees of the United States, in- 21 cluding members of the uniformed services (as 22 defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United 23 States Code), and dependents of such employ- 24 ees; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 660 1 (ii) covered beneficiaries (as defined in sec- 2 tion 1072 of title 10, United States Code) not 3 otherwise described in clause (i); or 4 (iii) any other beneficiary if such acquisi- 5 tion or provision is carried out or administered 6 by the head of a department or agency of the 7 Federal Government; or 8 (B) employees of contractors or sub- 9 contractors of the United States— 10 (i) who are performing under a con- 11 tract that directly supports the missions or 12 activities of individuals described in sub- 13 paragraph (A)(i); and 14 (ii) whose primary duty stations are 15 located overseas or are on permissive tem- 16 porary duty travel overseas; 17 (3) the acquisition, use, or distribution of 18 human multiomic data, lawfully compiled, that is 19 commercially or publicly available; or 20 (4) the procurement of medical counter- 21 measures, medical products, and related supplies, in- 22 cluding ancillary medical supplies, in direct response 23 to a public health emergency declared pursuant to 24 section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 25 U.S.C. 247d). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 661 1 2 (f) EVALUATION OF CERTAIN BIOTECHNOLOGY ENTITIES.— 3 (1) ENTITY CONSIDERATION.—Not later than 4 one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 5 the Director of the Office of Management and Budg- 6 et shall publish a list of the entities that constitute 7 biotechnology companies of concern based on a list 8 of suggested entities that shall be provided by the 9 Secretary of Defense in coordination with the Attor- 10 ney General, the Secretary of Health and Human 11 Services, the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of 12 National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Se- 13 curity, the Secretary of State, and the National 14 Cyber Director. 15 (2) BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES OF CONCERN 16 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘biotechnology 17 company of concern’’ means any of the following: 18 (A) An entity that— 19 (i) is to any extent involved in the 20 manufacturing, distribution, provision, or 21 procurement of any biotechnology equip- 22 ment or service, as determined by the proc- 23 ess established in paragraph (1); and 24 (ii) is identified in the annual list pub- 25 lished in the Federal Register by the De- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 662 1 partment of Defense of Chinese military 2 companies operating in the United States 3 pursuant to section 1260H of the William 4 M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 5 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 6 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3965; 10 7 U.S.C. 113 note). 8 (B) Any entity that is determined by the 9 process established in paragraph (1) to meet 10 the following criteria: 11 (i) Is subject to the administrative 12 governance structure, direction, control, or 13 operates on behalf of the government of a 14 foreign adversary; 15 (ii) Is to any extent involved in the 16 manufacturing, distribution, provision, or 17 procurement of a biotechnology equipment 18 or service; and 19 20 (iii) Poses a risk to the national security of the United States based on— 21 (I) engaging in joint research 22 with, being supported by, or being af- 23 filiated with a foreign adversary’s 24 military, internal security forces, or 25 intelligence agencies; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 663 1 (II) providing multiomic data ob- 2 tained via biotechnology equipment or 3 services to the government of a for- 4 eign adversary; or 5 (III) obtaining human multiomic 6 data via the biotechnology equipment 7 or services without express and in- 8 formed consent. 9 (C) A subsidiary, parent, or successor of 10 an entity described in subparagraphs (A) or 11 (B), provided it meets the criteria set forth in 12 clauses (i) through (iii) of subparagraph (B), as 13 determined by the process established in para- 14 graph (1). 15 (3) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after 16 publication of the list pursuant to paragraph (1), 17 and any update to the list pursuant to paragraph 18 (4), the Director of the Office of Management and 19 Budget, in coordination with the Secretary of De- 20 fense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health 21 and Human Services, the Secretary of Commerce, 22 the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary 23 of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, and 24 the National Cyber Director, shall establish guidance g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 664 1 as necessary to implement the requirements of this 2 section. 3 (4) UPDATES.—The Director of the Office of 4 Management and Budget, in coordination with or 5 based on a recommendation provided by the Sec- 6 retary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Sec- 7 retary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary 8 of Commerce, the Director of National Intelligence, 9 the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary 10 of State, and the National Cyber Director, or upon 11 receipt of a request pursuant to paragraph (7), shall 12 periodically, though not less than annually, review 13 and, as appropriate, add entities to or remove enti- 14 ties from the list of biotechnology companies of con- 15 cern, and notify the appropriate congressional com- 16 mittees of any such modifications. 17 (5) NOTICE OF A DESIGNATION AND REVIEW.— 18 (A) IN GENERAL.—A notice of a designa- 19 tion as a biotechnology company of concern 20 under paragraph (2)(B) shall be issued to any 21 biotechnology company of concern named in the 22 designation— 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (i) advising that a designation has been made; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 665 1 (ii) identifying the criteria relied upon 2 under such subparagraph and, to the ex- 3 tent consistent with national security and 4 law enforcement interests, the information 5 that formed the basis for the designation; 6 (iii) advising that, within 90 days 7 after receipt of notice, the biotechnology 8 company of concern may submit informa- 9 tion and arguments in opposition to the 10 designation; 11 (iv) describing the procedures gov- 12 erning the review and possible issuance of 13 a designation pursuant to paragraph (1); 14 and 15 (v) where practicable, identifying miti- 16 gation steps that could be taken by the 17 biotechnology company of concern that 18 may result in the rescission of the designa- 19 tion. 20 (B) CONGRESSIONAL 21 NOTIFICATION RE- QUIREMENTS.— 22 (i) NOTICE OF DESIGNATION.—The 23 Director of the Office of Management and 24 Budget shall submit the notice required 25 under subparagraph (A) to the Committee g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 666 1 on Homeland Security and Governmental 2 Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 3 on Oversight and Government Reform of 4 the House of Representatives. 5 (ii) INFORMATION AND ARGUMENT IN 6 OPPOSITION TO DESIGNATIONS.—Not later 7 than 7 days after receiving any informa- 8 tion and arguments in opposition to a des- 9 ignation pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii), 10 the Director of the Office of Management 11 and Budget shall submit such information 12 to the Committee on Homeland Security 13 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 14 and the Committee on Oversight and Gov- 15 ernment Reform of the House of Rep- 16 resentatives. 17 (6) NO IMMEDIATE PUBLIC RELEASE.—Any 18 designation made under paragraph (1) or paragraph 19 (4) shall not be made publicly available until the Di- 20 rector of the Office of Management and Budget, in 21 coordination with appropriate agencies, reviews all 22 information submitted under paragraph (5)(A)(iii) 23 and issues a final determination that a company 24 shall remain listed as a biotechnology company of 25 concern. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 667 1 (7) REMOVAL REQUESTS.—If an entity on the 2 list of biotechnology companies of concern believes it 3 no longer meets the definition of a biotechnology 4 company of concern as described in paragraph (2), 5 then it may provide information and arguments to 6 request removal from the list of biotechnology com- 7 panies of concern to the Director of the Office of 8 Management and Budget. The Director shall review 9 such information and reply to the entity within 90 10 days. 11 (g) EVALUATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY RISKS 12 POSED BY FOREIGN ADVERSARY ACQUISITION OF AMER13 ICAN MULTIOMIC DATA.— 14 (1) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 270 days 15 after the enactment of this Act, the Director of Na- 16 tional Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary 17 of Defense, the Attorney General of the United 18 States, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv- 19 ices, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 20 Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, and the 21 National Cyber Director, shall complete an assess- 22 ment of risks to national security posed by human 23 multiomic data from United States citizens that is 24 collected or stored by a foreign adversary from the 25 provision of biotechnology equipment or services. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 668 1 (2) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 30 2 days after the completion of the assessment devel- 3 oped under paragraph (1), the Director of National 4 Intelligence shall submit a report with such assess- 5 ment to the appropriate congressional committees. 6 (3) FORM.—The report required under para- 7 graph (2) shall be in unclassified form, but may in- 8 clude a classified annex. 9 (h) REGULATIONS.—Not later than one year after 10 the date of establishment of guidance required under sub11 section (f)(3), and as necessary for subsequent updates, 12 the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall revise 13 the Federal Acquisition Regulation as necessary to imple14 ment the requirements of this section. 15 (i) REPORTING ON INTELLIGENCE ON NEFARIOUS 16 ACTIVITIES OF BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WITH 17 HUMAN MULTIOMIC DATA.—Not later than 180 days 18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 19 thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, in con20 sultation with the heads of executive agencies, shall submit 21 to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 22 any intelligence in possession of such agencies related to 23 nefarious activities conducted by biotechnology companies 24 with human multiomic data. The report shall include in25 formation pertaining to potential threats to national secu- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 669 1 rity or public safety from the selling, reselling, licensing, 2 trading, transferring, sharing, or otherwise providing or 3 making available to any foreign country of any forms of 4 multiomic data of a United States citizen. 5 (j) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No additional funds 6 are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of car7 rying out this section. 8 (k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 9 (1) APPROPRIATE 10 TEES.—The 11 mittees’’ means— CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- term ‘‘appropriate congressional com- 12 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 13 Select Committee on Intelligence, the Com- 14 mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- 15 mental Affairs, the Committee on Health, Edu- 16 cation, Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on 17 Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and 18 the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen- 19 ate; and 20 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 21 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 22 the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com- 23 mittee on Oversight and Government Reform, 24 the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 25 the Select Committee on Strategic Competition g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 670 1 between the United States and the Chinese 2 Communist Party of the House of Representa- 3 tives. 4 (2) BIOTECHNOLOGY 5 ICE.—The 6 ice’’ means— EQUIPMENT OR SERV- term ‘‘biotechnology equipment or serv- 7 (A) equipment, including genetic sequenc- 8 ers, or any other instrument, apparatus, ma- 9 chine, or device, including components and ac- 10 cessories thereof, that is designed for use in the 11 research, development, production, or analysis 12 of biological materials as well as any software, 13 firmware, or other digital components that are 14 specifically designed for use in, and necessary 15 for the operation of, such equipment; 16 (B) any service for the research, develop- 17 ment, production, analysis, detection, or provi- 18 sion of information, including data storage and 19 transmission related to biological materials, in- 20 cluding— 21 (i) advising, consulting, or support 22 services with respect to the use or imple- 23 mentation of an instrument, apparatus, 24 machine, or device described in subpara- 25 graph (A); and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 671 1 (ii) disease detection, genealogical in- 2 formation, and related services; and 3 (C) any other service, instrument, appa- 4 ratus, machine, component, accessory, device, 5 software, or firmware that is designed for use 6 in the research, development, production, or 7 analysis of biological materials that the Direc- 8 tor of the Office of Management and Budget, in 9 consultation with the heads of executive agen- 10 cies, as determined appropriate by the Director 11 of the Office of Management and Budget, de- 12 termines appropriate in the interest of national 13 security. 14 (3) CONTRACT.—Except as the term is used 15 under subsection (b)(2) and subsection (c)(3), the 16 term ‘‘contract’’ means— 17 (A) any contract subject to the Federal Ac- 18 quisition 19 1303(a)(1) of title 41, United States Code; or 20 (B) any transaction (other than a contract, 21 a grant, or a cooperative agreement) entered 22 into under section 4021 of title 10, United 23 States Code. 24 (4) CONTROL.—The term ‘‘control’’ has the 25 meaning given to that term in section 800.208 of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) Regulation issued under section G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 672 1 title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, or any suc- 2 cessor regulations. 3 (5) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 4 agency’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Executive 5 agency’’ in section 105 of title 5, United States 6 Code. 7 (6) FOREIGN ADVERSARY.—The term ‘‘foreign 8 adversary’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘covered 9 nation’’ in section 4872(f) of title 10, United States 10 Code. 11 (7) MULTIOMIC.—The term ‘‘multiomic’’ means 12 data types that include genomics, epigenomics, 13 transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. 14 (8) OVERSEAS.—The term ‘‘overseas’’ means 15 any area outside of the United States, the Common- 16 wealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory or possession 17 of the United States. 18 (l) COMPLIANCE WITH LIMITATION ON DRUG 19 PRICES.—For the purposes of section 1927(a)(1) of the 20 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(a)(1)), a manu21 facturer is deemed to meet the requirements of section 22 8126 of title 38, United States Code, including the re23 quirement of entering into a master agreement with the 24 Secretary of Veterans Affairs under such section, if the 25 Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines that the manu- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 673 1 facturer would comply (and has offered to comply) with 2 the provisions of section 8126 of title 38, United States 3 Code, and would have entered into a master agreement 4 under such section, but for the prohibitions under sub5 sections (a) and (b) of this section. 6 Subtitle F—Industrial Base Matters 7 SEC. 861. AMENDMENTS TO THE PROCUREMENT TECH- 8 NICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 9 (a) PURPOSES.—Section 4952 of title 10, United 10 States Code, is amended— 11 12 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 13 14 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 15 16 (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 17 ‘‘(3) to foster innovation for the defense indus- 18 trial base and to diversify and expand the defense 19 industrial base.’’. 20 (b) AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF FUNDING FROM 21 OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Section 4955 of such title 22 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub23 section: 24 ‘‘(e) FUNDING FROM OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 25 The Secretary may accept and use funds from other Fed- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 674 1 eral agencies and departments for execution and adminis2 tration of the program authorized by this chapter.’’. 3 (c) INCREASED FUNDING LIMIT FOR BUREAU OF IN- 4 DIAN AFFAIRS SERVICE AREAS.—Section 4955(a)(4) of 5 such title is amended by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘$1,500,000’’. 7 (d) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN TYPES OF 8 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 4958 of such title is 9 amended— 10 (1) in subsection (c)— 11 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 12 the end; 13 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking and pe- 14 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 15 (C) by adding at the end the following new 16 paragraph: 17 ‘‘(5) under the AUKUS partnership (as defined 18 in section 1321 of the National Defense Authoriza- 19 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (22 U.S.C. 10401).’’; 20 and 21 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub- 22 section: 23 ‘‘(d) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 24 and Sustainment may— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 675 1 ‘‘(1) provide assistance to an eligible entity that 2 is a center of excellence for the APEX Accelerator 3 Program of the Department of Defense (or a suc- 4 cessor program) to provide specialized expertise to 5 business entities outside of the geographic area 6 served by the center of excellence; and 7 ‘‘(2) may waive the government cost share re- 8 striction in accordance with section 4954(f) of this 9 chapter.’’. 10 SEC. 862. REPEAL OF LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN DEPART- 11 MENT OF DEFENSE EXECUTIVE AGENT AU- 12 THORITY. 13 Section 1792 of the John S. McCain National De- 14 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 15 115–232; 132 Stat. 2238; 50 U.S.C. 4531 note) and sec16 tion 226 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 17 Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 50 U.S.C. 4531 18 note) are repealed. 19 SEC. 863. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND URGENT INNO- 20 VATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND CAPABILITIES 21 INITIATIVE. 22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Commander of the 23 United States Special Operations Command shall carry 24 out a pilot program, subject to the authority, direction, 25 and control of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Spe- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 676 1 cial Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, to be known 2 as the ‘‘USSOCOM Urgent Innovative Technologies and 3 Capabilities Initiative’’ (in this section referred to as the 4 ‘‘Initiative’’) to accelerate the research, development, test5 ing, procurement, and initial sustainment of innovative 6 technologies and equipment that enhance the operational 7 capabilities of Special Operations Forces to meet emerging 8 mission requirements. 9 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Commander shall— 10 (1) establish procedures for component special 11 operations units to submit requests to the Com- 12 mander for the inclusion of innovative technologies 13 and equipment in the Initiative; and 14 (2) use authorities under section 167(e)(4) of 15 title 10, United States Code, to carry out the Initia- 16 tive. 17 (c) REPORT.— 18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 19 after the date of the enactment of this section, and 20 annually thereafter for the duration of the Initiative, 21 the Commander of the United States Special Oper- 22 ations Command and Assistant Secretary of Defense 23 for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict 24 shall submit to the congressional defense committees g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 677 1 a report on the implementation and effectiveness of 2 the Initiative. 3 4 (2) CONTENTS.—Each report shall include the following: 5 (A) A summary of activities carried out 6 under the Initiative along with documentation 7 of planned expenditures. 8 (B) An assessment of the effect of innova- 9 tive technologies and equipment included in the 10 Initiative on the operational capabilities of the 11 United States Special Operations Command. 12 (C) Recommendations for the continuation, 13 expansion, or modification of the Initiative. 14 (D) A description of any challenges en- 15 countered and lessons learned. 16 (E) A description of any action using es- 17 tablished procedures for a reprogramming of 18 funds in an amount greater than the approved 19 amount for such reprogramming, as established 20 by Congress, to carry out the Initiative. 21 (d) SUNSET.—The authority to carry out the Initia- 22 tive under this section shall terminate on the date that 23 is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 678 1 SEC. 864. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL 2 3 BASE WORKING GROUP. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De5 fense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for 6 Acquisition and Sustainment and in consultation with the 7 Secretary of State, shall convene a working group to be 8 known as the ‘‘United States–Israel Defense Industrial 9 Base Working Group’’ to study— 10 (1) the potential for greater integration of the 11 defense industrial bases of the United States and 12 Israel; and 13 (2) the feasibility and advisability of including 14 Israel in the national technology and industrial base, 15 as defined in section 4801 of title 10, United States 16 Code. 17 (b) PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION.—Any 18 activity carried out pursuant to the authority provided by 19 subsection (a) shall be conducted in a manner that appro20 priately protects sensitive information and the national se21 curity interests of the United States and Israel. 22 (c) REPORT.— 23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 24 after convening the United States–Israel Defense In- 25 dustrial Base Working Group, the Secretary of De- 26 fense, acting through the Under Secretary of De- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 679 1 fense for Acquisition and Sustainment and in con- 2 sultation with the Secretary of State, shall provide 3 a report to the appropriate congressional committees 4 that takes into account the results of the study con- 5 ducted under subsection (a). Such report shall in- 6 clude— 7 (A) an assessment of the feasibility and 8 advisability of including Israel in the national 9 technology and industrial base, and a descrip- 10 tion of United States funding or legal authori- 11 ties required for such inclusion; and 12 (B) any description of United States fund- 13 ing or legal authorities required for greater in- 14 tegration of the defense industrial bases of the 15 United States and Israel, if so determined to be 16 advisable. 17 (2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 18 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 19 include a classified annex. 20 (3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- 21 TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap- 22 propriate congressional committees’’ means— 23 (A) the Committee on Armed Services and 24 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 25 of Representatives; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 680 1 (B) the Committee on Armed Services and 2 the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen- 3 ate. 4 SEC. 865. IMPROVING THE DOMESTIC TEXTILE AND INDUS- 5 6 TRIAL BASE. (a) INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS AND SUSTAINMENT 7 AUTOMATED TEXTILE MANUFACTURING.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 9 appropriations, the Secretary of Defense, acting 10 through the Director of the Industrial Base Analysis 11 and Sustainment Office of the Department of De- 12 fense, shall ensure that the Textile Automation to 13 Enhance Domestic Military Production program 14 continues public-private partnerships and invest- 15 ments into technological advancement of the domes- 16 tic textile and footwear industrial base. 17 18 (2) ALLOWABLE INVESTMENTS.—The invest- ments pursuant to paragraph (1) may include— 19 (A) recapitalization of facilities related to 20 domestic textile and footwear development or 21 production; 22 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (B) efficient vertical integration of such existing facilities; (C) expanding domestic production capacity of textiles or footwear; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 681 1 (D) implementing technological advance- 2 ments to improve efficiency and quality assur- 3 ance of domestic textiles or footwear; and 4 (E) any other investment that would en- 5 courage the maturation and qualification of do- 6 mestic sources of textiles or footwear— 7 (i) to ensure competition and reduce 8 the reliance of the Department of Defense 9 on textiles and footwear from foreign man- 10 ufacturers for which an exception granted 11 under section 4862(c) of title 10, United 12 States Code, applies; or 13 (ii) that the Assistant Secretary of 14 Defense for Industrial Base Policy deter- 15 mines necessary for the health of the in- 16 dustrial base. 17 18 (b) DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY REQUIREMENTS.— 19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 20 shall prioritize ensuring that the Defense Contract 21 Management Agency has the necessary resources, in- 22 cluding personnel, to carry out the duties of the De- 23 fense Contract Management Agency with respect to 24 the oversight of contracts of the Department of De- 25 fense. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 682 1 (2) BRIEFING.— 2 (A) Not later than April 1, 2026, the Sec- 3 retary of Defense shall provide to the Commit- 4 tees on Armed Services of the Senate and 5 House of Representatives a briefing on the plan 6 of the Department of Defense to ensure that 7 the Defense Contract Management Agency has 8 the necessary resources, including personnel, to 9 carry out the duties of the Defense Contract 10 Management Agency with respect to oversight 11 travel of existing contracts of the Department 12 and prioritize oversight over the compliance 13 with section 4862 of title 10, United States 14 Code. 15 16 (B) The plan described in subparagraph (A) shall include— 17 (i) to the extent available, an analysis 18 from a federally funded research and devel- 19 opment center on the resources, including 20 personnel, required for the Defense Con- 21 tract Management Agency to enable the 22 Defense Contract Management Agency to 23 carry out the duties of the Defense Con- 24 tract Management Agency with respect to g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 683 1 the oversight of contracts of the Depart- 2 ment of Defense; and 3 (ii) a plan to ensure that, not later 4 than September 30, 2030, the Defense 5 Contract Management Agency has the re- 6 quired resources, including personnel, to 7 effectively oversee the compliance of the 8 Department of Defense with section 4862 9 of title 10, United States Code. 10 (c) DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY AND MILITARY 11 SERVICES CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS.— 12 (1) The Director of the Defense Logistics Agen- 13 cy in coordination with the Secretary concerned for 14 each covered Armed Force, shall develop a strategy 15 to maximize the use of annual or, where applicable, 16 multi-year contracts by the Department of Defense 17 for acquisitions involving the domestic textile or 18 footwear industries to ensure the long-term stability 19 and predictability of the requirements of the Depart- 20 ment with respect to the goods or services acquired 21 from such industries. 22 (2) The Secretary concerned for each covered 23 Armed Force shall, on an annual basis, submit to 24 the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency the re- 25 quirements of such covered Armed Force for textiles g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 684 1 and footwear for the year and the funding necessary 2 to meet such requirements, subject to the availability 3 of funds authorized for such purpose. 4 (3)(A) The Secretary concerned for each cov- 5 ered Armed Force shall aggregate data on the an- 6 nual requirement of each covered Armed Force for 7 common items, to ensure the Director of the Defense 8 Logistics Agency can maximize efficiency and cost 9 effectiveness in the acquisition of such common 10 items. 11 (B) The data the Secretary concerned for a cov- 12 ered Armed Force is required to aggregate under 13 subparagraph (A) shall include the requirements of 14 the covered Armed Force concerned for the upcom- 15 ing fiscal year for common items. 16 (C) The Secretary concerned for each covered 17 Armed Force shall aggregate the annual requirement 18 of each covered Armed Force common items and in- 19 corporate such aggregate requirement into the next 20 fiscal years program objective memorandum process 21 of such Armed Force. 22 (4)(A) The Director of the Defense Logistics 23 Agency shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 24 use the aggregate data described in paragraph 25 (3)(A) to execute annual contracts for common g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 685 1 items and textiles and footwear required by only one 2 of the covered Armed Forces to support the long- 3 term stability of the domestic textile and footwear 4 industries. 5 (B)(i) If the Director of the Defense Logistics 6 Agency does not receive the requirements and fund- 7 ing described in paragraph (2) for a covered Armed 8 Force for a year, or such other information required 9 for the Director to acquire textiles and footwear 10 meeting such requirements for such year, the Direc- 11 tor may waive subparagraph (A) of this paragraph 12 with respect to such requirements. 13 (ii) Not later than 30 days after the date on 14 which the Director of the Defense Logistics Agencies 15 issues a waiver under clause (i), the Director shall 16 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 17 Senate and House of Representatives a notice of 18 such waiver, including an explanation of the rational 19 for granting such waiver. 20 (5) In this section— 21 (A) the term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ 22 means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine 23 Corps, or Space Force; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 686 1 (B) the term ‘‘common item’’ mean a tex- 2 tile or footwear required by more by than one 3 of the covered Armed Forces; and 4 (C) the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has 5 the meaning given such term in section 101(a) 6 of title 10, United States Code. 7 8 (d) EXPANDING COMPETITION AND SOURCING IN DOMESTIC TEXTILE AND FOOTWEAR INDUSTRIAL THE 9 BASE.— 10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di- 12 rector of the Defense Logistics Agency shall conduct 13 an assessment of the textile and footwear industrial 14 base producing textiles and footwear described in 15 subsection (b) of section 4862 of title 10, United 16 States Code, that are not subject to the prohibition 17 under subsection (a) of such section to assess the re- 18 silience of the supply chain of the domestic textile 19 and footwear industries. 20 21 (2) CONTENTS.—The assessment required under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 22 (A) An identification of the textile and 23 footwear goods supplied to the Department of 24 Defense by a single source. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 687 1 (B) Data pertaining to past delays in the 2 delivery of textiles and footwear resulting from 3 rigidity in the supply chains of the domestic 4 textile and footwear industrial base, including 5 an assessment of any challenges related to the 6 capacity of the domestic textile and footwear in- 7 dustrial base to meet any surge or contingency 8 requirements of the Department of Defense for 9 textiles or footwear. 10 (C) An analysis of the capability of the do- 11 mestic textile and footwear industrial base to 12 mitigate the risk posed by rigidity in the supply 13 chains of the domestic textile and footwear in- 14 dustrial base and the challenges to the domestic 15 textile and footwear industrial base meeting the 16 surge and contingency requirements of the De- 17 partment of Defense for textiles or footwear, in- 18 cluding— 19 (i) opportunities for public-private 20 partnerships to enable recapitalization of 21 manufacturing lines or vertical integration; 22 (ii) opportunities for increased flexi- 23 bility in production, including adjustments 24 to accommodate both increases in require- 25 ments for textiles or footwear and manu- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 688 1 facturing of new or different textiles or 2 footwear; and 3 (iii) an assessment of any ongoing re- 4 search and development initiatives by ei- 5 ther the Department of Defense or domes- 6 tic industry to meet any requirements for 7 textiles or footwear that are currently cov- 8 ered by a waiver under section 4862(c) of 9 title 10, United States Code. 10 (D) An identification of any regulations or 11 processes of the Department of Defense imped- 12 ing the supply chain resilience of the domestic 13 textile and footwear industries. 14 (E) An identification of opportunities for 15 the Department of Defense to make additional 16 investments into the domestic textile and foot- 17 wear industries to increase production capacity 18 such industries, facilitate greater competition, 19 and reduce the reliance of the Department on 20 textiles and footwear from foreign manufactur- 21 ers for which an exception granted under sec- 22 tion 4862(c) of title 10, United States Code, 23 applies. 24 (e) BRIEFING REQUIRED.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 689 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 2 30, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 3 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 4 and House of Representatives a briefing on the im- 5 plementation of subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this 6 section and in carrying out subsection (d). 7 8 (2) CONTENTS.—The briefing required by paragraph (1) shall include— 9 (A) an explanation of the progress made in 10 carrying out the requirements under sub- 11 sections (a) through (d); 12 (B) a timeline for completion of each such 13 requirement; and 14 (C) an identification of any barriers, in- 15 cluding any legislative authorities, policies, and 16 resource deficiencies, to carrying out such re- 17 quirements. 18 19 (f) COMBAT BOOT QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM.— 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 21 2027, the Secretary concerned for each covered 22 Armed Force that does not operate a program for 23 certifying combat boots as meeting uniform regula- 24 tions regarding durability, quality, and uniform 25 standards shall establish in such covered Armed g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 690 1 Force a process to certify that combat boots used by 2 members of such covered Armed Force meet uniform 3 regulations regarding durability, quality, and uni- 4 form standards. 5 (2) STUDY REQUIRED.— 6 (A) The Secretary concerned for each cov- 7 ered Armed Force shall conduct a study assess- 8 ing the service requirements for combat boots 9 for such covered Armed Force to determine the 10 requirements for certifying combat boots under 11 the program established in such covered Armed 12 Force under paragraph (1) as meeting uniform 13 regulations regarding durability, quality, and 14 uniform standards. 15 16 (B) The study required under subparagraph (A) shall include an identification of— 17 18 (i) general requirements for wear, durability and quality; 19 (ii) specialty-specific requirements 20 based on the duties and operating environ- 21 ments of members of Armed Forces; and 22 (iii) minimum requirements for bio- 23 mechanics for the health and readiness of 24 such members. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 691 1 (3) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 2 days after the date of the enactment of this section, 3 and not less frequently than every three months 4 thereafter until the Secretary concerned for a cov- 5 ered Armed Force establishes the program required 6 under paragraph (1) in such covered Armed Force 7 and completes the study required under paragraph 8 (2), such Secretary concerned shall provide to the 9 Committees on Armed Services for the Senate and 10 House of Representatives a briefing on the progress 11 towards establishing such program and completing 12 such study. 13 SEC. 866. CYBERSECURITY REGULATORY HARMONIZATION. 14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 1, 2026, the 15 Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chief Infor16 mation Officer of the Department of Defense, the Chief 17 Information Officer of each military department, and rep18 resentatives from the service acquisition executives of each 19 military department, shall— 20 (1) harmonize the cybersecurity requirements 21 applicable to the defense industrial base across the 22 Department of Defense; 23 (2) reduce the number of such requirements 24 that are unique to a specific contract or other agree- 25 ment of the Department; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 692 1 (3) submit to the congressional defense commit- 2 tees a report on the actions taken to carry out the 3 harmonization described in paragraph (1) and the 4 reduction described in paragraph (2). 5 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The harmonization required 6 by subsection (a)(1) shall ensure that processes and gov7 ernance structures exist and are sufficient to identify and 8 eliminate duplicative and inconsistent cybersecurity re9 quirements and cybersecurity requirements unique to sin10 gle contracts, including— 11 (1) a process and governance structure for as- 12 sessing whether future proposed cybersecurity con- 13 tractual requirements for contracts or other agree- 14 ments of the Department of Defense are duplicative 15 of other applicable requirements of the Department 16 of Defense that are published in the Federal Reg- 17 ister; 18 (2) a process for coordinating, centralizing, ap- 19 proving, and publishing any proposed cybersecurity 20 requirement not published in the Federal Register; 21 and 22 (3) a mechanism included in the process de- 23 scribed in paragraph (2) for ensuring the visibility 24 to and input from internal and external stake- 25 holders. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 693 1 (c) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 3 2026, and annually thereafter for three years, the 4 Chief Information Officer of the Department of De- 5 fense shall submit to the congressional defense com- 6 mittees a report describing the actions taken to im- 7 plement subsections (a) and (b), including the status 8 of the harmonization of contractual cybersecurity re- 9 quirements and of reducing cybersecurity require- 10 ments unique to single contracts required by such 11 sections. 12 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by para- 13 graph (1) shall cover the most recently completed 14 fiscal year prior to the submission of the report and 15 include— 16 (A) a description of any changes made 17 during the period covered by the report to the 18 processes and governance structures described 19 in subsection (b); 20 (B) a list of each contract or other agree- 21 ment of the Department of Defense entered 22 into during the period covered by the report for 23 which the Department sought to include a cy- 24 bersecurity requirement not published in the 25 Federal Register; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 694 1 (C) for each contract or other agreement 2 included on the list required by subparagraph 3 (B), whether the Secretary of Defense approved 4 the inclusion of the cybersecurity requirement 5 for which such contract or other agreement was 6 included on such list and an explanation of the 7 reasoning of the Secretary for approving or de- 8 nying such inclusion; and 9 (D) such other matters as determined nec- 10 essary by the Chief Information Officer of the 11 Department of Defense. 12 SEC. 867. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE 13 14 FUND. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4817 of title 10, United 15 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol16 lowing new subsections: 17 ‘‘(g) ELIGIBLE USES OF AUTHORITIES.—(1) IN 18 GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may use the au19 thorities provided by this section with respect to defense 20 supply chains, including for material, material production, 21 components, subassemblies, and finished products, testing 22 and qualification, infrastructure, facility construction and 23 improvement, and equipment needed directly for the fol24 lowing: 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) Castings and forgings. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 695 1 ‘‘(B) Kinetic capabilities, including sen- 2 sors, targeting systems, and delivery platforms. 3 ‘‘(C) Microelectronics. 4 ‘‘(D) Machine tools, including subtractive, 5 additive, convergent, stamping, forging, abra- 6 sives, metrology, and other production equip- 7 ment. 8 9 10 11 ‘‘(E) Critical minerals, materials, and chemicals. ‘‘(F) The workforce of the defense industrial base. 12 ‘‘(G) Advanced manufacturing (as defined 13 in section 4841(f)) capability and capacity of 14 the defense industrial base, including manufac- 15 turing at or near the point of need in the area 16 of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pa- 17 cific Command. 18 ‘‘(H) Unmanned vehicles, including sub- 19 surface, surface, land, air, single use, and 20 attritable unmanned vehicles and associated 21 launch and recovery platforms. 22 ‘‘(I) Manned aircraft. 23 ‘‘(J) Ground systems. 24 ‘‘(K) Power sources. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 696 1 ‘‘(L) Ships or submarines, including tech- 2 nologies and capabilities for the assembly or au- 3 tomation of ships or submarines, new or mod- 4 ernized infrastructure for the construction of 5 new ships or submarines or the maintenance 6 and sustainment or repair of battle damage to 7 ships or submarines. 8 ‘‘(M) Other materiel solutions required to 9 support the operational plans of the United 10 States Indo-Pacific Command. 11 ‘‘(N) Defense space systems. 12 ‘‘(O) Batteries. 13 ‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON USE IN COVERED COUN- 14 TRIES.—The Secretary may not use the authorities pro- 15 vided by this section for any activity in a covered country. 16 17 ‘‘(3) USE OF AUTHORITIES FOR OTHER PUR- POSES.—The Secretary may not use the authorities pro- 18 vided by subsections (h) through (j) for a purpose other 19 than a purpose described in paragraph (1) unless the Sec20 retary— 21 ‘‘(A) determines that— 22 ‘‘(i) the use of the authority for such other 23 purpose is essential to the defense interests of 24 the United States; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 697 1 ‘‘(ii) without the use of the authority for 2 such other purpose, the defense industrial base 3 cannot reasonably be expected to provide a ca- 4 pability needed by the Department of Defense 5 in a timely manner; and 6 ‘‘(B) not less than 30 days prior to the Sec- 7 retary using such authorities for such other purpose, 8 submits to the congressional defense committees a 9 report on such determination that includes appro- 10 priate explanatory material for such use. 11 ‘‘(h) GRANTS AND OTHER INCENTIVES FOR DOMES- 12 TIC INDUSTRIAL BASE CAPABILITIES.—For the purposes 13 of creating, maintaining, protecting, expanding, or restor14 ing the capabilities of the domestic industrial base that 15 are essential for the defense interests of the United States, 16 the Secretary may— 17 18 ‘‘(1) use contracts, grants, or other transaction authorities, including cooperative agreements; 19 20 ‘‘(2) establish incentives for the private sector to develop capabilities in areas of defense interest; 21 ‘‘(3) during the five-year period beginning on 22 the date of the enactment of this subsection, make 23 awards to third party entities to support investments 24 in small- and medium-sized entities working in areas g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 698 1 of defense interest that would benefit missions of the 2 Department of Defense; and 3 ‘‘(4) provide subsidies to offset market manipu- 4 lation. 5 ‘‘(i) DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE PURCHASE COM- 6 MITMENT PROGRAM.— 7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of cre- 8 ating, maintaining, protecting, expanding, or restor- 9 ing capabilities of the industrial base that are essen- 10 tial for the defense interests of the United States, 11 the Secretary may make purchase commitments— 12 ‘‘(A) for the use or resale of an industrial 13 resource or a critical technology item by the 14 Federal Government; 15 ‘‘(B) to encourage the exploration, develop- 16 ment, and mining of strategic and critical mate- 17 rials; 18 19 20 21 ‘‘(C) to support the development of other materials and components; ‘‘(D) for the development of production capabilities; and 22 ‘‘(E) to increase the use of emerging tech- 23 nologies in defense program applications and 24 the rapid transition of emerging technologies— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 699 1 ‘‘(i) from research and development 2 sponsored by the Federal Government to 3 commercial applications; and 4 ‘‘(ii) from commercial research and 5 development to national defense applica- 6 tions. 7 ‘‘(2) EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN LIMITATIONS.— 8 ‘‘(A) PURCHASES.—Except as provided by 9 subparagraph 10 under paragraph (1) may be made for such 11 quantities, and on such terms and conditions, 12 including advance payments, and for such peri- 13 ods, but not extending beyond a date that is not 14 more than 10 years from the date on which 15 such purchase was initially made, as the Sec- 16 retary deems necessary. 17 ‘‘(B) (B), purchase commitments LIMITATION.—Purchase commit- 18 ments under paragraph (1) involving higher 19 than established ceiling prices (or if no such es- 20 tablished ceiling prices exist, currently pre- 21 vailing market prices) or that result in an an- 22 ticipated loss on resale shall not be made, un- 23 less it is determined that supply of the mate- 24 rials to be purchased under such purchase com- 25 mitments could not be effectively increased or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 700 1 provisioned at lower prices or on terms more fa- 2 vorable to the Federal Government, or that 3 such purchases are necessary to assure the 4 availability to the United States of overseas 5 supplies. 6 ‘‘(3) FINDINGS OF SECRETARY.— 7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 8 take the actions described in subparagraph (B), 9 if the Secretary finds with respect to a specific 10 material that— 11 ‘‘(i) under generally fair and equitable 12 ceiling prices, for any raw or nonprocessed 13 material or component, there will result a 14 decrease in supplies from high-cost sources 15 of such material and that the continuation 16 of such supplies from such sources is nec- 17 essary to carry out the objectives of this 18 section; or 19 ‘‘(ii) an increase in cost of transpor- 20 tation of such material is temporary and 21 threatens to impair maximum production 22 or supply in any area at stable prices of 23 such material. 24 ‘‘(B) SUBSIDY PAYMENTS AUTHORIZED.— 25 Upon a finding under subparagraph (A) with g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 701 1 respect to a material, the Secretary may, for 2 the purposes described in paragraph (1), make 3 provision for subsidy payments for such mate- 4 rial from sources other than sources that are or 5 that are in covered countries, in such amounts 6 and in such manner, including purchase com- 7 mitments of such material or component thereof 8 and the resale of such material or component 9 thereof at a loss, and on such terms and condi- 10 tions, as the Secretary determines necessary to 11 ensure that— 12 ‘‘(i) in the case of a finding described 13 in clause (i) of such subparagraph, sup- 14 plies from high-cost sources of such mate- 15 rial do not decrease; or 16 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a finding described 17 in clause (ii) of such subparagraph with re- 18 spect to one or more areas, that maximum 19 production or supply of such material at 20 stable prices in each such area is main- 21 tained, as applicable. 22 23 ‘‘(4) INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT IN INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES.— 24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is au- 25 thorized to take an action described in subpara- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 702 1 graph (B) if the Secretary determines that such 2 action will aid the defense interests of the 3 United States. 4 5 ‘‘(B) ACTIONS DESCRIBED.—The actions described in this section are— 6 ‘‘(i) procuring and installing addi- 7 tional equipment, facilities, processes or 8 improvements to plants, factories, and 9 other industrial facilities owned by the 10 Federal Government; 11 ‘‘(ii) procuring and installing equip- 12 ment, including equipment owned by the 13 Federal Government, in privately owned 14 plants, factories, and other industrial fa- 15 cilities; 16 ‘‘(iii) providing for the modification, 17 expansion, or construction of new privately 18 owned facilities, including modifications or 19 improvements 20 when taking actions under this subsection 21 or subsection (h); to production processes, 22 ‘‘(iv) selling or otherwise transferring 23 equipment owned by the Federal Govern- 24 ment and installed under this subsection to g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 703 1 the owners of such plants, factories, or 2 other industrial facilities; 3 ‘‘(v) constructing facilities for the pur- 4 poses 5 (g)(1); and 6 in section subsection ‘‘(vi) applying contracts, grants, or 7 other transactions authorities. 8 9 described ‘‘(5) EXCESS METALS, MINERALS, MATERIALS, AND COMPONENTS.— 10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Metals, minerals, ma- 11 terials, and components acquired pursuant to 12 this subsection which are excess to the needs of 13 programs under this section, as determined by 14 the Secretary, shall be transferred to the Na- 15 tional Defense Stockpile established by the 16 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling 17 Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.), or other national re- 18 serves if available, if the Secretary deems such 19 transfer to be in the public interest. 20 ‘‘(B) TRANSFERS AT NO CHARGE.—Trans- 21 fers made pursuant to this paragraph shall be 22 made without charge against or reimbursement 23 from funds appropriated for the purposes of the 24 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling 25 Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.), or other national re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 704 1 serves if available, except that costs incident to 2 such transfer, other than acquisition costs, shall 3 be paid or reimbursed from such funds. 4 ‘‘(C) TREATMENT OF MATERIALS.—For 5 the purposes of section 5(a)(3) of the Strategic 6 and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 7 U.S.C. 98d(a)(3)), with respect to amounts 8 paid under subparagraph (B) for any metal, 9 mineral, material, or component transferred 10 pursuant to this paragraph— 11 ‘‘(i) such metal, mineral, material, or 12 component is deemed to have been deter- 13 mined to be strategic and critical under 14 section 3(a) of the Strategic and Critical 15 Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 16 98b(a)); and 17 ‘‘(ii) the Stockpile Manager of the Na- 18 tional Defense Stockpile is deemed to have 19 determines there is a shortfall of such ma- 20 terials in the National Defense Stockpile. 21 ‘‘(6) SUBSTITUTES.—The Secretary may make 22 provision for the development and qualification of 23 substitutes for strategic and critical materials, com- 24 ponents, critical technology items, and other indus- 25 trial resources if and to the extent the Secretary de- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 705 1 termines that such development and qualification is 2 in the interest of national security. 3 ‘‘(j) STRENGTHENING DOMESTIC PRODUCTIVE CA- 4 PACITY.— 5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide 6 appropriate incentives to develop, maintain, mod- 7 ernize, restore, and expand the productive capacities 8 of sources for strategic and critical materials, com- 9 ponents, critical technology items, and industrial re- 10 sources essential for the execution of the national se- 11 curity strategy of the United States. 12 13 ‘‘(2) STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS, COMPONENTS, AND CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY ITEMS.— 14 ‘‘(A) MAINTENANCE OF RELIABLE 15 SOURCES OF SUPPLY.—The Secretary shall take 16 appropriate actions to ensure that strategic and 17 critical materials, components, critical tech- 18 nology items, and industrial resources are avail- 19 able from reliable sources when and as needed 20 to meet the requirements of the Department of 21 Defense during peacetime, mobilization, and na- 22 tional emergency (as defined in section 12 of 23 the Strategic and Critical Materials Act (50 24 USC 98h-3)). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 706 1 ‘‘(B) APPROPRIATE ACTION.—For pur- 2 poses of this paragraph, appropriate actions in- 3 clude— 4 ‘‘(i) restricting contract solicitations 5 to reliable sources; 6 ‘‘(ii) stockpiling or placing into re- 7 serve strategic and critical materials, com- 8 ponents, and critical technology items; 9 ‘‘(iii) planning for necessary long lead 10 times for acquiring such materials, compo- 11 nents, and items; and 12 ‘‘(iv) developing and qualifying sub- 13 stitutes for such materials, components, 14 and items. 15 ‘‘(k) ANNUAL REPORT.— 16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 15, 17 2026, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall 18 submit to the congressional defense committee a re- 19 port evaluating investments made and any other ac- 20 tivities carried out using amounts in the Fund dur- 21 ing the previous fiscal year. 22 23 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by paragraph (1) shall include— 24 ‘‘(A) measures of the effectiveness of the 25 investments and activities described in such g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 707 1 paragraph in meeting the needs of the Depart- 2 ment of Defense and the defense industrial 3 base; 4 ‘‘(B) an evaluation of the return on invest- 5 ment of all ongoing investments from the Fund; 6 and 7 ‘‘(C) a description of efforts to coordinate 8 activities carried out using amounts in the 9 Fund with activities to support the defense in- 10 dustrial base carried out under other authori- 11 ties. 12 ‘‘(3) ADVICE.—In preparing a report required 13 by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into ac- 14 count the advice of the defense industry and such 15 other individuals as the Secretary considers relevant. 16 ‘‘(l) COORDINATION WITH OTHER DEFENSE INDUS- 17 TRIAL BASE ACTIVITIES.—Not later than 90 days after 18 the date of the enactment of the National Defense Author19 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, the Secretary shall sub20 mit to the congressional defense committees, the Com21 mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 22 Senate, and the Committee on Financial Services of the 23 House of Representatives a report detailing how activities 24 carried out under this section will be coordinated with— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 708 1 ‘‘(1) activities carried out using amounts in the 2 Defense Production Act Fund under section 304 of 3 the 4 U.S.C.4534); 5 6 Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 ‘‘(2) activities of the Office of Strategic Capital; and 7 ‘‘(3) any other efforts designed to enhance the 8 defense industrial base. 9 ‘‘(m) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 10 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered country’ means— 11 ‘‘(A) the Russian Federation; 12 ‘‘(B) the Republic of Cuba; 13 ‘‘(C) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; 14 ‘‘(D) the Democratic People’s Republic of 15 Korea; 16 ‘‘(E) the Islamic Republic of Iran; and 17 ‘‘(F) the People’s Republic of China. 18 ‘‘(2) The term ‘reliable source’ means a citizen 19 of, or business entity organized under the laws of— 20 ‘‘(A) the United States or any territory or 21 possession of the United States; 22 ‘‘(B) a country of the national technology 23 and industrial base, as defined in section 4801; 24 or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 709 1 ‘‘(C) a qualifying country, as defined in 2 section 225.003 of the Department of Defense 3 Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regula- 4 tion or any successor regulation. 5 ‘‘(3) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary 6 of Defense. 7 ‘‘(4) The term ‘strategic and critical materials’ 8 has the meaning given that term in section 12(1) of 9 the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act 10 (50 U.S.C. 98h–3(1)).’’. 11 (b) LIMITATION ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS.—The 12 Secretary of Defense may not use funds made available 13 before the date of the enactment of this Act to carry out 14 activities under the authority of subsection (g), (h), (i), 15 or (j) of section 4817 of title 10, United States Code, as 16 added by this Act. 17 (c) AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL SECURITY CAPITAL 18 FORUM.—Section 1092 of the Servicemember Quality of 19 Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization 20 Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 10 U.S.C. 21 149 note) is amended— 22 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 710 1 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe- 2 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 3 (C) by adding at the end the following new 4 paragraph: 5 ‘‘(3) serve as a clearinghouse for vetting poten- 6 tial investments transactions, whether as a loan or 7 as an equity transaction, by executive agencies (as 8 defined in section 133 of title 41, United States 9 Code).’’; and 10 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub- 11 section: 12 ‘‘(e) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN OFFICIALS.—The Sec- 13 retary of Defense shall include in the forum established 14 under subsection (a) the following: 15 16 ‘‘(1) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy. 17 ‘‘(2) The individual serving as the Director of 18 the Defense Logistics Agency and the head of the 19 Office of General Counsel of the Department of De- 20 fense.’’. 21 (d) SUNSET.—Effective December 31, 2035, the fol- 22 lowing provisions of law are repealed: 23 (1) Subsections (g) through (m) of section 4817 24 of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub- 25 section (a) of this section. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 711 1 (2) Subsections (a)(3) and (e) of section 1092 2 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement 3 and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 4 Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 10 U.S.C. 149 5 note), as added by subsection (c) of this section. 6 Subtitle G—Other Matters 7 SEC. 871. MODIFICATION TO DEMONSTRATION AND PROTO- 8 TYPING 9 NATIONAL PRODUCT SUPPORT CAPABILITIES 10 IN A CONTESTED LOGISTICS ENVIRONMENT. 11 PROGRAM TO ADVANCE INTER- Section 842 of the National Defense Authorization 12 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 13 2341 note) is amended— 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 (1) in subsection (b)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: 21 ‘‘(B) advanced manufacturing (as defined 22 in section 4841(f) of title 10, United States 23 Code) facilities for rapid, distributed production 24 of parts closer to the point of use; and’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 712 1 (2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘on the date’’ 2 and all that follows and inserting ‘‘December 31, 3 2030.’’. 4 SEC. 872. CONTESTED LOGISTICS EXERCISE REQUIRE- 5 6 MENT. Section 842 of the National Defense Authorization 7 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 8 2341 note) is amended— 9 10 (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and 11 (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol- 12 lowing new subsection: 13 ‘‘(h) CONTESTED LOGISTICS EXERCISE REQUIRE- 14 MENT.—Not later than September 30, 2027, and bian- 15 nually thereafter until the termination date in subsection 16 (g), the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the sen17 ior official responsible for integration of global logistics (as 18 designated in section 2229b of this title), shall incorporate 19 the requirements of the Program into a joint exercise that 20 focuses on the contested logistics environment.’’. 21 SEC. 873. COMBATANT COMMAND EXPERIMENTATION AU- 22 23 THORITY. (a) AUTHORITY.—Each commander of a combatant 24 command shall have the authority to conduct experimen25 tation, prototyping, and technology demonstrations to sup- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 713 1 port the development and testing of innovative tech2 nologies and capability solutions to address operational 3 needs identified by the combatant command. 4 (b) PROCEDURES.—The commander of a combatant 5 command may use the special authorities for contracting 6 described in subsection (b) of section 843 of the National 7 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public 8 Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 3601 note) for activities carried 9 out under subsection (a), provided that the procedures de10 scribed in such section are followed. 11 (c) RECOMMENDATION FOR FOLLOW-ON PRODUC- 12 TION.—Upon completion of an experiment, prototype, or 13 technology demonstration, if a commander of a combatant 14 command submits to a senior contracting official (as de15 fined in section 1737 of title 10, United States Code) a 16 written determination that the demonstrated technology or 17 capability meets the operational need of the combatant 18 command, such written determination may be used to ful19 fill the following requirements: 20 (1) A justification for using other than competi- 21 tive procedures under section 3204 of title 10, 22 United States Code, to acquire the technology or ca- 23 pability which was successfully demonstrated. 24 (2) A validated capability needs statement or a 25 written determination that the capability is needed g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 714 1 to address a deficiency that affects performance of 2 missions assigned to that command. 3 (d) SUNSET.—The authority under this section shall 4 terminate on September 30, 2028. 5 (e) INCLUSION IN ANNUAL REPORT.—The Chairman 6 on of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in coordination with the 7 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 8 Sustainment, shall include in each report required after 9 the date of the enactment of this Act by subsection (e) 10 of section 843 of the National Defense Authorization Act 11 for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 6 U.S.C. 3601 12 note) an explanation of each use of the authority under 13 this section during the period covered by the report. 14 SEC. 874. ANNUAL REPORT ON CONTRACT CANCELLATIONS 15 16 AND TERMINATIONS. (a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 17 (1) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 18 2027 through 2031, not later than 10 days after the 19 date on which the President submits the budget to 20 Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 21 United States Code, for each such fiscal year, the 22 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres- 23 sional defense committees a report listing any can- 24 cellation or termination for the preceding fiscal year g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 715 1 of a contract in an amount greater than the sim- 2 plified acquisition threshold. 3 (2) FISCAL YEAR 2025 CANCELLATIONS AND 4 TERMINATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall in- 5 clude in the first report submitted under paragraph 6 (1) a description of any cancellation or termination 7 of a contract in an amount greater than the sim- 8 plified acquisition threshold during fiscal year 2025. 9 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub- 10 section (a) shall include the following elements: 11 (1) An identification of the unique Government 12 identification number (commonly referred to as a 13 ‘‘Procurement Instrument Identification Number’’ or 14 an ‘‘Indefinite Delivery Vehicle’’) for each contract 15 cancelled or terminated. 16 17 (2) The total value of the contracts described in paragraph (1). 18 19 (3) The total existing obligations against each such contract. 20 (4) Any termination settlement paid, if applica- 21 ble, for cancelling or terminating a contract de- 22 scribed in paragraph (1). 23 (5) A brief justification of the rationale for such 24 cancellation or termination, disaggregated by con- 25 tracts— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 716 1 (A) that do not align with the priorities of 2 the Secretary of Defense; 3 (B) for which the requirement no longer 4 exists; 5 (C) for which the requirement has de- 6 creased; 7 (D) for which the requirement exists, but 8 the contract did not meet requirements for cost 9 or the schedule or performance of the contract 10 are unacceptable; or 11 (E) any other rationale as determined by 12 the Secretary. 13 (6) For any contract described in paragraph 14 (5)(E), a justification of the proposed timeline for 15 awarding a new contract to meet the specified re- 16 quirement. 17 SEC. 875. ABILITY TO WITHHOLD CONTRACT PAYMENTS 18 DURING PERIOD OF PENDANCY OF A BID 19 PROTEST. 20 (a) AUTHORITY 21 TO WITHHOLD CERTAIN PAY- MENTS.— 22 (1) PROCEDURES.—Not later than 180 days 23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 24 retary of Defense shall revise the Department of De- 25 fense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regula- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 717 1 tion to establish procedures for a contracting officer 2 of the Department of Defense to withhold payment 3 of covered amounts to an incumbent contractor dur- 4 ing the period of pendency resulting from a bid pro- 5 test by such incumbent contractor. 6 (2) FORFEIT.—The procedures developed in ac- 7 cordance with this section shall provide that pay- 8 ment amounts withheld under paragraph (1) from 9 an incumbent contractor during a period of pend- 10 ency resulting from a bid protest by such incumbent 11 contractor shall be forfeited by the incumbent con- 12 tractor upon the determination by the Comptroller 13 General of the United States to dismiss such bid 14 protest based on a lack of any reasonable legal or 15 factual basis becoming a final determination. 16 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 17 (1) The term ‘‘covered amounts’’ means an 18 amount that is not greater than five percent of the 19 total amount to be paid to an incumbent contractor 20 but for the withholding of payment under subsection 21 (a)(1). 22 (2) The term ‘‘covered contract’’ means a con- 23 tract entered into by the Secretary of Defense with 24 an incumbent contractor for the procurement of 25 goods or services during the period of pendency that g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 718 1 are the same or substantially similar to goods or 2 services to be acquired by the Department under the 3 contract previously awarded to the incumbent con- 4 tractor. 5 (3) The term ‘‘final determination’’, with re- 6 spect to the dismissal of a bid protest, means such 7 dismissal— 8 (A) was not the subject of a request for re- 9 consideration and the time period for requesting 10 reconsideration has expired; or 11 (B) was the subject of a request for recon- 12 sideration and the reconsideration processes for 13 which is completed. 14 (4) The term ‘‘incumbent contractor’’ means a 15 contractor for a contract with the Department of 16 Defense for the acquisition of goods or services by 17 the Department that are the same or substantially 18 similar to goods or services to be acquired by the 19 Department under a new or follow-on contract that 20 is the subject of a bid protest. 21 (5) The term ‘‘period of pendency’’ means the 22 period of performance under a contract that was 23 awarded or extended because the Secretary of De- 24 fense— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 719 1 (A) received notice of a bid protest sub- 2 mitted by the incumbent contractor to the 3 Comptroller General of the United States; and 4 (B) was prohibited from awarding a new 5 contract during the pendency of such bid pro- 6 test under section 3553(c) of title 31, United 7 States Code. 8 SEC. 876. INDEMNIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS AGAINST 9 NUCLEAR 10 RISKS. 11 AND UNUSUALLY HAZARDOUS (a) REVIEW.—The review of requests submitted by 12 a contractor to a Department of Defense contracting offi13 cer pursuant to Public Law 85–804 (50 U.S.C. 1431 et 14 seq.) for indemnification against nuclear and unusually 15 hazardous risks, including those involving the procurement 16 of commercial nuclear technology, shall include, to the ex17 tent practicable, input from the Defense Contract Man18 agement Agency, including reviews of insurance markets 19 and coverage availability from the Contractor Insurance/ 20 Pension Review group. 21 (b) DEADLINE.—The review of each indemnification 22 request submitted by a contractor described in subsection 23 (a) shall be completed with a final decision on approval 24 or denial, including an executed memorandum of decision, 25 not later than 90 days after the date of the request. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 720 1 (c) DELEGATION.—The Secretary of each military 2 department shall delegate the authority to approve or deny 3 indemnification requests submitted by contractors de4 scribed in subsection (a) for contracts relating to advanced 5 nuclear energy systems or components to such subordinate 6 officials as the Secretary determines appropriate to ensure 7 the timely and effective execution of reviewing such re8 quests. 9 SEC. 877. ENHANCED SECURITY STRATEGY FOR PROCURE- 10 MENT OF PRIVATE FIFTH-GENERATION WIRE- 11 LESS TECHNOLOGY. 12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 13 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 14 shall require a contractor for a procurement related to 15 fifth-generation wireless technology for private networks 16 on military installations to provide the information de17 scribed in subsection (b) to promote enhanced wireless 18 network security requirements, including supply chain risk 19 management. 20 (b) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—The information de- 21 scribed in this subsection is as follows: 22 23 (1) A hardware bill of materials for such procurement described in subsection (a). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 721 1 (2) A description of the implementation and 2 operational use of zero trust principles and capabili- 3 ties for such procurement. 4 (c) PRIORITIZATION.—With respect to a procurement 5 described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize 6 the use of private networks that employ Open-RAN ap7 proaches, including cloud-native capabilities whenever pos8 sible. 9 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 10 (1) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 11 meaning given in section 2801 of title 10, United 12 States Code. 13 (2) The term ‘‘Open-RAN’’ has the meaning 14 given in section 9202 of title XCII of the National 15 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 16 (Public Law 116–283). TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DE18 FENSE ORGANIZATION AND 19 MANAGEMENT 17 Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters Sec. 901. Prohibition of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs of the Department of Defense. Sec. 902. Directive authority for matters for which the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering has responsibility. Sec. 903. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Armaments Cooperation. Sec. 904. Modification to authorities of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation. Sec. 905. Modification of covered technology categories for Office of Strategic Capital. Sec. 906. Additional authorities for Office of Strategic Capital. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 722 Sec. 907. Defense Science Board study on optimal organizational structure for digital solution and software delivery. Subtitle B—Other Department of Defense Organization and Management Matters Sec. 911. Removal of members of Joint Chiefs of Staff and combatant commanders. Sec. 912. Joint Interagency Task Force 401. Sec. 913. Authority to establish regional outreach centers for the Defense Innovation Unit. Sec. 914. Small-UAS Industrial Base Working Group. Sec. 915. Temporary prohibition on disestablishment of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Pacific. Sec. 916. Limitation on availability of funds for modification or consolidation of geographic combatant commands. Sec. 917. Limitation on availability of funds for the Army pending submittal of plan on the proposed integration of the Joint Munitions Command and the Army Sustainment Command. 2 Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters 3 SEC. 901. PROHIBITION OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLU- 4 SION PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 5 DEFENSE. 1 6 (a) REPEALS AND MODIFICATIONS OF REPORTING 7 REQUIREMENTS ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.—Section 8 113 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 9 (1) in subsection (c)— 10 (A) by striking paragraph (2); and 11 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 12 (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; 13 (2) in subsection (g)(1)(B)— 14 (A) by striking clause (vii); and 15 (B) by redesignating clauses (viii), (ix), 16 and (x) as clauses (vii), (viii), and (ix), respec- 17 tively; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 723 1 (3) by striking subsection (l); 2 (4) by redesignating subsections (m) through 3 (o) as subsections (l) through (n), respectively; and 4 (5) in subsection (l), as so redesignated— 5 (A) by striking ‘‘Accompanying each na- 6 tional defense strategy provided to the congres- 7 sional defense committees in accordance with 8 subsection (g)(1)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘On an an- 9 nual basis’’; and 10 (B) by striking ‘‘provide a report’’ and in- 11 serting ‘‘submit to the congressional defense 12 committees a report’’. 13 (b) REPEAL OF CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER.—Sec- 14 tion 147 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. 15 16 (c) REPEAL OF PROGRAM ON DIVERSITY IN MILITARY LEADERSHIP.—Section 656 of title 10, United 17 States Code, is repealed. 18 (d) REPEAL OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF 19 DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN DEPARTMENT OF DE20 FENSE; SUPREMACIST, EXTREMIST, OR CRIMINAL GANG 21 ACTIVITY IN THE ARMED FORCES.—Section 554 of the 22 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Author23 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 24 10 U.S.C. 141 note) is repealed. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 724 1 (e) REPEAL OF SENIOR ADVISORS FOR DIVERSITY 2 AND INCLUSION.—Section 913 of the William M. (Mac) 3 Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 4 Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3802) is re5 pealed. 6 7 (f) PROHIBITED DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PRACTICES.— 8 9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may not— 10 (A) maintain an office relating to diversity, 11 equity, inclusion, or accessibility or any sub- 12 stantially similar office; 13 14 (B) maintain or employ a chief diversity officer or a substantially similar officer; 15 (C) develop, implement, distribute, or pub- 16 lish plans, strategic plans, reports, or surveys 17 relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and ac- 18 cessibility, or substantially similar plans, re- 19 ports, or surveys; 20 (D) develop, implement, or maintain an 21 employee resource group or an affinity group 22 based on race, color, ethnicity, religion, national 23 origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 725 1 (E) develop, implement, or maintain an 2 agency equity team or a substantially similar 3 team; 4 (F) develop, implement, distribute, publish, 5 establish, or purchase— 6 (i) a training course relating to— 7 (I) diversity; 8 (II) equity; 9 (III) inclusion; 10 (IV) a critical theory relating to 11 race, gender, or otherwise; or 12 (V) intersectionality; or 13 (ii) a training course substantiality 14 similar to a training course described in 15 clause (i); 16 (G) develop, implement, or maintain a di- 17 versity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility data 18 dashboard or a substantially similar data dash- 19 board; or 20 (H) maintain or employ a position relating 21 to diversity, equity, inclusion, or accessibility. 22 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 23 paragraph (1) shall be construed to prevent the Sec- 24 retary of Defense from maintaining or operating— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 726 1 (A) Equal Employment Opportunity offices 2 as historically organized and operated within 3 the Department of Defense; or 4 (B) an office enforcing the Americans with 5 Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et 6 seq.) or similar programs or offices as histori- 7 cally organized and operated within the Depart- 8 ment of Defense. 9 (3) ACCESSIBILITY DEFINED.—In this sub- 10 section, the term ‘‘accessibility’’ has the meaning 11 given that term in the Department of Defense Di- 12 versity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Strategic 13 Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023, except such 14 term does not refer to accessibility or other accom- 15 modations required under law for individuals with 16 disabilities. 17 SEC. 902. DIRECTIVE AUTHORITY FOR MATTERS FOR 18 WHICH THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 19 FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING HAS RE- 20 SPONSIBILITY. 21 Section 133a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 22 amended— 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by inserting ‘‘elements of the Department relating to’’ after ‘‘supervising, all’’; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 727 1 (B) by inserting ‘‘and enhancing jointness’’ 2 after ‘‘and engineering efforts’’; and 3 (C) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a 4 semicolon; 5 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 6 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 7 8 (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 9 ‘‘(4) directing the Secretaries of the military de- 10 partments and the heads of all other elements of the 11 Department with regard to matters for which the 12 Under Secretary has responsibility; and 13 ‘‘(5) conducting developmental prototyping, de- 14 signing and executing experiments of prototypes in 15 the field to demonstrate operational relevance to ad- 16 dress joint force capability gaps, and encouraging 17 and supporting the rapid transition of technology 18 from the research and development phase into oper- 19 ational use within the Department.’’. 20 SEC. 903. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR INTER- 21 NATIONAL ARMAMENTS COOPERATION. 22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 23 DEFENSE FOR INTERNATIONAL ARMAMENTS COOPERA24 TION.—Section 138(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 25 amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 728 1 2 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; and 3 (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol- 4 lowing new paragraph (7): 5 ‘‘(7) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant 6 Secretary of Defense for International Armaments Co7 operation, who shall report directly to the Under Secretary 8 of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. The principal 9 duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be to carry out sec10 tion 133b(b)(10) of this title.’’. 11 12 (b) INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF ASSISTANT SECRETARIES.— 13 (1) INCREASE.—Section 138(a)(1) of title 10, 14 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘19’’ 15 and inserting ‘‘20’’. 16 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5315 17 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by strik- 18 ing ‘‘Assistant Secretaries of Defense (19).’’ and in- 19 serting ‘‘Assistant Secretaries of Defense (20).’’ 20 SEC. 904. MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITIES OF THE DIREC- 21 TOR OF OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUA- 22 TION. 23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 139 of title 10, United 24 States Code, is amended— 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1) in subsection (b)— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 729 1 (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 2 the end; 3 (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the pe- 4 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 5 (C) by adding at the end the following new 6 paragraph: 7 ‘‘(7) have access to approved test and evalua- 8 tion master plans and test strategies of the armed 9 forces for purposes of conducting independent re- 10 views of such plans and strategies.’’; 11 (2) in subsection (k), by inserting ‘‘, and the 12 Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the amount 13 requested for the Office of the Director in the De- 14 partment of Defense budget for each fiscal year is 15 sufficient to enable the Director to fulfill the duties 16 and responsibilities assigned by this section’’ before 17 the period at the end; and 18 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub- 19 section: 20 ‘‘(l)(1) The Director may enter into contracts or 21 other agreements with one or more federally funded re22 search and development centers pursuant to which per23 sonnel of such centers may assist the Director with pro24 gram oversight, including through— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 730 1 ‘‘(A) test planning, preparation, and moni- 2 toring; 3 ‘‘(B) data collection; 4 ‘‘(C) data analysis; 5 ‘‘(D) drafting and reviewing test reports; 6 ‘‘(E) providing technical expertise and sup- 7 port to program offices; and 8 ‘‘(F) performing such other duties as the 9 10 Director determines appropriate. ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the 11 Director has sufficient funding to enter into the contracts 12 or other agreements for which authorization is provided 13 under paragraph (1).’’. 14 (b) REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN CERTAIN TEST AND 15 EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.— 16 (1) LIMITATION.—During the period beginning 17 on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 18 on September 30, 2027, the Secretary of Defense 19 may not— 20 21 (A) divest or consolidate a capability specified in paragraph (2); 22 (B) transfer responsibility for such a capa- 23 bility away from the organization responsible 24 for the capability as of the date of the enact- 25 ment of this Act; or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 731 1 (C) take any other action that would re- 2 duce the scope or effectiveness of the capability. 3 (2) CAPABILITIES DESCRIBED.—The capabili- 4 ties specified in this paragraph are— 5 (A) the Cyber Assessment Program; 6 (B) the Center for Countermeasures; 7 (C) the Test and Evaluation Threat Re- 8 source Activity; 9 (D) the Joint Technical Coordinating 10 Group for Munitions Effectiveness Program; 11 (E) the Joint Aircraft Survivability Pro- 12 gram; 13 (F) the Joint Test and Evaluation Pro- 14 gram; and 15 (G) the Test and Evaluation Trans- 16 formation Program. 17 (3) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 18 through the Director of Operational Test and Eval- 19 uation, may a waive the limitation under paragraph 20 (1) with respect to capability specified in paragraph 21 (2), on a case-by-case basis, if— 22 (A) the Secretary submits to the congres- 23 sional defense committees a plan for divesting, 24 consolidating, transferring, or otherwise reduc- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 732 1 ing the scope or effectiveness the capability (as 2 the case may be), which shall include— 3 (i) in the case of a capability proposed 4 to be transferred to another organization 5 within the Department of Defense— 6 (I) identification of the organiza- 7 tion to which such capability will be 8 transferred; and 9 (II) an explanation of the level of 10 resources needed to sustain such ca- 11 pability at the new organization, staff- 12 ing levels for the capability at such or- 13 ganization, and any agreements need- 14 ed to implement the proposed trans- 15 fer; and 16 (ii) in the case of a capability pro- 17 posed to be divested or consolidated by the 18 Secretary, a justification for the divest- 19 ment or consolidation together with an ex- 20 planation of how the proposed divestment 21 or consolidation will not result in a loss of 22 capabilities or functions in a manner that 23 poses a risk to any mission of the Depart- 24 ment of Defense; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 733 1 (B) a period of 30 days has elapsed fol- 2 lowing the date on which the plan under sub- 3 paragraph (A) was submitted. 4 (4) RESOURCES.—The Secretary of Defense 5 shall ensure that sufficient funding and personnel 6 are made available to the Director of Operational 7 Test and Evaluation to maintain the capabilities 8 specified in paragraph (2) during the period in 9 which the limitation under paragraph (1) applies. 10 SEC. 905. MODIFICATION OF COVERED TECHNOLOGY CAT- 11 EGORIES FOR OFFICE OF STRATEGIC CAP- 12 ITAL. 13 Paragraph (2) of subsection (f) of section 149 of title 14 10, United States Code, is amended— 15 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (U) 16 through (GG) as subparagraphs (V) through (HH), 17 respectively; and 18 19 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (T) the following new subparagraph: 20 21 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(U) Nuclear fission and fusion energy technologies.’’. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 734 1 SEC. 906. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES FOR OFFICE OF STRA- 2 3 TEGIC CAPITAL. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 149 of title 10, United 4 States Code, as amended by section 905 of this Act, is 5 further amended— 6 7 (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (h); and 8 (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol- 9 lowing new subsections: 10 ‘‘(f) FEES.— 11 12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— ‘‘(A) The Director may— 13 ‘‘(i) charge and collect fees for the 14 costs specified in subparagraph (B) for 15 services provided by the Office and associ- 16 ated with administering programs under 17 this 18 transaction costs and direct costs relating 19 to such services; and section, including project-specific 20 ‘‘(ii) establish those fees at amounts 21 that the Director considers appropriate 22 only to recover the costs of project-specific 23 transaction costs and to offset the ex- 24 penses of administering of those programs. 25 ‘‘(B) The costs specified in this subpara- 26 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) graph are the following: (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 735 1 ‘‘(i) Due diligence costs paid to third 2 parties for services conducting national se- 3 curity, legal, engineering, technical, finan- 4 cial, and other due diligence on applicants, 5 prospective and existing borrowers, guar- 6 antors, sponsors, and other key transaction 7 parties, their respective owners, managers, 8 and employees, and their properties, as- 9 sets, and operations. 10 ‘‘(ii) Costs of third-party services re- 11 lated to ratings analysis, underwriting, ap- 12 praisals, valuations, travel to and inspec- 13 tion of project sites, and other customary 14 analysis relating to specific applications. 15 ‘‘(iii) Costs of third-party legal serv- 16 ices for negotiation and documentation of 17 transactions. 18 ‘‘(iv) Costs of third-party services for 19 monitoring, restructurings, and workouts 20 of agreements. 21 ‘‘(v) Administrative expenses directly 22 related to credit program operations as de- 23 fined in Office of Management and Budget 24 Circular A–11 as of August 2025, includ- 25 ing— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 736 1 ‘‘(I) the appropriate proportion 2 of administrative expenses that are 3 shared with non-credit programs; 4 ‘‘(II) the cost of loan systems de- 5 velopment and maintenance, including 6 information technology systems costs; 7 ‘‘(III) the cost of monitoring 8 credit programs and private lenders 9 for compliance with contractual re- 10 quirements, laws, and regulations; 11 ‘‘(IV) the cost of all activities re- 12 lated to credit extension, loan serv- 13 icing, write-off, and close out; and 14 ‘‘(V) the cost of collecting delin- 15 quent or defaulted loans. 16 17 ‘‘(2) DEPOSIT INTO CREDIT PROGRAM AC- COUNT.— 18 19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts collected as fees under paragraph (1) shall— 20 ‘‘(i) be deposited into the Credit Pro- 21 gram Account established under subsection 22 (e)(5); and 23 ‘‘(ii) remain available until expended. 24 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION ON USE OF FEES.—Not- 25 withstanding subsection (e)(5)(B), none of the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 737 1 fees collected under paragraph (1) may be used 2 to pay salaries or expenses of civilian employees 3 of the Department of Defense or for any pur- 4 poses other than those described in this sub- 5 section or subsection (e)(12). 6 ‘‘(3) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.— 7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by 8 subparagraph (B), the authority under para- 9 graph (1) to charge and collect fees shall expire 10 on the date specified in paragraph (9)(A) of 11 subsection (e). 12 ‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ASSETS.— 13 With respect to a loan or loan guarantee pro- 14 vided under this section that is outstanding as 15 of the expiration date under subparagraph (A), 16 the authority of the Director under paragraph 17 (1) to charge and collect fees for services relat- 18 ing to the loan or loan guarantee shall remain 19 in effect for the duration of the loan or loan 20 guarantee. 21 ‘‘(4) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 22 ‘‘(A) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 23 March 1 of each year, the Director shall submit 24 to the congressional defense committees a re- 25 port that includes— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 738 1 ‘‘(i) a detailed summary of the fees 2 collected under paragraph (1) in the pre- 3 ceding fiscal year; and 4 ‘‘(ii) a description of how those fees 5 were allocated. 6 ‘‘(B) AUDIT.—The Inspector General of 7 the Department of Defense shall— 8 ‘‘(i) conduct a review of the fees 9 charged and collected under paragraph (1) 10 in fiscal year 2026 and provide a report on 11 the results of the review to the congres- 12 sional defense committees; and 13 ‘‘(ii) conduct an audit of the fees col- 14 lected in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 and, 15 once completed, provide a report to the 16 congressional defense committees on the 17 results of the audit not later than 180 18 days after the end of fiscal year 2027. 19 ‘‘(g) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT SERVICES.—The Direc- 20 tor may accept services, such as legal, financial, technical, 21 or professional services, associated with administering pro22 grams under this section, including accepting such services 23 as indirect payment in kind for services provided by the 24 Office.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 739 1 (b) DETERMINATIONS OF LOAN DEFAULT UNDER 2 PILOT PROGRAM ON CAPITAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT 3 DEFENSE INVESTMENT IN INDUSTRIAL BASE.—Sub- 4 section (e)(3)(A)(ii)(VI) of such section is amended by 5 striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’. 6 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO CREDIT PROGRAM 7 ACCOUNT.—Subsection (e)(5)(A)(ii) of such section is 8 amended— 9 (1) by striking ‘‘consist of amounts’’ and insert- 10 ing the following: ‘‘consist of— 11 ‘‘(I) amounts’’; 12 13 (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 14 15 (3) by adding at the end the following new subclause: 16 ‘‘(II) fees deposited under sub- 17 section (f)(2).’’. 18 (d) ADDITIONAL MODIFICATIONS TO PILOT PRO- 19 GRAM ON CAPITAL ASSISTANCE.—Subsection (e) of such 20 section is further amended by adding at the end the fol21 lowing new paragraphs: 22 ‘‘(10) PRESUMPTION OF COMPLIANCE.—Each 23 agreement for a loan or loan guarantee executed by 24 the Director under paragraph (3)(A) shall be conclu- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 740 1 sively presumed to be issued in compliance with the 2 requirements of this section. 3 ‘‘(11) AUTHORITY TO COLLECT DEBTS.—In the 4 case of a default on a loan or loan guarantee pro- 5 vided under paragraph (3)(A), the Director may ex- 6 ercise any priority of the United States in collecting 7 debts relating to the default. 8 ‘‘(12) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.—In carrying 9 out the capital assistance program under this sub- 10 section the Director may— 11 ‘‘(A) enter into contracts, agreements, or 12 other transactions with applicants for or recipi- 13 ents of capital assistance pursuant to which 14 such applicants or recipients directly pay for 15 the costs of third-party services provided to the 16 Office in connection with transactions involving 17 such applicants and recipients; 18 ‘‘(B) procure temporary and intermittent 19 services of experts and consultants in accord- 20 ance with section 3109 of title 5 only for the 21 purposes established under this subsection; and 22 ‘‘(C) with the consent of another Federal 23 agency, enter into an agreement with that Fed- 24 eral agency to use, with or without reimburse- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 741 1 ment, any service, equipment, personnel, or fa- 2 cility of that Federal agency.’’. 3 SEC. 907. DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD STUDY ON OPTIMAL 4 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR DIGITAL 5 SOLUTION AND SOFTWARE DELIVERY. 6 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 7 shall direct the Defense Science Board to conduct a com8 prehensive study to evaluate and recommend the most op9 timal organizational structure within the Office of the Sec10 retary of Defense to align and maximize the output of dig11 ital solutions engineering and software delivery activities 12 across the Department of Defense. 13 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study required under sub- 14 section (a) shall include the following elements: 15 (1) An assessment of existing organizational 16 structures and organizations supporting digital solu- 17 tions engineering and software delivery across the 18 Department of Defense, including— 19 (A) current responsibilities, requirements, 20 and deliverables of software delivery organiza- 21 tions across the Department of Defense; 22 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (B) limitations based on current enterprise data management platforms; (C) optimization of resource allocation and utilization processes; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 742 1 (D) integration challenges and opportuni- 2 ties with Department-wide digital solution engi- 3 neering and software delivery initiatives. 4 (2) An evaluation of potential organizational 5 courses of action for supporting digital solutions en- 6 gineering within the Office of the Secretary of De- 7 fense, including— 8 (A) establishment of a new defense agency 9 or Department of Defense field activity; 10 (B) integration into an existing defense 11 agency or Department of Defense field activity; 12 (C) consolidation of digital development 13 functions within existing Office of the Secretary 14 of Defense staff organizations; 15 (D) optimization of current organizational 16 structures and authorities; 17 (E) hybrid approaches combining elements 18 of the options described in subparagraphs (A), 19 (B), (C), and (D); and 20 (F) any other organizational structures 21 deemed appropriate by the Defense Science 22 Board. 23 (3) Recommendations on the selection of the 24 optimal organizational structure, including— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 743 1 (A) analysis of the advantages and dis- 2 advantages of each course of action evaluated 3 under paragraph (2); 4 (B) evaluation of cost-effectiveness and re- 5 source implications; 6 (C) application of lessons from similar in- 7 dustry or academic entities performing similar 8 work; 9 (D) consideration of governance and execu- 10 tion framework requirements; 11 (E) assessment of the implementation of 12 and execution of governance structures, includ- 13 ing artificial intelligence model management; 14 and 15 (F) recommendations for unique acquisi- 16 tion authorities to support rapid digital solu- 17 tions engineering and deployment. 18 (4) Transition recommendations for imple- 19 menting the selected organizational structure, in- 20 cluding— 21 22 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) detailed implementation timeline and milestones; (B) resource requirements and funding mechanisms; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 744 1 (C) legislative or regulatory changes need- 2 ed. 3 (c) REPORT.— 4 (1) TRANSMITTAL TO SECRETARY.—Not later 5 than February 1, 2027, the Board shall transmit to 6 the Secretary of Defense a final report on the study 7 conducted pursuant to subsection (a). 8 (2) TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later 9 than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary 10 receives the final report under paragraph (1), the 11 Secretary shall submit the report to the congres- 12 sional defense committees, together with such com- 13 ments as the Secretary considers appropriate. 14 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 15 (1) DIGITAL SOLUTIONS ENGINEERING.—The 16 term ‘‘digital solutions engineering’’ means the de- 17 velopment, deployment, and sustainment of artificial 18 intelligence systems, software applications, data en- 19 gineering solutions, data analytics platforms, and 20 other digital technologies for operational and busi- 21 ness purposes. 22 (2) SOFTWARE DELIVERY ORGANIZATIONS.— 23 The term ‘‘software delivery organizations’’ means 24 organizational units dedicated to the rapid develop- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 745 1 ment, deployment, and sustainment of software ap- 2 plications and digital solutions. Subtitle B—Other Department of 4 Defense Organization and Man5 agement Matters 3 6 SEC. 911. REMOVAL OF MEMBERS OF JOINT CHIEFS OF 7 8 STAFF AND COMBATANT COMMANDERS. (a) JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.—Section 151 of title 9 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 10 the following new subsection: 11 ‘‘(h) REMOVAL OF MEMBERS OF JOINT CHIEFS OF 12 STAFF.—(1) If the President removes a member of the 13 Joint Chiefs of Staff from office or transfers a member 14 of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to another position or location 15 before the end of the term of the member as specified in 16 statute, the President shall, not later than five days after 17 the removal or transfer takes effect, submit to Congress, 18 including the congressional defense committees, notice 19 that the member is being removed or transferred and a 20 statement of the reason for the removal or transfer. 21 ‘‘(2) Nothing in this subsection prohibits a personnel 22 action authorized by another provision of law.’’. 23 (b) COMBATANT COMMANDERS.—Section 164(a) of 24 title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 25 end the following new paragraph: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 746 1 ‘‘(3)(A) If the President removes an officer assigned 2 under paragraph (1) to serve as the commander of a uni3 fied or specified combatant command or transfers that of4 ficer to another position or location before the expected 5 end of the officer’s service as a combatant commander, 6 the President shall, not later than five days after the re7 moval or transfer takes effect, submit to Congress, includ8 ing the congressional defense committees, notice that the 9 officer is being removed or transferred and a statement 10 of the reason for the removal or transfer. 11 ‘‘(B) Nothing in this paragraph prohibits a personnel 12 action authorized by another provision of law.’’. 13 14 SEC. 912. JOINT INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE 401. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 8 of title 15 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 16 the following new section: 17 ‘‘§ 199. Joint Interagency Task Force 401 18 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 19 Department of Defense a joint activity to be known as 20 the ‘Joint Interagency Task Force 401’ (referred to in this 21 section as the ‘Task Force’). 22 ‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.— 23 ‘‘(1) There is a Director of the Task Force (re- 24 ferred to in this section as the ‘Director’) who shall 25 be appointed by the Secretary of Defense from g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 747 1 among personnel of the Department of Defense who 2 are— 3 ‘‘(A) general or flag officers of the covered 4 armed forces; or 5 ‘‘(B) members of the Senior Executive 6 Service. 7 ‘‘(2) The Director shall report directly to the 8 Deputy Secretary of Defense and shall serve as the 9 principal advisor to the Deputy Secretary and the 10 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on counter- 11 small unmanned aircraft system matters. 12 ‘‘(c) ORGANIZATION.—The Task Force shall— 13 ‘‘(1) be designated as a jointly manned activity 14 with full joint manning support from the covered 15 armed forces as determined by the Director; and 16 ‘‘(2) shall consist of such other subordinate or- 17 ganizational elements as the Director determines ap- 18 propriate, subject to the authority, direction, and 19 control of the Secretary of Defense with support 20 from designated organizational elements within the 21 Office of the Secretary of Defense as determined by 22 the Director in coordination with the Secretary. 23 ‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of the 24 Task Force shall include the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 748 1 ‘‘(1) Lead, advocate, coordinate, and focus all 2 Department of Defense actions in support of efforts 3 of the combatant commands and the covered armed 4 forces to defeat small unmanned aircraft systems 5 (referred to in this section as ‘sUAS’) as weapons of 6 strategic influence. 7 ‘‘(2) Integrate all counter-sUAS solutions 8 throughout the Department of Defense, seeking 9 interagency participation and assistance as nec- 10 essary. 11 ‘‘(3) Develop and share counter-sUAS training 12 tools, expertise, and tactics, techniques, and proce- 13 dures for components of the Department of Defense 14 that address needs of the joint force. 15 ‘‘(4) Coordinate efforts across the Department 16 of Defense to develop, test, evaluate, and procure 17 counter-sUAS kinetic and non-kinetic defeat capa- 18 bilities. 19 ‘‘(5) Carry out the counter-sUAS validation and 20 acquisition responsibilities described in subsections 21 (e) and (f). 22 23 ‘‘(6) Develop and regularly update a countersUAS strategic plan. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 749 1 ‘‘(7) Carry out such other activities relating to 2 counter-sUAS as the Secretary of Defense deter- 3 mines appropriate. 4 ‘‘(e) APPROVAL AND VALIDATION OF COUNTER-SUAS 5 SYSTEMS.— 6 ‘‘(1) The Task Force shall serve as the entity 7 within the Department of Defense with primary re- 8 sponsibility for the validation and approval of 9 counter-sUAS systems for procurement and use by 10 the Department. 11 ‘‘(2) In coordination with other components of 12 the Department of Defense, the Director shall de- 13 velop, maintain, and regularly update a list of 14 counter-sUAS systems that are validated and ap- 15 proved for procurement and use by the Department 16 as described in paragraph (1). The Director shall 17 ensure that each counter-sUAS system on the list 18 has been vetted by the Task Force and has proven 19 to be effective for use by the Department in coun- 20 tering sUAS. 21 ‘‘(3) Except as provided in paragraph (4), no 22 component of the Department of Defense may pro- 23 cure a counter-sUAS system unless such system— 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) has been validated and approved by the Task Force under paragraph (1); and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 750 1 ‘‘(B) is included on the list maintained 2 under paragraph (2). 3 ‘‘(4) The service acquisition executive of the 4 military department concerned (in the case of a pro- 5 curement by a military department) or the Under 6 Secretary 7 Sustainment (in the case of a procurement not 8 under the authority of a service acquisition execu- 9 tive) may waive the restriction under paragraph (3), 10 on a case-by-case basis, by submitting to the con- 11 gressional defense committees— 12 Defense for Acquisition and ‘‘(A) notice of the intent to issue such a 13 waiver; and 14 ‘‘(B) an explanation of the reasons for 15 16 of issuing the waiver. ‘‘(f) ACQUISITION DIVISION.—The Director shall es- 17 tablish and maintain an acquisition division within the 18 Task Force. The acquisition division shall— 19 ‘‘(1) include acquisition professionals from rel- 20 evant portfolio acquisition executives (as described in 21 section 1732 of this title) within each covered armed 22 force; 23 24 ‘‘(2) support and facilitate efforts of the Director and covered armed forces— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 751 1 ‘‘(A) to budget and plan for the integration 2 and sustainment of counter-sUAS capabilities 3 that are approved and validated by the Task 4 Force under subsection (e); and 5 ‘‘(B) to efficiently and effectively transition 6 such capabilities into operational use; and 7 ‘‘(3) have such other duties and responsibilities 8 as the Director determines appropriate. 9 ‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORTS.—On an annual basis, the 10 Director shall submit to the congressional defense commit11 tees a report that includes a summary of the activities of 12 the Task Force over the period covered by the report, in13 cluding a description of— 14 15 ‘‘(1) the progress of the Task Force in carrying out the requirements of this section; 16 17 ‘‘(2) the metrics used to measure such progress; and 18 ‘‘(3) recommendations for congressional consid- 19 eration. 20 ‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 21 ‘‘(1) The term ‘counter-sUAS system’ means a 22 system or device capable of lawfully and safely dis- 23 abling, disrupting, or seizing control of a small un- 24 manned aircraft or small unmanned aircraft system. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 752 1 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered armed forces’ means the 2 Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space 3 Force. 4 ‘‘(3) The terms ‘small unmanned aircraft’, ‘un- 5 manned aircraft’, and ‘unmanned aircraft system’ 6 have the meanings given those terms in section 7 44801 of title 49.’’. 8 (b) REVIEW OF COUNTER-UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 9 SYSTEM READINESS.— 10 (1) REVIEW.—The Director of the Joint Inter- 11 agency Task Force 401, in coordination with the 12 Secretaries of the military departments, shall con- 13 duct a review to identify differences in the interpre- 14 tation and application of section 130i of title 10, 15 United States Code, among the military depart- 16 ments. 17 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 18 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 19 shall submit to the congressional defense committees 20 a report on the results of the review conducted 21 under paragraph (1). The report shall include a de- 22 scription of each of the following: 23 (A) Differences identified in the interpreta- 24 tion and application of section 130i of title 10, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 753 1 United States Code, among the military depart- 2 ments, including differences with respect to— 3 4 (i) interpretations of the term ‘‘covered facility or asset’’; 5 (ii) the application of modern best 6 practices for counter-UAS systems to each 7 type of covered facility or asset; and 8 (iii) divergent, unrealistic, or unneces- 9 sarily limited legal interpretations of the 10 term ‘‘covered facility or asset’’. 11 (B) The plan of the Director to remedy, 12 without changes to the underlying law, the dif- 13 ferences in legal interpretations and applica- 14 tions identified under subparagraph (A). 15 (C) Any resources required to expedite and 16 modernize site evaluations, including electro- 17 magnetic spectrum evaluations required for the 18 deployment of counter-UAS systems and site 19 surveys described in section 1089 of this Act. 20 (D) Suggestions to improve the role of the 21 United States Northern Command as a syn- 22 chronizing body for homeland counter-UAS sys- 23 tems deployed at covered facilities or assets. 24 (E) The strategy of the Director for retro- 25 fitting and modernizing military installations g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 754 1 and depots for testing counter-UAS systems 2 and an identification of any policy, legal, or reg- 3 ulatory challenges to carrying out such a strat- 4 egy. 5 (3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 6 ‘‘counter-UAS system’’ has the meaning given that 7 term in section 44801 of title 49, United States 8 Code. 9 (c) STRATEGY AND FUNDING PLAN.—Not later than 10 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 11 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de12 fense committees a report that includes— 13 (1) a strategy to ensure the Joint Interagency 14 Task Force 401 has the funding and other resources 15 necessary to execute its responsibilities, as required 16 under section 199 of title 10, United States Code 17 (as added by subsection (a)); and 18 (2) a plan for funding the Task Force across 19 the period covered by the most recent future-years 20 defense program submitted to Congress under sec- 21 tion 221 of title 10, United States Code (as of the 22 date of the report). 23 (d) COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM THREAT 24 LIBRARY.—Section 353 of the National Defense Author- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 755 1 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 2 10 U.S.C. 130i note) is amended— 3 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Not later’’ 4 and all that follows through ‘‘Office,’’ and inserting 5 ‘‘Not later than June 30, 2027, the Director of the 6 Joint Interagency Task Force 401’’; and 7 (2) in subsection (c)— 8 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and all 9 that follows through ‘‘Office,’’ and inserting 10 ‘‘The Director of the Joint Interagency Task 11 Force 401’’; and 12 (B) by striking ‘‘the Secretary of the 13 Army’’ and inserting ‘‘the Director’’. 14 SEC. 913. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH REGIONAL OUTREACH 15 CENTERS FOR THE DEFENSE INNOVATION 16 UNIT. 17 Section 4127 of title 10, United States Code, is 18 amended— 19 20 (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and 21 (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol- 22 lowing new subsection: 23 ‘‘(f) REGIONAL OUTREACH CENTERS.— 24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may establish 25 and maintain regional offices of the Unit at loca- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 756 1 tions within and outside the United States for pur- 2 poses of conducting outreach to and streamlining 3 interactions between the Unit and the private sector, 4 academia, and other mission partners. 5 ‘‘(2) SELECTION CRITERIA AND OTHER GUID- 6 ANCE.—In the event the Director exercises the au- 7 thority to establish and maintain regional offices 8 under paragraph (1), the Director shall— 9 ‘‘(A) develop a strategy and criteria for the 10 selection of locations for such offices; 11 ‘‘(B) issue any rules, regulations, policies, 12 or guidance necessary for the operation of such 13 offices; and 14 ‘‘(C) make the information described in 15 subparagraphs (A) and (B) available on a pub- 16 licly accessible website of the Department of 17 Defense.’’. 18 SEC. 914. SMALL-UAS INDUSTRIAL BASE WORKING GROUP. 19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than January 15, 20 2026, the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall establish a 21 working group to be known as the ‘‘Small-UAS Industrial 22 Base Working Group’’ (referred to in this section as the 23 ‘‘Working Group’’) to analyze the supplier base for small24 UAS systems and recommend investments or other actions 25 to improve such supplier base. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 757 1 (b) MEMBERS.—The Working Group shall be com- 2 posed of the following members: 3 (1) The Deputy Secretary of Defense. 4 (2) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for In- 5 dustrial Base Policy. 6 7 (3) The Director of the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group. 8 9 (4) One or more representatives of the Defense Innovation Unit. 10 11 (5) The service acquisition executive of each military department. 12 13 (6) One or more representatives from the Army Materiel Command. 14 15 (7) One or more representatives from the United States Special Operations Command. 16 (8) Such other members as the Deputy Sec- 17 retary of Defense determines appropriate. 18 (c) DIRECTOR OF WORKING GROUP.—The Director 19 of the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group shall serve as 20 the Director of the Working Group. 21 (d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Working Group shall 22 have the following responsibilities: 23 (1) Analyzing the current capacity of the sUAS 24 industrial base, including manufacturers of complete g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 758 1 sUAS systems and suppliers of components for such 2 systems. 3 (2) Identifying likely investments by entities in 4 the sUAS industrial base to remediate fragile supply 5 chains and supply chains for systems or components 6 for which there are limited or no domestic suppliers, 7 taking into account reasonable estimates of Federal 8 Government and commercial demand and ensuring 9 that private investment is leveraged to the greatest 10 extent practicable. 11 (3) Developing plans for investments and other 12 actions to remediate fragile or non-U.S. suppliers, 13 including the following: 14 (A) Continued Federal Government pur- 15 chases of significant numbers of sUAS systems. 16 (B) Partnerships between entities in the 17 sUAS industrial base and the Federal Govern- 18 ment, including— 19 20 (i) the SkyFoundry initiative of the Army Materiel Command; 21 (ii) arrangements for companies in the 22 sUAS industrial base to operate commer- 23 cially-owned, commercially-operated pro- 24 duction facilities on sites within the United 25 States organic industrial base; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 759 1 (iii) arrangements for the establish- 2 ment of Government-owned, contractor-op- 3 erated sUAS component production facili- 4 ties on such sites; and 5 (iv) arrangements for the establish- 6 ment of Government-owned, Government- 7 operated sUAS component production fa- 8 cilities on such sites. 9 (C) Identifying sUAS capabilities that are 10 required by the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine 11 Corps, and Space Force, but which commercial 12 industry cannot or is not expected to fulfill. 13 (D) Identifying opportunities for public- 14 private partnerships to support the incubation 15 and innovation of sUAS technology. 16 (4) Identifying potential changes in qualifica- 17 tion processes for sUAS components that could en- 18 able greater commercial production of such compo- 19 nents and sUAS systems. 20 (e) REPORTS.— 21 (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 22 2026, the Working Group shall submit to the Dep- 23 uty Secretary of Defense and the congressional de- 24 fense committees a report that includes— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 760 1 2 (A) an initial assessment of the sUAS industrial base; 3 (B) a summary of the aggregate demand 4 signal made by the Federal Government for 5 sUAS production as of the date of the report; 6 (C) a summary of the future projected de- 7 mand signal by the Federal Government for 8 sUAS production; 9 (D) a description of the likely investments 10 in the sUAS component supplier base by com- 11 mercial industry over the period of 18 months 12 following the date of the report; 13 (E) recommendations for investments or 14 other actions to strengthen the sUAS industrial 15 base to optimally meet aggregate Federal Gov- 16 ernment and commercial demand; and 17 (F) an assessment of the Sky Foundry ini- 18 tiative of the Army to determine how that ini- 19 tiative is expected to— 20 (i) assist the Army in meeting its 21 sUAS requirements at a competitive cost; 22 and 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (ii) materially impact the health of the sUAS industrial base. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 761 1 (2) BIANNUAL REPORTS.—Not less frequently 2 than once every 180 days following the submittal of 3 the initial report under paragraph (1), the Working 4 Group shall submit to the Deputy Secretary of De- 5 fense and the congressional defense committees an 6 updated version of the report. 7 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF SKYFOUNDRY PROGRAM.— 8 The Secretary of the Army may establish a SkyFoundry 9 program if— 10 (1) the Working Group has submitted the ini- 11 tial report required under subsection (e)(1) to the 12 congressional defense committees; and 13 14 (2) the Deputy Secretary of Defense certifies to such committees that the SkyFoundry program— 15 (A) will improve the ability of the Army to 16 rapidly field sUAS systems at a competitive 17 cost; and 18 (B) will not negatively impact the commer- 19 cial sUAS industrial base. 20 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 21 (1) The term ‘‘small-UAS’’ or ‘‘sUAS’’ means 22 an unmanned aircraft system designated as Group 23 1, Group 2, or Group 3 in the Unmanned Aircraft 24 Systems Categorization Chart set forth in chapter 25 III of the Department of Defense Joint Publication g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 762 1 3-30 (relating to ‘‘Joint Air Operations’’), or any 2 successor to such categorization system. 3 (2) The term ‘‘sUAS component’’ means any of 4 following components for sUAS systems: 5 (A) Brushless motors. 6 (B) Batteries. 7 (C) Antennae. 8 (D) Flight controllers, including printed 9 circuit boards. 10 (E) Wiring harnesses. 11 (F) Rotors. 12 (G) Blades and propellers. 13 (H) Chassis, bodies, and frames. 14 (I) Sensors, including electro-optical and 15 infra-red sensors, GPS, and other such sensors. 16 SEC. 915. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON DISESTABLISH- 17 MENT OF NAVY EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT 18 COMMAND PACIFIC. 19 (a) IN GENERAL.—During the one-year period begin- 20 ning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec21 retary of the Navy may not take any action to disestablish 22 the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Pacific located 23 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. 24 (b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 25 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 763 1 of the Navy (or a designee of the Secretary) shall provide 2 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 3 the House of Representatives a briefing on— 4 (1) the status of the decision of the Secretary 5 with respect to the disestablishment of the Navy Ex- 6 peditionary Combat Command Pacific; and 7 8 (2) the strategic rationale, cost, and benefits of such disestablishment. 9 SEC. 916. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 10 MODIFICATION OR CONSOLIDATION OF GEO- 11 GRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMANDS. 12 (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 13 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 14 for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense may 15 be obligated or expended to carry out an action described 16 in subsection (b) until a period of 60 days has elapsed 17 following the date on which the Secretary of Defense sub18 mits the certification and all other information required 19 under subsection (c) with respect to such action. 20 (b) ACTIONS DESCRIBED.—The actions described in 21 this subsection are the following: 22 (1) Modifying or combining the missions, re- 23 sponsibilities, or force structure of any a geographic 24 combatant command as set forth in chapter 6 of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 764 1 title 10, United States Code, with those of any other 2 command. 3 (2) Appointing an officer in a grade below O– 4 10 to serve as the Commander of any geographic 5 combatant command. 6 (3) Divesting, consolidating, or returning to a 7 host country any site included in the real property 8 inventory of a geographic combatant command as of 9 June 1, 2025. 10 (c) CERTIFICATION AND OTHER INFORMATION RE- 11 QUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 12 congressional defense committees each of the following 13 with respect to any action described in subsection (b) that 14 is proposed to be taken by the Secretary: 15 (1) A certification that, in the determination of 16 the Secretary, undertaken with appropriate consulta- 17 tions with international partners, the action is in the 18 national security interest of the United States. 19 20 (2) A detailed analysis of the impact of such action on— 21 (A) the ability of the Armed Forces to exe- 22 cute contingency and other operational plans of 23 the Department of Defense, including counter- 24 terrorism operations and crisis response oper- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 765 1 ations, and the ability of the Armed Forces to 2 support such execution; 3 (B) the ability of the United States to 4 maintain access in the affected geographic com- 5 mand’s area of responsibility, including to pro- 6 tect the freedom of navigation; 7 (C) military training and major military 8 exercises, including on interoperability, security 9 cooperation, and joint activities with allies and 10 partners; and 11 (D) United States deterrence of potential 12 threats, including those that may be posed by 13 the People’s Republic of China and the Russian 14 Federation, and the adequacy of United States 15 military posture in the affected geographic com- 16 mand’s area of responsibilities for such pur- 17 poses. 18 (3) A detailed analysis of the costs for reloca- 19 tion of personnel, equipment, and associated infra- 20 structure. 21 22 (4) A description of consultations regarding such action with each relevant ally or partner. 23 (5) Independent risk assessments prepared by 24 the Commanders of the affected geographic combat- 25 ant commands, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 766 1 Staff, and any other combatant commander that 2 may be affected by such action, of— 3 (A) the impact of such action on the secu- 4 rity of the United States; 5 (B) the impact of such action on the abil- 6 ity of the Armed Forces to execute campaign 7 and contingency plans of the Department of 8 Defense, including in support of operations out- 9 side the area of responsibility of the affected ge- 10 ographic combatant commands; and 11 (C) the impact of such action on military 12 training and major military exercises, including 13 on interoperability and joint activities with re- 14 gional allies and partners. 15 (d) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the certification 16 and other information required under subsection (c) the 17 Secretary of Defense shall consult with Commanders in 18 the affected geographic combatant command’s area of re19 sponsibility and the commander of any other geographic 20 combatant command expected to be affected by an action 21 described in subsection (b). 22 (e) FORM.— 23 (1) CERTIFICATION.—The certification required 24 by subsection (c)(1) shall be submitted in unclassi- 25 fied form. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 767 1 (2) OTHER INFORMATION.—The information 2 described in paragraphs (2) through (5) of sub- 3 section (c) may be submitted in classified form. 4 (3) SPECIAL RULE FOR INDEPENDENT RISK AS- 5 SESSMENTS.—Each independent risk assessment re- 6 quired by subsection (c)(5) shall be submitted in 7 unaltered format. 8 SEC. 917. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 9 THE ARMY PENDING SUBMITTAL OF PLAN ON 10 THE PROPOSED INTEGRATION OF THE JOINT 11 MUNITIONS 12 SUSTAINMENT COMMAND. 13 COMMAND AND THE ARMY (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 14 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 15 for fiscal year 2026 for the Army may be obligated or ex16 pended to take any action described in subsection (b) with 17 respect to the Joint Munitions Command and the Army 18 Sustainment Command (referred to in this section collec19 tively as the ‘‘Commands’’) until the Secretary of the 20 Army submits to the Committees on Armed Services of 21 the Senate and the House of Representatives a report re22 garding the proposed plan of the Secretary to integrate 23 the Commands. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 768 1 (b) ACTIONS DESCRIBED.—The actions described in 2 this subsection are any actions to integrate or otherwise 3 restructure the Commands, including through— 4 (1) changing the numbers, duty locations, or re- 5 sponsibilities of personnel under the Commands; or 6 (2) modifying leadership or reporting chains of 7 the Commands. 8 (c) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 9 (a) shall include the following: 10 (1) A detailed comparison of the organizational 11 structures of the Commands (as in effect on the 12 date of the enactment of this Act) compared to the 13 proposed organizational structures of such Com- 14 mands if integrated as proposed by the Secretary of 15 the Army, including any associated changes to re- 16 porting chains, leadership roles, and workforce. 17 18 (2) The planned timeline for implementation of such integration. 19 (3) Any plans for changing the numbers, duty 20 locations, or responsibilities of personnel under the 21 Commands. 22 23 (4) A mission justification for the proposed integration. 24 (5) An assessment of the short-term and long- 25 term impacts of the proposed integration on the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 769 1 readiness of the Army and the Department of De- 2 fense to conduct the missions of the Commands and 3 the plan of the Army for mitigating those impacts. 4 TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A—Financial Matters Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. Sec. 1002. Consolidation of reporting requirements relating to Department of Defense financial improvement and audit remediation plan. Sec. 1003. Concurrent reporting date for annual update to Defense Business Systems Audit Remediation Plan and Department of Defense annual financial statements. Sec. 1004. Amendments and repeals to budgetary display requirements. Sec. 1005. Extension of audit requirement for Department of Defense components. Sec. 1006. Reporting requirements for amounts made available pursuant to title II of Public Law 119–21. Sec. 1007. Use of technology using artificial intelligence to facilitate audit of the financial statements of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2026. Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities Sec. 1010. Support for counterdrug activities and activities to counter transnational organized crime. Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards Sec. 1011. Requirements for amphibious warfare ship force structure. Sec. 1012. Definition of short-term work for purposes of Navy construction of combatant and escort vessels and assignment of vessel projects. Sec. 1013. Navy Senior Technical Authority. Sec. 1014. Overhaul, repair, and maintenance of vessels in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Sec. 1015. Allocation of certain operation and maintenance funds for Navy amphibious ship maintenance. Sec. 1016. Metrics for basic and functional design for ship construction. Sec. 1017. Authority for single award indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract for destroyer maintenance. Sec. 1018. Limitation on availability of funds to retire or decommission oceanographic research vessels of the Navy. Sec. 1019. Strategy for Navy investment in and support for the maritime industrial base. Sec. 1020. Exemption of unmanned surface vessels and unmanned underwater vehicles from certain technical authority requirements. Sec. 1021. Pilot program on use of automated shipbuilding technologies and capabilities. Sec. 1022. Modification of authority to purchase used vessels under the National Defense Sealift Fund. Subtitle D—Counterterrorism g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 770 Sec. 1031. Extension of authority for joint task forces to support law enforcement agencies conducting counter-terrorism activities. Sec. 1032. 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. 1033. 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. 1034. 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. 1035. 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. 1041. Modification of authority to provide assistance in support of Department of Defense accounting for missing United States Government personnel. Sec. 1042. Senior leaders of the Department of Defense and other specified persons: authority to provide protection. Sec. 1043. Modification of requirements relating to support of civil authorities by Armed Forces. Sec. 1044. Authority of Secretary of Defense to enter into contracts to provide certain assistance to secure the southern land border of the United States. Sec. 1045. Limitation on use of funds to relocate or otherwise remove the Maritime Industrial Base Program. Sec. 1046. Limitation on retirement of Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft systems. Sec. 1047. Authority to transfer T–37 aircraft to Arizona Aviation Historical Group. Sec. 1048. Authorization of Eastern Regional Range Complex for multi-domain operations and robotic autonomous systems training, testing, and experimentation. Sec. 1049. Limitation on use of funds for deactivation of Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigades. Sec. 1050. Prohibition on use of live animals in Department of Defense live fire trauma training. Sec. 1051. Prohibition on destruction or scrapping of World War II–era aircraft. Sec. 1052. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Sec. 1053. Congressional notification of support for immigration enforcement operations. Subtitle F—Studies and Reports Sec. 1061. Notification of waivers under Department of Defense Directive 3000.09. Sec. 1062. Modifications to authority for transfer and sale of certain surplus firearms, ammunition, and parts. Sec. 1063. Extension of mobility capability requirements study. Sec. 1064. Extension of briefing requirement regarding civil authorities at the Southwest border. Sec. 1065. Extension of biennial assessments of Air Force Test Center. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 771 Sec. 1066. Reports on installation of certain collision avoidance systems in military rotary-wing aircraft. Sec. 1067. Cybersecurity and resilience annex in Strategic Rail Corridor Network assessments. Sec. 1068. GAO review and report on biological weapons experiments on and in relation to ticks, tick-borne disease. Sec. 1069. Briefings on expenditures or planned expenditures of funds allocated for exploration and development of existing Arctic infrastructure. Sec. 1070. Semiannual report on Department of Defense operations at the southern land border. Sec. 1071. Assessment on potential establishment of incubator programs for secure facilities and networks at universities. Subtitle G—Other Matters Sec. 1081. Extension of the National Commission on the Future of the Navy. Sec. 1082. Federal agency support for Afghanistan War Commission. Sec. 1083. Provision of contract authority to Afghanistan War Commission. Sec. 1084. Reauthorization of Servicewomen’s Commemorative Partnership. Sec. 1085. AUKUS Improvement Act of 2025. Sec. 1086. Framework for reforming technology transfer and foreign disclosure policies. Sec. 1087. Procurement and distribution of sports foods and dietary supplements to members of the Armed Forces assigned to the United States Special Operations Command. Sec. 1088. Pilot program on enhanced use of advanced sensor networks to improve Air Force counter-unmanned aircraft system capabilities for base defense. Sec. 1089. Pilot program and other requirements for accelerating protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft. Sec. 1090. Process for complaints and investigations of transportation service providers and transportation officers. Sec. 1091. Declassification of certain records relating to Tower 22 attack. Sec. 1092. Updates and preservation of memorials to chaplains at Arlington National Cemetery. Sec. 1093. Critical infrastructure compatibility tabletop exercise. Sec. 1094. Irregular Warfare Exercise Laboratory. Sec. 1095. Commission on the National Defense Strategy. 1 2 Subtitle A—Financial Matters SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 3 (a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 4 (1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 5 Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 6 the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 7 amounts of authorizations made available to the De- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 772 1 partment of Defense in this division for fiscal year 2 2026 between any such authorizations for that fiscal 3 year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of au- 4 thorizations so transferred shall be merged with and 5 be available for the same purposes as the authoriza- 6 tion to which transferred. 7 (2) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in para- 8 graph (3), the total amount of authorizations that 9 the Secretary may transfer under the authority of 10 this section may not exceed $6,000,000,000. 11 (3) EXCEPTION FOR TRANSFERS BETWEEN 12 MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS.—A 13 fer of funds between military personnel authoriza- 14 tions under title IV shall not be counted toward the 15 dollar limitation in paragraph (2). 16 (b) LIMITATIONS.—The authority provided by sub- trans- 17 section (a) to transfer authorizations— 18 (1) may only be used to provide authority for 19 items that have a higher priority than the items 20 from which authority is transferred; and 21 (2) may not be used to provide authority for an 22 item that has been denied authorization by Con- 23 gress. 24 (c) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A 25 transfer made from one account to another under the au- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 773 1 thority of this section shall be deemed to increase the 2 amount authorized for the account to which the amount 3 is transferred by an amount equal to the amount trans4 ferred. 5 (d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 6 promptly notify Congress of each transfer made under 7 subsection (a). 8 SEC. 1002. CONSOLIDATION OF REPORTING REQUIRE- 9 MENTS RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF DE- 10 FENSE 11 AUDIT REMEDIATION PLAN. 12 13 FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT AND (a) FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT AND AUDIT REMEDIATION PLAN.—Section 240b of title 10, United States 14 Code, is amended— 15 (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A)— 16 17 18 19 20 21 (A) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (B) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and (C) by adding at the end the following new clauses: 22 ‘‘(vi) meeting resource requirements, 23 including personnel and information tech- 24 nology infrastructure; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 774 1 ‘‘(vii) identifying long-range goals and 2 measurable objectives, including audit cycle 3 timelines, control testing frequency, and 4 auditor-validated corrective action plans; 5 and’’; and 6 (2) in subsection (b)— 7 8 (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by adding at the end the following new clauses: 9 ‘‘(ix) A detailed estimate of the fund- 10 ing required for the next fiscal year to pro- 11 cure, obtain, or otherwise implement each 12 process, system, and technology identified 13 to address the corrective action plan or 14 plans of each department, agency, compo- 15 nent, or element of the Department of De- 16 fense, and the corrective action plan of the 17 Department as a whole, for purposes of 18 this chapter during such fiscal year. 19 ‘‘(x) The number and scope of auto- 20 mated processes implemented, including 21 reconciliation, inventory validation, and in- 22 ternal controls.’’; 23 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking subpara- 24 graph (B) and inserting the following new sub- 25 paragraph (B): g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 775 1 ‘‘(B) The January 31 briefing under subpara- 2 graph (A) shall include a ranking of all of the mili- 3 tary departments and Defense Agencies in order of 4 how advanced each is in achieving auditable finan- 5 cial statements, as required by law.’’; 6 (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 7 paragraph (4); 8 (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 9 following new paragraph (3): 10 ‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORT BY BOTTOM QUAR- 11 TILE.—Not 12 head of each military department and Defense Agen- 13 cy that was ranked in the bottom quartile of the re- 14 port submitted under paragraph (2)(B) for that year 15 shall submit to the congressional defense committees 16 a report that includes the following information for 17 that military department or Defense Agency: later than June 30 of each year, the 18 ‘‘(A) A description of the material weak- 19 nesses of the military department or Defense 20 Agency. 21 22 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(B) The underlying causes of such weaknesses. ‘‘(C) A plan for remediating such weaknesses. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 776 1 ‘‘(D) The total number of open audit no- 2 tices of findings and recommendations (in this 3 paragraph referred to as ‘NFRs’) for the most 4 recently concluded fiscal year and the preceding 5 two fiscal years, where applicable. 6 ‘‘(E) The number of repeat or reissued 7 NFRs from the most recently concluded fiscal 8 year. 9 ‘‘(F) The number of NFRs that were pre- 10 viously forecasted to be closed during the most 11 recently concluded fiscal year that remain open. 12 ‘‘(G) The number of closed NFRs during 13 the current fiscal year and prior fiscal years. 14 ‘‘(H) The number of material weaknesses 15 that were validated by external auditors as fully 16 resolved or downgraded during the current fis- 17 cal year relative to prior fiscal years. 18 19 ‘‘(I) A breakdown, by fiscal year, of which open NFRs are forecasted to be closed. 20 ‘‘(J) Explanations for any unfavorable 21 trends in the information included under para- 22 graphs (1) through (9).’’; and 23 (E) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by 24 subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, by striking 25 ‘‘the critical capabilities described in the De- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 777 1 partment of Defense report titled ‘Financial 2 Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) Plan 3 Status Report’ and dated May 2016’’ and in- 4 serting ‘‘the financial statement audit priorities 5 designated by the Secretary of Defense for the 6 fiscal year in which the report is submitted’’.’’. 7 (b) ANNUAL REPORTS ON FUNDING FOR CORREC- 8 TIVE ACTION PLANS.—Section 1009 of the National De- 9 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 10 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 240b note) is amended by striking sub11 section (c). 12 (c) ANNUAL REPORT ON AUDITABLE FINANCIAL 13 STATEMENTS.—Title 10, United States Code, is amended 14 by striking section 240h. 15 SEC. 1003. CONCURRENT REPORTING DATE FOR ANNUAL 16 UPDATE TO DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEMS 17 AUDIT REMEDIATION PLAN AND DEPART- 18 MENT 19 STATEMENTS. 20 OF DEFENSE ANNUAL FINANCIAL Section 240g(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 ‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—On the same date as the 23 date of the submission of the audited financial statements 24 of the Department of Defense required pursuant to section 25 240a of this title each year, the Secretary of Defense shall g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 778 1 submit to the congressional defense committees an up2 dated annual report on the Defense Business Systems 3 Audit Remediation Plan under subsection (a).’’. 4 SEC. 1004. AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS TO BUDGETARY 5 DISPLAY REQUIREMENTS. 6 (a) AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING LAW.— 7 (1) EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL DEFENSE 8 PROGRAM.—Section 2284 of title 10, United States 9 Code, is amended— 10 (A) by striking subsection (c); and 11 (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub- 12 section (c). 13 (2) BODY ARMOR PROCUREMENT.—Section 141 14 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 15 Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 221 16 note) is amended to read as follows: 17 18 ‘‘SEC. 141. BODY ARMOR PROCUREMENT. ‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that body 19 armor is procured using funds authorized to be appro20 priated by this title.’’. 21 (b) REPEALS OF EXISTING LAW.—The following pro- 22 visions of law are repealed: 23 (1) EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE 24 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM.—Section 25 219 of the National Defense Authorization Act for g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 779 1 Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2 221 note). 3 (2) SEPARATE PROGRAM ELEMENTS REQUIRED 4 FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF JOINT LIGHT 5 TACTICAL VEHICLE.—Section 213 of the Ike Skelton 6 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 7 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 221 note). 8 (3) SEPARATE PROCUREMENT LINE ITEMS FOR 9 FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS PROGRAM.—Section 111 10 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authoriza- 11 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 12 10 U.S.C. 221 note). 13 (4) SEPARATE PROCUREMENT AND RESEARCH, 14 DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION LINE ITEMS 15 AND PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR SKY WARRIOR UN- 16 MANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS PROJECT.—Section 17 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authoriza- 18 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 19 10 U.S.C. 221 note). 214 20 (5) REQUIREMENT FOR SEPARATE DISPLAY OF 21 BUDGETS FOR AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ.—Section 22 1502 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Au- 23 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 24 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 221 note). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 780 1 SEC. 1005. EXTENSION OF AUDIT REQUIREMENT FOR DE- 2 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMPONENTS. 3 Section 1004(a) of the National Defense Authoriza- 4 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–81; 10 5 U.S.C. 240d note) is amended by striking ‘‘2034’’ and in6 serting ‘‘2035’’. 7 SEC. 1006. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AMOUNTS 8 MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO TITLE II OF 9 PUBLIC LAW 119–21. 10 (a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—At the time of the submis- 11 sion to Congress of the budget of the President for each 12 of fiscal years 2027 through 2029 pursuant to section 13 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of 14 Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit15 tees the following, with respect to amounts made available 16 by title II of Public Law 119–21: 17 (1) Proposed allocations by account and by pro- 18 gram, project, or activity, with detailed justifica- 19 tions. 20 (2) P–1 and R–1 budget justification docu- 21 ments, which shall identify the allocation of funds by 22 program, project, and activity. 23 (3) M–1 and O–1 budget justification docu- 24 ments, which shall identify the allocation of funds by 25 budget activity, activity group, and sub-activity 26 group. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 781 1 (4) C–1 budget justification documents, which 2 shall identify the allocation of funds by component, 3 location, and project name. 4 (b) QUARTERLY REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS.—On a 5 quarterly basis, the Secretary of Defense shall— 6 (1) submit to the congressional defense commit- 7 tees a report on the status of balances of projects 8 and activities funded using amounts described in 9 subsection (a), including all uncommitted, com- 10 mitted, and unobligated funds; and 11 (2) following the submission of each such re- 12 port, provide to the congressional defense a briefing 13 on the matters covered by the report. 14 SEC. 1007. USE OF TECHNOLOGY USING ARTIFICIAL INTEL- 15 LIGENCE TO FACILITATE AUDIT OF THE FI- 16 NANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT 17 OF DEFENSE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. 18 (a) USE OF AI TECHNOLOGY FOR AUDITS.—The 19 Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Sec20 retary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force 21 shall encourage, to the greatest extent practicable, the use 22 of technology that uses artificial intelligence or machine 23 learning for the purpose of facilitating audits of the finan24 cial statements of the Department of Defense. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 782 1 (b) IMPLEMENTATION OF AI TECHNOLOGY FOR AU- 2 DITS.—The Director of the Chief Digital and Artificial In- 3 telligence Office of the Department, in coordination with 4 the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi5 neering and the Inspector General of the Department, 6 shall oversee the adoption of artificial intelligence and ma7 chine learning technologies in support of financial man8 agement and enterprise business operations. 9 Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities 10 SEC. 1010. SUPPORT FOR COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES AND 11 ACTIVITIES TO COUNTER TRANSNATIONAL 12 ORGANIZED CRIME. 13 Subsection (h)(3) of section 284 of title 10, United 14 States Code, is amended— 15 16 17 18 19 (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and (B) by adding at the end the following new clauses: 20 ‘‘(iv) a description of the arrange- 21 ments, if any, for the sustainment of the 22 support, project, or purpose and the source 23 of funds to support sustainment of the ca- 24 pabilities 25 achieved using such support, if applicable; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) and performance outcomes G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 783 1 ‘‘(v) a description of the objectives for 2 the support, project, or purpose; and 3 ‘‘(vi) information, including the 4 amount, type, and purpose, about the sup- 5 port provided to the agency during the fis- 6 cal year for which the support is provided 7 with respect to— 8 ‘‘(I) this section; or 9 ‘‘(II) counterdrug activities au- 10 thorized by section 1033 of the Na- 11 tional Defense Authorization Act for 12 Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105– 13 85; 111 Stat. 1811).’’; and 14 (2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘the 15 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 16 House of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘the con- 17 gressional defense committees’’. 18 19 Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 20 SEC. 1011. REQUIREMENTS FOR AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE 21 22 SHIP FORCE STRUCTURE. Section 8062(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 23 amended— 24 25 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 784 1 2 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 3 4 (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 5 ‘‘(4) the Navy prioritizes scheduled mainte- 6 nance and repair actions to maintain the minimum 7 number of available amphibious warfare ships to 8 meet operational requirements.’’. 9 SEC. 1012. DEFINITION OF SHORT-TERM WORK FOR PUR- 10 POSES OF NAVY CONSTRUCTION OF COMBAT- 11 ANT AND ESCORT VESSELS AND ASSIGNMENT 12 OF VESSEL PROJECTS. 13 Section 8669a(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code, 14 is amended by striking ‘‘12 months’’ and inserting ‘‘18 15 months’’. 16 17 SEC. 1013. NAVY SENIOR TECHNICAL AUTHORITY. Section 8669b of title 10, United States Code, is 18 amended— 19 20 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: 21 ‘‘(B) reports directly to the portfolio acqui- 22 sition executive, established under section 1732 23 of this title.’’; and 24 (2) in subsection (b)— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 785 1 (A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Each Sen- 2 ior’’; and 3 (B) by adding at the end the following new 4 5 paragraph: ‘‘(2) Each Senior Technical Authority shall also be 6 responsible for the determination that all design require7 ments for a vessel class are directly related to a key per8 formance parameter or key system attribute established 9 in the capability development document for such class. 10 Any such requirement that the Senior Technical Authority 11 determines is unnecessary to meet a key performance pa12 rameter or key system attribute shall not be approved.’’. 13 SEC. 1014. OVERHAUL, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF VES- 14 SELS 15 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. 16 IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE Section 8680 of title 10, United States Code, is 17 amended— 18 19 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘UNITED 20 STATES 21 STATES, GUAM, OR COMMONWEALTH OF THE 22 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS’’; and OR GUAM’’ and inserting ‘‘UNITED 23 (B) by striking ‘‘the United States or 24 Guam’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 786 1 United States, Guam, or the Commonwealth of 2 the Northern Mariana Islands’’; and 3 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘the United 4 States or Guam’’ and inserting ‘‘the United States, 5 Guam, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar- 6 iana Islands’’. 7 SEC. 1015. ALLOCATION OF CERTAIN OPERATION AND 8 MAINTENANCE FUNDS FOR NAVY AMPHIB- 9 IOUS SHIP MAINTENANCE. 10 (a) ALLOCATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2026 FUNDS.— 11 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 12 or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for oper13 ation and maintenance, Navy for ship maintenance, the 14 Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that such funds are 15 allocated to provide, on a per capita basis, an equal or 16 greater amount of funding for each amphibious warfare 17 ship that enters into maintenance availability during fiscal 18 year 2026 relative to the amount of funding provided for 19 each surface combatant ship. 20 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 21 (1) The term ‘‘amphibious warfare ship’’ has 22 the meaning given that term in section 8062(h) of 23 title 10, United States Code. 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (2) The term ‘‘surface combatant ship’’— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 787 1 (A) means a surface ship that is designed 2 primarily to engage in attacks against airborne, 3 surface, subsurface, and shore targets; and 4 (B) includes any— 5 (i) guided missile cruiser; 6 (ii) guided missile destroyer; 7 (iii) guided missile frigate; and 8 (iv) littoral combat ship. 9 SEC. 1016. METRICS FOR BASIC AND FUNCTIONAL DESIGN 10 11 FOR SHIP CONSTRUCTION. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 12 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 13 Navy shall select a metric to measure the progression of 14 basic and functional design with respect to the construc15 tion of ships. 16 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after the selec- 17 tion of a metric under subsection (a), the Secretary of the 18 Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees 19 a report on such metric that includes the justification for 20 the selection of the metric. 21 (c) BASIC AND FUNCTIONAL DESIGN.—In this sec- 22 tion, the term ‘‘basic and functional design’’ has the mean23 ing given such term in section 8669c(1) of title 10, United 24 States Code. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 788 1 SEC. 1017. AUTHORITY FOR SINGLE AWARD INDEFINITE DE- 2 LIVERY-INDEFINITE 3 FOR DESTROYER MAINTENANCE. 4 QUANTITY CONTRACT The Secretary of the Navy shall seek to enter into 5 a multi-year single award indefinite delivery-indefinite 6 quantity contract to provide for the maintenance of the 7 DDG–1000 class of destroyers. 8 SEC. 1018. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO RE- 9 TIRE OR DECOMMISSION OCEANOGRAPHIC 10 RESEARCH VESSELS OF THE NAVY. 11 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 12 this Act for fiscal year 2026 may be obligated or expended 13 to retire or decommission, prepare to retire or decommis14 sion, or place in storage, any oceanographic research ves15 sel of the Navy unless the Secretary of the Navy has iden16 tified and acquired a suitable replacement vessel for con17 ducting the research that has been conducted by the vessel 18 selected for retirement or decommissioning. 19 SEC. 1019. STRATEGY FOR NAVY INVESTMENT IN AND SUP- 20 PORT FOR THE MARITIME INDUSTRIAL BASE. 21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 22 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 23 Navy shall develop and implement a strategy for investing 24 in and supporting the maritime industrial base to address 25 cost and schedule challenges for surface and submarine 26 shipbuilding programs. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 789 1 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy under subsection (a) 2 shall— 3 (1) focus on ensuring reliable supplies of se- 4 quence critical components for submarine and sur- 5 face shipbuilding programs; and 6 (2) include measures— 7 (A) to identify key performance indicators 8 to measure return on investment; 9 (B) to centralize data collection to support 10 further analysis of maritime industrial base per- 11 formance; and 12 (C) to apply artificial intelligence to mon- 13 itor and predict potential supply chain chal- 14 lenges, including potential disruptions, material 15 shortages, delivery delays, and other such fac- 16 tors. 17 (c) REPORT.—Following completion of the strategy 18 required under subsection (a), but not later than 210 days 19 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 20 of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense com21 mittees a report on the strategy. The report shall in22 clude— 23 (1) a summary of the strategy; 24 (2) timelines for implementation of the strat- 25 egy; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 790 1 (3) an explanation of how the strategy is ex- 2 pected to address cost and schedule challenges for 3 surface and submarine shipbuilding programs. 4 SEC. 1020. EXEMPTION OF UNMANNED SURFACE VESSELS 5 AND 6 FROM CERTAIN TECHNICAL AUTHORITY RE- 7 QUIREMENTS. UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES 8 (a) EXEMPTION FROM SENIOR TECHNICAL AUTHOR- 9 ITY REQUIREMENTS.—Unmanned surface vessels and un- 10 manned underwater vehicles acquired or developed by the 11 Department of the Navy are exempt from any requirement 12 for oversight by a senior technical authority established 13 under section 8669b of title 10, United States Code, ex14 cept the requirements, specifications, and approvals de15 scribed in subsection (c). 16 (b) LIMITATION RELATING TO OFFICE OF THE 17 CHIEF ENGINEER.—Subject to subsection (c), the Chief 18 Engineer of the Naval Sea Systems Command may not 19 establish any requirement, specification, or approval for 20 an unmanned surface vessel or an unmanned underwater 21 vehicle unless such action is approved in advance by the 22 program manager responsible for the respective unmanned 23 system. 24 (c) EXCEPTIONS.—As the Secretary of the Navy con- 25 siders appropriate, unmanned surface vessels and un- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 791 1 manned underwater vehicles may be subject to require2 ments, specifications, and approvals established by tech3 nical domain managers or technical warrant holders with 4 responsibility for cybersecurity, ordnance and explosives, 5 or warfare systems, without advanced approval described 6 in subsection (b). 7 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 8 (1) The term ‘‘unmanned surface vessel’’ means 9 a vessel designed to operate on the surface of the 10 water without an onboard human crew. 11 (2) The term ‘‘unmanned underwater vehicle’’ 12 means a vehicle designed to operate below the sur- 13 face of the water without an onboard human crew. 14 SEC. 1021. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF AUTOMATED SHIP- 15 BUILDING 16 TIES. 17 TECHNOLOGIES AND CAPABILI- (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 18 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 19 Navy shall establish a pilot program on the use of auto20 mated assembly technologies and capabilities in naval 21 shipbuilding to reduce overall construction times and al22 leviate workforce constraints (in this section referred to 23 as the ‘‘pilot program’’). 24 (b) ELEMENTS OF PILOT PROGRAM.—In carrying 25 out the pilot program, the Secretary of the Navy shall— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 792 1 (1) identify and select available novel auto- 2 mated hull assembly technologies for incorporation 3 and demonstration; 4 (2) designate at least one surface ship or sub- 5 marine program to demonstrate the automated tech- 6 nologies identified under paragraph (1); 7 (3) carry out such demonstrations; 8 (4) evaluate the demonstrated automated tech- 9 nologies— 10 (A) across a range of functions, including 11 plate preparation, welding, and block assembly; 12 and 13 (B) for compatibility and ease of adoption 14 into the existing shipbuilding value chain; and 15 (5) assess the feasibility and effectiveness of 16 automated approaches in improving subassembly 17 construction times, overall ship construction sched- 18 ules, and workforce efficiency and safety. 19 (c) REPORTS.— 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 21 30, 2026, and annually thereafter until the pilot 22 program terminates, the Secretary of the Navy shall 23 submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 24 Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 793 1 House of Representatives a report on the implemen- 2 tation and results of the pilot program. 3 (2) ELEMENTS OF REPORTS.—Each report re- 4 quired by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 5 (A) An identification of the time required 6 to adapt specific technologies and processes. 7 (B) A description of the impact of the pilot 8 program on workforce and construction sched- 9 ules. 10 (d) TERMINATION.—The pilot program shall termi- 11 nate on the date that is three years after the date of the 12 enactment of this Act. 13 SEC. 1022. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE 14 USED VESSELS UNDER THE NATIONAL DE- 15 FENSE SEALIFT FUND. 16 Section 2218(f)(3)(C) of title 10, United States Code, 17 is amended by striking ‘‘10’’ and inserting ‘‘12’’. 18 Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 19 SEC. 1031. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT TASK 20 FORCES TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT 21 AGENCIES 22 RORISM ACTIVITIES. 23 CONDUCTING COUNTER-TER- Section 1022(b) of the National Defense Authoriza- 24 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 10 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 794 1 U.S.C. 271(b) note) is amended by striking ‘‘2027’’ and 2 inserting ‘‘2032’’. 3 SEC. 1032. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 4 FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVID- 5 UALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL 6 STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO THE 7 UNITED STATES. 8 Section 1033 of the John S. McCain National De- 9 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 10 115–232; 132 Stat. 1953) is amended by striking ‘‘De11 cember 31, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’. 12 SEC. 1033. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 13 TO CONSTRUCT OR MODIFY FACILITIES IN 14 THE UNITED STATES TO HOUSE DETAINEES 15 TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL 16 STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 17 Section 1034(a) of the John S. McCain National De- 18 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 19 115–232; 132 Stat. 1954) is amended by striking ‘‘De20 cember 31, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 795 1 SEC. 1034. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 2 FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVID- 3 UALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL 4 STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO CER- 5 TAIN COUNTRIES. 6 Section 1035 of the John S. McCain National De- 7 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 8 115–232; 132 Stat. 1954) is amended by striking ‘‘De9 cember 31, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’. 10 SEC. 1035. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 11 TO CLOSE OR RELINQUISH CONTROL OF 12 UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA- 13 NAMO BAY, CUBA. 14 Section 1036 of the National Defense Authorization 15 Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 16 1551) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2018 through 17 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2018 through 2026’’. 19 Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 20 SEC. 1041. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE AS- 21 SISTANCE IN SUPPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF 22 DEFENSE ACCOUNTING FOR MISSING UNITED 23 STATES GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL. 24 Section 408 of title 10, United States Code, is 18 25 amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 796 1 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and procure 2 goods and services from’’ after ‘‘assistance to’’; and 3 4 (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 5 SEC. 1042. SENIOR LEADERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE- 6 FENSE AND OTHER SPECIFIED PERSONS: AU- 7 THORITY TO PROVIDE PROTECTION. 8 Section 714 of title 10, United States Code, is 9 amended— 10 11 (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as subsections (h) through (j), respectively; 12 13 (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); 14 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol- 15 lowing new subsection: 16 ‘‘(b) PROTECTION FOR FORMER OR RETIRED DE- 17 PARTMENT LEADERSHIP.—The Secretary of Defense, 18 under regulations prescribed by the Secretary and in ac19 cordance with guidelines approved by the Secretary and 20 the Attorney General, may authorize qualified members of 21 the armed forces and qualified civilian employees of the 22 Department of Defense to provide physical protection and 23 personal security to a former or retired official who— 24 25 ‘‘(1) previously served in a position identified in paragraphs (1) through (7); and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 797 1 ‘‘(2) faces serious and credible threats arising 2 from duties performed while employed by the De- 3 partment of Defense.’’; 4 5 (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2)— 6 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para- 7 graphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a)’’ and 8 inserting ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)’’; and 9 (B) by striking paragraphs (4) through (6) 10 and redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph 11 (4); and 12 (5) by inserting after subsection (c), as redesig- 13 nated by paragraph (2), the following new sub- 14 sections: 15 ‘‘(d) REQUIREMENT 16 TION.—A FOR WRITTEN DETERMINA- determination of the Secretary of Defense 17 whether to provide physical protection and personal secu18 rity under subsection (b) or (c), or reimbursement under 19 subsection (h), shall be in writing, shall be based on a 20 threat assessment by an appropriate law enforcement, se21 curity, or intelligence organization, and shall include the 22 name and title of the officer, employee, or other individual 23 affected, the reason for such determination, the duration 24 of any authorized protection and security for such officer, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 798 1 employee, or individual, and the nature of any arrange2 ments for such protection and security. 3 ‘‘(e) DURATION OF PROTECTION.—The Secretary of 4 Defense shall require periodic reviews, not less than once 5 every six months, of the duration of protection provided 6 to individuals under subsection (b) or (c). 7 ‘‘(f) SUBMISSIONS TO CONGRESS.— 8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— Except as provided in 9 paragraph (4), the Secretary of Defense shall submit 10 to the congressional defense committee determina- 11 tions made pursuant to this section as follows: 12 ‘‘(A) An initial determination made under 13 subsection (d), not later than 15 days after the 14 date on which the determination is made, in- 15 cluding the justification for such determination 16 and a current threat assessment by an appro- 17 priate law enforcement, security, or intelligence 18 organization. 19 ‘‘(B) A determination to deny the renewal 20 of physical protection and security under sub- 21 section (b) or (c), or reimbursement under sub- 22 section (j), not later than 15 days after the date 23 on which the determination is made, includ- 24 ing— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 799 1 2 ‘‘(i) the justification for such determination; 3 ‘‘(ii) a current threat assessment by 4 an appropriate law enforcement, security, 5 or intelligence organization; and 6 ‘‘(iii) a certification that threats to 7 the individual arising from duties per- 8 formed while employed by the Department 9 of Defense can be sufficiently mitigated 10 without physical protection and security or 11 reimbursement. 12 ‘‘(C) A determination to terminate physical 13 protection and security under subsection (b) or 14 (c), or reimbursement under subsection (j), dur- 15 ing a previously authorized period of protection, 16 not later than 48 hours after the date on which 17 the determination is made, including— 18 19 ‘‘(i) the justification for such determination; 20 ‘‘(ii) a current threat assessment by 21 an appropriate law enforcement, security, 22 or intelligence organization; and 23 ‘‘(iii) a certification that threats to 24 the individual arising from duties per- 25 formed while employed by the Department g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 800 1 of Defense can be sufficiently mitigated 2 without protection and security or reim- 3 bursement. 4 ‘‘(D) A determination to deny a request 5 for reimbursement of an individual described in 6 subsection (b), not later than 15 days after the 7 date on which the determination is made, in- 8 cluding— 9 ‘‘(i) the justification for such deter- 10 mination; 11 ‘‘(ii) a current threat assessment by 12 an appropriate law enforcement, security, 13 or intelligence organization; and 14 ‘‘(iii) a certification that threats to 15 the individual arising from duties per- 16 formed while employed by the Department 17 of Defense can be sufficiently mitigated 18 without reimbursement. 19 ‘‘(2) FORM OF REPORT.—A report submitted 20 under paragraph (1) may be made in classified form. 21 ‘‘(3) REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES.—The 22 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres- 23 sional defense committees the regulations and guide- 24 lines prescribed pursuant to subsections (b) and 25 (c)(1), and a description of any changes to such g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 801 1 guidelines, not less than 20 days before the date on 2 which such regulations take effect. 3 ‘‘(4) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) does not 4 apply to determinations made with respect to the fol- 5 lowing individuals: 6 ‘‘(A) An individual described in subsection 7 (c)(2)(C) who is otherwise sponsored by the 8 Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of 9 Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 10 Staff, or the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 11 of Staff. 12 ‘‘(B) An individual described in subsection 13 (c)(2)(E). 14 ‘‘(g) NOTIFICATION TO CERTAIN PROTECTED PER- 15 SONNEL.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide written 16 notification to any individual receiving physical protection 17 and personal security under subsection (a) or (b), or reim18 bursement under subsection (j), at least 90 days prior to 19 terminating or denying the renewal of protection and secu20 rity protection or reimbursement, as the case may be, for 21 such individual.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 802 1 SEC. 1043. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING 2 TO SUPPORT OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES BY 3 ARMED FORCES. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 723 of title 10, United 5 States Code, is amended— 6 (1) in subsection (a), in the subsection heading, 7 by striking ‘‘REQUIREMENT’’ and inserting ‘‘RE- 8 SPONSE TO CIVIL DISTURBANCES’’; 9 10 (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); 11 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol- 12 lowing new subsection (b): 13 ‘‘(b) SUPPORT TO CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT 14 AGENCIES BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.— 15 Whenever a member of the armed forces (including the 16 National Guard) provides support to civilian law enforce17 ment agencies, each such member providing such support 18 shall visibly display the name of the armed force in which 19 such member operates.’’; and 20 21 (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2)— 22 (A) by striking ‘‘requirement under sub- 23 section (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘requirements under 24 subsections (a) and (b)’’; and 25 26 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (B) by striking ‘‘such subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘any such subsection’’. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 803 1 (b) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 2 (1) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading 3 for section 723 of title 10, United States Code, is 4 amended by striking ‘‘Federal authorities in 5 response to civil disturbances’’ and inserting 6 ‘‘civil authorities’’. 7 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec- 8 tions at the beginning of chapter 41 of title 10, 9 United States Code, is amended by striking the item 10 relating to section 723 and inserting the following 11 new item: ‘‘723. Support of civil authorities: requirement for use of members of the Armed Forces and Federal law enforcement personnel.’’. 12 SEC. 1044. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO 13 ENTER INTO CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE CER- 14 TAIN ASSISTANCE TO SECURE THE SOUTH- 15 ERN LAND BORDER OF THE UNITED STATES. 16 Section 1059(a) of the National Defense Authoriza- 17 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 284 note; Public 18 Law 114–92) is amended— 19 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘United 20 States Customs and Border Protection’’ and insert- 21 ing ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection’’; 22 23 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 804 1 2 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: 3 ‘‘(2) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—In providing as- 4 sistance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 5 under paragraph (1), the Secretary may enter into 6 a contract for the provision of any of the following 7 services: 8 ‘‘(A) Detection and monitoring. 9 ‘‘(B) Warehousing and logistical supply 10 chain. 11 ‘‘(C) Transportation. 12 ‘‘(D) Vehicle maintenance. 13 ‘‘(E) Training other than lead or primary 14 instructor. 15 ‘‘(F) Intelligence analysis. 16 ‘‘(G) Linguist. 17 ‘‘(H) Data entry. 18 ‘‘(I) Aviation.’’. 19 SEC. 1045. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO RELOCATE 20 OR OTHERWISE REMOVE THE MARITIME IN- 21 DUSTRIAL BASE PROGRAM. 22 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 23 otherwise made available by this Act may be used to relo24 cate the Maritime Industrial Base Program to the Naval 25 Sea Systems Command or otherwise remove the Maritime g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 805 1 Industrial Base Program from under the jurisdiction of 2 the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Devel3 opment, and Acquisition. 4 SEC. 1046. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF GRAY EAGLE 5 UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. 6 (a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 7 (b), the Secretary of the Army may not retire, divest, or 8 otherwise take any action that would— 9 (1) reduce the number, configuration, or capa- 10 bility of any MQ–1C Gray Eagle Extended Range 11 unmanned aircraft system that is in the Army inven- 12 tory as of the date of the enactment of this Act; or 13 (2) prevent the Army from maintaining such 14 systems in the current or improved configurations 15 and capabilities of such systems. 16 (b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition under subsection 17 (a) shall not apply if the Chairman of the Joint Require18 ments Oversight Council submits to the appropriate con19 gressional committees a written certification that— 20 (1) a capability of equal or greater effectiveness 21 is being fielded, or will be fielded and operational 22 prior to, or concurrently with, the retirement of any 23 MQ–1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system; or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 806 1 (2) such retirement will not result in a reduc- 2 tion in the overall capacity available to the com- 3 manders of the combatant commands. 4 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE- 5 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres- 6 sional committees’’ means— 7 (1) the congressional defense committees; and 8 (2) the congressional intelligence committees 9 (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act 10 of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)). 11 SEC. 1047. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER T–37 AIRCRAFT TO 12 13 ARIZONA AVIATION HISTORICAL GROUP. (a) TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY T–37.—The Secretary 14 of the Air Force may convey, without consideration, to the 15 Arizona Aviation Historical Group, Phoenix, Arizona (in 16 this section referred to as the ‘‘foundation’’), all right, 17 title, and interest of the United States in and to five re18 tired T–37B Trainer Aircraft. A conveyance under this 19 section shall be made by means of a conditional deed of 20 gift. 21 (b) CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER.—A conveyance au- 22 thorized under subsection (a) shall be subject to the fol23 lowing conditions: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 807 1 (1) Prior to conveyance, all military specific or 2 unique equipment, as determined by the Secretary, 3 on the aircraft shall be removed. 4 (2) The Secretary is not required to— 5 (A) repair or alter the condition of the air- 6 craft before conveying ownership; or 7 (B) guarantee or ensure the airworthiness 8 of any conveyed aircraft. 9 (3) The Secretary shall determine which air- 10 craft to convey. 11 (c) CONDITION OF PROPERTY.—Any aircraft con- 12 veyed under this section shall be conveyed in ‘‘as is’’ condi13 tion. The Secretary shall make no representation or war14 ranty concerning the condition, fitness for any particular 15 purpose, or compliance with any laws or regulations of 16 such aircraft. 17 (d) REVERTER UPON BREACH OF CONDITIONS.— 18 The Secretary shall include in an instrument of convey19 ance for an aircraft conveyed under this section— 20 (1) a condition that the foundation does not 21 convey any ownership interest in, or transfer posses- 22 sion of, the aircraft to another party without the 23 prior approval of the Secretary; 24 (2) a condition that the foundation operate and 25 maintain the aircraft in compliance with all applica- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 808 1 ble limitations and maintenance requirements im- 2 posed by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 3 Administration; and 4 (3) a condition that if the Secretary determines 5 at any time that the foundation has violated a condi- 6 tion under paragraph (1) or (2), all right, title, and 7 interest in and to the aircraft, including any repair 8 or alteration of the aircraft, shall revert to the 9 United States, and the United States shall have the 10 right of immediate possession of the aircraft. 11 (e) CONVEYANCE AT NO COST TO THE UNITED 12 STATES.—Any conveyance of an aircraft authorized by 13 this section shall be made at no cost to the United States. 14 Any costs associated with such a conveyance, including the 15 costs of inspection or removal of equipment prior to con16 veyance, the cost of determining compliance with the re17 quirements of this section and any instrument of convey18 ance made pursuant to this section, and the costs of the 19 operation, sustainment, transportation, ground support 20 equipment, and disposal of any aircraft conveyed under 21 this section shall be borne by the foundation. 22 (f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec- 23 retary may require such additional terms and conditions 24 in connection with a conveyance made under this section g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 809 1 as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter2 ests of the United States. 3 (g) CLARIFICATION OF LIABILITY.—Notwithstanding 4 any other provision of law, upon the conveyance of owner5 ship of the T–37B Trainers to the foundation under sub6 section (a), the United States shall not be liable for any 7 death, injury, loss, or damage that results from any use 8 of that aircraft by any person other than the United 9 States. 10 SEC. 1048. AUTHORIZATION OF EASTERN REGIONAL RANGE 11 COMPLEX FOR MULTI-DOMAIN OPERATIONS 12 AND 13 TRAINING, 14 TATION. 15 ROBOTIC AUTONOMOUS TESTING, AND SYSTEMS EXPERIMEN- (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Defense, act- 16 ing through the Secretaries of the military departments, 17 may designate and develop an Eastern Regional Range 18 Complex to serve as a joint training, testing, and experi19 mentation hub for multi-domain operations and robotic 20 autonomous systems, including unmanned aircraft sys21 tems and counter-unmanned aircraft systems capabilities, 22 to address growing threats from potential adversaries. 23 (b) LOCATION.—If the Secretary designates and de- 24 velops the Eastern Regional Range Complex under sub25 section (a), such complex shall encompass the territories g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 810 1 of the States of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Con2 necticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, New 3 Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, 4 Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Flor5 ida, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mis6 sissippi, Indiana, and Alabama. 7 (c) ACTIVITIES.—If the Secretary designates and de- 8 velops the Eastern Regional Range Complex under sub9 section (a), such complex shall be used— 10 (1) to conduct joint, multi-domain, non-kinetic 11 electromagnetic warfare, cyber and information oper- 12 ations training within live, virtual, and constructive 13 environments, leveraging common networks with ac- 14 cess to available spectrum; 15 (2) support integrated multi-domain operations 16 training involving air, land, sea, cyber, and space 17 components; 18 (3) conduct joint service and interagency 19 robotic autonomous system training, experimentation 20 and testing, including the development of tactics, 21 techniques and procedures for unmanned aircraft 22 systems and counter-unmanned aircraft systems; 23 (4) evaluate emerging technologies and proto- 24 types and tactics, techniques and procedures for the 25 operation, detection, defeat, and attribution of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 811 1 robotic autonomous systems in contested cyber and 2 electromagnetic spectrum environments; and 3 (5) facilitate the integration of mature proto- 4 type experimentation and live-fire exercises for rapid 5 fielding of capabilities aligned with the Joint 6 Warfighting Concept. 7 (d) COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION.—If the Sec- 8 retary of Defense designates and develops the Eastern Re9 gional Range Complex under subsection (a), the Secretary 10 shall ensure that activities conducted at such complex are 11 coordinated with— 12 13 (1) the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office. 14 (2) the Joint Staff (J–7); 15 (3) the Office of the Under Secretary of De- 16 fense for Research and Engineering; and 17 (4) other entities with functions or missions rel- 18 evant to the activities carried out at the Complex, 19 which may include— 20 21 (A) relevant combatant commands and service components: 22 (B) allies and partners of the United 23 States participating in multi-domain operations; 24 (C) the Defense Innovation Unit; 25 (D) State National Guard commands; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 812 1 (E) the Office of Naval Research; and 2 (F) such other key stakeholders as the 3 4 Secretary determines appropriate. (e) CONSULTATION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 5 Defense may consult with the Federal Communications 6 Commission and the National Telecommunications and 7 Information Administration to recommend spectrum ac8 cess requirements in support of joint and service training, 9 testing, and experimentation within the Eastern Regional 10 Range Complex, if such complex is designated and devel11 oped under subsection (a), and the Western Regional 12 Range Complex, including access to appropriate live envi13 ronments capable of supporting electromagnetic attack 14 training, experimentation, and testing. 15 SEC. 1049. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DEACTIVA- 16 TION OF EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT AVIATION 17 BRIGADES. 18 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 19 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 20 for the Army may be obligated or expended to retire, de21 activate, schedule to deactivate, or proceed with any action 22 that would reduce the capabilities, resources, aircraft, or 23 personnel available, as of the date of the enactment of this 24 Act, for the Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigades be25 fore the earlier of the following dates: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 813 1 (1) The date that is 90 days after the date on 2 which the Secretary of the Army submits to the con- 3 gressional defense committees a plan to offset any 4 loss 5 aeromedical 6 logistical support provided, as of the date of the en- 7 actment of this Act, by the Expeditionary Combat 8 Aviation Brigades that includes the plan of the 9 Army to provide opportunities for continued military 10 service to all qualified members of the Armed Forces 11 who are displaced by reason of the retirement or de- 12 activation of, or other action taken with respect to, 13 such brigades. of mission associated evacuation, with air mobility, reconnaissance, and 14 (2) The date that is 30 days after the date on 15 which the Secretary of the Army submits to the con- 16 gressional defense committees a plan for the recapi- 17 talization of the aircraft used by the Expeditionary 18 Combat Aviation Brigades that is specific with re- 19 spect to each unit and geographical location of such 20 brigades. 21 SEC. 1050. PROHIBITION ON USE OF LIVE ANIMALS IN DE- 22 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE LIVE FIRE TRAUMA 23 TRAINING. 24 Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 25 the Secretary of Defense shall— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 814 1 (1) ensure that live animals, including dogs, 2 cats, nonhuman primates, and marine mammals, are 3 not used in any live fire trauma training conducted 4 by the Department of Defense; and 5 (2) in conducting such training, replace such 6 live animals, to the extent determined necessary by 7 the Secretary, with advanced simulators, man- 8 nequins, cadavers, or actors. 9 SEC. 1051. PROHIBITION ON DESTRUCTION OR SCRAPPING 10 OF WORLD WAR II–ERA AIRCRAFT. 11 (a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense may 12 not destroy, dismantle, scrap, cannibalize, or otherwise 13 render permanently inoperable any aircraft that— 14 15 (1) was manufactured prior to December 31, 1945; and 16 (2) is in the custody or administrative control 17 of the Department of the Air Force as of the date 18 of the enactment of this Act. 19 (b) AUTHORIZED DISPOSITIONS.—Aircraft described 20 in subsection (a) may only be— 21 22 (1) retained in the inventory of the Department of the Air Force; 23 (2) transferred to an eligible entity; or 24 (3) deaccessioned under a plan approved by the 25 Secretary of Defense that supports the long-term g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 815 1 preservation of such aircraft, consistent with guide- 2 lines described in the report of the Committee on 3 Armed Services of the Senate accompanying S. 2296 4 of the 119th Congress (S. Rept. 119–39). 5 (c) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense 6 may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) on a case7 by-case basis only if— 8 (1) the aircraft is determined by qualified per- 9 sonnel of the Air Force or another eligible entity to 10 be beyond practical restoration or preservation; 11 (2) no eligible entity expresses interest in ac- 12 cepting the aircraft within the one-year period fol- 13 lowing the publication of public notice of the avail- 14 ability of the aircraft for transfer; 15 (3) the Secretary submits to the congressional 16 defense committees written notification and justifica- 17 tion of the waiver; and 18 (4) a period of 30 days has elapsed following 19 the date of such submission. 20 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 21 22 (1) The term ‘‘aircraft’’ includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing manned aircraft. 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (2) The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 816 1 (A) the National Museum of the United 2 States Air Force or another official Department 3 of Defense museum; or 4 (B) a Federal department or agency, non- 5 profit institution, or museum, with dem- 6 onstrated indoor preservation and public display 7 capabilities. 8 SEC. 1052. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 9 TRAVEL EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE OF THE 10 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. 11 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 12 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for 13 operation and maintenance, defense-wide, and available 14 for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for travel ex15 penses, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or ex16 pended until the Secretary of Defense— 17 (1) submits to the congressional defense com- 18 mittees any overdue quarterly reports regarding exe- 19 cute orders of the Department of Defense required 20 by section 1744 of the National Defense Authoriza- 21 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 22 10 U.S.C. 113 note); 23 (2) submits to the congressional defense com- 24 mittees a certification that the Department of De- 25 fense is compliant with the requirements of section g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 817 1 1067 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2 Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 138 Stat. 3 2066), including— 4 (A) a written statement that a copy of 5 each execute order required to be submitted to 6 the congressional defense committees under 7 subsection (c) of such section has been so sub- 8 mitted; and 9 (B) a description of the mechanism estab- 10 lished to facilitate the provision to the congres- 11 sional defense committees of all future briefings 12 required under subsection (a) of such section, 13 and the compliance with the disclosure and no- 14 tice requirements under subsection (c) of such 15 section, within the time frames required by such 16 section; 17 (3) submits to the Committees on Armed Serv- 18 ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate 19 the report on efforts of the Department of Defense 20 to identify, disseminate, and implement throughout 21 the Department lessons learned from the war in 22 Ukraine required by the conference report accom- 23 panying the National Defense Authorization Act for 24 Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159); g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 818 1 (4) provides notice of changes to the legal and 2 policy framework report as required by section 1264 3 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 4 Year 2018 (50 U.S.C. 1549); and 5 (5) provides to the Committees on Armed Serv- 6 ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate 7 unedited video of strikes conducted against des- 8 ignated terrorist organizations in the area of respon- 9 sibility of the United States Southern Command. 10 SEC. 1053. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF SUPPORT 11 FOR 12 ATIONS. 13 IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OPER- (a) DOD AIRCRAFT SUPPORT OF ALIEN REMOVAL 14 OPERATIONS.—Not later than seven calendar days after 15 Department of Defense aircraft are used in support of 16 alien removal operations by the Department of Homeland 17 Security, the Secretary of Defense shall provide written 18 notification to the Committee on Armed Services of the 19 Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 20 House of Representatives of the following: 21 22 (1) The type and variant of military aircraft used to support the alien removal operation. 23 (2) The number of individuals not employed by 24 the Department of Defense on board the military 25 aircraft. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 819 1 (3) The type, variant, and number of any mili- 2 tary aircraft used to support the military aircraft 3 being used in the alien removal operation, including 4 aerial refueling aircraft. 5 (4) The estimated cost of supporting the alien 6 removal operation, including— 7 (A) the aircraft used; 8 (B) the number of flights hours required to 9 complete the round-trip mission; 10 (C) the use of any supporting aircraft, in- 11 cluding aerial refueling aircraft; and 12 (D) the number of flight hours required to 13 complete the round-trip mission of the sup- 14 porting aircraft. 15 (5) The destination country of the military air- 16 craft. 17 (6) When the destination country of the mili- 18 tary aircraft is Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, 19 Cuba, reporting on both inbound and outbound 20 flights in accordance with the requirements of para- 21 graphs (1) through (5). 22 (7) Any reassignment of Department of De- 23 fense personnel from Joint Task Force Guantanamo 24 or another Department of Defense entity to support 25 removal operations. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 820 1 2 (b) NOTIFICATION OF ALIENS HELD AT INSTALLATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 4 the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less 5 frequently every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of 6 Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 7 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa- 8 tives written notice of the following: 9 (A) The estimated total number of aliens 10 held at installations of the Department of De- 11 fense, disaggregated by location, over the period 12 covered by the report. 13 (B) The total cost that could be incurred 14 by the Department of Defense of detention of 15 aliens at installations of the Department of De- 16 fense, regardless of location, during the period 17 covered by the report. 18 (2) ALIEN DEFINED.—In this section, the term 19 ‘‘alien’’ has the meaning given that term in section 20 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 21 U.S.C. 1101). 22 (c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON DEPARTMENT OF 23 DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT 24 OPERATIONS.—Section 1707 of the National Defense Au25 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116– g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 821 1 92; 133 Stat. 1799; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by 2 adding at the end the following new subsection: 3 4 ‘‘(c) REPORTS ON SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS.— 5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Department of De- 6 fense approves a Request for Assistance for support 7 for immigration enforcement operations, the Sec- 8 retary of Defense shall electronically transmit to the 9 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 10 the House of Representatives a report on such sup- 11 port not later than 30 calendar days after the date 12 on which the Secretary approves the Request for As- 13 sistance and every 90 calendar days thereafter. 14 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by 15 paragraph (1) shall include information on the fol- 16 lowing: 17 ‘‘(A) The name of any Department of De- 18 fense facility used to support immigrant en- 19 forcement operations and costs associated with 20 any modifications to such facilities to support 21 such operations. 22 ‘‘(B) The number of Department of De- 23 fense personnel assigned to conduct support for 24 immigration enforcement operations, the units 25 from which such personnel were assigned, the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 822 1 duration of the operations, and the personnel 2 cost associated with of such operations.’’. 3 Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 4 SEC. 1061. NOTIFICATION OF WAIVERS UNDER DEPART- 5 MENT OF DEFENSE DIRECTIVE 3000.09. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 10, United 7 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 130f 8 the following new section: 9 ‘‘§ 130g. Notification requirements for waivers issued 10 under Department of Defense guidance 11 related to autonomy in weapon systems 12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 13 submit to the congressional defense committees written 14 notification of any waiver under Department of Defense 15 Directive 3000.09 (relating to autonomy in weapon sys16 tems), or any successor directive, by not later than 30 17 days after the date on which the waiver is issued. 18 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—Each notification submitted under 19 subsection (a) shall include the following: 20 ‘‘(1) The rationale for the waiver. 21 ‘‘(2) A description of the autonomous weapon 22 system or technology covered by the waiver. 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(3) The anticipated duration of the waiver. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 823 1 ‘‘(c) FORM.—A notification under subsection (a) shall 2 be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a clas3 sified annex, as the Secretary determines necessary.’’. 4 (b) REPORTS ON APPROVAL AND DEPLOYMENT OF 5 LETHAL AUTONOMOUS WEAPON SYSTEMS.—Section 6 1066(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 7 Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 138 Stat. 2065 8 ) is amended— 9 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, or any 10 legal review,’’ after ‘‘officials’’; 11 (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, including 12 any legal review,’’ after ‘‘review’’; and 13 (3) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, including 14 any legal review,’’ after ‘‘review’’. 15 SEC. 1062. MODIFICATIONS TO AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER 16 AND SALE OF CERTAIN SURPLUS FIREARMS, 17 AMMUNITION, AND PARTS. 18 (a) MODIFICATIONS TO TRANSFER AUTHORITY.— 19 Section 40728 of title 36, United States Code, is amend20 ed— 21 (1) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the 22 following: 23 ‘‘(3) The Secretary may conduct a one-time transfer 24 to the corporation, in accordance with the procedure pre25 scribed in this subchapter, of pump action shotguns, in- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 824 1 cluding any shotguns that are surplus to the requirements 2 of the Center of Military History and the Army Museum 3 Enterprise, that— 4 5 ‘‘(A) on the date of the enactment of this paragraph are under the control of the Secretary; and 6 ‘‘(B) are surplus to the requirements of the De- 7 partment of the Army at the time of the submission 8 of the report required in subsection (k). 9 ‘‘(4) The Secretary may not transfer pursuant to 10 paragraph (3) any shotgun that is a modular ancillary ad11 dition to a service rifle, or meets the definition of a ‘short12 barreled shotgun’ as that term is defined in section 13 921(a)(6) of title 18, United States Code.’’; 14 (2) in subsection (i), by adding at the end the 15 following: 16 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of the Navy may conduct a one- 17 time transfer to the corporation, in accordance with the 18 procedure prescribed in this subchapter, of surplus pump 19 action shotguns that— 20 21 ‘‘(A) on the date of the enactment of this paragraph are under the control of the Secretary; and 22 ‘‘(B) are surplus to the requirements of the De- 23 partment of the Navy at the time of the submission 24 of the report required in subsection (k). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 825 1 ‘‘(4) The Secretary may not transfer pursuant to 2 paragraph (3) any shotgun that is a modular ancillary ad3 dition to a service rifle or meets the definition of a ‘short4 barreled shotgun’ as that term is defined in section 5 921(a)(6) of title 18, United States Code.’’; and 6 7 (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(j) AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE TRANSFERS.—(1) The 8 Secretary of the Air Force may conduct a one-time trans9 fer to the corporation, in accordance with the procedures 10 prescribed in this subchapter, of pump action shotguns 11 that— 12 13 ‘‘(A) on the date of the enactment of this paragraph are under the control of the Secretary; and 14 ‘‘(B) are surplus to the requirements of the De- 15 partment of the Air Force at the time of the submis- 16 sion of the report required in subsection (k). 17 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may not transfer pursuant to 18 paragraph (1) any shotgun that is a modular ancillary ad19 dition to a service rifle or meets the definition of a ‘short20 barreled shotgun’ as that term is defined in section 21 921(a)(6) of title 18, United States Code. 22 ‘‘(k) REPORT REQUIRED.—(1) The Secretary con- 23 cerned authorized to transfer shotguns under subsection 24 (h), (i), or (j) shall submit to the Committees on Armed g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 826 1 Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a re2 port that includes the following elements: 3 ‘‘(A) The total number of surplus shotguns, in- 4 cluding the make and model of each such shotgun, 5 that meet the criteria for transfer to the corporation 6 under such subsection. 7 ‘‘(B) The total number of surplus shotguns, in- 8 cluding the make and mode of each such shotgun, 9 that the Secretary concerned intends to transfer to 10 the corporation under such subsection. 11 ‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘Secretary con- 12 cerned’ has the meaning given such term in section 13 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code. 14 ‘‘(l) LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF SURPLUS SHOT- 15 GUNS.—A Secretary may not transfer surplus shotguns 16 described in subsections (h), (i), or (j), until the date that 17 is 60 days after the date of the submittal of the report 18 required under subsection (k). 19 ‘‘(m) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 20 Army shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 21 of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing 22 on the results of the investigation by the Bureau of Alco23 hol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the United 24 States Army Criminal Investigation Division regarding g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 827 1 unaccounted for pistols at the corporation. The briefing 2 shall be provided after the investigation has concluded.’’. 3 (b) MODIFICATIONS TO SALE AUTHORITY.—Section 4 40732 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by 5 striking ‘‘, and caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pis6 tols,’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘, caliber .45 7 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols, and surplus pump ac8 tion shotguns (except any shotgun that is a modular ancil9 lary addition to a service rifle , or meets the definition 10 of a ‘short-barreled shotgun’ as that term is defined in 11 section 921(a)(6) of title 18, United States Code),’’. 12 SEC. 1063. EXTENSION OF MOBILITY CAPABILITY REQUIRE- 13 14 MENTS STUDY. Section 1068 of the Servicemember Quality of Life 15 Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for 16 Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 138 Stat. 2067) 17 is amended— 18 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘one year 19 after the date of the enactment of this Act’’ and in- 20 serting ‘‘January 15, 2027’’; and 21 (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 22 following: 23 ‘‘(c) REPORT AND BRIEFING.—Not later than Janu- 24 ary 15, 2027, the Commander of the United States Trans25 portation Command, in coordination with the Chairman g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 828 1 of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretaries of the military 2 departments, and the commanders of the combatant com3 mands, shall— 4 ‘‘(1) submit to the congressional defense com- 5 mittees a final report on the study required under 6 subsection (a); and 7 8 9 ‘‘(2) provide to such committees a briefing on the report.’’. SEC. 1064. EXTENSION OF BRIEFING REQUIREMENT RE- 10 GARDING 11 SOUTHWEST BORDER. 12 CIVIL AUTHORITIES AT THE Section 1070 of the James M. Inhofe National De- 13 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 14 117–263; 136 Stat. 2791), as amended by section 1063 15 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 16 2025 (Public Law 118–159), is further amended by strik17 ing ‘‘through December 31, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘through 18 December 31, 2026’’. 19 SEC. 1065. EXTENSION OF BIENNIAL ASSESSMENTS OF AIR 20 21 FORCE TEST CENTER. Section 1067 of the National Defense Authorization 22 Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) is amended 23 by striking ‘‘and 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘2026, 2028, and 24 2030’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 829 1 SEC. 1066. REPORTS ON INSTALLATION OF CERTAIN COLLI- 2 SION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS IN MILITARY RO- 3 TARY-WING AIRCRAFT. 4 (a) REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF INSTALLING TRAF- 5 FIC ALERT AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS IN ALL 6 MILITARY ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 9 retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 10 Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep- 11 resentatives a report on the feasibility of installing 12 a traffic alert and collision avoidance system in each 13 military rotary-wing aircraft. Such report shall in- 14 clude— 15 (A) an analysis of the cost associated with 16 installing a traffic alert and collision avoidance 17 system in each military rotary-wing aircraft; 18 (B) an analysis of the effect of installing 19 such systems in such aircraft on the safety of 20 civilian airspace; 21 (C) an identification of any changes to the 22 configuration of the cockpit of such aircraft 23 that would be necessary in order to install such 24 systems; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 830 1 (D) any implications the installation of 2 such systems would have for combat, training, 3 or domestic security operations; and 4 (E) if the Secretary determines that the 5 installation of such systems in such aircraft is 6 not feasible, recommendations regarding similar 7 systems or capabilities that could be installed 8 instead. 9 (2) TRAFFIC ALERT AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE 10 SYSTEM DEFINED.—In 11 ‘‘traffic alert and collision avoidance system’’ means 12 a collision avoidance system in compliance with sec- 13 tion 121.356 of title 14, Code of Federal Regula- 14 tions, or any successor regulation. 15 (b) REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF INSTALLING AUTO- 16 MATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE–BROADCAST IN CAPA- 17 BILITIES IN ALL MILITARY ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT.— this subsection, the term 18 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 19 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 20 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 21 of Representatives a report on the feasibility of installing 22 automatic dependent surveillance–broadcast IN capability 23 in each military rotary-wing aircraft. Such report shall in24 clude— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 831 1 (1) an analysis of the cost associated with in- 2 stalling automatic dependent surveillance–broadcast 3 IN capability in each military rotary-wing aircraft; 4 (2) an analysis of the effect of installing such 5 capabilities in such aircraft on the safety of civilian 6 airspace; 7 (3) an identification of any changes to the con- 8 figuration of the cockpit of such aircraft that would 9 be necessary in order to install such capabilities; 10 (4) any implications the installation of such ca- 11 pabilities would have for combat, training, or domes- 12 tic security operations; and 13 (5) if the Secretary determines that the instal- 14 lation of such capabilities in such aircraft is not fea- 15 sible, recommendations regarding similar systems or 16 capabilities that could be installed instead. 17 SEC. 1067. CYBERSECURITY AND RESILIENCE ANNEX IN 18 STRATEGIC RAIL CORRIDOR NETWORK AS- 19 SESSMENTS. 20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in co- 21 ordination with the Secretary of Transportation and the 22 Secretary of Homeland Security, shall ensure that each 23 periodic assessment of the Strategic Rail Corridor Net24 work carried out after the date of the enactment of this 25 Act includes an annex containing an evaluation of the cy- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 832 1 bersecurity and the resilience of the physical infrastruc2 ture of the Strategic Rail Corridor. Each such annex shall 3 include— 4 (1) a description of potential cyber threats and 5 vulnerabilities affecting the Strategic Rail Corridor 6 Network operations; 7 (2) an assessment of the resilience of the Stra- 8 tegic Rail Corridor Network against cyberattacks 9 and other disruptive actions by an adversary of the 10 United States; 11 (3) recommended actions to be taken by Con- 12 gress and Federal agencies to improve the cyberse- 13 curity defenses and the resilience of the physical in- 14 frastructure of the Strategic Rail Corridor Network; 15 and 16 (4) a description of the timelines and resource 17 requirements to implement the recommendations 18 under paragraph (3). 19 (b) STRATEGIC RAIL CORRIDOR NETWORK DE- 20 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Strategic Rail Corridor 21 Network’’ means the interconnected network of rail cor22 ridors important to national defense and military mobility, 23 as defined by the Department of Defense and the Federal 24 Railroad Administration. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 833 1 SEC. 1068. GAO REVIEW AND REPORT ON BIOLOGICAL 2 WEAPONS EXPERIMENTS ON AND IN RELA- 3 TION TO TICKS, TICK-BORNE DISEASE. 4 (a) REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of the United 5 States shall, to the extent practicable, conduct a review 6 of research conducted during the period beginning on Jan7 uary 1, 1945, and ending on December 31, 1972, by the 8 Department of Defense, including by the Department of 9 Defense in consultation with the National Institutes of 10 Health, the Department of Agriculture, or any other Fed11 eral department or agency on— 12 (1) the use of ticks as hosts or delivery mecha- 13 nisms for biological warfare agents, including experi- 14 ments involving Spirochaetales or Rickettsiales; and 15 (2) any efforts to improve the effectiveness and 16 viability of Spirochaetales or Rickettsiales as biologi- 17 cal weapons through combination with other diseases 18 or viruses. 19 (b) LOCATION OF RESEARCH.—In conducting the re- 20 view under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall 21 review research conducted at facilities located inside the 22 United States and, if feasible, facilities located outside the 23 United States, including laboratories and field work loca24 tions. 25 (c) INFORMATION TO BE REVIEWED.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 834 1 (1) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—In conducting 2 the review under subsection (a), the Comptroller 3 General shall review any relevant classified informa- 4 tion. 5 (2) MATTERS FOR REVIEW.—In conducting the 6 review under subsection (a), the Comptroller General 7 shall review, among other sources, the following: 8 (A) Technical Reports related to The Sum- 9 mary of Major Events and Problems, US Army 10 Chemical Corps, FY 1951 – FY1969. 11 (B) Site Holding: CB DT DW 48158 12 Title: Virus and Rickettsia Waste Disposal 13 Study. Technical Report No. 103, January 14 1969. Corp Author Name: FORT DETRICK 15 FREDERICK MD Report Number: SMUFD- 16 TR-103 Publish Date: 19690101. 17 (C) Site Holding: CB DT DW 60538 Title: 18 A Plaque Assay System for Several Species of 19 Rickettsia. 20 DETRICK FREDERICK MD Report Number: 21 SMUFD-TM-538 Publish Date: 19690601. Corp Author Name: FORT 22 (D) Site Holding: CB DW 531493 Title: 23 Progress Report for Ecology and Epidemiology 24 and Biological Field Test Technology, Third 25 Quarter FY 1967. Corp Author Name: ARMY g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 835 1 DUGWAY PROVING GROUND UT Publish 2 Date: 19670508. 3 (E) Any relevant scientific research on the 4 5 history of Lyme disease in the United States. (d) REPORT.— 6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years 7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 8 Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees 9 on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 10 or the Senate a report that includes the following: 11 (A) A list of the research projects reviewed 12 under subsection (a) and an assessment of the 13 scope of such research. 14 (B) A finding by the Comptroller General 15 as to whether such review could lead to a deter- 16 mination that any ticks used in such research 17 were released outside of any facility (including 18 any ticks that were released unintentionally). 19 (C) A finding by the Comptroller General 20 as to whether such review could lead to a deter- 21 mination that any records related to such re- 22 search were destroyed, and whether such de- 23 struction was intentional or unintentional. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 836 1 (2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required 2 under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi- 3 fied form, but may contain a classified annex. 4 SEC. 1069. BRIEFINGS ON EXPENDITURES OR PLANNED EX- 5 PENDITURES OF FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR EX- 6 PLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF EXIST- 7 ING ARCTIC INFRASTRUCTURE. 8 (a) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 90 days after the 9 date of the enactment of this Act and on a quarterly basis 10 thereafter for a one-year period, and on a biannual basis 11 thereafter until the date of termination described in sub12 section (b), the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 13 the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Com14 mand and the Commander of the United States Northern 15 Command, shall provide to the congressional defense com16 mittees a briefing on the expenditures or planned expendi17 tures of funds allocated pursuant to section 20009(12) of 18 the Act titled ‘‘An Act to provide for reconciliation pursu19 ant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14’’, approved July 4, 2025 20 (Public Law 119–21), for the exploration and development 21 of existing Arctic infrastructure. Each such briefing shall 22 include— 23 24 (1) an identification of the amount of such funds expended to date; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 837 1 2 (2) a timeline for the future use of such funds; and 3 (3) an assessment of the feasibility of any via- 4 ble infrastructure options in the Arctic region. 5 (b) SUNSET.—The date of termination described in 6 this subsection is the date that is five years after the date 7 of the enactment of this Act. 8 SEC. 1070. SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DE- 9 FENSE 10 LAND BORDER. 11 OPERATIONS AT THE SOUTHERN (a) REPORT.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 14 retary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on 15 Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on 16 Armed Services of the House of Representatives a 17 report on operations at the southern land border of 18 the United States. 19 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 20 paragraph (1) shall include a detailed description 21 of— 22 (A) the efforts of the Department of De- 23 fense to support civil law enforcement agencies 24 with respect to— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 838 1 (i) combating transnational organized 2 crime in the United States Northern Com- 3 mand and the United States Southern 4 Command areas of responsibility; 5 (ii) reducing the cross-border flow of 6 illicit synthetic drugs, including fentanyl, 7 fentanyl analogs, and fentanyl precursors; 8 and 9 (iii) reducing the cross-border illicit 10 trade of firearms and human trafficking; 11 (B) the steady-state plan and posture of 12 the Department of Defense on the southern 13 land border; 14 (C) the assessment of the Department of 15 Defense of the operational and readiness impact 16 under the Department’s steady-state plan and 17 posture on the southern land border, and any 18 revisions of such plan and posture; 19 (D) each military installation and each De- 20 partment of Defense facility on or off the in- 21 stallation that is being used to support— 22 (i) the operations of the Department 23 of Defense along the southern land border; 24 or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 839 1 (ii) the Department of Homeland Se- 2 curity or any of its components; 3 (E) the funding sources for the current op- 4 erations of the Department of Defense along 5 the southern land border; 6 (F) the use-of-force policy and training of 7 the Department of Defense related to oper- 8 ations along the southern land border; and 9 (G) any challenges the Department of De- 10 fense has faced in the execution of the efforts 11 described in subparagraphs (A) and (F). 12 (b) SEMIANNUAL UPDATES.—Not later than 180 13 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the 14 report required under subsection (a), and not less fre15 quently than once every 180 days thereafter until the ter16 mination of the national emergency declared by Proclama17 tion 100886 (90 Fed. Reg. 8327; relating to a Declaration 18 of a National Emergency at the Southern Border of the 19 United States), Executive Order 14165 (90 Fed. Reg. 20 8467; relating to Security Our Borders), and Executive 21 Order 14167 (90 Fed. Reg. 8613; relating to Clarifying 22 the Military’s Role in Protecting the Territorial Integrity 23 of the United States), the Commander of the United 24 States Northern Command shall submit to the congres25 sional defense committees a report containing updates to g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 840 1 the information included in the report required under sub2 section (a). 3 SEC. 1071. ASSESSMENT ON POTENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT 4 OF INCUBATOR PROGRAMS FOR SECURE FA- 5 CILITIES AND NETWORKS AT UNIVERSITIES. 6 (a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 7 conduct an assessment on the feasibility, advisability, and 8 potential benefits to the Department of Defense of estab9 lishing incubator programs for the development, operation, 10 and sustainment of secure facilities and networks at the 11 campuses of select institutions of higher education across 12 the United States for the following purposes: 13 (1) Accelerating the development and transition 14 of innovative technologies to meet national security 15 needs. 16 (2) Increasing the availability of secure facilities 17 and networks for the conduct of classified work at 18 such campuses. 19 (3) Fostering collaboration between academic 20 researchers, private sector entities, and Department 21 of Defense personnel. 22 (4) Expanding the pool of technical talent hold- 23 ing security clearances and available to support De- 24 partment of Defense organizations and personnel in 25 critical defense technology areas. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 841 1 (5) Developing regional innovation hubs that 2 strengthen the national security innovation base. 3 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the assess- 4 ment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider— 5 (1) diverse use cases for the secure facilities 6 and networks under the programs referred to in 7 such subsection, including the use of such facilities 8 and networks for the conduct of secure meetings and 9 classified research and development activities with 10 respect to innovative technologies; and 11 (2) the potential for establishing cost-sharing 12 agreements with institutions of higher education, 13 other Federal departments and agencies, State, 14 local, and Tribal governments, and private sector 15 partners 16 sustainment of secure facilities and networks under 17 such programs. 18 (c) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection for the development, operation, and 19 (a) shall include the following elements: 20 (1) An identification by the Secretary of objec- 21 tive characteristics and other criteria for the selec- 22 tion of institutions of higher education to participate 23 in a program referred to in such subsection (a), 24 which shall include, at a minimum, the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 842 1 (A) The absence of a fully functional se- 2 cure facility and network on the campus of the 3 institution at the time of such selection. 4 (B) The commitment of the institution to 5 national security, as demonstrated through the 6 offering of relevant research and development 7 activities and workforce development opportuni- 8 ties. 9 (C) The presence of an existing relation- 10 ship between the institution and the Depart- 11 ment of Defense, defense industry partners, 12 other Federal departments and agencies, and 13 State, local, and Tribal governments, including 14 opportunities for cost-sharing or other State 15 economic development incentives under the pro- 16 gram if selected. 17 (D) The technical capabilities of the insti- 18 tution relevant to defense innovation priorities, 19 including the presence of key infrastructure or 20 instrumentation that may be used for the con- 21 duct of classified programs. 22 (E) The capacity of the institution to sup- 23 port the administrative and security require- 24 ments of operating a secure facility and net- 25 work, including to support co-use agreements g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 843 1 with other partners requiring shared space for 2 meetings, storage, or computing involving clas- 3 sified information. 4 (F) The location of the institution and 5 whether selection of the institution would pro- 6 mote geographic distribution to ensure nation- 7 wide access to secure facilities and networks, 8 particularly in underrepresented States. 9 (G) The economic viability and sustain- 10 ability of any secure facility or network pro- 11 posed to be deployed at the campus of the insti- 12 tution if selected, as determined through busi- 13 ness use case analyses. 14 (2) A plan for the implementation of the pro- 15 grams referred to in subsection (a), including, at a 16 minimum, an identification of not fewer than five in- 17 stitutions of higher education that the Secretary de- 18 termines would meet the criteria identified pursuant 19 to paragraph (1). 20 (d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 270 21 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 22 shall submit to the congressional defense committees the 23 results of the assessment under subsection (a). 24 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 844 1 (1) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 2 has the meaning given that term in section 101 of 3 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 4 1001). 5 (2) The term ‘‘underrepresented State’’ means 6 any State or territory eligible to participate in the 7 program of the Department known as the ‘‘Defense 8 Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Re- 9 search’’ program. 10 Subtitle G—Other Matters 11 SEC. 1081. EXTENSION OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON 12 13 THE FUTURE OF THE NAVY. Section 1092 of the James M. Inhofe National De- 14 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 15 117–263; 136 Stat. 2809), as amended by section 1083 16 of the Service Member Quality of Life Improvement and 17 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 18 (Public Law 118–159), is further amended— 19 20 (1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ‘‘January 15, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2027’’; 21 (2) in subsection (c)(3), by adding at the end 22 the following new sentences: ‘‘The commission may 23 request access to special access programs. The com- 24 mission may employ personnel and obtain detailees g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 845 1 who hold the security clearances necessary to review 2 classified information.’’; and 3 4 5 (3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘90 days’’ and inserting ‘‘180 days’’. SEC. 1082. FEDERAL AGENCY SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN 6 7 WAR COMMISSION. Section 1094(f)(2) of the Afghanistan War Commis- 8 sion Act of 2021 (section 1094(f)(2) of Public Law 117– 9 81; 135 Stat. 1941) is amended by adding at the end the 10 following new subparagraph: 11 ‘‘(D) SERVICES.— 12 ‘‘(i) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 13 The Secretary of Defense may provide to 14 the Commission, on a nonreimbursable 15 basis, such administrative services, funds, 16 staff, facilities, and other support services 17 as are necessary for the performance of the 18 duties of the Commission under this sec- 19 tion. 20 ‘‘(ii) OTHER AGENCIES.—In addition 21 to any support provided under clause (i), 22 the head of any other Federal department 23 or agency may provide to the Commission 24 such services, funds, facilities, staff, and 25 other support as the head of such depart- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 846 1 ment or agency determines advisable and 2 as may be authorized by law.’’. 3 SEC. 1083. PROVISION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY TO AF- 4 GHANISTAN WAR COMMISSION. 5 Subsection (f) of the Afghanistan War Commission 6 Act of 2021 (section 1094(f) of Public Law 117–81; 135 7 Stat. 1941) is amended by adding at the end the following 8 new paragraph: 9 ‘‘(6) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—To such extent 10 and in such amounts as are provided in appropria- 11 tion Acts, the Co-Chairpersons of the Commission 12 may enter into contracts to enable the Commission 13 to discharge its duties under this section.’’. 14 SEC. 1084. REAUTHORIZATION OF SERVICEWOMEN’S COM- 15 16 MEMORATIVE PARTNERSHIP. Section 362(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 17 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 18 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 7771 note prec.) is 19 amended— 20 (1) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2021, as identi- 21 fied in division D of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘by the 22 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 23 2026’’; and 24 25 (2) by striking ‘‘$3,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 847 1 2 SEC. 1085. AUKUS IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2025. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 3 ‘‘AUKUS Improvement Act of 2025’’. 4 (b) MODIFICATION TO AUKUS DEFENSE TRADE CO- 5 OPERATION.— Section 38(l) of the Arms Export Control 6 Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(l)) is amended— 7 (1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 8 following: ‘‘The congressional notification require- 9 ments of subsections (c) and (d) of section 36 shall 10 not apply with respect to the export or transfer of 11 defense articles or defense services subject to the ex- 12 emption described in this paragraph.’’; and 13 14 (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and 15 16 (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following: 17 18 ‘‘(7) EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN REQUIRE- MENTS.— 19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Defense articles sold 20 by the United States under this Act, whether 21 pursuant to the exemption authorized under 22 this section or pursuant to an exemption under 23 another authority under this Act, may be reex- 24 ported, retransferred or temporarily imported 25 exclusively between the Government of Aus- 26 tralia, the Government of the United Kingdom, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 848 1 or entities described in paragraph (b) of section 2 126.7(b)(2) of title 22, Code of Federal Regula- 3 tions, or successor regulations, that are eligible 4 for the exemption described in paragraph (a) of 5 such section, notwithstanding the requirement 6 for the consent of the President under section 7 3(a)(2) or section 505(a)(1)(B) of the Foreign 8 Assistance 9 2314(a)(1)(B)). 10 Act of 1961 ‘‘(B) INTRA-COMPANY, (22 U.S.C. INTRA-ORGANIZA- 11 TIONAL, 12 FERS.—Intra-company, 13 intra-governmental transfers related to defense 14 articles described in subparagraph (A) are au- 15 thorized to be made between officers, employ- 16 ees, and agents who meet the definition of the 17 term ‘regular employee’ under section 120.64 of 18 title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, or suc- 19 cessor regulations, including dual nationals or 20 third-country nationals who satisfy the require- 21 ments of section 126.18 of title 22, Code of 22 Federal Regulations, or successor regulations.’’. 23 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date AND INTRA-GOVERNMENTAL TRANS- intra-organization, and 24 of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 25 five years, the President shall submit to the appropriate g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 849 1 congressional committees a report with respect to the use 2 of the expedited review process established by section 1344 3 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 4 2024 (22 U.S.C. 10423), that includes the following: 5 6 (1) An update on the progress made toward implementing such expedited review process. 7 8 (2) The number of licenses issued under such process. 9 (3) A list of each recipient of such license. 10 (d) REQUIREMENT TO REVIEW EXCLUDED TECH- 11 NOLOGY LIST.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an- 14 nually for five years and every three years thereafter 15 for 12 years, the Secretary of State, in consultation 16 with the Secretary of Defense, shall review Supple- 17 ment No. 2 to part 126 of title 22, Code of Federal 18 Regulations, commonly known at the ‘‘Excluded 19 Technology List’’, to ensure inclusion of only those 20 items required by statute or otherwise determined by 21 the Secretary of State to require continued licensing 22 review for reasons of United States national secu- 23 rity. 24 (2) REPORT.—The Secretary of State shall sub- 25 mit to the appropriate congressional committees and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 850 1 the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 2 Representatives and the Committee on Armed Serv- 3 ices of the Senate a report on the results of each re- 4 view required by this subsection. Each such report 5 shall include a justification of any item removed or 6 added to the Excluded Technology List. 7 (e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE- 8 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres- 9 sional committees’’ means— 10 11 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and 12 13 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 14 SEC. 1086. FRAMEWORK FOR REFORMING TECHNOLOGY 15 TRANSFER AND FOREIGN DISCLOSURE POLI- 16 CIES. 17 (a) FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 18 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 19 Secretary of Defense shall produce a framework to revise 20 technology transfer and foreign disclosure policies and 21 processes of the military departments and the technology 22 transfer and foreign disclosure committees. 23 (b) FRAMEWORK ELEMENTS.—The framework pro- 24 duced pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the fol25 lowing: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 851 1 (1) Guidelines for balancing the protection of 2 technology and classified information with the re- 3 quirement to share technology and classified defense 4 information. 5 (2) A process to gather, consider, and, as ap- 6 propriate, incorporate input from Federal agencies 7 and industry stakeholders, in accordance with sub- 8 section (d), to inform revisions to the technology 9 transfer and foreign disclosure policies and processes 10 of the Department of Defense. 11 (3) Recommendations for updating the National 12 Disclosure Policy to accommodate the use of emerg- 13 ing and advanced defense such as artificial intel- 14 ligence, 15 counter-unmanned aerial systems, missile defense, 16 cybersecurity, quantum technologies, hypersonics, 17 autonomous systems, and such other technologies as 18 the Secretary determines appropriate. directed energy, microwave systems, 19 (4) Mechanisms to enable the military depart- 20 ments and the Defense Technology Security Admin- 21 istration to streamline the approval process for tech- 22 nology transfers. 23 (5) Mechanisms to enhance transparency to en- 24 sure the technology transfer policies of the Depart- 25 ment of Defense and each of the military depart- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 852 1 ments specifically are comparable with respect to ca- 2 pability and country release tiers for emerging and 3 advanced defense items. 4 (6) A plan to consolidate technology security 5 and foreign disclosure approvals in accordance with 6 Executive Order 14268, titled ‘‘Reforming Foreign 7 Defense Sales to Improve Speed and Accountability’’ 8 and dated April 9, 2025. 9 (7) An updated Department of Defense Direc- 10 tive 5111.21 to address roles, responsibilities and 11 members of the Arms Transfer and Technology Re- 12 lease Senior Steering Group of the Department of 13 Defense. 14 (8) Metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the 15 technology transfer policies of the military depart- 16 ments and the National Disclosure Policy to enable 17 the transfer of defense items to allies and partners 18 of the United States while ensuring protection of 19 United States technology. 20 (9) An annual requirement to conduct an audit 21 of license applications that were denied during the 22 prior year on the basis of technology transfer poli- 23 cies of the military departments or the Defense 24 Technology Security Administration. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 853 1 (10) A description of the charter of each tech- 2 nology security and foreign disclosure committee, its 3 participants, and its relationship to other technology 4 security and foreign disclosure committees. 5 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than one year after 6 the date of the submission of the framework under sub7 section (a), and not less frequently than annually there8 after, the Secretary of Defense shall direct the Secretary 9 of each of the military departments and the heads of the 10 technology security and foreign disclosure committees to 11 revise the technology transfer policy of that department 12 and the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy to revise 13 the National Disclosure Policy, based on the elements of 14 the framework under subsection (b). 15 (d) STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.—At least once 16 every six months, the Secretaries of the military depart17 ments, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 18 Sustainment, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Pol19 icy shall consult with such representatives from the de20 fense industry as the Secretaries and Under Secretary 21 consider appropriate, including representatives from non22 traditional defense contractors (as such term is defined 23 by section 3014 of title 10, United States Code) in the 24 course of carrying out subsections (a), (b), and (c). 25 (e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 854 1 (1) SUBMISSION OF FRAMEWORK.—Not later 2 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 3 this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 4 the congressional defense committees a report con- 5 taining the framework produced under subsection 6 (a). 7 (2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than one 8 year after the date of the submission of the frame- 9 work required under subsection (a), and not less fre- 10 quently than annually thereafter, the Secretary of 11 Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 12 committees a report that includes the following: 13 (A) A description of any actions taken to 14 improve the technology transfer policies of the 15 military departments and the technology secu- 16 rity and foreign disclosure committees in ac- 17 cordance with the implementation requirements 18 under subsection (c). 19 (B) A description of actions taken to im- 20 plement or incorporate industry recommenda- 21 tion into the technology transfer policies of the 22 military departments and the National Disclo- 23 sure Policy. 24 (C) A summary of any feedback from in- 25 dustry stakeholders with respect to current ap- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 855 1 plications of the technology transfer policies of 2 the military departments and the National Dis- 3 closure Policy, and a description of any actions 4 taken to address such feedback. 5 (D) The results of an audit of license ap- 6 plications that were denied during the preceding 7 12-month period on the basis of technology 8 transfer policies of the military departments or 9 the technology security and foreign disclosure 10 committees, including information and data 11 that link such denials to the policies in effect at 12 the time of denial. 13 (E) Any recommendations of the Secretary 14 for legislation necessary to improve technology 15 release and foreign disclosure policies of the De- 16 partment of Defense. 17 (3) FORM.—Each report submitted under this 18 subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, 19 but may include a classified annex. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 856 1 SEC. 1087. PROCUREMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF SPORTS 2 FOODS 3 MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED 4 TO THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPER- 5 ATIONS COMMAND. 6 AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS TO (a) PROCUREMENT AND DISTRIBUTION.—The Com- 7 mander of the United States Special Operations Command 8 may authorize, from amounts appropriated to the Depart9 ment of Defense for Major Force Program 11— 10 11 (1) the procurement of sports foods and dietary supplements; and 12 (2) the distribution of such foods and supple- 13 ments to members of the Armed Forces assigned to 14 the United States Special Operations Command. 15 (b) REQUIREMENTS.— 16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commander of the 17 United States Special Operations Command shall— 18 (A) establish policies for the procurement 19 and distribution of sports foods and dietary 20 supplements under this section; and 21 22 (B) require that such procurement and distribution is in compliance with— 23 (i) Department of Defense Instruction 24 6130.06, titled ‘‘Use of Dietary Supple- 25 ments in the Department of Defense’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 857 1 (ii) the prohibited dietary supplement 2 ingredients list of the Department. 3 4 (2) POLICIES.—The policies established under paragraph (1) shall provide that— 5 (A) dietary supplements procured or dis- 6 tributed under this section are required to be 7 certified by a non-Department third-party certi- 8 fying organization that Operation Supplement 9 Safety of the Department has vetted for end- 10 product quality assurance; 11 (B) dietary supplements and sports foods 12 procured or distributed under this section are 13 required to be free of contaminants and ingredi- 14 ents and substances prohibited by the Depart- 15 ment (including any ingredients and substances 16 that are synonymous with such prohibited in- 17 gredients and substances); 18 (C) sports foods and dietary supplements 19 may only be distributed to members of the 20 Armed Forces— 21 (i) by a credentialed and privileged 22 registered (performance) dietitian or a 23 medical clinician with prescribing authority 24 who is assigned to or supporting the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 858 1 United States Special Operations Com- 2 mand at the operational unit level; and 3 (ii) under the guidance and oversight 4 of a primary care sports medicine physi- 5 cian. 6 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The procurement and 7 distribution of sports foods and dietary supplements under 8 this section shall be construed to supplement and not sup9 plant— 10 11 (1) any morale, welfare, or recreation funds or activities otherwise required or available; and 12 (2) any funding made available for, and services 13 provided by, any dining facility of the Department. 14 (d) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2026, 15 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 16 defense committees a report that contains an assessment 17 of the feasibility and advisability of expanding the author18 ity under this section for the procurement and distribution 19 of sports foods and third-party certified dietary supple20 ments to include the military departments. 21 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 22 (1) The term ‘‘dietary supplement’’ means a 23 product under meaning given that term in section 24 201(ff) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 859 1 Act (21 U.S.C. 321(ff)) for which nutrition labeling 2 in the form of a supplement facts panel is required. 3 (2) The term ‘‘sports food’’ means a food prod- 4 uct that— 5 (A) delivers essential energy (in the form 6 of calories) and nutrients; and 7 (B) is packaged in a container that in- 8 cludes nutrition labeling in the form of a sup- 9 plement facts panel. 10 SEC. 1088. PILOT PROGRAM ON ENHANCED USE OF AD- 11 VANCED SENSOR NETWORKS TO IMPROVE 12 AIR FORCE COUNTER-UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 13 SYSTEM CAPABILITIES FOR BASE DEFENSE. 14 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Beginning not later than 180 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec16 retary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Director 17 of the Joint Interagency Task Force 401 established 18 under section 199 of title 10, United States Code, as 19 added by section 912, and in consultation with the Admin20 istrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall 21 carry out a pilot program, to be known as the ‘‘Enhancing 22 Cooperation for Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems 23 Program’’, under which the Secretary shall incorporate 24 the use of civilian civil airspace sensor networks into Air 25 Force data processing systems to— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 860 1 (1) improve base defense against small un- 2 manned aircraft systems (in this section referred to 3 as ‘‘sUAS’’); 4 (2) inform the development of counter-un- 5 manned aircraft system capabilities that are suitable 6 for use inside the United States and in the National 7 Airspace System; and 8 (3) enhance cooperation with law enforcement, 9 State and local partners, and other Federal depart- 10 ments and agencies to counter domestic threats. 11 (b) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary, in coordination with 12 the Director and in consultation with the Administrator, 13 shall select at least two military installations located in 14 the United States at which to conduct the pilot program. 15 In selecting such military installations, the Secretary shall 16 consider the potential for the Air Force to— 17 18 (1) access advanced civilian airspace sensor networks; 19 (2) leverage public-private partnerships that en- 20 able multi-use of airspace awareness capabilities for 21 public safety, defense of critical infrastructure to in- 22 clude Department of Defense installations, and pro- 23 tection of civil aviation; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 861 1 (3) minimize the potential for negatively affect- 2 ing civil aircraft operations in the National Airspace 3 System. 4 (c) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the pilot pro- 5 gram are— 6 (1) to provide the Air Force with access to air 7 space awareness data derived from civilian airspace 8 sensor networks to increase the situational aware- 9 ness of Air Force bases; 10 (2) to determine any authority, capability, and 11 capacity barriers to enhancing cooperation between 12 the Air Force, civilian partners, and other Federal, 13 State, and local government entities to extend the 14 over-the-horizon identification of potential sUAS 15 threats beyond the current range of existing domes- 16 tic base defense systems; and 17 (3) to improve the data-sharing frameworks for 18 airspace data between the Air Force and various 19 stakeholders for the purpose of base defense. 20 (d) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—In carrying out the 21 pilot program, the Secretary of the Air Force may enter 22 into one or more contracts for the procurement of addi23 tional technologies capable of— 24 25 (1) leveraging commercial or Government offthe-shelf detect-track-defeat systems; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 862 1 (2) integrating and using civilian airspace 2 awareness data to serve as an early warning capa- 3 bility specifically to help identify and monitor non- 4 compliant sUAS; and 5 (3) informing appropriate communication mech- 6 anisms between military installations and local law 7 enforcement agencies to report and track non-com- 8 pliant air vehicles, deter incursions, and foster po- 9 tential prosecution. 10 (e) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 90 days after the 11 conclusion of all activities carried out under the pilot pro12 gram at an installation selected for such program, the Sec13 retary shall provide to the appropriate congressional com14 mittees a briefing that includes a description of— 15 16 (1) the manner in which the program was conducted at such installation; and 17 (2) any results achieved under the program at 18 such installation. 19 (f) TERMINATION.— 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to carry out a 21 pilot program under this section shall terminate on 22 the date that is five years after the date of the en- 23 actment of this Act. 24 (2) EARLY TERMINATION OPTION.—The Sec- 25 retary of the Air Force may request the termination g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 863 1 of the pilot program before the date specified in 2 paragraph (1) if the Secretary— 3 (A) determines that administrative, legal, 4 performance, or other factors indicate the pro- 5 gram will not be successful; and 6 (B) submits to the appropriate congres- 7 sional committees notice in writing of such de- 8 termination. 9 (g) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 10 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con11 gressional committees’’ means— 12 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 13 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 14 the House of Representatives; and 15 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 16 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- 17 tation of the Senate. 18 SEC. 1089. PILOT PROGRAM AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS 19 FOR ACCELERATING PROTECTION OF CER- 20 TAIN FACILITIES AND ASSETS FROM UN- 21 MANNED AIRCRAFT. 22 (a) REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than one year after 23 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 24 Defense, acting through the Joint Interagency Task Force 25 401 established under section 199 of title 10, United g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 864 1 States Code, as added by section 912, shall ensure that 2 for each covered facility or asset at which the Secretary 3 has determined counter-UAS operations are necessary to 4 mitigate the threat that an unmanned aircraft system 5 poses to the safety or security of such covered facility or 6 asset— 7 (1) any administrative action required for the 8 effective use of the authorities under section 130i of 9 title 10, United States Code, for the protection of 10 the covered facility or asset not contingent upon ac- 11 tion by another Federal department or agency has 12 been completed, including the establishment of ap- 13 propriate policies for the training of relevant per- 14 sonnel upon the deployment of new counter-UAS 15 systems, annual training, and training for newly as- 16 signed personnel; 17 (2) any such training required for the safe or 18 effective use of counter-UAS systems for such pro- 19 tection has been completed; and 20 (3) planning to deploy and sustain systems 21 similar to those procured pursuant to the pilot pro- 22 gram under subsection (b) in a manner appropriate 23 for the covered facility or asset has commenced. 24 (b) PILOT PROGRAM FOR DEPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN 25 COUNTER-UAS SYSTEMS.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 865 1 (1) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary, acting 2 through the Joint Interagency Task Force 401 es- 3 tablished under section 199 of title 10, United 4 States Code, as added by section 912, and in coordi- 5 nation with the Administrator as required by section 6 130i of title 10, United States Code, shall carry out 7 a pilot program for the deployment of covered 8 counter-UAS systems to expeditiously demonstrate 9 enhanced protective capabilities for certain covered 10 facilities or assets (in this subsection, referred to as 11 the ‘‘pilot program’’). 12 13 (2) ELEMENTS.—Under the pilot program, the Secretary shall— 14 (A) not later than 180 days after the date 15 of the enactment of this Act, select and procure 16 covered counter-UAS systems for deployment 17 for the protection of at least four covered facili- 18 ties or assets identified for purposes of the pilot 19 program; 20 (B) not later than 240 days after the date 21 of the enactment of this Act submit to the con- 22 gressional defense committees a report on any 23 delays caused by interagency coordination re- 24 quirements, particularly delays related to site 25 surveys by other agencies; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 866 1 (C) not later than one year after the date 2 of the enactment of this Act, ensure such cov- 3 ered counter-UAS systems are so deployed with 4 respect to each such identified covered facility 5 or asset. 6 (c) COORDINATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 7 carry out this section consistent with the requirements of 8 section 130i of title 10, United States Code. 9 (d) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 60 days after the 10 date of the enactment of this Act, and every 60 days there11 after until the date on which each requirement under this 12 section is complete, the Secretary, in consultation with the 13 Administrator, shall provide to the congressional defense 14 committees and the Committee on Transportation and In15 frastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on 16 the implementation of this section. 17 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 18 (1) The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad- 19 ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. 20 (2) The terms ‘‘counter-UAS system’’ and 21 ‘‘small unmanned aircraft’’ have the meanings given 22 those terms in section 44801 of title 49, United 23 States Code. 24 25 (3) The term ‘‘covered counter-UAS system’’ means a counter-UAS system that— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 867 1 (A) is capable of destroying or disabling a 2 small unmanned aircraft by means of high-pow- 3 ered microwave, laser, or other similar tech- 4 nology; and 5 (B) may be integrated with appropriate 6 sensing and command-and-control systems. 7 (4) The term ‘‘covered facility or asset’’ means 8 a facility or asset with respect to which there is au- 9 thority to carry out section 130i of title 10, United 10 States Code, for the protection of the facility or 11 asset. 12 (5) The term ‘‘unmanned aircraft’’ has the 13 meaning given such term in section 130i(j) of title 14 10, United States Code. 15 SEC. 1090. PROCESS FOR COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGA- 16 TIONS OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PRO- 17 VIDERS AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICERS. 18 (a) COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATIONS.— 19 (1) PROCESS FOR SUBMITTING COMPLAINTS.— 20 The Commander of the United States Army Trans- 21 portation Command shall develop a process through 22 which a transportation service provider may submit 23 a complaint to the Commander regarding possible 24 violations of the Military Freight Traffic Unified 25 Rules Publication or the Defense Transportation g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 868 1 Regulations by Department of Defense transpor- 2 tation officers and transportation service providers 3 regarding any military shipments that are required 4 to be processed by the Global Freight Management 5 System. 6 (2) ELEMENTS.—The complaint process re- 7 quired under paragraph (1) shall include each of the 8 following: 9 (A) An identification of the information 10 the complainant should provide as part of a 11 complaint to assist the Commander in reviewing 12 and investigating the complaint, including ref- 13 erences to the rules that were allegedly violated. 14 (B) A timeline for the adjudication of the 15 complaint and rendering of an initial finding by 16 an individual designated by the Commander. 17 (C) A process for any party to appeal the 18 initial finding if the party believes the initial 19 finding is incorrect, a timeline for the review of 20 the appeal, and a timeline for the Commander 21 to render a final decision. 22 (D) Such other elements as the Com- 23 mander determines appropriate. 24 (3) CONSEQUENCES FOR VIOLATIONS.—If, pur- 25 suant to a complaint submitted through the com- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 869 1 plaint process under this section, a transportation 2 officer or transportation service provider is found to 3 have violated the Military Freight Traffic Unified 4 Rules Publication or the Defense Transportation 5 Regulations, the Commander shall impose a penalty 6 in accordance with the Military Freight Traffic Uni- 7 fied Rules Publication and the Defense Transpor- 8 tation Regulations and, if applicable, work with the 9 transportation officer or transportation service pro- 10 vider to take corrective action. 11 (4) TRANSPORTATION OFFICER ACTIONS.— 12 (A) NOTIFICATION PROCESS.—The Com- 13 mander shall establish a timely process through 14 which a transportation service provider may no- 15 tify the United States Army Transportation 16 Command of any action a transportation officer 17 imposes against a transportation service pro- 18 vider, such as a letter of non-use, if the trans- 19 portation service provider believes that such ac- 20 tion was improper, excessive, or not in accord- 21 ance with the Military Freight Traffic Unified 22 Rules Publication or Defense Transportation 23 Regulations. 24 (B) AUTHORITY TO OVERRIDE.—The Com- 25 mander may override any action taken by a g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 870 1 transportation officer against a transportation 2 service provider if the Commander believes such 3 action was improper, excessive, or not in ac- 4 cordance with the Military Freight Traffic Uni- 5 fied Rules Publication or Defense Transpor- 6 tation Regulations. The authority under this 7 subparagraph includes revoking a letter of non- 8 use, reducing the duration of a letter of non- 9 use, and removing any service failure from the 10 record of the transportation service provider. 11 (b) GLOBAL FREIGHT MANAGEMENT TRAINING.— 12 The Commander of the United States Army Transpor13 tation Command shall provide recurring training to all 14 transportation officers and transportation service pro15 viders that use the Global Freight Management System 16 to process and award Department of Defense shipments. 17 Such training shall include— 18 (1) detailed instruction on the Military Freight 19 Traffic Unified Rules Publication and Defense 20 Transportation Regulations; 21 (2) best practices for processing and awarding 22 shipments in the Global Freight Management sys- 23 tem; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 871 1 (3) the importance of awarding shipments 2 transparently and in accordance with Department of 3 Defense policies; and 4 (4) such other information as the Commander 5 determines appropriate. 6 (c) FREIGHT CARRIER REGISTRATION PROGRAM.— 7 (1) UPDATE.—The Commander of the United 8 States Army Transportation Command shall update 9 the freight carrier registration program to ensure 10 that users of the program, including Department of 11 Defense personnel and transportation service pro- 12 viders, are able to easily determine if a standard car- 13 rier alpha code belongs to a motor carrier or broker. 14 (2) ANNUAL AUDIT REQUIREMENT.—Not less 15 frequently than annually, the Commander shall con- 16 duct an audit of the freight carrier registration pro- 17 gram to ensure that all approved transportation 18 service providers have active and appropriate oper- 19 ating authority from the Department of Transpor- 20 tation. 21 SEC. 1091. DECLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN RECORDS RE- 22 LATING TO TOWER 22 ATTACK. 23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsections 24 (b) an (c), not later than 180 days after the date of the 25 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall de- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 872 1 classify any Department of Defense document or other 2 Department of Defense record, which has not previously 3 been released or made publicly available, relating to the 4 attack on the United States Armed Forces at Tower 22, 5 Jordan, on January 28, 2024. 6 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 7 tion provides authority for the Secretary of Defense to de8 classify any information that the Secretary does not al9 ready have the authority to declassify under Executive 10 Order No. 13526, or any successor order. 11 (c) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the applica- 12 tion of subsection (a) with respect to any record or docu13 ment that reveals any source, method, or capability or 14 would otherwise compromise the national security of the 15 United States. 16 SEC. 1092. UPDATES AND PRESERVATION OF MEMORIALS 17 TO CHAPLAINS AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL 18 CEMETERY. 19 (a) UPDATES AND PRESERVATION OF MEMORIALS.— 20 (1) PROTESTANT CHAPLAINS MEMORIAL.—The 21 Secretary of the Army shall permit NCMAF— 22 (A) to modify the memorial to Protestant 23 chaplains located on Chaplains Hill to include a 24 granite, marble, or other stone base for the 25 bronze plaque of the memorial; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 873 1 (B) to provide an updated bronze plaque 2 that includes the name of each chaplain, 3 verified as described in subsection (b), who died 4 while serving on active duty in the Armed 5 Forces after the date on which the original me- 6 morial was placed and before the date of the 7 enactment of this Act; and 8 (C) to make such other updates and cor- 9 rections to the memorial that the Secretary de- 10 termines necessary. 11 (2) CATHOLIC 12 CHAPLAIN MEMORIALS.—The Secretary of the Army shall permit NCMAF— 13 (A) to update the Catholic chaplains me- 14 morial to include the name of each chaplain, 15 verified under subsection (b), who died while 16 serving on active duty in the Armed Forces 17 after the date on which the original memorial 18 was placed and before the date of the enact- 19 ment of this Act; and 20 (B) to make such other updates and cor- 21 rections to the memorial that the Secretary de- 22 termines necessary. 23 (3) JEWISH CHAPLAIN MEMORIALS.—The Sec- 24 retary of the Army shall permit NCMAF to update 25 and make corrections to the Jewish chaplain memo- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 874 1 rials located on Chaplains Hill that the Secretary de- 2 termines necessary. 3 (4) NO COST TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—The 4 activities of NCMAF authorized by this subsection 5 shall be carried out at no cost to the Federal Gov- 6 ernment. 7 (b) VERIFICATION OF NAMES.—NCMAF may not in- 8 clude the name of a chaplain on a memorial on Chaplains 9 Hill under subsection (a) unless that name has been 10 verified by the Chief of Chaplains of the Army, Navy, or 11 Air Force, or the Chaplain of the United States Marine 12 Corps, depending on the Armed Force in which the chap13 lain served. 14 (c) PROHIBITION ON EXPANSION OF MEMORIALS.— 15 Except as provided in subsection (a)(1)(A), this section 16 may not be construed as authorizing the expansion of any 17 memorial that is located on Chaplains Hill on the date 18 of the enactment of this Act. 19 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 20 (1) The term ‘‘Chaplains Hill’’ means the area 21 in Arlington National Cemetery that, as of the date 22 of the enactment of this Act, is generally identified 23 and recognized as Chaplains Hill. 24 (2) The term ‘‘NCMAF’’ means the National 25 Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces or any g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 875 1 successor organization recognized in law for pur- 2 poses of the operation of this section. 3 SEC. 1093. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE COMPATIBILITY 4 5 TABLETOP EXERCISE. (a) REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than one year after 6 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 7 Defense shall conduct a tabletop exercise designed to as8 sess the resiliency of United States military installations 9 and their surrounding communal capabilities to collabo10 ratively respond to weather disasters or adversarial at11 tacks made against the United States homeland. The ta12 bletop exercise required under this section shall be de13 signed to— 14 15 (1) be planned and executed across geographically-dispersed organizations; 16 (2) integrate policies, procedures, capabilities, 17 and applicable authorities to ensure mission assur- 18 ance during and after cybersecurity incidents involv- 19 ing intelligent energy control systems, traffic control 20 systems, and incident response systems; and 21 (3) include, as participating organizations, ap- 22 propriate municipal, county, State, and Federal gov- 23 ernment entities, and public and private critical in- 24 frastructure service providers such as energy, water, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 876 1 wastewater, transportation, and communications, 2 and others as appropriate. 3 (b) ELEMENTS.—A tabletop exercise required under 4 subsection (a) shall be designed to evaluate, at a min5 imum, the following elements: 6 (1) The resilience of community critical infra- 7 structure to enhance, advance, and supplant that of 8 surrounding military installations in the event of at- 9 tacks upon military critical infrastructure. 10 (2) The ability of a military installation, in co- 11 ordination with community leadership, to coordinate 12 efforts and operationalize available infrastructure 13 and resources presented by defense communities in 14 the area surrounding the military installation. 15 (3) State and Federal Government response op- 16 tions to maintain the viability of domestic critical in- 17 frastructure in the event of a disruption lasting mul- 18 tiple days across more than one region. 19 (4) An assessment of the mobility of the Armed 20 Forces from their installations in the event of an at- 21 tack upon critical infrastructure and logistical 22 chokepoints. 23 24 (5) The resiliency of military key command and control nodes during the tabletop exercise. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 877 1 (c) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out 2 this section, the Secretary shall consult with the Secre3 taries of each of the military departments and the heads 4 of such Federal departments and agencies as the Director 5 determines appropriate. 6 (d) BRIEFING.—Following the conclusion of the ta- 7 bletop exercise required under subsection (a), the Director 8 shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 9 Senate and House of Representatives a briefing, on the 10 exercise. Such briefing shall include— 11 12 (1) observations and lessons learned as a result of the tabletop exercise; 13 (2) recommendations to improve the resiliency 14 of, and reduce vulnerabilities in, the domestic critical 15 infrastructure of the United States in the event of 16 a military contingency; and 17 (3) recommendations to enhance cooperation 18 between military installations and local communities 19 that promotes comprehensive community planning 20 with attention to operational resiliency. 21 SEC. 1094. IRREGULAR WARFARE EXERCISE LABORATORY. 22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may es- 23 tablish and maintain an Irregular Warfare Exercise Lab24 oratory to— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 878 1 (1) support the training, experimentation, prep- 2 aration, and validation of the United States Armed 3 Forces to conduct full-spectrum irregular warfare 4 activities; and 5 (2) enable activities to build the capacity and 6 interoperability of the national security forces of 7 friendly foreign countries. 8 (b) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out the activities au- 9 thorized under subsection (a), the Secretary may use the 10 authorities under chapter 16 of title 10, United States 11 Code, or other applicable statutory authorities available to 12 the Secretary of Defense. 13 (c) NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES DEFINED.—In this 14 section, the term ‘‘national security forces’’ has the mean15 ing given that term in section 301 of title 10, United 16 States Code. 17 SEC. 1095. COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL DEFENSE 18 19 STRATEGY. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—As of the date specified in 21 paragraph (2), there is established an independent 22 commission in the legislative branch to be known as 23 the ‘‘Commission on the National Defense Strategy’’ 24 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 879 1 (2) DATE SPECIFIED.—The date specified in 2 this paragraph is the date that is not later than 15 3 days after the date on which the Secretary of De- 4 fense provides a national defense strategy as re- 5 quired by section 113(g) of title 10, United States 6 Code. 7 (3) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Commission 8 is to examine and make recommendations with re- 9 spect to the national defense strategy of the United 10 States. 11 (4) SCOPE AND DUTIES.—In order to provide 12 the fullest understanding of the national defense 13 strategy the Commission shall perform the following 14 duties: 15 (A) The Commission shall review the most 16 recent national defense strategy of the United 17 States including the assumptions, strategic ob- 18 jectives, priority missions, major investments in 19 defense capabilities, force posture and struc- 20 ture, operational concepts, and strategic and 21 military risks associated with the strategy. 22 (B) The Commission shall conduct a com- 23 prehensive assessment of the strategic environ- 24 ment, including— 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (i) United States interests; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 880 1 (ii) the threats to the national secu- 2 rity of the United States, including both 3 traditional and non-traditional threats; 4 (iii) the size and shape of the force; 5 (iv) the readiness of the force; 6 (v) the posture, structure, and capa- 7 bilities of the force; 8 (vi) allocation of resources; and 9 (vii) the strategic and military risks 10 present in the national defense strategy. 11 (5) COMMISSION REPORT AND RECOMMENDA- 12 TIONS.— 13 (A) REPORT.— 14 (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one 15 year after the date of establishment of the 16 Commission, the Commission shall trans- 17 mit to the President and Congress a report 18 containing the review and assessment con- 19 ducted under paragraph (4), together with 20 any recommendations of the Commission. 21 (ii) CONTENTS.—The report required 22 by clause (i) shall include the following ele- 23 ments: 24 (I) An appraisal of the strategic 25 environment, including an examina- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 881 1 tion of the traditional and non-tradi- 2 tional threats to the United States, 3 and the potential for conflicts arising 4 from such threats and security chal- 5 lenges. 6 (II) An evaluation of the stra- 7 tegic objectives of the Department of 8 Defense for near-peer competition in 9 support of the national security inter- 10 ests of the United States. 11 (III) A review of the military 12 missions for which the Department of 13 Defense should prepare, including 14 missions that support the interagency 15 and a whole-of-government strategy. 16 (IV) An identification of any 17 gaps or redundancies in the roles and 18 missions 19 Forces necessary to carry out military 20 missions identified in subclause (III), 21 and the roles and capabilities provided 22 by other Federal agencies and by al- 23 lies and international partners. assigned to the Armed 24 (V) An assessment of how the 25 national defense strategy leverages g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 882 1 other elements of national power 2 across the interagency to counter 3 near-peer competitors. 4 (VI) An evaluation of the re- 5 sources necessary to support the 6 strategy, 7 ommendations. including budget rec- 8 (VII) An examination of the ef- 9 forts by the Department of Defense to 10 develop new and innovative oper- 11 ational concepts to enable the United 12 States to more effectively counter 13 near-peer competitors. 14 (VIII) An analysis of the force 15 planning construct, including— 16 (aa) the size and shape of 17 the force; 18 (bb) the posture, structure, 19 and capabilities of the force; 20 (cc) the readiness of the 21 force; 22 (dd) infrastructure and or- 23 ganizational adjustments to the 24 force; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 883 1 (ee) modifications to per- 2 sonnel 3 professional military education; 4 and requirements, including 5 (ff) other elements of the de- 6 fense program necessary to sup- 7 port the strategy. 8 (IX) An assessment of the risks 9 associated with the strategy, including 10 the relationships and tradeoffs be- 11 tween missions, risks, and resources. 12 (X) The findings and conclusions 13 of the Commission, together with such 14 recommendations for such legislative 15 actions as the Commission considers 16 appropriate. 17 (XI) Any other elements the 18 19 Commission considers appropriate. (B) BRIEFINGS.— 20 (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 21 days after the date of the establishment of 22 the Commission, the Commission shall pro- 23 vide to the Committees on Armed Services 24 of the Senate and the House of Represent- 25 atives a briefing on the status of the review g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 884 1 and assessment required by paragraph (4), 2 including a discussion of any interim rec- 3 ommendations. 4 (ii) INTERIM BRIEFINGS.—At the re- 5 quest of the Chair and Ranking Member of 6 the Committee on Armed Services of the 7 Senate, or the Chair and Ranking Member 8 of the Committee on Armed Services of the 9 House of Representatives, the Commission 10 shall provide the requesting Committee 11 with interim briefings in addition to the 12 briefing required by clause (i). 13 (C) FORM OF REPORT.—The report re- 14 quired under subparagraph (A) shall be sub- 15 mitted in unclassified form, but may include a 16 classified annex. 17 (6) POWERS OF COMMISSION.— 18 (A) HEARINGS.—The Commission may 19 hold such hearings, sit and act at such times 20 and places, take such testimony, and receive 21 such evidence as the Commission considers ad- 22 visable to carry out its duties under this sec- 23 tion. 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (B) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The (1035098|1) Commission may secure directly G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 885 1 from any Federal department or agency such 2 information as the Commission considers nec- 3 essary to carry out its duties under this section. 4 Upon request of the Chair of the Commission, 5 the head of such department or agency shall 6 furnish such information to the Commission. 7 (C) USE OF POSTAL SERVICE.—The Com- 8 mission may use the United States mails in the 9 same manner and under the same conditions as 10 other departments and agencies of the Federal 11 Government. 12 (D) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS.— 13 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Commission 14 may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or do- 15 nations of services, goods, and property 16 from non-Federal entities for the purposes 17 of aiding and facilitating the work of the 18 Commission. The authority under this 19 paragraph does not extend to gifts of 20 money. 21 (ii) DOCUMENTATION; CONFLICTS OF 22 INTEREST.—The 23 ment gifts accepted under the authority 24 provided by clause (i) and shall avoid con- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) Commission shall docu- G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 886 1 flicts of interest or the appearance of con- 2 flicts of interest. 3 (iii) COMPLIANCE WITH CONGRES- 4 SIONAL ETHICS RULES.—Except as specifi- 5 cally provided in this section, a member of 6 the Commission shall comply with rules set 7 forth by the Select Committee on Ethics of 8 the Senate and the Committee on Ethics of 9 the House of Representatives governing 10 employees of the Senate and the House of 11 Representatives, respectively. 12 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 13 14 (1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be composed of eight members, of whom— 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 (A) one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (B) one shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; (C) one shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate; (D) one shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; 23 (E) one shall be appointed by the Chair- 24 man of the Committee on Armed Services of 25 the Senate; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 887 1 (F) one shall be appointed by the Ranking 2 Member of the Committee on Armed Services of 3 the Senate; 4 (G) one shall be appointed by the Chair- 5 man of the Committee on Armed Services of 6 the House of Representatives; and 7 (H) one shall be appointed by the Ranking 8 Member of the Committee on Armed Services of 9 the House of Representatives. 10 (2) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.— 11 (A) CHAIR.—The Chair of the Committee 12 on Armed Services of the Senate and the Chair 13 of the Committee on Armed Services of the 14 House of Representatives, with the concurrence 15 of the Majority Leader of the Senate and the 16 Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall 17 jointly designate one member of the Commis- 18 sion to serve as Chair of the Commission. 19 (B) VICE CHAIR.—The Ranking Member 20 of the Committee on Armed Services of the 21 Senate and the Ranking Member of the Com- 22 mittee on Armed Services of the House of Rep- 23 resentatives, with the concurrence of the Minor- 24 ity Leader of the Senate and the Minority 25 Leader of the House of Representatives, shall g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 888 1 jointly designate one member of the Commis- 2 sion to serve as Vice Chair of the Commission. 3 (3) APPOINTMENTS.— 4 (A) APPOINTMENT DATE.—Members shall 5 be appointed to the Commission under para- 6 graph (1) by not later than 60 days after the 7 date of the establishment of the Commission. 8 (B) EFFECT OF NON-APPOINTMENT.— 9 (i) IN GENERAL.—If an appointment 10 under this subsection is not made by the 11 date specified under subparagraph (A), the 12 authority to make such appointment shall 13 devolve to a member of Congress of the 14 same party and same chamber eligible to 15 appoint under this subsection. 16 (ii) EXPIRATION OF APPOINTMENT 17 AUTHORITY.—If 18 made within 90 days of establishment, the 19 authority to make such appointment shall 20 expire. 21 (C) RESTRICTION ON APPOINTMENT.—Of- 22 ficers or employees of the Federal Government 23 (other than experts or consultants the services 24 of which are procured under section 3109 of 25 title 5, United States Code) may not be ap- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) an appointment is not G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 889 1 pointed as members of the Commission. Noth- 2 ing in this subparagraph precludes the appoint- 3 ment of any retired or former officer or em- 4 ployee of the Federal government. 5 (D) RESTRICTION ON MEMBERS OF CON- 6 GRESS.—Members 7 on the Commission. 8 (4) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES; RE- 9 of Congress may not serve MOVAL OF MEMBERS.— 10 (A) APPOINTMENT DURATION.—Members 11 shall be appointed for the life of the Commis- 12 sion. 13 (B) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the 14 Commission shall not affect its powers, but 15 shall be filled in the same manner as the origi- 16 nal appointment. 17 (C) REMOVAL OF MEMBERS.—A member 18 may be removed from the Commission for cause 19 by the individual serving in the position respon- 20 sible for the original appointment of such mem- 21 ber under subsection (b)(1), provided that no- 22 tice has first been provided to such member of 23 the cause for removal and voted and agreed 24 upon by three quarters of the members serving. 25 A vacancy created by the removal of a member g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 890 1 under this subsection shall not affect the pow- 2 ers of the Commission, and shall be filled in the 3 same manner as the original appointment was 4 made. 5 (5) QUORUM.—.A majority of the members 6 serving on the Commission shall constitute a 7 quorum. 8 (6) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 days 9 after the date on which all members of the Commis- 10 sion have been appointed as published in the Con- 11 gressional Record, the Commission shall hold its ini- 12 tial meeting. 13 (c) PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 14 (1) STATUS AS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Not- 15 withstanding the requirements of section 2105 of 16 title 5, United States Code, including the required 17 supervision under subsection (a)(3) of such section, 18 members of the Commission shall be deemed to be 19 Federal employees in the legislative branch subject 20 to all the laws and policies applicable to legislative 21 branch employees. 22 (2) OATH OF OFFICE.—Notwithstanding the 23 provision of section 2903(b) of title 5, United States 24 Code, an employee of an Executive Branch agency, 25 otherwise authorized to administer oaths under sec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 891 1 tion 2903 of title 5, United States Code, may ad- 2 minister the oath of office to Commissioners for the 3 purpose of their service to the Commission. 4 (3) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—The appropriate 5 Federal departments or agencies shall cooperate 6 with the Commission in expeditiously providing to 7 the Commission members and staff appropriate se- 8 curity clearances to the extent possible pursuant to 9 existing procedures and requirements, except that no 10 person may be provided with access to classified in- 11 formation under this Act without the appropriate se- 12 curity clearances. 13 (4) PAY FOR MEMBERS.—Each member of the 14 Commission may be compensated at a rate not to 15 exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of 16 basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive 17 Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 18 States Code, for each day (including travel time) 19 during which such member is engaged in the per- 20 formance of the duties of the Commission. All mem- 21 bers of the Commission who are officers or employ- 22 ees of the United States shall serve without com- 23 pensation additional to that received for their serv- 24 ices as officers or employees of the United States. 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (5) STAFF.— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 892 1 (A) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Chair of 2 the Commission may appoint and fix the rate of 3 basic pay for an Executive Director in accord- 4 ance with section 3161 of title 5, United States 5 Code. 6 (B) COMMISSION STAFF.—The Executive 7 Director may appoint and fix the rate of basic 8 pay for additional personnel as staff of the 9 Commission in accordance with section 3161 of 10 title 5, United States Code. 11 (C) DETAILEES AUTHORIZED.—On a reim- 12 bursable or non-reimbursable basis, the heads 13 of departments and agencies of the Federal 14 Government may provide, and the Commission 15 may accept personnel detailed from such de- 16 partments and agencies, including active-duty 17 military personnel. 18 (D) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members 19 and staff of the Commission shall be allowed 20 travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 21 subsistence, at rates authorized for employees 22 of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 23 title 5, United States Code, while away from 24 their homes or regular places of business in the 25 performance of services for the Commission. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 893 1 (d) SUPPORT.— 2 3 (1) ASSISTANCE FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts author- 5 ized to be appropriated for the Department of 6 Defense for support of the Commission, the 7 Secretary may make transfers to the Commis- 8 sion for Commission expenses, including com- 9 pensation of Commission members, officers, and 10 employees, and provision of other such services, 11 funds, facilities, and other support services as 12 necessary for the performance of the Commis- 13 sion’s functions. Funds made available to sup- 14 port and provide assistance to the Commission 15 may be used for payment of compensation of 16 members, officers, and employees of the Com- 17 mission without transfer under this subpara- 18 graph. Amounts transferred under this sub- 19 paragraph shall remain available until ex- 20 pended. Transfer authority provided by this 21 subparagraph is in addition to any other trans- 22 fer authority provided by law. Section 2215 of 23 title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to 24 a transfer of funds under this subparagraph. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 894 1 (B) TREASURY ACCOUNT AUTHORIZED.— 2 The Secretary of the Treasury may establish an 3 account or accounts for the Commission from 4 which any amounts transferred under this 5 clause may be used for activities of the Com- 6 mission. 7 (2) LIAISON.—The Secretary shall designate at 8 least one officer or employee of the Department of 9 Defense to serve as a liaison officer between the De- 10 partment and the Commission. 11 (3) ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.—To the extent that 12 funds are available for such purpose, or on a reim- 13 bursable basis, the Secretary may, at the request of 14 the Chair of the Commission— 15 (A) enter into contracts for the acquisition 16 of administrative supplies and equipment for 17 use by the Commission; and 18 (B) make available the services of a Fed- 19 eral funded research and development center or 20 an independent, nongovernmental organization, 21 described under section 501(c)(3) of the Inter- 22 nal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from 23 taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. 24 (4) PRELIMINARY 25 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AUTHORIZED.—Upon the appointment of the Chair g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 895 1 and Vice Chair under subsection (b), the Secretary 2 may provide administrative support authorized 3 under this section necessary to facilitate the stand- 4 ing up of the Commission. 5 (e) TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.—The Commis- 6 sion shall terminate 90 days after the submission of the 7 report required by subsection (a)(5)(A). 8 TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL Sec. 1101. Prohibition on the use of funds from carrying out a hiring freeze, reduction in force, or hiring delay without cause at a public shipyard. Sec. 1102. Living quarter allowance for Department of Defense civilian employees with permanent duty station in Guam. Sec. 1103. Modification of temporary authority to appoint retired members of the armed forces to positions in the Department of Defense. Sec. 1104. Revisions to limitations on pay for officers and crews of maritime vessels operated by or for the United States. 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. Modifications to total force management requirements. Sec. 1108. Definition of defense industrial base facility for purposes of direct hire authority. Sec. 1109. Payment of retention bonuses to DOD civilian employees in Guam. Sec. 1110. Amendments to title 5, United States Code. Sec. 1111. Educational travel authority for dependents of certain employees. Sec. 1112. Modification of direct hire authority for domestic defense industrial base facilities. Sec. 1113. Cyber workforce recruitment and retention. Sec. 1114. Public shipyard apprentice program. Sec. 1115. Personnel management. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 896 1 SEC. 1101. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FROM CAR- 2 RYING OUT A HIRING FREEZE, REDUCTION IN 3 FORCE, OR HIRING DELAY WITHOUT CAUSE 4 AT A PUBLIC SHIPYARD. 5 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 6 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 7 for the Department of Defense may be used to— 8 (1) carry out a hiring freeze at a public ship- 9 yard; 10 (2) carry out a reduction in force at a public 11 shipyard; or 12 (3) delay without cause the filling of a vacant 13 Federal civilian employee position at a public ship- 14 yard. 15 SEC. 1102. LIVING QUARTER ALLOWANCE FOR DEPART- 16 MENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES 17 WITH PERMANENT DUTY STATION IN GUAM. 18 Section 1102 of the National Defense Authorization 19 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31) is amend20 ed— 21 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘DE- 22 PARTMENT OF THE NAVY CIVILIAN EMPLOY- 23 EES ASSIGNED TO PERMANENT DUTY IN GUAM 24 FOR 25 WORK BEING PERFORMED, ABOARD OR DOCK- 26 SIDE, OF U.S. NAVAL VESSELS’’ g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) PERFORMING (1035098|1) WORK, OR SUPPORTING and inserting G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 897 1 ‘‘CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT 2 OF DEFENSE STATIONED IN GUAM’’; 3 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Secretary of 4 the Navy’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; 5 and 6 (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 7 following: 8 ‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 9 of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 10 Act for Fiscal Year 2026 and annually thereafter for the 11 following 2 years, the Secretary shall submit a report to 12 the congressional defense committees on the use of the au13 thority provided under this section. 14 ‘‘(c) COVERED EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this sec- 15 tion, the term ‘covered employee’ means any civilian em16 ployee of the Department of Defense whose permanent 17 duty station is located in Guam. 18 ‘‘(d) SUNSET.—The authority to carry out this sec- 19 tion shall terminate 3 years after the date of the enact20 ment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 21 Year 2026.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 898 1 SEC. 1103. MODIFICATION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO 2 APPOINT RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 3 FORCES TO POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT 4 OF DEFENSE. 5 Section 1108 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 6 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 7 (Public Law 116–283) is amended— 8 (1) in subsection (b)(1)(A)— 9 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 10 end; 11 (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 12 end and inserting ‘‘or’’; and 13 (C) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol- 14 lowing: 15 ‘‘(iii) licensed medical personnel; and’’; and 16 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and 17 inserting ‘‘the National Defense Authorization Act 18 for Fiscal Year 2026’’. 19 SEC. 1104. REVISIONS TO LIMITATIONS ON PAY FOR OFFI- 20 CERS AND CREWS OF MARITIME VESSELS OP- 21 ERATED BY OR FOR THE UNITED STATES. 22 Section 5348 of title 5, United States Code is amend- 23 ed— 24 25 26 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking ‘‘subsection (b) of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 899 1 (B) by inserting before the period at the 2 end the following: ‘‘, not to exceed the rate of 3 pay for the Vice President under section 104 of 4 title 3’’; 5 (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub- 6 section (c); and 7 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol- 8 lowing new subsection (b): 9 ‘‘(b) The aggregate pay limitation prescribed under 10 section 5307 shall not apply to an employee whose pay 11 is fixed under subsection (a).’’. 12 SEC. 1105. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE 13 ANNUAL LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND 14 AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FED- 15 ERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVER- 16 SEAS. 17 Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter 18 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 19 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most recently 20 amended by section 1104 of the Servicemember Quality 21 of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization 22 Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 138 Stat. 23 2087), is further amended by striking ‘‘through 2025’’ 24 and inserting ‘‘through 2026’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 900 1 SEC. 1106. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHOR- 2 ITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND 3 GRATUITIES TO CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ON OF- 4 FICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE. 5 Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency 6 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 7 War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public 8 Law 109–234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 9 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 10 Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 11 4616) and as most recently amended by section 1105 of 12 the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and Na13 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 14 (Public Law 118–159), is further amended by striking 15 ‘‘2026’’ and inserting ‘‘2027’’. 16 SEC. 1107. MODIFICATIONS TO TOTAL FORCE MANAGE- 17 18 MENT REQUIREMENTS. (a) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 30 days after the 19 date of the enactment of this Act, the Office of the Sec20 retary of Defense shall, in consultation with each Sec21 retary of a military department, provide guidance to each 22 such Secretary on the analysis required under subsection 23 (b) of section 129a of title 10, United States Code. Such 24 guidance shall include defining the seven required ele25 ments of the analysis under such subsection, on either a 26 Department-wide or component level. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 901 1 (b) ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON REDUCTIONS.— 2 Such section 129a is amended in subsection (b) by insert3 ing after ‘‘full-time equivalent levels’’ the following: ‘‘, or 4 conduct any reductions or realignments that occur outside 5 the normal programming process (including ad hoc, imme6 diate, or unprogrammed changes) of 50 employees or more 7 implemented before or after the submission of the annual 8 budget request,’’. 9 (c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—Such section 10 129a is amended by adding at the end the following: 11 ‘‘(h) REPORT TO CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COM- 12 MITTEES.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the en- 13 actment of this subsection and annually thereafter, the 14 Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congres15 sional defense committees containing the analysis con16 ducted pursuant to subsection (b).’’. 17 (d) RIF NOTIFICATION.—Section 1597(d) of title 10, 18 United States Code, is amended— 19 20 (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘OR SIGNIFICANT’’ after ‘‘INVOLUNTARY’’; 21 (2) by striking ‘‘or furlough of’’ and inserting 22 ‘‘furlough, or significant reduction of over 50’’; and 23 (3) by adding after the period at the end the 24 following: ‘‘The Secretary shall notify the congres- 25 sional defense committees and each Member of Con- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 902 1 gress representing the area in which reductions are 2 ordered. Such notification shall include billet, activ- 3 ity name, number of employees at the location, num- 4 ber of employees involuntarily separated by billet, 5 reason for the personnel action, actions to mitigate 6 reductions, and savings and costs.’’. 7 (e) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the date 8 of the enactment of this Act, the Office of the Secretary 9 of Defense shall provide the congressional defense commit10 tees with a briefing on the following: 11 12 (1) The implementation of subsection (a) of this section. 13 (2) Efforts to update DOD Directive 1100.4 14 and DOD Instruction 1100.22 to address the anal- 15 ysis required under subsection (b) of such section 16 129a, as amended by this section. 17 SEC. 1108. DEFINITION OF DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FA- 18 CILITY FOR PURPOSES OF DIRECT HIRE AU- 19 THORITY. 20 Section 1125(c) of the National Defense Authoriza- 21 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.; 22 Public Law 114–328) is amended by inserting ‘‘and in23 cludes supporting units of a facility at an installation or 24 base’’ after ‘‘United States’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 903 1 SEC. 1109. PAYMENT OF RETENTION BONUSES TO DOD CI- 2 3 VILIAN EMPLOYEES IN GUAM. Chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, is amend- 4 ed by inserting after section 1599d the following (and con5 forming the table of contents for such chapter accord6 ingly): 7 ‘‘§ 1599e. Payment of retention bonuses to DOD civil8 9 ian employees in Guam. ‘‘Notwithstanding subsection (f) of section 5754 of 10 title 5, the Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military 11 department may waive the limit established under sub12 section (e)(1) of such section and pay an otherwise eligible 13 employee or category of employees in the territory of 14 Guam retention bonuses of up to 50 percent of basic pay, 15 based on a critical agency need.’’. 16 SEC. 1110. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES 17 CODE. 18 (a) MODERNIZING COMPETITIVE HIRING AUTHORI- 19 TIES FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—Section 3301 of 20 title 5, United States Code, is amended— 21 22 (1) by striking ‘‘The President’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President’’; and 23 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub- 24 section: 25 ‘‘(b) DOD PROCEDURES.—The President may au- 26 thorize the Department of Defense to determine the qualig:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 904 1 fication, examination, and assessment procedures for posi2 tions in the competitive service based primarily on job-re3 lated competencies and skills, including the use of struc4 tured interviews, technical evaluations, or skills-based as5 sessments, and alternative assessments.’’. 6 7 (b) MODERNIZING PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIRE- MENTS.—Section 3327 of title 5, United States Code, is 8 amended by adding at the end the following: 9 ‘‘(c) The Office of Personnel Management may au- 10 thorize the Department of Defense to use flexible outreach 11 methods, including curated prospect sourcing, provided 12 that all hiring opportunities remain publicly accessible and 13 merit-based.’’. 14 15 (c) ELIMINATION OF TIME-IN-GRADE RESTRIC- TIONS.—Section 3361 of title 5, United States Code, is 16 amended— 17 18 (1) by striking ‘‘An individual’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An individual’’; and 19 20 (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(b) DOD PROMOTIONS.—Promotions in the com- 21 petitive service within the Department of Defense may be 22 made based on demonstrated skills and qualifications 23 without regard to minimum time-in-grade requirements, 24 subject to agency policies and applicable merit system 25 principles.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 905 1 2 (d) SHARED TALENT POOLS AND STRUCTURED ASSESSMENTS.—Subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, 3 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 4 following (and conforming the table of sections at the be5 ginning of such subchapter accordingly): 6 ‘‘§ 3330g. DOD use of shared talent pools and struc7 8 tured assessments ‘‘(a) SHARED TALENT POOLS.—The Department of 9 Defense may share certificates of eligibles and curated 10 prospect pools within the Department. Certificates issued 11 under this authority shall remain valid for not less than 12 one year from the date of issuance, subject to agency-spe13 cific qualification checks. 14 ‘‘(b) STRUCTURED ASSESSMENTS.—The Department 15 of Defense shall use validated structured interviews, tech16 nical evaluations, or other skills-based assessments as part 17 of the hiring process for competitive service positions at 18 the Department, in accordance with regulations prescribed 19 by the Office of Personnel Management.’’. 20 (e) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 21 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 22 shall submit a report to the congressional defense commit23 tees on the impact of this subtitle and the amendments 24 made by this subtitle on hiring at the Department of De25 fense. Such report shall include an analysis on the impact g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 906 1 on the length of the hiring process, the quality of appli2 cants, the useability of the system for applicants and the 3 Department, the total number of individuals appointed 4 through alternative job postings, the total number of indi5 viduals appointed from a shared applicant pool, and any 6 identified challenges to hiring. 7 SEC. 1111. EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL AUTHORITY FOR DE- 8 PENDENTS OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES. 9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 1599b of 10 title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense 11 shall direct the Director of the Defense Travel Manage12 ment Office to update the Joint Travel Regulations, not 13 later than February 1, 2026, to authorize educational 14 travel for a dependent of a covered employee without re15 gard to whether the Federal agency responsible for the 16 employment of the covered employee anticipates that the 17 covered employee will, during the 30-day period following 18 the scheduled date of the dependent’s departure for the 19 travel, be transferred to a location in the United States 20 or travel to the United States for home leave. 21 (b) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.— 22 (1) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than Feb- 23 ruary 1, 2026, the Secretary shall brief the Commit- 24 tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 907 1 of Representatives on the update to the Joint Travel 2 Regulations required by subsection (a). 3 (2) SUBSEQUENT BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 4 one year after providing the briefing required by 5 paragraph (1) and annually thereafter until Feb- 6 ruary 1, 2029, the Secretary shall brief the Commit- 7 tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 8 of Representatives on the use of the authority de- 9 scribed in subsection (a) and the cost to the Federal 10 Government of the use of that authority. 11 (c) COVERED EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this section, 12 the term ‘‘covered employee’’ means an employee of the 13 Department of Defense Education Activity assigned to 14 United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 15 SEC. 1112. MODIFICATION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY 16 FOR DOMESTIC DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE 17 FACILITIES. 18 Section 1125(a) of the National Defense Authoriza- 19 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.) 20 is amended by inserting ‘‘, including to Navy Supervisor 21 of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair positions’’ after 22 ‘‘Facilities Base’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 908 1 SEC. 1113. CYBER WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT AND RETEN- 2 3 TION. Section 1599f of title 10, United States Code, is 4 amended— 5 (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A)— 6 (A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 7 end; and 8 (B) by inserting after clause (iii) the fol- 9 lowing: 10 ‘‘(iv) positions held in combatant com- 11 mands, defense agencies, and field activi- 12 ties supporting the United States Cyber 13 Command; and 14 ‘‘(v) up to 500 positions not otherwise 15 described in clauses (i) through (iv) that 16 the Secretary determines are hard-to-fill, 17 highly skilled positions critical to cyber- 18 space planning and operations in defense 19 of, and which advance, U.S. national inter- 20 ests in collaboration with domestic and 21 international partners.’’; 22 (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol- 23 lows: 24 ‘‘(b) RATES OF PAY.—The Secretary— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 909 1 ‘‘(1) consistent with paragraph (2), shall fix the 2 rates of basic pay for employees appointed under 3 subsection (a)(1)(B)— 4 ‘‘(A) with a rate of pay provided for em- 5 ployees in comparable positions in the Federal 6 Government; and 7 ‘‘(B) subject to the same limitations on 8 maximum rates of pay established for such em- 9 ployees by statute or regulation; and 10 ‘‘(2) may prescribe a rate of basic pay for such 11 an employee so appointed at a rate not to exceed a 12 rate equal to 150 percent of the maximum rate of 13 basic pay authorized for positions at level I of the 14 Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title 5.’’; 15 (3) in subsection (h)— 16 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘five 17 years after the date of the enactment of this 18 section’’ and inserting ‘‘three years after the 19 date of the enactment of the National Defense 20 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026’’; and 21 22 (B) in paragraph (2)(D), by adding at the end the following: 23 ‘‘(vii) The total number of positions, 24 the title, duties, and responsibilities of 25 each position, and the location of each po- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 910 1 sition, including the assigned department, 2 agency, command, and cost of establishing, 3 appointing, and paying the salary of such 4 positions. 5 ‘‘(viii) A description of— 6 ‘‘(I) how the Department has 7 used the pay authorities in subsection 8 (b); and 9 ‘‘(II) the effect of such authori- 10 ties on recruitment and retention in 11 the Cyber Excepted Service.’’; 12 (4) by redesignating subsection (k) as sub- 13 section (l); and 14 (5) by inserting after subsection (j) the fol- 15 lowing: 16 ‘‘(k) FEDERAL WAGE SYSTEM POSITIONS.—The Sec- 17 retary may— 18 ‘‘(1) consistent with section 5341 of title 5, 19 adopt such provisions of that title to provide for pre- 20 vailing rate systems of basic pay; and 21 ‘‘(2) apply those provisions to qualified posi- 22 tions for employees in or under which the Depart- 23 ment may employ individuals described by section 24 5342(a)(2)(A) of such title.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 911 1 2 SEC. 1114. PUBLIC SHIPYARD APPRENTICE PROGRAM. (a) FISCAL YEAR 2026 CLASSES.—During fiscal year 3 2026, the Secretary of the Navy shall induct, at each of 4 the Navy shipyards, a class of not fewer than 100 appren5 tices. 6 (b) FISCAL YEAR 2027 COSTS.—The Secretary of the 7 Navy shall include the costs of the classes of Navy ship8 yard apprentices to be inducted in fiscal year 2027 in the 9 materials of the Department of Defense supporting the 10 fiscal year 2027 budget request submitted to Congress by 11 the President pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, 12 United States Code. 13 14 SEC. 1115. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT. (a) POLICY AND REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of 15 Defense shall establish policy and prescribe regulations for 16 the overall management, oversight, and administration of 17 civilian employees of the military departments. Such policy 18 and such regulations shall provide for such management, 19 oversight, and administration to be under the purview of— 20 (1) with respect to civilian employees of the De- 21 partment of the Army, a Deputy Chief of Staff of 22 the Army detailed to that position under section 23 7035 of title 10, United States Code; 24 (2) with respect to civilian employees of the De- 25 partment of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Personnel 26 appointed under section 8081 of such title; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 912 1 (3) with respect to civilian employees of the De- 2 partment of the Air Force, a Deputy Chief of Staff 3 of the Air Force detailed to that position under sec- 4 tion 9035 of such title. 5 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 6 (1) PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the 7 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 8 Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 9 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa- 10 tives a plan to implement subsection (a). 11 (2) ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS.—The Sec- 12 retary of Defense shall establish policy and prescribe 13 regulations under subsection (a) not later than one 14 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 15 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) and the 16 policy established and regulations prescribed under 17 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 18 one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 19 TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 20 Subtitle A—Assistance and Training Sec. 1201. Modification of authorities. Sec. 1202. Modification of authority to build capacity of foreign security forces. Sec. 1203. Modification of payment of costs for Regional Centers for Security Studies. Sec. 1204. Modification to Irregular Warfare Center and Regional Defense Fellowship Program. Sec. 1205. Modification of authority for Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School. Sec. 1206. State partnership program selection analysis. Sec. 1207. Enhancement of international biodefense capacity. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 913 Subtitle B—Foreign Military Sales and Related Processes Sec. 1211. Improvements to security cooperation workforce and defense acquisition workforce. Sec. 1212. Modifications to foreign military sales processes. Sec. 1213. Periodic review of FMS-only list. Sec. 1214. Assessment and establishment of office to support the acquisition of specified non-program of record systems by foreign allies and partners. Sec. 1215. Guidance for coordination of international arms transfers. Subtitle C—Matters Relating to the Middle East Sec. 1221. Extension of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations. Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of annual report on military power of Iran. Sec. 1223. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups and individuals. Sec. 1224. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Sec. 1225. Counter-terrorism support. Sec. 1226. Enhancing security partnership with Jordan and Lebanon. Sec. 1227. Prohibition on funding to the Badr Organization. Sec. 1228. Limitation on availability of funds for the Iraqi security forces. Sec. 1229. Report on strategy for increasing membership in the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement. Sec. 1229A. Report on ISIS detention facilities in Syria. Sec. 1229B. Report on United States force posture and activities in Syria. Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Israel Sec. 1231. Extension and modification of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation. Sec. 1232. Extension and modification of United States-Israel cooperation to counter unmanned systems in all warfighting domains. Sec. 1233. Modification of certain temporary authorizations related to munitions replacement. Sec. 1234. Research, development, test, and evaluation of emerging technologies to further the warfighting capabilities of the United States and certain partner countries. Sec. 1235. Report on United States-Israel military exercises. Subtitle E—Matters Relating to Europe, Ukraine, and the Russian Federation Sec. 1241. Modification and extension of annual report on military and security developments involving the Russian Federation. Sec. 1242. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Russian Federation over internationally recognized territory of Ukraine. Sec. 1243. Extension and modification of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. Sec. 1244. Military intelligence support for Ukraine. Sec. 1245. Report relating to allied and partner support to Ukraine. Sec. 1246. Allied contributions to United States force posture on NATO’s eastern flank. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 914 Sec. 1247. Baltic Security Initiative. Sec. 1248. Modification of United States basing and training, and exercises in North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries. Sec. 1249. Oversight of United States military posture in Europe. Sec. 1250. Report on United States deterrence and defense posture in the European region. Subtitle F—Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region Sec. 1251. Extension of Pacific Deterrence Initiative. Sec. 1252. Extension of Indo-Pacific extended deterrence education pilot program. Sec. 1253. Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience. Sec. 1254. Strategy to strengthen multilateral defense in the Indo-Pacific. Sec. 1255. Sense of Congress on defense alliances and partnerships in the IndoPacific region. Subtitle G—Matters Relating to Asia Sec. 1261. Extension of pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with foreign military partners in Southeast Asia. Sec. 1262. Preventing circumvention by Chinese military companies in thirdparty countries. Sec. 1263. Inclusion on list of Chinese military companies of entities added to certain other lists. Sec. 1264. Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment projects with ties to the Government of the People’s Republic of China. Sec. 1265. Modification of Taiwan security cooperation initiative. Sec. 1266. Joint program with Taiwan to enable fielding of uncrewed systems and counter-uncrewed systems capabilities. Sec. 1267. Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup. Sec. 1268. Oversight of United States military posture on the Korean Peninsula. Sec. 1269. Report on enhanced defense relations with the Philippines. Sec. 1270. Modernizing the defense capabilities of the Philippines. Subtitle H—Other Matters Sec. 1271. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Sec. 1272. Repeal of war-related reporting requirements for concluded operations. Sec. 1273. Defending international security by restricting unacceptable partnerships and tactics. Sec. 1274. Report regarding joint training with Mexico to counter transnational criminal organizations. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 915 Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 1 2 3 4 SEC. 1201. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES. (a) TRAINING WITH FRIENDLY FOREIGN COUN- 5 TRIES: 6 PENSES.— PAYMENT OF TRAINING AND EXERCISE EX- 7 (1) TRAINING AUTHORIZED.—Subsection (a) of 8 section 321 of title 10, United States Code, is 9 amended— 10 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or other 11 security forces’’ and inserting ‘‘, or other na- 12 tional security forces that perform a similar 13 function,’’; 14 (B) by striking paragraph (2); and 15 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 16 (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively. 17 (2) AUTHORITY TO PAY TRAINING AND EXER- 18 CISE EXPENSES.—Subsection (b) of such section is 19 amended— 20 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 21 by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub- 22 section (f)’’; 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 916 1 ‘‘(1) Expenses of forces assigned or allocated to 2 that command in conjunction with training and exer- 3 cises conducted pursuant to this section.’’; 4 (C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4); 5 (D) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 6 (5) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; 7 (E) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 8 by striking ‘‘such training, as specified in the 9 regulations’’ and inserting ‘‘training and exer- 10 cises conducted pursuant to this section’’; and 11 (F) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, 12 by striking ‘‘training described in’’ and all that 13 follows through ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and inserting 14 ‘‘training and exercises conducted pursuant to 15 this section’’. 16 (3) QUARTERLY REPORT.—Subsection (e) of 17 such section is amended to read as follows: 18 ‘‘(e) QUARTERLY REPORT.—Not less frequently than 19 quarterly, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the ap20 propriate committees of Congress a report on training and 21 exercises conducted pursuant to this section during the 22 preceding 90-day period.’’. 23 (4) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 24 (A) SECTION HEADING.—Section 321 of 25 title 10, United States Code, is amended, in the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 917 1 section heading, by inserting ‘‘and exer- 2 cises’’ after ‘‘Training’’. 3 (B) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of 4 sections for subchapter III of chapter 16 of title 5 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 6 the item relating to section 321 and inserting 7 the following: ‘‘321. Training and exercises with friendly foreign countries: payment of training and exercise expenses.’’. 8 (b) REPEAL OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE STRATEGIC 9 COMPETITION INITIATIVE.—Section 1332 of the National 10 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 11 Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 2007; 10 U.S.C. 301 note) is re12 pealed. 13 SEC. 1202. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO BUILD CAPAC- 14 ITY OF FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES. 15 Subsection (g)(2) of section 333 of title 10, United 16 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘made’’ after 17 ‘‘Amounts’’. 18 SEC. 1203. MODIFICATION OF PAYMENT OF COSTS FOR RE- 19 20 GIONAL CENTERS FOR SECURITY STUDIES. Section 342(f)(3)(A) of title 10, United States Code, 21 is amended, in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘from a de22 veloping country’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 918 1 SEC. 1204. MODIFICATION TO IRREGULAR WARFARE CEN- 2 TER AND REGIONAL DEFENSE FELLOWSHIP 3 PROGRAM. 4 Section 345(c)(4)(B) of title 10, United States Code, 5 is amended by striking ‘‘The Director of the Defense Secu6 rity Cooperation Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘ ‘The Assistant 7 Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-In8 tensity Conflict’’. 9 SEC. 1205. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR NAVAL 10 SMALL CRAFT INSTRUCTION AND TECHNICAL 11 TRAINING SCHOOL. 12 Section 352 of title 10, United States Code, is 13 amended— 14 15 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 16 (2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 17 following new paragraph: 18 ‘‘(3) Tuition fees charged for personnel who attend 19 the School may not include any amount for the fixed costs 20 of operating and maintaining the School.’’. 21 SEC. 1206. STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM SELECTION 22 23 ANALYSIS. The Secretary of Defense shall make such changes 24 to Department of Defense Instruction 5111.20 (relating 25 to the State Partnership Program), or a successor instruc26 tion, as may be necessary to ensure that, in performing g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 919 1 selection analysis for the State Partnership Program 2 under section 341 of title 10, United States Code, the 3 Chief of the National Guard Bureau considers— 4 (1) the number of current partnerships as- 5 signed to the National Guard of a State; and 6 (2) the capacity of the National Guard of a 7 State in relation to the number of assigned coun- 8 tries. 9 SEC. 1207. 10 ENHANCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BIO- DEFENSE CAPACITY. 11 (a) CLARIFICATION OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBIL- 12 ITIES.—The Secretary of Defense shall direct the Assist- 13 ant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence, Chem14 ical and Biological Defense Programs, in consultation with 15 the Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, to 16 seek to enter into memoranda of understanding with other 17 departments and agencies of the Federal Government to 18 clarify the roles and responsibilities of those departments 19 and agencies for building biodefense capabilities inter20 nationally in execution of national security and other poli21 cies of the Federal Government, with the Secretary fo22 cused on working with defense counterparts in countries 23 that are allies or partners of the United States. 24 25 (b) ELEMENTS STANDING.—The g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) OF MEMORANDA OF UNDER- memoranda of understanding entered G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 920 1 into under subsection (a) shall address how each relevant 2 department or agency selects partner countries and the 3 feasibility of coordinating efforts with each such country. 5 Subtitle B—Foreign Military Sales and Related Processes 6 SEC. 1211. IMPROVEMENTS TO SECURITY COOPERATION 4 7 WORKFORCE 8 WORKFORCE. 9 10 AND (a) RESPONSIBILITIES DEFENSE OF ACQUISITION SECRETARY OF DE- FENSE.—The Secretary of Defense shall, consistent with 11 the requirements of section 384 of title 10, United States 12 Code, seek to ensure that— 13 (1) members of the defense acquisition work- 14 force engaged in foreign military sales planning and 15 execution— 16 (A) are aware of evolving United States 17 regional- and country-level foreign partner de- 18 fense capability-building priorities; and 19 (B) coordinate with the security coopera- 20 tion workforce to enhance responsiveness to for- 21 eign partner requests and defense capability- 22 building priorities; and 23 (2) evaluations of members of the defense ac- 24 quisition workforce measure— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 921 1 (A) adherence to meeting the foreign part- 2 ner defense capability-building requirements 3 identified in Department of Defense strategy 4 documents; 5 (B) responsiveness to foreign partner de- 6 fense capability-building requests; 7 (C) ability to meet foreign partner defense 8 capability-building delivery schedule require- 9 ments; and 10 (D) advancement of foreign partner de- 11 fense capability-building priorities identified in 12 the guidance described in subsection (b). 13 (b) GUIDANCE.— 14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 15 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 16 retary of Defense shall update, as necessary, De- 17 partment of Defense guidance governing the execu- 18 tion of foreign military sales by the Department to 19 ensure that such guidance— 20 (A) incorporates priorities of the national 21 security strategy report (submitted pursuant to 22 section 108 of the National Security Act of 23 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043)) and the national de- 24 fense strategy (required under section 113(g) of 25 title 10, United States Code); g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 922 1 (B) is informed by the theater campaign 2 plans and theater security cooperation strate- 3 gies of the combatant commands; 4 (C) is disseminated to the security co- 5 operation workforce and the defense acquisition 6 workforce. 7 (2) ELEMENTS.—The updated guidance re- 8 quired by paragraph (1) shall— 9 (A) identify regional and country-level for- 10 eign partner defense capability-building prior- 11 ities; 12 (B) identify levels of urgency and desired 13 timelines for achieving foreign partner defense 14 capability-building priorities; and 15 (C) provide guidance to the defense acqui- 16 sition workforce and the security cooperation 17 workforce on levels of resourcing, innovation, 18 and risk tolerance that should be considered in 19 meeting urgent needs through the execution of 20 foreign military sales. 21 22 (c) FOREIGN MILITARY SALES CONTINUOUS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT BOARD.—Section 1210(b)(2) of the 23 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 24 (22 U.S.C. 2671 note) is amended to read as follows: 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 923 1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall be 2 composed of not fewer than seven members, 3 each of whom shall have expertise in security 4 cooperation, security assistance, defense acqui- 5 sition, business process reform, or any dis- 6 ciplines the Secretary determines to be impor- 7 tant to the functioning of the Board. 8 ‘‘(B) CERTAIN MEMBERS.— 9 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Up to three of the 10 members of the Board may be selected 11 from among individuals who are not any of 12 the following: 13 ‘‘(I) Officers or employees of the 14 Department of Defense. 15 ‘‘(II) Members of the Armed 16 Forces. 17 ‘‘(III) A registered lobbyist. 18 ‘‘(ii) CLEARANCE.—Each member of 19 the Board described in this subparagraph 20 shall be individuals who are determined to 21 be eligible for access to classified informa- 22 tion 23 Board.’’. 24 necessary to participate (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) on the G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 924 1 (1) The term ‘‘defense acquisition workforce’’ 2 means the Department of Defense acquisition work- 3 force described in chapter 87 of title 10, United 4 States Code. 5 (2) The term ‘‘security cooperation workforce’’ 6 has the meaning given the term in section 384 of 7 title 10, United States Code. 8 SEC. 1212. MODIFICATIONS TO FOREIGN MILITARY SALES 9 10 PROCESSES. (a) ACQUISITION STRATEGIES.—The Secretary of 11 Defense shall, with respect to the foreign military sales 12 process— 13 (1) establish a requirement that, in developing 14 letters of offer and acceptance for a foreign military 15 sale, the acquisition program manager, or other offi- 16 cial responsible for the program, shall develop an ac- 17 quisition strategy that is— 18 (A) informed by input from the purchaser 19 of such foreign military sale; and 20 (B) executed in a manner that effectively 21 addresses urgency of need and associated risk 22 tolerance of such purchaser; and 23 (2) in establishing such requirement, ensure 24 that such purchaser is provided an opportunity to 25 provide input on urgency of need and associated risk g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 925 1 tolerance, alternative acquisition approaches that 2 may be taken to accelerate program delivery, and 3 the schedule, cost, and capability trade-offs associ- 4 ated with such alternate approaches. 5 (b) AGREEMENTS WITH MANUFACTURERS.— 6 (1) IN GENERAL.—A United States prime con- 7 tractor may enter into a covered agreement with a 8 manufacturer to begin the process of acquiring long- 9 lead Government-furnished equipment based on fore- 10 casted requirements prior to the execution of a con- 11 tract for a commercial sale or issuance of a letter of 12 offer and acceptance for a foreign military sale. 13 (2) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY.— 14 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De- 15 fense and each Secretary of a military depart- 16 ment shall implement policies that allow United 17 States prime contractors to enter into covered 18 agreements described in paragraph (1). 19 20 (B) ELEMENTS.—The policies required by subparagraph (A) shall require— 21 22 (i) United States prime contractors to be responsible for— 23 (I) negotiating directly with the 24 manufacturer 25 nished equipment, including with re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) of Government-fur- G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 926 1 spect to the terms and conditions de- 2 scribed in subsection (c)(1)(B); and 3 (II) providing any payment to 4 such manufacturer; and 5 (ii) transfer of Government-furnished 6 equipment from such manufacturer to the 7 prime contractor shall not occur until the 8 date on which a contract for a commercial 9 sale or letter of offer and acceptance is ex- 10 ecuted with respect to the foreign military 11 sale that is the subject of the covered 12 agreement. 13 (3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 14 subsection shall be construed as authorizing, requir- 15 ing, or providing for the United States Government 16 to assume any liability or other financial responsi- 17 bility with respect to a covered agreement. 18 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 19 (1) The term ‘‘covered agreement’’ means an 20 agreement between a United States prime contractor 21 and a manufacturer pursuant to which— 22 (A) the prime contractor, in anticipation of 23 a foreign military sale, enters into a contract 24 with the manufacturer for the production of one 25 or more defense articles (as defined in section g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 927 1 301 of title 10, United States Code) that will 2 be supplied to the prime contractor as Govern- 3 ment-furnished equipment; 4 (B) the parties agree to the allocation of 5 risks, obligations, profits, and costs in the event 6 the anticipated foreign military sale does not 7 occur, including whether the defense articles 8 manufactured under the agreement are retained 9 by the manufacturer; and 10 (C) the United States Government as- 11 sumes no liability with respect to either party 12 in the event the anticipated foreign military sale 13 does not occur. 14 (2) The term ‘‘foreign military sales process’’ 15 means the processes for foreign military sales au- 16 thorized under chapter 2 of the Arms Export Con- 17 trol Act (22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.). 18 19 SEC. 1213. PERIODIC REVIEW OF FMS-ONLY LIST. (a) REVIEW AND REPORT.— 20 (1) REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year after the 21 date of the enactment of this Act, and biennially 22 thereafter, the Secretary of State, in coordination 23 with the Secretary of Defense, shall complete a re- 24 view of defense articles and defense services that are 25 eligible to be provided under the foreign military g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 928 1 sales program under chapter 2 of the Arms Export 2 Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.), but not eligi- 3 ble to be provided under direct commercial sales 4 under section 38 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2778), in 5 order to identify those articles and services that 6 should also be eligible to be provided through such 7 direct commercial sales. 8 (2) REPORT.— 9 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 10 after the completion of each review required by 11 subsection (a), the Secretary of State, in coordi- 12 nation with the Secretary of Defense, shall sub- 13 mit to the appropriate congressional committees 14 a report that contains the results of the review, 15 including any defense articles and services 16 added to or removed from the FMS-Only list 17 during the preceding reporting period, as well 18 as the justification for such decisions. 19 (B) FORM.—The report required by this 20 paragraph shall be submitted in unclassified 21 form, but may contain a classified annex. 22 (C) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph— 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (i) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 929 1 (I) the Committee on Foreign 2 Relations and the Committee on 3 Armed Services of the Senate; and 4 (II) the Committee on Foreign 5 Affairs and the Committee on Armed 6 Services of the House of Representa- 7 tives; and 8 (ii) the term ‘‘FMS-only list’’ means 9 the list maintained by the Secretary of 10 State of defense articles and defense serv 11 ices that are eligible to be provided under 12 the foreign military sales program under 13 chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act, 14 but not eligible to be provided under direct 15 commercial sales under section 38 of such 16 Act. 17 (b) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate on 18 the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of 19 this Act. 20 SEC. 1214. ASSESSMENT AND ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE 21 TO SUPPORT THE ACQUISITION OF SPECI- 22 FIED NON-PROGRAM OF RECORD SYSTEMS 23 BY FOREIGN ALLIES AND PARTNERS. 24 (a) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 25 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 930 1 shall complete an assessment to determine the optimal or2 ganizational structure, authorities, reporting relationships, 3 and resource requirements to manage effectively the acqui4 sition of specified non-program of record systems by for5 eign allies and partners. 6 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than October 1, 7 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall establish an office 8 to support the acquisition of specified non-program of 9 record systems by foreign allies and partners, including 10 the process for updating relevant Department of Defense11 wide guidance, directives and instructions. 12 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The office required by sub- 13 section (b) shall be responsible for the following: 14 (1) Coordinating with allies and partners to 15 identify and procure specified non-program of record 16 systems. 17 (2) Facilitating discussions between industry 18 and foreign allies and partners on new specified non- 19 program of record systems. 20 (3) Liaising with combatant commands to iden- 21 tify new specified non-program of record systems 22 aligned with the strategic priorities of the combatant 23 commands for theater security cooperation. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 931 1 (4) Promoting capabilities with foreign allies 2 and partners that align with priority capabilities for 3 the combatant commands. 4 (5) Developing foreign military sales cases for 5 specified non-program of record systems to expedite 6 deliveries of such systems to foreign allies and part- 7 ners. 8 (6) Coordinating internal Department of De- 9 fense approval processes to expedite the delivery of 10 specified non-program of record systems. 11 (7) Other relevant responsibilities as deter- 12 mined by the Secretary. 13 (d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after comple- 14 tion of the assessment required by subsection (a), the Sec15 retary shall provide the Committee on Armed Services of 16 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 17 Armed Services of the Senate with a briefing on the re18 sponsibilities, resources, and plan of activities for the non19 program of record office that is to be established in ac20 cordance with subsection (b). 21 (e) SPECIFIED NON-PROGRAM OF RECORD SYSTEM 22 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘specified non-pro23 gram of record system’’ means a system that does not 24 exist formally as a program of record within the Depart25 ment of Defense, including the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 932 1 (1) Type A (Modified/Former Department of 2 Defense program of record), which includes requests 3 to modify an existing program of record with non- 4 program of record elements and requests tied to 5 former programs of record. 6 (2) Type B (Military Unique), which includes 7 commercial capabilities that are designed, modified, 8 or built specifically for military applications and are 9 not current or former programs of record. 10 11 (3) Type C (Commercial), which includes a ‘‘commercial product’’— 12 (A) as such term is defined in section 13 2.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation; 14 and 15 16 (B) that is not classified. SEC. 1215. GUIDANCE FOR COORDINATION OF INTER- 17 18 NATIONAL ARMS TRANSFERS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 19 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 20 shall issue updated guidance, in accordance with section 21 382 of title 10, United States Code, to streamline and 22 align the roles, responsibilities, and authorities, and im23 prove transparency, relating to Department of Defense 24 processes for international arms transfers, including for25 eign military sales. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 933 1 (b) ELEMENTS.—The updated guidance required by 2 subsection (a) shall do the following: (1) Streamline the 3 roles and responsibilities relating to Department processes 4 for international arms transfers (including the foreign 5 military sales and technology security and foreign disclo6 sure processes in accordance with section 1086) so as to 7 ensure effective implementation of such roles and respon8 sibilities among the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, 9 the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 10 Sustainment, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 11 the Defense Technology Security Administration, and the 12 military departments. 13 (2) Designate a lead official who, in coordina- 14 tion with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence 15 Officer of the Department of Defense, shall be re- 16 sponsible for collecting, tracking, coordinating, and 17 sharing data and information on Foreign Military 18 Sales cases for the purposes of— 19 (A) facilitating transparency across the 20 Department of Defense international coopera- 21 tion enterprise (including industry and inter- 22 national partners within such enterprise and 23 components and subcomponents of the Depart- 24 ment); and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 934 1 (B) sharing information on foreign military 2 sales case development, execution, contracting, 3 and implementation processes. 4 (3) Develop a framework to facilitate the use of 5 the foreign military sales process to deliver defense 6 articles and services to allies and partners through 7 programs other than a program of record in accord- 8 ance with section 1214. 9 10 (4) Set forth foreign military sales-specific guidance that— 11 (A) identifies security cooperation prior- 12 ities; 13 (B) is informed by priorities identified in 14 the National Defense Strategy, Department 15 planning guidance, and theater campaign plans; 16 and 17 (C) takes into consideration— 18 (i) the risk factors for arms transfers 19 identified in the Arms Export Control Act 20 (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.); and 21 (ii) the industrial capacity for produc- 22 23 tion. (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days prior to the 24 issuance of the updated guidance required by subsection 25 (a), the Secretary shall provide the Committee on Armed g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 935 1 Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 2 Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the 3 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa4 tives with a briefing on the development and implementa5 tion of such guidance that describes the manner in which 6 the procedures set forth in the guidance will streamline, 7 and enhance the transparency of, international coopera8 tion processes of the Department. 9 (d) DISSEMINATION OF FMS-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE.— 10 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 11 of this Act, the Secretary shall disseminate the foreign 12 miliary sales-specific guidance described in subsection 13 (b)(4) to the Department of Defense international co14 operation enterprise. Subtitle C—Matters Relating to the 16 Middle East 15 17 SEC. 1221. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSE- 18 MENT OF CERTAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR 19 SUPPORT 20 MILITARY OPERATIONS. 21 PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES (a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of 22 section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act 23 for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 24 393) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 25 by striking ‘‘beginning on October 1, 2024, and ending g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 936 1 on December 31, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning on Octo2 ber 1, 2025, and ending on December 31, 2026,’’. 3 (b) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—Sub- 4 section (d)(1) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘be5 ginning on October 1, 2024, and ending on December 31, 6 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning on October 1, 2025, and 7 ending on December 31, 2026’’. 8 SEC. 1222. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL RE- 9 PORT ON MILITARY POWER OF IRAN. 10 (a) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Subsection (b) of 11 section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act 12 for Fiscal Year 2010 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 13 (1) in paragraph (1)— 14 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 15 (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (C), (D), 16 (E), and (F), respectively; 17 18 19 20 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following subparagraph: ‘‘(B) evolving thresholds for the use of direct and attributable force by Iran;’’; 21 (C) in subparagraph (E), as so redesig- 22 nated, by striking ‘‘;;’’ at the end and inserting 23 ‘‘; and’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 937 1 (D) in subparagraph (F), as so redesig- 2 nated, by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end and in- 3 serting a period. 4 (2) in paragraph (2)— 5 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 6 and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respec- 7 tively; and 8 9 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following subparagraph: 10 ‘‘(C) a summary of Iran’s procurement of 11 advanced conventional capabilities from Rus- 12 sia;’’; 13 (3) in paragraph (3)— 14 (A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘any 15 Iraqi Shia-militia operating under the auspices 16 of the ‘Islamic Resistance’,’’ after ‘‘the Badr 17 Organization,’’; 18 (B) in subparagraph (I)(ii), by striking 19 ‘‘and activities; and’’ and inserting ‘‘, assets, 20 and critical infrastructure; and’’; and 21 22 (C) by adding at the end the following subparagraph: 23 ‘‘(L) an assessment of the military power 24 of Iranian proxies and partners, including g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 938 1 Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestine Islamic Jihad, 2 Ansar Allah, and Iraqi and Syrian proxies.’’; 3 (4) in paragraph (4)— 4 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘nu- 5 clear weapons capabilities and developments’’ 6 and inserting ‘‘nuclear weapons-related ad- 7 vances, including development of related sci- 8 entific and industrial infrastructure, fissile ma- 9 terial inventories aggregated by level of enrich- 10 ment, and weaponization-related activities’’; 11 (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘to 12 the Middle East and Europe; and’’ and insert- 13 ing ‘‘globally;’’; and 14 15 16 17 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (I); and (D) by adding after subparagraph (F) the following subparagraphs: 18 ‘‘(G) a detailed analysis of the domestic 19 and foreign supply chains supporting Iran’s 20 drone program; 21 ‘‘(H) a detailed assessment of the domestic 22 production capacity by Iran’s proxies in the 23 Middle East of tactical munitions including 24 mortars, rocket assisted munitions, and rockets 25 and long-range strike capabilities, including, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 939 1 drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles; 2 and’’; 3 (5) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and chemical, 4 biological, and advanced conventional weapons, 5 weapon systems, and delivery vehicles’’ and inserting 6 ‘‘chemical, biological, and advanced conventional 7 weapons, weapon systems, and delivery vehicles, in- 8 cluding drones’’; and 9 (6) in paragraph (8)— 10 (A) by striking ‘‘the Bashar al-Assad re- 11 gime,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Russian Federa- 12 tion,’’; 13 (B) 14 ‘‘Hamas,’’; and by inserting ‘‘Ansarallah,’’ after 15 (C) by striking ‘‘or any other foreign ter- 16 rorist organization.’’ and inserting ‘‘the Badr 17 Organization, any other foreign terrorist orga- 18 nization, or any Specially Designated Global 19 Terrorist.’’; 20 (b) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (c) of such section is 21 amended— 22 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 23 the end and inserting ‘‘, including surface-to-surface 24 or anti-ship variants.’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 940 1 (2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end ‘‘, 2 including surface-to-surface or anti-ship variants.’’. 3 (c) TERMINATION.—Subsection (d) of such section is 4 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2026’’ and inserting 5 ‘‘December 31, 2030’’. 6 SEC. 1223. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 7 TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VETTED SYRIAN 8 GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS. 9 Section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 10 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 11 Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3541) 12 is amended— 13 14 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’; 15 (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘, in- 16 cluding any modifications made to the vetting proc- 17 ess in order to determine whether Syrian groups or 18 individuals associated with the Government of Syria 19 are eligible recipients’’ before the period at the end; 20 (3) in subsection (d)(2), by redesignating sub- 21 clause (I) of clause (iii) of subparagraph (J) as sub- 22 paragraph (K), and adjusting the margins accord- 23 ingly; 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (4) in subsection (e)(1)— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 941 1 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 2 (A), by striking ‘‘elements of the Syrian opposi- 3 tion and other’’; and 4 (B) in subparagraph (A)— 5 (i) by striking ‘‘Shia militias aligned 6 with or supporting the Government of 7 Syria, and groups’’ and inserting ‘‘Islamist 8 extremist 9 proxy forces, or groups otherwise’’; 10 organizations, Shia militias, (ii) by striking ‘‘Jabhat al Nusrah, 11 Ahrar al Sham, other’’; 12 (iii) by inserting ‘‘and associated and 13 successor’’ after ‘‘al-Qaeda’’; and 14 (iv) by striking ‘‘related’’; 15 (5) in subsection (l)(3)(E)), by striking ‘‘De- 16 cember 31, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘the date specified 17 in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection 18 (a)’’; and 19 (6) by adding at the end the following new sub- 20 section: 21 ‘‘(n) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made 22 available to carry out this section may not be used to pro23 vide assistance pursuant to subsection (a)— 24 25 ‘‘(1) to any entity that is not an appropriately vetted Syrian group or individual; or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 942 1 2 ‘‘(2) to forces associated with any other government or nation.’’. 3 SEC. 1224. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 4 TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE 5 ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA. 6 Section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 7 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 8 Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3558) 9 is amended— 10 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 11 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2025’’ 12 and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’; 13 (2) by striking subsection (g); 14 (3) by redesignating subsections (h) through (o) 15 as subsections (g) through (n), respectively; 16 (4) in subsection (i)(1)(C), as redesignated, by 17 striking ‘‘subsection (l)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub- 18 section (k)(2)’’; 19 (5) in subsection (k)(2), as redesignated— 20 (A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 21 ‘‘subsection (j)(1)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub- 22 section (i)(1)(C)’’; and 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘subsection (k)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (j)’’; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 943 1 (6) in subsection (n)(6), as redesignated, by 2 striking ‘‘December 31, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘De- 3 cember 31, 2026’’; and 4 5 (7) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(o) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made 6 available to carry out this section may not be used to pro7 vide assistance pursuant to subsection (a)— 8 ‘‘(1) to entities other than military or other se- 9 curity forces of or associated with the Government 10 of Iraq, including Kurdish and tribal security forces, 11 or other local security forces with a national security 12 mission; 13 14 ‘‘(2) to forces associated with any other government or nation; or 15 ‘‘(3) to Iranian-aligned militias.’’. 16 SEC. 1225. COUNTER-TERRORISM SUPPORT. 17 (a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT.—Subsection 18 (a)(1) of section 1226 of the National Defense Authoriza19 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 22 20 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended— 21 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘with 22 Syria’’ and inserting ‘‘with any other country’’; and 23 (2) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end 24 before the period the following: ‘‘and along the bor- 25 der of Egypt with Sudan’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 944 1 (b) SUPPORT TO GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON.—Sub- 2 section (c)(2) of such section is amended by adding at the 3 end the following: ‘‘Such support may be used only to pro4 mote the ability of the armed forces of Lebanon to counter 5 the threat posed by Lebanese Hezbollah and any other ter6 rorist organization that threatens the security of Lebanon 7 and its neighbors.’’. 8 (c) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (h) of 9 such section is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2025’’ 10 and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’. 11 SEC. 1226. ENHANCING SECURITY PARTNERSHIP WITH JOR- 12 13 DAN AND LEBANON. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, pursu- 14 ant to existing authorities, shall seek to provide assistance, 15 including training, equipment, logistics support, supplies, 16 and services, to the Government of Jordan and the Gov17 ernment of Lebanon for the purposes of— 18 19 (1) supporting and enhancing efforts of the military forces of Jordan; and 20 (2) with respect to the Government of Lebanon, 21 for increasing the capacity of the Lebanese armed 22 forces in order to disarm the Iranian-backed ter- 23 rorist group Hezbollah. 24 (b) PLAN.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 945 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 30, 2 2026, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 3 the Commander of the United States Central Com- 4 mand and in consultation with the Secretary of 5 State, shall submit to the congressional defense com- 6 mittees a report that describes the plan of the De- 7 partment of Defense to provide assistance under 8 subsection (a). 9 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by para- 10 graph (1) shall, at a minimum, include the following 11 elements: 12 (A) A description of the existing authori- 13 ties to provide the assistance described in sub- 14 section (a) to the Government of Jordan and 15 the Government of Lebanon. 16 (B) A description of the strategic objec- 17 tives of the assistance described in subsection 18 (a), including specific capability gaps that such 19 assistance seeks to address and the recipient 20 units of the military forces of Jordan and Leb- 21 anon for such assistance. 22 (C) An identification of any opportunities 23 to transfer military equipment, including air- 24 craft and unmanned systems, from existing in- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 946 1 ventory of the Department of Defense to bolster 2 the capabilities of the military forces of Jordan. 3 (D) A rubric for assessing the progress of 4 the 5 Hezbollah, and options for suspending assist- 6 ance to the Lebanese armed forces if it is deter- 7 mined that such forces are unwilling to act to 8 disarm Hezbollah. 9 armed forces in disarming SEC. 1227. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING TO THE BADR ORGA- 10 11 Lebanese NIZATION. None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 12 this Act or otherwise made available to the Secretary of 13 Defense for fiscal year 2026 may be made available to the 14 Badr Organization or any organization that the Director 15 of the Defense Intelligence Agency determines to be an 16 affiliate or successor of the Badr Organization. 17 SEC. 1228. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 18 THE IRAQI SECURITY FORCES. 19 (a) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.—Not 20 more than 75 percent of the funds authorized to be appro21 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 22 year 2026 for the Iraqi security forces under section 1236 23 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon Na24 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 25 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3558) may be obligated g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 947 1 or expended until the date on which the Secretary of De2 fense submits to the congressional defense committees a 3 certification that the Government of Iraq has taken cred4 ible steps— 5 (1) to reduce the operational capacity of Iran- 6 aligned militia groups not integrated into the Iraqi 7 security forces through a publicly verifiable disar- 8 mament, demobilization, and reintegration process; 9 (2) to strengthen the authority and operational 10 control of the Prime Minister of Iraq as Com- 11 mander-in-Chief over the Iraqi security forces; and 12 (3) to investigate and hold accountable mem- 13 bers of Iran-aligned militia groups or members of 14 the Iraqi security forces operating outside the formal 15 chain of command of the Iraqi security forces who 16 engage in attacks on United States or Iraqi per- 17 sonnel or otherwise act in an illegal or destabilizing 18 manner. 19 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 20 the limitation in subsection (a) for a period of not more 21 than 180 days if the Secretary determines that such waiv22 er is in the national security interest of the United States. 23 Any such waiver shall be submitted in writing to the con24 gressional defense committees not later than 15 days after 25 issuance, along with a justification and a description of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 948 1 the steps being taken to achieve the objectives described 2 in subsection (a). 3 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 4 tion shall apply to funds authorized to be appropriated for 5 the Iraqi security forces that are designated for the Kurd6 ish Peshmerga Forces. 7 (d) IRAQI SECURITY FORCES DEFINED.—In this sec- 8 tion, the term ‘‘Iraqi security forces’’ means the military 9 and other security forces of or associated with the Govern10 ment of Iraq. 11 SEC. 1229. REPORT ON STRATEGY FOR INCREASING MEM- 12 BERSHIP IN THE COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY 13 INTEGRATION 14 MENT. 15 AND PROSPERITY AGREE- (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than July 1, 2026, the 16 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 17 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent18 atives a report describing the strategic importance of the 19 Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity 20 Agreement and the benefits of its potential expansion. 21 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub- 22 section (a) shall also include the following: 23 24 (1) An assessment of the strategic benefits of CSIPA to regional and global security. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 949 1 (2) An assessment of CSIPA’s operational value 2 to the Department of Defense and partners in the 3 region following the Red Sea attacks. 4 (3) An assessment of how CSIPA leverages 5 United States military assets such as the United 6 States Fifth Fleet to address regional threats. 7 (4) Identification of potential modifications to 8 the CSIPA framework that would support broader 9 regional participation. 10 (5) An evaluation of the resource and capability 11 requirements necessary to expand CSIPA member- 12 ship. 13 (6) Recommendations for further collaboration 14 between the Department of Defense and member 15 countries of CSIPA. 16 (c) DEFINITION OF COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY IN- 17 TEGRATION AND PROSPERITY AGREEMENT.—In this sec- 18 tion, the terms ‘‘Comprehensive Security Integration and 19 Prosperity Agreement’’ and ‘‘CSIPA’’ refer to the cooper20 ative agreement signed by the United States and the King21 dom of Bahrain on September 13, 2023. 22 SEC. 1229A. REPORT ON ISIS DETENTION FACILITIES IN 23 24 SYRIA. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 2026, 25 and annually thereafter through March 31, 2028, the Sec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 950 1 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 2 committees a report on detention facilities in Syria for 3 members of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) 4 secured by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). 5 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re- 6 quired by subsection (a) shall include— 7 (1) an assessment of the current security and 8 living conditions in such facilities and plans for the 9 long-term security of such facilities; 10 11 (2) an estimate of the number of detainees in such facilities and their nationalities; and 12 (3) a description of— 13 (A) efforts of the Department of Defense, 14 working with and through local partners, coun- 15 tries of origin of detainees, and other United 16 States Government entities, to repatriate de- 17 tainees to their home countries or third coun- 18 tries; and 19 (B) any potential refoulement concerns 20 21 with respect to such repatriation. SEC. 1229B. REPORT ON UNITED STATES FORCE POSTURE 22 23 AND ACTIVITIES IN SYRIA. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 24 date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 25 the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with Commander g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 951 1 of the United States Central Command, shall provide to 2 the congressional defense committees a report on the sta3 tus of the conditions-based consolidation of United States 4 force posture, basing locations, and activities in Syria. 5 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report described in subsection 6 (a) shall include the following: 7 (1) A determination of whether such force pos- 8 ture, basing locations, and activities continue to suf- 9 ficiently— 10 (A) meet objectives consistent with the 11 purposes outlined in section 1209(a) of the Carl 12 Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon Na- 13 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 14 Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 15 354), including new cooperation with the Syrian 16 Government and other members of the Global 17 Coalition to Defeat the Islamic State of Iraq 18 and Syria; 19 (B) deter Iran and Iranian-linked groups, 20 including the Iranian Revolutionary Guard 21 Corps Quds Force and the proxies and affiliates 22 of such Force operating inside Syria; 23 (C) support the Syrian Democratic Forces 24 and other Syrian groups and individuals in 25 maintaining stability and security throughout g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 952 1 the formation of a representative and inclusive 2 Syrian government that defends the rights and 3 interests of all minorities; and 4 (D) deter instability emanating from Syria, 5 including threats to the United States and allies 6 and partners of the United States, including 7 Israel. 8 (2) A description of the operational and stra- 9 tegic conditions informing decisions made relative to 10 subsection (a), including detailed evaluation criteria 11 and processes for continual assessment. 12 (3) A description of how the objectives in sub- 13 section (a) are being met, or what changes need to 14 be implemented to meet such objectives. 15 (4) A description of the current posture of the 16 Armed Forces in Syria and levels of engagement by 17 the Armed Forces with Syrian groups and individ- 18 uals. 19 (5) Changes in the assessment of the threat to 20 the United States, and allies and partners of the 21 United States, from the Islamic State of Iraq and 22 Syria. 23 (6) A description of any planned posture 24 changes of the Armed Forces in Syria, and the pro- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 953 1 jected impacts on United States engagement with 2 partner forces in Syria. 3 (7) Any other matters the Secretary or the 4 Commander deem relevant. 5 (c) FORM.—The report shall be submitted in unclas- 6 sified form but may include a classified annex. 7 (d) SUNSET.—The requirement under this section 8 shall terminate 3 years after the date of enactment of this 9 Act. 11 Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Israel 12 SEC. 1231. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF UNITED 13 STATES-ISRAEL ANTI-TUNNEL COOPERATION. 14 Section 1279 of the National Defense Authorization 10 15 Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amend16 ed— 17 18 (1) subsection (b)(4), by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$80,000,000’’; and 19 20 in (2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2028’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 954 1 SEC. 1232. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF UNITED 2 STATES-ISRAEL COOPERATION TO COUNTER 3 UNMANNED SYSTEMS IN ALL WARFIGHTING 4 DOMAINS. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1278 of the National De- 6 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (22 U.S.C. 7 8606 note) is amended— 8 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘UN- 9 MANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS’’ and inserting ‘‘UN- 10 MANNED SYSTEMS IN ALL WARFIGHTING DO- 11 MAINS’’; 12 (2) in subsection (a)— 13 (A) by amending the subsection heading to 14 read as follows: ‘‘UNITED STATES-ISRAEL PRO- 15 GRAM ON COUNTERING UNMANNED SYSTEMS’’; 16 (B) in paragraph (1)— 17 (i) by striking ‘‘to establish capabili- 18 ties’’ and inserting ‘‘to accelerate develop- 19 ment of advanced technologies’’; and 20 (ii) by striking ‘‘unmanned aerial sys- 21 tems’’ and inserting ‘‘unmanned systems in 22 all warfighting domains’’; 23 (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 24 25 26 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) paragraph (3); (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 955 1 2 ‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—The activities required by this subsection may include the following: 3 ‘‘(A) Collaborative research initiatives in- 4 volving government, private sector, and aca- 5 demic institutions in the United States and 6 Israel. 7 ‘‘(B) Joint training exercises and 8 information- sharing mechanisms to maximize 9 the sharing of technical expertise, data, and 10 tactics related to emerging unmanned systems 11 and related threats. 12 13 ‘‘(C) Development of joint technical requirements. 14 ‘‘(D) Collaborative development and eval- 15 uation of novel systems with defense industry 16 partners. 17 ‘‘(E) Coordination with acquisition pro- 18 gram offices of the United States and Israel 19 military service departments, components, and 20 commands to expedite deployment of relevant 21 systems and enhance military readiness.’’; and 22 (E) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), 23 by striking ‘‘activities described in paragraph 24 (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘activities described in this 25 subsection’’; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 956 1 (3) in subsection (b)— 2 (A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘aer- 3 ial’’; and 4 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking 5 ‘‘$55,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$70,000,000’’; 6 (4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘an appro- 7 priate research and development entity of a military 8 department’’ and inserting ‘‘the Irregular Warfare 9 Technology Support Directorate’’; 10 11 (5) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; 12 (6) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol- 13 lowing: 14 ‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense 15 shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 16 on an annual basis a report that shall include for the pre17 ceding year a description of activities conducted under the 18 program including— 19 ‘‘(1) an assessment of progress made by the 20 United States and Israel in addressing unmanned 21 systems threats and requirements; 22 ‘‘(2) an assessment of the program’s collabora- 23 tion with other United States Government programs 24 and defense contractors; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 957 1 ‘‘(3) an update on efforts to transition capabili- 2 ties to acquisition program managers for fielding by 3 United States or Israeli military services, compo- 4 nents, and commands; and 5 6 ‘‘(4) recommendations for future program activities and funding.’’; and 7 (7) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by 8 striking ‘‘December 31, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘De- 9 cember 31, 2028’’. 10 (b) TRANSITION PROVISION.—The Secretary of De- 11 fense shall continue to carry out the activities authorized 12 by section 1278 of the National Defense Authorization Act 13 for Fiscal Year 2020, as such section was in effect on the 14 day before the date of the enactment of this Act, until 15 such time as the Secretary submits to the appropriate 16 committees of Congress the report required by subsection 17 (a)(3) of such section, as amended by subsection (a) of 18 this section, for purposes of carrying of the activities re19 quired by such section 1278. 20 SEC. 1233. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY AU- 21 THORIZATIONS RELATED TO MUNITIONS RE- 22 PLACEMENT. 23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1244 of the James M. 24 Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 958 1 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2844) is amend2 ed— 3 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AND ‘‘ISRAEL, 4 ISRAEL’’ 5 UNITED STATES DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE ’’; 6 and 7 and inserting AND THE (2) in subsection (a)— 8 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or 9 Israel’’ each place it appears and inserting 10 ‘‘Israel, or the United States defense industrial 11 base’’; and 12 (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘or 13 Israel’’ each place it appears and inserting 14 ‘‘Israel, or the United States defense industrial 15 base’’. 16 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 17 (1) The table of contents at the beginning of 18 the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authoriza- 19 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 20 136 Stat. 2395) is amended by striking the item re- 21 lating to section 1244 and inserting the following: ‘‘1244. Temporary authorizations related to Ukraine, Taiwan, Israel, and the United States defense industrial base.’’. 22 (2) The table of contents at the beginning of 23 title XII of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 24 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 959 1 117–263; 136 Stat. 2820) is amended by striking 2 the item relating to section 1244 and inserting the 3 following: ‘‘1244. Temporary authorizations related to Ukraine, Taiwan, Israel, and the United States defense industrial base.’’. 4 SEC. 1234. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA- 5 TION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES TO FUR- 6 THER THE WARFIGHTING CAPABILITIES OF 7 THE UNITED STATES AND CERTAIN PARTNER 8 COUNTRIES. 9 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense, upon re- 10 quest by the Ministry of Defense of a covered partner 11 country and in consultation with the Secretary of State, 12 the Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of National 13 Intelligence, is authorized to carry out, jointly with the 14 covered partner country, research, development, test, and 15 evaluation of emerging technologies to further the warfare 16 capabilities of the United States and the covered partner 17 country to meet emerging defense challenges, including in 18 the areas of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, robotics, 19 quantum, and automation. 20 (b) PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION.—Any 21 activity carried out pursuant to the authority of subsection 22 (b) shall be conducted in a manner that robustly protects 23 sensitive information and the national security interests 24 of the United States and the covered partner country. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 960 1 (c) APPLICABILITY OF EXPORT CONTROL RESTRIC- 2 TIONS.—Any activity authorized under subsection (a), in- 3 cluding fundamental research, open source, and stand4 ards-related activities, for the development, production, or 5 use of goods, technology, software, knowledge, or source 6 code shall be subject to— 7 (1) the Export Administration Regulations 8 under subchapter C of title 15, Code of Federal 9 Regulations; and 10 (2) all other laws applicable to the control of 11 arms exports. 12 (d) REPORT.—None of the activities described in sub- 13 section (a) may be carried out with respect to a covered 14 partner country until the date on which the Secretary of 15 Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the 16 Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of National In17 telligence submits to the appropriate congressional com18 mittees a report with respect to that partner country that 19 includes the following: 20 (1) A memorandum of agreement between the 21 United States and the covered partner country re- 22 garding sharing of costs and security safeguards for 23 the activities described in subsection (a), and any 24 supporting documents. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 961 1 2 (2) A certification that such memorandum of agreement— 3 (A) requires sharing of costs of the activi- 4 ties and security safeguards described in sub- 5 section (a), including in-kind support, between 6 the United States and the covered partner 7 country; 8 (B) establishes the rights of the United 9 States to any intellectual property developed 10 under the memorandum of agreement; 11 (C) requires the United States Government 12 to receive semiannual reports on expenditure of 13 funds, if any, by the government of the covered 14 partner country, including— 15 16 (i) a description of what the funds have been used for; 17 18 (ii) a description of when funds were expended; 19 20 (iii) an identification of entities that expended the funds; and 21 (iv) the export control regimes in 22 place in the covered partner country to 23 protect sensitive technology, including re- 24 lated intellectual property and innovation 25 efforts; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 962 1 (D) includes robust safeguards against the 2 ability of the People’s Republic of China or 3 other foreign adversaries of the United States 4 from, directly or indirectly, accessing, acquiring, 5 or benefitting from any potential innovation, 6 technology, research, product, or application 7 funded, produced, or utilized by the partner- 8 ship. 9 (e) LEAD AGENCY.—Not earlier than the date on 10 which the Secretary of Defense submits the first report 11 pursuant to subsection (d), the Secretary shall designate 12 the Irregular Warfare Technology Support Directorate of 13 the Department of Defense as the lead agency of the De14 partment in carrying out this section. 15 (f) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary of De- 16 fense shall submit to the appropriate congressional com17 mittees on a semiannual basis a report that contains a 18 copy of the most recent semiannual report provided by the 19 government of each covered partner country to the De20 partment of Defense pursuant to subsection (d)(2)(C). 21 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 22 23 (1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 24 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 25 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Perma- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 963 1 nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 2 House of Representatives; and 3 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 4 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 5 Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 6 (2) the term ‘‘covered partner country’’ means 7 a country that, as of June 1, 2025, has signed a bi- 8 lateral agreement with the United States that is 9 managed by the Irregular Warfare Technology Sup- 10 port Directorate of the Department of Defense. 11 SEC. 1235. REPORT ON UNITED STATES-ISRAEL MILITARY 12 13 EXERCISES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 14 date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 15 for not more than 3 years, the Secretary of Defense shall 16 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 17 written report on United States Department of Defense 18 exercises conducted jointly with Israel. 19 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection 20 (a) shall include the following: 21 (1) A list of Department of Defense exercises 22 that included Israel during the preceding 1-year pe- 23 riod. 24 25 (2) A list of any other countries that participated in each such exercise. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 964 1 2 (3) A detailed description of the capabilities and missions rehearsed in each exercise. 3 (4) A description of the manner and extent to 4 which each exercise increased inoperability and re- 5 gional cooperation. 6 (5) A description of the manner and extent to 7 which each exercise improved the readiness and ca- 8 pabilities of participating countries. 9 (6) An assessment of any gaps in desired joint 10 capabilities that could be addressed by conducting 11 additional exercises to increase interoperability, 12 along with the resources required for such additional 13 exercises and the impact, if any, to United States 14 readiness from conducting such additional exercises. 15 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 16 shall be submitted in unclassified form and may contain 17 a classified annex. 18 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 19 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con20 gressional committees’’ means— 21 (1) the congressional defense committees; and 22 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 23 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 24 House of Representatives. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 965 Subtitle E—Matters Relating to Eu2 rope, Ukraine, and the Russian 3 Federation 1 4 SEC. 1241. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF ANNUAL RE- 5 PORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOP- 6 MENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERA- 7 TION. 8 Section 1234 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 9 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 10 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3936) is amended— 11 12 (1) in subsection (b) to read as follows: ‘‘(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re- 13 quired under subsection (a) shall include the following: 14 ‘‘(1) The goals, factors, and trends shaping 15 Russia’s security strategy and military strategy, in- 16 cluding military spending and investment priorities. 17 ‘‘(2) Developments in the military doctrine, 18 operational concepts, joint command and organiza- 19 tional structures, and significant military operations 20 and deployments of the Russian Armed Forces. 21 ‘‘(3) An assessment of the force structure, read- 22 iness, and capabilities of the Russian Armed Forces. 23 ‘‘(4) An assessment of the military strategy, ob- 24 jectives, and force posture of the Russian Armed g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 966 1 Forces deployed in the Arctic and the North Atlantic 2 region. 3 ‘‘(5) An assessment of the military strategy, ob- 4 jectives, and force posture of the Russian Armed 5 Forces as they relate to the North Atlantic Treaty 6 Organization (NATO), including— 7 ‘‘(A) the force posture of Russian Armed 8 Forces deployed adjacent to NATO’s borders, 9 including in Kaliningrad; 10 ‘‘(B) a list and description of all known 11 violations by Russia of NATO airspace during 12 the reporting period, and to the extent feasible, 13 an evaluation of whether such incidents were in- 14 tentional or unintentional; and 15 ‘‘(C) an assessment of the threat posed to 16 NATO bases, critical infrastructure, and other 17 industrial and military targets posed by Rus- 18 sian hybrid attacks. 19 ‘‘(6) An assessment of the military strategy, ob- 20 jectives, and force posture of the Russian Armed 21 Forces deployed in Ukraine or adjacent to Ukraine’s 22 borders. 23 ‘‘(7) An assessment of the military strategy, ob- 24 jectives, and force posture of the Russian Armed 25 Forces in the Baltic and Black Seas. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 967 1 ‘‘(8) An assessment of the reconstitution efforts 2 of the Russian Armed Forces, including its ability to 3 restore losses from the war in Ukraine and to ex- 4 pand its force beyond 2022 levels. 5 ‘‘(9) An assessment of the impact of United 6 States and international sanctions on the Russian 7 military’s reconstitution efforts, including an assess- 8 ment of the impact of removing sanctions on the 9 Russian military’s reconstitution efforts. 10 ‘‘(10) An assessment of what the Russian 11 Armed Forces have learned from the war in Ukraine 12 and how Russia has applied those lessons. 13 ‘‘(11) An assessment of the military strategy, 14 objectives, and force posture of Russia that affect 15 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. 16 ‘‘(12) An assessment of the military strategy, 17 objectives, and force posture of Russia that affect 18 countries in the Indo-Pacific, with a specific empha- 19 sis on how such strategy, objectives, and force pos- 20 ture affect the People’s Republic of China. 21 ‘‘(13) An assessment of the military cooperation 22 between Russia and the People’s Republic of China, 23 including defense trade, joint military exercises, and 24 the sharing of military intelligence. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 968 1 ‘‘(14) An assessment of the objectives of Rus- 2 sia’s treaty alliance with North Korea, including 3 analyses of the following elements: 4 ‘‘(A) Any technology sharing pertaining to 5 chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear 6 weapons. 7 ‘‘(B) Any cooperation on missile or space 8 launch-related technology. 9 ‘‘(C) Arms trade. 10 ‘‘(D) Tactical and operational military co- 11 operation between Russia and North Korea, in- 12 cluding lessons learned and compensation de- 13 rived from cooperative training and participa- 14 tion in actual conflict. 15 ‘‘(15) An assessment of Russia’s military co- 16 operation with India. 17 ‘‘(16) An assessment of Russia’s coercive be- 18 havior directed at United States allies in the Indo- 19 Pacific. 20 ‘‘(17) An assessment of the military strategy, 21 objectives, and force posture of Russia that affect 22 countries in the Middle East. 23 ‘‘(18) An assessment of the military strategy, 24 objectives, and force posture of Russia that affect 25 countries in Africa. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 969 1 ‘‘(19) A description of Russia’s overseas mili- 2 tary basing, military logistics capabilities, and infra- 3 structure to project power. 4 ‘‘(20) A summary of all significant Russian co- 5 operation with foreign military and security forces, 6 including major training and exercises, foreign de- 7 ployments, and basing agreements—specifying for 8 each Russian foreign deployment the number of 9 forces deployed, the types of capabilities deployed, 10 the length of the deployment, and any agreement en- 11 abling or governing the deployment. 12 ‘‘(21) An assessment of relations between Rus- 13 sia and Iran, the People’s Republic of China, and 14 North Korea, with respect to security and military 15 matters. 16 ‘‘(22) An assessment of the proliferation activi- 17 ties of Russia and Russian entities, including activi- 18 ties relating to the supply of materials, technologies, 19 or expertise relating to nuclear weapons or other 20 weapons of mass destruction or missile systems to 21 other states or non-state actors. 22 23 ‘‘(23) An assessment of Russia’s nuclear program and capabilities, including— 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) its nuclear strategy and associated doctrines; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 970 1 ‘‘(B) the size and state of its stockpile and 2 projections of its future arsenals; 3 ‘‘(C) its civil and military production ca- 4 pacities; and 5 ‘‘(D) the modernization and force structure 6 of its strategic forces. 7 ‘‘(24) An assessment of the use by Russia of 8 chemical weapons, including chemical munitions, 9 during the preceding year either as part of an armed 10 conflict or against individuals outside an armed con- 11 flict. 12 ‘‘(25) A description of Russia’s current missile 13 defense strategy and capabilities, including efforts to 14 develop missile defense capabilities. 15 16 ‘‘(26) A description of Russia’s anti-access and area denial capabilities. 17 ‘‘(27) A description of Russia’s command, con- 18 trol, communications, computers, intelligence, sur- 19 veillance, and reconnaissance modernization program 20 and capabilities and the applications for such pro- 21 gram and capabilities for precision-guided weapons. 22 ‘‘(28) An assessment of Russia’s space and 23 counterspace programs and capabilities. 24 ‘‘(29) An assessment of Russia’s cyberwarfare 25 and electronic warfare capabilities, including details g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 971 1 on the number of malicious cyber incidents origi- 2 nating from Russia against Department of Defense 3 infrastructure. 4 ‘‘(30) An assessment of any influence oper- 5 ations or campaigns by Russia targeting the United 6 States, any military alliances and partnerships of 7 which the United States is a member, or treaty allies 8 of the United States, including— 9 ‘‘(A) the objectives of such operations; 10 ‘‘(B) the tactics, techniques, and proce- 11 dures used; 12 ‘‘(C) the impact of such operations on the 13 United States, military alliances or partnerships 14 of which the United States is a member, or 15 treaty allies of the United States; 16 ‘‘(D) detail regarding any campaign that 17 specifically targeted Department of Defense 18 personnel; and 19 ‘‘(E) the metrics used to judge the impact 20 of such operations. 21 ‘‘(31) An assessment of how Russian private 22 military companies are being utilized to advance the 23 security interests of Russia, including by securing 24 access to raw materials. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 972 1 ‘‘(32) Other military and security developments 2 involving Russia that the Secretary of Defense con- 3 siders relevant to United States national security.’’; 4 and 5 6 (2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘January 31, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘January 31, 2030’’. 7 SEC. 1242. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY 8 OF FUNDS RELATING TO SOVEREIGNTY OF 9 THE 10 NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TERRITORY OF 11 UKRAINE. 12 RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER INTER- Section 1245(a) of the James M. Inhofe National De- 13 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 14 117–263; 136 Stat. 2847) is amended by striking ‘‘or 15 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2025, or 2026’’. 16 SEC. 1243. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF UKRAINE SE- 17 CURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE. 18 Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization 19 Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 20 1068) is amended— 21 22 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1) in subsection (c)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5); and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 973 1 ‘‘(6) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR PROGRAMS 2 ACROSS FISCAL YEARS.—Amounts 3 after the date of the enactment of the National De- 4 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 in a 5 fiscal year to carry out the authority in subsection 6 (a) may be used for programs under that authority 7 that begin in such fiscal year and end not later than 8 the end of the second fiscal year thereafter. made available 9 ‘‘(7) AUTHORITY FOR INTERCHANGE OF SUP- 10 PLIES AND SERVICES.—The limitation in subsection 11 (b)(2) of section 2571 of title 10, United States 12 Code, shall not apply with respect to reimbursable 13 support for the purpose of providing assistance 14 under this section.’’; 15 16 (2) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following: 17 ‘‘(11) For fiscal year 2026, $400,000,000. 18 ‘‘(12) For fiscal year 2027, $400,000,000.’’; 19 (3) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘December 20 31, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2029’’; and 21 22 (4) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(k) ACCEPTING EQUIPMENT BACK INTO STOCK.— 23 24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Equipment procured to carry out the authority granted pursuant to sub- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 974 1 section (a) may only be treated as stocks of the De- 2 partment of Defense if— 3 ‘‘(A) the equipment procured has not yet 4 been transferred to the Government of Ukraine 5 and is urgently needed to eliminate a deficiency 6 that impacts an ongoing or anticipated, immi- 7 nent United States contingency operation that, 8 if left unfulfilled, could result in loss of life or 9 critical mission failure for the United States 10 Armed Forces; 11 ‘‘(B) the equipment procured has not yet 12 been transferred to the Government of Ukraine 13 and is no longer needed to support a program 14 carried out pursuant to such subsection; or 15 ‘‘(C) the equipment procured has been 16 transferred to the Government of Ukraine and 17 is returned by Ukraine to the United States. 18 ‘‘(2) REPLACEMENT.—In the case of treating 19 equipment as stocks of the Department of Defense 20 pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall, 21 using amounts made available after the date of the 22 enactment of the National Defense Authorization 23 Act for Fiscal Year 2026, initiate action to replace 24 such equipment for the Government of Ukraine g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 975 1 within 30 days of transmitting the applicable notifi- 2 cation required under paragraph (3). 3 ‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary may only 4 treat equipment procured to carry out the authority 5 granted pursuant to subsection (a) as stocks of the 6 Department of Defense pursuant to paragraph (1) if 7 the Secretary submits to the congressional defense 8 committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of 9 the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 10 of the House of Representatives a notification that 11 describes how the relevant conditions to treat the 12 equipment as stocks were met— 13 ‘‘(A) in the case of a notification relating 14 to equipment described in subparagraph (A) of 15 such paragraph (1), as soon as feasible but not 16 later than 48 hours after the date on which the 17 Secretary determines to treat such equipment 18 as stocks of the Department; or 19 ‘‘(B) in the case of a notification relating 20 to equipment described in subparagraph (B) or 21 (C) of such paragraph, not fewer than 15 days 22 before the entry into effect of a determination 23 by the Secretary to treat such equipment as 24 such stocks. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 976 1 ‘‘(4) REPORT.—In the case of treating equip- 2 ment as stocks of the Department of Defense pursu- 3 ant to paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall trans- 4 mit to the congressional defense committees not 5 later than 15 days after submitting the notification 6 required in paragraph (3) a report with the plan of 7 the Department of Defense to replace the equipment 8 originally intended for the Government of Ukraine, 9 including sourcing, timeline for procurement, and 10 delivery.’’. 11 SEC. 1244. 12 13 MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE. (a) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 14 Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv15 ices of the Senate and House of Representatives, the Se16 lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Per17 manent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 18 Representatives a notification not later than 48 hours 19 after a decision to pause, terminate, or otherwise restrict 20 or materially downgrade intelligence support, including in21 formation, intelligence, and imagery collection authorized 22 under title 10, United States Code, to the Government of 23 Ukraine for the purpose of supporting military operations 24 of the Government of Ukraine. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 977 1 (b) ELEMENTS.—The notification required in sub- 2 section (a) shall include— 3 (1) a detailed description of the reason for the 4 pause, termination, restriction, or material down- 5 grade of United States support; 6 7 (2) the expected duration of the pause, termination, restriction, or material downgrade; and 8 (3) the anticipated impact of such decision on 9 the ability of Ukraine to conduct effective military 10 operations. 11 (c) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to be effective 12 on December 31, 2027. 13 SEC. 1245. REPORT RELATING TO ALLIED AND PARTNER 14 15 SUPPORT TO UKRAINE. Section 1243 of the National Defense Authorization 16 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 17 460) is amended— 18 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol- 19 lows: 20 ‘‘(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 21 after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days 22 thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 23 appropriate congressional committees a report that in24 cludes— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 978 1 ‘‘(1) an accounting of all bilateral military con- 2 tributions to Ukraine made by allied and partner 3 countries or multinational organizations in absolute 4 and relative terms, disaggregated by country and or- 5 ganization, since January 1, 2022, including a sepa- 6 rate accounting of such contributions during the re- 7 porting period; 8 ‘‘(2) an accounting of all contributions to 9 Ukraine made by allied and partner countries using 10 the United States Jumpstart initiative, detailing the 11 authorities used, quantity, valuation, and delivery 12 timeline for each contribution and including a sepa- 13 rate accounting of such contributions during the re- 14 porting period; 15 ‘‘(3) an accounting of all contributions to 16 Ukraine made by allied and partner countries using 17 the United States Prioritized Ukraine Requirements 18 List (PURL) initiative to the Ukraine Security 19 Assitance Initiative (USAI) account, including a sep- 20 arate accounting of such contributions during the re- 21 porting period as well as— 22 ‘‘(A) the allied contributions used for new 23 procurements using the USAI account, includ- 24 ing 25 timeline for each new procurement; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) the (1035098|1) quantity, valuation, and delivery G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 979 1 ‘‘(B) the allied contributions used for the 2 replacement of any weapons or articles provided 3 to the Government of Ukraine, including the 4 quantity, valuation, and delivery timeline for 5 each item that has been sent to the Government 6 of Ukraine from United States stocks; and 7 ‘‘(C) a comprehensive list of United States 8 weapon systems provided to Ukraine associated 9 with the allied contributions to the PURL ini- 10 tiative, including, for each such system, an 11 identification of whether it was previously com- 12 mitted to Ukraine under USAI or through pres- 13 idential drawdown authority, and, if so, the spe- 14 cific assistance package in which the commit- 15 ment was made; 16 ‘‘(4) a statement of the remaining unobligated 17 balance of funds in the USAI account, including a 18 description of when such balance will expire; 19 ‘‘(5) a plan for how the Secretary intends to 20 use the remaining unobligated funds from allied con- 21 tributions to the USAI account to support Ukraine’s 22 capacity to defend itself and strengthen its deter- 23 rence against future aggression by the Russian Fed- 24 eration; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 980 1 ‘‘(6) a plan for further engagement with allied 2 and partner countries on the use of the PURL ini- 3 tiative to support Ukraine’s capacity to defend itself 4 and to strengthen its deterrence against future ag- 5 gression by the Russian Federation; 6 ‘‘(7) an identification of any weapon system 7 during the reporting period that meets Ukrainian re- 8 quirements, as validated by the Commander of the 9 United States European Command, but has not 10 been delivered to Ukraine by the United States or 11 an allied or partner country; and 12 13 ‘‘(8) any other matters that the Secretary determines to be relevant.’’; 14 15 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘January 1, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2027’’; 16 17 (3) by redesignating subsection (c), as so amended, as subsection (d); and 18 (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- 19 lowing new subsection: 20 ‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 21 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate congres22 sional committees’ means— 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(1) the congressional defense committees; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 981 1 ‘‘(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 2 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 3 House of Representatives.’’. 4 SEC. 1246. ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED STATES 5 FORCE 6 FLANK. 7 POSTURE ON NATO’S EASTERN Section 2350j of title 10, United States Code, is 8 amended— 9 10 (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘another country or’’ before ‘‘a regional organization’’; 11 (2) in subsection (c)— 12 (A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end 13 before the period the following: ‘‘in the host na- 14 tion or another country’’; 15 (B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end 16 before the period the following: ‘‘in the host na- 17 tion or another country’’; 18 (C) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end 19 before the period the following: ‘‘in the host na- 20 tion or another country’’; and 21 (D) by adding at the end the following: 22 ‘‘(4) Other logistical and operational support 23 for the armed forces in a deployed or rotational sta- 24 tus in a country that is a member of the North At- 25 lantic Treaty Organization.’’; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 982 1 2 (3) in paragraph (2) of subsection (f), by amending subparagraph (E) to read as follows: 3 ‘‘(E) The amount of such burden sharing 4 contributions expended, by eligible category, in- 5 cluding compensation for— 6 ‘‘(i) local national employees; 7 ‘‘(ii) military construction projects; 8 ‘‘(iii) supplies and services of the De- 9 partment of Defense; and 10 ‘‘(iv) other logistical and operational 11 support for the armed forces in a deployed 12 or rotational status in a country that is a 13 member of the North Atlantic Treaty Or- 14 ganization.’’; and 15 (4) by adding at the end the following: 16 ‘‘(g) OTHER LOGISTICAL AND OPERATIONAL SUP- 17 PORT FOR THE ARMED FORCES DEFINED.—In this sec- 18 tion, the term ‘other logistical and operational support for 19 the armed forces’— 20 ‘‘(1) means the reasonable and proper costs of 21 the armed forces for fuel, transportation, force pro- 22 tection (including cyber protection), training ammu- 23 nition, utilities, and medical and maintenance serv- 24 ices, including services required to maintain infra- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 983 1 structure, pre-positioned stocks, and equipment in 2 good working order; and 3 ‘‘(2) does not include pay, allowances, and other 4 normal benefits to which members of the United 5 States armed forces are entitled.’’. 6 SEC. 1247. BALTIC SECURITY INITIATIVE. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to the authorities pro- 8 vided in chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, the 9 Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Commander 10 of United States European Command, shall establish and 11 carry out an initiative, to be known as the ‘‘Baltic Security 12 Initiative’’, for the purpose of deepening security coopera13 tion with the military forces of the Baltic countries. 14 (b) RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING AUTHORITIES.— 15 The initiative required by subsection (a) shall be carried 16 out pursuant to the authorities provided in title 10, United 17 States Code. 18 (c) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the initiative re- 19 quired by subsection (a) should include— 20 21 (1) to achieve United States national security objectives by— 22 23 (A) deterring aggression by the Russian Federation; and 24 (B) implementing NATO’s Strategic Con- 25 cept, which seeks to strengthen the Alliance’s g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 984 1 deterrence and defense posture by denying po- 2 tential adversaries any possible opportunities 3 for aggression; 4 (2) to enhance regional planning and coopera- 5 tion among the military forces of the Baltic coun- 6 tries, particularly with respect to long-term regional 7 capability projects, including— 8 (A) long-range precision fire systems and 9 capabilities; 10 (B) integrated air and missile defense; 11 (C) maritime domain awareness; 12 (D) land forces development, including 13 stockpiling large caliber ammunition; 14 (E) command, control, communications, 15 computers, intelligence, surveillance, and recon- 16 naissance; 17 (F) special operations forces development; 18 (G) coordination with and security en- 19 hancements for Poland; and 20 (H) other military capabilities, as deter- 21 mined by the Secretary of Defense; and 22 (3) with respect to the military forces of the 23 Baltic countries, to improve cyber defenses and resil- 24 ience to hybrid threats. 25 (d) STRATEGY.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 985 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 after the 2 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 3 Defense, in coordination with the Commander of 4 United States European Command, shall submit to 5 the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 6 the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 7 Representatives a report setting forth a strategy to 8 achieve the objectives described in subsection (c). 9 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The strategy required 10 by this subsection shall include a consideration of— 11 (A) security cooperation programs for the 12 Baltic countries that are authorized as of the 13 date on which the report containing the strat- 14 egy is submitted; 15 (B) the ongoing security threats to 16 NATO’s eastern flank posed by Russian aggres- 17 sion, including as a result of the Russian Fed- 18 eration’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine with support 19 from Belarus; 20 (C) the ongoing security threats to the 21 Baltic countries posed by the presence, coercive 22 economic policies, and other malign activities of 23 the People’s Republic of China; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 986 1 (D) a description of how NATO allies are 2 supporting the Baltic countries to achieve the 3 objectives described in subsection (c). 4 (e) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 5 gress that Baltic countries that participate in the initiative 6 required by subsection (a) should make investments in 7 Baltic defense in amounts that, at a minimum, match with 8 total amounts provided by the Department of Defense for 9 the initiative. 10 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 11 (1) the term ‘‘Baltic countries’’ means— 12 (A) Estonia; 13 (B) Latvia; and 14 (C) Lithuania; and 15 (2) the term ‘‘NATO’’ means the North Atlan- 16 tic Treaty Organization. 17 (g) SUNSET.—The requirement under subsection (a) 18 shall terminate on December 31, 2028. 19 SEC. 1248. MODIFICATION OF UNITED STATES BASING AND 20 TRAINING, AND EXERCISES IN NORTH ATLAN- 21 TIC TREATY ORGANIZATION MEMBER COUN- 22 TRIES. 23 Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization 24 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 25 113 note) is amended to read as follows: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 987 1 ‘‘SEC. 1250. UNITED STATES BASING AND TRAINING IN 2 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION 3 MEMBER COUNTRIES. 4 ‘‘In considering decisions related to United States 5 military basing and training in North Atlantic Treaty Or6 ganization member countries, the Secretary of Defense 7 shall include among the factors for consideration progress 8 toward the defense investment commitment agreed to in 9 the Hague Summit Declaration of June 25, 2025, to in10 vest not less than 5 percent of gross domestic product an11 nually in defense by 2035, of which— 12 ‘‘(1) not less than 3.5 percent is dedicated to 13 core defense requirements and North Atlantic Trea- 14 ty Organization capability targets; and 15 ‘‘(2) not less than 1.5 percent is dedicated to 16 other defense and security related investments.’’. 17 SEC. 1249. OVERSIGHT OF UNITED STATES MILITARY POS- 18 19 TURE IN EUROPE. (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Until the 20 date that is 60 days after the date on which the Com21 mander of the United States European Command and the 22 Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of 23 other relevant Federal departments and agencies, have 24 each, independently, submitted to the congressional de25 fense committees the certification described in subsection 26 (b) and the applicable assessment described in subsection g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 988 1 (c), none of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 2 by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 3 2026 may be obligated or expended— 4 (1) to reduce the total number of members of 5 the Armed Forces permanently stationed in or de- 6 ployed to the area of responsibility of the United 7 States European Command below 76,000 for longer 8 than a 45-day period; 9 (2) to divest, consolidate, or otherwise return to 10 a host country any parcel of land or facility located 11 on real property under the jurisdiction of the United 12 States European Command as of June 1, 2025; 13 (3) to divest, redeploy, withdraw, or otherwise 14 permanently move out of the area of responsibility of 15 the United States European Command any Depart- 16 ment of Defense equipment or physical property 17 with an initial purchase value of more than 18 $500,000 and positioned in such area of responsi- 19 bility as of June 1, 2025; or 20 (4) to relinquish the role of the Commander of 21 the United States European Command as North At- 22 lantic Treaty Organization Supreme Allied Com- 23 mander Europe. 24 (b) CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED.—The certification 25 described in this subsection is a certification that a pro- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 989 1 posed action described in any of paragraphs (1) through 2 (4) of subsection (a)— 3 4 (1) is in the national security interest of the United States; and 5 (2) is being undertaken only after appropriate 6 consultations with all North Atlantic Treaty Organi- 7 zation (NATO) allies and relevant non-NATO part- 8 ners. 9 (c) ASSESSMENT DESCRIBED.— 10 11 (1) IN GENERAL.—An assessment described in this subsection is the following: 12 (A) In the case of a proposed action de- 13 scribed in any of paragraphs (1) through (3) of 14 subsection (a)— 15 16 (i) an analysis of the impact of such an action on— 17 (I) the security of the United 18 States; 19 (II) the ability of the Armed 20 Forces to provide forward defense of 21 the United States; 22 (III) NATO’s defense and deter- 23 rent posture against current and fu- 24 ture Russian aggression, as well as 25 the security of NATO as a whole; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 990 1 (IV) the ability of the United 2 States to meet national NATO capa- 3 bility targets, commitments to the 4 NATO Force Model, regional and the- 5 ater 6 warfighting requirements; 7 (ii) an analysis of the impact of such 8 an action on the ability of the Armed 9 Forces to execute contingency plans of the 10 Department of Defense, including those in 11 the area of responsibility of United States 12 European Command or in support of oper- 13 ations and crisis response in the areas of 14 responsibility of United States Central 15 Command and United States Africa Com- 16 mand; campaign plans, and other 17 (iii) a description of the specific re- 18 quirements being prioritized that neces- 19 sitate such an action; 20 (iv) a detailed analysis of the costs, as 21 a result of such an action, for relocation of 22 personnel, equipment, and associated infra- 23 structure; 24 (v) an analysis of the impact of such 25 an action on military training and major g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 991 1 military exercises, including on interoper- 2 ability and joint activities with NATO al- 3 lies and partners; 4 (vi) a description of consultations re- 5 garding such an action with each NATO 6 ally and all relevant non-NATO partners; 7 (vii) an assessment of the impact of 8 such an action on the credibility of United 9 States extended deterrence commitments 10 to NATO allies and the potential for nu- 11 clear proliferation in the European theater; 12 (viii) an assessment of the impact of 13 such an action on transatlantic cooperation 14 to deter potential threats from the People’s 15 Republic of China; and 16 (ix) with respect to an assessment 17 under this subparagraph relating to a pro- 18 posed action described in subsection (a)(1), 19 an articulation of the plan, generated in 20 coordination with NATO allies, to ensure 21 that other members of NATO have avail- 22 able capabilities and capacity to assume 23 the roles and responsibilities of the United 24 States Armed Forces to be withdrawn as a 25 result of such action. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 992 1 2 (B) In the case of a proposed action described in paragraph (4) of subsection (a)— 3 (i) an explanation of the role of 4 United States nuclear weapons in sup- 5 porting NATO operations and activities 6 following such action, including changes to 7 command-and-control relationships and ad- 8 justments to the United States nuclear 9 posture; 10 (ii) a description of consultations re- 11 garding such action with all NATO allies 12 and relevant non-NATO partners, includ- 13 ing through the Nuclear Planning Group 14 of NATO; 15 (iii) an assessment of the impact of 16 such action on the effectiveness of NATO 17 nuclear deterrence; 18 (iv) a risk assessment of— 19 (I) the nuclear capabilities of 20 NATO allies; and 21 (II) the potential for nuclear pro- 22 liferation in Europe; and 23 (v) a risk assessment of— 24 (I) the capability and capacity of 25 nuclear-armed NATO allies to effec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 993 1 tively deter and, if necessary, defeat 2 likely adversaries in the nuclear do- 3 main absent a United States com- 4 mander serving in the role of North 5 Atlantic Treaty Organization Supreme 6 Allied Commander Europe; 7 (II) changes to be made to exist- 8 ing United States contingency plans if 9 other NATO member countries with 10 nuclear capabilities were to provide 11 extended nuclear deterrence to NATO; 12 and 13 (III) the impact of such provision 14 of extended nuclear deterrence on 15 United States nuclear posture and de- 16 terrence planning requirements. 17 (2) COORDINATION REQUIRED.—In independ- 18 ently conducting the assessments described in 19 clauses (iv) and (v) of paragraph (1)(B) with respect 20 to a proposed action described in subsection (a)(4), 21 the Secretary of Defense shall coordinate such as- 22 sessment— 23 (A) with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 24 of Staff, with respect to the independent risk 25 assessment described in such clause (iv); and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 994 1 (B) with the Commander of the United 2 States Strategic Command, with respect to the 3 independent 4 clause (v). 5 (d) FORM.— 6 (1) assessment described CERTIFICATION.—The in such certification de- 7 scribed in subsection (b) shall be submitted in un- 8 classified form. 9 (2) ASSESSMENT.—The assessment described in 10 subsection (c) shall be submitted in unclassified 11 form but may include a classified annex. 12 (3) PROHIBITION ON MODIFICATION.—Any as- 13 sessment required under this section shall be sub- 14 mitted to the congressional defense committees with- 15 out modification or alteration. 16 (e) SUNSET.—The limitation under subsection (a) 17 shall terminate on December 31, 2027. 18 (f) BRIEFING.— 19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 15, 20 2026, and again not later than September 15, 2026, 21 the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy shall pro- 22 vide to the Committee on Armed Services of the 23 Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 24 House of Representatives a classified briefing on the 25 implementation of the national defense strategy, in- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 995 1 cluding the policy and overall guidance for the gov- 2 ernance of the global defense posture. 3 (2) DELEGATION.—The Under Secretary of De- 4 fense for Policy may not delegate the briefings re- 5 quired under this subsection. 6 (3) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts authorized 7 to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 8 available for fiscal year 2026 for operation and 9 maintenance, defense-wide, and made available for 10 the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 11 Policy for travel expenses, not more than 50 percent 12 may be obligated or expended unless the Under Sec- 13 retary of Defense for Policy provides the first brief- 14 ing to Congress required under paragraph (1) not 15 later than April 15, 2026. 16 SEC. 1250. REPORT ON UNITED STATES DETERRENCE AND 17 DEFENSE POSTURE IN THE EUROPEAN RE- 18 GION. 19 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—At the same time as the 21 submission of the budget of the President (sub- 22 mitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 23 31, United States Code) for fiscal years 2027 and 24 2028, the Commander of the United States Euro- 25 pean Command shall submit to the congressional de- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 996 1 fense committees a report containing the inde- 2 pendent assessment of the Commander with respect 3 to the activities and resources required, for the first 4 fiscal year beginning after the date of submission of 5 the report and the four following fiscal years, to 6 achieve the following objectives: 7 (A) The maintenance of the comparative 8 military advantage of the United States and 9 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 10 with respect to the Russian Federation, ac- 11 counting for expanding allied capabilities as al- 12 liance members increase defense spending to 13 fulfill commitments made at the 2025 NATO 14 Summit in The Hague. 15 (B) The reduction of the risk of executing 16 contingency plans of the Department of De- 17 fense, including contingency plans conducted by 18 United States Central Command and United 19 States Africa Command. 20 (C) The maintenance of the capability and 21 capacity to defend the homeland forward. 22 (2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 23 required by paragraph (1) shall include the fol- 24 lowing: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 997 1 (A) With respect to the achievement of the 2 objectives described in paragraph (1), a descrip- 3 tion of the intended force structure and posture 4 of assigned and allocated forces in each NATO 5 member country. 6 7 (B) An assessment of the capability requirements to achieve such objectives. 8 (C) An assessment of logistics require- 9 ments, including personnel, equipment, supplies, 10 storage, and maintenance needs to achieve such 11 objectives. 12 (D) An identification of required infra- 13 structure and military construction investments 14 to achieve such objectives. 15 (E) An assessment of security cooperation 16 authorities, activities, and resources required to 17 achieve such objectives. 18 (F)(i) A plan to fully resource United 19 States force posture and capabilities, includ- 20 ing— 21 (I) a detailed assessment of the re- 22 sources necessary to address the elements 23 described in subparagraphs (A) through 24 (E), including specific cost estimates for g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 998 1 recommended investments or projects, and 2 anticipated allied contributions— 3 (aa) to maintain a posture and 4 presence of the United States Armed 5 Forces that meet the objectives of 6 paragraph (1); 7 (bb) to maintain the logistics and 8 maintenance capabilities and the pre- 9 positioning of equipment, munitions, 10 fuel, and materiel that meet the objec- 11 tives of paragraph (1); 12 (cc) to carry out a program of 13 exercises, training, experimentation, 14 and innovation for the joint force that 15 meet the objectives of paragraph (1); 16 (dd) to maintain the infrastruc- 17 ture to ensure the responsiveness and 18 resiliency of the United States Armed 19 Forces within NATO in order to meet 20 the objectives of paragraph (1); 21 (ee) to build the defense and se- 22 curity capabilities and capacity of al- 23 lies and partners that meet the objec- 24 tives of paragraph (1); and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 999 1 (ff) to modernize the capabilities 2 available to the United States Euro- 3 pean Command to meet the objectives 4 of paragraph (1); and 5 (II) a detailed timeline to achieve the 6 intended force structure and posture de- 7 scribed in clause (i). 8 (ii) The specific cost estimates required by 9 clause (i)(I) shall, to the maximum extent prac- 10 ticable, include the following: 11 12 (I) With respect to procurement accounts— 13 (aa) amounts displayed by ac- 14 count, budget activity, line number, 15 line item, and line item title; and 16 (bb) a description of the require- 17 ments for each such amount. 18 (II) With respect to research, develop- 19 ment, test, and evaluation accounts— 20 (aa) amounts displayed by ac- 21 count, budget activity, line number, 22 program element, and program ele- 23 ment title; and 24 (bb) a description of the require- 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ments for each such amount. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1000 1 2 (III) With respect to operation and maintenance accounts— 3 (aa) amounts displayed by ac- 4 count title, budget activity title, line 5 number, and subactivity group title; 6 and 7 (bb) a description of the specific 8 manner in which each such amount 9 would be used. 10 (IV) With respect to military per- 11 sonnel accounts— 12 (aa) amounts displayed by ac- 13 count, budget activity, budget sub- 14 activity, and budget subactivity title; 15 and 16 (bb) a description of the require- 17 ments for each such amount. 18 (V) With respect to each project 19 under military construction accounts (in- 20 cluding unspecified minor military con- 21 struction and amounts for planning and 22 design), the country, location, project title, 23 and project amount for each fiscal year. 24 (VI) With respect to any expenditure 25 or proposed appropriation not described in g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1001 1 subclauses (I) through (V), a level of detail 2 equivalent to or greater than the level of 3 detail provided in the future-years defense 4 program submitted pursuant to section 5 221(a) of title 10, United States Code. 6 (iii) A budget display, prepared with the 7 assistance of the Under Secretary of Defense 8 (Comptroller), that compares the independent 9 assessment of the Commander of the United 10 States European Command with the amounts 11 contained in the budget display for the applica- 12 ble fiscal year. 13 (3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 14 (1) may be submitted in classified form, but shall in- 15 clude an unclassified summary. 16 (b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 15 days 17 after the submission of the budget of the President (sub18 mitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 19 United States Code) for fiscal years 2027 and 2028, the 20 Secretary of Defense (acting through the Under Secretary 21 of Defense for Policy, the Under Secretary of Defense 22 (Comptroller), and the Director of Cost Assessment and 23 Program Evaluation) and the Chairman of the Joint 24 Chiefs of Staff shall provide to the congressional defense 25 committees a joint briefing, and any written comments the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1002 1 Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint 2 Chiefs of Staff consider necessary, with respect to their 3 assessments of the report submitted under subsection (a), 4 including their assessments of the feasibility and advis5 ability of the plan required by subsection (a)(2)(F). Subtitle F—Matters Relating to the 7 Indo-Pacific Region 6 8 SEC. 1251. EXTENSION OF PACIFIC DETERRENCE INITIA- 9 10 TIVE. (a) FUNDING.—Subsection (c) of section 1251 of the 11 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Author12 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) 13 is amended— 14 (1) by striking ‘‘the National Defense Author- 15 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘the 16 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 17 2026’’; and 18 (2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2025’’ and inserting 19 ‘‘fiscal year 2026’’. 20 (b) REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS.—Subsection (d) of 21 such section is amended— 22 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), in the matter pre- 23 ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2026 and 24 2027’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2027 and 2028’’; 25 and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1003 1 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2 2025 and 2026’’ each place it appears and inserting 3 ‘‘fiscal years 2027 and 2028’’. 4 (c) EXTENSION OF PLAN.—Subsection (e) of such 5 section is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph 6 (1), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2026 and 2027’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘fiscal years 2027 and 2028’’. 8 SEC. 1252. EXTENSION OF INDO-PACIFIC EXTENDED DETER- 9 RENCE EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM. 10 Section 1314(c) of the Servicemember Quality of Life 11 Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for 12 Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159) is amended by 13 striking ‘‘December 31, 2027’’ and inserting ‘‘December 14 31, 2030’’. 15 SEC. 1253. PARTNERSHIP FOR INDO-PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL 16 17 RESILIENCE. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, in 18 coordination with the Secretary of State, shall establish 19 and maintain an initiative, to be known as the ‘‘Partner20 ship for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience’’ (referred to in 21 this section as the ‘‘Initiative’’), to strengthen cooperation 22 among the defense industrial bases of the United States 23 and allied and partner countries in the Indo-Pacific region 24 and other countries supporting Indo-Pacific defense indus25 trial resilience. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1004 1 (b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the Initiative 2 shall be the following: 3 (1) To enable the production and supply of the 4 material necessary for equipping the Armed Forces 5 of the United States and the military forces of allied 6 and partner countries to achieve— 7 (A) the objectives set forth in the most re- 8 cent national security strategy report submitted 9 to Congress by the President pursuant to sec- 10 tion 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 11 (50 U.S.C. 3043); 12 (B) the policy guidance of the Secretary of 13 Defense provided pursuant to section 113(g) of 14 title 10, United States Code; and 15 (C) the future-years defense program sub- 16 mitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense 17 pursuant to section 221 of title 10, United 18 States Code. 19 (2) To strengthen the collective defense indus- 20 trial base by expanding industrial base capability, 21 capacity, and workforce, including with respect to 22 enhanced supply chain security, interoperability, and 23 resilience among participating countries. 24 25 (3) To identify and mitigate industrial base vulnerabilities across partner countries. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1005 1 (4) To advance research and development ac- 2 tivities to provide the Armed Forces of the United 3 States and the military forces of allied and partner 4 countries with systems capable of ensuring techno- 5 logical superiority over potential adversaries. 6 (5) To promote co-development, co-production, 7 and procurement collaboration in key defense sec- 8 tors. 9 (6) To promote defense innovation, improve in- 10 formation sharing, encourage standardization, re- 11 duce barriers to cooperation, and otherwise mitigate 12 potential vulnerabilities and facilitate collaboration. 13 (7) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense 14 considers appropriate. 15 (c) DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL.— 16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 18 retary of Defense shall designate a senior civilian of- 19 ficial of the Department of Defense at the Assistant 20 Secretary level or above to lead relevant efforts of 21 the Initiative, as determined by the Secretary. 22 (2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days 23 after the date on which the Secretary of Defense 24 makes or changes a designation under paragraph 25 (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1006 1 defense committees a notification of such designa- 2 tion or change. 3 (d) PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary of Defense, in 4 coordination with the Secretary of State, shall establish 5 a process to determine which allies and partners of the 6 United States (including Australia, Japan, the Republic 7 of Korea, India, the Philippines, and New Zealand) shall 8 be invited to participate as member countries of the Initia9 tive. 10 (e) AUTHORITIES.—To carry out this section, the 11 Secretary of Defense may do the following: 12 (1) Enter into agreements and memoranda of 13 understanding with appropriate counterparts from 14 participating countries. 15 16 (2) Establish working groups and technical exchanges. 17 (3) Provide technical assistance and capacity- 18 building support to partner countries using authori- 19 ties available to the Secretary under title 10, United 20 States Code. 21 (4) Engage with industry, capital providers, 22 academia, and any other stakeholders necessary to 23 advance the objectives described in subsection (b). 24 (f) REPORT AND BRIEFING.— 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1) REPORT.— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1007 1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 2 1, 2027, and annually thereafter through 2031, 3 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 4 congressional defense committees, the Com- 5 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep- 6 resentatives, and the Committee on Foreign Re- 7 lations of the Senate a report on the status and 8 progress of the Initiative. 9 10 (B) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subparagraph (A) shall include the following: 11 12 (i) An assessment of shared industrial base vulnerabilities. 13 (ii) An overview of efforts among par- 14 ticipating countries to enhance supply 15 chain integrity and resilience. 16 (iii) A description of any joint defense 17 production or co-development initiative, in- 18 cluding any such initiative involving sen- 19 sitive or classified technologies. 20 21 (iv) An articulation of priority initiatives for the upcoming fiscal year. 22 (v) Recommendations for legislative, 23 regulatory, policy, or resourcing changes to 24 achieve the objectives described in sub- 25 section (b). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1008 1 (vi) Any other matter the Secretary of 2 Defense considers appropriate. 3 (2) BRIEFING.—Not later than December 1, 4 2026, and annually thereafter through 2030, the 5 Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional 6 defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Af- 7 fairs of the House of Representatives, and the Com- 8 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate with a 9 briefing on the progress made toward achieving the 10 objectives described in subsection (b). 11 (g) TERMINATION.—The authority under this section 12 shall terminate on December 31, 2030. 13 SEC. 1254. STRATEGY TO STRENGTHEN MULTILATERAL DE- 14 15 FENSE IN THE INDO-PACIFIC. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in co- 16 ordination with the Secretary of State, shall develop and 17 implement a strategy to strengthen multilateral defense 18 against regional aggression in the Indo-Pacific region by 19 expanding multilateral coordination with United States al20 lies and partners in the region. 21 (b) STRATEGY REQUIREMENTS.—The strategy re- 22 quired by subsection (a) shall describe current activities 23 and initiatives and identify future actions to be taken over 24 the next 5 years by the Department of Defense to— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1009 1 (1) expand existing bilateral engagements into 2 multilateral forums with a focus on defense-related 3 planning and military exercises; 4 (2) prioritize the acquisition and fielding of 5 military capabilities necessary for enhancing multi- 6 lateral defense, including long-range precision fires 7 and integrated air defenses amongst United States 8 allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region; 9 (3) leverage reciprocal access agreements be- 10 tween the United States and its Indo-Pacific allies, 11 particularly Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, 12 and Australia, to expand regional access for allied 13 and partner militaries, including for purposes of en- 14 hancing interoperability, prepositioning munitions 15 stockpiles, and jointly supporting and leveraging 16 shared facilities, operational access, and infrastruc- 17 ture; 18 (4) improve command and control structures to 19 enable enhanced multilateral coordination with Indo- 20 Pacific allies and partners; 21 (5) expand information-sharing and maritime 22 domain awareness among the United States and 23 Indo-Pacific allies and partners; 24 (6) expand the scope and scale of multilateral 25 military exercises and operations in the region, in- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1010 1 cluding more frequent combined maritime operations 2 through the Taiwan Strait and in the South China 3 Sea; and 4 (7) consider foreseeable strategic and oper- 5 ational contingencies affecting the security of stra- 6 tegic transit routes in the Indo-Pacific region. 7 (c) SUBMISSION; INTERIM REPORT.— 8 (1) SUBMISSION OF STRATEGY.—Not later than 9 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 10 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con- 11 gressional defense committees, the Committee on 12 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, 13 and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen- 14 ate the strategy required by subsection (a), including 15 an identification of— 16 (A) any changes to funding or policy re- 17 quired to strengthen multilateral defense among 18 the United States and allies and partners in the 19 Indo-Pacific against regional aggression; and 20 (B) any additional resources necessary to 21 develop or to implement the requirements de- 22 scribed in subsection (b). 23 (2) INTERIM REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.— 24 Not later than March 15, 2027, the Secretary of De- 25 fense shall submit to the congressional defense com- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1011 1 mittees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 2 House of Representatives, and the Committee on 3 Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the 4 progress of the implementation of the strategy re- 5 quired by subsection (a), including a description of 6 any gap in resources or authority that limits the 7 ability of the Department to execute such strategy. 8 SEC. 1255. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEFENSE ALLIANCES 9 AND PARTNERSHIPS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC 10 REGION. 11 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of De- 12 fense should continue efforts that strengthen United 13 States defense alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pa14 cific region so as to further the comparative advantage of 15 the United States in strategic competition with the Peo16 ple’s Republic of China, including by— 17 (1) enhancing cooperation with Japan, con- 18 sistent with the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and 19 Security Between the United States of America and 20 Japan, signed at Washington, January 19, 1960, in- 21 cluding by developing advanced military capabilities, 22 upgrading command and control relationships, fos- 23 tering interoperability across all domains, and im- 24 proving sharing of information and intelligence; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1012 1 (2) reinforcing the United States alliance with 2 South Korea, including by maintaining the presence 3 of approximately 28,500 members of the United 4 States Armed Forces deployed to South Korea, en- 5 hancing mutual defense base cooperation, and af- 6 firming the United States extended deterrence com- 7 mitment using the full range of United States de- 8 fense capabilities, consistent with the Mutual De- 9 fense Treaty Between the United States and the Re- 10 public of Korea, signed at Washington, October 1, 11 1953, in support of the shared objective of a peace- 12 ful and stable Korean Peninsula; 13 (3) fostering bilateral and multilateral coopera- 14 tion with Australia, consistent with the Security 15 Treaty Between Australia, New Zealand, and the 16 United States of America, signed at San Francisco, 17 September, 1951, and through the partnership 18 among Australia, the United Kingdom, and United 19 States (commonly known as ‘‘AUKUS’’ )— 20 (A) to advance shared security objectives; 21 (B) to accelerate the fielding of advanced 22 military capabilities; and 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (C) to build the capacity of emerging partners; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1013 1 (4) advancing United States alliances with the 2 Philippines and Thailand and United States partner- 3 ships with other partners in the Association of 4 Southeast Asian Nations to enhance maritime do- 5 main awareness, promote sovereignty and territorial 6 integrity, leverage technology and promote innova- 7 tion, and support an open, inclusive, and rules-based 8 regional architecture; 9 (5) broadening United States engagement with 10 India, including through the Quadrilateral Security 11 Dialogue— 12 (A) to advance the shared objective of a 13 free and open Indo-Pacific region through bilat- 14 eral and multilateral engagements and partici- 15 pation in military exercises, expanded defense 16 trade, and collaboration on humanitarian aid 17 and disaster response; and 18 (B) to enable greater cooperation on mari- 19 time security; 20 (6) strengthening the United States partnership 21 with Taiwan, consistent with the Three Commu- 22 niques, the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96– 23 8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), and the Six Assurances, 24 with the goal of improving Taiwan’s defensive capa- 25 bilities and promoting peaceful cross-strait relations; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1014 1 (7) reinforcing the status of Singapore as a 2 Major Security Cooperation Partner of the United 3 States and continuing to strengthen defense and se- 4 curity cooperation between the military forces of 5 Singapore and the United States Armed Forces, in- 6 cluding through participation in combined exercises 7 and training; 8 (8) engaging with the Federated States of Mi- 9 cronesia, the Marshall Islands, Palau, and other Pa- 10 cific island countries, with the goal of strengthening 11 regional security and addressing issues of mutual 12 concern, including protecting fisheries from illegal, 13 unreported, and unregulated fishing; 14 (9) collaborating with Canada, the United 15 Kingdom, France, and other members of the Euro- 16 pean Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organi- 17 zation to build connectivity and advance a shared vi- 18 sion for the region that is principled, long-term, and 19 anchored in democratic resilience; and 20 (10) investing in enhanced military posture and 21 capabilities in the area of responsibility of the 22 United States Indo-Pacific Command and strength- 23 ening cooperation in bilateral relationships, multilat- 24 eral partnerships, and other international fora to up- 25 hold global security and shared principles, with the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1015 1 goal of ensuring the maintenance of a free and open 2 Indo-Pacific region. 3 4 Subtitle G—Matters Relating to Asia 5 SEC. 1261. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE 6 CYBER COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN MILI- 7 TARY PARTNERS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. 8 Section 1256(e) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 9 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 10 (10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2027’’ and 11 inserting ‘‘2028’’. 12 SEC. 1262. PREVENTING CIRCUMVENTION BY CHINESE 13 MILITARY 14 COUNTRIES. 15 COMPANIES IN THIRD-PARTY (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1260H(g)(2)(B)(i)(I) of 16 the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au17 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 18 283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended to read as follows: 19 ‘‘(I) directly or indirectly owned 20 by, 21 owned by, affiliated with, or in an of- 22 ficial or unofficial capacity acting as 23 an agent of or on behalf of, any of the 24 following, whether operating inside or 25 outside of China— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) controlled by, or beneficially G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1016 1 ‘‘(aa) the People’s Libera- 2 tion Army; 3 ‘‘(bb) Chinese military and 4 paramilitary elements, security 5 forces, police, law enforcement, 6 or border control; 7 ‘‘(cc) the People’s Armed 8 Police; 9 ‘‘(dd) the Ministry of State 10 Security, or any other organiza- 11 tion subordinate to the Central 12 Military Commission of the Chi- 13 nese Communist Party; 14 ‘‘(ee) the Chinese Ministry 15 of 16 Technology; Industry and Information 17 ‘‘(ff) the State-Owned As- 18 sets Supervision and Administra- 19 tion Commission of the State 20 Council; or 21 ‘‘(gg) the State Administra- 22 tion of Science, Technology, and 23 Industry for National Defense; 24 or’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1017 1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 2 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is one 3 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 4 SEC. 1263. INCLUSION ON LIST OF CHINESE MILITARY COM- 5 PANIES OF ENTITIES ADDED TO CERTAIN 6 OTHER LISTS. 7 Section 1260H(b)(3) of the William M. (Mac) Thorn- 8 berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 9 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 10 amended— 11 12 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 14 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub- 15 paragraph: 16 ‘‘(B) REVIEW OF ENTITIES ADDED TO 17 OTHER LISTS.—In preparing each annual revi- 18 sion under subparagraph (A) of the list re- 19 quired by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 20 consider whether to include each Chinese entity 21 added, during the preceding year, to any other 22 list maintained by the United States of entities 23 subject to additional restrictions or scrutiny for 24 any purpose, as a result of concerns relating to 25 the activities or affiliations of such entities.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1018 1 SEC. 1264. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT 2 ENTERTAINMENT PROJECTS WITH TIES TO 3 THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUB- 4 LIC OF CHINA. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 6 be appropriated by this Act for the Department of Defense 7 may be used to knowingly provide active and direct sup8 port to any film, television, or other entertainment project 9 if the Secretary of Defense has demonstrable evidence that 10 the project has complied or is likely to comply with a de11 mand from the Government of the People’s Republic of 12 China or the Chinese Communist Party, or an entity 13 under the direction of the People’s Republic of China or 14 the Chinese Communist Party, to censor the content of 15 the project in a material manner to advance the national 16 interest of the People’s Republic of China. 17 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 18 the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary sub19 mits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 20 and House of Representatives a written certification that 21 such a waiver is in the national interest of the United 22 States. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1019 1 SEC. 1265. MODIFICATION OF TAIWAN SECURITY COOPERA- 2 3 TION INITIATIVE. Section 1323 of the Servicemember Quality of Life 4 Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for 5 Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159) is amended— 6 7 (1) in subsection (b)— (A) paragraph (1)— 8 9 (i) by redesignating subparagraph (V) as subparagraph (W); 10 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 11 (U) the following new subparagraph (V): 12 ‘‘(V) Medical equipment, supplies, and re- 13 lated contingency care or, for military forces, 14 combat casualty care capabilities.’’; and 15 (iii) in subparagraph (W), as redesig- 16 nated, by striking ‘‘(U)’’ and inserting 17 ‘‘(V)’’; and 18 (B) in paragraph (2)— 19 20 (i) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (K); 21 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 22 (I) the following new subparagraph (J): 23 ‘‘(J) Medical equipment, supplies, and re- 24 lated capabilities necessary to carry out func- 25 tional responsibilities to support the military 26 and central government security forces.’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1020 1 (iii) in subparagraph (K), as redesig- 2 nated, by striking ‘‘(I)’’ and inserting 3 ‘‘(J)’’; and 4 (2) in subsection (d)— 5 (A) by striking ‘‘Of the amounts’’ and in- 6 serting the following: 7 ‘‘(1) FISCAL YEAR 2025.—Of the amounts’’; 8 and 9 (B) by adding at the end the following: 10 ‘‘(2) FISCAL YEAR 2026.—Of the amounts au- 11 thorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 for 12 the 13 $1,000,000,000 may be made available for the pur- 14 poses of subsection (a).’’. 15 Department of Defense, more than SEC. 1266. JOINT PROGRAM WITH TAIWAN TO ENABLE 16 FIELDING 17 COUNTER-UNCREWED 18 TIES. 19 not OF UNCREWED SYSTEMS SYSTEMS AND CAPABILI- (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2026, the 20 Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 21 of State and acting through the Director of the American 22 Institute in Taiwan, shall seek to engage with appropriate 23 officials of Taiwan in a joint program for the purpose of 24 enabling the fielding of uncrewed systems and counter25 uncrewed systems capabilities, including co-development g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1021 1 and co-production of such capabilities, for the Armed 2 Forces of the United States and the military forces of Tai3 wan, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 4 3301 et seq.). 5 (b) USE OF AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out a joint 6 program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 7 may use the authorities under title 10, United States 8 Code, and other applicable statutory authorities available 9 to the Secretary. 10 (c) BRIEFING.— 11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 12 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an- 13 nually thereafter through 2029, the Secretary of De- 14 fense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 15 shall provide to the appropriate committees of Con- 16 gress a briefing on the joint program under sub- 17 section (a). 18 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing required by 19 paragraph (1) shall include, for the period covered 20 by the briefing, the following: 21 22 (A) A summary of engagements under subsection (a). 23 (B) A description of activities undertaken 24 by the Secretary of Defense and appropriate of- 25 ficials of Taiwan to enable the fielding of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1022 1 uncrewed systems and counter-uncrewed sys- 2 tems capabilities described in subsection (a). 3 (C) A description of progress made in fi- 4 nalizing defense trade foundational agreements 5 between the United States and Taiwan, includ- 6 ing— 7 (i) a memorandum of understanding 8 on reciprocal defense procurement; 9 (ii) a security of supply agreement; 10 (iii) an acquisition and cross-servicing 11 agreement; 12 (iv) a general security of military in- 13 formation agreement; and 14 (v) a cyber maturity model certifi- 15 cation. 16 (D) An identification of the additional re- 17 sources or authorities necessary to enable the 18 fielding of uncrewed systems and counter- 19 uncrewed systems capabilities described in sub- 20 section (a). 21 (E) Any other matter the Secretary of De- 22 fense considers appropriate. 23 (d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE- 24 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit- 25 tees of Congress’’ means— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1023 1 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 2 Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 3 Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 4 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 5 Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 6 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 7 SEC. 1267. 8 9 EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS FOR BIEN HOA DIOXIN CLEANUP. Section 1253(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 10 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 11 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3955) is amended by 12 striking ‘‘fiscal year 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 13 2026’’. 14 SEC. 1268. OVERSIGHT OF UNITED STATES MILITARY POS- 15 TURE ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA. 16 (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts au- 17 thorized to be appropriated by this Act may not be obli18 gated or expended to reduce the approximate total number 19 of members of the Armed Forces that are permanently 20 stationed in, or deployed to, the Republic of Korea below 21 28,500, or to complete the transition of wartime oper22 ational control of the United States-Republic of Korea 23 Combined Forces Command from United States-led com24 mand to Republic of Korea-led command in a manner 25 which deviates from a bilaterally agreed plan to effectuate g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1024 1 such a transition, until the date that is 60 days after the 2 date on which the certification described in subsection (b) 3 and the applicable assessment described in subsection (c) 4 are submitted to the appropriate committees of Congress. 5 (b) CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED.—The certification 6 described in this subsection is a certification by the Sec7 retary of Defense, in consultation with the Commander 8 of the United States Forces Korea, the Commander of the 9 United States Indo-Pacific Command, the Secretary of 10 State, and the Director of National Intelligence, to the ap11 propriate committees of Congress that, as applicable, a re12 duction in the approximate total number of members of 13 the Armed Forces that are permanently stationed in, or 14 deployed to, the Republic of Korea below 28,500 or the 15 completion of the transition of wartime operational control 16 of the United States-Republic of Korea Combined Forces 17 Command from United States-led command to Republic 18 of Korea-led command in a manner which deviates from 19 a bilaterally agreed plan to effectuate such a transition— 20 21 (1) is in the national security interest of the United States; and 22 (2) is being undertaken only after appropriate 23 consultations with allies of the United States, includ- 24 ing the Republic of Korea, Japan, and any country g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1025 1 that has sent military contributions to the United 2 Nations Command. 3 (c) ASSESSMENT DESCRIBED.—An assessment de- 4 scribed in this subsection is the following: 5 (1) In the case of a reduction in the total num- 6 ber of members of the Armed Forces permanently 7 stationed in or deployed to the Republic of Korea 8 below 28,500, an assessment by the Secretary of De- 9 fense, in consultation with the Commander of the 10 United States Forces Korea, the Commander of the 11 United States Indo-Pacific Command, the Secretary 12 of State, and the Director of National Intelligence 13 that includes— 14 15 (A) an analysis of the impact of such a reduction on— 16 (i) the security of the United States; 17 (ii) the security of the Republic of 18 Korea and Japan; 19 (iii) United States deterrence; and 20 (iv) the defense posture of the United 21 States Indo-Pacific Command; 22 (B) an analysis of the impact of such a re- 23 duction on the ability of the Armed Forces to 24 execute contingency plans of the Department of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1026 1 Defense, including in support of operations be- 2 yond the Korean Peninsula; 3 (C) an analysis of the additional costs for 4 relocation of personnel, equipment, and associ- 5 ated infrastructure; 6 (D) an analysis of the impact of such a re- 7 duction on military training and major military 8 exercises, including on interoperability and joint 9 activities with the Republic of Korea and 10 Japan; 11 (E) a description of consultations with the 12 Republic of Korea, Japan, and countries that 13 have sent military contributions to the United 14 Nations Command; 15 (F) an assessment of the impact of a sub- 16 stantial reduction of the number of members of 17 the Armed Forces permanently stationed in or 18 deployed to the Republic of Korea on the credi- 19 bility of United States extended deterrence 20 commitments to the Republic of Korea and 21 Japan, the potential for nuclear proliferation in 22 the Indo-Pacific region, and the ability of the 23 remaining forces permanently stationed in, or 24 deployed to, the Republic of Korea to support 25 integrated air and missile defense operations in g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1027 1 defense of the Republic of Korea and Japan; 2 and 3 (G) an independent risk assessment by the 4 Commander of the United States Forces Korea, 5 the Commander of the United States Indo-Pa- 6 cific Command, and the Chairman of the Joint 7 Chiefs of Staff of— 8 (i) the impact of such a reduction on 9 the security of the United States; 10 (ii) the ability of the Armed Forces to 11 execute contingency plans of the Depart- 12 ment of Defense, including in support of 13 operations beyond the Korean Peninsula; 14 and 15 (iii) the impact of such a reduction on 16 military training and major military exer- 17 cises, including on interoperability and 18 joint activities with the Republic of Korea 19 and Japan. 20 (2) In the case of the completion of the transi- 21 tion of wartime operational control of the United 22 States-Republic of Korea Combined Forces Com- 23 mand from United States-led command to Republic 24 of Korea-led command in a manner which deviates 25 from a bilaterally agreed plan to effectuate such a g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1028 1 transition, an assessment by the Secretary of De- 2 fense, in consultation with the Commander of the 3 United States Forces Korea, the Commander of the 4 United States Indo- Pacific Command, the Secretary 5 of State, and the Director of National Intelligence 6 that includes— 7 (A) an assessment of the extent to which 8 the three conditions set forth in the bilaterally 9 determined conditions-based Operational Con- 10 trol Transition Plan that was signed on October 11 31, 2018, will be satisfied prior to the comple- 12 tion of such transition; 13 (B) a detailed description of the manner in 14 which a Republic of Korea-led Combined Forces 15 Command will report to national command au- 16 thorities in the United States and the Republic 17 of Korea; 18 (C) a detailed description of the planned 19 command relationship between a Republic of 20 Korea-led Combined Forces Command and the 21 United States-led United Nations Command; 22 (D) a description of consultations with 23 countries that have sent military contributions 24 to the United Nations Command; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1029 1 (E) a description of the United States-Re- 2 public of Korea wartime operational control 3 consultations with Japan, and an assessment of 4 approaches for deconflicting military operations 5 across the United States-Republic of Korea and 6 the United States-Japan alliances; 7 (F) an assessment of the effect, if any, of 8 the completion of such transition on the poten- 9 tial for nuclear proliferation in the Indo-Pacific 10 region; and 11 (G) an independent military risk assess- 12 ment by the Commander of the United States 13 Forces Korea, the Commander of the United 14 States Indo-Pacific Command, and the Chair- 15 man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of such transi- 16 tion. 17 (d) FORM.— 18 (1) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described 19 in subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified 20 form. 21 (2) ASSESSMENT.—An assessment described in 22 subsection (c) shall be submitted in unclassified 23 form but may include a classified annex. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1030 1 (e) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE- 2 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit- 3 tees of Congress’’ means— 4 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 5 Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 6 Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 7 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 8 Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 9 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 10 SEC. 1269. REPORT ON ENHANCED DEFENSE RELATIONS 11 12 WITH THE PHILIPPINES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 1, 2026, and 13 annually thereafter through 2029, the Secretary of De14 fense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall 15 submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 16 on enhancing the United States defense relationship with 17 the Philippines. 18 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection 19 (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 20 (1) An assessment of the implementation of the 21 United States-Philippines Bilateral Defense Guide- 22 lines. 23 (2) An organizational chart and overview of the 24 functions of the alliance management bodies that re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1031 1 port to the United States-Philippines Mutual De- 2 fense Board and Security Engagement Board. 3 4 (3) A summary of the activities of the Roles, Missions, and Capabilities Working Group. 5 (4) An assessment of the bilateral Philippines- 6 Security Sector Assistance Roadmap initiative, in- 7 cluding a description of joint capability areas under 8 such initiative. 9 (5) A projected resourcing plan for the Phil- 10 ippines-Security Sector Assistance Roadmap initia- 11 tive that includes the projected use of national funds 12 of the Philippines, Foreign Military Sales, Foreign 13 Military Financing, and Department of Defense 14 International Security Cooperation Program account 15 funds. 16 (6) A description of the activities and invest- 17 ments the Department plans, during the three-year 18 period beginning on the date on which the report is 19 submitted, to implement for— 20 (A) increased bilateral training, exercises, 21 combined patrols, and other activities between 22 the United States Armed Forces and the mili- 23 tary forces of the Philippines; 24 (B) enhancing multilateral security co- 25 operation and capacity-building efforts among g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1032 1 the Philippines, Japan, Australia, and other 2 foreign partners; and 3 (C) improving information-sharing mecha- 4 nisms and processes, including by adoption of 5 enhanced security protocols, under the General 6 Security of Military Information Agreement be- 7 tween the United States and the Philippines, 8 signed at Manila November 18, 2024. 9 (7) A plan for improving the infrastructure at 10 sites designated under the Agreement on Enhanced 11 Defense Cooperation, signed at Quezon City April 12 28, 2014 (TIAS 14-625), including, for each such 13 site— 14 (A) an identification of priority facility in- 15 vestments at the site across the future-years de- 16 fense program; 17 (B) a timeline for completing area develop- 18 ment plans for the site; and 19 (C) a discussion of non-Department invest- 20 ments necessary to enable effective use of the 21 site. 22 (8) An assessment of requirements for pre-posi- 23 tioning of equipment and supplies in support of hu- 24 manitarian assistance, disaster relief, and other bi- 25 lateral activities. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1033 1 (9) A description of the current organization of 2 the Joint United States Military Assistance Group— 3 Philippines, and an analysis of the feasibility and 4 advisability of modifying United States organiza- 5 tional structures to— 6 (A) coordinate United States military ac- 7 tivities and operations involving the Philippines; 8 and 9 (B) facilitate integrated planning and im- 10 plementation of bilateral activities. 11 (10) An identification of challenges to the im- 12 plementation of the guidelines, initiatives, plans, 13 timelines, functions, activities, investments, and po- 14 tential modifications described in paragraphs (1) 15 through (9), and any resourcing requirements, bilat- 16 eral agreements, or other measures that would facili- 17 tate the implementation of such guidelines, initia- 18 tives, plans, timelines, functions, activities, invest- 19 ments, or potential modifications. 20 (c) FORM.—Each report required by subsection (a) 21 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include 22 a classified annex. 23 (d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE- 24 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit- 25 tees of Congress’’ means— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1034 1 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 2 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 3 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 4 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep- 5 resentatives. 6 SEC. 1270. MODERNIZING THE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES OF 7 8 THE PHILIPPINES. (a) PURPOSE.—In addition to the purposes otherwise 9 authorized for Foreign Military Financing with respect to 10 the Philippines, the Secretary of State shall use the au11 thorities under this section to— 12 (1) strengthen the United States-Philippines al- 13 liance in accordance with the historic agreement 14 reached at the United States-Philippines 2+2 Min- 15 isterial Dialogue on August 2, 2024; 16 (2) enable the acceleration of phase three of the 17 modernization of the Armed Forces of the Phil- 18 ippines; 19 (3) provide additional information to the Chairs 20 of the United States-Philippine Bilateral Security 21 Dialogue to enable planning and prioritization of 22 Joint Capability Areas; 23 24 (4) support the execution of the Philippines-Security Sector Assistance Roadmap; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1035 1 (5) provide assistance, including equipment, 2 training, and other support, to modernize the de- 3 fense capabilities of the Armed Forces of the Phil- 4 ippines in order to— 5 (A) safeguard the territorial sovereignty of 6 the Philippines; 7 (B) improve maritime domain awareness; 8 (C) counter coercive military activities; 9 (D) improve the military and civilian infra- 10 structure and capabilities necessary to prepare 11 for regional contingencies; and 12 (E) strengthen cooperation between the 13 United States and the Philippines on counter- 14 terrorism-related efforts. 15 (b) ANNUAL SPENDING PLAN.—Not later than 16 March 1, 2026, and annually thereafter for a period of 17 4 years, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 18 Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate con19 gressional committees a plan describing how amounts au20 thorized to be appropriated pursuant to subsection (e), if 21 made available, would be used to achieve the purpose de22 scribed in subsection (a). 23 (c) ANNUAL REPORT ON ENHANCING THE UNITED 24 STATES-PHILIPPINES DEFENSE RELATIONSHIP.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1036 1 (1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 270 2 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 3 annually thereafter for a period of 4 years, the Sec- 4 retary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of 5 Defense and such other heads of Federal depart- 6 ments and agencies as the Secretary of State con- 7 siders appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate 8 congressional committees a report that describes 9 steps taken to enhance the United States-Philippines 10 defense relationship. 11 (2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report 12 required under paragraph (1) shall include the fol- 13 lowing: 14 (A) A description of the capabilities and 15 defense infrastructure improvements needed to 16 modernize the defense capabilities of the Phil- 17 ippines, including with respect to— 18 (i) coastal defense; 19 (ii) long-range fires; 20 (iii) integrated air defenses; 21 (iv) maritime security; 22 (v) manned and unmanned aerial sys- 23 tems; 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (vi) mechanized ground mobility vehicles; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1037 1 (vii) intelligence, surveillance, and re- 2 connaissance; 3 (viii) defensive cybersecurity; 4 (ix) military construction; 5 (x) maintenance and sustainment of 6 military capabilities; and 7 (xi) any other defense capabilities that 8 the Secretary of State determines, includ- 9 ing jointly with the Philippines, are crucial 10 to the defense of the Philippines. 11 (B) An assessment of the absorptive capac- 12 ity of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, in- 13 cluding the coast guard, over the next 5 years. 14 (C) A description of how statutory authori- 15 ties under title 10, United States Code, includ- 16 ing under section 333 of such title and authori- 17 ties relating to unspecified minor military con- 18 struction and overseas humanitarian, disaster, 19 and civic aid, will be used to provide support for 20 the 21 Roadmap and the defense capabilities described 22 in subparagraph (A), prioritized according to 23 the assessment of the absorptive capacity of the 24 Armed Forces of the Philippines required under 25 subparagraph (B). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Philippines-Security (1035098|1) Sector Assistance G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1038 1 (3) FORM.—Each report required under para- 2 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 3 but may contain a classified annex. 4 (d) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING LOAN AND LOAN 5 GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.— 6 7 (1) DIRECT LOANS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal years 8 2026 through 2030, the Secretary of State may 9 make direct loans available for the Philippines 10 pursuant to section 23 of the Arms Export 11 Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763). 12 (B) MAXIMUM OBLIGATIONS.—Gross obli- 13 gations for the principal amounts of loans au- 14 thorized under subparagraph (A) may not ex- 15 ceed $1,000,000,000. 16 (C) SOURCE OF FUNDS.— 17 18 (i) DEFINED TERM.—In this subparagraph, the term ‘‘cost’’— 19 (I) has the meaning given such 20 term in section 502(5) of the Congres- 21 sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 22 661a(5)); 23 (II) shall include the cost of 24 modifying a loan authorized under 25 subparagraph (A); and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1039 1 (III) may include the costs of 2 selling, reducing, or cancelling any 3 amounts owed to the United States or 4 to any agency of the United States. 5 (ii) IN GENERAL.—Amounts author- 6 ized to be appropriated under subsection 7 (e) may be made available to pay for the 8 cost of loans authorized under subpara- 9 graph (A). 10 (D) FEES AUTHORIZED.— 11 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Government of 12 the United States may charge processing 13 and origination fees for a loan made pur- 14 suant to subparagraph (A), not to exceed 15 the cost to the Government of making such 16 loan, which shall be collected from bor- 17 rowers through a financing account (as de- 18 fined in section 502(7) of the Congres- 19 sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 20 661a(7)). 21 (ii) LIMITATION ON FEE PAYMENTS.— 22 Amounts made available under any appro- 23 priations Act for any fiscal year may not 24 be used to pay any fees associated with a 25 loan authorized under subparagraph (A). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1040 1 (E) REPAYMENT.—Loans made pursuant 2 to subparagraph (A) shall be repaid not later 3 than 17 years after the loan is received by the 4 borrower, including a grace period of not more 5 than 1 year on repayment of principal. 6 (F) INTEREST.— 7 (i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 8 section 23(c)(1) of the Arms Export Con- 9 trol Act (22 U.S.C. 2763(c)(1)), interest 10 for loans made pursuant to subparagraph 11 (A) may be charged at a rate determined 12 by the Secretary of State. 13 (ii) TREATMENT OF LOAN AMOUNTS 14 USED TO PAY INTEREST.—Amounts made 15 available under this paragraph for interest 16 costs shall not be considered assistance for 17 the purposes of any statutory limitation on 18 assistance to a country. 19 (2) LOAN GUARANTEES.— 20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts authorized to 21 be appropriated under subsection (e) may be 22 made available for the costs of loan guarantees 23 for the Philippines under section 24 of the 24 Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2764) for 25 the Philippines to subsidize gross obligations g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1041 1 for the principal amount of commercial loans 2 and total loan principal, any part of which may 3 be guaranteed. 4 5 (B) MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.—Loan guarantees authorized under subparagraph (A)— 6 (i) may be made only to the extent 7 that the total loan principal, any part of 8 which is guaranteed, does not exceed 9 $1,000,000,000; and 10 (ii) may not exceed 80 percent of the 11 loan principal with respect to any single 12 borrower. 13 (C) SUBORDINATION.—Any loan guaran- 14 teed pursuant to subparagraph (A) may not be 15 subordinated to— 16 17 (i) another debt contracted by the borrower; or 18 (ii) any other claims against the bor- 19 rower in the case of default. 20 (D) REPAYMENT.—Repayment in United 21 States dollars of any loan guaranteed under 22 this paragraph shall be required not later than 23 17 years after the loan agreement is signed. 24 (E) FEES.—Notwithstanding section 24 of 25 the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2764), g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1042 1 the Government of the United States may 2 charge processing and origination fees for a 3 loan guarantee authorized under subparagraph 4 (A), not to exceed the cost to the Government 5 of such loan guarantee, which shall be collected 6 from borrowers, or from third parties on behalf 7 of such borrowers, through a financing account 8 (as defined in section 502(7) of the Congres- 9 sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a(7)). 10 (F) TREATMENTS OF LOAN GUARAN- 11 TEES.—Amounts 12 paragraph for the costs of loan guarantees au- 13 thorized under subparagraph (A) shall not be 14 considered assistance for the purposes of any 15 statutory limitation on assistance to a country. 16 (G) made available under this COMMERCIAL FLEXIBILITY.—Loan 17 guarantees authorized under subparagraph (A) 18 may be provided to entities doing business in- 19 side or outside the United States, notwith- 20 standing any provision of the Arms Export 21 Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) that 22 would otherwise limit eligibility for such guar- 23 antees based on geographic location or business 24 operations. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1043 1 (3) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Amounts 2 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sub- 3 section may not be expended without prior notifica- 4 tion of the appropriate committees of Congress. 5 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 6 (1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth- 7 erwise authorized to be appropriated for Foreign 8 Military Financing, there are authorized to be ap- 9 propriated to the Department of State for Foreign 10 Military Financing grant assistance for the Phil- 11 ippines not more than $500,000,000 for each of fis- 12 cal years 2026 through 2030. 13 (2) TRAINING.—Of the amounts authorized to 14 be appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1), not less 15 than $500,000 is authorized to be appropriated each 16 fiscal year for one or more blanket order agreements 17 for Foreign Military Financing training programs 18 related to the defense needs of the Philippines. 19 (f) SUNSET PROVISION.—Assistance may not be pro- 20 vided under this section after September 30, 2035. 21 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 22 23 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 24 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 25 the Committee on Armed Services, and the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1044 1 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 2 and 3 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 4 Committee on Armed Services, and the Com- 5 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 6 resentatives. 7 (2) The term ‘‘blanket order agreement’’ means 8 an agreement between a foreign customer and the 9 United States Government for a specific category of 10 items or services (including training) that— 11 (A) does not include a definitive list of 12 items or quantities; and 13 (B) specifies a dollar ceiling against which 14 orders may be placed. 15 Subtitle H—Other Matters 16 SEC. 1271. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 17 TRAVEL EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE OF THE 18 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. 19 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 20 act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for 21 operation and maintenance, defense-wide, and available 22 for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for travel ex23 penses, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or ex24 pended until the Secretary of Defense submits— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1045 1 (1) the multi-year plan to fulfill the defensive 2 requirements of the military forces of Taiwan, also 3 known as the ‘‘Taiwan Security Assistance Road- 4 map’’, required by section of the James M. Inhofe 5 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 6 2023 (22 U.S.C. 3355); 7 (2) the independent study of the organizational 8 structure and force posture of the United States 9 Armed Forces in the area of responsibility of the 10 United States Indo-Pacific Command required by 11 section 1319 of the National Defense Authorization 12 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31); 13 (3) the plan for Department of Defense activi- 14 ties to strengthen United States extended deterrence 15 commitments to the Republic of Korea required by 16 section 1344 of the Servicemember Quality of Life 17 Improvement and National Defense Authorization 18 Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159); 19 (4) the plan to advance trilateral defense co- 20 operation among the United States, Japan, and the 21 Republic of Korea required by section 1345 of the 22 Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and 23 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 24 2025 (Public Law 118–159); g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1046 1 (5) the report on Department of Defense activi- 2 ties that would be necessary to support the potential 3 establishment of a regional contingency stockpile for 4 Taiwan required by the Joint Explanatory State- 5 ment accompanying the Servicemember Quality of 6 Life Improvement and National Defense Authoriza- 7 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118– 8 159); and 9 (6) the annual progress report due December 10 31, 2024, regarding implementation of the pilot pro- 11 gram to improve cyber cooperation with covered for- 12 eign military partners in southeast Asia required by 13 section 1256(c)(2) of the National Defense Author- 14 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 15 note). 16 SEC. 1272. REPEAL OF WAR-RELATED REPORTING RE- 17 QUIREMENTS FOR CONCLUDED OPERATIONS. 18 Section 1221 of the National Defense Authorization 19 Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is repealed. 20 SEC. 1273. DEFENDING INTERNATIONAL SECURITY BY RE- 21 STRICTING UNACCEPTABLE PARTNERSHIPS 22 AND TACTICS. 23 24 (a) WORKING GROUPS MENT.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) ON ADVERSARY ALIGN- G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1047 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 2 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 3 of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 4 the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, and the 5 Director of National Intelligence shall each— 6 (A) establish a working group on adversary 7 alignment; and 8 (B) designate a point of contact on adver- 9 sary alignment, who shall serve as the head of 10 the working group for the applicable depart- 11 ment or office. 12 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each working group es- 13 tablished pursuant to paragraph (1) shall— 14 (A) comprise— 15 16 (i) subject matter experts covering each of— 17 (I) the People’s Republic of 18 China; 19 (II) the Russian Federation; 20 (III) the Islamic Republic of 21 Iran; and 22 (IV) the Democratic People’s Re- 23 public of Korea; and 24 (ii) representatives covering all core 25 functions of the department or office of the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1048 1 Secretary or Director establishing the 2 working group; 3 (B) ensure that the working group mem- 4 bers have the requisite security clearances and 5 access to critical compartmented information 6 necessary to assess and understand the full 7 scope of adversary cooperation, including how 8 events in one theater might trigger actions in 9 another; and 10 (C) not later than 180 days after the date 11 of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Sec- 12 retary or Director who established the working 13 group, and to the appropriate committees of 14 Congress, a report— 15 (i) evaluating the impact of adversary 16 alignment on the relevant operations car- 17 ried out by the department or office of the 18 working group; and 19 (ii) setting forth recommendations for 20 such organizational changes as the working 21 group considers necessary to ensure the 22 department or office of the working group 23 is well positioned to routinely evaluate and 24 respond to the rapidly evolving nature of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1049 1 adversary cooperation and the attendant 2 risks. 3 (3) BIANNUALLY INTERAGENCY MEETING.— 4 Not less frequently than biannually, the heads of the 5 working groups established under this section shall 6 meet to discuss findings, problems, and next steps 7 with respect to adversary alignment. 8 (4) SUNSET.— The authorities and require- 9 ments under this subsection shall terminate 5 years 10 after the date of enactment of this section, unless 11 reauthorized by Congress. 12 (b) REPORT ON NATURE, TRAJECTORY, AND RISKS 13 OF BILATERAL COOPERATION BETWEEN, AND MULTILAT- 14 ERAL COOPERATION AMONG, ADVERSARIES OF THE 15 UNITED STATES.— 16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 17 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 18 of National Intelligence, in coordination with the 19 head of any Federal agency the Director considers 20 appropriate, shall submit to the President, any Fed- 21 eral officer of Cabinet-level rank the Director con- 22 siders appropriate, and the appropriate committees 23 of Congress, a report on bilateral and multilateral 24 cooperation among adversaries of the United States 25 and the resulting risks of such cooperation. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1050 1 2 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 3 (A) A description of the current nature 4 and extent of dangerous bilateral or multilateral 5 cooperation among the People’s Republic of 6 China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Re- 7 public of Iran, and the Democratic People’s Re- 8 public of Korea across the diplomatic, informa- 9 tion, military, and economic spheres, and an as- 10 sessment of the advantages that accrue to each 11 adversary from such cooperation. 12 (B) An assessment of the trajectory for co- 13 operation among the adversaries described in 14 subparagraph (A) during the 5-year period be- 15 ginning on the date on which the report is sub- 16 mitted. 17 (C) An outline of the risks to the United 18 States and allied diplomatic, military, intel- 19 ligence, and economic operations, and broader 20 security interests around the world. 21 (D) An evaluation of the vulnerabilities 22 and tension points within such adversary bilat- 23 eral or multilateral relationships, and an assess- 24 ment of the likely effect of efforts by the United 25 States to separate adversaries. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1051 1 (3) USE OF OTHER REPORTING.—The report 2 required by paragraph (1) may be completed using 3 reports submitted by the Director of National Intel- 4 ligence to satisfy other statutory requirements. 5 (4) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 6 (1) shall be submitted in classified form. 7 (c) REPORT ON STRATEGIC APPROACH.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 9 after the establishment of the Working Groups on 10 Adversary Alignment required by subsection (a), the 11 Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, in 12 consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the 13 Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of Na- 14 tional Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate 15 committees of Congress a report outlining the stra- 16 tegic approach of the United States to adversary 17 alignment and the necessary steps to disrupt, frus- 18 trate, constrain, and prepare for adversary coopera- 19 tion during the two-year period beginning on the 20 date of the submission of such report. 21 22 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 23 (A) A detailed description of the methods 24 and tools available to the United States to dis- 25 rupt the most dangerous elements of adversary g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1052 1 cooperation, including the growing connectivity 2 between the defense industrial bases of each ad- 3 versary. 4 (B) A framework for using diplomatic en- 5 gagement and intelligence diplomacy, as appro- 6 priate— 7 (i) to inform allies and partners about 8 the increasing risk of adversary alignment; 9 (ii) to secure the support of allies and 10 partners in combating adversary align- 11 ment; and 12 (iii) to assess and help address, as ap- 13 propriate, the vulnerabilities and capability 14 gaps of allies and partners to counter 15 threats from adversary alignment. 16 (C) A plan for ensuring the integrity of 17 United States methods of economic statecraft, 18 including an assessment of the efficiency of the 19 United States sanctions and export control en- 20 forcement apparatus and any accompanying 21 resourcing requirements. 22 (D) A plan to bolster deterrence within the 23 priority theaters of the Indo-Pacific region, Eu- 24 rope, and the Middle East by— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1053 1 (i) increasing United States and part- 2 ner munitions stockpiles, particularly such 3 stockpiles that are most critical for sup- 4 porting frontline partners such as Israel, 5 Taiwan, and Ukraine in the event of ag- 6 gression by a United States adversary; 7 (ii) facilitating collaborative efforts 8 with partners for the co-production, co- 9 maintenance, and co-sustainment of crit- 10 ical munitions and platforms required by 11 the United States and allies and partners 12 of the United States in the event of a fu- 13 ture conflict with the People’s Republic of 14 China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic 15 Republic of Iran, or the Democratic Peo- 16 ple’s Republic of Korea; and 17 (iii) more effectively using funding 18 through the United States Foreign Mili- 19 tary Financing program to support allied 20 and partner domestic defense production 21 that can contribute to deterrence in each 22 such priority theater; and 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (iv) such other measures as determined by the Secretaries. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1054 1 (E) A plan for updating war-planning tools 2 of the Department of Defense not later than 1 3 year after the date on which the report is sub- 4 mitted to ensure that United States war plan- 5 ners are better equipped to update and modify 6 war plans in the face of rapidly evolving infor- 7 mation on adversary cooperation. 8 (F) An assessment of the capability gaps 9 and vulnerabilities the United States would face 10 in deterring an adversary in the event that the 11 United States is engaged in a conflict with an 12 adversary, and a plan to work with allies and 13 partners 14 vulnerabilities. to address such gaps and 15 (G) Recommendations for actions that al- 16 lies and partners may take, individually or col- 17 lectively, to strengthen their own deterrence and 18 resilience, enhance defense industrial coopera- 19 tion, and contribute to disrupt adversary align- 20 ment. 21 (3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 22 (1) shall be submitted in classified form. 23 (d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE- 24 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit- 25 tees of Congress’’ means— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1055 1 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Se- 2 lect Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on 3 Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropria- 4 tions, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 5 Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Commerce, 6 Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and 7 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Per- 8 manent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Com- 9 mittee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appro- 10 priations, the Committee on Financial Services, and 11 the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 12 House of Representatives. 13 SEC. 1274. REPORT REGARDING JOINT TRAINING WITH 14 MEXICO 15 CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS. 16 TO COUNTER TRANSNATIONAL (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 18 of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and 19 the Government of Mexico, shall submit to the appropriate 20 congressional committees a report that— 21 (1) details activities taking place pursuant to 22 existing authorities of the Department of Defense 23 with respect to joint training between the Depart- 24 ment of Defense and the armed forces of Mexico re- 25 garding tactics, techniques, and procedures for coun- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1056 1 tering the threat posed by transnational criminal or- 2 ganizations; 3 (2) includes recommendations for future addi- 4 tional activities with respect to the joint training de- 5 scribed in paragraph (1); and 6 (3) may include, as appropriate and in con- 7 sultation with the appropriate civilian United States 8 Government agencies specializing in countering 9 transnational criminal organizations, a list of rec- 10 ommendations for additional activities to counter the 11 threat of transnational criminal organizations, in- 12 cluding— 13 (A) joint network analysis; 14 (B) counter threat financing; 15 (C) counter illicit trafficking (including 16 narcotics, weapons, and human trafficking, and 17 illicit trafficking in natural resources); 18 (D) assessments of key nodes of activity of 19 transnational criminal organizations; and 20 (E) operations involving the use of rotary- 21 22 wing aircraft. (b) RECOMMENDED ACTIVITIES LIMITATION.—Any 23 recommendation for an additional activity that is included 24 in a report required in subsection (a) shall be in addition 25 to, and may not be intended to supersede, replace, or dis- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1057 1 rupt, existing security cooperation or training between the 2 United States and the Government of Mexico. 3 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE- 4 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres- 5 sional committees’’ means— 6 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 7 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee 8 on Appropriations of the Senate; and 9 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 10 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 11 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 12 TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A—Military Programs 13 14 15 16 SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 17 fiscal year 2026 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 18 activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 19 providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 20 as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 21 SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC- 22 23 TION, DEFENSE. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 24 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart25 ment of Defense for fiscal year 2026 for expenses, not oth- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1058 1 erwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions 2 Destruction, Defense, as specified in the funding table in 3 section 4501. 4 (b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 5 under subsection (a) are authorized for the destruction of 6 lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with 7 section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization 8 Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521). 9 SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC- 10 11 TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 12 the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2026 for ex13 penses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction 14 and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in 15 the funding table in section 4501. 16 17 SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 18 the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2026 for ex19 penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the 20 Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as speci21 fied in the funding table in section 4501. 22 23 SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 24 fiscal year 2026 for the Defense Health Program for use 25 of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1059 1 the Department of Defense for providing for the health 2 of eligible beneficiaries, as specified in the funding table 3 in section 4501. 5 Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile 6 SEC. 1411. MODIFICATIONS TO STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL 7 MATERIALS STOCK PILING ACT. 4 8 (a) NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE SHORTFALL 9 BRIEFINGS CHANGES.—Section 14(f)(2) of the Strategic 10 and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h11 5(f)(2)) is amended— 12 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 13 (A) by striking ‘‘a description of each ma- 14 terial’’ and inserting ‘‘a list of the materials’’; 15 and 16 (B) by inserting ‘‘and a description of each 17 such material,’’ after ‘‘paragraph,’’; 18 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 19 the end; 20 21 (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 22 23 (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1060 1 ‘‘(D) a list of such materials that are the high- 2 est priority to be acquired for the stockpile in the 3 near term; 4 ‘‘(E) verification that the National Defense 5 Stockpile Manager manages and evaluates the stock- 6 pile using the most complete and accurate data pro- 7 vided by the military departments (as defined under 8 section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code), in- 9 cluding a one-time description of the risks resulting 10 from the inability of the armed services to provide 11 the National Defense Stockpile Manager comprehen- 12 sive data for all of its required strategic and critical 13 materials; and 14 ‘‘(F) the amounts appropriated by Congress to 15 the stockpile for both the current fiscal year and the 16 previous fiscal year;’’. 17 (b) MODIFICATION OF DISPOSAL AUTHORITY.— 18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(b) of the Strategic 19 and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 20 98d(b)) is amended— 21 (A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; 22 (B) by striking ‘‘or (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘or 23 (6)’’; 24 (C) by striking ‘‘has been specifically au- 25 thorized by law’’ and inserting ‘‘was included in g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1061 1 the most recent annual materials plan sub- 2 mitted to the congressional defense committees 3 (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United 4 States Code) under section 11(b)(1)(G)’’; and 5 (D) by adding at the end the following new 6 7 paragraph: ‘‘(2) Not later than 15 days after making a disposal 8 under paragraph (1), the National Defense Stockpile Man9 ager shall notify the congressional defense committees (as 10 defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code) 11 of the disposal.’’. 12 (2) TECHNICAL 13 MENTS.—Section 14 98e(a)) is amended— AND CONFORMING AMEND- 6(a) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 15 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 16 by striking ‘‘President’’ and inserting ‘‘National 17 Defense Stockpile Manager’’; and 18 (B) by amending paragraph (7) to read as 19 follows: 20 ‘‘(7) dispose of materials in the stockpile in ac- 21 cordance with the most recent annual materials plan 22 submitted to the congressional defense committees 23 (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United 24 States Code) under section 11(b)(1)(G) and notify g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1062 1 the congressional defense committees of such dis- 2 posals as required by section 5(b)(2).’’. 3 (c) REDUCTION OF WAIT PERIODS.—Sections 4 5(a)(2), 6(d)(1), and 6(d)(2) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 5 98d(a)(2), 98e(d)(1), 98e(d)(2)) are each amended by 6 striking ‘‘45 days’’ and inserting ‘‘30 days’’. 7 8 SEC. 1412. RECYCLING FOR CRITICAL MINERALS. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of Defense 9 for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the 10 Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, shall expand the 11 recovery and reuse of strategic and critical materials 12 under the Strategic Material Recovery and Reuse Pro13 gram of the Defense Logistics Agency established pursu14 ant to section 6(a)(5) of the Strategic and Critical Mate15 rials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98e(a)(5)) (in this sec16 tion referred to as the ‘‘Program’’). 17 (b) BRIEFING ON EXPANSION.—Not later than 18 March 1, 2026, the Director of the Defense Logistics 19 Agency shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 20 of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on 21 a plan for expansion of the Program which shall include— 22 (1) a list of strategic and critical materials that 23 are determined to be in shortfall in the National De- 24 fense Stockpile in the most recent report on stock- 25 pile requirements submitted to Congress under sec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1063 1 tion 14(a) of the Strategic and Critical Materials 2 Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h–5(a)) that will be 3 prioritized for inclusion in the Program; 4 (2) a description of resources required to in- 5 clude the additional strategic and critical materials 6 identified under paragraph (1) in the Program; 7 8 (3) any barriers to expansion of the Program; and 9 (4) best practices from the efforts of the Direc- 10 tor under the Program with respect to optical-grade 11 germanium that can be implemented to expand the 12 Program. 13 (c) STRATEGIC 14 AND CRITICAL MATERIALS DE- FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘strategic and critical 15 materials’’ means materials determined to be strategic and 16 critical materials under section 3(a) of the Strategic and 17 Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(a)). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1064 1 Subtitle C—Other Matters 2 SEC. 1421. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES FOR FUNDING AND 3 MANAGEMENT OF JOINT DEPARTMENT OF 4 DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF- 5 FAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEMONSTRATION 6 FUND 7 HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 8 FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. LOVELL (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1704(e) of the National 9 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public 10 Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2573), as most recently amended 11 by section 1421(a) of the National Defense Authorization 12 Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 138 Stat. 13 2129), is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and 14 inserting ‘‘September 30, 2027’’. 15 (b) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the 16 funds authorized to be appropriated for section 1405 and 17 available for the Defense Health Program for operation 18 and maintenance, $165,000,000 may be transferred by the 19 Secretary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense– 20 Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Dem21 onstration Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of sec22 tion 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 23 Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). 24 For purposes of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, 25 any funds so transferred shall be treated as amounts aug:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1065 1 thorized and appropriated specifically for the purpose of 2 such a transfer. 3 (c) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the pur- 4 poses of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility oper5 ations for which funds transferred under subsection (a) 6 may be used are operations of the Captain James A. 7 Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the 8 North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy 9 Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities des10 ignated as a combined Federal medical facility under an 11 operational agreement covered by section 706 of the Dun12 can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 13 Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 14 SEC. 1422. BEGINNING BALANCES OF THE DEFENSE LOGIS- 15 TICS AGENCY WORKING CAPITAL FUND FOR 16 AUDIT PURPOSES. 17 For purposes of an audit conducted under chapter 18 9A of title 10, United States Code, of the Defense Logis19 tics Agency Working Capital Fund established pursuant 20 to section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, Working 21 Capital Funds— 22 (1) the Fund Balance with Treasury opening 23 balance for October 1, 2024, for United States 24 Standard g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) General (1035098|1) Ledger Account 101000 is G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1066 1 $3,483,483,641.67, as recorded in official account- 2 ing records; 3 (2) the Unexpended Appropriations–Cumulative 4 opening balance for October 1, 2024, for United 5 States Standard General Ledger Account 310000 is 6 $883,887,145.71, as recorded in official accounting 7 records; 8 (3) the Cumulative Results of Operations open- 9 ing balance for October 1, 2024, for United States 10 Standard 11 $27,271,547,121.85, as recorded in official account- 12 ing records; General Ledger Account 331000 is 13 (4) the Contract Authority Carried Forward 14 opening balance for October 1, 2024, for United 15 States Standard General Ledger Account 413900 is 16 $13,130,151,985.39, as recorded in official account- 17 ing records; 18 (5) the Total Actual Resources–Collected open- 19 ing balance for October 1, 2024, for United States 20 Standard 21 $3,578,944,883.86, as recorded in official account- 22 ing records; and General Ledger Account 420100 is 23 (6) the Unapportioned–Unexpired Authority 24 opening balance for October 1, 2024, for United 25 States Standard General Ledger Account 445000 is g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1067 1 $507,354,134.72, as recorded in official accounting 2 records. 3 SEC. 1423. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 4 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 5 There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis- 6 cal year 2026 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home 7 Trust Fund the sum of $77,000,000 for the operation of 8 the Armed Forces Retirement Home. 11 TITLE XV—CYBERSPACERELATED MATTERS Subtitle A—Cyber Operations 12 SEC. 1501. PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, AND BUDGET CO- 13 ORDINATION FOR OPERATIONS OF CYBER 14 MISSION FORCE. 9 10 15 (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 167b of title 10, United 16 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing new subsections: 18 ‘‘(f) PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, AND BUDGETING.— 19 (1) In addition to the activities of a combatant command 20 for which funding may be requested under section 166(b) 21 of this title, the Commander of the United States Cyber 22 Command shall, subject to the authority, direction, and 23 control of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber 24 Policy, be responsible for directly controlling and man25 aging the planning, programming, budgeting, and execu- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1068 1 tion of resources to train, equip, operate, and sustain the 2 Cyber Mission Force. 3 ‘‘(2) The responsibilities assigned to the Commander 4 of the United States Cyber Command pursuant to para5 graph (1) shall include the following: 6 ‘‘(A) Preparation of a program objective memo- 7 randum and budget estimate submission for the re- 8 sources required to train, equip, operate, and sustain 9 the Cyber Mission Force. 10 ‘‘(B) Preparation of budget materials per- 11 taining to the United States Cyber Command for in- 12 clusion in the budget justification materials that are 13 submitted to Congress in support of the budget of 14 the Department of Defense for a fiscal year, as sub- 15 mitted with the budget of the President under sec- 16 tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, that is 17 separate from any other military department or 18 component of the Department of Defense. 19 ‘‘(3) The responsibilities assigned to the Commander 20 of the United States Cyber Command pursuant to para21 graph (1) shall not include the following: 22 ‘‘(A) Military pay and allowances. 23 ‘‘(B) Funding for facility support that is pro- 24 vided by the military departments.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1069 1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1507 of 2 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 3 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 167b note) is repealed. 4 SEC. 1502. MODIFICATION TO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 5 FOR SENIOR MILITARY ADVISOR FOR CYBER 6 POLICY. 7 Section 392a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 8 amended— 9 (1) in paragraph (2)— 10 (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 11 ‘‘the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy’’ 12 and inserting ‘‘the Assistant Secretary of De- 13 fense for Cyber Policy’’; and 14 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the 15 following:’’ and all that follows and inserting 16 ‘‘the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber 17 Policy.’’; and 18 (2) in paragraph (3)(A)— 19 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the Under 20 Secretary of Defense for Policy’’ and inserting 21 ‘‘the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber 22 Policy’’; 23 (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘Under Sec- 24 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary of 25 Defense for Cyber Policy’’; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1070 1 (C) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘Under Sec- 2 retary of Defense for Policy’’ and inserting 3 ‘‘Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Pol- 4 icy’’; and 5 (D) by striking clause (iv). 6 SEC. 1503. FRAMEWORK FOR INTEGRATION OF INFORMA- 7 TION TECHNOLOGY TECHNICAL DEBT AS- 8 SESSMENT INTO ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. 9 (a) FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 10 September 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall, in co11 ordination with the Chief Information Officer of the De12 partment of Defense, the Secretaries of the military de13 partments, and the Chief Information Officers of the mili14 tary departments, develop a framework for the integration 15 of technical debt assessment, tracking, and management 16 into existing processes of the Department of Defense for 17 information technology investment decisions and budget 18 justification materials. 19 (b) TECHNICAL DEBT CATEGORIZATION.—The Sec- 20 retary of Defense shall carry out a comprehensive reevalu21 ation of the current definition of ‘‘technical debt’’ used 22 by the Department of Defense and develop a technical 23 debt classification that adequately reflects different types 24 of technical debt, including application, physical infra25 structure, architecture, and documentation components. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1071 1 (c) FRAMEWORK COMPONENTS.— 2 (1) INTEGRATION REQUIREMENT.—The Sec- 3 retary of Defense shall ensure the framework devel- 4 oped under subsection (a) provides for integration of 5 technical debt considerations into existing manage- 6 ment processes and structures of the Department of 7 Defense relating to resourcing and programmatic de- 8 cisions for existing or proposed information tech- 9 nology systems, services, or related programs of 10 record. 11 12 (2) METRICS.—The framework developed under subsection (a) shall include— 13 (A) baseline measurement for technical 14 debt for a specific technology or program; 15 (B) objectives for technical debt reduction; 16 and 17 (C) consolidated metrics for Department of 18 Defense-wide 19 metrics for assessing operational and financial 20 impacts. 21 (3) PROCESS use, including outcome-based INTEGRATION.—The framework 22 developed under subsection (a) shall use existing 23 governance structures for overseeing information 24 technology investments. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1072 1 2 (4) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—The framework developed under subsection (a) shall— 3 (A) establish methods for identifying and 4 evaluating technical debt; 5 (B) integrate technical debt management 6 into the planning, programming, budgeting, and 7 execution process, as well as information tech- 8 nology governance bodies; 9 (C) 10 establish prioritization approaches based on mission effects; 11 (D) develop mechanisms for identifying 12 gaps in resourcing and funding required to re- 13 solve technical debt; and 14 (E) define organizational responsibilities 15 for remediating assessed technical debt of a 16 program or system. 17 (5) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of De- 18 fense shall implement the framework developed 19 under subsection (a) not later than October 1, 2026, 20 to support the planning, programming, budgeting, 21 and execution process for the budget justification 22 materials to be submitted to Congress in support of 23 the Department of Defense, as submitted with the 24 budget of the President for fiscal year 2027 under 25 section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1073 1 (d) BUDGET MATERIALS.— 2 (1) JUSTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Begin- 3 ning with the fiscal year 2027 budget request, the 4 Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, for each fis- 5 cal year, the budget justification materials to be sub- 6 mitted to Congress in support of the budget of the 7 Department of Defense (as submitted with the budg- 8 et of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 9 United States Code) include— 10 (A) technical debt status assessments; 11 (B) planned investments in physical de- 12 vices, networks, and personnel, including train- 13 ing to develop skills, to transition to new tech- 14 nologies and resolve technical debt; 15 (C) risk assessments of remaining gaps in 16 the investments by the Department of Defense 17 and the military departments required to re- 18 solve the technical debt of the Department; and 19 (D) alignment with modernization prior- 20 ities. 21 (2) PROGRAM ALIGNMENT.—The Secretary of 22 Defense shall ensure Defense planning guidance and 23 program objective memoranda address the resolution 24 of funding requirements associated with resolution of 25 technical debt. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1074 1 (e) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later than Sep- 2 tember 15, 2026, the Secretary shall provide to the con3 gressional defense committees a briefing on the implemen4 tation and effectiveness of the framework developed under 5 subsection (a). 6 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 7 (1) The term ‘‘information technology’’ has the 8 meaning given such term in section 11101 of title 9 40, United States Code. 10 (2) The term ‘‘technical debt’’ means design or 11 implementation constructs that are expedient in the 12 short-term, but that set up a technical context that 13 can make a future change costlier or impossible, as 14 defined in Department of Defense Instruction 15 5000.87, dated October 2, 2020, or successor in- 16 struction. 17 SEC. 1504. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DATA ONTOLOGY 18 GOVERNANCE WORKING GROUP. 19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 21 shall establish a working group to develop and im- 22 plement a common data ontology and governance 23 structure across the Department of Defense. 24 (2) DESIGNATION.—The working group estab- 25 lished under to paragraph (1) shall be known as the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1075 1 ‘‘Department of Defense Data Ontology Governance 2 Working Group’’ (in this section the ‘‘Working 3 Group’’). 4 (3) USE OF EXISTING STRUCTURES.— 5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para- 6 graph (1), the Secretary of Defense may des- 7 ignate an existing forum, council, or organiza- 8 tional body to serve as the Working Group if 9 such entity satisfies the requirements of sub- 10 sections (b) and (c). 11 (B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For the 12 purposes of this section, a forum, council, or or- 13 ganizational body designated under subpara- 14 graph (A) is deemed to be a working group es- 15 tablished by the Secretary of Defense under 16 paragraph (1). 17 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Working Group 18 is to inform and to progress the Department of Defense’s 19 foundational data ontology work by developing and imple20 menting domain-specific data ontologies and governance 21 structures across the Department of Defense to expand 22 data interoperability, enhance information sharing, and 23 enable more effective decision making throughout the De24 partment. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1076 1 (c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Working Group shall consist 2 of— 3 4 (1) the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense; 5 6 (2) the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense; 7 8 (3) the Chief Data Officers of the Department of Defense; 9 10 (4) the Chief Information Officers of the military departments and the combatant commands; 11 (5) such representatives from defense intel- 12 ligence elements as the Secretary of Defense con- 13 siders appropriate; 14 (6) the Under Secretary of Defense for Re- 15 search and Engineering and the service acquisition 16 executive for each military department; and 17 (7) such other officers or employees of the De- 18 partment of Defense as the Secretary considers ap- 19 propriate. 20 (d) DUTIES.—The Working Group shall— 21 (1) coordinate with and build upon any existing 22 data ontology development efforts for foundational 23 data ontologies within the Department of Defense 24 and the intelligence community (as defined in sec- 25 tion 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1077 1 U.S.C. 3003)) to ensure complementary and non- 2 duplicative efforts; 3 (2) incorporate Department-wide data and data 4 from defense intelligence elements into the develop- 5 ment of domain-specific data ontologies Department- 6 wide; 7 (3) develop and maintain domain-specific data 8 ontologies that address functional areas within the 9 Department; 10 (4) establish a process to identify and designate 11 functional area leads responsible for leading the de- 12 velopment, review, approval, and respective guidance 13 of domain-specific data ontologies for the functional 14 areas of such elements; 15 16 (5) develop a structure for governing data ontologies of the Department that includes— 17 (A) a centralized, accessible repository for 18 domain-specific data ontologies of the Depart- 19 ment; 20 (B) clear ownership and role definitions for 21 data ontology management, including authori- 22 ties regarding access and modification; 23 (C) standardized governance procedures 24 for updating, reviewing, and maintaining the 25 data ontologies; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1078 1 (D) adherence to established data ontology 2 engineering principles that promote interoper- 3 ability and reusability across domains; 4 (E) infrastructure requirements that in- 5 clude on premises, multi-cloud and hybrid envi- 6 ronments; 7 (F) access to information networks that 8 are on all classification levels; and 9 (G) integration of domain-specific 10 ontologies with existing Department data man- 11 agement practices and systems. 12 (e) FUNCTIONAL AREA LEADS.— 13 (1) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In designating 14 functional area leads under subsection (d)(4), the 15 Working Group shall select individuals who possess 16 extensive subject matter expertise in their respective 17 functional areas and maintain substantial equities or 18 responsibilities within the functional area. 19 (2) REPRESENTATION.—The Working Group 20 shall designate functional area leads under sub- 21 section (d)(4) in a manner that ensures appropriate 22 representation across the Department of Defense, 23 including the military departments, combatant com- 24 mands, defense agencies, and field activities. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1079 1 (3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each functional area 2 lead designated under subsection (d)(4) shall be re- 3 sponsible for— 4 (A) leading the development and mainte- 5 nance of domain-specific data ontologies within 6 the functional areas for which such entity is 7 designated as the functional area lead; 8 (B) reviewing and approving domain-spe- 9 cific data ontology elements specific to such 10 functional areas; 11 (C) ensuring alignment between domain- 12 specific data ontologies specific to such func- 13 tional 14 foundational data ontology; areas and the enterprise-wide 15 (D) developing guidance specific to such 16 domain-specific data ontologies for data ontol- 17 ogy implementation; and 18 (E) serving as the authoritative source for 19 knowledge on domains in such functional areas 20 within the data ontology governance structure. 21 (f) TIMELINE AND DELIVERABLES.— 22 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of De- 23 fense shall ensure that the Working Group is estab- 24 lished pursuant to subsection (a) not later than 25 June 1, 2026, and the Working Group shall remain g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1080 1 in effect for a period of not less than 5 years begin- 2 ning on the date of the establishment of the Work- 3 ing Group, unless the Secretary determines that it 4 is necessary to transition the Working Group into a 5 permanent organization. 6 (2) FUNCTIONAL AREA LEAD DESIGNATION.— 7 Not later than August 1, 2026, the Working Group 8 shall identify and designate functional area leads in 9 accordance with subsections (d)(4) and (e). 10 (3) DEPARTMENT-LEVEL POLICY.—Not later 11 than June 1, 2027, the Working Group shall develop 12 and distribute a Department of Defense-wide policy 13 on the data ontology governance structure, including 14 guidelines for the development, maintenance, and in- 15 tegration of domain-specific ontologies. 16 (4) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than June 1, 17 2028, the Working Group shall implement the gov- 18 ernance structure developed under subsection (d)(5). 19 (g) BRIEFING AND REPORT.— 20 (1) BRIEFING.—Not later than July 1, 2027, 21 the Working Group shall provide to the congres- 22 sional defense committees a briefing on progress of 23 the Working Group in carrying out this section. 24 (2) REPORT.—Not later than June 30, 2028, 25 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1081 1 gressional defense committees a report on the imple- 2 mentation of the data ontology governance structure, 3 including the status of the implementation of such 4 structure for domain-specific ontologies, and rec- 5 ommendations for sustainment and further develop- 6 ment. 7 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 8 (1) The term ‘‘data ontology’’ means a formal, 9 structured representation and categorization of data 10 elements, their properties, and the relationships be- 11 tween them within an information system or knowl- 12 edge domain that enables consistent interpretation, 13 integration, and analysis of data across different 14 systems and users. 15 (2) The term ‘‘Defense intelligence element’’ 16 has the meaning given such term in section 429 of 17 title 10, United States Code. 18 (3) The term ‘‘domain-specific data ontology’’ 19 means a data ontology that is specific to a particular 20 functional areas within the Department of Defense. 21 (4) The term ‘‘foundational data ontology’’ 22 means a top-level, domain-independent data ontology 23 that establishes universal categories and primitives 24 applicable across information systems and upon 25 which domain-specific ontologies are based. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1082 1 (5) The term ‘‘functional area’’ means a spe- 2 cialized functional, operational, or subject-matter 3 areas within the Department. 4 (6) The terms ‘‘military department’’ and 5 ‘‘service acquisition executive’’ have the meanings 6 given such terms, respectively, in title 10, United 7 States Code. 8 SEC. 1505. FUTURE FORCE EMPLOYMENT CONCEPTS DE- 9 VELOPMENT TABLETOP EXERCISES. 10 (a) TABLETOP EXERCISES REQUIRED.—Not later 11 than September 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall, 12 acting through the covered officials, conduct one or more 13 tabletop exercises to develop and evaluate concepts for 14 operational employment of cyber capabilities by cyber 15 forces of the Department of Defense under development 16 that would be implemented after the period covered by the 17 most recent future-years defense program submitted to 18 Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States 19 Code and the implementation of the revised force genera20 tion model established under section 1533(c) of the Na21 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 22 (Public Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 167b(c)). 23 (b) TABLETOP EXERCISE ELEMENTS.—The tabletop 24 exercises required under subsection (a) shall— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1083 1 (1) evaluate of future force employment con- 2 cepts of the cyber forces of the Department of De- 3 fense, including— 4 (A) identifying and assessing additional 5 elements of the Cyber Operations Force in var- 6 ious geographic combatant command oper- 7 ational scenarios to provide tactical-level effects, 8 or integration with non-cyber tactical units, 9 using radio-frequency enabled cyber or other 10 off-net cyber operations techniques; 11 (B) assessing new or novel formations out- 12 side of the current construction of the Cyber 13 Mission Force; and 14 (C) experimenting with other doctrine, or- 15 ganization, training, materiel, leadership and 16 education, personnel, facilities, and policy ap- 17 proaches for cyber activities and operations or 18 other non-kinetic actions that include cyber ac- 19 tions outside of the current approach of the 20 Cyber Mission Force for on-net operations; and 21 (2) assess different models for command and 22 control for such future force employment concepts, 23 including integrating asscoaited cyber forces into 24 non-cyber units of the Department of Defense on a 25 temporary, or permanent basis. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1084 1 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than January 1, 2 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com3 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 4 Representatives a report on the results and findings from 5 the tabletop exercises conducted under subsection (a) and 6 include the recommendations of the Secretary, if any, re7 garding matters described in subsections (a) and (b). 8 (d) DEFINITION OF COVERED OFFICIALS.—In this 9 section, the term ‘‘covered officials’’ means— 10 (1) the Secretaries of the military departments; 11 (2) the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 12 Cyber Policy; and 13 14 15 (3) the Commander of United States Cyber Command. SEC. 1506. OCCUPATIONAL RESILIENCY OF THE CYBER MIS- 16 17 SION FORCE. (a) REQUIREMENT.—Beginning not later than one 18 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 19 Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and the 20 Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in coordination 21 with the Principal Cyber Advisors of the military depart22 ments and the Commander of the United States Cyber 23 Command, shall jointly carry out an initiative to under24 stand and address occupational resiliency challenges at the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1085 1 duty locations of the Cyber Mission Force by ensuring 2 that— 3 (1) behavioral health professionals are assigned 4 to the operating locations of United States Cyber 5 Command and the Cyber Mission Force; and 6 (2) each such professional holds the security 7 clearance necessary to provide treatment to the 8 members of the Armed Forces assigned at such duty 9 locations. 10 (b) ANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—On an annual basis during 11 the three-year period beginning on the date on which the 12 initiative under subsection (a) commences, the Under Sec13 retary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and the 14 Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy shall 15 jointly provide to the Committees on Armed Services of 16 the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing 17 on the following: 18 (1) The status of carrying out such initiative. 19 (2) Validation of the security clearances held by 20 behavioral health professionals assigned under such 21 subsection. 22 23 (3) An analysis of clinical acuity being treated by such professionals. 24 25 (4) Identified challenges to carrying out such initiative. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1086 1 (5) Efforts to improve the awareness by mem- 2 bers of the Armed Forces assigned to the Cyber Mis- 3 sion Force with respect to the availability of appro- 4 priately cleared behavioral health professionals who 5 can treat such members. 6 (6) Any other information the Under Secretary 7 or the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate. 8 (c) OCCUPATIONAL RESILIENCY CHALLENGES DE- 9 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘occupational resiliency 10 challenges’’ means behavioral health challenges relating to 11 an occupation and work-related stress. 12 SEC. 1507. PROHIBITION ON THE ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN 13 CYBER ASSESSMENT CAPABILITIES FOR TEST 14 AND EVALUATION. 15 (a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense may 16 not take any action to divest, consolidate, or curtail any 17 current cyber assessment capabilities or red teams cer18 tified by the National Security Agency supporting oper19 ational test and evaluation for programs of the Depart20 ment of Defense unless, prior to taking such action, the 21 Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees 22 the certification described in subsection (b) with respect 23 to such action. 24 (b) CERTIFICATION.— The certification described in 25 this subsection with respect to an action described in sub- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1087 1 section (a) is a certification that the decision to take such 2 action and the analysis related to operational effects on 3 users of cyber assessment capabilities provided by the Di4 rector of Operational Test and Evaluation of such action 5 comply with the applicable requirements under section 6 4173(c)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, and which 7 includes the following: 8 (1) The analytic basis for making the decision 9 to take such action, including any cost, workload, 10 and workforce requirements, as well as any analysis 11 related to operational effects on users of cyber as- 12 sessment capabilities provided by the Director of 13 Operational Test and Evaluation of such action. 14 (2) An independent review by the Director of 15 Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation of all the 16 analysis included in the certification under para- 17 graph (1). 18 (3) A comprehensive plan to sustain the critical 19 cyber assessment capabilities for test and evaluation 20 currently managed by the Director of Operational 21 Test and Evaluation while transitioning such capa- 22 bilities to another element of the Department of De- 23 fense or, if supporting analyses identify the elements 24 of the Department to which such capabilities are 25 proposed to be transferred, a plan for the transition g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1088 1 of such capabilities to such elements, including a 2 timeline for such transfer and measures to ensure no 3 reductions in such capabilities during such transi- 4 tion. 5 (4) A detailed assessment of the funding re- 6 quirements for maintaining and enhancing cyber as- 7 sessment capabilities for test and evaluation of the 8 Department of Defense, including how these funding 9 requirements will be incorporated into annual budget 10 request documents of the Department of Defense. 11 (5) A review of staffing, tools, and specialized 12 resources required to support cyber operational test 13 and evaluation across major defense acquisition pro- 14 grams (as defined in section 4201 of title 10, United 15 States Code) and information technology programs 16 of the Department of Defense . 17 (6) A summary of the efforts of the Depart- 18 ment of Defense to integrate intelligence-informed 19 threat data into operational cyber testing, including 20 any legal or technical barriers to such integration 21 and proposed solutions to such barriers. 22 (7) A plan to improve coordination and infor- 23 mation-sharing between cyber operational test and 24 evaluation stakeholders, the United States Cyber 25 Command, and the intelligence community (as de- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1089 1 fined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 2 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))) following the transition 3 described in paragraph (3). 4 (8) Proposed metrics for evaluating mission ef- 5 fects in contested cyber environments that are in ac- 6 cordance with guidance issued by the Director of 7 Operational Test and Evaluation, titled ‘‘Cyber 8 Operational Test and Evaluation Guidebook’’ and 9 dated January 31, 2025. 10 (9) An assessment of the effectiveness and fu- 11 ture needs of cyber assessment programs of the De- 12 partment of Defense, including an identification of 13 any current or future requirements of such pro- 14 grams for resources that are or are projected to not 15 be met. 16 SEC. 1508. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO 17 MODIFY AUTHORITIES OF THE COMMANDER 18 OF UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND. 19 (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 20 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 21 for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense, may 22 be obligated or expended to reduce or diminish the respon23 sibilities, authorities, or organizational oversight of the 24 Commander of United States Cyber Command from those 25 in effect on June 1, 2025. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1090 1 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 2 tion may be construed to— 3 (1) prohibit the implementation of initiatives 4 pursuant to section 1533 of the James M. Inhofe 5 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 6 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 167b); or 7 (2) prohibit necessary adjustments to the orga- 8 nizational structure or cyber operations authorities 9 under section 394 of title 10, United States Code, 10 of the United States Cyber Command that meet crit- 11 ical mission requirements, as directed by the Sec- 12 retary of Defense or the Chairman of the Joint 13 Chiefs of Staff, if— 14 (A) such adjustments do not diminish the 15 capabilities of the United States Cyber Com- 16 mand to provide cyber effects or pose unaccept- 17 able risk to the operational effectiveness of the 18 United States Cyber Command; and 19 (B) the Secretary of Defense provides to 20 the congressional defense committees a written 21 notification of such adjustments not later than 22 30 days before implementing such adjustments. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1091 1 SEC. 1509. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 2 THE COMBINED JOINT ALL-DOMAIN COM- 3 MAND AND CONTROL INITIATIVE. 4 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 5 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for 6 research, development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, 7 for the Joint Staff and the Chief Digital and Artificial 8 Intelligence Officer for the Combined Joint All-Domain 9 Command and Control initiative, not more than 90 per10 cent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of 11 Defense provides to the congressional defense committees 12 a framework for such initiative that helps guide invest13 ments and measures progress for the initiative, as rec14 ommended by the Comptroller General of the United 15 States in the report of the Comptroller General titled ‘‘De16 fense Command and Control: Further Progress Hinges on 17 Establishing a Comprehensive Framework’’ (GAO–25– 18 106454). 19 Subtitle B—Cybersecurity 20 SEC. 1511. SECURE MOBILE PHONES FOR SENIOR OFFI- 21 CIALS AND PERSONNEL PERFORMING SEN- 22 SITIVE FUNCTIONS. 23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 90 days 24 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 25 Defense shall ensure that each wireless mobile phone the 26 Department of Defense provides to a senior official of the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1092 1 Department or any other employee of the Department who 2 performs sensitive national security functions, as deter3 mined by the Secretary, and all related telecommuni4 cations services are acquired under contracts or other 5 agreements that require the enhanced cybersecurity pro6 tections described in subsection (b). 7 (b) PROTECTIONS DESCRIBED.—The enhanced cy- 8 bersecurity protections described in this subsection en9 hanced cybersecurity protections for wireless mobile 10 phones and related telecommunication services that in11 cludes— 12 (1) encryption of data on the wireless mobile 13 phones and of all telecommunications to and from 14 the wireless mobile phones through such tele- 15 communication services; 16 (2) capabilities to mitigate or obfuscate per- 17 sistent device identifiers, including periodic rotation 18 of network or hardware identifiers to reduce the risk 19 of inappropriate tracking of the activity or location 20 of the wireless mobile phones; and 21 (3) the capability to continuously monitor the 22 wireless mobile phones. 23 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the en- 24 actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1093 1 to the congressional defense committees a report con2 taining— 3 (1) a list of the contracts or other agreements 4 entered into pursuant to subsection (a); 5 (2) the criteria used by the Secretary to deter- 6 mine which employees of the Department of Defense 7 performs sensitive national security functions for the 8 purposes of subsection (a), and the total number of 9 such employees; and 10 (3) the total costs of wireless mobile phones and 11 telecommunication services required by subsection 12 (a). 13 SEC. 1512. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE 14 LEARNING SECURITY IN THE DEPARTMENT 15 OF DEFENSE. 16 (a) CYBERSECURITY POLICY FOR ARTIFICIAL INTEL- 17 LIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING USE.—Not later than 18 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec19 retary of Defense, in consultation with other appropriate 20 Federal agencies, shall develop and implement a Depart21 ment of Defense-wide policy for the cybersecurity and as22 sociated governance of artificial intelligence and machine 23 learning systems and applications, as well as the models 24 for artificial intelligence and machine learning used in na25 tional defense applications. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1094 1 (b) POLICY ELEMENTS.—The policy required under 2 subsection (a) shall address the following: 3 (1) Protection against security threats specific 4 to artificial intelligence and machine learning, in- 5 cluding model serialization attacks, model tam- 6 pering, data leakage, adversarial prompt injection, 7 model extraction, model jailbreaks, and supply chain 8 attacks. 9 (2) Use of cybersecurity measures throughout 10 the life cycle of systems using artificial intelligence 11 or machine learning. 12 (3) Adoption of industry-recognized frameworks 13 to guide the development and implementation of ar- 14 tificial intelligence and machine learning security 15 best practices. 16 (4) Standards for governance, testing, auditing, 17 and monitoring of systems using artificial intel- 18 ligence and machine learning to ensure the integrity 19 and resilience of such systems against corruption 20 and unauthorized manipulation. 21 (5) Training requirements for the workforce of 22 the Department of Defense to ensure personnel are 23 prepared to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities that 24 are specific to artificial intelligence and machine 25 learning. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1095 1 (c) REVIEW AND REPORT.— 2 (1) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense shall 3 conduct a comprehensive review to identify and as- 4 sess the effectiveness of the artificial intelligence and 5 machine learning cybersecurity and associated gov- 6 ernance practices of the Department of Defense. 7 (2) REPORT.— 8 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than August 9 31, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 10 to the Committees on Armed Services of the 11 House of Representatives and the Senate a re- 12 port on the findings of the review conducted 13 under paragraph (1). 14 15 (B) CONTENTS.—The report required under subparagraph (A) shall include— 16 (i) an assessment of the current secu- 17 rity practices for artificial intelligence and 18 machine learning across the Department of 19 Defense; 20 (ii) an assessment of the cybersecurity 21 risks posed by the use of authorized and 22 unauthorized artificial intelligence soft- 23 ware, including models developed by com- 24 panies headquartered in or operating from g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1096 1 foreign countries of concern, by the De- 2 partment; 3 (iii) an identification of gaps in the 4 existing security measures of the Depart- 5 ment related to threats specific to the use 6 of artificial intelligence and machine learn- 7 ing; 8 (iv) an analysis of the potential of se- 9 curity management, access, and runtime 10 capabilities for artificial intelligence in the 11 commercial sector for use by the Depart- 12 ment to defend systems using artificial in- 13 telligence from threats, minimize data ex- 14 posure resulting from the use of such sys- 15 tems, and maintain the trustworthiness of 16 applications of the Department that use 17 artificial intelligence; 18 (v) an evaluation of the alignment of 19 the policies of the Department with indus- 20 try frameworks; 21 (vi) recommend actions to enhance the 22 security, integrity, and governance of arti- 23 ficial intelligence and machine learning 24 models used by the Department; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1097 1 (vii) an identification of any addi- 2 tional authorities, resources, or legislative 3 actions required for the Department to ef- 4 fectively implement artificial intelligence 5 and machine learning model security policy 6 required by subsection (a). 7 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 8 (1) The terms ‘‘artificial intelligence’’ and ‘‘ma- 9 chine learning’’ have the meanings given such terms, 10 respectively, in section 5001 of the National Artifi- 11 cial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 12 9401). 13 SEC. 1513. PHYSICAL AND CYBERSECURITY PROCUREMENT 14 REQUIREMENTS 15 LIGENCE SYSTEMS. 16 FOR ARTIFICIAL INTEL- (a) SECURITY FRAMEWORK.— 17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 18 shall develop a framework for the implementation of 19 cybersecurity and physical security standards and 20 best practices relating to covered artificial intel- 21 ligence and machine learning technologies to miti- 22 gate risks to the Department of Defense from the 23 use of such technologies. 24 25 (2) COVERAGE OF RELEVANT ASPECTS OF SECURITY.—The g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) framework developed under para- G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1098 1 graph (1) shall cover all relevant aspects of the secu- 2 rity of artificial intelligence and machine learning 3 systems of the Department of Defense, including the 4 following: 5 (A) Risk posed to and by the workforce of 6 the Department of Defense, including insider 7 threat risks. 8 (B) Training and workforce development 9 requirements, including with respect to the fol- 10 lowing: 11 (i) 12 awareness. 13 (ii) 14 Artificial Artificial intelligence security intelligence-specific threats and vulnerabilities. 15 (iii) Development of a continuum of 16 professional development and education of 17 artificial intelligence security expertise. 18 (C) Risks to the supply chains of such sys- 19 tems, including counterfeit parts or data poi- 20 soning risks. 21 22 (D) Risks relating to adversarial tampering with artificial intelligence systems. 23 (E) Risks relating to the unintended expo- 24 sure or theft of artificial intelligence systems or 25 data. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1099 1 (F) Security posture management prac- 2 tices, including governance of security meas- 3 ures, continuous monitoring, and incident re- 4 porting procedures. 5 (G) An evaluation of commercially avail- 6 able platforms for continuous monitoring and 7 assessment of such systems. 8 (3) RISK-BASED FRAMEWORK.—The framework 9 developed under paragraph (1) shall be risk-based, 10 including security that is proportional to the na- 11 tional security or foreign policy risks posed by the 12 covered artificial intelligence and machine learning 13 technology being stolen or tampered with. 14 (4) USE OF EXISTING FRAMEWORKS.—To the 15 maximum extent feasible, the framework developed 16 under paragraph (1) shall— 17 (A) draw on existing cybersecurity ref- 18 erence documents, including the NIST Special 19 Publication 800 series; and 20 (B) be implemented as an extension or 21 augmentation of existing cybersecurity frame- 22 works developed by the Department of Defense, 23 including the Cybersecurity Maturity Model 24 Certification framework. 25 (5) ADDRESSING EXTREME SECURITY RISKS.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1100 1 (A) HIGHLY CAPABLE CYBER THREAT AC- 2 TORS.—The 3 graph (1) shall prioritize the most highly capa- 4 ble artificial intelligence systems that may be of 5 highest interest to cyber threat actors, based on 6 risk assessments and threat reporting. 7 framework developed under para- (B) SECURITY LEVELS.—The Secretary 8 shall ensure that the framework developed 9 under paragraph (1) imposes requirements for 10 security on contractors that are designed to 11 mitigate the cyberesecurity risks posed by the 12 cyber threat actors described in subparagraph 13 (A), with the most stringent security require- 14 ments under such frameworks providing protec- 15 tion that is similar to the protection offered by 16 national security systems (as defined in section 17 3552(b)(6) of title 44, United States Code). 18 (C) GENERAL DESIGN WITH SPECIFIC 19 COMPONENTS.—To the extent feasible, any ad- 20 ditional security requirements developed pursu- 21 ant to subparagraph (B) shall be designed gen- 22 erally for all software systems of the Depart- 23 ment of Defense, but may contain components 24 designed specifically for highly capable artificial 25 intelligence systems. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1101 1 (b) SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.— 2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 3 shall amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regu- 4 lation Supplement, or take other similar action, to 5 require covered entities to implement the best prac- 6 tices described in subsection (a) under the frame- 7 work developed under such subsection. 8 (2) RISK-BASED RULES.—Any requirements im- 9 plemented pursuant to paragraph (1) shall, to the 10 extent practicable, be narrowly tailored to the spe- 11 cific covered artificial intelligence and machine 12 learning technologies developed, deployed, stored, or 13 hosted by a covered entity, and shall be calibrated 14 accordingly to the different tasks involved in devel- 15 opment, deployment, storage, or hosting of compo- 16 nents of such covered artificial intelligence and ma- 17 chine learning technologies. 18 19 20 (3) COST-BENEFIT CONSIDERATION.— (A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall— 21 (i) consider the costs and benefits to 22 the Department of Defense and to the na- 23 tional security and technological leadership 24 of the United States, of imposing security 25 requirements on covered entities; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1102 1 (ii) to the extent feasible, design the 2 requirements implemented pursuant to 3 such paragraph to allow for trade space 4 analysis by the Department in a trans- 5 parent manner between competing require- 6 ments in order to minimize the costs and 7 maximize the benefits of such require- 8 ments. 9 (B) WEIGHING COSTS OF SLOWING DOWN 10 DEVELOPMENT.—In carrying out subparagraph 11 (A), the Secretary shall weigh the costs of slow- 12 ing the development and deployment of artifi- 13 cial intelligence and machine learning against 14 the benefits of mitigating national security risks 15 and potential security risks to the Department 16 of Defense from using commercial software for 17 imposing additional physical or cybersecurity 18 requirements for such systems. 19 (c) PRIVATE SECTOR COLLABORATION.—In carrying 20 out the requirements of subsection (a), the Secretary of 21 Defense shall seek to collaborate with industry and aca22 demia in the development of the framework under such 23 subsection using a process for consultation that uses a new 24 or existing mechanism for public-private partnerships. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1103 1 (d) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—The framework re- 2 quired by subsection (a)(1) shall include a detailed plan 3 for the implementation of the framework that— 4 5 (1) establishes timelines and milestones for achieving the objectives outlined in the framework; 6 7 (2) identifies resource requirements and funding mechanisms; and 8 (3) provides metrics for measuring progress and 9 effectiveness. 10 (e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 11 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 12 Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense com13 mittees an update on the status of implementation of the 14 requirements of this section. 15 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 16 (1) The term ‘‘artificial intelligence’’ has the 17 meaning given such term in 238(g) of the John S. 18 McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fis- 19 cal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 20 4061 note prec.). 21 (2) The term ‘‘covered artificial intelligence and 22 machine learning technology’’ means an artificial in- 23 telligence or machine learning system acquired by 24 the Department of Defense or an element of the De- 25 partment and all associated components involved in g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1104 1 the development and deployment lifecycle of such 2 system, including source code, numerical parameters 3 (including model weights) of the trained artificial in- 4 telligence or machine learning system, details of any 5 methods and algorithms used to develop such sys- 6 tem, data used in the development of such system, 7 and software used for evaluating the trustworthiness 8 of the artificial intelligence or machine learning sys- 9 tem during development or deployment. 10 (3) The term ‘‘covered entity’’ means an entity 11 that enters into a contract or other agreement with 12 the Department of Defense under which such entity 13 engages in the development, deployment, storage, or 14 hosting of one or more covered artificial intelligence 15 and machine learning technologies. 16 SEC. 1514. 17 18 COLLABORATIVE CYBERSECURITY EDU- CATIONAL PROGRAM. (a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 19 shall establish and carry out program under which the 20 Secretary shall seek to collaborate with academic institu21 tions to develop cybersecurity educational programs at 22 such institutions, including by establishing curriculum 23 standards, developing competencies in cybersecurity at 24 such institutions, promoting community outreach regard25 ing participation in such educational programs, inte- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1105 1 grating best practices across such educational programs, 2 and advancing solutions to challenges in addressing edu3 cational needs with respect to cyber. 4 (b) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying 5 out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary of 6 Defense shall— 7 (1) consult with the Director of the National 8 Security Agency, the Director of the Cybersecurity 9 and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Depart- 10 ment of Homeland Security, the Director of the Na- 11 tional Institute of Standards and Technology, the 12 Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and 13 the Director of the National Science Foundation, to 14 ensure that the cyber education programs and edu- 15 cational resource development efforts and programs 16 of the Federal Government do not compete or con- 17 flict with each other; 18 (2) consult with the heads of other appropriate 19 Federal agencies and representatives of appropriate 20 private sector entities, academic institutions, and 21 other organizations as determined necessary by the 22 Secretary; and 23 (3) manage instructional and participatory op- 24 portunities available through the efforts, programs, 25 initiatives, and investments accounted for in the re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1106 1 port required under section 1649 of the National 2 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 3 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1758). 4 (c) DESIGNATIONS.— 5 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program 6 under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 7 designate academic institutions that meet the stand- 8 ards established under such program in one or more 9 of cyber defense, cyber operations, and cyber re- 10 search. 11 (2) CRITERIA.—The Secretary of Defense shall 12 make the designations under paragraph (1) based on 13 the following: 14 (A) Academic requirements and best prac- 15 tices identified by the Secretary of Defense in 16 consultation with Departments and Agencies 17 enabling the development of educational pro- 18 grams reflecting the full range of cyber work 19 roles specified in the Defense Cyber Workforce 20 Framework, the National Initiative on Cyber 21 Education Workforce Framework for Cyber 22 published by the National Institute of Stand- 23 ards and Technology in NIST Special Publica- 24 tion 800–181, Revision 5, or any successor 25 framework. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1107 1 2 (B) Criteria and requirements for the academic institution emphasizing the following: 3 4 (i) Outreach to the surrounding community of the academic institution. 5 (ii) Leadership in contributing to the 6 development of a national cyber workforce, 7 including cultivating educational institution 8 faculty and research leaders. 9 (iii) Leadership in the development of 10 educational and performance expectations 11 for cyber professionals, including through 12 curriculum and degree offerings to prepare 13 future cyber professionals of all knowledge 14 and skill levels. 15 (iv) Demonstrated commitment to im- 16 plementing cyber best practices within the 17 academic institution across academic dis- 18 ciplines. 19 (v) Demonstrated commitment to 20 seeking solutions to challenges in address- 21 ing Federal, State, local, territorial, and 22 Tribal-level needs. 23 (vi) Regional accreditation from one 24 of the six regional accrediting agencies rec- 25 ognized by the Department of Education g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1108 1 providing external review to assure quality 2 and ongoing improvement. 3 (C) Increasing collaboration within the 4 cyber education community to support develop- 5 ment and sharing of educational materials and 6 curriculum. 7 (D) Increasing collaboration with private 8 sector entities and government employers at the 9 Federal, State, local, territorial, and Tribal lev- 10 els to further define workforce requirements 11 and assist in defining academic requirements to 12 prepare students for the field of cyber. 13 (d) METRICS AND REPORT.— 14 (1) 15 shall— METRICS.—The Secretary of Defense 16 (A) collaborate with the individuals de- 17 scribed in subsection (b)(1) to identify metrics 18 and annual data reporting requirements nec- 19 essary to assess the degree to which the pro- 20 gram established under subsection (a) is meet- 21 ing the objectives of such program; and 22 (B) ensure adequate data and best prac- 23 tices are made available to the individuals de- 24 scribed in subsection (b)(1) to measure the effi- 25 cacy of such program and the benefits provided g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1109 1 by such program to individuals participating in 2 such program and to the Department of De- 3 fense compared to costs of such program paid 4 by academic institutions participating in such 5 program and sponsors of such program. 6 (2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an- 8 nually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall sub- 9 mit to Congress a report on the benefits provided by 10 the program established under subsection (a) to in- 11 dividuals participating in such program and to the 12 Department compared to costs of such program paid 13 by academic institutions participating in such pro- 14 gram and sponsors of such program. 15 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 16 tion shall be construed to— 17 (1) supersede the statutory responsibilities or 18 authorities of any head of a departments or agencies 19 of the Federal Government; or 20 (2) authorize the appropriation of additional 21 amounts for the program established under sub- 22 section (a). 23 (f) ACADEMIC INSTITUTION DEFINED.—The term 24 ‘‘academic institution’’ means— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1110 1 (1) an institution of higher education (as de- 2 fined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 3 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) in the United States that 4 conducts research sponsored by the Department of 5 Defense; or 6 (2) a senior military college (as defined in sec- 7 tion 2111a(f) of title 10, United States Code). 8 SEC. 1515. INCORPORATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 9 CONSIDERATIONS 10 TRAINING. 11 INTO CYBERSECURITY Not later than one year after the date of the enact- 12 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through 13 the Chief Information Officer of the Department of De14 fense, shall revise the mandatory training on cybersecurity 15 for members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees 16 of the Department of Defense to include content related 17 to the unique cybersecurity challenges posed by the use 18 of artificial intelligence. 20 Subtitle C—Information Technology and Data Management 21 SEC. 1521. ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE AUTHORIZATION TO 19 22 23 OPERATE PROCESSES. Section 1522 of the National Defense Authorization 24 Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 10 U.S.C. 25 2223 note) is amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1111 1 (1) in subsection (b)(2)— 2 (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 3 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 4 (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 5 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 6 (C) by adding at the end the following new 7 subparagraph: 8 ‘‘(E) defines Department of Defense-wide, 9 mandatory timelines for activities performed by 10 authorizing officials with respect to an Author- 11 ization to Operate for cloud-hosted platforms, 12 services, and applications.’’; 13 (2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘subsection 14 (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 15 16 (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); 17 (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- 18 lowing new subsection: 19 ‘‘(c) EXPEDITED PROCESSING.— 20 ‘‘(1) PROCESSES REQUIRED.—Not later than 21 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 22 subsection, the Chief Information Officer of the De- 23 partment of Defense, in coordination with the Chief 24 Information Officers of the military departments, 25 shall provide to each element of the Department of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1112 1 Defense with Authorization to Operate responsibil- 2 ities guidance on, and direct each such element to 3 develop and implement, one or more processes to ex- 4 pedite the granting of Authorizations to Operate 5 and, where applicable, related appeals. 6 ‘‘(2) CRITERIA FOR EXPEDITED REVIEW.—The 7 processes implemented by an element of the Depart- 8 ment of Defense under paragraph (1) shall provide 9 for expedited review of a request for an Authoriza- 10 tion to Operate if— 11 12 ‘‘(A) such Authorization to Operate is for an information system of such element; and 13 ‘‘(B) the request for such Authorization to 14 Operate was appropriately submitted to the au- 15 thorizing official for such Authorization to Op- 16 erate and— 17 ‘‘(i) the final determination whether 18 to grant such Authorization to Operate as 19 has been pending before such authorizing 20 official for not fewer than 180 days with- 21 out resolution; 22 ‘‘(ii) if a mechanism for appealing a 23 determination by an authorizing official 24 with respect to such Authorization to Op- 25 erate exists, such an appeal has been pend- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1113 1 ing before such authorizing official for not 2 fewer than 90 days without response; or 3 ‘‘(iii) any other circumstances identi- 4 fied by the Chief Information Officer of 5 the Department of Defense in the policy 6 established under paragraph (1) that dem- 7 onstrate unreasonable delay or impediment 8 to the Authorization to Operate process. 9 ‘‘(3) ELEMENTS.—The process for expedited 10 appeals developed under paragraph (1) shall in- 11 clude— 12 ‘‘(A) clearly defined timelines for resolu- 13 tion of the expedited review of the appeal, not 14 to exceed 45 days from the date the expedited 15 review is requested; 16 ‘‘(B) requirements for a written justifica- 17 tion when such timelines cannot be met; and 18 ‘‘(C) tracking and reporting mechanisms to 19 monitor compliance with such timelines.’’; and 20 (5) by amending subsection (d), as so redesig- 21 nated, to read as follows: 22 ‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 23 ‘‘(1) IMPLEMENTATION STATUS.— 24 ‘‘(A) SECRETARY REPORT.—Not later than 25 120 days after the date of the enactment of this g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1114 1 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 2 the congressional defense committees a report 3 on the status of the implementation of sub- 4 sections (a) and (b). 5 ‘‘(B) CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER RE- 6 PORT.—Not later than July 1, 2026, the Chief 7 Information Officer of the Department of De- 8 fense shall submit to the congressional defense 9 committees a report on the status of the imple- 10 mentation of subsections (c). 11 ‘‘(2) BIANNUAL REPORT.— 12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than six 13 months after the date of the enactment of this 14 subsection, and every six months thereafter 15 under October 1, 2031, the Secretary of De- 16 fense, in coordination with the Chief Informa- 17 tion Officer of the Department of Defense and 18 the Chief Information Officers of the military 19 departments, shall submit to the congressional 20 defense committees a report on the activities 21 under this section in the six-month period end- 22 ing on the date of the submission of such re- 23 port. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1115 1 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each report required 2 under subparagraph (A) shall include, for the 3 period covered by such report— 4 5 ‘‘(i) the number of new Authorizations to Operate issued; 6 ‘‘(ii) the number of requests for an 7 Authorization to Operate that were sub- 8 mitted with complete and sufficient docu- 9 mentation to the appropriate authorizing 10 official; 11 12 ‘‘(iii) the number of requests for Authorizations to Operate that were denied; 13 ‘‘(iv) the number of requests for Au- 14 thorizations to Operate that were escalated 15 to the process implemented under sub- 16 section (c), disaggregated by escalations— 17 ‘‘(I) to the Chief Information Of- 18 ficer of the Department of Defense; 19 and 20 ‘‘(II) to the Chief Information 21 Officer of each military department; 22 ‘‘(v) the number of requests described 23 in 24 disaggregated by resolutions— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) clause (iv) that were resolved, G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1116 1 ‘‘(I) by the Chief Information Of- 2 ficer of the Department of Defense; 3 and 4 ‘‘(II) by the Chief Information 5 Officer of each military department; 6 ‘‘(vi) the average time required for a 7 capability to receive an Authorization to 8 Operate, disaggregated each element of the 9 Department responsible for evaluating the 10 request for the Authorization to Operate; 11 ‘‘(vii) the number of Authorizations to 12 Operate issued pursuant to the policy re- 13 quired by subsection (b); 14 ‘‘(viii) the number of requested recip- 15 rocal Authorizations to Operate denied due 16 to insufficiency of supporting evidence, 17 along with a narrative summary of the pri- 18 mary reasons for such denials; 19 ‘‘(ix) a narrative summary of any re- 20 curring deficiencies in the materials re- 21 quired for system authorization under the 22 Risk Management Framework; 23 ‘‘(x) recommendations to refine the 24 Risk Management Framework and the Au- 25 thority to Operate process, including op- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1117 1 portunities to define, implement, and vali- 2 date security controls at a higher organiza- 3 tional level so that subordinate systems 4 may rely on those controls without duplica- 5 tive implementation or assessment; and 6 ‘‘(xi) an evaluation of the training, 7 standards, and qualification requirements 8 for authorizing officials.’’. 9 SEC. 1522. ANNUAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 10 UNIFIED DATALINK STRATEGY. 11 Section 1527 of the National Defense Authorization 12 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 13 2223 note) is amended— 14 15 (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and 16 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- 17 lowing new subsection: 18 ‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days 19 after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 20 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, and not less fre21 quently than once each year thereafter through December 22 31, 2032, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 23 appropriate congressional committees an annual report on 24 the implementation of the strategy.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1118 1 Subtitle D—Artificial Intelligence 2 SEC. 1531. MODIFICATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COM- 3 4 PUTING ROADMAP. Section 1532(c) of the National Defense Authoriza- 5 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (10 U.S.C. 4001) is amend6 ed— 7 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, including 8 dedicated computing assets owned and maintained 9 by the Department of Defense and commercial cloud 10 services and other infrastructure-as-a-service serv- 11 ices’’ before the period at the end; 12 (2) in paragraph (2)— 13 14 15 16 (A) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph (C): 17 ‘‘(C) For each data center to be built or 18 expanded on a military installation, an esti- 19 mate, to the degree that the Secretary deter- 20 mines that providing such an estimate will not 21 delay the submittal of the triennial update re- 22 quired by paragraph (3), of the additional re- 23 source usage resulting from building or expand- 24 ing such data center, including— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1119 1 ‘‘(i) an estimate of the increased foot- 2 print for physical space needs; 3 ‘‘(ii) assessments of projected elec- 4 tricity and water usage requirements for 5 such data center; 6 ‘‘(iii) anticipated effects on the instal- 7 lation and the surrounding community re- 8 sulting from the increased power, water, 9 and other resource needs of such data cen- 10 ter, including measures to mitigate any po- 11 tential adverse effects on military installa- 12 tions; and 13 ‘‘(iv) strategies to prevent disruptions 14 to local public utility services and to ensure 15 resilience of the community in which the 16 military installation resides and in which 17 the data center is being built, including 18 consultation with local, State, and Federal 19 agencies to align infrastructure planning 20 with broader needs of such community.’’; 21 and 22 (3) by adding at the end the following: 23 ‘‘(3) TRIENNIAL UPDATES.—Not later than 24 March 1, 2027, and not later than March 1 of every 25 third year thereafter until March 1, 2033, the Sec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1120 1 retary shall update the roadmap required by para- 2 graph (1) and submit to the congressional defense 3 committees the updated roadmap.’’. 4 SEC. 1532. GUIDANCE AND PROHIBITION ON USE OF CER- 5 TAIN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 6 (a) GUIDANCE AND PROHIBITIONS.— 7 (1) EXCLUSION AND REMOVAL FROM DEPART- 8 MENT SYSTEMS AND DEVICES.—Except as provided 9 in subsection (b), not later than 30 days after the 10 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 11 Defense shall require the exclusion and removal of 12 covered artificial intelligence from the systems and 13 devices of the Department of Defense. 14 (2) CONSIDERATION OF GUIDANCE FOR DE- 15 PARTMENT SYSTEMS AND DEVICES.—Not later than 16 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 17 the Secretary of Defense shall consider issuing De- 18 partment of Defense-wide guidance to exclude and 19 remove from systems and devices of the Department 20 artificial intelligence developed by a covered artificial 21 intelligence company which the Secretary determines 22 poses a risk to national security. 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (3) PROHIBITION FOR CONTRACTORS.— (A) USE OF COVERED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.—Except (1035098|1) as provided in subsection G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1121 1 (b), not later than 30 days after the date of en- 2 actment of this Act, no contractor may, during 3 the period of performance of such contractor 4 under a contract with the Department of De- 5 fense, use covered artificial intelligence with re- 6 spect to the performance of a contract with the 7 Department. 8 (B) USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 9 DEVELOPED BY A COVERED ARTIFICIAL INTEL- 10 LIGENCE 11 subsection (b), if the Secretary of Defense 12 issues guidance described in paragraph (2) with 13 respect to an artificial intelligence described in 14 such paragraph, no contractor may, during the 15 period of performance of such contractor under 16 a contract with the Department of Defense, use 17 such artificial intelligence with respect to the 18 performance of a contract with the Department. 19 COMPANY.—Except as provided in (b) WAIVER.— 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 21 may waive a prohibition under subsection (a), on a 22 case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines that 23 the waiver is necessary— 24 (A) for the purpose of scientifically valid 25 research (as defined in section 102 of the Edu- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1122 1 cation Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 2 9501)); 3 (B) for the purpose of evaluation, training, 4 testing, or other analysis needed for national 5 security; 6 (C) for the purpose of conducting counter 7 terrorism, counterintelligence, or other oper- 8 ational military activities supporting national 9 security; or 10 (D) for the purpose of fulfilling mission 11 critical functions. 12 (2) MITIGATION OF RISKS.—If the Secretary of 13 Defense issues a waiver pursuant to paragraph (1), 14 the Secretary shall take such steps as the Secretary 15 considers necessary to mitigate any risks due to the 16 issuance of the waiver. 17 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 18 (1) The term ‘‘artificial intelligence’’ has the 19 meaning given such term in section 5002 of the Na- 20 tional Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 21 (15 U.S.C. 9401) and includes the systems and 22 techniques described in paragraphs (1) through (5) 23 of section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National 24 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 25 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 4061 note prec.). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1123 1 2 (2) The term ‘‘covered artificial intelligence’’ means— 3 (A) any artificial intelligence, or successor 4 artificial intelligence, developed by the Chinese 5 company DeepSeek; or 6 (B) any artificial intelligence, or successor 7 artificial intelligence, developed by High Flyer 8 or an entity owned by, funded by, or supported 9 by High Flyer or an entity with respect to 10 which High Flyer directly or indirectly owns at 11 least a 20 percent stake. 12 (3) The term ‘‘covered nation’’ has the meaning 13 given such term in section 4872 of title 10, United 14 States Code. 15 (4) The term ‘‘covered artificial intelligence 16 company’’ means an entity that produces or provides 17 artificial intelligence models or applications and— 18 (A) is included on— 19 (i) the Consolidated Screening List 20 maintained by the International Trade Ad- 21 ministration of the Department of Com- 22 merce; or 23 (ii) the civil-military fusion list main- 24 tained under section 1260H of the William 25 M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1124 1 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 2 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 3 note); 4 (B) is domiciled in a covered nation; or 5 (C) is subject to unmitigated foreign own- 6 ership, control, or influence by a covered nation, 7 as determined by the Secretary of Defense in 8 accordance with the National Industrial Secu- 9 rity Program or any successor to such program. 10 SEC. 1533. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL ASSESSMENT 11 12 13 AND OVERSIGHT. (a) CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL ASSESSMENT AND OVERSIGHT.— 14 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of De- 15 fense shall, in accordance with section 911 of the 16 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 17 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 111 note), 18 establish a cross-functional team for artificial intel- 19 ligence model assessment and oversight (in this sec- 20 tion referred to as the ‘‘Cross-Functional Team’’). 21 (2) PURPOSE.—The Cross-Functional Team 22 shall develop a standardized assessment framework 23 and governance structure to facilitate the evaluation 24 of, collaboration on, and enablement of the rapid de- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1125 1 velopment or procurement of artificial intelligence 2 models employed by the Department of Defense. 3 (3) COMPOSITION.— 4 (A) LEADERSHIP.—The Chief Digital and 5 Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department 6 of Defense shall be the head of the Cross-Func- 7 tional Team. 8 (B) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary of De- 9 fense shall ensure that the Cross-Functional 10 Team includes representatives from— 11 12 (i) the Office of the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense; 13 (ii) the chief artificial intelligence offi- 14 cers of the military departments, or in the 15 absence of such position, the individual re- 16 sponsible for leading artificial intelligence 17 efforts within each military department; 18 19 (iii) the chief information officers of the military departments; 20 (iv) the chief artificial intelligence of- 21 ficers of the combatant commands and the 22 Joint Staff, or in the absence of such posi- 23 tion, the individuals responsible for leading 24 artificial intelligence efforts within each 25 such command and the Joint Staff; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1126 1 (v) the chief information officers of 2 the combatant commands and the Joint 3 Staff, or in the absence of such position, 4 the individuals responsible for leading in- 5 formation technology efforts within each 6 such command and the Joint Staff; 7 (vi) the Under Secretary of Defense 8 for Research and Engineering; 9 (vii) the service acquisition executive 10 of each of the military departments; and 11 (viii) such other components as the 12 Secretary determines appropriate. 13 14 (4) DUTIES.—The Cross-Functional Team shall do the following: 15 (A) Develop a standardized assessment 16 framework for artificial intelligence models cur- 17 rently used by the Department of Defense. 18 (B) Establish Department of Defense-wide 19 guidelines for evaluating future artificial intel- 20 ligence models being considered for use by the 21 Department. 22 (C) Develop governance structures for the 23 development, assessment, testing, and deploy- 24 ment of artificial intelligence models. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1127 1 (D) Identify appropriate assessment levels 2 for the performance of artificial intelligence 3 models based on ultimate use case-based risk. 4 (E) Establish mechanisms for collaboration 5 between components of the Department of De- 6 fense regarding the development, testing, as- 7 sessment, and deployment of artificial intel- 8 ligence models. 9 (F) Develop processes for the submission, 10 review, and approval of use cases for artificial 11 intelligence models against military and non- 12 military activities of the Department of De- 13 fense. 14 (5) FRAMEWORK CONTENT.—The standardized 15 assessment framework required by paragraph (2) 16 shall include— 17 18 19 20 21 22 (A) standards for the performance of artificial intelligence models; (B) requirements for documentation of the development artificial intelligence models; (C) procedures for testing artificial intelligence models; 23 (D) compliance with ethical principles re- 24 garding the use of artificial intelligence models; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1128 1 (E) methodologies for assessing artificial 2 intelligence models and time periods for vali- 3 dating artificial intelligence models; 4 (F) security requirements and compliance 5 requirements, including the Federal Risk and 6 Authorization 7 lished under section 3608 of title 44, United 8 States Code; Management Program estab- 9 (G) procedures for the Department of De- 10 fense to use assessments of artificial intelligence 11 models conducted by Executive agencies other 12 than the Department to fulfill requirements 13 under the framework; and 14 (H) such other elements as the Cross- 15 Functional Team determines appropriate. 16 (b) FUNCTIONAL LEADS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTEL- 17 LIGENCE APPLICATION.— 18 (1) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of Defense 19 shall designate such organizations of the Depart- 20 ment of Defense as the Secretary considers appro- 21 priate to serve as functional leads for artificial intel- 22 ligence applications used by the Department. 23 (2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In designating 24 functional leads under paragraph (1), the Secretary 25 of Defense shall consider— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1129 1 (A) subject matter expertise; 2 (B) equities in the functional area; and 3 (C) capability to establish assessment 4 standards. 5 (3) CDAO RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Chief Dig- 6 ital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Depart- 7 ment of Defense shall— 8 (A) serve as the functional lead for busi- 9 ness systems of the Department of Defense 10 using artificial intelligence models; and 11 (B) provide Department-wide guidance on 12 commercial artificial intelligence models. 13 (c) ASSESSMENTS OF MAJOR ARTIFICIAL INTEL- 14 LIGENCE SYSTEMS.—The Secretary of Defense shall as- 15 sess all major artificial intelligence systems using the 16 standard assessment framework developed under sub17 section (a)(2). 18 (d) ADMINISTRATION.— 19 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure the following: 21 (A) The Cross-Functional Team is estab- 22 lished in accordance with subsection (a) on or 23 before June 1, 2026. 24 (B) The functional leads for artificial intel- 25 ligence application are designated in accordance g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1130 1 with subsection (b) on or before January 1, 2 2027. 3 (C) The Cross-Function Team completes 4 development of the standardized assessment 5 framework and governance structure required 6 by subsection (a)(2) on or before June 1, 2027. 7 (D) The assessment of major artificial in- 8 telligence systems required by subsection (c) is 9 completed on or before January 1, 2028. 10 (2) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 11 30 days after the completion of an activity described 12 in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1), 13 the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congres- 14 sional defense committees a briefing on the status of 15 the Secretary in carrying out this section. 16 (e) SUNSET AND TRANSITION.— 17 18 (1) SUNSET.—The Cross-Functional Team shall terminate on December 31, 2030. 19 (2) TRANSITION.—Not later than June 30, 20 2030, the Secretary of Defense shall designate an 21 element of the Department of Defense to succeed 22 the Cross-Functional Team and develop a plan to 23 transfer the duties of the Cross-Functional Team 24 described in subsection (a)(4) to such successor ele- 25 ment. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1131 1 (3) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF SUCCESSOR OR- 2 GANIZATION.—Not 3 date on which the Cross-Functional Team is termi- 4 nated, and not less frequently than once each year 5 thereafter until the date that is three years after the 6 date on which the Cross-Functional Team is termi- 7 nated, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 8 congressional defense committees a report on the ac- 9 tivities of the element of the Department of Defense 10 to which the duties of the Cross-Functional Team 11 were transferred. 12 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: later than one year after the 13 (1) The term ‘‘artificial intelligence’’ has the 14 meaning given in section 238(g) of the John S. 15 McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fis- 16 cal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. note 17 prec. 4061). 18 (2) The term ‘‘functional area’’ refers to a spe- 19 cialized functional, operational, or subject-matter 20 area within the Department of Defense. 21 (3)(A) The term ‘‘major artificial intelligence 22 system’’ means an artificial intelligence system of 23 the Department of Defense that— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1132 1 (i) is integrated with, or materially af- 2 fects the operation of, an information sys- 3 tem that— 4 (I) is categorized as high-impact 5 under section 3554 of title 44, United 6 States Code; or 7 (II) if compromised, would have 8 a serious adverse effect on organiza- 9 tional operations, organizational as- 10 sets, or individuals; 11 (ii) is used by not fewer than 500 12 users of the Department annually; and 13 (iii) is employed in support of— 14 (I) military operations, training, 15 or planning activities; or 16 (II) functions of the Department, 17 including business operations, human 18 resources management, administrative 19 functions, or strategic planning activi- 20 ties. 21 (B) The term ‘‘major artificial intelligence 22 system’’ does not include an artificial intel- 23 ligence system used solely for research, develop- 24 ment, testing, or evaluation that has not been 25 deployed for operational use. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1133 1 (4) The terms ‘‘military department’’ and 2 ‘‘service acquisition executive’’ have the meanings 3 given such terms, respectively, in section 101(a) of 4 title 10, United States Code. 5 SEC. 1534. DIGITAL SANDBOX ENVIRONMENTS FOR ARTIFI- 6 7 CIAL INTELLIGENCE. (a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH.—Not later than 8 April 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall, acting 9 through the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Offi10 cer of the Department of Defense, establish a task force 11 on artificial intelligence sandbox environments (in this sec12 tion referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’). 13 (b) PURPOSE.—The Task Force shall identify, co- 14 ordinate, and advance Department of Defense-wide efforts 15 to develop and deploy artificial intelligence sandbox envi16 ronments necessary to support artificial intelligence ex17 perimentation, training, familiarization, and development 18 across the Department of Defense. Such artificial intel19 ligence sandbox environments shall— 20 (1) be designed for use by personnel with vary- 21 ing levels of technical proficiency, from personnel 22 with little technical proficiency to personnel with ex- 23 pert technical proficiency; 24 25 (2) enable the building, training, evaluation, and deployment of artificial intelligence models; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1134 1 2 (3) facilitate familiarity with and utilization of existing artificial intelligence capabilities; and 3 (4) accelerate the responsible adoption of artifi- 4 cial intelligence across the Department. 5 (c) CHAIR.—The Task Force shall be chaired by the 6 Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the De7 partment of Defense. 8 (d) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall be com- 9 posed of— 10 11 (1) the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense; 12 (2) the chief artificial intelligence officers of the 13 military departments, or in the absence of such posi- 14 tion, the individual responsible for leading artificial 15 intelligence efforts within each military department; 16 (3) the chief information officers of the military 17 departments; 18 (4) the chief artificial intelligence officers of the 19 combatant commands and joint staff, or in the ab- 20 sence of such position, the individual responsible for 21 leading artificial intelligence efforts within each com- 22 batant command; 23 (5) the chief information officers of the combat- 24 ant commands, and joint staff, or in the absence of 25 such position, the individual responsible for leading g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1135 1 information technology efforts within each combat- 2 ant command; 3 (6) the Directors for Command, Control, Com- 4 munications, and Computers/Cyber of the combatant 5 commands, or their designees; 6 (7) the Director for Command, Control, Com- 7 munications, and Computers/Cyber of the Joint 8 Staff, or their designee; and 9 (8) such other officials of the Department of 10 Defense as the chair of the Task Force consider ap- 11 propriate. 12 (e) FUNCTIONS.—The Task Force shall— 13 (1) identify and consolidate common require- 14 ments with respect to artificial intelligence sandbox 15 environments across the Department of Defense, in- 16 cluding requirements relating to interfaces for users 17 with varying technical proficiency, computational re- 18 sources and infrastructure, pre-trained models and 19 datasets, and educational and training materials; 20 (2) identify, inventory, and ensure the avail- 21 ability of existing solutions and technical documenta- 22 tion and repositories for applicable artificial intel- 23 ligence sandbox environments, including machine- 24 readable documents, reference architectures, and 25 user guides; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1136 1 (3) develop and make available to users of arti- 2 ficial intelligence sandbox environments in the De- 3 partment an analysis matching common require- 4 ments identified under paragraph (1) with existing 5 solutions identified under paragraph (2); 6 (4) use existing mechanisms of the Department 7 to achieve efficiencies in costs and productivity 8 through enterprise licenses and contracts; 9 (5) identify and, where possible, streamline au- 10 thority to operate approvals for each element of 11 common artificial intelligence sandbox environment 12 architectures; and 13 (6) make available to the users described in 14 paragraph (3) guidance on the appropriate use of 15 artificial intelligence sandbox environments of the 16 Department for users at all levels of technical pro- 17 ficiency. 18 (f) BRIEFING.—Not later than August 1, 2026, the 19 chair of the Task Force shall provide to the congressional 20 defense committees a briefing on the goals and objectives 21 of the Task Force. 22 (g) TERMINATION.—The Task Force shall terminate 23 on January 1, 2030. 24 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1137 1 (1) The term ‘‘artificial intelligence’’ has the 2 meaning given such term in section 238(g) of the 3 John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act 4 for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 5 U.S.C. note prec. 4061). 6 (2) The term ‘‘artificial intelligence sandbox en- 7 vironment’’ means a secure, isolated computing envi- 8 ronment that enables users with varying levels of 9 technical proficiency to access artificial intelligence 10 tools, models, and capabilities for the purposes of ex- 11 perimentation, training, testing, and development 12 without affecting operational systems or requiring 13 specialized technical knowledge to operate. 14 (3) The term ‘‘authority to operate’’ means the 15 official management decision given by a senior orga- 16 nizational official to authorize operation of an infor- 17 mation system and to explicitly accept the risk to or- 18 ganizational operations and assets, individuals, other 19 organizations, and the United States based on the 20 implementation of an agreed-upon set of security 21 controls, as defined in Committee on National Secu- 22 rity Systems Instruction 4009, or successor docu- 23 ment. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1138 1 (4) The term ‘‘military department’’ has the 2 meaning given such term in section 101(a) of title 3 10, United States Code. 4 SEC. 1535. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FUTURES STEERING 5 6 COMMITTEE. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 8 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a 9 steering committee on advanced artificial intelligence 10 capabilities. 11 (2) DESIGNATION.—The steering committee es- 12 tablished pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be known 13 as the ‘‘Artificial Intelligence Futures Steering Com- 14 mittee’’ (in this section the ‘‘Steering Committee’’). 15 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Steering Committee shall be 16 composed of the following: 17 (1) The Deputy Secretary of Defense. 18 (2) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 19 Staff. 20 (3) The Vice Chief of Staff of the Army. 21 (4) The Vice Chief of Staff of Naval Oper- 22 ations. 23 24 (5) The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (6) The Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1139 1 (7) The Vice Chief of Space Operations. 2 (8) The Vice Chief of the National Guard Bu- 3 reau. 4 5 (9) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. 6 7 (10) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. 8 9 (11) The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. 10 11 (12) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer. 12 13 (13) Such representatives from the military departments as the Secretary considers appropriate. 14 15 (14) The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense. 16 (15) Representatives of such innovation centers 17 within the defense innovation ecosystem as the Sec- 18 retary of Defense determines appropriate. 19 (16) Representatives of such other organiza- 20 tions and elements of the Department of Defense as 21 the Secretary determines appropriate. 22 (c) CO-CHAIRPERSONS.—The Deputy Secretary of 23 Defense and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 24 Staff shall serve as the co-chairs of the Steering Com25 mittee. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1140 1 (d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Steering Committee 2 shall be responsible for— 3 (1) formulating a proactive policy for the eval- 4 uation, adoption, governance, and risk mitigation of 5 advanced artificial intelligence systems by the De- 6 partment of Defense that are more advanced than 7 any existing advanced artificial intelligence systems, 8 including advanced artificial intelligence systems 9 that approach or achieve artificial general intel- 10 ligence; 11 (2) analyzing the forecasted trajectory of ad- 12 vanced and emerging artificial intelligence models 13 and enabling technologies across multiple time hori- 14 zons that could enable artificial general intelligence, 15 including— 16 (A) current and emerging artificial intel- 17 ligence models, including frontier and world 18 models; 19 (B) agentic algorithms; 20 (C) neuromorphic computing; 21 (D) cognitive science applications for the 22 development of artificial intelligence algorithms 23 or models; 24 (E) infrastructure needs for infrastructure 25 required to support the deployment of new or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1141 1 emerging artificial intelligence systems at a 2 scale projected necessary for future capacity; 3 (F) new or emerging microelectronics de- 4 signs or architectures; and 5 (G) such other technologies as the Steering 6 Committee determines appropriate; 7 (3) assess the possible technological, oper- 8 ational, and doctrinal trajectories of adversaries of 9 the United States with respect to the uses of artifi- 10 cial intelligence capabilities by such adversaries 11 across various time horizons, including any pursuit 12 or development by such adversaries of artificial gen- 13 eral intelligence; 14 (4) analyzing the potential operational effects of 15 integrating advanced or general purpose artificial in- 16 telligence into networks and systems of the Depart- 17 ment of Defense from a technical, doctrinal, train- 18 ing, and resourcing perspective to better understand 19 and assess how use of such networks and systems by 20 the Department of Defense may affect future com- 21 manders of operational commands; 22 (5) developing a strategy for the risk-informed 23 adoption, governance, and oversight of advanced or 24 general purpose artificial intelligence by the Depart- 25 ment, including— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1142 1 (A) articulation of ethical, policy, and tech- 2 nical guardrails to maintain, to the extent prac- 3 tical, appropriate human decision making in 4 and prevent the misuse of such advanced or 5 general purpose artificial intelligence; 6 (B) an assessment of potential effects on 7 commanders of operational commands, includ- 8 ing effects related to maintaining oversight of 9 mission command when using artificial intel- 10 ligence and the capability for humans to over- 11 ride artificial intelligence through technical, pol- 12 icy, or other operational controls; 13 (C) broad resource requirements for artifi- 14 cial intelligence, including funding, personnel, 15 and infrastructure; and 16 (D) measurable goals to support Depart- 17 ment-level decision making on resourcing, pro- 18 gramming and budgeting; and 19 (6) analyzing the threat landscape associated 20 with the use of advanced artificial intelligence, in- 21 cluding artificial general intelligence, by adversaries 22 of the United States and developing options and 23 counter-artificial intelligence strategies to defend 24 against such use. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1143 1 (e) MEETING FREQUENCY.—The Steering Com- 2 mittee shall meet not less frequently than once every three 3 months. 4 (f) REPORT.— 5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 31, 6 2027, the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall submit 7 to the congressional defense committees a report on 8 the findings of the Steering Committee with respect 9 to the matters described in subsection (d). 10 (2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report submitted 11 pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in un- 12 classified form, but may include a classified annex. 13 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Deputy Sec- 14 retary of Defense shall make available to the public 15 the unclassified portion of the report submitted pur- 16 suant to paragraph (1). 17 (g) SUNSET.—The requirements and authorities of 18 this section shall terminate on December 31, 2027. 19 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 20 (1) The term ‘‘artificial intelligence’’ has the 21 meaning given such term in 238(g) of the John S. 22 McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fis- 23 cal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. note 24 prec. 4061). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1144 1 (2) The term ‘‘innovation ecosystem’’ means a 2 regionally based network of private sector, academic, 3 and government institutions in a network of formal 4 and informal institutional relationships that con- 5 tribute to technological and economic development in 6 a defined technology sector or sectors. 7 8 Subtitle E—Reports and Other Matters 9 SEC. 1541. MODIFICATION TO CERTIFICATION REQUIRE- 10 MENT REGARDING CONTRACTING FOR MILI- 11 TARY RECRUITING. 12 Section 1555 of the National Defense Authorization 13 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 14 503 note) is amended— 15 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘does not’’ 16 and all that follows through the end and inserting 17 the following: ‘‘does not— 18 19 ‘‘(1) rate or rank news or information sources for the factual accuracy of their content; 20 ‘‘(2) provide ratings or opinions on news or in 21 formation sources regarding misinformation, bias, 22 adherence to journalistic standards, or ethics; or 23 ‘‘(3) acquire or use any service that provides 24 any ratings, rankings, or opinions described in para- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1145 1 graph (1) or (2) from any other person for military 2 recruiting contracts.’’; 3 4 (2) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b); and 5 (3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by 6 striking ‘‘the date’’ and all that follows through the 7 period at the end and inserting ‘‘December 31, 8 2030.’’. 9 SEC. 1542. AMENDMENT TO ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS AND RE- 10 PORTS ON ASSIGNMENT OF CERTAIN BUDG- 11 ET 12 MANDER OF THE UNITED STATES CYBER 13 COMMAND. 14 CONTROL RESPONSIBILITY TO COM- Section 1558 of the James M. Inhofe National De- 15 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 16 117–263; 136 Stat. 2925) is amended— 17 18 19 20 21 (1) in subsection (a)(2)— (A) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I); and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following new subparagraph (H): 22 ‘‘(H) A review of investments in artificial 23 intelligence capabilities, including an assess- 24 ment of the alignment of such investments with 25 the milestones of the roadmap required by sec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1146 1 tion 1554(a) and the current and planned uses 2 of such capabilities by the Department of De- 3 fense.’’; and 4 (2) in subsection (b)— 5 (A) by striking ‘‘2028’’ and inserting 6 ‘‘2030’’; and 7 (B) by inserting ‘‘and briefing’’ after ‘‘a 8 9 report’’. SEC. 1543. STUDY ON REDUCING INCENTIVES FOR CYBER 10 ATTACKS 11 STRUCTURE OF THE UNITED STATES. 12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting ON DEFENSE CRITICAL INFRA- 13 through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and 14 the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and in consulta15 tion with appropriate Federal entities, shall conduct a 16 study on the use of military capabilities to increase the 17 costs of, and consequently reduce the incentives of adver18 saries for, targeting defense critical infrastructure in 19 cyberspace. 20 (b) STUDY REQUIREMENTS.—The study required by 21 subsection (a) shall include the following: 22 (1) An assessment of the cyber capabilities and 23 intent of adversaries regarding attacks against de- 24 fense critical infrastructure. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1147 1 (2) An identification of the cyber capabilities of 2 adversaries upon which the use of military capabili- 3 ties considered by such study would seek to impose 4 costs. 5 (3) A classification and prioritization of objec- 6 tives that are relevant to the military to impose 7 costs. 8 (4) An assessment of the capabilities of and in- 9 vestments by the Department of Defense that would 10 be required to create desired effects against the ob- 11 jectives described in paragraph (3). 12 (5) An evaluation of the roles and relative effec- 13 tiveness of military capabilities, including offensive 14 cyber operations, both independent and integrated 15 with other military capabilities and non-cyber meas- 16 ures, in credibly and in a scalable manner reducing 17 the incentives of, by increasing the costs to, adver- 18 saries to target defense critical infrastructure in 19 cyberspace. 20 (6) An evaluation of methodologies specific to 21 cyber for selectively revealing or concealing cyber 22 and non-cyber military capabilities while preserving 23 operational security. 24 (7) The feasibility, advisability, and potential 25 uses of the integrating capabilities of Federal agen- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1148 1 cies other than the Department of Defense, allies 2 and partners of the United States, industry, and 3 academia with the capabilities of the Department in 4 efforts to increase the costs to adversaries to, and 5 consequently reduce the incentives of adversaries, to 6 target defense critical infrastructure in cyberspace. 7 (8) An assessment of the policies and authori- 8 ties in effect with respect to threatening the assets, 9 forces, or capabilities of adversaries and enabling 10 scalable and tailored response options to cyber at- 11 tacks or preposturing for future attacks on defense 12 critical infrastructure. 13 (c) BRIEFING AND REPORT.—Not later than Decem- 14 ber 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall— 15 (1) provide to the congressional defense com- 16 mittees a briefing on the findings of the study re- 17 quired by subsection (a); and 18 (2) submit to the congressional defense commit- 19 tees a report on the findings of such study. 20 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 21 (1) The term ‘‘defense critical infrastructure’’ 22 has the meaning given the term ‘‘critical infrastruc- 23 ture of the Department of Defense’’ in section 24 1650(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1149 1 for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 2 U.S.C. 2224 note). 3 (2) The term ‘‘impose costs’’ means actions 4 taken against an adversary of the United States that 5 result in economic, diplomatic, informational, or 6 military consequences that are sufficiently signifi- 7 cant to change the behavior or assessment of such 8 adversary regarding cyberspace operations against 9 the United States. 10 SEC. 1544. INTEGRATION OF RESERVE COMPONENT INTO 11 CYBER MISSION FORCE. 12 (a) STUDY ON FORCE PRESENTATION, FORCE GEN- 13 ERATION, AND FORCE EMPLOYMENT OF THE RESERVE 14 COMPONENT INTO THE CYBER MISSION FORCE.— 15 (1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than October 16 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a 17 study on the appropriate framework for structuring 18 and organizing, including training and preparing, 19 the reserve component personnel and units to be em- 20 ployed within the Cyber Mission Force for cyber- 21 space operations. 22 23 (2) ELEMENTS.—The study required under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 24 (A) An analysis of the types of cyberspace 25 operations and missions of the Cyber Mission g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1150 1 Force that will maximize the use of the exper- 2 tise, unique authorities, local industry expertise, 3 and academic partnerships of reserve compo- 4 nents, including methods to identify skills and 5 competencies relevant to carrying out such op- 6 erations and types of missions that are devel- 7 oped through civilian career experience and that 8 are not part of primary military occupational 9 specialties. 10 (B) An evaluation of optimal structures 11 and organizations for integrating reserve com- 12 ponent personnel and units into operational em- 13 ployment of cyber capabilities within the Cyber 14 Mission Force, including consideration of oper- 15 ational models under which reserve component 16 personnel are activated on an individual basis to 17 perform cyber operations rather than activation 18 on a unit basis. 19 (C) An identification of the billets, re- 20 sources, and support infrastructure needed to 21 satisfy the structures and organizations evalu- 22 ated under subparagraph (B). 23 (D) An explanation of the skills and train- 24 ing required to employ reserve component per- 25 sonnel in the organizations or structures evalu- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1151 1 ated under subparagraph (B), how the Secre- 2 taries of the military departments and Com- 3 mander of the United States Cyber Command 4 will conduct such training, including methods to 5 leverage unique skills possessed by reserve com- 6 ponent personnel through civilian career experi- 7 ence, and how the Commander will evaluate and 8 assure parity in force capabilities between re- 9 serve component and active component cyber 10 forces. 11 (E) An evaluation of the existing barriers 12 to integrating reserve components into the 13 Cyber Mission Force in support of cyberspace 14 operations and an assessment of options to 15 mitigate such barriers, including recommended 16 policies or legislation with respect to para- 17 graphs (A) through (D). 18 (F) Such other matters as the Secretary of 19 20 Defense considers appropriate. (b) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 21 on which the Secretary of Defense completes the study re22 quired by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 23 provide to the congressional defense committees a report 24 on the findings of such study, including elements under 25 paragraph (2) of such subsection and any recommenda- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1152 1 tions on the organization or structure of reserve compo2 nent personnel and units resulting from such study. 3 SEC. 1545. ANNUAL REPORT ON MISSION ASSURANCE CO- 4 ORDINATION BOARD ACTIVITIES. 5 (a) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 6 December 1, 2026, and annually thereafter until Decem7 ber 1, 2031, the co-chairs of the Mission Assurance Co8 ordination Board shall jointly provide to the congressional 9 defense committees a report on the activities of the Board 10 during the one-year period preceding the submission of the 11 report. 12 (b) REPORT ELEMENTS.—Each annual report re- 13 quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 14 (1) An identification of each covered assessment 15 conducted during the period covered the report, in- 16 cluding the entity conducting the assessment and 17 key findings of the assessment. 18 (2) A detailed explanation of each covered as- 19 sessments described in paragraph (1) resulting in 20 the identification of risks categorized as high or sig- 21 nificant, including recommendations for measures to 22 mitigate such risks and an explanation of the re- 23 sources required to implement such measures. 24 (3) An identification of any cybersecurity risks 25 affecting multiple systems or organizations of the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1153 1 Department of Defense identified by a covered as- 2 sessment described in paragraph (1). 3 (4) An assessment of the cybersecurity posture 4 of the operational technology, industrial control sys- 5 tems, and base infrastructure of the Department of 6 Defense, including an identification of vulnerabilities 7 in legacy systems of the Department and the integ- 8 rity of the segmentation of the network of the De- 9 partment, and any associated recommended activi- 10 ties to remediate cybersecurity risks identified by 11 such assessment. 12 (5) A description of the status of the cyber re- 13 silience and recovery capabilities of the Department 14 of Defense for physical infrastructure systems and 15 the dependencies of such systems, including an as- 16 sessment of the power generation and distribution 17 systems, water treatment facilities, HVAC controls, 18 and physical security systems of the Department, 19 and any associated recommended activities to reme- 20 diate cybersecurity and physical security risk identi- 21 fied by a covered assessment described in paragraph 22 (1). 23 (6) Independent input from the commanders of 24 military installation on the potential effects on readi- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1154 1 ness of any vulnerabilities identified pursuant para- 2 graphs (1), (2). or (3). 3 (7) Recommendations for incorporating rec- 4 ommendations identified in paragraph (5) for efforts 5 to mitigate any identified cybersecurity risks identi- 6 fied under paragraph (3) into ongoing exercises of 7 the Department of Defense to support remediation 8 of any such cybersecurity risks. 9 (8) A method of tracking the progress of the 10 Department of Defense in closing any risks identi- 11 fied in an assessment identified under paragraph (1) 12 that are categorized as high or significant across the 13 period of the most recent future-years defense pro- 14 gram submitted to Congress under section 221 of 15 title 10, United States Code, including the use of 16 visualization tools or dashboard. 17 (9) Any recommendations for changes to crit- 18 ical nodes or assets identified pursuant to an assess- 19 ment identified under paragraph (1), or changes to 20 the risk level or priority of such nodes or assets. 21 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 22 (1) the term ‘‘covered assessment’’ means an 23 assessment required by, and reviewed by the Board 24 pursuant to, Department of Defense Instruction 25 3020.45 (or any successor instruction); and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1155 1 (2) the terms ‘‘Board’’ and ‘‘Mission Assurance 2 Coordination Board’’ mean the Mission Assurance 3 Coordination Board established pursuant to Depart- 4 ment of Defense Instruction 3020.45 (or any suc- 5 cessor instruction), or any successor organization. 6 SEC. 1546. LIMITATION ON THE DIVESTMENT, CONSOLIDA- 7 TION, AND CURTAILMENT OF CERTAIN ELEC- 8 TRONIC WARFARE TEST AND EVALUATION 9 ACTIVITIES. 10 (a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of the Army shall 11 not take any action to divest, consolidate, or curtail any 12 electronic warfare test and evaluation activities that were 13 part of an Army element of the Major Range and Test 14 Facility Base on or before the date of the enactment of 15 this Act until the Secretary submits to the congressional 16 defense committees the report described in subsection (b). 17 (b) REPORT.—The report described in this subsection 18 is a report on a decision of the Secretary to divest, consoli19 date, or curtail an electronic warfare test or evaluation 20 activity described in subsection (a) that contains the fol21 lowing: 22 (1) A description of the analytic basis used by 23 the Secretary for making the decision, including 24 matters relating to any cost, workload, and work- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1156 1 force requirements, as well as any analysis relating 2 to operational impact on users of the activities. 3 (2) The findings from an independent review by 4 the Director of the Office of Cost Assessment and 5 Program Evaluation of all analyses described in 6 paragraph (1). 7 (3) A certification by the Director of the Test 8 Resource Management Center that the analyses de- 9 scribed in paragraph (1) and the decision of the Sec- 10 retary meet the requirement of the Department of 11 Defense, as required by section 4173(c)(1)(B) of 12 title 10, United States Code. TITLE XVI—SPACE ACTIVITIES, 14 STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND 15 INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 13 TITLE XVI—SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS Subtitle A—Space Activities Sec. 1601. Acquisition career path in the Space Force. Sec. 1602. Noise mitigation regarding space launches. Sec. 1603. Acquisition and operation of space systems for space warfighting and control. Sec. 1604. Use of middle tier acquisition program for proliferated warfighter space architecture of Space Development Agency. Sec. 1605. Rocket cargo test and demonstration. Sec. 1606. Continuation of operation of Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. Sec. 1607. Study on establishing a tactical surveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking program of record. Sec. 1608. Spaceport of the Future initiative and study on future space launch capacity. Sec. 1609. Auxiliary payload for Next Generation Polar Overhead Persistent Infrared satellites. Sec. 1610. Blast damage assessment guide for space vehicles at Air Force launch complexes. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1157 Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities Sec. 1621. Vendor support to clandestine activities. Sec. 1622. Sensitive activities of the Department of Defense. Sec. 1623. Codification of Department of Defense insider threat program. Sec. 1624. Provision by Air Force of meteorological services for intelligence community. Sec. 1625. Annual report on requests of combatant commands for remote sensing data. Sec. 1626. Review and evaluation of extension of inactive security clearances. Subtitle C—Nuclear Forces Sec. 1631. Adjustment to responsibilities of Nuclear Weapons Council. Sec. 1632. Prohibition on reduction of intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States. Sec. 1633. Matters relating to the nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile. Sec. 1634. Adjustment to bomber aircraft nuclear certification requirement. Sec. 1635. Organizational realignment with respect to Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical and Biological Defense Policy and Programs; limitation on availability of certain funds. Sec. 1636. Matters relating to intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States. Sec. 1637. Deep cleaning of launch control centers of the Air Force Global Strike Command. Sec. 1638. Limitation on availability of funds pending notification of tasking authority delegation. Sec. 1639. Limitation on availability of funds pending commencement of annual briefings on implementation of recommendations by the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States. Sec. 1640. Limitation on availability of funds for compensation caps. Sec. 1641. Strategy to sustain Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile and maximize end-of-life margin. Sec. 1642. Matters relating to Air Force Global Strike Command. Subtitle D—Missile Defense Programs Sec. 1651. Modification to national missile defense policy to reflect Golden Dome for America policy. Sec. 1652. Golden Dome missile defense system. Sec. 1653. Amendments to technical authority of Director of Missile Defense Agency regarding integrated air and missile defense activities and programs. Sec. 1654. Prohibition on privatized or subscription-based missile defense intercept capabilities. Sec. 1655. Matters related to integrated air and missile defense capabilities to defend Guam. Sec. 1656. Design and construction of missile instrumentation range safety vessels. Sec. 1657. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative missile defense program co-development and co-production. Sec. 1658. Limitation on authority to reduce sustainment for or halt operation of the AN/FPS–108 COBRA DANE radar. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1158 Sec. 1659. Limitation on availability of funds pending independent analysis of space-based missile defense capability. Sec. 1660. Assessment of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site. Sec. 1661. Biennial assessments of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site. Subtitle E—Matters Relating to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Sec. 1671. Briefings on intercepts of unidentified anomalous phenomena by North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command. Sec. 1672. Elimination of duplicative reporting requirements relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena. Sec. 1673. Accounting of security classification guides relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena. Subtitle F—Matters Relating to Electromagnetic Warfare Sec. 1681. Modification of functions of Electromagnetic Spectrum Enterprise Operational Lead for Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations to include dynamic spectrum sharing technologies. Sec. 1682. Integration of electronic warfare into Tier 1 and Tier 2 joint training exercises. Sec. 1683. Annual review of the Joint Electromagnetic Battle Management Software Program. Sec. 1684. Support by the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing to EA–37B Compass Call aircraft. Subtitle G—Other Matters Sec. 1691. Cooperative threat reduction funds. Sec. 1692. Prohibition on access to Department of Defense cloud-based resources by certain individuals. 1 Subtitle A—Space Activities 2 SEC. 1601. ACQUISITION CAREER PATH IN THE SPACE 3 4 5 FORCE. (a) ASSIGNMENT AFTER INITIAL OFFICER TRAINING.—Chapter 908 of title 10, United States Code, is 6 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 7 ‘‘§ 9088. Duty assignments after officer training 8 9 course ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the Air Force 10 shall ensure that members of the Space Force who comg:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1159 1 plete an initial Space Force officer training course are as2 signed— 3 ‘‘(1) in a manner that sustains acquisition billet 4 manning levels comparably to operational billet man- 5 ning levels; and 6 ‘‘(2) to Space Force billets allocated to the Na- 7 tional Reconnaissance Office at a manning level that 8 is sufficient to maintain effective operation of the 9 National Reconnaissance Office. 10 ‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 11 of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 12 Act for Fiscal Year 2026, and not later than October 31 13 of each year through 2030, the Secretary of the Air Force 14 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Forces of the 15 Senate and the House of Representatives a report describ16 ing— 17 ‘‘(1) the number and percentage of authorized 18 and assigned Space Force officer billets, by grade 19 and year group, within— 20 ‘‘(A) acquisition career fields; and 21 ‘‘(B) operational career fields; 22 ‘‘(2) the manning rate for junior officer billets 23 of the Space Force, disaggregated by career field 24 and organization, including the National Reconnais- 25 sance Office; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1160 1 ‘‘(3) any identified shortfalls or imbalances in 2 acquisition manning relative to operational manning 3 in the Space Force; and 4 ‘‘(4) actions taken or planned to achieve and 5 sustain comparable manning levels for billets in ac- 6 quisition and operations for Space Force officers.’’. 7 (b) PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR ASSURED 8 ACCESS.—Such chapter 908 is further amended by adding 9 at the end the following new section: 10 ‘‘§ 9089. Program Executive Officer for Assured Ac11 12 cess to Space ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) There is a Program Ex- 13 ecutive Officer for Assured Access to Space within the 14 Space Force. 15 ‘‘(2) The Program Executive Officer for Assured Ac- 16 cess to Space shall serve a term of four years. 17 ‘‘(b) GRADE.—The Program Executive Officer for 18 Assured Access to Space, while so serving, shall have the 19 grade of brigadier general, major general, lieutenant gen20 eral, or general. 21 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL DUTIES.—The Program Executive 22 Officer for Assured Access to Space, while serving as the 23 Program Executive Officer, shall also serve as the Com24 mander of Space Launch Delta 45.’’. 25 (c) TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1161 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 951 of title 10, 2 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 3 end the following new section: 4 ‘‘§ 9421. Space Force officer training course require5 ments 6 ‘‘The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that— 7 ‘‘(1) the initial Space Force officer training 8 course provides foundational instruction in acquisi- 9 tion management, space mission integration, and re- 10 lated disciplines; and 11 ‘‘(2) the curriculum for such course is devel- 12 oped by the Commander of Space Training and 13 Readiness Command, in coordination with the As- 14 sistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisi- 15 tion and Integration and the Director of Acquisition 16 Career Management.’’. 17 (2) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 60 days after 18 the date of enactment of this Act, and quarterly 19 thereafter until the completion of the implementa- 20 tion of section 9421 of title 10, United States Code, 21 as added by paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Air 22 Force shall brief the Committees on Armed Services 23 of the House of Representatives and the Senate on 24 the status of the implementation of such section, in- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1162 1 cluding the development of the curriculum required 2 by such section. 3 (d) PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS.— 4 (1) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Subchapter III 5 of chapter 2005 of title 10, United States Code, is 6 amended by adding at the end the following new sec- 7 tion: 8 ‘‘§ 20244. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: 9 10 duty assignments ‘‘(a) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the Air Force 11 shall prescribe regulations to ensure that an officer on the 12 Space Force officer list is not considered for promotion 13 to the grade of brigadier general unless the officer has 14 completed— 15 ‘‘(1) a duty assignment with a command or 16 other organization that has responsibility for acqui- 17 sition matters; and 18 ‘‘(2) a duty assignment with a command or 19 other organization that has responsibility for oper- 20 ations. 21 ‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION DATE.—(1) The Secretary of 22 the Air Force shall prescribe the regulations required 23 under subsection (a) not later than one year after the date 24 of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 25 Act for Fiscal Year 2026; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1163 1 ‘‘(2) The regulations required under subsection (a) 2 shall apply to officers considered for promotion to briga3 dier general on or after January 1, 2035.’’. 4 (2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 5 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 6 the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on 7 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep- 8 resentatives a report containing the regulations re- 9 quired under section 20244(a) of title 10, United 10 States Code, as added by paragraph (1) of this sub- 11 section. 12 (e) REPORTS.—Part I of subtitle F of title 10, United 13 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol14 lowing new chapter: ‘‘CHAPTER 2015—REPORTS 15 ‘‘Sec. ‘‘20701. Promotion rates. ‘‘20702. Modifications to career fields and codes. 16 ‘‘§ 20701. Promotion rates 17 ‘‘Not later than December 31 of each year, the Sec- 18 retary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees 19 on Armed Forces of the Senate and the House of Rep20 resentatives a report on the promotion rates of members 21 of the Space Force for the preceding fiscal year. Such re22 port shall include— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1164 1 ‘‘(1) the number of and percentage of members 2 of the Space Force in each grade selected for pro- 3 motion; 4 ‘‘(2) the number of and percentage of members 5 of the Space Force in each career specialty track se- 6 lected for promotion; and 7 ‘‘(3) the number of members of the Space 8 Force who were selected for promotion to the grade 9 of brigadier general, major general, lieutenant gen- 10 eral, or general, disaggregated by career specialty 11 track. 12 ‘‘§ 20702. Modifications to career fields and codes 13 ‘‘Not later than 60 days before the date on which 14 a change is made to the career fields or mission occupa15 tional specialty codes for the Space Force, the Secretary 16 of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed 17 Forces of the Senate and the House of Representatives 18 a report that includes— 19 ‘‘(1) a description of the changes intended to be 20 made to such career fields or mission occupational 21 specialty codes; and 22 ‘‘(2) the plan of the Secretary to maintain the 23 Space Force competencies and comply with require- 24 ments in law with respect to Space Force career 25 fields and duty assignments.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1165 1 SEC. 1602. 2 3 NOISE MITIGATION REGARDING SPACE LAUNCHES. Section 2276a of title 10, United States Code, is 4 amended— 5 6 (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 7 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- 8 lowing new subsection: 9 ‘‘(c) NOISE MITIGATION AT SPACE FORCE LAUNCH 10 SITES.—In providing space launch support services to a 11 commercial entity, the Secretary of the Air Force shall co12 ordinate with the entity to— 13 14 ‘‘(1) study the noise caused by launches at launch sites of the Space Force; and 15 ‘‘(2) identify potential technologies and proce- 16 dures to mitigate such noise to the extent prac- 17 ticable.’’. 18 SEC. 1603. ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF SPACE SYS- 19 TEMS FOR SPACE WARFIGHTING AND CON- 20 TROL. 21 Chapter 135 of title 10, United States Code, is 22 amended by inserting after section 2275c the following 23 new section: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1166 1 ‘‘§ 2275d. Acquisition and operation of space systems 2 for space warfighting and control 3 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 4 acquire and operate space systems to be used primarily 5 for space warfighting and control to meet the require6 ments specified by one or more combatant commanders 7 in carrying out the responsibilities set forth in section 164 8 of this title. 9 ‘‘(b) ROLE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE SYSTEMS.—The 10 Secretary may use one or more commercial space systems 11 to augment the space systems acquired and operated 12 under subsection (a) if such commercial space systems are 13 under the direction of a member of the armed forces with 14 responsibility for space warfighting and control oper15 ations. 16 ‘‘(c) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER.—(1) The Sec- 17 retary may waive the application of subsection (a) if the 18 Secretary determines that such a waiver is in the national 19 security interest of the United States. 20 ‘‘(2) Not later than 10 days after exercising the waiv- 21 er authority under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall sub22 mit to the congressional defense committees a notification 23 of the use of such authority that includes— 24 ‘‘(A) a description of the national security in- 25 terest upon which the exercise of such authority is 26 based; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1167 1 2 ‘‘(B) the anticipated vulnerabilities to national security posed by the use of such waiver; 3 ‘‘(C) identification of which operational com- 4 mander will provide direction to the commercial 5 space system that is used pursuant to the waiver in- 6 stead of a system acquired and operated by the Sec- 7 retary; and 8 ‘‘(D) the anticipated duration of such waiver.’’. 9 SEC. 1604. USE OF MIDDLE TIER ACQUISITION PROGRAM 10 FOR PROLIFERATED WARFIGHTER SPACE AR- 11 CHITECTURE 12 AGENCY. 13 OF SPACE DEVELOPMENT Section 1608(a) of the National Defense Authoriza- 14 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 15 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended by adding at the end the 16 following new paragraphs: 17 ‘‘(4) Tranche 4. 18 ‘‘(5) Tranche 5. 19 ‘‘(6) Tranche 6.’’. 20 21 SEC. 1605. ROCKET CARGO TEST AND DEMONSTRATION. (a) REQUIREMENT.—Except as provided by sub- 22 section (b), the Secretary of the Air Force shall use the 23 test sites and ranges of the Department of Defense that 24 exist as of the date of the enactment of this Act for any g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1168 1 test or demonstrations required by the Rocket Cargo Pro2 gram. 3 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the require- 4 ment in subsection (a) if— 5 (1) the Secretary determines that none of the 6 test sites and ranges of the Department of Defense 7 that exist as of the date of the enactment of this Act 8 meet the needs of the Rocket Cargo Program; and 9 (2) not later than 30 days after the date of 10 such determination, the Secretary notifies the con- 11 gressional defense committees in writing of such de- 12 termination and includes— 13 (A) the requirements of the test or dem- 14 onstration that cannot be met at an existing 15 site or range; 16 17 (B) the proposed alternative site chosen to conduct the test or demonstration; 18 (C) the estimated cost to conduct the test 19 or demonstration, including infrastructure im- 20 provement and equipment relocation costs, to 21 use the alternative site; and 22 (D) any departmental or interagency re- 23 views or approvals that are required to be com- 24 pleted before the Secretary may use the alter- 25 native site. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1169 1 SEC. 1606. CONTINUATION OF OPERATION OF DEFENSE ME- 2 TEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE PROGRAM. 3 The Secretary of Defense shall continue to operate 4 the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, and its ex5 isting functions and distribution capability, until the end 6 of the functional life of the satellites in orbit as of the 7 date of the enactment of this Act under such program. 8 SEC. 1607. STUDY ON ESTABLISHING A TACTICAL SURVEIL- 9 LANCE, RECONNAISSANCE, AND TRACKING 10 PROGRAM OF RECORD. 11 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Air Force, in co- 12 ordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Intel13 ligence and Security, shall conduct a study on the feasi14 bility and advisability of establishing a program of record 15 for tactical surveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking ca16 pabilities within the Department of Defense. 17 (b) SCOPE.—The study under subsection (a) shall— 18 (1) assess operational and technical require- 19 ments for tactical surveillance, reconnaissance, and 20 tracking capabilities across the joint force, including 21 requirements identified by the combatant commands; 22 (2) evaluate options for organizational place- 23 ment of such a program within the Department of 24 Defense; 25 26 (3) develop recommended acquisition and management approaches; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1170 1 (4) consider applicable intelligence oversight, 2 legal, and policy regulations relevant to the collec- 3 tion, retention, and dissemination of information; 4 and 5 (5) provide funding profile options and esti- 6 mated resource requirements to establish and sus- 7 tain such a program. 8 (c) COORDINATION.—In conducting the study under 9 subsection (a), the Secretary— 10 (1) shall coordinate with the Under Secretary of 11 Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Chair- 12 man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and commanders 13 of the combatant commands; and 14 (2) may receive support from other elements of 15 the Department or federally funded research and de- 16 velopment centers as the Secretary determines ap- 17 propriate. 18 (d) REPORT.—Not later than July 31, 2026, the Sec- 19 retary shall submit to the congressional defense commit20 tees a report, and shall provide a briefing on, the findings 21 and recommendations of the study under subsection (a). 22 (e) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH.—The Secretary may 23 establish a program of record for tactical surveillance, re24 connaissance, and tracking capabilities within the Depart25 ment of Defense if— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1171 1 (1) the Secretary determines in the study under 2 subsection (a) that such establishment is advisable 3 and feasible; and 4 (2) a period of 90 days elapses following the 5 date on which the Secretary submits the report 6 under subsection (d); and 7 (3) after such 90-day period, the Secretary no- 8 tifies the congressional defense committees of car- 9 rying out this subsection. 10 (f) TACTICAL SURVEILLANCE, RECONNAISSANCE, 11 AND TRACKING CAPABILITIES DEFINED.—In this section, 12 the term ‘‘tactical surveillance, reconnaissance, and track13 ing capabilities’’ means the capabilities provided under the 14 pilot program carried out by the Space Force to use com15 mercial data and analytics to provide surveillance, recon16 naissance, and tracking information to the combatant 17 commands. 18 SEC. 1608. SPACEPORT OF THE FUTURE INITIATIVE AND 19 STUDY ON FUTURE SPACE LAUNCH CAPAC- 20 ITY. 21 (a) STUDY.— 22 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the Air 23 Force shall conduct a study, as part of the Space- 24 port of the Future initiative, to— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1172 1 (A) assess the operational capacity, infra- 2 structure, and long-term sustainability of space 3 launch sites at Cape Canaveral Space Force 4 Station, Florida, and Vandenberg Space Force 5 Base, California, including with respect to 6 heavy and super heavy launches from such 7 sites; 8 (B) evaluate the suitability of such sites 9 for ongoing and future missions; 10 (C) explore alternate launch locations that 11 may offer advantages in mission efficiency, 12 cost-effectiveness, or strategic value; and 13 (D) assess the feasibility of incorporating 14 other active spaceports into the national secu- 15 rity launch infrastructure of the Department of 16 Defense. 17 (2) ELEMENTS.—The study under paragraph 18 (1) shall include the following: 19 (A) An analysis of the current capacity 20 and use of the launch sites (as of the date of 21 the study) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Sta- 22 tion and Vandenberg Space Force Base, includ- 23 ing with respect to existing infrastructure, 24 launch frequencies, and operational efficiency. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1173 1 (B) A detailed evaluation of the infrastruc- 2 ture at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station 3 and Vandenberg Space Force Base, including 4 with respect to transportation access, environ- 5 mental considerations, safety protocols, the ade- 6 quacy of current facilities (as of the date of the 7 study), and the estimated costs of maintaining 8 and upgrading such infrastructure. 9 (C) A review of environmental regulations, 10 policies, and potential effects relating to space 11 launches at Cape Canaveral Space Force Sta- 12 tion and Vandenberg Space Force Base, includ- 13 ing any limitations or challenges imposed by 14 Federal, State, or local regulations and an eval- 15 uation of potential strategies to mitigate ad- 16 verse environmental effects. 17 (D) A comparative analysis of alternate lo- 18 cations for space launches, including sites on 19 Federal lands, private land partnerships, and 20 locations outside the continental United States, 21 taking into account— 22 23 (i) geographic and orbital dynamic considerations; and 24 (ii) environmental, logistical, and reg- 25 ulatory factors that may make alternate lo- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1174 1 cations viable or advantageous, including 2 cost comparisons and potential challenges 3 in establishing infrastructure at such loca- 4 tions. 5 (E) An examination of the manner in 6 which Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, 7 Vandenberg Space Force Base, and any poten- 8 tial alternate locations align with national de- 9 fense and space exploration goals, including 10 with respect to launch site proximity to key or- 11 bital paths, security considerations, and redun- 12 dancy for critical missions. 13 (F) An exploration of the manner in which 14 advancements in space launch technology, in- 15 cluding with respect to reusable launch vehicles 16 and space traffic management, could influence 17 the future demand and operational needs for 18 space launch sites. 19 (G) An assessment of any innovative tech- 20 nologies that could enhance the capacity or re- 21 duce the environmental impact of existing or al- 22 ternate space launch sites. 23 (H) A financial analysis of the long-term 24 costs associated with the use and maintenance 25 of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1175 1 Vandenberg Space Force Base for space 2 launches, and the estimated costs for estab- 3 lishing and operating alternative space launch 4 sites, including considerations applicable to 5 Government funding, private sector partner- 6 ships, and cost-sharing models. 7 (I) An assessment of additional funding re- 8 quired to implement the Spaceport of the Fu- 9 ture initiative, including the status, estimated 10 completion dates, and total cost of projects, 11 whether at Federal, State, or commercial space 12 launch facilities. 13 (J) Identification of other coastal locations 14 throughout the continental United States that 15 would be suitable for development to expand 16 national security launch infrastructure. 17 (K) A review of Federal authorities, poli- 18 cies, and statutes that may inhibit expansion of 19 launch infrastructure at existing Department of 20 Defense launch sites. 21 (3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall carry 22 out the study under paragraph (1) in consultation 23 with relevant stakeholders, including commercial 24 space industry representatives, environmental agen- 25 cies, and local governments. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1176 1 (b) REPORT.— 2 (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than March 3 31, 2026, the Secretary shall submit to the congres- 4 sional defense committees a report on the findings of 5 the study under subsection (a). 6 7 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall include— 8 (A) recommendations on the future use of 9 space launch sites at Cape Canaveral Space 10 Force Station, Vandenberg Space Force Base, 11 and alternate locations; 12 (B) a summary of findings and rec- 13 ommendations on the continued use of Cape 14 Canaveral Space Force Station and Vandenberg 15 Space Force Base for space launches; 16 (C) a detailed analysis of alternate launch 17 sites, including with respect to strategic, oper- 18 ational, and financial considerations; 19 (D) policy recommendations for addressing 20 infrastructure needs, environmental concerns, 21 and regulatory challenges for space launch op- 22 erations; and 23 (E) a summary of the status, estimated 24 completion dates, total cost, and funding re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1177 1 quired for projects under the Spaceport of the 2 Future initiative. 3 (3) ANNUAL UPDATES.—Not later than March 4 31 of each of 2027 through 2031, the Secretary 5 shall submit to the congressional defense committees 6 on the Spaceport of the Future initiative, including 7 with respect to project status, estimated completion 8 dates, total costs, and any updated assessments of 9 funding or infrastructure needs. 10 SEC. 1609. AUXILIARY PAYLOAD FOR NEXT GENERATION 11 POLAR OVERHEAD PERSISTENT INFRARED 12 SATELLITES. 13 (a) REVISED ACQUISITION STRATEGY.—The Sec- 14 retary of the Defense shall direct the milestone decision 15 authority for the Next Generation Polar Overhead Per16 sistent Infrared satellite program to revise the acquisition 17 strategy for such program to include the auxiliary payload 18 (commonly referred to ‘‘APS–A’’) in the program of 19 record. 20 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 21 (1) The term ‘‘acquisition strategy’’ means the 22 acquisition strategy required under section 4211 of 23 title 10, United States Code. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1178 1 (2) The term ‘‘milestone decision authority’’ 2 have the meaning given that term in section 4211 of 3 title 10, United States Code. 4 SEC. 1610. BLAST DAMAGE ASSESSMENT GUIDE FOR SPACE 5 VEHICLES 6 PLEXES. 7 AT AIR FORCE LAUNCH COM- (a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than one year after 8 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 9 the Air Force shall publish a liquid oxygen and methane 10 blast damage assessment guide for space launch vehicles 11 at Air Force launch complexes. 12 (b) NOTICE AND BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days 13 after the date on which the Secretary publishes the assess14 ment guide under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 15 16 (1) notify the congressional defense committees of such publication; and 17 (2) provide the congressional defense commit- 18 tees with a briefing on the contents of the assess- 19 ment guide. 20 (c) WAIVER.— 21 (1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may waive the 22 one-year publication timeline under subsection (a) 23 for national security purposes, or if the Secretary 24 determines that such timeline is impractical, if the 25 Secretary notifies the congressional defense commit- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1179 1 tees with respect to an alternate date on which the 2 publication shall occur. 3 (2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may exercise 4 the waiver authority under paragraph (1) not more 5 than once. 7 Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 8 SEC. 1621. VENDOR SUPPORT TO CLANDESTINE ACTIVI- 6 9 10 TIES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 11 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 12 the following new section: 13 ‘‘§ 430e. Vendor support to clandestine activities 14 ‘‘(a) OVERSIGHT, DECONFLICTION, AND RISK AS- 15 SESSMENT CAPABILITY.—The Secretary of Defense shall 16 establish, maintain, continuously update, and use a secure, 17 centralized technical capability to facilitate oversight, 18 deconfliction, and risk assessments of all commercial ven19 dor support to the Department of Defense for clandestine 20 activities. Such capability shall— 21 ‘‘(1) enable the Department of Defense to per- 22 form oversight, deconfliction, and risk assessments 23 of past, ongoing, or planned clandestine activity in- 24 volving support from commercial vendors, including 25 all subcontractors; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1180 1 2 ‘‘(2) include use of the minimum information required to— 3 ‘‘(A) identify potential conflicts between 4 clandestine activities; 5 ‘‘(B) identify the need for additional co- 6 ordination with respect to clandestine activities; 7 and 8 ‘‘(C) conduct aggregate risk assessments of 9 clandestine activities involving support from 10 commercial vendors; and 11 ‘‘(b) EXCLUSIONS.—(1) Notwithstanding subsection 12 (a), if the Secretary of Defense determines that informa13 tion concerning a commercial vendor should not be used 14 by the centralized technical capability required by sub15 section (a) due to operational, counterintelligence, or other 16 national security concerns, the Secretary may exclude such 17 information from use by such centralized technical capa18 bility. 19 ‘‘(2) Not later than 7 days after making a determina- 20 tion under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to 21 the congressional defense committees, the Select Com22 mittee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent 23 Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep24 resentatives notice of the determination that includes the 25 following information disaggregated by the element of the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1181 1 Department of Defense with respect to which such com2 mercial vendor provides support: 3 ‘‘(A) The number of commercial vendors with 4 respect to which the Secretary made the determina- 5 tion under paragraph (1). 6 7 ‘‘(B) A description of the types of activities supported by such commercial vendors. 8 ‘‘(C) The rationale for excluding the informa- 9 tion concerning such commercial vendors from such 10 capability. 11 ‘‘(c) DECONFLICTION.—The Secretary of Defense 12 shall ensure the centralized technical capability required 13 by subsection (a) is used in each case where a commercial 14 vendor is expected to provide support to a clandestine ac15 tivity to— 16 ‘‘(1) deconflict the use of commercial vendors in 17 support of clandestine activities of the Department 18 of Defense; and 19 ‘‘(2) assess operational risk and counterintel- 20 ligence exposure attributable to the use of commer- 21 cial vendors in support of clandestine activities of 22 the Department of Defense. 23 ‘‘(d) CLANDESTINE ACTIVITY DEFINED.—In this 24 section, the term ‘clandestine activity’ means any activity 25 where it is intended that the role of the United States g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1182 1 Government will not be apparent or acknowledged pub2 licly.’’. 3 (b) IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE AND REPORTS.— 4 (1) IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE AND CERTIFI- 5 CATION.—Not later than one year after the date of 6 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 7 shall— 8 (A) implement the requirements of section 9 430e of title 10, United States Code, as added 10 by subsection (a) of this section; and 11 (B) submit to the congressional defense 12 committees, the Select Committee on Intel- 13 ligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select 14 Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep- 15 resentatives a certification that such require- 16 ments have been implemented. 17 (2) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.—Not later than 120 18 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 19 Secretary of Defense shall— 20 (A) submit to the committees described in 21 paragraph (1)(B) a report containing the plan 22 to implement the requirements of such section 23 430e; and 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (B) provide to such committees a briefing with respect to such plan. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1183 1 (3) PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 270 2 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 3 Secretary of Defense shall provide to the committees 4 described in paragraph (1)(B) a briefing describing 5 the progress of the Secretary towards implementing 6 the requirements of such section 430e. 7 SEC. 1622. SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 8 DEFENSE. 9 (a) OVERSIGHT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SEN- 10 SITIVE ACTIVITIES.—Chapter 3 of title 10, United States 11 Code, is amended by inserting after section 130f the fol12 lowing new section: 13 ‘‘§ 130g. Oversight of sensitive activities of the De14 15 partment of Defense. ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 16 keep the congressional defense committees fully and cur17 rently informed of Department of Defense sensitive activi18 ties. 19 ‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION.—In addition to the requirement 20 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 21 congressional defense committees a written notification of 22 any compromise or failure of a sensitive activity of the 23 Department of Defense by not later than 48 hours after 24 the date on which the Secretary determines that such a 25 compromise or failure has occurred. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1184 1 ‘‘(c) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary, in consultation 2 with the congressional defense committees, shall establish 3 and submit to such committees procedures for complying 4 with the requirements of subsections (a) and (b), including 5 clearly established reporting thresholds and timelines for 6 the prompt delivery of written notifications consistent with 7 the national security of the United States and the protec8 tion of operational security. The Secretary shall promptly 9 notify the congressional defense committees in writing of 10 any changes to such procedures at least 14 days prior to 11 the adoption of any such changes. 12 ‘‘(d) SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES DEFINED.—In this sec- 13 tion, the term ‘Department of Defense sensitive activities’ 14 means operations, actions, activities, or programs of the 15 Department of Defense that if compromised, could have 16 enduring adverse effects on United States foreign policy, 17 Department of Defense activities, or military operations, 18 or cause significant embarrassment to the United States, 19 its allies, or the Department of Defense. Such activities 20 are generally handled through special access, compart21 mented, or other sensitive control mechanisms.’’. 22 (b) APPLICATION OF NOTIFICATIONS.—The Sec- 23 retary of Defense shall— 24 (1) not later than 180 days after the date of 25 the enactment of this Act, establish the procedures g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1185 1 under subsection (c) of section 130g of title 10, 2 United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of 3 this section; and 4 (2) not later than 90 days after the date of 5 such 6 under subsection (b) of such section 130g. 7 begin making notifications SEC. 1623. CODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 8 9 establishment, INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM. (a) TRANSFER TO TITLE 10.—Chapter 131 of title 10 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec11 tion 2224a a new section 2225 consisting of— 12 (1) a heading as follows: 13 ‘‘§ 2225. Insider threat detection’’; and 14 (2) a text consisting of the text of subsections 15 (a) and (b) of section 922 of the National Defense 16 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 17 112–81; 10 U.S.C.2224 note). 18 (b) REPEAL OF EXISTING PROVISION.—Section 922 19 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is re21 pealed. 22 SEC. 1624. PROVISION BY AIR FORCE OF METEOROLOGICAL 23 24 SERVICES FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force 25 shall provide meteorological services for operations of— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1186 1 2 (1) each combat support agency that is an element of the intelligence community; and 3 (2) by agreement with the head of any other 4 element of the intelligence community, that element 5 of the intelligence community. 6 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 7 (1) The term ‘‘combat support agency’’ has the 8 meaning given that term in section 193 of title 10, 9 United States Code. 10 (2) The term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the 11 meaning given that term in section 3 of the National 12 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 13 SEC. 1625. ANNUAL REPORT ON REQUESTS OF COMBATANT 14 15 COMMANDS FOR REMOTE SENSING DATA. (a) REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS.—Not later than Feb- 16 ruary 1, 2026, and annually thereafter for a five-year pe17 riod, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in con18 sultation with the commanders of the combatant com19 mands, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 20 of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report, 21 and shall provide to such committees a briefing, on the 22 requests of the combatant commands for data and infor23 mation derived from remote sensing. 24 (b) MATTERS.—Each report and briefing under sub- 25 section (a) shall include, with respect to the two-year pe- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1187 1 riod preceding the date of the submission of that report 2 and for each combatant command, the following informa3 tion: 4 (1) An identification of the number of requests 5 of that combatant command for data or information 6 derived from remote sensing made to personnel of 7 the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency during 8 such period, if any, including the number of any 9 such requests denied, accepted but not completely 10 fulfilled, and completely fulfilled, respectively. 11 (2) With respect to any such requests, an as- 12 sessment of whether the time to provide the data or 13 information requested was sufficient for the tactical 14 purpose for which the data or information was re- 15 quested. 16 (3) An identification of the number of any such 17 requests not completely fulfilled and the reason, if 18 any, given by personnel of the National Geospatial- 19 Intelligence Agency for such lack of fulfillment. 20 SEC. 1626. REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF EXTENSION OF IN- 21 ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCES. 22 (a) EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF INACTIVE SECURITY 23 CLEARANCES.— 24 25 (1) REVIEW AND EVALUATION.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1188 1 in coordination with the Director of National Intel- 2 ligence, shall conduct a review and evaluation of the 3 feasibility and advisability of extending the period of 4 inactive security clearances for covered individuals to 5 a period of not more than five years. 6 (2) ASSESSMENT.—The review under para- 7 graph (1) shall include, at a minimum, an assess- 8 ment of the feasibility and advisability of subjecting 9 inactive security clearances to continuous vetting 10 and due diligence, including implications for the con- 11 tinued development of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 12 initiative. 13 (b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than June 30, 14 2026, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and 15 Security shall provide to the Committees on Armed Serv16 ices for the Senate and House of Representatives and the 17 congressional intelligence committees a briefing on the re18 sults of the review and evaluation described in subsection 19 (a). 20 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 21 (1) The term ‘‘congressional intelligence com- 22 mittees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 23 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 24 3003). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1189 1 2 (2) The term ‘‘covered individuals’’ means individuals who— 3 (A) have been retired or otherwise sepa- 4 rated from employment with the Department of 5 Defense for a period of not more than 5 years; 6 and 7 (B) were eligible to access classified infor- 8 mation on the day before the individual retired 9 or otherwise separated from such employment. 10 Subtitle C—Nuclear Forces 11 SEC. 1631. ADJUSTMENT TO RESPONSIBILITIES OF NU- 12 13 CLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL. Section 179 of title 10, United States Code, is 14 amended— 15 (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by 16 inserting ‘‘The Council shall be the primary mecha- 17 nism for integrating, streamlining, and ensuring 18 unity of purpose and direction for nuclear deterrence 19 related activities within the Department of Defense 20 and the Department of Energy.’’ after ‘‘Energy.’’; 21 (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (3); 22 (3) in subsection (d)— 23 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 24 through (13) as paragraphs (2) through (14), 25 respectively; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1190 1 (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 2 so redesignated, the following: 3 ‘‘(1) Overseeing nuclear deterrence activities of 4 the Department of Defense and the National Nu- 5 clear Security Administration, including policy and 6 resources, and developing options for adjusting the 7 deterrence posture of the United States in response 8 to evolving international security conditions.’’; 9 (C) by amending paragraph (6), as so re- 10 designated, to read as follows: 11 ‘‘(6) Evaluating safety, security, and control 12 issues for existing weapons and for proposed new 13 weapon program starts and approving adjustments 14 as required.’’; 15 (D) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, 16 by striking ‘‘Ensuring that adequate consider- 17 ation is given to’’ and inserting ‘‘Overseeing the 18 approval of’’; 19 (E) by amending paragraph (8), as so re- 20 designated, to read as follows: 21 ‘‘(8) Providing specific guidance regarding pri- 22 orities for research on— 23 ‘‘(A) nuclear weapon delivery systems and 24 platforms and priorities on military capability g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1191 1 development within the armed forces and the 2 broader Department of Defense; and 3 ‘‘(B) nuclear weapons and priorities among 4 activities, including production, surveillance, re- 5 search, construction, and any other programs 6 within the National Nuclear Security Adminis- 7 tration.’’; 8 (F) by amending paragraph (9), as so re- 9 designated, to read as follows: 10 ‘‘(9) Coordinating and approving activities con- 11 ducted by the Department of Defense and the De- 12 partment of Energy for the study, development, pro- 13 duction, and retirement of nuclear warheads and 14 weapon systems, including concept definition studies, 15 feasibility studies, engineering development, hard- 16 ware component fabrication, warhead and weapon 17 system production, and warhead retirement.’’; 18 (G) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, 19 by inserting ‘‘and weapon system’’ after ‘‘war- 20 head’’; 21 (H) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, 22 by inserting ‘‘and related weapon systems sup- 23 porting nuclear deterrence missions’’ after 24 ‘‘weapons’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1192 1 (I) in paragraph (14), as so redesig- 2 nated— 3 (i) by striking ‘‘Coordinating’’ and in- 4 serting ‘‘Overseeing’’; and 5 (ii) by inserting ‘‘systems and’’ after 6 ‘‘delivery’’; and 7 (4) by amending subsection (f)(1) to read as 8 follows: 9 ‘‘(f) BUDGET AND FUNDING MATTERS.—(1) The 10 Council shall annually review the plans and budget of the 11 National Nuclear Security Administration and the mili12 tary departments to assess whether such plans and budget 13 meet the current and projected requirements relating to 14 nuclear weapons and related weapon systems supporting 15 nuclear deterrence missions.’’. 16 SEC. 1632. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF INTERCONTI- 17 NENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES OF THE UNITED 18 STATES. 19 (a) INVENTORY REQUIREMENT.—Section 9062 of 20 title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 21 end the following new subsection: 22 ‘‘(n)(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain 23 a total inventory of intercontinental ballistic missiles suffi24 cient to ensure that not fewer than 400 such missiles are 25 operationally available. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1193 1 ‘‘(2) Such intercontinental ballistic missiles shall be 2 deployed among not fewer than 150 launch facilities dis3 persed across each of the following locations (for a total 4 of not fewer than 450): 5 6 ‘‘(A) Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Laramie County, Wyoming. 7 8 ‘‘(B) Malmstrom Air Force Base, Cascade County, Montana. 9 ‘‘(C) Minot Air Force Base, Ward County, 10 North Dakota. 11 ‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘intercontinental 12 ballistic missile’ means any combination of the LGM–30G 13 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile or the 14 LGM–35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile.’’. 15 (b)(1) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN 16 FUNDS.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), none of 17 the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 18 otherwise made available for the Department of Defense 19 for fiscal year 2026 may be obligated or expended for the 20 following, and the Department may not otherwise take any 21 action to do the following: 22 (A) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the respon- 23 siveness or alert level of the intercontinental ballistic 24 missiles of the United States. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1194 1 (B) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the quantity 2 of deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles of the 3 United States to a number less than that specified 4 by subsection (n) of section 9062 of title 10, United 5 States Code, as added by subsection (a). 6 (2) EXCEPTION.—The limitation under paragraph 7 (1) shall not apply to any of the following activities: 8 9 (A) The maintenance or sustainment of intercontinental ballistic missiles. 10 11 (B) Ensuring the safety, security, or reliability of intercontinental ballistic missiles. 12 (C) Facilitating the transition from the LGM– 13 30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile 14 to the Sentinel LGM–35A intercontinental ballistic 15 missile. 16 SEC. 1633. MATTERS RELATING TO THE NUCLEAR-ARMED, 17 SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE. 18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 1640 of 19 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20 2024 (Public Law 118–31) is amended to read as follows: 21 ‘‘(b) INITIAL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY.—The Sec- 22 retary of Defense and the Administrator for Nuclear Secu23 rity shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure the 24 program and project described in subsection (a)— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1195 1 ‘‘(1) provide a limited number of assets prior to 2 initial operational capability being achieved to enable 3 limited operational deployment of the weapon sys- 4 tem, in a quantity to be determined by the Nuclear 5 Weapons Council, to meet combatant command re- 6 quirements not later than September 30, 2032; and 7 ‘‘(2) achieve initial operational capability, as de- 8 fined jointly by the Secretary of the Navy and the 9 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, by not later 10 than September 30, 2034.’’. 11 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 12 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, 13 in coordination with the Nuclear Weapons Council, shall 14 provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing 15 that includes— 16 (1) an initial definition of limited operational 17 capability for the nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise 18 missile; and 19 (2) a timeline to achieve the defined limited 20 operational capability, in compliance with the re- 21 quirements of section 1640(a)(1) of the National 22 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1196 1 SEC. 1634. ADJUSTMENT TO BOMBER AIRCRAFT NUCLEAR 2 CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. 3 Section 211 of the National Defense Authorization 4 Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 5 1671) is amended to read as follows: 6 ‘‘SEC. 211. B–21 BOMBER AIRCRAFT NUCLEAR CERTIFI- 7 8 CATION REQUIREMENT. ‘‘The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that the 9 B–21 bomber is— 10 ‘‘(1) operationally certified to employ nuclear 11 gravity bombs not later than 180 days after the date 12 on which such aircraft achieves initial operational 13 capability; and 14 ‘‘(2) operationally certified to employ the AGM– 15 181 long-range standoff weapon not later than two 16 years after the date on which either the B–21 bomb- 17 er or the AGM–181 long-range standoff weapon 18 achieves initial operational capability, whichever is 19 later.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1197 1 SEC. 1635. ORGANIZATIONAL REALIGNMENT WITH RE- 2 SPECT TO OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SEC- 3 RETARY OF DEFENSE FOR NUCLEAR DETER- 4 RENCE, 5 FENSE POLICY AND PROGRAMS; LIMITATION 6 ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS. 7 (a) ORGANIZATIONAL REALIGNMENT.—Not later CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DE- 8 than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 9 the Secretary of Defense shall take such actions as are 10 required to— 11 (1) integrate into the Office of the Assistant 12 Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence, Chem- 13 ical and Biological Defense Policy and Programs 14 (hereinafter ‘‘ASD (ND-CBD)’’) the authorities, re- 15 sponsibilities, personnel, and resources necessary for 16 executing activities in support of the Under Sec- 17 retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment’s 18 roles as the Defense Acquisition Executive and Mile- 19 stone Decision Authority for applicable Major De- 20 fense Acquisition Programs as pertains to Depart- 21 ment of Defense programs for acquiring, sustaining, 22 and managing— 23 24 25 26 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) dedicated nuclear weapons platforms and delivery systems; and (B) nuclear command, control, and communications (hereinafter ‘‘NC3’’) systems; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1198 1 (2) ensure the Office of the Assistant Secretary 2 of Defense for Acquisition reassigns sufficient per- 3 sonnel to the Office of the ASD (ND-CBD) to sup- 4 port joint oversight of Major Defense Acquisition 5 Programs for platforms— 6 (A) capable of employing both conventional 7 and nuclear weapons; and 8 (B) hosting NC3 systems; and 9 (3) establish Departmental processes for joint 10 oversight by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 11 Acquisition and the ASD (ND-CBD) of platforms— 12 (A) capable of employing both conventional 13 and nuclear weapons; and 14 15 (B) hosting NC3 systems. (b) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of 16 the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 17 otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for Oper18 ation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, to the Office of the 19 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 20 Sustainment, and available to the Under Secretary of De21 fense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Assistant 22 Secretary of Defense for Acquisition for travel purposes, 23 not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended 24 until the date on which the Secretary of Defense notifies g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1199 1 the congressional defense committees that the Department 2 of Defense has— 3 4 (1) completed the organizational realignments described in subsection (a); and 5 (2) provided to the Committees on Armed Serv- 6 ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate 7 a briefing on— 8 (A) detailed implementation plans used to 9 achieve the actions required in subsection (a); 10 and 11 (B) policies and procedures of the Depart- 12 ment for future adjustments to management 13 and oversight responsibilities for dedicated nu- 14 clear weapon and dual-capable platforms and 15 weapon systems between the Office of the 16 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 17 Sustainment and cognizant Direct Reporting 18 Program Managers, as applicable. 19 SEC. 1636. MATTERS RELATING TO INTERCONTINENTAL 20 BALLISTIC MISSILES OF THE UNITED STATES. 21 The Secretary of the Air Force may enter into con- 22 tracts for the life-of-program procurement of solid rocket 23 motor nozzle material and related processing activities for 24 the LGM–35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile 25 system. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1200 1 SEC. 1637. DEEP CLEANING OF LAUNCH CONTROL CEN- 2 TERS OF THE AIR FORCE GLOBAL STRIKE 3 COMMAND. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force, 5 acting through the Commander of the Air Force Global 6 Strike Command, shall ensure that each Minuteman III 7 launch control center within the three missile wings com8 prising the 20th Air Force undergoes a deep cleaning of 9 its crew capsules at least once every five years until each 10 such launch control center is decommissioned. 11 (b) WAIVER.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commander of the Air 13 Force Global Strike Command may waive the re- 14 quirement under subsection (a) with respect to a 15 particular Minuteman III launch control center due 16 to— 17 (A) unforseen circumstances that make 18 carrying out the deep cleaning required by such 19 subsection impracticable; or 20 (B) national security needs. 21 (2) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—If the 22 Commander grants a waiver under paragraph (1), 23 the Commander shall notify the congressional de- 24 fense committees of such wavier. Such notice shall 25 include— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1201 1 (A) the launch control center subject to 2 such waiver; and 3 (B) when such launch control center is ex- 4 5 pected to be deep cleaned. (c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than the first Octo- 6 ber 1 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 7 on an annual basis thereafter until each Minuteman III 8 launch control center is decommissioned, the Secretary of 9 the Air Force shall provide to the congressional defense 10 committees a briefing that includes— 11 12 (1) an identification of each such launch control center— 13 (A) deep cleaned during the fiscal year 14 covered by the briefing; and 15 (B) scheduled for a deep cleaning during 16 the fiscal year beginning after the fiscal year 17 during which the briefing is provided; and 18 (2) any additional matters of concern, as deter- 19 mined by the Secretary, with respect to the condition 20 of such launch control centers. 21 SEC. 1638. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND- 22 ING NOTIFICATION OF TASKING AUTHORITY 23 DELEGATION. 24 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 25 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1202 1 Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, and available to 2 the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for travel pur3 poses, not more than 85 percent may be obligated or ex4 pended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense 5 notifies the congressional defense committees that the del6 egation of authority described in section 1638(e) of the 7 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 8 Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2941) 9 has been completed. 10 SEC. 1639. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND- 11 ING COMMENCEMENT OF ANNUAL BRIEF- 12 INGS 13 OMMENDATIONS BY THE CONGRESSIONAL 14 COMMISSION ON THE STRATEGIC POSTURE 15 OF THE UNITED STATES. 16 ON IMPLEMENTATION OF REC- Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 17 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for 18 Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, and available 19 to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acqui20 sition and Sustainment for travel expenses, not more than 21 90 percent may be obligated or expended until the date 22 on which the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 23 and Sustainment completes the first annual briefing to the 24 congressional defense committees required by section 1637 25 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1203 1 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 2 (Public Law 118–159). 3 SEC. 1640. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 4 5 COMPENSATION CAPS. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 6 be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 7 for fiscal year 2026 may be used to establish, or imple8 ment a requirement to establish, a cap on reimbursement 9 of compensation and benefits for non-Federal employees 10 under contract with the National Nuclear Security Admin11 istration or employees of any Federally-funded research 12 and development center supporting— 13 (1) any atomic energy defense activity, as de- 14 fined in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act 15 of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101); 16 17 18 19 20 (2) the sustainment and modernization of— (A) nuclear weapons delivery systems and platforms of the Department of Defense; (B) nuclear command, control, and communication systems of the Department; or 21 (C) any infrastructure association with the 22 systems or platforms described in subparagraph 23 (A) or (B); or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1204 1 (3) the development, testing, or fielding of tech- 2 nologies supporting the Golden Dome missile defense 3 system. 4 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 5 tion may be construed to affect or limit the application 6 of, or any obligation to comply with, the requirements of— 7 8 (1) section 3744(a) of title 10, United States Code; or 9 10 (2) section 4304(a) of title 41, United States Code. 11 SECTION 1641. STRATEGY TO SUSTAIN MINUTEMAN III 12 INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE AND 13 MAXIMIZE END-OF-LIFE MARGIN. 14 (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Concurrent with the first 16 submission to Congress of a budget pursuant to sec- 17 tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, after 18 the date of the enactment of this Act, and with each 19 budget submitted to Congress pursuant to such sec- 20 tion until the Under Secretary of Defense for Acqui- 21 sition and Sustainment determines the LGM–35A 22 Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile reaches full 23 operational capacity, the Secretary of the Air Force, 24 in consultation with the Under Secretary, shall sub- 25 mit to the congressional defense committees a strat- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1205 1 egy, with respect to the LGM–30G Minuteman III 2 intercontinental ballistic missiles, Air Force Nuclear 3 Command, Control, and Communications Weapon 4 System (AN/USQ.225), associated ground systems, 5 and other supporting systems to address aging com- 6 ponents and maximize the end-of-life margin. 7 8 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 9 (A) A comprehensive identification of all 10 significant age-related and supportability chal- 11 lenges for the LGM–30G Minuteman III inter- 12 continental ballistic missiles that includes a de- 13 scription of— 14 15 (i) efforts of the Secretary to address each such challenge; and 16 (ii) activities the Secretary intends to 17 carry out to address each such challenge. 18 (B) A description of effects on the system 19 performance of Minuteman III missiles that re- 20 sult from aging components, including such ef- 21 fects with respect to shortfalls in capability. 22 (C) A summary of test activities conducted 23 with Minuteman III missiles during the cal- 24 ender year that precedes the date of the sub- 25 mission of the strategy, including a description g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1206 1 of any observations of anomalous performance 2 during such test activities. 3 (D) A discussion of opportunities to in- 4 crease the end-of-life margin or overall perform- 5 ance of Minuteman III missiles. 6 (E) A statement of the total inventory of 7 such Minuteman III missiles available to the 8 United States, including spares. 9 (F) A forecast with respect to the asset at- 10 trition that includes an identification of key 11 drivers of such asset attrition. 12 (G) An identification, as specific budget 13 line items, of all funding with respect to the 14 LGM–30G Minuteman III intercontinental bal- 15 listic missiles, associated ground systems, and 16 other and supporting systems included in the 17 budget of the Department of Defense for the 18 fiscal year during which the strategy is sub- 19 mitted. 20 (H) An estimate of the amount of such 21 funding the Secretary determines is necessary 22 across the period covered by the most recent fu- 23 ture-years defense program submitted to Con- 24 gress under section 221 of title 10, United 25 States Code, to ensure the continued effective g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1207 1 operation of the the LGM–30G Minuteman III 2 intercontinental 3 ground systems, and other and supporting sys- 4 tems until the LGM–35A Sentinel interconti- 5 nental ballistic missile reaches full operational 6 capacity. 7 ballistic missile, associated (b) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF STRATEGY.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary shall 9 review each strategy required under subsection (a) 10 to assess whether the strategy is sufficient to ensure 11 the continued effective operation of the LGM–30G 12 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile sys- 13 tem until the LGM–35A Sentinel intercontinental 14 ballistic missile reaches full operational capacity. 15 (2) REPORTS.—During the period the require- 16 ment under subsection (a) is effective, the Under 17 Secretary shall, not later than 45 days after any 18 date on which a budget is submitted to Congress 19 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United 20 States Code, submit to the congressional defense 21 committees a report that includes— 22 23 (A) the findings of the assessment required under paragraph (1); 24 (B) a discussion of any unfunded priorities 25 and risk reduction opportunities with respect to g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1208 1 the LGM–30G Minuteman III intercontinental 2 ballistic missile, associated ground systems, and 3 other supporting systems; and 4 (C) any other matters as the Under Sec- 5 6 retary determines appropriate. SEC. 1642. MATTERS RELATING TO AIR FORCE GLOBAL 7 8 STRIKE COMMAND. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF AIR FORCE GLOBAL STRIKE 9 COMMAND.—Chapter 907 of title 10, United States Code, 10 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 11 ‘‘§ 9068. Air Force Global Strike Command 12 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is in the Air Force a 13 major command, which shall be known as Air Force Global 14 Strike Command. 15 ‘‘(b) COMMANDER.—(1) The Commander of Air 16 Force Global Strike Command shall hold the grade of gen17 eral while serving in that position, without vacating that 18 officer’s permanent grade. The commander shall be ap19 pointed to that grade by the President, by and with the 20 advice and consent of the Senate, for service in that posi21 tion. 22 ‘‘(2) The commander shall serve as the single ac- 23 countable officer responsible to the Secretary of the Air 24 Force and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force for carrying 25 out all aspects of Air Force nuclear and long-range strike g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1209 1 missions in support of United States Strategic Command, 2 including such aspects described in subsection (c). 3 ‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Commander of Air Force 4 Global Strike Command shall be responsible for carrying 5 out all aspects and activities of the Air Force nuclear and 6 long-range strike missions in support of United States 7 Strategic Command. Such aspects include nuclear weap8 ons, nuclear weapon delivery systems, long-range strike 9 bomber aircraft, and the nuclear command, control, and 10 communication systems. Such activities include the fol11 lowing: 12 ‘‘(1) Providing combat-ready nuclear and long- 13 range conventional strike forces in support of Presi- 14 dential and combatant commander directives. 15 16 ‘‘(2) Administrating, organizing, training, and equipping assigned and gained forces. 17 ‘‘(3) Assessing the readiness of assigned and 18 gained forces and submitting to the Secretary and 19 the Air Force Chief of Staff periodic reports with re- 20 spect to such assessments. 21 ‘‘(4) Leading development in the Air Force of— 22 ‘‘(A) military requirements with respect to 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) nuclear and long-range strike missions; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1210 1 ‘‘(B) budget proposals necessary to carry 2 out the missions of the Air Force Global Strike 3 Command; 4 ‘‘(C) long-range investment plans and pri- 5 orities to sustain, modernize, and recapitalize 6 assigned forces; and 7 ‘‘(D) employment strategies, concepts, tac- 8 tics, techniques, and procedures with respect to 9 strategic deterrence, nuclear deterrence oper- 10 ation, and long-range strike operations. 11 ‘‘(5) Advising the Secretary, as necessary, on 12 the adequacy of resources of the Department of the 13 Air Force dedicated to support and execute nuclear 14 missions. 15 ‘‘(6) Such other functions as the Secretary de- 16 termines necessary or appropriate for execution of 17 nuclear deterrence and long-range strike missions.’’. 18 (b) OVERSIGHT OF NUCLEAR DETERRENCE MIS- 19 SION.—Section 9040(b) of title 10, United States Code, 20 is amended— 21 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 22 inserting ‘‘in coordination with the Commander of 23 Air Force Global Strike Command’’ after ‘‘duties’’; 24 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 25 paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1211 1 2 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): 3 ‘‘(2) Coordinate with and support the activities 4 of Air Force Global Strike Command, the Air Force 5 Nuclear Systems Center, and any other applicable 6 Air Force organization in the sustainment and mod- 7 ernization of weapon systems associated with the nu- 8 clear deterrence mission of the Air Force.’’; 9 (4) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by 10 striking ‘‘and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force’’ 11 and inserting ‘‘the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, 12 and the Commander of Air Force Global Strike 13 Command’’; and 14 15 (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 16 ‘‘(5) Represent Air Force nuclear deterrence 17 mission equities on behalf of the Chief of Staff of 18 the Air Force and the Commander of Air Force 19 Global Strike Command within the Nuclear Weapons 20 Council processes and other Department of Defense 21 fora, as appropriate.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1212 2 Subtitle D—Missile Defense Programs 3 SEC. 1651. MODIFICATION TO NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE 4 POLICY TO REFLECT GOLDEN DOME FOR 5 AMERICA POLICY. 1 6 Section 5501 of title 10, United States Code, is 7 amended by striking the text and inserting the following: 8 ‘‘It is the policy of the United States— 9 ‘‘(1) to provide for the common defense of the 10 United States and its citizens by deploying and 11 maintaining a next-generation missile defense shield; 12 ‘‘(2) to deter and defend the United States, citi- 13 zens of the United States, and critical infrastructure 14 of the United States, against the threat of foreign 15 attack by increasingly complex ballistic, hypersonic 16 glide, and cruise missiles, and other advanced aerial 17 threats; and 18 ‘‘(3) to guarantee the viability of an effective 19 nuclear response capability of the United States and 20 to support the continued deterrence of strategic at- 21 tacks against the homeland of the United States.’’. 22 23 SEC. 1652. GOLDEN DOME MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM. (a) ANNUAL REPORT.— 24 (1) REQUIREMENT.—Concurrent with the first 25 submission to Congress of a budget pursuant to sec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1213 1 tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, after 2 the date of the enactment of this Act, and with each 3 submission of a budget to Congress pursuant to 4 such section until the date on which the Secretary 5 of Defense determines that the next-generation air 6 and missile defense architecture developed pursuant 7 to Executive Order 14 14186 (90 Fed. Reg. 8767), 8 or such successor order, achieves full operational ca- 9 pability, the Secretary shall submit to the congres- 10 sional defense committees a report on the develop- 11 ment and deployment of such architecture. 12 13 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 14 (A) A summary of air and missile threats 15 to the United States, including notable develop- 16 ments occurring during year covered by the re- 17 port. 18 (B) A description of the system architec- 19 ture of the next-generation air and missile de- 20 fense architecture, including the identification 21 of each capability, program, and project consid- 22 ered to be part of such architecture. 23 24 (C) A preliminary description of, cost estimate for, and schedule to achieve— 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (i) initial operational capability; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1214 1 (ii) full operational capability. 2 (D) A consolidated list of funds estimated 3 within the most recent future-years defense pro- 4 gram under section 221 of title 10, United 5 States Code, for the next-generation air and 6 missile defense architecture as compared to the 7 prior fiscal year, including with respect to— 8 (i) each capability, program, and 9 project identified in subparagraph (B); 10 (ii) test and evaluation activities; 11 (iii) military construction; 12 (iv) operations and maintenance, in- 13 cluding advanced planning and infrastruc- 14 ture sustainment, renovation, and mainte- 15 nance funds; and 16 (v) civilian and military personnel. 17 (E) A description of relevant concepts of 18 19 20 operations. (F) A schedule of test activities planned for the upcoming year. 21 (G) Identification of requirements with re- 22 spect to the electromagnetic spectrum for the 23 development, deployment, and deconfliction, 24 where necessary, of capabilities included in such 25 architecture. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1215 1 (H) A holistic assessment of the total 2 ground segment requirements to support the ar- 3 chitecture and the progress made toward meet- 4 ing such requirements. 5 (I) An organizational construct defining 6 roles and responsibilities for each participating 7 element of the Department of Defense. 8 (J) An assessment of on-orbit testing and 9 training requirements necessary for developing 10 capabilities and ensuring long-term warfighting. 11 (K) Identification of any additional legal 12 authorities necessary to carry out or expedite 13 the development and deployment of such archi- 14 tecture. 15 (L) Any other matters the Secretary con- 16 17 siders relevant. (b) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.— 18 (1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days 19 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on 20 a quarterly basis thereafter until the date on which 21 the Secretary of Defense determines that the next- 22 generation air and missile defense architecture 23 achieves full operational capability, the Secretary 24 shall provide to the congressional defense commit- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1216 1 tees a briefing on the status of the development and 2 deployment of such architecture. 3 4 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 5 (A) The status of the next-generation air 6 and missile defense architecture as compared to 7 the previous quarter. 8 9 (B) The progress towards initial and full operational capability of such architecture. 10 (C) The execution of funding appropriated 11 for such architecture and related activities de- 12 scribed in subparagraph (D). 13 (D) A description of test events planned 14 for the upcoming quarter and a detailed review 15 of test events performed during the previous 16 quarter. 17 (E) Any notable highlights and changes af- 18 fecting the development and deployment of such 19 architecture. 20 21 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (F) Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1217 1 SEC. 1653. AMENDMENTS TO TECHNICAL AUTHORITY OF DI- 2 RECTOR OF MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY RE- 3 GARDING INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DE- 4 FENSE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 5531 of 6 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 7 (1) by striking ‘‘The Director’’ and inserting 8 ‘‘Subject to the authority, direction, and control of 9 the Secretary of Defense, the Director’’; 10 11 (2) by inserting ‘‘system level architectures,’’ before ‘‘interfaces’’; and 12 (3) by inserting a comma after ‘‘of such activi- 13 ties and programs’’. 14 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Subsection (b) of 15 such section is amended— 16 17 18 19 (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking ‘‘under paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘under subsection (a)’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘with subparagraph (B)’’ 20 and inserting ‘‘with paragraph (2)’’; and 21 (2) in paragraph (2)— 22 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) by striking ‘‘under subparagraph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘under paragraph (1)’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘under paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘under subsection (a)’’. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1218 1 SEC. 1654. PROHIBITION ON PRIVATIZED OR SUBSCRIP- 2 TION-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE INTERCEPT 3 CAPABILITIES. 4 Subchapter II of chapter 551 of title 10, United 5 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing new section: 7 ‘‘§ 5516. Prohibition on privatized or subscription8 based missile defense intercept capabili- 9 ties 10 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense may 11 only develop, deploy, test, or operate a missile defense sys12 tem with kinetic missile defense capabilities if— 13 14 ‘‘(1) the missile defense system is owned and operated by the armed forces; and 15 ‘‘(2) such capabilities do not use a subscription- 16 based service, a pay-for-service model, or a recur- 17 ring-fee model to engage or intercept a target. 18 ‘‘(b) INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION.— 19 The decision to engage in kinetic missile defense activities, 20 including targeting, launch authorization, and engagement 21 of airborne or spaceborne threats, is an inherently govern22 mental function that only officers or employees of the Fed23 eral Government or members of the Army, Navy, Air 24 Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force may perform. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1219 1 ‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 2 tion shall be construed to prohibit the Secretary of De3 fense from— 4 ‘‘(1) entering into contracts with private enti- 5 ties for the research, development, manufacture, 6 maintenance, or testing of missile defense systems; 7 ‘‘(2) entering into or carrying out co-production 8 or co-development arrangements, or other coopera- 9 tive agreements, with allies and partners of the 10 United States with respect to missile defense capa- 11 bilities; or 12 ‘‘(3) procuring commercial services for remote 13 sensing, telemetry, threat tracking, data analysis, 14 data transport, or early warning, if such services do 15 not directly involve the execution or command of ki- 16 netic missile defense activities. 17 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 18 ‘‘(1) The term ‘kinetic missile defense activities’ 19 means any action intended to physically intercept, 20 neutralize, or destroy a missile, projectile, aircraft, 21 or other airborne threat, including those using ki- 22 netic interceptors or directed energy. 23 ‘‘(2) The term ‘kinetic missile defense capabili- 24 ties’ means any system or platform that is designed g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1220 1 to be able to carry out kinetic missile defense activi- 2 ties. 3 ‘‘(3) The term ‘subscription-based service’ 4 means any arrangement in which a private entity 5 provides ongoing or recurring operational access to 6 missile defense capabilities in exchange for periodic 7 payment.’’. 8 SEC. 1655. MATTERS RELATED TO INTEGRATED AIR AND 9 MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES TO DEFEND 10 GUAM. 11 (a) PROHIBITION ON REMOVAL WITHOUT NOTIFICA- 12 TION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 13 by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 14 2026 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or 15 expended to remove an integrated air and missile defense 16 system or capability from Guam unless— 17 (1) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 18 submits to the congressional defense committees a 19 notice of the proposed removal; and 20 (2) a 10-day period elapses following the date 21 of such submission. 22 (b) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of 23 the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 24 otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Of25 fice of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1221 1 Sustainment for travel expenses, not more than 90 percent 2 may be obligated or expended until the date on which the 3 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 4 Sustainment completes the first annual briefing to the 5 congressional defense committees required by section 1648 6 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and 7 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 8 (Public Law 118–159; 138 Stat. 2186). 9 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 10 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 11 shall submit to the congressional defense committees an 12 unclassified summary of the report required by section 13 1660 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authoriza14 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 15 Stat. 2955). 16 SEC. 1656. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF MISSILE IN- 17 18 STRUMENTATION RANGE SAFETY VESSELS. (a) VESSEL CONSTRUCTION.— 19 (1) COMPLETION OF DESIGN.—Subject to the 20 availability of appropriations, the Secretary of 21 Transportation, in consultation with the Director of 22 the Missile Defense Agency, shall complete the de- 23 sign of missile instrumentation range safety vessels 24 for the National Defense Reserve Fleet to allow for g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1222 1 the construction of such vessels to begin in fiscal 2 year 2027. 3 (2) AGREEMENT WITH VESSEL CONSTRUCTION 4 MANAGER.—Notwithstanding 5 10, United States Code, and subject to the avail- 6 ability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Trans- 7 portation, in consultation with the Director of the 8 Missile Defense Agency, shall seek to enter into an 9 agreement with an appropriate vessel construction 10 manager under which the vessel construction man- 11 ager shall enter into a contract for the construction 12 of not more than two such vessels in accordance 13 with this section. section 8679 of title 14 (3) DESIGN STANDARDS AND CONSTRUCTION 15 PRACTICES.—Subject to paragraph (2), a vessel con- 16 structed pursuant to this section shall be con- 17 structed using commercial design standards and 18 commercial construction practices that are consistent 19 with the best interests of the Federal Government. 20 (b) CONSULTATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL ENTI- 21 TIES.—The Secretary of Transportation shall consult and 22 coordinate with the Director of the Missile Defense Agen23 cy and may consult with the heads of other appropriate 24 Federal agencies regarding the vessel referred to in sub25 section (a) and activities associated with such vessel. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1223 1 (c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR USED VES- 2 SELS.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 3 by this Act or otherwise made available to carry out this 4 section may be used for the procurement of any used ves5 sel. 6 (d) MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY TRANSFER AUTHOR- 7 ITY.—The Director of the Missile Defense Agency may 8 transfer amounts authorized to be appropriated for the 9 Missile Defense Agency to the Secretary of Transpor10 tation, to be used for the purposes authorized by this sec11 tion. Any amount transferred pursuant to this subsection 12 shall retain its original period of availability. 13 SEC. 1657. IRON DOME SHORT-RANGE ROCKET DEFENSE 14 SYSTEM AND ISRAELI COOPERATIVE MISSILE 15 DEFENSE PROGRAM CO-DEVELOPMENT AND 16 CO-PRODUCTION. 17 (a) IRON DOME SHORT-RANGE ROCKET DEFENSE 18 SYSTEM.— 19 (1) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds 20 authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal 21 year 2026 for procurement, Defense-wide, and avail- 22 able for the Missile Defense Agency, not more than 23 $60,000,000 may be provided to the Government of 24 Israel to procure components for the Iron Dome 25 short-range rocket defense system through co-pro- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1224 1 duction of such components in the United States by 2 industry of the United States. 3 (2) CONDITIONS.— 4 (A) AGREEMENT.—Funds described in 5 paragraph (1) for the Iron Dome short-range 6 rocket defense program shall be available sub- 7 ject to the terms and conditions in the Agree- 8 ment Between the Department of Defense of 9 the United States of America and the Ministry 10 of Defense of the State of Israel Concerning 11 Iron 12 signed on March 5, 2014, as amended to in- 13 clude co-production for Tamir interceptors. Dome Defense System Procurement, 14 (B) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 15 days prior to the initial obligation of funds de- 16 scribed in paragraph (1), the Under Secretary 17 of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment 18 shall submit to the appropriate congressional 19 committees— 20 (i) a certification that the amended bi- 21 lateral international agreement specified in 22 subparagraph (A) is being implemented as 23 provided in such agreement; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1225 1 (ii) an assessment detailing any risks 2 relating to the implementation of such 3 agreement; and 4 (iii) for system improvements result- 5 ing in modified Iron Dome components 6 and Tamir interceptor sub-components, a 7 certification that the Government of Israel 8 has demonstrated successful completion of 9 Production Readiness Reviews, including 10 the validation of production lines, the 11 verification of component conformance, 12 and the verification of performance to 13 specification as defined in the Iron Dome 14 Defense System Procurement Agreement, 15 as further amended. 16 (b) ISRAELI COOPERATIVE MISSILE DEFENSE PRO- 17 GRAM, 18 TION.— DAVID’S SLING WEAPON SYSTEM CO-PRODUC- 19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), of 20 the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 21 year 2026 for procurement, Defense-wide, and avail- 22 able for the Missile Defense Agency not more than 23 $40,000,000 may be provided to the Government of 24 Israel to procure the David’s Sling Weapon System, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1226 1 including for co-production of parts and components 2 in the United States by United States industry. 3 (2) AGREEMENT.—Provision of funds specified 4 in paragraph (1) shall be subject to the terms and 5 conditions in the bilateral co-production agreement, 6 including— 7 (A) a one-for-one cash match is made by 8 Israel or in another matching amount that oth- 9 erwise meets best efforts (as mutually agreed to 10 by the United States and Israel); and 11 (B) co-production of parts, components, 12 and all-up rounds (if appropriate) in the United 13 States by United States industry for the Da- 14 vid’s Sling Weapon System is not less than 50 15 percent. 16 (3) CERTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT.—The 17 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 18 Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate con- 19 gressional committees— 20 (A) a certification that the Government of 21 Israel has demonstrated the successful comple- 22 tion of the knowledge points, technical mile- 23 stones, and Production Readiness Reviews re- 24 quired by the research, development, and tech- 25 nology agreement and the bilateral co-produc- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1227 1 tion agreement for the David’s Sling Weapon 2 System; and 3 (B) an assessment detailing any risks re- 4 lating to the implementation of such agreement. 5 (c) ISRAELI COOPERATIVE MISSILE DEFENSE PRO- 6 GRAM, ARROW 3 UPPER TIER INTERCEPTOR PROGRAM 7 CO-PRODUCTION.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), of 9 the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 10 year 2026 for procurement, Defense-wide, and avail- 11 able for the Missile Defense Agency not more than 12 $100,000,000 may be provided to the Government of 13 Israel for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Pro- 14 gram, including for co-production of parts and com- 15 ponents in the United States by United States in- 16 dustry. 17 (2) CERTIFICATION.—The Under Secretary of 18 Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall sub- 19 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 20 certification that— 21 (A) the Government of Israel has dem- 22 onstrated the successful completion of the 23 knowledge points, technical milestones, and 24 Production Readiness Reviews required by the 25 research, development, and technology agree- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1228 1 ment for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor 2 Program; 3 (B) funds specified in paragraph (1) will 4 be provided on the basis of a one-for-one cash 5 match made by Israel or in another matching 6 amount that otherwise meets best efforts (as 7 mutually agreed to by the United States and 8 Israel); 9 (C) the United States has entered into a 10 bilateral international agreement with Israel 11 that establishes, with respect to the use of such 12 funds— 13 (i) in accordance with subparagraph 14 (D), the terms of co-production of parts 15 and components on the basis of the great- 16 est practicable co-production of parts, com- 17 ponents, and all-up rounds (if appropriate) 18 by United States industry and minimizes 19 nonrecurring engineering and facilitization 20 expenses to the costs needed for co-produc- 21 tion; 22 (ii) complete transparency on the re- 23 quirement of Israel for the number of 24 interceptors and batteries that will be pro- 25 cured, including with respect to the pro- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1229 1 curement plans, acquisition strategy, and 2 funding profiles of Israel; 3 (iii) technical milestones for co-pro- 4 duction of parts and components and pro- 5 curement; 6 (iv) a joint affordability working 7 group to consider cost reduction initiatives; 8 and 9 (v) joint approval processes for third- 10 party sales; and 11 (D) the level of co-production described in 12 subparagraph (C)(i) for the Arrow 3 Upper 13 Tier Interceptor Program is not less than 50 14 percent. 15 (d) NUMBER.—In carrying out paragraph (2) of sub- 16 section (b) and paragraph (2) of subsection (c), the Under 17 Secretary may submit— 18 (1) one certification covering both the David’s 19 Sling Weapon System and the Arrow 3 Upper Tier 20 Interceptor Program; or 21 (2) separate certifications for each respective 22 system. 23 (e) TIMING.—The Under Secretary shall submit to 24 the congressional defense committees the certification and 25 assessment under subsection (b)(3) and the certification g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1230 1 under subsection (c)(2) not later than 30 days before the 2 funds specified in paragraph (1) of subsections (b) and 3 (c) for the respective system covered by the certification 4 are provided to the Government of Israel. 5 (f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE- 6 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres- 7 sional committees’’ means the following: 8 (1) The congressional defense committees. 9 (2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the 10 Senate. 11 (3) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 12 13 House of Representatives. SEC. 1658. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REDUCE 14 SUSTAINMENT FOR OR HALT OPERATION OF 15 THE AN/FPS–108 COBRA DANE RADAR. 16 (a) LIMITATION.—Until the date on which the certifi- 17 cation described in subsection (b) is submitted to the con18 gressional defense committees, the Secretary of Defense— 19 (1) may not reduce sustainment efforts for, halt 20 operation of, or prepare to reduce sustainment ef- 21 forts for or halt operation of, the AN/FPS–108 22 COBRA DANE radar located at Eareckson Air Sta- 23 tion on Shemya Island, Alaska; 24 (2) shall sustain the AN/FPS–108 COBRA 25 DANE radar in a manner that preserves, at a min- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1231 1 imum, the operational availability of the system as 2 of the date of the enactment of this section; and 3 (3) shall ensure that the AN/FPS–108 COBRA 4 DANE radar continues to meet the operational re- 5 quirements of the combatant commands that are 6 met by such system as of the date of the enactment 7 of this section. 8 (b) CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED.—The certification 9 described in this subsection is a written certification from 10 the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chief 11 of Space Operations and the Director of the Missile De12 fense Agency, indicating that the replacement capability 13 for the AN/FPS–108 COBRA DANE radar— 14 (1) will reach initial operational capability at 15 the same time or before the termination of oper- 16 ations for the AN/FPS–108 COBRA DANE radar; 17 and 18 (2) at the time such replacement capability 19 achieves initial operational capability, will have the 20 ability to meet the operational requirements of the 21 combatant commands that have been, or that are ex- 22 pected to be, assigned to such replacement capa- 23 bility. 24 (c) EXCEPTION.—The limitation described in sub- 25 section (a) shall not apply to temporary interruptions of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1232 1 operational availability for the AN/FPS–108 COBRA 2 DANE radar provided such activities are necessary to sup3 port maintenance or modernization activities of the sys4 tem. 5 SEC. 1659. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND- 6 ING 7 BASED MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITY. 8 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF SPACE- 9 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for 10 Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, and available 11 to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Re12 search and Engineering for travel purposes, not more than 13 90 percent may be obligated or expended until the date 14 on which the Secretary of Defense submits the report re15 quired by section 1671(d) of the National Defense Author16 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31). 17 SEC. 1660. ASSESSMENT OF THE RONALD REAGAN BAL- 18 LISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST SITE. 19 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Consistent with section 4173(i) 20 of title 10, United States Code, the Director of the De21 partment of Defense Test Resource Management Center 22 shall— 23 (1) not later than March 31 of each year 24 through 2030, visit the Ronald Reagan Ballistic 25 Missile Defense Test Site and assess the state of in- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1233 1 frastructure supporting test and evaluation facilities 2 of the Department of Defense; and 3 (2) not later than 30 days after the date on 4 which a visit under paragraph (1) is completed, pro- 5 vide the congressional defense committees a briefing 6 on the findings of the Director with respect to such 7 visit and assessment. 8 (b) DELEGATION.—The Director may delegate a visit 9 under subsection (a)(1) to a senior staff member of the 10 Department of Defense Test Resource Management Cen11 ter if— 12 (1) the Director notifies the congressional de- 13 fense committees of the intent of the Director to 14 make such delegation; and 15 (2) a 30-day period elapses following the date 16 17 of such notification. SEC. 1661. BIENNIAL ASSESSMENTS OF THE RONALD 18 REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST 19 SITE. 20 (a) BIENNIAL ASSESSMENTS.—In 2027 and in each 21 odd-numbered year thereafter through 2033, the Chair22 man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in coordination with the 23 Commander of the United States Strategic Command, the 24 Commander of the United States Space Command, the 25 Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1234 1 and the commanders of such other combatant commands 2 as the Chairman considers appropriate, shall assess the 3 capabilities and capacity, including with respect to sup4 porting infrastructure, of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic 5 Missile Defense Test Site to meet the operational and 6 weapon system development needs of the combatant com7 mands. 8 (b) REPORT TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—Not 9 later than February 28 of each even-numbered year fol10 lowing a year for which an assessment under subsection 11 (a) is completed, the Chairman shall submit to the Sec12 retary of Defense a report containing— 13 14 (1) the findings of the Chairman with respect to the assessment; 15 (2) an identification and discussion of any ca- 16 pability or capacity gap or other shortfall with re- 17 spect to the operational and weapon system develop- 18 ment needs described in subsection (a); 19 (3) an identification and discussion of any risks 20 with respect to meeting current and future mission 21 or capability requirements (as of the date of the re- 22 port); and 23 (4) an identification and discussion of any mat- 24 ter having an adverse effect on the capability of the 25 commanders of the combatant commands to accu- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1235 1 rately determine the matters covered by the assess- 2 ment. 3 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than March 4 15 of each year during which the Chairman submits to 5 the Secretary a report under subsection (b), the Secretary 6 shall submit to the congressional defense committees such 7 report, without change, together with additional views the 8 Secretary considers appropriate. Subtitle E—Matters Relating to Un10 identified Anomalous Phe11 nomena 9 12 SEC. 1671. BRIEFINGS ON INTERCEPTS OF UNIDENTIFIED 13 ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA BY NORTH AMER- 14 ICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND AND 15 UNITED STATES NORTHERN COMMAND. 16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1683(l) of the National 17 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 18 U.S.C. 3373(l)) is amended by adding at the end the fol19 lowing new paragraph: 20 ‘‘(5) INTERCEPTS.— 21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each briefing under 22 this subsection shall include, for the period cov- 23 ered by the briefing, details on any unidentified 24 anomalous phenomena intercepts conducted by g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1236 1 the North American Aerospace Defense Com- 2 mand or the United States Northern Command. 3 ‘‘(B) SUMMARIES.—In providing a briefing 4 under this subsection, the Director of the Office 5 shall make available a summary of all instances 6 of intercepts described in subparagraph (A), in- 7 cluding— 8 ‘‘(i) the number, location, and nature 9 of such intercepts; and 10 ‘‘(ii) a description of the procedures 11 and protocols followed during the inter- 12 cepts, including any data collected or ana- 13 lyzed during such intercepts. 14 ‘‘(C) TIMELY INFORMATION.—The Direc- 15 tor of the Office shall inform the appropriate 16 congressional committees of any failure by the 17 North American Aerospace Defense Command 18 or the United States Northern Command to 19 provide timely information on unidentified 20 anomalous phenomena intercepts.’’. 21 (b) FIRST BRIEFING.—Notwithstanding paragraph 22 (5) of such section, as added by subsection (a), for the 23 first briefing provided under such section after the date 24 of the enactment of this Act, the briefing shall include de25 tails on any unidentified anomalous phenomena intercepts g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1237 1 conducted by the North American Aerospace Defense 2 Command or the United States Northern Command not 3 previously provided that occurred during the period begin4 ning on January 1, 2004, and ending on the last day of 5 the period otherwise covered by the briefing. 6 SEC. 1672. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATIVE REPORTING RE- 7 QUIREMENTS RELATING TO UNIDENTIFIED 8 ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA. 9 (a) REPEAL.—Section 413 of the Intelligence Author- 10 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division X of Public Law 11 117–103; 50 U.S.C. 3373a) is repealed. 12 (b) CLARIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY OF DATA.— 13 Subparagraph (A) of section 1683(f)(1) of the National 14 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 15 Law 117–103; 50 U.S.C. 3373(f)(1)) is amended to read 16 as follows: 17 ‘‘(A) AVAILABILITY OF DATA.—The Direc- 18 tor of National Intelligence and the Secretary 19 of Defense shall jointly require that each ele- 20 ment of the intelligence community and compo- 21 nent of the Department of Defense with data 22 relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena 23 makes such data available immediately to the 24 Office in a manner that protects intelligence 25 sources and methods.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1238 1 SEC. 1673. ACCOUNTING OF SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 2 GUIDES RELATING TO UNIDENTIFIED ANOM- 3 ALOUS PHENOMENA. 4 (a) ACCOUNTING.—Not later than 180 days after the 5 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the All6 Domain Anomaly Resolution Office— 7 (1) shall make an accounting of security classi- 8 fication guides that apply to information used for re- 9 ports and investigations of unidentified anomalous 10 phenomena; and 11 (2) may issue a consolidated security classifica- 12 tion matrix for programs relating to unidentified 13 anomalous phenomena to provide a resource for pro- 14 grams that support or may be affected by investiga- 15 tions relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena. 16 (b) INCLUSION IN ANNUAL REPORT.—The Director 17 shall include in the report submitted during 2026 under 18 section 1683(k) of the National Defense Authorization Act 19 for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373(k)) information on 20 the security classification guides and consolidated security 21 classification matrix specified in subsection (a). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1239 2 Subtitle F—Matters Relating to Electromagnetic Warfare 3 SEC. 1681. MODIFICATION OF FUNCTIONS OF ELECTRO- 4 MAGNETIC SPECTRUM ENTERPRISE OPER- 5 ATIONAL 6 MAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS TO IN- 7 CLUDE DYNAMIC SPECTRUM SHARING TECH- 8 NOLOGIES. 1 9 LEAD FOR JOINT ELECTRO- Section 500e of title 10, United States Code, is 10 amended— 11 (1) in subsection (b)— 12 (A) by striking ‘‘responsible for synchro- 13 nizing’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘respon- 14 sible for— 15 ‘‘(1) synchronizing’’; 16 (B) by striking the period at the end and 17 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 18 (C) by adding at the end the following new 19 paragraph: 20 ‘‘(2) the evaluation of tactics, techniques, and 21 procedures for dynamic spectrum sharing tech- 22 nologies for joint electromagnetic operations.’’; and 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1240 1 (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 2 following new paragraphs: 3 ‘‘(4) An assessment of any current gaps in eval- 4 uation mechanisms for future joint use of dynamic 5 spectrum sharing technologies. 6 ‘‘(5) The feasibility and advisability of estab- 7 lishing designated virtual ranges for the evaluation 8 of tactics, techniques, and procedures for dynamic 9 spectrum sharing technologies.’’. 10 SEC. 1682. INTEGRATION OF ELECTRONIC WARFARE INTO 11 TIER 1 AND TIER 2 JOINT TRAINING EXER- 12 CISES. 13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 25 of title 10, United 14 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol15 lowing new section: 16 ‘‘§ 500g. Integration of electronic warfare into Tier 1 17 and Tier 2 joint training exercises 18 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—During fiscal years 2026 19 through 2030, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 20 shall require the integration of offensive and defensive 21 electronic warfare capabilities into Tier 1 and Tier 2 joint 22 training exercises. 23 ‘‘(b) INCLUSION OF OPPOSING FORCE.—The Chair- 24 man shall require exercises conducted under subsection (a) 25 to include an opposing force design based on an intel- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1241 1 ligence assessment of the electromagnetic order of battle 2 and capabilities of an adversary that is current as of the 3 date of the exercise. 4 ‘‘(c) WAIVER.—The Chairman may waive the applica- 5 tion of subsection (a) or (b) with respect to an exercise 6 if the Chairman determines that— 7 ‘‘(1) the exercise does not require— 8 ‘‘(A) a demonstration of electronic warfare 9 capabilities; or 10 ‘‘(B) a militarily significant threat from 11 electronic warfare attack; or 12 ‘‘(2) the integration of offensive and defensive 13 electronic warfare capabilities into the exercise is 14 cost prohibitive or not technically feasible based on 15 the overall goals of the exercise. 16 ‘‘(d) BRIEFING.—Concurrent with the submission of 17 the budget of the President to Congress pursuant to sec18 tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for each of 19 fiscal years 2026 through 2030, the Chairman shall pro20 vide the congressional defense committees with a briefing 21 on exercises conducted under subsection (a) that in22 cludes— 23 ‘‘(1) a description of such exercises planned and 24 included in the budget submission for that fiscal 25 year; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1242 1 2 ‘‘(2) the results of each such exercise conducted in the preceding fiscal year, including— 3 ‘‘(A) the extent to which offensive and de- 4 fensive electronic warfare capabilities were inte- 5 grated into the exercise; 6 ‘‘(B) an evaluation and assessment of the 7 exercise to determine the impact of the oppos- 8 ing force on the participants in the exercise, in- 9 cluding— 10 ‘‘(i) joint lessons learned; 11 ‘‘(ii) high interest training issues; and 12 ‘‘(iii) high interest training require- 13 ments; and 14 ‘‘(C) an assessment as to whether offensive 15 and defensive electronic warfare capabilities 16 were part of an overall joint fires and, if so, a 17 description of the manner in which such capa- 18 bilities were incorporated into the joint fires. 19 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 20 ‘‘(1) The term ‘electromagnetic order of battle’ 21 has the meaning given such term in Joint Publica- 22 tion 3–85 entitled ‘Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum 23 Operations’, dated May 2020. 24 ‘‘(2) The terms ‘high interest training issue’, 25 ‘high interest training requirement’, ‘Tier 1’, and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1243 1 ‘Tier 2’ have the meanings given such terms in the 2 Joint Training Manual for the Armed Forces of the 3 United States (Document No. CJCSM 3500.03E), 4 dated April 20, 2015. 5 ‘‘(3) The term ‘joint fires’ has the meaning 6 given such term in the publication of the Joint Staff 7 entitled ‘Insights and Best Practices Focus Paper on 8 Integration and Synchronization of Joint Fires’, 9 dated July 2018.’’. 10 SEC. 1683. ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE JOINT ELECTRO- 11 MAGNETIC 12 WARE PROGRAM. 13 BATTLE MANAGEMENT SOFT- (a) ARRANGEMENT.—The Commander of the United 14 States Strategic Command shall seek to enter into an ar15 rangement with a federally funded research and develop16 ment center to perform the services covered by this sec17 tion. 18 (b) ANNUAL REVIEWS.— 19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Under an arrangement be- 20 tween the Commander and a federally funded re- 21 search and development center under subsection (a), 22 the federally funded research and development cen- 23 ter shall, not less frequently than once each fiscal 24 year, carry out a review of the Joint Electro- 25 magnetic Battle Management Software Program. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1244 1 (2) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out a review 2 under paragraph (1), the federally funded research 3 and development center shall assess— 4 (A) whether the Electromagnetic Battle 5 Management Software Program— 6 (i) is using best practices, including 7 those developed by the Comptroller General 8 of the United States; 9 (ii) is adequately meeting require- 10 ments; and 11 (iii) is adequately adhering to price 12 and schedule; and 13 (B) such other matters as the federally 14 funded research and development center con- 15 siders important to meeting the mission of the 16 program. 17 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than September 30 of each 18 year through 2031, the Commander and the federally 19 funded research and development center, either each indi20 vidually or jointly, shall provide to the congressional de21 fense committees a briefing on the most recently com22 pleted review carried out under this section. 23 (d) SUNSET.—The arrangement entered into under 24 subsection (a) shall terminate on October 1, 2031. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1245 1 SEC. 1684. SUPPORT BY THE 350TH SPECTRUM WARFARE 2 WING TO EA–37B COMPASS CALL AIRCRAFT. 3 (a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the Air Force 4 shall ensure that the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing can 5 adequately support the EA–37B Compass Call aircraft, 6 including establishment of an EA–37 software-in-the-loop 7 and hardware-in-the-loop laboratory for the 350th Spec8 trum Warfare Wing for— 9 (1) the rapid reprogramming of spectrum wave- 10 forms; 11 (2) verification and validation testing of wave- 12 forms; and 13 (3) such other matters as the Secretary con- 14 siders necessary for the continued development of 15 the EA–37B to effectively operate in a nonpermis- 16 sive spectrum environment. 17 (b) NOTIFICATION OF NECESSARY TIMEFRAME.— 18 Not later than March 31, 2026, the Secretary shall submit 19 to the congressional defense committees a notification of 20 the timeframe necessary to establish the software-in-the21 loop and hardware-in-the-loop laboratory under subsection 22 (a). Subtitle G—Other Matters 23 24 25 SEC. 1691. COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS. (a) FUNDING ALLOCATION.—Of the $282,830,000 26 authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Deg:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1246 1 fense for fiscal year 2026 in section 301 and made avail2 able by the funding table in division D for the Department 3 of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program estab4 lished under section 1321 of the Department of Defense 5 Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the 6 following amounts may be obligated for the purposes spec7 ified: 8 9 (1) For delivery system threat reduction, $6,249,000. 10 11 (2) For chemical security and elimination, $25,292,000. 12 (3) For global nuclear security, $38,134,000. 13 (4) 14 $137,686,000. For biological threat reduction, 15 (5) For proliferation prevention, $47,146,000. 16 (6) For activities designated as Other Assess- 17 ments/Administration Costs, $28,323,000. 18 (b) SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE- 19 DUCTION FUNDS.—Funds appropriated pursuant to the 20 authorization of appropriations in section 301 and made 21 available by the funding table in division D for the Depart22 ment of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program 23 shall be available for obligation for fiscal years 2026, 24 2027, and 2028. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1247 1 (c) MATTERS CONCERNING BIOLOGICAL THREAT 2 REDUCTION.— 3 (1) REDUCTION OF HIGHLY PATHOGENIC DIS- 4 EASES.—In carrying out biological threat reduction 5 activities pursuant to subsection (a)(4), the Sec- 6 retary of Defense may not discontinue activities to 7 reduce the threat of highly pathogenic diseases con- 8 sistent with section 1321 of the Department of De- 9 fense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 10 3711), including through the provision of assistance 11 to maintain existing pathogenic inventory and dis- 12 ease surveillance systems at existing locations devel- 13 oped under the Program. 14 (2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall ensure that 15 the report submitted in fiscal year 2027 under sec- 16 tion 1343 of the Department of Defense Cooperative 17 Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3743(c)(3)) in- 18 cludes a description of the activities and assistance 19 described in paragraph (1) carried out during fiscal 20 year 2026, as required by subsection (c)(3) of such 21 section. 22 SEC. 1692. PROHIBITION ON ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT OF 23 DEFENSE CLOUD-BASED RESOURCES BY CER- 24 TAIN INDIVIDUALS. 25 (a) ACCESS PROHIBITION.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1248 1 (1) PROHIBITION FOR INDIVIDUALS LOCATED 2 IN COVERED NATIONS.—The 3 shall prohibit any individual physically located in a 4 covered nation from having any of the accesses de- 5 scribed in paragraph (2). 6 7 Secretary of Defense (2) ACCESSES DESCRIBED.—The accesses described in this paragraph are the following: 8 (A) Physical access to any facility, hard- 9 ware, or equipment that hosts or operates a De- 10 partment of Defense cloud computing system. 11 (B) Logical or remote access to a Depart- 12 ment of Defense cloud computing system, in- 13 cluding with respect to management interfaces, 14 virtualization platforms, security controls, or 15 monitoring systems. 16 (C) Logical or remote access to Depart- 17 ment of Defense data or workloads on a De- 18 partment of Defense cloud computing system, 19 including with respect to applications, configu- 20 rations, network architecture, data schemas, se- 21 curity settings, access logs or other information 22 that could compromise the confidentiality, in- 23 tegrity, or availability of the system, software, 24 or data. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1249 1 (D) Indirect access to confidential and 2 technical information not publicly available 3 about a Department of Defense cloud com- 4 puting system through observation, documenta- 5 tion, briefings, or other communication means 6 (excluding administrative data normally shared 7 to support business operations and compliance 8 requirements applied to publicly traded compa- 9 nies). 10 (b) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GUIDANCE, DIREC- 11 TIVES, 12 TIONS.—The Secretary shall— PROCEDURES, REQUIREMENTS, AND REGULA- 13 (1) review all relevant guidance, directives, pro- 14 cedures, requirements, and regulations of the De- 15 partment of Defense, including the Cloud Computing 16 Security Requirements Guide, the Security Technical 17 Implementation Guides, and related instructions of 18 the Department; and 19 (2) make such revisions as may be necessary to 20 ensure conformity and compliance with subsection 21 (a). 22 (c) BRIEFINGS.—The Secretary shall provide to the 23 congressional defense committees briefings on the imple24 mentation of this section as follows: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1250 1 (1) Not later than June 1, 2026, an initial 2 briefing on the implementation status, including 3 policies, procedures, and controls implemented to 4 carry out this section. 5 (2) Not later than June 1, 2027, and annually 6 thereafter through 2028, briefings on the implemen- 7 tation progress, effectiveness of controls, security in- 8 cidents, and recommendations for legislative or ad- 9 ministrative action. 10 (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 11 tion shall be construed to prohibit or restrict— 12 (1) software development activities, including 13 the development, modification, or contribution to 14 open-source code and software; or 15 (2) collaboration on or access to publicly avail- 16 able open-source software components that may be 17 incorporated into Department of Defense cloud com- 18 puting systems. 19 (e) DEFINITIONS.—ln this section: 20 (1) The term ‘‘covered nation’’ has the meaning 21 given that term in section 4872 of title 10, United 22 States Code. 23 (2) The term ‘‘Department of Defense cloud 24 computing system’’ means any cloud computing (as 25 defined by section 239.7601 of the Defense Federal g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1251 1 Acquisition Regulation Supplement) environment ac- 2 credited by the Secretary of Defense for controlled 3 unclassified information or classified information, or 4 a cloud computing environment that is a national se- 5 curity system (as defined by section 3552(b)(6) of 6 title 44). 7 8 TITLE XVII—OTHER DEFENSE MATTERS Sec. 1701. Technical and conforming amendments. Sec. 1702. Copyright to a literary work produced by a civilian faculty member of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in the course of such employment: free use by the Federal Government. Sec. 1703. Temporary authority for nonimmigrant construction workers on Wake Island. Sec. 1704. Mapping and report on strategic ports. Sec. 1705. Authorization of United States Coast Guard rotary aircraft work at Department of Defense depots. Sec. 1706. Continual assessment of impact of international state arms embargoes on Israel and actions to address defense capability gaps. Sec. 1707. Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft. 9 10 SEC. 1701. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. (a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 11 United States Code, is amended as follows: 12 (1) In the chapter analysis for subtitle A, by 13 striking the item relating to chapter 243 and insert- 14 ing the following: ‘‘243. Other Matters Relating to Awarding of Contracts ... 3341’’. 15 (2) In the tables of chapters at the beginning 16 of part I of such subtitle, by striking the item relat- 17 ing to chapter 25 and inserting the following: ‘‘25. Electromagnetic Warfare ...................................................... g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) 500’’. G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1252 1 (3) In section 132a— 2 (A) in the section heading, by striking officer’’ 3 ‘‘improvement 4 ‘‘Improvement Officer’’; and and inserting 5 (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘Na- 6 tional Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 7 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘National Defense Author- 8 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2008’’. 9 (4) In section 139a, by striking ‘‘section 2334’’ 10 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 3221’’. 11 (5) In section 183a(h)(3), by striking the semi- 12 colon and inserting a comma. 13 (6) In section 222d(c)— 14 (A) by inserting ‘‘that term’’ after ‘‘mean- 15 ing given’’; and 16 (B) by inserting ‘‘and Sustainment’’ after 17 ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition’’. 18 (7) In chapter 9, by redesignating the second 19 section 222e (relating to unfunded priorities of the 20 Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi- 21 neering: annual report) as section 222f. 22 (8) In the section heading for section 430c, by 23 striking ‘‘intelligence oversight official’’ and 24 inserting ‘‘Intelligence Oversight Official’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1253 1 2 (9) In section 525(a)(4)(C), by striking the period after ‘‘21’’. 3 (10) In chapter 40, by redesignating section 4 711 (relating to parental leave for members of cer- 5 tain reserve components of the armed forces) as sec- 6 tion 710a (and conforming the table of contents with 7 respect to the section number and heading). 8 9 (11) In subsection (a)(2) of such section 710a, as so redesignated— 10 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sub- 11 paragraph (A)’’ each place it appears and in- 12 serting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 13 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 14 (i) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ 15 and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 16 (ii) by striking ‘‘clause (i)’’ and in- 17 serting ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’; and 18 (iii) by striking the semicolon that ap- 19 pears after the period. 20 21 (12) In section 714(b)(6)(A), in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘a’’ before ‘‘determination’’. 22 23 (13) In section 1143(e)(1), by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(A)’’. 24 25 (14) In section 1558(c)(1), by striking the comma after ‘‘Space Force’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1254 1 (15) In section 1749— 2 (A) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ‘‘em- 3 phasizes—’’ and inserting ‘‘emphasize—’’; and 4 (B) in subsection (c)— 5 (i) in the matter preceding paragraph 6 (1), by inserting ‘‘shall’’ after ‘‘program’’; 7 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 8 (I) by striking ‘‘has’’ and insert- 9 ing ‘‘have’’; and 10 (II) by striking ‘‘can’’ and insert- 11 ing ‘‘the ability to’’; and 12 (C) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘sub- 13 section’’ before ‘‘(a)’’ each place it appears. 14 (16) In section 2107(k), by striking the sub- 15 section heading. 16 (17) In section 2218, in each of subsections 17 (c)(1)(D) and (k)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘section 11 of 18 the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. 19 4405)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 57100 of title 46’’. 20 21 (18) In section 2818(a), by striking ‘‘contact’’ and inserting ‘‘contract’’. 22 23 (19) In section 2819(e), by inserting ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘congressional defense committees’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1255 1 (20) In the tables of chapters at the beginning 2 of part V of such subtitle, by striking the item relat- 3 ing to chapter 326 and inserting the following: ‘‘327. Weapon Systems Development and Related Matters 4401’’. 4 (21) In the tables of chapters at the beginning 5 of part V of such subtitle, by striking the item relat- 6 ing to chapter 383 and inserting the following: ‘‘383. Development, Application, and Support of DualUse Technologies ................................................... 4831’’. 7 (22) In the subsection heading for subsection 8 (c) of section 3072, by striking ‘‘EFFORTS’’ and in- 9 serting ‘‘INITIATIVES’’. 10 11 (23) In section 3601(a)(1)(C), by inserting ‘‘)’’ after ‘‘(22 U.S.C. 2651a(m))’’. 12 13 (24) In section 3603(a), by striking ‘‘Such a pathway shall include the following:’’. 14 15 (25) In section 3702(a)(3)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘offereor’’ and inserting ‘‘offeror’’. 16 17 (26) In section 4127(d)(9), by striking ‘‘pursing’’ and inserting ‘‘pursuing’’. 18 (27) In section 4022(e)(1), by striking ‘‘Under- 19 secretary of Defense’’ each place it appears and in- 20 serting ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense’’. 21 (28) In chapter 303, by redesignating the sec- 22 ond section 4128 (relating to the Joint Federated 23 Assurance Center) as section 4129. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1256 1 2 (29) In section 4663(a), by inserting ‘‘if such entity’’ before ‘‘is a party’’. 3 4 (30) In section 4816(b)(6), by inserting ‘‘)’’ after ‘‘title’’. 5 (31) In section 4872(e)(1), by striking ‘‘the 6 Secretary of Defense of the Secretary or the Sec- 7 retary of the military department concerned’’ and in- 8 serting ‘‘the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary 9 of the military department concerned’’. 10 (32) In section 5502, in the section heading, by 11 striking ‘‘defense agency’’ and inserting ‘‘De- 12 fense Agency’’. 13 (33) In section 5513, in the section heading, by 14 striking ‘‘missile defense agency’’ and insert- 15 ing ‘‘Missile Defense Agency’’. 16 (34) In section 5531(b) is amended— 17 (A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ both 18 places it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection 19 (a)’’; 20 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub- 21 paragraph (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; 22 and 23 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sub- 24 paragraph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1257 1 2 (35) In section 7361(a)(2), by striking ‘‘Vietnam Era’’ and inserting ‘‘Vietnam era’’. 3 (36) In section 8679a, by striking ‘‘a foreign 4 adversary country (as defined in section 4872(d)(2) 5 of title 10, United States Code)’’ and inserting ‘‘a 6 covered nation, as defined in section 4872(f) of this 7 title’’. 8 (37) In section 9062a, in the section heading, 9 by striking the period that appears after ‘‘struc- 10 ture’’. 11 12 (38) In section 9361(a)(2), by striking ‘‘Vietnam Era’’ and inserting ‘‘Vietnam era’’. 13 (39) In section 9531, in the section heading, by 14 striking the period that appears after ‘‘Reserve’’. 15 (40) In section 10216(f), by striking the period 16 that appears after ‘‘62’’. 17 (41) In the tables of chapters at the beginning 18 of part III of subtitle E, by striking the item relat- 19 ing to chapter 1413 and inserting the following: ‘‘1413. Alternative Promotion Authority for Officers in Designated Competitive Categories ...............15101’’. 20 21 (42) In section 14504(b), by striking ‘‘the the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary’’. 22 23 (43) In section 20251(a), by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘14504’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1258 1 (b) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS 2 MADE BY THIS ACT.—For purposes of applying amend3 ments made by provisions of this Act other than this sec4 tion, the amendments made by this section shall be treated 5 as having been enacted immediately before any such 6 amendments by other provisions of this Act. 7 SEC. 1702. COPYRIGHT TO A LITERARY WORK PRODUCED 8 BY A CIVILIAN FACULTY MEMBER OF THE 9 UNIFORMED 10 HEALTH SCIENCES IN THE COURSE OF SUCH 11 EMPLOYMENT: FREE USE BY THE FEDERAL 12 GOVERNMENT. 13 SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF (a) USE BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—Section 105 14 of title 17, United States Code, is amended, in subsection 15 (d)(2)— 16 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (L) through 17 (N) as subparagraphs (M) through (O), respectively; 18 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (K) the fol- 19 lowing new subparagraph (L): 20 ‘‘(L) Uniformed Services University of the 21 22 Health Sciences.’’. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is 23 further amended, in subsection (c)— 24 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subpara- 25 graphs (A) through (K) of subsection (d)(2) and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1259 1 subparagraph (L)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs 2 (A) through (L) of subsection (d)(2) and subpara- 3 graph (M)’’; 4 5 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘subsection (d)(2)(L)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)(2)(M)’’; 6 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘subsection 7 (d)(2)(M)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)(2)(N)’’; 8 and 9 (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘subsection 10 (d)(2)(N)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)(2)(O)’’. 11 SEC. 1703. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR NONIMMIGRANT 12 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ON WAKE ISLAND. 13 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—An alien, if otherwise quali- 14 fied, may seek admission to the United States as a non15 immigrant under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Im16 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 17 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)), notwithstanding the requirement 18 of such section that the service or labor be temporary, for 19 a period of up to 3 years, to perform a service or labor 20 pursuant to a contract or subcontract related to construc21 tion, repairs, or renovations connected to, supporting, or 22 associated with, a military installation on Wake Island. 23 (b) EXEMPTION FROM NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.— 24 An alien admitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall not 25 count against the numerical limitations set forth in section g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1260 1 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 2 1184(g)). 3 (c) CANCELLATION OF VISAS FOR MISUSE.—A visa 4 or other document authorizing admission of an alien to 5 the United States for the purpose of performing a service 6 or labor related to construction on Wake Island shall be 7 canceled if the alien enters an area within the United 8 States other than Wake Island, Guam, the Commonwealth 9 of Northern Mariana Islands, or a United States Minor 10 Outlying Island in the Pacific. 11 (d) TRANSFERABILITY.—Notwithstanding any other 12 provision of law— 13 (1) an alien admitted to Guam pursuant to 14 6(b)(1) 15 1806(b)(1)) may perform a service or labor pursuant 16 to a contract or subcontract related to construction, 17 repairs, or renovations connected to, supporting, or 18 associated with, a military installation on Wake Is- 19 land; and of Public Law 94–241 (48 U.S.C. 20 (2) an alien admitted to the Commonwealth of 21 the Northern Mariana Islands pursuant to 6(b)(1) 22 of Public Law 94–241 (48 U.S.C. 1806(b)(1)) may 23 perform a service or labor pursuant to a contract or 24 subcontract related to construction, repairs, or ren- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1261 1 ovations connected to, supporting, or associated 2 with, a military installation on Wake Island. 3 (e) PERIOD OF APPLICABILITY.—An alien may seek 4 admission to the United States pursuant to subsection (a) 5 during the period beginning on the date of enactment of 6 this section and ending on December 31, 2030. 7 8 SEC. 1704. MAPPING AND REPORT ON STRATEGIC PORTS. (a) MAPPING AND STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 9 (1) MAPPING OF GLOBAL PORTS.—The Sec- 10 retary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 11 Defense, shall— 12 (A) develop an updated, global mapping of 13 foreign and domestic ports identified to be of 14 importance to the United States, because of a 15 capability to provide military, diplomatic, eco- 16 nomic, or resource exploration superiority; and 17 (B) identify any efforts by the Government 18 of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) or 19 other PRC entities to build, buy, or otherwise 20 control, directly or indirectly, such ports. 21 (2) SUBMISSION OF MAP.—The Secretary of 22 State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, 23 shall submit the mapping developed pursuant to sub- 24 section (a) to the appropriate congressional commit- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1262 1 tees. Such submission shall be in unclassified form, 2 but may include a classified annex. 3 (b) STUDY AND REPORT ON STRATEGIC PORTS.— 4 (1) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of State, 5 in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall 6 conduct a study of— 7 (A) strategic ports; 8 (B) the reasons such ports are of interest 9 to the United States; 10 (C) the activities and plans of the Govern- 11 ment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) 12 to expand its control over strategic ports out- 13 side of the People’s Republic of China; 14 (D) the public and private actors, such as 15 China Ocean Shipping Company, that are exe- 16 cuting and supporting the activities and plans 17 of the Government of the PRC to expand its 18 control over strategic ports outside of the PRC; 19 (E) the activities and plans of the Govern- 20 ment of the PRC to expand its control over 21 maritime logistics by promoting products, such 22 as LOGINK, and setting industry standards 23 outside the PRC; 24 (F) how the control by the Government of 25 the PRC over strategic ports outside of the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1263 1 PRC could harm the national security or eco- 2 nomic interests of the United States and allies 3 and partners of the United States; and 4 (G) measures the United States Govern- 5 ment could take to ensure open access and se- 6 curity for strategic ports and offer alternatives 7 to PRC investments or stakes in strategic ports. 8 (2) CONDUCT OF STUDY.—The Secretary of 9 State and the Secretary of Defense may enter into 10 an arrangement with a federally funded research 11 and development center under which the center shall 12 conduct the study required under subsection (a). 13 (3) REPORT.— 14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 15 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 16 Secretary of State, in coordination with the 17 Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appro- 18 priate congressional committees a report on the 19 findings of the study conducted under sub- 20 section (a). 21 22 (B) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall include— 23 (i) a detailed list of all known stra- 24 tegic ports operated, controlled, or owned, 25 directly or indirectly, by the PRC or by a g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1264 1 foreign person of the PRC, and an assess- 2 ment of the national security and economic 3 interests relevant to each such port; 4 (ii) a detailed list of all known stra- 5 tegic ports operated, controlled, or owned, 6 directly or indirectly, by the United States 7 or United States persons and an assess- 8 ment of the national security and economic 9 interests relevant to each such port; 10 11 (iii) an assessment of vulnerabilities of— 12 (I) ports operated, controlled, or 13 owned, directly or indirectly, by the 14 United States; and 15 (II) strategic ports; 16 (iv) an analysis of the activities and 17 actions of the Government of the PRC to 18 gain control or ownership over strategic 19 ports, including promoting products, such 20 as LOGINK, and setting industry stand- 21 ards; 22 (v) an assessment of how the Govern- 23 ment of the PRC plans to expand its con- 24 trol over strategic ports outside of the 25 PRC; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1265 1 (vi) a suggested strategy, developed in 2 consultation with the heads of the relevant 3 United States Government offices, that 4 suggests courses of action to secure trusted 5 investment and ownership of strategic 6 ports and maritime infrastructure, protect 7 such ports and infrastructure from PRC 8 control, and ensure open access and secu- 9 rity for such ports, that includes— 10 (I) a list of relevant existing au- 11 thorities that can be used to carry out 12 the strategy; 13 (II) a list of any additional au- 14 thorities necessary to carry out the 15 strategy; 16 (III) an assessment of products 17 owned by the Government of the PRC 18 or by an entity headquartered in the 19 PRC that are used in connection with 20 strategic ports or maritime infrastruc- 21 ture; 22 (IV) an assessment of the costs 23 to— 24 (aa) secure such trusted in- 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) vestment and ownership; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1266 1 (bb) replace products owned 2 by the Government of the PRC 3 or an entity headquartered in the 4 PRC that are used in connection 5 with such ports; and 6 (cc) enhance transparency 7 around the negative impacts of 8 PRC control over strategic ports; 9 and 10 (V) a list of funding sources to 11 secure trusted investment and owner- 12 ship of strategic ports, which shall in- 13 clude— 14 (aa) an identification of pri- 15 vate funding sources; and 16 (bb) an identification of 17 public funding sources, including 18 loans, loan guarantees, and tax 19 incentives; and 20 (vii) a suggested strategy for Federal 21 agencies to maintain an up-to-date list of 22 strategic ports. 23 (viii) an assessment of any national 24 security threat posed by such investments 25 or activities to United States diplomatic g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1267 1 and defense personnel and facilities in the 2 vicinity of such ports, including through 3 cyber threats, electronically enabled espio- 4 nage, or other means. 5 (C) FORM OF REPORT.—The report re- 6 quired by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in 7 unclassified form, but may include a classified 8 annex. 9 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 10 11 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 12 (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 13 and Transportation, the Committee on Armed 14 Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, 15 and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 16 Senate; and 17 (B) the Committee on Transportation and 18 Infrastructure, the Committee on Energy and 19 Commerce, the Committee on Armed Services, 20 the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Per- 21 manent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 22 House of Representatives. 23 (2) The term ‘‘relevant United States Govern- 24 ment offices’’ means— 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) the Unified Combatant Commands; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1268 1 (B) the Office of the Secretary of Defense; 2 (C) the Office of the Secretary of State; 3 (D) the United States International Devel- 4 opment Finance Corporation; 5 (E) the Office of the Director of National 6 Intelligence; and 7 (F) the Maritime Administration of the 8 Department of Transportation. 9 (3) The term ‘‘strategic port’’ means an inter- 10 national port or waterway that the heads of the rel- 11 evant United States Government offices determine is 12 critical to the national security or economic pros- 13 perity of the United States. 14 SEC. 1705. AUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES COAST 15 GUARD ROTARY AIRCRAFT WORK AT DE- 16 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPOTS. 17 (a) IN GENERAL.—On a reimbursable basis and sub- 18 ject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense is author19 ized to conduct rotary aircraft work for the United States 20 Coast Guard at any depot of the Department of Defense. 21 (b) CERTIFICATION.—Before the Secretary of De- 22 fense may use the authority under subsection (a) during 23 any fiscal year, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 24 submit to the appropriate congressional committees an an- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1269 1 nual certification for that year that includes each of the 2 following: 3 (1) Certification that the Coast Guard Aviation 4 Logistics Center has reached or exceeded its capac- 5 ity to conduct required maintenance. 6 (2) Certification that the use of the authority 7 under subsection (a) will not have a negative effect 8 on the workforce of the Coast Guard Aviation Logis- 9 tics Center. 10 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 11 In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com12 mittees’’ means— 13 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 14 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 15 the House of Representatives; and 16 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 17 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- 18 tation of the Senate. 19 SEC. 1706. CONTINUAL ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT OF INTER- 20 NATIONAL 21 ISRAEL AND ACTIONS TO ADDRESS DEFENSE 22 CAPABILITY GAPS. 23 (a) 24 MENT.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) REQUIREMENT (1035098|1) STATE FOR ARMS EMBARGOES CONTINUOUS ON ASSESS- G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1270 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 2 consultation with the Secretary of State and the Di- 3 rector of National Intelligence, shall conduct a con- 4 tinual assessment of— 5 (A) the scope, nature, and impact on 6 Israel’s defense capabilities of current and 7 emerging arms embargoes, sanctions, restric- 8 tions, or limitations imposed by foreign coun- 9 tries or by international organizations; and 10 (B) the resulting gaps or vulnerabilities in 11 Israel’s security posture against shared regional 12 adversaries, such as Iran and Iranian-backed 13 terrorist groups such as Hamas, Palestinian Is- 14 lamic Jihad, and Hezbollah, and its ability to 15 maintain its qualitative military edge. 16 (2) FREQUENCY.—The assessment required 17 under paragraph (1) shall be updated not less than 18 once every 180 days. 19 (b) POTENTIAL UNITED STATES MITIGATION.— 20 (1) IDENTIFICATION OF NEEDS.—Each assess- 21 ment required under subsection (a) shall also include 22 a determination of specific defensive capabilities, 23 systems, or technologies that Israel is unable to pro- 24 cure, sustain, or modernize due to arms embargoes 25 or restrictions. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1271 1 (2) UNITED STATES ACTIONS.—The Secretary 2 of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 3 State, shall identify potential actions the United 4 States may take to mitigate such gaps in defensive 5 capabilities, including— 6 (A) addressing barriers to the delivery of 7 defense articles or services under the foreign 8 military sales program; 9 (B) to the extent possible without under- 10 mining United States requirements or readi- 11 ness, leveraging United States industrial base 12 capacity to provide substitute defensive capabili- 13 ties; 14 (C) expanding joint research, development, 15 and production of defense technologies; and 16 (D) 17 18 enhancing cooperative training, prepositioning, and logistics support. (c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 20 after the date of enactment of this section, and an- 21 nually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall sub- 22 mit to the congressional defense committees a report 23 on the findings of the most recent assessment con- 24 ducted under subsection (a). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1272 1 (2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 2 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form and may 3 contain a classified annex. 4 (d) SUNSET.—The requirement to conduct continual 5 assessments under this section shall terminate 5 years 6 after the date of enactment of this section. 7 SEC. 1707. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND AS- 8 SETS FROM UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. 9 Section 130i of title 10, United States Code, is 10 amended— 11 (1) in subsection (a)— 12 (A) by striking ‘‘any provision of title 18’’ 13 and inserting ‘‘section 32, 1030, or 1367 or 14 chapter 119 or 206 of title 18’’; and 15 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘officers’’ and 16 inserting a comma; and 17 (C) by inserting ‘‘, and contractors’’ after 18 ‘‘civilian employees’’; 19 (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B) by inserting ‘‘, in- 20 cluding through the use of remote identification 21 broadcast or other means’’ after ‘‘electromagnetic 22 means’’; 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (3) in subsection (c)— (A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Any’’; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1273 1 (B) by adding at the end the following new 2 3 paragraph: ‘‘(2) Any forfeiture conducted under paragraph (1) 4 shall be made subject to the requirements for civil, crimi5 nal, or administrative forfeiture.’’; 6 (4) in subsection (d)— 7 (A) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end 8 9 the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(C) If the Secretary of Transportation notifies the 10 Secretary of Defense that the manner of implementation 11 of this section by the Department of Defense would result 12 in an adverse impact to civil aviation safety, the Secretary 13 of Defense shall consult with the Secretary of Transpor14 tation to mitigate adverse impacts.’’; and 15 (B) by adding at the end the following new 16 17 paragraph: ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the 18 regulations prescribed or guidance issued under paragraph 19 (1) require that, when taking an action described in sub20 section (b)(1), all due consideration is given to— 21 ‘‘(A) mitigating impacts on privacy and civil lib- 22 erties under the first and fourth amendments to the 23 Constitution of the United States; 24 25 ‘‘(B) mitigating damage to, or loss of, real and personal property; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1274 1 2 ‘‘(C) mitigating any risk of personal injury or death; and 3 ‘‘(D) when practicable, obtaining the identifica- 4 tion of, or issuing a warning to, the operator of an 5 unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft 6 prior to taking action under subparagraphs (C) 7 through (F) of subsection (b)(1), unless doing so 8 would— 9 10 11 12 ‘‘(i) endanger the safety of members of the armed forces or civilians; ‘‘(ii) create a flight risk or result in the destruction of evidence; or 13 ‘‘(iii) seriously jeopardize an investigation, 14 criminal proceeding, or legal proceeding pursu- 15 ant to subsection (c).’’; 16 (5) in subsection (e)— 17 (A) in paragraph (1)— 18 19 (i) by striking ‘‘or’’ before ‘‘acquisition’’ and inserting a comma; 20 21 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, maintenance, or use’’ after ‘‘acquisition’’; 22 23 (iii) by inserting ‘‘first and’’ before ‘‘fourth’’; and 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (iv) by striking ‘‘amendment’’ and inserting ‘‘amendments’’; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1275 1 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘a func- 2 tion of the Department of Defense’’ and insert- 3 ing ‘‘an action described in subsection (b)(1)’’; 4 and 5 (C) in paragraph (3)— 6 (i) in the matter preceding subpara- 7 graph (A), by striking ‘‘not maintained’’ 8 and inserting ‘‘maintained only for as long 9 as necessary, and in no event maintained’’; 10 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 11 ‘‘support one or more functions of the De- 12 partment of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘inves- 13 tigate or prosecute a violation of law or to 14 directly support an ongoing security oper- 15 ation’’; and 16 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 17 ‘‘for a longer period to support a civilian 18 law enforcement agency or by any other 19 applicable law or regulation’’ and inserting 20 ‘‘under Federal law or for the purpose of 21 any litigation’’; 22 (6) in paragraph (4)— 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following new subparagraph (A): (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1276 1 ‘‘(A) is necessary to support an ongoing 2 action described in subsection (b)(1);’’; 3 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ 4 after the semicolon; 5 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 6 subparagraph (D); and 7 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 8 the following new subparagraph (C): 9 ‘‘(C) is necessary to support the counter- 10 unmanned aircraft systems activities of another 11 Federal agency with authority to mitigate the 12 threat of unmanned aircraft systems or un- 13 manned aircraft in mitigating such threats; or’’; 14 (7) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub- 15 section (m); 16 (8) by striking subsection (i); 17 (9) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub- 18 section (j); 19 20 (10) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (g) and (h) respectively; 21 (11) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol- 22 lowing new subsection (f): 23 ‘‘(f) CLAIMS.—Claims for loss of property, injury, or 24 death pursuant to actions under subsection (b) may be g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1277 1 made consistent with chapter 171 of title 28, and chapter 2 163 of this title, as applicable.’’; 3 4 (12) in subsection (h), as redesignated under paragraph (10) of this section— 5 6 7 8 9 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘BRIEFINGS’’ and inserting ‘‘REPORTS’’; (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); (C) in paragraph (1)— 10 11 (i) by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’; 12 (ii) by striking ‘‘and the Secretary of 13 Transportation, shall jointly provide a 14 briefing to the appropriate congressional 15 committees on the activities carried out 16 pursuant to this section. Such briefings 17 shall include—’’ and inserting ‘‘shall sub- 18 mit to the appropriate congressional com- 19 mittees and publish on a publicly available 20 website a report summarizing all detection 21 and mitigation activities conducted under 22 this section during the previous year to 23 counter unmanned aircraft systems.’’; and 24 (iii) by inserting before subparagraph 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) the following: (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1278 1 ‘‘(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include— 2 ’’; and 3 (D) in paragraph (3), as redesignated 4 under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by 5 striking ‘‘but may’’ and inserting ‘‘and shall’’; 6 (13) by inserting after subsection (h) the fol- 7 lowing new subsection (i): 8 ‘‘(i) BRIEFING, REPORT, AND PUBLICATION.—(1) 9 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 10 of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 11 of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 12 committees and publish on a publicly available website a 13 report summarizing all detection and mitigation activities 14 conducted under this section during the previous year to 15 counter unmanned aircraft systems. 16 ‘‘(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include— 17 ‘‘(A) information on any violation of, or failure 18 to comply with, the privacy and civil liberties protec- 19 tions referenced in this section by personnel author- 20 ized to conduct detection and mitigation activities, 21 including a description of any such violation or fail- 22 ure; 23 ‘‘(B) data on the number of detection activities 24 conducted, the number of mitigation activities con- 25 ducted, and the number of instances of communica- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1279 1 tions interception from an unmanned aircraft sys- 2 tem; 3 ‘‘(C) whether any unmanned aircraft that expe- 4 rienced mitigation was engaged in or attempting to 5 engage in activities protected under the first amend- 6 ment to the Constitution if such intent is readily and 7 reasonably ascertainable; 8 ‘‘(D) whether any unmanned aircraft or un- 9 manned aircraft system was properly or improperly 10 seized, disabled, damaged, or destroyed and an iden- 11 tification of any methods used to seize, disable, dam- 12 age, or destroy such aircraft or system; and 13 ‘‘(E) a description of the efforts of the Federal 14 Government to protect privacy and civil liberties 15 when carrying out detection and mitigation activities 16 under this section to counter unmanned aircraft sys- 17 tems. 18 ‘‘(3) Each report required under paragraph (1) shall 19 be submitted and published in unclassified form, but may 20 include a classified annex.’’; 21 (14) by inserting after subsection (j) the fol- 22 lowing new subsections: 23 ‘‘(k) INTERAGENCY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES ON 24 EXECUTION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COUNTER 25 UNMANNED AVIATION AUTHORITY.—(1) The Secretary of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1280 1 Defense, the Attorney General, and the Administrator of 2 the Federal Aviation Administration shall jointly establish 3 by memorandum of understanding an interagency execu4 tive committee (referred to in this subsection as the ‘exec5 utive committee’), for the purpose of exchanging views, in6 formation, and advice relating to the execution of this sec7 tion. 8 ‘‘(2) The memorandum of understanding entered into 9 under paragraph (1) shall include— 10 ‘‘(A) a description of the officials and other in- 11 dividuals to be invited to participate as members in 12 the executive committee; 13 14 ‘‘(B) a procedure for creating a forum to carry out the purpose described in paragraph (1); 15 ‘‘(C) a procedure for rotating the Chairperson 16 and meeting location of the executive committee; and 17 ‘‘(D) a procedure for scheduling regular meet- 18 ings of the executive committee no fewer than three 19 times each calendar year. 20 ‘‘(l) ADDITIONAL ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 21 April 1 of each year this section is in force, the Secretary 22 of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Serv23 ices of the House of Representatives and the Committee 24 on Armed Services of the Senate a report containing— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1281 1 2 ‘‘(1) a summary of the use of activities described in subsection (b); 3 ‘‘(2) an identification of additional missions of 4 the Department of Defense for which the actions de- 5 scribed in subsection (b)(1) are appropriate, as iden- 6 tified by the Secretary and including the specific list 7 of facilities, installations, or assets, if any, that 8 would be included if protections described in sub- 9 section (b)(1) were extended to facilities associated 10 with the missions in such report; 11 12 ‘‘(3) an updated copy of the memorandum of understanding required by subsection (k); 13 ‘‘(4) a summary of actions taken by the inter- 14 agency executive committee required by subsection 15 (k); 16 ‘‘(5) a summary of recommendations produced 17 by each member of the interagency executive com- 18 mittee required by subsection (k), disaggregated by 19 department or agency; and 20 ‘‘(6) a summary of actions taken as a result of 21 meetings or decisions taken by the interagency exec- 22 utive committee required by subsection (k) to change 23 procedures, regulations, guidelines, or other gov- 24 erning instruction of the Department of Defense re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1282 1 lating to the use of authority provided by this sec- 2 tion.’’; 3 4 (15) in subsection (m)(3), as redesignated by paragraph (7) of this section— 5 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 6 through (6) as paragraphs (4) through (7), re- 7 spectively; 8 (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 9 following new paragraph (3): 10 ‘‘(3) The term ‘contractor’ means a person 11 who— 12 ‘‘(A) performs functions that support or 13 carry out actions authorized in this section pur- 14 suant to a contract or subcontract entered into 15 with an entity of the Department of Defense; 16 and 17 ‘‘(B) has completed training for the 18 counter-unmanned aircraft system the person 19 will use in performance of such functions, as 20 certified by the Secretary of Defense.’ ’’’; and 21 22 (C) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph— 23 (i) in the matter preceding subpara- 24 graph (A), by striking ‘‘ ‘covered facility or 25 asset’ means any facility or asset that—’’ g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1283 1 and inserting ‘‘ ‘covered facility or asset— 2 ’ ’’; 3 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by redesig- 4 nating clauses (i) through (ix) as sub- 5 clauses (I) through (IX), respectively; 6 (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 7 (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through 8 (iii); 9 (iv) by inserting before clause (i), as 10 redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this 11 paragraph, the following: 12 ‘‘(A) means any facility or asset that—’’; 13 (v) in subparagraph (A)(iii), as so re- 14 designated— 15 (I) in subclause VIII, as redesig- 16 nated by subparagraph (B) of this 17 paragraph, by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 18 end; 19 (II) in subclause IX, as so redes- 20 ignated, by striking the period at the 21 end and inserting a semicolon; and 22 (III) by adding at the end the 23 following new subclauses: 24 ‘‘(X) the physical security of 25 other installations or property owned, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1284 1 leased, or operated by the Department 2 of Defense to which the public is not 3 permitted regular, unrestricted access, 4 determined by the Secretary on a site 5 by site basis to be critical to the na- 6 tional defense and certified as such to 7 the Secretary of Transportation, the 8 Attorney General, and the appropriate 9 congressional committees; or 10 ‘‘(XI) assistance to Federal, 11 State, or local officials in responding 12 to incidents involving nuclear, radio- 13 logical, biological, or chemical weap- 14 ons, high-yield explosives, or related 15 materials or technologies, as well as 16 support pursuant to section 282 of 17 this title; and’’; and 18 (vi) by inserting after subparagraph 19 (A) the following new subparagraph: 20 ‘‘(B) includes any persons physically 21 present at any such facility or asset.’’; and 22 (16) by inserting after subsection (m) the fol- 23 lowing new subsection: 24 ‘‘(n) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out this 25 section shall terminate on December 31, 2030.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1285 TITLE XVIII—ACQUISITION REFORM 1 2 Subtitle A—Alignment of the Defense Acquisition System Sec. 1801. Alignment of the defense acquisition system with the needs of members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 1802. Establishment of the role of portfolio acquisition executive. Sec. 1803. Amendments to life-cycle management and product support. Sec. 1804. Adjustments to certain acquisition thresholds. Sec. 1805. Modification to acquisition strategy. Sec. 1806. Matters related to cost accounting standards. Sec. 1807. Establishment of Project Spectrum. Subtitle B—Requirements Process Reform Sec. 1811. Modifications to Joint Requirements Oversight Council. Sec. 1812. Ensuring successful implementation of requirements reform. Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Commercial Products and Commercial Services Sec. 1821. Modifications to relationship of other provisions of law to procurement of commercial products and commercial services. Sec. 1822. Modifications to commercial products and commercial services. Sec. 1823. Modifications to commercial solutions openings. Sec. 1824. Limitation on required flowdown of contract clauses to subcontractors providing commercial products or commercial services. Sec. 1825. Consumption-based solutions. Sec. 1826. Exemptions for nontraditional defense contractors. Sec. 1827. Clarification of conditions for payments for commercial products and commercial services. Sec. 1828. Review of commercial products and commercial services acquisition approach. Subtitle D—Improvements to Acquisition Programs Sec. 1831. Modifications to procurement for experimental purposes. Sec. 1832. Modifications to requirements for modular open system approach. Sec. 1833. Bridging Operational Objectives and Support for Transition program. Subtitle E—Modifications to Strengthen the Industrial Base Sec. 1841. Civil Reserve Manufacturing Network. Sec. 1842. Transition to advanced manufacturing for certain critical readiness items of supply. Sec. 1843. Working group on the advanced manufacturing workforce. Sec. 1844. Collaborative forum to address challenges to and limitations of the defense industrial base. Sec. 1845. Facility clearance acceleration for members of defense industrial consortiums. Sec. 1846. Improvements relating to advanced manufacturing. Sec. 1847. Report on surge capacity in the defense industrial base. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1286 2 Subtitle A—Alignment of the Defense Acquisition System 3 SEC. 1801. ALIGNMENT OF THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION SYS- 4 TEM WITH THE NEEDS OF MEMBERS OF THE 5 ARMED FORCES. 1 6 7 (a) OBJECTIVES OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION SYSTEM.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3102 of title 10, 9 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 10 ‘‘§ 3102. Objectives of the defense acquisition system 11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 12 ensure that the defense acquisition system expeditiously 13 provides the armed forces with the capabilities necessary 14 to operate effectively, to address evolving threats, and to 15 sustain the military advantage of the United States in the 16 most cost-effective manner practicable. 17 ‘‘(b) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of Defense shall 18 issue guidance to carry out subsection (a) and shall ensure 19 that the defense acquisition system prioritizes the needs 20 of end users and is validated by direct engagement, experi21 mentation, and iteration. Such guidance shall require the 22 following: 23 ‘‘(1) All activities of the defense acquisition sys- 24 tem contribute to the expeditious delivery of capa- 25 bilities to enhance the operational readiness of the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1287 1 armed forces and enable the missions of the Depart- 2 ment of Defense. 3 ‘‘(2) A leadership culture and organizational 4 structure that empowers individuals in the manage- 5 ment of the defense acquisition system and encour- 6 ages appropriate delegation authority, collaboration, 7 and mission-focused risk-taking. 8 ‘‘(3) Sufficient numbers of members of the ac- 9 quisition workforce to support the defense acquisi- 10 tion system, and that such members are properly 11 trained and assigned. 12 ‘‘(4) Resource decisions for the defense acquisi- 13 tion system to prioritize best value and seek to bal- 14 ance life-cycle costs, schedule, performance, and 15 quantity through continuous trade-off analysis in- 16 formed by prototyping and direct feedback from end 17 users. 18 ‘‘(5) Adoption and integration in the defense 19 acquisition system of advanced approaches in digital 20 engineering, model-based engineering, and simula- 21 tion environments to enable rapid, iterative designs 22 and technology insertion to maximize mission out- 23 comes. 24 ‘‘(6) Active pursuit of innovative solutions to 25 enhance effectiveness of the armed forces and re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1288 1 sponsiveness to emerging threats, including the ac- 2 quisition and integration of commercial products and 3 commercial services. 4 ‘‘(7) Approaches to workforce training and de- 5 velopment that equally balance emphasis on func- 6 tional and technical skills with skills in cross-func- 7 tional integration, critical thinking, and innovative 8 approaches that best deliver solutions to operational 9 problems.’’. 10 11 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (A) UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR 12 ACQUISITION 13 133b(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 14 amended— AND SUSTAINMENT.—Section 15 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘de- 16 livering and sustaining timely, cost-effec- 17 tive capabilities for the armed forces (and 18 the Department)’’ and inserting ‘‘delivers 19 end-user capabilities with speed and inno- 20 vation to counter threats and cost-effec- 21 tively sustain the military advantage of the 22 United States’’; and 23 (ii) in paragraph (9)(A), by striking 24 ‘‘defense acquisition programs’’ and insert- 25 ing ‘‘the defense acquisition system, in ac- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1289 1 cordance with the objectives established 2 pursuant to section 3102 of this title’’. 3 (B) DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL TEST 4 AND EVALUATION.—Section 139(b) of title 10, 5 United States Code, as amended by section 6 904, is further amended— 7 (i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 8 through (7) as paragraphs (2) through (8), 9 respectively; and 10 (ii) by inserting before paragraph (2), 11 as so redesignated, the following new para- 12 graph: 13 ‘‘(1) ensure that all operational test and evalua- 14 tion activities are aligned with, and are conducted in 15 a manner that supports, the objectives of the defense 16 acquisition system established pursuant to section 17 3102 of this title;’’. 18 (C) DIRECTOR OF COST ASSESSMENT AND 19 PROGRAM 20 title 10, United States Code, is amended by in- 21 serting ‘‘shall carry out the requirements of this 22 section in accordance with the objectives estab- 23 lished pursuant to section 3102 of this title 24 and’’ before ‘‘shall serve’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) EVALUATION.—Section 139a(d) of G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1290 1 2 (b) CIVILIAN MANAGEMENT OF THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION SYSTEM.—Section 3103 of title 10, United 3 States Code, is amended— 4 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘to ensure the 5 successful and efficient operation of the defense ac- 6 quisition system’’ and inserting ‘‘in accordance with 7 the objectives of the defense acquisition system es- 8 tablished pursuant to section 3102 of this title’’; and 9 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘to ensure the 10 successful and efficient operation of such elements of 11 the defense acquisition system.’’ and inserting the 12 following: ‘‘in accordance with the objectives of the 13 defense acquisition system established pursuant to 14 section 3102 of this title. In carrying out this sub- 15 section, each service acquisition executive shall— 16 ‘‘(1) implement strategies to adapt rapidly to 17 evolving end-user requirements, validated through 18 end user engagement; 19 ‘‘(2) use data analytics to manage trade-offs 20 among life-cycle costs, delivery schedules, perform- 21 ance objectives, technical feasibility, and procure- 22 ment quantity objectives to maximize best value for 23 the end user; 24 ‘‘(3) conduct iterative cycles to develop, test 25 with end-users, and terminate capabilities that devi- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1291 1 ate from priorities or significantly exceed cost or 2 schedule thresholds; 3 ‘‘(4) notify the Joint Requirements Oversight 4 Council within 30 days after changes to a defense 5 acquisition program that result in a material dif- 6 ference in capability requirements, procurement 7 quantities, or delivery schedules; 8 ‘‘(5) assign personnel to critical acquisition po- 9 sitions (as defined in section 1731 of this title) to 10 build expertise and accountability, equipping such 11 personnel with strategies to empower teams, delegate 12 authority, and embrace mission-focused risk-taking; 13 and 14 ‘‘(6) foster mutual transparency and coopera- 15 tion between the Government and private sector en- 16 tities and require collaboration with such entities to 17 ensure delivery of safe, suitable, and effective sys- 18 tems on relevant timelines and on established cost 19 baselines.’’. 20 (c) ACQUISITION-RELATED FUNCTIONS OF SERVICE 21 CHIEFS.— 22 (1) PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN ACQUISITION- 23 RELATED FUNCTIONS.—Section 24 United States Code, is amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) 3104 of title 10, G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1292 1 (A) by amending the section heading to 2 read 3 functions of service chiefs’’; and 4 as follows: ‘‘Acquisition-related (B) in subsection (a)— 5 (i) by striking the ‘‘Chief of Staff of 6 the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, 7 the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the 8 Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the 9 Chief of Space Operations assist’’ and in- 10 serting ‘‘service chiefs assist’’; 11 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, in accordance with 12 the objectives established pursuant to sec- 13 tion 3102 of this title,’’ after ‘‘Secretary of 14 the military department concerned’’; and 15 (iii) by amending paragraphs (1) 16 through (7) to read as follows: 17 ‘‘(1) The development of capability requirement 18 statements for equipping the armed force concerned 19 that— 20 ‘‘(A) describes the operational problem to 21 provide necessary context for the capability re- 22 quirement; 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(B) proposes nonprescriptive solutions to operational problems; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1293 1 ‘‘(C) ensures system interoperability, where 2 appropriate, between and among joint military 3 capabilities (as defined in section 181 of this 4 title). 5 ‘‘(2) Implement strategies to support timely ad- 6 justments to capability requirement statements de- 7 veloped in paragraph (1). 8 ‘‘(3) Advise on trade-offs among life-cycle costs, 9 delivery schedules, performance objectives, technical 10 feasibility, and procurement quantity objectives to 11 maximize best value for the end user. 12 13 ‘‘(4) In consultation with the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, prioritize— 14 ‘‘(A) capability needs for investment; and 15 ‘‘(B) resource allocation to meet oper- 16 ational readiness requirements (as defined in 17 section 4324 of this title) and the materiel 18 readiness objectives established under section 19 118(c) of this title. 20 ‘‘(5) Make available appropriate personnel to 21 provide end-user feedback for the development of 22 new capabilities. 23 ‘‘(6) Recommend modification, discontinuation, 24 or termination of the development of capabilities— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1294 1 ‘‘(A) that no longer align with a capability 2 requirement established by the Secretary of De- 3 fense; or 4 ‘‘(B) that are experiencing significant cost 5 growth, technical or performance deficiencies, 6 or delays in schedule. 7 ‘‘(7) Build acquisition career paths for officers 8 and personnel (as required by section 1722a of this 9 title) to ensure such officers and personnel have the 10 necessary skills and opportunities for career progres- 11 sion to fulfill the objectives established pursuant to 12 section 3102 of this title.’’. 13 (2) ADHERENCE TO REQUIREMENTS IN MAJOR 14 DEFENSE 15 3104(b) of such title is amended— 16 ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.—Section (A) in paragraph (1)— 17 (i) by striking ‘‘the program capability 18 document supporting a Milestone B or 19 subsequent decision’’ and inserting ‘‘any 20 requirements document’’; and 21 (ii) by striking ‘‘chief of the armed 22 force concerned’’ and inserting ‘‘service 23 chief concerned’’; and 24 (B) in paragraph (2)— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1295 1 (i) in the matter preceding subpara- 2 graph (A)— 3 (I) by striking ‘‘Chief of the 4 armed force concerned’’ and inserting 5 ‘‘service chief concerned’’; and 6 (II) by striking ‘‘chiefs of the 7 armed force concerned’’ and inserting 8 ‘‘service chiefs concerned’’; 9 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 10 ‘‘prior to entry into the Materiel Solution 11 Analysis Phase under Department of De- 12 fense Instruction 5000.02’’; and 13 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 14 ‘‘cost, schedule, technical feasibility, and 15 performance 16 ‘‘life-cycle cost, delivery schedule, perform- 17 ance objective, technical feasibility, and 18 procurement quantity trade-offs’’. 19 trade-offs’’ and inserting (3) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3104(d) of such 20 title is amended to read as follows: 21 ‘‘(d) REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT DEFINED.—In this 22 section, the term ‘requirements document’ means a docu23 ment that establishes the need for a materiel approach to 24 address an operational problem.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1296 1 (d) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days 2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 3 of Defense shall revise Department of Defense Directive 4 5000.01 and any other relevant instructions, policies, or 5 guidance to carry out the requirements of this section and 6 the amendments made by this section. 7 (e) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 8 9 (1) Section 3101 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 10 ‘‘§ 3101. Definitions 11 ‘‘In this chapter: 12 ‘‘(1) The term ‘best value’ means, with respect 13 to an acquisition, the optimal combination of cost, 14 quality, technical capability or solution quality, and 15 delivery schedule. 16 ‘‘(2) The term ‘capability requirement’ means a 17 capability that is critical or essential to address an 18 operational problem. 19 ‘‘(3) The term ‘cost-effective’ means, with re- 20 spect to an acquisition, delivering superior end-user 21 results at equal or lower cost compared to alter- 22 natives. 23 ‘‘(4) The term ‘operational problem’ means— 24 ‘‘(A) a challenge of a military department 25 in achieving an assigned military objective g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1297 1 based on current doctrine, emerging threats, or 2 future concepts; and 3 ‘‘(B) may include limitations in capabili- 4 ties, capacity, resources, or the ability to effec- 5 tively and efficiently coordinate across the joint 6 force, with another combatant command, or 7 among military capabilities. 8 ‘‘(5) The term ‘service chief’ means— 9 ‘‘(A) the Chief of Staff of the Army, with 10 respect to matters concerning the Army; 11 ‘‘(B) the Chief of Naval Operations, with 12 respect to matters concerning the Navy; 13 ‘‘(C) the Commandant of the Marine 14 Corps, with respect to matters concerning the 15 Marine Corps; 16 ‘‘(D) the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, 17 with respect to matters concerning the Air 18 Force; and 19 ‘‘(E) the Chief of Space Operations, with 20 respect 21 Force.’’. 22 (2) Section 3001(c) of title 10, United States 23 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘this section’’ and in- 24 serting ‘‘this part’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) to matters concerning the Space G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1298 1 SEC. 1802. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ROLE OF PORTFOLIO 2 3 ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 87 of 4 title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 5 section 1731 the following new section: 6 ‘‘§ 1732. Portfolio acquisition executive 7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A portfolio acquisition executive 8 is the senior acquisition official designated by the compo9 nent acquisition executive or the service acquisition execu10 tive of the military department concerned, as applicable, 11 to lead a portfolio of capabilities, with authority for plans, 12 budgets, and execution of programs assigned to the port13 folio, including life-cycle management. 14 ‘‘(b) REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS.—To ensure 15 streamlined accountability for management, the following 16 relationships shall apply: 17 ‘‘(1) Each program manager (as defined in sec- 18 tion 1737 of this title) for a defense acquisition pro- 19 gram shall report directly to the portfolio acquisition 20 executive for such program unless otherwise directed 21 by the component acquisition executive or service ac- 22 quisition executive of the military department con- 23 cerned (as applicable). 24 ‘‘(2) Each portfolio acquisition executive shall 25 report directly to the component acquisition execu- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1299 1 tive or the service acquisition executive of the mili- 2 tary department concerned (as applicable). 3 ‘‘(3) The component acquisition executive or 4 service acquisition executive of the military depart- 5 ment concerned (as applicable) shall oversee the des- 6 ignation of, performance of, and resource allocation 7 for all portfolio acquisition executives. 8 ‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—For the defense acquisition 9 programs assigned to a portfolio acquisition executive, 10 such portfolio acquisition executive shall— 11 ‘‘(1) ensure that activities carried out under 12 such programs are aligned with, and are conducted 13 in a manner that supports, the objectives of the de- 14 fense acquisition system established pursuant to sec- 15 tion 3102 of this title; 16 ‘‘(2) subject to the authority, direction, and 17 control of the component acquisition executive or 18 service acquisition executive of the military depart- 19 ment concerned (as applicable)— 20 ‘‘(A) carry out all powers, functions, and 21 duties of the component acquisition executive or 22 service acquisition executive concerned (as ap- 23 plicable) with respect to members of the acqui- 24 sition workforce assigned to the portfolio acqui- 25 sition executive; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1300 1 ‘‘(B) ensure that the policies of the Sec- 2 retary of Defense established in accordance 3 with this chapter are implemented in such port- 4 folio; 5 ‘‘(3) coordinate with the relevant service chief 6 (as defined in section 3101 of this title) when evalu- 7 ating, modifying, or implementing requirements de- 8 terminations, performance objectives, procurement 9 quantity objectives, and materiel readiness objectives 10 established under section 118(c) of this title; 11 ‘‘(4) liaise and collaborate directly with oper- 12 ational users of such defense acquisition programs to 13 receive regular feedback to ensure the effectiveness 14 and suitability of capabilities; 15 ‘‘(5) provide timely information to the relevant 16 service chief, the Joint Staff, the Director of Cost 17 Assessment and Program Evaluation, and other offi- 18 cials identified by the Secretary of Defense on cost, 19 schedule, and performance trade-offs of defense ac- 20 quisition programs assigned to the portfolio acquisi- 21 tion executive; 22 ‘‘(6) employ iterative development cycles with 23 the authority to modify, discontinue, or terminate 24 the development of capabilities— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1301 1 ‘‘(A) that no longer align with a joint ca- 2 pability requirement (as defined in section 181 3 of this title) or other capability requirement es- 4 tablished by the Secretary or relevant service 5 chief; or 6 ‘‘(B) that are experiencing significant cost 7 growth, technical or performance deficiencies, 8 or delays in schedule; 9 ‘‘(7) collaborate with mission engineering func- 10 tions of the Department of Defense to conduct 11 cross-service technical and operational activities to 12 coordinate integration of emerging technologies, pro- 13 totypes, and operational concepts, as appropriate; 14 and 15 16 ‘‘(8) ensure effective market research and, to the maximum extent practical, prioritize— 17 ‘‘(A) the use of transactions for prototype 18 projects under section 4022; and 19 ‘‘(B) the procurement of commercial prod- 20 ucts and commercial services under chapter 247 21 of this title. 22 ‘‘(d) PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES.—(1) The Sec- 23 retary concerned with respect to a portfolio acquisition ex24 ecutive shall ensure that each such portfolio acquisition 25 executive is assigned dedicated personnel and other re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1302 1 sources required to successfully perform the assigned du2 ties and responsibilities of such portfolio acquisition execu3 tive. 4 ‘‘(2) Personnel shall be under the authority and con- 5 trol of such portfolio acquisition executive subject to the 6 component acquisition executive or service acquisition ex7 ecutive of the department concerned. Personnel and re8 sources shall not be provided through matrixed, collateral 9 duty, or dual-reporting arrangements, except as specifi10 cally authorized by the Secretary concerned in writing. 11 ‘‘(3) Personnel and resources required include— 12 ‘‘(A) contracting and contract management; 13 ‘‘(B) estimating costs; 14 ‘‘(C) financial management and business; 15 ‘‘(D) life-cycle management and product sup- 16 port; 17 ‘‘(E) program management; 18 ‘‘(F) engineering and technical management; 19 ‘‘(G) developmental testing and evaluation; and 20 ‘‘(H) other personnel as determined by the Sec- 21 retary concerned, as appropriate.’’. 22 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 23 (1) COVERED DEFENSE LAWS.—Except as pro- 24 vided in paragraph (2), each covered defense law (as g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1303 1 defined in section 102 of title 10, United States 2 Code) is amended— 3 (A) by striking the term ‘‘program execu- 4 tive officer’’ and inserting ‘‘portfolio acquisition 5 executive’’ in each place it appears in text or 6 headings; 7 (B) by striking the term ‘‘Program execu- 8 tive officer’’ and inserting ‘‘Portfolio acquisition 9 executive’’ in each place it appears in text or 10 headings; 11 (C) by striking the term ‘‘program execu- 12 tive officers’’ and inserting ‘‘portfolio acquisi- 13 tion executives’’ in each place it appears in text 14 or headings; and 15 (D) by striking the term ‘‘Program execu- 16 tive officers’’ and inserting ‘‘Portfolio acquisi- 17 tion executives’’ in each place it appears in text 18 or headings. 19 (2) EXCEPTION.—Section 1737(a)(4) of title 20 10, United States Code, is amended to read as fol- 21 lows: 22 ‘‘(4) The term ‘portfolio acquisition executive’ 23 means an individual described in section 1732(a) of 24 this title.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1304 1 SEC. 1803. AMENDMENTS TO LIFE-CYCLE MANAGEMENT 2 3 AND PRODUCT SUPPORT. (a) PRODUCT SUPPORT MANAGER.— 4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 5 87 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 6 inserting after section 1732, as added by section 7 1802, the following new section: 8 ‘‘§ 1733. Product support manager 9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A product support manager is 10 the individual responsible for managing product support 11 required to field and maintain the readiness and oper12 ational capability of a covered system throughout the life 13 cycle of the covered system. 14 ‘‘(b) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 15 designate a product support manager for each covered sys16 tem who shall be coequal with the program manager for 17 such covered system and report directly to the portfolio 18 acquisition executive responsible for such covered system. 19 ‘‘(c) OBJECTIVES.—The product support manager 20 shall seek to achieve the objectives of the defense acquisi21 tion system established pursuant to section 3102 of this 22 title and shall identify, develop, implement, incentivize, 23 and measure quantifiable best value outcome-based prod24 uct support that optimizes life-cycle cost, readiness, and 25 operational capability of a covered system. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1305 1 ‘‘(d) SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES.—A product sup- 2 port manager shall be responsible for the following with 3 respect to a covered system: 4 ‘‘(1) Developing and executing the product sup- 5 port strategy required under section 4324 of this 6 title. 7 ‘‘(2) Providing product support and subject 8 matter expertise to the relevant program manager 9 and portfolio acquisition executive. 10 11 ‘‘(3) Collaborating with chief engineers and systems engineers— 12 ‘‘(A) in developing the life-cycle 13 sustainment plan and product support strategy 14 required under section 4324 of this title; and 15 ‘‘(B) to analyze the operating and support 16 costs to ensure cost-effective operation, manage- 17 ment, and availability of the covered system. 18 ‘‘(3) Adopting predictive analytics and simula- 19 tion and modeling tools to improve materiel avail- 20 ability and reliability, increase operational avail- 21 ability rates, and reduce operation and sustainment 22 costs. 23 ‘‘(4) Conducting product support business case 24 analyses to provide a structured, iterative method- 25 ology to compare and assess the full impact of prod- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1306 1 uct support alternatives and provide data-informed 2 recommendations that balance requirements with af- 3 fordability. Such analyses shall— 4 ‘‘(A) enable the development of the product 5 support strategy as early as possible, but not 6 later than Milestone B approval has been grant- 7 ed for the covered system; and 8 ‘‘(B) inform proposed updates or changes 9 in the product support strategy as needed. 10 ‘‘(5) Reviewing and recommending resource al- 11 locations across product support integrators and 12 product support providers to meet performance re- 13 quirements of the product support strategy. 14 ‘‘(6) Coordinating product support arrange- 15 ments between product support integrators and 16 product support providers across materiel com- 17 mands, depots, sustainment working capital funds, 18 and commercial entities to execute the product sup- 19 port strategy and maintain updated parts cataloging 20 and provisioning. 21 ‘‘(7) Seeking to resolve issues relating to dimin- 22 ishing manufacturing supply, material shortages, 23 critical readiness items of supply. 24 ‘‘(8) Managing the end-to-end coordination 25 process related to qualification, certification, and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1307 1 testing of alternative sources of supply for critical 2 readiness items of supply. 3 ‘‘(9) Ensuring the evaluation and selection of 4 product support integrators and product support 5 providers that are best suited to execute the product 6 support strategy. 7 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 8 9 ‘‘(1) The term ‘best value’ has the meaning given in section 3101 of this title. 10 ‘‘(2) The terms ‘covered system’, ‘critical readi- 11 ness items of supply’, ‘product support’, ‘product 12 support arrangement’, ‘product support integrator’, 13 and ‘product support provider’ have the meanings 14 given, respectively, in section 4324 of this title.’’. 15 (2) EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE 16 REQUIREMENTS 17 AGERS.—Section 1735 title 10, United States Code, 18 is amended— FOR PRODUCT SUPPORT MAN- 19 (A) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), 20 and (e) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respec- 21 tively; and 22 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1308 1 ‘‘(c) PRODUCT SUPPORT MANAGER.—Before being 2 assigned to a position as product support manager, a per3 son— 4 ‘‘(1) shall have completed all life-cycle logistics 5 certification and training requirements prescribed by 6 the Secretary of Defense; 7 8 ‘‘(2) shall have executed a written agreement as required in section 1734(b)(2) of this title; and 9 ‘‘(3) in the case of— 10 ‘‘(A) a product support manager of a 11 major defense acquisition program, shall have 12 at least eight years of experience in life-cycle lo- 13 gistics, at least two years of which were per- 14 formed in a systems program office or similar 15 organization; 16 ‘‘(B) a product support manager of a sig- 17 nificant nonmajor defense acquisition program, 18 shall have at least six years of experience in 19 life-cycle logistics; and 20 ‘‘(C) a product support manager for a cov- 21 ered system (as defined in section 4324 of this 22 title), shall be designated as a key leadership 23 position.’’. 24 (3) 25 CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1731(a)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1309 1 amended by adding at the end the following new 2 clause: 3 4 ‘‘(iv) Product support manager.’’. (b) SUSTAINMENT REVIEWS.—Section 4323 of title 5 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 6 ‘‘§ 4323. Sustainment reviews 7 ‘‘(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 8 shall require each Secretary of a military department, in 9 coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac10 quisition and Sustainment, to conduct an assessment of 11 the actual performance of each major weapon system 12 against the operational readiness requirements and mate13 riel readiness objectives (established under section 118(c) 14 of this title). Each Secretary of a military department 15 shall use such assessment to— 16 ‘‘(1) identify any factors contributing to the 17 failure of a major weapon system to meet such re- 18 quirements and objectives; 19 ‘‘(2) develop and implement a corrective action 20 plan to address such factors in an expeditious man- 21 ner; and 22 ‘‘(3) inform the submission of materials to Con- 23 gress required by section 118(c)(2) of this title and 24 the development of the future-years defense program 25 required by section 221 of this title. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1310 1 ‘‘(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than five 2 days after the date on which the budget of the President 3 is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 4 31, each Secretary of a military department, in coordina5 tion with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 6 and Sustainment, shall submit to the congressional de7 fense committees a report that includes the following: 8 ‘‘(1) Findings from a review of the effectiveness 9 of the life-cycle sustainment plan required under sec- 10 tion 4324 of this title for a major weapon system. 11 ‘‘(2) A description of how such assessments in- 12 formed the submission of materials to Congress re- 13 quired by section 118(c)(2) of this title and the de- 14 velopment of the future-years defense program re- 15 quired by section 221 of this title. 16 ‘‘(3) For a covered system which has been de- 17 clared to meet initial operational capability, and that 18 for two consecutive calendar years has failed to meet 19 established materiel readiness objectives for materiel 20 availability or operational availability (as such terms 21 are defined, respectively, in section 118 of this title), 22 such report shall include— 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) an identification of factors contributing to such failure; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1311 1 ‘‘(B) a mitigation plan to address supply, 2 maintenance, or other issues contributing to 3 such failure; and 4 ‘‘(C) a description of any corrective action 5 plan required by subsection (a)(2) and an up- 6 date on progress made in implementing such a 7 plan. 8 ‘‘(4) A summary of actions taken by the Sec- 9 retary to ensure that each covered system of the 10 military department under the jurisdiction of the 11 Secretary meets the applicable operational readiness 12 requirements and materiel readiness objectives in the 13 most cost-effective manner practicable. 14 ‘‘(c) COVERED SYSTEM DEFINED.—In this section, 15 the term ‘covered system’ has the meaning given in section 16 4324 of this title.’’. 17 (c) LIFE-CYCLE MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCT SUP- 18 PORT.—Section 4324 of title 10, United States Code, is 19 amended to read as follows: 20 ‘‘§ 4324. Life-cycle management and product support 21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 22 ensure that each covered system is supported by a per23 formance-based life-cycle sustainment plan— 24 25 ‘‘(1) that is approved by the service acquisition executive responsible for such covered system; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1312 1 ‘‘(2) that meets applicable operational readiness 2 requirements and materiel readiness objectives (es- 3 tablished under section 118(c) of this title) in the 4 most cost-effective manner practicable. 5 ‘‘(b) LIFE-CYCLE SUSTAINMENT PLAN.—(1) A prod- 6 uct support manager shall develop, update, and implement 7 a life-cycle sustainment plan for each covered system for 8 which the product support manager is responsible. Such 9 plan shall include the following: 10 ‘‘(A) A comprehensive product support strategy 11 that addresses each Integrated Product Support Ele- 12 ment in a manner— 13 ‘‘(i) to best achieve operational readiness 14 requirements and materiel readiness objectives 15 throughout the planned life cycle of such sys- 16 tem; and 17 ‘‘(ii) that allows evaluation and selection of 18 product support integrators and product sup- 19 port providers appropriate to execute the prod- 20 uct support strategy. 21 ‘‘(B) A life-cycle cost estimate for the covered 22 system that— 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(i) is based on the product support strategy described in subparagraph (A); and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1313 1 ‘‘(ii) if the covered system is a major de- 2 fense acquisition program or major subpro- 3 gram, is developed in accordance with the re- 4 quirements to support a Milestone A approval, 5 Milestone B approval, or Milestone C approval. 6 ‘‘(C) Recommended engineering and design con- 7 siderations that support cost-effective sustainment of 8 the covered system and best value solutions in life 9 cycle planning and management. 10 ‘‘(D) An intellectual property management plan 11 for product support developed in accordance with 12 section 3774 of this title, including requirements for 13 technical data, software, and modular open system 14 approaches (as defined in section 4401 of this title). 15 ‘‘(E) A strategy to maximize use of public and 16 private sector capabilities including public-private 17 partnerships, when appropriate. 18 ‘‘(F) After consideration of the views received 19 by the milestone decision authority from appropriate 20 materiel, logistics, or fleet representatives, a plan to 21 transition the covered system from production to ini- 22 tial fielding that addresses specific products or serv- 23 ices required for successful initial fielding of the cov- 24 ered system, including— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1314 1 ‘‘(i) a description of the necessary tooling 2 or other unique support equipment, require- 3 ments for initial spare parts and components, 4 technical handbooks and maintenance manuals, 5 maintenance training, and facilities; 6 ‘‘(ii) an identification of the funding re- 7 quired to provide such products and services for 8 any initial fielding location of the covered sys- 9 tem; and 10 ‘‘(iii) an assessment of the required num- 11 ber of training simulators, including the initial 12 operational capability and overall fielding of 13 such simulators. 14 ‘‘(2) In developing each life-cycle sustainment plan 15 required by this section, the product support manager 16 shall— 17 ‘‘(A) consider affordability constraints and key 18 cost factors that could affect operating and support 19 costs during the life cycle of the covered system; 20 ‘‘(B) consider sustainment risks or challenges 21 to sustaining the covered system in operational envi- 22 ronments, including contested logistics environments 23 (as defined in section 2926 of this title); 24 ‘‘(C) seek to comply with— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1315 1 ‘‘(i) requirements to maintain a core logis- 2 tics capability under section 2464 of this title; 3 and 4 ‘‘(ii) limitations on the performance of 5 depot-level maintenance of materiel under sec- 6 tion 2466 of this title; 7 ‘‘(D) seek to integrate commercial best prac- 8 tices, use commercial standards, and use advanced 9 technologies to enhance the product support of each 10 covered system; and 11 ‘‘(E) seek to maintain a robust, resilient, and 12 innovative defense industrial base to support re- 13 quirements throughout the life cycle of the covered 14 system. 15 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this chapter: 16 ‘‘(1) The terms ‘milestone decision authority’ 17 and ‘Milestone A approval’ have the meanings given, 18 respectively, in section 4251 of this title. 19 ‘‘(2) The term ‘Milestone B approval’ and 20 ‘Milestone C approval’ has the meaning given in sec- 21 tion 4172 of this title. 22 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(3) The term ‘covered system’ means— ‘‘(A) a major defense acquisition program as defined in section 4201 of this title; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1316 1 ‘‘(B) a major subprogram as described in 2 section 4203 of this title; or 3 ‘‘(C) an acquisition program or project 4 that is carried out using the rapid fielding or 5 rapid prototyping acquisition pathway under 6 section 3602 of this title that is estimated by 7 the Secretary of Defense to require an eventual 8 total 9 4201(a)(2) of this title. 10 ‘‘(4) The term ‘critical readiness items of sup- 11 expenditure described in section ply’ means— 12 ‘‘(A) parts and systems designated as Mis- 13 sion Impaired Capability Awaiting Parts, Not 14 Mission Capable Supply, or Casualty Report 15 Category 3 or 4 status (as defined by the Sec- 16 retary of Defense or a Secretary of a military 17 department); or 18 ‘‘(B) parts or systems designated by the 19 Secretary of Defense as negatively impacting 20 the materiel readiness objectives of a covered 21 system. 22 ‘‘(5) The term ‘Integrated Product Support 23 Elements’ means, with respect to a covered sys- 24 tem— 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) product support management; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1317 1 ‘‘(B) design interface; 2 ‘‘(C) sustaining engineering; 3 ‘‘(D) maintenance planning and manage- 4 ment; 5 ‘‘(E) supply support; 6 ‘‘(F) support equipment; 7 ‘‘(G) technical data; 8 ‘‘(H) training and training support; 9 ‘‘(I) information technology systems con- 10 tinuous support; 11 ‘‘(J) facilities and infrastructure; 12 ‘‘(K) packaging, handling, storage, and 13 transportation; and 14 ‘‘(L) manpower and personnel. 15 ‘‘(6) The term ‘product support’ means the 16 package of support functions required to field and 17 sustain the readiness and operational capability of 18 covered systems (including subsystems and compo- 19 nents of such covered systems). 20 ‘‘(7) The term ‘product support arrangement’— 21 ‘‘(A) means a contract, task order, or an- 22 other contractual arrangement, or any type of 23 agreement or non-contractual arrangement en- 24 tered into by the Federal Government, for the 25 performance of sustainment or logistics support g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1318 1 required for covered systems (including sub- 2 systems and components of such covered sys- 3 tems); and 4 ‘‘(B) includes arrangements for any of the 5 following: 6 ‘‘(i) Performance-based logistics. 7 ‘‘(ii) Sustainment support. 8 ‘‘(iii) Contractor logistics support. 9 ‘‘(iv) Life-cycle product support. 10 ‘‘(8) The term ‘product support integrator’ 11 means an entity responsible for integrating private 12 and public sources of product support within the 13 scope of a product support arrangement. 14 ‘‘(9) The term ‘product support provider’ means 15 an entity that provides product support functions.’’. 16 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS 17 READINESS METRICS AND TO OBJECTIVES MATERIEL FOR MAJOR 18 WEAPON SYSTEMS.—Section 118 of title 10, United 19 States Code, is amended— 20 21 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘materiel readiness’’ before ‘‘objectives’’; 22 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘shall ad- 23 dress’’ and inserting ‘‘shall establish procedures and 24 a computation methodology to determine’’; 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (3) in subsection (c)— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1319 1 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 2 metrics required’’ and all that follows through 3 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘materiel 4 readiness objectives for each major weapon sys- 5 tem.’’; and 6 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 7 metrics required by subsection (b)’’ and insert- 8 ing ‘‘such materiel readiness objectives’’; 9 (4) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘readiness 10 goals or objectives’’ and inserting ‘‘materiel readi- 11 ness objectives’’; 12 (5) in subsection (e), in the matter preceding 13 paragraph (1), by inserting a comma after ‘‘des- 14 ignated mission’’; and 15 (6) in subsection (f)— 16 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), 17 and (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respec- 18 tively; and 19 (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 20 following new paragraph: 21 ‘‘(3) The term ‘materiel readiness objective’ 22 means the minimum required availability of each 23 covered system that is necessary to fulfill the re- 24 quirements of the strategic framework and guidance 25 referred to in subsection (a).’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1320 1 (e) MAJOR WEAPONS SYSTEMS: ASSESSMENT, MAN- 2 AGEMENT AND CONTROL OF OPERATING AND SUPPORT 3 COSTS.—Section 4325 of title 10, United States Code, is 4 amended— 5 (1) in subsection (b)— 6 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘in ac- 7 cordance with the requirements of section 118 8 of this title and’’ after ‘‘be issued’’; 9 (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 10 follows: 11 ‘‘(3) require each Secretary of a military de- 12 partment to update estimates of operating and sup- 13 port costs periodically throughout the life cycle of a 14 major weapon system, and make necessary adjust- 15 ments to the life-cycle sustainment plan required by 16 section 4324 of this title to ensure such major weap- 17 on system meets applicable operational readiness re- 18 quirements and materiel readiness objectives (estab- 19 lished in accordance with section 118(c) of this title) 20 in the most cost-effective manner practicable;’’; 21 (C) by amending paragraph (9) to read as 22 follows: 23 ‘‘(9) prior to the Milestone B approval (or 24 equivalent approval) for a major weapon system, re- 25 quire the Secretary concerned to ensure the comple- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1321 1 tion of an intellectual property management plan for 2 product 3 4324(b)(1)(D) of this title; and’’; and 4 support required under section (D) by amending paragraph (10) to read 5 as follows: 6 ‘‘(10) require each Secretary of a military de- 7 partment to create and retain an independent cost 8 estimate for the remainder of the life cycle of the 9 covered weapon system every five years.’’; 10 (2) by striking subsection (c); and 11 (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub- 12 section (c). 13 (f) RETENTION OF DATA ON OPERATING AND SUP- 14 PORT COSTS.— 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of Cost Assess- 16 ment and Program Evaluation shall develop and 17 maintain a database on operating and support esti- 18 mates, supporting documentation, and actual oper- 19 ating and support costs for major weapon systems 20 (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States 21 Code, as added by section 811 of this Act). 22 (2) SUPPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 23 ensure that the Director, in carrying out the require- 24 ments of paragraph (1)— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1322 1 (A) promptly receives the results of all cost 2 estimates and cost analyses conducted by each 3 Secretary of a military department with regard 4 to operating and support costs of major weapon 5 systems acquired pursuant to a major defense 6 acquisition program (as defined in section 4201 7 of title 10, United States Code); and 8 (B) has timely access to any records and 9 data of military departments (including classi- 10 fied and proprietary information) that the Di- 11 rector considers necessary to carry out such re- 12 quirements. 13 (3) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of Defense 14 may direct each Secretary of a military department, 15 with concurrence of the Under Secretary of Defense 16 for Acquisition and Sustainment, to collect and re- 17 tain information necessary to support the database 18 required in (1). 19 SEC. 1804. 20 21 ADJUSTMENTS TO CERTAIN ACQUISITION THRESHOLDS. (a) MAJOR SYSTEM.—Section 3041 of title 10, 22 United States Code, is amended— 23 (1) in subsection (c)(1)— 24 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 25 ‘‘$115,000,000 (based on fiscal year 1990 con- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1323 1 stant dollars)’’ and inserting ‘‘$275,000,000 2 (based on fiscal year 2024 constant dollars)’’; 3 and 4 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 5 ‘‘$540,000,000 (based on fiscal year 1990 con- 6 stant dollars)’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,300,000,000 7 (based on fiscal year 2024 constant dollars)’’; 8 and 9 (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘$750,000 10 (based on fiscal year 1980 constant dollars)’’ and in- 11 serting ‘‘$2,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2024 con- 12 stant dollars)’’. 13 (b) USE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN COMPETI- 14 PROCEDURES.—Section 3204(e)(1) of title 10, TIVE 15 United States Code, is amended— 16 17 (1) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’; 18 19 (2) by striking ‘‘$75,000,000’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘$500,000,000’’; and 20 (3) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 21 ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 22 (c) MODIFICATIONS TO SUBMISSIONS OF COST OR 23 PRICING DATA.—Section 3702(a) of title 10, United 24 States Code, is amended— 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1) in paragraph (1)— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1324 1 (A) by striking ‘‘June 30, 2018’’ each 2 place it appears and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2026’’; 3 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking 4 ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’; 5 and 6 (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking 7 ‘‘$750,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’; 8 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ 9 and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’; and 10 (3) in subparagraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘chap- 11 ter and the price of the subcontract is expected to 12 exceed $2,000,000’’ and inserting the following: 13 ‘‘chapter and— 14 ‘‘(i) in the case of a prime contract 15 entered into after June 30, 2026, the price 16 of the subcontract is expected to exceed 17 $10,000,000; or 18 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a prime contract 19 entered into on or before June 30, 2026, 20 the price of the subcontract is expected to 21 exceed $2,000,000.’’. 22 (d) MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS; 23 DEFINITIONS; EXCEPTIONS.—Section 4201(a)(2) of title 24 10, United States Code, is amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1325 1 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking 2 ‘‘$300,000,000 (based on fiscal year 1990 constant 3 dollars)’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000,000 (based on 4 fiscal year 2024 constant dollars)’’; and 5 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking 6 ‘‘$1,800,000,000 (based on fiscal year 1990 con- 7 stant 8 (based on fiscal year 2024 constant dollars)’’. 9 SEC. 1805. MODIFICATION TO ACQUISITION STRATEGY. 10 dollars)’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,500,000,000 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4211 of title 10, United 11 States Code, is amended— 12 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘milestone’’; 13 (2) in subsection (b), by striking the term 14 ‘‘milestone’’ each place it appears; 15 (3) in subsection (c)— 16 (A) in paragraph (1)— 17 (i) in matter preceding subparagraph 18 (A), by striking the term ‘‘milestone’’ each 19 place it appears; 20 (ii) by amending subparagraph (A) to 21 read as follows: 22 ‘‘(A) the strategy clearly describes the proposed 23 business case and capability management approach 24 for the program or system, and to the maximum ex- 25 tent practicable, describes how capability require- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1326 1 ments will be met through delivery of such program 2 or system;’’; and 3 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 4 ‘‘how the strategy is designed to be imple- 5 mented with available resources, such as 6 time, funding, and management capacity’’ 7 and inserting ‘‘the resources, such as time, 8 funding, and management capacity, nec- 9 essary to meet capability requirements’’; 10 and 11 (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 12 13 follows: ‘‘(2) Each strategy shall, where appropriate, consider 14 the following: 15 ‘‘(A) An approach that delivers required capa- 16 bilities in increments, each depending on available 17 mature technology, and that recognizes up front the 18 need for future capability improvements or transi- 19 tions to alternative end items through use of contin- 20 uous competition. 21 ‘‘(B) Requirements related to logistics, mainte- 22 nance, and sustainment in accordance with sections 23 2464 and 2466 of this title, and the acquisition of 24 technical data, computer software, and associated li- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1327 1 censes, to enable such requirements in accordance 2 with sections 3771 through 3775 of this title. 3 ‘‘(C) A process for collaborative interaction and 4 market research with the science and technology 5 community, 6 science and technology reinvention laboratories, gov- 7 ernment innovation cells, academia, small busi- 8 nesses, nontraditional defense contractors, and other 9 contractors. including Department of Defense 10 ‘‘(D) Identification of enterprise-wide designs 11 and standards in support of an architecture that 12 provides for an integrated suite of capabilities that 13 focuses on simplicity of implementation and speed of 14 delivery. 15 ‘‘(E) Overarching roadmaps that create inte- 16 grated strategic schedules of legacy systems and new 17 capabilities. 18 ‘‘(F) A contracting strategy that develops long- 19 term partnerships with multiple companies to ac- 20 tively contribute to architectures, development, pro- 21 duction, and sustainment across the capabilities to 22 be developed by decomposing large systems into 23 smaller sets of projects across time and technical 24 component. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1328 1 ‘‘(G) An assignment of roles and responsibilities 2 of key personnel of the acquisition workforce, identi- 3 fication of external stakeholder dependencies, and 4 the need for subject matter expert inputs at critical 5 points in the program, including the need for special 6 hiring authority or advisory and assistance services, 7 in order to deliver the desired capabilities. 8 ‘‘(H) A process of testing and experimentation 9 with the test community and end users to ensure 10 continuous user feedback, acceptance, and develop- 11 ment of concepts of operations.’’; and 12 (4) by striking subsections (d) and (e) and in- 13 serting the following new subsections: 14 ‘‘(d) REVIEW.—The decision authority shall review 15 and approve, as appropriate, the acquisition strategy for 16 a major defense acquisition program or major system 17 prior to the acquisition decision memorandum and ensure 18 that the strategy is updated at regular intervals to incor19 porate significant changes to program requirements, 20 resourcing, or acquisition decisions. 21 ‘‘(e) DECISION AUTHORITY DEFINED.—In this sec- 22 tion, the term ‘decision authority’, with respect to a major 23 defense acquisition program or major system, means the 24 official within the Department of Defense designated with 25 the overall responsibility and authority for acquisition de- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1329 1 cisions for the program or system, including authority to 2 approve entry of the program or system into the next 3 phase of the acquisition process.’’. 4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 5 (1) Section 4324(d)(8) of title 10, United 6 States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘the term ‘de- 7 cision authority’ ’’ after ‘‘meaning given’’. 8 (2) Section 8669b(d)(3) of title 10, United 9 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘has the mean- 10 ing’’ and all that follows and inserting the following: 11 ‘‘means a decision to enter into technology matura- 12 tion and risk reduction pursuant to guidance pre- 13 scribed by the Secretary of Defense for the manage- 14 ment of Department of Defense acquisition pro- 15 grams.’’. 16 (3) Section 807(e)(5) of the National Defense 17 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 18 9081 note) is amended by striking ‘‘in section 2431a 19 of title 10, United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘the 20 term ‘decision authority’ in section 4211 of title 10, 21 United States Code’’. 22 (4) Section 818(f)(3)(B) of the John Warner 23 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 24 2007 (10 U.S.C. 4231 note prec.) is amended by in- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1330 1 serting ‘‘the term ‘decision authority’ ’’ after ‘‘mean- 2 ing given’’. 3 SEC. 1806. MATTERS RELATED TO COST ACCOUNTING 4 5 6 STANDARDS. (a) CHANGES TO APPLICABILITY OF FULL COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS COVERAGE.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad- 9 ministrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall re- 10 vise the rules and procedures prescribed pursuant to 11 subsections (a) and (b) of section 1502 of title 41, 12 United States Code, to the extent necessary to in- 13 crease 14 9903.201-2 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulation, 15 from $50,000,000 to $100,000,000 (as adjusted for 16 inflation in accordance with section 1908 of title 41, 17 United States Code). 18 the thresholds (2) DEPARTMENT established OF in section DEFENSE.—Not later 19 than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 20 this Act, the Secretary shall update the Department 21 of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition 22 Regulation to require full compliance with cost ac- 23 counting standards established under section 1502 24 of title 41, United States Code, only for an entity 25 or subsidiary of an entity that— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1331 1 (A) received a single contract award under 2 such cost accounting standards with a value 3 equal to or greater than $100,000,000 (as ad- 4 justed for inflation in accordance with section 5 1908 of title 41, United States Code); or 6 (B) received contracts during the cost ac- 7 counting period that ended preceding the date 8 of the report with a net value equal to or great- 9 er than $100,000,000 (as adjusted for inflation 10 in accordance with section 1908 of title 41, 11 United States Code). 12 13 (b) AMENDMENTS TO COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD.— 14 (1) ORGANIZATION.—Subsection (a) of section 15 1501 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by 16 striking ‘‘Office of Federal Procurement Policy’’ and 17 inserting ‘‘Office of Management and Budget’’. 18 19 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—Subsection (b) of such section 1501 is amended— 20 (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 21 follows: 22 ‘‘(1) MEMBERS, CHAIRMAN, AND APPOINT- 23 MENT.—The Board shall consist of 5 voting mem- 24 bers and 2 nonvoting members. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1332 1 ‘‘(A) VOTING MEMBERS.—One voting 2 member is the Administrator of Federal Pro- 3 curement Policy, who serves as Chairman. The 4 other 4 members, all of whom shall have experi- 5 ence in Federal Government contract cost ac- 6 counting, are as follows: 7 ‘‘(i) 2 representatives of the Federal 8 Government, each of whom has substantial 9 experience in administering and managing 10 covered contracts— 11 ‘‘(I) one of whom is a representa- 12 tive of the Department of Defense ap- 13 pointed by the Secretary of Defense; 14 and 15 ‘‘(II) one of whom is an officer or 16 employee of the General Services Ad- 17 ministration appointed by the Admin- 18 istrator of General Services. 19 ‘‘(ii) 2 individuals from the private 20 sector, each of whom is appointed by the 21 Director of the Office of Management and 22 Budget— 23 ‘‘(I) one of whom is a senior em- 24 ployee or retired senior employee of a 25 Government contractor with substan- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1333 1 tial experience in the private sector in- 2 volving administration and manage- 3 ment of covered contracts; and 4 ‘‘(II) one member of the account- 5 ing profession, with substantial expe- 6 rience as an accountant. 7 ‘‘(B) NONVOTING MEMBERS.—There may 8 be up to 2 nonvoting members appointed by the 9 Board from academia, a nonprofit organization, 10 or a private entity with substantial experience 11 in establishing financial accounting and report- 12 ing standards in compliance with Generally Ac- 13 cepted Accounting Principles.’’; 14 (B) in paragraph (2)— 15 (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 16 ‘‘, which may be extended for an additional 17 4-year period by the individual who ap- 18 pointed such member under paragraph 19 (1)’’ after ‘‘4 years’’; and 20 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 21 ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘para- 22 graph (1)(A)(i)’’; and 23 (C) by adding at the end the following new 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) paragraph: (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1334 1 ‘‘(4) INELIGIBILITY.—Beginning on January 1, 2 2028, an individual who is a member of an audit en- 3 tity of an executive agency is not eligible to serve as 4 a member of the Board.’’. 5 6 (3) DUTIES.—Subsection (c) of such section 1501 is amended— 7 (A) in paragraph (2)— 8 (i) by striking ‘‘within one year’’ and 9 all that follows through ‘‘conform such 10 standards’’ and inserting the following: 11 ‘‘not later than 180 days after the date of 12 enactment of this paragraph, and bienni- 13 ally thereafter, review any cost accounting 14 standards established under section 1502 15 of this title and eliminate or conform such 16 standards’’; and 17 (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 18 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘dis- 19 putes.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘disputes, 20 and take necessary action to clarify or improve 21 such standards if misinterpretation or lack of 22 clarity in a standard was a primary component 23 of such dispute; and’’; and 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (C) by adding at the end the following: (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1335 1 ‘‘(4) ensure that any action taken pursuant to 2 paragraph (3) is not taken solely for the purpose of 3 tailoring such standard to favor a party in the dis- 4 pute.’’. 5 6 (4) REPORT.—Subsection (e) of such section 1501 is amended— 7 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 8 the end; 9 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe- 10 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 11 (C) by adding at the end the following new 12 paragraph: 13 ‘‘(3) including a summary of rulemaking activi- 14 ties related to any changes to such standards and 15 any associated timelines for such activities.’’. 16 17 (5) SENIOR STAFF.—Subsection (f)(1)(B) of such section 1501 is amended— 18 (A) by striking ‘‘may appoint’’ and insert- 19 ing ‘‘shall appoint’’; and 20 (B) by striking ‘‘two’’ and inserting ‘‘not 21 less than four’’. 22 (6) COVERED CONTRACT DEFINED.—Such sec- 23 tion 1501 is amended by adding at the end the fol- 24 lowing new subsection: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1336 1 ‘‘(j) COVERED CONTRACT DEFINED.—In this section, 2 the term ‘covered contract’ means a contract that is sub3 ject to the cost accounting standards issued pursuant to 4 section 1502 of this title.’’. 5 (7) DEADLINE.—Not later than 90 days after 6 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 7 of the Office of Management and Budget, the Sec- 8 retary of Defense, and the Administrator of General 9 Services shall implement the amendments made by 10 this subsection, including making the appointments 11 under section 1501(b) of title 41, United States 12 Code, as amended by this subsection. 13 (c) COOPERATION WITH THE COMPTROLLER GEN- 14 ERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and the Cost Account- 15 ing Standards Board established under section 1501 of 16 title 41, United States Code (as amended by this section), 17 shall cooperate in full and in a timely manner with the 18 Comptroller General of the United States, including pro19 viding any analysis, briefings, or other information re20 quested by the Comptroller General related to require21 ments of this section and the amendments made by this 22 section. 23 24 (d) AMENDMENT TO MANDATORY USE OF COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1337 1 (1) SUBCONTRACTS.—Section 1502(b)(1) of 2 title 41, United States Code, is amended— 3 (A) in subparagraph (B)— 4 (i) by striking ‘‘of the amount set 5 forth in section 3702(a)(1)(A) of title 10 6 as 7 ‘‘$35,000,000, as’’; and the amount is’’ and inserting 8 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, including require- 9 ments relating to inflation in section 1908 10 of this title’’ after ‘‘law’’; and 11 (B) in subparagraph (C)— 12 (i) by inserting ‘‘(or the portion of a 13 contract or subcontract)’’ after ‘‘a contract 14 or subcontract’’ each place it appears; 15 16 (ii) in clause (ii), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end; 17 (iii) in clause (iii)— 18 (I) by inserting ‘‘(or the portion 19 of such contract or subcontract)’’ 20 after ‘‘a firm, fixed-price contract or 21 subcontract’’; and 22 (II) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and insert- 23 ing a period; and 24 (iv) by striking clause (iv). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1338 1 (2) WAIVER.—in paragraph (3), subparagraph 2 (A) by inserting ‘‘, as adjusted for inflation in ac- 3 cordance with section 1908 of this title,’’ after 4 ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 5 (3) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 6 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad- 7 ministrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall 8 issue such regulations as are necessary to implement 9 the amendments made by this subsection. 10 (e) AMENDMENT TO REQUIRED BOARD ACTION FOR 11 PRESCRIBING STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS.—Sec12 tion 1502(c) of title 41, United States Code, is amended— 13 14 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end; 15 (2) by striking paragraph (3); and 16 (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para- 17 graph (3). 18 (f) AMENDMENTS TO CONTRACT PRICE ADJUST- 19 MENT REQUIREMENTS.— 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1503(b) of title 41, 21 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 22 ‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF ADJUSTMENT.—A contract price 23 adjustment undertaken under section 1502(f)(2) of this 24 title shall be made, where applicable, on relevant contracts 25 that are subject to the cost accounting standards so as g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1339 1 to protect the Federal Government from payment, in the 2 aggregate, of increased costs, as defined by the Cost Ac3 counting Standards Board and in accordance with the fol4 lowing requirements: 5 ‘‘(1) The Federal Government may not recover 6 costs greater than the aggregate increased cost to 7 the Federal Government, as defined by the Board, 8 on the relevant contracts subject to the price adjust- 9 ment unless the contractor or subcontractor made a 10 change in its cost accounting practices of which the 11 contractor or subcontractor was aware or should 12 have been aware at the time of the price negotiation 13 and which contractor or subcontractor failed to dis- 14 close to the Federal Government. 15 16 ‘‘(2) For such changes in cost accounting practices— 17 ‘‘(A) costs recovered by the Federal Gov- 18 ernment shall exclude any contract or sub- 19 contract (or any portion of such contract or 20 subcontract) that is firm, fixed-price, or that is 21 not price-redeterminable based on costs; and 22 ‘‘(B) for a fiscal year, for any contract or 23 subcontract (or any portion of such contract or 24 subcontract) that is not a firm, fixed-price con- 25 tract or subcontract the costs recovered by the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1340 1 Federal Government shall not exceed the net in- 2 creased costs, if any, paid to the contractor or 3 subcontractor for all changes in cost accounting 4 practices implemented within the same fiscal 5 year.’’. 6 (2) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad- 8 ministrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall 9 issue such regulations as are necessary to implement 10 the amendments made by this subsection. 11 SEC. 1807. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROJECT SPECTRUM. 12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of 13 Small Business Programs of the Department of Defense 14 shall establish and maintain a program to be known as 15 ‘‘Project Spectrum’’ to provide to covered entities an on16 line platform of digital resources, training, and services 17 that increase awareness of, and facilitate compliance with, 18 the requirements of the defense acquisition system estab19 lished pursuant to section 3102 of title 10, United States 20 Code. 21 (b) REQUIREMENT FOR COORDINATION.—In car- 22 rying out the requirements of subsection (a), the Director 23 of Small Business Programs shall coordinate with other 24 elements of the Department of Defense to ensure re25 sources, training, or services made available through g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1341 1 Project Spectrum are aligned with Department-wide poli2 cies and guidance related to the defense acquisition sys3 tem, including coordination with— 4 (1) the Chief Information Officer of the Depart- 5 ment of Defense, particularly regarding cybersecu- 6 rity resources and alignment with the Cybersecurity 7 Maturity Model Certification program or successor 8 program; 9 10 (2) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; 11 12 (3) the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering; 13 14 (4) the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International and Industry Engagement; 15 16 (5) the President of the Defense Acquisition University; 17 18 (6) the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency; 19 20 (7) the Director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency; and 21 (8) the Executive Director of the Department 22 of Defense Cyber Crime Center. 23 (c) PERFORMANCE METRICS.—Not later than April 24 1, 2026, the Director of Small Business Programs, in co25 ordination with elements and individuals in subsection (b), g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1342 1 shall establish performance metrics to measure the out2 comes associated with Project Spectrum. Such metrics 3 shall include— 4 (1) cybersecurity-related activities and tools, to 5 be evaluated in coordination with Chief Information 6 Officer of the Department of Defense; 7 (2) foreign ownership, control, or influence ac- 8 tivities and tools, to be evaluated in coordination 9 with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 10 and Sustainment; and 11 (3) any additional performance metrics the Di- 12 rector determines necessary. 13 (d) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than May 1, 14 2026, the Director of Small Business Programs shall pro15 vide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 16 and House of Representatives a briefing on the perform17 ance metrics required by subsection (c). 18 (e) SUNSET.—The authority for Project Spectrum, 19 and the requirements of the section, shall terminate on 20 December 31, 2031. 21 (f) COVERED ENTITY DEFINED.—In this section, the 22 term ‘‘covered entity’’ means an entity that is a small 23 business or a medium business that contracts with, or 24 seeks to enter into a contract with, the Department of De- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1343 1 fense that is registered to access the online platform of 2 Project Spectrum. 4 Subtitle B—Requirements Process Reform 5 SEC. 1811. MODIFICATIONS TO JOINT REQUIREMENTS 3 6 7 OVERSIGHT COUNCIL. (a) MISSION.—Subsection (b) of section 181 of title 8 10, United States Code, is amended by amending para9 graphs (1) through (7) to read as follows: 10 ‘‘(1) evaluating global trends, emerging threats, 11 and adversary capabilities to inform understanding 12 of joint operational problems and to shape joint 13 force design; 14 ‘‘(2) coordinating with commanders of combat- 15 ant commands to compile, refine, and prioritize joint 16 operational problems; 17 ‘‘(3) continuously reviewing and assessing joint 18 military capabilities of elements of the Department 19 of Defense listed in section 111(b) of this title in a 20 manner that meets applicable requirements in the 21 national defense strategy under section 113(g) of 22 this title; 23 ‘‘(4) identifying and prioritizing gaps and op- 24 portunities in joint military capabilities, including g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1344 1 making recommendations for changes to address 2 such capability and capacity gaps; 3 ‘‘(5) identifying advances in technology, innova- 4 tive commercial solutions, and concepts of operation 5 that could improve the military advantage of the 6 joint force; 7 8 ‘‘(6) recommending joint capability requirements that— 9 ‘‘(A) describe the joint operational problem 10 to provide necessary context for the joint capa- 11 bility requirement; 12 ‘‘(B) proposes nonprescriptive solutions to 13 joint operational problems; and 14 ‘‘(C) ensures system interoperability, where 15 appropriate, between and among joint military 16 capabilities; 17 ‘‘(7) designing the joint force in a manner 18 that— 19 20 ‘‘(A) addresses joint operational problems; and 21 ‘‘(B) evaluates force design initiatives of 22 the Armed Forces to recommend acceptance, 23 mitigation, or alternative force designs for the 24 joint force; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1345 1 ‘‘(8) maintaining a repository of joint oper- 2 ational problems and identification of capabilities to 3 address those problems; and 4 ‘‘(9) evaluating effect of joint military capa- 5 bility requirements for the purposes of section 6 4376(a) of this title.’’. 7 (b) COMPOSITION.—Subsection (c)(1)(A) of such sec- 8 tion is amended by striking ‘‘or joint performance require9 ments’’. 10 (c) ADVISORS.—Subsection (d) of such section is 11 amended— 12 (1) in paragraph (2)— 13 14 (A) by inserting ‘‘strongly’’ before ‘‘consider’’; and 15 (B) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2) 16 of’’; 17 (2) in paragraph (3)— 18 (A) by amending the paragraph heading to 19 read 20 CHIEFS’’; as follows: ‘‘INPUT FROM SERVICE 21 (B) by striking ‘‘, and strongly consider,’’ 22 and all that follows through ‘‘acquisition sys- 23 tem,’’ and inserting ‘‘and consider the views of 24 the service chiefs in their roles as end users of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1346 1 capabilities delivered by the defense acquisition 2 system’’; and 3 (C) by striking ‘‘under subsection (b)(2) 4 and joint performance requirements pursuant to 5 subsection (b)(3)’’; 6 (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘, and strong- 7 ly consider,’’ and inserting ‘‘and consider’’; and 8 9 (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 10 ‘‘(5) INPUT FROM INDUSTRY.—The Council 11 shall seek views from private entities on commer- 12 cially available technology to address joint oper- 13 ational problems or gaps in joint military capabili- 14 ties.’’. 15 (d) RESPONSIBILITY 16 MENTS.—Subsection FOR CAPABILITY REQUIRE- (e) of such section is amended to 17 read as follows: 18 ‘‘(e) RESPONSIBILITY FOR CAPABILITY REQUIRE- 19 MENTS.—Each service chief is responsible for the capa- 20 bility requirements of the armed force of such service 21 chief.’’. 22 (e) ANALYTIC AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT.—Sub- 23 section (f) of such section is amended— 24 25 (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘AND ENGINEERING’’ after ‘‘ANALYTIC’’; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1347 1 (2) by inserting ‘‘and mission engineering ac- 2 tivities’’ after ‘‘the Office of Cost Assessment and 3 Program Evaluation’’; and 4 (3) by striking ‘‘in operations research, systems 5 analysis, and cost estimation’’. 6 (f) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (h) of such section is 7 amended— 8 (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); 9 (2) by redesignating paragraph (1) as para- 10 graph (2); 11 12 (3) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph: 13 ‘‘(1) The term ‘joint capability requirement’ 14 means a capability that is critical or essential to ad- 15 dress a joint operational problem.’’; 16 17 (4) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph: 18 ‘‘(3) The term ‘joint operational problem’— 19 ‘‘(A) means a challenge across the joint 20 force in achieving an assigned military objective 21 based on current doctrine, emerging threats or 22 future concepts; and 23 ‘‘(B) may include limitations in capabili- 24 ties, capacity, resources, or the ability to effec- 25 tively and efficiently coordinate across the joint g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1348 1 force, with another combatant command, or 2 among joint military capabilities.’’; and 3 (5) by adding at the end the following new 4 paragraph: 5 ‘‘(5) The term ‘service chief’ has the meaning 6 given in section 3101 of this title.’’. 7 (g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 8 (1) LIMITATIONS ON DEFENSE MODERNIZATION 9 ACCOUNT.—Section 10 amended— 3136(e)(1)(A) of such title is 11 (A) by striking ‘‘in excess of—’’ and all 12 that follows through ‘‘(i) a specific limitation’’ 13 and inserting ‘‘in excess of a specific limita- 14 tion’’; and 15 (B) by striking clause (ii). 16 (2) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR MILE- 17 STONE A APPROVAL.—Section 18 title is amended by striking ‘‘approved by the Joint 19 Requirements Oversight Council’’. 4251(e)(1) of such 20 (3) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR MILE- 21 STONE B APPROVAL.—Section 4252(b) of such title 22 is amended— 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) by striking paragraph (9); and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1349 1 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (10) 2 through (15) as paragraphs (9) through (14), 3 respectively. 4 (4) BREACH OF CRITICAL COST GROWTH 5 THRESHOLD.—Section 4376 of such title is amend- 6 ed— 7 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘, after 8 consultation with the Joint Requirements Over- 9 sight 10 ments,’’; Council regarding program require- 11 (B) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘to 12 meet the joint military requirement (as defined 13 in section 181(g)(1) of this title)’’; and 14 (C) in subsection (c)(3), by striking 15 ‘‘joint’’. 16 (5) ACQUISITION ACCOUNTABILITY ON MISSILE 17 DEFENSE 18 such title is amended by striking ‘‘approved’’ and in- 19 serting ‘‘reviewed’’. 20 (h) REPEALS.—The following provisions of law are SYSTEM.—Section 5514(b)(2)(C)(ii) of 21 repealed: 22 (1) Section 916 of the Floyd D. Spence Na- 23 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 24 2001 (10 U.S.C. 181 note). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1350 1 (2) Section 942(f) of the National Defense Au- 2 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 181 3 note). 4 (3) Section 105(b) of the Weapon Systems Ac- 5 quisition Reform Act of 2009 (10 U.S.C. 181 note). 6 (4) Section 201 of the Weapon Systems Acqui- 7 sition Reform Act of 2009 (10 U.S.C. 3102 note). 8 SEC. 1812. ENSURING SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF 9 10 REQUIREMENTS REFORM. (a) BIANNUAL UPDATES ON IMPLEMENTATION OF 11 REQUIREMENTS REFORM.—Not later than 180 days after 12 the date of enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 13 thereafter until September 30, 2027, the Secretary of De14 fense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 15 of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing 16 on— 17 (1) the implementation of section 181 of title 18 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1811 19 of this Act; and 20 (2) actions taken in response to the memo- 21 randum of the Secretary of Defense dated August 22 20, 2025, and titled ‘‘Reforming the Joint Require- 23 ments Process to Accelerate Fielding of Warfighting 24 Capabilities’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1351 1 (b) CONTENTS.—Each briefing shall, at a minimum, 2 include an update on— 3 (1) progress in terminating the Joint Capabili- 4 ties Integration and Development System and efforts 5 to replace it with a single decision forum that inte- 6 grates requirements, acquisition, resourcing, test, 7 and sustainment, including a discussion on— 8 (A) the establishment of the Requirements 9 and Resourcing Alignment Board; 10 (B) the implementation of the Joint Accel- 11 eration Reserve; 12 (C) the establishment of a Mission Engi- 13 neering and Integration Activity; and 14 (D) the status of the reform of the require- 15 ments processes of each military department in 16 accordance with the memorandum; 17 (2) the assignment of roles and responsibilities 18 for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint 19 Staff, the Requirements and Resourcing Alignment 20 Board, the military departments, the combatant 21 commands, and mission-engineering and integration 22 activities, including a discussion on the establish- 23 ment of governance, decision rights, and escalation 24 paths for portfolio-level requirements decisions; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1352 1 (3) progress in updating all relevant policies 2 and regulations in accordance with the memo- 3 randum, including— 4 (A) the recission and replacement of manu- 5 als governing the Joint Capabilities Integration 6 and Development System; and 7 (B) the removal of references to the Joint 8 Capabilities Integration and Development Sys- 9 tem in directives, instructions, and manuals of 10 the Department of Defense; 11 (4) obstacles encountered with respect to ac- 12 tions taken to implement the requirements of the 13 memorandum, including cultural, workforce, process, 14 information technology, or statutory obstacles, and 15 actions taken to mitigate or overcome such obstacles; 16 (5) any additional authorities, resources, or 17 flexibilities required to implement such require- 18 ments, including draft legislative proposals as appro- 19 priate; 20 21 (6) deviations from such requirements and any justification for such deviations; and 22 (7) portfolio-level case studies implementing the 23 requirements from the memorandum that document 24 problem framing, decision timelines, transition deci- 25 sions, and outcomes, including progress toward g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1353 1 meeting the objectives for accelerating the require- 2 ments process in accordance with subsection (c). 3 (c) OBJECTIVES 4 ACCELERATING REQUIRE- FOR MENTS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enact- 5 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish 6 annual objectives for requirements processes that include, 7 at a minimum, objectives for— 8 (1) the end-to-end time to complete the require- 9 ments process, from problem statement to validated 10 decision; 11 12 (2) the percentage of requirements decisions made within standard timelines; 13 (3) the rate and median time of transition from 14 successful 15 timelines for follow-on production contracts or trans- 16 actions, as defined in section 4022 of title 10, 17 United States Code); and prototype to production (including 18 (4) the use and effectiveness of systematic, 19 iterative cycles of concept exploration, prototyping, 20 mission-based analysis, and rigorous field dem- 21 onstrations in informing capability requirements. 22 (d) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, 23 the Secretary of Defense shall consult, as appropriate, 24 with the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of 25 the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Under Secretary of Defense g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1354 1 for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Director of Cost As2 sessment and Program Evaluation, the Chief Information 3 Officer of the Department of Defense, each Secretary of 4 a military department, the commanders of the combatant 5 commands, and relevant mission-engineering and integra6 tion activities. Subtitle C—Matters Relating to 8 Commercial Products and Com9 mercial Services 7 10 SEC. 1821. MODIFICATIONS TO RELATIONSHIP OF OTHER 11 PROVISIONS OF LAW TO PROCUREMENT OF 12 COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL 13 SERVICES. 14 Section 3452 of title 10, United States Code, is 15 amended by striking subsections (b) through (e) and in16 serting the following new subsections: 17 18 ‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY OF DEFENSE-UNIQUE STAT- UTES TO CONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND 19 COMMERCIAL SERVICES.—The Department of Defense 20 Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall 21 include a list of defense-unique contract clause require22 ments based on laws, executive orders, or acquisition poli23 cies that may be applied to contracts for the procurement 24 of commercial products and commercial services entered 25 into by the Department of Defense. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1355 1 ‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY 2 UTES TO 3 AND OF DEFENSE-UNIQUE STAT- SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS COMMERCIAL SERVICES.—(1) The Department of 4 Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regula5 tion shall include a list of defense-unique contract clause 6 requirements based on laws, executive orders, or acquisi7 tion policies that may be applied to subcontracts for the 8 procurement of commercial products and commercial serv9 ices. 10 ‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘subcontract’— 11 ‘‘(A) includes a transfer of commercial products 12 and commercial services between divisions, subsidi- 13 aries, or affiliates of a contractor or subcontractor; 14 and 15 ‘‘(B) does not include any agreement entered 16 into by a contractor or subcontractor for the supply 17 of products or services that are intended for use in 18 the performance of multiple contracts with the De- 19 partment of Defense or with other parties, and that 20 are not identifiable to any particular contract. 21 ‘‘(3) This subsection does not authorize the waiver 22 of the applicability of any provision of law or contract 23 clause requirement with respect to any first-tier sub24 contract under a contract with a prime contractor reselling g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1356 1 or distributing commercial products and commercial serv2 ices of another contractor without adding value. 3 ‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY OF DEFENSE-UNIQUE STAT- 4 UTES TO CONTRACTS OR SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMER- 5 CIALLY AVAILABLE, OFF-THE-SHELF ITEMS.—The De- 6 partment of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisi7 tion Regulation shall include a list of defense-unique con8 tract clause requirements based on laws, executive orders, 9 or acquisition policies that are applicable to contracts or 10 subcontracts for the procurement of commercially avail11 able off-the-shelf items entered into by the Department 12 of Defense. 13 ‘‘(e) APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 14 of Defense shall ensure that the lists required by sub15 sections (b) and (c)(1) shall include any contract clause 16 to implement the requirements of— 17 ‘‘(1) chapter 385 of this title; 18 ‘‘(2) section 5949 of the National Defense Au- 19 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 20 117–263; 41 U.S.C. 4713 note); 21 ‘‘(3) section 805 of the National Defense Au- 22 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 23 118–31); or 24 ‘‘(4) a statute that specifically refers to this 25 section and provides that, notwithstanding this sec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1357 1 tion, such statute shall be applicable to contracts for 2 the procurement of commercial products and com- 3 mercial services.’’. 4 SEC. 1822. MODIFICATIONS TO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS 5 6 AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3453 of title 10, United 7 States Code, is amended— 8 (1) in subsection (b)— 9 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 10 by striking ‘‘procurement officials in that agen- 11 cy,’’ and inserting ‘‘acquisition officials in such 12 agency and prime contractors and subcontrac- 13 tors (at any tier) performing contracts with 14 such agency (including those performing con- 15 sulting, research, and advisory services to ac- 16 quisition officials of such agency)’’; 17 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘prime 18 contractors and subcontractors at all levels 19 under the agency contracts’’ and inserting 20 ‘‘such prime contractors and subcontractors’’; 21 (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 22 subsections (e) and (f), respectively; 23 24 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1358 1 ‘‘(d) 2 QUIRED.—(1) NON-COMMERCIAL DETERMINATION RE- The head of an agency shall establish a 3 process for determinations regarding the non-availability 4 of commercial products or commercial services, including 5 that— 6 ‘‘(A) a product or service that is not a commer- 7 cial product or commercial service may not be pro- 8 cured until the head of the agency determines that 9 the market research conducted in accordance with 10 subsection (c)(2) resulted in a determination that no 11 commercial product, commercial service, or non- 12 developmental item exists that is suitable to meet 13 the needs of the agency; and 14 ‘‘(B) prior to acquiring a product or service 15 that is not a commercial product or commercial serv- 16 ice, the relevant program manager shall submit a 17 written memorandum confirming the results of the 18 determination in subparagraph (A), which shall be 19 signed by the portfolio acquisition executive; and 20 ‘‘(2) ensure the determination in paragraph (1)(A) 21 does not inhibit the ability of a contracting officer to de22 termine whether a product, component of a product, or 23 service is a commercial product or commercial service (as 24 applicable).’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1359 1 (4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by 2 striking ‘‘for the solicitation’’ through ‘‘in the case 3 of other products or services,’’ and insert ‘‘for the 4 solicitation’’. 5 (b) DETERMINATIONS.—Section 3456 of title 10, 6 United States Code, is amended— 7 8 (1) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 9 ‘‘(2) assist each Secretary of a military depart- 10 ment and each head of a Defense Agency with per- 11 forming market research in accordance with the re- 12 quirements of section 3453 of this title relating to 13 market research and the determination regarding 14 the non-availability of commercial products or com- 15 mercial services, and other analysis, used to deter- 16 mine the reasonableness of price for the purposes of 17 procurements by the Department of Defense.’’; and 18 (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting after the 19 first sentence the following: ‘‘The contracting officer 20 shall consider the results in the memorandum of the 21 program 22 3453(d)(1)(B) of this title when developing the 23 memorandum required under this paragraph.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) manager required under section G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1360 1 SEC. 1823. MODIFICATIONS TO COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS 2 3 OPENINGS. Section 3458 of title 10, United States Code, is 4 amended— 5 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol- 6 lows: 7 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense and 8 each Secretary of a military department may acquire com9 mercial products, commercial services, or nondevelop10 mental items through a competitive selection of proposals 11 resulting from a general solicitation and a peer review, 12 technical review, or operational review (as appropriate) of 13 such proposals.’’; 14 (2) by striking subsection (e); 15 (3) by redesignating subsection (c) and (d) as 16 subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 17 (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- 18 lowing new subsection: 19 ‘‘(c) FOLLOW-ON PRODUCTION AGREEMENTS.—With 20 respect to a product, service, or item acquired through the 21 competitive procedures described under subsection (a), the 22 Secretary of Defense or each Secretary of a military de23 partment may enter into— 24 ‘‘(1) a follow-on production contract (including 25 a sole source contract), subject to the approval re- 26 quirements of section 3204(e) of this title; or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1361 1 ‘‘(2) a follow-on production contract or trans- 2 action, as defined in section 4022 of this title.’’; 3 (5) in subsection (d), as so redesignated— 4 (A) by striking paragraph (1); and 5 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 6 (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and 7 (6) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by 8 striking ‘‘innovative commercial product or commer- 9 cial service’’ in each place it appears and inserting 10 ‘‘commercial product, commercial service, or non- 11 developmental item’’. 12 SEC. 1824. LIMITATION ON REQUIRED FLOWDOWN OF CON- 13 TRACT CLAUSES TO SUBCONTRACTORS PRO- 14 VIDING COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS OR COM- 15 MERCIAL SERVICES. 16 Chapter 247 of title 10, United States Code, is 17 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 18 ‘‘§ 3459. Limitation on required flowdown of contract 19 clauses to subcontractors providing com- 20 mercial products or commercial services 21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 22 not require that a clause be included in a subcontract for 23 the acquisition of commercial products or commercial serv24 ices other than a clause that is on the lists required by g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1362 1 section 3452 of this title or unless otherwise applicable 2 pursuant to subsection (e) of such section. 3 ‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY TO OTHER SUPPLY AGREE- 4 MENTS.—The Secretary of Defense may not require the 5 application of any contract clauses to other supply agree6 ments unless otherwise applicable pursuant to subsection 7 (e) of section 3452 of this title. 8 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘other 9 supply agreement’ and ‘subcontract’ have the meanings 10 given such terms, respectively, in section 3452(c)(2) of 11 this title. 12 ‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) shall apply 13 only with respect to subcontracts entered into after the 14 earliest date on which the lists required by section 3452 15 of this title are published in the Defense Federal Acquisi16 tion Regulation Supplement.’’. 17 18 SEC. 1825. CONSUMPTION-BASED SOLUTIONS. Chapter 253 of title 10, United States Code, is 19 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 20 ‘‘§ 3605. Authority to acquire consumption-based so21 22 lutions ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense and the 23 Secretaries of the military departments may acquire serv24 ices through consumption-based solutions. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1363 1 ‘‘(b) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De- 2 fense shall amend the Department of Defense Supplement 3 to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement the 4 authority under subsection (a), including creating a new 5 subcategory of services under part 237 of the Department 6 of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regula7 tion, entitled ‘Consumption-based solutions’, that— 8 ‘‘(1) is any combination of hardware, equip- 9 ment, software, labor, or services that together pro- 10 vides a seamless capability; 11 12 ‘‘(2) has the ability to be metered and billed based on actual usage; 13 14 ‘‘(3) has predetermined pricing at fixed-price units; 15 ‘‘(4) requires the awardee to notify the Depart- 16 ment of Defense contracting officer when consump- 17 tion under the contract reaches 75 percent and 90 18 percent of the funded amount, respectively, of the 19 contract; and 20 ‘‘(5) treats modifications to a contract entered 21 into under the authority established in subsection 22 (a) to add new features or capabilities in an amount 23 less than or equal to 25 percent of the total value 24 of such contract, as originally awarded, as procure- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1364 1 ments made using competitive procedures for the 2 purposes of chapter 221 of this title. 3 ‘‘(c) FUNDING.—Amounts authorized to be appro- 4 priated for acquisitions using the authority under sub5 section (a)— 6 ‘‘(1) may be used for expenses for— 7 ‘‘(A) research, development, test and eval- 8 uation; 9 ‘‘(B) procurement; 10 ‘‘(C) production; 11 ‘‘(D) modification; and 12 ‘‘(E) operation and maintenance; and 13 ‘‘(2) may be used to enter into incrementally 14 funded contracts or other agreements, including ad- 15 vanced payments. 16 ‘‘(d) CONSUMPTION-BASED SOLUTION DEFINED.—In 17 this section, the term ‘consumption-based solution’ means 18 a model under which a service is provided to the Depart19 ment of Defense and may utilize any combination of soft20 ware, hardware or equipment, data, and labor or services 21 that provides a capability that is metered and billed based 22 on actual usage at fixed-price units. 23 ‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 24 tion shall be construed to prohibit the use of the authority 25 created under this section in combination with another g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1365 1 contract type provided for under the Department of De2 fense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation.’’. 3 SEC. 1826. EXEMPTIONS FOR NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE 4 5 CONTRACTORS. (a) EXEMPTION.—For the purposes of contracts, 6 subcontracts, or agreements of the Department of De7 fense, products and services provided by nontraditional de8 fense contractors (as defined in section 3014 of title 10, 9 United States Code) shall be exempt from the following 10 requirements: 11 (1) Section 252.242–7006 of the Department of 12 Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Reg- 13 ulation, or successor regulation. 14 (2) Section 252.234–7002 of the Department of 15 Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Reg- 16 ulation, or successor regulation. 17 (3) Section 252.215–7002 of the Department of 18 Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Reg- 19 ulation, or successor regulation. 20 (4) Section 252.242–7004 of the Department of 21 Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Reg- 22 ulation, or successor regulation. 23 (5) Section 252.245–7003 of the Department of 24 Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Reg- 25 ulation, or successor regulation. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1366 1 (6) Section 252.244–7001 of the Department of 2 Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Reg- 3 ulation, or successor regulation. 4 (7) Section 252.242–7005 of the Department of 5 Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Reg- 6 ulation, or successor regulation. 7 (8) Section 215.407 of the Department of De- 8 fense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regula- 9 tion, or successor regulation. 10 11 (9) Section 3702 of title 10, United States Code. 12 (10) Part 31 of the Federal Acquisition Regula- 13 tion, or successor regulation. 14 (b) WAIVER AND REPORTING.— 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The requirement under sub- 16 section (a) may be waived or modified with respect 17 to a product or service with a written determination 18 approved by the head of the relevant contracting ac- 19 tivity. 20 (2) DELEGATION.—The authority to approve a 21 written determination under paragraph (1) may only 22 be delegated to a senior contracting official for the 23 relevant contracting activity or a more senior offi- 24 cial. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1367 1 (3) PARTIAL APPLICATION.—One or more of 2 the requirements described in paragraphs (1) 3 through (10) of subsection (a) may be applied to a 4 contract, subcontract, or other agreement with a 5 nontraditional defense contractor upon a written de- 6 termination approved by the head of the relevant 7 contracting activity that includes a justification ex- 8 plaining why application of such requirements is in 9 the best interest of the Federal Government. 10 (4) CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE.—Not later than 11 60 days after the date on which a waiver is issued 12 under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall 13 provide to the congressional defense committees a 14 notice of the waiver, including with a discussion of 15 efforts made to adapt the acquisition approach for 16 the product or service with respect to which the such 17 waiver was granted so that such waiver would not be 18 necessary. 19 SEC. 1827. CLARIFICATION OF CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENTS 20 FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMER- 21 CIAL SERVICES. 22 Section 3805 of title 10, United States Code, is 23 amended— 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1) in subsection (d)— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1368 1 (A) by striking ‘‘The conditions’’ and in- 2 serting ‘‘(1) The conditions’’; and 3 (B) by adding at the end the following new 4 5 paragraph: ‘‘(2) For the purposes of section 3803 of this title, 6 a payment for covered services acquired through a com7 mercially utilized acquisition strategy shall not be consid8 ered an advance payment made under section 3801 of this 9 title.’’; and 10 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub- 11 section: 12 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 13 ‘‘(1) The term ‘commercially utilized acquisition 14 strategy’ means an acquisition of a service by the 15 head of an agency under terms and conditions 16 that— 17 ‘‘(A) are similar to the terms and condi- 18 tions under which such service is available to 19 the public; and 20 ‘‘(B) provide such service— 21 ‘‘(i) as a consumption-based solution 22 (as defined in section 3605 of this title); or 23 ‘‘(ii) under a technology subscription 24 model or other model based on predeter- 25 mined pricing for access to such service. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1369 1 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered service’ means a com- 2 mercial service that includes access to or use of any 3 combination of hardware, equipment, software, 4 labor, or services, including access to commercial 5 satellite data and associated services, that is inte- 6 grated to provide a capability.’’. 7 SEC. 1828. REVIEW OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COM- 8 MERCIAL 9 PROACH. 10 SERVICES ACQUISITION AP- (a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 11 shall conduct a comprehensive review of the approach of 12 the Department of Defense to acquiring commercial prod13 ucts and commercial services. 14 (b) ELEMENTS.—The review required by subsection 15 (a) shall assess the following: 16 (1) The policies, procedures, guidance, and in- 17 structions of the Department of Defense relating to 18 acquiring commercial products and commercial serv- 19 ices. 20 (2) A comprehensive review of the centralized 21 capability established under section 3456 of title 10, 22 United States Code, for assisting in determinations 23 of a product or service as a commercial product or 24 commercial service (as applicable), including an as- 25 sessment of the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1370 1 (A) Methods to enhance responsiveness to 2 determination requests, including timelines and 3 backlog reduction targets. 4 (B) Approaches to increase the number of 5 determinations of products and services as com- 6 mercial products and commercial services, re- 7 spectively, by— 8 9 (i) employing commercially-derived technologies and processes; and 10 (ii) emphasizing a broad application of 11 the definition of the terms ‘‘commercial 12 product’’ and ‘‘commercial service’’. 13 (C) The review and acceptance of commer- 14 cial pricing lists of contractors to ensure such 15 lists will be valid across separate offers. 16 (D) Current experience of members of the 17 acquisition workforce in private-sector ap- 18 proaches to contract negotiations and rec- 19 ommendations for recruitment or training to 20 build such expertise. 21 (E) Opportunities to partner with the Di- 22 rector of the Defense Innovation Unit to im- 23 prove commercial market research support and 24 apply alternative capability-based pricing meth- 25 ods under section 864 of the National Defense g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1371 1 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public 2 Law 118–159) for price reasonableness evalua- 3 tions. 4 (3) Training curricula, educational materials, 5 and associated activities of the Department of De- 6 fense related to acquiring commercial products and 7 commercial services, including such curricula, mate- 8 rials, and activities that pertain to— 9 (A) the determination of a product or serv- 10 ice as a commercial product or commercial serv- 11 ice; and 12 (B) any congressional intent that the defi- 13 nitions of the terms ‘‘commercial product’’ and 14 ‘‘commercial service’’ should be applied broadly. 15 (4) Audit and oversight policies and practices of 16 the Department of Defense related to the acquisition 17 of commercial products and commercial services. 18 (5) Incentives that discourage members of the 19 acquisition workforce from acquiring commercial 20 products or commercial services. 21 (6) The process by which the Secretary of De- 22 fense develops and issues regulations related to the 23 acquisition of commercial products or commercial 24 services, including delays in rulemaking and the re- 25 sulting delays in the implementation of policies in- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1372 1 tended to improve or streamline the acquisition of 2 commercial products or commercial services. 3 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 4 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 5 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re6 port that— 7 8 (1) describes the findings of the review required by subsection (a); 9 (2) describes actions taken by the Secretary of 10 Defense to address the issues identified pursuant to 11 such review, including any findings of noncompliance 12 by the Secretary with the requirements of any other 13 statutory or regulatory requirements related to ad- 14 vancing the procurement of commercial products and 15 commercial services; 16 (3) describes findings related to the comprehen- 17 sive review of the centralized capability under sec- 18 tion 3456 of title 10, United States Code, and rec- 19 ommendations for whether such capability should be 20 continued, terminated, or modified; and 21 (4) includes any recommendations of the Sec- 22 retary of Defense on actions that Congress may take 23 to better enable the Department of Defense to take 24 advantage of the benefits of acquiring commercial 25 products and commercial services. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1373 1 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘com- 2 mercial product’’ and ‘‘commercial service’’ have the 3 meanings given, respectively, in section 3011 of title 10, 4 United States Code. 6 Subtitle D—Improvements to Acquisition Programs 7 SEC. 1831. MODIFICATIONS TO PROCUREMENT FOR EXPER- 5 8 9 IMENTAL PURPOSES. Section 4023 of title 10, United States Code, is 10 amended— 11 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘ordnance, 12 signal, chemical activity, transportation, energy, 13 medical, space-flight, telecommunications, and aero- 14 nautical supplies, including parts and accessories, 15 and designs thereof,’’ and inserting ‘‘demonstrations, 16 prototypes, products, supplies, parts, accessories, 17 auxiliary services, and design for products or serv- 18 ices’’; and 19 20 (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by inserting ‘‘or modified’’ after ‘‘may 21 be made’’; and 22 (B) 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) by inserting ‘‘prototyping,’’ ‘‘greater than necessary for’’. (1035098|1) after G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1374 1 SEC. 1832. MODIFICATIONS TO REQUIREMENTS FOR MOD- 2 ULAR OPEN SYSTEM APPROACH. 3 (a) MILESTONE B REQUIREMENT.—Section 4 4402(e)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 5 by striking ‘‘widely supported and consensus-based stand6 ards that exist at the time of the milestone decision, unless 7 such standards are unavailable or unsuitable for particular 8 major system interfaces’’ and inserting ‘‘the requirements 9 of section 4401(a) of this title’’. 10 (b) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO AVAILABILITY OF 11 MAJOR SYSTEM INTERFACES.—Section 4403(2) of title 12 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 13 ‘‘(2) ensure major system interfaces are ade- 14 quately designated and defined to achieve a modular 15 open system approach and are delivered with sup- 16 porting documentation necessary to enable the inte- 17 gration of components or modules provided by a 18 third party into the modular system;’’. 19 SEC. 1833. BRIDGING OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND SUP- 20 PORT FOR TRANSITION PROGRAM. 21 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the Defense 22 Innovation Unit shall establish a program to be known as 23 the ‘‘Bridging Operational Objectives and Support for 24 Transition program’’ (in this section referred to as the 25 ‘‘BOOST program’’) to accelerate the adoption or integra- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1375 1 tion of commercial technologies into programs of record 2 or fielded capabilities of the Department of Defense. 3 (b) PROGRAM EXECUTION.—Not later than 90 days 4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 5 of Defense shall issue guidance to— 6 (1) allow portfolio acquisition executives, pro- 7 gram managers, or product support managers to re- 8 quest from the Director assistance in identifying, 9 adopting, or integrating commercial technologies; 10 and 11 (2) require the Director to— 12 (A) review commercial technologies in re- 13 sponse to each request and identify viable com- 14 mercial technologies to address the issue pre- 15 sented by such request; 16 (B) upon request, execute coordinated de- 17 velopment, experimentation, or integration of 18 identified commercial technologies to enable 19 adoption or integration of commercial tech- 20 nologies into programs of record or fielded ca- 21 pabilities; and 22 (C) establish criteria to allow the Director 23 to terminate assistance provided in response to 24 a request. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1376 1 (c) SUPPORT TO OTHER PROGRAMS.—The Director 2 shall ensure the BOOST program works in coordination 3 with other authorities, programs, and activities of the De4 partment of Defense responsible for adoption or integra5 tion of commercial technologies into programs of record 6 or fielded capabilities, including— 7 (1) the Defense Research and Development 8 Rapid Innovation Program established under section 9 4061(a) of title 10, United States Code; 10 (2) the Small Business Innovation Research 11 Program and the Small Business Technology Trans- 12 fer Program established under section 9 of the Small 13 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 639); and 14 (3) urgent acquisition of items established 15 under section 3601 of title 10, United States Code. 16 (d) FUNDING.—Subject to the availability of appro- 17 priations, amounts authorized to be appropriated the Di18 rector of the Defense Innovation Unit may be used to 19 carry out the BOOST program. 20 (e) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 21 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 22 in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for 23 Acquisition and Sustainment and the Director, shall sub24 mit to the congressional defense committees a report as25 sessing BOOST program effectiveness in accelerating the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1377 1 adoption or integration of commercial technologies into 2 programs of record or fielded capabilities of the Depart3 ment of Defense, including— 4 5 (1) a summary of persons assisted and integrated commercial technologies; 6 7 (2) recommendations of the Secretary to improve the BOOST program; and 8 (3) a recommendation whether to continue or 9 terminate the BOOST program. 10 (f) SUNSET.—The BOOST program established 11 under this section, and the authorities and requirements 12 under this section, shall expire on December 31, 2030. 13 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 14 (1) The term ‘‘portfolio acquisition executive’’ 15 has the meaning given in section 1732 of title 10, 16 United States Code, as added by section 1802 of 17 this Act. 18 (2) The term ‘‘program manager’’ has the 19 meaning given in section 1737 of title 10, United 20 States Code. 21 (3) The term ‘‘product support manager’’ has 22 the meaning given in section 1733 of title 10, 23 United States Code, as added by section 1803 of 24 this Act. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1378 2 Subtitle E—Modifications to Strengthen the Industrial Base 3 SEC. 1841. CIVIL RESERVE MANUFACTURING NETWORK. 1 4 (a) CIVIL RESERVE MANUFACTURING NETWORK 5 SUPPORT.— 6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 7 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 8 of Defense shall direct the collaborative forum de- 9 scribed in section 1844(a) of this Act to, in collabo- 10 ration with relevant government, industry, and aca- 11 demic entities, support the establishment of the Civil 12 Reserve Manufacturing Network (in this section re- 13 ferred to as the ‘‘CRMN’’) to preserve the military 14 advantage of the United States and broaden domes- 15 tic manufacturing capability and capacity in the de- 16 fense industrial base. 17 18 (2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the collaborative forum shall— 19 20 (A) identify laws, regulations, and policies impeding the establishment of the CRMN; 21 (B) develop recommendations for the es- 22 tablishment and the operation of the CRMN, 23 including— 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (i) incentives for manufacturers to participate in the CRMN; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1379 1 (ii) incentives or other considerations 2 to address the risk of loss of manufac- 3 turing to the commercial customers of 4 manufacturers participating in the CRMN 5 if the Secretary of Defense activates the 6 CRMN; 7 (iii) producing a registry, to be known 8 as the ‘‘National Manufacturing Registry’’, 9 to inventory the manufacturing capabilities 10 of the United States to inform and support 11 the development of the CRMN; and 12 (iv) creating an index, to be known as 13 the ‘‘Materiel Compatibility Index’’, to 14 identify where existing equipment, capabili- 15 ties, and skill sets of commercial manufac- 16 turing could be converted to support re- 17 quirements of the Department of Defense; 18 and 19 (C) submit to the Secretary a list of the 20 laws, regulations, and policies identified under 21 subparagraph (A) and the recommendations de- 22 veloped under subparagraph (B). 23 (b) PLAN.— 24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 25 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1380 1 retary shall submit to the congressional defense com- 2 mittees a plan for establishing the CRMN, includ- 3 ing— 4 (A) a strategy to leverage government- 5 owned manufacturing capabilities in partner- 6 ship with the CRMN to support the require- 7 ments of the Department of Defense; 8 (B) a plan, informed by the Material Com- 9 patibility Index, to develop a network of com- 10 mercial manufacturing capabilities or facilities 11 that can rapidly convert from commercial man- 12 ufacturing or production to Department of De- 13 fense-directed 14 upon activation of the CRMN; manufacturing or production 15 (C) an identification of laws, regulations, 16 and policies impeding the establishment of the 17 CRMN, with recommendations to streamline 18 such establishment; 19 (D) an identification and assessment of ex- 20 isting public-private partnership authorities 21 suitable for use by manufacturers participating 22 in the CRMN to broaden domestic manufac- 23 turing capability and capacity in the defense in- 24 dustrial base, along with recommendations to 25 expand such authorities to enable the integra- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1381 1 tion of commercial advanced manufacturing 2 systems, materials, and practices with organic 3 industrial base requirements; 4 (E) a list of existing Centers of Industrial 5 and Technical Excellence designated pursuant 6 to section 2474 of title 10, United States Code, 7 and compatible maintenance and repair capa- 8 bility for potential CRMN integration; and 9 (F) recommendations for the official or of- 10 ficials of the Department who should be author- 11 ized to activate the CRMN and criteria for acti- 12 vating the CRMN, including recommendations 13 related to a phased activation of the CRMN re- 14 flecting stages of competition and conflict. 15 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The plan required 16 under paragraph (1) shall incorporate, to the extent 17 practicable, recommendations of the collaborative 18 forum. 19 (c) CIVIL RESERVE MANUFACTURING NETWORK 20 PROGRAM.— 21 22 (1) Upon the submission of the plan required under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall— 23 (A) establish a program under which the 24 Secretary shall manage and operate the CRMN; 25 and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1382 1 (B) initiate the establishment of the 2 CRMN. 3 (2) Each participant shall enter into an agree- 4 ment with the Secretary to rapidly convert, on such 5 terms as agreed to by the Secretary and the partici- 6 pant, production facilities to Department of Defense- 7 directed manufacturing or production upon the acti- 8 vation of the CRMN. 9 (3) Not later than 540 days after the date of 10 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall seek to 11 enter into agreements with not fewer than two man- 12 ufacturers, including advanced manufacturers, to 13 participate in the CRMN. 14 (4) Each participant shall be eligible for— 15 (A) the use of the expedited procedures for 16 qualification, certification, and testing of the 17 products and services of such participant under 18 section 865 of the Servicemember Quality of 19 Life National Defense Authorization Act for 20 Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 10 21 U.S.C. 4811 note); and 22 (B) subject to the availability of appropria- 23 tions, awards under the program established 24 under paragraph (1) for— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1383 1 (i) costs associated with expedited 2 qualification and testing of goods manufac- 3 tured by participants using an advanced 4 manufacturing crisis qualification frame- 5 work established under section 3243(e) of 6 title 10, United States Code; and 7 (ii) costs associated with non-recur- 8 ring engineering activities required to con- 9 vert traditional product specifications for 10 use in advanced manufacturing. 11 (5) In carrying out the program established 12 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall encourage 13 participants to prioritize converting existing com- 14 mercial or dual-use manufacturing capabilities or fa- 15 cilities to Department of Defense-directed manufac- 16 turing or production pursuant to the activation of 17 the CRMN. 18 (6) None of the funds made available to a par- 19 ticipant under the program established under para- 20 graph (1) may be used for planning, design, or con- 21 struction of a new advanced manufacturing facility. 22 (7) The Secretary shall require each participant 23 that receives an award under the program estab- 24 lished under paragraph (1) to certify to the Sec- 25 retary, at the time such award is made and annually g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1384 1 thereafter, that none of the amounts of such award 2 have been used for the planning, design, or construc- 3 tion of a new advanced manufacturing facility. 4 (8) For the purposes of this section, the Sec- 5 retary, or such other person authorized to activate 6 the CRMN, activates the CRMN when the Secretary 7 or such other person issues a notice to the partici- 8 pants that the Secretary or such other person that 9 the CRMN is being activated. 10 (d) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 540 days 11 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 12 submit to the congressional defense committees— 13 14 (1) a report on progress of establishing the CRMN, including— 15 (A) an assessment of a factory-as-a-service 16 model to enable CRMN establishment, reduce 17 the Government costs, minimize obsolescence of 18 participating manufacturing capabilities, and 19 enable rapid scaling; 20 (B) an analysis of opportunities for im- 21 proved efficiency and reductions in costs 22 through the use of advanced manufacturing and 23 value engineering, without sacrificing perform- 24 ance, reliability, quality, or safety; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1385 1 (C) any additional findings by the Sec- 2 retary related to laws, regulations, or policies 3 constraining participation in, or the operations 4 or effectiveness of, the CRMN, and rec- 5 ommendations to streamline the management, 6 oversight, and execution of the CRMN; and 7 (D) an assessment of the effectiveness of 8 any incentive structure implemented to mitigate 9 the risk described in section (a)(2)(B)(ii); and 10 (2) a strategy to transition castings or forgings 11 capabilities used to meet the needs of the Depart- 12 ment of Defense that are experiencing delays or cost 13 overruns to advanced manufacturing under the 14 CRMN. 15 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 16 (1) The term ‘‘advanced manufacturer’’ means 17 a manufacturer that uses advanced or adaptive man- 18 ufacturing. 19 (2) The term ‘‘advanced manufacturing’’ has 20 the meaning given such term in section 4841(f) of 21 title 10, United States Code, as added by this sec- 22 tion. 23 (3) The term ‘‘Civil Reserve Manufacturing 24 Network’’ means a network of manufacturers 25 partnering with the Secretary to rapidly convert g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1386 1 commercial manufacturing capabilities or facilities 2 from commercial manufacturing or production to 3 Department of Defense-directed manufacturing or 4 production. 5 (4) The term ‘‘collaborative forum’’ means the 6 collaborative forum described in section 1844(a) of 7 this Act. 8 (5) The term ‘‘factory-as-a-service’’ means a 9 scalable, flexible manufacturing framework providing 10 rapid reconfiguration of production and real-time 11 collaboration across dispersed facilities. 12 (6) The term ‘‘participant’’ means a manufac- 13 turer, including an advanced manufacturer, partici- 14 pating in the CRMN. 15 (7) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 16 of Defense. 17 (f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 18 (1) ADVANCED MANUFACTURING DEFINI- 19 TION.—Section 4841 of title 10, United States Code, 20 is amended by adding at the end the following new 21 subsection: 22 ‘‘(f) ADVANCED MANUFACTURING DEFINED.—In 23 this section, the term ‘advanced manufacturing’ means 24 manufacturing through the use of interconnected, ad25 vanced technologies throughout the design and manufac- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1387 1 turing process that enables modular, adaptable, and effi2 cient manufacturing, including software-controlled sub3 tractive manufacturing, additive manufacturing, powder 4 bed fusion manufacturing, and other similar manufac5 turing techniques.’’. 6 7 (2) CRISIS FRAMEWORK.—Section 3243 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 8 (A) by redesignating subsections (e) 9 through (g) as subsections (f) through (h), re- 10 spectively; and 11 (B) by inserting after subsection (d) the 12 following new subsection: 13 ‘‘(e) ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CRISIS QUALI- 14 FICATION FRAMEWORKS.—The head of the agency shall 15 establish a process to streamline and expedite the quali16 fication of advanced manufacturing sources, processes, or 17 products prior to or during wartime or upon activation of 18 the Civil Reserve Manufacturing Network (as defined in 19 section 1832 of National Defense Authorization Act for 20 Fiscal Year 2026), that addresses materials, systems, and 21 processes using a risk framework suitable for wartime or 22 during periods in which the CRMN is activated.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1388 1 SEC. 1842. TRANSITION TO ADVANCED MANUFACTURING 2 FOR CERTAIN CRITICAL READINESS ITEMS 3 OF SUPPLY. 4 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after 5 the date of the enactment of this Act, the product support 6 manager for each covered system shall— 7 (1) conduct an assessment of critical readiness 8 items of supply that could be produced by advanced 9 manufacturing within the 24-month period following 10 the date of the enactment of this Act for the pur- 11 poses of— 12 (A) increasing the amount of such items of 13 supply to meet readiness rates; 14 (B) reducing manufacturing time or costs 15 of such items of supply; and 16 (C) increasing the ability to scale produc- 17 tion of such items of supply rapidly; 18 (2) identify any research, development, engi- 19 neering, or testing conducted by the original equip- 20 ment manufacturer, a contractor, or the Federal 21 Government required to transition production of 22 such items of supply to production by advanced 23 manufacturing; and 24 (3) submit to the appropriate program manager 25 and portfolio acquisition executive a plan to transi- 26 tion production described in paragraph (1) to the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1389 1 maximum extent practicable, along with an estimate 2 of non-recurring costs to complete such transition 3 and a recommendation whether such costs should be 4 paid by the appropriate contractor or the Federal 5 Government. 6 (b) USE OF EXISTING AUTHORITIES.—The product 7 support manager described in subsection (a) shall initiate 8 and coordinate qualification and acceptance of parts pro9 duced using advanced manufacturing to address critical 10 readiness items of supply using the expedited qualification 11 process established in section 865 of the National Defense 12 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (10 U.S.C. 4811 13 note). 14 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 15 (1) The term ‘‘critical readiness items of sup- 16 ply’’ has the meaning given in section 1733 of title 17 10, United States Code, as added by section 1803 18 of this Act. 19 (2) The term ‘‘advanced manufacturing’’ has 20 the meaning given in section 4841(f) of title 10, 21 United States Code, as added by section 1841 of 22 this Act. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1390 1 SEC. 1843. WORKING GROUP ON THE ADVANCED MANUFAC- 2 3 TURING WORKFORCE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 5 shall establish a working group to identify opportunities 6 to address workforce shortages in advanced manufac7 turing career fields in the defense industrial base. 8 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The working group shall consist 9 of members of the Joint Additive Manufacturing Working 10 Group of the Department of Defense and members of the 11 collaborative forum described in section 1844(a) of this 12 Act with an interest in addressing workforce shortages in 13 advanced manufacturing career fields in the defense in14 dustrial base. 15 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The working group shall— 16 (1) identify estimated workforce shortages in 17 advanced manufacturing career fields in the defense 18 industrial base, including such workforce shortages 19 in the Department of Defense organic industrial 20 base; 21 (2) identify career fields in advanced manufac- 22 turing and the associated skills and abilities that are 23 required for such fields; and 24 (3) develop recommendations for— 25 (A) training, education, and career devel- 26 opment programs, including mid-career pro- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1391 1 grams, apprenticeships, internships, and sum- 2 mer camps, to prepare individuals for careers in 3 advanced manufacturing; 4 (B) the establishment of public-private 5 partnerships to provide workforce development 6 activities, including identifying incentives for 7 such partnerships for success in recruiting, 8 training, and retaining individuals in careers in 9 advanced manufacturing; and 10 (C) any policy changes needed to further 11 the participation of individuals in the advanced 12 manufacturing workforce of the defense indus- 13 trial base. 14 (d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 15 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 16 shall submit to Congress a report containing— 17 (1) a summary of recommendations developed 18 by the working group under subsection (c)(3); and 19 (2) actions taken by the Secretary to implement 20 recommendations provided by such working group; 21 and 22 (3) actions taken by the Secretary to provide 23 training to enhance the knowledge and experience of 24 the workforce of the Department of Defense, includ- 25 ing— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1392 1 (A) the benefits, limitations, and commer- 2 cial best practices and business models for de- 3 signing, developing, and using products manu- 4 factured using advanced manufacturing; and 5 (B) recommended approaches for quali- 6 fying advanced manufacturing processes and 7 test and evaluation procedures using processes 8 established in section 865 of the National De- 9 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; 10 and 11 (4) a recommendation whether to continue or 12 terminate the working group. 13 (e) ADVANCED MANUFACTURING DEFINED.—In this 14 section, the term ‘‘advanced manufacturing’’ has the 15 meaning provided in section 4841(f) of title 10, United 16 States Code, as added by section 1841 of this Act. 17 SEC. 1844. COLLABORATIVE FORUM TO ADDRESS CHAL- 18 LENGES TO AND LIMITATIONS OF THE DE- 19 FENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE. 20 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 days after 21 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 22 Defense shall identify one or more consortia or other enti23 ty to serve as a collaborative forum for government, pri24 vate sector, academia, and nonprofit entities with exper- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1393 1 tise in advanced manufacturing to address the challenges 2 to and limitations of the defense industrial base. 3 (b) AREAS OF FOCUS.—In addressing the challenges 4 to and limitations of the defense industrial base, a con5 sortia or entity identified under subsection (a) shall estab6 lish a working group (or other appropriate organization) 7 focused on each of the following areas: 8 9 (1) Eliminating barriers to a resilient and robust defense industrial base, including— 10 (A) policies and procedures that impede 11 businesses of all types and sizes from doing 12 business with the Department of Defense; 13 (B) policies, procedures, guidance, or 14 workforce training that result in the application 15 of contract requirements or clauses that should 16 not apply to the acquisition of a commercial 17 product or commercial service; and 18 (C) impediments to transitioning tech- 19 nology from research, development, testing, and 20 evaluation activities to acquisition programs 21 that are approved and funded. 22 (2) Assessing supply chain fragility, including— 23 (A) assessing vulnerabilities from reliance 24 on sole source dependencies and overreliance on g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1394 1 countries that are not allies or partners of the 2 United States; and 3 (B) proposing mitigation measures to di- 4 versify sources of supply and to develop alter- 5 native sources supply to enhance resilience in 6 the supply chains of the Department. 7 (3) Expanding domestic manufacturing and in- 8 dustrial capacity, including— 9 (A) public-private partnerships with the or- 10 ganic industrial base, commercial manufactur- 11 ers, and other industrial entities; 12 (B) modernization of the defense industrial 13 base and supply chains by fostering the adop- 14 tion of advanced manufacturing, automation, 15 and other emerging capabilities; 16 (C) integrate commercial approaches to in- 17 formation technology, software, cloud-based 18 services, data management, and artificial intel- 19 ligence; and 20 (D) recommend financial incentives and 21 business models to encourage private-sector in- 22 vestment efforts to expand domestic manufac- 23 turing and industrial capacity. 24 (4) Developing and training a skilled workforce, 25 including— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1395 1 (A) adopting industry-leading programs or 2 other approaches to develop workforce skills in 3 advanced manufacturing, tailored for defense 4 capabilities; and 5 (B) creating opportunities for public-pri- 6 vate talent exchanges and skill-building initia- 7 tives in advanced manufacturing, supply chain 8 management, and risk management. 9 (c) WORK PRODUCTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.— 10 The Secretary of Defense shall consider relevant work 11 products and recommendations developed through activi12 ties of the working group established under subsection (b) 13 in developing and updating Department of Defense poli14 cies, regulations, instructions, and manuals in order to 15 meet the requirements of the defense acquisition system 16 as defined in section 3001 of title 10, United States Code. 17 (d) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 18 2026, and annually there after until March 1, 2029, the 19 Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Serv20 ices of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing 21 that includes— 22 23 (1) a summary of the implementation of this section; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1396 1 (2) a summary of any work products and rec- 2 ommendations provided to the Secretary under sub- 3 section (c); and 4 (3) any recommendations for actions by Con- 5 gress to address the challenges to and limitations of 6 the defense industrial base. 7 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 8 (1) The term ‘‘advanced manufacturing’’ has 9 the meaning given in section 4841(f) of title 10, 10 United States Code, as added by section 1841 of 11 this Act. 12 (2) The term ‘‘organic industrial base’’ has the 13 meaning given in section 2476(f) of title 10, United 14 States Code. 15 SEC. 1845. FACILITY CLEARANCE ACCELERATION FOR 16 MEMBERS OF DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL CON- 17 SORTIUMS. 18 (a) ACCELERATION OF FACILITY CLEARANCE.—The 19 Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each entity that 20 is a member of the collaborative forum described in section 21 1844(a) of this Act— 22 (1) is sponsored for a facility clearance; 23 (2) is provided access to sensitive compart- 24 mented information facilities and classified networks 25 where the member can perform classified work; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1397 1 (3) not less than quarterly, is invited to in-per- 2 son meetings with relevant personnel of the Depart- 3 ment of Defense to discuss classified information. 4 (b) PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 5 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 6 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 7 detailing a plan to increase the number of facility clear8 ances provided to members described in subsection (a) or 9 to companies awarded contracts in accordance with Execu10 tive Order 12968. Such plan shall include— 11 (1) an assessment of any existing related efforts 12 to increase sensitive compartmented information fa- 13 cilities and how such efforts might be accelerated 14 and elevated in priority; 15 (2) target metrics for increased facility clear- 16 ances in association with membership in the collabo- 17 rative forum described in subsection (a) or to com- 18 panies awarded contracts in accordance with Execu- 19 tive Order 12968; 20 (3) an identification of any additional funding 21 or authorities required to support increased proc- 22 essing of facility clearances; and 23 24 (4) any other matters the Secretary of Defense considers relevant. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1398 1 SEC. 1846. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO ADVANCED MAN- 2 UFACTURING. 3 (a) LEADERSHIP CHANGES.— 4 (1) JOINT DEFENSE MANUFACTURING TECH- 5 NOLOGY PANEL.—Section 6 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘The 7 Chair of’’ and all that follows through ‘‘programs.’’ 8 and inserting the following: ‘‘The Panel shall be co- 9 chaired by the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac- 10 quisition and Sustainment and the Under Secretary 11 of Defense for Research and Engineering.’’. 4842(b)(1) of title 10, 12 (2) JOINT ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WORK- 13 ING GROUP.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 14 that the Joint Additive Manufacturing Working 15 Group shall be cochaired by the Under Secretary of 16 Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the 17 Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi- 18 neering. 19 (3) CONSORTIUM ON ADDITIVE MANUFAC- CAPABILITY DEVELOP- 20 TURING 21 MENT.—Section 22 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (10 U.S.C. 23 4841 note) is amended— 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) FOR DEFENSE 223 of the National Defense Au- (A) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1399 1 (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the 2 3 following new subsection (c): ‘‘(c) COCHAIRS.—The Consortium shall be cochaired 4 by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 5 Sustainment and the Under Secretary of Defense for Re6 search and Engineering.’’. 7 8 (b) ADVANCED MANUFACTURING POLICY REVIEW AND GUIDANCE.— 9 (1) POLICY REVIEW.—Not later than Sep- 10 tember 30, 2026, the Under Secretary of Defense 11 for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under Sec- 12 retary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in 13 consultation with each Secretary of a military de- 14 partment, shall— 15 (A) review the policies and procedures of 16 the Department of Defense to identify policies 17 and procedures for the qualification, accept- 18 ance, and management of the supply chains of 19 products that are insufficient for or not applica- 20 ble to products manufactured using advanced 21 manufacturing; 22 (B) identify any changes to the policies 23 and procedures of the Department required for 24 the Department to benefit fully from access to g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1400 1 and use of products manufactured using ad- 2 vanced manufacturing; and 3 (C) updated such policies as required. 4 (2) GUIDANCE.—Not later than September 30, 5 2027, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi- 6 tion and Sustainment and the Under Secretary of 7 Defense for Research and Engineering, in consulta- 8 tion with each Secretary of a military department, 9 shall issue guidance on the use of advanced manu- 10 facturing capabilities to improve the ability of the 11 Department of Defense to execute missions. Such 12 guidance shall include, at a minimum— 13 (A) a methodology for qualifying advanced 14 manufacturing processes of the Department of 15 Defense, including on a machine-by-machine 16 basis, rather than qualifying individual parts 17 produced using advanced manufacturing; 18 (B) a methodology for standardizing tech- 19 nical production specifications, testing proc- 20 esses, and data reciprocity to share and accept 21 test results of the same parts produced using 22 advanced manufacturing across military depart- 23 ments; 24 (C) test and evaluation procedures which 25 utilize expedited qualification and testing proce- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1401 1 dures established in section 865 of the National 2 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 3 (10 U.S.C. 4811 note); 4 (D) a methodology for streamlined quali- 5 fication and acceptance of contractor-provided 6 parts where the contractor uses advanced man- 7 ufacturing processes to produce such parts; 8 (E) processes for management of the sup- 9 ply chains of the Department of Defense that 10 are comprised of similar or identical parts that 11 were manufactured using different manufac- 12 turing techniques; 13 (F) processes to allow for streamlined in- 14 cremental qualification of an advanced manu- 15 facturing process, rather than complete requali- 16 fication of such process if changes are made to 17 the design process or the manufacturing proc- 18 ess; and 19 (G) processes to explore the option for 20 third-party, external certification of entities 21 using advanced manufacturing processes that— 22 (i) can supply technology that meets 23 the requirements of the Department of De- 24 fense; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1402 1 (ii) cannot afford, or do not have in- 2 house expertise, to provide such certifi- 3 cation. 4 (3) ADVANCED MANUFACTURING DEFINED.—In 5 this subsection, the term ‘‘advanced manufacturing’’ 6 has the meaning given in section 4841(f) of title 10, 7 United States Code, as added by section 1841 of 8 this Act. 9 SEC. 1847. REPORT ON SURGE CAPACITY IN THE DEFENSE 10 11 INDUSTRIAL BASE. (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 12 2026, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial 13 Base Policy and the Director of Defense Pricing, Con14 tracting, and Acquisition Policy shall jointly submit to the 15 Committees on Armed Services of the House of Represent16 atives and the Senate a report on efforts to identify and 17 address regulations or policies that discourage or prevent 18 contractors in the defense industrial base from maintain19 ing or investing in surge capacity. 20 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required subsection (a) 21 shall include the following: 22 (1) An identification of policies that incentivize 23 contractors in the defense industrial base to reduce 24 or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) eliminate (1035098|1) surge capacity, including section G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1403 1 31.205-17 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (re- 2 lating to idle facilities and idle capacity costs). 3 (2) Any steps taken by the Secretary of De- 4 fense to address regulatory barriers discouraging or 5 preventing contractors in the defense industrial base 6 from maintaining or investing in surge capacity 7 within the defense industrial base as part of the im- 8 plementation of Executive Order 14265 titled ‘‘Mod- 9 ernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innova- 10 tion in the Defense Industrial Base’’ (90 Fed. Reg. 11 15621; April 15, 2025). 12 (3) The assessment of the demonstration exer- 13 cise of industrial mobilization and supply chain man- 14 agement planning capabilities required by section 15 859(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act 16 for Fiscal Year 2023 (10 U.S.C. 4811 note). 17 (c) SURGE CAPACITY DEFINED.—In this section, the 18 term ‘‘surge capacity’’ mean the ability of contractors in 19 the defense industrial base to rapidly increase production 20 capacity to meet increased demand for defense articles and 21 defense services (as such terms are defined, respectively, 22 in section 301 of title 10, United States Code). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1404 DIVISION B—MILITARY CON2 STRUCTION AUTHORIZA3 TIONS 1 4 SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE. 5 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construc- 6 tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026’’. 7 SEC. 2002. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND 8 AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE SPECIFIED BY 9 LAW. 10 (a) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AFTER THREE 11 YEARS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), all author12 izations contained in titles XXI through XXVII for mili13 tary construction projects, land acquisition, family housing 14 projects and facilities, and contributions to the North At15 lantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 16 (and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall ex17 pire on the later of— 18 (1) October 1, 2028; or 19 (2) the date of the enactment of an Act author- 20 izing funds for military construction for fiscal year 21 2029. 22 (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 23 authorizations for military construction projects, land ac24 quisition, family housing projects and facilities, and con25 tributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Seg:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1405 1 curity Investment Program (and authorizations of appro2 priations therefor), for which appropriated funds have 3 been obligated before the later of— 4 (1) October 1, 2028; or 5 (2) the date of the enactment of an Act author- 6 izing funds for fiscal year 2029 for military con- 7 struction projects, land acquisition, family housing 8 projects and facilities, or contributions to the North 9 Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 10 Program. 11 12 SEC. 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE. Titles XXI through XXVII shall take effect on the 13 later of— 14 (1) October 1, 2025; or 15 (2) the date of the enactment of this Act. 16 TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 17 Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2102. Family Housing. Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army. Sec. 2104. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project at Fort Gillem, Georgia. Sec. 2105. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects. Sec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects. Sec. 2107. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025 project at Smith Barracks, Germany. 18 SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 19 20 ACQUISITION PROJECTS. (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 21 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriag:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1406 1 tions in section 2103(a) and available for military con2 struction projects inside the United States as specified in 3 the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 4 Army may acquire real property and carry out military 5 construction projects for the installations or locations in6 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 7 the following table: Army: Inside the United States State Installation or Location Amount Alabama ............................ Alaska ............................... Florida .............................. Anniston Army Depot ........................................... Fort Wainwright ................................................... Eglin Air Force Base ............................................ Naval Air Station Key West ................................. Fort Gillem ........................................................... Joint Region Marianas .......................................... Rock Island Arsenal .............................................. Crane Army Ammunition Plant ............................ Fort Riley .............................................................. Fort Campbell ....................................................... Fort Hamilton ....................................................... Watervliet Arsenal ................................................ Fort Bragg ............................................................ Letterkenny Army Depot ...................................... Tobyhanna Army Depot ........................................ Fort Jackson ......................................................... Joint Base Lewis-McChord ................................... $115,000,000 $208,000,000 $91,000,000 $457,000,000 $166,000,000 $440,000,000 $50,000,000 $208,000,000 $39,200,000 $157,000,000 $31,000,000 $29,000,000 $19,000,000 $91,500,000 $68,000,000 $51,000,000 $207,000,000 Georgia ............................. Guam ................................ Illinois ............................... Indiana ............................. Kansas .............................. Kentucky .......................... New York .......................... North Carolina ................. Pennsylvania ..................... South Carolina ................. Washington ....................... 8 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 9 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria10 tions in section 2103(a) and available for military con11 struction projects outside the United States as specified 12 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 13 Army may acquire real property and carry out military 14 construction projects for the installations or locations out15 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 16 the following table: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1407 Army: Outside the United States Country Installation or Location Germany .............. Smith Barracks ..................................... U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach ............... $62,000,000 $92,000,000 U.S. Army Garrison Kwajalein ............ $203,000,000 Republic of the Marshall Islands 1 Amount (c) REPEAL OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATION.—The au- 2 thorization table in section 2101(a) of the Military Con3 struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division 4 B of Public Law 118–159; 138 Stat. 2217) is amended— 5 6 (1) by striking the item relating to ‘‘Florida’’ in the ‘‘State’’ column; 7 (2) by striking the item relating to ‘‘Naval Air 8 Station Key West’’ in the ‘‘Installation’’ column; and 9 10 11 12 (3) by striking the item relating to ‘‘$90,000,000’’ in the ‘‘Amount’’ column. SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING. (a) CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION.—Using 13 amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap14 propriations in section 2103(a) and available for military 15 family housing functions as specified in the funding table 16 in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may construct 17 or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition 18 and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, 19 in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in 20 the following table: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1408 Army: Family Housing 1 Country Installation Belgium ............... Germany .............. Chièvres Air Base ................................. U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria ................ Amount $145,042,000 $50,692,000 (b) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro- 2 priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 3 section 2103(a) and available for military family housing 4 functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 5 the Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural and 6 engineering services and construction design activities 7 with respect to the construction or improvement of family 8 housing units in an amount not to exceed $32,824,000. 9 10 SEC. 2103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 11 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 12 beginning after September 30, 2025, for military con13 struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 14 functions of the Department of the Army as specified in 15 the funding table in section 4601. 16 (b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION 17 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author18 ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 19 any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 20 of all projects carried out under sections 2101 and 2102 21 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1409 1 to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in 2 the funding table in section 4601. 3 SEC. 2104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS- 4 CAL YEAR 2021 PROJECT AT FORT GILLEM, 5 GEORGIA. 6 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 7 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 8 Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 9 4294), the authorization set forth in the table in sub10 section (b) , as provided in section 2101(a) of that Act 11 (134 Stat. 4295) and most recently extended by section 12 2107 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 13 Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118–159; 138 14 Stat. 2216), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, 15 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 16 for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever 17 is later. 18 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 19 is as follows: Army: Extension of 2021 Project Authorization State Installation or Location Project Georgia ........... Fort Gillem .................. Forensic Laboratory g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) Original Authorized Amount $71,000,000 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1410 1 SEC. 2105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER- 2 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECTS. 3 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 4 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 5 Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 6 2161), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub7 section (b), as provided in section 2101 of that Act (135 8 Stat. 2163) and extended by section 2108 of the Military 9 Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (di10 vision B of Public Law 118–159; 138 Stat. 2216), shall 11 remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or the date of the 12 enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military con13 struction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later. 14 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 15 is as follows: Army: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations State/ Country Installation or Location Georgia ........... Germany ......... Fort Stewart ................ Smith Barracks ........... Hawaii ............ West Loch Naval Magazine Annex. Fort Bliss ..................... Texas .............. Project Original Authorized Amount Barracks .................. Live Fire Exercise Shoothouse .......... Ammunition Storage Defense Access Roads .................. $105,000,000 $16,000,000 $51,000,000 $20,000,000 16 SEC. 2106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER- 17 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2023 PROJECTS. 18 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 19 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 20 Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1411 1 2970), the authorization set forth in the table in sub2 section (b), as provided in section 2101 of that Act (136 3 Stat. 2971), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, 4 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 5 for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever 6 is later. 7 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 8 is as follows: Army: Extension of 2023 Project Authorizations State/ Country Installation or Location Alabama ......... Hawaii ............ Redstone Arsenal ......... Fort Shafter ................. Schofield Barracks ....... Germany ......... Japan ............. Tripler Army Medical Center. East Camp Grafenwoehr. Kadena Air Force Base Project Physics Lab ............. Water System Upgrade ................... Company Operations Facility ................ Water System Upgrade ................... EDI: Battalion Trng Cplx1 (Brks/Veh Maint). ................ EDI: Battalion Trng Cplx2 (OPS/Veh Maint). ................ Vehicle Maintenance Shop .................... Original Authorized Amount $44,000,000 $33,000,000 $159,000,000 $38,000,000 $104,000,000 $64,000,000 $80,000,000 9 SEC. 2107. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 10 FISCAL YEAR 2025 PROJECT AT SMITH BAR- 11 RACKS, GERMANY. 12 In the case of the authorization contained in the table 13 in section 2101(b) of the Military Construction Authoriza14 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 15 118–159; 138 Stat. 2213) for Hohenfels Training Area, 16 for construction of a barracks as specified in the funding 17 table in section 4601 of such Act, the Secretary of the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1412 1 Army may construct a barracks at Smith Barracks, Ger2 many. 3 4 TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2202. Family Housing. Sec. 2203. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. Sec. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. Sec. 2205. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects. Sec. 2206. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects. 5 SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 6 7 ACQUISITION PROJECTS. (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 8 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria9 tions in section 2203(a) and available for military con10 struction projects inside the United States as specified in 11 the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 12 Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 13 construction projects for the installations or locations in14 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 15 the following table: Navy: Inside the United States State Installation or Location Amount California .......................... Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton .................... Naval Air Station Lemoore ................................... Naval Base Coronado ............................................ Naval Base Point Loma ........................................ Naval Base San Diego .......................................... Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu ............. Naval Support Activity Monterey ......................... Naval Submarine Base New London .................... Naval Research Laboratory .................................. Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island ...... Naval Air Station Jacksonville ............................. Naval Air Station Pensacola ................................. Andersen Air Force Base ...................................... Joint Region Marianas .......................................... $176,040,000 $399,610,000 $301,620,000 $68,000,000 $86,820,000 $164,000,000 $430,000,000 $300,149,000 $157,000,000 $94,100,000 $374,900,000 $164,000,000 $70,070,000 $32,000,000 Connecticut ....................... District of Columbia ......... Florida .............................. Guam ................................ g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1413 Navy: Inside the United States—Continued State Hawaii .............................. Maine ................................ Maryland .......................... Nevada .............................. North Carolina ................. Pennsylvania ..................... Rhode Island .................... South Carolina ................. Virginia ............................. Washington ....................... Worldwide Unspecified ..... 1 Installation or Location Amount Naval Base Guam ................................................. Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz ............................ Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam ......................... Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay ......................... Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands ..... Portsmouth Naval Shipyard ................................. Naval Support Activity Washington Suitland ...... US Naval Academy Annapolis .............................. Naval Air Station Fallon ...................................... Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune ....................... Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg ................ Naval Station Newport ......................................... Joint Base Charleston ........................................... Marine Corps Base Quantico ................................ Naval Station Norfolk ........................................... Naval Air Station Whidbey Island ........................ Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor ................................... Unspecified Worldwide Locations ......................... $105,950,000 $61,010,000 $83,000,000 $143,510,000 $235,730,000 $1,042,000,000 $114,000,000 $86,000,000 $47,000,000 $48,280,000 $94,140,000 $190,000,000 $357,900,000 $63,560,000 $1,582,490,000 $202,000,000 $245,700,000 $140,070,000 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 2 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria3 tions in section 2203(a) and available for military con4 struction projects outside the United States as specified 5 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 6 Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 7 construction projects for the installations or locations out8 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 9 the following table: Navy: Outside the United States 10 11 Country Installation or Location Japan ....................... Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler. Amount $58,000,000 SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING. (a) IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 12 UNITS.—Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 13 Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1414 1 authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and 2 available for military family housing functions as specified 3 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 4 Navy may improve existing military family housing units 5 in an amount not to exceed $68,230,000. 6 (b) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro- 7 priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 8 section 2203(a) and available for military family housing 9 functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 10 the Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural and 11 engineering services and construction design activities 12 with respect to the construction or improvement of family 13 housing units in an amount not to exceed $6,605,000. 14 15 SEC. 2203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 16 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 17 beginning after September 30, 2025, for military con18 struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 19 functions of the Department of the Navy, as specified in 20 the funding table in section 4601. 21 (b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION 22 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author23 ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 24 any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 25 of all projects carried out under sections 2201 and 2202 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1415 1 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized 2 to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in 3 the funding table in section 4601. 4 SEC. 2204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS- 5 CAL YEAR 2022 PROJECT AT MARINE CORPS 6 AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CARO- 7 LINA. 8 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 9 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 10 Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–81), the author11 ization set forth in the table in subsection (b), as author12 ized pursuant to section 2201 of such Act, shall remain 13 in effect until October 1, 2026, or the date of the enact14 ment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction 15 for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later. 16 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 17 is as follows: Navy and Marine Corps: Extension of 2022 Project Authorization State/ Country Installation or Location North Carolina Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point ..... g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) Project Flightline Utilities Modernization Ph 2 .......................... Original Authorized Amount $113,520,000 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1416 1 SEC. 2205. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER- 2 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECTS. 3 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 4 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 5 Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 6 2161), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub7 section (b), as provided in sections 2201 and 2202 of that 8 Act (135 Stat. 2166, 2167) and extended by section 2207 9 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 10 Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118–159; 138 Stat. 11 2221), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or the 12 date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for mili13 tary construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later. 14 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 15 is as follows: Navy: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations Original Authorized Amount State/Country Installation or Location Project California ....... Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Marine Barracks Washington. Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island. Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay. Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. CLB MEU Complex .......... $83,900,000 Family Housing Improvements. Lighterage and Small Craft Facility. $10,415,000 Electrical Distribution Modernization. $64,500,000 Aircraft Maintenance Hangar. $122,600,000 District of Columbia. Florida ........... Hawaii ............ South Carolina g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) $69,400,000 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1417 1 SEC. 2206. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER- 2 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2023 PROJECTS. 3 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 4 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 5 Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 6 2970), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub7 section (b), as provided in section 2201 of that Act (136 8 Stat. 2975), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, 9 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 10 for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever 11 is later. 12 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 13 is as follows: Navy: Extension of 2023 Project Authorizations State/Country Installation or Location Florida ........... Naval Air Station Jacksonville ..... Hawaii ............ Nevada ........... North Carolina South Carolina Spain .............. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Naval Air Station Fallon .............. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point ............... Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island ... ............................. Naval Station Rota ................ Project Original Authorized Amount Engine Test Cells Modifications ......................... $100,570,000 Missile Magazines ............. $142,783,000 F–35C Aircraft Maintenance Hangar ................ $111,566,000 CH–53K Gearbox Repair and Test Facility ........... $44,830,000 Recruit Barracks ............... Recruit Barracks ............... $81,890,000 $85,040,000 EDI: Missile Magazines .... $92,323,000 TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 14 15 Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1418 Sec. 2302. Family Housing. Sec. 2303. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. Sec. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2017 project at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Sec. 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects. Sec. 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects. Sec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects. Sec. 2308. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects. Sec. 2309. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2025 projects. 1 SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND 2 LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 3 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 4 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria5 tions in section 2303(a) and available for military con6 struction projects inside the United States as specified in 7 the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 8 Air Force may acquire real property and carry out mili9 tary construction projects for the installations or locations 10 inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth 11 in the following table: Air Force: Inside the United States State Installation or Location Arizona ..................... Davis-Monthan Air Force Base ................. Luke Air Force Base ................................. Travis Air Force Base ............................... Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ........ Eglin Air Force Base ................................ Hurlburt Field ........................................... MacDill Air Force Base ............................ Moody Air Force Base .............................. Robins Air Force Base .............................. Barksdale Air Force Base ......................... Hanscom Air Force Base .......................... Columbus Air Force Base ......................... Whiteman Air Force Base ......................... Cannon Air Force Base ............................. Kirtland Air Force Base ........................... Seymour Johnson Air Force Base ............ Wright-Patterson Air Force Base ............. Tinker Air Force Base .............................. Ellsworth Air Force Base .......................... Dyess Air Force Base ................................ Goodfellow Air Force Base ........................ California .................. Florida ...................... Georgia ..................... Louisiana .................. Massachusetts .......... Mississippi ................ Missouri .................... New Mexico .............. North Carolina ......... Ohio .......................... Oklahoma ................. South Dakota ........... Texas ........................ g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) Amount $174,000,000 $45,000,000 $60,000,000 $49,800,000 $182,000,000 $66,000,000 $74,000,000 $35,000,000 $28,000,000 $116,000,000 $55,000,000 $14,200,000 $127,600,000 $169,000,000 $200,000,000 $95,000,000 $45,000,000 $497,000,000 $378,000,000 $90,800,000 $112,000,000 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1419 Air Force: Inside the United States—Continued 1 State Installation or Location Utah ......................... Hill Air Force Base ................................... Amount $250,000,000 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 2 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria3 tions in section 2303(a) and available for military con4 struction projects outside the United States as specified 5 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 6 Air Force may acquire real property and carry out mili7 tary construction projects for the installations or locations 8 outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth 9 in the following table: Air Force: Outside the United States 10 11 Country Installation or Location Amount Diego Garcia .............. Germany .................... Greenland .................. Norway ...................... United Kingdom ........ Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia .......... Ramstein Air Base ....................................... Pituffik Space Base ..................................... Royal Norwegian Air Force Base Rygge ..... Royal Air Force Feltwell .............................. Royal Air Force Lakenheath ....................... $29,000,000 $44,000,000 $32,000,000 $72,000,000 $20,000,000 $253,000,000 SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING. (a) IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 12 UNITS.—Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 13 Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 14 authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and 15 available for military family housing functions as specified 16 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 17 Air Force may improve existing military family housing 18 units in an amount not to exceed $237,655,000. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1420 1 (b) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro- 2 priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 3 section 2303(a) and available for military family housing 4 functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 5 the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out architectural 6 and engineering services and construction design activities 7 with respect to the construction or improvement of family 8 housing units in an amount not to exceed $36,575,000. 9 SEC. 2303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR 10 11 FORCE. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 12 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 13 beginning after September 30, 2025, for military con14 struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 15 functions of the Department of the Air Force, as specified 16 in the funding table in section 4601. 17 (b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION 18 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author19 ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 20 any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 21 of all projects carried out under sections 2301 and 2302 22 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized 23 to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in 24 the funding table in section 4601. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1421 1 SEC. 2304. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS- 2 CAL YEAR 2017 PROJECT AT SPANGDAHLEM 3 AIR BASE, GERMANY. 4 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 5 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 6 Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 7 2688), the authorization set forth in the table in sub8 section (b), as provided in section 2902 of that Act (130 9 Stat. 2743) and most recently extended by section 2304 10 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 11 Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118–159; 138 Stat. 12 2224), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or the 13 date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for mili14 tary construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later. 15 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 16 is as follows: Air Force: Extension of 2017 Project Authorization Country Installation or Location Germany ......... Spangdahlem Air Base Project Original Authorized Amount ERI: F/A–22 Low Observable/Comp Repair Fac .......... $12,000,000 17 SEC. 2305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER- 18 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECTS. 19 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 20 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 21 Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1422 1 2240), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub2 section (b), as provided in section 2903 of that Act (132 3 Stat. 2287) and most recently extended by section 2306 4 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 5 Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118–159; 138 Stat. 6 2225), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or the 7 date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for mili8 tary construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later. 9 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 10 is as follows: Air Force: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization Installation or Location Country United Kingdom ............. ........................ Royal Air Force Fairford .................... ...................................... Project Original Authorized Amount EDI: Construct DABS-FEV Storage ....................... EDI: Munitions Holding Area ....... $87,000,000 $19,000,000 11 SEC. 2306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER- 12 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2020 PROJECTS. 13 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 14 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 15 Year 2020 (division B of Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 16 1862), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub17 section (b), as provided in sections 2301(a) and 2912(a) 18 of that Act (133 Stat. 1867, 1913), and extended by sec19 tion 2307 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 20 for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118–159; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1423 1 138 Stat. 2226), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing 3 funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027, which4 ever is later. 5 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 6 is as follows: Air Force: Extension of 2020 Project Authorizations State Installation or Location Florida ........... Tyndall Air Force Base Georgia ........... Moody Air Force Base Project Original Authorized Amount Deployment Center/ Flight Line Dining/AAFES .......... 41 RQS HH–60W Apron .................. $43,000,000 $12,500,000 7 SEC. 2307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER- 8 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECTS. 9 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 10 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 11 Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 12 2161), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub13 section (b), as provided in section 2301 of that Act (135 14 Stat. 2168) and extended by section 2309 of the Military 15 Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (di16 vision B of Public Law 118–159; 138 Stat. 2227), shall 17 remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or the date of the 18 enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military con19 struction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1424 1 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 2 is as follows: Air Force: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations State/ Country Installation or Location Massachusetts Hanscom Air Force Base ......................... United Kingdom ............. Royal Air Force Lakenheath .............. Project Original Authorized Amount NC3 Acquisitions Management Facility ..................... F–35A Child Development Center ..... F–35A Munition Inspection Facility .. F–35A Weapons Load Training Facility ................ $66,000,000 $24,000,000 $31,000,000 $49,000,000 3 SEC. 2308. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER- 4 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2023 PROJECTS. 5 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 6 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 7 Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 8 2970), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub9 section (b), as provided in section 2301 of that Act (136 10 Stat. 2978), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, 11 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 12 for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever 13 is later. 14 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 15 is as follows: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1425 Air Force: Extension of 2023 Project Authorizations 1 State/ Country Installation or Location Florida ........... Patrick Space Force Base ......................... Norway ........... Rygge Air Station ........ Oklahoma ....... Tinker Air Force Base Texas .............. Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph ............ Project Consolidated Communications Center ........................ EDI: Base Perimeter Security Fence ................... Facility And Land Acquisition (MROTC) ............ Child Development Center .................. Original Authorized Amount $97,000,000 $8,200,000 $30,000,000 $29,000,000 SEC. 2309. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 2 CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2025 PROJECTS. 3 (a) F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, WYOMING.—In 4 the case of the authorization contained in the table in sec5 tion 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authorization 6 Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118– 7 159; 138 Stat. 2222) for F.E. Warren Air Force Base, 8 Wyoming, for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Util9 ity Corridor, the Secretary of the Air Force may construct 10 3,219 kilometers of telephone duct facility. 11 (b) YAP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FEDERATED 12 STATES OF MICRONESIA.— 13 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 14 The authorization table included in subsection (b) of 15 section 2301 of the Military Construction Authoriza- 16 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2025 is amended in the 17 item relating to Yap International Airport, Fed- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1426 1 erated 2 ‘‘$949,314,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,495,314,000’’. 3 States (2) FUNDING of Micronesia, TABLE.—Such by striking Act is further 4 amended in the table of section 4601 by striking 5 ‘‘Airfield Pavement Upgrades’’ and inserting ‘‘PDI: 6 Airfield Apron and Taxiway’’. TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGEN8 CIES MILITARY CONSTRUC9 TION 7 Sec. 2401. Authorized defense agencies construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2402. Authorized energy resilience and conservation investment program projects. Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. Sec. 2404. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at Iwakuni, Japan. Sec. 2405. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects. Sec. 2406. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects. Sec. 2407. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2024 project at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2024 project at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Missouri. Sec. 2409. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025 project at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Sec. 2410. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025 project at Joint Base Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. 10 SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUC- 11 12 TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 13 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria14 tions in section 2403(a) and available for military con15 struction projects inside the United States as specified in 16 the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of De17 fense may acquire real property and carry out military g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1427 1 construction projects for the installations or locations in2 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 3 the following table: Defense Agencies: Inside the United States State Installation or Location Amount Alabama ............................ California .......................... DLA Distribution Center Anniston ...................... Naval Base Coronado ............................................ Travis Air Force Base .......................................... Homestead Air Reserve Base ................................ Fort Benning ........................................................ Fort Meade ........................................................... Fort Bragg ............................................................ Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune ....................... Defense Distribution Depot New Cumberland ..... Harrisburg Air National Guard Base ................... Punta Borinquen ................................................... NSA Texas ............................................................ Pentagon ............................................................... Fairchild Air Force Base ...................................... Manchester Tank Farm ........................................ $32,000,000 $75,900,000 $49,980,000 $33,000,000 $127,375,000 $26,600,000 $333,200,000 $306,400,000 $90,000,000 $13,400,000 $155,000,000 $500,000,000 $34,000,000 $85,000,000 $71,000,000 Florida .............................. Georgia ............................. Maryland .......................... North Carolina ................. Pennsylvania ..................... Puerto Rico ....................... Texas ................................ Virginia ............................. Washington ....................... 4 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 5 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria6 tions in section 2403(a) and available for military con7 struction projects outside the United States as specified 8 in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of De9 fense may acquire real property and carry out military 10 construction projects for the installations or locations out11 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 12 the following table: Defense Agencies: Outside the United States Country Installation or Location Amount Germany ........................... United Kingdom ............... U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz ................... Royal Air Force Lakenheath ................................ Royal Air Force Mildenhall ................................... $16,700,000 $433,600,000 $45,000,000 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1428 1 SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZED ENERGY RESILIENCE AND CON- 2 SERVATION 3 PROJECTS. 4 INVESTMENT PROGRAM (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 5 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria6 tions in section 2403(a) and available for energy conserva7 tion projects as specified in the funding table in section 8 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy con9 servation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United 10 States Code, for the installations or locations inside the 11 United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol12 lowing table: ERCIP Projects: Inside the United States State Installation or Location Amount California .......................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Mountain View ..... Travis Air Force Base .......................................... Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island ...... Naval Base Guam ................................................. Cape Cod Space Force Station ............................. White Sands Missile Range .................................. Fort Bragg ............................................................ Camp Swift ........................................................... Fort Hood ............................................................. Camp Williams ...................................................... $20,600,000 $25,120,000 $30,500,000 $63,010,000 $124,000,000 $38,500,000 $80,000,000 $19,800,000 $34,500,000 $28,500,000 Florida .............................. Guam ................................ Massachusetts ................... New Mexico ...................... North Carolina ................. Texas ................................ Utah .................................. 13 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 14 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria15 tions in section 2403(a) and available for energy conserva16 tion projects as specified in the funding table in section 17 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy con18 servation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United 19 States Code, for the installations or locations outside the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1429 1 United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol2 lowing table: ERCIP Projects: Outside the United States Country Installation or Location Germany ........................... United States Army Garrison Ansbach (Storck Barracks). Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni ....................... Japan ................................ 3 SEC. 2403. 4 5 AUTHORIZATION OF Amount $73,000,000 $146,800,000 APPROPRIATIONS, DE- FENSE AGENCIES. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 6 are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 7 beginning after September 30, 2025, for military con8 struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 9 functions of the Department of Defense (other than the 10 military departments), as specified in the funding table 11 in section 4601. 12 (b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION 13 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author14 ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 15 any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 16 of all projects carried out under sections 2401 and 2402 17 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized 18 to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in 19 the funding table in section 4601. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1430 1 SEC. 2404. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS- 2 CAL YEAR 2019 PROJECT AT IWAKUNI, JAPAN. 3 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 4 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 5 Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 6 2240), the authorization set forth in the table in sub7 section (b), as provided in section 2401(b) of that Act 8 (132 Stat. 2249) and most recently extended by section 9 2405 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 10 Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118–159; 138 11 Stat. 2232), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, 12 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 13 for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever 14 is later. 15 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 16 is as follows: Defense Agencies: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization Country Installation or Location Project Japan ............. Iwakuni ............... Fuel Pier ........................... Original Authorized Amount $33,200,000 17 SEC. 2405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER- 18 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECTS. 19 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 20 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 21 Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 22 2161), the authorizations set forth in the table in subg:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1431 1 section (b), as provided in sections 2401 and 2402 of that 2 Act (135 Stat. 2173, 2174), shall remain in effect until 3 October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act 4 authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 5 2027, whichever is later. 6 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 7 is as follows: Defense Agencies and ERCIP Projects: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations State Installation or Location Project Alabama ......... Fort Novosel ....... Georgia ........... Fort Benning ...... 10 MW RICE Generator Plant and Microgrid Controls ......................... 4.8 MW Generation and Microgrid ....................... 10 MW Generation Plant, with Microgrid Controls Wellfield Field Expansion Project ........................... Emergency Water System Fort Stewart ....... New York ....... Fort Drum .......... North Carolina Ohio ................ Fort Bragg ......... Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport ............ Tennessee ....... Memphis International Airport ................. Original Authorized Amount $24,000,000 $17,593,000 $22,000,000 $27,000,000 $7,705,000 Base-Wide Microgrid With Natural Gas Generator, Photovoltaic and Battery Storage .......................... $4,700,000 PV Arrays and Battery Storage .......................... $4,780,000 8 SEC. 2406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER- 9 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2023 PROJECTS. 10 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 11 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 12 Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 13 2970), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub14 section (b), as provided in sections 2401(a) and 2402(a) g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1432 1 of that Act (136 Stat. 2982, 2983), shall remain in effect 2 until October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of 3 an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fis4 cal year 2027, whichever is later. 5 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 6 is as follows: Defense Agencies and ERCIP Projects: Extension of 2023 Project Authorizations Original Authorized Amount State/Country Installation or Location Project Alabama ......... Redstone Arsenal MSIC Advanced Analysis Facility Phase 2 (INC) $151,000,000 California ....... Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center ............. Microgrid and Backup Power ............................ $25,560,000 Facility Energy Operations Center Renovation ......... $2,400,000 Power Generation and Microgrid ....................... $25,400,000 SCADA Modernization ...... $11,200,000 Florida ........... Georgia ........... Hawaii ............ Naval Air Station Jacksonville ..... Fort StewartHunter Army Airfield ............ Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay ................. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Kansas ............ Fort Riley ........... Texas .............. Fort Cavazos ...... U.S. Army Reserve Center, Conroe ............. Virginia Dam Neck ........... Primary Electrical Distribution ........................ Power Generation and Microgrid ....................... Power Generation and Microgrid ....................... Power Generation and Microgrid ....................... SOF Operations Building Addition ......................... $25,000,000 $25,780,000 $31,500,000 $9,600,000 $26,600,000 7 SEC. 2407. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 8 FISCAL YEAR 2024 PROJECT AT REDSTONE 9 ARSENAL, ALABAMA. 10 In the case of the authorization contained in the table 11 in section 2401 of the Military Construction Authorization g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1433 1 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118– 2 31; 137 Stat. 726) for Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, for 3 construction of a ground test facility infrastructure project 4 at that location, the Missile Defense Agency may renovate 5 additional square footage and convert administrative space 6 to classified space. 7 SEC. 2408. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 8 FISCAL YEAR 2024 PROJECT AT LAKE CITY 9 ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, MISSOURI. 10 (a) MODIFICATIONS OF PROJECT AUTHORITY.—In 11 the case of the authorization contained in the table in sec12 tion 2402(a) of the Military Construction Authorization 13 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118– 14 31; 137 Stat. 727) for Lake City Army Ammunition 15 Plant, Missouri, for construction of a microgrid and 16 backup power, the Secretary of Defense may construct a 17 microgrid and backup power, including the installation of 18 liquid propane gas tanks and associated piping, founda19 tions, pumps, saddles, propane vaporizers and controls. 20 (b) MODIFICATION OF PROJECT AMOUNTS.— 21 (1) PROJECT AUTHORIZATION.—The authoriza- 22 tion table in section 2402(a) of the Military Con- 23 struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 24 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 727) 25 is amended in the item relating to Lake City Army g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1434 1 Ammunition Plant, Missouri, by striking the dollar 2 amount and inserting ‘‘$86,500,000’’. 3 (2) FUNDING AUTHORIZATION.—The funding 4 table in section 4601 of the National Defense Au- 5 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 6 118–31; 137 Stat. 901) is amended in the items re- 7 lating to Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Mis- 8 souri, by striking the dollar amount and inserting 9 ‘‘$86,500’’. 10 SEC. 2409. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 11 FISCAL YEAR 2025 PROJECT AT JOINT BASE 12 ANDREWS, MARYLAND. 13 In the case of the authorization contained in the table 14 in section 2402 of the Military Construction Authorization 15 Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118– 16 159; 138 Stat. 2229) for Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, 17 for construction of a microgrid with electric vehicle charg18 ing infrastructure, the Secretary of the Air Force may 19 construct a new power generation and microgrid facility. 20 SEC. 2410. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 21 FISCAL YEAR 2025 PROJECT AT JOINT BASE 22 MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY. 23 In the case of the authorization contained in the table 24 in section 2402 of the Military Construction Authorization 25 Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118– g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1435 1 159; 138 Stat. 2229) for Joint Base McGuire-Dix2 Lakehurst, New Jersey, for construction of a microgrid 3 with electric vehicle charging infrastructure, the Secretary 4 of the Air Force may construct a new power generation 5 and microgrid facility. 6 7 TITLE XXV—INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Subtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. Subtitle B—Host Country In-Kind Contributions Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects. Sec. 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects. Subtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty 9 Organization Security Invest10 ment Program 8 11 SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 12 13 ACQUISITION PROJECTS. The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for 14 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Invest15 ment Program as provided in section 2806 of title 10, 16 United States Code, in an amount not to exceed the sum 17 of the amount authorized to be appropriated for such pur18 pose in section 2502 and the amount collected from the 19 North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of con20 struction previously financed by the United States. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1436 1 2 SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 3 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2025, for con4 tributions by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 5 of title 10, United States Code, for the share of the United 6 States of the cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty 7 Organization Security Investment Program authorized by 8 section 2501, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol9 lowing table: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program Location Installation or Location Amount Worldwide Unspecified ...................... NATO Security Investment Program .......... $531,832,000 11 Subtitle B—Host Country In-Kind Contributions 12 SEC. 2511. REPUBLIC OF KOREA FUNDED CONSTRUCTION 10 13 14 PROJECTS. Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Korea 15 for required in-kind contributions, the Secretary of De16 fense may accept military construction projects for the in17 stallations or locations in the Republic of Korea, and in 18 the amounts, set forth in the following table: Republic of Korea Funded Construction Projects Component Installation or Location Project Army .............. Camp Humphreys Navy ............... Navy ............... Pohang Air Base Yecheon Air Base Access Control Point ......... Runway ............................. Replace Concrete Apron .... Replace Magazine Munitions Supply Area. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) Amount $24,000,000 $180,000,000 $22,000,000 $59,000,000 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1437 Republic of Korea Funded Construction Projects—Continued Component Installation or Location Project Air Force ........ Gimhae Air Base $86,000,000 Air Force ........ Gwangju Air Base. Osan Air Base .... Repair Contingency Hospital. Hydrant Fuel System ....... Aircraft Corrosion Control Facility Part 3. $25,000,000 Air Force ........ 1 $57,000,000 SEC. 2512. REPUBLIC OF POLAND FUNDED CONSTRUCTION 2 3 Amount PROJECTS. Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Poland 4 for required in-kind contributions, the Secretary of De5 fense may accept military construction projects for the in6 stallations or locations in the Republic of Poland, and in 7 the amounts, set forth in the following table: Republic of Poland Funded Construction Projects Component Installation or Location Project Army .............. Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area (DPTA). Powdiz ................ Information Systems Facility. $6,200,000 Barracks and Dining Facility–Phase 2. Rotary Wing Aircraft Maintenance Hangar. Communication Infrastructure. Combined Aerial Port Facilities. Contingency Beddown Area. Hot Cargo Pad/Munition Handling/Holding Area. Railhead and Rail Extension. $199,000,000 Army .............. 8 9 Air Force ........ Lask Air Base .... Air Force ........ Wroclaw Air Base Amount $91,000,000 $18,000,000 $111,000,000 $13,000,000 $44,000,000 $22,000,000 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. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1438 Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. Sec. 2607. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects. Sec. 2608. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2023 project at Tucson International Airport, Arizona. 1 SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CON- 2 STRUCTION 3 PROJECTS. 4 AND LAND ACQUISITION Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author- 5 ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 6 the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the fund7 ing table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may 8 acquire real property and carry out military construction 9 projects for the Army National Guard locations inside the 10 United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol11 lowing table: Army National Guard: Inside the United States State Location Guam ....................... Indiana .................... Iowa ......................... New Hampshire ....... New York ................. North Carolina ........ Oregon ..................... Joint Forces Headquarters - Guam ............. Shelbyville Armory ....................................... Waterloo Armory .......................................... Plymouth Training Center ........................... Albany .......................................................... Salisbury Training Center ........................... Naval Weapons Systems Training Facility Boardman. Watertown Training Center ......................... South Dakota .......... 12 Amount $55,000,000 $55,000,000 $13,800,000 $26,000,000 $90,000,000 $69,000,000 $16,000,000 $28,000,000 SEC. 2602. AUTHORIZED ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION 13 AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 14 Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author- 15 ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1439 1 the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the fund2 ing table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may 3 acquire real property and carry out military construction 4 projects for the Army Reserve locations inside the United 5 States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 6 table: Army Reserve State Location Amount Alabama ................... Alaska ...................... Illinois ...................... Kentucky .................. Pennsylvania ............ Maxwell Air Force Base ............................... Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson ............... Fort Sheridan .............................................. Fort Knox .................................................... New Castle Army Reserve Center ................ $28,000,000 $46,000,000 $36,000,000 $138,000,000 $30,000,000 7 SEC. 2603. AUTHORIZED NAVY RESERVE AND MARINE 8 CORPS RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 9 ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 10 Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author- 11 ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 12 the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the fund13 ing table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may 14 acquire real property and carry out military construction 15 project for the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve 16 location inside the United States, and in the amount, set 17 forth in the following table: Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve State Location Amount Texas ....................... Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth. $106,870,000 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1440 1 SEC. 2604. AUTHORIZED AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUC- 2 3 TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author- 4 ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 5 the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the fund6 ing table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force 7 may acquire real property and carry out military construc8 tion projects for the Air National Guard locations inside 9 the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the 10 following table: Air National Guard State Location Alaska ...................... Eielson Air Force Base ................................ Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson .............. Savannah Hilton Head International Airport. Sioux Gateway Airport ................................. Otis Air National Guard Base ..................... Key Field Air National Guard Base ............ Pease Air National Guard Base .................. Atlantic City Air National Guard Base ....... Klamath Falls Airport ................................. Portland International Airport .................... Salt Lake City International Airport ........... Volk Air National Guard Base .................... Georgia .................... Iowa ......................... Massachusetts .......... Mississippi ............... New Hampshire ....... New Jersey .............. Oregon ..................... Utah ......................... Wisconsin ................. 11 $15,000,000 $46,000,000 $38,400,000 $220,000,000 $31,000,000 $19,000,000 $16,000,000 $68,000,000 $80,000,000 $16,500,000 $145,000,000 $8,400,000 SEC. 2605. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE RESERVE CONSTRUC- 12 13 Amount TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author- 14 ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 15 the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the fund16 ing table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force 17 may acquire real property and carry out military construc18 tion projects for the Air Force Reserve locations inside g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1441 1 the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the 2 following table: Air Force Reserve 3 State Location New York ................. South Carolina ......... Texas ....................... Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station .............. Joint Base Charleston Air Reserve Base ..... Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland ............... SEC. 2606. 4 5 AUTHORIZATION OF Amount $54,000,000 $33,000,000 $18,000,000 APPROPRIATIONS, NA- TIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 6 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2025, for the 7 costs of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, 8 and construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve 9 Forces, and for contributions therefor, under chapter 10 1803 of title 10, United States Code (including the cost 11 of acquisition of land for those facilities), as specified in 12 the funding table in section 4601. 13 SEC. 2607. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER- 14 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2023 PROJECTS. 15 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 16 the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 17 Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 18 2970), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub19 section (b), as provided in sections 2601, 2602, 2603 and 20 2604 of that Act (136 Stat. 2986, 2987), shall remain 21 in effect until October 1, 2026, or the date of the enact- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1442 1 ment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction 2 for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later. 3 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 4 is as follows: National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2023 Project Authorizations State Installation or Location Alaska ............ Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson ............. Arizona ........... Arkansas ........ Morris Air National Guard Base ................ Tucson International Airport ................. Camp Robinson .. Florida ........... Gainesville ........... Perrine ................ Hawaii ........... Indiana ........... Ohio ................ Puerto Rico .... West Virginia g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay ................. Fort Wayne International Airport ............ Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base ................ Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center ................... McLaughlin Air National Guard Base ................ (1035098|1) Project Original Authorized Amount Aircraft Maintenance Hangar .......................... $63,000,000 Base Entry Complex ......... $12,000,000 Land Acquisition ............... Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun Range ...... National Guard Readiness Center ............................ Army Reserve Center/ AMSA ............................ $11,700,000 $9,500,000 $21,000,000 $46,000,000 C–40 Aircraft Maintenance Hangar .......................... $116,964,000 Munitions Maintenance and Storage Complex .... $16,500,000 Small Arms Range ............ $8,000,000 Engineering/Housing Maintenance Shops (DPW) ........................... $14,500,000 C–130J Apron Expansion $10,000,000 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1443 1 SEC. 2608. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 2 FISCAL 3 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ARIZONA. 4 In the case of the authorization contained in the table YEAR 2023 PROJECT AT TUCSON 5 in section 2604 of the Military Construction Authorization 6 Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117– 7 263; 136 Stat. 2987) for Tucson International Airport, 8 Arizona, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire 10 9 acres of land. TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGN11 MENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVI12 TIES 10 Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense base closure account. 13 SEC. 2701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 14 BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVI- 15 TIES FUNDED THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF 16 DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT. 17 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 18 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2025, for base 19 realignment and closure activities, including real property 20 acquisition and military construction projects, as author21 ized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act 22 of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 23 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department 24 of Defense Base Closure Account established by section g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1444 1 2906 of such Act (as amended by section 2711 of the Mili2 tary Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 3 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2140)), as 4 specified in the funding table in section 4601. TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CON6 STRUCTION GENERAL PROVI7 SIONS 5 Subtitle A—Military Construction Programs Sec. 2801. Modification to definition of military installation resilience. Sec. 2802. Facility construction or repair: transactions other than contracts and grants. Sec. 2803. Requirement for the military departments to develop and update a 20-year infrastructure improvement plan. Sec. 2804. Improvements to water management and security on military installations. Sec. 2805. Modification to assistance for public infrastructure projects and services. Sec. 2806. Modifications to Defense Community Infrastructure Program. Sec. 2807. Inclusion of demolition projects in Defense Community Infrastructure Program. Sec. 2808. Supervision of military construction projects. Sec. 2809. Authority to use accelerated design-build and progressive designbuild procedures for military construction projects. Sec. 2810. Extension of authority for temporary expanded land acquisition for equine welfare. Sec. 2811. Extension of requirement for contract for obligation and execution of design funds for military construction projects. Sec. 2812. Modification of pilot program on increased use of sustainable building materials in military construction to include sustainable building technologies identified by the Comptroller General of the United States. Sec. 2813. Increase of maximum amount for certain replacement projects for damaged or destroyed facilities. Sec. 2814. Multiyear contracting authority for certain military construction projects. Sec. 2815. Guidance for military construction projects for innovation, research, development, test, and evaluation. Sec. 2816. Authorization for cost-plus-incentive-fee contracts for certain Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program military construction projects. Sec. 2817. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations relating to information sharing to improve oversight of military construction. Subtitle B—Military Housing Reforms g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1445 Sec. 2821. Improvements to Department of Defense Housing Requirements and Market Analysis. Sec. 2822. Improvements to annual reports on certain waivers for covered military unaccompanied housing. Sec. 2823. Continuation and modification of certain reporting requirements with respect to privatized military housing. Sec. 2824. Modification of certain requirements with respect to closure of maintenance work orders for privatized military housing. Sec. 2825. Inclusion of additional landlord financial information in certain annual report on privatized military housing. Sec. 2826. Application of certain authorities and standards to historic military housing and associated historic properties of the Department of Defense. Sec. 2827. Improvement of administration of military unaccompanied housing. Sec. 2828. Authority for unaccompanied housing project under pilot authority for use of other transactions for installation or facility prototyping. Sec. 2829. Pilot program for emerging technologies for moisture control and mitigation. Sec. 2830. Standardization of mold remediation guidelines across military departments. Sec. 2831. Inspections by qualified home inspector of privatized and Government-owned military housing. Sec. 2832. Plan to improve accuracy, integration, and interoperability of Department of Defense data with respect to real property, infrastructure, and military unaccompanied housing. Subtitle C—Real Property and Facilities Administration Sec. 2841. Modification of requirement with respect to minimum capital investment for facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization for military departments. Sec. 2842. Authorization for monetary contributions to the conveyees of utility systems for infrastructure improvements. Sec. 2843. Extension of authority to carry out Department of Defense pilot program for use of cost savings realized. Sec. 2844. Department of Defense intergovernmental support agreements for ordnance disposal. Sec. 2845. Inclusion of territories in certain intergovernmental support agreements for installation-support services. Sec. 2846. Requirements relating to military installation closures and report on Army organic industrial base sites. Sec. 2847. Department of Defense procedures with respect to planning coordination for grid resiliency on military installations. Sec. 2848. Repeal of construction requirements related to antiterrorism and force protection or urban-training operations. Sec. 2849. Repeal of pilot program authorizing overhead cost reimbursements from major range and test facility base users at certain Department of the Air Force installations. Sec. 2850. Master plans for Service Academies. Sec. 2851. Annual report on cost premium for construction of certain facilities. Sec. 2852. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations relating to critical military housing supply and affordability. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1446 Sec. 2853. Plan for deploying private fifth generation and future generation Open Radio Access Network architecture on Department of Defense military installations. Subtitle D—Land Conveyances Sec. 2861. Historical marker commemorating effects of radiation exposure at Holloman Air Force Base and White Sands Missile Range. Sec. 2862. Prohibition on development of a golf course at Greenbury Point Conservation Area At Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Maryland. Sec. 2863. Extension of prohibition on joint use of Homestead Air Reserve Base with civil aviation. Sec. 2864. Extension of sunset for land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop, California. Sec. 2865. Clarification of land conveyance, Fort Hood, Texas. Sec. 2866. Extension of certain military land withdrawals and correction of certain land descriptions. Sec. 2867. Land conveyance, former Curtis Bay Depot, Maryland. Sec. 2868. Land conveyance, Sigsbee Park Annex, Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida. Subtitle E—Modifications to Unspecified Minor Military Construction Sec. 2871. Modifications to certain congressional notifications for certain military construction projects. Sec. 2872. Modification to dollar threshold for notifications for certain military construction projects. Sec. 2873. Transfer of defense laboratory modernization program authority to provision of law with respect to military construction projects for research, test, development, and evaluation. Sec. 2874. Authority of a Secretary concerned to carry out certain unspecified minor military construction projects. Subtitle F—Other Matters Sec. 2881. Extension of Department of the Army Pilot Program for Development and Use of Online Real Estate Inventory Tool. Sec. 2882. Expansion of exceptions to restriction on development of public infrastructure in connection with realignment of marine corps forces in Asia Pacific region. Sec. 2883. Joint base facility management of Department of Defense. Sec. 2884. Designation of official responsible for coordination of defense sites within area of responsibility of Joint Region Marianas. Sec. 2885. Designation of Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range at Kwajalein Atoll. Sec. 2886. Designation of Creech Air Force Base as a remote or isolated installation. Sec. 2887. Pilot program on use of advanced manufacturing construction technologies at military installations. Sec. 2888. Pilot program on procurement of utility services for installations of the Department of Defense through areawide contracts. Sec. 2889. Consideration of modular construction methods for military construction projects with protective design elements. Sec. 2890. Notice relating to contracts or other agreements to establish an enduring location in a foreign country. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1447 2 Subtitle A—Military Construction Programs 3 SEC. 2801. MODIFICATION TO DEFINITION OF MILITARY IN- 1 4 5 STALLATION RESILIENCE. Section 101(f)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is 6 amended— 7 (1) by striking ‘‘or from’’ before ‘‘anticipated or 8 unanticipated changes in environmental conditions’’; 9 and 10 (2) by inserting ‘‘, energy or water disruptions, 11 or human-induced hazards with respect to the envi- 12 ronment’’ before ‘‘, that do’’. 13 SEC. 2802. FACILITY CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR: TRANS- 14 ACTIONS 15 GRANTS. 16 OTHER THAN CONTRACTS AND (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 169 of 17 title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 18 section 2808 the following new section: 19 ‘‘§ 2808a. Facility construction or repair: transactions 20 21 other than contracts and grants ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—Subject to the requirements of 22 section 2853 of this title, the Secretary concerned may 23 enter into transactions (other than contracts, cooperative 24 agreements, or grants) to carry out repair and construc25 tion projects for facilities, including the planning, design, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1448 1 engineering, prototyping, piloting, and execution of such 2 repair and construction projects. 3 ‘‘(b) USE OF AMOUNTS.—The Secretary concerned 4 may carry out projects under subsection (a) using 5 amounts available to such Secretary for military construc6 tion, operation and maintenance, or research, develop7 ment, test, and evaluation, notwithstanding chapters 221 8 and 223 and section 2851(a) of this title. 9 ‘‘(c) FOLLOW-ON TRANSACTIONS.—A transaction en- 10 tered into under this section for a project may provide for 11 the award of a follow-on production contract or trans12 action to the participants in the transaction without fur13 ther competition, if— 14 ‘‘(1) competitive procedures were used for the 15 selection of parties for participation in the original 16 transaction; and 17 18 ‘‘(2) the participants in the original transaction successfully completed— 19 ‘‘(A) a complete and useable facility; or 20 ‘‘(B) a complete and useable improvement 21 22 to a facility. ‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—(1) Not later 23 than 14 days before entering into a transaction for a 24 project under this section, the Secretary concerned shall 25 submit to the congressional defense committees a notifica- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1449 1 tion of the intent to use this authority in an electronic 2 medium pursuant to section 480 of this title. 3 ‘‘(2) Each notification under paragraph (1) shall in- 4 clude— 5 ‘‘(A) the project title; 6 ‘‘(B) a description of the project and its loca- 7 tion; 8 9 ‘‘(C) the estimated project cost and source of funds; 10 ‘‘(D) the recipient or contractor selected to exe- 11 cute the project, if known at the time of notification; 12 and 13 ‘‘(E) the rationale for using the authority under 14 this section instead of the process for military con- 15 struction projects under subchapter I of chapter 169 16 of title 10, United States Code. 17 ‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 18 date of enactment of this section, and biannually there19 after, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con20 gressional defense committees a report summarizing the 21 use of the authority under this section during the period 22 covered by the report, including— 23 24 ‘‘(1) the military department or Defense Agency carrying out each project; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1450 1 2 ‘‘(2) the total cost of each project and the source of the funds obligated; 3 4 ‘‘(3) a description of the scope, purpose, and location of each project; 5 ‘‘(4) any observed differences in project delivery 6 timelines or execution speed as a result of using the 7 authority under this section; 8 ‘‘(5) an assessment of cost savings, efficiencies, 9 or risk reductions realized through the use of such 10 authority; and 11 ‘‘(6) lessons learned and recommendations to 12 improve the implementation, oversight, or scope of 13 such authority.’’. 14 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 15 section shall apply with respect to transactions entered 16 into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 17 SEC. 2803. REQUIREMENT FOR THE MILITARY DEPART- 18 MENTS TO DEVELOP AND UPDATE A 20-YEAR 19 INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PLAN. 20 Subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10, United States 21 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 22 section: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1451 1 ‘‘§ 2820. Development of infrastructure improvement 2 plan for each military department 3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the date on which 4 the budget of the President for fiscal year 2027 is sub5 mitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 6 and once every five years thereafter, each Secretary con7 cerned shall submit to the congressional defense commit8 tees each of the following: 9 ‘‘(1) A detailed plan with respect to the im- 10 provement of infrastructure and facilities under the 11 jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned during the 12 20-year period beginning after the date on which the 13 plan is submitted that includes— 14 ‘‘(A) a summary of major efforts of the 15 Secretary concerned to be carried out pursuant 16 to the plan; 17 18 ‘‘(B) milestones and specific goals for such major efforts; 19 ‘‘(C) a description of objectives of the Sec- 20 retary concerned to manage and improve such 21 infrastructure and facilities during such period, 22 including— 23 ‘‘(i) utility systems (electric, water 24 and wastewater systems, energy distribu- 25 tion systems, transportation, and commu- 26 nication networks); and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1452 1 ‘‘(ii) all physical structures located on 2 a military installation under the jurisdic- 3 tion of the Secretary concerned. 4 ‘‘(2) A certification that the budget of the 5 President for the applicable fiscal year and the fu- 6 ture-years defense program submitted to Congress in 7 relation to such budget under section 221 of this 8 title provide for funding of planning, design, and 9 construction at a level that is sufficient to meet the 10 requirements specified in the plan under paragraph 11 (1) on the schedule provided in such plan. 12 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—Each plan submitted by a Sec- 13 retary concerned under subsection (a)(1) shall include the 14 following: 15 ‘‘(1) The estimated costs of necessary infra- 16 structure and facility improvements and a descrip- 17 tion of how such costs would be addressed by the 18 budget request of the Department of Defense and 19 the future-years defense program submitted for the 20 applicable fiscal year. 21 ‘‘(2) An assessment of how the military depart- 22 ment is accurately accounting for the costs of sus- 23 taining facilities and addressing the identified nec- 24 essary improvements of infrastructure and facilities 25 as outlined in the plan. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1453 1 2 ‘‘(c) INCORPORATION OF RESULTS-ORIENTED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.—Each plan under subsection 3 (a)(1) shall incorporate the leading results-oriented man4 agement practices, including— 5 ‘‘(1) analytically based goals; 6 ‘‘(2) results-oriented metrics; 7 ‘‘(3) an identification of required resources, 8 risks, and stakeholders; and 9 ‘‘(4) regular reporting on progress to decision 10 makers. 11 ‘‘(d) SERVICE CHIEF ASSESSMENT.—Each service 12 chief (as defined in section 3101 of this title) shall— 13 ‘‘(1) assess each plan and certification devel- 14 oped by the Secretary concerned under subsection 15 (a); and 16 ‘‘(2) submit to the congressional defense com- 17 mittees, not later than the date on which the Sec- 18 retary concerned submits the plan and certification 19 to such committees, an unaltered copy of the results 20 of such assessment.’’. 21 SEC. 2804. IMPROVEMENTS TO WATER MANAGEMENT AND 22 23 SECURITY ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 169 of 24 title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 25 section 2866 the following new section: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1454 1 ‘‘§ 2866a. Risk-based approach to water management 2 and water security at military installa- 3 tions 4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Secretary of Defense 5 shall adopt a risk-based approach to water management 6 and water security for each military installation. 7 ‘‘(2) In implementing paragraph (1), the Secretary 8 shall prioritize those military installations that the Sec9 retary determines— 10 11 ‘‘(A) are experiencing the greatest risks to water management and water security; and 12 ‘‘(B) face, or potentially face, the most severe 13 adverse effects on mission assurance because of such 14 risks. 15 ‘‘(3) Determinations under paragraph (2) shall be 16 made on the basis of the water management and water 17 security assessments made by the Secretary concerned 18 under subsection (b). 19 ‘‘(b) WATER MANAGEMENT AND WATER SECURITY 20 ASSESSMENTS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense, in coordi21 nation with each Secretary of a military department, shall 22 develop a methodology to assess, for each military installa23 tion— 24 25 ‘‘(A) risks to water management and water security; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1455 1 ‘‘(B) adverse effects on mission assurance be- 2 cause of such risks. 3 ‘‘(2) Such methodology shall include the following: 4 ‘‘(A) An evaluation of all water sources avail- 5 able to a military installation, disaggregated by— 6 ‘‘(i) total available water volume; 7 ‘‘(ii) treated potable water; and 8 ‘‘(iii) treated nonpotable water. 9 ‘‘(B) An assessment of relevant water supply 10 connections for a military installation, including the 11 number, type, water flow rate, seasonal variability, 12 and the extent of competition for each such connec- 13 tion. 14 15 ‘‘(C) A calculation of the total water requirement of a military installation that— 16 ‘‘(i) includes an identification of the water 17 usage by each tenant command located on the 18 military installation; and 19 ‘‘(ii) describes the water uses that com- 20 prise 21 disaggregated by— such total water requirement, 22 ‘‘(I) drinking water uses; and 23 ‘‘(II) nonpotable water uses, includ- 24 ing— 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(aa) cooling; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1456 1 ‘‘(bb) irrigation groundskeeping; 2 ‘‘(cc) wash water; and 3 ‘‘(dd) other industrial and agri- 4 cultural uses. 5 ‘‘(D) An evaluation of the age, condition, and 6 jurisdictional control of water infrastructure serving 7 a military installation, including an estimate of the 8 percentage of water lost due to water infrastructure 9 that is in poor or failing condition. 10 ‘‘(E) An evaluation of water security risks that 11 could have an adverse effect on mission assurance 12 for a military installation, including— 13 14 15 16 ‘‘(i) if the military installation is located in a drought-prone region; ‘‘(ii) decreasing water levels or sources that supply water to the military installation; 17 ‘‘(iii) effects of new defense water uses on 18 the total water requirement of the military in- 19 stallation; and 20 ‘‘(iv) increases to the demand for water 21 that result from nondefense or defense-adjacent 22 requirements and that could affect— 23 24 ‘‘(I) the supply of water available for use by the military installation; 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(II) the quality of such water; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1457 1 ‘‘(III) any legal rights to use of such 2 water by the military installation, such as 3 water rights disputes. 4 ‘‘(F) An evaluation of the capacity of the water 5 supply of a military installation to withstand or 6 quickly recover from water constraints, and the over- 7 all health of the aquifer basin of which the water 8 supply is a part, including the robustness of the re- 9 source, redundancy, and ability to recover from dis- 10 ruption. 11 ‘‘(G) An evaluation of existing water metering 12 and water consumption at a military installation, 13 disaggregated— 14 ‘‘(i) by type of activity, including training, 15 maintenance, medical, housing, and grounds 16 maintenance and landscaping; and 17 ‘‘(ii) by fluctuations in consumption, in- 18 cluding peak consumption by quarter. 19 ‘‘(H) A determination of the appropriate fre- 20 quency for reassessment of military installations 21 with the highest water security risk. 22 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 23 each Secretary of a military department, shall update the 24 methodology under paragraph (1) not less frequently than 25 once every ten years. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1458 1 ‘‘(c) REASSESSMENT OF WATER SECURITY RISK.— 2 The Secretary of Defense shall update assessments of the 3 military installations with the highest water security risk 4 not less frequently than as determined under subsection 5 (b)(2)(H). 6 ‘‘(d) MITIGATION OF HIGHEST WATER SECURITY 7 RISK INSTALLATIONS.—(1) Each Secretary of a military 8 department shall— 9 ‘‘(A) identify the three military installations 10 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary with the 11 highest water security risk; and 12 ‘‘(B) develop, for each military installation iden- 13 tified, a plan of action and milestones to address— 14 ‘‘(i) risks to water security; and 15 ‘‘(ii) adverse effects on mission assurance 16 17 because of such risks. ‘‘(2) Each such plan of action shall include the fol- 18 lowing: 19 ‘‘(A) A description of each risk and the effect 20 on the capacity of the military installation and mis- 21 sion assurance. 22 23 ‘‘(B) A list of the factors contributing to the risk, disaggregated by risks originating from— 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(i) the geographic area under the control of the military installation; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1459 1 ‘‘(ii) the geographic area not under the 2 control of the military installation. 3 ‘‘(C) A plan for implementing installation-level 4 water metering to ensure more accurate assessments 5 of demand for water at the military installation. 6 ‘‘(D) An assessment of— 7 ‘‘(i) the effects of planned future missions 8 and tenant commands on the demand for water 9 at the military installation; and 10 ‘‘(ii) the corresponding requirements for 11 water infrastructure serving the military instal- 12 lation. 13 ‘‘(E) A list of infrastructure projects to miti- 14 gate loss of available water supply to leakage, in- 15 cluding new construction, recapitalization, required 16 maintenance, and modernization of existing infra- 17 structure. 18 ‘‘(F) A cost-benefit analysis of using ‘no dig’ 19 technologies to mitigate infrastructure degradation 20 that leads to water loss. 21 ‘‘(e) EVALUATION OF INSTALLATIONS FOR NON- 22 POTABLE WATER REUSE.—(1) The Secretary of Defense 23 shall evaluate each military installation identified under 24 subsection (d) to determine the potential to mitigate risks g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1460 1 to water security for such installation through the reuse 2 of nonpotable water for nondrinking water uses. 3 ‘‘(2) Such evaluation shall include the following: 4 ‘‘(A) An evaluation of alternative water sources 5 to offset use of freshwater, including water recycling 6 and harvested rainwater for use as nonpotable 7 water. 8 ‘‘(B) An assessment of the feasibility of incor- 9 porating, when practicable, water-efficient tech- 10 nologies and systems to minimize water consumption 11 and wastewater discharge on the installation. 12 ‘‘(C) An evaluation of the practicality of imple- 13 menting water reuse systems and other water-saving 14 infrastructure into new construction in water-con- 15 strained areas, as determined pursuant to the appli- 16 cable water management and security assessment 17 under subsection (b). 18 ‘‘(f) COST EFFECTIVE LANDSCAPING MANAGEMENT 19 PRACTICES.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall, to the 20 maximum extent practicable, implement, at each military 21 installation identified under subsection (d), landscaping 22 management practices that mitigate risks to water man23 agement and water security and enhance mission assur24 ance by enabling greater quantities of water availability 25 for operational, training, and maintenance requirements. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1461 1 ‘‘(2) For military installations located in arid or semi- 2 arid regions, such landscaping management practices 3 shall, to the extent practicable, include practices that avoid 4 the cost of irrigation. 5 ‘‘(3) To the extent practicable, each Secretary of a 6 military department shall institute landscaping manage7 ment practices that include plants native to, or appro8 priate for, the region in which the installation is located 9 and native grass and plants that decrease water consump10 tion requirements. 11 ‘‘(g) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—(1) Not later than 180 12 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the 13 Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees of 14 the Armed Services of the House of Representatives and 15 the Senate a briefing that includes— 16 ‘‘(A) an identification, in ranked order, of the 17 military installations identified under subsection (d) 18 with the highest water security risk; and 19 ‘‘(B) a description of the schedule for devel- 20 oping each plan of action required by subsection (d). 21 ‘‘(2) Not later than one year after the date of the 22 enactment of this section, and annually thereafter not 23 later than the date of President’s budget for a fiscal year 24 under section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary of Defense 25 shall provide to the Committees of the Armed Services of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1462 1 the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing 2 that includes, with respect to the period covered by the 3 briefing— 4 ‘‘(A) an update on the progress of the Secretary 5 concerned toward completing the water security as- 6 sessment required by subsection (b); 7 ‘‘(B) updated cost estimates for infrastructure 8 projects to mitigate loss of available water supply to 9 leakage identified pursuant to subsection (d)(1)(E); 10 and 11 ‘‘(C) a description of— 12 ‘‘(i) any agreement between a Secretary of 13 a military department and the head of a non- 14 Department of Defense entity with respect to 15 property under the jurisdiction of such Sec- 16 retary that may affect— 17 ‘‘(I) the supply of water available to a 18 military installation under the jurisdiction 19 of such Secretary; or 20 ‘‘(II) the demand for water of such in- 21 stallation; and 22 ‘‘(ii) any change to— 23 ‘‘(I) the water supply of a military in- 24 stallation under the jurisdiction such Sec- 25 retary; or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1463 1 ‘‘(II) the demand for water of such 2 3 military installation. ‘‘(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 4 tion shall be construed to require the repetition or replace5 ment of any prior water assessment or evaluation con6 ducted before the date of the enactment of section 2827 7 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 8 Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 118–159; 10 U.S.C. 9 2866 note) that is accurate and reflects current mission 10 requirements.’’. 11 (b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 2827 of the Wil- 12 liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza13 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 14 U.S.C. 2866 note) is repealed. 15 SEC. 2805. MODIFICATION TO ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC IN- 16 17 FRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND SERVICES. Section 2391(b)(5)(B)(iv) of title 10, United States 18 Code, is amended— 19 (1) by inserting ‘‘(including health care, hous- 20 ing, and defense critical infrastructure projects and 21 services)’’ after ‘‘projects and services’’; and 22 (2) by striking ‘‘the defense industrial base and 23 the defense industrial base workers, if the Secretary 24 determines such support will improve operations of 25 the Department of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘the de- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1464 1 fense industrial base, defense industrial base work- 2 ers, and military installations’’. 3 SEC. 2806. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFENSE COMMUNITY IN- 4 FRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. 5 (a) MODIFICATION TO CATEGORIES FOR ASSIST- 6 ANCE.—Section 2391(d)(1)(B) of title 10, United States 7 Code, is amended— 8 (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by strik- 9 ing ‘‘, including selection’’ and all that follows 10 through ‘‘of priority’’ and inserting ‘‘for each of the 11 following categories’’; 12 (2) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘military value’’ 13 and all that follows through the period and inserting 14 ‘‘the readiness of a military department or mission 15 assurance at a military installation.’’; and 16 17 (3) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iv) as clauses (iv) and (ii), respectively, and— 18 (A) by moving clause (ii), as so redesig- 19 nated, after clause (i); and 20 (B) by moving clause (iv), as so redesig- 21 nated, after clause (iii). 22 (b) TEMPORARY PRIORITY AND ALLOCATION OF 23 FUNDS UNDER PROGRAM.—During the two-year period 24 beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 25 Secretary of Defense shall— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1465 1 (1) give priority under the Defense Community 2 Infrastructure Program under section 2391(d) of 3 title 10, United States Code, to projects under sub- 4 paragraph (B)(ii) of such section (as amended by 5 subsection (a)), for which an application has been 6 previously made for assistance under that program; 7 and 8 (2) allocate not less than two-thirds of the 9 amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 10 for such program equally among projects under sub- 11 paragraphs (B)(i) and (B)(ii) of such program (as 12 amended by subsection (a)). 13 SEC. 2807. INCLUSION OF DEMOLITION PROJECTS IN DE- 14 FENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PRO- 15 GRAM. 16 Section 2391(e)(4)(B) of title 10, United States 17 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 18 clause: 19 20 ‘‘(iv) A demolition project.’’. SEC. 2808. SUPERVISION OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 21 22 PROJECTS. (a) SUPERVISION.—Section 2851(a) of title 10, 23 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the Secretary 24 of the Army’’ and all that follows through ‘‘approves’’ and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1466 1 inserting ‘‘a Secretary of a military department or Govern2 ment agency (as approved by the Secretary of Defense)’’. 3 (b) AUTHORITY.—Section 2802(b) of title 10, United 4 Stated Code, is amended— 5 6 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 7 8 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 9 10 (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 11 ‘‘(6) personnel and personal services contracts 12 required to carry out paragraphs (1) through (5).’’. 13 (c) AGGREGATE SQUARE FOOTAGE EXCEPTION.— 14 Section 2849(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act 15 for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159; 138 Stat. 16 2268) is amended by adding at the end the following new 17 paragraph: 18 ‘‘(4) The construction project for the head- 19 quarters facilities for the United States Space Com- 20 mand.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1467 1 SEC. 2809. AUTHORITY TO USE ACCELERATED DESIGN- 2 BUILD 3 PROCEDURES FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 4 PROJECTS. 5 AND PROGRESSIVE DESIGN-BUILD Section 3241 of title 10, United States Code, is 6 amended— 7 (1) in subsection (f)— 8 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The 9 Secretary of a military department’’ and insert- 10 ing ‘‘Subject to paragraph (4), each Secretary 11 concerned’’; 12 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Any 13 military construction contract’’ and inserting 14 ‘‘Any construction contract for a military con- 15 struction project’’; and 16 (C) by amending paragraphs (3) and (4) 17 18 to read as follows: ‘‘(3) Not later than March 1, 2028, and annually 19 thereafter until March 1, 2033, the Secretary of Defense 20 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re21 port on the use of the authority under this subsection that 22 includes the following: 23 ‘‘(A) A description of the military construction 24 project for which such authority was used, including 25 project title, location, scope, and rationale for select- 26 ing such project. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1468 1 ‘‘(B) The date of award of a contract for such 2 military construction project, the initial estimated 3 contract value, and the current projected total cost 4 of such project. 5 ‘‘(C) A comparison of projected schedule for 6 completion of such project with the actual schedule, 7 including dates for completing the design of such 8 project and commencing construction. 9 ‘‘(D) Any realized or anticipated cost savings or 10 efficiencies, including those related to time, re- 11 sources, or design innovation, attributable to the use 12 of the authority under this subsection for a military 13 construction project. 14 ‘‘(E) An assessment of risk management bene- 15 fits, including any improvements in design flexibility 16 or coordination between contractors and the Sec- 17 retary concerned. 18 ‘‘(F) Any challenges encountered, and mitiga- 19 tion efforts made, in the use of such authority for 20 a military construction project. 21 ‘‘(4) Each Secretary concerned may exercise the 22 authority under this subsection using amounts ap- 23 propriated for such purpose on or after the date of 24 the enactment of this paragraph.’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1469 1 (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol- 2 lowing new subsection: 3 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION 4 OF PROGRESSIVE DESIGN- BUILD CONTRACTS.—(1) Notwithstanding subsections (b) 5 through (e), the Secretary concerned may enter into a pro6 gressive design-build contract for a military construction 7 project under the authority of subsection (a) in accordance 8 with the following requirements: 9 ‘‘(A) The contract is awarded in a single phase 10 based on qualifications and demonstrated capabili- 11 ties of the offeror without submission of a detailed 12 construction cost or price proposal at the time of 13 award. 14 ‘‘(B) The contract provides for collaboration be- 15 tween the Secretary concerned and the contractor to 16 develop and refine the project scope and design, in- 17 cluding cost estimates. 18 ‘‘(C) Following development of the project scope 19 and preliminary design, the contract provide for the 20 Secretary concerned and contractor to negotiate a 21 guaranteed maximum price or other fixed-price 22 agreement for the construction phase of the military 23 construction project. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1470 1 ‘‘(D) If negotiations described in subparagraph 2 (C) fail, the contract includes terms for termination 3 or renegotiation. 4 ‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned shall issue rules to en- 5 sure appropriate oversight, risk management, and contract 6 administration consistent with the requirements of this 7 subsection. 8 ‘‘(3) Not later than March 1, 2028, and annually 9 thereafter until March 1, 2033, the Secretary of Defense 10 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re11 port on the use of the authority under this subsection that 12 includes the following: 13 ‘‘(A) A description of the military construction 14 project for which such authority was used, including 15 project title, location, scope, and rationale for select- 16 ing such project. 17 ‘‘(B) The date of award of a contract for such 18 military construction project, the initial estimated 19 contract value, and the current projected total cost 20 of such project. 21 ‘‘(C) A comparison of projected schedule for 22 completion of such project with the actual schedule, 23 including dates for completing the design of such 24 project and commencing construction. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1471 1 ‘‘(D) Any realized or anticipated cost savings or 2 efficiencies, including those related to time, re- 3 sources, or design innovation, attributable to the use 4 of the authority under this subsection for a military 5 construction project. 6 ‘‘(E) An assessment of risk management bene- 7 fits, including any improvements in design flexibility 8 or coordination between contractors and the Sec- 9 retary concerned. 10 ‘‘(F) Any challenges encountered, and mitiga- 11 tion efforts made, in the use of such authority for 12 the military construction project. 13 ‘‘(4) Each Secretary concerned may exercise the au- 14 thority under this subsection using amounts appropriated 15 for such purpose on or after the date of the enactment 16 of this paragraph.’’. 17 SEC. 2810. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY EX- 18 PANDED LAND ACQUISITION FOR EQUINE 19 WELFARE. 20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2804(c) of the Military 21 Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (di22 vision B of Public Law 118–159; 10 U.S.C. 2805 note) 23 is amended by striking ‘‘February 1, 2026’’ and inserting 24 ‘‘August 1, 2026’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1472 1 (b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 2 after each use of the authority described under section 3 2804(c) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 4 Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118–159; 10 5 U.S.C. 2805 note), the Secretary of the Army shall pro6 vide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on 7 such use. 8 SEC. 2811. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACT 9 FOR OBLIGATION AND EXECUTION OF DE- 10 SIGN FUNDS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 11 PROJECTS. 12 Section 2811(a) of the Military Construction Author- 13 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 14 118–159; 10 U.S.C. 2807 note) is amended by striking 15 ‘‘150 days’’ and inserting ‘‘one year’’. 16 SEC. 2812. MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON IN- 17 CREASED USE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILDING 18 MATERIALS IN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION TO 19 INCLUDE SUSTAINABLE 20 NOLOGIES IDENTIFIED 21 TROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES. 22 Section 2861 of the Military Construction Authoriza- BUILDING TECH- BY COMP- THE 23 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 24 118–81; 10 U.S.C. 2802 note) is amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1473 1 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘at least’’ 2 and all that follows through the period at the end 3 and inserting ‘‘at least two military construction 4 projects.’’; 5 6 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2029’’; 7 8 (3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘January 1, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2029’’; 9 10 (4) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively; 11 (5) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol- 12 lowing new subsection (f): 13 ‘‘(f) USE OF CERTAIN TECHNOLOGIES.—In carrying 14 out each project under the pilot program commencing on 15 or after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 16 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, the Secretary 17 concerned shall use not fewer than three technologies iden18 tified in the report published by the Comptroller General 19 of the United States on February 11, 2025, and titled 20 ‘Science & Tech Spotlight: Sustainable Building Tech21 nologies’ (GAO–25–107931). Nothing in this subsection 22 shall be construed to require the redesign, modification, 23 or reauthorization of any project initiated prior to the date 24 of the enactment of such Act.’’; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1474 1 (6) in subsection (g)(1), as so redesignated, by 2 striking ‘‘December 31, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘De- 3 cember 31, 2030’’; and 4 (7) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by 5 striking ‘‘any building material’’ and inserting ‘‘any 6 building material identified in the report published 7 by the Comptroller General of the United States on 8 February 11, 2025, and titled ‘Science & Tech Spot- 9 light: Sustainable Building Technologies’ (GAO–25– 10 107931)’’. 11 SEC. 2813. INCREASE OF MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR CERTAIN 12 REPLACEMENT PROJECTS FOR DAMAGED OR 13 DESTROYED FACILITIES. 14 Section 2854(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, 15 is amended by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting 16 ‘‘$300,000,000’’. 17 SEC. 2814. MULTIYEAR CONTRACTING AUTHORITY FOR 18 CERTAIN 19 PROJECTS. 20 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR CONTRACTING.— 21 Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, 22 each Secretary of a military department may enter into 23 one or more multiyear contracts for any procurement re24 lating to one or more authorized military construction g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1475 1 projects for facilities at one or more military installations 2 if the Secretary concerned— 3 (1) has identified such project as a multiyear 4 contract in the budget submitted to Congress by the 5 Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 1105 of 6 title 31, United States Code— 7 (A) a list of locations included in the 8 multiyear contract; 9 (B) the total number of facilities included 10 such contract; and 11 (C) the total anticipated cost of the such 12 contract; 13 (2) has determined the use of such contract will 14 result in significant savings of the total anticipated 15 cost for carrying out projects under the contract as 16 compared to other contract types; 17 (3) has determined that the minimum need for 18 such projects is expected to remain substantially un- 19 changed during the proposed contract period; and 20 (4) has a reasonable expectation that through- 21 out the proposed contract period funding for the 22 contract will be available. 23 (b) CONDITIONS FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY- 24 MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 25 shall provide that any obligation of the United States to g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1476 1 make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 2 the fiscal year in which the contract is awarded is subject 3 to the availability of appropriations or funds for that pur4 pose for such later fiscal year. 5 (c) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—A 6 Secretary of a military department may enter into one or 7 more contracts for an advance procurement associated 8 with a military construction project for which authoriza9 tion to enter into a multiyear contract is provided under 10 subsection (a), which may include procurement of eco11 nomic order quantities of materials or components for 12 such a project when cost savings are achievable. 13 (d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 14 (1) COST SAVINGS CERTIFICATION.—A Sec- 15 retary of a military department desiring to award a 16 multiyear contract under the authority of this sec- 17 tion shall— 18 (A) submit to the congressional defense 19 committees a certification that such contract 20 will result in cost savings of at least ten percent 21 compared to a similar one-year contract; and 22 (B) not award such contract until the end 23 of the 14-day period beginning on the date of 24 submission of the certification described in sub- 25 paragraph (A). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1477 1 (2) LIMITATIONS.—A Secretary of a military 2 department may only use the authority under this 3 section for military construction projects that— 4 (A) are included in the future-years de- 5 fense program submitted under section 221 of 6 title 10, United States Code; and 7 (B) use standardized and repeatable de- 8 9 signs. SEC. 2815. GUIDANCE FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 10 PROJECTS FOR INNOVATION, RESEARCH, DE- 11 VELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION. 12 (a) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 14 of Defense shall issue written guidance on the implementa15 tion of section 2810 of title 10, United States Code. 16 (b) CONTENTS.—The guidance required by this sec- 17 tion shall include, at minimum, the following: 18 (1) Procedures and criteria for the development 19 and submission of project proposals pursuant to sub- 20 section (b) of section 2810 of title 10, United States 21 Code. 22 (2) Definitions for roles and responsibilities for 23 Department of Defense employees with respect to re- 24 view, approval, and execution of projects carried out 25 under the authority of such section 2810. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1478 1 (3) Clarification on how the use of the author- 2 ity to carry out projects under such section 2810 3 may be coordinated with the use of authorities for 4 such projects under sections 2803, 2805, and 4123 5 of title 10, United States Code. 6 (4) A process for internal review and validation 7 of projects proposed to be carried out using the au- 8 thority under section 2810 of title 10, United States 9 Code, which shall include— 10 (A) assessments of how such proposed 11 projects could be integrated across military de- 12 partments; 13 (B) comprehensive time-phased milestone 14 plans for such proposed projects with clearly 15 defined dependencies; and 16 (C) explicit documentation of budget pro- 17 gramming action decisions of the Secretary of 18 the military department with jurisdiction over 19 such project. 20 SEC. 2816. AUTHORIZATION FOR COST-PLUS-INCENTIVE- 21 FEE CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN SHIPYARD IN- 22 FRASTRUCTURE 23 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 3323 of OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM 25 title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1479 1 authorize the use of cost-plus-incentive-fee contracts for 2 military construction projects associated with the Ship3 yard Infrastructure Optimization Program of the Depart4 ment of Defense at each of the following locations: 5 (1) Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia. 6 (2) Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Inter- 7 mediate Maintenance Facility, Hawaii. 8 (3) Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Maine. 9 (4) Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Inter- 10 mediate Maintenance Facility, Washington. 11 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 12 of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 13 the date that is five years from enactment of this Act, 14 the Secretary of the Navy shall provide to the congres15 sional defense committees a briefing on the use of the au16 thority under this section, including the following: 17 (1) An overview of each military construction 18 project commenced or planned using such authority, 19 including contract value and schedule. 20 21 (2) A comparison of projected cost and the actual cost of contracts described in paragraph (1). 22 23 (3) A description of the performance metrics of such contracts. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1480 1 (4) A description of the risk management and 2 incentive plans used to control costs and ensure 3 timely delivery for such contracts. 4 (5) An assessment of lessons learned and rec- 5 ommendations for future use of the authority under 6 this section for military construction projects. 7 SEC. 2817. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL 8 RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO INFORMA- 9 TION SHARING TO IMPROVE OVERSIGHT OF 10 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. 11 Not later than one year after the date of the enact- 12 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— 13 (1) implement the recommendations of the 14 Comptroller General of the United States in the re- 15 port titled ‘‘Military Construction: Better Informa- 16 tion Sharing Would Improve DOD’s Oversight’’ 17 (GAO–24–106499; published September 16, 2024); 18 or 19 (2) if the Secretary does not implement any 20 such recommendation, submit to the Committees on 21 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep- 22 resentatives a report explaining why the Secretary 23 has not implemented those recommendations. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1481 2 Subtitle B—Military Housing Reforms 3 SEC. 2821. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 1 4 HOUSING 5 ANALYSIS. 6 REQUIREMENTS AND MARKET (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2837(d) of title 10, 7 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘total military 8 population of such installation’’ and inserting ‘‘total popu9 lation of such installation, including members of the 10 armed forces, civilian employees of the Department of De11 fense, and defense contractors’’. 12 (b) CONSIDERATION AUTHORIZED.—Section 2872(1) 13 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 14 ‘‘, including such units for civilian employees of the De15 partment of Defense and defense contractors’’ before the 16 period at the end. 17 (c) INDEPENDENT MARKET ANALYSIS.— 18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 19 acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for 20 Acquisition and Sustainment and in coordination 21 with each Secretary of a military department, shall 22 seek to enter into an agreement with an independent 23 entity to conduct an evaluation by not later than 24 September 30, 2026, of the suitability of land owned 25 by the Department of Defense in the State of Ha- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1482 1 waii and Guam for residential housing development 2 for members of the Armed Services and the families 3 of such members. 4 (2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 5 30 days after the date on which the evaluation under 6 paragraph (1) is completed, the Secretary of De- 7 fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 8 Services of the House of Representatives and the 9 Senate a report that includes the results of such 10 evaluation. 11 SEC. 2822. IMPROVEMENTS TO ANNUAL REPORTS ON CER- 12 TAIN WAIVERS FOR COVERED MILITARY UN- 13 ACCOMPANIED HOUSING. 14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2856a of title 10, United 15 States Code, is amended— 16 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘and 17 covered health and safety standards’’ after 18 ‘‘standards’’; 19 20 21 (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking ‘‘Effective March 2, 2024, any’’ and inserting ‘‘Any’’; 22 (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 23 by inserting ‘‘or covered health and safety 24 standards’’ after ‘‘covered privacy and configu- 25 ration standards’’; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1483 1 (C) in paragraph (1)— 2 (i) by inserting ‘‘or covered health and 3 safety standards’’ after ‘‘covered privacy 4 and configuration standards’’; and 5 (ii) by striking ‘‘covered habitability 6 standards’’ and inserting ‘‘covered privacy 7 and configuration standards or covered 8 health and safety standards’’; 9 (D) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or cov- 10 ered health and safety standards (as applica- 11 ble)’’ after ‘‘covered privacy and configuration 12 standards’’ each place it appears; 13 (E) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or cov- 14 ered health and safety standards’’ after ‘‘cov- 15 ered privacy and configuration standards’’ and 16 (3) in subsection (b)— 17 (A) by striking ‘‘such uniform standards’’ 18 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘applicable 19 standards’’; 20 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, and 21 a timeline to implement such plan’’ after ‘‘waiv- 22 er’’; 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1484 1 (D) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking the 2 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 3 and 4 (E) by adding at the end the following new 5 paragraphs: 6 ‘‘(6) an assessment of whether a need for fu- 7 ture waivers has been identified; 8 ‘‘(7) a summary of the analysis performed 9 under subsection (a)(2), including a certification by 10 the Secretary of each military department that the 11 Secretary has— 12 ‘‘(A) complied with the requirements for 13 issuing a waiver; and 14 ‘‘(B) identified all covered military unac- 15 companied housing that does not meet covered 16 privacy and configuration standards or covered 17 health and safety standards; 18 ‘‘(8) information about costs associated with re- 19 mediation of covered military unaccompanied hous- 20 ing that requires such waivers, including— 21 22 23 ‘‘(A) funding needs for military construction projects related to such remediation; ‘‘(B) funding needs for facilities 24 sustainment, restoration, and modernization 25 projects related to such remediation; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1485 1 ‘‘(C) any increase required to the basic al- 2 lowance for housing under section 403 of title 3 37 for members of the armed forces that would 4 otherwise be living in covered military unaccom- 5 panied housing but for the need for such reme- 6 diation; and 7 ‘‘(9) a description of the status of the response 8 of the Department to open recommendations con- 9 tained in the 2023 report by the Comptroller Gen- 10 eral of the United States titled ‘Military Barracks: 11 Poor Living Conditions Undermine Quality of Life 12 and Readiness’ (GAO–23–105797), including any 13 privacy and configuration standard or health and 14 safety standard of a military department that differs 15 from the covered privacy and configuration stand- 16 ards or covered health and safety standards (as ap- 17 plicable).’’; and 18 (4) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol- 19 lows: 20 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 21 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered health and safety stand- 22 ard’ means the minimum health and safety criteria 23 applicable to covered military unaccompanied hous- 24 ing established by the Secretary of Defense and may 25 include standards relating to mold, ventilation, fire g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1486 1 safety, or other related habitability conditions nec- 2 essary to ensure safe occupancy. 3 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered privacy and configura- 4 tion standard’ means the minimum standards for 5 privacy and configuration applicable to covered mili- 6 tary unaccompanied housing described in Depart- 7 ment of Defense Manual 4165.63 titled ‘DoD Hous- 8 ing Management’ and dated October 28, 2010 (or a 9 successor document).’’. 10 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 2856a(a)(2) 11 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 12 ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’. 13 SEC. 2823. CONTINUATION AND MODIFICATION OF CER- 14 TAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS WITH RE- 15 SPECT TO PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING. 16 17 (a) MODIFICATION OF REPORT ON MILITARY HOUSING PRIVATIZATION PROJECTS.— 18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 19 2884 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 20 (A) by adding at the end the following new 21 subparagraphs: 22 ‘‘(15) An explanation of— 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) the housing data used by each Secretary concerned; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1487 1 ‘‘(B) the housing data each Secretary con- 2 cerned requests from companies responsible for 3 managing privatization projects. 4 ‘‘(16) An assessment of how each Secretary 5 concerned uses such housing data to inform the on- 6 base housing decisions for the military department 7 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 8 ‘‘(17) An explanation of— 9 ‘‘(A) the limitations of any tenant satisfac- 10 tion data collected by the Secretary concerned 11 (including limitations with respect to the avail- 12 ability of such data); 13 ‘‘(B) the process of the Secretary con- 14 cerned for determining tenant satisfaction; and 15 ‘‘(C) reasons for missing tenant satisfac- 16 tion data, if any. 17 ‘‘(18) To the maximum extent practicable, a 18 breakdown of the information described in para- 19 graphs (1) through (17), disaggregated by— 20 ‘‘(A) military installation; and 21 ‘‘(B) 22 project.’’; and 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) military housing privatization (B) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ANNUAL’’ and inserting ‘‘SEMI-ANNUAL’’. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1488 1 (2) AMENDMENT.—Subsection CONFORMING 2 (d)(1) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘para- 3 graphs (1) through (14) of subsection (c)’’ and in- 4 serting ‘‘paragraphs (1) through (18) of subsection 5 (c)’’. 6 (b) CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN REPORTS ON 7 PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1080(a) of the Na- 9 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 10 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) 11 does not apply to the reports required to be sub- 12 mitted to Congress under subsection (b) and sub- 13 section (c) of section 2884 of title 10, United States 14 Code. 15 (2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1061(c) of 16 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 17 Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 111 18 note) is amended by striking paragraph (52). 19 SEC. 2824. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS 20 WITH RESPECT TO CLOSURE OF MAINTE- 21 NANCE 22 MILITARY HOUSING. 23 WORK ORDERS FOR PRIVATIZED Section 2891(f) of title 10, United States Code, is 24 amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1489 1 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 2 (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively; 3 (2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘A landlord pro- 4 viding’’; 5 (3) by striking subparagraph (C) of paragraph 6 (1) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following: 7 ‘‘(C) except as provided in paragraph (2), by al- 8 lowing the work order or maintenance ticket to be 9 closed only after the landlord makes not fewer than 10 three documented attempts to notify the resident of 11 work completion through means that include— 12 ‘‘(i) the resident Internet portal for the 13 housing unit; 14 ‘‘(ii) text messaging; 15 ‘‘(iii) email; and 16 ‘‘(iv) telephone.’’; and 17 (4) by adding at the end the following new 18 paragraph: 19 ‘‘(2) If a resident does not respond to a landlord after 20 three attempts of the landlord to notify the resident of 21 work completion pursuant to paragraph (1)(C), the land22 lord may close the work order or maintenance ticket only 23 if— 24 ‘‘(A) the landlord submits to the head of the 25 applicable housing management office notice that g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1490 1 the landlord intends to close the work order or main- 2 tenance ticket; and 3 ‘‘(B) the head of the applicable housing man- 4 agement office does not object, in writing, to the clo- 5 sure.’’. 6 SEC. 2825. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL LANDLORD FINAN- 7 CIAL INFORMATION IN CERTAIN ANNUAL RE- 8 PORT ON PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING. 9 Section 2891c(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 10 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub11 paragraphs: 12 ‘‘(G) Information with respect to each insur- 13 ance policy maintained by the landlord for such 14 housing units, including the— 15 ‘‘(i) scope of coverage; 16 ‘‘(ii) deductible; 17 ‘‘(iii) policy limit; and 18 ‘‘(iv) total premium amount. 19 ‘‘(H) The total amount of any payments made 20 by the landlord to tenants of such housing units pur- 21 suant to a dispute resolution process.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1491 1 SEC. 2826. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND 2 STANDARDS TO HISTORIC MILITARY HOUS- 3 ING AND ASSOCIATED HISTORIC PROPERTIES 4 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 5 (a) APPLICATION OF AUTHORITIES.—Chapter 3061 6 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at 7 the end the following: 8 ‘‘Subchapter IV—Application of Authorities 9 and Standards to Historic Military Hous- 10 ing and Associated Properties 11 ‘‘§ 306141. Application of certain authorities and 12 standards to historic military housing 13 and associated historic properties of the 14 Department of the Army 15 ‘‘(a) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITY TO 16 CAPEHART AND WHERRY ERA ARMY MILITARY FAMILY 17 HOUSING.—The Secretary of the Army, in satisfaction of 18 requirements under this division, may apply the authority 19 and standards contained in the document titled ‘Program 20 Comment for Capehart and Wherry Era Army Family 21 Housing and Associated Structures and Landscape Fea22 tures (1949–1962)’ (published on June 7, 2002) (67 Fed. 23 Reg. 39332) to all military housing (including privatized 24 military housing under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of 25 title 10) constructed during the period beginning on Janu26 ary 1, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1948, located g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1492 1 on a military installation under the jurisdiction of the Sec2 retary of the Army. 3 ‘‘(b) TEMPORARY APPLICATION OF CERTAIN AU- 4 THORITY TO VIETNAM WAR ERA ARMY MILITARY HOUS- 5 ING.—During the period beginning on the date of the en- 6 actment of the Military Construction Act for Fiscal Year 7 2025 (division B of Public Law 118–159) and ending on 8 December 31, 2045, the Secretary of the Army, in satis9 faction of requirements under this division, may apply the 10 authority and standards contained in the document titled 11 ‘Program Comment for Vietnam War Era Historic Hous12 ing, Associated Buildings and Structures, and Landscape 13 Features (1963–1975)’ (published on May 4, 2023) (88 14 Fed. Reg. 28573) to all military housing (including 15 privatized military housing under subchapter IV of chap16 ter 169 of title 10) constructed after 1975 located on a 17 military installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 18 of the Army. 19 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—As part of each report of the Army 20 required under section 3(c) of Executive Order 13287 (54 21 U.S.C. 306101 note), the Secretary of the Army shall sub22 mit to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation a re23 port on the implementation of this section. 24 ‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 25 tion may be construed to preclude or require the amend- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1493 1 ment of the documents of the Office of the Assistant Sec2 retary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environ3 ment described in subsection (a) and (b) by the Secretary 4 of the Army or the chair of the Advisory Council on His5 toric Preservation. 6 ‘‘§ 306142. Application of certain authorities and 7 standards to historic military housing 8 and associated historic properties of the 9 Department of the Navy and the Depart- 10 ment of the Air Force 11 ‘‘(a) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITY TO NAVY 12 AND AIR FORCE MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING.—The Sec- 13 retary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force, 14 in satisfaction of requirements under this division, may 15 apply the authority and standards contained in the docu16 ments titled ‘Department of the Army Program Comment 17 for the Preservation of Pre-1919 Historic Army Housing, 18 Associated Buildings and Structures, and Landscape Fea19 tures’ (published on June 13, 2024) (89 Fed. Reg. 20 50350), ‘Department of the Army Program Comment for 21 Inter-War Era Historic Housing, Associated Buildings 22 and Structures, and Landscape Features (1919–1940)’ 23 (published on October 13, 2020) (85 Fed. Reg. 64491), 24 and ‘Department of the Army Program Comment for Viet25 nam War Era Historic Housing, Associated Buildings and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1494 1 Structures, and Landscape Features (1963–1975)’ (pub2 lished on May 4, 2023) (88 Fed. Reg. 28573) to all mili3 tary housing (including privatized military housing under 4 subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10) constructed dur5 ing the applicable periods. 6 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITY TO 7 INTER-WAR ERA HISTORIC HOUSING.—The Secretary of 8 the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force may apply 9 the authority and standards contained in the document 10 titled ‘Department of the Army Program Comment for 11 Inter-War Era Historic Housing, Associated Buildings 12 and Structures, and Landscape Features (1919–1940)’ 13 (published on October 13, 2020) (85 Fed. Reg. 64491) 14 to all military housing (including privatized military hous15 ing under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10) con16 structed during the period beginning on January 1, 1941, 17 and ending on December 31, 1948, located on a military 18 installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 19 Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force. 20 ‘‘(c) TEMPORARY APPLICATION OF CERTAIN AU- 21 THORITY TO VIETNAM WAR ERA NAVY AND AIR FORCE 22 MILITARY HOUSING.—During the period beginning on the 23 date of the enactment of the Military Construction Au24 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 and ending on De25 cember 31, 2045, the Secretary of the Navy and the Sec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1495 1 retary of the Air Force, in satisfaction of requirements 2 under this division, may apply the authority and standards 3 contained in the document titled ‘Department of the Army 4 Program Comment for Vietnam War Era Historic Hous5 ing, Associated Buildings and Structures, and Landscape 6 Features (1963–1975)’ (published on May 4, 2023) (88 7 Fed. Reg. 28573) to all military housing (including 8 privatized military housing under subchapter IV of chap9 ter 169 of title 10) constructed after 1975 located on a 10 military installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 11 of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force.’’. 12 (b) REVISION OF AUTHORITIES AND STANDARDS.— 13 (1) REVISION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO 14 NAVY AND AIR FORCE MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING.— 15 Not later than one year after the date of the enact- 16 ment of this Act, the Advisory Council on Historic 17 Preservation shall revise the authorities and stand- 18 ards contained in the documents specified in section 19 306142(a) of title 54, United States Code, as added 20 by subsection (a), if determined to be necessary, to 21 provide the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary 22 of the Air Force authority and standards for the 23 treatment of military housing under the jurisdiction 24 of the Secretary concerned, including privatized mili- 25 tary housing under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1496 1 title 10, United States Code, constructed during the 2 applicable periods of such documents that are equiv- 3 alent to the authority and standards applicable to 4 housing, associated buildings and structures, and 5 landscape features contained in such documents as 6 of the date of the enactment of this Act. 7 (2) REVISION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO 8 INTER-WAR 9 than one year after the date of the enactment of this 10 Act, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 11 shall revise the authorities and standards contained 12 in the document specified in section 306142(b) of 13 title 54, United States Code, as added by subsection 14 (a), if determined to be necessary, to include mili- 15 tary housing, including privatized military housing 16 under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, 17 United States Code, constructed during the period 18 beginning on January 1, 1941, and ending on De- 19 cember 31, 1948, located on a military installation 20 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy 21 or the Secretary of the Air Force. 22 ERA (3) REVISION HISTORIC HOUSING.—Not later OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO 23 VIETNAM WAR ERA NAVY AND AIR FORCE MILITARY 24 HOUSING.—Not later than one year after the date of 25 the enactment of this Act, the Advisory Council on g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1497 1 Historic Preservation shall revise the authorities and 2 standards contained in the document specified in 3 section 306142(c) of title 54, United States Code, as 4 added by subsection (a), if determined to be nec- 5 essary, to provide the Secretary of the Navy and the 6 Secretary of the Air Force authority and standards 7 for the treatment of military housing under the ju- 8 risdiction of the Secretary concerned, including 9 privatized military housing under subchapter IV of 10 chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, con- 11 structed after 1975 that are equivalent to the stand- 12 ards applicable to housing, associated buildings and 13 structures, and landscape features contained in that 14 document as of the date of the enactment of this 15 Act. 16 (c) REPORTS.—The Secretary of the Navy and the 17 Secretary of the Air Force shall adhere to any reporting 18 requirements contained in any program comments revised 19 under subsection (b). 20 (d) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 2839 of title 10, 21 United States Code, is repealed. 22 SEC. 2827. IMPROVEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION OF MILI- 23 TARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING. 24 (a) UPDATED GUIDANCE ON SURVEYS.—The Sec- 25 retary of Defense, in carrying out the satisfaction survey g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1498 1 requirement under section 3058 of the Military Construc2 tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B 3 of Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 2821 note), shall update 4 guidance to the Secretaries of the military departments 5 to ensure that members of the Armed Forces living in mili6 tary unaccompanied housing are surveyed in a consistent 7 and comparable manner. 8 9 (b) REVIEW ON PROCESSES AND METHODOLOGIES FOR CONDITION SCORES.— 10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 11 shall conduct a review of the processes and meth- 12 odologies by which the Secretaries of the military de- 13 partments calculate condition scores for military un- 14 accompanied housing facilities under the jurisdiction 15 of the Secretary concerned. 16 17 (2) ELEMENTS.—The review required under paragraph (1) shall, among other factors— 18 19 (A) consider how best to ensure a condition score of a facility reflects— 20 21 (i) the physical condition of the facility; and 22 (ii) the effect of that condition on the 23 quality of life of members of the Armed 24 Forces; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1499 1 (B) aim to increase methodological consist- 2 ency among the military departments. 3 (3) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 5 Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 6 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa- 7 tives a report on the results of the review conducted 8 under paragraph (1). 9 (c) ACCOUNTING OF MEMBERS RESIDING IN MILI- 10 TARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING.— 11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 12 shall include with the submission to Congress by the 13 President of the annual budget of the Department 14 of Defense under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 15 States Code, an accounting of unaccompanied mem- 16 bers of the Armed Forces whose rank would require 17 that they live in military unaccompanied housing, 18 but that also receive a basic allowance for housing 19 under section 403 of title 37, United States Code. 20 21 (2) ELEMENTS.—The accounting required under paragraph (1) shall include— 22 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) the number of members of the Armed Forces described in such paragraph; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1500 1 (B) the total value of basic allowance for 2 housing payments provided to those members; 3 and 4 (C) such other information as the Sec- 5 6 retary considers appropriate. (d) CENTRALIZED TRACKING.—Not later than one 7 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Sec8 retary of a military department shall develop a means for 9 centralized tracking, at the service level, of all military 10 construction requirements related to military unaccom11 panied housing that have been identified at the installation 12 level, regardless of whether or not such requirements are 13 submitted for funding. 14 (e) 15 FINED.—In MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING DE- this section, the term ‘‘military unaccom- 16 panied housing’’ has the meaning given that term in sec17 tion 2871 of title 10, United States Code. 18 SEC. 2828. AUTHORITY FOR UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING 19 PROJECT UNDER PILOT AUTHORITY FOR USE 20 OF OTHER TRANSACTIONS FOR INSTALLA- 21 TION OR FACILITY PROTOTYPING. 22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 23 conduct an unaccompanied housing project under section 24 4022(i) of title 10, United States Code, that is not subject 25 to the limits under paragraph (2) of such section. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1501 1 (b) USE OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may use the 2 authority under subsection (a) for not more than one 3 project. 4 (c) LOCATION.—The project conducted under sub- 5 section (a) shall be located at a joint base of the Depart6 ment of Defense for medical training. 7 (d) USE OF FUNDS.—The aggregate value of all 8 transactions entered into under the project conducted 9 under subsection (a) may not exceed $500,000,000. 10 SEC. 2829. PILOT PROGRAM FOR EMERGING TECH- 11 NOLOGIES FOR MOISTURE CONTROL AND 12 MITIGATION. 13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 14 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 15 Defense shall carry out a pilot program to assess and im16 plement emerging technologies for moisture control and 17 mitigation in covered housing. 18 (b) SELECTION OF LOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall 19 select not fewer than three and not more than five military 20 installations at which to carry out the pilot program estab21 lished under subsection (a). The Secretary shall prioritize 22 selection of military installations in regions with elevated 23 climate-related risk factors for mold growth, such as per24 sistent humidity, frequent rainfall, or outdated HVAC in25 frastructure. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1502 1 (c) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out the pilot program 2 established under this section, the Secretary shall— 3 (1) install moisture detection systems with ad- 4 vanced capabilities, including sensor-based humidity 5 or spore monitoring technologies capable of gener- 6 ating early warnings for environmental risk condi- 7 tions; 8 (2) implement noninvasive or technology-en- 9 abled mold remediation tools, such as antimicrobial 10 coatings, dry fogging systems, or UV-based steriliza- 11 tion units; 12 (3) define infrastructure requirements, includ- 13 ing upgrades to building materials or HVAC sys- 14 tems, necessary to support sustained mold preven- 15 tion using the selected moisture detection systems; 16 (4) train relevant personnel on the deployment, 17 maintenance, and data interpretation of selected 18 moisture detection systems; 19 (5) designate an individual at each military in- 20 stallation selected under subsection (b) to oversee 21 the implementation of the pilot program; and 22 (6) develop a strategic implementation and eval- 23 uation plan to assess performance of the selected 24 moisture detection systems and inform future deci- 25 sions relating to such systems. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1503 1 (d) REPORT AND BRIEFINGS.— 2 (1) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 3 the termination date in subsection (e), the Secretary 4 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 5 committees a report on the results of the pilot pro- 6 gram, including recommendations for broader imple- 7 mentation and an assessment of costs and benefits. 8 (2) BRIEFINGS.— 9 (A) PLAN.—Upon completion of the plan 10 required under subsection (c)(6), the Secretary 11 shall provide to the congressional defense com- 12 mittees a briefing on the plan and any prelimi- 13 nary findings. 14 (B) DISPLACEMENTS.—Not later than 180 15 days after the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 16 retary of Defense shall provide to the congres- 17 sional defense committees a briefing on— 18 (i) the number of individuals displaced 19 from covered housing for reasons relating 20 to mold or moisture control or mitigation 21 during fiscal year 2025, disaggregated by 22 military department; 23 24 (ii) the number of days such individuals were displaced; and 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (iii) the result of the displacement. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1504 1 (e) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the 2 pilot program under this section shall terminate on the 3 date that is five years after the date of the enactment of 4 this Act. 5 (f) COVERED HOUSING DEFINED.—In this section, 6 the term ‘‘covered housing’’ means housing provided under 7 subchapter II or subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, 8 United States Code. 9 SEC. 2830. STANDARDIZATION OF MOLD REMEDIATION 10 GUIDELINES 11 MENTS. ACROSS MILITARY DEPART- 12 (a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH COMMON GUIDE- 13 LINES.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the en- 14 actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordina15 tion with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall 16 develop and implement uniform guidelines for the remedi17 ation of mold in military housing, facilities, and other real 18 property under jurisdiction of each such Secretary. 19 (b) CONSISTENCY WITH ESTABLISHED STAND- 20 ARDS.—The guidelines required under subsection (a) shall 21 be consistent with— 22 23 (1) applicable municipal and State health and environmental standards; and 24 (2) third-party industry standards, including 25 the standard of the Institute of Inspection Cleaning g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1505 1 and Restoration Certification titled ‘‘S520 Standard 2 for Professional Mold Remediation’’, or any suc- 3 cessor standard. 4 (c) APPLICABILITY.—The guidelines required under 5 subsection (a) shall apply— 6 (1) to contracts or task orders for mold remedi- 7 ation entered into on or after the date of the 8 issuance of such guidelines; and 9 (2) to mold remediation procedures conducted 10 on or after such date of issuance. 11 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after date of 12 the issuance of the guidelines under subsection (a), the 13 Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries 14 of the military departments, shall submit to the congres15 sional defense committees a report that includes the guide16 lines and describes plans for implementation of the guide17 lines and monitoring compliance with the guidelines. 18 SEC. 2831. INSPECTIONS BY QUALIFIED HOME INSPECTOR 19 OF PRIVATIZED AND GOVERNMENT-OWNED 20 MILITARY HOUSING. 21 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT INSPECTION 22 PROTOCOL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 23 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 24 establish a standardized inspection and audit program for 25 privatized military housing and Government-owned mili- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1506 1 tary housing that provides for such inspections and audits 2 to be conducted by an independent qualified home inspec3 tor. 4 (b) INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS.—Under the pro- 5 gram established by subsection (a), a qualified home in6 spector shall annually inspect not less than five percent 7 of privatized military housing and Government-owned 8 military housing units. Such inspection shall include, at 9 a minimum— 10 (1) an evaluation of HVAC systems, plumbing, 11 electrical systems, and structural integrity of the 12 privatized military housing and Government-owned 13 military housing units; and 14 (2) an inspection for signs of water intrusion, 15 visible and nonvisible mold, microbial contamination, 16 and other indoor air quality concerns. 17 (c) INSPECTION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later 18 than February 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall 19 submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to 20 implement the program established under subsection (a), 21 including— 22 23 (1) contracting procedures for qualified home inspectors; 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (2) inspection methodologies; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1507 1 2 (3) protocols for reporting, remediation, and follow-up actions; and 3 (4) integration with existing oversight and com- 4 pliance frameworks for privatized military housing 5 and Government-owned military housing. 6 (d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 7 March 1, 2027, and annually thereafter until March 1, 8 2032, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con9 gressional defense committees a report on the results of 10 inspections conducted under this section during the pre11 ceding calendar year. The report shall include— 12 (1) findings and deficiencies identified; 13 (2) remediation timelines and actions taken; 14 and 15 (3) recommendations for improving housing 16 conditions and oversight. 17 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 18 (1) The term ‘‘privatized military housing’’ has 19 the meaning given in section 3001(a)(2) of the Na- 20 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 21 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 2821 note). 22 23 (2) The term ‘‘qualified home inspector’’ means an individual who— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1508 1 (A) possesses housing inspection creden- 2 tials required by the State in which the inspec- 3 tion is performed; and 4 (B) is not an employee of, or in a fiduciary 5 relationship with— 6 (i) the Federal Government; or 7 (ii) any entity that owns or manages 8 privatized military housing or Government- 9 owned military housing. 10 SEC. 2832. PLAN TO IMPROVE ACCURACY, INTEGRATION, 11 AND INTEROPERABILITY OF DEPARTMENT 12 OF DEFENSE DATA WITH RESPECT TO REAL 13 PROPERTY, 14 TARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING. 15 AND MILI- (a) PLAN REQUIRED.— 16 17 INFRASTRUCTURE, (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a plan to— 18 (A) improve the accuracy, integration, and 19 interoperability of data across systems of a 20 military department to track and maintain data 21 with respect to real property, infrastructure, or 22 military unaccompanied housing under the ju- 23 risdiction of a Secretary concerned; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1509 1 (B) enhance, across each military depart- 2 ment, the tracking, management, and reporting 3 of data with respect to— 4 (i) the condition of military unaccom- 5 panied housing; and 6 (ii) the occupancy rates of military 7 unaccompanied housing. 8 9 (2) ELEMENTS.—Such plan shall include the following: 10 (A) A requirement for each Secretary of a 11 military department to update, on an annual 12 basis, the system of the appropriate military de- 13 partment— 14 15 (i) for real property planning to include— 16 (I) an accurate statement of defi- 17 cits in the occupancy of military unac- 18 companied housing under the jurisdic- 19 tion of the Secretary; 20 (II) a summary that aligns such 21 deficits with unit stationing decisions 22 of the Secretary; and 23 (III) a description of the effects 24 of relevant changes in force structure; 25 and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1510 1 (ii) to track and maintain data with 2 respect to military unaccompanied housing 3 to include— 4 (I) real-time occupancy data and 5 room assignment records with respect 6 to military unaccompanied housing 7 under the jurisdiction of the Sec- 8 retary; and 9 (II) a standardized automated 10 process to track completion times of 11 maintenance requests work orders 12 with respect to such military unac- 13 companied housing. 14 (B) Standards to ensure, with respect to 15 any system of a military department to assess 16 the condition of infrastructure under the juris- 17 diction of a Secretary of a military department, 18 that— 19 20 (i) data maintained by any such system is synchronized; and 21 22 (ii) any such system integrates predictive maintenance tools to— 23 (I) forecast infrastructure dete- 24 rioration; and 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (II) prioritize repairs. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1511 1 (C) Enhanced data validation protocols 2 across all housing records of the Department of 3 Defense to— 4 (i) eliminate discrepancies in such 5 housing records; and 6 (ii) ensure accuracy of reports that in- 7 clude data from such housing records. 8 (D) A requirement for each Secretary of a 9 military department to audit, on a periodic 10 basis, data with respect to real property, infra- 11 structure, and military unaccompanied housing 12 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 13 (E) Specific milestones to achieve full data 14 synchronization across each system of a mili- 15 tary department to track and maintain data 16 with respect to military unaccompanied hous- 17 ing. 18 (F) Requirements, for each system de- 19 scribed in subparagraph (E), with respect to 20 system integration, user training, and compli- 21 ance monitoring. 22 (G) A Department of Defense-wide 23 verification framework to ensure accurate bar- 24 racks occupancy reporting, which shall in- 25 clude— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1512 1 (i) required physical inspections; 2 (ii) automated reconciliation of unit 3 personnel records with housing assign- 4 ments; and 5 (iii) mechanisms to prevent ghost oc- 6 cupancy. 7 (H) A Department of Defense-wide strat- 8 egy for real-time data analytics to— 9 10 (i) optimize investments in military unaccompanied housing; 11 12 (ii) improve facility lifecycle management; and 13 (iii) enable predictive maintenance 14 planning; 15 (I) A Department of Defense-wide govern- 16 ance policy for data with respect to military un- 17 accompanied housing, that includes— 18 (i) enforceable protocols for data 19 entry, frequency of updates, access con- 20 trols, cybersecurity protections; and 21 (ii) standardized reporting require- 22 ments. 23 (J) A requirement for each Secretary of a 24 military department to implement a standard- 25 ized system for members of the Armed Forces, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1513 1 including commanders of military installations 2 to— 3 (i) report discrepancies in data main- 4 tained by the Secretary with respect to 5 military unaccompanied housing; and 6 (ii) submit to the Secretary concerned 7 requests for improvements to the system of 8 the appropriate military department to 9 track and maintain data with respect to 10 military unaccompanied housing. 11 (b) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of Defense shall sub- 12 mit to the Committee on Armed Services of the House 13 of Representatives the plan required by subsection (a) by 14 not later than September 30, 2026. 16 Subtitle C—Real Property and Facilities Administration 17 SEC. 2841. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT WITH RE- 18 SPECT TO MINIMUM CAPITAL INVESTMENT 19 FOR FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORA- 20 TION, AND MODERNIZATION FOR MILITARY 21 DEPARTMENTS. 15 22 Section 2680 of title 10, United States Code, is 23 amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1514 1 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘total inven- 2 tory of facilities’’ and inserting ‘‘total inventory of 3 covered facilities’’; 4 5 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘facility’’ and inserting ‘‘covered facility’’; 6 7 (3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘facilities’’ and inserting ‘‘covered facilities’’; and 8 (4) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 9 following: 10 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 11 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered facility’ means a facility 12 (as defined in section 2801 of this title), except that 13 such term does not include— 14 ‘‘(A) a facility identified as closed, dis- 15 posed of, or scheduled for divestment from the 16 inventory of the Department of Defense; 17 ‘‘(B) a facility in which the Department 18 does not have a total ownership interest, includ- 19 ing— 20 21 ‘‘(i) a facility leased by the Department; and 22 ‘‘(ii) a facility in which the Depart- 23 ment has a lesser property interest under 24 a governing legal instrument; or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1515 1 ‘‘(C) a facility for which the Department 2 uses— 3 ‘‘(i) nonappropriated funds; or 4 ‘‘(ii) amounts appropriated or other- 5 wise made available for military family 6 housing. 7 ‘‘(2) The term ‘plant replacement value’ means, 8 with respect to a covered facility, the cost to replace 9 the covered facility using amounts appropriated for 10 facilities sustainment, restoration, and moderniza- 11 tion from the following accounts: 12 ‘‘(A) Operation and maintenance. 13 ‘‘(B) Military construction. 14 ‘‘(C) Research, development, test, and eval- 15 uation. 16 ‘‘(D) Working capital funds.’’. 17 SEC. 2842. AUTHORIZATION FOR MONETARY CONTRIBU- 18 TIONS TO THE CONVEYEES OF UTILITY SYS- 19 TEMS 20 MENTS. 21 FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVE- Section 2688(k) of title 10, United States Code, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 ‘‘(k) IMPROVEMENT OF CONVEYED UTILITY SYS- 24 TEM.—(1) In lieu of carrying out a military construction 25 project for an infrastructure improvement that enhances g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1516 1 the reliability, resilience, efficiency, physical security, or 2 cybersecurity of a utility system conveyed under sub3 section (a), the Secretary concerned may use funds au4 thorized and appropriated for the project to make a mone5 tary contribution equal to the total amount for the com6 pleted project to the conveyee of the utility system to carry 7 out the project using a contract for utility services entered 8 into under subsection (d). 9 ‘‘(2) All right, title, and interest to infrastructure im- 10 provements constructed by the conveyee pursuant to para11 graph (1) shall vest in the conveyee. 12 ‘‘(3) The Secretary concerned shall provide to the 13 conveyee the necessary real property interests to access 14 and use lands under the jurisdiction and control of the 15 Secretary for construction of the project under paragraph 16 (1) and for ongoing use, operations, and maintenance. 17 ‘‘(4) If the Secretary concerned exercises a repur- 18 chase option under a contract entered into under sub19 section (d) for a system conveyed under subsection (a), 20 the Secretary shall receive an offset in the amount of the 21 contribution to the conveyee under paragraph (1) against 22 the payment made by the Secretary as consideration for 23 the repurchase, except that the maximum offset may not 24 exceed the full amount of the consideration for the repur25 chase. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1517 1 ‘‘(5) The Secretary concerned may make a monetary 2 contribution authorized by paragraph (1) notwithstanding 3 the following provisions of law: 4 5 ‘‘(A) Sections 7540, 8612, and 9540 of this title. 6 7 ‘‘(B) Subchapters I and III of chapter 169 of this title. 8 ‘‘(C) Chapters 221 and 223 of this title.’’. 9 SEC. 2843. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT DE- 10 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE PILOT PROGRAM 11 FOR USE OF COST SAVINGS REALIZED. 12 Section 2679(e)(4) of title 10, United States Code, 13 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2025’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘September 30, 2030’’. 15 SEC. 2844. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTERGOVERN- 16 MENTAL SUPPORT AGREEMENTS FOR ORD- 17 NANCE DISPOSAL. 18 Section 2679(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 19 is amended by adding at the end the following new sen20 tence: ‘‘The term does include ordnance disposal.’’. 21 SEC. 2845. INCLUSION OF TERRITORIES IN CERTAIN INTER- 22 GOVERNMENTAL 23 FOR INSTALLATION-SUPPORT SERVICES. 24 SUPPORT AGREEMENTS Section 2679(f)(3) of title 10, United States Code, 25 is amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1518 1 2 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘the United States Virgin Islands’’; and 3 (2) by inserting ‘‘the State of Yap of the Fed- 4 erated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of 5 Palau,’’ after ‘‘Virgin Islands,’’. 6 SEC. 2846. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO MILITARY IN- 7 STALLATION CLOSURES AND REPORT ON 8 ARMY ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL BASE SITES. 9 (a) MODIFICATION TO BRAC AUTHORITY.—Section 10 2687 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 11 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘, includ- 12 ing a mothball action, divestiture, deactivation, or 13 any other action to render inoperable,’’ after ‘‘clo- 14 sure’’; and 15 16 (2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 17 ‘‘(5) The term ‘mothball action’ means placing 18 a military installation in inactive status while main- 19 taining such installation in a condition such that it 20 could be reactivated at a future date.’’. 21 (b) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an- 24 nually thereafter for five years, the Secretary of the 25 Army shall submit to the congressional defense com- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1519 1 mittees a report on the status of all facilities in the 2 organic industrial base of the Army. 3 4 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by paragraph (1) shall include— 5 (A) a list of all facilities in the organic in- 6 dustrial base of the Army and the operational 7 status of each facility; 8 (B) any planned changes in mission, work- 9 load, or operating status of each facility; 10 (C) any planned investments or divest- 11 ments that may affect the capability or capacity 12 of any such facility; 13 (D) a description of any action by the Sec- 14 retary of Defense taken pursuant to subpara- 15 graphs (B) or (C) during the one-year period 16 preceding submission of the report; and 17 (E) an assessment as to overall workload 18 forecast to meet requirements of section 2466 19 of title 10, United States Code. 20 (3) ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL BASE OF THE ARMY 21 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘organic in- 22 dustrial base of the Army’’ means each depot listed 23 in section 2476(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1520 1 SEC. 2847. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROCEDURES WITH 2 RESPECT TO PLANNING COORDINATION FOR 3 GRID RESILIENCY ON MILITARY INSTALLA- 4 TIONS. 5 Section 2920(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 6 amended by adding at the end the following new para7 graphs: 8 ‘‘(5) The Secretary shall establish internal processes 9 to support coordination with external regulatory and plan10 ning entities involved in grid reliability, transmission in11 frastructure, and long-term energy planning, in order to 12 assess and mitigate risks to defense-critical installations, 13 advance the energy security objectives of the Department, 14 and comply with statutory mandates under this section. 15 ‘‘(6) Coordination under paragraph (5)— 16 ‘‘(A) shall include identification of mission-crit- 17 ical loads and infrastructure dependencies and load 18 profiles at or near military installations; and 19 20 ‘‘(B) may include consultation with relevant Federal and non-Federal entities.’’. 21 SEC. 2848. REPEAL OF CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS RE- 22 LATED TO ANTITERRORISM AND FORCE PRO- 23 TECTION OR URBAN-TRAINING OPERATIONS. 24 (a) REPEAL.—Section 2859 of title 10, United States 25 Code, is repealed. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1521 1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2864 of 2 such title is amended— 3 (1) by striking subsection (e); and 4 (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub- 5 section (e). 6 SEC. 2849. REPEAL OF PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZING 7 OVERHEAD COST REIMBURSEMENTS FROM 8 MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FACILITY BASE 9 USERS AT CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF THE 10 AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS. 11 Section 2862 of the National Defense Authorization 12 Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 13 9771 note prec) is repealed. 14 15 SEC. 2850. MASTER PLANS FOR SERVICE ACADEMIES. (a) PLANS REQUIRED.—Each Secretary of a military 16 department shall develop a master plan for each Service 17 Academy under the jurisdiction of the Secretary to com18 prehensively address infrastructure requirements of such 19 Service Academy. Each master plan shall include the fol20 lowing: 21 (1) Consideration of the requirements of sub- 22 paragraphs (A) through (D) of section 2864(a)(2) of 23 title 10, United States Code. 24 25 (2) For the Service Academy that is the subject of a master plan— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1522 1 (A) a list of infrastructure located at the 2 Service Academy that is in poor or failing con- 3 dition on or before the date described in sub- 4 section (c); 5 (B) a plan for replacing, recapitalizing, or 6 renovating such infrastructure not later than 7 five years after such date; and 8 (C) a list of infrastructure located at the 9 Service Academy that— 10 (i) is listed on the National Register 11 of Historic Places (maintained under chap- 12 ter 3021 of title 54, United States Code) 13 on or before the date described in sub- 14 section (b); or 15 (ii) will be eligible inclusion on the 16 National Register of Historic Places not 17 later than five years after the date of the 18 enactment of this Act. 19 (3) An assessment of risks posed by disruptions 20 in energy availability, risks posed by extreme weath- 21 er (as defined in section 101 of title 10 United 22 States Code), cybersecurity risks, and risks related 23 to availability of clean water applicable to the Serv- 24 ice Academy that is the subject of a master plan. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1523 1 (b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—Each master plan 2 required under subsection (a) shall propose a method to 3 address the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (3) of 4 such subsection not later than five years after the date 5 described in subsection (c). 6 (c) DEADLINE.—Each master plan required under 7 subsection (a) shall be completed not later than September 8 30, 2027. 9 (d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 10 date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a mili11 tary department shall provide to the Committees on 12 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent13 atives a briefing on the timeline for the completion of the 14 master plans required under subsection (a). 15 (e) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.—Not later than 30 days 16 after the date on which a Secretary of a military depart17 ment completes a master plan required under subsection 18 (a) or December 1, 2027, whichever is earlier, the Sec19 retary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 20 of the Senate and the House of Representatives a copy 21 of the master plan. 22 (f) SERVICE ACADEMY DEFINED.—In this section, 23 the term ‘‘Service Academy’’ has the meaning given in sec24 tion 347 of title 10, United States Code. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1524 1 SEC. 2851. ANNUAL REPORT ON COST PREMIUM FOR CON- 2 STRUCTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES. 3 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 4 2026, and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary 5 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com6 mittees a report that includes a detailed quantitative and 7 qualitative assessment of the cost premium for construc8 tion of facilities selected under subsection (b). 9 (b) SELECTION OF FACILITIES.—The Secretary shall 10 select not more than five facilities to include in the report 11 required under subsection (a), which may include the fol12 lowing: 13 (1) A unit of covered military unaccompanied 14 housing (as defined in section 2856 of title 10, 15 United States Code). 16 17 (2) A military child development center (as defined in section 1800 of such title). 18 19 (3) An administrative facility located on a military installation. 20 (4) Military family housing. 21 (5) Military aircraft hangars and runways. 22 (6) Physical fitness centers located on military 23 installations. 24 (c) CONTENTS.—Each report required under sub- 25 section (a) shall include the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1525 1 (1) The cost premium, expressed as a percent- 2 age, for the facilities selected under subsection (b). 3 (2) A detailed assessment of the factors contrib- 4 uting to cost premium, including— 5 (A) compliance with the Unified Facilities 6 Criteria/DoD Building Code (UFC 1–200–01) 7 and any other design requirements specific to 8 military construction projects; 9 (B) prevailing wage and labor require- 10 ments; 11 (C) Federal procurement requirements 12 contained in the Federal Acquisition Regulation 13 and the Department of Defense Supplement to 14 the Federal Acquisition Regulation; 15 (D) security requirements relating to ac- 16 cess to military installations; and 17 (E) requirements relating to sustainability 18 and energy efficiency. 19 (3) An examination of how the removal of 20 Antiterrorism/Force Protection (ATFP) standards 21 and requirements has affected the cost premium for 22 military construction projects, including any quan- 23 tifiable reductions in cost or design complexity re- 24 sulting from such removal. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1526 1 (d) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Each report required 2 under subsection (a) shall include recommendations for 3 the following: 4 (1) Proposed statutory, regulatory, or policy re- 5 forms to reduce the cost premium for military con- 6 struction without compromising mission needs. 7 (2) Best practices from the private sector and 8 State or local government construction projects that 9 could improve cost efficiency for military construc- 10 tion projects. 11 (3) Alternative construction methodologies and 12 procurement strategies that could mitigate the cost 13 premium for military construction. 14 (e) COST PREMIUM FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 15 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘cost premium’’, 16 with respect to a facility, means the difference between— 17 18 (1) the cost to construct a new facility carried out by the Secretary of Defense; and 19 (2) the estimated cost to construct a similar fa- 20 cility carried out by a private entity, as adjusted for 21 size, geographic location, and function of such facil- 22 ity. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1527 1 SEC. 2852. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL 2 RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO CRITICAL 3 MILITARY HOUSING SUPPLY AND AFFORD- 4 ABILITY. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 6 date of the enactment of this Act, and except as provided 7 in subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall implement 8 each recommendation of the Comptroller General of the 9 United States contained in the report dated October 30, 10 2024, and entitled ‘‘Military Housing: DOD Should Ad11 dress Critical Supply and Affordability Challenges for 12 Service Members’’ (GAO–25–106208), as those rec13 ommendations are modified under subsection (b). 14 (b) RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE IMPLEMENTED.—In 15 carrying out the requirements under subsection (a), the 16 Secretary of Defense shall implement the recommenda17 tions specified under such subsection as follows: 18 (1) The Secretary shall— 19 (A) perform a structured analysis to de- 20 velop a comprehensive list of housing areas in 21 which members of the Armed Forces and their 22 families may face the most critical challenges in 23 finding and affording private sector housing in 24 the community; 25 (B) in conducting the analysis under sub- 26 paragraph (A), consider the unique characteris- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1528 1 tics of a location, such as vacation rental areas; 2 and 3 (C) regularly update the list required 4 under subparagraph (A) not less frequently 5 than once every two years. 6 (2) The Secretary shall obtain and use feedback 7 on the financial and quality-of-life effects of limited 8 supply or unaffordable housing on members of the 9 Armed Forces through the status of forces survey 10 and other service or installation-specific feedback 11 mechanisms. 12 13 (3) The Secretary shall, in coordination with each Secretary of a military department— 14 (A) develop a plan for how the Department 15 of Defense can respond to and address the fi- 16 nancial and quality-of-life effects in housing 17 areas identified under paragraph (1); and 18 (B) in developing the plan under subpara- 19 graph (A), examine strategies for increasing 20 housing supply or providing alternative com- 21 pensation to offset the effects of limited supply 22 or unaffordable housing in housing areas identi- 23 fied under paragraph (1). 24 (4) The Secretary shall clarify, through the 25 issuance of guidance to the military departments, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1529 1 the role of the Office of the Secretary of Defense in 2 oversight of the Housing Requirements and Market 3 Analysis process of the military departments to en- 4 sure that— 5 (A) the military departments conduct such 6 process in a timely manner; and 7 (B) the Secretary submits to Congress any 8 plans or other matters relating to such process 9 for each fiscal year as required by existing law. 10 (5) The Secretary shall ensure that the Assist- 11 ant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, 12 and Environment provides updated guidance to the 13 military departments on how installations of the De- 14 partment of Defense should coordinate with local 15 communities, including by clearly defining the roles 16 and responsibilities of commanders and military 17 housing offices of such installations in addressing 18 housing needs. 19 (c) NON-IMPLEMENTATION REPORTING REQUIRE- 20 MENT.—If the Secretary of Defense elects not to imple- 21 ment a recommendation specified under subsection (a), as 22 modified under subsection (b), the Secretary shall, not 23 later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 24 Act, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1530 1 Senate and the House of Representatives a report that 2 includes a justification for such election. 3 SEC. 2853. PLAN FOR DEPLOYING PRIVATE FIFTH GENERA- 4 TION 5 RADIO ACCESS NETWORK ARCHITECTURE ON 6 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY IN- 7 STALLATIONS. AND FUTURE GENERATION OPEN 8 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR PRIORITIZED LIST OF MILI- 9 TARY INSTALLATIONS.—Pursuant to section 1526 of the 10 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 11 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note) and the De12 partment of Defense Private 5G Deployment Strategy 13 (dated October 2024), each Secretary of a military depart14 ment shall develop a prioritized list of military installa15 tions that merit investment in private fifth generation and 16 future generation information and communications net17 works. 18 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing a list under 19 subsection (a), a Secretary of a military department shall 20 consider matters relating to the following: 21 (1) Connection density. 22 (2) Latency requirements. 23 (3) Capacity requirements. 24 (4) Geographic coverage requirements. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1531 1 2 (5) Enhanced security within wireless network services. 3 (6) Military installation physical security and 4 force protection requirements, including perimeter 5 monitoring and detection and tracking of uncrewed 6 aircraft systems. 7 8 (7) Requirements with respect to large-scale warehousing and logistics operations. 9 (8) The potential use of augmented or virtual 10 reality technology, including for maintenance and 11 training. 12 (9) Requirements with respect to large-scale 13 and high-tempo flight line operations. 14 (c) INFORMING FUTURE PROCUREMENTS.—The Sec- 15 retary of the Air Force shall use the prioritized list devel16 oped under subsection (a) to inform task orders issued 17 under the Enterprise Information Technology as a Service 18 Base Infrastructure Modernization program of the De19 partment of the Air Force and future related contracts. 20 To the maximum extent possible, task orders issued after 21 the date of the enactment of this Act shall specify where 22 existing networking technologies are fully adequate to 23 meet requirements and where private fifth generation and 24 future generation information and communications net25 work performance or characteristics are needed. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1532 1 (d) COORDINATION REQUIRED.—In developing 2 prioritized lists under subsection (a), each Secretary of a 3 military department shall, to the extent each such Sec4 retary determines appropriate, coordinate with the fol5 lowing officials: 6 7 (1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, 8 9 (2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. 10 11 (3) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense. 12 13 (4) The service acquisition executive of the military department concerned. 14 (5) Combatant commanders. 15 (6) The heads of the Defense Agencies. 16 (7) Installation and environment executives. 17 (e) PLAN FOR PRIVATE 5G OPEN RADIO ACCESS 18 NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DEPLOYMENTS.—Not later 19 than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall— 20 (1) consolidate the prioritized military installa- 21 tion lists developed by the Secretaries of the military 22 departments under subsection (a), and determine an 23 optimal investment, deployment, and resourcing plan 24 for private fifth generation and future generation g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1533 1 networks across the Department that are based on 2 Open Radio Access Network architecture; and 3 (2) submit to the congressional defense commit- 4 tees a report on the lists consolidated under para- 5 graph (1) and the determinations made pursuant to 6 such paragraph. 7 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 8 (1) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 9 meaning given such term in section 2801 of title 10, 10 United States Code. 11 (2) The term ‘‘Open Radio Access Network ar- 12 chitecture’’ has the meaning given such term in sec- 13 tion 1526 of the National Defense Authorization Act 14 for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31). 15 (3) The term ‘‘service acquisition executive’’ 16 has the meaning given such term in section 101 of 17 title 10, United States Code. 18 Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 19 SEC. 2861. HISTORICAL MARKER COMMEMORATING EF- 20 FECTS 21 HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE AND WHITE 22 SANDS MISSILE RANGE. 23 (a) HISTORICAL MARKERS REQUIRED.— OF RADIATION EXPOSURE AT 24 (1) HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE.—The Sec- 25 retary of the Air Force shall place a historical mark- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1534 1 er as described in subsection (b) in a publicly acces- 2 sible location at the Holloman Air Force Base. 3 (2) WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE.—The Sec- 4 retary of the Army shall place a historical marker as 5 described in subsection (b) in a publicly accessible 6 location at the White Sands Missile Range. 7 (b) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—A historical marker 8 described in subsection (a) shall commemorate the effects 9 of radiation exposure on communities in New Mexico as 10 a result of the Manhattan Project and the nuclear test 11 conducted at the Trinity Site. Such historical marker shall 12 include, at a minimum, the following: 13 (1) An unclassified description of the history of 14 the Manhattan Project and its purpose, including a 15 description of the nuclear test conducted at the 16 Trinity Site and an acknowledgement that it was the 17 location of the world’s first nuclear weapons test. 18 (2) A description of how the classified nature of 19 the Manhattan Project and the nuclear test con- 20 ducted at the Trinity Site led to the unknowing ex- 21 posure of individuals in communities located down- 22 wind from such testing to radiological byproducts 23 and associated consequences of such byproducts. 24 (3) The markers will honor the resilience of the 25 New Mexico communities during and after World g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1535 1 War II, recognizing the service and sacrifice of all 2 who contributed to the war effort. 3 (c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 5 of the Air Force and Secretary of the Army shall jointly 6 provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 7 House of Representatives and Senate a briefing on the im8 plementation of the requirements of this section. 9 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 10 (1) MANHATTAN PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Man- 11 hattan Project’’ means the Federal military program 12 to develop an atomic bomb ending on December 31, 13 1946. 14 (2) TRINITY SITE.—The term ‘‘Trinity Site’’ 15 means the location in the Jornada del Muerto desert 16 near Alamogordo, New Mexico, on the former 17 Alamorgordo Bombing and Gunnery Range, known 18 today as Holloman Air Force Base and the White 19 Sands Missile Range, where the world’s first nuclear 20 weapon was exploded on July 16, 1945. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1536 1 SEC. 2862. PROHIBITION ON DEVELOPMENT OF A GOLF 2 COURSE AT GREENBURY POINT CONSERVA- 3 TION AREA AT NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY AN- 4 NAPOLIS, MARYLAND. 5 Section 2855 of the Military Construction Authoriza- 6 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31) is 7 amended— 8 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘LIMI- 9 TATION ON AUTHORITY TO MODIFY OR RE- 10 STRICT PUBLIC ACCESS TO’’ and inserting ‘‘PRO- 11 HIBITION 12 COURSE AT’’; ON DEVELOPMENT OF A GOLF 13 (2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘construct a 14 golf course on, or otherwise’’ before ‘‘modify or re- 15 strict’’; and 16 17 (3) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 18 ‘‘(3) restrictions related to environmental res- 19 toration of the Greenbury Point Conservation Area 20 in a manner consistent with existing law and regula- 21 tion.’’. 22 SEC. 2863. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON JOINT USE OF 23 HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE WITH CIVIL 24 AVIATION. 25 Section 2874 of the Military Construction Authoriza- 26 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1537 1 117–263; 136 Stat. 3014), as amended by section 2808 2 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 3 Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118–159), is further 4 amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2028’’ and inserting 5 ‘‘September 30, 2034’’. 6 SEC. 2864. EXTENSION OF SUNSET FOR LAND CONVEYANCE, 7 SHARPE 8 FORNIA. 9 ARMY DEPOT, LATHROP, CALI- Section 2833(g) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 10 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 11 (Public Law 116–283) is amended by striking ‘‘five years’’ 12 and inserting ‘‘10 years’’. 13 SEC. 2865. CLARIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT 14 15 HOOD, TEXAS. Section 2848(a) of the Military Construction Author- 16 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 17 108–375; 118 Stat. 2140) is amended— 18 19 (1) by striking ‘‘the sole purpose’’ and inserting ‘‘the purpose’’; and 20 (2) by striking ‘‘an upper level (junior, senior, 21 and graduate) university’’ and inserting ‘‘a univer- 22 sity, which may include other activities that benefit 23 the community,’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1538 1 SEC. 2866. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN MILITARY LAND WITH- 2 DRAWALS AND CORRECTION OF CERTAIN 3 LAND DESCRIPTIONS. 4 5 (a) EXTENSION OF WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION FOR MILITARY USE OF CERTAIN LANDS.— 6 (1) YUKON TRAINING AREA, DONNELLY TRAIN- 7 ING AREA EAST, AND DONNELLY TRAINING AREA 8 WEST, ALASKA, AND MCGREGOR RANGE, FORT BLISS, 9 NEW 10 Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public 11 Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 892) is amended by striking 12 ‘‘25 years after November 6, 2001’’ and inserting 13 ‘‘on November 6, 2051’’. 14 MEXICO.—Section (2) FORT IRWIN 3015(a) of the Military MILITARY LANDS.—Section 15 2910(a) of the Fort Irwin Military Land Withdrawal 16 Act of 2001 (title XXIX of Public Law 107–107; 17 115 Stat. 1339) is amended by striking ‘‘25 years 18 after the date of the enactment of this Act’’ and in- 19 serting ‘‘on December 31, 2051’’. 20 (b) CORRECTION OF LAND DESCRIPTIONS.— 21 (1) MCGREGOR RANGE MILITARY LANDS.—Sec- 22 tion 3011(d)(2) of the Military Lands Withdrawal 23 Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106–65; 113 24 Stat. 892) is amended by striking ‘‘608,385 acres of 25 land’’ and inserting ‘‘approximately 605,401 acres of 26 land’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1539 1 (2) FORT IRWIN MILITARY LANDS.—Section 2 2902(c) of the Fort Irwin Military Land Withdrawal 3 Act of 2001 (title XXIX of Public Law 107–107; 4 115 Stat. 1336) is amended— 5 (A) by striking ‘‘110,000 acres’’ and in- 6 serting ‘‘117,710 acres’’; and 7 (B) by striking ‘‘as ‘Proposed Withdrawal 8 Land’ on the map entitled ‘National Training 9 Center—Proposed Withdrawal of Public Lands 10 for Training Purposes’, dated September 21, 11 2000’’ and inserting ‘‘on the map entitled ‘Fort 12 Irwin Withdrawal’ dated February 28, 2025’’. 13 SEC. 2867. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORMER CURTIS BAY 14 DEPOT, MARYLAND. 15 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.— 16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of Gen- 17 eral Services, in consultation with the Director of 18 the Defense Logistics Agency may convey to the 19 Maryland Economic Development Corporation (in 20 this section, referred to as ‘‘MEDCO’’), all right, 21 title, and interest of the United States in and to a 22 parcel of real property, including improvements 23 thereon, consisting of approximately 435.00 acres at 24 710 Ordnance Road, the former Curtis Bay Depot 25 for the purpose of economic development. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1540 1 (2) CONSULTATION WITH COAST GUARD.—In 2 carrying out the conveyance under this subsection, 3 the Administrator shall consult with the Secretary of 4 Homeland Security with respect to matters con- 5 cerning the equities of the Coast Guard in areas in 6 proximity to such parcel of real property. 7 (b) CONSIDERATION REQUIRED.—As consideration 8 for the conveyance under subsection (a), MEDCO shall 9 provide an amount that is equivalent to the fair market 10 value to the Federal Buildings Fund for the right, title, 11 and interest conveyed under such subsection, based on an 12 appraisal approved by the Administrator. The consider13 ation under this subsection may be provided by cash pay14 ment, in-kind regulatory closure, or a combination thereof, 15 at such time as the Administrator may require. 16 (c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 17 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Administrator 18 may require MEDCO to cover all costs (except costs 19 for environmental remediation of the property) to be 20 incurred by the Administrator, or to reimburse the 21 Administrator for costs incurred by the Adminis- 22 trator, to carry out the conveyance under this sec- 23 tion, including survey costs, costs for environmental 24 documentation, and any other administrative costs 25 related to the conveyance. If amounts are collected g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1541 1 from MEDCO in advance of the Administrator in- 2 curring the actual costs, and the amount collected 3 exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Adminis- 4 trator to carry out the conveyance, the Adminis- 5 trator shall refund the excess amount to MEDCO. 6 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.— 7 Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reim- 8 bursement for costs incurred by the Administrator 9 to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a) 10 shall remain available until expended. 11 (d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 12 and legal description of the property to be conveyed under 13 subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 14 to the Administrator. 15 (e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 16 conveyance under this section shall be subject to the fol17 lowing: 18 (1) The Administrator may require such addi- 19 tional terms and conditions in connection with the 20 conveyance under subsection (a) as the Adminis- 21 trator considers appropriate to protect the interests 22 of the United States. 23 (2) MEDCO shall execute a purchase and sale 24 agreement within one year of enactment of this Act. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1542 1 (3) The conveyance will be on an ‘‘as-is, where 2 is’’ basis via quitclaim deed subject to an access 3 easement to the United States Army Reserve Facil- 4 ity along the shoreline of Curtis Bay, and controls 5 in paragraph (5). 6 (4) The conveyance will be in compliance with 7 the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com- 8 pensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980 (42 9 U.S.C. 9620(h)). 10 (5) The Federal Government shall incorporate 11 land use controls to satisfy CERCLA requirements 12 for the purpose of expediting disposition and subse- 13 quent redevelopment. 14 SEC. 2868. LAND CONVEYANCE, SIGSBEE PARK ANNEX, 15 16 NAVAL AIR STATION, KEY WEST, FLORIDA. (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 17 the Navy (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 18 may convey some or all right, title and interest of the 19 United States in and to the parcels of real property via 20 sale or lease, consisting of approximately 19 acres and im21 provements thereon, located at Naval Air Station Key 22 West Sigsbee Park area, that are former sites of military 23 family housing supporting military personnel assigned to 24 the Naval Air Station Key West. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1543 1 (b) COMPETITIVE REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 2 shall use competitive procedures for any land conveyance 3 authorized by subsection (a). 4 (c) CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary shall require as 5 consideration for any conveyance under subsection (a), 6 tendered by cash payment or in-kind consideration, an 7 amount equal to no less than the fair market value, as 8 determined by the Secretary, of the real property and any 9 improvements thereon. 10 (d) DESCRIPTION OF PARCELS.—The exact acreage 11 and legal description of the parcel(s) to be conveyed under 12 subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey that is sat13 isfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be 14 borne by the recipient of the parcels. 15 (e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 16 Secretary may require such additional terms and condi17 tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection 18 (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 19 interests of the United States. 20 (f) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF 21 LAW.—Any conveyance of property under this section 22 shall not be subject to sections 2696 of title 10 and 11411 23 of title 42, United States Code. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1544 Subtitle E—Modifications to Un2 specified Minor Military Con3 struction 1 4 SEC. 2871. MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL 5 NOTIFICATIONS 6 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 7 FOR CERTAIN MILITARY Section 2805(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 8 is amended by striking ‘‘shall notify’’ and all that follows 9 through the period at the end and inserting the following: 10 ‘‘shall submit, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 11 480 of this title, to the appropriate committees of Con12 gress a notification of that decision not later than 90 days 13 after the date on which the Secretary concerned obligates 14 funds for the project. Such notification shall include a de15 scription of the project, a justification for the project, and 16 an estimation of the total cost of the project.’’. 17 SEC. 2872. MODIFICATION TO DOLLAR THRESHOLD FOR 18 NOTIFICATIONS 19 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 20 (a) NOTIFICATION FOR FOR CERTAIN MILITARY CERTAIN UNSPECIFIED 21 MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.—Section 22 2805(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, as amended 23 by section 2871, is further amended by striking 24 ‘‘$4,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,000,000’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1545 1 (b) NOTIFICATION FOR CERTAIN ARCHITECTURAL 2 AND ENGINEERING SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION DE- 3 SIGN.—Section 2807(b) of title 10, United States Code, 4 is amended by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting 5 ‘‘$5,000,000’’. 6 SEC. 2873. TRANSFER OF DEFENSE LABORATORY MOD- 7 ERNIZATION PROGRAM AUTHORITY TO PRO- 8 VISION OF LAW WITH RESPECT TO MILITARY 9 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR RESEARCH, 10 TEST, DEVELOPMENT, AND EVALUATION. 11 Subsection (g) of section 2805 of title 10, United 12 States Code, is— 13 14 (1) transferred to the end of section 2810 of such title; and 15 16 (2) redesignated as subsection (f) of such section 2810. 17 SEC. 2874. AUTHORITY OF A SECRETARY CONCERNED TO 18 CARRY OUT CERTAIN UNSPECIFIED MINOR 19 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 20 Section 2815(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 21 amended— 22 (1) by inserting ‘‘, including unspecified minor 23 military construction projects not otherwise author- 24 ized by law,’’ after ‘‘military construction projects’’; 25 and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1546 1 (2) by striking ‘‘in accordance with’’ and all 2 that follows through the end of the subsection and 3 inserting the following: ‘‘in accordance with— 4 5 ‘‘(1) section 2802 of this title (except as provided in subsection (e)); or 6 ‘‘(2) section 2805 of this title.’’. 7 Subtitle F—Other Matters 8 SEC. 2881. EXTENSION OF DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 9 PILOT PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT AND 10 USE OF ONLINE REAL ESTATE INVENTORY 11 TOOL. 12 Section 2866(h) of the Military Construction Author- 13 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 14 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 7771 note prec.) is amended by strik15 ing ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 16 2030’’. 17 SEC. 2882. EXPANSION OF EXCEPTIONS TO RESTRICTION 18 ON DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUC- 19 TURE IN CONNECTION WITH REALIGNMENT 20 OF MARINE CORPS FORCES IN ASIA PACIFIC 21 REGION. 22 Section 2844(b)(2) of the Military Construction Au- 23 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public 24 Law 114–328) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including oper- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1547 1 ations and maintenance for the curation of archeological 2 and cultural artifacts’’ after ‘‘artifacts’’. 3 SEC. 2883. JOINT BASE FACILITY MANAGEMENT OF DE- 4 5 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) WORKFORCE REASSESSMENT FOR JOINT BASE 6 FACILITY MANAGEMENT.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 9 retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 10 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep- 11 resentatives a report containing a reassessment by 12 the Secretary of each military department regarding 13 the facility management workforce of joint bases. 14 15 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each reassessment required under paragraph (1) shall include— 16 (A) an assessment of the workload require- 17 ments of facility management offices with re- 18 spect to the work required to maintain facilities 19 located on joint bases; 20 (B) an assessment of the number of work- 21 ers needed to satisfy the requirements described 22 in subparagraph (A); 23 (C) an identification of, including the rea- 24 sons for, any gaps between the number of work- 25 ers described in subparagraph (B) and the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1548 1 number of workers in the facility management 2 workforce on the date of such reassessment; 3 and 4 (D) a strategy on how to address such 5 gaps. 6 (b) BRIEFING ON JOINT BASE FUNDING TO SUP- 7 PORTED COMPONENTS.—Not later than 120 days after 8 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 9 Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Serv10 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 11 briefing on identifying the funding allocations for mainte12 nance of facilities of joint bases, and an assessment of any 13 risk to mission readiness resulting from such allocations. 14 (c) JOINT BASE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 15 ‘‘joint base’’ means a military installation (as defined in 16 section 2801 of title 10, United States Code) for which 17 more than one Secretary of a military department has ju18 risdiction. 19 SEC. 2884. DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR 20 COORDINATION OF DEFENSE SITES WITHIN 21 AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY OF JOINT REGION 22 MARIANAS. 23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 24 date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of Joint 25 Region Marianas shall designate an official to be respon- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1549 1 sible for, in coordination with appropriate officials of the 2 military departments (as defined in section 101 of title 3 10, United States Code) and the United States Indo-Pa4 cific Command— 5 (1) coordinating Department of Defense-wide 6 efforts with respect to the management of defense 7 sites within the Joint Region Marianas area of re- 8 sponsibility; 9 (2) ensuring the continuity of such efforts at 10 such defense sites, including necessary infrastructure 11 investments; and 12 (3) ensuring clear and consistent communica- 13 tion to such Federal, State, and local officials with 14 respect to the needs and priorities of the Depart- 15 ment of Defense for such defense sites. 16 (b) SELECTION.—In making the designation under 17 subsection (a), the Commander of Joint Region Marianas 18 may appoint an individual with a significant background 19 and expertise in— 20 21 (1) relevant legal and technical aspects related to land use or real estate issues; and 22 (2) working with officials at all levels of govern- 23 ment. 24 (c) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 25 date on which the Commander of Joint Region Marianas g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1550 1 designates an individual pursuant to subsection (a), the 2 Commander shall submit to the Committees on Armed 3 Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate 4 and appropriate officials of the defense sites within the 5 Joint Region Marianas area of responsibility a notification 6 that includes the name and contact information of such 7 individual. 8 (d) DEFENSE SITE DEFINED.—In this section, the 9 term ‘‘defense site’’ has the meaning given such term in 10 section 2710 of title 10, United States Code. 11 SEC. 2885. DESIGNATION OF RONALD REAGAN SPACE AND 12 MISSILE TEST RANGE AT KWAJALEIN ATOLL. 13 (a) DESIGNATION.—The site known as the ‘‘Ronald 14 Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site’’ located at 15 Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands 16 shall on and after the date of the enactment of this Act 17 be known and designated as the ‘‘Ronald Reagan Space 18 and Missile Test Range’’. 19 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, regula- 20 tion, map, document, paper, or other record of the United 21 States to the site specified in subsection (a) shall be 22 deemed to be a reference to the Ronald Reagan Space and 23 Missile Test Range. 24 (c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 2887 of the 25 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1551 1 2001 (division B of Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 2 1654A–441) is repealed. 3 SEC. 2886. DESIGNATION OF CREECH AIR FORCE BASE AS A 4 REMOTE OR ISOLATED INSTALLATION. 5 The Secretary of Defense shall designate Creech Air 6 Force Base, Indian Springs, Nevada, as a remote or iso7 lated installation. 8 SEC. 2887. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF ADVANCED MANU- 9 FACTURING CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES 10 AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 12 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 13 Defense, acting through each Secretary of a military de14 partment, shall carry out a pilot program relating to the 15 use of advanced manufacturing construction technologies 16 for military construction projects (including unspecified 17 minor military construction projects authorized under sec18 tion 2805 of title 10, United States Code) on military in19 stallations selected under subsection (d). 20 (b) DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL.—The Secretary of 21 Defense shall designate an individual to administer the 22 pilot program established under this section. Such indi23 vidual shall establish guidelines and procedures with re24 spect to carrying out military construction projects using g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1552 1 advanced manufacturing construction technologies under 2 the pilot program. 3 (c) ELEMENTS.—Under the pilot program, the Sec- 4 retary of Defense shall— 5 (1) assess the cost, schedule, and quality advan- 6 tages of advanced manufacturing construction tech- 7 nologies for military construction projects; 8 (2) identify and validate technical standards, 9 design templates, and contracting methods for use 10 under the pilot program; 11 (3) establish a Department-wide framework for 12 lessons learned, data sharing, and future adoption of 13 advanced manufacturing construction technologies 14 for military construction projects; and 15 (4) create a centralized catalog of advanced 16 manufacturing construction technologies that are 17 compliant with the requirements of the Unified Fa- 18 cilities Criteria/DoD Building Code (UFC 1–200– 19 01) and suitable for use across military installations. 20 (d) SELECTION OF INSTALLATIONS.—The Secretary 21 of Defense, in coordination with the official designated 22 under subsection (b), shall— 23 (1) select one or more military installations at 24 which to carry out the pilot program established 25 under this section; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1553 1 (2) minimize any disruption to the operations of 2 any selected installation due to participation in the 3 pilot program. 4 (e) REPORTS.— 5 (1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 18 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 7 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con- 8 gressional defense committees a report on the imple- 9 mentation of the pilot program established under 10 this section, including— 11 (A) a summary of any barriers to such im- 12 plementation, including any statutory or re- 13 source limitations; 14 (B) a summary of the recommendations to 15 address any such barrier; and 16 (C) any other recommendation of the Sec- 17 retary for improving the pilot program. 18 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 19 after the termination date in subsection (f), the Sec- 20 retary shall submit to the congressional defense com- 21 mittees a report on the results of the pilot program. 22 (f) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the 23 pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on the 24 date that is five years after the date of the enactment of 25 this Act. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1554 1 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 2 (1) The term ‘‘advanced manufacturing’’ has 3 the meaning given in section 4841 of title 10, 4 United States Code. 5 (2) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 6 meaning given in section 2801 of title 10, United 7 States Code. 8 SEC. 2888. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROCUREMENT OF UTILITY 9 SERVICES FOR INSTALLATIONS OF THE DE- 10 PARTMENT 11 AREAWIDE CONTRACTS. 12 OF DEFENSE THROUGH (a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 13 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec14 retary of Defense shall establish a pilot program (in this 15 section referred to as the ‘‘pilot program’’) for the pur16 poses of procuring utility services through an areawide 17 contract with a public utility provider for any utility serv18 ices that support energy resilience and mission readiness 19 of a military installation. 20 (b) DEADLINE FOR CONTRACTS.—Not later than 180 21 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec22 retary of each military department shall enter into at least 23 one areawide contract with a public utility provider pursu24 ant to the pilot program. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1555 1 (c) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.—The Sec- 2 retary shall carry out the pilot program by entering into 3 one or more public-private partnerships through an 4 areawide contract entered into under the pilot program. 5 (d) COMPETITION.—In carrying out the pilot pro- 6 gram, the Secretary shall, in accordance with part 6.302 7 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, develop— 8 (1) a justification and approval template to be 9 used by all acquisition commands of the military de- 10 partments when entering into an areawide contract 11 pursuant to the pilot program; and 12 (2) a process for granting waivers with respect 13 to the requirements of the Defense Federal Acquisi- 14 tion Regulation. 15 (e) TERMINATION DATE.—The authority of the Sec- 16 retary of Defense to carry out the pilot program shall ter17 minate on the date that is one year after the date on which 18 the Secretary commences the pilot program. 19 (f) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 20 days after the date on which the pilot program is termi21 nated pursuant to subsection (e), the Secretary of Defense 22 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re23 port that includes— 24 (1) an analysis of the pilot program, including 25 any efficiencies, benefits, and cost-savings associated g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1556 1 with utilizing areawide contracts under the pilot pro- 2 gram to procure utility services from a public utility 3 provider; and 4 (2) proposed solutions, including recommended 5 legislative text and modifications to the Federal Ac- 6 quisition Regulation or policy guidance of the De- 7 partment of Defense, to overcome any remaining 8 legal and policy hurdles that the Secretary identifies 9 as inhibiting adherence to and implementation of 10 section 2811(b) of the Military Construction Author- 11 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Pub- 12 lic Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 2920 note). 13 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 14 (1) The terms ‘‘areawide contract’’, ‘‘energy re- 15 silience’’, and ‘‘utility service’’ have the meanings 16 given such terms in section 2811(b)(3) of such Act. 17 (2) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 18 meaning given such term in section 2801 of title 10, 19 United States Code. 20 SEC. 2889. CONSIDERATION OF MODULAR CONSTRUCTION 21 METHODS 22 PROJECTS WITH PROTECTIVE DESIGN ELE- 23 MENTS. 24 FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (a) IN GENERAL.—In determining the requirements 25 for a proposed military construction project with protec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1557 1 tive design elements, the Secretary of Defense shall con2 sider the use of modular construction methods along with 3 other construction methods to determine the most effective 4 method for such military construction project to meet mis5 sion needs. 6 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 7 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 8 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 9 House of Representatives and Senate a report on the use 10 of modular construction methods as described in sub11 section (a). Such report shall include the following: 12 (1) A summary of current Department of De- 13 fense policy and guidance governing the use of mod- 14 ular construction for military construction projects, 15 including modular construction methodologies with 16 protective design elements. 17 (2) A cost-benefit analysis that— 18 (A) compares modular construction meth- 19 ods to other construction methods for military 20 construction projects; and 21 (B) describes the effect of modular con- 22 struction methods on construction timelines and 23 life-cycle costs. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1558 1 (3) An identification of potential use cases for 2 modular construction methods and any limitations or 3 constraints on the use of such methods. 4 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 5 (1) The term ‘‘modular construction’’ means a 6 construction process in which components of a mili- 7 tary construction project are prefabricated off-site 8 under controlled conditions and then transported to 9 the site of such project for assembly. 10 (2) The term ‘‘protective design elements’’ 11 means, with respect to a military construction 12 project, that such project requires use of materials 13 that have been blast hardened or ballistic hardened. 14 SEC. 2890. NOTICE RELATING TO CONTRACTS OR OTHER 15 AGREEMENTS TO ESTABLISH AN ENDURING 16 LOCATION IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY. 17 Not later than 30 days after the date on which the 18 Secretary of Defense, a Secretary of a military depart19 ment, or a combatant commander enters into a contract 20 or other agreement to establish an enduring location (as 21 described in section 2687a of title 10, United States Code) 22 in a foreign country for purposes of supporting members 23 of the Armed Forces in such foreign country, the Sec24 retary of Defense shall submit to appropriate congres25 sional defense committees a notification of such action. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1559 DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF 2 ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 3 AUTHORIZATIONS AND 4 OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 5 TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF 6 ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 7 PROGRAMS 1 Subtitle A—National Security Programs and Authorizations Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 3111. Organization and codification of provisions of law relating to atomic energy defense activities. Sec. 3112. Plutonium pit production capacity. Sec. 3113. Stockpile responsiveness and rapid capabilities programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3114. Protection of certain nuclear facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft. Sec. 3115. Extension of authority for appointment of certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel. Sec. 3116. Notification of cost overruns for certain Department of Energy projects. Sec. 3117. Appropriate scoping of artificial intelligence research within the National Nuclear Security Administration. Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters Sec. 3121. Modification to reporting requirements with respect to nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and responsiveness plan. Sec. 3122. Assessment of the National Nuclear Security Administration Spent Fuel Handling Recapitalization Project. Sec. 3123. Department of Energy report on expansion of other transaction authorities for National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3124. Office of Environmental Management program-wide performance metrics for reducing risk. Sec. 3125. Office of Environmental Management integrated radioactive waste disposal planning and optimization. Sec. 3126. Prohibition relating to reclassification of high-level waste. Sec. 3127. National security positions within the Department of Energy. Sec. 3128. Consultation requirement with respect to transfer to private entities of plutonium or plutonium materials; report. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1560 2 Subtitle A—National Security Programs and Authorizations 3 SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRA- 1 4 5 TION. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 6 are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart7 ment of Energy for fiscal year 2026 for the activities of 8 the National Nuclear Security Administration in carrying 9 out programs as specified in the funding table in section 10 4701. 11 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.— 12 From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available 13 for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy 14 may carry out new plant projects for the National Nuclear 15 Security Administration as follows: 16 Project 26-D-511 MESA Photolithography Ca- 17 pability (MPC), Sandia National Laboratories, Albu- 18 querque, New Mexico, $40,000,000. 19 Project 26-D-510 Product Realization Infra- 20 structure for Stockpile Modernization, Lawrence 21 Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, Cali- 22 fornia, $15,000,000. 23 Project 26-D-512 LANSCE Modernization 24 Project (LAMP), Los Alamos National Laboratory, 25 Los Alamos, New Mexico, $20,000,000. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1561 1 Project 26-D-513 Combined Radiation Environ- 2 ments for Survivability Testing, Sandia National 3 Laboratories, 4 $52,248,000. Albuquerque, New Mexico, 5 Project 26-D-514 NIF Enhanced Fusion Yield 6 Capability, Lawrence Livermore National Labora- 7 tory, Livermore, California, $26,000,000. 8 Project 26-D-530 East Side Office Building, 9 Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, Niskayuna, New 10 York, $75,000,000. 11 12 SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 13 the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2026 for defense 14 environmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs 15 as specified in the funding table in section 4701. 16 17 SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 18 the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2026 for other 19 defense activities in carrying out programs as specified in 20 the funding table in section 4701. 21 22 SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 23 the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2026 for nuclear 24 energy as specified in the funding table in section 4701. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1562 Subtitle B—Program Authoriza2 tions, Restrictions, and Limita3 tions 1 4 SEC. 3111. ORGANIZATION AND CODIFICATION OF PROVI- 5 SIONS OF LAW RELATING TO ATOMIC EN- 6 ERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part VI of subtitle A of title 10, 8 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 9 following new subpart: 10 ‘‘Subpart B—Atomic Energy Defense ‘‘CHAPTER 601—ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS ‘‘6101. Definitions. ‘‘6102. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. ‘‘6103. Management structure for nuclear security enterprise. ‘‘6104. Monitoring of industrial base for nuclear weapons components, subsystems, and materials. ‘‘6105. Common financial reporting system for the nuclear security enterprise . ‘‘6106. Restriction on licensing requirement for certain defense activities and facilities. ‘‘6107. Establishment of Center for Security Technology, Analysis, Response, and Testing. ‘‘CHAPTER 602—NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE MATTERS ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP AND WEAPONS PRODUCTION ‘‘6111. Stockpile stewardship program. ‘‘6112. Portfolio management framework for National Nuclear Security Administration. ‘‘6113. Stockpile stewardship criteria. ‘‘6114. Nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and responsiveness plan. ‘‘6115. Major warhead refurbishment program. ‘‘6116. Stockpile management program. ‘‘6117. Annual assessments and reports to the President and Congress regarding the condition of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile. ‘‘6118. Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile. ‘‘6119. Nuclear test ban readiness program. ‘‘6120. Requirements for specific request for new or modified nuclear weapons. ‘‘6121. Testing of nuclear weapons. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1563 ‘‘6122. Manufacturing infrastructure for refabrication and certification of nuclear weapons stockpile. ‘‘6123. Acceleration of depleted uranium manufacturing processes. ‘‘6124. Reports on critical difficulties at national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities. ‘‘6125. Selected acquisition reports and independent cost estimates and reviews of certain programs and facilities. ‘‘6126. Advice to President and Congress regarding safety, security, and reliability of United States nuclear weapons stockpile. ‘‘6127. Notification of certain regulations that impact the National Nuclear Security Administration. ‘‘6128. Plutonium pit production capacity. ‘‘6129. Certification of completion of milestones with respect to plutonium pit aging . ‘‘6130. Authorization of workforce development and training partnership programs within National Nuclear Security Administration. ‘‘6131. Stockpile responsiveness program. ‘‘6132. Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements for unencumbered uranium. ‘‘6133. Plan for domestic enrichment capability to satisfy Department of Defense uranium requirements. ‘‘6134. Incorporation of integrated surety architecture. ‘‘6135. W93 nuclear warhead acquisition process. ‘‘6136. Earned value management and technology readiness levels for life extension programs. ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—TRITIUM ‘‘6141. Tritium production program. ‘‘6142. Tritium recycling. ‘‘6143. Modernization and consolidation of tritium recycling facilities. ‘‘CHAPTER 603—PROLIFERATION MATTERS ‘‘6151. Authority to conduct program relating to fissile materials. ‘‘6152. Completion of material protection, control, and accounting activities in the Russian Federation. ‘‘6153. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at Savannah River Site. ‘‘6154. Disposition of surplus defense plutonium at Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina. ‘‘6155. Acceleration of removal or security of fissile materials, radiological materials, and related equipment at vulnerable sites worldwide. ‘‘6156. Acceleration of replacement of cesium blood irradiation sources. ‘‘6157. International agreements on nuclear weapons data. ‘‘6158. International agreements on information on radioactive materials. ‘‘6159. Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan. ‘‘6160. Information relating to certain defense nuclear nonproliferation programs. ‘‘6161. Annual Selected Acquisition Reports on certain hardware relating to defense nuclear nonproliferation. ‘‘CHAPTER 604—DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP MATTERS ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP ‘‘6171. Defense environmental cleanup account. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1564 ‘‘6172. Classification of defense environmental cleanup as capital asset projects or operations activities. ‘‘6173. Requirement to develop future use plans for defense environmental cleanup. ‘‘6174. Future-years defense environmental cleanup plan. ‘‘6175. Accelerated schedule for defense environmental cleanup activities. ‘‘6176. Defense environmental cleanup technology program. ‘‘6177. Other programs relating to technology development. ‘‘6178. Report on defense environmental cleanup expenditures. ‘‘6179. Public participation in planning for defense environmental cleanup. ‘‘6180. Policy of Department of Energy regarding future defense environmental management matters. ‘‘6181. Estimation of costs of meeting defense environmental cleanup milestones required by consent orders. ‘‘6182. Public statement of environmental liabilities. ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—CLOSURE OF FACILITIES ‘‘6191. Reports in connection with permanent closures of Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities. ‘‘6192. Defense site acceleration completion. ‘‘6193. Sandia National Laboratories. ‘‘6194. Plan for deactivation and decommissioning of nonoperational defense nuclear facilities. ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—HANFORD RESERVATION, WASHINGTON ‘‘6201. Safety measures for waste tanks at Hanford Nuclear Reservation. ‘‘6202. Hanford waste tank cleanup program reforms. ‘‘6203. River protection project. ‘‘6204. Notification regarding air release of radioactive or hazardous material. ‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—SAVANNAH RIVER SITE, SOUTH CAROLINA ‘‘6211. Accelerated schedule for isolating high-level nuclear waste at the Defense Waste Processing Facility, Savannah River Site. ‘‘6212. Multi-year plan for clean-up. ‘‘6213. Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposal of legacy nuclear materials. ‘‘CHAPTER 605—SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY MATTERS ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY ‘‘6221. Prohibition on international inspections of Department of Energy facilities unless protection of restricted data is certified. ‘‘6222. Restrictions on access to national security laboratories by foreign visitors from sensitive countries. ‘‘6223. Background investigations of certain personnel at Department of Energy facilities. ‘‘6224. Department of Energy counterintelligence polygraph program. ‘‘6225. Notice to congressional committees of certain security and counterintelligence failures within atomic energy defense programs. ‘‘6226. Annual report and certification on status of security of atomic energy defense facilities. ‘‘6227. Protection of certain nuclear facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1565 ‘‘6228. Reporting on penetrations of networks of contractors and subcontractors. ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—CLASSIFIED INFORMATION ‘‘6231. Review of certain documents before declassification and release. ‘‘6232. Protection against inadvertent release of restricted data and formerly restricted data. ‘‘6233. Supplement to plan for declassification of restricted data and formerly restricted data. ‘‘6234. Protection of classified information during laboratory-to-laboratory exchanges. ‘‘6235. Identification in budget materials of amounts for declassification activities and limitation on expenditures for such activities. ‘‘CHAPTER 606—PERSONNEL MATTERS ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ‘‘6241. Authority for appointment of certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel. ‘‘6242. Whistleblower protection program. ‘‘6243. Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities workforce restructuring plan. ‘‘6244. Authority to provide certificate of commendation to Department of Energy and contractor employees for exemplary service in stockpile stewardship and security. ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—EDUCATION AND TRAINING ‘‘6251. Executive management training in Department of Energy. ‘‘6252. Stockpile stewardship recruitment and training program. ‘‘6253. Fellowship program for development of skills critical to the nuclear security enterprise. ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—WORKER SAFETY ‘‘6261. Worker protection at nuclear weapons facilities. ‘‘6262. Safety oversight and enforcement at defense nuclear facilities. ‘‘6263. Program to monitor department of energy workers exposed to hazardous and radioactive substances. ‘‘6264. Programs for persons who may have been exposed to radiation released from Hanford Nuclear Reservation. ‘‘6265. Use of probabilistic risk assessment to ensure nuclear safety of facilities of the Administration and the Office of Environmental Management. ‘‘6266. Notification of nuclear criticality and non-nuclear incidents. ‘‘CHAPTER 607—BUDGET AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MATTERS ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—RECURRING NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATION PROVISIONS ‘‘6271. Definitions. ‘‘6272. Reprogramming. ‘‘6273. Minor construction projects. ‘‘6274. General plant projects. ‘‘6275. Limits on construction projects. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1566 ‘‘6276. Fund transfer authority. ‘‘6277. Conceptual and construction design. ‘‘6278. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction activities. ‘‘6279. Scope of authority to carry out plant projects. ‘‘6280. Availability of funds. ‘‘6281. Transfer of defense environmental cleanup funds. ‘‘6282. Transfer of weapons activities funds. ‘‘6283. Funds available for all national security programs of the Department of Energy. ‘‘6284. Notification of cost overruns for certain Department of Energy projects. ‘‘6285. Life-cycle cost estimates of certain atomic energy defense capital assets. ‘‘6286. Use of best practices for capital asset projects and nuclear weapon life extension programs. ‘‘6287. Matters relating to critical decisions. ‘‘6288. Unfunded priorities of the Administration. ‘‘6289. Review of adequacy of nuclear weapons budget. ‘‘6290. Improvements to cost estimates informing analyses of alternatives. ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—PENALTIES ‘‘6301. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties under environmental laws. ‘‘6302. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties under Clean Air Act. ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—OTHER MATTERS ‘‘6311. Reports on financial balances for atomic energy defense activities. ‘‘6312. Independent acquisition project reviews of capital assets acquisition projects. ‘‘CHAPTER 608—ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—CONTRACTS ‘‘6321. Costs not allowed under covered contracts. ‘‘6322. Prohibition and report on bonuses to contractors operating defense nuclear facilities. ‘‘6323. Assessments of emergency preparedness of defense nuclear facilities. ‘‘6324. Contractor liability for injury or loss of property arising out of atomic weapons testing programs. ‘‘6325. Notice-and-wait requirement applicable to certain third-party financing arrangements. ‘‘6326. Publication of contractor performance evaluations leading to award fees. ‘‘6327. Enhanced procurement authority to manage supply chain risk. ‘‘6328. Cost-benefit analyses for competition of management and operating contracts. ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ‘‘6331. Laboratory-directed research and development programs. ‘‘6332. Laboratory-directed research and development. ‘‘6333. Funding for laboratory directed research and development. ‘‘6334. Charges to individual program, project, or activity. ‘‘6335. Limitations on use of funds for laboratory directed research and development purposes. ‘‘6336. Report on use of funds for certain research and development purposes. ‘‘6337. Critical technology partnerships and cooperative research and development centers. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1567 ‘‘6338. University-based research collaboration program. ‘‘6339. Limitation on establishing an enduring bioassurance program within the administration. ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—FACILITIES MANAGEMENT ‘‘6351. Transfers of real property at certain Department of Energy facilities. ‘‘6352. Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and demonstration by managers of certain nuclear weapons production facilities. ‘‘6353. Activities at covered nuclear weapons facilities. ‘‘6354. Pilot program relating to use of proceeds of disposal or utilization of certain department of energy assets. ‘‘6355. Department of Energy energy parks program. ‘‘6356. Authority to use passenger carriers for contractor commuting. ‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—OTHER MATTERS ‘‘6361. Payment of costs of operation and maintenance of infrastructure at Nevada National Security Site. ‘‘6362. University-based defense nuclear policy collaboration program. 1 ‘‘CHAPTER 601—ORGANIZATIONAL 2 MATTERS 3 ‘‘§ 6101. Definitions 4 ‘‘Except as otherwise provided, in this subpart: 5 6 ‘‘(1) The term ‘Administration’ means the National Nuclear Security Administration. 7 8 ‘‘(2) The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator for Nuclear Security. 9 ‘‘(3) The term ‘classified information’ means 10 any information that has been determined pursuant 11 to Executive Order No. 12333 of December 4, 1981 12 (50 U.S.C. 3001 note), Executive Order No. 12958 13 of April 17, 1995 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note), Executive 14 Order No. 13526 of December 29, 2009 (50 U.S.C. 15 3161 note), or successor orders, to require protec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1568 1 tion against unauthorized disclosure and that is so 2 designated. 3 ‘‘(4) The terms ‘defense nuclear facility’ and 4 ‘Department of Energy defense nuclear facility’ have 5 the meaning given the term ‘Department of Energy 6 defense nuclear facility’ in section 318 of the Atomic 7 Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286g). 8 ‘‘(5) The term ‘nuclear security enterprise’ 9 means the physical facilities, technology, and human 10 capital of the national security laboratories and the 11 nuclear weapons production facilities. 12 13 ‘‘(6) The term ‘national security laboratory’ means any of the following: 14 ‘‘(A) Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los 15 Alamos, New Mexico. 16 ‘‘(B) Sandia National Laboratories, Albu- 17 querque, New Mexico, and Livermore, Cali- 18 fornia. 19 ‘‘(C) Lawrence Livermore National Lab- 20 oratory, Livermore, California. 21 ‘‘(7) The term ‘Nuclear Weapons Council’ 22 means the Nuclear Weapons Council established by 23 section 179. 24 25 ‘‘(8) The term ‘nuclear weapons production facility’ means any of the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1569 1 ‘‘(A) The Kansas City National Security 2 Campus, Kansas City, Missouri. 3 ‘‘(B) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas. 4 ‘‘(C) The Y–12 National Security Com- 5 plex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 6 ‘‘(D) The Savannah River Site, Aiken, 7 South Carolina. 8 ‘‘(E) The Nevada National Security Site, 9 Nevada. 10 ‘‘(F) Any facility of the Department of En- 11 ergy that the Secretary of Energy, in consulta- 12 tion with the Administrator and Congress, de- 13 termines to be consistent with the mission of 14 the Administration. 15 ‘‘(9) The term ‘Restricted Data’ has the mean- 16 ing given such term in section 11 y. of the Atomic 17 Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(y)). 18 ‘‘§ 6102. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program 19 ‘‘The provisions of Executive Order Numbered 20 12344, dated February 1, 1982, pertaining to the Naval 21 Nuclear Propulsion Program, shall remain in force until 22 changed by law. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1570 1 ‘‘§ 6103. Management structure for nuclear security 2 3 enterprise ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall estab- 4 lish a management structure for the nuclear security en5 terprise in accordance with the National Nuclear Security 6 Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.). 7 8 ‘‘(b) NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION COUNCIL.— 9 ‘‘(1) The Administrator shall establish a council 10 to be known as the ‘National Nuclear Security Ad- 11 ministration Council’. The Council may advise the 12 Administrator on— 13 ‘‘(A) scientific and technical issues relating 14 to policy matters; 15 ‘‘(B) operational concerns; 16 ‘‘(C) strategic planning; 17 ‘‘(D) the development of priorities relating 18 to the mission and operations of the Adminis- 19 tration and the nuclear security enterprise; and 20 ‘‘(E) such other matters as the Adminis- 21 trator determines appropriate. 22 ‘‘(2) The Council shall be composed of the di- 23 rectors of the national security laboratories and the 24 nuclear weapons production facilities. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1571 1 ‘‘(3) The Council may provide the Adminis- 2 trator or the Secretary of Energy recommenda- 3 tions— 4 ‘‘(A) for improving the governance, man- 5 agement, effectiveness, and efficiency of the Ad- 6 ministration; and 7 ‘‘(B) relating to any other matter in ac- 8 cordance with paragraph (1). 9 ‘‘(4) Not later than 60 days after the date on 10 which any recommendation under paragraph (3) is 11 received, the Administrator or the Secretary, as the 12 case may be, shall respond to the Council with re- 13 spect to whether such recommendation will be imple- 14 mented and the reasoning for implementing or not 15 implementing such recommendation. 16 ‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This section may 17 not be construed as affecting the authority of the Sec18 retary of Energy, in carrying out national security pro19 grams, with respect to the management, planning, and 20 oversight of the Administration or as affecting the delega21 tion by the Secretary of authority to carry out such activi22 ties, as set forth under subsection (a) of section 4102 of 23 the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2512) as it 24 existed before the date of the enactment of the National g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1572 1 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 2 Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2169). 3 ‘‘§ 6104. Monitoring of industrial base for nuclear 4 weapons components, subsystems, and 5 materials 6 ‘‘(a) DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL.—Not later than 7 March 1, 2021, the Administrator shall designate a senior 8 official within the Administration to be responsible for 9 monitoring the industrial base that supports the nuclear 10 weapons components, subsystems, and materials of the 11 Administration, including— 12 13 ‘‘(1) the consistent monitoring of the current status of the industrial base; 14 15 ‘‘(2) tracking of industrial base issues over time; and 16 ‘‘(3) proactively identifying gaps or risks in spe- 17 cific areas relating to the industrial base. 18 ‘‘(b) PROVISION OF RESOURCES.—The Adminis- 19 trator shall ensure that the official designated under sub20 section (a) is provided with resources sufficient to conduct 21 the monitoring required by that subsection. 22 ‘‘(c) CONSULTATIONS.—The Administrator, acting 23 through the official designated under subsection (a), shall, 24 to the extent practicable and beneficial, in conducting the 25 monitoring required by that subsection, consult with— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1573 1 ‘‘(1) officials of the Department of Defense who 2 are members of the Nuclear Weapons Council estab- 3 lished under section 179; 4 5 ‘‘(2) officials of the Department of Defense responsible for the defense industrial base; and 6 ‘‘(3) other components of the Department of 7 Energy that rely on similar components, subsystems, 8 or materials. 9 ‘‘(d) BRIEFINGS.— 10 ‘‘(1) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than April 11 1, 2021, the Administrator shall provide to the Com- 12 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 13 House of Representatives a briefing on the designa- 14 tion of the official required by subsection (a), includ- 15 ing on— 16 ‘‘(A) the responsibilities assigned to that 17 official; and 18 ‘‘(B) the plan for providing that official 19 with resources sufficient to conduct the moni- 20 toring required by subsection (a). 21 ‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 22 April 1, 2022, and annually thereafter through 23 2024, the Administrator shall provide to the Com- 24 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 25 House of Representatives a briefing on activities car- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1574 1 ried out under this section that includes an assess- 2 ment of the progress made by the official designated 3 under subsection (a) in conducting the monitoring 4 required by that subsection. 5 ‘‘(e) REPORTS.—The Administrator, acting through 6 the official designated under subsection (a), shall submit 7 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 8 the House of Representatives, contemporaneously with 9 each briefing required by subsection (d)(2), a report— 10 ‘‘(1) identifying actual or potential risks to or 11 specific gaps in any element of the industrial base 12 that supports the nuclear weapons components, sub- 13 systems, or materials of the Administration; 14 ‘‘(2) describing the actions the Administration 15 is taking to further assess, characterize, and 16 prioritize such risks and gaps; 17 ‘‘(3) describing mitigating actions, if any, the 18 Administration has underway or planned to mitigate 19 any such risks or gaps; 20 21 ‘‘(4) setting forth the anticipated timelines and resources needed for such mitigating actions; and 22 ‘‘(5) describing the nature of any coordination 23 with or burden sharing by other departments or 24 agencies of the Federal Government or the private 25 sector to address such risks and gaps. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1575 1 ‘‘§ 6105. Common financial reporting system for the 2 3 nuclear security enterprise ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—By not later than four years 4 after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 5 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 6 328), the Administrator shall, in consultation with the Na7 tional Nuclear Security Administration Council estab8 lished by section 6103, complete, to the extent practicable, 9 the implementation of a common financial reporting sys10 tem for the nuclear security enterprise. 11 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The common financial reporting 12 system implemented pursuant to subsection (a) shall in13 clude the following: 14 ‘‘(1) Common data reporting requirements for 15 work performed using funds of the Administration, 16 including reporting of financial data by standardized 17 labor categories, labor hours, functional elements, 18 and cost elements. 19 ‘‘(2) A common work breakdown structure for 20 the Administration that aligns contractor work 21 breakdown structures with the budget structure of 22 the Administration. 23 ‘‘(3) Definitions and methodologies for identi- 24 fying and reporting costs for programs of records 25 and base capabilities within the Administration. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1576 1 ‘‘(4) A capability to leverage, where appro- 2 priate, the Defense Cost Analysis Resource Center 3 of the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Eval- 4 uation of the Department of Defense using historical 5 costing data by the Administration. 6 ‘‘(c) REPORTS.— 7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 8 2017, and annually thereafter, the Administrator 9 shall, in consultation with the National Nuclear Se- 10 curity Administration Council, submit to the con- 11 gressional defense committees a report on progress 12 of the Administration toward implementing a com- 13 mon financial reporting system for the nuclear secu- 14 rity enterprise as required by subsection (a). 15 16 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—Each report under this subsection shall include the following: 17 ‘‘(A) A summary of activities, accomplish- 18 ments, challenges, benefits, and costs related to 19 the implementation of a common financial re- 20 porting system for the nuclear security enter- 21 prise during the year preceding the year in 22 which such report is submitted. 23 ‘‘(B) A summary of planned activities in 24 connection with the implementation of a com- 25 mon financial reporting system for the nuclear g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1577 1 security enterprise in the year in which such re- 2 port is submitted. 3 ‘‘(C) A description of any anticipated 4 modifications to the schedule for implementing 5 a common financial reporting system for the 6 nuclear security enterprise, including an update 7 on possible risks, challenges, and costs related 8 to such implementation. 9 ‘‘(3) TERMINATION.—No report is required 10 under this subsection after the completion of the im- 11 plementation of a common financial reporting sys- 12 tem for the nuclear security enterprise. 13 ‘‘§ 6106. Restriction on licensing requirement for cer14 tain defense activities and facilities 15 ‘‘None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 16 the Department of Energy National Security and Military 17 Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1981 18 (Public Law 96–540; 94 Stat. 3197) or any other Act may 19 be used for any purpose related to licensing of any defense 20 activity or facility of the Department of Energy by the 21 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 22 ‘‘§ 6107. Establishment of Center for Security Tech23 24 nology, Analysis, Response, and Testing ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator for Nu- 25 clear Security shall establish within the nuclear security g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1578 1 enterprise a Center for Security Technology, Analysis, Re2 sponse, and Testing. 3 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The center established under sub- 4 section (a) shall carry out the following: 5 ‘‘(1) Provide to the Administrator, the Chief of 6 Defense Nuclear Security, and the management and 7 operating contractors of the nuclear security enter- 8 prise a wide range of objective expertise on security 9 technologies, systems, analysis, testing, and response 10 forces. 11 ‘‘(2) Assist the Administrator in developing 12 standards, requirements, analysis methods, and test- 13 ing criteria with respect to security. 14 15 ‘‘(3) Collect, analyze, and distribute lessons learned with respect to security. 16 17 ‘‘(4) Support inspections and oversight activities with respect to security. 18 19 ‘‘(5) Promote professional development and training for security professionals. 20 ‘‘(6) Provide for advance and bulk procurement 21 for security-related acquisitions that affect multiple 22 facilities of the nuclear security enterprise. 23 ‘‘(7) Advocate for continual improvement and 24 security excellence throughout the nuclear security 25 enterprise. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1579 1 ‘‘(8) Such other duties as the Administrator 2 may assign. 3 ‘‘CHAPTER 602—NUCLEAR WEAPONS 4 STOCKPILE MATTERS 5 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP 6 AND WEAPONS PRODUCTION 7 ‘‘§ 6111. Stockpile stewardship program 8 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy, 9 acting through the Administrator, shall establish a stew10 ardship program to ensure— 11 ‘‘(1) the preservation of the core intellectual 12 and technical competencies of the United States in 13 nuclear weapons, including weapons design, system 14 integration, manufacturing, security, use control, re- 15 liability assessment, and certification; and 16 ‘‘(2) that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe, 17 secure, and reliable without the use of underground 18 nuclear weapons testing. 19 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The program shall in- 20 clude the following: 21 ‘‘(1) An increased level of effort for the con- 22 struction of new facilities and the modernization of 23 existing facilities with production and manufacturing 24 capabilities that are necessary to support the deter- 25 rence of strategic attacks against the United States g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1580 1 by maintaining and enhancing the performance, reli- 2 ability, and security of the United States nuclear 3 weapons stockpile, including— 4 ‘‘(A) the nuclear weapons production facili- 5 ties; and 6 ‘‘(B) production and manufacturing capa- 7 bilities resident in the national security labora- 8 tories. 9 ‘‘(2) Support for advanced computational capa- 10 bilities to enhance the simulation and modeling ca- 11 pabilities of the United States with respect to the 12 performance over time of nuclear weapons. 13 ‘‘(3) Support for above-ground experimental 14 programs, such as hydrotesting, high-energy lasers, 15 inertial confinement fusion, plasma physics, and ma- 16 terials research. 17 ‘‘(4) Support for the modernization of facilities 18 and projects that contribute to the experimental ca- 19 pabilities of the United States that support the 20 sustainment and modernization of the United States 21 nuclear weapons stockpile and the capabilities re- 22 quired to assess nuclear weapons effects. 23 ‘‘(5) Support for the use of, and experiments 24 facilitated by, the advanced experimental facilities of 25 the United States, including— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1581 1 ‘‘(A) the National Ignition Facility at Law- 2 rence Livermore National Laboratory; 3 ‘‘(B) the Dual Axis Radiographic Hydro- 4 dynamic Test Facility at Los Alamos National 5 Laboratory; 6 ‘‘(C) the Z Machine at Sandia National 7 Laboratories; and 8 ‘‘(D) the experimental facilities at the Ne- 9 vada National Security Site. 10 ‘‘§ 6112. Portfolio management framework for Na11 12 tional Nuclear Security Administration ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 13 date of the enactment of the National Defense Authoriza14 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81), the 15 Administrator shall— 16 ‘‘(1) in consultation with the Nuclear Weapons 17 Council established under section 179, develop and 18 implement a portfolio management framework for 19 the nuclear security enterprise that— 20 ‘‘(A) defines the Administration’s portfolio 21 of nuclear weapons stockpile and infrastructure 22 maintenance and modernization programs; 23 ‘‘(B) establishes a portfolio governance 24 structure, including portfolio-level selection cri- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1582 1 teria, prioritization criteria, and performance 2 metrics; 3 ‘‘(C) outlines the approach of the Adminis- 4 tration to managing that portfolio; and 5 ‘‘(D) incorporates the leading practices 6 identified by the Comptroller General of the 7 United States in the report titled ‘‘Nuclear Se- 8 curity Enterprise: NNSA Should Use Portfolio 9 Management Leading Practices to Support 10 Modernization 11 dated June 2021; and 12 ‘‘(2) complete an integrated, comprehensive as- 13 sessment of the portfolio management capabilities 14 required to execute the weapons activities portfolio 15 of the Administration. 16 ‘‘(b) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than June Efforts’’ (GAO-21-398) and 17 1, 2022, the Administrator shall provide to the congres18 sional defense committees a briefing on— 19 ‘‘(1) the progress of the Administrator in devel- 20 oping the framework described in paragraph (1) of 21 subsection (a) and completing the assessment re- 22 quired by paragraph (2) of that subsection; and 23 ‘‘(2) the plans of the Administrator for imple- 24 menting the recommendations of the Comptroller g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1583 1 General in the report referred to in paragraph 2 (1)(D) of that subsection. 3 ‘‘§ 6113. Stockpile stewardship criteria 4 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT FOR CRITERIA.—The Secretary 5 of Energy shall develop clear and specific criteria for judg6 ing whether the science-based tools being used by the De7 partment of Energy for determining the safety and reli8 ability of the nuclear weapons stockpile are performing in 9 a manner that will provide an adequate degree of certainty 10 that the stockpile is safe and reliable. 11 12 ‘‘(b) COORDINATION WITH SECRETARY OF DE- FENSE.—The Secretary of Energy, in developing the cri- 13 teria required by subsection (a), shall coordinate with the 14 Secretary of Defense. 15 ‘‘§ 6114. Nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, 16 17 management, and responsiveness plan ‘‘(a) PLAN REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator, in 18 consultation with the Secretary of Defense and other ap19 propriate officials of the departments and agencies of the 20 Federal Government, shall develop and annually update 21 a plan for sustaining the nuclear weapons stockpile. The 22 plan shall cover, at a minimum, stockpile stewardship, 23 stockpile management, stockpile responsiveness, stockpile 24 surveillance, program direction, infrastructure moderniza25 tion, human capital, and nuclear test readiness. The plan g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1584 1 shall be consistent with the programmatic and technical 2 requirements of the most recent annual Nuclear Weapons 3 Stockpile Memorandum. 4 ‘‘(b) SUBMISSIONS TO CONGRESS.— 5 ‘‘(1) In accordance with subsection (c), not 6 later than March 15 of each even-numbered year, 7 the Administrator shall submit to the congressional 8 defense committees a summary of the plan developed 9 under subsection (a). 10 ‘‘(2) In accordance with subsection (d), not 11 later than March 15 of each odd-numbered year, the 12 Administrator shall submit to the congressional de- 13 fense committees a detailed report on the plan devel- 14 oped under subsection (a). 15 ‘‘(3) The summaries and reports required by 16 this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified 17 form, but may include a classified annex. 18 ‘‘(c) ELEMENTS OF BIENNIAL PLAN SUMMARY.— 19 Each summary of the plan submitted under subsection 20 (b)(1) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 21 ‘‘(1) A summary of the status of the nuclear 22 weapons stockpile, including the number and age of 23 warheads (including both active and inactive) for 24 each warhead type. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1585 1 ‘‘(2) A summary of the status, plans, budgets, 2 and schedules for warhead life extension programs 3 and any other programs to modify, update, or re- 4 place warhead types. 5 ‘‘(3) A summary of the methods and informa- 6 tion used to determine that the nuclear weapons 7 stockpile is safe and reliable, as well as the relation- 8 ship of science-based tools to the collection and in- 9 terpretation of such information. 10 ‘‘(4) A summary of the status of the nuclear se- 11 curity enterprise, including programs and plans for 12 infrastructure modernization and retention of human 13 capital, as well as associated budgets and schedules. 14 ‘‘(5) A summary of the status, plans, and budg- 15 ets for carrying out the stockpile responsiveness pro- 16 gram under section 6131. 17 ‘‘(6) A summary of the plan regarding the re- 18 search and development, deployment, and lifecycle 19 sustainment of technologies described in subsection 20 (d)(7). 21 ‘‘(7) A summary of the assessment under sub- 22 section (d)(8) regarding the execution of programs 23 with current and projected budgets and any associ- 24 ated risks. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1586 1 ‘‘(8) Identification of any modifications or up- 2 dates to the plan since the previous summary or de- 3 tailed report was submitted under subsection (b). 4 ‘‘(9) Such other information as the Adminis- 5 trator considers appropriate. 6 ‘‘(d) ELEMENTS OF BIENNIAL DETAILED REPORT.— 7 Each detailed report on the plan submitted under sub8 section (b)(2) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 9 ‘‘(1) With respect to stockpile stewardship, 10 stockpile management, and stockpile responsive- 11 ness— 12 ‘‘(A) the status of the nuclear weapons 13 stockpile, including the number and age of war- 14 heads (including both active and inactive) for 15 each warhead type; 16 ‘‘(B) for each five-year period occurring 17 during the period beginning on the date of the 18 report and ending on the date that is 20 years 19 after the date of the report— 20 ‘‘(i) the planned number of nuclear 21 warheads (including active and inactive) 22 for each warhead type in the nuclear weap- 23 ons stockpile; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1587 1 ‘‘(ii) the past and projected future 2 total lifecycle cost of each type of nuclear 3 weapon; 4 ‘‘(C) the status, plans, budgets, and sched- 5 ules for warhead life extension programs and 6 any other programs to modify, update, or re- 7 place warhead types; 8 ‘‘(D) a description of the process by which 9 the Administrator assesses the lifetimes, and re- 10 quirements for life extension or replacement, of 11 the nuclear and non-nuclear components of the 12 warheads (including active and inactive war- 13 heads) in the nuclear weapons stockpile; 14 ‘‘(E) a description of the process used in 15 recertifying the safety, security, and reliability 16 of each warhead type in the nuclear weapons 17 stockpile; 18 ‘‘(F) any concerns of the Administrator 19 that would affect the ability of the Adminis- 20 trator to recertify the safety, security, or reli- 21 ability of warheads in the nuclear weapons 22 stockpile (including active and inactive war- 23 heads); 24 ‘‘(G) mechanisms to provide for the manu- 25 facture, maintenance, and modernization of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1588 1 each warhead type in the nuclear weapons 2 stockpile, as needed; 3 ‘‘(H) mechanisms to expedite the collection 4 of information necessary for carrying out the 5 stockpile management program required by sec- 6 tion 6116, including information relating to the 7 aging of materials and components, new manu- 8 facturing techniques, and the replacement or 9 substitution of materials; 10 ‘‘(I) mechanisms to ensure the appropriate 11 assignment of roles and missions for each na- 12 tional security laboratory and nuclear weapons 13 production facility, including mechanisms for 14 allocation of workload, mechanisms to ensure 15 the carrying out of appropriate modernization 16 activities, and mechanisms to ensure the reten- 17 tion of skilled personnel; 18 ‘‘(J) mechanisms to ensure that each na- 19 tional security laboratory has full and complete 20 access to all weapons data to enable a rigorous 21 peer-review process to support the annual as- 22 sessment of the condition of the nuclear weap- 23 ons stockpile required under section 6117; 24 ‘‘(K) mechanisms for allocating funds for 25 activities under the stockpile management pro- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1589 1 gram required by section 6116, including allo- 2 cations of funds by weapon type and facility; 3 ‘‘(L) for each of the five fiscal years fol- 4 lowing the fiscal year in which the report is 5 submitted, an identification of the funds needed 6 to carry out the program required under section 7 6116; 8 ‘‘(M) the status, plans, activities, budgets, 9 and schedules for carrying out the stockpile re- 10 sponsiveness program under section 6131; 11 ‘‘(N) for each of the five fiscal years fol- 12 lowing the fiscal year in which the report is 13 submitted, an identification of the funds needed 14 to carry out the program required under section 15 6131; and 16 ‘‘(O) as required, when assessing and de- 17 veloping prototype nuclear weapons of foreign 18 countries, a report from the directors of the na- 19 tional security laboratories on the need and 20 plan for such assessment and development that 21 includes separate comments on the plan from 22 the Secretary of Energy and the Director of 23 National Intelligence. 24 ‘‘(2) With respect to science-based tools— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1590 1 ‘‘(A) a description of the information need- 2 ed to determine that the nuclear weapons stock- 3 pile is safe and reliable; 4 ‘‘(B) for each science-based tool used to 5 collect information described in subparagraph 6 (A), the relationship between such tool and 7 such information and the effectiveness of such 8 tool in providing such information based on the 9 criteria developed pursuant to section 6113(a); 10 and 11 ‘‘(C) the criteria developed under section 12 6113(a) (including any updates to such cri- 13 teria). 14 ‘‘(3) An assessment of the stockpile stewardship 15 program under section 6111(a) by the Adminis- 16 trator, in consultation with the directors of the na- 17 tional security laboratories, which shall set forth— 18 ‘‘(A) an identification and description of— 19 ‘‘(i) any key technical challenges to 20 the stockpile stewardship program; and 21 ‘‘(ii) the strategies to address such 22 challenges without the use of nuclear test- 23 ing; 24 ‘‘(B) a strategy for using the science-based 25 tools (including advanced simulation and com- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1591 1 puting capabilities) of each national security 2 laboratory to ensure that the nuclear weapons 3 stockpile is safe, secure, and reliable without 4 the use of nuclear testing; 5 ‘‘(C) an assessment of the science-based 6 tools (including advanced simulation and com- 7 puting capabilities) of each national security 8 laboratory that exist at the time of the assess- 9 ment compared with the science-based tools ex- 10 pected to exist during the period covered by the 11 future-years nuclear security program; and 12 ‘‘(D) an assessment of the core scientific 13 and technical competencies required to achieve 14 the objectives of the stockpile stewardship pro- 15 gram and other weapons activities and weap- 16 ons-related activities of the Administration, in- 17 cluding— 18 ‘‘(i) the number of scientists, engi- 19 neers, and technicians, by discipline, re- 20 quired to maintain such competencies; and 21 ‘‘(ii) a description of any shortage of 22 such individuals that exists at the time of 23 the assessment compared with any short- 24 age expected to exist during the period cov- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1592 1 ered by the future-years nuclear security 2 program. 3 4 ‘‘(4) With respect to the nuclear security infrastructure— 5 ‘‘(A) a description of the modernization 6 and refurbishment measures the Administrator 7 determines necessary to meet the requirements 8 prescribed in— 9 ‘‘(i) the national security strategy of 10 the United States as set forth in the most 11 recent national security strategy report of 12 the President under section 108 of the Na- 13 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 14 3043) if such strategy has been submitted 15 as of the date of the plan; 16 17 ‘‘(ii) the most recent national defense strategy as of the date of the plan; and 18 ‘‘(iii) the most recent Nuclear Posture 19 Review as of the date of the plan; 20 ‘‘(B) a schedule for implementing the 21 measures described under subparagraph (A) 22 during the 10-year period following the date of 23 the plan; 24 ‘‘(C) the estimated levels of annual funds 25 the Administrator determines necessary to g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1593 1 carry out the measures described under sub- 2 paragraph (A), including a discussion of the cri- 3 teria, evidence, and strategies on which such es- 4 timated levels of annual funds are based; and 5 ‘‘(D)(i) a description of— 6 ‘‘(I) the metrics (based on industry 7 best practices) used by the Administrator 8 to determine the infrastructure deferred 9 maintenance and repair needs of the nu- 10 clear security enterprise; and 11 ‘‘(II) the percentage of replacement 12 plant value being spent on maintenance 13 and repair needs of the nuclear security 14 enterprise; and 15 ‘‘(ii) an explanation of whether the annual 16 spending on such needs complies with the rec- 17 ommendation of the National Research Council 18 of the National Academies of Sciences, Engi- 19 neering, and Medicine that such spending be in 20 an amount equal to four percent of the replace- 21 ment plant value, and, if not, the reasons for 22 such noncompliance and a plan for how the Ad- 23 ministrator will ensure facilities of the nuclear 24 security enterprise are being properly sustained. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1594 1 2 ‘‘(5) With respect to the nuclear test readiness of the United States— 3 ‘‘(A) an estimate of the period of time that 4 would be necessary for the Administrator to 5 conduct an underground test of a nuclear weap- 6 on once directed by the President to conduct 7 such a test; 8 ‘‘(B) a description of the level of test read- 9 iness that the Administrator, in consultation 10 with the Secretary of Defense, determines to be 11 appropriate; 12 ‘‘(C) a list and description of the workforce 13 skills and capabilities that are essential to car- 14 rying out an underground nuclear test at the 15 Nevada National Security Site; 16 ‘‘(D) a list and description of the infra- 17 structure and physical plants that are essential 18 to carrying out an underground nuclear test at 19 the Nevada National Security Site; and 20 ‘‘(E) an assessment of the readiness status 21 of the skills and capabilities described in sub- 22 paragraph (C) and the infrastructure and phys- 23 ical plants described in subparagraph (D). 24 ‘‘(6) A strategy for the integrated management 25 of plutonium for stockpile and stockpile stewardship g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1595 1 needs over a 20-year period that includes the fol- 2 lowing: 3 ‘‘(A) An assessment of the baseline science 4 issues necessary to understand plutonium aging 5 under static and dynamic conditions under 6 manufactured and nonmanufactured plutonium 7 geometries. 8 ‘‘(B) An assessment of scientific and test- 9 ing instrumentation for plutonium at elemental 10 and bulk conditions. 11 ‘‘(C) An assessment of manufacturing and 12 handling technology for plutonium and pluto- 13 nium components. 14 ‘‘(D) An assessment of computational mod- 15 els of plutonium performance under static and 16 dynamic loading, including manufactured and 17 nonmanufactured conditions. 18 ‘‘(E) An identification of any capability 19 gaps with respect to the assessments described 20 in subparagraphs (A) through (D). 21 ‘‘(F) An estimate of costs relating to the 22 issues, instrumentation, technology, and models 23 described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) 24 over the period covered by the future-years nu- 25 clear security program under section 3253 of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1596 1 the National Nuclear Security Administration 2 Act (50 U.S.C. 2453). 3 ‘‘(G) An estimate of the cost of eliminating 4 the capability gaps identified under subpara- 5 graph (E) over the period covered by the fu- 6 ture-years nuclear security program. 7 ‘‘(H) Such other items as the Adminis- 8 trator considers important for the integrated 9 management of plutonium for stockpile and 10 stockpile stewardship needs. 11 ‘‘(7) A plan for the research and development, 12 deployment, and lifecycle sustainment of the tech- 13 nologies employed within the nuclear security enter- 14 prise to address physical and cyber security threats 15 during the five fiscal years following the date of the 16 report, together with— 17 ‘‘(A) for each site in the nuclear security 18 enterprise, a description of the technologies de- 19 ployed to address the physical and cybersecurity 20 threats posed to that site; 21 ‘‘(B) for each site and for the nuclear se- 22 curity enterprise, the methods used by the Ad- 23 ministration to establish priorities among in- 24 vestments in physical and cybersecurity tech- 25 nologies; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1597 1 ‘‘(C) a detailed description of how the 2 funds identified for each program element spec- 3 ified pursuant to paragraph (1) in the budget 4 for the Administration for each fiscal year dur- 5 ing that five-fiscal-year period will help carry 6 out that plan. 7 ‘‘(8) An assessment of whether the programs 8 described by the report can be executed with current 9 and projected budgets and any associated risks. 10 ‘‘(9) Identification of any modifications or up- 11 dates to the plan since the previous summary or de- 12 tailed report was submitted under subsection (b). 13 ‘‘(e) NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL ASSESSMENT.— 14 ‘‘(1) For each detailed report on the plan sub- 15 mitted under subsection (b)(2), the Nuclear Weap- 16 ons Council shall conduct an assessment that in- 17 cludes the following: 18 ‘‘(A) An analysis of the plan, including— 19 ‘‘(i) whether the plan supports the re- 20 quirements of the national security strat- 21 egy of the United States referred to in 22 subsection (d)(4)(A)(i), the most recent the 23 national defense strategy, and the most re- 24 cent Nuclear Posture Review; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1598 1 ‘‘(ii) whether the modernization and 2 refurbishment measures described under 3 subparagraph (A) of subsection (d)(4) and 4 the schedule described under subparagraph 5 (B) of such subsection are adequate to 6 support such requirements; and 7 ‘‘(iii) whether the plan supports the 8 stockpile responsiveness program under 9 section 6131 in a manner that meets the 10 objectives of such program and an identi- 11 fication of any improvements that may be 12 made to the plan to better carry out such 13 program. 14 ‘‘(B) An analysis of whether the plan ade- 15 quately addresses the requirements for infra- 16 structure recapitalization of the facilities of the 17 nuclear security enterprise. 18 ‘‘(C) If the Nuclear Weapons Council de- 19 termines that the plan does not adequately sup- 20 port modernization and refurbishment require- 21 ments under subparagraph (A) or the nuclear 22 security enterprise facilities infrastructure re- 23 capitalization requirements under subparagraph 24 (B), a risk assessment with respect to— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1599 1 ‘‘(i) supporting the annual certifi- 2 cation of the nuclear weapons stockpile; 3 and 4 ‘‘(ii) maintaining the long-term safety, 5 security, and reliability of the nuclear 6 weapons stockpile. 7 ‘‘(2) Not later than 180 days after the date on 8 which the Administrator submits the plan under 9 subsection (b)(2), the Nuclear Weapons Council 10 shall submit to the congressional defense committees 11 a report detailing the assessment required under 12 paragraph (1). 13 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 14 ‘‘(1) The term ‘budget’, with respect to a fiscal 15 year, means the budget for that fiscal year that is 16 submitted to Congress by the President under sec- 17 tion 1105(a) of title 31. 18 ‘‘(2) The term ‘future-years nuclear security 19 program’ means the program required by section 20 3253 of the National Nuclear Security Administra- 21 tion Act (50 U.S.C. 2453). 22 ‘‘(3) The term ‘national defense strategy’ 23 means the review of the defense programs and poli- 24 cies of the United States that is carried out every 25 four years under section 113(g). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1600 1 ‘‘(4) The term ‘nuclear security budget mate- 2 rials’, with respect to a fiscal year, means the mate- 3 rials submitted to Congress by the Administrator in 4 support of the budget for that fiscal year. 5 ‘‘(5) The term ‘weapons activities’ means each 6 activity within the budget category of weapons ac- 7 tivities in the budget of the Administration. 8 ‘‘(6) The term ‘weapons-related activities’ 9 means each activity under the Department of En- 10 ergy that involves nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons 11 technology, or fissile or radioactive materials, includ- 12 ing activities related to— 13 ‘‘(A) nuclear nonproliferation; 14 ‘‘(B) nuclear forensics; 15 ‘‘(C) nuclear intelligence; 16 ‘‘(D) nuclear safety; and 17 ‘‘(E) nuclear incident response. 18 ‘‘§ 6115. Major warhead refurbishment program 19 ‘‘In fiscal year 2015 and subsequent fiscal years, the 20 Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional de21 fense committees a report, on each major warhead refur22 bishment program that reaches the Phase 6.3 milestone, 23 that provides an analysis of alternatives. Such report shall 24 include— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1601 1 2 ‘‘(1) a full description of alternatives considered prior to the award of Phase 6.3; 3 ‘‘(2) a comparison of the costs and benefits of 4 each of those alternatives, to include an analysis of 5 trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance 6 objectives against each alternative considered; 7 ‘‘(3) identification of the cost and risk of crit- 8 ical technology elements associated with each alter- 9 native, including technology maturity, integration 10 risk, manufacturing feasibility, and demonstration 11 needs; 12 ‘‘(4) identification of the cost and risk of addi- 13 tional capital asset and infrastructure capabilities 14 required to support production and certification of 15 each alternative; 16 ‘‘(5) a comparative analysis of the risks, costs, 17 and scheduling needs for any military requirement 18 intended to enhance warhead safety, security, or 19 maintainability, including any requirement to con- 20 solidate and/or integrate warhead systems or mods 21 as compared to at least one other feasible refurbish- 22 ment alternative the Nuclear Weapons Council con- 23 siders appropriate; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1602 1 ‘‘(6) a life-cycle cost estimate for the alternative 2 selected that details the overall cost, scope, and 3 schedule planning assumptions. 4 ‘‘§ 6116. Stockpile management program 5 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of En- 6 ergy, acting through the Administrator and in consulta7 tion with the Secretary of Defense, shall carry out a pro8 gram, in support of the stockpile stewardship program, to 9 provide for the effective management, modernization, and 10 replacement, as required, of the weapons in the nuclear 11 weapons stockpile. The program shall have the following 12 objectives: 13 ‘‘(1) To enhance the performance and reliability 14 of the nuclear weapons stockpile of the United 15 States. 16 17 ‘‘(2) To further reduce the likelihood of the resumption of underground nuclear weapons testing. 18 19 ‘‘(3) To maintain the safety and security of the nuclear weapons stockpile. 20 21 ‘‘(4) To optimize the future size of the nuclear weapons stockpile. 22 23 ‘‘(5) To reduce the risk of an accidental detonation of an element of the stockpile. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1603 1 ‘‘(6) To reduce the risk of an element of the 2 stockpile being used by a person or entity hostile to 3 the United States, its vital interests, or its allies. 4 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM LIMITATIONS.—In carrying out the 5 stockpile management program under subsection (a), the 6 Secretary of Energy shall ensure that— 7 ‘‘(1) any changes made to the stockpile shall be 8 consistent with the objectives identified in subsection 9 (a); 10 ‘‘(2) any changes made to the stockpile con- 11 sistent with the objectives identified in subsection 12 (a) are carried out in a cost effective manner; and 13 ‘‘(3) any such changes made to the stockpile 14 shall— 15 ‘‘(A) be well understood and certifiable 16 without the need to resume underground nu- 17 clear weapons testing; 18 ‘‘(B) use the design, certification, and pro- 19 duction expertise resident in the nuclear secu- 20 rity enterprise to fulfill current mission require- 21 ments of the existing stockpile; and 22 ‘‘(C) develop future generations of design, 23 certification, and production expertise in the 24 nuclear security enterprise to support the fulfill- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1604 1 ment of mission requirements of the future 2 stockpile. 3 ‘‘(c) PROGRAM BUDGET.—In accordance with the re- 4 quirements under section 6120, for each budget submitted 5 by the President to Congress under section 1105 of title 6 31, the amounts requested for the program under this sec7 tion shall be clearly identified in the budget justification 8 materials submitted to Congress in support of that budget. 9 ‘‘§ 6117. Annual assessments and reports to the Presi10 dent and Congress regarding the condi- 11 tion of the United States nuclear weap- 12 ons stockpile 13 ‘‘(a) ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED.—For each 14 nuclear weapon type in the stockpile of the United States, 15 each official specified in subsection (b) on an annual basis 16 shall, to the extent such official is directly responsible for 17 the safety, reliability, performance, or military effective18 ness of that nuclear weapon type, complete an assessment 19 of the safety, reliability, performance, or military effective20 ness (as the case may be) of that nuclear weapon type. 21 ‘‘(b) COVERED OFFICIALS.—The officials referred to 22 in subsection (a) are the following: 23 24 ‘‘(1) The head of each national security laboratory. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1605 1 ‘‘(2) The Commander of the United States 2 Strategic Command. 3 ‘‘(c) DUAL VALIDATION TEAMS IN SUPPORT OF AS- 4 SESSMENTS.—In support of the assessments required by 5 subsection (a), the Administrator may establish teams, 6 known as ‘dual validation teams’, to provide each national 7 security laboratory responsible for weapons design with 8 independent evaluations of the condition of each warhead 9 for which such laboratory has lead responsibility. A dual 10 validation team established by the Administrator shall— 11 ‘‘(1) be comprised of weapons experts from the 12 laboratory that does not have lead responsibility for 13 fielding the warhead being evaluated; 14 ‘‘(2) have access to all surveillance and under- 15 ground test data for all stockpile systems for use in 16 the independent evaluations; 17 18 ‘‘(3) use all relevant available data to conduct independent calculations; and 19 ‘‘(4) pursue independent experiments to support 20 the independent evaluations. 21 ‘‘(d) USE OF TEAMS OF EXPERTS FOR ASSESS- 22 MENTS.—The head of each national security laboratory 23 shall establish and use one or more teams of experts, 24 known as ‘red teams’, to assist in the assessments re25 quired by subsection (a). Each such team shall include ex- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1606 1 perts from both of the other national security laboratories. 2 Each such team for a national security laboratory shall— 3 ‘‘(1) review both the matters covered by the as- 4 sessments under subsection (a) performed by the 5 head of that laboratory and any independent evalua- 6 tions conducted by a dual validation team under 7 subsection (c); 8 ‘‘(2) subject such matters to challenge; and 9 ‘‘(3) submit the results of such review and chal- 10 lenge, together with the findings and recommenda- 11 tions of such team with respect to such review and 12 challenge, to the head of that laboratory. 13 ‘‘(e) REPORT ON ASSESSMENTS.—Not later than De- 14 cember 1 of each year, each official specified in subsection 15 (b) shall submit to the Secretary concerned, and to the 16 Nuclear Weapons Council, a report on the assessments 17 that such official was required by subsection (a) to com18 plete. The report shall include the following: 19 ‘‘(1) The results of each such assessment. 20 ‘‘(2)(A) Such official’s determination as to 21 whether or not one or more underground nuclear 22 tests are necessary to resolve any issues identified in 23 the assessments and, if so— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1607 1 ‘‘(i) an identification of the specific under- 2 ground nuclear tests that are necessary to re- 3 solve such issues; and 4 ‘‘(ii) a discussion of why options other 5 than an underground nuclear test are not avail- 6 able or would not resolve such issues. 7 ‘‘(B) An identification of the specific under- 8 ground nuclear tests which, while not necessary, 9 might have value in resolving any such issues and a 10 discussion of the anticipated value of conducting 11 such tests. 12 ‘‘(C) Such official’s determination as to the 13 readiness of the United States to conduct the under- 14 ground nuclear tests identified under subparagraphs 15 (A)(i) and (B), if directed by the President to do so. 16 ‘‘(3) In the case of a report submitted by the 17 head of a national security laboratory— 18 ‘‘(A) a concise statement regarding the 19 adequacy of the science-based tools and meth- 20 ods, including with respect to cyber assurance, 21 being used to determine the matters covered by 22 the assessments; 23 ‘‘(B) a concise statement regarding the 24 adequacy of the tools and methods employed by 25 the manufacturing infrastructure required by g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1608 1 section 6122 to identify and fix any inadequacy 2 with respect to the matters covered by the as- 3 sessments, and the confidence of the head in 4 such tools and methods; 5 ‘‘(C) a concise summary of the findings 6 and recommendations of any teams under sub- 7 section (d) that relate to the assessments, to- 8 gether with a discussion of those findings and 9 recommendations; 10 ‘‘(D) a concise summary of the results of 11 any independent evaluation conducted by a dual 12 validation team under subsection (c); and 13 ‘‘(E) a concise summary of any significant 14 finding investigations initiated or active during 15 the previous year for which the head of the na- 16 tional security laboratory has full or partial re- 17 sponsibility. 18 ‘‘(4) In the case of a report submitted by the 19 Commander of the United States Strategic Com- 20 mand— 21 ‘‘(A) a discussion of the relative merits of 22 other nuclear weapon types (if any), or compen- 23 satory measures (if any) that could be taken, 24 that could enable accomplishment of the mis- 25 sions of the nuclear weapon types to which the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1609 1 assessments relate, should such assessments 2 identify any deficiency with respect to such nu- 3 clear weapon types; 4 ‘‘(B) a summary of all major assembly re- 5 leases in place as of the date of the report for 6 the active and inactive nuclear weapon stock- 7 piles; and 8 ‘‘(C) the views of the Commander on the 9 stockpile responsiveness program under section 10 6131, the activities conducted under such pro- 11 gram, and any suggestions to improve such pro- 12 gram. 13 ‘‘(5) An identification and discussion of any 14 matter having an adverse effect on the capability of 15 the official submitting the report to accurately deter- 16 mine the matters covered by the assessments. 17 ‘‘(f) SUBMITTALS TO THE PRESIDENT AND CON- 18 GRESS.— 19 ‘‘(1) Not later than February 1 of each year, 20 the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of En- 21 ergy shall submit to the President— 22 ‘‘(A) each report, without change, sub- 23 mitted to either Secretary under subsection (e) 24 during the preceding year; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1610 1 ‘‘(B) any comments that the Secretaries 2 individually or jointly consider appropriate with 3 respect to each such report; 4 ‘‘(C) the conclusions that the Secretaries 5 individually or jointly reach as to the safety, re- 6 liability, performance, and military effectiveness 7 of the nuclear weapons stockpile of the United 8 States; and 9 ‘‘(D) any other information that the Secre- 10 taries individually or jointly consider appro- 11 priate. 12 ‘‘(2) Not later than March 15 of each year, the 13 President shall forward to Congress the matters re- 14 ceived by the President under paragraph (1) for that 15 year, together with any comments the President con- 16 siders appropriate. 17 ‘‘(3) If the President does not forward to Con- 18 gress the matters required under paragraph (2) by 19 the date required by such paragraph, the officials 20 specified in subsection (b) shall provide a briefing to 21 the congressional defense committees not later than 22 March 30 on the report such officials submitted to 23 the Secretary concerned under subsection (e). 24 ‘‘(g) CLASSIFIED FORM.—Each submittal under sub- 25 section (f) shall be in classified form only, with the classi- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1611 1 fication level required for each portion of such submittal 2 marked appropriately. 3 ‘‘(h) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘Sec- 4 retary concerned’ means— 5 ‘‘(1) the Secretary of Energy, with respect to 6 matters concerning the Department of Energy; and 7 ‘‘(2) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to 8 matters concerning the Department of Defense. 9 ‘‘§ 6118. Form of certifications regarding the safety or 10 reliability of the nuclear weapons stock- 11 pile 12 ‘‘Any certification submitted to the President by the 13 Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Energy regarding 14 confidence in the safety or reliability of a nuclear weapon 15 type in the United States nuclear weapons stockpile shall 16 be submitted in classified form only. 17 ‘‘§ 6119. Nuclear test ban readiness program 18 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 19 of Energy shall establish and support a program to assure 20 that the United States is in a position to maintain the 21 reliability, safety, and continued deterrent effect of its 22 stockpile of existing nuclear weapons designs in the event 23 that a low-threshold or comprehensive ban on nuclear ex24 plosives testing is negotiated and ratified within the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1612 1 framework agreed to by the United States and the Rus2 sian Federation. 3 ‘‘(b) PURPOSES OF PROGRAM.—The purposes of the 4 program under subsection (a) shall be the following: 5 ‘‘(1) To assure that the United States main- 6 tains a vigorous program of stockpile inspection and 7 non-explosive testing so that, if a low-threshold or 8 comprehensive test ban is entered into, the United 9 States remains able to detect and identify potential 10 problems in stockpile reliability and safety in exist- 11 ing designs of nuclear weapons. 12 ‘‘(2) To assure that the specific materials, com- 13 ponents, processes, and personnel needed for the re- 14 manufacture of existing nuclear weapons or the sub- 15 stitution of alternative nuclear warheads are avail- 16 able to support such remanufacture or substitution 17 if such action becomes necessary in order to satisfy 18 reliability and safety requirements under a low- 19 threshold or comprehensive test ban agreement. 20 ‘‘(3) To assure that a vigorous program of re- 21 search in areas related to nuclear weapons science 22 and engineering is supported so that, if a low- 23 threshold or comprehensive test ban agreement is 24 entered into, the United States is able to maintain g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1613 1 a base of technical knowledge about nuclear weapons 2 design and nuclear weapons effects. 3 ‘‘(c) CONDUCT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary of En- 4 ergy shall carry out the program provided for in sub5 section (a). The program shall be carried out with the par6 ticipation of representatives of the Department of De7 fense, the nuclear weapons production facilities, and the 8 national security laboratories. 9 ‘‘§ 6120. Requirements for specific request for new or 10 11 modified nuclear weapons ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REQUEST FOR FUNDS FOR 12 DEVELOPMENT.— 13 ‘‘(1) In any fiscal year after fiscal year 2002 in 14 which the Secretary of Energy plans to carry out ac- 15 tivities described in paragraph (2) relating to the de- 16 velopment of a new nuclear weapon or modified nu- 17 clear weapon beyond phase 2 or phase 6.2 (as the 18 case may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition proc- 19 ess, the Secretary— 20 ‘‘(A) shall specifically request funds for 21 such activities in the budget of the President 22 for that fiscal year under section 1105(a) of 23 title 31; and 24 ‘‘(B) may carry out such activities only if 25 amounts are authorized to be appropriated for g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1614 1 such activities by an Act of Congress consistent 2 with section 660 of the Department of Energy 3 Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7270). 4 ‘‘(2) The activities described in this paragraph 5 are as follows: 6 ‘‘(A) The conduct, or provision for con- 7 duct, of research and development for the pro- 8 duction of a new nuclear weapon by the United 9 States. 10 ‘‘(B) The conduct, or provision for con- 11 duct, of engineering or manufacturing to carry 12 out the production of a new nuclear weapon by 13 the United States. 14 ‘‘(C) The conduct, or provision for con- 15 duct, of research and development for the pro- 16 duction of a modified nuclear weapon by the 17 United States. 18 ‘‘(D) The conduct, or provision for con- 19 duct, of engineering or manufacturing to carry 20 out the production of a modified nuclear weap- 21 on by the United States. 22 ‘‘(b) BUDGET REQUEST FORMAT.—In a request for 23 funds under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include a 24 dedicated line item for each activity described in sub25 section (a)(2) for a new nuclear weapon or modified nu- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1615 1 clear weapon that is in phase 2 or higher or phase 6.2 2 or higher (as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon ac3 quisition process. 4 ‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION AND BRIEFING OF NONCOVERED 5 ACTIVITIES.—In any fiscal year after fiscal year 2022, the 6 Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator, in 7 conjunction with the annual submission of the budget of 8 the President to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 9 31, shall notify the congressional defense committees of— 10 ‘‘(1) any activities described in subsection 11 (a)(2) relating to the development of a new nuclear 12 weapon or modified nuclear weapon that, during the 13 calendar year prior to the budget submission, were 14 carried out prior to phase 2 or phase 6.2 (as the 15 case may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition proc- 16 ess; and 17 ‘‘(2) any plans to carry out, prior to phase 2 or 18 phase 6.2 (as the case may be) of the nuclear weap- 19 on acquisition process, activities described in sub- 20 section (a)(2) relating to the development of a new 21 nuclear weapon or modified nuclear weapon during 22 the fiscal year covered by that budget. 23 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1616 1 ‘‘(1) The term ‘modified nuclear weapon’ means 2 a nuclear weapon that contains a pit or canned sub- 3 assembly, either of which— 4 ‘‘(A) is in the nuclear weapons stockpile as 5 of December 2, 2002; and 6 ‘‘(B) is being modified in order to meet a 7 military requirement that is other than the mili- 8 tary requirements applicable to such nuclear 9 weapon when first placed in the nuclear weap- 10 ons stockpile. 11 ‘‘(2) The term ‘new nuclear weapon’ means a 12 nuclear weapon that contains a pit or canned sub- 13 assembly, either of which is neither— 14 ‘‘(A) in the nuclear weapons stockpile on 15 December 2, 2002; nor 16 ‘‘(B) in production as of that date. 17 ‘‘§ 6121. Testing of nuclear weapons 18 ‘‘(a) UNDERGROUND TESTING.—No underground 19 test of nuclear weapons may be conducted by the United 20 States after September 30, 1996, unless a foreign state 21 conducts a nuclear test after this date, at which time the 22 prohibition on United States nuclear testing is lifted. 23 ‘‘(b) ATMOSPHERIC TESTING.—None of the funds 24 appropriated pursuant to the National Defense Authoriza25 tion Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103–160; 107 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1617 1 Stat. 1547) or any other Act for any fiscal year may be 2 available to maintain the capability of the United States 3 to conduct atmospheric testing of a nuclear weapon. 4 ‘‘§ 6122. Manufacturing infrastructure for refabrica5 tion and certification of nuclear weapons 6 stockpile 7 ‘‘(a) MANUFACTURING PROGRAM.— 8 ‘‘(1) The Secretary of Energy shall carry out a 9 program for purposes of establishing within the Gov- 10 ernment a manufacturing infrastructure that has the 11 capabilities of meeting the following objectives: 12 ‘‘(A) To provide a stockpile surveillance 13 engineering base. 14 ‘‘(B) To refabricate and certify weapon 15 components and types in the enduring nuclear 16 weapons stockpile, as necessary. 17 ‘‘(C) To fabricate and certify new nuclear 18 warheads, as necessary. 19 ‘‘(D) To support nuclear weapons. 20 ‘‘(E) To supply sufficient tritium in sup- 21 port of nuclear weapons to ensure an upload 22 hedge in the event circumstances require. 23 ‘‘(2) The purpose of the program carried out 24 under paragraph (1) shall also be to develop manu- 25 facturing capabilities and capacities necessary to g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1618 1 meet the requirements specified in the annual Nu- 2 clear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum. 3 ‘‘(b) REQUIRED CAPABILITIES.—The manufacturing 4 infrastructure established under the program under sub5 section (a) shall include the following capabilities (modern6 ized to attain the objectives referred to in that subsection): 7 8 ‘‘(1) The weapons assembly and high explosives manufacturing capabilities of the Pantex Plant. 9 ‘‘(2) The weapon secondary fabrication capabili- 10 ties of the Y–12 National Security Complex, Oak 11 Ridge, Tennessee. 12 13 ‘‘(3) The capabilities of the Savannah River Site relating to tritium recycling and processing. 14 ‘‘(4) The fissile material component processing 15 and fabrication capabilities of the Savannah River 16 Plutonium Processing Facility and the Los Alamos 17 National Laboratory. 18 ‘‘(5) The non-nuclear component capabilities of 19 the Kansas City National Security Campus, Kansas 20 City, Missouri. 21 ‘‘§ 6123. Acceleration of depleted uranium manufac22 23 turing processes ‘‘(a) ACCELERATION OF MANUFACTURING.—The Ad- 24 ministrator shall require the nuclear security enterprise to 25 accelerate the modernization of manufacturing processes g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1619 1 for depleted uranium by 2030 so that the nuclear security 2 enterprise— 3 ‘‘(1) demonstrates bulk cold hearth melting of 4 depleted uranium alloys to augment existing capa- 5 bilities on an operational basis for war reserve com- 6 ponents; 7 ‘‘(2) manufactures, on a repeatable and ongoing 8 basis, war reserve depleted uranium alloy compo- 9 nents using net shape casting; 10 ‘‘(3) demonstrates, if possible, a production fa- 11 cility to conduct routine operations for manufac- 12 turing depleted uranium alloy components outside of 13 the current perimeter security fencing of the Y-12 14 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; 15 and 16 ‘‘(4) has available high purity depleted uranium 17 for the production of war reserve components. 18 ‘‘(b) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—Not later than March 31, 19 2023, and annually thereafter through 2030, the Adminis20 trator shall provide to the congressional defense commit21 tees a briefing on— 22 23 ‘‘(1) progress made in carrying out subsection (a); 24 25 ‘‘(2) the cost of activities conducted under such subsection during the preceding fiscal year; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1620 1 ‘‘(3) the ability of the nuclear security enter- 2 prise 3 hexafluoride to depleted uranium tetrafluoride. to convert depleted uranium fluoride 4 ‘‘§ 6124. Reports on critical difficulties at national se5 curity laboratories and nuclear weapons 6 production facilities 7 ‘‘(a) REPORTS BY HEADS OF LABORATORIES AND 8 FACILITIES.—In the event of a difficulty at a national se9 curity laboratory or a nuclear weapons production facility 10 that has a significant bearing on confidence in the safety 11 or reliability of a nuclear weapon or nuclear weapon type, 12 the head of the laboratory or facility, as the case may be, 13 shall submit to the Administrator a report on the dif14 ficulty. The head of the laboratory or facility shall submit 15 the report as soon as practicable after discovery of the 16 difficulty. 17 ‘‘(b) TRANSMITTAL BY ADMINISTRATOR.—Not later 18 than 10 days after receipt of a report under subsection 19 (a), the Administrator shall transmit the report (together 20 with the comments of the Administrator) to the congres21 sional defense committees, to the Secretary of Energy and 22 the Secretary of Defense, and to the President. 23 ‘‘(c) INCLUSION OF REPORTS IN ANNUAL STOCKPILE 24 ASSESSMENT.—Any report submitted pursuant to sub25 section (a) shall also be submitted to the President and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1621 1 Congress with the matters required to be submitted under 2 section 6117(f) for the year in which such report is sub3 mitted. 4 ‘‘§ 6125. Selected acquisition reports and independent 5 cost estimates and reviews of certain pro- 6 grams and facilities 7 ‘‘(a) SELECTED ACQUISITION REPORTS.— 8 ‘‘(1) At the end of the first quarter of each fis- 9 cal year, the Secretary of Energy, acting through 10 the Administrator, shall submit to the congressional 11 defense committees a report on each nuclear weapon 12 system undergoing life extension and each major al- 13 teration project (as defined in section 6284(a)(2)) 14 during the preceding fiscal year. The reports shall be 15 known as Selected Acquisition Reports for the weap- 16 on system concerned. 17 ‘‘(2) The information contained in the Selected 18 Acquisition Report for a fiscal year for a nuclear 19 weapon system shall be the information contained in 20 the Selected Acquisition Report for each fiscal-year 21 quarter in that fiscal year for a major defense acqui- 22 sition program under section 4351 or any successor 23 system, expressed in terms of the nuclear weapon 24 system. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1622 1 2 ‘‘(b) INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATES AND RE- VIEWS.— 3 ‘‘(1) The Secretary, acting through the Admin- 4 istrator, shall submit to the congressional defense 5 committees and the Nuclear Weapons Council the 6 following: 7 8 ‘‘(A) An independent cost estimate of the following: 9 ‘‘(i) Each nuclear weapon system un- 10 dergoing life extension at the completion of 11 phase 6.2A or new weapon system at the 12 completion of phase 2A, relating to design 13 definition and cost study. 14 ‘‘(ii) Each nuclear weapon system un- 15 dergoing life extension at the completion of 16 phase 6.3 or new weapon system at the 17 completion of phase 3, relating to develop- 18 ment engineering. 19 ‘‘(iii) Each nuclear weapon system un- 20 dergoing life extension at the completion of 21 phase 6.4, relating to production engineer- 22 ing, and before the initiation of phase 6.5, 23 relating to first production. 24 ‘‘(iv) Each new weapon system at the 25 completion of phase 4, relating to produc- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1623 1 tion engineering, and before the initiation 2 of phase 5, relating to first production. 3 ‘‘(v) Each new nuclear facility within 4 the nuclear security enterprise that is esti- 5 mated to cost more than $500,000,000 be- 6 fore such facility achieves critical decision 7 1 and before such facility achieves critical 8 decision 2 in the acquisition process. 9 ‘‘(vi) Each nuclear weapons system 10 undergoing a major alteration project (as 11 defined in section 6284(a)(2)). 12 ‘‘(B) An independent cost review of each 13 nuclear weapon system undergoing life exten- 14 sion at the completion of phase 6.2 or new 15 weapon system at the completion of phase 2, re- 16 lating to study of feasibility and down-select. 17 ‘‘(2) Each independent cost estimate and inde- 18 pendent cost review under paragraph (1) shall in- 19 clude— 20 ‘‘(A) whether the cost baseline or the 21 budget estimate for the period covered by the 22 future-years nuclear security program has 23 changed, and the rationale for any such change; 24 and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1624 1 ‘‘(B) any views of the Secretary or the Ad- 2 ministrator regarding such estimate or review. 3 ‘‘(3) The Administrator shall review and con- 4 sider the results of any independent cost estimate or 5 independent cost review of a nuclear weapon system 6 or a nuclear facility, as the case may be, under this 7 subsection before entering the next phase of the de- 8 velopment process of such system or the acquisition 9 process of such facility. 10 ‘‘(4) Except as otherwise specified in paragraph 11 (1), each independent cost estimate or independent 12 cost review of a nuclear weapon system or a nuclear 13 facility under this subsection shall be submitted not 14 later than 30 days after the date on which— 15 ‘‘(A) in the case of a nuclear weapons sys- 16 tem, such system completes a phase specified in 17 such paragraph; or 18 ‘‘(B) in the case of a nuclear facility, such 19 facility achieves critical decision 1 as specified 20 in subparagraph (A)(v) of such paragraph. 21 ‘‘(5) Each independent cost estimate or inde- 22 pendent cost review submitted under this subsection 23 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in- 24 clude a classified annex if necessary. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1625 1 ‘‘(c) AUTHORITY FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENTS.— 2 Upon the request of the Administrator, the Secretary of 3 Defense, acting through the Director of Cost Assessment 4 and Program Evaluation and in consultation with the Ad5 ministrator, may conduct an independent cost assessment 6 of any initiative or program of the Administration that 7 is estimated to cost more than $500,000,000. 8 ‘‘§ 6126. Advice to President and Congress regarding 9 safety, security, and reliability of United 10 States nuclear weapons stockpile 11 ‘‘(a) POLICY.— 12 ‘‘(1) IN 13 United States— 14 GENERAL.—It is the policy of the ‘‘(A) to maintain a safe, secure, effective, 15 and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile; and 16 ‘‘(B) as long as other nations control or 17 actively seek to acquire nuclear weapons, to re- 18 tain a credible nuclear deterrent. 19 ‘‘(2) NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE.—It is in 20 the security interest of the United States to sustain 21 the United States nuclear weapons stockpile through 22 a program of stockpile stewardship, carried out at 23 the national security laboratories and nuclear weap- 24 ons production facilities. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1626 1 2 ‘‘(3) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 3 ‘‘(A) the United States should retain a 4 triad of strategic nuclear forces sufficient to 5 deter any future hostile foreign leadership with 6 access to strategic nuclear forces from acting 7 against the vital interests of the United States; 8 ‘‘(B) the United States should continue to 9 maintain nuclear forces of sufficient size and 10 capability to implement an effective and robust 11 deterrent strategy; and 12 ‘‘(C) the advice of the persons required to 13 provide the President and Congress with assur- 14 ances of the safety, security, effectiveness, and 15 reliability of the nuclear weapons force should 16 be scientifically based, without regard for poli- 17 tics, and of the highest quality and integrity. 18 ‘‘(b) ADVICE AND OPINIONS REGARDING NUCLEAR 19 WEAPONS STOCKPILE.—In addition to a director of a na20 tional security laboratory or a nuclear weapons production 21 facility under section 6124, any member of the Nuclear 22 Weapons Council may also submit to the President, the 23 Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, or the con24 gressional defense committees advice or opinion regarding g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1627 1 the safety, security, effectiveness, and reliability of the nu2 clear weapons stockpile. 3 ‘‘(c) EXPRESSION OF INDIVIDUAL VIEWS.— 4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No individual, including a 5 representative of the President, may take any action 6 against, or otherwise constrain, a director of a na- 7 tional security laboratory or a nuclear weapons pro- 8 duction facility or a member of the Nuclear Weap- 9 ons Council from presenting the professional views 10 of the director or member, as the case may be, to 11 the President, the National Security Council, or 12 Congress regarding— 13 ‘‘(A) the safety, security, reliability, or 14 credibility of the nuclear weapons stockpile and 15 nuclear forces; or 16 ‘‘(B) the status of, and plans for, the capa- 17 bilities and infrastructure that support and sus- 18 tain the nuclear weapons stockpile and nuclear 19 forces. 20 ‘‘(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in paragraph 21 (1)(B) may be construed to affect the interagency 22 budget process. 23 ‘‘(d) REPRESENTATIVE 24 OF THE PRESIDENT DE- FINED.—In this section, the term ‘representative of the 25 President’ means the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1628 1 ‘‘(1) Any official of the Department of Defense 2 or the Department of Energy who is appointed by 3 the President and confirmed by the Senate. 4 5 ‘‘(2) Any member or official of the National Security Council. 6 7 ‘‘(3) Any member or official of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 8 9 ‘‘(4) Any official of the Office of Management and Budget. 10 ‘‘§ 6127. Notification of certain regulations that im11 pact the National Nuclear Security Ad- 12 ministration 13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If a director of a national secu- 14 rity laboratory of the Administration determines that a 15 Federal regulation could inhibit the ability of the Adminis16 trator to maintain the safety, security, or effectiveness of 17 the nuclear weapons stockpile without engaging in explo18 sive nuclear testing, such director, not later than 15 days 19 after making such determination, shall submit to Congress 20 a notification of such determination. 21 ‘‘(b) FORM.—Each notification required by sub- 22 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 23 may include a classified annex. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1629 1 ‘‘§ 6128. Plutonium pit production capacity 2 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Consistent with the require- 3 ments of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of En4 ergy shall ensure that the nuclear security enterprise— 5 6 ‘‘(1) during 2021, begins production of qualification plutonium pits; 7 8 ‘‘(2) during 2024, produces not less than 10 war reserve plutonium pits; 9 10 ‘‘(3) during 2025, produces not less than 20 war reserve plutonium pits; 11 12 ‘‘(4) during 2026, produces not less than 30 war reserve plutonium pits; and 13 ‘‘(5) during 2030, produces not less than 80 14 war reserve plutonium pits. 15 ‘‘(b) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 16 March 1, 2015, and each year thereafter through 2030, 17 the Secretary of Energy shall certify to the congressional 18 defense committees and the Secretary of Defense that the 19 programs and budget of the Secretary of Energy will en20 able the nuclear security enterprise to meet the require21 ments under subsection (a). 22 ‘‘(c) PLAN.—If the Secretary of Energy does not 23 make a certification under subsection (b) by March 1 of 24 any year in which a certification is required under that 25 subsection, by not later than May 1 of such year, the 26 Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council shall submit g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1630 1 to the congressional defense committees a plan to enable 2 the nuclear security enterprise to meet the requirements 3 under subsection (a). Such plan shall include identification 4 of the resources of the Department of Energy that the 5 Chairman determines should be redirected to support the 6 plan to meet such requirements. 7 8 ‘‘(d) CERTIFICATIONS ON PLUTONIUM ENTER- PRISE.— 9 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 30 days 10 after the date on which a covered project achieves a 11 critical decision milestone, the Assistant Secretary 12 for Environmental Management and the Deputy Ad- 13 ministrator for Defense Programs shall jointly cer- 14 tify to the congressional defense committees that the 15 operations, infrastructure, and workforce of such 16 project are adequate to carry out the delivery and 17 disposal of planned waste shipments relating to the 18 plutonium enterprise, as outlined in the critical deci- 19 sion memoranda of the Department of Energy with 20 respect to such project. 21 ‘‘(2) FAILURE TO CERTIFY.—If the Assistant 22 Secretary for Environmental Management and the 23 Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs fail to 24 make a certification under paragraph (1) by the 25 date specified in such paragraph with respect to a g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1631 1 covered project achieving a critical decision mile- 2 stone, the Assistant Secretary and the Deputy Ad- 3 ministrator shall jointly submit to the congressional 4 defense committees, by not later than 30 days after 5 such date, a plan to ensure that the operations, in- 6 frastructure, and workforce of such project will be 7 adequate to carry out the delivery and disposal of 8 planned waste shipments described in such para- 9 graph. 10 ‘‘(e) REPORTS.— 11 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than March 1 12 of each year during the period beginning on the date 13 on which the first covered project achieves critical 14 decision 2 in the acquisition process and ending on 15 the date on which the second project achieves critical 16 decision 4 and begins operations, the Administrator 17 for Nuclear Security shall submit to the congres- 18 sional defense committees a report on the planned 19 production goals of both covered projects during the 20 first 10 years of the operation of the projects. 21 22 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph (1) shall include— 23 ‘‘(A) the number of war reserve plutonium 24 pits planned to be produced during each year, 25 including the associated warhead type; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1632 1 ‘‘(B) a description of risks and challenges 2 to meeting the performance baseline for the 3 covered projects, as approved in critical decision 4 2 in the acquisition process; 5 ‘‘(C) options available to the Administrator 6 to balance scope, costs, and production require- 7 ments at the projects to decrease overall risk to 8 the plutonium enterprise and enduring pluto- 9 nium pit requirements; and 10 ‘‘(D) an explanation of any changes to the 11 production goals or requirements as compared 12 to the report submitted during the previous 13 year. 14 ‘‘(f) PROHIBITION ON ARIES EXPANSION BEFORE 15 ACHIEVEMENT OF 30 PIT-PER-YEAR BASE CAPABILITY.— 16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Until the date on which the 17 Administrator certifies to the congressional defense 18 committees that the base capability to produce not 19 less than 30 war reserve plutonium pits per year has 20 been established at Los Alamos National Labora- 21 tory, the Administrator may not— 22 ‘‘(A) carry out a project to expand the pit 23 disassembly and processing capability of the 24 spaces at PF–4 occupied by ARIES as of De- 25 cember 22, 2023; or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1633 1 ‘‘(B) otherwise expand such spaces. 2 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 3 apply with respect to— 4 ‘‘(A) ongoing or planned small projects to 5 sustain or improve the efficiency of plutonium 6 oxide production, provided that such projects do 7 not expand the spaces at PF–4 occupied by 8 ARIES as of December 22, 2023; 9 ‘‘(B) the planning and design of an addi- 10 tional ARIES capability at a location other 11 than PF–4; or 12 ‘‘(C) the transfer of the ARIES capability 13 to a location other than PF–4. 14 ‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 15 ‘‘(A) The term ‘ARIES’ means the Ad- 16 vanced Recovery and Integrated Extraction 17 System method, developed and piloted at Los 18 Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 19 Mexico, for disassembling surplus defense pluto- 20 nium pits and converting the plutonium from 21 such pits into plutonium oxide. 22 ‘‘(B) The term ‘PF–4’ means the Pluto- 23 nium Facility at Technical Area 55 located at 24 Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, 25 New Mexico. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1634 1 ‘‘(g) COVERED PROJECT DEFINED.—In this sub- 2 section, the term ‘covered project’ means— 3 ‘‘(1) the Savannah River Plutonium Processing 4 Facility, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina 5 (Project 21–D–511); or 6 ‘‘(2) the Plutonium Pit Production Project, Los 7 Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 8 Mexico (Project 21–D–512). 9 ‘‘(h) MANAGEMENT OF PLUTONIUM MODERNIZATION 10 PROGRAM.—Not later than 570 days after December 22, 11 2023, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall ensure 12 that the plutonium modernization program established by 13 the Office of Defense Programs of the National Nuclear 14 Security Administration, or any subsequently developed 15 program designed to meet the requirements under sub16 section (a), is managed in accordance with the best prac17 tices for schedule development and cost estimating of the 18 Government Accountability Office. 19 ‘‘§ 6129. Certification of completion of milestones 20 with respect to plutonium pit aging 21 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator shall com- 22 plete the milestones on plutonium pit aging identified in 23 the report entitled ‘‘Research Program Plan for Pluto24 nium and Pit Aging’’, published by the Administration in 25 September 2021. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1635 1 ‘‘(b) ASSESSMENTS.—The Administrator shall— 2 ‘‘(1) acting through the Defense Programs Ad- 3 visory Committee, conduct biennial reviews during 4 the period beginning not later than one year after 5 the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 6 December 31, 2030, regarding the progress achieved 7 toward completing the milestones described in sub- 8 section (a); and 9 ‘‘(2) seek to enter into an arrangement with the 10 private scientific advisory group known as JASON 11 to conduct, not later than 2030, an assessment of 12 plutonium pit aging. 13 ‘‘(c) BRIEFINGS.—During the period beginning not 14 later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 15 Act and ending December 31, 2030, the Administrator 16 shall provide to the congressional defense committees bien17 nial briefings on— 18 19 ‘‘(1) the progress achieved toward completing the milestones described in subsection (a); and 20 ‘‘(2) the results of the assessments described in 21 subsection (b). 22 ‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION 23 OF COMPLETION OF MILE- STONES.—Not later than October 1, 2031, the Adminis- 24 trator shall— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1636 1 ‘‘(1) certify to the congressional defense com- 2 mittees whether the milestones described in sub- 3 section (a) have been achieved; and 4 5 ‘‘(2) if the milestones have not been achieved, submit to such committees a report— 6 ‘‘(A) describing the reasons such mile- 7 stones have not been achieved; 8 ‘‘(B) including, if the Administrator deter- 9 mines the Administration will not be able to 10 meet one of such milestones, an explanation for 11 that determination; and 12 ‘‘(C) specifying new dates for the comple- 13 tion of the milestones the Administrator antici- 14 pates the Administration will meet. 15 ‘‘§ 6130. Authorization of workforce development and 16 training 17 National Nuclear Security Administration 18 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Administrator for Nuclear partnership programs within 19 Security may authorize management and operating con20 tractors at covered facilities to develop and implement 21 workforce development and training partnership programs 22 to further the education and training of employees or pro23 spective employees of such management and operating 24 contractors to meet the requirements of section 6128. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1637 1 ‘‘(b) CAPACITY.—To carry out subsection (a), a man- 2 agement and operating contractor at a covered facility 3 may provide funding through grants or other means to 4 cover the costs of the development and implementation of 5 a workforce development and training partnership pro6 gram authorized under such subsection, including costs re7 lating to curriculum development, hiring of teachers, pro8 curement of equipment and machinery, use of facilities or 9 other properties, and provision of scholarships and fellow10 ships. 11 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 12 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered facility’ means— 13 ‘‘(A) Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los 14 Alamos, New Mexico; or 15 ‘‘(B) the Savannah River Site, Aiken, 16 South Carolina. 17 ‘‘(2) The term ‘prospective employee’ means an 18 individual who has applied (or who, based on their 19 field of study and experience, is likely to apply) for 20 a position of employment with a management and 21 operating contractor to support plutonium pit pro- 22 duction at a covered facility. 23 ‘‘§ 6131. Stockpile responsiveness program 24 ‘‘(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 25 United States to identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1638 1 continually exercise all capabilities required to concep2 tualize, study, design, develop, engineer, certify, produce, 3 and deploy nuclear weapons to ensure the nuclear deter4 rent of the United States remains safe, secure, reliable, 5 credible, and responsive. 6 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of En- 7 ergy, acting through the Administrator and in consulta8 tion with the Secretary of Defense, shall carry out a stock9 pile responsiveness program, along with the stockpile stew10 ardship program under section 6111 and the stockpile 11 management program under section 6116, to identify, sus12 tain, enhance, integrate, and continually exercise all capa13 bilities required to conceptualize, study, design, develop, 14 engineer, certify, produce, and deploy nuclear weapons. 15 ‘‘(c) OBJECTIVES.—The program under subsection 16 (b) shall have the following objectives: 17 ‘‘(1) Identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and 18 continually exercise all of the capabilities, infrastruc- 19 ture, tools, and technologies across the science, engi- 20 neering, design, certification, and manufacturing 21 cycle required to carry out all phases of the joint nu- 22 clear weapons life cycle process, with respect to both 23 the nuclear security enterprise and relevant elements 24 of the Department of Defense. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1639 1 ‘‘(2) Identify, enhance, and transfer knowledge, 2 skills, and direct experience with respect to all 3 phases of the joint nuclear weapons life cycle process 4 from one generation of nuclear weapon designers 5 and engineers to the following generation. 6 ‘‘(3) Periodically demonstrate stockpile respon- 7 siveness throughout the range of capabilities as re- 8 quired, such as through the use of prototypes, flight 9 testing, and development of plans for certification 10 without the need for nuclear explosive testing. 11 ‘‘(4) Shorten design, certification, and manufac- 12 turing cycles and timelines to minimize the amount 13 of time and costs leading to an engineering proto- 14 type and production. 15 ‘‘(5) Continually exercise processes for the inte- 16 gration and coordination of all relevant elements and 17 processes of the Administration and the Department 18 of Defense required to ensure stockpile responsive- 19 ness. 20 ‘‘(6) The retention of the ability, in coordina- 21 tion with the Director of National Intelligence, to as- 22 sess and develop prototype nuclear weapons of for- 23 eign countries if needed to meet intelligence require- 24 ments and, if necessary, to conduct no-yield testing 25 of those prototypes. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1640 1 ‘‘(d) JOINT NUCLEAR WEAPONS LIFE CYCLE PROC- 2 ESS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘joint nuclear 3 weapons life cycle process’ means the process developed 4 and maintained by the Secretary of Defense and the Sec5 retary of Energy for the development, production, mainte6 nance, and retirement of nuclear weapons. 7 ‘‘§ 6132. Long-term plan for meeting national security 8 requirements for unencumbered uranium 9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31 of 10 each odd-numbered year through 2031, the Secretary of 11 Energy shall submit to the congressional defense commit12 tees a plan for meeting national security requirements for 13 unencumbered uranium through 2070. 14 ‘‘(b) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The plan required by 15 subsection (a) shall include the following: 16 ‘‘(1) An inventory of unencumbered uranium 17 (other than depleted uranium), by program source 18 and enrichment level, that, as of the date of the 19 plan, is allocated to national security requirements. 20 ‘‘(2) An inventory of unencumbered uranium 21 (other than depleted uranium), by program source 22 and enrichment level, that, as of the date of the 23 plan, is not allocated to national security require- 24 ments but could be allocated to such requirements. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1641 1 ‘‘(3) An identification of national security re- 2 quirements for unencumbered uranium through 3 2070, by program source and enrichment level. 4 ‘‘(4) An assessment of current and projected 5 unencumbered uranium production by private indus- 6 try in the United States that could support future 7 defense requirements. 8 ‘‘(5) A description of any shortfall in obtaining 9 unencumbered uranium to meet national security re- 10 quirements and an assessment of whether that 11 shortfall could be mitigated through the blending 12 down of uranium that is of a higher enrichment 13 level. 14 ‘‘(6) An inventory of unencumbered depleted 15 uranium, an assessment of the portion of that ura- 16 nium that could be allocated to national security re- 17 quirements through re-enrichment, and an estimate 18 of the costs of re-enriching that uranium. 19 ‘‘(7) A description of the swap and barter 20 agreements involving unencumbered uranium needed 21 to meet national security requirements that are in 22 effect on the date of the plan. 23 ‘‘(8) An assessment of— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1642 1 ‘‘(A) when additional enrichment of ura- 2 nium will be required to meet national security 3 requirements; and 4 ‘‘(B) the options the Secretary is consid- 5 ering to meet such requirements, including an 6 estimated cost and timeline for each option and 7 a description of any changes to policy or law 8 that the Secretary determines would be required 9 for each option. 10 ‘‘(9) An assessment of how options to provide 11 additional enriched uranium to meet national secu- 12 rity requirements could, as an additional benefit, 13 contribute to the establishment of a sustained do- 14 mestic enrichment capacity and allow the commer- 15 cial sector of the United States to reduce reliance on 16 importing uranium from adversary countries. 17 ‘‘(c) FORM OF PLAN.—The plan required by sub- 18 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 19 may include a classified annex. 20 ‘‘(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL BRIEFING.—Not later 21 than 180 days after the date on which the congressional 22 defense committees receive each plan under subsection (a), 23 the Comptroller General of the United States shall provide 24 to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1643 1 Representatives and the Senate a briefing that includes 2 an assessment of the plan. 3 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 4 ‘‘(1) The term ‘depleted’, with respect to ura- 5 nium, means that the uranium is depleted in ura- 6 nium-235 compared with natural uranium. 7 ‘‘(2) The term ‘unencumbered’, with respect to 8 uranium, means that the United States has no obli- 9 gation to foreign governments to use the uranium 10 for only peaceful purposes. 11 ‘‘§ 6133. Plan for domestic enrichment capability to 12 satisfy Department of Defense uranium 13 requirements 14 ‘‘(a) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the 15 date of the enactment of National Defense Authorization 16 Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31), the Ad17 ministrator shall submit to the Committees on Armed 18 Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House 19 of Representatives a report that contains a plan to estab20 lish a domestic enrichment capability sufficient to meet 21 defense requirements for enriched uranium. Such plan 22 shall include— 23 ‘‘(1) a description of defense requirements for 24 enriched uranium expected to be necessary between 25 the date of the enactment of this Act and 2060 to g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1644 1 meet the requirements of the Department of De- 2 fense, including quantities, material assay, and the 3 dates by which new enrichment is required; 4 ‘‘(2) key milestones, steps, and policy decisions 5 required to achieve the domestic uranium enrich- 6 ment capability; 7 8 ‘‘(3) the dates by which such key milestones are to be achieved; 9 10 ‘‘(4) a funding profile, broken down by project and sub-project, for obtaining such capability; 11 ‘‘(5) a description of any changes in the re- 12 quirement of the Department of Defense for highly 13 enriched uranium due to AUKUS; and 14 ‘‘(6) any other elements or information the Ad- 15 ministrator determines appropriate. 16 ‘‘(b) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1 18 of each year after the year during which the report 19 required by subsection (a) is submitted until the 20 date specified in paragraph (2), the Administrator 21 shall submit to the congressional defense committees 22 a certification that— 23 ‘‘(A) the Administration is in compliance 24 with the plan and milestones contained in the 25 report; or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1645 1 ‘‘(B) the Administration is not in compli- 2 ance with such plan or milestones, together 3 with— 4 ‘‘(i) a description of the nature of the 5 non-compliance; 6 ‘‘(ii) the reasons for the non-compli- 7 ance; and 8 ‘‘(iii) a plan to achieve compliance. 9 ‘‘(2) TERMINATION DATE.—No report shall be 10 required under paragraph (1) after the date on 11 which the Administrator certifies to the congres- 12 sional defense committees that the final key mile- 13 stone under the plan has been met. 14 ‘‘(c) FORM OF REPORTS.—The report under sub- 15 section (a) and each annual certification under subsection 16 (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in17 clude a classified annex. 18 ‘‘§ 6134. Incorporation of integrated surety architec19 ture 20 ‘‘(a) SHIPMENTS.— 21 ‘‘(1) The Administrator shall ensure that ship- 22 ments described in paragraph (2) incorporate surety 23 technologies relating to transportation and shipping 24 developed by the Integrated Surety Architecture pro- 25 gram of the Administration. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1646 1 ‘‘(2) A shipment described in this paragraph is 2 an over-the-road shipment of the Administration 3 that involves any nuclear weapon planned to be in 4 the active stockpile after 2025. 5 ‘‘(b) CERTAIN PROGRAMS.— 6 ‘‘(1) The Administrator, in coordination with 7 the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council, shall 8 ensure that each program described in paragraph 9 (2) incorporates integrated designs compatible with 10 the Integrated Surety Architecture program. 11 ‘‘(2) A program described in this subsection is 12 a program of the Administration that is a warhead 13 development program, a life extension program, or a 14 warhead major alteration program. 15 ‘‘(c) DETERMINATION.— 16 ‘‘(1) If, on a case-by-case basis, the Adminis- 17 trator determines that a shipment under subsection 18 (a) will not incorporate some or all of the surety 19 technologies described in such subsection, or that a 20 program under subsection (b) will not incorporate 21 some or all of the integrated designs described in 22 such subsection, the Administrator shall submit such 23 determination to the congressional defense commit- 24 tees, including the results of an analysis conducted 25 pursuant to paragraph (2). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1647 1 ‘‘(2) Each determination made under paragraph 2 (1) shall be based on a documented, system risk 3 analysis that considers security risk reduction, oper- 4 ational impacts, and technical risk. 5 ‘‘(d) TERMINATION.—The requirements of sub- 6 sections (a) and (b) shall terminate on December 31, 7 2029. 8 ‘‘§ 6135. W93 nuclear warhead acquisition process 9 ‘‘(a) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 10 ‘‘(1) PHASE 1.—Upon receiving a concept defi- 11 nition study under phase 1 of the joint nuclear 12 weapons life cycle for the W93 nuclear weapon, the 13 Nuclear Weapons Council shall submit to the con- 14 gressional defense committees a report that includes 15 the following: 16 17 18 19 ‘‘(A) A description of the potential military characteristics of the weapon. ‘‘(B) A description of the stockpile-to-target sequence requirements of the weapon. 20 ‘‘(C) An initial assessment of the require- 21 ments a W93 nuclear weapon program is likely 22 to generate for the nuclear security enterprise, 23 including— 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(i) adjustments to the size and composition of the workforce; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1648 1 2 ‘‘(ii) additions to existing weapon design and production capabilities; or 3 ‘‘(iii) additional facility recapitaliza- 4 tion or new construction. 5 ‘‘(D) A preliminary description of other 6 significant requirements for a W93 nuclear 7 weapon program, including— 8 ‘‘(i) first production unit date; 9 ‘‘(ii) initial operational capability date; 10 ‘‘(iii) full operational capability date; 11 and 12 ‘‘(iv) any unique safety and surety re- 13 quirements that could increase design com- 14 plexity or cost estimate uncertainty. 15 ‘‘(2) PHASE 2.— 16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 17 days after the date on which the Nuclear Weap- 18 ons Council approves phase 2 of the joint nu- 19 clear weapons life cycle for the W93 nuclear 20 weapon, the Administrator shall provide to the 21 congressional defense committees a briefing on 22 a plan to implement a process of independent 23 peer review or review by a board of experts, or 24 both, with respect to— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1649 1 ‘‘(i) the nonnuclear components of the 2 weapon; 3 ‘‘(ii) subsystem design; and 4 ‘‘(iii) engineering aspects of the weap- 5 on. 6 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESS.—The 7 Administrator shall ensure that the process re- 8 quired by subparagraph (A)— 9 ‘‘(i) uses— 10 ‘‘(I) all relevant capabilities of 11 the Federal Government, the defense 12 industrial base, and institutions of 13 higher education; and 14 ‘‘(II) other capabilities that the 15 Administrator determines necessary; 16 and 17 ‘‘(ii) informs the entire development 18 19 life cycle of the W93 nuclear weapon. ‘‘(b) CERTIFICATIONS AND REPORTS AT PHASE 3.— 20 Not later than 15 days after the date on which the Nu21 clear Weapons Council approves phase 3 of the joint nu22 clear weapons life cycle for the W93 nuclear weapon— 23 ‘‘(1) the administrator shall provide to the con- 24 gressional defense committees a briefing that in- 25 cludes certifications that— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1650 1 ‘‘(A) phases 1 through 5 of the joint nu- 2 clear weapons life cycle for the weapon will em- 3 ploy, at a minimum, the same best practices 4 and will provide Congress with the same level of 5 programmatic insight as exists under the phase 6 6.X process for life extension programs; and 7 ‘‘(B) the proposed design for the weapon 8 can be carried out within estimated schedule 9 and cost objectives; and 10 ‘‘(2) the Commander of the United States Stra- 11 tegic Command shall submit to the congressional de- 12 fense committees a report containing, or provide to 13 such committees a briefing on, the requirements for 14 weapon quantity and composition by type for the 15 sub-surface ballistic nuclear (SSBN) force, including 16 such requirements planned for the 15-year period 17 following the date of the report or briefing, as the 18 case may be, including any planned life extensions, 19 retirements, or alterations. 20 ‘‘(c) WAIVERS.—Subsections (a) and (b) may be 21 waived during a period of war declared by Congress after 22 January 1, 2021. 23 ‘‘(d) JOINT NUCLEAR WEAPONS LIFE CYCLE DE- 24 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘joint nuclear weapons g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1651 1 life cycle’ has the meaning given that term in section 2 6131. 3 ‘‘§ 6136. Earned value management and technology 4 readiness levels for life extension pro- 5 grams 6 ‘‘(a) REVIEW OF CONTRACTOR EARNED VALUE MAN- 7 AGEMENT SYSTEMS.—The Administrator shall enter into 8 an arrangement with an independent entity under which 9 that entity shall— 10 ‘‘(1) review and validate whether the earned 11 value management systems of contractors of the Ad- 12 ministration for life extension programs meet the 13 earned value management national standard; and 14 ‘‘(2) conduct periodic surveillance reviews of 15 such systems to ensure that such systems maintain 16 compliance with that standard through program 17 completion. 18 ‘‘(b) BENCHMARKS FOR TECHNOLOGY READINESS 19 LEVELS.—The Administrator shall— 20 ‘‘(1) establish specific benchmarks for tech- 21 nology readiness levels of critical technologies for life 22 extension programs at key decision points; and 23 24 ‘‘(2) ensure that critical technologies meet such benchmarks at such decision points. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1652 1 ‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to 2 programs that, as of January 1, 2021, have not entered 3 phase 3 of the nuclear weapons acquisition process or 4 phase 6.3 of a nuclear weapons life extension program. 5 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘earned 6 value management national standard’ means the most re7 cent version of the EIA-748 Earned Value Management 8 System Standard published by the National Defense In9 dustrial Association. 10 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—TRITIUM 11 ‘‘§ 6141. Tritium production program 12 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 13 of Energy shall establish a tritium production program 14 that is capable of meeting the tritium requirements of the 15 United States for nuclear weapons. 16 ‘‘(b) LOCATION OF TRITIUM PRODUCTION FACIL- 17 ITY.—The Secretary shall locate any new tritium produc- 18 tion facility of the Department of Energy at the Savannah 19 River Site, South Carolina. 20 ‘‘(c) IN-REACTOR TESTS.—The Secretary may per- 21 form in-reactor tests of tritium target rods as part of the 22 activities carried out under the commercial light water re23 actor program. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1653 1 ‘‘§ 6142. Tritium recycling 2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 3 (b), the following activities shall be carried out at the Sa4 vannah River Site, South Carolina: 5 6 ‘‘(1) All tritium recycling for weapons, including tritium refitting. 7 ‘‘(2) All activities regarding tritium formerly 8 carried out at the Mound Plant, Ohio. 9 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—The following activities may be 10 carried out at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New 11 Mexico: 12 ‘‘(1) Research on tritium. 13 ‘‘(2) Work on tritium in support of the defense 14 inertial confinement fusion program. 15 ‘‘(3) Provision of technical assistance to the Sa- 16 vannah River Site regarding the weapons surveil- 17 lance program. 18 ‘‘§ 6143. Modernization and consolidation of tritium 19 20 recycling facilities ‘‘The Secretary of Energy shall carry out activities 21 at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina, to— 22 23 ‘‘(1) modernize and consolidate the facilities for recycling tritium from weapons; and 24 ‘‘(2) provide a modern tritium extraction facil- 25 ity so as to ensure that such facilities have a capac- 26 ity to recycle tritium from weapons that is adequate g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1654 1 to meet the requirements for tritium for weapons 2 specified in the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memo- 3 randum. 4 ‘‘CHAPTER 603—PROLIFERATION 5 MATTERS 6 ‘‘§ 6151. Authority to conduct program relating to 7 8 fissile materials ‘‘The Secretary of Energy may conduct programs de- 9 signed to improve the protection, control, and account10 ability of fissile materials in Russia. 11 ‘‘§ 6152. Completion of material protection, control, 12 and accounting activities in the Russian 13 Federation 14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 15 (b) or specifically authorized by Congress, international 16 material protection, control, and accounting activities in 17 the Russian Federation shall be completed not later than 18 fiscal year 2018. 19 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in subsection (a) 20 shall not apply to international material protection, con21 trol, and accounting activities in the Russian Federation 22 associated with the Agreement Concerning the Manage23 ment and Disposition of Plutonium Designated as No 24 Longer Required for Defense Purposes and Related Co25 operation, signed at Moscow and Washington August 29 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1655 1 and September 1, 2000, and entered into force July 13, 2 2011 (TIAS 11–713.1), between the United States and 3 the Russian Federation. 4 ‘‘§ 6153. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at 5 6 Savannah River Site ‘‘(a) PLAN FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF 7 MOX FACILITY.— 8 ‘‘(1) Not later than February 1, 2003, the Sec- 9 retary of Energy shall submit to Congress a plan for 10 the construction and operation of the MOX facility 11 at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina. 12 ‘‘(2) The plan under paragraph (1) shall in- 13 clude— 14 ‘‘(A) a schedule for construction and oper- 15 ations so as to achieve, as of January 1, 2012, 16 and thereafter, the MOX production objective, 17 and to produce 1 metric ton of mixed-oxide fuel 18 by December 31, 2012; and 19 ‘‘(B) a schedule of operations of the MOX 20 facility designed so that 34 metric tons of de- 21 fense plutonium and defense plutonium mate- 22 rials at the Savannah River Site will be proc- 23 essed into mixed-oxide fuel by January 1, 2019. 24 ‘‘(3)(A) Not later than February 15 each year, 25 beginning in 2004 and continuing through 2024, the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1656 1 Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 2 implementation of the plan required by paragraph 3 (1). 4 5 ‘‘(B) Each report under subparagraph (A) for years before 2010 shall include— 6 ‘‘(i) an assessment of compliance with the 7 schedules included with the plan under para- 8 graph (2); and 9 ‘‘(ii) a certification by the Secretary wheth- 10 er or not the MOX production objective can be 11 met by January 2012. 12 ‘‘(C) Each report under subparagraph (A) for 13 years after 2014 shall— 14 ‘‘(i) address whether the MOX production 15 objective has been met; and 16 ‘‘(ii) assess progress toward meeting the 17 obligations of the United States under the Plu- 18 tonium Management and Disposition Agree- 19 ment. 20 ‘‘(D) Each report under subparagraph (A) for 21 years after 2019 shall also include an assessment of 22 compliance with the MOX production objective and, 23 if not in compliance, the plan of the Secretary for 24 achieving one of the following: 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(i) Compliance with such objective. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1657 1 ‘‘(ii) Removal of all remaining defense plu- 2 tonium and defense plutonium materials from 3 the State of South Carolina. 4 ‘‘(b) CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.— 5 ‘‘(1) If a report under subsection (a)(3) indi- 6 cates that construction or operation of the MOX fa- 7 cility is behind the applicable schedule under sub- 8 section (g) by 12 months or more, the Secretary 9 shall submit to Congress, not later than August 15 10 of the year in which such report is submitted, a plan 11 for corrective actions to be implemented by the Sec- 12 retary to ensure that the MOX facility project is ca- 13 pable of meeting the MOX production objective. 14 ‘‘(2) If a plan is submitted under paragraph (1) 15 in any year after 2008, the plan shall include correc- 16 tive actions to be implemented by the Secretary to 17 ensure that the MOX production objective is met. 18 ‘‘(3) Any plan for corrective actions under para- 19 graph (1) or (2) shall include established milestones 20 under such plan for achieving compliance with the 21 MOX production objective. 22 ‘‘(4) If, before January 1, 2012, the Secretary 23 determines that there is a substantial and material 24 risk that the MOX production objective will not be 25 achieved by 2012 because of a failure to achieve g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1658 1 milestones set forth in the most recent corrective ac- 2 tion plan under this subsection, the Secretary shall 3 suspend further transfers of defense plutonium and 4 defense plutonium materials to be processed by the 5 MOX facility until such risk is addressed and the 6 Secretary certifies that the MOX production objec- 7 tive can be met by 2012. 8 ‘‘(5) If, after January 1, 2014, the Secretary 9 determines that the MOX production objective has 10 not been achieved because of a failure to achieve 11 milestones set forth in the most recent corrective ac- 12 tion plan under this subsection, the Secretary shall 13 suspend further transfers of defense plutonium and 14 defense plutonium materials to be processed by the 15 MOX facility until the Secretary certifies that the 16 MOX production objective can be met. 17 ‘‘(6)(A) Upon making a determination under 18 paragraph (4) or (5), the Secretary shall submit to 19 Congress a report on the options for removing from 20 the State of South Carolina an amount of defense 21 plutonium or defense plutonium materials equal to 22 the amount of defense plutonium or defense pluto- 23 nium materials transferred to the State of South 24 Carolina after April 15, 2002. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1659 1 ‘‘(B) Each report under subparagraph (A) shall 2 include an analysis of each option set forth in the 3 report, including the cost and schedule for imple- 4 mentation of such option, and any requirements 5 under the National Environmental Policy Act of 6 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) relating to consider- 7 ation or selection of such option. 8 ‘‘(C) Upon submittal of a report under subpara- 9 graph (A), the Secretary shall commence any anal- 10 ysis that may be required under the National Envi- 11 ronmental Policy Act of 1969 in order to select 12 among the options set forth in the report. 13 ‘‘(c) CONTINGENT REQUIREMENT FOR REMOVAL OF 14 PLUTONIUM AND MATERIALS FROM SAVANNAH RIVER 15 SITE.—If the MOX production objective is not achieved 16 as of January 1, 2014, the Secretary shall, consistent with 17 the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 18 4321 et seq.) and other applicable laws, remove from the 19 State of South Carolina, for storage or disposal else20 where— 21 ‘‘(1) not later than January 1, 2016, not less 22 than 1 metric ton of defense plutonium or defense 23 plutonium materials; and 24 ‘‘(2) not later than January 1, 2022, an 25 amount of defense plutonium or defense plutonium g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1660 1 materials equal to the amount of defense plutonium 2 or defense plutonium materials transferred to the 3 Savannah River Site between April 15, 2002, and 4 January 1, 2022, but not processed by the MOX fa- 5 cility. 6 ‘‘(d) ECONOMIC AND IMPACT ASSISTANCE.— 7 ‘‘(1) If the MOX production objective is not 8 achieved as of January 1, 2016, the Secretary shall, 9 subject to the availability of appropriations, pay to 10 the State of South Carolina each year beginning on 11 or after that date through 2021 for economic and 12 impact assistance an amount equal to $1,000,000 13 per day, not to exceed $100,000,000 per year, until 14 the later of— 15 ‘‘(A) the date on which the MOX produc- 16 tion objective is achieved in such year; or 17 ‘‘(B) the date on which the Secretary has 18 removed from the State of South Carolina in 19 such year at least 1 metric ton of defense pluto- 20 nium or defense plutonium materials. 21 ‘‘(2)(A) If, as of January 1, 2022, the MOX fa- 22 cility has not processed mixed-oxide fuel from de- 23 fense plutonium and defense plutonium materials in 24 the amount of not less than— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1661 1 ‘‘(i) one metric ton, in each of any two 2 consecutive calendar years; and 3 ‘‘(ii) three metric tons total, 4 the Secretary shall, from funds available to the 5 Secretary, pay to the State of South Carolina 6 for economic and impact assistance an amount 7 equal to $1,000,000 per day, not to exceed 8 $100,000,000 per year, until the removal by the 9 Secretary from the State of South Carolina of 10 an amount of defense plutonium or defense plu- 11 tonium materials equal to the amount of de- 12 fense plutonium or defense plutonium materials 13 transferred to the Savannah River Site between 14 April 15, 2002, and January 1, 2022, but not 15 processed by the MOX facility. 16 ‘‘(B) Nothing in this paragraph may be con- 17 strued to terminate, supersede, or otherwise affect 18 any other requirements of this section. 19 ‘‘(3) If the State of South Carolina obtains an 20 injunction that prohibits the Department of Energy 21 from taking any action necessary for the Depart- 22 ment to meet any deadline specified by this sub- 23 section, that deadline shall be extended for a period 24 of time equal to the period of time during which the 25 injunction is in effect. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1662 1 ‘‘(e) FAILURE TO COMPLETE PLANNED DISPOSITION 2 PROGRAM.—If less than 34 metric tons of defense pluto3 nium or defense plutonium materials have been processed 4 by the MOX facility by October 1, 2026, the Secretary 5 shall, not later than December 1, 2026, and on a biennial 6 basis thereafter, submit to Congress a plan for— 7 ‘‘(1) completing the processing of 34 metric 8 tons of defense plutonium and defense plutonium 9 material by the MOX facility; or 10 ‘‘(2) removing from the State of South Carolina 11 an amount of defense plutonium or defense pluto- 12 nium materials equal to the amount of defense plu- 13 tonium or defense plutonium materials transferred 14 to the Savannah River Site after April 15, 2002, but 15 not processed by the MOX facility. 16 ‘‘(f) REMOVAL OF MIXED-OXIDE FUEL UPON COM- 17 PLETION OF OPERATIONS OF MOX FACILITY.—If, one 18 year after the date on which operation of the MOX facility 19 permanently ceases, any mixed-oxide fuel remains at the 20 Savannah River Site, the Secretary shall submit to Con21 gress— 22 23 ‘‘(1) a report on when such fuel will be transferred for use in commercial nuclear reactors; or 24 25 ‘‘(2) a plan for removing such fuel from the State of South Carolina. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1663 1 ‘‘(g) BASELINE.—Not later than December 31, 2006, 2 the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 3 construction and operation of the MOX facility that in4 cludes a schedule for revising the requirements of this sec5 tion during fiscal year 2007 to conform with the schedule 6 established by the Secretary for the MOX facility, which 7 shall be based on estimated funding levels for the fiscal 8 year. 9 ‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 10 ‘‘(1) MOX PRODUCTION OBJECTIVE.—The term 11 ‘MOX production objective’ means production at the 12 MOX facility of mixed-oxide fuel from defense pluto- 13 nium and defense plutonium materials at an average 14 rate equivalent to not less than one metric ton of 15 mixed-oxide fuel per year. The average rate shall be 16 determined by measuring production at the MOX fa- 17 cility from the date the facility is declared oper- 18 ational to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 19 through the date of assessment. 20 ‘‘(2) MOX FACILITY.—The term ‘MOX facility’ 21 means the mixed-oxide fuel fabrication facility at the 22 Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina. 23 24 ‘‘(3) DEFENSE PLUTONIUM; DEFENSE PLUTONIUM MATERIALS.—The g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) terms ‘defense plutonium’ G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1664 1 and ‘defense plutonium materials’ mean weapons-us- 2 able plutonium. 3 ‘‘§ 6154. Disposition of surplus defense plutonium at 4 Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Caro- 5 lina 6 ‘‘(a) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 7 Energy shall consult with the Governor of the State of 8 South Carolina regarding any decisions or plans of the 9 Secretary related to the disposition of surplus defense plu10 tonium and defense plutonium materials located at the Sa11 vannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina. 12 ‘‘(b) NOTICE REQUIRED.—For each shipment of de- 13 fense plutonium or defense plutonium materials to the Sa14 vannah River Site, the Secretary shall, not less than 30 15 days before the commencement of such shipment, submit 16 to the congressional defense committees a report providing 17 notice of such shipment. 18 ‘‘(c) PLAN FOR DISPOSITION.—The Secretary shall 19 prepare a plan for disposal of the surplus defense pluto20 nium and defense plutonium materials currently located 21 at the Savannah River Site and for disposal of defense 22 plutonium and defense plutonium materials to be shipped 23 to the Savannah River Site in the future. The plan shall 24 include the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1665 1 2 ‘‘(1) A review of each option considered for such disposal. 3 4 ‘‘(2) An identification of the preferred option for such disposal. 5 ‘‘(3) With respect to the facilities for such dis- 6 posal that are required by the Department of Ener- 7 gy’s Record of Decision for the Storage and Disposi- 8 tion of Weapons-Usable Fissile Materials Final Pro- 9 grammatic Environmental Impact Statement dated 10 January 14, 1997— 11 ‘‘(A) a statement of the cost of construc- 12 tion and operation of such facilities; 13 ‘‘(B) a schedule for the expeditious con- 14 struction of such facilities, including milestones; 15 and 16 ‘‘(C) a firm schedule for funding the cost 17 of such facilities. 18 ‘‘(4) A specification of the means by which all 19 such defense plutonium and defense plutonium ma- 20 terials will be removed in a timely manner from the 21 Savannah River Site for storage or disposal else- 22 where. 23 ‘‘(d) PLAN FOR ALTERNATIVE DISPOSITION.—If the 24 Secretary determines not to proceed at the Savannah 25 River Site with construction of the plutonium immobiliza- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1666 1 tion plant, or with the mixed oxide fuel fabrication facility, 2 the Secretary shall prepare a plan that identifies a disposi3 tion path for all defense plutonium and defense plutonium 4 materials that would otherwise have been disposed of at 5 such plant or such facility, as applicable. 6 ‘‘(e) SUBMISSION OF PLANS.—Not later than Feb- 7 ruary 1, 2002, the Secretary shall submit to Congress the 8 plan required by subsection (c) (and the plan prepared 9 under subsection (d), if applicable). 10 ‘‘(f) LIMITATION ON PLUTONIUM SHIPMENTS.—If 11 the Secretary does not submit to Congress the plan re12 quired by subsection (c) (and the plan prepared under sub13 section (d), if applicable) by February 1, 2002, the Sec14 retary shall be prohibited from shipping defense plutonium 15 or defense plutonium materials to the Savannah River Site 16 during the period beginning on February 1, 2002, and 17 ending on the date on which such plans are submitted to 18 Congress. 19 ‘‘(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 20 tion may be construed to prohibit or limit the Secretary 21 from shipping defense plutonium or defense plutonium 22 materials to sites other than the Savannah River Site dur23 ing the period referred to in subsection (f) or any other 24 period. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1667 1 ‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORT ON FUNDING FOR FISSILE 2 MATERIALS DISPOSITION ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary 3 shall include with the budget justification materials sub4 mitted to Congress in support of the Department of En5 ergy budget for each fiscal year (as submitted with the 6 budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31) 7 a report setting forth the extent to which amounts re8 quested for the Department for such fiscal year for fissile 9 materials disposition activities will enable the Department 10 to meet commitments for the disposition of surplus de11 fense plutonium and defense plutonium materials located 12 at the Savannah River Site, and for any other fissile mate13 rials disposition activities, in such fiscal year. 14 ‘‘§ 6155. Acceleration of removal or security of fissile 15 materials, radiological materials, and re- 16 lated 17 worldwide 18 ‘‘(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— equipment at vulnerable sites 19 ‘‘(1) It is the sense of Congress that the secu- 20 rity, including the rapid removal or secure storage, 21 of high-risk, proliferation-attractive fissile materials, 22 radiological materials, and related equipment at vul- 23 nerable sites worldwide should be a top priority 24 among the activities to achieve the national security 25 of the United States. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1668 1 ‘‘(2) It is the sense of Congress that the Presi- 2 dent may establish in the Department of Energy a 3 task force to be known as the Task Force on Nu- 4 clear Materials to carry out the program authorized 5 by subsection (b). 6 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of En- 7 ergy may carry out a program to undertake an acceler8 ated, comprehensive worldwide effort to mitigate the 9 threats posed by high-risk, proliferation-attractive fissile 10 materials, radiological materials, and related equipment 11 located at sites potentially vulnerable to theft or diversion. 12 ‘‘(c) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.— 13 14 ‘‘(1) Activities under the program under subsection (b) may include the following: 15 ‘‘(A) Accelerated efforts to secure, remove, 16 or eliminate proliferation-attractive fissile mate- 17 rials or radiological materials in research reac- 18 tors, other reactors, and other facilities world- 19 wide. 20 ‘‘(B) Arrangements for the secure ship- 21 ment of proliferation-attractive fissile materials, 22 radiological materials, and related equipment to 23 other countries willing to accept such materials 24 and equipment, or to the United States if such 25 countries cannot be identified, and the provision g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1669 1 of secure storage or disposition of such mate- 2 rials and equipment following shipment. 3 ‘‘(C) The transportation of proliferation-at- 4 tractive fissile materials, radiological materials, 5 and related equipment from sites identified as 6 proliferation risks to secure facilities in other 7 countries or in the United States. 8 ‘‘(D) The processing and packaging of pro- 9 liferation-attractive fissile materials, radiological 10 materials, and related equipment in accordance 11 with required standards for transport, storage, 12 and disposition. 13 ‘‘(E) The provision of interim security up- 14 grades for vulnerable, proliferation-attractive 15 fissile materials, radiological materials, and re- 16 lated equipment pending their removal from 17 their current sites. 18 ‘‘(F) The utilization of funds to upgrade 19 security and accounting at sites where prolifera- 20 tion-attractive fissile materials or radiological 21 materials will remain for an extended period of 22 time in order to ensure that such materials are 23 secure against plausible potential threats and 24 will remain so in the future. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1670 1 ‘‘(G) The management of proliferation-at- 2 tractive fissile materials, radiological materials, 3 and related equipment at secure facilities. 4 ‘‘(H) Actions to ensure that security, in- 5 cluding security upgrades at sites and facilities 6 for the storage or disposition of proliferation-at- 7 tractive fissile materials, radiological materials, 8 and related equipment, continues to function as 9 intended. 10 ‘‘(I) The provision of technical support to 11 the 12 (IAEA), other countries, and other entities to 13 facilitate removal of, and security upgrades to 14 facilities that contain, proliferation-attractive 15 fissile materials, radiological materials, and re- 16 lated equipment worldwide. International Atomic Energy Agency 17 ‘‘(J) The development of alternative fuels 18 and irradiation targets based on low-enriched 19 uranium to convert research or other reactors 20 fueled by highly-enriched uranium to such alter- 21 native fuels, as well as the conversion of reac- 22 tors and irradiation targets employing highly- 23 enriched uranium to employment of such alter- 24 native fuels and targets. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1671 1 ‘‘(K) Accelerated actions for the blend 2 down of highly-enriched uranium to low-en- 3 riched uranium. 4 ‘‘(L) The provision of assistance in the clo- 5 sure and decommissioning of sites identified as 6 presenting risks of proliferation of proliferation- 7 attractive fissile materials, radiological mate- 8 rials, and related equipment. 9 ‘‘(M) Programs to— 10 ‘‘(i) assist in the placement of employ- 11 ees displaced as a result of actions pursu- 12 ant to the program in enterprises not rep- 13 resenting a proliferation threat; and 14 ‘‘(ii) convert (including through the 15 use of alternative technologies) sites identi- 16 fied as presenting risks of proliferation re- 17 garding proliferation-attractive fissile ma- 18 terials, radiological materials, and related 19 equipment to purposes not representing a 20 proliferation threat to the extent necessary 21 to eliminate the proliferation threat. 22 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Energy shall, in coordi- 23 nation with the Secretary of State, carry out the 24 program in consultation with, and with the assist- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1672 1 ance of, appropriate departments, agencies, and 2 other entities of the United States Government. 3 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Energy shall, with the 4 concurrence of the Secretary of State, carry out ac- 5 tivities under the program in collaboration with such 6 foreign governments, non-governmental organiza- 7 tions, and other international entities as the Sec- 8 retary of Energy considers appropriate for the pro- 9 gram. 10 ‘‘(d) FUNDING.—Amounts authorized to be appro- 11 priated to the Secretary of Energy for defense nuclear 12 nonproliferation activities shall be available for purposes 13 of the program under this section. 14 ‘‘(e) PARTICIPATION BY OTHER GOVERNMENTS AND 15 ORGANIZATIONS.— 16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy 17 may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 18 enter into one or more agreements with any person 19 (including a foreign government, international orga- 20 nization, or multinational entity) that the Secretary 21 of Energy considers appropriate under which the 22 person contributes funds for purposes of the pro- 23 grams described in paragraph (2). 24 ‘‘(2) PROGRAMS COVERED.—The programs de- 25 scribed in this paragraph are any programs within g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1673 1 the Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation of 2 the National Nuclear Security Administration. 3 ‘‘(3) RETENTION AND USE OF AMOUNTS.—Not- 4 withstanding section 3302 of title 31, the Secretary 5 of Energy may retain and use amounts contributed 6 under an agreement under paragraph (1) for pur- 7 poses of the programs described in paragraph (2). 8 Amounts so contributed shall be retained in a sepa- 9 rate fund established in the Treasury for such pur- 10 poses and shall be available for use without further 11 appropriation and without fiscal year limitation. 12 ‘‘(4) RETURN OF AMOUNTS NOT USED WITHIN 13 5 YEARS.—If an amount contributed under an agree- 14 ment under paragraph (1) is not used under this 15 subsection within 5 years after it was contributed, 16 the Secretary of Energy shall return that amount to 17 the person who contributed it. 18 ‘‘(5) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than October 19 31 of each year, the Secretary of Energy shall sub- 20 mit to the congressional defense committees a report 21 on the receipt and use of amounts under this sub- 22 section during the preceding fiscal year. Each report 23 for a fiscal year shall set forth— 24 ‘‘(A) a statement of any amounts received 25 under this subsection, including, for each such g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1674 1 amount, the value of the contribution and the 2 person who contributed it; 3 ‘‘(B) a statement of any amounts used 4 under this subsection, including, for each such 5 amount, the purposes for which the amount was 6 used; and 7 ‘‘(C) a statement of the amounts retained 8 but not used under this subsection, including, 9 for each such amount, the purposes (if known) 10 for which the Secretary intends to use the 11 amount. 12 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 13 ‘‘(1) The term ‘fissile materials’ means pluto- 14 nium, highly-enriched uranium, or other material ca- 15 pable of sustaining an explosive nuclear chain reac- 16 tion, including irradiated items containing such ma- 17 terials if the radiation field from such items is not 18 sufficient to prevent the theft or misuse of such 19 items. 20 ‘‘(2) The term ‘radiological materials’ includes 21 Americium-241, Californium-252, Cesium-137, Co- 22 balt-60, Iridium-192, Plutonium-238, Radium-226, 23 Strontium-90, Curium-244, and irradiated items 24 containing such materials, or other materials des- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1675 1 ignated by the Secretary of Energy for purposes of 2 this paragraph. 3 ‘‘(3) The term ‘related equipment’ includes 4 equipment useful for enrichment of uranium in the 5 isotope 235 and for extraction of fissile materials 6 from irradiated fuel rods and other equipment des- 7 ignated by the Secretary of Energy for purposes of 8 this section. 9 ‘‘(4) The term ‘highly-enriched uranium’ means 10 uranium enriched to or above 20 percent in the iso- 11 tope 235. 12 ‘‘(5) The term ‘low-enriched uranium’ means 13 uranium enriched below 20 percent in the isotope 14 235. 15 ‘‘(6) The term ‘proliferation-attractive’, in the 16 case of fissile materials and radiological materials, 17 means quantities and types of such materials that 18 are determined by the Secretary of Energy to 19 present a significant risk to the national security of 20 the United States if diverted to a use relating to 21 proliferation. 22 ‘‘(7) The term ‘alternative technologies’ means 23 technologies, such as accelerator-based equipment, 24 that do not use radiological materials. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1676 1 ‘‘§ 6156. Acceleration of replacement of cesium blood 2 3 irradiation sources ‘‘(a) GOAL.—The Administrator shall ensure that the 4 goal of the covered programs is eliminating the use of 5 blood irradiation devices in the United States that rely on 6 cesium chloride by December 31, 2027. 7 ‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—To meet the goal specified 8 by subsection (a), the Administrator shall carry out the 9 covered programs in a manner that— 10 11 ‘‘(1) is voluntary for owners of blood irradiation devices; 12 ‘‘(2) allows for the United States, subject to the 13 review of the Administrator, to pay up to 50 percent 14 of the per-device cost of replacing blood irradiation 15 devices covered by the programs; 16 ‘‘(3) allows for the United States to pay up to 17 100 percent of the cost of removing and disposing 18 of cesium sources retired from service by the pro- 19 grams; and 20 ‘‘(4) replaces such devices with x-ray irradiation 21 devices or other devices approved by the Food and 22 Drug Administration that provide significant threat 23 reduction 24 irradiators. 25 ‘‘(c) DURATION.—The Administrator shall carry out as compared to cesium 26 the covered programs until December 31, 2027. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) chloride G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1677 1 ‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 2 date of the enactment of the John S. McCain National 3 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 4 Law 115–232), the Administrator shall submit to the ap5 propriate congressional committees a report on the cov6 ered programs, including— 7 ‘‘(1) identification of each cesium chloride blood 8 irradiation device in the United States, including the 9 number, general location, and user type; 10 11 ‘‘(2) a plan for achieving the goal established by subsection (a); 12 ‘‘(3) a methodology for prioritizing replacement 13 of such devices that takes into account irradiator 14 age and prior material security initiatives; 15 ‘‘(4) in consultation with the Nuclear Regu- 16 latory Commission and the Food and Drug Adminis- 17 tration, a strategy identifying any legislative, regu- 18 latory, or other measures necessary to constrain the 19 introduction of new cesium chloride blood irradiation 20 devices; 21 ‘‘(5) identification of the annual funds required 22 to meet the goal established by subsection (a); and 23 ‘‘(6) a description of the disposal path for ce- 24 sium chloride sources under the covered programs. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1678 1 ‘‘(e) ASSESSMENT.—The Administrator shall submit 2 an assessment to the appropriate congressional commit3 tees by September 20, 2023, of the results of the actions 4 on the covered programs under this section, including— 5 6 ‘‘(1) the number of replacement irradiators under the covered programs; 7 ‘‘(2) the life-cycle costs of the programs, includ- 8 ing personnel training, maintenance, and replace- 9 ment costs for new irradiation devices; 10 11 ‘‘(3) the cost-effectiveness of the covered programs; 12 13 ‘‘(4) an analysis of the effectiveness of the new irradiation devices’ technology; and 14 ‘‘(5) a forecast of whether the Administrator 15 will meet the goal established in subsection (a). 16 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 17 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE 18 TEES.—The 19 mittees’ means— CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- term ‘appropriate congressional com- 20 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Appropriations, the 21 Committee on Armed Services, and the Com- 22 mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House 23 of Representatives; and 24 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Appropriations, the 25 Committee on Armed Services, the Committee g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1679 1 on Energy and Natural Resources, and the 2 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 3 Pensions of the Senate. 4 ‘‘(2) COVERED PROGRAMS.—The term ‘covered 5 programs’ means the following programs of the Of- 6 fice of Radiological Security of the National Nuclear 7 Security Administration: 8 ‘‘(A) The Cesium Irradiator Replacement 9 Program. 10 ‘‘(B) The Off-Site Source Recovery Pro- 11 gram. 12 ‘‘§ 6157. International agreements on nuclear weap13 14 ons data ‘‘The Secretary of Energy may, with the concurrence 15 of the Secretary of State and in coordination with the Sec16 retary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 17 and the Director of National Intelligence, enter into agree18 ments with countries or international organizations to con19 duct data collection and analysis to determine accurately 20 and in a timely manner the source of any components of, 21 or fissile material used or attempted to be used in, a nu22 clear device or weapon. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1680 1 ‘‘§ 6158. International agreements on information on 2 3 radioactive materials ‘‘The Secretary of Energy may, with the concurrence 4 of the Secretary of State and in coordination with the Sec5 retary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 6 and the Director of National Intelligence, enter into agree7 ments with countries or international organizations— 8 ‘‘(1) to acquire for the materials information 9 program of the Department of Energy validated in- 10 formation on the physical characteristics of radio- 11 active material produced, used, or stored at various 12 locations, in order to facilitate the ability to deter- 13 mine accurately and in a timely manner the source 14 of any components of, or fissile material used or at- 15 tempted to be used in, a nuclear device or weapon; 16 and 17 18 ‘‘(2) to obtain access to information described in paragraph (1) in the event of— 19 ‘‘(A) a nuclear detonation; or 20 ‘‘(B) the interdiction or discovery of a nu- 21 clear device or weapon or nuclear material. 22 ‘‘§ 6159. Defense nuclear nonproliferation manage23 24 ment plan ‘‘(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Administrator shall de- 25 velop and annually update a five-year management plan 26 for activities associated with the defense nuclear nong:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1681 1 proliferation programs of the Administration to prevent 2 and counter the proliferation of materials, technology, 3 equipment, and expertise related to nuclear and radio4 logical weapons in order to minimize and address the risk 5 of nuclear terrorism and the proliferation of such weapons. 6 ‘‘(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 7 ‘‘(1) Not later than March 15 of each even- 8 numbered year, the Administrator shall submit to 9 the congressional defense committees a summary of 10 the plan developed under subsection (a). 11 ‘‘(2) Not later than March 15 of each odd-num- 12 bered year, the Administrator shall submit to the 13 congressional defense committees a detailed report 14 on the plan developed under subsection (a). 15 ‘‘(3) Each summary submitted under paragraph 16 (1) and each report submitted under paragraph (2) 17 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in- 18 clude a classified annex if necessary. 19 ‘‘(c) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection 20 (a) shall include, with respect to each defense nuclear non21 proliferation program of the Administration, the following: 22 23 ‘‘(1) A description of the policy context in which the program operates, including— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1682 1 ‘‘(A) a list of relevant laws, policy direc- 2 tives issued by the President, and international 3 agreements; and 4 ‘‘(B) nuclear nonproliferation activities 5 carried out by other Federal agencies. 6 ‘‘(2) A description of the objectives and prior- 7 ities of the program during the year preceding the 8 submission of the summary required by paragraph 9 (1) of subsection (b) or the report required by para- 10 graph (2) of that subsection, as the case may be. 11 12 ‘‘(3) A description of the activities carried out under the program during that year. 13 ‘‘(4) A description of the accomplishments and 14 challenges of the program during that year, based 15 on an assessment of metrics and objectives pre- 16 viously established to determine the effectiveness of 17 the program. 18 ‘‘(5) A description of any gaps that remain that 19 were not or could not be addressed by the program 20 during that year. 21 ‘‘(6) An identification and explanation of un- 22 committed or uncosted balances for the program, as 23 of the date of the submission of the summary re- 24 quired by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or the re- 25 port required by paragraph (2) of that subsection, as g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1683 1 the case may be, that are greater than the accept- 2 able carryover thresholds, as determined by the Sec- 3 retary of Energy. 4 ‘‘(7) An identification of funds for the program 5 received through contributions from or cost-sharing 6 agreements with foreign governments consistent with 7 section 6155(e) during the year preceding the sub- 8 mission of the summary required by paragraph (1) 9 of subsection (b) or the report required by para- 10 graph (2) of that subsection, as the case may be, 11 and an explanation of such contributions and agree- 12 ments. 13 ‘‘(8) A description and assessment of activities 14 carried out under the program during that year that 15 were coordinated with other elements of the Depart- 16 ment of Energy, with the Department of Defense, 17 and with other Federal agencies, to maximize effi- 18 ciency and avoid redundancies. 19 ‘‘(9) Plans for activities of the program during 20 the five-year period beginning on the date on which 21 the summary required by paragraph (1) of sub- 22 section (b) or the report required by paragraph (2) 23 of that subsection, as the case may be, is submitted, 24 including activities with respect to the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1684 1 ‘‘(A) Preventing nuclear and radiological 2 proliferation and terrorism, including through— 3 ‘‘(i) material management and mini- 4 mization, particularly with respect to re- 5 moving or minimizing the use of highly en- 6 riched uranium, plutonium, and radio- 7 logical materials worldwide (and identi- 8 fying the countries in which such materials 9 are located), efforts to dispose of surplus 10 material, converting reactors from highly 11 enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium 12 (and identifying the countries in which 13 such reactors are located); 14 ‘‘(ii) global nuclear material security, 15 including securing highly enriched ura- 16 nium, plutonium, and radiological mate- 17 rials worldwide (and identifying the coun- 18 tries in which such materials are located), 19 and providing radiation detection capabili- 20 ties at foreign ports and borders; 21 ‘‘(iii) nonproliferation and arms con- 22 trol, including nuclear verification and 23 safeguards; 24 ‘‘(iv) defense nuclear research and de- 25 velopment, including a description of ac- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1685 1 tivities related to developing and improving 2 technology to detect the proliferation and 3 detonation of nuclear weapons, verifying 4 compliance of foreign countries with com- 5 mitments under treaties and agreements 6 relating to nuclear weapons, and detecting 7 the diversion of nuclear materials (includ- 8 ing safeguards technology); and 9 ‘‘(v) nonproliferation construction pro- 10 grams, including activities associated with 11 Department of Energy Order 413.1 (relat- 12 ing to program management controls). 13 ‘‘(B) Countering nuclear and radiological 14 proliferation and terrorism. 15 ‘‘(C) Responding to nuclear and radio- 16 logical proliferation and terrorism, including 17 through— 18 ‘‘(i) crisis operations; 19 ‘‘(ii) consequences management; and 20 ‘‘(iii) emergency management, includ- 21 ing international capacity building. 22 ‘‘(10) A threat assessment, carried out by the 23 intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of 24 the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 25 3003(4))), with respect to the risk of nuclear and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1686 1 radiological proliferation and terrorism and a de- 2 scription of how each activity carried out under the 3 program will counter the threat during the five-year 4 period beginning on the date on which the summary 5 required by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or the 6 report required by paragraph (2) of that subsection, 7 as the case may be, is submitted and, as appro- 8 priate, in the longer term. 9 10 ‘‘(11) A plan for funding the program during that five-year period. 11 ‘‘(12) An identification of metrics and objec- 12 tives for determining the effectiveness of each activ- 13 ity carried out under the program during that five- 14 year period. 15 ‘‘(13) A description of the activities to be car- 16 ried out under the program during that five-year pe- 17 riod and a description of how the program will be 18 prioritized relative to other defense nuclear non- 19 proliferation programs of the Administration during 20 that five-year period to address the highest priority 21 risks and requirements, as informed by the threat 22 assessment carried out under paragraph (10). 23 ‘‘(14) A description and assessment of activities 24 to be carried out under the program during that 25 five-year period that will be coordinated with other g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1687 1 elements of the Department of Energy, with the De- 2 partment of Defense, and with other Federal agen- 3 cies, to maximize efficiency and avoid redundancies. 4 ‘‘(15) A summary of the technologies and capa- 5 bilities documented under section 6160(a). 6 7 ‘‘(16) A summary of the assessments conducted under section 6160(b)(1). 8 9 ‘‘(17) Such other matters as the Administrator considers appropriate. 10 ‘‘§ 6160. Information relating to certain defense nu11 clear nonproliferation programs 12 ‘‘(a) TECHNOLOGIES AND CAPABILITIES.—The Ad- 13 ministrator shall document, for efforts that are not fo14 cused on basic research, the technologies and capabilities 15 of the defense nuclear nonproliferation research and devel16 opment program that— 17 18 ‘‘(1) are transitioned to end users for further development or deployment; and 19 20 ‘‘(2) are deployed. ‘‘(b) ASSESSMENTS OF STATUS.— 21 ‘‘(1) In assessing projects under the defense nu- 22 clear nonproliferation research and development pro- 23 gram or the defense nuclear nonproliferation and 24 arms control program, the Administrator shall com- 25 pare the status of each such project, including with g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1688 1 respect to the final results of such project, to the 2 baseline targets and goals established in the initial 3 project plan of such project. 4 ‘‘(2) The Administrator may carry out para- 5 graph (1) using a common template or such other 6 means as the Administrator determines appropriate. 7 ‘‘§ 6161. Annual Selected Acquisition Reports on cer8 tain hardware relating to defense nuclear 9 nonproliferation 10 ‘‘(a) ANNUAL SELECTED ACQUISITION REPORTS.— 11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the end of each fiscal 12 year, the Administrator shall submit to the congres- 13 sional defense committees a report on each covered 14 hardware project. The reports shall be known as Se- 15 lected Acquisition Reports for the covered hardware 16 project concerned. 17 ‘‘(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The information 18 contained in the Selected Acquisition Report for a 19 fiscal year for a covered hardware project shall be 20 the information contained in the Selected Acquisition 21 Report for such fiscal year for a major defense ac- 22 quisition program under section 4351 or any suc- 23 cessor system, expressed in terms of the covered 24 hardware project. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1689 1 ‘‘(b) COVERED HARDWARE PROJECT DEFINED.—In 2 this section, the term ‘covered hardware project’ means 3 a project carried out under the defense nuclear non4 proliferation research and development program that— 5 ‘‘(1) is focused on the production and deploy- 6 ment of hardware, including with respect to the de- 7 velopment and deployment of satellites or satellite 8 payloads; and 9 10 ‘‘(2) exceeds $500,000,000 in total program cost over the course of five years. 11 ‘‘CHAPTER 604—DEFENSE 12 ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP MATTERS 13 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL 14 CLEANUP 15 ‘‘§ 6171. Defense environmental cleanup account 16 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 17 in the Treasury of the United States for the Department 18 of Energy an account to be known as the ‘Defense Envi19 ronmental Cleanup Account’ (hereafter in this section re20 ferred to as the ‘Account’). 21 ‘‘(b) AMOUNTS IN ACCOUNT.—All sums appropriated 22 to the Department of Energy for defense environmental 23 cleanup at defense nuclear facilities shall be credited to 24 the Account. Such appropriations shall be authorized an25 nually by law. To the extent provided in appropriations g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1690 1 Acts, amounts in the Account shall remain available until 2 expended. 3 ‘‘§ 6172. Classification of defense environmental 4 cleanup as capital asset projects or oper- 5 ations activities 6 ‘‘The Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environ- 7 mental Management, in consultation with other appro8 priate officials of the Department of Energy, shall estab9 lish requirements for the classification of defense environ10 mental cleanup projects as capital asset projects or oper11 ations activities. 12 ‘‘§ 6173. Requirement to develop future use plans for 13 14 defense environmental cleanup ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP FUTURE USE 15 PLANS.—The Secretary of Energy may develop future use 16 plans for any defense nuclear facility at which defense en17 vironmental cleanup activities are occurring. 18 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT TO DEVELOP FUTURE USE 19 PLANS.—The Secretary shall develop a future use plan for 20 each of the following defense nuclear facilities: 21 ‘‘(1) Hanford Site, Richland, Washington. 22 ‘‘(2) Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Caro- 23 lina. 24 25 ‘‘(3) Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1691 1 ‘‘(c) CITIZEN ADVISORY BOARD.— 2 ‘‘(1) At each defense nuclear facility for which 3 the Secretary of Energy intends or is required to de- 4 velop a future use plan under this section and for 5 which no citizen advisory board has been established, 6 the Secretary shall establish a citizen advisory 7 board. 8 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may authorize the manager 9 of a defense nuclear facility for which a future use 10 plan is developed under this section (or, if there is 11 no such manager, an appropriate official of the De- 12 partment of Energy designated by the Secretary) to 13 pay routine administrative expenses of a citizen advi- 14 sory board established for that facility. Such pay- 15 ments shall be made from funds available to the Sec- 16 retary for defense environmental cleanup activities 17 necessary for national security programs. 18 ‘‘(d) REQUIREMENT TO CONSULT WITH CITIZEN AD- 19 VISORY BOARD.—In developing a future use plan under 20 this section with respect to a defense nuclear facility, the 21 Secretary of Energy shall consult with a citizen advisory 22 board established pursuant to subsection (c) or a similar 23 advisory board already in existence as of September 23, 24 1996, for such facility, affected local governments (includ- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1692 1 ing any local future use redevelopment authorities), and 2 other appropriate State agencies. 3 ‘‘(e) 50-YEAR PLANNING PERIOD.—A future use plan 4 developed under this section shall cover a period of at least 5 50 years. 6 ‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after com- 7 pleting development of a final plan for a site listed in sub8 section (b), the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Con9 gress a report on the plan. The report shall describe the 10 plan and contain such findings and recommendations with 11 respect to the site as the Secretary considers appropriate. 12 ‘‘(g) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.— 13 ‘‘(1) Nothing in this section, or in a future use 14 plan developed under this section with respect to a 15 defense nuclear facility, shall be construed as requir- 16 ing any modification to a future use plan with re- 17 spect to a defense nuclear facility that was developed 18 before September 23, 1996. 19 ‘‘(2) Nothing in this section may be construed 20 to affect statutory requirements for a defense envi- 21 ronmental cleanup activity or project or to modify or 22 otherwise affect applicable statutory or regulatory 23 defense environmental cleanup requirements, includ- 24 ing substantive standards intended to protect public 25 health and the environment, nor shall anything in g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1693 1 this section be construed to preempt or impair any 2 local land use planning or zoning authority or State 3 authority. 4 ‘‘§ 6174. Future-years defense environmental cleanup 5 6 plan ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall 7 submit to Congress each year, at or about the same time 8 that the President’s budget is submitted to Congress for 9 a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, a future10 years defense environmental cleanup plan that— 11 ‘‘(1) reflects the estimated expenditures and 12 proposed appropriations included in that budget for 13 the Department of Energy for defense environmental 14 cleanup; and 15 ‘‘(2) covers a period that includes the fiscal 16 year for which that budget is submitted and not less 17 than the four succeeding fiscal years. 18 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—Each future-years defense envi- 19 ronmental cleanup plan required by subsection (a) shall 20 contain the following: 21 ‘‘(1) A detailed description of the projects and 22 activities relating to defense environmental cleanup 23 to be carried out during the period covered by the 24 plan at the sites specified in subsection (c) and with 25 respect to the activities specified in subsection (d). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1694 1 ‘‘(2) A statement of proposed budget authority, 2 estimated expenditures, and proposed appropriations 3 necessary to support such projects and activities. 4 5 ‘‘(3) With respect to each site specified in subsection (c), the following: 6 ‘‘(A) A statement of each milestone in- 7 cluded in an enforceable agreement governing 8 cleanup and waste remediation for that site for 9 each fiscal year covered by the plan. 10 ‘‘(B) For each such milestone, a statement 11 with respect to whether each such milestone will 12 be met in each such fiscal year. 13 ‘‘(C) For any milestone that will not be 14 met, an explanation of why the milestone will 15 not be met and the date by which the milestone 16 is expected to be met. 17 ‘‘(D) For any milestone that has been 18 missed, renegotiated, or postponed, a statement 19 of the current milestone, the original milestone, 20 and any interim milestones. 21 ‘‘(c) SITES SPECIFIED.—The sites specified in this 22 subsection are the following: 23 ‘‘(1) The Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho. 24 ‘‘(2) The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Carlsbad, 25 New Mexico. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1695 1 2 ‘‘(3) The Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina. 3 4 ‘‘(4) The Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 5 ‘‘(5) The Hanford Site, Richland, Washington. 6 ‘‘(6) Any defense closure site of the Depart- 7 ment of Energy. 8 ‘‘(7) Any site of the National Nuclear Security 9 Administration. 10 ‘‘(d) ACTIVITIES SPECIFIED.—The activities specified 11 in this subsection are the following: 12 ‘‘(1) Program support. 13 ‘‘(2) Program direction. 14 ‘‘(3) Safeguards and security. 15 ‘‘(4) Technology development and deployment. 16 ‘‘(5) Federal contributions to the Uranium En- 17 richment Decontamination and Decommissioning 18 Fund established under section 1801 of the Atomic 19 Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2297g). 20 ‘‘§ 6175. Accelerated schedule for defense environ21 22 mental cleanup activities ‘‘(a) ACCELERATED CLEANUP.—The Secretary of 23 Energy shall accelerate the schedule for defense environ24 mental cleanup activities and disposition projects for a site 25 at a Department of Energy defense nuclear facility if the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1696 1 Secretary determines that such an accelerated schedule 2 will accelerate the recapitalization, modernization, or re3 placement of National Nuclear Security Administration 4 facilities supporting the nuclear weapons stockpile, achieve 5 meaningful, long-term cost savings to the Federal Govern6 ment, or could substantially accelerate the release of land 7 for local reuse without undermining national security ob8 jectives. 9 ‘‘(b) CONSIDERATION OF FACTORS.—In making a de- 10 termination under subsection (a), the Secretary shall con11 sider the following: 12 ‘‘(1) The extent to which accelerated cleanup 13 schedules can contribute to a more rapid moderniza- 14 tion of National Nuclear Security Administration fa- 15 cilities. 16 17 ‘‘(2) The cost savings achievable by the Federal Government. 18 ‘‘(3) The potential for reuse of the site. 19 ‘‘(4) The risks that the site poses to local 20 health and safety. 21 ‘‘(5) The proximity of the site to populated 22 areas. 23 ‘‘(c) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section 24 may be construed to affect a specific statutory require25 ment for a specific defense environmental cleanup activity g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1697 1 or project or to modify or otherwise affect applicable stat2 utory or regulatory defense environmental cleanup re3 quirements, including substantive standards intended to 4 protect public health and the environment. 5 ‘‘§ 6176. Defense environmental cleanup technology 6 7 program ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 8 of Energy shall establish and carry out a program of re9 search for the development of technologies useful for— 10 ‘‘(1) the reduction of environmental hazards 11 and contamination resulting from defense waste; and 12 ‘‘(2) environmental restoration of inactive de- 13 fense waste disposal sites. 14 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 15 ‘‘(1) The term ‘defense waste’ means waste, in- 16 cluding radioactive waste, resulting primarily from 17 atomic energy defense activities of the Department 18 of Energy. 19 ‘‘(2) The term ‘inactive defense waste disposal 20 site’ means any site (including any facility) under 21 the control or jurisdiction of the Secretary of Energy 22 which is used for the disposal of defense waste and 23 is closed to the disposal of additional defense waste, 24 including any site that is subject to decontamination 25 and decommissioning. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1698 1 ‘‘§ 6177. Other programs relating to technology devel2 3 opment ‘‘(a) INCREMENTAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 4 PROGRAM.— 5 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary may es- 6 tablish a program, to be known as the ‘Incremental 7 Technology Development Program’, to improve the 8 efficiency and effectiveness of the defense environ- 9 mental cleanup processes of the Office. 10 ‘‘(2) FOCUS.— 11 ‘‘(A) IMPROVEMENTS.—In carrying out the 12 Incremental Technology Development Program, 13 the Secretary shall focus on the continuous im- 14 provement of new or available technologies, in- 15 cluding— 16 17 ‘‘(i) decontamination chemicals and techniques; 18 ‘‘(ii) remote sensing and wireless com- 19 munication to reduce manpower and lab- 20 oratory efforts; 21 22 ‘‘(iii) detection, assay, and certification instrumentation; and 23 ‘‘(iv) packaging materials, methods, 24 and shipping systems. 25 ‘‘(B) OTHER AREAS.—The Secretary may 26 include in the Incremental Technology Develop- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1699 1 ment Program mission-relevant development, 2 demonstration, and deployment activities unre- 3 lated to the focus areas described in subpara- 4 graph (A). 5 ‘‘(3) USE 6 OF NEW AND EMERGING TECH- NOLOGIES.— 7 ‘‘(A) DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRA- 8 TION.—In carrying out the Incremental Tech- 9 nology Development Program, the Secretary 10 shall ensure that site offices of the Office con- 11 duct technology development, demonstration, 12 testing, permitting, and deployment of new and 13 emerging technologies to establish a sound tech- 14 nical basis for the selection of technologies for 15 defense environmental cleanup or infrastructure 16 operations. 17 ‘‘(B) COLLABORATION REQUIRED.—The 18 Secretary shall collaborate, to the extent prac- 19 ticable, with the heads of other departments 20 and agencies of the Federal Government, the 21 National Laboratories, other Federal labora- 22 tories, appropriate State regulators and agen- 23 cies, and the Department of Labor in the devel- 24 opment, demonstration, testing, permitting, and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1700 1 deployment of new technologies under the In- 2 cremental Technology Development Program. 3 ‘‘(4) AGREEMENTS TO CARRY OUT PROJECTS.— 4 ‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—In carrying out the In- 5 cremental Technology Development Program, 6 the Secretary may enter into agreements with 7 nongovernmental entities for technology devel- 8 opment, demonstration, testing, permitting, and 9 deployment projects to improve technologies in 10 accordance with paragraph (2). 11 ‘‘(B) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall se- 12 lect projects under subparagraph (A) through a 13 rigorous process that involves— 14 15 ‘‘(i) transparent and open competition; and 16 ‘‘(ii) a review process that, if prac- 17 ticable, is conducted in an independent 18 manner consistent with Department guid- 19 ance on selecting and funding public-pri- 20 vate partnerships. 21 ‘‘(C) COST-SHARING.—The Federal share 22 of the costs of the development, demonstration, 23 testing, permitting, and deployment of new 24 technologies carried out under this paragraph 25 shall be not more than 70 percent. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1701 1 ‘‘(D) BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 days 2 before the date on which the Secretary enters 3 into the first agreement under subparagraph 4 (A), the Secretary shall provide to the congres- 5 sional defense committees a briefing on the 6 process of selecting and funding efforts within 7 the Incremental Technology Development Pro- 8 gram, including with respect to the plans of the 9 Secretary to ensure a scientifically rigorous 10 process that minimizes potential conflicts of in- 11 terest. 12 ‘‘(b) HIGH-IMPACT TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 13 PROGRAM.— 14 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es- 15 tablish a program, to be known as the ‘High-Impact 16 Technology Development Program’, under which the 17 Secretary shall enter into agreements with non- 18 governmental entities for projects that pursue tech- 19 nologies that, with respect to the mission— 20 21 22 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) holistically address difficult challenges; ‘‘(B) hold the promise of breakthrough improvements; or ‘‘(C) align existing or in-use technologies with difficult challenges. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1702 1 ‘‘(2) AREAS OF FOCUS.—The Secretary may in- 2 clude as areas of focus for a project carried out 3 under the High-Impact Technology Development 4 Program the following: 5 ‘‘(A) Developing and demonstrating im- 6 proved methods for source and plume charac- 7 terization and monitoring, with an emphasis 8 on— 9 ‘‘(i) real-time field acquisition; and 10 ‘‘(ii) the use of indicator species anal- 11 yses with advanced contaminant transport 12 models to enable better understanding of 13 contaminant migration. 14 ‘‘(B) Developing and determining the lim- 15 its of performance for remediation technologies 16 and integrated remedial systems that prevent 17 migration of contaminants, including by pro- 18 ducing associated guidance and design manuals 19 for technologies that could be widely used 20 across the complex. 21 ‘‘(C) Demonstrating advanced monitoring 22 approaches that use multiple lines of evidence 23 for monitoring long-term performance of— 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(i) remediation systems; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1703 1 ‘‘(ii) noninvasive near-field monitoring 2 techniques. 3 ‘‘(D) Developing and demonstrating meth- 4 ods to characterize the physical and chemical 5 attributes of waste that control behavior, with 6 an emphasis on— 7 8 ‘‘(i) rapid and nondestructive examination and assay techniques; and 9 ‘‘(ii) methods to determine radio-nu- 10 clide, heavy metals, and organic constitu- 11 ents. 12 ‘‘(E) Demonstrating the technical basis for 13 determining when enhanced or natural attenu- 14 ation is an appropriate approach for remedi- 15 ation of complex sites. 16 ‘‘(F) Developing and demonstrating inno- 17 vative methods to achieve real-time and, if prac- 18 ticable, in situ characterization data for tank 19 waste and process streams that could be useful 20 for all phases of the waste management pro- 21 gram, including improving the accuracy and 22 representativeness of characterization data for 23 residual waste in tanks and ancillary equip- 24 ment. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1704 1 ‘‘(G) Adapting existing waste treatment 2 technologies or demonstrating new waste treat- 3 ment technologies at the pilot plant scale using 4 real wastes or realistic surrogates— 5 6 ‘‘(i) to address engineering adaptations; 7 ‘‘(ii) to ensure compliance with waste 8 treatment standards and other applicable 9 requirements under Federal and State law 10 and any existing agreements or consent de- 11 crees to which the Department is a party; 12 and 13 ‘‘(iii) to enable successful deployment 14 at full-scale and in support of operations. 15 ‘‘(H) Developing and demonstrating rapid 16 testing protocols that— 17 ‘‘(i) are accepted by the Environ- 18 mental Protection Agency, the Nuclear 19 Regulatory Commission, the Department, 20 and the scientific community; 21 ‘‘(ii) can be used to measure long- 22 term waste form performance under real- 23 istic disposal environments; 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(iii) can determine whether a stabilized waste is suitable for disposal; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1705 1 ‘‘(iv) reduce the need for extensive, 2 time-consuming, and costly analyses on 3 every batch of waste prior to disposal. 4 ‘‘(I) Developing and demonstrating direct 5 stabilization technologies to provide waste forms 6 for disposing of elemental mercury. 7 ‘‘(J) Developing and demonstrating inno- 8 vative and effective retrieval methods for re- 9 moval of waste residual materials from tanks 10 and ancillary equipment, including mobile re- 11 trieval equipment or methods capable of imme- 12 diately removing waste from leaking tanks, and 13 connecting pipelines. 14 ‘‘(3) PROJECT SELECTION.— 15 ‘‘(A) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall se- 16 lect projects to be carried out under the High- 17 Impact 18 through a rigorous process that involves— 19 20 Technology Development Program ‘‘(i) transparent and open competition; and 21 ‘‘(ii) a review process that, if prac- 22 ticable, is conducted in an independent 23 manner consistent with Department guid- 24 ance on selecting and funding public-pri- 25 vate partnerships. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1706 1 ‘‘(B) BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 days 2 before the date on which the Secretary enters 3 into the first agreement under paragraph (1), 4 the Secretary shall provide to the congressional 5 defense committees a briefing on the process of 6 selecting and funding efforts within the High- 7 Impact Technology Development Program, in- 8 cluding with respect to the plans of the Sec- 9 retary to ensure a scientifically rigorous process 10 that minimizes potential conflicts of interest. 11 ‘‘(c) ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY 12 PROGRAM.— 13 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es- 14 tablish a program, to be known as the ‘Environ- 15 mental Management University Program’, to— 16 ‘‘(A) engage faculty, post-doctoral fellows 17 or researchers, and graduate students of insti- 18 tutions of higher education on subjects relating 19 to the mission to show a clear path for students 20 for employment within the environmental man- 21 agement enterprise; 22 ‘‘(B) provide institutions of higher edu- 23 cation and the Department access to advances 24 in engineering and science; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1707 1 ‘‘(C) clearly identify to institutions of high- 2 er education the tools necessary to enter into 3 the environmental management field profes- 4 sionally; and 5 ‘‘(D) encourage current employees of the 6 Department to pursue advanced degrees. 7 ‘‘(2) AREAS OF FOCUS.—The Secretary may in- 8 clude as areas of focus for a grant made under the 9 Environmental Management University Program the 10 following: 11 12 13 14 ‘‘(A) The atomic- and molecular-scale chemistries of waste processing. ‘‘(B) Contaminant immobilization in engineered and natural systems. 15 ‘‘(C) Developing innovative materials, with 16 an emphasis on nanomaterials or biomaterials, 17 that could enable sequestration of challenging 18 hazardous or radioactive constituents such as 19 technetium and iodine. 20 21 22 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(D) Elucidating and exploiting complex speciation and reactivity far from equilibrium. ‘‘(E) Understanding and controlling chemical and physical processes at interfaces. ‘‘(F) Harnessing physical and chemical processes to revolutionize separations. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1708 1 ‘‘(G) Tailoring waste forms for contami- 2 nants in harsh chemical environments. 3 ‘‘(H) Predicting and understanding sub- 4 surface system behavior and response to pertur- 5 bations. 6 ‘‘(3) INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH GRANTS.—In car- 7 rying out the Environmental Management University 8 Program, the Secretary may make individual re- 9 search grants to faculty, post-doctoral fellows or re- 10 searchers, and graduate students of institutions of 11 higher education for three-year research projects, 12 with an option for an extension of one additional 13 two-year period. 14 ‘‘(4) GRANTS FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY COL- 15 LABORATIONS.—In carrying out the Environmental 16 Management University Program, the Secretary may 17 make research grants for strategic partnerships 18 among scientists, faculty, post-doctoral fellows or re- 19 searchers, and graduate students of institutions of 20 higher education for three-year research projects. 21 ‘‘(5) HIRING OF UNDERGRADUATES.—In car- 22 rying out the Environmental Management University 23 Program, the Secretary may establish a summer in- 24 ternship program for undergraduates of institutions g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1709 1 of higher education to work on projects relating to 2 environmental management. 3 ‘‘(6) WORKSHOPS.—In carrying out the Envi- 4 ronmental Management University Program, the 5 Secretary may hold workshops with the Office of 6 Environmental Management, the Office of Science, 7 and members of academia and industry concerning 8 environmental management challenges and solutions. 9 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 10 11 ‘‘(1) The term ‘complex’ means all sites managed in whole or in part by the Office. 12 13 ‘‘(2) The term ‘Department’ means the Department of Energy. 14 ‘‘(3) The term ‘institution of higher education’ 15 has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of 16 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 17 1001(a)). 18 19 ‘‘(4) The term ‘mission’ means the mission of the Office. 20 ‘‘(5) The term ‘National Laboratory’ has the 21 meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy 22 Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801). 23 24 ‘‘(6) The term ‘Office’ means the Office of Environmental Management of the Department. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1710 1 ‘‘(7) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary 2 of Energy, acting through the Assistant Secretary 3 for Environmental Management. 4 ‘‘§ 6178. Report on defense environmental cleanup ex5 6 penditures ‘‘Each year, at the same time the President submits 7 to Congress the budget for a fiscal year (pursuant to sec8 tion 1105 of title 31), the Secretary of Energy shall sub9 mit to Congress a report on how the defense environ10 mental cleanup funds of the Department of Energy were 11 expended during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year 12 during which the budget is submitted. The report shall 13 include details on expenditures by operations office, instal14 lation, budget category, and activity. The report also shall 15 include any schedule changes or modifications to planned 16 activities for the fiscal year in which the budget is sub17 mitted. 18 ‘‘§ 6179. Public participation in planning for defense 19 20 environmental cleanup ‘‘ The Secretary of Energy shall consult with the Ad- 21 ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the 22 Attorney General, Governors and attorneys general of af23 fected States, appropriate representatives of affected In24 dian tribes, and interested members of the public in any 25 planning conducted by the Secretary for defense environ- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1711 1 mental cleanup activities at Department of Energy defense 2 nuclear facilities. 3 ‘‘§ 6180. Policy of Department of Energy regarding fu4 ture defense environmental management 5 matters 6 ‘‘(a) POLICY REQUIRED.— 7 ‘‘(1) Commencing not later than October 1, 8 2005, the Secretary of Energy shall have in effect 9 a policy for carrying out future defense environ- 10 mental management matters of the Department of 11 Energy. The policy shall specify each officer within 12 the Department with responsibilities for carrying out 13 that policy and, for each such officer, the nature and 14 extent of those responsibilities. 15 ‘‘(2) In paragraph (1), the term ‘future defense 16 environmental management matter’ means any envi- 17 ronmental cleanup project, decontamination and de- 18 commissioning project, waste management project, 19 or related activity that arises out of the activities of 20 the Department in carrying out programs necessary 21 for national security and is to be commenced after 22 November 24, 2003. However, such term does not 23 include any such project or activity the responsibility 24 for which has been assigned, as of November 24, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1712 1 2003, to the Environmental Management program 2 of the Department. 3 ‘‘(b) REFLECTION IN BUDGET.—For fiscal year 2006 4 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall ensure 5 that the budget justification materials submitted to Con6 gress in support of the Department of Energy budget for 7 such fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the 8 President under section 1105(a) of title 31) reflect the 9 policy required by subsection (a). 10 ‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall carry out 11 this section in consultation with the Administrator for Nu12 clear Security and the Under Secretary of Energy for En13 ergy, Science, and Environment. 14 ‘‘(d) REPORT.—The Secretary shall include with the 15 budget justification materials submitted to Congress in 16 support of the Department of Energy budget for fiscal 17 year 2005 (as submitted with the budget of the President 18 under section 1105(a) of title 31) a report on the policy 19 that the Secretary plans to have in effect under subsection 20 (a) as of October 1, 2005. The report shall specify the 21 officers and responsibilities referred to in subsection (a). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1713 1 ‘‘§ 6181. Estimation of costs of meeting defense envi2 ronmental cleanup milestones required 3 by consent orders 4 ‘‘The Secretary of Energy shall include in the budget 5 justification materials submitted to Congress in support 6 of the Department of Energy budget for each fiscal year 7 (as submitted with the budget of the President under sec8 tion 1105(a) of title 31) a report on the cost, for that 9 fiscal year and the four fiscal years following that fiscal 10 year, of meeting milestones required by a consent order 11 at each defense nuclear facility at which defense environ12 mental cleanup activities are occurring. The report shall 13 include, for each such facility— 14 15 ‘‘(1) a specification of the cost of meeting such milestones during that fiscal year; and 16 ‘‘(2) an estimate of the cost of meeting such 17 milestones during the four fiscal years following that 18 fiscal year. 19 ‘‘§ 6182. Public statement of environmental liabilities 20 ‘‘ Each year, at the same time that the Department 21 of Energy submits its annual financial report under sec22 tion 3516 of title 31, the Secretary of Energy shall make 23 available to the public a statement of environmental liabil24 ities, as calculated for the most recent audited financial 25 statement of the Department under section 3515 of that g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1714 1 title, for each defense nuclear facility at which defense en2 vironmental cleanup activities are occurring. 3 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—CLOSURE OF FACILITIES 4 ‘‘§ 6191. Reports in connection with permanent clo5 sures of Department of Energy defense 6 nuclear facilities 7 ‘‘(a) TRAINING AND JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES 8 PLAN.—Not later than 120 days before a Department of 9 Energy defense nuclear facility permanently ceases all pro10 duction and processing operations, the Secretary of En11 ergy shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 12 of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 13 containing a discussion of the training and job placement 14 services needed to enable the employees at such facility 15 to obtain employment in the defense environmental clean16 up activities at such facility. The discussion shall include 17 the actions that should be taken by the contractor oper18 ating and managing such facility to provide retraining and 19 job placement services to employees of such contractor. 20 ‘‘(b) CLOSURE REPORT.—Upon the permanent ces- 21 sation of production operations at a Department of En22 ergy defense nuclear facility, the Secretary of Energy shall 23 submit to Congress a report containing— 24 25 ‘‘(1) a complete survey of environmental problems at the facility; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1715 1 ‘‘(2) budget quality data indicating the cost of 2 defense environmental cleanup activities at the facil- 3 ity; and 4 5 ‘‘(3) a discussion of the proposed cleanup schedule. 6 ‘‘§ 6192. Defense site acceleration completion 7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the provisions 8 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 9 10101 et seq.), the requirements of section 202 of the En10 ergy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5842), and 11 other laws that define classes of radioactive waste, with 12 respect to material stored at a Department of Energy site 13 at which activities are regulated by a covered State pursu14 ant to approved closure plans or permits issued by the 15 State, the term ‘high-level radioactive waste’ does not in16 clude radioactive waste resulting from the reprocessing of 17 spent nuclear fuel that the Secretary of Energy (in this 18 section referred to as the ‘Secretary’), in consultation with 19 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (in this section re20 ferred to as the ‘Commission’), determines— 21 ‘‘(1) does not require permanent isolation in a 22 deep geologic repository for spent fuel or high-level 23 radioactive waste; 24 25 ‘‘(2) has had highly radioactive radionuclides removed to the maximum extent practical; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1716 1 ‘‘(3)(A) does not exceed concentration limits for 2 Class C low-level waste as set out in section 61.55 3 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, and will be 4 disposed of— 5 ‘‘(i) in compliance with the performance 6 objectives set out in subpart C of part 61 of 7 title 10, Code of Federal Regulations; and 8 ‘‘(ii) pursuant to a State-approved closure 9 plan or State-issued permit, authority for the 10 approval or issuance of which is conferred on 11 the State outside of this section; or 12 ‘‘(B) exceeds concentration limits for Class 13 C low-level waste as set out in section 61.55 of 14 title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, but will 15 be disposed of— 16 ‘‘(i) in compliance with the performance 17 objectives set out in subpart C of part 61 of 18 title 10, Code of Federal Regulations; 19 ‘‘(ii) pursuant to a State-approved closure 20 plan or State-issued permit, authority for the 21 approval or issuance of which is conferred on 22 the State outside of this section; and 23 ‘‘(iii) pursuant to plans developed by the 24 Secretary in consultation with the Commission. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1717 1 ‘‘(b) MONITORING BY NUCLEAR REGULATORY COM- 2 MISSION.—(1) The Commission shall, in coordination with 3 the covered State, monitor disposal actions taken by the 4 Department of Energy pursuant to subparagraphs (A) 5 and (B) of subsection (a)(3) for the purpose of assessing 6 compliance with the performance objectives set out in sub7 part C of part 61 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations. 8 ‘‘(2) If the Commission considers any disposal actions 9 taken by the Department of Energy pursuant to those 10 subparagraphs to be not in compliance with those per11 formance objectives, the Commission shall, as soon as 12 practicable after discovery of the noncompliant conditions, 13 inform the Department of Energy, the covered State, and 14 the following congressional committees: 15 ‘‘(A) The Committee on Armed Services, the 16 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Com- 17 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 18 atives. 19 ‘‘(B) The Committee on Armed Services, the 20 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the 21 Committee on Environment and Public Works, and 22 the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 23 ‘‘(3) For fiscal year 2005, the Secretary shall, from 24 amounts available for defense site acceleration completion, 25 reimburse the Commission for all expenses, including sala- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1718 1 ries, that the Commission incurs as a result of perform2 ance under subsection (a) and this subsection for fiscal 3 year 2005. The Department of Energy and the Commis4 sion may enter into an interagency agreement that speci5 fies the method of reimbursement. Amounts received by 6 the Commission for performance under subsection (a) and 7 this subsection may be retained and used for salaries and 8 expenses associated with those activities, notwithstanding 9 section 3302 of title 31, and shall remain available until 10 expended. 11 ‘‘(4) For fiscal years after 2005, the Commission 12 shall include in the budget justification materials sub13 mitted to Congress in support of the Commission budget 14 for that fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the 15 President under section 1105(a) of title 31) the amounts 16 required, not offset by revenues, for performance under 17 subsection (a) and this subsection. 18 ‘‘(c) INAPPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN MATERIALS.— 19 Subsection (a) shall not apply to any material otherwise 20 covered by that subsection that is transported from the 21 covered State. 22 ‘‘(d) COVERED STATES.—For purposes of this sec- 23 tion, the following States are covered States: 24 ‘‘(1) The State of South Carolina. 25 ‘‘(2) The State of Idaho. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1719 1 ‘‘(e) CONSTRUCTION.—(1) Nothing in this section 2 shall impair, alter, or modify the full implementation of 3 any Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order or 4 other applicable consent decree for a Department of En5 ergy site. 6 ‘‘(2) Nothing in this section establishes any precedent 7 or is binding on the State of Washington, the State of 8 Oregon, or any other State not covered by subsection (d) 9 for the management, storage, treatment, and disposition 10 of radioactive and hazardous materials. 11 ‘‘(3) Nothing in this section amends the definition of 12 ’transuranic waste’ or regulations for repository disposal 13 of transuranic waste pursuant to the Waste Isolation Pilot 14 Plant Land Withdrawal Act (Public Law 102–579; 106 15 Stat. 4777) or part 191 of title 40, Code of Federal Regu16 lations. 17 ‘‘(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to af- 18 fect in any way the obligations of the Department of En19 ergy to comply with section 6154. 20 ‘‘(5) Nothing in this section amends the West Valley 21 Demonstration Act (Public Law 96–368; 42 U.S.C. 2021a 22 note). 23 ‘‘(f) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Judicial review shall be 24 available in accordance with chapter 7 of title 5, for the 25 following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1720 1 ‘‘(1) Any determination made by the Secretary 2 or any other agency action taken by the Secretary 3 pursuant to this section. 4 5 ‘‘(2) Any failure of the Commission to carry out its responsibilities under subsection (b). 6 ‘‘§ 6193. Sandia National Laboratories 7 ‘‘Funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropria- 8 tions Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; 118 Stat. 3), or 9 any other Act thereafter, may not be obligated to pay, on 10 behalf of the United States or a contractor or subcon11 tractor of the United States, to post a bond or fulfill any 12 other financial responsibility requirement relating to clo13 sure or post-closure care and monitoring of Sandia Na14 tional Laboratories and properties held or managed by 15 Sandia National Laboratories prior to implementation of 16 closure or post-closure monitoring. The State of New Mex17 ico or any other entity may not enforce against the United 18 States or a contractor or subcontractor of the United 19 States, in this year or any other fiscal year, a requirement 20 to post bond or any other financial responsibility require21 ment relating to closure or postclosure care and moni22 toring of Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico and 23 properties held or managed by Sandia National Labora24 tories in New Mexico. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1721 1 ‘‘§ 6194. Plan for deactivation and decommissioning 2 of nonoperational defense nuclear facili- 3 ties 4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall, 5 every four years beginning in 2025, develop and subse6 quently carry out a plan for the activities of the Depart7 ment of Energy relating to the deactivation and decommis8 sioning of nonoperational defense nuclear facilities. 9 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection 10 (a) shall include the following: 11 ‘‘(1) A list of nonoperational defense nuclear fa- 12 cilities, prioritized for deactivation and decommis- 13 sioning based on the potential to reduce risks to 14 human health, property, or the environment and to 15 maximize cost savings. 16 ‘‘(2) An assessment of the life cycle costs of 17 each nonoperational defense nuclear facility during 18 the period beginning on the date on which the plan 19 is submitted under subsection (d) and ending on the 20 earlier of— 21 22 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) the date that is 25 years after the date on which the plan is submitted; or ‘‘(B) the estimated date for deactivation and decommissioning of the facility. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1722 1 ‘‘(3) An estimate of the cost and time needed 2 to deactivate and decommission each nonoperational 3 defense nuclear facility. 4 ‘‘(4) A schedule for when the Office of Environ- 5 mental Management will accept each nonoperational 6 defense nuclear facility for deactivation and decom- 7 missioning. 8 9 ‘‘(5) An estimate of costs that could be avoided by— 10 ‘‘(A) accelerating the cleanup of non- 11 operational defense nuclear facilities; or 12 ‘‘(B) other means, such as reusing such fa- 13 14 cilities for another purpose. ‘‘(c) PLAN FOR TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR 15 CERTAIN FACILITIES.—The Secretary shall, during 2025, 16 develop and subsequently carry out a plan under which 17 the Administrator shall transfer, by March 31, 2029, to 18 the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management 19 the responsibility for decontaminating and decommis20 sioning facilities of the Administration that the Secretary 21 determines are nonoperational as of September 30, 2024. 22 ‘‘(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 23 March 31, 2025, and every four years thereafter, the Sec24 retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional com25 mittees a report that includes— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1723 1 ‘‘(1) the plan required by subsection (a); 2 ‘‘(2) a description of the deactivation and de- 3 commissioning actions expected to be taken during 4 the following fiscal year pursuant to the plan; 5 6 ‘‘(3) in the case of the report submitted during 2025, the plan required by subsection (c); and 7 ‘‘(4) a description of the deactivation and de- 8 commissioning actions taken at each nonoperational 9 defense nuclear facility during the period following 10 the date on which the previous report required by 11 this section was submitted. 12 ‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this sec- 13 tion shall terminate after the submission to the appro14 priate congressional committees of the report required by 15 subsection (d) to be submitted not later than March 31, 16 2033. 17 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 18 19 ‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— 20 21 ‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; and 22 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Nat- 23 ural Resources of the Senate and the Com- 24 mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House 25 of Representatives. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1724 1 2 ‘‘(2) The term ‘life cycle costs’, with respect to a facility, means— 3 ‘‘(A) the present and future costs of all re- 4 sources and associated cost elements required 5 to develop, produce, deploy, or sustain the facil- 6 ity; and 7 ‘‘(B) the present and future costs to de- 8 activate, decommission, and deconstruct the fa- 9 cility. 10 ‘‘(3) The term ‘nonoperational defense nuclear 11 facility’ means a production facility or utilization fa- 12 cility (as those terms are defined in section 11 of the 13 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014)) 14 under the control or jurisdiction of the Secretary of 15 Energy and operated for national security purposes 16 that is no longer needed for the mission of the De- 17 partment of Energy, including the National Nuclear 18 Security Administration. 19 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—HANFORD RESERVATION, 20 WASHINGTON 21 ‘‘§ 6201. Safety measures for waste tanks at Hanford 22 23 Nuclear Reservation ‘‘(a) IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING OF 24 TANKS.—Not later than February 3, 1991, the Secretary 25 of Energy shall identify which single-shelled or double- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1725 1 shelled high-level nuclear waste tanks at the Hanford Nu2 clear Reservation, Richland, Washington, may have a seri3 ous potential for release of high-level waste due to uncon4 trolled increases in temperature or pressure. After com5 pleting such identification, the Secretary shall determine 6 whether continuous monitoring is being carried out to de7 tect a release or excessive temperature or pressure at each 8 tank so identified. If such monitoring is not being carried 9 out, as soon as practicable the Secretary shall install such 10 monitoring, but only if a type of monitoring that does not 11 itself increase the danger of a release can be installed. 12 ‘‘(b) ACTION PLANS.—Not later than March 5, 1991, 13 the Secretary of Energy shall develop action plans to re14 spond to excessive temperature or pressure or a release 15 from any tank identified under subsection (a). 16 ‘‘(c) PROHIBITION.—Beginning March 5, 1991, no 17 additional high-level nuclear waste (except for small 18 amounts removed and returned to a tank for analysis) 19 may be added to a tank identified under subsection (a) 20 unless the Secretary determines that no safer alternative 21 than adding such waste to the tank currently exists or that 22 the tank does not pose a serious potential for release of 23 high-level nuclear waste. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1726 1 ‘‘§ 6202. Hanford waste tank cleanup program re2 forms 3 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF RIVER PRO- 4 TECTION.—The Secretary of Energy shall establish an of- 5 fice at the Hanford Reservation, Richland, Washington, 6 to be known as the ‘Office of River Protection’ (in this 7 section referred to as the ‘Office’). 8 9 ‘‘(b) MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF OFFICE.— 10 ‘‘(1) The Office shall be headed by a senior offi- 11 cial of the Department of Energy, who shall report 12 to the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environ- 13 mental Management. 14 ‘‘(2) The head of the Office shall be responsible 15 for managing all aspects of the River Protection 16 Project, Richland, Washington, including Hanford 17 Tank Farm operations and the Waste Treatment 18 Plant. 19 ‘‘(3)(A) The Assistant Secretary of Energy for 20 Environmental Management shall delegate in writing 21 responsibility for the management of the River Pro- 22 tection Project, Richland, Washington, to the head 23 of the Office. 24 ‘‘(B) Such delegation shall include, at a min- 25 imum, authorities for contracting, financial manage- 26 ment, safety, and general program management that g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1727 1 are equivalent to the authorities of managers of 2 other operations offices of the Department of En- 3 ergy. 4 ‘‘(C) The head of the Office shall, to the max- 5 imum extent possible, coordinate all activities of the 6 Office with the manager of the Richland Operations 7 Office of the Department of Energy. 8 ‘‘(c) DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Sec- 9 retary shall provide the head of the Office with the re10 sources and personnel necessary to carry out the respon11 sibilities specified in subsection (b)(2). 12 ‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION.—The Assistant Secretary of 13 Energy for Environmental Management shall submit to 14 the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 15 Committee on Armed Services of the House of Represent16 atives written notification detailing any changes in the 17 roles, responsibilities, and reporting relationships that in18 volve the Office. 19 ‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—The Office shall terminate on 20 September 30, 2024. The Office may be extended beyond 21 that date if the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Envi22 ronmental Management determines in writing that termi23 nation would disrupt effective management of the Hanford 24 Tank Farm operations. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1728 1 ‘‘§ 6203. River protection project 2 ‘‘ The tank waste remediation system environmental 3 project, Richland, Washington, including all programs re4 lating to the retrieval and treatment of tank waste at the 5 site at Hanford, Washington, under the management of 6 the Office of River Protection, shall be known and des7 ignated as the ‘River Protection Project’. Any reference 8 to that project in any law, regulation, map, document, 9 record, or other paper of the United States shall be consid10 ered to be a reference to the River Protection Project. 11 ‘‘§ 6204. Notification regarding air release of radio12 13 active or hazardous material ‘‘If the Secretary of Energy (or a designee of the Sec- 14 retary) is notified of an improper release into the air of 15 radioactive or hazardous material above applicable statu16 tory or regulatory limits that resulted from waste gen17 erated by atomic energy defense activities at the Hanford 18 Nuclear Reservation, Richland, Washington, the Secretary 19 (or designee of the Secretary) shall— 20 ‘‘(1) not later than two business days after 21 being notified of the release, notify the congressional 22 defense committees of the release; and 23 ‘‘(2) not later than seven business days after 24 being notified of the release, provide the congres- 25 sional defense committees a briefing on the status of 26 the release, including— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1729 1 ‘‘(A) the cause of the release, if known; 2 and 3 ‘‘(B) preliminary plans to address and re- 4 mediate the release, including associated costs 5 and timelines. 6 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—SAVANNAH RIVER SITE, 7 SOUTH CAROLINA 8 ‘‘§ 6211. Accelerated schedule for isolating high-level 9 nuclear waste at the Defense Waste Proc- 10 essing Facility, Savannah River Site 11 ‘‘The Secretary of Energy shall accelerate the sched- 12 ule for the isolation of high-level nuclear waste in glass 13 canisters at the Defense Waste Processing Facility at the 14 Savannah River Site, South Carolina, if the Secretary de15 termines that the acceleration of such schedule— 16 17 ‘‘(1) will achieve long-term cost savings to the Federal Government; and 18 ‘‘(2) could accelerate the removal and isolation 19 of high-level nuclear waste from long-term storage 20 tanks at the site. 21 ‘‘§ 6212. Multi-year plan for clean-up 22 ‘‘The Secretary of Energy shall develop and imple- 23 ment a multi-year plan for the clean-up of nuclear waste 24 at the Savannah River Site that results, or has resulted, 25 from the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1730 1 2 ‘‘(1) Nuclear weapons activities carried out at the site. 3 ‘‘(2) The processing, treating, packaging, and 4 disposal of Department of Energy domestic and for- 5 eign spent nuclear fuel rods at the site. 6 ‘‘§ 6213. Continuation of processing, treatment, and 7 disposal of legacy nuclear materials 8 ‘‘ The Secretary of Energy shall continue operations 9 and maintain a high state of readiness at the H–canyon 10 facility at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, 11 and shall provide technical staff necessary to operate and 12 so maintain such facility. 13 ‘‘CHAPTER 605—SAFEGUARDS AND 14 SECURITY MATTERS 15 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY 16 ‘‘§ 6221. Prohibition on international inspections of 17 Department of Energy facilities unless 18 protection of restricted data is certified 19 ‘‘The Secretary of Energy may not allow an inspec- 20 tion of a national security laboratory or nuclear weapons 21 production facility by the International Atomic Energy 22 Agency until the Secretary certifies to Congress that no 23 Restricted Data will be revealed during such inspection. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1731 1 ‘‘§ 6222. Restrictions on access to national security 2 laboratories by foreign visitors from sen- 3 sitive countries 4 ‘‘(a) BACKGROUND REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Sec- 5 retary of Energy and the Administrator may not admit 6 to any facility described in paragraph (3) of subsection 7 (c) other than areas accessible to the general public any 8 individual who is a citizen or agent of a covered foreign 9 nation or a nation on the current sensitive countries list 10 unless the Secretary or Administrator first completes a 11 background review with respect to that individual. 12 13 ‘‘(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING BACK- GROUND REVIEWS.—It is the sense of Congress that the 14 Secretary of Energy, the Director of the Federal Bureau 15 of Investigation, and the Director of National Intelligence 16 should ensure that background reviews carried out under 17 this section are completed in not more than 15 days. 18 ‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON ADMITTANCE.— 19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to an indi- 20 vidual who is a citizen or agent of a covered foreign 21 nation, the Secretary and the Administrator may 22 not, except as provided in paragraph (2), admit such 23 individual to any areas not accessible to the general 24 public within a facility described in paragraph (3). 25 ‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary, acting through 26 the Administrator, may waive the prohibition under g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1732 1 paragraph (1) with respect to an individual who is 2 a citizen or agent of a covered foreign nation if, not 3 later than 30 days prior to admitting such individual 4 to a facility described in such paragraph, the Sec- 5 retary certifies to Congress that— 6 ‘‘(A) the admittance of such individual to 7 the facility is in the national security interests 8 of the United States; 9 ‘‘(B) no classified or restricted data will be 10 revealed to such individual in connection with 11 the admittance of such individual to the facility; 12 ‘‘(C) the Secretary or Administrator has 13 consulted with the heads of other relevant de- 14 partments or agencies of the United States 15 Government to mitigate risks associated with 16 the admittance of such individual; and 17 ‘‘(D) the background review completed to 18 subsection (a) with respect to such individual 19 did not uncover any previously unreported af- 20 filiation with military or intelligence organiza- 21 tions associated with a covered foreign nation. 22 ‘‘(3) FACILITIES DESCRIBED.—A facility de- 23 scribed in this paragraph is a facility, or any portion 24 thereof, that directly supports the mission, func- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1733 1 tions, and operations of the Administration (as de- 2 scribed in this subpart) and is located on— 3 ‘‘(A) a national security laboratory; 4 ‘‘(B) a nuclear weapons production facility; 5 or 6 ‘‘(C) a site that directly supports the pro- 7 tection, development, sustainment, or disposal 8 of technologies or materials related to the provi- 9 sion of nuclear propulsion for United States 10 naval vessels. 11 ‘‘(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The prohibition under 12 paragraph (1) shall take effect on April 15, 2025. 13 ‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 14 tion shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect the au15 thority of the Secretary or the Administrator to— 16 17 ‘‘(1) admit to a facility described in paragraph (3) of subsection (c)— 18 19 ‘‘(A) a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States; 20 ‘‘(B) an individual involved in an Inter- 21 national Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspec- 22 tion (as defined in the ‘Agreement between the 23 United States and the IAEA for the Application 24 of Safeguards in the U.S.’); or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1734 1 ‘‘(C) an individual involved in information 2 exchanges in support of activities of the United 3 States with respect to nonproliferation, counter- 4 proliferation, and counterterrorism, in accord- 5 ance with international treaties or other legally- 6 binding agreements or instruments to which the 7 United States is a party; or 8 ‘‘(2) admit any individual to a facility, or any 9 portion thereof, that is not directly associated with 10 or directly funded to perform the mission, functions, 11 and operations of the Administration (as described 12 in this subpart). 13 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 14 ‘‘(1) The term ‘background review’, commonly 15 known as an indices check, means a review of infor- 16 mation provided by the Director of National Intel- 17 ligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau of 18 Investigation regarding personal background, includ- 19 ing information relating to any history of criminal 20 activity or to any evidence of espionage. 21 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered foreign nation’ means— 22 ‘‘(A) the People’s Republic of China; 23 ‘‘(B) the Russian Federation; 24 ‘‘(C) the Democratic People’s Republic of 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Korea; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1735 1 ‘‘(D) the Islamic Republic of Iran. 2 ‘‘(3) The term ‘sensitive countries list’ means 3 the list prescribed by the Secretary of Energy known 4 as the Department of Energy List of Sensitive 5 Countries. 6 ‘‘§ 6223. Background investigations of certain per7 sonnel at Department of Energy facilities 8 ‘‘The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that an inves- 9 tigation meeting the requirements of section 145 of the 10 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2165) is made for 11 each Department of Energy employee, or contractor em12 ployee, at a national security laboratory or nuclear weap13 ons production facility who— 14 ‘‘(1) carries out duties or responsibilities in or 15 around a location where Restricted Data is present; 16 or 17 18 ‘‘(2) has or may have regular access to a location where Restricted Data is present. 19 ‘‘§ 6224. Department of Energy counterintelligence 20 21 polygraph program ‘‘(a) NEW COUNTERINTELLIGENCE POLYGRAPH 22 PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Energy shall 23 carry out, under regulations prescribed under this section, 24 a new counterintelligence polygraph program for the De25 partment of Energy. The purpose of the new program is g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1736 1 to minimize the potential for release or disclosure of classi2 fied data, materials, or information. 3 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITIES AND LIMITATIONS.— 4 ‘‘(1) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 5 for the new counterintelligence polygraph program 6 required by subsection (a) in accordance with the 7 provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5 8 (commonly referred to as the Administrative Proce- 9 dures Act). 10 ‘‘(2) In prescribing regulations for the new pro- 11 gram, the Secretary shall take into account the re- 12 sults of the Polygraph Review. 13 ‘‘(3) Not later than six months after obtaining 14 the results of the Polygraph Review, the Secretary 15 shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking for the 16 new program. 17 ‘‘(4) In the event of a counterintelligence inves- 18 tigation, the regulations prescribed under paragraph 19 (1) may ensure that the persons subject to the coun- 20 terintelligence polygraph program required by sub- 21 section (a) include any person who is— 22 ‘‘(A) a national of the United States (as 23 such term is defined in section 101 of the Im- 24 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) 25 and also a national of a foreign state; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1737 1 ‘‘(B) an employee or contractor who re- 2 3 quires access to classified information. ‘‘(c) POLYGRAPH REVIEW DEFINED.—In this sec- 4 tion, the term ‘Polygraph Review’ means the review of the 5 Committee to Review the Scientific Evidence on the Poly6 graph of the National Academy of Sciences. 7 ‘‘§ 6225. Notice to congressional committees of certain 8 security and counterintelligence failures 9 within atomic energy defense programs 10 ‘‘(a) REQUIRED NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of 11 Energy shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 12 of the Senate and House of Representatives a notification 13 of each significant atomic energy defense intelligence loss. 14 Any such notification shall be provided only after consulta15 tion with the Director of National Intelligence and the Di16 rector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as appro17 priate. 18 ‘‘(b) SIGNIFICANT ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE IN- 19 TELLIGENCE LOSSES.—In this section, the term ‘signifi- 20 cant atomic energy defense intelligence loss’ means any 21 national security or counterintelligence failure or com22 promise of classified information at a facility of the De23 partment of Energy or operated by a contractor of the 24 Department that the Secretary considers likely to cause g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1738 1 significant harm or damage to the national security inter2 ests of the United States. 3 ‘‘(c) MANNER OF NOTIFICATION.—Notification of a 4 significant atomic energy defense intelligence loss under 5 subsection (a) shall be provided, in accordance with the 6 procedures established pursuant to subsection (d), not 7 later than 30 days after the date on which the Department 8 of Energy determines that the loss has taken place. 9 ‘‘(d) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary of Energy and 10 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 11 House of Representatives shall each establish such proce12 dures as may be necessary to protect from unauthorized 13 disclosure classified information, information relating to 14 intelligence sources and methods, and sensitive law en15 forcement information that is submitted to those commit16 tees pursuant to this section and that are otherwise nec17 essary to carry out the provisions of this section. 18 ‘‘(e) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 19 ‘‘(1) Nothing in this section shall be construed 20 as authority to withhold any information from the 21 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 22 House of Representatives on the grounds that pro- 23 viding the information to those committees would 24 constitute the unauthorized disclosure of classified 25 information, information relating to intelligence g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1739 1 sources and methods, or sensitive law enforcement 2 information. 3 ‘‘(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed 4 to modify or supersede any other requirement to re- 5 port information on intelligence activities to Con- 6 gress, including the requirement under section 501 7 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 8 3091) for the President to ensure that the congres- 9 sional intelligence committees are kept fully in- 10 formed of the intelligence activities of the United 11 States and for those committees to notify promptly 12 other congressional committees of any matter relat- 13 ing to intelligence activities requiring the attention 14 of those committees. 15 ‘‘§ 6226. Annual report and certification on status of 16 security of atomic energy defense facili- 17 ties 18 19 ‘‘(a) REPORT AND CERTIFICATION ON NUCLEAR SECURITY ENTERPRISE.— 20 ‘‘(1) Not later than September 30 of each even- 21 numbered year, the Administrator shall submit to 22 the Secretary of Energy— 23 ‘‘(A) a report detailing the status of secu- 24 rity at facilities holding Category I and II g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1740 1 quantities of special nuclear material that are 2 administered by the Administration; and 3 ‘‘(B) written certification that such facili- 4 ties are secure and that the security measures 5 at such facilities meet the security standards 6 and requirements of the Administration and the 7 Department of Energy. 8 ‘‘(2) If the Administrator is unable to make the 9 certification described in paragraph (1)(B) with re- 10 spect to a facility, the Administrator shall submit to 11 the Secretary with the matters required by para- 12 graph (1) a corrective action plan for the facility de- 13 scribing— 14 ‘‘(A) the deficiency that resulted in the Ad- 15 ministrator being unable to make the certifi- 16 cation; 17 ‘‘(B) the actions to be taken to correct the 18 deficiency; and 19 ‘‘(C) timelines for taking such actions. 20 ‘‘(3) Not later than December 1 of each even- 21 numbered year, the Secretary shall submit to the 22 congressional defense committees the unaltered re- 23 port, certification, and any corrective action plans 24 submitted by the Administrator under paragraphs g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1741 1 (1) and (2) together with any comments of the Sec- 2 retary. 3 ‘‘(b) REPORT AND CERTIFICATION ON ATOMIC EN- 4 ERGY DEFENSE FACILITIES NOT ADMINISTERED BY THE 5 ADMINISTRATION.— 6 ‘‘(1) Not later than December 1 of each even- 7 numbered year, the Secretary shall submit to the 8 congressional defense committees— 9 ‘‘(A) a report detailing the status of the 10 security of atomic energy defense facilities hold- 11 ing Category I and II quantities of special nu- 12 clear material that are not administered by the 13 Administration; and 14 ‘‘(B) written certification that such facili- 15 ties are secure and that the security measures 16 at such facilities meet the security standards 17 and requirements of the Department of Energy. 18 ‘‘(2) If the Secretary is unable to make the cer- 19 tification described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect 20 to a facility, the Secretary shall submit to the con- 21 gressional defense committees, together with the 22 matters required by paragraph (1), a corrective ac- 23 tion plan describing— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1742 1 ‘‘(A) the deficiency that resulted in the 2 Secretary being unable to make the certifi- 3 cation; 4 ‘‘(B) the actions to be taken to correct the 5 deficiency; and 6 ‘‘(C) timelines for taking such actions. 7 ‘‘§ 6227. Protection of certain nuclear facilities and 8 9 assets from unmanned aircraft ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any provision of 10 title 18, the Secretary of Energy may take such actions 11 described in subsection (b)(1) that are necessary to miti12 gate the threat (as defined by the Secretary of Energy, 13 in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation) that 14 an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft poses 15 to the safety or security of a covered facility or asset. 16 ‘‘(b) ACTIONS DESCRIBED.— 17 18 ‘‘(1) The actions described in this paragraph are the following: 19 ‘‘(A) Detect, identify, monitor, and track 20 the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned air- 21 craft, without prior consent, including by means 22 of intercept or other access of a wire, oral, or 23 electronic communication used to control the 24 unmanned aircraft system or unmanned air- 25 craft. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1743 1 ‘‘(B) Warn the operator of the unmanned 2 aircraft system or unmanned aircraft, including 3 by passive or active, and direct or indirect phys- 4 ical, electronic, radio, and electromagnetic 5 means. 6 ‘‘(C) Disrupt control of the unmanned air- 7 craft system or unmanned aircraft, without 8 prior consent, including by disabling the un- 9 manned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft 10 by intercepting, interfering, or causing inter- 11 ference with wire, oral, electronic, or radio com- 12 munications used to control the unmanned air- 13 craft system or unmanned aircraft. 14 ‘‘(D) Seize or exercise control of the un- 15 manned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft. 16 ‘‘(E) Seize or otherwise confiscate the un- 17 manned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft. 18 ‘‘(F) Use reasonable force to disable, dam- 19 age, or destroy the unmanned aircraft system 20 or unmanned aircraft. 21 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Energy shall develop the 22 actions described in paragraph (1) in coordination 23 with the Secretary of Transportation. 24 ‘‘(c) FORFEITURE.—Any unmanned aircraft system 25 or unmanned aircraft described in subsection (a) that is g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1744 1 seized by the Secretary of Energy is subject to forfeiture 2 to the United States. 3 ‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Energy and 4 the Secretary of Transportation may prescribe regulations 5 and shall issue guidance in the respective areas of each 6 Secretary to carry out this section. 7 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 8 9 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered facility or asset’ means any facility or asset that is— 10 ‘‘(A) identified by the Secretary of Energy 11 for purposes of this section; 12 ‘‘(B) located in the United States (includ- 13 ing the territories and possessions of the United 14 States); and 15 ‘‘(C) owned by the United States or con- 16 tracted to the United States, to store or use 17 special nuclear material. 18 ‘‘(2) The terms ‘unmanned aircraft’ and ‘un- 19 manned aircraft system’ have the meanings given 20 those terms in section 331 of the FAA Moderniza- 21 tion and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–95; 22 49 U.S.C. 40101 note). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1745 1 ‘‘§ 6228. Reporting on penetrations of networks of 2 3 4 contractors and subcontractors ‘‘(a) PROCEDURES TIONS.—The FOR REPORTING PENETRA- Administrator shall establish procedures 5 that require each contractor and subcontractor to report 6 to the Chief Information Officer when a covered network 7 of the contractor or subcontractor that meets the criteria 8 established pursuant to subsection (b) is successfully pene9 trated. 10 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF CRITERIA FOR COVERED 11 NETWORKS.— 12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall, in 13 consultation with the officials specified in paragraph 14 (2), establish criteria for covered networks to be sub- 15 ject to the procedures for reporting penetrations 16 under subsection (a). 17 ‘‘(2) OFFICIALS SPECIFIED.—The officials spec- 18 ified in this paragraph are the following officials of 19 the Administration: 20 21 22 23 ‘‘(A) The Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs. ‘‘(B) The Associate Administrator for Acquisition and Project Management. 24 ‘‘(C) The Chief Information Officer. 25 ‘‘(D) Any other official of the Administra- 26 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) tion the Administrator considers necessary. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1746 1 ‘‘(c) PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS.— 2 ‘‘(1) RAPID REPORTING.— 3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The procedures estab- 4 lished pursuant to subsection (a) shall require 5 each contractor or subcontractor to submit to 6 the Chief Information Officer a report on each 7 successful penetration of a covered network of 8 the contractor or subcontractor that meets the 9 criteria established pursuant to subsection (b) 10 not later than 60 days after the discovery of the 11 successful penetration. 12 ‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—Subject to subpara- 13 graph (C), each report required by subpara- 14 graph (A) with respect to a successful penetra- 15 tion of a covered network of a contractor or 16 subcontractor shall include the following: 17 18 ‘‘(i) A description of the technique or method used in such penetration. 19 ‘‘(ii) A sample of the malicious soft- 20 ware, if discovered and isolated by the con- 21 tractor or subcontractor, involved in such 22 penetration. 23 ‘‘(iii) A summary of information cre- 24 ated by or for the Administration in con- 25 nection with any program of the Adminis- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1747 1 tration that has been potentially com- 2 promised as a result of such penetration. 3 ‘‘(C) AVOIDANCE OF DELAYS IN REPORT- 4 ING.—If 5 able to obtain all of the information required by 6 subparagraph (B) to be included in a report re- 7 quired by subparagraph (A) by the date that is 8 60 days after the discovery of a successful pene- 9 tration of a covered network of the contractor 10 or subcontractor, the contractor or subcon- 11 tractor shall— 12 a contractor or subcontractor is not ‘‘(i) include in the report all informa- 13 tion available as of that date; and 14 ‘‘(ii) provide to the Chief Information 15 Officer the additional information required 16 by subparagraph (B) as the information 17 becomes available. 18 ‘‘(2) ACCESS TO EQUIPMENT AND INFORMATION 19 BY ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL.—Concurrent with 20 the establishment of the procedures pursuant to sub- 21 section (a), the Administrator shall establish proce- 22 dures to be used if information owned by the Admin- 23 istration was in use during or at risk as a result of 24 the successful penetration of a covered network— 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) in order to— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1748 1 ‘‘(i) in the case of a penetration of a 2 covered network of a management and op- 3 erating contractor, enhance the access of 4 personnel of the Administration to Govern- 5 ment-owned equipment and information; 6 and 7 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a penetration of a 8 covered network of a contractor or subcon- 9 tractor that is not a management and op- 10 erating contractor, facilitate the access of 11 personnel of the Administration to the 12 equipment and information of the con- 13 tractor or subcontractor; and 14 ‘‘(B) which shall— 15 ‘‘(i) include mechanisms for personnel 16 of the Administration to, upon request, ob- 17 tain access to equipment or information of 18 a contractor or subcontractor necessary to 19 conduct forensic analysis in addition to any 20 analysis conducted by the contractor or 21 subcontractor; 22 ‘‘(ii) provide that a contractor or sub- 23 contractor is only required to provide ac- 24 cess to equipment or information as de- 25 scribed in clause (i) to determine whether g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1749 1 information created by or for the Adminis- 2 tration in connection with any program of 3 the 4 exfiltrated from a network of the con- 5 tractor or subcontractor and, if so, what 6 information was exfiltrated; and Administration was successfully 7 ‘‘(iii) provide for the reasonable pro- 8 tection of trade secrets, commercial or fi- 9 nancial information, and information that 10 can be used to identify a specific person. 11 ‘‘(3) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—The 12 procedures established pursuant to subsection (a) 13 shall allow for limiting the dissemination of informa- 14 tion obtained or derived through such procedures so 15 that such information may be disseminated only to 16 entities— 17 18 ‘‘(A) with missions that may be affected by such information; 19 ‘‘(B) that may be called upon to assist in 20 the diagnosis, detection, or mitigation of cyber 21 incidents; 22 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(C) that conduct counterintelligence or law enforcement investigations; or (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1750 1 ‘‘(D) for national security purposes, includ- 2 ing cyber situational awareness and defense 3 purposes. 4 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 5 ‘‘(1) CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.—The term 6 ‘Chief Information Officer’ means the Associate Ad- 7 ministrator for Information Management and Chief 8 Information Officer of the Administration. 9 ‘‘(2) CONTRACTOR.—The term ‘contractor’ 10 means a private entity that has entered into a con- 11 tract or contractual action of any kind with the Ad- 12 ministration to furnish supplies, equipment, mate- 13 rials, or services of any kind. 14 ‘‘(3) COVERED NETWORK.—The term ‘covered 15 network’ includes any network or information system 16 that accesses, receives, or stores— 17 ‘‘(A) classified information; or 18 ‘‘(B) sensitive unclassified information ger- 19 mane to any program of the Administration, as 20 determined by the Administrator. 21 ‘‘(4) SUBCONTRACTOR.—The term ‘subcon- 22 tractor’ means a private entity that has entered into 23 a contract or contractual action with a contractor or 24 another subcontractor to furnish supplies, equip- 25 ment, materials, or services of any kind in connec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1751 1 tion with another contract in support of any pro- 2 gram of the Administration. 3 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—CLASSIFIED INFORMATION 4 ‘‘§ 6231. Review of certain documents before declas5 6 sification and release ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall 7 ensure that, before a document of the Department of En8 ergy that contains national security information is re9 leased or declassified, such document is reviewed to deter10 mine whether it contains Restricted Data. 11 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON DECLASSIFICATION.—The Sec- 12 retary may not implement the automatic declassification 13 provisions of Executive Order No. 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 14 note) if the Secretary determines that such implementa15 tion could result in the automatic declassification and re16 lease of documents containing Restricted Data. 17 ‘‘§ 6232. Protection against inadvertent release of re18 stricted data and formerly restricted data 19 ‘‘(a) PLAN FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RELEASE.— 20 The Secretary of Energy and the Archivist of the United 21 States shall, after consultation with the members of the 22 National Security Council and in consultation with the 23 Secretary of Defense and the heads of other appropriate 24 Federal agencies, develop a plan to prevent the inad25 vertent release of records containing Restricted Data or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1752 1 Formerly Restricted Data during the automatic declas2 sification of records under Executive Order No. 13526 (50 3 U.S.C. 3161 note). 4 ‘‘(b) PLAN ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection 5 (a) shall include the following: 6 ‘‘(1) The actions to be taken in order to ensure 7 that records subject to Executive Order No. 13526 8 are reviewed on a page-by-page basis for Restricted 9 Data and Formerly Restricted Data unless they 10 have been determined to be highly unlikely to con- 11 tain Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data. 12 ‘‘(2) The criteria and process by which docu- 13 ments are determined to be highly unlikely to con- 14 tain Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data. 15 ‘‘(3) The actions to be taken in order to ensure 16 proper training, supervision, and evaluation of per- 17 sonnel engaged in declassification under that Execu- 18 tive order so that such personnel recognize Re- 19 stricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data. 20 ‘‘(4) The extent to which automated declas- 21 sification technologies will be used under that Exec- 22 utive order to protect Restricted Data and Formerly 23 Restricted Data from inadvertent release. 24 ‘‘(5) Procedures for periodic review and evalua- 25 tion by the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1753 1 the Director of the Information Security Oversight 2 Office of the National Archives and Records Admin- 3 istration, of compliance by Federal agencies with the 4 plan. 5 ‘‘(6) Procedures for resolving disagreements 6 among Federal agencies regarding declassification 7 procedures and decisions under the plan. 8 9 ‘‘(7) The funding, personnel, and other resources required to carry out the plan. 10 ‘‘(8) A timetable for implementation of the 11 plan. 12 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON DECLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN 13 RECORDS.— 14 ‘‘(1) Effective on October 17, 1998, and except 15 as provided in paragraph (3), a record referred to in 16 subsection (a) may not be declassified unless the 17 agency having custody of the record reviews the 18 record on a page-by-page basis to ensure that the 19 record does not contain Restricted Data or Formerly 20 Restricted Data. 21 ‘‘(2) Any record determined as a result of a re- 22 view under paragraph (1) to contain Restricted Data 23 or Formerly Restricted Data may not be declassified 24 until the Secretary of Energy, in conjunction with 25 the head of the agency having custody of the record, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1754 1 determines that the document is suitable for declas- 2 sification. 3 ‘‘(3) After the date occurring 60 days after the 4 submission of the plan required by subsection (a) to 5 the committees referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) 6 of subsection (d), the requirement under paragraph 7 (1) to review a record on a page-by-page basis shall 8 not apply in the case of a record determined, under 9 the actions specified in the plan pursuant to sub- 10 section (b)(1), to be a record that is highly unlikely 11 to contain Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted 12 Data. 13 ‘‘(d) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.—The Secretary of En- 14 ergy shall submit the plan required under subsection (a) 15 to the following: 16 17 ‘‘(1) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 18 19 ‘‘(2) The Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. 20 ‘‘(3) The Assistant to the President for Na- 21 tional Security Affairs. 22 ‘‘(e) REPORT AND NOTIFICATION REGARDING INAD- 23 VERTENT RELEASES.— 24 ‘‘(1) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to 25 the committees and Assistant to the President speci- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1755 1 fied in subsection (d) a report on inadvertent re- 2 leases of Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted 3 Data under Executive Order No. 12958 that oc- 4 curred before October 17, 1998. 5 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Energy shall, in each 6 even-numbered year beginning in 2010, submit to 7 the committees and Assistant to the President speci- 8 fied in subsection (d) a report identifying any inad- 9 vertent releases of Restricted Data or Formerly Re- 10 stricted Data under Executive Order No. 13526 dis- 11 covered in the two-year period preceding the sub- 12 mittal of the report. 13 ‘‘§ 6233. Supplement to plan for declassification of re14 stricted data and formerly restricted data 15 ‘‘(a) SUPPLEMENT TO PLAN.—The Secretary of En- 16 ergy and the Archivist of the United States shall, after 17 consultation with the members of the National Security 18 Council and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense 19 and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, de20 velop a supplement to the plan required under subsection 21 (a) of section 6232. 22 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF SUPPLEMENT.—The supplement 23 shall provide for the application of that plan (including 24 in particular the element of the plan required by section 25 6232(b)(1)) to all records subject to Executive Order No. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1756 1 12958 that were determined before October 17, 1998, to 2 be suitable for declassification. 3 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON DECLASSIFICATION OF 4 RECORDS.—All records referred to in subsection (b) shall 5 be treated, for purposes of subsection (c) of section 6232, 6 in the same manner as records referred to in subsection 7 (a) of such section. 8 ‘‘(d) SUBMISSION OF SUPPLEMENT.—The Secretary 9 of Energy shall submit the supplement required under 10 subsection (a) to the recipients of the plan referred to in 11 subsection (d) of section 6232. 12 ‘‘§ 6234. Protection of classified information during 13 laboratory-to-laboratory exchanges 14 ‘‘(a) PROVISION OF TRAINING.—The Secretary of 15 Energy shall ensure that all Department of Energy em16 ployees and Department of Energy contractor employees 17 participating in laboratory-to-laboratory cooperative ex18 change activities are fully trained in matters relating to 19 the protection of classified information and to potential 20 espionage and counterintelligence threats. 21 22 ‘‘(b) COUNTERING OF ESPIONAGE AND INTEL- LIGENCE-GATHERING ABROAD.— 23 ‘‘(1) The Secretary shall establish a pool of De- 24 partment employees and Department contractor em- 25 ployees who are specially trained to counter threats g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1757 1 of espionage and intelligence-gathering by foreign 2 nationals against Department employees and De- 3 partment contractor employees who travel abroad for 4 laboratory-to-laboratory exchange activities or other 5 cooperative exchange activities on behalf of the De- 6 partment. 7 ‘‘(2) The Director of Intelligence and Counter- 8 intelligence of the Department of Energy may assign 9 at least one employee from the pool established 10 under paragraph (1) to accompany a group of De- 11 partment employees or Department contractor em- 12 ployees who travel to any nation designated to be a 13 sensitive country for laboratory-to-laboratory ex- 14 change activities or other cooperative exchange ac- 15 tivities on behalf of the Department. 16 ‘‘§ 6235. Identification in budget materials of amounts 17 for declassification activities and limita- 18 tion on expenditures for such activities 19 ‘‘(a) AMOUNTS FOR DECLASSIFICATION OF 20 RECORDS.—The Secretary of Energy shall include in the 21 budget justification materials submitted to Congress in 22 support of the Department of Energy budget for any fiscal 23 year (as submitted with the budget of the President under 24 section 1105(a) of title 31) specific identification, as a 25 budgetary line item, of the amounts required to carry out g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1758 1 programmed activities during that fiscal year to declassify 2 records pursuant to Executive Order No. 13526 (50 3 U.S.C. 3161 note), or any successor Executive order, or 4 to comply with any statutory requirement to declassify 5 Government records. 6 ‘‘(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED WITH RESPECT TO 7 AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION OF RECORDS.—No 8 records of the Department of Energy that have not as of 9 October 5, 1999, been reviewed for declassification shall 10 be subject to automatic declassification unless the Sec11 retary of Energy certifies to Congress that such declas12 sification would not harm the national security. 13 ‘‘CHAPTER 606—PERSONNEL MATTERS 14 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 15 ‘‘§ 6241. Authority for appointment of certain sci16 entific, engineering, and technical per- 17 sonnel 18 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.— 19 ‘‘(1) Notwithstanding any provision of title 5 20 governing appointments in the competitive service 21 and General Schedule classification and pay rates, 22 the Secretary of Energy may— 23 ‘‘(A) establish and set the rates of pay for 24 not more than 200 positions in the Department 25 of Energy for scientific, engineering, and tech- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1759 1 nical personnel whose duties will relate to safety 2 at defense nuclear facilities of the Department; 3 and 4 ‘‘(B) appoint persons to such positions. 5 ‘‘(2) The rate of pay for a position established 6 under paragraph (1) may not exceed the rate of pay 7 payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under 8 section 5314 of title 5. 9 ‘‘(3) To the maximum extent practicable, the 10 Secretary shall appoint persons under paragraph 11 (1)(B) to the positions established under paragraph 12 (1)(A) in accordance with the merit system prin- 13 ciples set forth in section 2301 of such title. 14 ‘‘(b) OPM REVIEW.— 15 ‘‘(1) The Secretary shall enter into an agree- 16 ment with the Director of the Office of Personnel 17 Management under which agreement the Director 18 shall periodically evaluate the use of the authority 19 set forth in subsection (a)(1). The Secretary shall 20 reimburse the Director for evaluations conducted by 21 the Director pursuant to the agreement. Any such 22 reimbursement shall be credited to the revolving 23 fund referred to in section 1304(e) of title 5. 24 ‘‘(2) If the Director determines as a result of 25 such evaluation that the Secretary of Energy is not g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1760 1 appointing persons to positions under such authority 2 in a manner consistent with the merit system prin- 3 ciples set forth in section 2301 of title 5 or is setting 4 rates of pay at levels that are not appropriate for 5 the qualifications and experience of the persons ap- 6 pointed and the duties of the positions involved, the 7 Director shall notify the Secretary and Congress of 8 that determination. 9 10 ‘‘(3) Upon receipt of a notification under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall— 11 ‘‘(A) take appropriate actions to appoint 12 persons to positions under such authority in a 13 manner consistent with such principles or to set 14 rates of pay at levels that are appropriate for 15 the qualifications and experience of the persons 16 appointed and the duties of the positions in- 17 volved; or 18 ‘‘(B) cease appointment of persons under 19 such authority. 20 ‘‘(c) TERMINATION.— 21 22 ‘‘(1) The authority provided under subsection (a)(1) shall terminate on September 30, 2026. 23 ‘‘(2) An employee may not be separated from 24 employment with the Department of Energy or re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1761 1 ceive a reduction in pay by reason of the termination 2 of authority under paragraph (1). 3 ‘‘§ 6242. Whistleblower protection program 4 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of En- 5 ergy shall establish a program to ensure that covered indi6 viduals may not be discharged, demoted, or otherwise dis7 criminated against as a reprisal for making protected dis8 closures. 9 ‘‘(b) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—For purposes of this 10 section, a covered individual is an individual who is an em11 ployee of the Department of Energy, or of a contractor 12 of the Department, who is engaged in the defense activi13 ties of the Department. 14 ‘‘(c) PROTECTED DISCLOSURES.—For purposes of 15 this section, a protected disclosure is a disclosure— 16 ‘‘(1) made by a covered individual who takes 17 appropriate steps to protect the security of the infor- 18 mation in accordance with guidance provided under 19 this section; 20 21 ‘‘(2) made to a person or entity specified in subsection (d); and 22 ‘‘(3) of classified or other information that the 23 covered individual reasonably believes to provide di- 24 rect and specific evidence of any of the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1762 1 ‘‘(A) A violation of law or Federal regula- 2 tion. 3 ‘‘(B) Gross mismanagement, a gross waste 4 of funds, or abuse of authority. 5 ‘‘(C) A false statement to Congress on an 6 issue of material fact. 7 ‘‘(d) PERSONS AND ENTITIES TO WHICH DISCLO- 8 SURES MAY BE MADE.—A person or entity specified in 9 this subsection is any of the following: 10 ‘‘(1) A member of a committee of Congress 11 having primary responsibility for oversight of the de- 12 partment, agency, or element of the Government to 13 which the disclosed information relates. 14 ‘‘(2) An employee of Congress who is a staff 15 member of such a committee and has an appropriate 16 security clearance for access to information of the 17 type disclosed. 18 19 ‘‘(3) The Inspector General of the Department of Energy. 20 ‘‘(4) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. 21 ‘‘(5) Any other element of the Government des- 22 ignated by the Secretary as authorized to receive in- 23 formation of the type disclosed. 24 ‘‘(e) OFFICIAL CAPACITY OF PERSONS TO WHOM IN- 25 FORMATION g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) IS DISCLOSED.—A member of, or an em- (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1763 1 ployee of Congress who is a staff member of, a committee 2 of Congress specified in subsection (d) who receives a pro3 tected disclosure under this section does so in that mem4 ber or employee’s official capacity as such a member or 5 employee. 6 ‘‘(f) ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE.—The Secretary, 7 acting through the Inspector General of the Department 8 of Energy, shall provide assistance and guidance to each 9 covered individual who seeks to make a protected disclo10 sure under this section. Such assistance and guidance 11 shall include the following: 12 ‘‘(1) Identifying the persons or entities under 13 subsection (d) to which that disclosure may be made. 14 ‘‘(2) Advising that individual regarding the 15 steps to be taken to protect the security of the infor- 16 mation to be disclosed. 17 ‘‘(3) Taking appropriate actions to protect the 18 identity of that individual throughout that disclo- 19 sure. 20 ‘‘(4) Taking appropriate actions to coordinate 21 that disclosure with any other Federal agency or 22 agencies that originated the information. 23 ‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 24 regulations to ensure the security of any information dis25 closed under this section. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1764 1 ‘‘(h) NOTIFICATION TO COVERED INDIVIDUALS.— 2 The Secretary shall notify each covered individual of the 3 following: 4 5 ‘‘(1) The rights of that individual under this section. 6 7 ‘‘(2) The assistance and guidance provided under this section. 8 ‘‘(3) That the individual has a responsibility to 9 obtain that assistance and guidance before seeking 10 to make a protected disclosure. 11 ‘‘(i) COMPLAINT BY COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—If a 12 covered individual believes that that individual has been 13 discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated against 14 as a reprisal for making a protected disclosure under this 15 section, the individual may submit a complaint relating to 16 such matter to the Director of the Office of Hearings and 17 Appeals of the Department of Energy. 18 ‘‘(j) INVESTIGATION BY OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND 19 APPEALS.— 20 ‘‘(1) For each complaint submitted under sub- 21 section (i), the Director of the Office of Hearings 22 and Appeals shall— 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) determine whether or not the complaint is frivolous; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1765 1 ‘‘(B) if the Director determines the com- 2 plaint is not frivolous, conduct an investigation 3 of the complaint. 4 ‘‘(2) The Director shall submit a report on each 5 investigation undertaken under paragraph (1)(B) 6 to— 7 ‘‘(A) the individual who submitted the 8 complaint on which the investigation is based; 9 ‘‘(B) the contractor concerned, if any; and 10 ‘‘(C) the Secretary of Energy. 11 ‘‘(k) REMEDIAL ACTION.— 12 ‘‘(1) Whenever the Secretary determines that a 13 covered individual has been discharged, demoted, or 14 otherwise discriminated against as a reprisal for 15 making a protected disclosure under this section, the 16 Secretary shall— 17 ‘‘(A) in the case of a Department em- 18 ployee, take appropriate actions to abate the ac- 19 tion; or 20 ‘‘(B) in the case of a contractor employee, 21 order the contractor concerned to take appro- 22 priate actions to abate the action. 23 ‘‘(2)(A) If a contractor fails to comply with an 24 order issued under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1766 1 may file an action for enforcement of the order in 2 the appropriate United States district court. 3 ‘‘(B) In any action brought under subparagraph 4 (A), the court may grant appropriate relief, includ- 5 ing injunctive relief and compensatory and exem- 6 plary damages. 7 ‘‘(l) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.—The protec- 8 tions provided by this section are independent of, and not 9 subject to any limitations that may be provided in, the 10 Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 101– 11 12; 103 Stat. 16) or any other law that may provide pro12 tection for disclosures of information by employees of the 13 Department of Energy or of a contractor of the Depart14 ment. 15 ‘‘(m) ANNUAL REPORT.— 16 ‘‘(1) Not later than 30 days after the com- 17 mencement of each fiscal year, the Director shall 18 submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 19 Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 20 House of Representatives a report on the investiga- 21 tions undertaken under subsection (j)(1)(B) during 22 the preceding fiscal year, including a summary of 23 the results of each such investigation. 24 ‘‘(2) A report under paragraph (1) may not 25 identify or otherwise provide any information about g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1767 1 an individual submitting a complaint under this sec- 2 tion without the consent of the individual. 3 ‘‘§ 6243. Department of Energy defense nuclear facili4 ties workforce restructuring plan 5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon determination that a 6 change in the workforce at a defense nuclear facility is 7 necessary, the Secretary of Energy shall develop a plan 8 for restructuring the workforce for the defense nuclear fa9 cility that takes into account— 10 11 ‘‘(1) the reconfiguration of the defense nuclear facility; and 12 ‘‘(2) the plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile 13 that is the most recently prepared plan at the time 14 of the development of the plan referred to in this 15 subsection. 16 ‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.— 17 ‘‘(1) In developing a plan referred to in sub- 18 section (a), the Secretary shall consult with the Sec- 19 retary of Labor, appropriate representatives of local 20 and national collective-bargaining units of individ- 21 uals employed at Department of Energy defense nu- 22 clear facilities, appropriate representatives of depart- 23 ments and agencies of State and local governments, 24 appropriate representatives of State and local insti- 25 tutions of higher education, and appropriate rep- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1768 1 resentatives of community groups in communities af- 2 fected by the restructuring plan. 3 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall determine appropriate 4 representatives of the units, governments, institu- 5 tions, and groups referred to in paragraph (1). 6 ‘‘(c) OBJECTIVES.—In preparing the plan required 7 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall be guided by the 8 following objectives: 9 10 ‘‘(1) Changes in the workforce at a Department of Energy defense nuclear facility— 11 ‘‘(A) should be accomplished so as to mini- 12 mize social and economic impacts; 13 ‘‘(B) should be made only after the provi- 14 sion of notice of such changes not later than 15 120 days before the commencement of such 16 changes to such employees and the communities 17 in which such facilities are located; and 18 ‘‘(C) should be accomplished, when pos- 19 sible, through the use of retraining, early retire- 20 ment, attrition, and other options that minimize 21 layoffs. 22 ‘‘(2) Employees whose employment in positions 23 at such facilities is terminated shall, to the extent 24 practicable, receive preference in any hiring of the 25 Department of Energy (consistent with applicable g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1769 1 employment seniority plans or practices of the De- 2 partment of Energy and with section 3152 of the 3 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 4 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101–189; 103 Stat. 5 1682)). 6 ‘‘(3) Employees shall, to the extent practicable, 7 be retrained for work in environmental restoration 8 and waste management activities at such facilities or 9 other facilities of the Department of Energy. 10 ‘‘(4) The Department of Energy should provide 11 relocation assistance to employees who are trans- 12 ferred to other Department of Energy facilities as a 13 result of the plan. 14 ‘‘(5) The Department of Energy should assist 15 terminated employees in obtaining appropriate re- 16 training, education, and reemployment assistance 17 (including employment placement assistance). 18 ‘‘(6) The Department of Energy should provide 19 local impact assistance to communities that are af- 20 fected by the restructuring plan and coordinate the 21 provision of such assistance with— 22 ‘‘(A) programs carried out by the Sec- 23 retary of Labor under title I of the Workforce 24 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 25 3111 et seq.); g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1770 1 ‘‘(B) programs carried out pursuant to the 2 Defense Economic Adjustment, Diversification, 3 Conversion, and Stabilization Act of 1990 (divi- 4 sion D of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2391 5 note); and 6 ‘‘(C) programs carried out by the Depart- 7 ment of Commerce pursuant to title II of the 8 Public Works and Economic Development Act 9 of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.). 10 ‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall, sub- 11 ject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, 12 work on an ongoing basis with representatives of the De13 partment of Labor, workforce bargaining units, and States 14 and local communities in carrying out a plan required 15 under subsection (a). 16 ‘‘(e) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.— 17 ‘‘(1) The Secretary shall submit to Congress a 18 plan referred to in subsection (a) with respect to a 19 defense nuclear facility within 90 days after the date 20 on which a notice of changes described in subsection 21 (c)(1)(B) is provided to employees of the facility, or 22 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 23 whichever is later. 24 ‘‘(2) In addition to the plans submitted under 25 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to Con- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1771 1 gress every six months a report setting forth a de- 2 scription of, and the amount or value of, all local im- 3 pact assistance provided during the preceding six 4 months under subsection (c)(6). 5 ‘‘(f) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEFENSE NUCLEAR 6 FACILITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘Depart7 ment of Energy defense nuclear facility’ means— 8 ‘‘(1) a production facility or utilization facility 9 (as those terms are defined in section 11 of the 10 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014)) that 11 is under the control or jurisdiction of the Secretary 12 and that is operated for national security purposes 13 (including the tritium loading facility at Savannah 14 River, South Carolina, and the 236 H facility at Sa- 15 vannah River, South Carolina), but the term does 16 not include any facility that does not conduct atomic 17 energy defense activities and does not include any 18 facility or activity covered by Executive Order Num- 19 ber 12344, dated February 1, 1982, pertaining to 20 the naval nuclear propulsion program; 21 ‘‘(2) a nuclear waste storage or disposal facility 22 that is under the control or jurisdiction of the Sec- 23 retary; 24 ‘‘(3) a testing and assembly facility that is 25 under the control or jurisdiction of the Secretary g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1772 1 and that is operated for national security purposes 2 (including the Nevada National Security Site, Ne- 3 vada, and the Pantex facility, Texas); 4 ‘‘(4) an atomic weapons research facility that is 5 under the control or jurisdiction of the Secretary 6 (including Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos, and 7 Sandia National Laboratories); or 8 9 ‘‘(5) any facility described in paragraphs (1) through (4) that— 10 ‘‘(A) is no longer in operation; 11 ‘‘(B) was under the control or jurisdiction 12 of the Department of Defense, the Atomic En- 13 ergy Commission, or the Energy Research and 14 Development Administration; and 15 ‘‘(C) was operated for national security 16 purposes. 17 ‘‘§ 6244. Authority to provide certificate of com18 mendation to Department of Energy and 19 contractor employees for exemplary serv- 20 ice in stockpile stewardship and security 21 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO PRESENT CERTIFICATE OF 22 COMMENDATION.—The Secretary of Energy may present 23 a certificate of commendation to any current or former 24 employee of the Department of Energy, and any current 25 or former employee of a Department contractor, whose g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1773 1 service to the Department in matters relating to stockpile 2 stewardship and security assisted the Department in fur3 thering the national security interests of the United 4 States. 5 ‘‘(b) CERTIFICATE.—The certificate of commenda- 6 tion presented to a current or former employee under sub7 section (a) shall include an appropriate citation of the 8 service of the current or former employee described in that 9 subsection, including a citation for dedication, intellect, 10 and sacrifice in furthering the national security interests 11 of the United States by maintaining a strong, safe, and 12 viable United States nuclear deterrent during the cold war 13 or thereafter. 14 ‘‘(c) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEFINED.—For pur- 15 poses of this section, the term ‘Department of Energy’ in16 cludes any predecessor agency of the Department of En17 ergy. 18 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—EDUCATION AND TRAINING 19 ‘‘§ 6251. Executive management training in Depart20 21 ment of Energy ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRAINING PROGRAM.—The 22 Secretary of Energy shall establish and implement a man23 agement training program for personnel of the Depart24 ment of Energy involved in the management of atomic en25 ergy defense activities. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1774 1 ‘‘(b) TRAINING PROVISIONS.—The training program 2 shall at a minimum include instruction in the following 3 areas: 4 ‘‘(1) Department of Energy policy and proce- 5 dures for management and operation of atomic en- 6 ergy defense facilities. 7 8 ‘‘(2) Methods of evaluating technical performance. 9 ‘‘(3) Federal and State environmental laws and 10 requirements for compliance with such environ- 11 mental laws, including timely compliance with re- 12 porting requirements in such laws. 13 ‘‘(4) The establishment of program milestones 14 and methods to evaluate success in meeting such 15 milestones. 16 17 ‘‘(5) Methods for conducting long-range technical and budget planning. 18 ‘‘(6) Procedures for reviewing and applying in- 19 novative technology to defense environmental clean- 20 up. 21 ‘‘§ 6252. Stockpile stewardship recruitment and train22 ing program 23 ‘‘(a) CONDUCT OF PROGRAM.— 24 ‘‘(1) As part of the stockpile stewardship pro- 25 gram established pursuant to section 6111, the Sec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1775 1 retary of Energy shall conduct a stockpile steward- 2 ship recruitment and training program at the na- 3 tional security laboratories. 4 ‘‘(2) The recruitment and training program 5 shall be conducted in coordination with the Chair- 6 man of the Joint Nuclear Weapons Council estab- 7 lished by section 179 and the directors of the labora- 8 tories referred to in paragraph (1). 9 ‘‘(b) SUPPORT OF DUAL-USE PROGRAMS.—As part of 10 the recruitment and training program, the directors of the 11 national security laboratories may employ undergraduate 12 students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows to 13 carry out research sponsored by such laboratories for mili14 tary or nonmilitary dual-use programs related to nuclear 15 weapons stockpile stewardship. 16 ‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF RETIREE CORPS.—As part 17 of the training and recruitment program, the Secretary, 18 in coordination with the directors of the national security 19 laboratories, shall establish for the laboratories a retiree 20 corps of retired scientists who have expertise in research 21 and development of nuclear weapons. The directors may 22 employ the retired scientists on a part-time basis to pro23 vide appropriate assistance on nuclear weapons issues, to 24 contribute relevant information to be archived, and to help 25 to provide training to other scientists. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1776 1 ‘‘§ 6253. Fellowship program for development of skills 2 critical to the nuclear security enterprise 3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall 4 conduct a fellowship program for the development of skills 5 critical to the ongoing mission of the nuclear security en6 terprise. Under the fellowship program, the Secretary 7 shall provide educational assistance and research assist8 ance to eligible individuals to facilitate the development 9 by such individuals of skills critical to maintaining the on10 going mission of the nuclear security enterprise. 11 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—Individuals eligible 12 for participation in the fellowship program are United 13 States citizens who are either of the following: 14 ‘‘(1) Students pursuing graduate degrees in 15 fields of science or engineering that are related to 16 nuclear weapons engineering or to the science and 17 technology base of the Department of Energy. 18 ‘‘(2) Individuals engaged in postdoctoral studies 19 in such fields. 20 ‘‘(c) COVERED FACILITIES.—The Secretary shall 21 carry out the fellowship program at or in connection with 22 the national security laboratories and nuclear weapons 23 production facilities. 24 ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall carry 25 out the fellowship program at a facility referred to in sub26 section (c) through the stockpile manager of the facility. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1777 1 ‘‘(e) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall, 2 in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Energy for 3 Defense Programs, allocate funds available for the fellow4 ship program under subsection (f) among the facilities re5 ferred to in subsection (c). The Secretary shall make the 6 allocation after evaluating an assessment by the weapons 7 program director of each such facility of the personnel and 8 critical skills necessary at the facility for carrying out the 9 ongoing mission of the facility. 10 ‘‘(f) AGREEMENT.— 11 ‘‘(1) The Secretary may allow an individual to 12 participate in the program only if the individual 13 signs an agreement described in paragraph (2). 14 ‘‘(2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) 15 shall be in writing, shall be signed by the partici- 16 pant, and shall include the participant’s agreement 17 to serve, after completion of the course of study for 18 which the assistance was provided, as a full-time em- 19 ployee in a position in the nuclear security enterprise 20 for a period of time to be established by the Sec- 21 retary of Energy of not less than one year, if such 22 a position is offered to the participant. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1778 1 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—WORKER SAFETY 2 ‘‘§ 6261. Worker protection at nuclear weapons facili3 4 ties ‘‘(a) TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM.— 5 ‘‘(1) The Secretary of Energy is authorized to 6 award grants to organizations referred to in para- 7 graph (2) in order for such organizations— 8 ‘‘(A) to provide training and education to 9 persons who are or may be engaged in haz- 10 ardous substance response or emergency re- 11 sponse at Department of Energy nuclear weap- 12 ons facilities; and 13 ‘‘(B) to develop curricula for such training 14 and education. 15 ‘‘(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Sec- 16 retary is authorized to award grants under para- 17 graph (1) to non-profit organizations that have dem- 18 onstrated (as determined by the Secretary) capabili- 19 ties in— 20 ‘‘(i) implementing and conducting effective 21 training and education programs relating to the 22 general health and safety of workers; and 23 ‘‘(ii) identifying, and involving in training, 24 groups of workers whose duties include haz- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1779 1 ardous substance response or emergency re- 2 sponse. 3 ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall give preference in the 4 award of grants under this section to employee orga- 5 nizations and joint labor-management training pro- 6 grams that are grant recipients under section 126(g) 7 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization 8 Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9660a). 9 ‘‘(3) An organization awarded a grant under 10 paragraph (1) shall carry out training, education, or 11 curricula development pursuant to Department of 12 Energy orders relating to employee safety training, 13 including orders numbered 5480.4 and 5480.11. 14 ‘‘(b) ENFORCEMENT OF EMPLOYEE SAFETY STAND- 15 ARDS.— 16 ‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 17 shall assess civil penalties against any contractor of 18 the Department of Energy who (as determined by 19 the Secretary)— 20 ‘‘(A) employs individuals who are engaged 21 in hazardous substance response or emergency 22 response at Department of Energy nuclear 23 weapons facilities; and 24 ‘‘(B) fails (i) to provide for the training of 25 such individuals to carry out such hazardous g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1780 1 substance response or emergency response, or 2 (ii) to certify to the Department of Energy that 3 such employees are adequately trained for such 4 response pursuant to orders issued by the De- 5 partment of Energy relating to employee safety 6 training (including orders numbered 5480.4 7 and 5480.11). 8 ‘‘(2) Civil penalties assessed under this sub- 9 section may not exceed $5,000 for each day in which 10 a failure referred to in paragraph (1)(B) occurs. 11 ‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 12 regulations to carry out this section. 13 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, 14 the term ‘hazardous substance’ includes radioactive waste 15 and mixed radioactive and hazardous waste. 16 ‘‘§ 6262. Safety oversight and enforcement at defense 17 18 nuclear facilities ‘‘The Secretary of Energy shall take appropriate ac- 19 tions to ensure that— 20 ‘‘(1) officials of the Department of Energy who 21 are responsible for independent oversight of matters 22 relating to nuclear safety at defense nuclear facilities 23 and enforcement of nuclear safety standards at such 24 facilities maintain independence from officials who g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1781 1 are engaged in, or who are advising persons who are 2 engaged in, management of such facilities; 3 ‘‘(2) the independent, internal oversight func- 4 tions carried out by the Department include activi- 5 ties relating to— 6 7 ‘‘(A) the assessment of the safety of defense nuclear facilities; 8 ‘‘(B) the assessment of the effectiveness of 9 Department program offices in carrying out 10 programs relating to the environment, safety, 11 health, and security at defense nuclear facili- 12 ties; 13 14 ‘‘(C) the provision to the Secretary of oversight reports that— 15 16 ‘‘(i) contain validated technical information; and 17 ‘‘(ii) provide a clear analysis of the ex- 18 tent to which line programs governing de- 19 fense nuclear facilities meet applicable 20 goals for the environment, safety, health, 21 and security at such facilities; and 22 ‘‘(D) the development of clear performance 23 standards to be used in assessing the adequacy 24 of the programs referred to in subparagraph 25 (C)(ii); g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1782 1 ‘‘(3) the Department has a system for bringing 2 issues relating to nuclear safety at defense nuclear 3 facilities to the attention of the officials of the De- 4 partment (including the Secretary of Energy) who 5 have authority to resolve such issues in an adequate 6 and timely manner; and 7 ‘‘(4) an adequate number of qualified personnel 8 of the Department are assigned to oversee matters 9 relating to nuclear safety at defense nuclear facilities 10 and enforce nuclear safety standards at such facili- 11 ties. 12 ‘‘§ 6263. Program to monitor department of energy 13 workers exposed to hazardous and radio- 14 active substances 15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall 16 establish and carry out a program for the identification 17 and on-going medical evaluation of current and former 18 Department of Energy employees who are subject to sig19 nificant health risks as a result of the exposure of such 20 employees to hazardous or radioactive substances during 21 such employment. 22 ‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAM.— 23 ‘‘(1) The Secretary shall, with the concurrence 24 of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 25 issue regulations under which the Secretary shall im- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1783 1 plement the program. Such regulations shall, to the 2 extent practicable, provide for a process to— 3 ‘‘(A) identify the hazardous substances and 4 radioactive substances to which current and 5 former Department of Energy employees may 6 have been exposed as a result of such employ- 7 ment; 8 ‘‘(B) identify employees referred to in sub- 9 paragraph (A) who received a level of exposure 10 identified under paragraph (2)(B); 11 ‘‘(C) determine the appropriate number, 12 scope, and frequency of medical evaluations and 13 laboratory tests to be provided to employees 14 who have received a level of exposure identified 15 under paragraph (2)(B) to permit the Secretary 16 to evaluate fully the extent, nature, and medical 17 consequences of such exposure; 18 ‘‘(D) make available the evaluations and 19 tests referred to in subparagraph (C) to the em- 20 ployees referred to in such subparagraph; 21 ‘‘(E) ensure that privacy is maintained 22 with respect to medical information that per- 23 sonally identifies any such employee; and 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(F) ensure that employee participation in the program is voluntary. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1784 1 ‘‘(2)(A) In determining the most appropriate 2 means of carrying out the activities referred to in 3 subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1), 4 the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of 5 Health and Human Services under the agreement 6 referred to in subsection (c). 7 ‘‘(B) The Secretary of Health and Human 8 Services, with the assistance of the Director of the 9 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the 10 Director of the National Institute for Occupational 11 Safety and Health, and the Secretary of Labor shall 12 identify the levels of exposure to the substances re- 13 ferred to in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) that 14 present employees referred to in such subparagraph 15 with significant health risks under Federal and 16 State occupational, health, and safety standards. 17 ‘‘(3) In prescribing the guidelines referred to in 18 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with rep- 19 resentatives of the following entities: 20 21 ‘‘(A) The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 22 ‘‘(B) The National Academy of Sciences. 23 ‘‘(C) The National Council on Radiation 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Protection and Measurements. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1785 1 ‘‘(D) Any labor organization or other col- 2 lective bargaining agent authorized to act on 3 the behalf of employees of a Department of En- 4 ergy defense nuclear facility. 5 ‘‘(4) The Secretary shall provide for each em- 6 ployee identified under paragraph (1)(B) and pro- 7 vided with any medical examination or test under 8 paragraph (1) to be notified by the appropriate med- 9 ical personnel of the identification and the results of 10 any such examination or test. Each notification 11 under this paragraph shall be provided in a form 12 that is readily understandable by the employee. 13 ‘‘(5) The Secretary shall collect and assemble 14 information relating to the examinations and tests 15 carried out under paragraph (1). 16 ‘‘(6) The Secretary shall commence carrying 17 out the program described in this subsection not 18 later than October 23, 1993. 19 ‘‘(c) AGREEMENT WITH SECRETARY OF HEALTH 20 AND HUMAN SERVICES.—Not later than April 23, 1993, 21 the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the Sec22 retary of Health and Human Services relating to the es23 tablishment and conduct of the program required and reg24 ulations issued under this section. 25 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1786 1 ‘‘(1) The term ‘Department of Energy defense 2 nuclear facility’ has the meaning given that term in 3 section 6243(f). 4 ‘‘(2) The term ‘Department of Energy em- 5 ployee’ means any employee of the Department of 6 Energy employed at a Department of Energy de- 7 fense nuclear facility, including any employee of a 8 contractor or subcontractor of the Department of 9 Energy employed at such a facility. 10 ‘‘§ 6264. Programs for persons who may have been ex11 posed to radiation released from Hanford 12 Nuclear Reservation 13 ‘‘(a) FUNDING.—Of the funds authorized to be ap- 14 propriated to the Department of Energy under title XXXI 15 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 16 1991 (Public Law 101–510), the Secretary of Energy 17 shall make available $3,000,000 to the State of Wash18 ington, $1,000,000 to the State of Oregon, and 19 $1,000,000 to the State of Idaho. Such funds shall be 20 used to develop and implement programs for the benefit 21 of persons who may have been exposed to radiation re22 leased from the Department of Energy Hanford Nuclear 23 Reservation (Richland, Washington) between the years 24 1944 and 1972. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1787 1 ‘‘(b) PROGRAMS.—The programs to be developed by 2 the States may include only the following activities: 3 ‘‘(1) Preparing and distributing information on 4 the health effects of radiation to health care profes- 5 sionals, and to persons who may have been exposed 6 to radiation. 7 ‘‘(2) Developing and implementing mechanisms 8 for referring persons who may have been exposed to 9 radiation to health care professionals with expertise 10 in the health effects of radiation. 11 ‘‘(3) Evaluating and, if feasible, implementing, 12 registration and monitoring of persons who may 13 have been exposed to radiation released from the 14 Hanford Nuclear Reservation. 15 ‘‘(c) PLAN AND REPORTS.— 16 ‘‘(1) The States of Washington, Oregon, and 17 Idaho shall jointly develop a single plan for imple- 18 menting this section. 19 ‘‘(2) Not later than May 5, 1991, such States 20 shall submit to the Secretary of Energy and Con- 21 gress a copy of the plan developed under paragraph 22 (1). 23 ‘‘(3) Not later than May 5, 1992, such States 24 shall submit to the Secretary of Energy and Con- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1788 1 gress a single report on the implementation of the 2 plan developed under paragraph (1). 3 ‘‘(4) In developing and implementing the plan, 4 such States shall consult with persons carrying out 5 current radiation dose and epidemiological research 6 programs (including the Hanford Thyroid Disease 7 Study of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre- 8 vention and the Hanford Environmental Dose Re- 9 construction Project of the Department of Energy), 10 and may not cause substantial damage to such re- 11 search programs. 12 ‘‘(d) PROHIBITION ON DISCLOSURE OF EXPOSURE 13 INFORMATION.— 14 ‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 15 person may not disclose to the public the following: 16 ‘‘(A) Any information obtained through a 17 program that identifies a person who may have 18 been exposed to radiation released from the 19 Hanford Nuclear Reservation. 20 ‘‘(B) Any information obtained through a 21 program that identifies a person participating 22 in any of the programs developed under this 23 section. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1789 1 ‘‘(C) The name, address, and telephone 2 number of a person requesting information re- 3 ferred to in subsection (b)(1). 4 ‘‘(D) The name, address, and telephone 5 number of a person who has been referred to a 6 health 7 (b)(2). care professional under subsection 8 ‘‘(E) The name, address, and telephone 9 number of a person who has been registered 10 and monitored pursuant to subsection (b)(3). 11 ‘‘(F) Information that identifies the person 12 from whom information referred to in this para- 13 graph was obtained under a program or any 14 other third party involved with, or identified by, 15 any such information so obtained. 16 ‘‘(G) Any other personal or medical infor- 17 mation that identifies a person or party re- 18 ferred to in subparagraphs (A) through (F). 19 ‘‘(H) Such other information or categories 20 of information as the chief officers of the health 21 departments of the States of Washington, Or- 22 egon, and Idaho jointly designate as informa- 23 tion covered by this subsection. 24 ‘‘(2) Information referred to in paragraph (1) 25 may be disclosed to the public if the person identi- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1790 1 fied by the information, or the legal representative 2 of that person, has consented in writing to the dis- 3 closure. 4 ‘‘(3) The States of Washington, Oregon, and 5 Idaho shall establish uniform procedures for car- 6 rying out this subsection, including procedures gov- 7 erning the following: 8 ‘‘(A) The disclosure of information under 9 paragraph (2). 10 ‘‘(B) The use of the Hanford Health Infor- 11 mation Network database. 12 ‘‘(C) The future disposition of the data- 13 base. 14 ‘‘(D) Enforcement of the prohibition pro- 15 vided in paragraph (1) on the disclosure of in- 16 formation described in that paragraph. 17 ‘‘§ 6265. Use of probabilistic risk assessment to en18 sure nuclear safety of facilities of the Ad- 19 ministration and the Office of Environ- 20 mental Management 21 ‘‘(a) NUCLEAR SAFETY AT NNSA AND DOE FACILI- 22 TIES.—The Administrator and the Secretary of Energy 23 shall ensure that the methods for assessing, certifying, 24 and overseeing nuclear safety at the facilities specified in 25 subsection (c) use national and international standards g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1791 1 and nuclear industry best practices, including probabilistic 2 or quantitative risk assessment if sufficient data exist. 3 ‘‘(b) ADEQUATE PROTECTION.—The use of prob- 4 abilistic or quantitative risk assessment under subsection 5 (a) shall be to support, rather than replace, the require6 ment under section 182 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 7 (42 U.S.C. 2232) that the utilization or production of spe8 cial nuclear material will be in accordance with the com9 mon defense and security and will provide adequate pro10 tection to the health and safety of the public. 11 ‘‘(c) FACILITIES SPECIFIED.—Subsection (a) shall 12 apply— 13 ‘‘(1) to the Administrator with respect to the 14 national security laboratories and the nuclear weap- 15 ons production facilities; and 16 ‘‘(2) to the Secretary of Energy with respect to 17 defense nuclear facilities of the Office of Environ- 18 mental Management of the Department of Energy. 19 ‘‘§ 6266. Notification of nuclear criticality and non20 21 nuclear incidents ‘‘(a) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Energy or 22 the Administrator, as the case may be, shall submit to 23 the appropriate congressional committees a notification of 24 a nuclear criticality incident resulting from a covered pro25 gram that results in an injury or fatality or results in the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1792 1 shutdown, or partial shutdown, of a covered facility by not 2 later than 15 days after the date of such incident. 3 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS OF NOTIFICATION.—Each notifica- 4 tion submitted under subsection (a) shall include the fol5 lowing: 6 7 ‘‘(1) A description of the incident, including the cause of the incident. 8 ‘‘(2) In the case of a criticality incident, wheth- 9 er the incident caused a facility, or part of a facility, 10 to be shut down. 11 ‘‘(3) The effect, if any, on the mission of the 12 Administration or the Office of Environmental Man- 13 agement of the Department of Energy. 14 ‘‘(4) Any corrective action taken in response to 15 the incident. 16 ‘‘(c) DATABASE.— 17 18 ‘‘(1) The Secretary shall maintain a record of incidents described in paragraph (2). 19 ‘‘(2) An incident described in this paragraph is 20 any of the following incidents resulting from a cov- 21 ered program: 22 ‘‘(A) A nuclear criticality incident that re- 23 sults in an injury or fatality or results in the 24 shutdown, or partial shutdown, of a covered fa- 25 cility. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1793 1 ‘‘(B) A non-nuclear incident that results in 2 serious bodily injury or fatality at a covered fa- 3 cility. 4 ‘‘(d) COOPERATION.—In carrying out this section, 5 the Secretary and the Administrator shall ensure that 6 each management and operating contractor of a covered 7 facility cooperates in a timely manner. 8 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 9 10 ‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— 11 12 ‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; and 13 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Com- 14 merce of the House of Representatives and the 15 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 16 the Senate. 17 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered facility’ means— 18 19 ‘‘(A) a facility of the nuclear security enterprise; and 20 ‘‘(B) a facility conducting activities for the 21 defense environmental cleanup program of the 22 Office of Environmental Management of the 23 Department of Energy. 24 ‘‘(3) The term ‘covered program’ means— 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) programs of the Administration; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1794 1 ‘‘(B) defense environmental cleanup pro- 2 grams of the Office of Environmental Manage- 3 ment of the Department of Energy. 4 ‘‘CHAPTER 607—BUDGET AND FINANCIAL 5 MANAGEMENT MATTERS 6 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—RECURRING NATIONAL 7 SECURITY AUTHORIZATION PROVISIONS 8 ‘‘§ 6271. Definitions 9 ‘‘In this subchapter: 10 ‘‘(1) The term ‘DOE national security author- 11 ization’ means an authorization of appropriations for 12 activities of the Department of Energy in carrying 13 out programs necessary for national security. 14 ‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided by subparagraph 15 (B), the term ‘minor construction threshold’ means 16 $30,000,000. 17 ‘‘(B) The Administrator may calculate the 18 amount specified in subparagraph (A) based on fis- 19 cal year 2022 constant dollars if the Adminis- 20 trator— 21 ‘‘(i) submits to the congressional defense 22 committees a report on the method used by the 23 Administrator to calculate the adjustment; 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(ii) a period of 30 days elapses following the date of such submission; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1795 1 ‘‘(iii) publishes the adjusted amount in the 2 Federal Register. 3 ‘‘§ 6272. Reprogramming 4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 5 (b) and in sections 5791 and 5792 of this title, the Sec6 retary of Energy may not use amounts appropriated pur7 suant to a DOE national security authorization for a pro8 gram— 9 ‘‘(1) in amounts that exceed, in a fiscal year— 10 ‘‘(A) 115 percent of the amount authorized 11 for that program by that authorization for that 12 fiscal year; or 13 ‘‘(B) $5,000,000 more than the amount 14 authorized for that program by that authoriza- 15 tion for that fiscal year; or 16 ‘‘(2) which has not been presented to, or re- 17 quested of, Congress. 18 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION WHERE NOTICE-AND-WAIT 19 GIVEN.—An action described in subsection (a) may be 20 taken if— 21 ‘‘(1) the Secretary submits to the congressional 22 defense committees a report referred to in subsection 23 (c) with respect to such action; and 24 25 ‘‘(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on which such committees receive the report. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1796 1 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—The report referred to in this sub- 2 section is a report containing a full and complete state3 ment of the action proposed to be taken and the facts and 4 circumstances relied upon in support of the proposed ac5 tion. 6 ‘‘(d) COMPUTATION OF DAYS.—In the computation 7 of the 30-day period under subsection (b), there shall be 8 excluded any day on which either House of Congress is 9 not in session because of an adjournment of more than 10 three days to a day certain. 11 ‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS.— 12 ‘‘(1) TOTAL AMOUNT OBLIGATED.—In no event 13 may the total amount of funds obligated pursuant to 14 a DOE national security authorization for a fiscal 15 year exceed the total amount authorized to be appro- 16 priated by that authorization for that fiscal year. 17 ‘‘(2) PROHIBITED ITEMS.—Funds appropriated 18 pursuant to a DOE national security authorization 19 may not be used for an item for which Congress has 20 specifically denied funds. 21 ‘‘§ 6273. Minor construction projects 22 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—Using operation and maintenance 23 funds or facilities and infrastructure funds authorized by 24 a DOE national security authorization, the Secretary of 25 Energy may carry out minor construction projects. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1797 1 ‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit 2 to the congressional defense committees on an annual 3 basis a report on each exercise of the authority in sub4 section (a) during the preceding fiscal year. Each report 5 shall provide a brief description of each minor construction 6 project covered by the report. The report shall include with 7 respect to each project the following: 8 9 ‘‘(1) The estimated original total project cost and the estimated original date of completion. 10 11 ‘‘(2) The percentage of the project that is complete. 12 ‘‘(3) The current estimated total project cost 13 and estimated date of completion. 14 ‘‘(c) COST VARIATION REPORTS TO CONGRESSIONAL 15 COMMITTEES.—If, at any time during the construction of 16 any minor construction project authorized by a DOE na17 tional security authorization, the estimated cost of the 18 project is revised and the revised cost of the project ex19 ceeds the minor construction threshold, the Secretary shall 20 immediately submit to the congressional defense commit21 tees a report explaining the reasons for the cost variation. 22 ‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN 23 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Sec24 retary may not start a minor construction project with a 25 total estimated cost of more than $5,000,000 until— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1798 1 ‘‘(1) the Secretary notifies the congressional de- 2 fense committees of such project and total estimated 3 cost; and 4 ‘‘(2) a period of 15 days has elapsed after the 5 date on which such notification is received. 6 ‘‘(e) MINOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DEFINED.—In 7 this section, the term ‘minor construction project’ means 8 any plant project not specifically authorized by law for 9 which the approved total estimated cost does not exceed 10 the minor construction threshold. 11 ‘‘§ 6274. General plant projects 12 ‘‘ Plant or construction projects for which amounts 13 are made available under this and subsequent appropria14 tion Acts with a current estimated cost of less than 15 $10,000,000 are considered for purposes of section 6273 16 as a plant project for which the approved total estimated 17 cost does not exceed the minor construction threshold and 18 for purposes of section 6275 as a construction project with 19 a current estimated cost of less than a minor construction 20 threshold. 21 ‘‘§ 6275. Limits on construction projects 22 ‘‘(a) CONSTRUCTION COST CEILING.—Except as pro- 23 vided in subsection (b), construction on a construction 24 project which is in support of national security programs 25 of the Department of Energy and was authorized by a g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1799 1 DOE national security authorization may not be started, 2 and additional obligations in connection with the project 3 above the total estimated cost may not be incurred, when4 ever the current estimated cost of the construction project 5 exceeds by more than 25 percent the higher of— 6 ‘‘(1) the amount authorized for the project; or 7 ‘‘(2) the amount of the total estimated cost for 8 the project as shown in the most recent budget jus- 9 tification data submitted to Congress. 10 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION WHERE NOTICE-AND-WAIT 11 GIVEN.—An action described in subsection (a) may be 12 taken if— 13 ‘‘(1) the Secretary of Energy has submitted to 14 the congressional defense committees a report on the 15 actions and the circumstances making such action 16 necessary; and 17 ‘‘(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the 18 date on which the report is received by the commit- 19 tees. 20 ‘‘(c) COMPUTATION OF DAYS.—In the computation 21 of the 30-day period under subsection (b), there shall be 22 excluded any day on which either House of Congress is 23 not in session because of an adjournment of more than 24 three days to a day certain. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1800 1 ‘‘(d) EXCEPTION FOR MINOR PROJECTS.—Sub- 2 section (a) does not apply to a construction project with 3 a current estimated cost of less than the minor construc4 tion threshold. 5 ‘‘§ 6276. Fund transfer authority 6 ‘‘(a) TRANSFER TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 7 The Secretary of Energy may transfer funds authorized 8 to be appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant 9 to a DOE national security authorization to other Federal 10 agencies for the performance of work for which the funds 11 were authorized. Funds so transferred may be merged 12 with and be available for the same purposes and for the 13 same time period as the authorizations of the Federal 14 agency to which the amounts are transferred. 15 16 ‘‘(b) TRANSFER WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF EN- PERMITTED.—Subject to ERGY.— 17 ‘‘(1) TRANSFERS 18 paragraph (2), the Secretary of Energy may transfer 19 funds authorized to be appropriated to the Depart- 20 ment of Energy pursuant to a DOE national secu- 21 rity authorization to any other DOE national secu- 22 rity authorization. Amounts of authorizations so 23 transferred may be merged with and be available for 24 the same purposes and for the same period as the 25 authorization to which the amounts are transferred. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1801 1 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.—Not more than 5 2 percent of any such authorization may be trans- 3 ferred to another authorization under paragraph (1). 4 No such authorization may be increased or de- 5 creased by more than 5 percent by a transfer under 6 such paragraph. 7 ‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.—The authority provided by this 8 subsection to transfer authorizations— 9 ‘‘(1) may be used only to provide funds for 10 items relating to activities necessary for national se- 11 curity programs that have a higher priority than the 12 items from which the funds are transferred; and 13 ‘‘(2) may not be used to provide funds for an 14 item for which Congress has specifically denied 15 funds. 16 ‘‘(d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of En- 17 ergy shall promptly notify the congressional defense com18 mittees of any transfer of funds to or from any DOE na19 tional security authorization. 20 ‘‘§ 6277. Conceptual and construction design 21 ‘‘(a) CONCEPTUAL DESIGN.— 22 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Subject to paragraph (2) 23 and except as provided in paragraph (3), before sub- 24 mitting to Congress a request for funds for a con- 25 struction project that is in support of a national se- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1802 1 curity program of the Department of Energy, the 2 Secretary of Energy shall complete a conceptual de- 3 sign for that project. 4 ‘‘(2) REQUESTS FOR CONCEPTUAL DESIGN 5 FUNDS.—If the estimated cost of completing a con- 6 ceptual design for a construction project exceeds 7 $5,000,000, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 8 a request for funds for the conceptual design before 9 submitting a request for funds for the construction 10 project. 11 ‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.—The requirement in para- 12 graph (1) does not apply to a request for funds— 13 ‘‘(A) for a construction project the total 14 estimated cost of which is less than the minor 15 construction threshold; or 16 ‘‘(B) for emergency planning, design, and 17 18 construction activities under section 6278. ‘‘(b) CONSTRUCTION DESIGN.— 19 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.— Within the amounts au- 20 thorized by a DOE national security authorization, 21 the Secretary may carry out construction design (in- 22 cluding architectural and engineering services) in 23 connection with any proposed construction project if 24 the total estimated cost for such design does not ex- 25 ceed $5,000,000. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1803 1 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 2 FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS.—If 3 cost for construction design in connection with any 4 construction project exceeds $5,000,000, funds for 5 that design must be specifically authorized by law. the total estimated 6 ‘‘§ 6278. Authority for emergency planning, design, 7 8 and construction activities ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Energy may use 9 any funds available to the Department of Energy pursuant 10 to a DOE national security authorization, including funds 11 authorized to be appropriated for advance planning, engi12 neering, and construction design, and for plant projects, 13 to perform planning, design, and construction activities 14 for any Department of Energy national security program 15 construction project that, as determined by the Secretary, 16 must proceed expeditiously in order to protect public 17 health and safety, to meet the needs of national defense, 18 or to protect property. 19 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not exercise 20 the authority under subsection (a) in the case of a con21 struction project until the Secretary has submitted to the 22 congressional defense committees a report on the activities 23 that the Secretary intends to carry out under this section 24 and the circumstances making those activities necessary. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1804 1 ‘‘(c) SPECIFIC AUTHORITY.—The requirement of sec- 2 tion 6277(b)(2) does not apply to emergency planning, de3 sign, and construction activities conducted under this sec4 tion. 5 ‘‘§ 6279. Scope of authority to carry out plant projects 6 ‘‘ In carrying out programs necessary for national se- 7 curity, the authority of the Secretary of Energy to carry 8 out plant projects includes authority for maintenance, res9 toration, planning, construction, acquisition, modification 10 of facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized 11 in prior years, and land acquisition related thereto. 12 ‘‘§ 6280. Availability of funds 13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 14 (b), amounts appropriated pursuant to a DOE national 15 security authorization for operation and maintenance or 16 for plant projects may, when so specified in an appropria17 tions Act, remain available until expended. 18 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION FOR PROGRAM DIRECTION 19 FUNDS.—Amounts appropriated for program direction 20 pursuant to a DOE national security authorization for a 21 fiscal year shall remain available to be obligated only until 22 the end of that fiscal year. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1805 1 ‘‘§ 6281. Transfer of defense environmental cleanup 2 funds 3 ‘‘(a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY FOR DEFENSE ENVI- 4 RONMENTAL CLEANUP FUNDS.—The Secretary of Energy 5 shall provide the manager of each field office of the De6 partment of Energy with the authority to transfer defense 7 environmental cleanup funds from a program or project 8 under the jurisdiction of that office to another such pro9 gram or project. 10 ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.— 11 ‘‘(1) NUMBER OF TRANSFERS.—Not more than 12 one transfer may be made to or from any program 13 or project under subsection (a) in a fiscal year. 14 ‘‘(2) AMOUNTS TRANSFERRED.—The amount 15 transferred to or from a program or project in any 16 one transfer under subsection (a) may not exceed 17 $5,000,000. 18 ‘‘(3) DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—A transfer 19 may not be carried out by a manager of a field office 20 under subsection (a) unless the manager determines 21 that the transfer is necessary— 22 23 ‘‘(A) to address a risk to health, safety, or the environment; or 24 ‘‘(B) to assure the most efficient use of de- 25 fense environmental cleanup funds at the field 26 office. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1806 1 ‘‘(4) IMPERMISSIBLE USES.—Funds transferred 2 pursuant to subsection (a) may not be used for an 3 item for which Congress has specifically denied 4 funds or for a new program or project that has not 5 been authorized by Congress. 6 ‘‘(c) EXEMPTION FROM REPROGRAMMING REQUIRE- 7 MENTS.—The requirements of section 6272 shall not 8 apply to transfers of funds pursuant to subsection (a). 9 ‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary, acting through 10 the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental 11 Management, shall notify Congress of any transfer of 12 funds pursuant to subsection (a) not later than 30 days 13 after such transfer occurs. 14 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 15 ‘‘(1) The term ‘program or project’ means, with 16 respect to a field office of the Department of En- 17 ergy, a program or project that is for defense envi- 18 ronmental cleanup activities necessary for national 19 security programs of the Department, that is being 20 carried out by that office, and for which defense en- 21 vironmental cleanup funds have been authorized and 22 appropriated. 23 ‘‘(2) The term ‘defense environmental cleanup 24 funds’ means funds appropriated to the Department 25 of Energy pursuant to an authorization for carrying g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1807 1 out defense environmental cleanup activities nec- 2 essary for national security programs. 3 ‘‘§ 6282. Transfer of weapons activities funds 4 ‘‘(a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY FOR WEAPONS ACTIVI- 5 TIES FUNDS.—The Secretary of Energy shall provide the 6 manager of each field office of the Department of Energy 7 with the authority to transfer weapons activities funds 8 from a program or project under the jurisdiction of that 9 office to another such program or project. 10 ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.— 11 ‘‘(1) NUMBER OF TRANSFERS.—Not more than 12 one transfer may be made to or from any program 13 or project under subsection (a) in a fiscal year. 14 ‘‘(2) AMOUNTS TRANSFERRED.—The amount 15 transferred to or from a program or project in any 16 one transfer under subsection (a) may not exceed 17 $5,000,000. 18 ‘‘(3) DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—A transfer 19 may not be carried out by a manager of a field office 20 under subsection (a) unless the manager determines 21 that the transfer— 22 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) is necessary to address a risk to health, safety, or the environment; or ‘‘(B) will result in cost savings and efficiencies. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1808 1 ‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—A transfer may not be car- 2 ried out by a manager of a field office under sub- 3 section (a) to cover a cost overrun or scheduling 4 delay for any program or project. 5 ‘‘(5) IMPERMISSIBLE USES.—Funds transferred 6 pursuant to subsection (a) may not be used for an 7 item for which Congress has specifically denied 8 funds or for a new program or project that has not 9 been authorized by Congress. 10 ‘‘(c) EXEMPTION FROM REPROGRAMMING REQUIRE- 11 MENTS.—The requirements of section 6272 shall not 12 apply to transfers of funds pursuant to subsection (a). 13 ‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary, acting through 14 the Administrator, shall notify Congress of any transfer 15 of funds pursuant to subsection (a) not later than 30 days 16 after such transfer occurs. 17 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 18 ‘‘(1) The term ‘program or project’ means, with 19 respect to a field office of the Department of En- 20 ergy, a program or project that is for weapons ac- 21 tivities necessary for national security programs of 22 the Department, that is being carried out by that of- 23 fice, and for which weapons activities funds have 24 been authorized and appropriated. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1809 1 ‘‘(2) The term ‘weapons activities funds’ means 2 funds appropriated to the Department of Energy 3 pursuant to an authorization for carrying out weap- 4 ons activities necessary for national security pro- 5 grams. 6 ‘‘§ 6283. Funds available for all national security pro7 grams of the Department of Energy 8 ‘‘ Subject to the provisions of appropriation Acts and 9 section 6272, amounts appropriated pursuant to a DOE 10 national security authorization for management and sup11 port activities and for general plant projects are available 12 for use, when necessary, in connection with all national 13 security programs of the Department of Energy. 14 ‘‘§ 6284. Notification of cost overruns for certain De15 16 partment of Energy projects ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COST AND SCHEDULE 17 BASELINES.— 18 19 ‘‘(1) STOCKPILE LIFE EXTENSION AND NEW NUCLEAR WEAPON PROGRAM PROJECTS.— 20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 21 shall establish a cost and schedule baseline for 22 each nuclear stockpile life extension or new nu- 23 clear weapon program project of the Adminis- 24 tration. In addition to the requirement under 25 subparagraph (B), the cost and schedule base- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1810 1 line of a nuclear stockpile life extension or new 2 nuclear weapon program project established 3 under this subparagraph shall be the cost and 4 schedule as described in the first Selected Ac- 5 quisition 6 6125(a) for the project. Report submitted under section 7 ‘‘(B) PER UNIT COST.—The cost baseline 8 developed under subparagraph (A) shall in- 9 clude, with respect to each stockpile life exten- 10 sion or new nuclear weapon program project, an 11 estimated cost for each warhead in the project. 12 ‘‘(C) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESSIONAL 13 DEFENSE 14 days after establishing a cost and schedule 15 baseline under subparagraph (A), the Adminis- 16 trator shall submit the cost and schedule base- 17 line to the congressional defense committees. 18 ‘‘(2) MAJOR ALTERATION PROJECTS.— 19 COMMITTEES.—Not ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The later than 30 Administrator 20 shall establish a cost and schedule baseline for 21 each major alteration project. 22 ‘‘(B) PER UNIT COST.—The cost baseline 23 developed under subparagraph (A) shall in- 24 clude, with respect to each major alteration g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1811 1 project, an estimated cost for each warhead in 2 the project. 3 ‘‘(C) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESSIONAL 4 DEFENSE 5 days after establishing a cost and schedule 6 baseline under subparagraph (A), the Adminis- 7 trator shall submit the cost and schedule base- 8 line to the congressional defense committees. 9 COMMITTEES.—Not later than 30 ‘‘(D) MAJOR ALTERATION PROJECT DE- 10 FINED.—In 11 &quot;major alteration project&quot; means a 12 nuclear weapon system alteration project of the 13 Administration the cost of which exceeds 14 $800,000,000. 15 ‘‘(3) 16 PROJECTS.— this paragraph, DEFENSE-FUNDED the term CONSTRUCTION 17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of En- 18 ergy shall establish a cost and schedule baseline 19 under the project management protocols of the 20 Department of Energy for each construction 21 project that is— 22 ‘‘(i) in excess of $65,000,000; and 23 ‘‘(ii) carried out by the Department 24 using funds authorized to be appropriated g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1812 1 for a fiscal year pursuant to a DOE na- 2 tional security authorization. 3 ‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESSIONAL 4 DEFENSE 5 days after establishing a cost and schedule 6 baseline under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 7 shall submit the cost and schedule baseline to 8 the congressional defense committees. 9 ‘‘(4) 10 PROJECTS.— COMMITTEES.—Not DEFENSE later than 30 ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP 11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 12 establish a cost and schedule baseline under the 13 project management protocols of the Depart- 14 ment of Energy for each defense environmental 15 cleanup project that is— 16 ‘‘(i) in excess of $65,000,000; and 17 ‘‘(ii) carried out by the Department 18 pursuant to such protocols. 19 ‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESSIONAL 20 DEFENSE 21 days after establishing a cost and schedule 22 baseline under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 23 shall submit the cost and schedule baseline to 24 the congressional defense committees. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) COMMITTEES.—Not later than 30 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1813 1 ‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION OF COSTS EXCEEDING BASE- 2 LINE.—The Administrator or the Secretary, as applicable, 3 shall notify the congressional defense committees not later 4 than 30 days after determining that— 5 ‘‘(1) the total cost for a project referred to in 6 paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) will 7 exceed an amount that is equal to 125 percent of the 8 cost baseline established under subsection (a) for 9 that project; and 10 ‘‘(2) in the case of a stockpile life extension or 11 new nuclear weapon program project referred to in 12 subsection (a)(1) or a major alteration project re- 13 ferred to in subsection (a)(2), the cost for any war- 14 head in the project will exceed an amount that is 15 equal to 150 percent of the cost baseline established 16 under subsection (a)(1)(B) or (a)(2)(B), as applica- 17 ble, for each warhead in that project. 18 ‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION OF DETERMINATION WITH RE- 19 SPECT TO TERMINATION OR CONTINUATION OF PROJECTS 20 AND ROOT CAUSE ANALYSES.—Not later than 90 days 21 after submitting a notification under subsection (b) with 22 respect to a project, the Administrator or the Secretary, 23 as applicable, shall— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1814 1 ‘‘(1) notify the congressional defense commit- 2 tees with respect to whether the project will be ter- 3 minated or continued; 4 5 ‘‘(2) if the project will be continued, certify to the congressional defense committees that— 6 ‘‘(A) a revised cost and schedule baseline 7 has been established for the project and, in the 8 case of a stockpile life extension or new nuclear 9 weapon program project referred to in subpara- 10 graph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1) or a 11 major alteration project referred to in sub- 12 section (a)(2), a revised estimate of the cost for 13 each warhead in the project has been made; 14 ‘‘(B) the continuation of the project is nec- 15 essary to the mission of the Department of En- 16 ergy and there is no alternative to the project 17 that would meet the requirements of that mis- 18 sion; and 19 ‘‘(C) a management structure is in place 20 adequate to manage and control the cost and 21 schedule of the project; and 22 ‘‘(3) submit to the congressional defense com- 23 mittees an assessment of the root cause or causes of 24 the growth in the total cost of the project, including 25 the contribution of any shortcomings in cost, sched- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1815 1 ule, or performance of the program, including the 2 role, if any, of— 3 ‘‘(A) unrealistic performance expectations; 4 ‘‘(B) unrealistic baseline estimates for cost 5 or schedule; 6 ‘‘(C) immature technologies or excessive 7 manufacturing or integration risk; 8 ‘‘(D) unanticipated design, engineering, 9 manufacturing, or technology integration issues 10 arising during program performance; 11 ‘‘(E) changes in procurement quantities; 12 ‘‘(F) inadequate program funding or fund- 13 ing instability; 14 ‘‘(G) poor performance by personnel of the 15 Federal Government or contractor personnel re- 16 sponsible for program management; or 17 18 ‘‘(H) any other matters. ‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS TO REVISED 19 COST AND SCHEDULE BASELINES.—A revised cost and 20 schedule baseline established under subsection (c) shall— 21 ‘‘(1) be submitted to the congressional defense 22 committees with the certification submitted under 23 subsection (c)(2); and 24 ‘‘(2) be subject to the notification requirements 25 of subsections (b) and (c) in the same manner and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1816 1 to the same extent as a cost and schedule baseline 2 established under subsection (a). 3 ‘‘§ 6285. Life-cycle cost estimates of certain atomic en4 5 ergy defense capital assets ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall 6 ensure that an independent life-cycle cost estimate under 7 Department of Energy Order 413.3B (relating to program 8 management and project management for the acquisition 9 of capital assets), or a successor order, of each capital 10 asset described in subsection (b) is conducted before the 11 asset achieves critical decision 2 in the acquisition process. 12 ‘‘(b) CAPITAL ASSETS DESCRIBED.—A capital asset 13 described in this subsection is an atomic energy defense 14 capital asset— 15 16 ‘‘(1) the total project cost of which exceeds $100,000,000; and 17 ‘‘(2) the purpose of which is to perform a lim- 18 ited-life, single-purpose mission. 19 ‘‘(c) INDEPENDENT DEFINED.—For purposes of sub- 20 section (a), the term ‘independent’, with respect to a life21 cycle cost estimate of a capital asset, means that the life22 cycle cost estimate is prepared by an organization inde23 pendent of the project sponsor, using the same detailed 24 technical and procurement information as the sponsor, to g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1817 1 determine if the life-cycle cost estimate of the sponsor is 2 accurate and reasonable. 3 ‘‘§ 6286. Use of best practices for capital asset 4 projects and nuclear weapon life exten- 5 sion programs 6 ‘‘(a) ANALYSES OF ALTERNATIVES.—Not later than 7 30 days after the date of the enactment of the National 8 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public 9 Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 726), the Secretary of Energy, 10 in coordination with the Administrator, shall ensure that 11 analyses of alternatives are conducted (including through 12 contractors, as appropriate) in accordance with best prac13 tices for capital asset projects and life extension programs 14 of the Administration and capital asset projects relating 15 to defense environmental management. 16 ‘‘(b) COST ESTIMATES.—Not later than 30 days after 17 the date of the enactment of such Act, the Secretary, in 18 coordination with the Administrator, shall develop cost es19 timates in accordance with cost estimating best practices 20 for capital asset projects and life extension programs of 21 the Administration and capital asset projects relating to 22 defense environmental management. 23 ‘‘(c) REVISIONS TO DEPARTMENTAL PROJECT MAN- 24 AGEMENT ORDER AND NUCLEAR WEAPON LIFE EXTEN- 25 SION REQUIREMENTS.—As soon as practicable after the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1818 1 date of the enactment of such Act, but not later than two 2 years after such date of enactment, the Secretary shall 3 revise— 4 ‘‘(1) the capital asset project management order 5 of the Department of Energy to require the use of 6 best practices for preparing cost estimates and for 7 conducting analyses of alternatives for Administra- 8 tion and defense environmental management capital 9 asset projects; and 10 ‘‘(2) the nuclear weapon life extension program 11 procedures of the Department to require the use of 12 best practices for preparing cost estimates and con- 13 ducting analyses of alternatives for Administration 14 life extension programs. 15 ‘‘§ 6287. Matters relating to critical decisions 16 ‘‘(a) POST-CRITICAL DECISION 2 CHANGES.—After 17 the date on which a plant project specifically authorized 18 by law and carried out under Department of Energy Order 19 413.3B (relating to program management and project 20 management for the acquisition of capital assets), or a 21 successor order, achieves critical decision 2, the Adminis22 trator may not change the requirements for such project 23 if such change increases the cost of such project by more 24 than the lesser of $5,000,000 or 15 percent, unless— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1819 1 2 ‘‘(1) the Administrator submits to the congressional defense committees— 3 ‘‘(A) a certification that the Administrator, 4 without delegation, authorizes such proposed 5 change; and 6 ‘‘(B) a cost-benefit and risk analysis of 7 such proposed change, including with respect 8 to— 9 ‘‘(i) the effects of such proposed 10 change on the project cost and schedule; 11 and 12 ‘‘(ii) any mission risks and operational 13 risks from making such change or not 14 making such change; and 15 ‘‘(2) a period of 15 days elapses following the 16 date of such submission. 17 ‘‘(b) REVIEW AND APPROVAL.—The Administrator 18 shall ensure that critical decision packages are timely re19 viewed and either approved or disapproved. 20 ‘‘§ 6288. Unfunded priorities of the Administration 21 ‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT OR CERTIFICATION.—Not 22 later than 10 days after the date on which the budget of 23 the President for a fiscal year is submitted to Congress 24 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, the Administrator g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1820 1 shall submit to the Secretary of Energy and the congres2 sional defense committees either— 3 4 ‘‘(1) a report on the unfunded priorities of the Administration; or 5 ‘‘(2) if the Administrator determines that there 6 are no unfunded priorities to include in such a re- 7 port, a certification and explanation by the Adminis- 8 trator, without delegation, of the determination. 9 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.— 10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each report under sub- 11 section (a)(1) shall specify, for each unfunded pri- 12 ority covered by the report, the following: 13 ‘‘(A) A summary description of that pri- 14 ority, including the objectives to be achieved or 15 the risk to be mitigated if that priority is fund- 16 ed (whether in whole or in part). 17 ‘‘(B) The additional amount of funds rec- 18 ommended in connection with the objectives or 19 risk mitigation under subparagraph (A). 20 ‘‘(C) Account information with respect to 21 that priority. 22 ‘‘(2) PRIORITIZATION OF PRIORITIES.—Each 23 report under subsection (a)(1) shall present the un- 24 funded priorities covered by the report in order of 25 urgency of priority. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1821 1 ‘‘(c) UNFUNDED PRIORITY DEFINED.—In this sec- 2 tion, the term ‘unfunded priority’, in the case of a fiscal 3 year, means a program, activity, or mission requirement 4 that— 5 ‘‘(1) is not funded in the budget of the Presi- 6 dent for that fiscal year as submitted to Congress 7 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31; 8 ‘‘(2) is necessary to address a requirement as- 9 sociated with the mission of the Administration; and 10 ‘‘(3) would have been recommended for funding 11 through the budget referred to in paragraph (1) by 12 the Administrator— 13 ‘‘(A) if additional resources were available 14 for the budget to fund the program, activity, or 15 mission requirement; or 16 ‘‘(B) in the case of a program, activity, or 17 mission requirement that emerged after the 18 budget was formulated, if the program, activity, 19 or mission requirement had emerged before the 20 budget was formulated. 21 ‘‘§ 6289. Review of adequacy of nuclear weapons 22 23 budget ‘‘(a) REVIEW OF ADEQUACY OF ADMINISTRATION 24 BUDGET BY NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1822 1 ‘‘(1) TRANSMISSION TO COUNCIL.—The Sec- 2 retary of Energy shall transmit to the Nuclear 3 Weapons Council (in this section referred to as the 4 ‘Council’) a copy of the proposed budget request of 5 the Administration for each fiscal year before that 6 budget request is submitted to the Director of the 7 Office of Management and Budget in relation to the 8 preparation of the budget of the President to be sub- 9 mitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31. 10 ‘‘(2) REVIEW.—The Council shall review each 11 budget request transmitted to the Council under 12 paragraph (1) in accordance with section 179(f). 13 ‘‘(3) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESPONSE.— 14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Council submits 15 to the Secretary of Energy a written description 16 under section 179(f)(2)(B)(i) with respect to 17 the budget request of the Administration for a 18 fiscal year, the Secretary shall include as an ap- 19 pendix to the budget request submitted to the 20 Director of the Office of Management and 21 Budget— 22 23 ‘‘(i) the funding levels and initiatives identified in that description; and 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(ii) any additional comments the Secretary considers appropriate. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1823 1 ‘‘(B) TRANSMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The 2 Secretary of Energy shall transmit to Congress, 3 with the budget justification materials sub- 4 mitted in support of the Department of Energy 5 budget for a fiscal year (as submitted with the 6 budget of the President under section 1105(a) 7 of title 31), a copy of the appendix described in 8 subparagraph (A). 9 ‘‘(b) REVIEW AND CERTIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT 10 OF ENERGY BUDGET BY NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL.— 11 At the time the Secretary of Energy submits the budget 12 request of the Department of Energy for that fiscal year 13 to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 14 in relation to the preparation of the budget of the Presi15 dent, the Secretary shall transmit a copy of the budget 16 request of the Department to the Council. 17 ‘‘§ 6290. Improvements to cost estimates informing 18 19 20 analyses of alternatives ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT FOR ANALYSES OF ALTER- NATIVES.—The Administrator shall ensure that any cost 21 estimate used in an analysis of alternatives for a project 22 carried out using funds authorized by a DOE national se23 curity authorization is designed to fully satisfy the require24 ments outlined in the mission needs statement approved 25 at critical decision 0 in the acquisition process, as set forth g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1824 1 in Department of Energy Order 413.3B (relating to pro2 gram management and project management for the acqui3 sition of capital assets) or a successor order. 4 ‘‘(b) USE OF PROJECT ENGINEERING AND DESIGN 5 FUNDS.—In the case of a project the total estimated cost 6 of which exceeds $500,000,000 and that has not reached 7 critical decision 1 in the acquisition process, the Adminis8 trator may use funds authorized by a DOE national secu9 rity authorization for project engineering and design to 10 begin the development of a conceptual design to facilitate 11 the development of a cost estimate for the project during 12 the analysis of alternatives for the project if— 13 ‘‘(1) the Administrator— 14 ‘‘(A) determines that such use of funds 15 would improve the quality of the cost estimate 16 for the project; and 17 ‘‘(B) notifies the congressional defense 18 committees of that determination; and 19 ‘‘(2) a period of 15 days has elapsed after the 20 date on which such committees receive the notifica- 21 tion. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1825 1 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—PENALTIES 2 ‘‘§ 6301. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties 3 4 under environmental laws ‘‘(a) RESTRICTION.—Funds appropriated to the De- 5 partment of Energy for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion 6 Program or the nuclear weapons programs or other atomic 7 energy defense activities of the Department of Energy 8 may not be used to pay a penalty, fine, or forfeiture in 9 regard to a defense activity or facility of the Department 10 of Energy due to a failure to comply with any environ11 mental requirement. 12 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply 13 with respect to an environmental requirement if— 14 15 ‘‘(1) the President fails to request funds for compliance with the environmental requirement; or 16 ‘‘(2) Congress has appropriated funds for such 17 purpose (and such funds have not been sequestered, 18 deferred, or rescinded) and the Secretary of Energy 19 fails to use the funds for such purpose. 20 ‘‘§ 6302. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties 21 22 under Clean Air Act ‘‘None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 23 the Department of Energy National Security and Military 24 Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1981 25 (Public Law 96–540; 94 Stat. 3197) or any other Act may g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1826 1 be used to pay any penalty, fine, forfeiture, or settlement 2 resulting from a failure to comply with the Clean Air Act 3 (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) with respect to any defense activ4 ity of the Department of Energy if— 5 ‘‘(1) the Secretary finds that compliance is 6 physically impossible within the time prescribed for 7 compliance; or 8 ‘‘(2) the President has specifically requested ap- 9 propriations for compliance and Congress has failed 10 to appropriate funds for such purpose. 11 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—OTHER MATTERS 12 ‘‘§ 6311. Reports on financial balances for atomic en13 14 ergy defense activities ‘‘(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Concurrent with the sub- 16 mission of the budget justification materials sub- 17 mitted to Congress in support of the budget of the 18 President for a fiscal year (submitted to Congress 19 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31), the Sec- 20 retary of Energy shall submit to the congressional 21 defense committees a report on the financial bal- 22 ances for each atomic energy defense program. 23 ‘‘(2) PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION.—In 24 each report required by paragraph (1), the Secretary 25 shall— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1827 1 ‘‘(A) present information on the financial 2 balances for each atomic energy defense pro- 3 gram at the budget control levels used in the 4 report accompanying the most current Act ap- 5 propriating funds for energy and water develop- 6 ment; and 7 ‘‘(B) present financial balances in connec- 8 tion with funding under recurring DOE na- 9 tional security authorizations (as defined in sec- 10 tion 6271) separately from balances in connec- 11 tion with funding under any other provision of 12 law. 13 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.— 14 15 ‘‘(1) FORMAT.—Each report required by subsection (a) shall— 16 ‘‘(A) be divided into two parts, as specified 17 in paragraphs (2) and (3); and 18 ‘‘(B) set forth the information required by 19 those paragraphs in summary form and by fis- 20 cal year. 21 ‘‘(2) PART 1.—The first part of the report re- 22 quired by subsection (a) shall set forth, for each 23 atomic energy defense program, the following infor- 24 mation, as of the end of the most recently completed 25 fiscal year: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1828 1 ‘‘(A) The balance of any unobligated funds 2 and an explanation for why those funds are un- 3 obligated. 4 ‘‘(B) The total funds available to cost. 5 ‘‘(C) The total balance of costed funds. 6 ‘‘(D) The total balance of uncosted funds. 7 ‘‘(E) The threshold for the balance of 8 uncosted funds, stated in dollars. 9 ‘‘(F) The amount of any balance of 10 uncosted funds that is over or under that 11 threshold and, in the case of a balance over 12 that threshold, an explanation for why the bal- 13 ance is over that threshold. 14 ‘‘(G) The total balance of encumbered, 15 uncosted funds. 16 ‘‘(H) The total balance of unencumbered, 17 uncosted funds. 18 ‘‘(I) The amount of any balance of 19 unencumbered, uncosted funds that is over or 20 under the threshold described in subparagraph 21 (E) and, in the case of a balance over that 22 threshold, an explanation for why the balance is 23 over that threshold. 24 ‘‘(3) PART 2.—The second part of the report 25 required by subsection (a) shall set forth, for each g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1829 1 atomic energy defense program, the following infor- 2 mation: 3 ‘‘(A) The balance of any unobligated 4 funds, as of the end of the first quarter of the 5 current fiscal year. 6 ‘‘(B) The total balance of uncosted funds, 7 as of the end of the first quarter of the current 8 fiscal year. 9 10 ‘‘(C) Unalloted budget authority. ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 11 ‘‘(1) COSTED.—The term ‘costed’, with respect 12 to funds, means the funds have been obligated to a 13 contract and goods or services have been received 14 from the contractor in exchange for the funds. 15 ‘‘(2) ENCUMBERED.—The term ‘encumbered’, 16 with respect to funds, means the funds have been 17 obligated to a contract and are being held for a spe- 18 cific known purpose by the contractor. 19 ‘‘(3) UNCOSTED.—The term ‘uncosted’, with re- 20 spect to funds, means the funds have been obligated 21 to a contract and goods or services have not been re- 22 ceived from the contractor in exchange for the 23 funds. 24 25 ‘‘(4) UNENCUMBERED.—The term ‘unencumbered’, with respect to funds, means the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1830 1 funds have been obligated to a contract and are not 2 being held for a specific known purpose by the con- 3 tractor. 4 ‘‘(5) THRESHOLD.—The term ‘threshold’ means 5 a benchmark over which a balance carried over at 6 the end of a fiscal year should be given greater scru- 7 tiny by Congress. 8 ‘‘(6) TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE TO COST.—The 9 term ‘total funds available to cost’ means the sum 10 of— 11 ‘‘(A) total uncosted obligations from prior 12 fiscal years; 13 ‘‘(B) current fiscal year obligations; and 14 ‘‘(C) current fiscal year deobligations. 15 ‘‘§ 6312. Independent acquisition project reviews of 16 capital assets acquisition projects 17 ‘‘(a) REVIEWS.—The appropriate head shall ensure 18 that an independent entity conducts reviews of each cap19 ital assets acquisition project as the project moves toward 20 the approval of each of critical decision 0, critical decision 21 1, and critical decision 2 in the acquisition process. 22 ‘‘(b) PRE-CRITICAL DECISION 1 REVIEWS.—In addi- 23 tion to any other matters, with respect to each review of 24 a capital assets acquisition project under subsection (a) g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1831 1 that has not reached critical decision 1 approval in the 2 acquisition process, such review shall include— 3 4 ‘‘(1) a review using best practices of the analysis of alternatives for the project; and 5 ‘‘(2) identification of any deficiencies in such 6 analysis of alternatives for the appropriate head to 7 address. 8 ‘‘(c) INDEPENDENT ENTITIES.—The appropriate 9 head shall ensure that each review of a capital assets ac10 quisition project under subsection (a) is conducted by an 11 independent entity with the appropriate expertise with re12 spect to the project and the stage in the acquisition proc13 ess of the project. 14 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 15 ‘‘(1) The term ‘acquisition process’ means the 16 acquisition process for a project, as defined in De- 17 partment of Energy Order 413.3B (relating to 18 project management and project management for 19 the acquisition of capital assets), or a successor 20 order. 21 ‘‘(2) The term ‘appropriate head’ means— 22 ‘‘(A) the Administrator, with respect to 23 capital assets acquisition projects of the Admin- 24 istration; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1832 1 ‘‘(B) the Assistant Secretary of Energy for 2 Environmental Management, with respect to 3 capital assets acquisition projects of the Office 4 of Environmental Management. 5 ‘‘(3) The term ‘capital assets acquisition 6 project’ means a project— 7 ‘‘(A) the total project cost of which is more 8 than $500,000,000; and 9 ‘‘(B) that is covered by Department of En- 10 ergy Order 413.3B, or a successor order, for 11 the acquisition of capital assets for atomic en- 12 ergy defense activities. 13 ‘‘CHAPTER 608—ADMINISTRATIVE 14 MATTERS 15 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—CONTRACTS 16 ‘‘§ 6321. Costs not allowed under covered contracts 17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The following costs are not al- 18 lowable under a covered contract: 19 ‘‘(1) Costs of entertainment, including amuse- 20 ment, diversion, and social activities and any costs 21 directly associated with such costs (such as tickets 22 to shows or sports events, meals, lodging, rentals, 23 transportation, and gratuities). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1833 1 ‘‘(2) Costs incurred to influence (directly or in- 2 directly) legislative action on any matter pending be- 3 fore Congress or a State legislature. 4 ‘‘(3) Costs incurred in defense of any civil or 5 criminal fraud proceeding or similar proceeding (in- 6 cluding filing of any false certification) brought by 7 the United States where the contractor is found lia- 8 ble or has pleaded nolo contendere to a charge of 9 fraud or similar proceeding (including filing of false 10 certification). 11 ‘‘(4) Payments of fines and penalties resulting 12 from violations of, or failure to comply with, Fed- 13 eral, State, local, or foreign laws and regulations, ex- 14 cept when incurred as a result of compliance with 15 specific terms and conditions of the contract or spe- 16 cific written instructions from the contracting officer 17 authorizing in advance such payments in accordance 18 with applicable regulations of the Secretary of En- 19 ergy. 20 21 ‘‘(5) Costs of membership in any social, dining, or country club or organization. 22 ‘‘(6) Costs of alcoholic beverages. 23 ‘‘(7) Contributions or donations, regardless of 24 the recipient. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1834 1 2 ‘‘(8) Costs of advertising designed to promote the contractor or its products. 3 4 ‘‘(9) Costs of promotional items and memorabilia, including models, gifts, and souvenirs. 5 ‘‘(10) Costs for travel by commercial aircraft or 6 by travel by other than common carrier that is not 7 necessary for the performance of the contract and 8 the cost of which exceeds the amount of the stand- 9 ard commercial fare. 10 ‘‘(b) REGULATIONS; COSTS OF INFORMATION PRO- 11 VIDED TO CONGRESS OR STATE LEGISLATURES AND RE- 12 LATED COSTS.— 13 ‘‘(1) Not later than 150 days after November 14 8, 1985, the Secretary of Energy shall prescribe reg- 15 ulations to implement this section. Such regulations 16 may establish appropriate definitions, exclusions, 17 limitations, and qualifications. Such regulations shall 18 be published in accordance with section 1707 of title 19 41. 20 ‘‘(2) In any regulations implementing sub- 21 section (a)(2), the Secretary may not treat as not al- 22 lowable (by reason of such subsection) the following 23 costs of a contractor: 24 ‘‘(A) Costs of providing to Congress or a 25 State legislature, in response to a request from g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1835 1 Congress or a State legislature, information of 2 a factual, technical, or scientific nature, or ad- 3 vice of experts, with respect to topics directly 4 related to the performance of the contract. 5 ‘‘(B) Costs for transportation, lodging, or 6 meals incurred for the purpose of providing 7 such information or advice. 8 ‘‘(c) COVERED CONTRACT DEFINED.—In this sec- 9 tion, the term‘covered contract’ means a contract for an 10 amount more than $100,000 entered into by the Secretary 11 of Energy obligating funds appropriated for national secu12 rity programs of the Department of Energy. 13 ‘‘(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall apply 14 with respect to costs incurred under a covered contract 15 on or after 30 days after the regulations required by sub16 section (b) are issued. 17 ‘‘§ 6322. Prohibition and report on bonuses to con18 tractors operating defense nuclear facili- 19 ties 20 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Energy may 21 not provide any bonuses, award fees, or other form of 22 performance- or production-based awards to a contractor 23 operating a Department of Energy defense nuclear facility 24 unless, in evaluating the performance or production under 25 the contract, the Secretary considers the contractor’s com- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1836 1 pliance with all applicable environmental, safety, and 2 health statutes, regulations, and practices for determining 3 both the size of, and the contractor’s qualification for, 4 such bonus, award fee, or other award. The prohibition 5 in this subsection applies with respect to contracts entered 6 into, or contract options exercised, after November 29, 7 1989. 8 ‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Energy shall 9 promulgate regulations to implement subsection (a) not 10 later than March 1, 1990. 11 ‘‘§ 6323. Assessments of emergency preparedness of 12 13 defense nuclear facilities ‘‘ The Secretary of Energy shall include, in each 14 award-fee evaluation conducted under section 16.401 of 15 title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, of a management 16 and operating contract for a Department of Energy de17 fense nuclear facility in 2016 or any even-numbered year 18 thereafter, an assessment of the adequacy of the emer19 gency preparedness of that facility, including an assess20 ment of the seniority level of management and operating 21 contractor employees that participate in emergency pre22 paredness exercises at that facility. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1837 1 ‘‘§ 6324. Contractor liability for injury or loss of prop2 erty arising out of atomic weapons test- 3 ing programs 4 ‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 5 ‘Atomic Energy Testing Liability Act’. 6 7 ‘‘(b) FEDERAL REMEDIES APPLICABLE; EXCLUSIVENESS OF REMEDIES.— 8 ‘‘(1) REMEDY.—The remedy against the United 9 States provided by sections 1346(b) and 2672 of 10 title 28, or by chapter 309 or 311 of title 46, as ap- 11 propriate, for injury, loss of property, personal in- 12 jury, or death shall apply to any civil action for in- 13 jury, loss of property, personal injury, or death due 14 to exposure to radiation based on acts or omissions 15 by a contractor in carrying out an atomic weapons 16 testing program under a contract with the United 17 States. 18 ‘‘(2) EXCLUSIVITY.—The remedies referred to 19 in paragraph (1) shall be exclusive of any other civil 20 action or proceeding for the purpose of determining 21 civil liability arising from any act or omission of the 22 contractor without regard to when the act or omis- 23 sion occurred. The employees of a contractor re- 24 ferred to in paragraph (1) shall be considered to be 25 employees of the Federal Government, as provided 26 in section 2671 of title 28, for the purposes of any g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1838 1 such civil action or proceeding; and the civil action 2 or proceeding shall proceed in the same manner as 3 any action against the United States filed pursuant 4 to section 1346(b) of such title and shall be subject 5 to the limitations and exceptions applicable to those 6 actions. 7 ‘‘(c) PROCEDURE.—A contractor against whom a civil 8 action or proceeding described in subsection (b) is brought 9 shall promptly deliver all processes served upon that con10 tractor to the Attorney General of the United States. 11 Upon certification by the Attorney General that the suit 12 against the contractor is within the provisions of sub13 section (b), a civil action or proceeding commenced in a 14 State court shall be removed without bond at any time 15 before trial by the Attorney General to the district court 16 of the United States for the district and division embrac17 ing the place wherein it is pending and the proceedings 18 shall be deemed a tort action brought against the United 19 States under the provisions of section 1346(b), 2401(b), 20 or 2402, or sections 2671 through 2680 of title 28. For 21 purposes of removal, the certification by the Attorney Gen22 eral under this subsection establishes contractor status 23 conclusively. 24 ‘‘(d) ACTIONS COVERED.—The provisions of this sec- 25 tion shall apply to any action, within the provisions of sub- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1839 1 section (b), which is pending on November 5, 1990, or 2 commenced on or after such date. Notwithstanding section 3 2401(b) of title 28, if a civil action or proceeding to which 4 this section applies is pending on November 5, 1990, and 5 is dismissed because the plaintiff in such action or pro6 ceeding did not file an administrative claim as required 7 by section 2672 of that title, the plaintiff in that action 8 or proceeding shall have 30 days from the date of the dis9 missal or two years from the date upon which the claim 10 accrued, whichever is later, to file an administrative claim, 11 and any claim or subsequent civil action or proceeding 12 shall thereafter be subject to the provisions of section 13 2401(b) of title 28. 14 ‘‘(e) CONTRACTOR DEFINED.—For purposes of this 15 section, the term ‘contractor’ includes a contractor or cost 16 reimbursement subcontractor of any tier participating in 17 the conduct of the United States atomic weapons testing 18 program for the Department of Energy (or its predecessor 19 agencies, including the Manhattan Engineer District, the 20 Atomic Energy Commission, and the Energy Research and 21 Development Administration). Such term also includes fa22 cilities which conduct or have conducted research con23 cerning health effects of ionizing radiation in connection 24 with the testing under contract with the Department of 25 Energy (or any of its predecessor agencies). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1840 1 ‘‘§ 6325. Notice-and-wait requirement applicable to 2 certain 3 ments 4 third-party financing arrange- ‘‘(a) NOTICE-AND-WAIT REQUIREMENT.—The Sec- 5 retary of Energy may not enter into an arrangement de6 scribed in subsection (b) until 30 days after the date on 7 which the Secretary notifies the congressional defense 8 committees in writing of the proposed arrangement. 9 ‘‘(b) COVERED ARRANGEMENTS.— 10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- 11 graph (2), an arrangement referred to in subsection 12 (a) is any alternative financing arrangement, third- 13 party financing arrangement, public-private partner- 14 ship, privatization arrangement, private capital ar- 15 rangement, or other financing arrangement that— 16 ‘‘(A) is entered into in connection with a 17 project conducted using funds authorized to be 18 appropriated to the Department of Energy to 19 carry out programs necessary for national secu- 20 rity; and 21 ‘‘(B) involves a contractor or Federal 22 agency obtaining and charging to the Depart- 23 ment of Energy as an allowable cost under a 24 contract the use of office space, facilities, or 25 other real property assets with a value of at 26 least $5,000,000. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1841 1 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—An arrangement referred to 2 in subsection (a) does not include an arrangement 3 that— 4 ‘‘(A) involves the Department of Energy or 5 a contractor acquiring or entering into a capital 6 lease for office space, facilities, or other real 7 property assets; or 8 ‘‘(B) is entered into in connection with a 9 capital improvement project undertaken as part 10 of an energy savings performance contract 11 under section 801 of the National Energy Con- 12 servation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287). 13 ‘‘§ 6326. Publication of contractor performance eval14 15 uations leading to award fees ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall take ap- 16 propriate actions to make available to the public, to the 17 maximum extent practicable, contractor performance eval18 uations conducted by the Administration of management 19 and operating contractors of the nuclear security enter20 prise that results in the award of an award fee to the con21 tractor concerned. 22 ‘‘(b) FORMAT.—Performance evaluations shall be 23 made public under this section in a common format that 24 facilitates comparisons of performance evaluations be- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1842 1 tween and among similar management and operating con2 tracts. 3 ‘‘§ 6327. Enhanced procurement authority to manage 4 5 supply chain risk ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—Subject to subsection (b), the 6 Secretary of Energy may— 7 8 ‘‘(1) carry out a covered procurement action or special exclusion action; and 9 ‘‘(2) notwithstanding any other provision of 10 law, limit, in whole or in part, the disclosure of in- 11 formation relating to the basis for carrying out a 12 covered procurement action or special exclusion ac- 13 tion. 14 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may exercise 15 the authority under subsection (a) only after— 16 ‘‘(1) obtaining a risk assessment that dem- 17 onstrates that there is a significant supply chain risk 18 to a covered system; 19 20 ‘‘(2) making a determination in writing, in unclassified or classified form, that— 21 ‘‘(A) the use of the authority under sub- 22 section (a) is necessary to protect national secu- 23 rity by reducing supply chain risk; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1843 1 ‘‘(B) less restrictive measures are not rea- 2 sonably available to reduce the supply chain 3 risk; and 4 ‘‘(C) in a case in which the Secretary plans 5 to limit disclosure of information under sub- 6 section (a)(2), the risk to national security of 7 the disclosure of the information outweighs the 8 risk of not disclosing the information; and 9 ‘‘(3) submitting to the appropriate congres- 10 sional committees, not later than seven days after 11 the date on which the Secretary makes the deter- 12 mination under paragraph (2), a notice of such de- 13 termination, in classified or unclassified form, that 14 includes— 15 ‘‘(A) the information required by section 16 3304(e)(2)(A) of title 41; 17 ‘‘(B) a summary of the risk assessment re- 18 quired under paragraph (1); and 19 ‘‘(C) a summary of the basis for the deter- 20 mination, including a discussion of less restric- 21 tive measures that were considered and why 22 such measures were not reasonably available to 23 reduce supply chain risk. 24 ‘‘(c) NOTIFICATIONS.—If the Secretary has exercised 25 the authority under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1844 1 ‘‘(1) notify appropriate parties of the covered 2 procurement action or special exclusion action and 3 the basis for the action only to the extent necessary 4 to carry out the covered procurement action or spe- 5 cial exclusion action; 6 ‘‘(2) notify other Federal agencies responsible 7 for procurement that may be subject to the same or 8 similar supply chain risk, in a manner and to the ex- 9 tent consistent with the requirements of national se- 10 curity; and 11 ‘‘(3) ensure the confidentiality of any notifica- 12 tions under paragraph (1) or (2). 13 ‘‘(d) LIMITATION OF REVIEW.—No action taken by 14 the Secretary under the authority under subsection (a) 15 shall be subject to review in any Federal court. 16 ‘‘(e) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 17 may delegate the authority under this section to— 18 19 ‘‘(1) in the case of the Administration, the Administrator; and 20 ‘‘(2) in the case of any other component of the 21 Department of Energy, the Senior Procurement Ex- 22 ecutive of the Department. 23 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1845 1 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE 2 TEES.—The 3 mittees’ means— 4 CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- term ‘appropriate congressional com- ‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; 5 and 6 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Nat- 7 ural Resources of the Senate and the Com- 8 mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House 9 of Representatives. 10 ‘‘(2) COVERED ITEM OF SUPPLY.—The term 11 ‘covered item of supply’ means an item— 12 ‘‘(A) that is purchased for inclusion in a 13 covered system; and 14 ‘‘(B) the loss of integrity of which could 15 result in a supply chain risk for a covered sys- 16 tem. 17 ‘‘(3) COVERED PROCUREMENT.—The term ‘cov- 18 ered procurement’ means the following: 19 ‘‘(A) A source selection for a covered sys- 20 tem or a covered item of supply involving either 21 a performance specification, as described in 22 subsection (a)(3)(B) of section 3306 of title 41, 23 or an evaluation factor, as described in sub- 24 section (b)(1) of such section, relating to supply 25 chain risk. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1846 1 ‘‘(B) The consideration of proposals for 2 and issuance of a task or delivery order for a 3 covered system or a covered item of supply, as 4 provided in section 4106(d)(3) of title 41, 5 where the task or delivery order contract con- 6 cerned includes a contract clause establishing a 7 requirement relating to supply chain risk. 8 ‘‘(C) Any contract action involving a con- 9 tract for a covered system or a covered item of 10 supply if the contract includes a clause estab- 11 lishing requirements relating to supply chain 12 risk. 13 ‘‘(4) COVERED PROCUREMENT ACTION.—The 14 term ‘covered procurement action’ means, with re- 15 spect to an action that occurs in the course of con- 16 ducting a covered procurement, any of the following: 17 ‘‘(A) The exclusion of a source that fails to 18 meet qualification requirements established pur- 19 suant to section 3311 of title 41 for the pur- 20 pose of reducing supply chain risk in the acqui- 21 sition of covered systems. 22 ‘‘(B) The exclusion of a source that fails to 23 achieve an acceptable rating with regard to an 24 evaluation factor providing for the consideration 25 of supply chain risk in the evaluation of pro- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1847 1 posals for the award of a contract or the 2 issuance of a task or delivery order. 3 ‘‘(C) The withholding of consent for a con- 4 tractor to subcontract with a particular source 5 or the direction to a contractor for a covered 6 system to exclude a particular source from con- 7 sideration for a subcontract under the contract. 8 ‘‘(5) COVERED 9 system’ means the following: SYSTEM.—The term ‘covered 10 ‘‘(A) National security systems (as defined 11 in section 3552(b) of title 44) and components 12 of such systems. 13 ‘‘(B) Nuclear weapons and components of 14 nuclear weapons. 15 ‘‘(C) Items associated with the design, de- 16 velopment, production, and maintenance of nu- 17 clear weapons or components of nuclear weap- 18 ons. 19 ‘‘(D) Items associated with the surveillance 20 of the nuclear weapon stockpile. 21 ‘‘(E) Items associated with the design and 22 development of nonproliferation and counterpro- 23 liferation programs and systems. 24 ‘‘(6) SPECIAL EXCLUSION ACTION.—The term 25 ‘special exclusion action’ means an action to pro- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1848 1 hibit, for a period not to exceed two years, the 2 award of any contracts or subcontracts by the Ad- 3 ministration or any other component of the Depart- 4 ment of Energy related to any covered system to a 5 source the Secretary determines to represent a sup- 6 ply chain risk. 7 ‘‘(7) SUPPLY CHAIN RISK.—The term ‘supply 8 chain risk’ means the risk that an adversary may 9 sabotage, maliciously introduce unwanted function, 10 or otherwise subvert the design, integrity, manufac- 11 turing, production, distribution, installation, oper- 12 ation, or maintenance of a covered system or covered 13 item of supply so as to surveil, deny, disrupt, or oth- 14 erwise degrade the function, use, or operation of the 15 system or item of supply. 16 ‘‘(g) TERMINATION.—The authority under this sec- 17 tion shall terminate on December 31, 2028. 18 ‘‘§ 6328. Cost-benefit analyses for competition of man19 agement and operating contracts 20 ‘‘(a) BRIEFINGS ON REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS.— 21 Not later than 7 days after issuing a request for proposals 22 for a contract to manage and operate a facility of the Ad23 ministration, the Administrator shall brief the congres24 sional defense committees on the preliminary assessment 25 of the Administrator of the costs and benefits of the com- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1849 1 petition for the contract, including a preliminary assess2 ment of the matters described in subsection (c) with re3 spect to the contract. 4 ‘‘(b) REPORTS AFTER TRANSITION TO NEW CON- 5 TRACTS.—If the Administrator awards a new contract to 6 manage and operate a facility of the Administration, the 7 Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense 8 committees a report that includes the matters described 9 in subsection (c) with respect to the contract by not later 10 than 30 days after the completion of the period required 11 to transition to the contract. 12 ‘‘(c) MATTERS DESCRIBED.—The matters described 13 in this subsection, with respect to a contract, are the fol14 lowing: 15 ‘‘(1) A clear and complete description of the 16 cost savings the Administrator expects to result 17 from the competition for the contract over the life of 18 the contract, including associated analyses, assump- 19 tions, and information sources used to determine 20 such expected cost savings. 21 ‘‘(2) A description of any key limitations or un- 22 certainties that could affect such costs savings, in- 23 cluding costs savings that are anticipated but not 24 fully known. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1850 1 ‘‘(3) The costs of the competition for the con- 2 tract, including the immediate costs of conducting 3 the competition, the costs of the transition to the 4 contract from the previous contract, and any in- 5 creased costs over the life of the contract. 6 ‘‘(4) A description of any disruptions or delays 7 in mission activities or deliverables resulting from 8 the competition for the contract. 9 ‘‘(5) A clear and complete description of the 10 benefits expected by the Administrator with respect 11 to mission performance or operations resulting from 12 the competition. 13 ‘‘(6) How the competition for the contract com- 14 plied with the Federal Acquisition Regulation re- 15 garding Federally funded research and development 16 centers, if applicable. 17 18 ‘‘(7) The factors considered and processes used by the Administrator to determine— 19 ‘‘(A) whether to compete or extend the 20 previous contract; and 21 ‘‘(B) which activities at the facility should 22 be covered under the contract rather than 23 under a different contract. 24 ‘‘(8) With respect to the matters included under 25 paragraphs (1) through (7), a detailed description of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1851 1 the analyses conducted by the Administrator to 2 reach the conclusions presented in the report, includ- 3 ing any assumptions, limitations, and uncertainties 4 relating to such conclusions. 5 ‘‘(9) Any other matters the Administrator con- 6 siders appropriate. 7 ‘‘(d) INFORMATION QUALITY.—Each briefing re- 8 quired by subsection (a) and report required by subsection 9 (b) shall be prepared in accordance with— 10 ‘‘(1) the information quality guidelines of the 11 Department of Energy that are relevant to the clear 12 and complete presentation of the matters described 13 in subsection (c); and 14 ‘‘(2) best practices of the Government Account- 15 ability Office and relevant industries for cost esti- 16 mating, if appropriate. 17 ‘‘(e) REVIEW OF REPORTS BY COMPTROLLER GEN- 18 ERAL OF THE UNITED STATES.— 19 ‘‘(1) DETERMINATION.—The Comptroller Gen- 20 eral of the United States shall determine, in con- 21 sultation with the congressional defense committees, 22 whether to conduct an initial review, a comprehen- 23 sive review, or both, of a report required by sub- 24 section (b). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1852 1 ‘‘(2) INITIAL REVIEW.—The Comptroller Gen- 2 eral shall provide any initial review of a report re- 3 quired by subsection (b) as a briefing to the congres- 4 sional defense committees not later than 180 days 5 after that report is submitted to the congressional 6 defense committees. 7 ‘‘(3) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.— 8 ‘‘(A) SUBMISSION.—The Comptroller Gen- 9 eral shall submit any comprehensive review of a 10 report required by subsection (b) to the con- 11 gressional defense committees not later than 3 12 years after that report is submitted to the con- 13 gressional defense committees. 14 ‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—A comprehensive review 15 of a report required by subsection (b) shall in- 16 clude an assessment, based on the most current 17 information available, of the following: 18 ‘‘(i) The actual cost savings achieved 19 compared to cost savings estimated under 20 subsection (c)(1), and any increased costs 21 incurred under the contract that were un- 22 expected or uncertain at the time the con- 23 tract was awarded. 24 ‘‘(ii) Any disruptions or delays in mis- 25 sion activities or deliverables resulting g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1853 1 from the competition for the contract com- 2 pared to the disruptions and delays esti- 3 mated under subsection (c)(4). 4 ‘‘(iii) Whether expected benefits of the 5 competition with respect to mission per- 6 formance or operations have been achieved. 7 ‘‘(iv) Such other matters as the 8 Comptroller General considers appropriate. 9 ‘‘(f) APPLICABILITY.— 10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The requirements for brief- 11 ings under subsection (a) and reports under sub- 12 section (b) shall apply with respect to requests for 13 proposals issued or contracts awarded, as applicable, 14 by the Administrator during fiscal years 2019 15 through 2032. 16 ‘‘(2) NAVAL REACTORS.—The requirements for 17 briefings under subsection (a) and reports under 18 subsection (b) shall not apply with respect to a man- 19 agement and operations contract for a Naval Reac- 20 tor facility. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1854 1 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—RESEARCH AND 2 DEVELOPMENT 3 ‘‘§ 6331. Laboratory-directed research and develop4 5 ment programs ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—Government-owned, contractor- 6 operated laboratories that are funded out of funds avail7 able to the Department of Energy for national security 8 programs are authorized to carry out laboratory-directed 9 research and development. 10 ‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Energy shall 11 prescribe regulations for the conduct of laboratory-di12 rected research and development at such laboratories. 13 ‘‘(c) FUNDING.—Of the funds provided by the De- 14 partment of Energy to a national security laboratory for 15 national security activities, the Secretary shall provide a 16 specific amount, of not less than 5 percent and not more 17 than 7 percent of such funds, to be used by the laboratory 18 for laboratory-directed research and development. 19 ‘‘(d) LABORATORY-DIRECTED RESEARCH AND DE- 20 VELOPMENT DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the 21 term ‘laboratory-directed research and development’ 22 means research and development work of a creative and 23 innovative nature which, under the regulations prescribed 24 pursuant to subsection (b), is selected by the director of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1855 1 a laboratory for the purpose of maintaining the vitality 2 of the laboratory in defense-related scientific disciplines. 3 ‘‘§ 6332. Laboratory-directed research and develop4 5 ment ‘‘ Of the funds made available by the Department of 6 Energy for activities at government-owned, contractor-op7 erated laboratories funded in this Act or subsequent En8 ergy and Water Development Appropriations Acts, the 9 Secretary may authorize a specific amount, not to exceed 10 8 percent of such funds, to be used by such laboratories 11 for laboratory directed research and development: Pro12 vided, That the Secretary may also authorize a specific 13 amount not to exceed 4 percent of such funds, to be used 14 by the plant manager of a covered nuclear weapons pro15 duction plant or the manager of the Nevada Site Office 16 for plant or site directed research and development: Pro17 vided further, That notwithstanding Department of En18 ergy order 413.2A, dated January 8, 2001, beginning in 19 fiscal year 2006 and thereafter, all DOE laboratories may 20 be eligible for laboratory directed research and develop21 ment funding. 22 ‘‘§ 6333. Funding for laboratory directed research 23 24 and development ‘‘Notwithstanding section 307 of the Energy and 25 Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1856 1 Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–85; 123 Stat. 2845), of the 2 funds made available by the Department of Energy for 3 activities at Government-owned, contractor-operated lab4 oratories funded in the Energy and Water Development 5 and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (div. D 6 of Pub. L. 113–76) or any subsequent Energy and Water 7 Development Appropriations Act for any fiscal year, the 8 Secretary may authorize a specific amount, not to exceed 9 6 percent of such funds, to be used by such laboratories 10 for laboratory directed research and development. 11 ‘‘§ 6334. Charges to individual program, project, or 12 13 activity ‘‘ Of the funds authorized by the Secretary of Energy 14 for laboratory directed research and development, no indi15 vidual program, project, or activity funded by this or any 16 subsequent Act making appropriations for Energy and 17 Water Development for any fiscal year may be charged 18 more than the statutory maximum authorized for such ac19 tivities: Provided, That this section shall take effect not 20 earlier than October 1, 2015. 21 ‘‘§ 6335. Limitations on use of funds for laboratory di22 rected research and development pur- 23 poses 24 ‘‘(a) LIMITATION ON USE OF WEAPONS ACTIVITIES 25 FUNDS.—No funds authorized to be appropriated or oth- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1857 1 erwise made available to the Department of Energy in any 2 fiscal year after fiscal year 1997 for weapons activities 3 may be obligated or expended for activities under the De4 partment of Energy Laboratory Directed Research and 5 Development Program, or under any Department of En6 ergy technology transfer program or cooperative research 7 and development agreement, unless such activities support 8 the national security mission of the Department of En9 ergy. 10 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF CERTAIN OTHER 11 FUNDS.—No funds authorized to be appropriated or oth12 erwise made available to the Department of Energy in any 13 fiscal year after fiscal year 1997 for defense environmental 14 cleanup may be obligated or expended for activities under 15 the Department of Energy Laboratory Directed Research 16 and Development Program, or under any Department of 17 Energy technology transfer program or cooperative re18 search and development agreement, unless such activities 19 support the defense environmental cleanup mission of the 20 Department of Energy. 21 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR OVER- 22 HEAD.—A national security laboratory may not use funds 23 made available under section 6331(c) to cover the costs 24 of general and administrative overhead for the laboratory. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1858 1 ‘‘§ 6336. Report on use of funds for certain research 2 3 and development purposes ‘‘(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than February 4 1 each year, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the 5 congressional defense committees a report on the funds 6 expended during the preceding fiscal year on activities 7 under the Department of Energy Laboratory Directed Re8 search and Development Program. The purpose of the re9 port is to permit an assessment of the extent to which 10 such activities support the national security mission of the 11 Department of Energy. 12 13 ‘‘(b) PLANT-DIRECTED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The report required by 15 subsection (a) shall include, with respect to plant-di- 16 rected research and development, the following: 17 ‘‘(A) A financial accounting of expendi- 18 tures for such research and development, 19 disaggregated by nuclear weapons production 20 facility. 21 ‘‘(B) A breakdown of the percentage of re- 22 search and development conducted by each such 23 facility that is plant-directed research and de- 24 velopment. 25 ‘‘(C) An explanation of how each such fa- 26 cility plans to increase the availability and utili- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1859 1 zation of funds for plant-directed research and 2 development. 3 ‘‘(2) PLANT-DIRECTED RESEARCH AND DEVEL- 4 OPMENT DEFINED.—In 5 ‘plant-directed research and development’ means re- 6 search and development selected by the director of 7 a nuclear weapons production facility. 8 ‘‘(c) PREPARATION OF REPORT.—Each report shall this subsection, the term 9 be prepared by the officials responsible for Federal over10 sight of the funds expended on activities under the pro11 gram. 12 13 ‘‘(d) CRITERIA USED IN PREPARATION OF RE- PORT.—Each report shall set forth the criteria utilized by 14 the officials preparing the report in determining whether 15 or not the activities reviewed by such officials support the 16 national security mission of the Department. 17 ‘‘§ 6337. Critical technology partnerships and cooper18 19 ative research and development centers ‘‘(a) PARTNERSHIPS.—For the purpose of facilitating 20 the transfer of technology, the Secretary of Energy shall 21 ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that research 22 on and development of dual-use critical technology carried 23 out through atomic energy defense activities is conducted 24 through cooperative research and development agree- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1860 1 ments, or other arrangements, that involve laboratories of 2 the Department of Energy and other entities. 3 ‘‘(b) COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 4 CENTERS.— 5 ‘‘(1) Subject to the availability of appropria- 6 tions provided for such purpose, the Administrator 7 shall establish a cooperative research and develop- 8 ment center described in paragraph (2) at each na- 9 tional security laboratory. 10 ‘‘(2) A cooperative research and development 11 center described in this paragraph is a center to fos- 12 ter collaborative scientific research, technology devel- 13 opment, and the appropriate transfer of research 14 and technology to users in addition to the national 15 security laboratories. 16 ‘‘(3) In establishing a cooperative research and 17 development center under this subsection, the Ad- 18 ministrator— 19 ‘‘(A) shall enter into cooperative research 20 and development agreements with govern- 21 mental, public, academic, or private entities; 22 and 23 ‘‘(B) may enter into a contract with re- 24 spect to constructing, purchasing, managing, or 25 leasing buildings or other facilities. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1861 1 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 2 3 ‘‘(1) The term ‘dual-use critical technology’ means a technology— 4 ‘‘(A) that is critical to atomic energy de- 5 fense activities, as determined by the Secretary 6 of Energy; 7 ‘‘(B) that has military applications and 8 nonmilitary applications; and 9 ‘‘(C) that is a defense critical technology 10 (as defined in section 4801). 11 ‘‘(2) The term ‘cooperative research and devel- 12 opment agreement’ has the meaning given that term 13 by section 12(d) of the Stevenson-Wydler Tech- 14 nology 15 3710a(d)). 16 Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. ‘‘(3) The term ‘other entities’ means— 17 ‘‘(A) firms, or a consortium of firms, that 18 are eligible to participate in a partnership or 19 other arrangement with a laboratory of the De- 20 partment of Energy, as determined in accord- 21 ance with applicable law and regulations; or 22 ‘‘(B) firms, or a consortium of firms, de- 23 scribed in subparagraph (A) in combination 24 with one or more of the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1862 1 ‘‘(i) Institutions of higher education 2 in the United States. 3 ‘‘(ii) Departments and agencies of the 4 Federal Government other than the De- 5 partment of Energy. 6 ‘‘(iii) Agencies of State governments. 7 ‘‘(iv) Any other persons or entities 8 that may be eligible and appropriate, as 9 determined in accordance with applicable 10 laws and regulations. 11 ‘‘(4) The term ‘atomic energy defense activities’ 12 does not include activities covered by Executive 13 Order No. 12344, dated February 1, 1982, per- 14 taining to the Naval nuclear propulsion program. 15 ‘‘§ 6338. University-based research collaboration pro16 17 gram ‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find- 18 ings: 19 ‘‘(1) The maintenance of scientific and engi- 20 neering competence in the United States is vital to 21 long-term national security and the defense and na- 22 tional security missions of the Department of En- 23 ergy. 24 ‘‘(2) Engaging the universities and colleges of 25 the Nation in research on long-range problems of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1863 1 vital national security interest will be critical to solv- 2 ing the technology challenges faced within the de- 3 fense and national security programs of the Depart- 4 ment of Energy in the next century. 5 ‘‘(3) Enhancing collaboration among the na- 6 tional laboratories, universities and colleges, and in- 7 dustry will contribute significantly to the perform- 8 ance of these Department of Energy missions. 9 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Energy shall es- 10 tablish a university program at a location that can develop 11 the most effective collaboration among national labora12 tories, universities and colleges, and industry in support 13 of scientific and engineering advancement in key Depart14 ment of Energy defense and national security program 15 areas. 16 ‘‘§ 6339. Limitation on establishing an enduring bio17 assurance program within the adminis- 18 tration 19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may not es- 20 tablish, administer, manage, or facilitate a program within 21 the Administration for the purposes of executing an en22 during national security research and development effort 23 to broaden the role of the Department of Energy in na24 tional biodefense. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1864 1 ‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The limitation de- 2 scribed in subsection (a) shall not be interpreted— 3 ‘‘(1) to prohibit the establishment of a bioassur- 4 ance program for the purpose of executing enduring 5 national security research and development in any 6 component of the Department of Energy other than 7 the Administration or in any other Federal agency; 8 or 9 ‘‘(2) to impede the use of resources of the Ad- 10 ministration, including resources provided by a na- 11 tional security laboratory or a nuclear weapons pro- 12 duction facility site, to support the execution of a 13 bioassurance program, if such support is provided— 14 ‘‘(A) on a cost-reimbursable basis to an en- 15 tity that is not a component of the Department 16 of Energy; and 17 ‘‘(B) in a manner that does not interfere 18 19 with mission of such laboratory or facility. ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—FACILITIES MANAGEMENT 20 ‘‘§ 6351. Transfers of real property at certain Depart21 ment of Energy facilities 22 ‘‘(a) TRANSFER REGULATIONS.— 23 ‘‘(1) The Secretary of Energy shall prescribe 24 regulations for the transfer by sale or lease of real 25 property at Department of Energy defense nuclear g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1865 1 facilities for the purpose of permitting the economic 2 development of the property. 3 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may not transfer real prop- 4 erty under the regulations prescribed under para- 5 graph (1) until— 6 ‘‘(A) the Secretary submits a notification 7 of the proposed transfer to the congressional 8 defense committees; and 9 ‘‘(B) a period of 30 days has elapsed fol- 10 lowing the date on which the notification is sub- 11 mitted. 12 ‘‘(b) INDEMNIFICATION.— 13 ‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) and 14 subject to subsection (c), in the sale or lease of real 15 property pursuant to the regulations prescribed 16 under subsection (a), the Secretary may hold harm- 17 less and indemnify a person or entity described in 18 paragraph (2) against any claim for injury to person 19 or property that results from the release or threat- 20 ened release of a hazardous substance or pollutant 21 or contaminant as a result of Department of Energy 22 activities at the defense nuclear facility on which the 23 real property is located. Before entering into any 24 agreement for such a sale or lease, the Secretary 25 shall notify the person or entity that the Secretary g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1866 1 has authority to provide indemnification to the per- 2 son or entity under this subsection. The Secretary 3 shall include in any agreement for such a sale or 4 lease a provision stating whether indemnification is 5 or is not provided. 6 7 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies to the following persons and entities: 8 ‘‘(A) Any State that acquires ownership or 9 control of real property of a defense nuclear fa- 10 cility. 11 ‘‘(B) Any political subdivision of a State 12 that acquires such ownership or control. 13 ‘‘(C) Any other person or entity that ac- 14 quires such ownership or control. 15 ‘‘(D) Any successor, assignee, transferee, 16 lender, or lessee of a person or entity described 17 in subparagraphs (A) through (C). 18 ‘‘(3) To the extent the persons and entities de- 19 scribed in paragraph (2) contributed to any such re- 20 lease or threatened release, paragraph (1) shall not 21 apply. 22 ‘‘(c) CONDITIONS.— 23 ‘‘(1) No indemnification on a claim for injury 24 may be provided under this section unless the person 25 or entity making a request for the indemnification— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1867 1 ‘‘(A) notifies the Secretary in writing with- 2 in two years after such claim accrues; 3 ‘‘(B) furnishes to the Secretary copies of 4 pertinent papers received by the person or enti- 5 ty; 6 ‘‘(C) furnishes evidence or proof of the 7 claim; 8 ‘‘(D) provides, upon request by the Sec- 9 retary, access to the records and personnel of 10 the person or entity for purposes of defending 11 or settling the claim; and 12 ‘‘(E) begins action within six months after 13 the date of mailing, by certified or registered 14 mail, of notice of final denial of the claim by 15 the Secretary. 16 ‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the 17 date on which a claim accrues is the date on which 18 the person asserting the claim knew (or reasonably 19 should have known) that the injury to person or 20 property referred to in subsection (b)(1) was caused 21 or contributed to by the release or threatened release 22 of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant 23 as a result of Department of Energy activities at the 24 defense nuclear facility on which the real property is 25 located. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1868 1 ‘‘(d) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.— 2 ‘‘(1) In any case in which the Secretary deter- 3 mines that the Secretary may be required to indem- 4 nify a person or entity under this section for any 5 claim for injury to person or property referred to in 6 subsection (b)(1), the Secretary may settle or defend 7 the claim on behalf of that person or entity. 8 ‘‘(2) In any case described in paragraph (1), if 9 the person or entity that the Secretary may be re- 10 quired to indemnify does not allow the Secretary to 11 settle or defend the claim, the person or entity may 12 not be indemnified with respect to that claim under 13 this section. 14 ‘‘(e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW.—Nothing in 15 this section shall be construed as affecting or modifying 16 in any way section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environ17 mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 18 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)). 19 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘haz- 20 ardous substance’, ‘release’, and ‘pollutant or contami21 nant’ have the meanings provided by section 101 of the 22 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 23 and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1869 1 ‘‘§ 6352. Engineering and manufacturing research, de2 velopment, and demonstration by man- 3 agers of certain nuclear weapons produc- 4 tion facilities 5 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY FOR PROGRAMS AT NUCLEAR 6 WEAPONS PRODUCTIONS FACILITIES.—The Adminis7 trator shall authorize the head of each nuclear weapons 8 production facility to establish an Engineering and Manu9 facturing Research, Development, and Demonstration 10 Program under this section. 11 ‘‘(b) PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES.—The projects and 12 activities carried out through the program at a nuclear 13 weapons production facility under this section shall sup14 port innovative or high-risk design and manufacturing 15 concepts and technologies with potentially high payoff for 16 the nuclear security enterprise. Those projects and activi17 ties may include— 18 19 ‘‘(1) replacement of obsolete or aging design and manufacturing technologies; 20 21 ‘‘(2) development of innovative agile manufacturing techniques and processes; and 22 ‘‘(3) training, recruitment, or retention of es- 23 sential personnel in critical engineering and manu- 24 facturing disciplines. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1870 1 ‘‘§ 6353. Activities at covered nuclear weapons facili2 3 ties ‘‘The Administrator may authorize the manager of 4 a covered nuclear weapons research, development, testing 5 or production facility to engage in research, development, 6 and demonstration activities with respect to the engineer7 ing and manufacturing capabilities at such facility in 8 order to maintain and enhance such capabilities at such 9 facility: Provided, That of the amount allocated to a cov10 ered nuclear weapons facility each fiscal year from 11 amounts available to the Department of Energy for such 12 fiscal year for national security programs, not more than 13 an amount equal to 2 percent of such amount may be used 14 for these activities: Provided further, That for purposes of 15 this section, the term ‘covered nuclear weapons facility’ 16 means the following: 17 18 ‘‘(1) The Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri. 19 ‘‘(2) The Y–12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 20 ‘‘(3) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas. 21 ‘‘(4) The Savannah River Plant, South Caro- 22 lina. 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(5) The Nevada Test Site. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1871 1 ‘‘§ 6354. Pilot program relating to use of proceeds of 2 disposal or utilization of certain depart- 3 ment of energy assets 4 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en- 5 courage the Secretary of Energy to dispose of or otherwise 6 utilize certain assets of the Department of Energy by 7 making available to the Secretary the proceeds of such dis8 posal or utilization for purposes of defraying the costs of 9 such disposal or utilization. 10 ‘‘(b) USE OF PROCEEDS TO DEFRAY COSTS.— 11 ‘‘(1) Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, 12 the Secretary may retain from the proceeds of the 13 sale, lease, or disposal of an asset under subsection 14 (c) an amount equal to the cost of the sale, lease, 15 or disposal of the asset. The Secretary shall utilize 16 amounts retained under this paragraph to defray the 17 cost of the sale, lease, or disposal. 18 19 ‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the cost of a sale, lease, or disposal shall include— 20 21 ‘‘(A) the cost of administering the sale, lease, or disposal; 22 ‘‘(B) the cost of recovering or preparing 23 the asset concerned for the sale, lease, or dis- 24 posal; and 25 26 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(C) any other cost associated with the sale, lease, or disposal. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1872 1 ‘‘(c) COVERED TRANSACTIONS.—Subsection (b) ap- 2 plies to the following transactions: 3 ‘‘(1) The sale of heavy water at the Savannah 4 River Site, South Carolina, that is under the juris- 5 diction of the Defense Environmental Management 6 Program. 7 ‘‘(2) The sale of precious metals that are under 8 the jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Man- 9 agement Program. 10 ‘‘(3) The lease of buildings and other facilities 11 located at the Hanford Reservation, Washington, 12 that are under the jurisdiction of the Defense Envi- 13 ronmental Management Program. 14 ‘‘(4) The lease of buildings and other facilities 15 located at the Savannah River Site that are under 16 the jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Man- 17 agement Program. 18 ‘‘(5) The disposal of equipment and other per- 19 sonal property located at the Rocky Flats Defense 20 Environmental Technology Site, Colorado, that is 21 under the jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental 22 Management Program. 23 ‘‘(6) The disposal of materials at the National 24 Electronics Recycling Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1873 1 that are under the jurisdiction of the Defense Envi- 2 ronmental Management Program. 3 ‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY OF DISPOSAL AUTHORITY.— 4 Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ap5 plication of subchapter II of chapter 5 and section 549 6 of title 40 to the disposal of equipment and other personal 7 property covered by this section. 8 ‘‘§ 6355. Department of Energy energy parks program 9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy may es- 10 tablish a program to permit the establishment of energy 11 parks on former defense nuclear facilities. 12 ‘‘(b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives for establishing 13 energy parks pursuant to subsection (a) are the following: 14 ‘‘(1) To provide locations to carry out a broad 15 range of projects relating to the development and de- 16 ployment of energy technologies and related ad- 17 vanced manufacturing technologies. 18 ‘‘(2) To provide locations for the implementa- 19 tion of pilot programs and demonstration projects 20 for new and developing energy technologies and re- 21 lated advanced manufacturing technologies. 22 ‘‘(3) To set a national example for the develop- 23 ment and deployment of energy technologies and re- 24 lated advanced manufacturing technologies in a g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1874 1 manner that will promote energy security, energy 2 sector employment, and energy independence. 3 ‘‘(4) To create a business environment that en- 4 courages collaboration and interaction between the 5 public and private sectors. 6 ‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—In establishing an energy 7 park pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall con8 sult with— 9 ‘‘(1) the local government with jurisdiction over 10 the land on which the energy park will be located; 11 ‘‘(2) the local governments of adjacent areas; 12 and 13 ‘‘(3) any community reuse organization recog- 14 nized by the Secretary at the former defense nuclear 15 facility on which the energy park will be located. 16 ‘‘(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 17 after January 7, 2011, the Secretary shall submit to the 18 Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com19 mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 20 a report on the implementation of the program under sub21 section (a). The report shall include such recommenda22 tions for additional legislative actions as the Secretary 23 considers appropriate to facilitate the development of en24 ergy parks on former defense nuclear facilities. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1875 1 ‘‘(e) DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITY DEFINED.—In 2 this section, the term ‘defense nuclear facility’ has the 3 meaning given the term ‘Department of Energy defense 4 nuclear facility’ in section 318 of the Atomic Energy Act 5 of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286g). 6 ‘‘§ 6356. Authority to use passenger carriers for con7 8 tractor commuting ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—If and to the extent that the Ad- 9 ministrator deems it appropriate to further mission activi10 ties under section 3211 of the National Nuclear Security 11 Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401), a passenger carrier 12 may be used to provide transportation services to con13 tractor employees between the covered facility of the con14 tractor employee and a mass transit facility in accordance 15 with any applicable transportation plan adopted by the 16 Administrator pursuant to this section. 17 ‘‘(b) PLAN REQUESTS AND APPROVAL.— 18 19 ‘‘(1) The Administrator— ‘‘(A) shall— 20 ‘‘(i) provide Management and Oper- 21 ating contractors at covered facilities the 22 opportunity to, on a voluntary basis, sub- 23 mit, through the cognizant contracting of- 24 ficer of the applicable covered facility, a 25 plan to provide transportation services de- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1876 1 scribed in subsection (a) for contractor em- 2 ployees at the covered facility; and 3 ‘‘(ii) review each such plan submitted 4 in accordance with clause (i); and 5 ‘‘(B) may approve each such plan if the re- 6 quirements described in clauses (i) through (iv) 7 of paragraph (2)(B) are satisfied. 8 ‘‘(2) Each plan submitted pursuant to para- 9 graph (1)(A)— 10 ‘‘(A) may include proposals for parking fa- 11 cilities, road improvements, real property acqui- 12 sition, passenger carrier services, and com- 13 muting cost deferment payments to contractor 14 employees; and 15 ‘‘(B) shall include— 16 ‘‘(i) a description of how the use of 17 passenger carriers will facilitate the mis- 18 sion of the covered facility; 19 ‘‘(ii) a description of how the plan will 20 be economical and advantageous to the 21 Federal Government; 22 ‘‘(iii) a summary of the benefits that 23 will be provided under the plan and how 24 costs will be monitored; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1877 1 ‘‘(iv) a description of how the plan 2 will alleviate traffic congestion, reduce 3 commuting times, and improve recruitment 4 and retention of contractor employees. 5 ‘‘(3) The Administrator may delegate to the 6 Senior Procurement Executive of the Administration 7 the approval of any plan submitted under this sub- 8 section. 9 ‘‘(c) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Administration may re- 10 imburse a contractor for the costs of transportation serv11 ices incurred pursuant to a plan approved under sub12 section (b) using funds appropriated to the Administra13 tion. 14 ‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out a plan ap- 15 proved under subsection (b), the Administrator, to the 16 maximum extent practicable and consistent with sound 17 budget policy, shall— 18 19 ‘‘(1) require the use of alternative fuel vehicles to provide transportation services; 20 ‘‘(2) ensure funds spent for this plan further 21 the mission activities of the Administration under 22 section 3211 of the National Nuclear Security Ad- 23 ministration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401); and 24 ‘‘(3) ensure that the time during which a con- 25 tractor employee uses transportation services shall g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1878 1 not be included for purposes of calculating the hours 2 of work for such contractor employee. 3 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 4 ‘‘(1) The term ‘contractor employee’ means an 5 employee of a Management and Operating con- 6 tractor or subcontractor employee at any tier. 7 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered facility’ means any fa- 8 cility of the Administration that directly supports 9 the mission of the Administration under section 10 3211 of the National Nuclear Security Administra- 11 tion Act (50 U.S.C. 2401). 12 ‘‘(3) The term ‘Management and Operating 13 contractor’ means a management and operating con- 14 tractor that manages a covered facility. 15 ‘‘(4) The term ‘passenger carrier’ means a pas- 16 senger motor vehicle, aircraft, boat, ship, train, or 17 other similar means of transportation that is owned, 18 leased, or provided pursuant to contract or sub- 19 contract by the Federal Government or through a 20 contractor of the Administration. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1879 1 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—OTHER MATTERS 2 ‘‘§ 6361. Payment of costs of operation and mainte3 nance of infrastructure at Nevada Na- 4 tional Security Site 5 ‘‘ Notwithstanding any other provision of law and ef- 6 fective as of September 30, 1996, the costs associated with 7 operating and maintaining the infrastructure at the Ne8 vada National Security Site, Nevada, with respect to any 9 activities initiated at the site after that date by the De10 partment of Defense pursuant to a work-for-others agree11 ment may be paid for from funds authorized to be appro12 priated to the Department of Energy for activities at the 13 Nevada National Security Site. 14 ‘‘§ 6362. University-based defense nuclear policy col15 16 laboration program ‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—The Administrator shall carry out 17 a program under which the Administrator establishes a 18 policy research consortium of institutions of higher edu19 cation and nonprofit entities in support of implementing 20 and innovating the defense nuclear policy programs of the 21 Administration. The Administrator shall establish and 22 carry out such program in a manner similar to the pro23 gram established under section 6338. 24 ‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the consortium 25 under subsection (a) are as follows: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1880 1 ‘‘(1) To shape the formulation and application 2 of policy through the conduct of research and anal- 3 ysis regarding defense nuclear policy programs. 4 ‘‘(2) To maintain open-source databases on 5 issues relevant to understanding defense nuclear 6 nonproliferation, arms control, nuclear deterrence, 7 foreign nuclear programs, and nuclear security. 8 ‘‘(3) To facilitate the collaboration of research 9 centers of excellence relating to defense nuclear pol- 10 icy to better distribute expertise to specific issues 11 and scenarios regarding such threats. 12 ‘‘(c) DUTIES.— 13 ‘‘(1) SUPPORT.—The Administrator shall en- 14 sure that the consortium established under sub- 15 section (a) provides support to individuals described 16 in paragraph (2) through the use of nongovern- 17 mental fellowships, scholarships, research intern- 18 ships, workshops, short courses, summer schools, 19 and research grants. 20 ‘‘(2) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—The individ- 21 uals described in this paragraph are graduate stu- 22 dents, academics, and policy specialists, who are fo- 23 cused on policy innovation related to— 24 ‘‘(A) defense nuclear nonproliferation; 25 ‘‘(B) arms control; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1881 1 ‘‘(C) nuclear deterrence; 2 ‘‘(D) the study of foreign nuclear pro- 3 grams; 4 ‘‘(E) nuclear security; or 5 ‘‘(F) educating and training the next gen- 6 eration of defense nuclear policy experts.’’. 7 (b) CONFORMING REPEALS.—The following provi- 8 sions of law are repealed: 9 10 (1) The Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.; division D of Public Law 107–314). 11 (2) Sections 3116 and 3141 of the National 12 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (50 13 U.S.C. 2515, 2512 note). 14 (3) Sections 308 and 311 of the Energy and 15 Water Development and Related Agencies Appro- 16 priations Act, 2015 (50 U.S.C. 2523c, 2791b). 17 (4) Section 3132 of the National Defense Au- 18 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (50 U.S.C. 19 2589). 20 (5) Section 306 of the Energy and Water De- 21 velopment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 22 2012 (50 U.S.C. 2743a). 23 (6) Section 308 of the Energy and Water De- 24 velopment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 25 2009 (50 U.S.C. 2791a). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1882 1 (7) Section 3124 of the Ike Skelton National 2 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (50 3 U.S.C. 2814). 4 (8) Sections 3113 and 3123 of the William M. 5 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 6 Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 50 7 U.S.C. 2512 note, 2581 note). 8 (9) Section 3113 of the National Defense Au- 9 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 10 114–328; 50 U.S.C. 2512 note). 11 (10) Section 3121 of the National Defense Au- 12 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 13 117–81; 50 U.S.C. 2521 note). 14 (11) Section 3121, 3124, and 3126 of the 15 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 16 Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 50 17 U.S.C. 2532 note, 2538a note). 18 (12) Section 3125 of the Servicemember Qual- 19 ity of Life Improvement and National Defense Au- 20 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 21 118–159; 50 U.S.C. 2538 note). 22 (13) Section 3133 of the National Defense Au- 23 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 24 118–31; 50 U.S.C. 2538c note). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1883 1 (14) Section 3122 of the Carl Levin and How- 2 ard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza- 3 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 4 50 U.S.C. 2565 note). 5 (15) Section 3141 of the John S. McCain Na- 6 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 7 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 50 U.S.C. 2569 note). 8 (16) Section 3116 of the Ronald W. Reagan 9 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 10 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 50 U.S.C. 2601 note). 11 (17) Section 127 of the Miscellaneous Appro- 12 priations and Offsets Act, 2004 (division H of Pub- 13 lic 108–199; 50 U.S.C. 2601 note). 14 (18) Section 3117 of the National Defense Au- 15 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 16 114–92; 50 U.S.C. 2754 note). 17 (19) Section 309 of the Energy and Water De- 18 velopment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 19 2014 (division D of Public Law 113–76; 50 U.S.C. 20 2791a note). 21 (20) Section 308 of the Energy and Water De- 22 velopment Appropriations Act, 2005 (division C of 23 Public Law 108–447; 50 U.S.C. 2812 note). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1884 1 (21) Section 3114 of the National Defense Au- 2 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 3 112–239; 50 U.S.C. 2535 note). 4 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 5 6 (1) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10.—Title 10, United States Code, is amended— 7 (A) in section 179— 8 (i) in subsection (d)(13), by striking 9 ‘‘section 4002 of the Atomic Energy De- 10 fense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)’’ and inserting 11 ‘‘section 6101’’; and 12 (ii) in subsection (f)— 13 (I) in paragraph (2), by striking 14 ‘‘section 4717 of the Atomic Energy 15 Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2757)’’ at 16 each place it appears and inserting 17 ‘‘section 6289’’; and 18 (II) in paragraph (3), by striking 19 ‘‘section 4219(a) of the Atomic En- 20 ergy 21 2538a(a))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 22 6218’’; Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 23 (B) in section 499a(e), by striking ‘‘section 24 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 25 U.S.C. 2501)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6101’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1885 1 (2) AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS.— 2 (A) Section 809(b)(2) of the James M. 3 Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 4 Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 10 5 U.S.C. 4351 note) is amended by striking ‘‘sec- 6 tions 4217 and 4311 of the Atomic Energy De- 7 fense Act (50 U.S.C. 2537, 2577)’’ and insert- 8 ing ‘‘sections 6125 and 6161 of title 10, United 9 States Code’’. 10 (B) Section 1635(c)(2) of the Servicemem- 11 ber Quality of Life Improvement and National 12 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 13 (Public Law 118–159; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note) is 14 amended by striking ‘‘section 4002 of the 15 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)’’ 16 and inserting ‘‘section 6101 of title 10, United 17 States Code’’. 18 (C) Section 3111(b)(1) of the National De- 19 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 20 (Public Law 115–91; 50 U.S.C. 2402 note) is 21 amended by striking ‘‘section 4002(6) of the 22 Atomic 23 2501(6))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6101 of title 24 10, United States Code’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1886 1 (D) Section 3116(a)(3) of the National 2 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 3 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1888) is 4 amended by striking ‘‘section 4101 of the 5 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2511)’’ 6 and inserting ‘‘section 6102 of title 10, United 7 States Code’’. 8 (E) Section 3113 of the National Defense 9 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 10 Law 114–328; 50 U.S.C. 2512 note) is amend- 11 ed— 12 (i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘sec- 13 tion 4102(b) of the Atomic Energy De- 14 fense Act (50 U.S.C. 2512(b))’’ and insert- 15 ing ‘‘section 6103 of title 10, United 16 States Code’’; and 17 (ii) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘sec- 18 tion 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense 19 Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec- 20 tion 6101 of title 10, United States Code’’. 21 (F) Section 3137(d) of the National De- 22 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 23 (Public Law 114–92; 50 U.S.C. 2512 note) is 24 amended by striking ‘‘section 4002(6) of the 25 Atomic g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1887 1 2501(6))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6101 of title 2 10, United States Code’’. 3 (G) Section 3121(c) of the National De- 4 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 5 (Public Law 117–81; 50 U.S.C. 2521 note) is 6 amended by striking ‘‘section 4002 of the 7 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)’’ 8 and inserting ‘‘section 6101 of title 10, United 9 States Code’’. 10 (H) Section 3129 of the National Defense 11 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 12 Law 113–66; 50 U.S.C. 2521 note) is amend- 13 ed— 14 (i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘sec- 15 tion 4201 of the Atomic Energy Defense 16 Act (50 U.S.C. 2521)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec- 17 tion 6111 of title 10, United States 18 Code,’’; and 19 (ii) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘sec- 20 tion 4203 of the Atomic Energy Defense 21 Act (50 U.S.C. 2523)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec- 22 tion 6114 of title 10, United States 23 Code,’’. 24 (I) Section 3116(c) of the National De- 25 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1888 1 (Public Law 108–136; 50 U.S.C. 2529 note) is 2 amended by striking ‘‘section 4209(a) of the 3 Atomic 4 2529(a))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6120 of title 5 10, United States Code’’. Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 6 (J) Section 3121(c) of the James M. 7 Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 8 Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 50 9 U.S.C. 2532 note) is amended by striking ‘‘sec- 10 tion 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act 11 (50 U.S.C. 2501)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6101 12 of title 10, United States Code’’. 13 (K) Section 3126 of the James M. Inhofe 14 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 15 Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 50 U.S.C. 16 2538a note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 17 4219 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 18 U.S.C. 2538a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6128 of 19 title 10, United States Code’’. 20 (L) Section 3116(e)(4) of the Ronald W. 21 Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for 22 Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 50 23 U.S.C. 2602 note) is amended by striking ‘‘sec- 24 tion 4306A of the Atomic Energy Defense Act g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1889 1 (50 U.S.C. 2567)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6154 2 of title 10, United States Code’’. 3 (M) Section 3121 of the John S. McCain 4 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 5 Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 50 U.S.C. 6 2652 note) is amended— 7 (i) by striking ‘‘section 4502(a) of the 8 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 9 2652(a))’’ each place it appears and insert- 10 ing ‘‘section 6222(a) of title 10, United 11 States Code’’; and 12 (ii) in subsection (f)(2), by striking 13 ‘‘section 4002 of the Atomic Energy De- 14 fense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)’’ and inserting 15 ‘‘section 6101 of title 10, United States 16 Code’’. 17 (d) FURTHER TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 18 (1) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS 19 MADE BY THIS ACT.—The amendments made by sec- 20 tions 3112, 3113, 3114, 3115, 3116, 3117, and 21 3122 of this Act shall take effect immediately after 22 the amendment made by subsection (a) and shall be 23 executed in subpart B of part VI of subtitle A of 24 title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 25 (a), as follows: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1890 1 (A) The amendment to section 4203 of the 2 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2523) 3 made by section 3122 shall be executed with re- 4 spect to section 6114 of title 10, United States 5 Code, as added by subsection (a). 6 (B) The amendment to section 4219 of the 7 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2358a) 8 made by section 3112 shall be executed with re- 9 spect to section 6128 of title 10, United States 10 Code, as added by subsection (a). 11 (C) The amendment to section 4220(c) of 12 the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 13 2538b) made by section 3113 shall be executed 14 with respect to section 6131 of title 10, United 15 States Code, as added by subsection (a). 16 (D) The amendment to subtitle A of title 17 XLII of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 18 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.) made by section 3113 19 shall be executed with respect to subchapter I 20 of chapter 602 of title 10, United States Code, 21 as added by subsection (a). 22 (E) The amendment to section 4510 of the 23 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2661) 24 made by section 3114 shall be executed with re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1891 1 spect to section 6227 of title 10, United States 2 Code, as added by subsection (a). 3 (F) The amendment to section 4601 of the 4 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2701) 5 made by section 3115 shall be executed with re- 6 spect to section 6241 of title 10, United States 7 Code, as added by subsection (a). 8 (G) The amendment to section 4713 of the 9 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753) 10 made by section 3116 shall be executed with re- 11 spect to section 6284 of title 10, United States 12 Code, as added by subsection (a). 13 (H) The amendment to subtitle B of title 14 XLVIII of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 15 U.S.C. 2791 et seq.) made by section 3117 16 shall be executed with respect to subchapter II 17 of chapter 608 of 10, United States Code, as 18 added by subsection (a). 19 (2) AMENDMENTS TO CONFORM WITH UNITED 20 STATES CODE.—Subpart B of part VI of subtitle A 21 of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub- 22 section (a), is amended as follows: 23 (A) By striking any heading within a sec- 24 tion that is not a section heading or a sub- 25 section heading. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1892 1 (B) By conforming the margins to the 2 margins used for subsections, paragraphs, sub- 3 paragraphs, clauses, subclauses, items, and 4 subitems, in section 179 of title 10, United 5 States Code, including with respect to the use 6 of inline subsections, paragraphs, subpara- 7 graphs, 8 subitems, as appropriate. 9 clauses, subclauses, items, and (e) SAVINGS PROVISION.—All orders, determinations, 10 rules, regulations, permits, contracts, or other exercise of 11 the authority of the Secretary of Energy or the Adminis12 trator for Nuclear Security under the Atomic Energy De13 fense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) made before the date 14 of the enactment of this Act and effective as of such date 15 shall continue in effect as if such authority was exercised 16 under subpart B of part VI of subtitle A of title 10, United 17 States Code, as added by subsection (a), until modified, 18 terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accord19 ance with law by the President, the Secretary, the Admin20 istrator, any other authorized official, a court of com21 petent jurisdiction, or operation of law. 22 23 SEC. 3112. PLUTONIUM PIT PRODUCTION CAPACITY. Section 4219 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 24 U.S.C. 2538a) is amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1893 1 2 (1) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (g), (i), and (h), respectively; 3 (2) by moving subsection (i), as so redesig- 4 nated, so as to appear after subsection (h), as so re- 5 designated; 6 (3) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by 7 striking ‘‘this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘this sec- 8 tion’’; and 9 (4) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol- 10 lowing new subsection (f): 11 ‘‘(f) CAPACITY.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 12 Secretary of Energy shall— 13 ‘‘(1) ensure that Los Alamos National Labora- 14 tory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, has the capability to 15 reliably produce no fewer than 30 war reserve pluto- 16 nium pits annually; and 17 ‘‘(2) ensure that the Savannah River Plutonium 18 Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site, 19 Aiken, South Carolina, has the capability to reliably 20 produce no fewer than 50 war reserve plutonium pits 21 annually.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1894 1 SEC. 3113. STOCKPILE RESPONSIVENESS AND RAPID CAPA- 2 BILITIES PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL NU- 3 CLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLII of the 5 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.) is 6 amended— 7 (1) in section 4220(c)— 8 (A) in paragraph (3)— 9 (i) by striking ‘‘Periodically’’ and in- 10 serting ‘‘Continually’’; and 11 (ii) by inserting ‘‘integrated system 12 demonstrations,’’ after ‘‘flight testing,’’; 13 and 14 (B) in paragraph (4)— 15 (i) by striking ‘‘Shorten’’ and insert- 16 ing ‘‘Develop technologies for transition to 17 a nuclear stockpile life extension program 18 or new nuclear weapon program project 19 that have the potential to reduce’’; and 20 (ii) by striking ‘‘and timelines to mini- 21 mize’’ and all that follows through the end 22 of the paragraph and inserting ‘‘cost and 23 schedule’’; and 24 25 (2) by adding at the end of the following new section: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1895 1 2 ‘‘SEC. 4225. RAPID CAPABILITIES PROGRAM. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy, acting 3 through the Administrator and in coordination with the 4 Secretary of Defense, shall carry out a program (to be 5 known as the ‘rapid capabilities program’) to develop new 6 nuclear weapons or modified nuclear weapons that meet 7 military requirements. 8 ‘‘(b) OBJECTIVES.—The program under subsection 9 (a) shall have the following objectives: 10 11 ‘‘(1) Identify and assess potential design concepts for rapid development feasability. 12 ‘‘(2) Carry out projects with the goal of achiev- 13 ing first production unit within 5 years of project 14 initiation. 15 ‘‘(3) Utilize non-traditional approaches, system- 16 specific requirements, and tailored risk-acceptance 17 processes to favorably balance cost, schedule, and 18 capability. 19 ‘‘(4) Maximize reuse of existing components, 20 non-serial manufacturing, and limited production 21 quantities. 22 23 ‘‘(5) Minimize disruption to other major nuclear weapons stockpile modernization programs. 24 ‘‘(6) Develop institutional expertise within the 25 nuclear security enterprise for rapid execution of all g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1896 1 phases for the joint nuclear weapons life cycle proc- 2 ess. 3 ‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS ADVISORY BOARD.—In car- 4 rying out the objectives of the program under subsection 5 (b), the Administrator shall establish an advisory board, 6 which shall be responsible for advising the Administrator 7 with respect to military and deterrence policy require8 ments related to the activities of the program. Such advi9 sory board shall be composed of the following members: 10 ‘‘(1) The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary 11 of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical and 12 Biological Defense Policy and Programs. 13 14 ‘‘(2) The Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the Joint Staff. 15 16 ‘‘(3) The Director of Navy Strategic Systems Programs. 17 ‘‘(4) The Deputy Commander of Air Force 18 Global Strike Command. 19 ‘‘(d) PROGRAM BUDGET.—In accordance with the re- 20 quirements under section 4209, for each budget submitted 21 by the President to Congress under section 1105 of title 22 31, United States Code, the amounts requested for the 23 program under this section shall be clearly identified in 24 the budget justification materials submitted to Congress 25 in support of that budget. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1897 1 ‘‘(e) JOINT NUCLEAR WEAPONS LIFE CYCLE PROC- 2 ESS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘joint nuclear 3 weapons life cycle process’ means the process developed 4 and maintained by the Secretary of Defense and the Sec5 retary of Energy for the development, production, mainte6 nance, and retirement of nuclear weapons.’’. 7 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 8 for such Act is amended by inserting after the item relat9 ing to section 4224 the following new item: ‘‘Sec. 4225. Rapid capabilities program.’’. 10 SEC. 3114. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NUCLEAR FACILITIES 11 12 AND ASSETS FROM UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. Section 4510(e)(1)(C) of the Atomic Energy Defense 13 Act (50 U.S.C. 2661(e)(1)(C)) is amended to read as fol14 lows: 15 ‘‘(C)(i) owned by or contracted to the Na- 16 tional Nuclear Security Administration, includ- 17 ing any facility that stores or uses special nu- 18 clear material; or 19 20 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(ii) a national security laboratory or nuclear weapons production facility.’’. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1898 1 SEC. 3115. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTMENT 2 OF CERTAIN SCIENTIFIC, ENGINEERING, AND 3 TECHNICAL PERSONNEL. 4 Section 4601(c)(1) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act 5 (50 U.S.C. 2701(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep6 tember 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2036’’. 7 SEC. 3116. NOTIFICATION OF COST OVERRUNS FOR CER- 8 9 TAIN DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROJECTS. Section 4713 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 10 U.S.C. 2753) is amended— 11 (1) in subsection (a)— 12 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), in the first sen- 13 tence, by inserting ‘‘prior to entry into Phase 14 6.4 or Phase 4, as appropriate’’ after ‘‘Adminis- 15 tration’’; and 16 (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting 17 ‘‘prior to entry into Phase 6.4’’ after ‘‘project’’; 18 (2) in subsection (c)(2)— 19 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 20 and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respec- 21 tively; and 22 23 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph (B): 24 ‘‘(B) a review of the revised baseline has 25 been conducted by the Director of Cost Esti- 26 mating and Program Evaluation of the Na- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1899 1 tional Nuclear Security Administration, con- 2 sistent with section 3221(d)(1)(F) of the Na- 3 tional Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 4 U.S.C. 2411(d)(1)(F)).’’; and 5 (3) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘and the 6 results of the review conducted by the Director of 7 Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation under 8 subsection (c)(2)(B)’’ after ‘‘subsection (c)(2)’’. 9 SEC. 3117. APPROPRIATE SCOPING OF ARTIFICIAL INTEL- 10 LIGENCE RESEARCH WITHIN THE NATIONAL 11 NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title XLVIII of the 13 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2791 et seq.) is 14 amended by adding at the end the following section: 15 ‘‘SEC. 4816. APPROPRIATE SCOPING OF ARTIFICIAL INTEL- 16 LIGENCE RESEARCH WITHIN THE ADMINIS- 17 TRATION. 18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds authorized to be appro- 19 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 20 year 2026, or any subsequent fiscal year, for the Adminis21 tration for the purposes of conducting research and devel22 opment of artificial intelligence technologies, executing a 23 program to develop or manage the application of such 24 technologies, or developing, acquiring, or sustaining any 25 associated computing hardware or supporting infrastruc- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1900 1 ture may only be used to support the nuclear security mis2 sions of the Administration. 3 ‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The limitation de- 4 scribed in subsection (a) may not be interpreted— 5 ‘‘(1) to prohibit the establishment of an endur- 6 ing national security artificial intelligence research 7 and development program in any component of the 8 Department of Energy other than the Administra- 9 tion or in any other Federal agency; or 10 ‘‘(2) to impede the use of resources of the Ad- 11 ministration, including resources provided by a na- 12 tional security laboratory or a nuclear weapons pro- 13 duction facility site, to support the execution of an 14 enduring national security artificial intelligence re- 15 search and development program or activity, if such 16 support is provided— 17 ‘‘(A) on a full cost recovery basis, includ- 18 ing any associated infrastructure or utility 19 costs, to an entity that is not a component of 20 the Department of Energy; and 21 ‘‘(B) in a manner that does not interfere 22 with the nuclear security mission of such lab- 23 oratory or facility.’’. 24 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 25 for the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by insert- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1901 1 ing after the item relating to section 4815 the following 2 new item: ‘‘Sec. 4816. Appropriate scoping of artificial intelligence research within the Administration.’’. 4 Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 5 SEC. 3121. MODIFICATION TO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 3 6 WITH 7 STOCKPILE 8 AND RESPONSIVENESS PLAN. 9 RESPECT TO NUCLEAR STEWARDSHIP, WEAPONS MANAGEMENT, Section 4203 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 10 U.S.C. 2523) is amended— 11 (1) in subsection (b)— 12 (A) by striking paragraph (1); 13 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 14 (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and 15 adjusting the margins accordingly; and 16 (C) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated— 17 (i) by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and 18 inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 19 (ii) by striking ‘‘March 15 of each 20 odd-numbered year’’ and inserting ‘‘45 21 days after each date on which a budget for 22 an odd-numbered fiscal year is submitted 23 to Congress’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1902 1 (iii) in paragraph (2), as so redesig- 2 nated, by striking ‘‘summaries and re- 3 ports’’ and inserting ‘‘report’’; 4 (2) by striking subsection (c); 5 (3) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) 6 as subsections (c) through (e), respectively; 7 8 (4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated— (A) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ and in- 9 serting ‘‘subsection (b)(1)’’; 10 (B) in paragraph (4)— 11 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 12 ‘‘modernization and refurbishment’’ and 13 inserting 14 and refurbishment’’; ‘‘construction, modernization, 15 (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 16 (B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), 17 (F), and (G), respectively; 18 (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 19 (A) the following new subparagraph (B): 20 ‘‘(B) an explanation of the targeted needs 21 addressed by the measures described under sub- 22 paragraph (A);’’; and 23 (iv) by inserting after subparagraph 24 (C), as so redesignated, the following new 25 subparagraphs: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1903 1 ‘‘(D) a summary of identified long-term in- 2 frastructure investments needed beyond such 3 10-year period; 4 ‘‘(E) a statement of changes to, and 5 progress toward achieving, the measures de- 6 scribed under subparagraph (A) during the pe- 7 riod covered by the report, compared to such 8 changes and progress during the period covered 9 by the preceding report;’’; and 10 (5) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by 11 striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ each place it appears 12 and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(1)’’. 13 SEC. 3122. ASSESSMENT OF THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECU- 14 RITY ADMINISTRATION SPENT FUEL HAN- 15 DLING RECAPITALIZATION PROJECT. 16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Deputy Administrator for 17 Naval Reactors of the National Nuclear Security Adminis18 tration shall carry out an independent assessment of the 19 Spent Fuel Handling Recapitalization Project. 20 (b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required under 21 subsection (a) shall include, with respect to such project— 22 (1) a root cause analysis to determine the un- 23 derlying causes of the cost overruns, schedule delays 24 and performance shortcomings; 25 (2) an analysis of— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1904 1 (A) the quality assurance program of such 2 project; and 3 (B) the corrective action processes and ap- 4 plication of standards for nuclear quality assur- 5 ance under such quality assurance program; 6 and 7 (3) any other matter the Deputy Administrator 8 determines appropriate. 9 (c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 10 days after the date on which the Deputy Administrator 11 completes the assessment required under subsection (a), 12 the Deputy Administrators shall submit to the congres13 sional defense committees and the Comptroller General of 14 the United States a report that includes the findings of 15 such assessments. 16 SEC. 3123. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REPORT ON EXPAN- 17 SION OF OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITIES 18 FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMIN- 19 ISTRATION. 20 Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of En- 21 ergy, acting through the Administrator for Nuclear Secu22 rity, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 23 of the Senate and the House of Representatives, a report 24 that includes the following elements: 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1) A legislative proposal that would— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1905 1 (A) provide streamlined other transaction 2 authorities for the National Nuclear Security 3 Administration in a manner that would allow 4 for increased utilization to improve the nuclear 5 security enterprise and enhance mission effec- 6 tiveness; and 7 (B) expand the scope of activities for 8 which other transaction authorities may be uti- 9 lized to include facilities construction, improve- 10 ment and repair, as appropriate. 11 (2) A description of amendments to laws in ef- 12 fect as of the date of the enactment of this Act that 13 would be necessary to implement the legislative pro- 14 posal described in paragraph (1). 15 SEC. 3124. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 16 PROGRAM-WIDE 17 FOR REDUCING RISK. 18 PERFORMANCE METRICS (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 19 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 20 shall— 21 (1) develop and implement program perform- 22 ance metrics for the Office of Environmental Man- 23 agement (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Office’’), 24 in addition to the program performance metrics 25 identified in the plan published by the Office of En- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1906 1 vironmental Management entitled ‘‘EM Program 2 Plan 2022’’; and 3 (2) revise the program performance metrics 4 identified in the ‘‘EM Program Plan 2022’’ in ac- 5 cordance with the requirements of subsection (b). 6 (b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—The program perform- 7 ance metrics described in subsection (a) shall incorporate 8 the following elements: 9 (1) LINKAGE.—Each metric shall— 10 (A) align with the goals and mission of the 11 Department of Energy (referred to in this sec- 12 tion as the ‘‘Department’’) and the Office; 13 (B) link to the other metrics developed or 14 revised under subsection (a) and any other ex- 15 isting performance metrics of the Department 16 and the Office; and 17 (C) be clearly communicated throughout 18 the Department and the Office. 19 (2) CLARITY.—Each metric shall be clear and 20 the name and definition of such metric shall be con- 21 sistent with the methodology used to calculate the 22 metric. 23 24 (3) MEASURABLE.—Each metric shall have a numerical goal. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1907 1 2 (4) OBJECTIVE.—Each metric shall be reasonably free from significant bias or manipulation. 3 4 (5) RELIABLE.—Each metric shall produce the same result under similar conditions. 5 (6) CORE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—The metrics 6 shall cover the activities that the Office is expected 7 to perform to support its mission. 8 (7) LIMITED OVERLAP.—Each metric shall pro- 9 vide new information beyond any information pro- 10 vided by other metrics. 11 12 (8) BALANCE.—The metrics shall ensure that various priorities of the Office are covered. 13 (9) EFFECTIVENESS.—Each metric shall incor- 14 porate an effectiveness measure, such as quality, 15 timeliness, and cost of service. 16 (c) RISK REDUCTION PRIORITIZATION.—The pro- 17 gram performance metrics described in subsection (a) 18 shall— 19 (1) give first priority to addressing any issues 20 posing an immediate risk to human health or the en- 21 vironment; 22 (2) give second priority, as appropriate, to ad- 23 dressing issues based on achieving the highest risk 24 reduction benefit per radioactive or hazardous con- 25 tent removed; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1908 1 (3) measure the amount of radioactivity or haz- 2 ardous content removed, as determined by— 3 (A) curies, rads, or rems; 4 (B) pounds of hazardous content removed; 5 or 6 7 (C) such other appropriate measure. (d) REPORT.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 9 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 10 every two years thereafter until 2036, the Secretary 11 of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense 12 committees 13 achieved under the program performance metrics de- 14 scribed in subsection (a) for each fiscal year covered 15 by such report. a report describing the outcomes 16 (2) CONTENTS.—Each report shall identify the 17 cost per curie, rad, or rem of radioactivity and cost 18 per pound of hazardous content removed program- 19 wide, by site, and by mission area. 20 SEC. 3125. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN- 21 TEGRATED RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL 22 PLANNING AND OPTIMIZATION. 23 (a) RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL OPTIMIZATION 24 ANALYSES.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1909 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 3 retary of Energy shall develop a complex-wide anal- 4 ysis to identify optimal disposal pathways and sched- 5 ules for defense radioactive waste produced by the 6 Department of Energy (and the predecessor agencies 7 to the Department) and managed by the Office of 8 Environmental Management of the Department. 9 10 (2) CONTENTS.—The analysis required by paragraph (1) shall— 11 (A) incorporate modeling to identify opti- 12 mal disposal pathways and schedules that could 13 be achieved, in consideration of— 14 (i) regulatory constraints; and 15 (ii) legal binding agreements; and 16 (B) identify strategic alternatives to radio- 17 active waste disposal plans and schedules. 18 (b) NATIONWIDE RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL 19 PLAN.— 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 months 21 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 22 retary of Energy shall develop an integrated, nation- 23 wide radioactive waste disposal plan. 24 25 (2) CONTENTS.—The plan required by paragraph (1) shall— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1910 1 (A) include, to the maximum extent prac- 2 ticable, optimal radioactive waste disposal path- 3 ways and schedules identified through the anal- 4 ysis conducted pursuant to subsection (a); 5 (B) identify specific opportunities for fur- 6 ther optimization of radioactive waste disposal 7 pathways and schedules that might be achieved 8 through changes in regulatory constraints; 9 (C) address complex-wide disposal issues, 10 such as waste with no disposal pathway; and 11 (D) incorporate feedback from key stake- 12 holders, including Federal and State regulators 13 and operators of radioactive waste disposal fa- 14 cilities. 15 (c) RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL FORUM.— 16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 18 retary of Energy shall establish a forum for Federal 19 and State agencies that regulate radioactive waste 20 cleanup and disposal activities by the Office of Envi- 21 ronmental Management. 22 (2) PURPOSE.—The forum established pursuant 23 to paragraph (1) shall holistically negotiate regu- 24 latory and other changes that could allow the De- 25 partment of Energy to implement opportunities for g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1911 1 optimal radioactive waste disposal identified pursu- 2 ant to subsection (b). 3 (d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than two years 4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 5 of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense com6 mittees a report that includes— 7 8 (1) the results of the optimization analysis required by subsection (a); 9 10 (2) the nationwide disposal plan required by subsection (b); and 11 (3) the initial activities of the forum established 12 pursuant to subsection (c). 13 (e) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION 14 AND BRIEF- ING.—If the Secretary of Energy determines to signifi- 15 cantly modify operations at sites managed by the Office 16 of Environmental Management of the Department of En17 ergy, the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days before 18 the date on which the Secretary carries out the modifica19 tion of such operations provide to the congressional de20 fense committees notice of, and a briefing with respect to, 21 such modification. 22 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 23 (1) The term ‘‘complex’’ means the set of sites 24 across the United States where radioactive waste g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1912 1 cleanup and disposal activities are managed by the 2 Office of Environmental Management. 3 4 (2) The term ‘‘integrated’’ means inclusive of all radioactive waste across the complex. 5 (3) The term ‘‘optimal’’ means the best possible 6 outcome, such as the lowest cost or highest profit, 7 while following specific rules and limitations. 8 (4) The term ‘‘regulatory constraints’’ means 9 requirements included in regulations or agreements 10 with regulators that affect decisions regarding radio- 11 active waste disposal pathways and schedules by the 12 Office of Environmental Management. 13 SEC. 3126. PROHIBITION RELATING TO RECLASSIFICATION 14 15 OF HIGH-LEVEL WASTE. None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 16 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 17 for the Department of Energy may be obligated or ex18 pended by the Secretary of Energy to apply the interpreta19 tion of high-level radioactive waste described in the notice 20 published by the Secretary titled ‘‘Supplemental Notice 21 Concerning U.S. Department of Energy Interpretation of 22 High-Level Radioactive Waste’’ (84 Fed. Reg. 26835), or 23 successor notice, with respect to such waste located in the 24 State of Washington. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1913 1 SEC. 3127. NATIONAL SECURITY POSITIONS WITHIN THE 2 3 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. The Secretary of Energy shall treat any position in 4 the Department of Energy which requires the performance 5 of duties funded with amounts from subfunctional cat6 egory 053, atomic energy defense activities, as a position 7 necessary to fulfill the national security responsibilities of 8 the Department of Energy. 9 SEC. 3128. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT 10 TO TRANSFER TO PRIVATE ENTITIES OF PLU- 11 TONIUM OR PLUTONIUM MATERIALS; RE- 12 PORT. 13 (a) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.— 14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy 15 shall, on an ongoing basis, consult with the Sec- 16 retary of Defense with respect to any plans of the 17 Secretary of Energy relating to the transfer to a pri- 18 vate entity from Federal stockpiles or storage of any 19 plutonium or plutonium materials. 20 (2) CONSULTATION PRIOR TO TRANSFER.—The 21 Secretary of Energy may not carry out any such 22 transfer before the date on which such Secretary 23 consults, pursuant to paragraph (1), with the Sec- 24 retary of Defense with respect to the transfer. 25 (b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION; REPORT.—Not 26 later than 30 days before any date on which the Secretary g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1914 1 of Energy carries out a transfer to a private entity of plu2 tonium or plutonium materials, such Secretary shall sub3 mit to the appropriate congressional committees the fol4 lowing: 5 (1) A notification of the transfer. 6 (2) A report that includes— 7 (A) a description of— 8 (i) the plutonium and plutonium ma- 9 terials to be transferred that includes 10 the— 11 (I) amount; 12 (II) type; 13 (III) age; 14 (IV) relative condition; and 15 (V) current location; 16 (ii) the private entity to which such 17 plutonium and plutonium materials will be 18 transferred; and 19 (iii) the destination location to which 20 such plutonium and plutonium materials 21 will be transferred. 22 (B) A summary of the purpose of the 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) transfer. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1915 1 (C) An identification of any direct costs to 2 the United States Government associated with 3 the transfer. 4 (3) Except as provided in subsection (c), a writ- 5 ten certification, prepared in coordination with the 6 Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security and 7 the Secretary of Defense, that such transfer does 8 not negatively impact the needs of the nuclear weap- 9 ons stockpile, including such needs related to stock- 10 pile stewardship. 11 (c) EXCEPTION.—A written certification under sub- 12 section (b)(3) shall not be required for the transfer of ma13 terials from the 34 metric tons of defense plutonium or 14 defense plutonium materials at the Savannah River Site 15 previously declared excess to defense needs and designated 16 for disposal. 17 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 18 19 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 20 21 22 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate; (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and (C) the Committee on Natural Resources of the Senate. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1916 1 2 (2) The term ‘‘private entity’’ means any individual or organization other than— 3 (A) a department or agency of the Federal 4 Government; or 5 (B) a contractor or subcontractor for man- 6 agement and operations, site cleanup, or site 7 management activities at facilities owned by the 8 Department of Energy. TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NU10 CLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY 11 BOARD 9 Sec. 3201. Authorization. 12 13 SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION. There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 14 year 2026, $45,000,000 for the operation of the Defense 15 Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the 16 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.). TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES 17 18 Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 19 20 SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) AMOUNT.—There are authorized to be appro- 21 priated to the Secretary of Energy $13,000,000 for fiscal 22 year 2026 for the purpose of carrying out activities under g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1917 1 chapter 869 of title 10, United States Code, relating to 2 the naval petroleum reserves. 3 (b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated 4 pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in sub5 section (a) shall remain available until expended. TITLE XXXV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 6 7 Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for Maritime Administration. 8 SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MAR- 9 10 ITIME ADMINISTRATION. (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro- 11 priated to the Department of Transportation for fiscal 12 year 2026, for programs associated with maintaining the 13 United States Merchant Marine, the following amounts: 14 (1) For expenses necessary to support the 15 United 16 $201,500,000, of which— 17 18 19 20 States Merchant Marine Academy, (A) $101,500,000 shall be for Academy operations; (B) $50,000,000 shall be for facilities maintenance and repair and equipment; and 21 (C) $50,000,000 shall be for the develop- 22 ment of a design-build plan for the phased re- 23 habilitation, modernization, and construction of 24 facilities and infrastructure at the United g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1918 1 States Merchant Marine Academy in accord- 2 ance with the Campus Modernization Plan re- 3 quired by section 51329 of title 46, United 4 States Code, as added by section 3531. 5 (2) For expenses necessary to support the State 6 maritime academies, $58,800,000, of which— 7 (A) $4,800,000 shall be for the Student 8 Incentive Payment Program; 9 (B) $13,000,000 shall be for direct pay- 10 ments for State maritime academies; 11 (C) $12,000,000 shall be for training ship 12 fuel assistance; 13 (D) $4,000,000 shall be for offsetting the 14 costs of training ship sharing; and 15 (E) $25,000,000 shall be for maintenance 16 and repair of State maritime academy training 17 vessels. 18 (3) For expenses necessary to support the Na- 19 tional Security Multi-Mission Vessel program, in- 20 cluding funds for construction and necessary ex- 21 penses to construct shoreside infrastructure to sup- 22 port such vessels, $75,000,000. 23 (4) For expenses necessary to support Maritime 24 Administration 25 $105,500,000, of which— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) operations and programs, G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1919 1 (A) $15,000,000 shall be for the maritime 2 environmental and technical assistance program 3 under section 50307 of title 46, United States 4 Code; 5 (B) $15,000,000 shall be for the United 6 States marine highway program, including to 7 make grants authorized under section 55601 of 8 title 46, United States Code; 9 (C) $2,000,000 shall be for the Office of 10 Environment and Compliance, including to as- 11 sist in the environmental review of grant and 12 permit programs administered by the Maritime 13 Administration; and 14 (D) $73,500,000 shall be for headquarters 15 operations expenses. 16 (5) For expenses necessary for the disposal of 17 obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve 18 Fleet of the Maritime Administration, $6,000,000. 19 (6) For expenses necessary to maintain and 20 preserve a United States flag merchant marine to 21 serve the national security needs of the United 22 States under chapter 531 of title 46, United States 23 Code, $390,000,000. 24 (7) For expenses necessary to maintain and 25 preserve a United States flag merchant marine to g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1920 1 serve the national security needs of the United 2 States under chapter 534 of title 46, United States 3 Code, $122,400,000. 4 (8) For expenses necessary for the loan guar- 5 antee program authorized under chapter 537 of title 6 46, United States Code, $33,700,000, of which— 7 (A) $30,000,000 may be used for the cost 8 (as such term is defined in section 502(5) of 9 the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 10 U.S.C. 661a(5)) of loan guarantees under the 11 program; and 12 (B) $3,700,000 may be used for adminis- 13 trative expenses relating to loan guarantee com- 14 mitments under the program. 15 (9) For expenses necessary to provide assist- 16 ance to small shipyards and for maritime training 17 programs authorized under section 54101 of title 46, 18 United States Code, $105,000,000. 19 (10) For expenses necessary to implement the 20 port infrastructure development program, as author- 21 ized under section 54301 of title 46, United States 22 Code, subject to the limitation under subsection (b), 23 $550,000,000, to remain available until expended. 24 (b) LIMITATION.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1921 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—No funds may be obligated 2 or expended for the port infrastructure development 3 program pursuant to subsection (a)(9) to make a 4 grant to be used for the purchase of fully automated 5 cargo handling equipment that is remotely operated 6 or remotely monitored with or without the exercise 7 of human intervention or control, if the Secretary of 8 Transportation determines such equipment would re- 9 sult in a net loss of jobs within a port or port ter- 10 minal. 11 (2) REPORT.—If the Secretary makes a deter- 12 mination pursuant to paragraph (1), not later than 13 three days after the date on which such determina- 14 tion is made, the Secretary shall submit to the Com- 15 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 16 the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 17 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 18 a report that includes the data and analysis used by 19 the Secretary in making such determination. 20 DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 21 SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS IN FUNDING TA- 22 23 BLES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever a funding table in this 24 division specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, 25 program, or activity, the obligation and expenditure of the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1922 1 specified dollar amount for the project, program, or activ2 ity is hereby authorized, subject to the availability of ap3 propriations. 4 (b) MERIT-BASED DECISIONS.—A decision to com- 5 mit, obligate, or expend funds with or to a specific entity 6 on the basis of a dollar amount authorized pursuant to 7 subsection (a) shall— 8 (1) be based on merit-based selection proce- 9 dures in accordance with the requirements of sec- 10 tions 3201 and 4024 of title 10, United States Code, 11 or on competitive procedures; and 12 (2) comply with other applicable provisions of 13 law. 14 (c) RELATIONSHIP TO TRANSFER AND PROGRAM- 15 MING AUTHORITY.—An amount specified in the funding 16 tables in this division may be transferred or repro17 grammed under a transfer or reprogramming authority 18 provided by another provision of this Act or by other law. 19 The transfer or reprogramming of an amount specified in 20 such funding tables shall not count against a ceiling on 21 such transfers or reprogrammings under section 1001 of 22 this Act or any other provision of law, unless such transfer 23 or reprogramming would move funds between appropria24 tion accounts. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1923 1 (d) APPLICABILITY TO CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—This 2 section applies to any classified annex that accompanies 3 this Act. 4 (e) ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS.—No oral 5 or written communication concerning any amount speci6 fied in the funding tables in this division shall supersede 7 the requirements of this section. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1924 TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 1 2 SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT. SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT (In Thousands of Dollars) Line 006 009 013 017 018 027 028 029 034 036 037 039 040 045 047 048 050 052 053 054 057 058 059 002 004 006 009 011 012 015 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 029 032 035 036 038 040 044 Item AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY FIXED WING HADES PLATFORM, PAYLOADS/PED, AND INTEGRATION .......................... ROTARY AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN .................................................................. 3 additional aircraft ............................................................................................. UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) ............................................................... CH–47 HELICOPTER ............................................................................................... CH–47 HELICOPTER AP ......................................................................................... MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT AH–64 MODS ............................................................................................................. SCALABLE CONTROL INTERFACE (SCI) ........................................................... CH–47 CARGO HELICOPTER MODS (MYP) ........................................................ UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS .............................................................................. NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN .......................................................................... COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE .............................................................................. AVIATION ASSURED PNT ...................................................................................... GATM ROLLUP ......................................................................................................... GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT ......................................................... CMWS .......................................................................................................................... COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM) ..................................... OTHER SUPPORT COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT ......................................................................... AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS ..................................................................... AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ........................................................................................ LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET ..................................................................................... AGILE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS ............................................................. FPV/PBAS Systems ............................................................................................ FUTURE UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) FAMILY .............................. GRAY EAGLE MODIFICATIONS ............................................................................ TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY ................................. MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) SEN ................................ M-SHORAD—PROCUREMENT ............................................................................... MSE MISSILE ............................................................................................................ PAC–3 MSE missile recerts—misaligned budget request ................................... Patriot Mods: AMMPS/DEX ............................................................................... Program increase ................................................................................................. PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE (PRSM) ................................................................ Max PrSM Inc 1 procurement (+254 missiles)—misaligned budget request .... INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2–I ..................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. MID-RANGE CAPABILITY (MRC) .......................................................................... Maritime Strike Tomahawk (MST) (USA, USN) ............................................... AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MSLS (JAGM) ............................................................... LONG-RANGE HYPERSONIC WEAPON ............................................................... ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYS JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM SUMMARY ............................................................ TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY .................................................................................... GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) ....................................................................... GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) AP ................................................................. MLRS REDUCED RANGE PRACTICE ROCKETS (RRPR) ................................. HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM (HIMARS ........................... MODIFICATIONS PATRIOT MODS ........................................................................................................ STINGER MODS ....................................................................................................... MLRS MODS .............................................................................................................. HIMARS MODIFICATIONS ..................................................................................... SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES AIR DEFENSE TARGETS ....................................................................................... AGILE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LAUNCHED EFFECTS FAMILY ............................................................................ TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY ..................................... PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized 26,850 26,850 1,669 732,060 618,798 61,421 91,669 [90,000] 732,060 618,798 61,421 125,236 1,257 17,709 33,659 40,472 11,566 49,475 4,651 125,236 1,257 17,709 33,659 40,472 11,566 49,475 4,651 129,167 38,419 225,647 129,167 38,419 225,647 29,489 14,986 24,213 1,611 29,489 14,986 24,213 1,611 726,034 744,034 [18,000] 118,459 12,351 3,153,199 118,459 12,351 3,045,199 637,473 679,114 945,905 160,846 830,579 82,407 637,473 679,114 2,685,525 [366,000] [173,620] [1,200,000] 480,846 [320,000] 820,579 [–10,000] 137,407 [55,000] 84,667 353,415 84,667 353,415 329,205 11,731 1,125,071 43,156 32,339 61,503 329,205 11,731 1,125,071 43,156 32,339 61,503 757,800 428,935 243,470 54,005 757,800 428,935 243,470 54,005 6,651 6,651 12,801 12,801 67,816 6,948,889 67,816 9,053,509 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1925 SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT (In Thousands of Dollars) Line 002 004 005 008 009 010 011 012 013 017 019 021 024 025 027 028 029 031 034 036 038 042 043 046 047 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 019 020 021 022 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 032 034 035 036 037 040 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Item TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES ARMORED MULTI PURPOSE VEHICLE (AMPV) ............................................... ASSAULT BREACHER VEHICLE (ABV) .............................................................. M10 BOOKER ............................................................................................................ MODIFICATION OF TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES STRYKER UPGRADE ............................................................................................... BRADLEY FIRE SUPPORT TEAM (BFIST) VEHICLE ...................................... BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD) ................................................................................. M109 FOV MODIFICATIONS .................................................................................. PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM) ................................................ IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE (M88 HERCULES) ...................................... JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE ...................................................................................... ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM ............................................................................. Cart recapitalization ............................................................................................. VEHICLE PROTECTION SYSTEMS (VPS) ........................................................... WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES PERSONAL DEFENSE WEAPON (ROLL) ............................................................ M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN (7.62MM) ........................................................... MACHINE GUN, CAL .50 M2 ROLL ....................................................................... MORTAR SYSTEMS .................................................................................................. LOCATION & AZIMUTH DETERMINATION SYSTEM (LADS .......................... PRECISION SNIPER RIFLE ................................................................................... NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON ............................................................... HANDGUN ................................................................................................................. MOD OF WEAPONS AND OTHER COMBAT VEH M777 MODS ............................................................................................................... SNIPER RIFLES MODIFICATIONS ....................................................................... M119 MODIFICATIONS ........................................................................................... SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV) ........................................................... PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (WOCV-WTCV) ................................................. TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY. PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES ...................................................................................... CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES ...................................................................................... NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON AMMUNITION ................................... CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES ............................................................................... CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES ..................................................................................... CTG, 20MM, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................... CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................... CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................... CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................... CTG, 50MM, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................... MORTAR AMMUNITION 60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ................................................................................. 81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ................................................................................. 120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ............................................................................... TANK AMMUNITION CARTRIDGES, TANK, 105MM AND 120MM, ALL TYPES ................................. ARTILLERY AMMUNITION ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM & 105MM, ALL TYPES ............................... ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL TYPES ............................................... PRECISION ARTILLERY MUNITIONS ................................................................. ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL ............................ MINES MINES & CLEARING CHARGES, ALL TYPES .................................................... CLOSE TERRAIN SHAPING OBSTACLE ............................................................. ROCKETS SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ......................................... ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES ........................................................................ OTHER AMMUNITION CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................ DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ............................................................. GRENADES, ALL TYPES ........................................................................................ Program decrease ................................................................................................. SIGNALS, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................. SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES .................................................................................... MISCELLANEOUS AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL TYPES ...................................................................... ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION (AMMO) .......................................................... AMMUNITION PECULIAR EQUIPMENT ............................................................. FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION (AMMO) ......................................... CLOSEOUT LIABILITIES ....................................................................................... PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ..................................................................................... (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized 554,678 4,079 64,919 554,678 4,079 64,919 135,816 4,684 157,183 82,537 250,238 155,540 132,637 740,528 107,833 135,816 4,684 157,183 82,537 250,238 155,540 132,637 752,528 [12,000] 107,833 1,002 5 4 5,807 9,477 1,853 365,155 7 1,002 5 4 5,807 9,477 1,853 365,155 7 2,429 19 4,642 2,429 19 4,642 469 104,993 2,886,534 469 104,993 2,898,534 128,283 62,157 426,177 7,750 78,199 25,773 22,324 100,392 131,432 42,131 128,283 62,157 426,177 7,750 78,199 25,773 22,324 100,392 131,432 42,131 38,114 41,786 123,144 38,114 41,786 123,144 440,152 440,152 80,780 218,877 28,995 168,737 80,780 218,877 28,995 168,737 42,748 7,860 42,748 7,860 46,089 34,836 46,089 34,836 12,543 21,409 56,530 36,846 10,821 12,543 21,409 53,530 [–3,000] 36,846 10,821 4,084 16,799 16,219 18,600 102 4,084 16,799 16,219 18,600 102 1,084,611 1,334,611 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1926 SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Item 041 042 Modernization of organic industrial base ............................................................. CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS DEMILITARIZATION ....................................... ARMS INITIATIVE ................................................................................................... TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY .................. 002 006 009 010 011 012 013 014 019 020 023 029 031 032 036 039 046 048 051 052 054 056 058 060 061 066 070 072 074 078 081 083 085 086 091 093 094 096 097 098 099 100 101 102 104 106 107 109 110 111 112 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY TACTICAL VEHICLES FAMILY OF SEMITRAILERS ................................................................................. GROUND MOBILITY VEHICLES (GMV) .............................................................. JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE FAMILY OF VEHICL .............................. TRUCK, DUMP, 20T (CCE) ..................................................................................... Program increase ................................................................................................. FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH (FMTV) ................................................. FAMILY OF COLD WEATHER ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE (C ........................... FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED FIREFIGHTING EQUIP ................................... FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES (FHTV) ......................................... TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROTECTION KITS ..................................... MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP ...................................................................... NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, OTHER .................................................................... COMM—JOINT COMMUNICATIONS TACTICAL NETWORK COMMUNICATION .......................................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. JCSE EQUIPMENT (USRDECOM) ......................................................................... COMM—SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS .......................................................................... DEFENSE ENTERPRISE WIDEBAND SATCOM SYSTEMS ............................. ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING .................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. COMM—COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS HANDHELD MANPACK SMALL FORM FIT (HMS) ........................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. ARMY LINK 16 SYSTEMS ....................................................................................... UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE .................................................................................. COTS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ............................................................. Airborne SATCOM systems ................................................................................. Program decrease ................................................................................................. ARMY COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS ..................................................... COMM—INTELLIGENCE COMM CI AUTOMATION ARCHITECTURE-INTEL ........................................................ MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE ......................................................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. INFORMATION SECURITY INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY PROGRAM-ISSP ...................................... COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY (COMSEC) ......................................................... BIOMETRIC ENABLING CAPABILITY (BEC) ..................................................... COMM—BASE COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION SYSTEMS ...................................................................................... BASE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION .............................................................. INSTALLATION INFO INFRASTRUCTURE MOD PROGRAM .......................... ELECT EQUIP—TACT INT REL ACT (TIARA) TITAN ......................................................................................................................... COLLECTION CAPABILITY ................................................................................... DCGS-A-INTEL .......................................................................................................... TROJAN ...................................................................................................................... MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL SPT) ................................................................. ELECT EQUIP—ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) AIR VIGILANCE (AV) ............................................................................................... FAMILY OF PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE CAP. ............................................. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES ....................... ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL SURV. (TAC SURV) SENTINEL MODS ..................................................................................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. NIGHT VISION DEVICES ....................................................................................... SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL RIFLE MOUNTED MLRF ................................... BASE EXPEDITIARY TARGETING AND SURV SYS ......................................... INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION FAMILY OF SYSTEMS ................................... FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS (FWS) .................................................................. ENHANCED PORTABLE INDUCTIVE ARTILLERY FUZE SE ........................ FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED (IFLIR) .......................................................... JOINT BATTLE COMMAND—PLATFORM (JBC-P) ........................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING SYSTEM (JETS) ................................................ COMPUTER BALLISTICS: LHMBC XM32 ............................................................ MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM ..................................................................... MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS ................................... COUNTERFIRE RADARS ........................................................................................ ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL C2 SYSTEMS (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request 155,050 3,885 3,734,235 132,793 308,620 45,840 17,000 Conference Authorized [250,000] 155,050 3,885 3,981,235 85,490 38,001 39,761 202,009 2,660 98,728 132,793 308,620 45,840 32,000 [15,000] 85,490 38,001 39,761 202,009 2,660 98,728 8,462 8,462 866,347 766,347 [–100,000] 5,389 5,389 114,770 65,591 212,469 114,770 65,591 192,469 [–20,000] 478,435 468,435 [–10,000] 133,836 20,010 204,402 [7,000] [–10,000] 110,678 133,836 20,010 207,402 110,678 15,290 108,655 15,290 88,655 [–20,000] 826 125,970 65 826 125,970 65 209,378 50,177 439,373 209,378 50,177 439,373 236,314 2,935 1,087 37,968 20,598 236,314 2,935 1,087 37,968 20,598 9,731 15,382 8,283 9,731 15,382 8,283 462,010 452,010 [–10,000] 211,056 2,111 1,801 27,881 103,607 10,456 60,765 155,395 [–10,000] 48,715 6,325 3,657 3,262 40,526 211,056 2,111 1,801 27,881 103,607 10,456 60,765 165,395 48,715 6,325 3,657 3,262 40,526 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1927 SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Item 113 ARMY COMMAND POST INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE ( ....................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY .................................................................................. AIR & MSL DEFENSE PLANNING & CONTROL SYS ........................................ IAMD BATTLE COMMAND SYSTEM .................................................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. AIAMD FAMILY OF SYSTEMS (FOS) COMPONENTS ....................................... LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE SUPPORT (LCSS) ...................................................... NETWORK MANAGEMENT INITIALIZATION AND SERVICE ........................ MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (ENFIRE) ............................................................ ELECT EQUIP—AUTOMATION ARMY TRAINING MODERNIZATION ................................................................... AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING EQUIP ......................................................... HIGH PERF COMPUTING MOD PGM (HPCMP) ................................................. CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM ............................................................................. CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS (BDS) ........................................................................ CBRN DEFENSE ...................................................................................................... BRIDGING EQUIPMENT TACTICAL BRIDGE, FLOAT-RIBBON .................................................................. ENGINEER (NON-CONSTRUCTION) EQUIPMENT ROBOTICS AND APPLIQUE SYSTEMS ................................................................ RENDER SAFE SETS KITS OUTFITS ................................................................. COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT HEATERS AND ECU’S ............................................................................................ GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM ................................................................................. Program decrease ................................................................................................. MOBILE SOLDIER POWER .................................................................................... FIELD FEEDING EQUIPMENT ............................................................................. CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM ........................ PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, PETROLEUM & WATER ........................................ MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMBAT SUPPORT MEDICAL .............................................................................. MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT MOBILE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS ............................................ CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT .............................................................................. RAIL FLOAT CONTAINERIZATION EQUIPMENT ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP ..................................................................................... MANEUVER SUPPORT VESSEL (MSV) ............................................................... ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (FLOAT/RAIL) ........................................................... GENERATORS GENERATORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIP .......................................................... MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS ........................................................................................ Type 1 Crane/Mobility ......................................................................................... TRAINING EQUIPMENT COMBAT TRAINING CENTERS SUPPORT .......................................................... TRAINING DEVICES, NONSYSTEM ..................................................................... SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT (STE) ................................................ GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF ARMY TRAINING ......................... TEST MEASURE AND DIG EQUIPMENT (TMD) INTEGRATED FAMILY OF TEST EQUIPMENT (IFTE) ................................... TEST EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION (TEMOD) .............................................. OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS (OPA3) ............................................................ BASE LEVEL COMMON EQUIPMENT ................................................................. MODIFICATION OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (OPA–3) ........................................... BUILDING, PRE-FAB, RELOCATABLE ............................................................... SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR TEST AND EVALUATION ................................... OPA2 INITIAL SPARES—C&E ........................................................................................... AGILE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT COUNTER-SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (C-SUAS) .......................... ELECTRONIC WARFARE ........................................................................................ ELECTRONIC WARFARE AGILE .......................................................................... SOLDIER BORNE SENSOR .................................................................................... TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY ........................................ AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY COMBAT AIRCRAFT F/A–18E/F (FIGHTER) HORNET ........................................................................... JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV ................................................................................ JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV AP .......................................................................... JSF STOVL ................................................................................................................ 114 115 116 117 118 119 124 125 126 129 130 131A 138 139 142 150 151 153 156 157 159 160 164 165 166 169 179 180 181 182 184 185 186 187 189 191 193 195 196 197 198 200 205 207 208 209 210 002 004 005 006 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request 723,187 Conference Authorized 31,016 5,175 244,403 16,595 708,187 [–15,000] 3,389 33,103 531,480 [–15,000] 31,016 5,175 244,403 16,595 8,262 93,804 74,708 468 8,262 93,804 74,708 468 1,546 1,546 143 69,739 143 69,739 69,863 69,863 509 14,184 509 14,184 14,288 178,850 15,729 4,500 61,224 14,288 171,850 [–7,000] 15,729 4,500 61,224 96,020 96,020 99,567 99,567 63,311 63,311 92,299 92,299 57,342 33,949 18,217 57,342 33,949 18,217 89,073 89,073 12,576 20,576 [8,000] 49,025 189,306 166,402 7,320 49,025 189,306 166,402 7,320 38,784 51,119 38,784 51,119 136,315 19,452 31,452 10,490 93,777 136,315 19,452 31,452 10,490 93,777 7,254 7,254 306,568 24,547 54,427 21,919 9,605,566 306,568 24,547 54,427 21,919 9,418,566 50,607 1,951,629 401,596 1,787,313 50,607 1,951,629 401,596 1,787,313 3,389 33,103 546,480 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1928 SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Item 007 008 JSF STOVL AP .......................................................................................................... CH–53K (HEAVY LIFT) ........................................................................................... USMC CH–53K ................................................................................................... CH–53K (HEAVY LIFT) AP ..................................................................................... V–22 (MEDIUM LIFT) .............................................................................................. H–1 UPGRADES (UH–1Y/AH–1Z) .......................................................................... P–8A POSEIDON ....................................................................................................... E–2D ADV HAWKEYE ............................................................................................. Excess cost growth ............................................................................................... OTHER AIRCRAFT KC–130J ...................................................................................................................... MQ–4 TRITON ........................................................................................................... MQ–25 ......................................................................................................................... MQ–25 AP ................................................................................................................... MARINE GROUP 5 UAS ........................................................................................... OTHER SUPPORT AIRCRAFT ............................................................................... MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT F–18 A-D UNIQUE .................................................................................................... F–18E/F AND EA–18G MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINM ............................ MARINE GROUP 5 UAS SERIES ........................................................................... AEA SYSTEMS .......................................................................................................... INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK (IRST) ........................................................... ADVERSARY .............................................................................................................. F–18 SERIES ............................................................................................................. H–53 SERIES ............................................................................................................. MH–60 SERIES ......................................................................................................... H–1 SERIES ............................................................................................................... E–2 SERIES ............................................................................................................... TRAINER A/C SERIES ............................................................................................. C–130 SERIES ........................................................................................................... FEWSG ....................................................................................................................... CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C SERIES ......................................................................... E–6 SERIES ............................................................................................................... EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS SERIES .................................................................. T–45 SERIES ............................................................................................................. POWER PLANT CHANGES ..................................................................................... JPATS SERIES .......................................................................................................... COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT ................................................................................. COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES ............................................................................ Program decrease ................................................................................................. COMMON DEFENSIVE WEAPON SYSTEM ......................................................... ID SYSTEMS .............................................................................................................. P–8 SERIES ............................................................................................................... MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION ................................................................................... V–22 (TILT/ROTOR ACFT) OSPREY ..................................................................... NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) .................................................................. Program decrease ................................................................................................. F–35 STOVL SERIES ............................................................................................... F–35 CV SERIES ....................................................................................................... QRC ............................................................................................................................. MQ–4 SERIES ............................................................................................................ AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... F–35B increase .................................................................................................... F–35C increase .................................................................................................... AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP & FACILITIES COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT ......................................................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ................................................................. Program decrease ................................................................................................. WAR CONSUMABLES .............................................................................................. OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES ......................................................................... SPECIAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................................ Program decrease ................................................................................................. TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY ................................. 009 010 012 014 015 023 027 031 032 034 036 039 040 041 042 044 045 046 047 048 049 051 052 054 055 056 057 058 060 061 062 064 065 066 067 068 069 071 072 073 074 075 076 084 085 086 087 088 089 002 006 007 008 009 010 012 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY MODIFICATION OF MISSILES TRIDENT II MODS ................................................................................................... STRATEGIC MISSILES TOMAHAWK .............................................................................................................. TACTICAL MISSILES AMRAAM .................................................................................................................... AMRAAM: maximize procurement ...................................................................... SIDEWINDER ............................................................................................................ JOINT ADVANCE TACTICAL MISSILE (JATM) ................................................. STANDARD MISSILE ............................................................................................... SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II ................................................................................. (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request 113,744 1,707,601 335,352 47,196 8,305 13,631 1,503,556 Conference Authorized 113,744 1,842,601 [135,000] 335,352 47,196 8,305 13,631 1,203,556 [–300,000] 18,017 133,139 407,046 52,191 15,162 19,812 18,017 133,139 407,046 52,191 15,162 19,812 53,809 576,229 143,695 25,848 175,351 21,535 756,967 69,227 115,545 149,405 143,772 12,151 144,017 5 7,526 163,737 66,645 173,433 18,707 21,330 91,553 161,376 53,809 576,229 143,695 25,848 175,351 21,535 756,967 69,227 115,545 149,405 143,772 12,151 144,017 5 7,526 163,737 66,645 173,433 18,707 21,330 91,553 145,276 [–16,100] 8,926 3,011 320,130 22,356 319,145 429,493 [–10,000] 364,774 180,533 24,893 180,463 8,926 3,011 320,130 22,356 319,145 439,493 364,774 180,533 24,893 180,463 2,562,627 2,812,627 [125,000] [125,000] 584,561 17,028,101 526,161 [–58,400] 101,313 [–11,200] 45,153 70,770 117,993 [–13,000] 17,004,401 2,582,029 2,582,029 12,593 12,593 69,913 148,913 [79,000] 84,713 301,858 187,420 86,255 112,513 45,153 70,770 130,993 84,713 301,858 187,420 86,255 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1929 SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Item 013 015 017 RAM ............................................................................................................................. JOINT AIR GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) ............................................................... AERIAL TARGETS ................................................................................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT ................................................................................... LRASM ........................................................................................................................ LRASM supplier base Navy production to 160 per year .................................... LRASM: procurement +20 AURs to 120 ........................................................... NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM) ........................................................................... NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM) AP .................................................................... MODIFICATION OF MISSILES TOMAHAWK MODS .................................................................................................. ESSM ........................................................................................................................... AARGM-ER ................................................................................................................. AARGM-ER AP ........................................................................................................... STANDARD MISSILES MODS ................................................................................ SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ................................................................. ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................... TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP SSTD ........................................................................................................................... MK–48 TORPEDO ..................................................................................................... ASW TARGETS .......................................................................................................... MOD OF TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP MK–54 TORPEDO MODS ......................................................................................... MK–48 TORPEDO ADCAP MODS ........................................................................... SUPPORT EQUIPMENT TORPEDO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... ASW RANGE SUPPORT ........................................................................................... DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION ......................................................... GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS .............................................................................. MODIFICATION OF GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS CIWS MODS ............................................................................................................... COAST GUARD WEAPONS ..................................................................................... GUN MOUNT MODS ................................................................................................. LCS MODULE WEAPONS ....................................................................................... AIRBORNE MINE NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEMS .............................................. SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY .................................. 019 020 021 022 025 026 028 029 031 032 036 039 040 042 043 044 046 047 048 051 052 053 054 055 056 061 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 015 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 001 002 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS NAVY AMMUNITION GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ................................................................................ Program decrease ................................................................................................. JDAM .......................................................................................................................... AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES ...................................................................... MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION .............................................................................. PRACTICE BOMBS ................................................................................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. CARTRIDGES & CART ACTUATED DEVICES .................................................... AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES ......................................................... JATOS ......................................................................................................................... 5 INCH/54 GUN AMMUNITION .............................................................................. INTERMEDIATE CALIBER GUN AMMUNITION ............................................... OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION ........................................................................ SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO .......................................................... PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION ..................................................................... AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 MILLION ............................................................ MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION MORTARS ................................................................................................................... DIRECT SUPPORT MUNITIONS ........................................................................... INFANTRY WEAPONS AMMUNITION .................................................................. COMBAT SUPPORT MUNITIONS .......................................................................... AMMO MODERNIZATION ....................................................................................... ARTILLERY MUNITIONS ....................................................................................... ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE SHIPS COLUMBIA CLASS SUBMARINE ........................................................................... COLUMBIA CLASS SUBMARINE AP .................................................................... Program increase ................................................................................................. (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request 122,372 74,152 182,704 Conference Authorized 32,238 3,059 122,372 74,152 164,504 [–18,200] 3,490 401,217 [68,000] [90,000] 32,238 3,059 6,283 503,381 261,041 24,284 32,127 6,283 503,381 261,041 24,284 32,127 127,222 127,222 37,059 37,059 4,789 7,081 38,386 4,789 7,081 38,386 1,692 31,479 1,692 31,479 161,218 4,328 161,218 4,328 5,346 5,346 9,987 9,987 8,122 44,455 83,969 2,200 14,413 8,122 44,455 83,969 2,200 14,413 202,425 5,597,300 202,425 5,816,100 30,915 74,535 98,437 6,373 24,864 40,175 43,763 49,493 9,644 1,723 27,815 [–3,100] 61,119 87,797 17,645 40,549 [–4,500] 74,535 98,437 6,373 24,864 40,175 43,763 49,493 9,644 1,723 141,135 26,729 180,867 12,936 18,467 147,473 15,891 1,135,030 141,135 26,729 180,867 12,936 18,467 147,473 15,891 1,127,430 3,928,828 5,065,766 3,928,828 5,765,766 [700,000] 3,490 243,217 61,119 87,797 17,645 45,049 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1930 SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT (In Thousands of Dollars) Line 005 006 007 008 009 010 012 013 014 031 034 041 042 043 044 048 049 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 019 022 023 024 026 028 029 031 032 033 034 036 037 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Item OTHER WARSHIPS CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM ................................................................. CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM AP ........................................................... CVN–81 ....................................................................................................................... VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE ............................................................................. Virginia class submarine ...................................................................................... VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE AP ....................................................................... Program increase ................................................................................................. CVN REFUELING OVERHAULS ............................................................................ DDG 1000 ................................................................................................................... DDG–51 ....................................................................................................................... DDG–51 AP ................................................................................................................ DDG–51 Advance Procurement ........................................................................... Large Surface Combatant Shipyard Infrastructure and Industrial Base ........... AUXILIARIES, CRAFT AND PRIOR YR PROGRAM COST TAO FLEET OILER .................................................................................................. TAGOS SURTASS SHIPS ......................................................................................... OUTFITTING ............................................................................................................. Outfitting ............................................................................................................. SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR ............................................................................. Program increase—two additional SSCs ............................................................. SERVICE CRAFT ...................................................................................................... YRBM procurement ............................................................................................. AUXILIARY PERSONNEL LIGHTER .................................................................... Auxiliary Personnel Lighter ................................................................................. AUXILIARY VESSELS (USED SEALIFT) ............................................................. Program decrease ................................................................................................. COMPLETION OF PY SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS .......................................... Completion of prior year shipbuilding—misaligned budget request .................... TOTAL SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY .................. OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY SHIP PROPULSION EQUIPMENT SURFACE POWER EQUIPMENT ........................................................................... GENERATORS SURFACE COMBATANT HM&E ............................................................................. NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT OTHER NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT ..................................................................... OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT SUB PERISCOPE, IMAGING AND SUPT EQUIP PROG .................................... DDG MOD .................................................................................................................. FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT ............................................................................... COMMAND AND CONTROL SWITCHBOARD ...................................................... LHA/LHD MIDLIFE ................................................................................................. Program decrease ................................................................................................. LCC 19/20 EXTENDED SERVICE LIFE PROGRAM ........................................... POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT .................................................................. SUBMARINE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................................. VIRGINIA CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .......................................................... LCS CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................................... SUBMARINE BATTERIES ...................................................................................... LPD CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. DDG 1000 CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .......................................................... STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP ........................................................ DSSP EQUIPMENT .................................................................................................. UNDERWATER EOD EQUIPMENT ....................................................................... ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. CHEMICAL WARFARE DETECTORS ................................................................... REACTOR PLANT EQUIPMENT SHIP MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND MODERNIZATION ................................. REACTOR COMPONENTS ....................................................................................... Restore Full Funding for Reactor Plant Components ........................................ OCEAN ENGINEERING DIVING AND SALVAGE EQUIPMENT .................................................................. SMALL BOATS STANDARD BOATS .................................................................................................. 40-foot Patrol Boat .............................................................................................. Small Boats reconciliation adjustment ................................................................ PRODUCTION FACILITIES EQUIPMENT OPERATING FORCES IPE ...................................................................................... OTHER SHIP SUPPORT LCS COMMON MISSION MODULES EQUIPMENT ............................................. LCS MCM MISSION MODULES .............................................................................. LCS SUW MISSION MODULES .............................................................................. LCS IN-SERVICE MODERNIZATION .................................................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request 1,046,700 612,038 1,622,935 816,705 3,126,816 1,779,011 52,358 10,773 8,346 612,205 863,846 Conference Authorized 1,046,700 612,038 1,622,935 2,735,000 [1,918,295] 3,742,724 [615,908] 1,779,011 52,358 10,773 900,000 [450,000] [450,000] 20,840,224 8,346 612,205 886,846 [23,000] 320,000 [320,000] 174,602 [140,000] 78,000 [78,000] 21,000 [–24,000] 1,676,587 [462,292] 25,973,719 9,978 9,978 62,004 62,004 96,945 96,945 135,863 686,787 36,488 2,417 86,884 135,863 686,787 36,488 2,417 56,884 [–30,000] 19,276 22,477 383,062 52,039 2,551 28,169 76,042 [–25,000] 115,267 38,039 5,849 22,355 0 [–11,691] 2,607 34,602 45,000 1,214,295 19,276 22,477 383,062 52,039 2,551 28,169 101,042 115,267 38,039 5,849 22,355 11,691 2,607 2,392,620 399,603 2,392,620 474,603 [75,000] 7,842 7,842 51,546 77,266 [50,720] [–25,000] 208,998 208,998 38,880 91,372 3,790 203,442 38,880 91,372 3,790 105,442 [–98,000] G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1931 SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Item 038 SMALL & MEDIUM UUV ......................................................................................... Torpedo Tube Launch and Recovery Capable Autonomous Undersea Vehicles LOGISTIC SUPPORT LSD MIDLIFE & MODERNIZATION ..................................................................... SHIP SONARS AN/SQQ–89 SURF ASW COMBAT SYSTEM .......................................................... SSN ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT ................................................................................ ASW ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE SYSTEM .................................................... SSTD ........................................................................................................................... FIXED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ........................................................................ SURTASS .................................................................................................................... ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT AN/SLQ–32 ................................................................................................................. Program decrease ................................................................................................. RECONNAISSANCE EQUIPMENT SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT ...................................................................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. MARITIME BATTLESPACE AWARENESS ........................................................... OTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY .................................................... NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND SUPPORT SYSTEM (NTCSS) .......................... ATDLS ........................................................................................................................ NAVY COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NCCS) ......................................... MINESWEEPING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT ....................................................... NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS (SPACE) ................................................................... AMERICAN FORCES RADIO AND TV SERVICE ................................................ AVIATION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASHORE ATC EQUIPMENT ................................................................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. AFLOAT ATC EQUIPMENT .................................................................................... ID SYSTEMS .............................................................................................................. JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEM ( ............................ NAVAL MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS .............................................................. Program decrease ................................................................................................. OTHER SHORE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT TACTICAL/MOBILE C4I SYSTEMS ....................................................................... INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE AND RECONNAISSANCE (ISR) ............... CANES ........................................................................................................................ RADIAC ...................................................................................................................... CANES-INTELL ........................................................................................................ GPETE ........................................................................................................................ MASF .......................................................................................................................... INTEG COMBAT SYSTEM TEST FACILITY ........................................................ EMI CONTROL INSTRUMENTATION .................................................................. IN-SERVICE RADARS AND SENSORS ................................................................. Program decrease ................................................................................................. SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS BATTLE FORCE TACTICAL NETWORK .............................................................. SHIPBOARD TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS ..................................................... SHIP COMMUNICATIONS AUTOMATION ........................................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS UNDER $5M ............................................................ SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS SUBMARINE BROADCAST SUPPORT .................................................................. SUBMARINE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT .................................................. Program decrease ................................................................................................. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ....................................................... NAVY MULTIBAND TERMINAL (NMT) ............................................................... MOBILE ADVANCED EHF TERMINAL (MAT) ................................................... SHORE COMMUNICATIONS JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT ELEMENT (JCSE) ............................... CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM (ISSP) ................................................... MIO INTEL EXPLOITATION TEAM ..................................................................... CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP ....................................................... OTHER ELECTRONIC SUPPORT COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT ................................................................................. SONOBUOYS SONOBUOYS—ALL TYPES .................................................................................... AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT MINOTAUR ................................................................................................................ WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ....................................................... AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ..................................................................... ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG) ................................................................ ELECTROMAGNETIC AIRCRAFT LAUNCH SYSTEM (EMALS ....................... 040 043 044 046 047 048 049 050 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 059 060 062 063 064 065 066 068 069 070 071 072 073 074 075 076 078 079 080 081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 089 090 091 109 112 113 114 115 116 117 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized 54,854 61,854 [7,000] 4,079 4,079 144,425 498,597 144,425 498,597 56,482 14,915 352,312 31,169 56,482 14,915 352,312 31,169 461,380 261,380 [–200,000] 379,908 13,008 359,908 [–20,000] 13,008 26,648 7,972 58,739 3,489 16,426 45,701 304 26,648 7,972 58,739 3,489 16,426 45,701 304 97,262 87,262 [–10,000] 72,104 52,171 5,105 40,058 [–20,000] 72,104 52,171 5,105 60,058 64,901 12,112 534,324 31,289 46,281 33,395 13,205 11,493 3,687 249,656 64,901 12,112 534,324 31,289 46,281 33,395 13,205 11,493 3,687 229,656 [–20,000] 106,583 20,900 162,075 106,583 20,900 102,075 [–60,000] 11,138 11,138 113,115 84,584 113,115 64,584 [–20,000] 62,943 63,433 220,453 62,943 63,433 220,453 3,389 3,389 191,239 1,122 191,239 1,122 7,841 7,841 61,512 61,512 249,908 249,908 5,191 123,435 91,284 4,484 16,294 5,191 123,435 91,284 4,484 16,294 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1932 SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Item 118 119 121 122 METEOROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT ........................................................................ AIRBORNE MCM ....................................................................................................... AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... UMCS-UNMAN CARRIER AVIATION(UCA)MISSION CNTRL ........................... SHIP GUN SYSTEM EQUIPMENT SHIP GUN SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT HARPOON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .............................................................. Program decrease ................................................................................................. TOMAHAWK SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................................. FBM SUPPORT EQUIPMENT CPS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................................................. STRATEGIC MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIP ............................................................. ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT SSN COMBAT CONTROL SYSTEMS ..................................................................... ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................................. OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EQUIP ...................................................... DIRECTED ENERGY SYSTEMS ............................................................................ ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... OTHER EXPENDABLE ORDNANCE ANTI-SHIP MISSILE DECOY SYSTEM ................................................................. SUBMARINE TRAINING DEVICE MODS ............................................................. SURFACE TRAINING EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES .................................................................... GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS .............................................................................. CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE EQUIP ....................................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT .............................................................................. TACTICAL VEHICLES ............................................................................................. AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT ................................................................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT .................................................................. ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... PHYSICAL SECURITY VEHICLES ........................................................................ SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT SUPPLY EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................. FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION ......................................................... SPECIAL PURPOSE SUPPLY SYSTEMS .............................................................. TRAINING DEVICES TRAINING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... TRAINING AND EDUCATION EQUIPMENT ....................................................... COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ..................................................................... MEDICAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ....................................................................... NAVAL MIP SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................... OPERATING FORCES SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................. C4ISR EQUIPMENT ................................................................................................. ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ....................................................... PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT .................................................................... ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ................................................... OTHER NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISE SERVICE ................................................... CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES .................................................................................... CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... Excess growth ...................................................................................................... TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY ........................................ 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 151 152 153 155 156 157 158 160 161 162 163 164 165 170 171 171A 176 001 002 003 004 005 006 011 012 013 014 015 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES AAV7A1 PIP ............................................................................................................... AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE FAMILY OF VEHICLES ............................ LAV PIP ...................................................................................................................... ARTILLERY AND OTHER WEAPONS 155MM LIGHTWEIGHT TOWED HOWITZER ..................................................... ARTILLERY WEAPONS SYSTEM .......................................................................... WEAPONS AND COMBAT VEHICLES UNDER $5 MILLION ........................... GUIDED MISSILES NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM) ........................................................................... NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM) AP .................................................................... GROUND BASED AIR DEFENSE .......................................................................... ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-JAVELIN ......................................................................... FAMILY ANTI-ARMOR WEAPON SYSTEMS (FOAAWS) ................................... (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized 13,806 9,643 111,334 189,553 13,806 9,643 111,334 189,553 7,358 7,358 209 455,822 107,709 209 380,822 [–75,000] 107,709 67,264 491,179 67,264 491,179 102,954 25,721 102,954 25,721 24,822 2,976 3,635 24,822 2,976 3,635 19,129 77,889 186,085 19,129 77,889 186,085 3,825 5,489 102,592 4,009 127,086 1,297 3,825 5,489 92,592 [–10,000] 27,675 37,262 13,073 [–25,000] 4,009 127,086 1,297 38,838 6,203 643,618 38,838 6,203 643,618 3,480 75,048 3,480 75,048 34,249 12,256 8,810 16,567 36,945 42,860 166,577 42,363 34,249 12,256 8,810 16,567 36,945 42,860 166,577 42,363 185,755 5,446 185,755 5,446 41,991 41,991 585,865 14,569,524 428,324 [–157,541] 13,895,012 21 790,789 764 21 790,789 764 3 221,897 13,401 3 221,897 13,401 143,711 20,930 620,220 32,576 107 143,711 20,930 620,220 32,576 107 27,675 37,262 38,073 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1933 SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Item 016 017 ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-TOW .................................................................................. GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) ....................................................................... COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (C ....................... REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT ......................................................................... OTHER SUPPORT (TEL) MODIFICATION KITS .............................................................................................. COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NON-TEL) ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM & ELEC) ................................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. AIR OPERATIONS C2 SYSTEMS ........................................................................... RADAR + EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR) ........................................... INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) ELECTRO MAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS (EMSO) ............................. GCSS-MC ..................................................................................................................... FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM ........................................................................................ Program decrease ................................................................................................. INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................... UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS (INTEL) ................................................................... Program increase ................................................................................................. DCGS-MC .................................................................................................................... UAS PAYLOADS ........................................................................................................ OTHER SUPPORT (NON-TEL) MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK (MCEN) ......................................... COMMON COMPUTER RESOURCES .................................................................... COMMAND POST SYSTEMS ................................................................................... RADIO SYSTEMS ...................................................................................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. COMM SWITCHING & CONTROL SYSTEMS ....................................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. COMM & ELEC INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT .................................................. CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES .................................................................................... CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... ADMINISTRATIVE VEHICLES COMMERCIAL CARGO VEHICLES ........................................................................ TACTICAL VEHICLES MOTOR TRANSPORT MODIFICATIONS .............................................................. JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE .................................................................... USMC JLTV procurement .................................................................................. ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEMS ................................................................................... POWER EQUIPMENT ASSORTED ........................................................................ AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................ EOD SYSTEMS .......................................................................................................... MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT .................................................................... GENERAL PROPERTY FIELD MEDICAL EQUIPMENT ............................................................................. TRAINING DEVICES ................................................................................................ FAMILY OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ....................................................... ULTRA-LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (ULTV) ..................................................... OTHER SUPPORT ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... TOTAL PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS ................................... 021 022 023 024 025 027 029 030 031 032 034 035 036 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 048A 051 052 053 058 059 060 061 062 063 064 065 066 067 070 001 002 003 004 009 012 013 017 019 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE B–21 RAIDER ............................................................................................................ B–21 RAIDER AP ...................................................................................................... TACTICAL FORCES F–35 ............................................................................................................................ F–35 AP ...................................................................................................................... JOINT SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT ................................................................. TACTICAL AIRLIFT KC–46A MDAP ........................................................................................................... Program delay ...................................................................................................... OTHER AIRLIFT C–130J ........................................................................................................................ LC–130 ................................................................................................................ UPT TRAINERS ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING T–7A .................................................................... HELICOPTERS MH–139A .................................................................................................................... (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized 2,173 61,490 2,173 61,490 68,589 68,589 61,264 61,264 1,108 1,108 202,679 15,784 192,679 [–10,000] 15,784 79,542 79,542 35,396 3,303 116,304 35,396 3,303 100,304 [–16,000] 67,690 31,991 [17,000] 42,946 12,232 67,690 14,991 42,946 12,232 205,710 21,064 50,549 209,444 16,163 14,541 205,710 21,064 50,549 201,444 [–8,000] 95,712 [–5,000] 16,163 14,541 2,145 2,145 24,699 24,699 16,472 81,893 16,472 168,526 [86,633] 33,611 24,558 9,049 21,069 33,611 24,558 9,049 21,069 52,394 52,394 58,768 63,133 33,644 7,836 58,768 63,133 33,644 7,836 35,920 35,920 40,828 3,754,112 40,828 3,818,745 2,590,116 862,000 2,590,116 862,000 3,555,503 531,241 17,985 3,555,503 531,241 17,985 2,799,633 2,499,633 [–300,000] 100,712 200,000 [200,000] 362,083 362,083 4,478 4,478 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1934 SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Item 020 COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER ......................................................................... MISSION SUPPORT AIRCRAFT C–40 FLEET EXPANSION ...................................................................................... One additional aircraft ......................................................................................... CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C .......................................................................................... Aircraft procurement increase ............................................................................. OTHER AIRCRAFT TARGET DRONES .................................................................................................... RQ–20B PUMA ........................................................................................................... STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT B–2A ............................................................................................................................ B–1B ............................................................................................................................ B–52 ............................................................................................................................ LARGE AIRCRAFT INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES .................................... TACTICAL AIRCRAFT COLLABORATIVE COMBAT AIRCRAFT MODS .................................................. E–11 BACN/HAG ....................................................................................................... F–15 ............................................................................................................................ F–16 MODIFICATIONS ............................................................................................ F–22A .......................................................................................................................... F–35 MODIFICATIONS ............................................................................................ F–15 EPAW ................................................................................................................ KC–46A MDAP ........................................................................................................... AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT C–5 ............................................................................................................................... C–17A .......................................................................................................................... OSA-EA MODIFICATIONS ....................................................................................... TRAINER AIRCRAFT GLIDER MODS .......................................................................................................... T–6 ............................................................................................................................... T–1 ............................................................................................................................... T–38 ............................................................................................................................. OTHER AIRCRAFT C–130 ........................................................................................................................... C–135 ........................................................................................................................... COMPASS CALL ........................................................................................................ Program increase ................................................................................................. CVR (CONNON ULF RECEIVER) INC 2 ............................................................... RC–135 ........................................................................................................................ E–3 .............................................................................................................................. E–4 .............................................................................................................................. H–1 .............................................................................................................................. MH–139A MOD .......................................................................................................... H–60 ............................................................................................................................ HH60W MODIFICATIONS ....................................................................................... HC/MC–130 MODIFICATIONS ................................................................................ OTHER AIRCRAFT ................................................................................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. MQ–9 MODS ............................................................................................................... SENIOR LEADER C3 SYSTEM—AIRCRAFT ....................................................... CV–22 MODS .............................................................................................................. AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS ......................................................................... F–35A increase .................................................................................................... COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT SUPPORT EQUIP .................................................. POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT B–2B ............................................................................................................................ B–52 ............................................................................................................................ C–17A .......................................................................................................................... F–15 ............................................................................................................................ F–16 POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT ................................................................... HC/MC–130 POST PROD .......................................................................................... JOINT SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT ........ INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIVENESS ......................................................................... WAR CONSUMABLES WAR CONSUMABLES .............................................................................................. OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES ......................................................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ..................... MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT—BALLISTIC MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQ-BALLISTIC .......................................................... 023 024 026 034 036 037 038 039 041 042 043 045 046 047 048 050 051 052 056 057 058 059 060 068 070 071 073 074 075 076 080 081 082 083 085 086 088 090 091 094 099 103 104 106 111 114 116 117 122 123 124 134A 001 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request 107,500 3,131 Conference Authorized 107,500 250,000 [250,000] 17,800 [14,669] 34,224 11,437 34,224 11,437 76,906 73,893 223,827 35,165 76,906 73,893 223,827 35,165 15,048 28,797 120,044 448,116 977,526 380,337 252,607 19,344 15,048 28,797 120,044 448,116 977,526 380,337 252,607 19,344 34,939 9,853 87,515 34,939 9,853 87,515 159 247,814 137 85,381 159 247,814 137 85,381 144,041 124,368 144,041 124,368 60,000 [60,000] 79,859 231,001 17,291 45,232 17,899 4,992 1,749 9,150 365,086 237,502 [–26,400] 100,923 24,414 78,713 79,859 231,001 17,291 45,232 17,899 4,992 1,749 9,150 365,086 263,902 100,923 24,414 78,713 973,535 1,223,535 [250,000] 156,776 156,776 18,969 111 2,672 5,112 18,402 17,986 28,524 18,969 111 2,672 5,112 18,402 17,986 28,524 19,998 19,998 26,323 26,323 940,190 846,190 [–94,000] 16,006 17,729,963 16,006 18,084,232 35,116 35,116 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1935 SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Item 002 MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQ-BALLISTIC AP .................................................... STRATEGIC LONG RANGE STAND-OFF WEAPON .................................................................. LONG RANGE STAND-OFF WEAPON AP ............................................................ TACTICAL REPLAC EQUIP & WAR CONSUMABLES ............................................................ ADVANCED PRECISION KILL WEAPON SYSTEM (APKWS) MISSILE ......... AGM–183A AIR-LAUNCHED RAPID RESPONSE WEAPON .............................. JSM procurement total 112x—misaligned budget request ................................. JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE ....................................................... Joint Air to Surface Stand-Off Missile (JASSM) (USAF) ................................. JOINT ADVANCED TACTICAL MISSILE ............................................................. LRASM0 ...................................................................................................................... SIDEWINDER (AIM–9X) .......................................................................................... AMRAAM .................................................................................................................... SMALL DIAMETER BOMB ..................................................................................... SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II ................................................................................. STAND-IN ATTACK WEAPON (SIAW) .................................................................. INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS/POL PREVENTION ......................................... CLASS IV ICBM FUZE MOD ..................................................................................................... MM III MODIFICATIONS ........................................................................................ AIR LAUNCH CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM) ............................................................. MISSILE SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS (INITIAL) .................................................................. MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS (REPLEN) ................................................................. SPECIAL PROGRAMS SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAMS ............................................................................. Program decrease ................................................................................................. CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ......................... 005 006 007 008 009 011 013 015 017 018 021 022 023 024 025 027 029 030 031 033 033A 003 005 006 007 009 010 011 012 014 015 017 018 019 002 004 006 007 010 011 012 013 017 018 020 021 022 024 026 027 029 030 031 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized 2,166 2,166 192,409 250,300 192,409 250,300 12,436 13,428 387,055 368,593 294,401 100,352 365,125 41,510 307,743 185,324 12,436 13,428 615,055 [228,000] 489,081 [161,000] 368,593 294,401 100,352 365,125 41,510 307,743 185,324 917 917 119,376 14,604 41,393 119,376 14,604 41,393 5,824 108,249 5,824 108,249 221,199 199,099 [–22,100] 828,275 4,223,876 828,275 4,590,776 126,077 126,077 189,097 6,813 126,389 7,668 170,197 [–18,900] 6,813 126,389 7,668 58,454 7,297 636 2,955 5,571 58,454 7,297 636 2,955 5,571 101,540 101,540 328,081 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE CARTRIDGES CARTRIDGES ............................................................................................................ BOMBS GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ................................................................................ Program decrease ................................................................................................. MASSIVE ORDNANCE PENETRATOR (MOP) ..................................................... JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION ................................................................... B61–12 TRAINER ...................................................................................................... OTHER ITEMS CAD/PAD .................................................................................................................... EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) ....................................................... SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION ......................................................... ITEMS LESS THAN $5,000,000 .............................................................................. FLARES EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES ................................................................. FUZES FUZES ........................................................................................................................ SMALL ARMS SMALL ARMS ............................................................................................................ TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE ....... 125,721 125,721 26,260 784,478 26,260 765,578 PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE SPACE PROCUREMENT, SF AF SATELLITE COMM SYSTEM ........................................................................... COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS ................................................................................... EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM (ESS) AP ......................................................... FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT TERMINALS ....................................... GENERAL INFORMATION TECH—SPACE ......................................................... GPSIII FOLLOW ON ................................................................................................ GPS III SPACE SEGMENT ...................................................................................... GLOBAL POSTIONING (SPACE) ........................................................................... SPACEBORNE EQUIP (COMSEC) .......................................................................... MILSATCOM .............................................................................................................. SPECIAL SPACE ACTIVITIES ................................................................................ MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE SYSTEM .................................................................. NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH ............................................................. PTES HUB ................................................................................................................. SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY LAUNCH ....................................................... SPACE DIGITAL INTEGRATED NETWORK (SDIN) .......................................... SPACE MODS ............................................................................................................ SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM SPACE .................................................................. WIDEBAND SATCOM OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ................. 68,238 2,027 64,996 15,404 1,835 109,944 29,274 870 84,044 36,447 482,653 48,977 1,466,963 29,949 648,446 4,984 115,498 64,321 92,380 68,238 2,027 64,996 15,404 1,835 109,944 29,274 870 84,044 36,447 482,653 48,977 1,466,963 29,949 648,446 4,984 115,498 64,321 92,380 (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1936 SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT (In Thousands of Dollars) Line 032 033 035 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 015 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 031 032 034 036 037 038 039 040 041 044 046 047 050 051 052 053 054 055 056 059 061 062 063 064 065 066 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Item SPARES SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES USSF VEHICLES ...................................................................................................... SUPPORT EQUIPMENT POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT ................................................................ TOTAL PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE ...................................... OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES .................................................................... CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE ............................................................................. CAP VEHICLES ......................................................................................................... CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES ........................................................................ SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE .................................................................... SECURITY AND TACTICAL VEHICLES ............................................................... SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES ............................................................................ FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH RESCUE VEHICLES ................................................... MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLES ................................................................... BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT RUNWAY SNOW REMOV AND CLEANING EQU ................................................ BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT VEHICLES .................................................... COMM SECURITY EQUIPMENT(COMSEC) COMSEC EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................ Program decrease ................................................................................................. INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS INTERNATIONAL INTEL TECH & ARCHITECTURES ..................................... INTELLIGENCE TRAINING EQUIPMENT .......................................................... INTELLIGENCE COMM EQUIPMENT .................................................................. ELECTRONICS PROGRAMS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & LANDING SYS ......................................................... NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM ............................................................................ BATTLE CONTROL SYSTEM—FIXED ................................................................. THEATER AIR CONTROL SYS IMPROVEMEN .................................................. 3D EXPEDITIONARY LONG-RANGE RADAR ..................................................... WEATHER OBSERVATION FORECAST ............................................................... STRATEGIC COMMAND AND CONTROL ............................................................. CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN COMPLEX ..................................................................... MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS ............................................................................ STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING & EXECUTION SYSTEM ........................... SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ......................................................... AF GLOBAL COMMAND & CONTROL SYS .......................................................... MOBILITY COMMAND AND CONTROL ............................................................... AIR FORCE PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEM ...................................................... COMBAT TRAINING RANGES ............................................................................... MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMM N ................................................. WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE (WAS) ................................................................... C3 COUNTERMEASURES ....................................................................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACCOUNTING & MGT SYS ....................................... THEATER BATTLE MGT C2 SYSTEM ................................................................. AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC) ...................................................... Program decrease ................................................................................................. AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS BASE INFORMATION TRANSPT INFRAST (BITI) WIRED .............................. AFNET ........................................................................................................................ JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT ELEMENT (JCSE) ............................... USCENTCOM ............................................................................................................. USSTRATCOM ........................................................................................................... USSPACECOM ........................................................................................................... ORGANIZATION AND BASE TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT ................................................................................. RADIO EQUIPMENT ................................................................................................ BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE ......................................................................... MODIFICATIONS COMM ELECT MODS ............................................................................................... PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP PERSONAL SAFETY AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT ............................................ DEPOT PLANT+MTRLS HANDLING EQ POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT ................................................................ MECHANIZED MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIP ................................................. BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT ........................................................................... (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized 938 938 5,000 5,000 20,449 3,393,637 20,449 3,393,637 5,557 5,557 3,938 1,175 56,940 3,938 1,175 56,940 62,202 129 68,242 62,202 129 68,242 58,416 58,416 18,552 18,552 11,045 25,291 11,045 25,291 169,363 159,363 [–10,000] 5,833 5,273 42,257 5,833 5,273 42,257 26,390 11,810 16,592 27,650 103,226 31,516 82,912 22,021 18,722 6,383 26,390 11,810 16,592 27,650 103,226 31,516 82,912 22,021 18,722 6,383 172,085 1,947 11,648 294,747 231,987 94,995 29,617 116,410 172,085 1,947 11,648 294,747 231,987 94,995 29,617 104,810 [–11,600] 698 442 20,485 [–2,300] 698 442 22,785 79,091 282,907 5,930 14,919 4,788 32,633 79,091 282,907 5,930 14,919 4,788 32,633 143,829 50,730 67,015 143,829 50,730 67,015 76,034 76,034 81,782 81,782 13,711 21,143 13,711 21,143 90,654 90,654 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1937 SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Item 067 ENGINEERING AND EOD EQUIPMENT ............................................................. Program decrease ................................................................................................. Regional Base Cluster Prepositioning (RBCP) ................................................... MOBILITY EQUIPMENT ......................................................................................... FUELS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (FSE) ................................................................ BASE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ....................................... SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS DARP RC135 .............................................................................................................. DCGS-AF .................................................................................................................... SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAM ............................................................................... CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS (CYBER) .............................................................. SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................... TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ............................ 068 069 070 072 073 077 077A 080 081 004 005 015 016 017 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 037 038 042 044 046 048 049 050 051 052 056 058 059 062 063 065 070 071 074A 091 095 096 097 098 099 100 101 102 103 106 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DPAA .................................................................................. MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD ..................................................................................... MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS .................................................................................... MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY .................................................................. TELEPORT PROGRAM ............................................................................................ ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION .......................................................................... DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM NETWORK ................................................ WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATION AGENCY ..................................................... SENIOR LEADERSHIP ENTERPRISE ................................................................. JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY STACKS (JRSS) .................................................. JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER .................................................................................. FOURTH ESTATE NETWORK OPTIMIZATION (4ENO) ................................... MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DLA MAJOR EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................... MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCSA MAJOR EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................... MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS ...................................................................................... MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY THAAD ....................................................................................................................... Program increase: THAAD additional quantities ............................................... AEGIS BMD ............................................................................................................... Maximize SM–3 IB production line ..................................................................... BMDS AN/TPY–2 RADARS ...................................................................................... SM–3 IIAS ................................................................................................................... ARROW 3 UPPER TIER SYSTEMS ........................................................................ SHORT RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE (SRBMD) ............................ DEFENSE OF GUAM PROCUREMENT ................................................................ IRON DOME ............................................................................................................... AEGIS BMD HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ....................................................... MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DHRA PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION .......................................................................... MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY VEHICLES ................................................................................................................. OTHER MAJOR EQUIPMENT ................................................................................ DTRA CYBER ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................... MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DMACT MAJOR EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................... MAJOR EQUIPMENT, USCYBERCOM CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ................................................................................. CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS UNDISTRIBUTED CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... AVIATION PROGRAMS ARMED OVERWATCH/TARGETING ..................................................................... ROTARY WING UPGRADES AND SUSTAINMENT ............................................ UNMANNED ISR ...................................................................................................... NON-STANDARD AVIATION .................................................................................. U–28 ............................................................................................................................ MH–47 CHINOOK ..................................................................................................... CV–22 MODIFICATION ............................................................................................ MQ–9 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ................................................................. PRECISION STRIKE PACKAGE ............................................................................. AC/MC–130J ............................................................................................................... AMMUNITION PROGRAMS ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M ...................................................................................... OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request 253,799 Conference Authorized 95,584 34,794 59,431 320,199 [–10,000] [76,400] 95,584 34,794 59,431 30,136 87,044 1,178,397 30,136 87,044 1,178,397 26,920,092 26,920,092 1,075 20,330 31,504,644 1,075 20,330 31,547,144 475 164,900 475 164,900 403 403 6,254 112,517 23,673 252,370 125,292 175,264 1,496 54,186 75,386 6,254 112,517 23,673 252,370 125,292 175,264 1,496 54,186 75,386 79,251 79,251 2,230 2,230 33,090 33,090 523,125 36,530 444,835 100,000 40,000 11,351 60,000 17,211 1,237,689 [714,564] 400,000 [400,000] 36,530 444,835 100,000 40,000 11,351 60,000 17,211 3,797 3,797 911 12,023 1,800 911 12,023 1,800 7,258 7,258 73,358 73,358 1,129,183 1,129,183 156,606 189,059 6,858 7,849 2,031 156,934 19,692 12,890 61,595 236,312 156,606 189,059 6,858 7,849 2,031 156,934 19,692 12,890 61,595 236,312 116,972 116,972 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1938 SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT (In Thousands of Dollars) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized Line Item 107 108 109 110 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS .................................................................................... DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ............................... OTHER ITEMS <$5M .............................................................................................. COMBATANT CRAFT SYSTEMS ............................................................................ Combatant Craft Assault ..................................................................................... SPECIAL PROGRAMS .............................................................................................. TACTICAL VEHICLES ............................................................................................. WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M .................................................................................... Satellite Deployable Node, Communications on the Move ................................... COMBAT MISSION REQUIREMENTS ................................................................... OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE ........................................ OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ....................................................................... CBDP CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS ................................... CB PROTECTION & HAZARD MITIGATION ........................................................ TOTAL PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE ................................... 4,985 21,339 352,100 227,073 2,824 95,685 7,000 [7,000] 30,418 54,100 318,991 [15,000] 4,985 21,339 352,100 208,051 213,330 6,048,863 208,051 213,330 7,185,427 TOTAL PROCUREMENT ....................................................................... 152,830,175 161,707,244 111 112 113 114 116 117 120 121 227,073 2,824 95,685 30,418 54,100 303,991 TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVEL2 OPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA3 TION 1 4 SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA- 5 TION. SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars) Line 001 002 003 004 005 006 Program Element 0601102A 0601103A 0601104A 0601121A 0601275A 0601601A 007 0602002A 008 009 0602134A 0602135A 010 0602141A 012 0602143A 013 0602144A 014 0602145A g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Item RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY BASIC RESEARCH DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ................................................. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES ....................................... UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH CENTERS .............. CYBER COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ALLIANCE .................... ELECTRONIC WARFARE BASIC RESEARCH .............................. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING BASIC RESEARCH. SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH ........................................... APPLIED RESEARCH ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT-APPLIED RESEARCH. COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT ADVANCED STUDIES ........ COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (C-SUAS) APPLIED RESEARCH. LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY ............................................................ Advanced Materials and Manufacturing for Hypersonics (AMMH). SOLDIER LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY ......................................... Army Pathfinder Airborne ............................................................ Decrease Soldier load and power burden ...................................... Digital Night Vision Technology ................................................... Enhancing Energy Technologies in Cold Regions ......................... Pathfinder—Air Assault ................................................................ GROUND TECHNOLOGY .................................................................. Earth Sciences Polar Proving Ground & Training Program ........ Engineered Roadway Repair Materials for Effective Maneuver of Military Assets. Geotechnical Intelligence and Terrain Analytics Network for Arctic Maneuverability. NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY ........ Advanced Materials Development for Next Generation Combat Vehicle Survivability. Platform anti-idle and mobility technology ................................... (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized 237,678 78,947 69,391 5,463 88,053 7,012 237,678 78,947 69,391 5,463 88,053 7,012 486,544 486,544 9,455 9,455 6,174 12,618 6,174 12,618 97,157 106,157 [9,000] 72,670 101,170 [5,000] [8,000] [2,500] [5,000] [8,000] 66,342 [5,000] [3,000] 56,342 [2,000] 71,547 93,047 [2,500] [15,000] G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1939 SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Program Element 015 0602146A 016 0602147A 017 018 0602148A 0602150A 019 0602180A 021 022 0602182A 0602183A 023 024 025 026 027 0602184A 0602213A 0602275A 0602276A 0602345A 028 030 031 0602386A 0602785A 0602787A 031A 9999999999 032 033 0603002A 0603007A 034 0603025A 035 0603040A 036 037 038 039 040 0603041A 0603042A 0603043A 0603044A 0603116A 042 0603118A 043 0603119A 044 045 0603134A 0603135A 046 047 048 0603275A 0603276A 0603345A 049 0603386A 050 051 0603457A 0603461A 052 0603462A 053 0603463A 054 055 0603464A 0603465A g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Item Standardized Army Battery .......................................................... NETWORK C3I TECHNOLOGY ....................................................... Distributed Aperture Spectrum Dominance for Missile Defeat .... LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES TECHNOLOGY ...................... Novel Printed Armament Components for Distributed Operations. FUTURE VERTICLE LIFT TECHNOLOGY ................................... AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ............................. AI Integration & Security for IBCS .............................................. Counter-UAS technologies, facilities, and research ....................... ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES. C3I APPLIED RESEARCH ................................................................ AIR PLATFORM APPLIED RESEARCH ......................................... Shape-shifting Drones Powered by Mechanical Intelligence ......... SOLDIER APPLIED RESEARCH ..................................................... C3I APPLIED CYBER ........................................................................ ELECTRONIC WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH ........................ ELECTRONIC WARFARE CYBER APPLIED RESEARCH .......... UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED EFFECTS APPLIED RESEARCH. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS—APPLIED RESEARCH MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING TECHNOLOGY ............... MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ................................................................. Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) Mitochondria Transplantation for TBI research program. Program decrease .......................................................................... CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................. SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ..................................... ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT MEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .......................................... MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND DEMONSTRATION ................ Advance development of high-altitude precision effects glide munitions. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES. Multi-Domain Kill Chain Automation ........................................... ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ..... C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ...................................................... AIR PLATFORM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ............................... SOLDIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ........................................... LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ..................................... Tier 1 Blast Over Pressure Reduction Technologies .................... SOLDIER LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ................... Aerial Delivery of Fire Suppression .............................................. Rapid Agile Manufacturing of Parachutes and Soft-Goods .......... GROUND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ........................................... Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory ................... Improvements in Mobility Modeling .............................................. COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT SIMULATION ....................... COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (C-SUAS) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. ELECTRONIC WARFARE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .............. ELECTRONIC WARFARE CYBER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED EFFECTS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS—ADVANCED RESEARCH. C3I CYBER ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT .................................... HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING MODERNIZATION PROGRAM. NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. Acceleration of leap ahead systems for ground vehicles ................ Airless Tire Demonstration for the Infantry Squad Vehicle ......... Discontinuous Thermoplastics Materials ....................................... Dual-Use Autonomous and Collaborative Reconnaissance Testing Winter Tire Development .............................................................. NETWORK C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ................................. Communication Conformal Antenna Research and Development Geophysical Littoral Autonomous Detection and Exploitation II (GLADE II). Network C3I Advanced Technology .............................................. LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ............ (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request 56,529 25,744 20,420 25,992 13,745 22,317 53,305 27,597 4,716 45,415 17,102 18,408 8,209 17,191 143,293 Conference Authorized [4,000] 60,529 [4,000] 32,744 [7,000] 20,420 33,492 [2,500] [5,000] 13,745 22,317 58,305 [5,000] 27,597 4,716 45,415 17,102 18,408 8,209 17,191 140,293 [3,000] 34,599 860,545 [–6,000] 34,599 950,045 1,860 13,559 1,860 13,559 19,679 37,679 [18,000] 20,487 30,487 15,692 7,773 [10,000] 10,560 15,028 41,266 18,143 16,732 [3,500] 104,186 [5,000] [4,000] 41,507 [5,000] [6,000] 15,692 7,773 83,922 15,254 13,898 83,922 15,254 13,898 24,683 24,683 3,329 241,855 3,329 241,855 141,301 176,301 10,560 15,028 41,266 18,143 13,232 95,186 30,507 78,539 162,236 66,686 [6,000] [5,000] [10,000] [8,000] [6,000] 91,039 [2,500] [5,000] [5,000] 162,236 70,686 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1940 SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Program Element 056 0603466A 058 058A 0603920A 9999999999 060 0603305A 061 0603308A 063 064 065 066 067 0603619A 0603639A 0603645A 0603747A 0603766A 068 069 070 072 073 074 075 076 078 079 0603774A 0603779A 0603790A 0603804A 0603807A 0603827A 0604017A 0604019A 0604035A 0604036A 080 0604037A 081 085 086 0604100A 0604114A 0604115A 087 0604117A 089 090 0604120A 0604121A 091 0604134A 092 093 095 097 0604135A 0604182A 0604403A 0604531A 099 100 100A 0604541A 0305251A 9999999999 101 102 103 0604201A 0604270A 0604601A 104 105 106 110 111 112 113 114 0604604A 0604611A 0604622A 0604645A 0604710A 0604713A 0604715A 0604741A g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Item Next Generation eVTOL Program Enhancement ......................... AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ...... CHROME Testbed ........................................................................ Material Improvements for Electric Motors .................................. Missile Enhancements with Electric Motor Prototypes ................ HUMANITARIAN DEMINING .......................................................... CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES ARMY MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION ................ Multi-spectral Identification, Characterization, and Aggregation Science and Technology Evaluations Against Lethal Threats – Hypersonics. Underwater Cut and Capture Demonstration ............................... ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION ...................................... Assured Zero Trust Environment Controls (AZTEC) .................. LANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER—ADV DEV .................... TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION ........................... ARMORED SYSTEM MODERNIZATION—ADV DEV ................... SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY ................................. TACTICAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM—ADV DEV. System of Systems for Asset Optimization and Management of Uncrewed Systems. NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT .......... ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY—DEM/VAL ........ NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ..................................... LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ADV DEV ............ MEDICAL SYSTEMS—ADV DEV ..................................................... SOLDIER SYSTEMS—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT .................. ROBOTICS DEVELOPMENT ............................................................ EXPANDED MISSION AREA MISSILE (EMAM) ........................... LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) SATELLITE CAPABILITY .............. MULTI-DOMAIN SENSING SYSTEM (MDSS) ADV DEV ............. Secure Integrated Multi-Orbit Satellite Communications ............. TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS NODE (TITAN) ADV DEV. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ...................................................... LOWER TIER AIR MISSILE DEFENSE (LTAMD) SENSOR ...... TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES ............................... Program decrease .......................................................................... Short Pulse Laser Directed Energy Demonstration ..................... MANEUVER—SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE (M-SHORAD) .... M-VEST ........................................................................................ ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING (PNT) .. SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT REFINEMENT & PROTOTYPING. Program decrease .......................................................................... COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT DEMONSTRATION, PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING. STRATEGIC MID-RANGE FIRES .................................................... HYPERSONICS ................................................................................... FUTURE INTERCEPTOR ................................................................. COUNTER—SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT. UNIFIED NETWORK TRANSPORT ................................................ CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND FORCE SUPPORT CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION AIRCRAFT AVIONICS ....................................................................... ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT .................................. INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS ................................................... Combat Aviation Aircrew Enhancement – Safety and Lethality .. Next Generation Squad Weapon Magazine Testing ...................... MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES ..................................................... JAVELIN .............................................................................................. FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES ................................. ARMORED SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION (ASM)—ENG DEV .... NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS—ENG DEV ........................................... COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND EQUIPMENT ................. NON-SYSTEM TRAINING DEVICES—ENG DEV ......................... AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL AND INTELLIGENCE—ENG DEV. (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request 23,330 9,349 72,837 1,240,191 8,141 83,080 41,516 85,472 22,645 4,033 107,525 Conference Authorized [4,000] 35,580 [5,000] [4,750] [2,500] 9,349 72,837 1,355,441 18,641 [3,000] [2,500] [5,000] 89,080 [6,000] 41,516 85,472 22,645 4,033 117,425 [9,900] 5,153 11,343 5,031 15,435 1,000 41,856 35,082 178,137 17,063 239,813 3,092 9,865 196,448 267,619 5,153 11,343 5,031 15,435 1,000 41,856 35,082 178,137 17,063 249,813 [10,000] 3,092 8,686 240,899 9,865 196,448 266,869 [–5,750] [5,000] 239,497 [1,250] 8,686 170,019 5,491 [–70,880] 5,491 231,401 25,000 8,019 45,281 231,401 25,000 8,019 45,281 29,191 5,605 203,746 2,420,915 29,191 5,605 203,746 2,386,935 2,696 9,153 56,553 2,696 9,153 67,053 [9,000] [1,500] 18,503 9,810 47,064 16,593 351,274 5,654 19,063 18,892 238,247 18,503 9,810 47,064 16,593 351,274 5,654 19,063 13,892 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1941 SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Program Element 115 116 117 0604742A 0604746A 0604760A 118 119 120 121 0604798A 0604802A 0604804A 0604805A 122 0604807A 123 124 0604808A 0604818A 125 127 128 0604820A 0604827A 0604852A 129 130 131 0604854A 0605013A 0605018A 132 133 134 135 136 137 0605030A 0605031A 0605035A 0605036A 0605037A 0605038A 138 139 140 142 0605041A 0605042A 0605047A 0605051A 143 0605052A 144 145 146 147 152 0605053A 0605054A 0605144A 0605148A 0605224A 154 155 156 0605232A 0605233A 0605235A 157 158 0605236A 0605241A 160 163 164 0605244A 0605457A 0605531A 166 167 168 0605625A 0605766A 0605812A 169 170 172A 0605830A 0303032A 9999999999 173 0604256A 174 175 0604258A 0604759A 176 177 178 180 0605103A 0605301A 0605326A 0605601A g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Item Air and Missile Defense Common Operating Picture ................... CONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ..... AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT .................... DISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS (DIS)—ENG DEV. BRIGADE ANALYSIS, INTEGRATION AND EVALUATION ....... WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS—ENG DEV ..................................... LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ENG DEV ............ COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS—ENG DEV. Program decrease .......................................................................... MEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT—ENG DEV. LANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER—ENG DEV ............................. ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND & CONTROL HARDWARE & SOFTWARE. Program decrease .......................................................................... RADAR DEVELOPMENT .................................................................. SOLDIER SYSTEMS—WARRIOR DEM/VAL .................................. SUITE OF SURVIVABILITY ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS— EMD. ARTILLERY SYSTEMS—EMD ......................................................... INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ........................ INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPPSA). Program decrease .......................................................................... JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER (JTNC) .......................... JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN) .............................................. COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM) .............. COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (CWMD) .... EVIDENCE COLLECTION AND DETAINEE PROCESSING ....... NUCLEAR BIOLOGICAL CHEMICAL RECONNAISSANCE VEHICLE (NBCRV) SENSOR SUITE. DEFENSIVE CYBER TOOL DEVELOPMENT ............................... TACTICAL NETWORK RADIO SYSTEMS (LOW-TIER) ............... CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM ...................................................... AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY DEVELOPMENT ............................ Program decrease .......................................................................... Threat Missile Seeker Analysis and Assessment ........................... INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2—BLOCK 1. GROUND ROBOTICS ......................................................................... EMERGING TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES .................................... NEXT GENERATION LOAD DEVICE—MEDIUM ........................ TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS NODE (TITAN) EMD MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE .................................................. DeepFake and AI-synthesized Image Detection ........................... HYPERSONICS EMD ......................................................................... ACCESSIONS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT (AIE) ................ STRATEGIC MID-RANGE CAPABILITY ........................................ Maritime Strike Tomahawk (MST) (USA, USN) ......................... INTEGRATED TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS ........................... FUTURE LONG RANGE ASSAULT AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT. JOINT REDUCED RANGE ROCKET (JR3) ................................... ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AIAMD) COUNTER—SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS SYS DEV & DEMONSTRATION. MANNED GROUND VEHICLE ......................................................... NATIONAL CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION (MIP) ...................... JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT PHASE (EMD). AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .............................. TROJAN—RH12 ................................................................................. CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................. SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT ....................................... Man Portable Doppler Radar ........................................................ TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ............................................. MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT ............................................................. Advanced Sensing Expanded Range Operations ........................... RAND ARROYO CENTER ................................................................. ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL ............................................................. CONCEPTS EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM .............................. ARMY TEST RANGES AND FACILITIES ...................................... (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized 7,790 9,512 7,724 [5,000] 7,790 9,512 7,724 24,318 150,344 50,194 63,725 24,318 150,344 50,194 43,725 6,252 [–20,000] 6,252 9,862 430,895 9,862 356,105 53,226 4,137 76,903 [–74,790] 53,226 4,137 76,903 80,862 125,701 164,600 80,862 125,701 153,600 20,954 41,696 10,789 13,322 4,619 13,459 [–11,000] 20,954 41,696 10,789 13,322 4,619 13,459 3,611 3,222 8,101 44,182 248,659 227,038 57,546 24,492 44,273 34,844 3,611 3,222 8,101 26,182 [–20,000] [2,000] 248,659 22,732 1,248,544 227,038 57,546 24,492 44,273 39,844 [5,000] 513,027 32,710 188,394 [2,090] 22,732 1,248,544 28,893 146,056 55,196 28,893 146,056 55,196 386,393 16,913 2,664 386,393 16,913 2,664 930 3,920 117,428 5,378,817 930 3,920 117,428 5,277,617 74,767 84,767 [10,000] 16,004 106,027 [5,000] 10,892 379,283 58,606 428,108 513,027 32,710 186,304 16,004 101,027 10,892 379,283 58,606 425,108 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1942 SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Program Element 181 0605602A 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 0605604A 0605606A 0605706A 0605709A 0605712A 0605716A 0605718A 0605801A 0605803A 0605805A 192 0605857A 193 194 0605898A 0606002A 195 196 197 0606003A 0606118A 0606942A 199 200 201 0603778A 0605024A 0607101A 202 0607131A 203 0607136A 204 208 209 0607137A 0607145A 0607148A 210 215 216 217 0607150A 0607665A 0607865A 0203728A 218 0203735A 219 220 0203743A 0203752A 221 222 0203758A 0203801A 225 230 232 235 236 237 237A 0205778A 0303140A 0303142A 0305179A 0305219A 0708045A 9999999999 238 0608041A 239 0609135A 240 241 242 0609277A 0609278A 0609345A 243 0609346A g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Item Space Terrestrial Representation for Army Test and Training Operational Scenarios. ARMY TECHNICAL TEST INSTRUMENTATION AND TARGETS. SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY ANALYSIS ..................................... AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION ........................................................... MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ................................................... EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN ITEMS .......................................... SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL TESTING ...................................... ARMY EVALUATION CENTER ........................................................ ARMY MODELING & SIM X-CMD COLLABORATION & INTEG PROGRAMWIDE ACTIVITIES .......................................................... TECHNICAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES .................................... MUNITIONS STANDARDIZATION, EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY MGMT SUPPORT. ARMY DIRECT REPORT HEADQUARTERS—R&D - MHA ......... RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST SITE. COUNTERINTEL AND HUMAN INTEL MODERNIZATION ...... AIAMD SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT & INTEGRATION ............ ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS CYBER VULNERABILITIES. SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............................ OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT MLRS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ............................. ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT .................................... COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (CWMD) PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT. WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS. BLACKHAWK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ............... Blackhawk modernization .............................................................. CHINOOK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ...................... APACHE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT .............................................. AN/TPQ–53 COUNTERFIRE TARGET ACQUISITION RADAR SYSTEM. INTEL CYBER DEVELOPMENT ..................................................... FAMILY OF BIOMETRICS ................................................................ PATRIOT PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT ........................................... JOINT AUTOMATED DEEP OPERATION COORDINATION SYSTEM (JADOCS). COMBAT VEHICLE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS ....................... Program decrease .......................................................................... Scaling Cost-Saving Lightweight Metallurgical Development ....... 155MM SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER IMPROVEMENTS ....... AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. DIGITIZATION ................................................................................... MISSILE/AIR DEFENSE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. GUIDED MULTIPLE-LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM (GMLRS) .... INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ....................... SATCOM GROUND ENVIRONMENT (SPACE) .............................. INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) ................................ MQ–1 GRAY EAGLE UAV ................................................................. END ITEM INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES .......... CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................. SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT. SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS DEFENSIVE CYBER—SOFTWARE PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT. SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS. AGILE RDTE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) AGILE DEVELOPMENT. ELECTRONIC WARFARE AGILE DEVELOPMENT ..................... ELECTRONIC WARFARE AGILE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .. UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED EFFECTS AGILE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT. UAS LAUNCHED EFFECTS AGILE DEVELOPMENT ................ (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized [3,000] 69,328 69,328 31,306 1,887 19,100 6,277 63,637 62,343 11,825 54,172 26,592 44,465 31,306 1,887 19,100 6,277 63,637 62,343 11,825 54,172 26,592 44,465 2,857 2,857 53,436 72,302 53,436 72,302 5,660 358,854 6,354 5,660 358,854 6,354 1,956,082 1,974,082 14,639 6,449 115 14,639 6,449 115 13,687 13,687 23,998 10,859 44,371 43,054 123,998 [100,000] 10,859 44,371 43,054 13,129 1,594 183,763 8,424 13,129 1,594 183,763 8,424 744,085 107,826 237 744,085 [–10,000] [10,000] 107,826 237 1,013 1,338 1,013 1,338 33,307 15,040 35,720 6,653 3,444 67,002 46,872 1,426,619 33,307 15,040 35,720 6,653 3,444 67,002 46,872 1,526,619 89,238 89,238 89,238 89,238 143,618 143,618 127,081 59,202 187,473 127,081 59,202 187,473 172,898 172,898 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1943 SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Program Element 001 0601103N 002 0601153N 003 004 0602114N 0602123N 005 0602131M 006 0602235N 007 008 0602236N 0602271N 009 0602435N 010 011 0602651M 0602747N 012 0602750N 013 0602782N 015 0602861N 016 017 018 0603123N 0603271N 0603273N 019 0603640M 020 0603651M 021 0603673N 022 023 024 0603680N 0603729N 0603758N 025 0603782N 027 029 030 031 032 0603128N 0603207N 0603216N 0603239N 0603254N g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Item FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized SUBTOTAL AGILE RDTE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT. 690,272 690,272 TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY. 14,549,223 14,736,793 67,306 72,306 [5,000] 516,163 [5,000] 588,469 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY BASIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES ....................................... Artificial Intelligence Maritime Maneuvering (AIMM) 2.0 ........... DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ................................................. Hypersonics T&E Workforce Development ................................... SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH ........................................... APPLIED RESEARCH POWER PROJECTION APPLIED RESEARCH .............................. FORCE PROTECTION APPLIED RESEARCH .............................. Advanced Circuit Breaker ............................................................. Intelligent Data Management for Distributed Naval Platforms ... Multi-Material Flexible Automated Manufacturing ...................... Talent and Technology for Navy Power and Energy Systems ..... Testing and Qualification of High-Performance Carbon Fiber for Advanced Rocket Motors. MARINE CORPS LANDING FORCE TECHNOLOGY .................... Unmanned Logistics Solutions ...................................................... COMMON PICTURE APPLIED RESEARCH .................................. Embedded Systems Cyber for Critical Naval Infrastructure ........ WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT APPLIED RESEARCH .............. ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS APPLIED RESEARCH ............ Future Radio Frequency Digital Array Technology Development and Demonstration. OCEAN WARFIGHTING ENVIRONMENT APPLIED RESEARCH. JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS APPLIED RESEARCH ........... UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH ............................ Academic partnerships for undersea vessels ................................. Program increase ........................................................................... FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES APPLIED RESEARCH ........... Quantum communications corridor ............................................... MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT—ONR FIELD ACITIVITIES. SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ..................................... ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .................... ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS. USMC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION (ATD) .. Autonomous Amphibious Robotic Vehicle Development and Integration. Long Range Maneuvering Projectile (LRMP) .............................. Low-Cost Tactical Hypersonic Long-Range Precision Fires ........ JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. Submersible Air Revitalization using Aqueous Ionic Amines for CO2 Capture. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ............................ WARFIGHTER PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ....... NAVY WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS. MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM ....................................................... AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL APPLICATIONS ....................................... AVIATION SURVIVABILITY ............................................................ NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCES ................................................. ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .................................................... (1035098|1) 511,163 578,469 30,635 125,699 30,635 154,199 [6,000] [12,500] [4,000] [2,500] [3,500] 45,697 52,697 [7,000] 66,746 [11,500] 74,264 84,929 [5,000] 55,246 74,264 79,929 81,270 81,270 7,300 64,335 29,081 7,300 71,835 [2,500] [5,000] 291,815 [12,000] 29,081 81,423 81,423 954,694 1,026,194 43,527 8,644 121,618 43,527 8,644 121,618 309,711 329,711 [8,000] 279,815 6,561 [7,000] [5,000] 6,561 455,851 458,851 [3,000] 63,903 7,653 81,923 63,903 7,653 81,923 2,075 2,075 1,101,466 1,124,466 28,388 35,870 24,064 8,603 18,904 28,388 35,870 24,064 8,603 18,904 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1944 SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Program Element 033 034 0603261N 0603382N 035 0603502N 036 037 038 040 041 043 045 046 047 048 049 050 0603506N 0603512N 0603525N 0603536N 0603542N 0603561N 0603563N 0603564N 0603570N 0603573N 0603576N 0603581N 051 052 0603582N 0603595N 053 0603596N 054 055 056 0603597N 0603598N 0603599N 057 058 0603609N 0603635M 059 060 061 062 0603654N 0603713N 0603721N 0603724N 063 064 065 066 067 068 069 070 071 072 073 0603725N 0603734N 0603739N 0603746N 0603748N 0603751N 0603764M 0603790N 0603795N 0603851M 0603860N 076 077 078 079 082 0604025M 0604027N 0604028N 0604029N 0604112N 083 084 0604127N 0604272N 085 086 087 088 0604286N 0604289M 0604292N 0604295M 089 090 0604320M 0604454N 091 092 093 0604536N 0604636N 0604659N 094 0604707N 095 0604786N 097 098 100 101 0605513N 0605514M 0605518N 0105519N g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Item TACTICAL AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE ................................. ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY ......................... Embedded Hypersonics Seeker Testing Increase .......................... Marine Corps Warfighting Lab Air Combat Element Increase .... SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER MINE COUNTERMEASURES. SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENSE .......................................... CARRIER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ........................................... PILOT FISH ........................................................................................ RETRACT JUNIPER .......................................................................... RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL .............................................................. ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT ................. SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED DESIGN ........................................... SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN & FEASIBILITY STUDIES ......... ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS ................................... ADVANCED SURFACE MACHINERY SYSTEMS .......................... CHALK EAGLE ................................................................................... LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) .................................................... Program decrease .......................................................................... COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION ................................................. OHIO REPLACEMENT ...................................................................... Program increase: Advanced composite shaft design .................... LCS MISSION MODULES ................................................................. Program decrease .......................................................................... AUTOMATED TEST AND RE-TEST (ATRT) ................................. ATRT ENTERPRISE RAPID CAPABILITY .................................... FRIGATE DEVELOPMENT .............................................................. Program decrease .......................................................................... CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS ........................................................ MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORT SYSTEM .......... Program decrease .......................................................................... JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT ... OCEAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ......... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION .................................................. NAVY ENERGY PROGRAM .............................................................. Advanced Battery Technologies ..................................................... FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT .......................................................... CHALK CORAL ................................................................................... NAVY LOGISTIC PRODUCTIVITY .................................................. RETRACT MAPLE .............................................................................. LINK PLUMERIA ............................................................................... RETRACT ELM ................................................................................... LINK EVERGREEN ........................................................................... NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ..................................... LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY ....................................................... JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TESTING ................................. JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEMS— DEM/VAL. RAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION RESERVE (RDER) ..... DIGITAL WARFARE OFFICE .......................................................... SMALL AND MEDIUM UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLES .. UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLE CORE TECHNOLOGIES .. GERALD R. FORD CLASS NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER (CVN 78—80). SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES ........................................ TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (TADIRCM). NAVY ADVANCED MANUFACTURING .......................................... NEXT GENERATION LOGISTICS ................................................... FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT (MARITIME STRIKE) ....................... MARINE AVIATION DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION ............... Program decrease .......................................................................... RAPID TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY PROTOTYPE ..................... LX (R) ................................................................................................... Program decrease .......................................................................... ADVANCED UNDERSEA PROTOTYPING ..................................... COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (C-UAS) ............ PRECISION STRIKE WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM .. Emerging Hypersonic Capabilities (USA, USN) .......................... Navy MACE .................................................................................. SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING SUPPORT. OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE WEAPON DEVELOPMENT. UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLE ENABLING CAPABILITIES GROUND BASED ANTI-SHIP MISSILE ......................................... CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE (CPS) ................................... NUCLEAR-ARMED SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE (SLCM-N) SUPPORT. (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request 2,241 2,083 32,359 11,832 8,361 1,218,486 206,429 730 162,651 59,218 96,022 383,831 101,136 156,686 10,203 Conference Authorized 2,241 22,083 [10,000] [10,000] 32,359 10,925 414,282 1,016 647,914 376,672 106,810 529,550 5,234 1,056 9,832 41,978 11,832 8,361 1,218,486 206,429 730 162,651 59,218 96,022 383,831 101,136 156,686 0 [–10,203] 19,643 283,265 [10,000] 19,258 [–20,000] 9,862 20,000 0 [–84,199] 10,877 218,461 [–59,800] 43,657 9,647 22,829 56,577 [10,000] 10,925 414,282 1,016 647,914 376,672 106,810 529,550 5,234 1,056 9,832 41,978 99 151,271 4,855 47,106 112,704 99 151,271 4,855 47,106 112,704 18,504 14,387 18,504 14,387 10,585 2,722 7,125 38,873 6,866 10,585 2,722 7,125 35,073 [–3,800] 16,316 16,709 [–10,000] 143,943 16,689 235,072 [25,000] [100,000] 6,866 225,773 225,773 3,712 29,004 798,337 3,712 29,004 798,337 210,000 19,643 273,265 39,258 9,862 20,000 84,199 10,877 278,261 43,657 9,647 22,829 46,577 16,316 26,709 143,943 16,689 110,072 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1945 SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars) Line 102 103 104 105 106 107 Program Element 0207147M 0303260N 0303354N 0304240M 0304270N 0304797N 108 109 111 113 114 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 0603208N 0604038N 0604212N 0604215N 0604216N 0604230N 0604231N 0604234N 0604245M 0604261N 0604262N 0604264N 123 124 0604269N 0604270N 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 0604273M 0604274N 0604280N 0604282N 0604307N 0604329N 0604366N 132 133 0604373N 0604378N 135 136 137 138 0604501N 0604503N 0604504N 0604512N 139 141 142 143 145 146 147 148 149 150 0604516N 0604522N 0604530N 0604558N 0604567N 0604574N 0604601N 0604610N 0604654N 0604657M 151 0604703N 152 153 154 155 0604727N 0604755N 0604756N 0604757N 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 0604761N 0604771N 0604777N 0604850N 0605013M 0605013N 0605024N 0605180N 164 165 166 167 168 170 0605212M 0605215N 0605217N 0605220N 0605285N 0605414N g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Item Restoration of full funding for Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile. COLLABORATIVE COMBAT AIRCRAFT ........................................ DEFENSE MILITARY DECEPTION INITIATIVE ........................ ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT—MIP ......................................... ADVANCED TACTICAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM ....... ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT—MIP ....................... UNDERSEA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE / MACHINE LEARNING (AI/ML). SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION TRAINING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT ...................................................... MARITIME TARGETING CELL ....................................................... OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT ..................................................... STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ........................................................ MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER UPGRADE DEVELOPMENT ... WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM ....................................................... COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS .......................................... ADVANCED HAWKEYE .................................................................... H–1 UPGRADES ................................................................................. ACOUSTIC SEARCH SENSORS ....................................................... V–22 ...................................................................................................... AIR CREW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ......................................... Program decrease .......................................................................... EA–18 ................................................................................................... ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT .................................. Program decrease .......................................................................... EXECUTIVE HELO DEVELOPMENT ............................................ NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) ........................................... JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM—NAVY (JTRS-NAVY) ........ NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) INCREMENT II .............. SURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT SYSTEM ENGINEERING .... SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB) ................................................... STANDARD MISSILE IMPROVEMENTS ........................................ Program decrease .......................................................................... AIRBORNE MCM ................................................................................ NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE CONTROL—COUNTER AIR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING. ADVANCED ABOVE WATER SENSORS ......................................... SUBMARINE SWFTS MODERNIZATION ....................................... AIR CONTROL .................................................................................... SHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS ................................................. Program decrease .......................................................................... SHIP SURVIVABILITY ...................................................................... AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR (AMDR) SYSTEM .......... ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG) .......................................... NEW DESIGN SSN ............................................................................. SHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/ LIVE FIRE T&E ................................ NAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER RESOURCES ................................ MINE DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................... LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO DEVELOPMENT ............................... JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT ... USMC GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS— ENG DEV. PERSONNEL, TRAINING, SIMULATION, AND HUMAN FACTORS. JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON SYSTEMS ....................................... SHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT & CONTROL) .......................... SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: HARD KILL) ......................... SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: SOFT KILL/EW) ................... Program decrease .......................................................................... INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING .................................................... MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT .............................................................. NAVIGATION/ID SYSTEM ................................................................ SSN(X) .................................................................................................. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ........................ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ........................ ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT .................................... TACAMO MODERNIZATION ............................................................ Program decrease .......................................................................... CH–53K RDTE .................................................................................... MISSION PLANNING ......................................................................... COMMON AVIONICS .......................................................................... SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR (SSC) ............................................ NEXT GENERATION FIGHTER ...................................................... UNMANNED CARRIER AVIATION (UCA) ..................................... (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized [210,000] 58,000 1,980 3,864 2,822 1,278 29,308 58,000 1,980 3,864 2,822 1,278 29,308 7,454,345 7,641,343 15,101 147,802 987 4,540 64,838 15,778 64,547 350,324 62,240 52,549 124,958 44,297 15,101 147,802 987 4,540 64,838 15,778 64,547 350,324 62,240 52,549 124,958 39,897 [–4,400] 184,921 155,606 [–30,000] 74,980 64,167 289,345 228,256 432,981 23,836 362,964 [–50,000] 8,372 39,878 184,921 185,606 74,980 64,167 289,345 228,256 432,981 23,836 412,964 8,372 39,878 67,881 204,158 23,930 33,704 4,364 74,937 32,037 247,293 28,400 3,552 130 12,565 8,740 17,377 67,881 204,158 23,930 13,704 [–20,000] 4,364 74,937 32,037 247,293 28,400 3,552 130 12,565 8,740 17,377 6,703 6,703 895 167,711 145,007 232,368 895 167,711 145,007 217,368 [–15,000] 7,023 7,629 3,724 365,987 16,000 192,784 3,428 1,203,978 [–40,000] 135,432 120,255 67,944 7,267 74,320 305,487 7,023 7,629 3,724 365,987 16,000 192,784 3,428 1,243,978 135,432 120,255 67,944 7,267 74,320 305,487 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1946 SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Program Element 171 172 173 174 175 0605450M 0605500N 0605504N 0605516N 0605611M 176 0605813M 177 178 0204202N 0301377N 179 183 185 0302315N 0304785N 0306250M 186 187 188 189 190 193 194 195 196 0604256N 0604258N 0604759N 0605152N 0605154N 0605853N 0605856N 0605863N 0605864N 197 198 199 200 201 202 0605865N 0605866N 0605867N 0605873M 0605898N 0606295M 203 204 205 0606355N 0305327N 0902498N 208 0604840M 209 0604840N 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 218 0605520M 0607658N 0101221N 0101224N 0101226N 0101402N 0204136N 0204229N 219 220 222 223 224 225 227 228 0204311N 0204313N 0204460M 0204571N 0204575N 0205601N 0205632N 0205633N 229 230 0205675N 0206313M 231 0206335M 232 0206623M 233 234 236 237 0206624M 0206625M 0207161N 0207163N 238 0208043N g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Item JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) ................................... MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT (MMA) ......................... MULTI-MISSION MARITIME (MMA) INCREMENT III ................ LONG RANGE FIRES ........................................................................ MARINE CORPS ASSAULT VEHICLES SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION. JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION. DESTROYERS GUIDED MISSILE (DDG–1000) ............................ COUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS (CACW). NON-KINETIC COUNTERMEASURE SUPPORT .......................... ISR & INFO OPERATIONS ............................................................... CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ............ SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT ....................................... TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ............................................. MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT ............................................................. STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT—NAVY .............................. CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES .................................................. MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT STRATEGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT ............................................. RDT&E SHIP AND AIRCRAFT SUPPORT ..................................... TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT ............................................. Program decrease .......................................................................... OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION CAPABILITY ........... NAVY SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) SUPPORT SEW SURVEILLANCE/RECONNAISSANCE SUPPORT ............... MARINE CORPS PROGRAM WIDE SUPPORT .............................. MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D ................................................................ MARINE AVIATION DEVELOPMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT. WARFARE INNOVATION MANAGEMENT .................................... INSIDER THREAT ............................................................................. MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS (DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES). SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............................ OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT F–35 C2D2 ........................................................................................... Block 4 Delays ............................................................................... F–35 C2D2 ........................................................................................... Block 4 Delays ............................................................................... MARINE CORPS AIR DEFENSE WEAPONS SYSTEMS .............. COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY (CEC) .................. STRATEGIC SUB & WEAPONS SYSTEM SUPPORT .................... SSBN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ............................... SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ............... NAVY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ........................................ F/A–18 SQUADRONS ......................................................................... TOMAHAWK AND TOMAHAWK MISSION PLANNING CENTER (TMPC). INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ..................................... SHIP-TOWED ARRAY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS ..................... GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR) .................... CONSOLIDATED TRAINING SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ......... ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) READINESS SUPPORT ............ ANTI-RADIATION MISSILE IMPROVEMENT ............................... MK–48 ADCAP .................................................................................... AVIATION IMPROVEMENTS ........................................................... Autonomous airfield FOD sweeping systems ................................ Program decrease .......................................................................... OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS ............................. MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ......................... Hydrogen Fuel Cell for small-UAS ............................................... COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (CAC2S). MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS. MARINE CORPS COMBAT SERVICES SUPPORT ........................ USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS ... TACTICAL AIM MISSILES ............................................................... ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM). PLANNING AND DECISION AID SYSTEM (PDAS) ..................... (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized 59,077 41,129 103,397 138,443 44,644 59,077 41,129 103,397 138,443 44,644 6,984 6,984 58,817 16,906 58,817 16,906 23,818 170,567 11,936 7,431,995 23,818 170,567 11,936 7,272,595 25,133 14,191 61,946 3,596 31,695 133,538 3,709 151,479 463,725 30,880 22,563 7,325 28,816 42,751 4,732 25,133 14,191 61,946 3,596 31,695 133,538 3,709 151,479 447,924 [–15,801] 30,880 22,563 7,325 28,816 42,751 4,732 37,551 2,653 2,041 37,551 2,653 2,041 1,068,324 1,052,523 494,034 444,634 [–49,400] 428,110 [–47,600] 56,140 136,436 807,099 63,252 56,401 52,404 369,863 151,177 475,710 56,140 136,436 807,099 63,252 56,401 52,404 369,863 151,177 71,800 1,990 32,045 199,067 115,834 33,659 84,338 127,421 17,813 71,800 1,990 32,045 199,067 115,834 33,659 84,338 123,721 [9,000] [–12,700] 209,200 128,488 [3,000] 17,813 70,139 70,139 20,419 34,289 34,650 26,286 20,419 34,289 34,650 26,286 3,572 3,572 209,200 125,488 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1947 SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Program Element 242 243 244 247 248 250 0303138N 0303140N 0305192N 0305208M 0305220N 0305232M 252 253 255 256 257 258 259 259A 0305241N 0305242M 0305421N 0307577N 0308601N 0702207N 0708730N 9999999999 260 0608013N 261 0608231N Item AFLOAT NETWORKS ........................................................................ INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ....................... MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM (MIP) ACTIVITIES ...... DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ......... MQ–4C TRITON .................................................................................. RQ–11 UAV .......................................................................................... Maritimization of the Long-Range Long-Endurance (LR/LE) SUAS. MULTI-INTELLIGENCE SENSOR DEVELOPMENT ................... UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) PAYLOADS (MIP) ........ MQ–4C TRITON MODERNIZATION ................................................ INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD) ........................................ MODELING AND SIMULATION SUPPORT ................................... DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF) ................................................. MARITIME TECHNOLOGY (MARITECH) ...................................... CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................. SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT. SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS RISK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION—SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM. MARITIME TACTICAL COMMAND AND CONTROL (MTC2)— SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM. SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS. TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY. 001 0601102F 002 0601103F 003 004 0602020F 0602022F 005 0602102F 007 008 0602202F 0602203F 009 011 0602204F 0602298F 012 013 014 015 0602336F 0602602F 0602605F 0602788F 016 017 0603032F 0603112F 018 019 020 0603199F 0603203F 0603211F g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE BASIC RESEARCH DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ................................................. Material Flexibility and New Applications in Quantum Electronics Research. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES ....................................... SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH ........................................... APPLIED RESEARCH FUTURE AF CAPABILITIES APPLIED RESEARCH ................... UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RESEARCH CENTER (UARC)— TACTICAL AUTONOMY. MATERIALS ........................................................................................ Advanced Aerospace Materials ...................................................... Advanced Composites in Hypersonics & Attritable Aircraft Research. Advanced materials science for manufacturing research .............. Metals Affordability Iniatitive ....................................................... HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS APPLIED RESEARCH ...................... AEROSPACE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES ..................................... Computational Methods and Hardware Validation of UAVs ........ High Mach Turbine Engine .......................................................... Integrated hypersonic propulsion technology maturation ............. AEROSPACE SENSORS ..................................................................... SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT— MAJOR HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES. NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS TECH EXPLORATION .......... CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS ........................................................ DIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY ............................................. DOMINANT INFORMATION SCIENCES AND METHODS .......... Agile, Assured, and Autonomous Battle Management Network and Readiness Accelerator (3A-BMN). Counter UAS advanced detection systems pilot program ............. Dependable AI for National Security ............................................ Distributed Quantum Networking Testbed and Quantum Cloud Computing Environment. Photonic Quantum Computing ...................................................... SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ..................................... ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FUTURE AF INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY DEMOS .................. ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR WEAPON SYSTEMS ................... Tier 2.5 LO Platform Inspection System ..................................... SUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (S&T) ............... ADVANCED AEROSPACE SENSORS .............................................. AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/DEMO ...................................... (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized 70,742 64,147 3,311 61,238 14,421 1,063 70,742 64,147 3,311 61,238 14,421 7,063 [6,000] 41,414 9,157 361,943 803 12,389 23,372 3,600 2,554,769 7,092,895 41,414 9,157 361,943 803 12,389 23,372 3,600 2,554,769 7,001,195 13,341 13,341 12,520 12,520 25,861 25,861 25,708,049 25,732,646 302,716 322,716 [20,000] 94,121 396,837 94,121 416,837 78,214 6,294 78,214 6,294 147,422 172,422 [2,500] [10,000] 133,928 321,059 199,120 10,813 4,969 125,102 92,331 187,036 [10,000] [2,500] 133,928 338,559 [5,000] [10,000] [2,500] 199,120 10,813 4,969 125,102 92,331 224,536 [5,000] [5,000] [15,000] [10,000] 1,306,288 268,754 31,021 12,915 69,652 102,125 [2,500] 1,386,288 268,754 33,521 [2,500] 12,915 69,652 194,625 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1948 SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Program Element 023 0603273F 025 0603456F 026 027 028 0603601F 0603605F 0603680F 029 0603788F 030 0604776F 032 033 034 035 036 037 0603260F 0603742F 0603790F 0603851F 0604001F 0604003F 039 040 0604005F 0604007F 041 042 043 047 0604009F 0604010F 0604015F 0604183F 049 052 053 0604257F 0604317F 0604327F 054 055 056 057 058 059 0604336F 0604414F 0604609F 0604668F 0604776F 0604858F 060 0604860F 061 063 064 0605057F 0606004F 0606005F 066 067 068 071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079 0207147F 0207179F 0207420F 0207455F 0207522F 0207606F 0208030F 0303010F 0305236F 0305601F 0701200F 0708051F 080 081 082 083 0808736F 0808737F 0901410F 1206415F 084 085 086 087 0604200F 0604201F 0604222F 0604270F g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Item Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Combat Ready Airman (CRA) Flight Demonstrator. Multi-role CCA propulsion ............................................................. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS. HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY ............................... ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY ......................................... MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ............................ Additive Manufacturing for Engineer Components ....................... BATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION. DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISE R&D .............. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ........................... COMBAT IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY ................................ NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ..................................... INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE—DEM/VAL .......... NC3 ADVANCED CONCEPTS ........................................................... ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ABMS) ............ Program decrease .......................................................................... NC3 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPING ............ E–7 ........................................................................................................ E–7 continued development and procurement .............................. AFWERX .............................................................................................. NEXT GENERATION ADAPTIVE PROPULSION ......................... LONG RANGE STRIKE—BOMBER ................................................. HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING—HYPERSONIC ATTACK CRUISE MISSILE (HACM). ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND SENSORS ................................ TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER .............................................................. HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGET DEFEAT SYSTEM (HDBTDS) PROGRAM. NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS PROTOTYPING ....................... CYBER RESILIENCY OF WEAPON SYSTEMS-ACS .................... REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS & CONCEPT MATURATION ........ JOINT TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (JTMS) .. DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISE R&D .............. TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM ...................................................... Program decrease .......................................................................... OPERATIONAL ENERGY AND INSTALLATION RESILIENCE Operational energy program increase ............................................ NEXT GENERATION AIR-REFUELING SYSTEM ........................ NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ........ DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OFFICE ......................................... Adaptive Threat Modeling Lab ..................................................... COLLABORATIVE COMBAT AIRCRAFT ........................................ AUTONOMOUS COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS ......................... COMBAT IDENTIFICATION ............................................................ THREE DIMENSIONAL LONG-RANGE RADAR (3DELRR) ....... AIRBASE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS (ABADS) .............................. JOINT SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT (JSE) ............................... WAR RESERVE MATERIEL—AMMUNITION ............................... AF ISR DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE ........................................... COMMON DATA LINK EXECUTIVE AGENT (CDL EA) ............. MISSION PARTNER ENVIRONMENTS .......................................... ENTERPRISE SELECT CLASS II ................................................... RAPID SUSTAINMENT MODERNIZATION (RSM) ....................... B–21 Additive Manufacturing ....................................................... Condition Based Predictive Maintenance ...................................... SPECIAL VICTIM ACCOUNTABILITY AND INVESTIGATION .. INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION ....................................... CONTRACTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM ......... U.S. SPACE COMMAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION FUTURE ADVANCED WEAPON ANALYSIS & PROGRAMS ....... PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND IMPROVEMENTS ..................... NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUPPORT .................................................... ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT .................................. (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized [90,000] 128,407 [2,500] 128,407 19,790 19,790 99,263 4,434 38,891 30,812 99,263 4,434 42,891 [4,000] 30,812 28,316 834,380 28,316 933,380 3,901 25,172 4,595 90,096 15,910 1,040,475 18,499 330,270 2,347,225 802,810 3,901 25,172 4,595 90,096 15,910 1,022,475 [–18,000] 67,081 846,676 [647,000] 18,499 330,270 2,347,225 802,810 40,779 3,558 144,143 40,779 3,558 144,143 56,926 46,148 22,754 129,626 4,996 134,833 1,997 5,167 29,277 36,913 56,926 46,148 22,754 129,626 4,996 121,433 [–13,400] 59,460 [10,000] 12,960 1,097 30,997 [15,000] 111,365 62,019 1,713 17,344 15,785 260,667 9,865 24,817 32,511 14,956 1,000 62,666 [15,000] [15,000] 1,997 5,167 29,277 36,913 6,267,049 6,937,649 36,125 125,663 79,312 17,013 36,125 125,663 79,312 17,013 67,081 199,676 49,460 12,960 1,097 15,997 111,365 62,019 1,713 17,344 15,785 260,667 9,865 24,817 32,511 14,956 1,000 32,666 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1949 SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Program Element 088 089 090 091 092 093 094 095 0604281F 0604287F 0604288F 0604602F 0604604F 0604617F 0604706F 0604735F 096 097 100 101 103 0604932F 0604933F 0605056F 0605223F 0605238F 104 106 107 109 110 111 112 114 117 0605296F 0207039F 0207110F 0207279F 0207328F 0207407F 0207701F 0303008F 0305155F 120 0401221F 121 122 123 0401319F 0701212F 0804772F 125 126 127 0604256F 0604759F 0605101F 129 130 0605712F 0605807F 133 134 136 137 138 0605829F 0605831F 0605833F 0605898F 0605976F 139 0605978F 140 0606017F 141 142 0606398F 0208201F 143 0303255F 144 145 0308602F 0702806F 146 148 0804776F 1001004F 149 150 153 0604233F 0604283F 0604840F 154 155 157 158 159 0605018F 0605024F 0605229F 0605278F 0606018F g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Item TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS ENTERPRISE .............................. PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT .............................................. SURVIVABLE AIRBORNE OPERATIONS CENTER (SAOC) ....... ARMAMENT/ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT .................................. SUBMUNITIONS ................................................................................ AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT .............................................................. LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS ............................................................... COMBAT TRAINING RANGES ......................................................... Innovative Targeting Systems Technology .................................... LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON ............................................. ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION ...................................................... OPEN ARCHITECTURE MANAGEMENT ....................................... ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING ........................................................ GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT EMD ..................... Restoration of full funding for Sentinel ICBM program EMD .... MICROELECTRONICS SECURE ENCLAVE .................................. COGNITIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE ............................. F–47 ...................................................................................................... ISOLATED PERSONNEL SURVIVABILITY AND RECOVERY ... STAND IN ATTACK WEAPON ......................................................... ELECTROMAGNETIC BATTLE MANAGEMENT (EMBM) .......... FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING ............................................ SATURN ............................................................................................... THEATER NUCLEAR WEAPON STORAGE & SECURITY SYSTEM. KC–46A TANKER SQUADRONS ...................................................... Program delay ............................................................................... VC–25B ................................................................................................. AUTOMATED TEST SYSTEMS ........................................................ TRAINING DEVELOPMENTS .......................................................... Competency Based Adaptive Learning .......................................... SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT ....................................... MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT ............................................................. RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE .......................................................... Program decrease .......................................................................... INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVALUATION ......................... TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT ............................................. Hypersonic Digital Model Upgrades ............................................. Program decrease .......................................................................... ACQ WORKFORCE- CYBER, NETWORK, & BUS SYS ................. ACQ WORKFORCE- CAPABILITY INTEGRATION ....................... ACQ WORKFORCE- NUCLEAR SYSTEMS ..................................... MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D ................................................................ FACILITIES RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION—TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT. FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT—TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT. REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND MATURATION ...................... Program decrease .......................................................................... MANAGEMENT HQ—T&E ................................................................ OFFENSIVE SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (SUAS). COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION, AND COMPUTERS (C4)—STRATCOM. NC3 network sensor demonstration .............................................. NC3 REACH ................................................................................. ENTEPRISE INFORMATION SERVICES (EIS) ............................ ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ........................... Program decrease .......................................................................... ADVANCED DISTRIBUTED LEARNING ....................................... INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES ....................................................... SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............................ OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE FLIGHT TRAINING ........... BATTLE MGMT COM & CTRL SENSOR DEVELOPMENT ......... F–35 C2D2 ........................................................................................... Block 4 Delays ............................................................................... Power Thermal Management Systems Analysis ............................ AF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM (AF-IPPS) ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE AGENCY ............... HH–60W ............................................................................................... HC/MC–130 RECAP RDT&E .............................................................. NC3 INTEGRATION ........................................................................... (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request 77,170 10,589 1,826,328 7,253 3,502 23,474 20,542 139,499 606,955 3,252 44,150 172,378 2,647,563 104,990 44,267 2,579,362 99,248 255,336 20,439 12,898 4,985 19,875 145,434 602,318 30,341 5,067 9,765,328 41,125 156,915 32,405 Conference Authorized 77,170 10,589 1,826,328 7,253 3,502 23,474 20,542 145,499 [6,000] 606,955 3,252 44,150 172,378 3,847,563 [1,200,000] 104,990 44,267 2,579,362 99,248 255,336 20,439 12,898 4,985 19,875 118,535 [–26,899] 602,318 30,341 8,267 [3,200] 10,947,629 435,918 1,153,165 368,881 5,960 217,761 41,125 156,915 26,005 [–6,400] 13,872 1,091,571 [6,400] [–13,700] 435,918 1,153,165 368,881 5,960 217,761 91,969 91,969 28,157 7,417 4,985 23,857 [–4,300] 7,417 4,985 15,662 41,662 13,872 1,098,871 101,779 22,670 1,698 4,430 3,803,640 66,200 17,353 1,182,094 64,050 62,965 43,579 50,845 40,066 [11,000] [15,000] 101,779 13,270 [–9,400] 1,698 4,430 3,802,240 66,200 17,353 979,394 [–208,700] [6,000] 64,050 62,965 43,579 50,845 40,066 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1950 SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Program Element 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 169 170 0101113F 0101122F 0101126F 0101127F 0101213F 0101316F 0101318F 0101328F 0102110F 0102326F 171 172 173 174 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 0102417F 0202834F 0205219F 0205671F 0207133F 0207134F 0207136F 0207138F 0207142F 0207146F 0207161F 0207163F 184 186 188 189 191 0207172F 0207238F 0207247F 0207249F 0207268F 192 193 194 0207325F 0207327F 0207410F 195 198 199 200 202 203 204 206 208 209 210 211 0207412F 0207431F 0207438F 0207439F 0207452F 0207457F 0207521F 0207590F 0207611F 0207697F 0207701F 0208006F 212 213 214 218 219 220 226 0208007F 0208087F 0208088F 0208288F 0301025F 0301113F 0301377F 228 0301401F 229 230 232 233 0302015F 0302315F 0303089F 0303131F 234 235 236 237 238 0303133F 0303140F 0303248F 0303260F 0304100F 239 242 243 247 248 249 250 251 252 0304109F 0304260F 0304310F 0305020F 0305022F 0305099F 0305103F 0305111F 0305114F g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Item B–52 SQUADRONS ............................................................................. AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM) ................................. B–1B SQUADRONS ............................................................................ B–2 SQUADRONS ............................................................................... MINUTEMAN SQUADRONS ............................................................. WORLDWIDE JOINT STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ............. SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM—GLOBAL STRIKE .......... ICBM REENTRY VEHICLES ............................................................ MH–139A .............................................................................................. REGION/SECTOR OPERATION CONTROL CENTER MODERNIZATION PROGRAM. OVER-THE-HORIZON BACKSCATTER RADAR ........................... VEHICLES AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT—GENERAL ............... MQ–9 UAV ........................................................................................... JOINT COUNTER RCIED ELECTRONIC WARFARE .................. F–16 SQUADRONS ............................................................................. F–15E SQUADRONS .......................................................................... MANNED DESTRUCTIVE SUPPRESSION .................................... F–22A SQUADRONS .......................................................................... F–35 SQUADRONS ............................................................................. F–15EX ................................................................................................. TACTICAL AIM MISSILES ............................................................... ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM). JOINT ADVANCED TACTICAL MISSILE (JATM) ........................ E–11A ................................................................................................... AF TENCAP ........................................................................................ PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS PROCUREMENT ....................... AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. JOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE (JASSM) ......... SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB) ................................................... AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC) ............................... Program decrease .......................................................................... CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC) ............................. COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM ACTIVITIES ............... THEATER BATTLE MANAGEMENT (TBM) C4I .......................... ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE INT REPROG (EWIR) ............ DCAPES ............................................................................................... AIR FORCE SPECIAL WARFARE (SPECWAR) ............................. AIR FORCE CALIBRATION PROGRAMS ....................................... SEEK EAGLE ...................................................................................... READINESS DECISION SUPPORT ENTERPRISE ...................... DISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND EXERCISES .............................. FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING ............................................ MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS ...................................................... Program decrease .......................................................................... TACTICAL DECEPTION ................................................................... DISTRIBUTED CYBER WARFARE OPERATIONS ....................... AF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ............................ INTEL DATA APPLICATIONS ......................................................... GEOBASE ............................................................................................ CYBER SECURITY INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT .......................... COUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS (CACW). AF MULTI-DOMAIN NON-TRADITIONAL ISR BATTLESPACE AWARENESS. E–4B NATIONAL AIRBORNE OPERATIONS CENTER (NAOC) NON-KINETIC COUNTERMEASURE SUPPORT .......................... CYBERSPACE AND DODIN OPERATIONS ................................... MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN). HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO SYSTEMS .......................................... INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ....................... ALL DOMAIN COMMON PLATFORM ............................................. JOINT MILITARY DECEPTION INITIATIVE ............................... STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING & EXECUTION SYSTEM (SMPES). THRESHER ......................................................................................... AIRBORNE SIGINT ENTERPRISE ................................................. COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS .......................................... CCMD INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ........... ISR MODERNIZATION & AUTOMATION DVMT (IMAD) ............ GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (GATM) ........................ CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE ...................................................... WEATHER SERVICE ......................................................................... AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, APPROACH, AND LANDING SYSTEM (ATCALS). (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized 931,164 555 116,589 12,519 106,032 24,081 6,928 259,605 5,982 726 931,164 555 116,589 12,519 106,032 24,081 6,928 259,605 5,982 726 132,097 744 26,689 3,424 216,638 233,018 17,680 852,332 48,446 78,345 86,549 51,242 132,097 744 26,689 3,424 216,638 233,018 17,680 852,332 48,446 78,345 86,549 51,242 425,029 15,244 52,492 13,613 52,734 425,029 15,244 52,492 13,613 52,734 232,252 24,810 113,086 13,711 31,197 95,034 1,012 999 14,749 1,117 232,252 24,810 101,786 [–11,300] 17,569 33,601 6,787 60,072 8,507 27,526 2,273 33,707 8,880 4,399 8,096 124,945 [–13,800] 13,711 31,197 95,034 1,012 999 14,749 1,117 2,987 2,987 54,457 7,006 10,080 99,599 54,457 7,006 10,080 99,599 19,955 98,414 76,642 356 75,164 19,955 98,414 76,642 356 75,164 105 90,650 4,127 1,547 22,237 4,257 310 30,509 17,259 105 90,650 4,127 1,547 22,237 4,257 310 30,509 17,259 17,569 33,601 6,787 60,072 8,507 27,526 2,273 33,707 8,880 4,399 8,096 138,745 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1951 SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Program Element 253 256 257 258 259 261 262 263 265 266 267 268 269 0305116F 0305128F 0305146F 0305158F 0305179F 0305206F 0305207F 0305208F 0305221F 0305238F 0305240F 0305249F 0305600F 270 272 0305836F 0305903F 273 274 276 277 0305984F 0307577F 0401119F 0401130F 278 279 281 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 0401132F 0401134F 0401318F 0708610F 0801380F 0804743F 0901202F 0901218F 0901220F 0901226F 0901538F 291 292 293A 0901554F 1201921F 9999999999 Item AERIAL TARGETS ............................................................................. SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES .......................... DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES ...... TACTICAL TERMINAL ..................................................................... INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) ................................ AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS ................................... MANNED RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS ...................................... DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ......... NETWORK-CENTRIC COLLABORATIVE TARGETING .............. NATO AGS ........................................................................................... ISR TRANSPORT AND PROCESSING ............................................ AF JWICS ENTERPRISE .................................................................. INTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY AND ARCHITECTURES. C2IMERA ............................................................................................. COCOM MOBILE COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTERS (MCCCS). PERSONNEL RECOVERY COMMAND & CTRL (PRC2) ............... INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD) ........................................ C–5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS (IF) ...................................................... C–17 AIRCRAFT (IF) ......................................................................... Program increase ........................................................................... C–130J PROGRAM .............................................................................. LARGE AIRCRAFT IR COUNTERMEASURES (LAIRCM) ........... CV–22 .................................................................................................... LOGISTICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (LOGIT) ................. AF LVC OPERATIONAL TRAINING (LVC-OT) ............................. OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING ............................................................ JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY AGENCY .................................. CIVILIAN COMPENSATION PROGRAM ......................................... PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION ................................................... AIR FORCE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS AGENCY ........................ FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT. DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACNTNG AND MGT SYS (DEAMS) ... SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM—SPACE ACTIVITIES ...... CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................. Acceleration of Air Force program ................................................ SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT. TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE. 001 002 0601102SF 0601103SF 004 1206601SF 005 1206616SF 006 1206310SF 007 1206616SF 008 009 010 0604002SF 1203010SF 1203164SF 011 012 013 014 1203622SF 1203710SF 1203955SF 1206410SF 015 016 017 1206427SF 1206438SF 1206458SF g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, SPACE FORCE BASIC RESEARCH DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ................................................. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES ....................................... SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH ........................................... APPLIED RESEARCH SPACE TECHNOLOGY ...................................................................... Space Modeling, Simulation, & Analysis Hub ............................... SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT/DEMO .... SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ..................................... ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT/DEMO .... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES SPACE FORCE WEATHER SERVICES RESEARCH .................... SPACE FORCE IT, DATA ANALYTICS, DIGITAL SOLUTIONS NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (USER EQUIPMENT) (SPACE). SPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS ................................................ EO/IR WEATHER SYSTEMS ............................................................ SPACE ACCESS, MOBILITY & LOGISTICS (SAML) ..................... SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPING SDA Tranche 3 Transport Layer ................................................. SPACE SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE TRANSITIONS (SSPT) ............. SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY .................................................. TECH TRANSITION (SPACE) .......................................................... (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized 5,081 8,964 6,524 1,099 19,085 25,432 16,643 79,033 12,019 816 32,578 21,097 18,946 5,081 8,964 6,524 1,099 19,085 25,432 16,643 79,033 12,019 816 32,578 21,097 18,946 13,867 3,988 13,867 3,988 2,891 3,000 33,713 76,514 2,891 3,000 33,713 104,514 [28,000] 31,354 52,928 653 18,581 33,898 2,371 2,080 4,355 2,766 14,761 3,982 31,354 52,928 653 18,581 33,898 2,371 2,080 4,355 2,766 14,761 3,982 38,942 335 22,264,031 29,643,766 38,942 335 22,385,031 [121,000] 29,564,966 52,017,288 53,988,989 22,270 14,569 36,839 22,270 14,569 36,839 245,497 2,591 248,088 252,997 [7,500] 2,591 255,588 459,989 459,989 128,588 588,577 128,588 588,577 857 88,606 175,304 857 88,606 175,304 125,982 77,135 14,478 1,307,970 125,982 77,135 14,478 1,807,970 [500,000] 67,246 60,106 326,144 67,246 60,106 326,144 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1952 SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars) Line 018 019 020 021 022 023 Program Element 1206730SF 1206760SF 1206761SF 1206855SF 1206857SF 1206862SF 025 1203269SF 026 027 028 029 031 032 033 034 035 1206421SF 1206422SF 1206425SF 1206431SF 1206433SF 1206440SF 1206442SF 1206443SF 1206444SF 036 037 1206445SF 1206446SF 038 1206447SF 039 1206771SF 040 1206853SF 044 045 046 047 048 049 1206392SF 1206398SF 1206399SF 1206759SF 1206860SF 1206864SF 051 1201212SF 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 1203001SF 1203040SF 1203109SF 1203110SF 1203154SF 1203155SF 1203173SF 1203174SF 060 061 062 063 1203182SF 1203330SF 1203609SF 1203873SF 064 066 067 068 1203906SF 1203913SF 1203940SF 1206423SF 073 075 075A 1206772SF 1208053SF 9999999999 076 1208248SF g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Item SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM ............................ PROTECTED TACTICAL ENTERPRISE SERVICE (PTES) ........ PROTECTED TACTICAL SERVICE (PTS) ..................................... EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM (ESS) ......................................... SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES OFFICE ........................................ TACTICALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE ............................................... Tactically Responsive Space .......................................................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION GPS III FOLLOW-ON (GPS IIIF) ..................................................... Resilient GPS (R-GPS) ................................................................. COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS ............................................................ WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON .................................................. SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS ............................... ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM (SPACE) ....................................... WIDEBAND GLOBAL SATCOM (SPACE) ....................................... NEXT-GEN OPIR—GROUND ........................................................... NEXT GENERATION OPIR .............................................................. NEXT-GEN OPIR—GEO .................................................................... NEXT-GEN OPIR—POLAR ............................................................... Program increase ........................................................................... COMMERCIAL SATCOM (COMSATCOM) INTEGRATION ........... RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING—LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO). RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING—MEDIUM EARTH ORBIT (MEO). COMMERCIAL SERVICES ................................................................ Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Tracking (SRT) ....... NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE)—EMD. SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ACQ WORKFORCE—SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS ..................... SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER—MHA ............................ SSC ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING & INTEGRATION ................ MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT—SPACE ............................................. ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE) ..................... SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP) ....................................................... SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............................ OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT SERVICE-WIDE SUPPORT (NOT OTHERWISE ACCOUNTED FOR). FAMILY OF ADVANCED BLOS TERMINALS (FAB-T) ............... DCO-SPACE ......................................................................................... NARROWBAND SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS ....................... SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK (SPACE) ............................... LONG RANGE KILL CHAINS .......................................................... GROUND MOVING TARGET INDICATOR (GMTI) ....................... SPACE AND MISSILE TEST AND EVALUATION CENTER ...... SPACE INNOVATION, INTEGRATION AND RAPID TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM (SPACE) ......................................... SPACE SUPERIORITY ISR ............................................................... PLEO SATCOM (MILNET) ................................................................ BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE RADARS .................................... PARCS radar upgrades ................................................................. NCMC—ITW/AA SYSTEM ................................................................. NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM (SPACE) ....................................... SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS OPERATIONS ........................ GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III—OPERATIONAL CONTROL SEGMENT. RAPID RESILIENT COMMAND AND CONTROL (R2C2) ............ JOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM ............................................ CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................. SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT. SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS SPACE DOMAIN AWARENESS/PLANNING/TASKING SW ......... SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS. (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request 45,200 114,430 571,921 1,229,929 9,664 33,282 4,248,254 179,249 Conference Authorized 45,200 114,430 571,921 1,229,929 9,664 93,282 [60,000] 4,808,254 132,060 1,757,354 194,249 [15,000] 31,298 38,501 992 13,825 29,609 358,330 189,621 432,073 474,889 [474,889] 132,060 1,757,354 686,348 686,348 36,628 6,595 86,628 [50,000] 6,595 3,892,483 4,432,372 269,162 15,356 110,598 189,083 19,857 28,787 632,843 269,162 15,356 110,598 189,083 19,857 28,787 632,843 18,451 18,451 303 102,439 421,847 93,780 1,916 1,063,384 22,128 82,399 303 102,439 421,847 93,780 1,916 1,063,384 22,128 82,399 54,996 24,411 277,407 25,839 96,836 182,377 190,484 54,996 24,411 277,407 22,000 [22,000] 25,839 96,836 182,377 190,484 106,220 6,698 2,866,499 5,638,414 106,220 6,698 2,866,499 5,660,414 200,968 200,968 200,968 200,968 31,298 38,501 992 13,825 29,609 358,330 189,621 432,073 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1953 SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Program Element Item TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND EVALUATION, SPACE FORCE. 001 003 004 0601000BR 0601108D8Z 0601110D8Z 006 007 008 0601120D8Z 0601122E 0601228D8Z 009 0601384BP 010 011 012 013 014 016 017 018 0602000D8Z 0602023E 0602024E 0602025E 0602026E 0602128D8Z 0602230D8Z 0602234D8Z 019 0602251D8Z 021 022 0602384BP 0602668D8Z 028 0602718BR 029 0602751D8Z 030 0602890D8Z 031 032 0602891D8Z 1160401BB 033 035 0603000D8Z 0603055D8Z 037 0603122D8Z 038 039 040 0603133D8Z 0603142D8Z 0603160BR 042 043 044 0603176C 0603180C 0603183D8Z 045 0603225D8Z 048 049 050 051 0603288D8Z 0603289D8Z 0603330D8Z 0603342D8Z 052 053 054 0603375D8Z 0603379D8Z 0603384BP g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) TEST, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE BASIC RESEARCH DTRA BASIC RESEARCH ................................................................. HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVES ..................... BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES .................................................... Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Program increase ........................................................................... NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM .......................... EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES ........................................................ HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES/MINORITY INSTITUTIONS. Program increase ........................................................................... CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM ............... SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH ........................................... APPLIED RESEARCH JOINT MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY ............................................... ACCESS AND AWARENESS ............................................................. WARFIGHTING PERFORMANCE .................................................... MAKING, MAINTAINING, SUPPLY CHAIN AND LOGISTICS ... EFFECTS ............................................................................................. PROMOTION AND PROTECTION STRATEGIES ......................... DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ...................................... LINCOLN LABORATORY RESEARCH PROGRAM ....................... Program increase ........................................................................... APPLIED RESEARCH FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF S&T PRIORITIES. CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM ............... CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH ...................................................... Pacific Intelligence and Innovation Initiative ............................... COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION APPLIED RESEARCH. Program decrease .......................................................................... SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE (SEI) APPLIED RESEARCH. HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH ............................................... Advanced Optical Coatings for High Energy Lasers .................... FSRM MODELLING ........................................................................... SOF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ............................................ Comprehensive Protective Cold Weather Layering System .......... SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ..................................... ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ........................ OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT .......... Power generation ........................................................................... TRISO ........................................................................................... COMBATING TERRORISM TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT ................ Emerging Technology Cooperation ................................................ Israel Anti-Tunneling Cooperation ................................................ Israel Counter-UXS Program ....................................................... FOREIGN COMPARATIVE TESTING ............................................. MISSION ENGINEERING & INTEGRATION (ME&I) ................... COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. Program decrease .......................................................................... ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT ADVANCED RESEARCH ................................................................... JOINT HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT &TRANSITION. Increased Hypersonic Operational Envelope Prototyping ............. JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS .............................................................. ADVANCED INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS AND CONCEPTS ............ QUANTUM APPLICATION ............................................................... DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT (DIU) ........................................... DIU OnRamp Hub ........................................................................ Integrated Wireless Optical Power Beaming and Communications System. Small Electric Unmanned Surface Vehicles .................................. TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION .......................................................... ADVANCED TECHNICAL INTEGRATION ..................................... CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT. (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized 15,486,466 16,615,855 15,643 16,817 82,264 146,010 360,456 99,610 15,643 16,817 110,264 [20,000] [8,000] 146,010 360,456 114,610 36,582 757,382 [15,000] 36,582 800,382 19,734 100,791 278,121 1,347,049 20,275 3,166 46,261 11,479 53,983 230,751 17,988 19,734 100,791 278,121 1,347,049 20,275 3,166 46,261 26,479 [15,000] 53,983 161,495 230,751 22,988 [5,000] 156,495 8,883 [–5,000] 8,883 48,738 994 50,026 2,399,734 50,663 168,253 53,738 [5,000] 994 61,226 [11,200] 2,430,934 27,958 99,534 393,469 50,663 198,253 [10,000] [20,000] 266,513 [35,000] [80,000] [70,000] 27,958 99,534 366,469 21,625 42,093 50,998 [–27,000] 21,625 42,093 60,998 35,505 [10,000] 35,505 81,513 41,010 57,457 59,521 19,654 19,991 247,043 41,010 57,457 59,521 16,000 [5,000] [7,000] [4,000] 19,654 19,991 247,043 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1954 SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Program Element 055 056 057 059 060 062 0603467E 0603468E 0603469E 0603618D8Z 0603662D8Z 0603680D8Z 063 0603680S 064 0603712S 065 066 0603716D8Z 0603720S 067 072 073 0603727D8Z 0603781D8Z 0603838D8Z 074 0603924D8Z 075 0603941D8Z 076 0603945D8Z 078 0604055D8Z 080 1160402BB 081 0603161D8Z 082 0603600D8Z 083 0603851D8Z 084 0603881C 085 0603882C 086 0603884BP 087 088 089 090 091 0603884C 0603890C 0603891C 0603892C 0603896C 092 0603898C 093 0603904C 094 095 096 097 098 0603906C 0603907C 0603913C 0603914C 0603915C 099 100 0603923D8Z 0604011D8Z 101 102 0604016D8Z 0604102C g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Item DARPA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ................ ADVANCED COMPLEX SYSTEMS .................................................. ADVANCED ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES ................................... JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ...................... NETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES .................... DEFENSE-WIDE MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. Biotechnology Manufacturing ........................................................ Critical Minerals ............................................................................ Manufacturing Modernization ....................................................... Manufacturing of Advanced Composites for Hypersonics ............. Robotics Enhancements for Armaments Manufacturing .............. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ............................ Aluminum-Scandium Alloy Prototype ........................................... DLA Critical Materials .................................................................. GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS. STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM ........... MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT. JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM ................................................. SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE ..................................... DEFENSE INNOVATION ACCELERATION (DIA) ....................... Insider Threat ............................................................................... HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. Ultra-Short Pulsed Laser (USPL) Weapons Lethality ................. TEST & EVALUATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY .................... Digital Transformation Nexus ...................................................... Payload Dispense Mechanism for Reusable Hypersonic Test Bed Reusable Hypersonic Test Bed Integration & Testing ................. INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION INITIATIVES ........................... Critical Minerals for Energy Storage Solutions ............................ OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT .......... Micro-Reactor Program Advancement .......................................... SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ..................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E ADC&P. WALKOFF ........................................................................................... Program decrease .......................................................................... ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT. Secure, Assured, and Radiation Hardened Microelectronics ........ BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SEGMENT. CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—DEM/ VAL. BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS .................................. BMD ENABLING PROGRAMS .......................................................... SPECIAL PROGRAMS—MDA ........................................................... AEGIS BMD ......................................................................................... BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND AND CONTROL, BATTLE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS (C2BMC). BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE JOINT WARFIGHTER SUPPORT. MISSILE DEFENSE INTEGRATION & OPERATIONS CENTER (MDIOC). REGARDING TRENCH ...................................................................... SEA BASED X-BAND RADAR (SBX) .............................................. ISRAELI COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS ............................................ BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST ......................................... BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TARGETS ................................. Advanced Reactive Target Simulation .......................................... Affordable air-breathing hypersonic flight vehicle ......................... High Mach Airbreathing Targets .................................................. Next Generation Hypersonic ......................................................... COALITION WARFARE ..................................................................... NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (5G). DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORROSION PROGRAM ............. GUAM DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT ................................................ (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request 1,643,465 350,695 335,647 20,575 19,937 409,493 Conference Authorized 1,643,465 350,695 335,647 20,575 19,937 435,493 19,640 [5,000] [3,500] [10,000] [2,500] [5,000] 58,610 [3,000] [5,000] 19,640 58,092 135,016 58,092 135,016 945 12,972 211,027 945 12,972 213,527 [2,500] 119,577 50,610 114,577 152,282 6,220,080 [5,000] 1,115,772 [5,000] [5,000] [10,000] 176,048 [3,000] 5,000 [5,000] 152,282 6,503,580 55,465 55,465 152,449 123,981 137,249 [–15,200] 123,981 508,898 518,898 825,919 [10,000] 825,919 272,940 272,940 197,641 646,039 498,630 588,440 634,183 197,641 646,039 498,630 588,440 634,183 45,758 45,758 55,097 55,097 29,608 166,813 300,000 463,079 514,904 10,090 41,815 29,608 166,813 300,000 463,079 544,404 [10,000] [10,000] [2,000] [7,500] 10,090 41,815 2,545 128,485 2,545 128,485 1,095,772 173,048 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1955 SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Program Element 105 0604125D8Z 106 107 0604181C 0604250D8Z 108 109 112 0604294D8Z 0604331D8Z 0604400D8Z 113 114 117 119 120 121 0604551BR 0604555D8Z 0604682D8Z 0604791D8Z 0604797D8Z 0604826J 122 123 124 0604873C 0604874C 0604876C 125 126 127 128 0604878C 0604879C 0604880C 0604887C 129 0604924D8Z 130 131 133 135 136 0202057C 0208059JCY 0208086JCY 0305103C 0305245D8Z 139 1206895C 141 0604123D8Z 142 143 0604133D8Z 0604161D8Z 144 0604384BP 145 0604771D8Z 146 0605000BR 147 148 149 150 151 0605013BL 0605021SE 0605022D8Z 0605027D8Z 0605080S 152 0605141BR 153 0605210D8Z 154 155 0605294D8Z 0605649D8Z 156 0605755D8Z 157 159 160 161 0605772D8Z 0305282K 0305304D8Z 0305310D8Z 163 164 0603829J 0604122D8Z g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Item ADVANCED MANUFACTURING COMPONENTS AND PROTOTYPES. HYPERSONIC DEFENSE ................................................................. ADVANCED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES ................................ Project Pele ................................................................................... Typhoon, Seaman’s Eye Predictive Autonomous Navigational Routing. TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS ............................ RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM ................................................. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) UNMANNED SYSTEM COMMON DEVELOPMENT. CATAPULT INFORMATION SYSTEM ............................................ OPERATIONAL ENERGY PROTOTYPING—NON S&T ................ SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC ANALYSIS ........................................ MULTI-DOMAIN JOINT OPERATIONS (MDJO) ........................... JOINT ENERGETIC TRANSITION OFFICE ................................. JOINT C5 CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY ASSESSMENTS. LONG RANGE DISCRIMINATION RADAR (LRDR) ..................... IMPROVED HOMELAND DEFENSE INTERCEPTORS ............... BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT TEST. AEGIS BMD TEST ............................................................................. BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR TEST ......................... LAND-BASED SM–3 (LBSM3) .......................................................... BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE SEGMENT TEST. HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPE. SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT .............................................. CYBERCOM ACTIVITIES .................................................................. CYBER TRAINING ENVIRONMENT (CTE) ................................... CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE ...................................................... INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES AND INNOVATION INVESTMENTS. Geospatial Workforce Development Program ............................... BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM SPACE PROGRAMS SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (CDAO)—DEM/VAL ACTIVITIES. ALPHA–1 DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ....................................... NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E SDD. CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—EMD .. Program decrease .......................................................................... JOINT TACTICAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (JTIDS). COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ........................ HOMELAND PERSONNEL SECURITY INITIATIVE ................... DEFENSE EXPORTABILITY PROGRAM ....................................... OUSD(C) IT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES ................................. DEFENSE AGENCY INITIATIVES (DAI)—FINANCIAL SYSTEM. MISSION ASSURANCE RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MARMS). DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT CAPABILITIES. TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS ............................ ACQUISITION INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY (AI2). RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE MODERNIZATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION. NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, & COMMUNICATIONS ........ JOINT FIRES NETWORK (JFN) ..................................................... REAL PROPERTY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT .................... COUNTERPROLIFERATION ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ...... SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT JOINT CAPABILITY EXPERIMENTATION ................................... JADC2 DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIMENTATION ACTIVITIES. (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized 45,513 45,513 200,627 749,452 200,627 762,452 [10,000] [3,000] 512,151 235,292 2,142 512,151 235,292 2,142 4,161 55,005 2,776 20,343 3,000 25,889 4,161 55,005 2,776 20,343 3,000 25,889 60,443 1,582,414 37,784 60,443 1,582,414 37,784 153,618 68,699 24,555 38,325 153,618 68,699 24,555 38,325 5,589 5,589 1,806 30,212 124,971 2,131 43,596 1,806 30,212 124,971 2,131 48,596 97,061 10,390,334 [5,000] 97,061 10,432,634 9,196 9,196 441,821 12,874 441,821 12,874 255,630 10,527 199,880 [–55,750] 10,527 14,931 14,931 1,283 9,137 6,780 9,765 31,714 1,283 9,137 6,780 9,765 31,714 9,573 9,573 9,366 9,366 143,475 13,556 143,475 13,556 3,307 3,307 3,158 10,000 6,473 12,107 1,014,673 3,158 10,000 6,473 12,107 958,923 13,822 297,801 13,822 297,801 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1956 SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Program Element 165 166 167 0604774D8Z 0604875D8Z 0604940D8Z 168 170 171 0604942D8Z 0605001E 0605100D8Z 172 0605126J 174 175 176 177 0605142D8Z 0605151D8Z 0605161D8Z 0605170D8Z 178 0605200D8Z 179 186 187 0605384BP 0605711D8Z 0605790D8Z 188 189 190 191 0605797D8Z 0605798D8Z 0605801KA 0605803SE 192 193 194 0605804D8Z 0605898E 0605998KA 195 196 197 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 213 214 0606005D8Z 0606100D8Z 0606114D8Z 0606225D8Z 0606300D8Z 0606301D8Z 0606771D8Z 0606774D8Z 0606775D8Z 0606829D8Z 0606853BR 0203345D8Z 0204571J 0208045K 0303169D8Z 0305172K 0305208K 0305248J 215 0804768J 216 0808709SE 217 218 219 219A 0808737SE 0901598C 0903235K 9999999999 220 0604011D8Z 223 0607162D8Z 224 0607210D8Z 225 226 0607310D8Z 0607327T 227 0607384BP 228 0607757D8Z g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Item DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM (DRRS) ............. JOINT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT ................. CENTRAL TEST AND EVALUATION INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT (CTEIP). ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS ............................................ MISSION SUPPORT ........................................................................... JOINT MISSION ENVIRONMENT TEST CAPABILITY (JMETC). JOINT INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION (JIAMDO). SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ................................................................ STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT—OSD ................................. NUCLEAR MATTERS-PHYSICAL SECURITY ............................... SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND INFORMATION INTEGRATION. GENERAL SUPPORT TO OUSD(INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY). CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM ............... CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS ............................................ SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR)/ SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) ADMINISTRATION. MAINTAINING TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE ............................... DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS ........................................... DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER (DTIC) ........ R&D IN SUPPORT OF DOD ENLISTMENT, TESTING AND EVALUATION. DEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION ................................. MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D ................................................................ MANAGEMENT HQ—DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER (DTIC). SPECIAL ACTIVITIES ....................................................................... BUDGET AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS ................................... ANALYSIS WORKING GROUP (AWG) SUPPORT ......................... ODNA TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCE ANALYSIS ................... DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD ........................................................... AVIATION SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES ........................................... CYBER RESILIENCY AND CYBERSECURITY POLICY .............. DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS ....................................... JOINT PRODUCTION ACCELERATOR CELL (JPAC) ................. SUSTAINMENT TRANSITION CAPABILITIES ............................. MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT DEFENSE OPERATIONS SECURITY INITIATIVE (DOSI) ........ JOINT STAFF ANALYTICAL SUPPORT ........................................ C4I INTEROPERABILITY ................................................................. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RAPID ACQUISITION ............... COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS ..................................... DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ......... JOINT STAFF OFFICE OF THE CHIEF DATA OFFICER (OCDO) ACTIVITIES. Advanced Manufacturing Initiative in the Indo-Pacific ................ COCOM EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING TRANSFORMATION (CE2T2)—NON-MHA. DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (DEOMI). INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION ....................................... MANAGEMENT HQ—MDA ............................................................... JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER (JSP) ................................................ CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................. SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............................ OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (5G). CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS ELIMINATION TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENT. INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS AND SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT. Ablative Material Sustainment ...................................................... Corrosion Resistant Magnesium Coating for Aircraft .................. Rare Earth Magnet Manufacturing .............................................. U.S.-based Synthetic Graphite Manufacturing ............................. COUNTERPROLIFERATION MODERNIZATION ......................... GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY COOPERATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (G-TSCMIS). CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE (OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT). RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE MODERNIZATION OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT. (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized 8,552 8,627 542,773 8,552 8,627 542,773 1,275 115,673 210,878 1,275 115,673 210,878 78,057 78,057 23,405 5,301 12,549 15,597 23,405 5,301 12,549 15,597 3,468 3,468 67,263 11,781 5,411 67,263 11,781 5,411 29,675 45,134 60,209 30,778 29,675 45,134 60,209 30,778 37,381 13,623 3,466 37,381 13,623 3,466 18,594 13,084 5,229 3,461 6,563 1,702 14,220 8,752 5,493 30,000 14,841 2,493 8,070 70,893 4,355 5,447 2,887 14,500 18,594 13,084 5,229 3,461 6,563 1,702 14,220 8,752 5,493 30,000 14,841 2,493 8,070 70,893 4,355 5,447 2,887 19,500 91,952 [5,000] 91,952 388 388 5,744 28,719 1,283 31,148 2,032,317 5,744 28,719 1,283 31,148 2,037,317 22,439 22,439 2,360 2,360 273,379 293,879 12,704 6,173 [3,000] [10,000] [4,000] [3,500] 12,704 6,173 79,118 79,118 2,945 2,945 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1957 SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Program Element 229 230 231 235 0208085JCY 0208097JCY 0208099JCY 0302019K 236 237 238 0302609V 0303126K 0303131K 240 0303140D8Z 242 243 244 246 0303140K 0303153K 0303171K 0303430V 252 0305104D8Z 257 258 260 262 264 270 0305146V 0305172D8Z 0305186D8Z 0305199D8Z 0305208BB 0305387D8Z 279 280 283 284 0306250JCY 0307609V 0708012K 0708012S 285 289 290 0708047S 1160403BB 1160405BB 291 292 1160408BB 1160431BB 293 294 295 296 297 298 298A 1160432BB 1160434BB 1160480BB 1160483BB 1160490BB 1203610K 9999999999 299 0608140D8Z 300 301 302 0608648D8Z 0608776D8Z 0303150K Item ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS ................................ CYBER COMMAND AND CONTROL (CYBER C2) ........................ DATA AND UNIFIED PLATFORM (D&UP) ................................... DEFENSE INFO INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION. COUNTERING THREATS AUTOMATED PLATFORM ................. LONG-HAUL COMMUNICATIONS—DCS ....................................... MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN). INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ....................... National Narrative Intelligence Research Center ......................... INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM ....................... DEFENSE SPECTRUM ORGANIZATION ....................................... JOINT PLANNING AND EXECUTION SERVICES ....................... FEDERAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE (DIB) CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE. DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES ...... COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS ..................................... POLICY R&D PROGRAMS ................................................................. NET CENTRICITY ............................................................................. DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ......... HOMELAND DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM. CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT ........................ NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS (NISS) ............ LOGISTICS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES ................................................ PACIFIC DISASTER CENTERS ....................................................... Pacific Disaster Centers ................................................................ DEFENSE PROPERTY ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM ................. AVIATION SYSTEMS ......................................................................... INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ............................... Ultra-lightweight Group 1 Small UAS .......................................... OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ................................................. WARRIOR SYSTEMS ......................................................................... Blast Overpressure Analysis and Mitigation ................................. SPECIAL PROGRAMS ........................................................................ UNMANNED ISR ................................................................................ SOF TACTICAL VEHICLES .............................................................. MARITIME SYSTEMS ........................................................................ OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE .................. TELEPORT PROGRAM ..................................................................... CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................. SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT. 0605118OTE 0605131OTE 0605814OTE g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Conference Authorized 88,522 85,833 83,039 16,162 88,522 85,833 83,039 16,162 5,030 40,293 5,113 5,030 40,293 5,113 25,347 23,224 20,174 6,242 22,700 31,347 [6,000] 23,224 20,174 6,242 22,700 10,840 10,840 1,800 22,548 6,043 17,114 5,656 1,771 1,800 22,548 6,043 17,114 5,656 1,771 473,399 34,710 2,876 2,000 550 2,281 9,213 120,475 21,752 24,319 8,276,313 10,594,200 473,399 34,710 2,876 4,000 [2,000] 3,020 119,699 105,732 [3,000] 234,653 283,139 [3,500] 550 2,281 9,213 120,475 21,752 24,319 8,276,313 10,629,200 402,783 402,783 17,549 48,413 44,474 513,219 17,549 48,413 44,474 513,219 33,921,939 34,306,189 133,542 108,109 76,492 318,143 133,542 108,109 76,492 318,143 TOTAL OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE. 318,143 318,143 TOTAL RDT&E .................................................................... 142,001,108 145,698,615 SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS ENTERPRISE PLATFORMS AND CAPABILITIES—SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM. ACQUISITION VISIBILITY—SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM .... DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT FIELDING .................................. GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM ............................ SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS. TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE. 001 002 003 FY 2026 Request OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION ................................... LIVE FIRE TEST AND EVALUATION ........................................... OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND ANALYSES ................. SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............................ (1035098|1) 3,020 119,699 102,732 234,653 279,639 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1958 TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 1 2 3 SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (In Thousands of Dollars) Line 010 020 030 040 050 060 070 080 090 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 390 400 410 420 430 Item FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY OPERATING FORCES MANEUVER UNITS ............................................................................ Program decrease ........................................................................... MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ................................................... ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ........................................................ THEATER LEVEL ASSETS .............................................................. LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ...................................... AVIATION ASSETS ............................................................................. FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................. FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning ............................................... LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ......................................... LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................... MEDICAL READINESS ...................................................................... BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ....................................................... FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .................................................................................................. Program increase ........................................................................... MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ........... ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES ............................................................... Program decrease ........................................................................... RESET .................................................................................................. US AFRICA COMMAND ..................................................................... US EUROPEAN COMMAND .............................................................. US SOUTHERN COMMAND .............................................................. US FORCES KOREA ........................................................................... CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ....... CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSECURITY .......................... SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................. 111,688 413,046 385,744 224,971 77,049 331,467 550,089 39,885,565 6,179,744 [20,000] 263,147 387,038 [–5,419] 111,688 413,046 385,744 224,971 77,049 331,467 550,089 39,999,146 MOBILIZATION STRATEGIC MOBILITY ..................................................................... ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS ................................................... INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ...................................................... SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION .............................................. 134,892 330,812 3,162 468,866 134,892 330,812 3,162 468,866 172,424 78,929 88,033 508,982 988,901 1,398,974 202,738 596,528 747,712 177,666 181,211 227,476 190,668 172,424 78,929 88,033 508,982 988,901 1,398,974 202,738 596,528 747,712 177,666 181,211 227,476 212,668 [22,000] 5,582,242 TRAINING AND RECRUITING OFFICER ACQUISITION ................................................................... RECRUIT TRAINING ......................................................................... ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING ..................................................... SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS ...................... SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING .................................................... FLIGHT TRAINING ............................................................................ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .......................... TRAINING SUPPORT ......................................................................... RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ................................................. EXAMINING ........................................................................................ OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ................................ CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING ....................................... JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS ........................ Fully fund Army JROTC ............................................................... SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ................. ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ............................................... Program decrease ........................................................................... CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES ..................................................... LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES .................................................. AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT ........................................................ ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) 4,671,407 221,578 927,219 2,220,746 1,333,769 1,829,054 7,497,735 583,196 152,404 844,140 10,694,915 6,159,744 263,147 392,457 5,560,242 1,306,690 740,581 588,151 344,948 408,825 4,668,407 [–3,000] 221,578 927,219 2,220,746 1,333,769 1,829,054 7,599,735 [102,000] 583,196 152,404 844,140 10,694,915 1,299,190 [–7,500] 740,581 588,151 344,948 408,825 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1959 SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Item 440 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ............................................... Program decrease ........................................................................... MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ........................................................... OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ..................................................... Program decrease ........................................................................... OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT ............................................................ Military Women’s Memorial ........................................................... Program decrease ........................................................................... ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES ............................................................. REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT ....................................................... FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT READINESS .............. DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HEADQUARTERS ......................... MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS ......................................... SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ............................................................. CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................. SUBTOTAL CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .......................... 450 460 470 480 490 500 510 520 530 590A 600 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 220 010 020 030 040 050 2,171,607 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE OPERATING FORCES MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ................................................... ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ........................................................ THEATER LEVEL ASSETS .............................................................. LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ...................................... AVIATION ASSETS ............................................................................. FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................. LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ......................................... LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................... BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ....................................................... FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .................................................................................................. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ........... CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ....... CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSECURITY .......................... SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................. ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ............................................... ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................. SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ............................................... MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ........................................................... OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ..................................................... SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ............................................................. Conference Authorized 223,611 294,705 618,471 36,510 664,510 31,387 2,156,207 [–15,400] 313,323 834,139 [–19,000] 2,059,411 [1,000] [–20,000] 223,611 294,705 618,471 36,510 664,510 31,387 10,674,869 2,385,523 2,385,523 10,613,969 2,385,523 2,385,523 313,323 853,139 2,078,411 UNDISTRIBUTED UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................. Unobligated balances ..................................................................... SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................... TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY ................................................................................... 010 020 030 040 050 060 070 080 090 100 FY 2026 Request –812,335 [–812,335] –812,335 58,975,065 58,237,411 14,651 703,286 146,794 685,541 55,155 438,508 23,783 40,426 557,465 14,651 703,286 146,794 685,541 55,155 438,508 23,783 40,426 557,465 504,922 20,531 2,174 19,041 3,212,277 504,922 20,531 2,174 19,041 3,212,277 14,629 16,798 6,432 7,186 56,856 14,629 16,798 6,432 7,186 56,856 101,901 101,901 UNDISTRIBUTED UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................. Unobligated balances ..................................................................... SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................... –10,222 [–10,222] –10,222 TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE ............................................................. 3,314,178 3,303,956 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OPERATING FORCES MANEUVER UNITS ............................................................................ MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ................................................... ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ........................................................ THEATER LEVEL ASSETS .............................................................. LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ...................................... 911,525 210,737 879,111 88,001 350,261 911,525 210,737 879,111 88,001 350,261 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1960 SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Item 060 070 080 090 100 110 AVIATION ASSETS ............................................................................. FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................. LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ......................................... LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE ....................................... BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ....................................................... FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .................................................................................................. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ........... CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ....... CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSECURITY .......................... SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................. 120 130 140 150 160 170 190 200 220 ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ............................................... ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................. SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ............................................... OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ..................................................... REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT ....................................................... SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ............................................................. 010 020 050 060 080 090 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 Conference Authorized 1,128,195 810,263 34,354 179,622 1,246,273 1,128,195 810,263 34,354 179,622 1,246,273 1,275,984 1,203,158 5,136 24,096 8,346,716 1,275,984 1,203,158 5,136 24,096 8,346,716 6,460 45,919 9,373 261,622 3,891 6,460 45,919 9,373 261,622 3,891 327,265 327,265 UNDISTRIBUTED UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................. Unobligated balances ..................................................................... SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................... TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD .......................................... 010 020 030 FY 2026 Request –246,699 [–246,699] –246,699 8,673,981 8,427,282 COUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP COUNTER-ISIL TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF) IRAQ ...................................................................................................... SYRIA .................................................................................................... LEBANON ............................................................................................ SUBTOTAL COUNTER-ISIL TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF) ....................................................................... 212,516 130,000 15,000 212,516 130,000 15,000 357,516 357,516 TOTAL COUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP ............................... 357,516 357,516 7,720,210 2,925,791 1,447,480 1,661,933 2,147,907 5,350,073 7,720,210 2,925,791 1,447,480 1,661,933 2,147,907 5,430,073 [80,000] 1,719,580 13,803,188 2,760,878 1,830,993 604,287 453,847 1,000,516 454,803 2,389,070 [97,730] OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY OPERATING FORCES MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS ............................ FLEET AIR TRAINING ..................................................................... AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT .................................................................. AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................... AVIATION LOGISTICS ....................................................................... MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS ................................. Platform Supply Vessel Pilot Program .......................................... SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING ................................ SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE ......................................................... SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT .......................................... COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE .. MEDICAL READINESS ...................................................................... SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE ....................................... WARFARE TACTICS .......................................................................... OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY .......... COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ........................................................... FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning ............................................... EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ......................................................................................... COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS .................... INDOPACOM’s Community Engagement Initiative ..................... COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT ..... FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning ............................................... Non-Standard Aviation—Sea Planes ............................................. Prepositioned Material in Support of SOF .................................... CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES .............................................................. FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE ........................................................... g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) 1,719,580 13,803,188 2,760,878 1,830,993 604,287 453,847 1,000,516 454,803 2,291,340 62,495 105,914 386,657 634,746 1,837,670 62,495 110,414 [4,500] 470,437 [30,780] [10,000] [43,000] 634,746 1,837,670 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1961 SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (In Thousands of Dollars) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized Line Item 240 250 260 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE .............................................................. OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT ......................................... ENTERPRISE INFORMATION ......................................................... Program decrease ........................................................................... SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION ......... BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .......................................................... Red Hill long-term monitoring, research, and remediation ........... SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................. 63,984,821 1,601,768 839,619 2,172,422 [–13,000] 3,991,438 6,176,266 [10,000] 64,247,831 MOBILIZATION SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE ........................................... READY RESERVE FORCE ................................................................ SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS ........................................... COAST GUARD SUPPORT ................................................................ SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION .............................................. 388,627 785,052 583,296 22,192 1,779,167 388,627 785,052 583,296 22,192 1,779,167 202,397 16,945 202,397 21,245 [4,300] 164,348 1,026,076 272,964 463,572 303,177 914 65,819 61,334 [36,000] 2,581,846 270 280 290 300 310 330 340 350 360 370 380 390 400 410 420 430 440 450 460 480 490 500 520 530 540 760A 770 TRAINING AND RECRUITING OFFICER ACQUISITION ................................................................... RECRUIT TRAINING ......................................................................... Sea Cadets ...................................................................................... RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS ...................................... SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING .................................................... PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .......................... TRAINING SUPPORT ......................................................................... RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ................................................. OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ................................ CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING ....................................... JUNIOR ROTC ..................................................................................... Fully fund Navy JROTC ............................................................... SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ................. ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................. CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ...... MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT .... MEDICAL ACTIVITIES ...................................................................... Harmful Behaviors Software Implementation ............................... DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ............................................... PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND PROGRAM SUPPORT ........... Supply Chain Risk Mitigation ........................................................ ACQUISITION, LOGISTICS, AND OVERSIGHT ............................ INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY SERVICES .............................. SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ............................................................. CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................. SUBTOTAL CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .......................... 020 030 040 050 060 070 080 3,991,438 6,166,266 164,348 1,026,076 272,964 463,572 303,177 914 65,819 25,334 2,541,546 1,357,428 239,918 690,712 853,340 1,007,078 1,357,428 239,918 690,712 5,000 [5,000] 61,046 289,748 556,811 [12,900] 853,340 1,007,078 5,043,181 731,405 731,405 5,056,081 731,405 731,405 61,046 289,748 543,911 UNDISTRIBUTED UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................. Unobligated balances ..................................................................... SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................... TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 010 1,601,768 839,619 2,185,422 –540,421 [–540,421] –540,421 74,080,120 73,860,909 1,950,784 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS OPERATING FORCES OPERATIONAL FORCES ................................................................... FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning ............................................... FIELD LOGISTICS ............................................................................. DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................................................... MARITIME PREPOSITIONING ........................................................ CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES .............................................................. SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ............... BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .......................................................... SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................. 1,981,840 236 175,091 349,082 2,079,890 2,834,721 9,371,644 1,986,643 [35,859] 1,981,840 236 175,091 349,082 2,079,890 2,834,721 9,407,503 TRAINING AND RECRUITING RECRUIT TRAINING ......................................................................... 26,350 26,350 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1962 SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Item 090 100 110 120 130 140 150 OFFICER ACQUISITION ................................................................... SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING .................................................... PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .......................... TRAINING SUPPORT ......................................................................... RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ................................................. OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ................................ JUNIOR ROTC ..................................................................................... SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ................. 180 190 300A 310 010 030 040 060 070 080 090 100 110 120 130 140 150 170 010 020 030 040 050 ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ............................................... ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................. SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ............................................................. CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................. SUBTOTAL CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .......................... FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized 1,282 119,526 58,696 538,812 237,004 27,500 30,808 1,039,978 1,282 119,526 58,696 538,812 237,004 27,500 30,808 1,039,978 87,509 431,282 87,509 431,282 518,791 73,788 73,788 518,791 73,788 73,788 UNDISTRIBUTED UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................. Unobligated balances ..................................................................... SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................... –89,275 [–89,275] –89,275 TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS .................................................................... 11,004,201 10,950,785 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE OPERATING FORCES MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS ............................ AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT .................................................................. AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................... AVIATION LOGISTICS ....................................................................... COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS .......................................................... COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ........................................................... CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES .............................................................. ENTERPRISE INFORMATION ......................................................... SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION ......... BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .......................................................... SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................. 759,843 9,972 204,603 24,469 19,698 186,946 294 33,414 58,213 118,361 1,415,813 759,843 9,972 204,603 24,469 19,698 186,946 294 33,414 58,213 118,361 1,415,813 2,539 22,185 1,517 2,539 22,185 1,517 26,241 26,241 ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................. MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT .... ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ........................... SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ............................................................. UNDISTRIBUTED UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................. Unobligated balances ..................................................................... SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................... –19,763 [–19,763] –19,763 TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE ........................................................................... 1,442,054 1,422,291 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE OPERATING FORCES OPERATING FORCES ........................................................................ DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................................................... SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION ......... BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .......................................................... SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................. 117,987 22,686 48,519 123,079 312,271 117,987 22,686 48,519 123,079 312,271 49,774 49,774 49,774 49,774 ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................. SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ............................................................. UNDISTRIBUTED g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1963 SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Item 060 UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................. Unobligated balances ..................................................................... SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................... TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE ............................................... 010 020 030 040 050 060 070 080 090 100 110 120 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 210A 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390 410 FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized –12,267 [–12,267] –12,267 362,045 349,778 1,425,125 1,668,425 [107,300] [136,000] 2,773,789 [20,000] 1,706,493 [5,000] 4,676,962 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE OPERATING FORCES PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES ........................................................... DAF campaigning and exercises .................................................... FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning ............................................... COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES .............................................. FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning ............................................... AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN SKILLS) ......... FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning ............................................... DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE .................... FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .................................................................................................. Program increase ........................................................................... CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT ........................................................ CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning ............................................... FLYING HOUR PROGRAM ................................................................ BASE SUPPORT .................................................................................. GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING ............................................ OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS ........................................ CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES .............................................................. MEDICAL READINESS ...................................................................... US NORTHCOM/NORAD .................................................................... US STRATCOM .................................................................................... US CENTCOM ...................................................................................... US SOCOM ........................................................................................... US TRANSCOM ................................................................................... CENTCOM CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT .................................... Cooperation with the Kingdom of Jordan ..................................... USSPACECOM ..................................................................................... SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................. CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................. SUBTOTAL CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .......................... 369,658 47,439,821 1,805,672 1,805,672 3,118,331 [25,000] 245,874 9,305,458 [21,500] 6,772,468 11,328,614 1,239,641 1,896,441 858,321 554,180 266,248 593,503 350,566 28,018 703 1,928 [1,000] 369,658 47,755,621 1,805,672 1,805,672 MOBILIZATION AIRLIFT OPERATIONS ..................................................................... MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS .................................................. SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION .............................................. 3,391,672 279,205 3,670,877 3,391,672 279,205 3,670,877 250,380 29,335 131,342 522,068 1,065,465 284,442 181,966 256,687 6,990 224,340 360,260 250,380 29,335 131,342 522,068 1,065,465 284,442 181,966 256,687 6,990 224,340 360,260 80,000 [80,000] 3,313,275 TRAINING AND RECRUITING OFFICER ACQUISITION ................................................................... RECRUIT TRAINING ......................................................................... RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) ....................... SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING .................................................... FLIGHT TRAINING ............................................................................ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .......................... TRAINING SUPPORT ......................................................................... RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ................................................. EXAMINING ........................................................................................ OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ................................ CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING ....................................... JUNIOR ROTC ..................................................................................... Fully fund AF JROTC .................................................................. SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ................. ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS LOGISTICS OPERATIONS ................................................................ TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES .............................................. ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................. SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ............................................... OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES .............................................. Combat Ready Airman Program ................................................... g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) 2,753,789 1,701,493 4,676,962 3,093,331 245,874 9,283,958 6,772,468 11,328,614 1,239,641 1,896,441 858,321 554,180 266,248 593,503 350,566 28,018 703 928 3,313,275 1,155,659 158,965 1,221,364 45,228 1,712,600 1,155,659 158,965 1,221,364 45,228 1,717,600 [5,000] G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1964 SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Item 420 430 450 CIVIL AIR PATROL ............................................................................ DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ........................................................... SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ............................................................. CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................. SUBTOTAL CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .......................... 450A 460 080 090 100 100A 110 120 140 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE OPERATING FORCES GLOBAL C3I & EARLY WARNING .................................................. SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS ....................................................... SPACE OPERATIONS ........................................................................ EDUCATION & TRAINING ................................................................ DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................................................... FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .................................................................................................. CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS AND SYSTEM SUPPORT .................. SPACE OPERATIONS -BOS .............................................................. CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES .............................................................. SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................. CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................. SUBTOTAL CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .......................... ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES LOGISTICS OPERATIONS ................................................................ ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................. SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ............................................................. 010 020 030 040 050 060 070 080 090 100 120 130 32,394 48,741 89,341 4,464,292 1,735,598 1,735,598 4,469,292 1,735,598 1,735,598 –1,020,189 [–1,020,189] –1,020,189 62,429,535 61,810,146 846,856 397,822 983,784 302,939 67,126 846,856 397,822 983,784 302,939 67,126 557,175 1,495,242 233,546 141,512 5,026,002 641,519 641,519 557,175 1,495,242 233,546 141,512 5,026,002 641,519 641,519 35,889 184,753 35,889 184,753 220,642 220,642 UNDISTRIBUTED UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................. Unobligated balances ..................................................................... SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................... TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE ................................................................. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE OPERATING FORCES PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES ........................................................... MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS ................................................. DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE .................... FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .................................................................................................. CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT BASE SUPPORT .................................................................................. CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES .............................................................. SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................. ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................. RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ................................................. MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERS MGMT (ARPC) .................... AUDIOVISUAL .................................................................................... SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ............................................................. UNDISTRIBUTED UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................. Unobligated balances ..................................................................... g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) Conference Authorized 32,394 48,741 89,341 UNDISTRIBUTED UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................. Unobligated balances ..................................................................... SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................... TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE ................................................................................ 010 020 030 040 060 070 FY 2026 Request –218,077 [–218,077] –218,077 5,888,163 5,670,086 2,010,793 214,701 702,575 2,010,793 214,701 702,575 188,802 493,324 585,430 2,484 4,198,109 188,802 493,324 585,430 2,484 4,198,109 98,418 10,618 14,951 521 98,418 10,618 14,951 521 124,508 124,508 –224,891 [–224,891] G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1965 SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Item FY 2026 Request SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................... TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE ........................................................... 010 020 030 040 050 060 070 080 090 100 110 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD OPERATING FORCES AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS ................................................................. MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS ................................................. DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE .................... FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .................................................................................................. Program increase ........................................................................... CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT BASE SUPPORT .................................................................................. CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT ........................................................ CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES .............................................................. SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................. ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................. RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ................................................. SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ............................................................. 010 020 030 040 050 060 070 080 090 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 –224,891 4,322,617 4,097,726 2,501,226 627,680 1,024,171 2,501,226 627,680 1,024,171 549,496 1,258,081 1,110,875 16,134 112,205 7,199,868 554,496 [5,000] 1,258,081 1,110,875 16,134 112,205 7,204,868 82,280 50,451 82,280 50,451 132,731 132,731 UNDISTRIBUTED UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................. Unobligated balances ..................................................................... SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................... TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD ........................................................ OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE OPERATING FORCES JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ............................................................... JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF—JTEEP ............................................... JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF—CYBER .............................................. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE—MISO ................ SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND COMBAT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................... SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MAINTENANCE ................. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MANAGEMENT/OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ......................................................... SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND THEATER FORCES ........... Prepositioned Material in Support of SOF .................................... SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES .................................................................................................. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND INTELLIGENCE ................ SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ........................................................... IOM capabilities ............................................................................. USCYBERCOM HEADQUARTERS ................................................... SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................................. TRAINING AND RECRUITING DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY ........................................ JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ............................................................... SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .................................................................. SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ................. ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS .......................................................... National Guard Youth Challenge ................................................... STARBASE ................................................................................... DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY—CYBER ....................... DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY ........................................ g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) Conference Authorized –5,861 [–5,861] –5,861 7,332,599 7,331,738 414,097 1,026,502 9,086 209,442 414,097 1,026,502 9,086 209,442 2,136,165 1,273,409 2,136,165 1,273,409 181,122 3,409,285 181,122 3,474,285 [65,000] 77,241 1,187,600 1,579,137 1,300,384 314,284 13,117,754 77,241 1,187,600 1,579,137 1,310,384 [10,000] 314,284 13,192,754 173,265 124,869 173,265 124,869 28,697 326,831 28,697 326,831 126,637 276,637 [100,000] [50,000] 3,844 626,959 3,844 632,959 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1966 SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (In Thousands of Dollars) Line 200 210 220 240 250 260 290 300 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 390 400 410 420 460 470 530 530A 540 Item Program decrease ........................................................................... DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY ........................ DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY—CYBER ....... DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY ...................................................................................................... DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY—CYBER ..................................................................................... DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY—CYBER ................ DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY ................................. DLNSEO Restoration .................................................................... Flagship Language Program for Chinese & Arabic ....................... Program increase: Beyond Yellow Ribbon ..................................... DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY ........................... Program decrease ........................................................................... DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY—CYBER .......... DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY ......................................... DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY ...................................................... DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY ........................................................... DEFENSE POW/MIA OFFICE .......................................................... DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY ......................... Additional International Security Cooperation Programs— EUCOM ...................................................................................... including amount for Baltic Security Initiative ................. Irregular Warfare Center of Excellence ......................................... Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative ........................................... DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ........ DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY ................................. DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY—CYBER ................. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY .............. Impact Aid ..................................................................................... Impact Aid for children with severe disabilities ............................. MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY .......................................................... OFFICE OF THE LOCAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY COOPERATION .................................................................................................. Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP) ................... OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE—CYBER ............. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ............................. 2026 NDS Commission funding .................................................... Afghanistan War Commission ........................................................ Anomalous Health Incidents Cross-Functional Team ................... Bien Hoa dioxin remediation ......................................................... Program increase: USTTI defense training .................................. Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) ..... WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES ............................... Program decrease ........................................................................... SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ............................................................. CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................. SUBTOTAL CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .......................... Conference Authorized 1,441,456 43,434 [–6,000] 1,441,456 43,434 1,168,366 1,168,366 11,120 46,621 932,144 11,120 46,621 982,144 [15,000] [15,000] [20,000] 2,990,059 [–52,500] 559,426 164,770 401,513 226,665 171,339 3,470,252 3,042,559 559,426 164,770 401,513 226,665 171,339 2,864,252 40,052 708,214 71,925 3,600,175 720,365 159,534 98,034 2,093,717 411,182 19,740,303 22,750,830 22,750,830 UNDISTRIBUTED UNDISTRIBUTED .............................................................................. Favorable fuel rates ....................................................................... Foreign currency fluctuations ........................................................ Unobligated balances ..................................................................... SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................... TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE .................................................................... 010 FY 2026 Request [200,000] [175,000] [6,000] [400,000] 40,052 708,214 71,925 3,670,175 [50,000] [20,000] 720,365 189,534 [30,000] 98,034 2,155,617 [5,000] [11,400] [5,000] [15,000] [500] [25,000] 340,611 [–70,571] 20,579,132 22,750,830 22,750,830 –2,670,000 [–1,000,000] [–770,000] [–900,000] –2,670,000 55,935,718 54,179,547 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES ADMINISTRATION AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES, DEFENSE .............................................................................................. SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES .......................................................................... 21,243 21,243 21,243 21,243 TOTAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES ........................................ 21,243 21,243 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1967 SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (In Thousands of Dollars) Line 010 010 010 050 060 070 080 090 Item FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD ............................................................. SUBTOTAL ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................. 45,346 45,346 45,346 45,346 TOTAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND ...... 45,346 45,346 100,793 OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER AND CIVIC AID ........ Program increase ........................................................................... SUBTOTAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE ............... 100,793 103,446 [2,653] 103,446 TOTAL OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID ............................................................... 100,793 103,446 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT FSU THREAT REDUCTION COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION .......................................... SUBTOTAL FSU THREAT REDUCTION ....................... 282,830 282,830 282,830 282,830 TOTAL COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT .......................................................................... 282,830 282,830 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY ................................... SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY ................ 148,070 148,070 148,070 148,070 TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY ................................................................................... 148,070 148,070 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY ................................... SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY ................. 357,949 357,949 357,949 357,949 TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY .................................................................................... 357,949 357,949 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE ......................... SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE ..... 342,149 342,149 342,149 342,149 TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE ................................................................................ 342,149 342,149 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE DEFENSE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE ........................... SUBTOTAL DEFENSE-WIDE ............................................. 8,885 8,885 8,885 8,885 TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE ................................................................................. 8,885 8,885 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES DEFENSE-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED SITES SUBTOTAL DEFENSE-WIDE ............................................. 235,156 235,156 235,156 235,156 TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES ............................... 235,156 235,156 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1968 SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (In Thousands of Dollars) Line Item TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ................... Conference Authorized 295,660,213 291,544,245 TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 1 2 3 FY 2026 Request SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL. SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL (In Thousands of Dollars) Item FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized Military Personnel Appropriations ....................................................................... Historical unobligated balances ............................................................................ Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Contributions ................................ 181,803,137 12,850,165 180,304,527 [–1,498,610] 12,850,165 TOTAL, Military Personnel ............................................................... 194,653,302 193,154,692 TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 4 5 6 SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS. SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars) Program Title FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS ........................................................................... TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY .............................. 20,589 20,589 20,589 20,589 WORKING CAPITAL FUND, NAVY NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTERS ..................................................... TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, NAVY ............................... 381,600 381,600 381,600 381,600 WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE TRANSPORTATION SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS ......................................................................... TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE ................... 90,262 90,262 90,262 90,262 5,700 5,700 5,700 5,700 1,272 10,697 11,969 1,272 10,697 –400,000 [–400,000] –388,031 1,527,817 1,527,817 1,527,817 1,527,817 NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION FUND DEFENSE STOCKPILE .................................................................................... TOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION FUND ................................................................................... WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE DEFENSE AUTOMATION & PRODUCTION SERVICES ENERGY MANAGEMENT—DEF .................................................................... SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT—DEFENSE ............................................. UNDISTRIBUTED ............................................................................................. Reduction of WCF cash balances ........................................................ TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE ......... WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA ................................................................ TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY ........................................................................... CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1969 SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars) FY 2026 Request Program Title CHEM DEMILITARIZATION—O&M ............................................................... CHEM DEMILITARIZATION—RDT&E .......................................................... TOTAL CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE ................................................................. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE COUNTER-NARCOTICS SUPPORT ................................................................ CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................................ DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM .................................................... NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM ...................................... National Guard Counter-Drug Program ............................................. NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG SCHOOLS ....................................... TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE .................................................................. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ............................................................... Staffing and operations ....................................................................... OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE—CYBER .............................................. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION ....................... PROCUREMENT ................................................................................................ TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ................. 3,243 210,039 3,243 210,039 213,282 213,282 398,424 254,460 134,938 110,125 6,354 398,424 254,460 134,938 210,125 [100,000] 6,354 904,301 1,004,301 494,865 509,865 [15,000] 2,030 4,625 1,079 517,599 2,030 4,625 1,079 502,599 DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM IN-HOUSE CARE ............................................................................................... 10 USC 1097e ..................................................................................... PRIVATE SECTOR CARE ................................................................................. CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT .......................................................... INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ..................................................................... MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES .......................................................................... EDUCATION AND TRAINING ......................................................................... BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS ..................................................... R&D RESEARCH ............................................................................................... R&D EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT ........................................................... Freeze-Dried Platelet Hemostatics ...................................................... Musculoskeletal Regenerative Medicine ............................................... R&D ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ................................................................ R&D DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION ......................................................... R&D ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT .......................................................... R&D MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT ............................................................ R&D CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT ......................................................... PROC INITIAL OUTFITTING ......................................................................... PROC REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION ............................................... PROC JOINT OPERATIONAL MEDICINE INFORMATION SYSTEM ....... PROC MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM—DESKTOP TO DATACENTER .... TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM ..................................... 333,072 178,983 117,190 99,338 19,071 24,597 222,445 30,732 77,047 40,502,123 10,751,135 [20,000] 21,023,765 2,116,278 2,271,798 303,898 371,426 2,356,290 41,660 192,398 [5,000] [4,000] 333,072 178,983 117,190 99,338 19,071 24,597 222,445 30,732 77,047 40,531,123 TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS ............................................. 44,160,242 43,904,242 10,731,135 21,023,765 2,116,278 2,271,798 303,898 371,426 2,356,290 41,660 183,398 TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 1 2 3 Conference Authorized SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars) Account State/Country and Installation Project Title FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized ARMY Army Army Alabama Anniston Army Depot Redstone Arsenal Army Alaska Fort Wainwright g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) ACCESS CONTROL POINT .................................. COST TO COMPLETE—PROPULSION SYSTEMS BUILDING. 0 55,000 50,000 55,000 BARRACKS ............................................................. 208,000 80,000 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1970 SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars) Account Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army State/Country and Installation Project Title Fort Wainwright Arizona Fort Huachuca Yuma Proving Ground Florida Eglin Air Force Base Naval Air Station Key West Georgia Fort Benning Fort Gillem Fort Gordon DINING FACILITY (DESIGN) ............................. 0 8,000 FLIGHT CONTROL TOWER (DESIGN) ............. POLE LINE ROAD (DESIGN) .............................. 0 0 0 0 BARRACKS ............................................................. JOINT INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE-SOUTH COMMAND AND CONTROL FACILITY (INC). 91,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 CAMP MERRILL BARRACKS (DESIGN) ........... EVIDENCE STORAGE BUILDING ..................... CYBER FACULTY OPERATIONS AND AUDITORIUM FACILITY (DESIGN). 0 166,000 0 0 45,000 0 KNOWN DISTANCE RANGE ............................... LIVE FIRE EXERCISE SHOOTHOUSE ............. VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP ....................... VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP ....................... 9,800 13,200 39,000 92,000 9,800 13,200 39,000 92,000 PDI: GUAM DEFENSE PHASE 2 (INC). EIAMD, 33,000 33,000 AIRFIELD OPERATIONS BUILDING ................ 0 0 MCA WILDLAND FIRE STATION (DESIGN) ... 0 2,100 CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER ..................... FORGING EQUIPMENT ANNEX (DESIGN) ..... 0 0 50,000 5,000 PYROTECHNIC PRODUCTION FACILITY ........ 161,000 72,000 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER ...................... AUTOMATED INFANTRY PLATOON BATTLE COURSE. BARRACKS (DESIGN) .......................................... 0 13,200 26,000 13,200 0 16,000 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER ...................... BARRACKS ............................................................. FLIGHT CONTROL TOWER ................................ 0 112,000 0 0 40,000 45,000 APPLIED SCIENCE CENTER, ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND (DESIGN). 0 0 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR ADDITION DESIGN). ORTC TRANSIENT TRAINING BARRACKS (DEISGN). RANGE 41C, AUTOMATED RECORD FIRE PLUS RANGE (DESIGN). CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER ..................... ELECTRICAL SWITCHING STATION ............... 0 9,500 0 8,300 0 2,500 31,000 29,000 31,000 29,000 AUTOMATED INFANTRY PLATOON BATTLE COURSE. COST TO COMPLETE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR. 19,000 19,000 24,000 24,000 AUTOMATED-AIDED INSTRUCTION BUILDING (DESIGN). COST TO COMPLETE—AMMUNITION DEMOLITION SHOP. 0 9,300 55,000 55,000 DEFENSE ACCESS ROADS ................................. 7,500 7,500 GUIDED MISSILE MAINTENANCE BUILDING 84,000 84,000 RADAR TEST RANGE EXPANSION ................... 68,000 68,000 AIRFIELD APRON & TAXIWAY REPAIR .......... 0 43,000 COST TO COMPLETE—FAMILY HOUSING REPLACEMENT CONSTRUCTION. 0 14,000 CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER ..................... 51,000 51,000 Germany Smith Barracks Smith Barracks Smith Barracks U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach Guam Joint Region Marianas Hawaii Pohakuloa Training Area Schofield Barracks Illinois Rock Island Arsenal Rock Island Arsenal Indiana Crane Army Ammunition Plant Kansas Fort Riley Fort Riley Fort Riley Kentucky Fort Campbell Fort Campbell Fort Campbell Maryland Aberdeen Proving Ground New York Fort Drum Army Fort Drum Army Fort Drum Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Fort Hamilton Watervliet Arsenal North Carolina Fort Bragg Fort Bragg Oklahoma Fort Sill McAlester Army Ammunition Plant Pennsylvania Letterkenny Army Depot Letterkenny Army Depot Tobyhanna Army Depot Republic of the Marshall Islands U.S. Army Garrison Kwajalein U.S. Army Garrison Kwajalein South Carolina Fort Jackson (1035098|1) SYSTEM, FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1971 SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars) Account State/Country and Installation Texas Corpus Christi Army Depot Red River Army Depot Army FY 2026 Request Project Title 60,000 60,000 93,000 48,000 AIRFIELD FIRE AND RESCUE STATION ........ 0 79,000 COMMAND & CONTROL FACILITY ................... 128,000 55,000 BARRACKS (DESIGN) .......................................... 0 50,000 DESIGN ................................................................... 287,557 287,557 FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ($6,159,744 TRANSFERRED FROM O&M). HOST NATION SUPPORT .................................... 0 0 46,031 46,031 68,453 68,453 79,218 79,218 CON- 0 10,000 CON- 0 40,000 Subtotal Military Construction, Army .......................................................................... 2,173,959 2,072,659 UDP TRANSIENT BARRACKS (DESIGN) ......... 0 0 WATER TREATMENT PLANT (DESIGN) ......... 0 26,100 PDI: AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON (INC) ......... 190,630 190,630 COST TO COMPLETE—FLEET NANCE FACILITY & TOC. MAINTE- 42,000 42,000 COMMUNICATION CENTER (AREA 52) ........... 18,480 23,500 FIRE EMERGENCY RESPONSE STATION ....... 0 43,800 MESS HALL & ARMORY (AREA 43) ................... 108,740 22,740 F–35 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR (DESIGN). STRIKE FIGHTER CENTER OF EXCELLENCE PACIFIC (INC). CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (DESIGN) .. 0 33,490 55,542 55,542 0 8,900 FORD CLASS CVN INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES, PIER LIMA. UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING ............................. 103,000 24,000 0 45,431 RECONFIGURABLE CYBER LABORATORY .... 0 68,000 CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER ..................... 86,820 86,820 COMMUNITY & AIRFIELD AREA FLOOD PROTECTION. COST TO COMPLETE—MQ–25 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR. NAVAL INNOVATION CENTER (INC) ............... 0 38,443 71,200 71,200 30,000 30,000 SUBMARINE PIER 8 REPLACEMENT .............. 0 44,242 WEAPONS MAGAZINE & ORDNANCE OPERATIONS FACILITY. 30,000 30,000 Army Washington Joint Base LewisMcChord Joint Base LewisMcChord Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Army Army Army Army Army Army Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Army Army Army Army NAVY & MARINE CORPS Arizona Navy & Marine Marine Corps Air StaCorps tion Yuma Navy & Marine Marine Corps Air StaCorps tion Yuma Australia Navy & Marine Royal Australian Air Corps Force Base Darwin Bahrain Navy & Marine Naval Support Activity Corps Bahrain California Navy & Marine Marine Corps Base Corps Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base Navy & Marine Corps Camp Pendleton Navy & Marine Marine Corps Base Corps Camp Pendleton Navy & Marine Naval Air Station Corps Lemoore Navy & Marine Naval Air Station Corps Lemoore Navy & Marine Naval Air Weapons Corps Station China Lake Navy & Marine Naval Base Coronado Corps Navy & Marine Naval Base Coronado Corps Navy & Marine Naval Base Point Corps Loma Navy & Marine Naval Base San Diego Corps Navy & Marine Naval Base Ventura Corps County Point Mugu Navy & Marine Naval Base Ventura Corps County Point Mugu Navy & Marine Naval Support Activity Corps Monterey Connecticut Navy & Marine Naval Submarine Base Corps New London Navy & Marine Naval Submarine Base Corps New London District of Columbia g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) COST TO COMPLETE—POWERTRAIN FACILITY (ENGINE ASSEMBLY). COST TO COMPLETE—COMPONENT REBUILD SHOP. Conference Authorized PDI: INDOPACOM MINOR CONSTRUCTION PILOT. UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION ......... UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY STRUCTION (DEMOLITION). UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY STRUCTION (LABS). G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1972 SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars) Account State/Country and Installation Project Title Navy & Marine Corps Marine Barracks Washington (8th Street & I) District of Columbia Naval Research Laboratory Djibouti Camp Lemmonier BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS & SUPPORT FACILITY (INC). 65,900 65,900 BIOMOLECULAR SCIENCE & SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY LABORATORY. 0 157,000 ELECTRICAL POWER PLANT (INC) ................. 51,600 51,600 COST TO COMPLETE—ENGINEERING TEST FACILITY. COMMUNICATIONS CENTER AND INFRASTRUCTURE. 15,600 15,600 0 45,425 CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (DESIGN) .. 0 4,575 F–35 AIRCRAFT ENGINE REPAIR FACILITY 0 78,117 MULTI AIRCRAFT PAINT & STRIP (DESIGN) 0 26,515 CONSOLIDATED ″A″ SCHOOL DORMITORY ... 0 45,502 ADVANCED HELICOPTER TRAINING SYSTEM HANGAR (INC). CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (DESIGN) .. 98,505 98,505 0 3,000 TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY EXPANSION— COLUMBIA (INC). 119,030 119,030 PDI: JOINT CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS CENTER (INC). PDI: WATER WELLS ............................................ 181,124 121,124 70,070 70,070 BLK V VA CLASS OPERATIONAL STORAGE FACILITY. NEX COLD STORAGE WAREHOUSE ................ 0 0 0 0 PDI: COST TO COMPLETE—X-RAY WHARF BERTH. PDI: DEFENSE ACCESS ROADS ........................ 31,000 31,000 0 50,000 158,600 83,600 87,270 87,270 Joint Region Marianas PDI: JOINT COMMUNICATION UPGRADE (INC). PDI: MISSILE INTEGRATION TEST FACILITY (INC). POLARIS POINT ECP UPGRADE ....................... 0 0 Joint Region Marianas POLARIS POINT SUBMARINE PIER ................. 0 0 Joint Region Marianas SATELLITE FIRE STATION ............................... 0 0 Joint Region Marianas SUBMARINE MAINTENANCE FACILITY PHASES 1–3. UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE & ACCESS ROAD. PDI: INNER APRA HARBOR RESILIENCY ...... 0 0 0 32,000 105,950 105,950 PDI: ARTILLERY BATTERY FACILITIES (INC). PDI: RECYCLE CENTER ..................................... 64,774 64,774 61,010 61,010 DDG–1000 SHIP SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES. DRY DOCK 3 REPLACEMENT (INC) ................. 83,000 83,000 553,720 492,720 WATER TREATMENT PLANT (INC) ................. 141,650 141,650 ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION MODERNIZATION. MAIN GATE ENTRY REPLACEMENT ............... 0 15,690 0 49,260 WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY COMPLIANCE UPGRADE (INC). 108,350 37,350 Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Florida Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island Naval Air Station Jacksonville Naval Air Station Jacksonville Naval Air Station Jacksonville Naval Air Station Pensacola Naval Air Station Whiting Field Naval Air Station Whiting Field Georgia Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay Guam Andersen Air Force Base Andersen Air Force Base Joint Region Marianas Joint Region Marianas Joint Region Marianas Joint Region Marianas Joint Region Marianas Joint Region Marianas Joint Region Marianas Naval Base Guam Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz Hawaii Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1973 SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars) Account State/Country and Installation Project Title Navy & Marine Corps Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands Japan Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler Maine Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Maryland Naval Support Activity Washington Suitland Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head US Naval Academy Annapolis Nevada Naval Air Station Fallon North Carolina Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Pennsylvania Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg Rhode Island Naval Station Newport PDI: AIRFIELD PAVEMENT UPGRADES ......... 235,730 65,730 PDI: SCHOOL AGE CARE CENTERS ................. 58,000 58,000 MULTI-MISSION DRYDOCK #1 EXTENSION (INC). POWER RELIABILITY & WATER RESILIENCE UPGRADES (INC). 220,793 220,793 227,769 227,769 FOREIGN MATERIALS EXPLOITATION LAB 114,000 73,000 CONTAINED BURN FACILITY (INC) ................ 0 65,000 STORM WATER MANAGEMENT FACILITIES 0 86,000 IMPROVE- 47,000 47,000 F–35 AIRCRAFT SUSTAINMENT CTR (INC) ... 200,000 40,000 FLIGHTLINE UTILITIES MODERNIZATION, PHASE 2 (DESIGN). AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE SHELTERS 0 15,000 0 48,280 MACHINERY CENTER. DEVELOPMENT 0 94,140 CONSOLIDATED RDT&E SYSTEMS FACILITY 0 40,000 NEXT GENERATION SECURE SUBMARINE PLATFORM FACILITY. NEXT GENERATION TORPEDO INTEGRATION LAB. SUBMARINE PAYLOAD INTEGRATION LABORATORY. 0 73,000 0 37,000 0 40,000 NUCLEAR POWER TRAINING FACILITY SIMULATION EXPANSION (INC). 65,400 65,400 COST TO COMPLETE—CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER. 12,360 12,360 EOD EXPEDITIONARY MINE COUNTERMEASURES FACILITY (DESIGN). 0 12,000 WATER TREATMENT PLANT ............................ 63,560 63,560 11,700 11,700 93,307 93,307 Naval Station Norfolk COST TO COMPLETE—CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER. ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM UPGRADES (INC). MQ–25 AIRCRAFT LAYDOWN FACILITIES ..... 20,430 20,430 Naval Station Norfolk POWER UPGRADES—PIER 14 (DESIGN) ........ 0 15,000 Naval Station Norfolk PPV UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING INVESTMENT. SHORE POWER FOR VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINES (DESIGN). WEAPONS MAGAZINES (INC) ............................ 380,000 380,000 0 2,200 71,758 71,758 DRY DOCK 3 MODERNIZATION (INC) ............. 188,576 188,576 EA–18G GROWLER MAINTENANCE FACILITY. TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY WAREHOUSE ..... 0 75,000 245,700 95,700 48,800 48,800 Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Naval Station Newport Naval Station Newport Naval Station Newport South Carolina Joint Base Charleston Virginia Joint Expeditionary Base Little CreekFort Story Joint Expeditionary Base Little CreekFort Story Marine Corps Base Quantico Naval Station Norfolk Naval Station Norfolk Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Norfolk Naval Shipyard Washington Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Naval Base KitsapBangor Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Worldwide Unspecified (1035098|1) RANGE TRAINING MENTS. COMPLEX CONTROL FY 2026 Request COST TO COMPLETE—CVN 78 AIRCRAFT CARRIER ELECTRICAL UPGRADES. Conference Authorized G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1974 SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars) Account State/Country and Installation Project Title Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations BARRACKS (DESIGN) .......................................... 0 50,000 BARRACKS (DESIGN) .......................................... 0 69,208 DATA PROCESSING FACILITY .......................... 57,190 57,190 DESIGN ................................................................... 562,423 562,423 0 0 Navy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide Locations 0 0 Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Navy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION (MARINE CORPS) ($2,079,890 TRANSFERRED FROM O&M). FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION (NAVY) ($3,991,438 TRANSFERRED FROM O&M). INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM. JOINT MARITIME FACILITY .............................. 162,855 162,855 72,430 82,880 SIOP (DESIGN) ...................................................... 0 110,000 UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION ......... 119,331 119,331 CON- 0 10,000 CON- 0 40,000 Subtotal Military Construction, Navy & Marine Corps .......................................... 6,012,677 6,772,465 0 0 1,750 13,200 0 0 152,000 82,000 UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY STRUCTION (DEMOLITION). UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY STRUCTION (LABS). FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized AIR FORCE Air Force Air Force Alaska Eielson Air Force Base Eielson Air Force Base Air Force Eielson Air Force Base Air Force Air Force Joint Base ElmendorfRichardson Arizona Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Luke Air Force Base California Travis Air Force Base Diego Garcia Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia Florida Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Eglin Air Force Base Air Force Eglin Air Force Base Air Force Air Force Eglin Air Force Base Eglin Air Force Base Air Force Eglin Air Force Base Air Force Air Force Air Force Hurlburt Field MacDill Air Force Base MacDill Air Force Base MacDill Air Force Base Tyndall Air Force Base Georgia Moody Air Force Base Air Force Air Force Moody Air Force Base Robins Air Force Base Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) COAL THAW SHED ADDITION (DESIGN) ....... CONSOLIDATED MUNITIONS COMPLEX (DESIGN). JOINT PACIFIC ALASKA RANGE COMPLEX OPERATIONS FACILITY (DESIGN). JOINT INTEGRATED TEST & TRAINING CENTER (INC). COMMUNICATIONS HEADQUARTERS FACILITY. MC–130J HANGAR/AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE UNIT. CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER ..................... 49,000 49,000 125,000 50,000 0 45,000 CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER ..................... 60,000 60,000 OPERATIONS SUPPORT FACILITY .................. 29,000 29,000 INSTALL WASTE WATER ″FORCE″ MAIN, ICBM ROAD. INSTALL WATER MAIN, ICBM ROAD .............. 11,400 11,400 10,400 10,400 PHILLIPS PARKWAY HAUL ROUTE ................ 28,000 28,000 350TH SPECTRUM WARFARE WING (DESIGN). CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER WITH LAND ACQUISITION. F–35A ADAL SQUADRON OPERATIONS .......... F–35A DEVELOPMENTAL TEST 2–BAY MX HANGAR. F–35A DEVELOPMENTAL TEST 2–BAY TEST HANGAR. 361 ISRG MISSION OPERATIONS FACILITY .. KC–46A ADAL AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 2. KC–46A ADAL AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 3. KC–46A GENERAL PURPOSE WAREHOUSE ... 0 3,300 41,000 57,000 23,000 52,000 23,000 52,000 50,000 50,000 0 30,000 66,000 30,000 33,000 33,000 11,000 11,000 FIRE/CRASH RESCUE STATION ....................... 0 0 23RD SECURITY FORCES SQUADRON OPS FACILITY. MILITARY WORKING DOG KENNEL ................ AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER ...................... 0 35,000 0 28,000 0 28,000 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1975 SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars) Account Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) State/Country and Installation Germany Ramstein Air Base Ramstein Air Base Greenland Pituffik Space Base Hawaii Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Japan Kadena Air Base Louisiana Barksdale Air Force Base Barksdale Air Force Base Maryland Joint Base AnacostiaBolling Massachusetts Hanscom Air Force Base Mississippi Columbus Air Force Base Missouri Whiteman Air Force Base Whiteman Air Force Base Montana Malmstrom Air Force Base Nebraska Offutt Air Force Base Offutt Air Force Base Offutt Air Force Base New Jersey Joint Base McGuireDix-Lakehurst Joint Base McGuireDix-Lakehurst New Mexico Cannon Air Force Base Cannon Air Force Base Cannon Air Force Base Kirtland Air Force Base Kirtland Air Force Base Kirtland Air Force Base Kirtland Air Force Base Kirtland Air Force Base North Carolina Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Norway Royal Norwegian Air Force Base Rygge Ohio Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Oklahoma Tinker Air Force Base Tinker Air Force Base Tinker Air Force Base South Dakota Ellsworth Air Force Base (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request Project Title Conference Authorized 35 POINT INDOOR FIRING RANGE .................. AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION COMPOUND .... 44,000 29,000 44,000 0 RUNWAY APPROACH LANDING SYSTEM ....... 32,000 32,000 COMBINED OPERATIONS CENTER (DESIGN) 0 5,000 PDI: THEATER A/C CORROSION CONTROL CENTER (INC). 66,350 66,350 CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (DESIGN) .. 0 2,200 WEAPONS GENERATION FACILITIES DORMITORY. 116,000 18,000 LARGE VEHICLE INSPECTION STATION ....... 0 0 FIRE STATION ...................................................... 55,000 55,000 WATER TANK STORAGE ..................................... 0 14,200 B–21 ADAL WEAPONS RELEASE SYSTEM STORAGE. B–21 RADIO FREQUENCY HANGAR ................. 13,600 13,600 114,000 20,000 WEAPONS STORAGE & MAINTENANCE FACILITY (INC). 60,000 60,000 SAOC BEDDOWN—1–BAY HANGAR (DESIGN) SAOC BEDDOWN—2–BAY HANGAR (DESIGN) SAOC BEDDOWN—SUPPLY STORAGE FACILITY (DESIGN). 0 0 0 19,000 16,000 7,350 WELL NO. 5 ............................................................ 0 0 WELL NO. 6 ............................................................ 0 0 192 BED DORMITORY (DESIGN) ....................... DEPLOYMENT PROCESSING CENTER ............ DORMITORY ........................................................... 58 SOW/PJ/CRO PIPELINE DORM ..................... 0 0 90,000 0 0 79,000 10,000 10,000 COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER SIMULATOR 0 0 EXPLOSIVE OPERATIONS BUILDING ............. 0 26,000 JOINT NAVIGATION WARFARE HEADQUARTERS (DESIGN). SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES HEADQUARTERS. CENTER 0 0 OFFICE 83,000 83,000 CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER ..................... 0 54,000 COMBAT ARMS TRAINING AND MAINTENANCE COMPLEX. 0 41,000 QUICK REACTION AIRCRAFT HANGAR .......... 72,000 72,000 AI SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER (DESIGN) .... 0 0 HUMAN PERFORMANCE CENTER LAB .......... 0 45,000 RUNWAY (DESIGN) .............................................. 0 15,000 BOMBER AGILE COMMON HANGAR (INC) ..... CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER ..................... E–7 SQUAD OPERATIONS CENTER ................. 127,000 54,000 0 15,000 54,000 10,000 B–21 ADD FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2 .................... 63,000 63,000 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1976 SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars) State/Country and Installation Project Title Ellsworth Air Force Base Ellsworth Air Force Base Ellsworth Air Force Base Ellsworth Air Force Base Tennessee Arnold Air Force Base Texas Dyess Air Force Base B–21 ALERT FACILITY ....................................... 71,000 71,000 B–21 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SHELTERS. B–21 S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SHELTERS. B–21 W. ALERT APRON & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SHELTERS. 75,000 75,000 88,000 88,000 81,000 81,000 INSTALLATION ACP GATE 2 UPGRADE ......... 0 0 B–21 LOW OBSERVABLE CORROSION HANGAR AND THE MISSION PLANNING FACILITY (DESIGN). B–21 MISSION PLANNING FACILITY ............... B–21 UTILITIES & SITE IMPROVEMENTS ...... GATE REPAIRS (DESIGN) .................................. PIPELINE STUDENT DORMITORY ................... 0 24,700 78,000 12,800 0 112,000 78,000 12,800 4,500 23,000 4 79,000 39,000 RADR STORAGE FACILITY ................................ 20,000 20,000 SURETY: COMMAND POST ................................. 104,000 10,000 SURETY: DEFENDER OPERATIONS COMPOUND. 149,000 10,000 F–35 CANOPY REPAIR FACILITY (DESIGN) .. F–35 MAINTENANCE FACILITY, PHASE 1 (INC). T–7A DEPOT MAINTENANCE COMPLEX (INC). 0 22,000 2,600 22,000 178,000 113,000 FUEL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE DOCK ............ 0 0 192ND WING HEADQUARTERS (DESIGN) ...... 0 0 ALTERATION AIRCRAFT HOUSE (DESIGN). WARE- 0 2,500 BARRACKS (DESIGN) .......................................... 0 50,000 DESIGN ................................................................... 573,223 573,223 FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION (AIR FORCE) ($3,093,331 TRANSFERRED FROM O&M). FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION (SPACE FORCE). INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM. UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION ......... 0 0 0 0 123,800 123,800 72,900 72,900 CON- 0 10,000 CON- 0 40,000 GBSD UTILITY CORRIDOR (INC) ...................... 130,000 130,000 Subtotal Military Construction, Air Force .................................................................. 3,721,473 3,394,773 GENERAL PURPOSE WAREHOUSE .................. 32,000 32,000 POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID .............. 0 20,600 SOF SEAL TEAM SEVENTEEN OPERATIONS FACILITY. MEDICAL WAREHOUSE ADDITION ................. POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID .............. 0 75,900 49,980 0 49,980 25,120 Account Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Dyess Air Force Base Dyess Air Force Base Dyess Air Force Base Goodfellow Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland United Kingdom Royal Air Force Feltwell Royal Air Force Lakenheath Royal Air Force Lakenheath Utah Hill Air Force Base Hill Air Force Base Air Force Hill Air Force Base Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Virginia Joint Base LangleyEustis Langley Air Force Base Washington Fairchild Air Force Base Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Wyoming F.E. Warren Air Force Base BMT CLASSROOMS/DINING (INC). FY 2026 Request FACILITY PARTS UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY STRUCTION (DEMOLITION). UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY STRUCTION (LABS). Conference Authorized DEFENSE-WIDE Defense-Wide Alabama DLA Distribution Center Anniston California Armed Forces Reserve Center Mountain View Naval Base Coronado Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Travis Air Force Base Travis Air Force Base Defense-Wide Defense-Wide g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1977 SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars) Account State/Country and Installation Defense-Wide Cuba Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Florida Homestead Air Reserve Base Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island Georgia Fort Benning Germany Rhine Ordnance Barracks U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach (Storck Barracks) U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Guam Joint Region Marianas Defense-Wide Joint Region Marianas Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Joint Region Marianas Naval Base Guam Japan Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Maryland Fort Meade Fort Meade Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Massachusetts Cape Cod Space Force Station New Mexico White Sands Missile Range North Carolina Fort Bragg Fort Bragg Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Fort Bragg Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Fort Bragg Fort Bragg Defense-Wide Fort Bragg Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Pennsylvania Defense Distribution Depot New Cumberland Harrisburg Air National Guard Base Puerto Rico Punta Borinquen Texas Camp Swift Fort Hood NSA Texas United Kingdom Royal Air Force Lakenheath Royal Air Force Mildenhall Utah Camp Williams Virginia Pentagon (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request Project Title Conference Authorized HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT (INC 3) ................. 35,794 35,794 SOF CLIMATE CONTROLLED TACTICAL STORAGE WAREHOUSE. POWER GENERATION & ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE. 0 33,000 0 30,500 DEXTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL .................... 127,375 22,375 MEDICAL CENTER REPLACEMENT (INC 12) 99,167 99,167 POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID .............. 0 73,000 TRAINING 16,700 16,700 PDI: GUAM DEFENSE SYSTEM, COMMAND CENTER (INC). PDI: GUAM DEFENSE SYSTEM, EIAMD, PHASE 1 (INC). POWER RESILIENCY UPGRADES ..................... POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID .............. 183,900 83,900 61,903 61,903 0 0 0 63,010 POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID .............. 0 10,000 NSAW EAST CAMPUS BUILDING #5 (INC 2) NSAW VENONA WIDENING ................................ MEDCEN ADDITION/ALTERATION (INC 9) .... 455,000 26,600 70,000 230,000 26,600 70,000 POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID .............. 0 10,000 POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID .............. 0 38,500 POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID .............. SOF FORWARD OPERATING BASE FREEDOM UPGRADES. SOF JOINT INTELLIGENCE CENTER (DESIGN). SOF MISSION COMMAND CENTER .................. SOF OPERATIONAL AMMUNITION SUPPLY POINT PHASE 1. SOF OPERATIONAL AMMUNITION SUPPLY POINT PHASE 2. SOF COMBAT SERIVCE SUPPORT/MOTOR TRANSPORT EXPANSION. SOF MARINE RAIDER BATTALION OPS FACILITY (INC). 0 0 80,000 44,700 0 8,100 130,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 0 65,000 0 51,400 90,000 90,000 GENERAL PURPOSE WAREHOUSE .................. 90,000 90,000 SOF SIMULATOR FACILITY (MC–130J) ........... 13,400 13,400 RAMEY UNIT SCHOOL REPLACEMENT .......... 155,000 66,519 SMART WATER GRID ........................................... CENTRAL ENERGY PLANT ................................ NSA/CSS TEXAS CRYPTOLOGIC CENTER (INC). 0 0 500,000 19,800 34,500 500,000 HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT, PHASE 2 (INC) .. 322,200 47,200 SOF MRSP & PARTS STORAGE .......................... 45,000 45,000 POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID .............. 0 28,500 OPERATIONS FACILITY ...................................... 34,000 34,000 SOF HUMAN CENTER. PERFORMANCE G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1978 SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars) Account Defense-Wide State/Country and Installation Washington Fairchild Air Force Base Manchester Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations FY 2026 Request Project Title Conference Authorized HYDRANT SYSTEM AREA C ............................... 85,000 85,000 BULK STORAGE TANKS, PHASE 3 ................... 71,000 71,000 DESIGN (DEFENSE-WIDE) ................................. 26,571 26,571 DESIGN (DHA) ...................................................... 29,077 29,077 DESIGN (DLA) ....................................................... 30,900 30,900 DESIGN (ERCIP) ................................................... 38,669 38,669 DESIGN (MDA) ...................................................... 21,360 21,360 DESIGN (NSA) ....................................................... 14,842 14,842 DESIGN (SOCOM) .................................................. 32,731 32,731 DESIGN (TJS) ........................................................ 2,000 2,000 DESIGN (WHS) ...................................................... 14,851 14,851 ENERGY RESILIENCE & CONSERVATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM. EXERCISE RELATED MINOR CONSTRUCTION. INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM. UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION (DEFENSE-WIDE). UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION (DLA). UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION (MDA). UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION (NSA). UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION (SOCOM). 684,330 0 4,727 4,727 77,000 77,000 3,000 3,000 3,084 3,084 4,140 4,140 6,000 6,000 25,000 25,000 Subtotal Military Construction, Defense-Wide .......................................................... 3,792,301 2,976,120 BRIDGE (DESIGN) ................................................ 0 0 READINESS CENTER ADDITION ...................... 55,000 55,000 (DE- 0 0 RANGE CONTROL (DESIGN) .............................. 0 3,050 READINESS CENTER (DESIGN) ....................... 0 8,000 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR ADDITION/ALTERATION. 0 55,000 MAINTE- 13,800 13,800 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP (DESIGN) .... 0 1,850 ALL-DOMAIN WARFIGHTING COMPLEX (DESIGN). TRAINING 0 4,400 ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY AND READINESS CENTER (DESIGN). ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY (DESIGN). 0 11,600 0 2,200 Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide Defense-Wide ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Arizona Army National Camp Navajo Guard Guam Army National Joint Forces HeadGuard quarters—Guam Illinois Army National General Richard L. Guard Jones National Guard Readiness Center Army National Marseilles Training Guard Center Peoria Armory Army National Guard Indiana Army National Shelbyville Armory Guard Iowa Army National Waterloo Armory Guard Kentucky Army National Jackson Field Guard Michigan Army National Camp Grayling Guard Mississippi Army National Camp Shelby Guard Army National Meridian Readiness Guard Center and Army Aviation Support Facility Nevada g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) READINESS SIGN). CENTER NATIONAL GUARD NANCE SHOP. ALTERATION VEHICLE G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1979 SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars) State/Country and Installation Project Title Henderson Armory ARMORY EXPANSION (DESIGN) ....................... 0 0 NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER ...... 26,000 26,000 SOLDIER PERFORMANCE READINESS CENTER (DESIGN). 0 4,250 READINESS CENTER .......................................... 0 90,000 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR ADDITION/ALTERATION. 0 69,000 ARMORY (DESIGN) ............................................... 0 5,200 AUTOMATED MULTIPURPOSE GUN (MPMG) RANGE. MACHINE 0 16,000 NATIONAL GUARD NANCE SHOP. MAINTE- 28,000 28,000 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR (DESIGN). 0 4,000 READINESS CENTER (DESIGN) ....................... 0 0 COST TO COMPLETE—AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR. 15,500 15,500 DINING FACILITY (DESIGN) ............................. 0 3,800 READINESS CENTER (DESIGN) ....................... 0 0 DESIGN ................................................................... 13,580 13,580 FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION. UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION ......... 0 0 0 0 Subtotal Military Construction, Army National Guard .......................................... 151,880 430,230 AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY ... 0 28,000 MAINTENANCE FACILITY .................................. 0 46,000 AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY ... 0 36,000 AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY ......................... 0 50,000 AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY/ VMS/LAND. 30,000 30,000 ARMY RESERVE CENTER BUILDING (DESIGN). ROTARY-WING LANDING PAD & TAXIWAY .... 0 5,000 0 0 DESIGN ................................................................... 6,013 6,013 FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION. UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION ......... 0 0 6,226 6,226 Subtotal Military Construction, Army Reserve ......................................................... 42,239 207,239 Account Army National Guard Army National Guard Army National Guard Army National Guard Army National Guard Army National Guard Army National Guard Army National Guard Army National Guard Army National Guard Army National Guard Army National Guard Army National Guard Army National Guard Army National Guard Army National Guard New Hampshire Plymouth Training Center New Mexico Santa Fe Training Center New York Albany North Carolina Salisbury Training Center North Dakota Jamestown Armory Oregon Naval Weapons Systems Training Facility Boardman South Dakota Watertown Training Center Tennessee Smyrna Training Site Vermont Swanton Armory Virginia Army Aviation Support Facility Sandston Washington Fairchild Air Force Base Wisconsin Black River Falls Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations ARMY RESERVE Alabama Army Reserve Maxwell Air Force Base Alaska Army Reserve Joint Base ElmendorfRichardson Illinois Army Reserve Fort Sheridan Kentucky Army Reserve Fort Knox Pennsylvania Army Reserve New Castle Army Reserve Center Texas Army Reserve Camp Bullis Army Reserve Army Reserve Army Reserve Army Reserve g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Conroe Army Reserve Center Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations (1035098|1) VEHICLE FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1980 SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars) Account State/Country and Installation Project Title NAVY RESERVE & MARINE CORPS RESERVE Maine Portsmouth Naval PARKING CONSOLIDATION (DESIGN) ............ Navy Reserve & Shipyard Marine Corps Reserve Texas Naval Air Station Joint AIRCRAFT HANGAR MODERNIZATION .......... Navy Reserve & Reserve Base Fort Marine Corps Worth Reserve Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN ................................................................... Navy Reserve & Locations Marine Corps Reserve Unspecified Worldwide FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION Navy Reserve & Locations & MODERNIZATION (MARINE CORPS REMarine Corps SERVE). Reserve Unspecified Worldwide FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION Navy Reserve & Locations & MODERNIZATION (NAVY RESERVE). Marine Corps Reserve g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) Conference Authorized 0 0 0 50,000 2,255 2,255 0 0 0 0 2,255 52,255 BCE PAVEMENTS & GROUNDS FACILITY ...... 0 15,000 BASE SUPPLY COMPLEX ................................... 46,000 46,000 TROOP CAMP (DESIGN) ...................................... 0 3,800 C–130J CORROSION CONTROL FACILITY ...... 0 11,400 DINING HALL & SERVICES TRAIN FACILITY 27,000 27,000 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR (DESIGN). 0 6,000 F16 MISSION TRAINING FACILITY (DESIGN) 0 18,000 ADAL AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON ................. 0 50,000 EXTEND RUNWAY 13–31 .................................... 0 65,000 REPAIR RUNWAY 13–31 ...................................... 0 90,000 WARM-UP / HOLDING PAD ................................ 0 15,000 MENG 101ST ARW AMXS/AGE FACILITY (DESIGN). 0 0 ENGINE SOUND SUPPRESSOR EQUIPMENT (DESIGN). 0 1,000 DINING FACILITY / EMEDS ............................... 31,000 31,000 BRAVO RUNWAY IMPROVEMENT (DESIGN) 0 2,400 RUNWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (DESIGN). TAXIWAY ALPHA RUNWAY IMPROVEMENT (DESIGN). 0 9,000 0 2,800 BASE SUPPLY WAREHOUSE ............................. 19,000 19,000 CORROSION CONTROL HANGAR (DESIGN) ... 0 6,700 ENGINE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT FACILITY (DESIGN). FUEL CELL HANGAR (DESIGN) ....................... 0 3,200 0 5,400 Subtotal Military Construction, Navy Reserve & Marine Corps Reserve ....... AIR NATIONAL GUARD Alaska Air National Eielson Air Force Base Guard Air National Joint Base ElmendorfGuard Richardson Georgia Air National Savannah Combat Guard Readiness Training Center Air National Savannah Hilton Head Guard International Airport Air National Savannah Hilton Head Guard International Airport Illinois Air National Scott Air Force Base Guard Indiana Air National Fort Wayne InterGuard national Airport Iowa Air National Sioux Gateway Airport Guard Air National Sioux Gateway Airport Guard Air National Sioux Gateway Airport Guard Air National Sioux Gateway Airport Guard Maine Air National Bangor Air National Guard Guard Base Maryland Air National Warfield Air National Guard Guard Base Massachusetts Air National Otis Air National Guard Guard Base Michigan Air National Selfridge Air National Guard Guard Base Air National Selfridge Air National Guard Guard Base Air National Selfridge Air National Guard Guard Base Mississippi Air National Key Field Air National Guard Guard Base Air National Key Field Air National Guard Guard Base Nevada Air National Reno-Tahoe InterGuard national Airport Air National Reno-Tahoe InterGuard national Airport New Hampshire FY 2026 Request G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1981 SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars) Account Air National Guard Air National Guard State/Country and Installation Project Title Pease Air National Guard Base Pease Air National Guard Base New Jersey Atlantic City Air National Guard Base Oregon Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base Klamath Falls Airport JOINT USE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (DESIGN). SMALL ARMS RANGE .......................................... FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized 0 0 0 16,000 ADAL MAINTENANCE HANGAR AIR NATIONAL GUARD/SHOPS. 0 68,000 ACADEMIC TRAINING CENTER (DESIGN) ..... 0 0 F–35 FTU ACADEMIC TRAINING CENTER ..... 0 80,000 ADAL COMMUNICATIONS ANNEX ................... 16,500 16,500 FUEL CELL CORROSION CONTROL HANGAR 0 73,000 MAINTENANCE HANGAR & SHOPS .................. 0 72,000 SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY (DESIGN). 0 0 ADAL ACS COMPLEX ........................................... 0 8,400 DESIGN ................................................................... 24,146 24,146 FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION. UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION ......... 0 0 25,000 25,000 Subtotal Military Construction, Air National Guard .............................................. 188,646 810,746 512TH OPERATIONS GROUP FACILITY .......... 42,000 0 ENTRY CONTROL FACILITY (DESIGN) .......... 0 3,200 COMBINED OPERATIONS FACILITY ............... 0 54,000 AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION FACILITY ........ 0 33,000 C5M AGE MAINTENANCE FACILITY ............... 18,000 18,000 TARGETING ISR CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS DATA FACILITY (DESIGN). 0 15,000 DESIGN ................................................................... 270 270 FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION. UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION ......... 0 0 188 188 Subtotal Military Construction, Air Force Reserve ................................................. 60,458 123,658 481,832 531,832 Subtotal NATO Security Investment Program .......................................................... INDOPACIFIC COMBATANT COMMAND Worldwide Unspecified MILCON, Unspecified Worldwide INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION INDOPACOM Locations PILOT PROGRAM. 481,832 531,832 0 150,000 Subtotal INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM ....... 0 150,000 TOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION ............................................................................ 16,627,720 17,521,977 Air National Guard Air National Guard Air National Guard Air National Guard Air National Guard Air National Guard Air National Guard Air National Guard Air National Guard Air National Guard Air National Guard Portland International Airport Utah Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City International Airport West Virginia Mclaughlin Air National Guard Base Wisconsin Volk Air National Guard Base Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations Unspecified Worldwide Locations AIR FORCE RESERVE Delaware Air Force Reserve Dover Air Force Base Georgia Air Force Reserve Dobbins Air Reserve Base New York Air Force Reserve Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station South Carolina Air Force Reserve Joint Base Charleston Texas Air Force Reserve Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Virginia Air Force Reserve Joint Base LangleyEustis Worldwide Unspecified Air Force Reserve Unspecified Worldwide Locations Air Force Reserve Unspecified Worldwide Locations Air Force Reserve Unspecified Worldwide Locations NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM Worldwide Unspecified NATO NATO Security Invest- NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM ... ment Program FAMILY HOUSING g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1982 SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars) Account State/Country and Installation Project Title FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY Belgium Fam Hsg Con, Chièvres Air Base FAMILY HOUSING NEW CONSTRUCTION Army (100 UNITS). Germany Fam Hsg Con, U.S. Army Garrison FAMILY HOUSING REPLACEMENT CONArmy Bavaria STRUCTION (27 UNITS). Worldwide Unspecified Fam Hsg Con, Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN ................................................................... Army Locations FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized 145,042 45,042 50,692 50,692 32,824 32,824 228,558 128,558 FURNISHINGS ....................................................... 16,254 16,254 HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT ............. 41,089 41,089 LEASED HOUSING ............................................... 116,275 116,275 MAINTENANCE ..................................................... 110,941 110,941 MANAGEMENT ...................................................... 41,450 41,450 MISCELLANEOUS ................................................. 319 319 SERVICES ............................................................... 8,096 8,096 UTILITIES .............................................................. 43,994 43,994 Subtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Army ................................. 378,418 378,418 19,384 19,384 18,000 18,000 Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Army ........................................................... FAMILY HOUSING O&M, ARMY Worldwide Unspecified Fam Hsg O&M, Unspecified Worldwide Army Locations Fam Hsg O&M, Unspecified Worldwide Army Locations Fam Hsg O&M, Unspecified Worldwide Army Locations Fam Hsg O&M, Unspecified Worldwide Army Locations Fam Hsg O&M, Unspecified Worldwide Army Locations Fam Hsg O&M, Unspecified Worldwide Army Locations Fam Hsg O&M, Unspecified Worldwide Army Locations Fam Hsg O&M, Unspecified Worldwide Army Locations FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY & MARINE CORPS Guam Joint Region Marianas COST TO COMPLETE—REPLACE ANDERFam Hsg Con, SEN HOUSING, PHASE 4 (68 UNITS). Navy & Marine Corps Joint Region Marianas COST TO COMPLETE—REPLACE ANDERFam Hsg Con, SEN HOUSING, PHASE 7 (46 UNITS). Navy & Marine Corps Joint Region Marianas REPLACE ANDERSEN HOUSING, PHASE 9 Fam Hsg Con, (136 UNITS) (INC). Navy & Marine Corps Japan Marine Corps Air StaREPAIR WHOLE HOUSE BUILDING 1255 (6 Fam Hsg Con, tion Iwakuni UNITS). Navy & Marine Corps Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN ................................................................... Fam Hsg Con, Locations Navy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (DPRI/GUAM) ......................................... Fam Hsg Con, Locations Navy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide NAVY SOUTHEAST MHPI (2ND RESTRUCFam Hsg Con, Locations TURE) (100 UNITS). Navy & Marine Corps 65,378 65,378 11,230 11,230 3,806 3,806 2,799 2,799 57,000 57,000 Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Navy & Marine Corps .......................... 177,597 177,597 16,820 16,820 57,061 57,061 68,426 68,426 112,019 112,019 FAMILY HOUSING O&M, NAVY & MARINE CORPS Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS ....................................................... Fam Hsg O&M, Locations Navy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT ............. Fam Hsg O&M, Locations Navy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide LEASING ................................................................. Fam Hsg O&M, Locations Navy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide MAINTENANCE ..................................................... Fam Hsg O&M, Locations Navy & Marine Corps g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1983 SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars) Account State/Country and Installation Project Title Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine Corps Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine Corps Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine Corps Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide Locations MANAGEMENT ...................................................... 56,956 56,956 Unspecified Worldwide Locations MISCELLANEOUS ................................................. 435 435 Unspecified Worldwide Locations SERVICES ............................................................... 17,424 17,424 Unspecified Worldwide Locations UTILITIES .............................................................. 44,967 44,967 Subtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Navy & Marine Corps 374,108 374,108 12,000 12,000 147,555 147,555 34,100 34,100 44,000 44,000 36,575 36,575 274,230 274,230 FURNISHINGS ....................................................... 31,275 31,275 HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT ............. 38,987 38,987 LEASING ................................................................. 5,436 5,436 MAINTENANCE ..................................................... 142,572 142,572 MANAGEMENT ...................................................... 54,581 54,581 MISCELLANEOUS ................................................. 1,475 1,475 SERVICES ............................................................... 12,701 12,701 UTILITIES .............................................................. 72,738 72,738 Subtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Air Force ......................... 359,765 359,765 553 553 93 93 33,911 33,911 14,320 14,320 37 37 4,445 4,445 15 15 Subtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Defense-Wide ................. 53,374 53,374 FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES—FHIF ............. Family Housing Locations Improvement Fund 8,315 8,315 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE Colorado Fam Hsg Con, Air Buckley Air Force MHPI RESTRUCTURE (351 UNITS) .................. Force Base Hawaii Fam Hsg Con, Air Joint Base Pearl HarMHPI RESTRUCTURE (460 UNITS) .................. Force bor-Hickam Japan Fam Hsg Con, Air Kadena Air Base FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS, Force KADENA TOWER 4511 (68 UNITS). Fam Hsg Con, Air Yokota Air Base FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS, PAIP 9, Force PHASE 3 (34 UNITS). Worldwide Unspecified Fam Hsg Con, Air Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN ................................................................... Force Locations Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Air Force ................................................... FAMILY HOUSING O&M, AIR FORCE Worldwide Unspecified Fam Hsg O&M, Unspecified Worldwide Air Force Locations Fam Hsg O&M, Unspecified Worldwide Air Force Locations Fam Hsg O&M, Unspecified Worldwide Air Force Locations Fam Hsg O&M, Unspecified Worldwide Air Force Locations Fam Hsg O&M, Unspecified Worldwide Air Force Locations Fam Hsg O&M, Unspecified Worldwide Air Force Locations Fam Hsg O&M, Unspecified Worldwide Air Force Locations Fam Hsg O&M, Unspecified Worldwide Air Force Locations FAMILY HOUSING O&M, DEFENSE-WIDE Worldwide Unspecified Fam Hsg O&M, Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS (DIA) ............................................ Defense-Wide Locations Fam Hsg O&M, Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS (NSA) ........................................... Defense-Wide Locations Fam Hsg O&M, Unspecified Worldwide LEASING (DIA) ...................................................... Defense-Wide Locations Fam Hsg O&M, Unspecified Worldwide LEASING (NSA) ..................................................... Defense-Wide Locations Fam Hsg O&M, Unspecified Worldwide MAINTENANCE (NSA) ......................................... Defense-Wide Locations Fam Hsg O&M, Unspecified Worldwide UTILITIES (DIA) ................................................... Defense-Wide Locations Fam Hsg O&M, Unspecified Worldwide UTILITIES (NSA) .................................................. Defense-Wide Locations g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1984 SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars) Account State/Country and Installation Project Title FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized Subtotal Family Housing Improvement Fund ........................................................... 8,315 8,315 UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND Worldwide Unspecified Unspecified Worldwide ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES—UHIF ............ Unaccompanied Locations Housing Improvement Fund 497 497 Subtotal Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund ......................................... 497 497 TOTAL FAMILY HOUSING ................................................................................................ DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, ARMY Worldwide Unspecified BRAC, Army Unspecified Worldwide BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE ................... Locations 1,854,862 1,754,862 171,870 171,870 Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure—Army ....................................................... 171,870 171,870 112,791 162,791 112,791 162,791 124,196 124,196 124,196 124,196 1,304 1,304 Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure—Defense-Wide ....................................... 1,304 1,304 TOTAL DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE .................................. 410,161 460,161 TOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, FAMILY HOUSING, AND BRAC .......... 18,892,743 19,737,000 BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, NAVY Worldwide Unspecified BRAC, Navy Unspecified Worldwide BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE ................... Locations Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure—Navy ........................................................ BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, AIR FORCE Worldwide Unspecified BRAC, Air Force Unspecified Worldwide BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE ................... Locations Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure—Air Force ............................................... BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, DEFENSE-WIDE Worldwide Unspecified BRAC, DefenseUnspecified Worldwide BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE ................... Wide Locations TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF 2 ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 3 PROGRAMS 1 4 SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 5 PROGRAMS. SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS (In Thousands of Dollars) Program FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized Discretionary Summary By Appropriation Energy And Water Development, And Related Agencies Appropriation Summary: Nuclear Energy ........................................................................................... Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D ........................................................... 160,000 278,000 160,000 0 Atomic Energy Defense Activities National nuclear security administration: Weapons activities ....................................................................... Defense nuclear nonproliferation ................................................. 20,074,400 2,284,600 21,028,745 2,284,600 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1985 SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS (In Thousands of Dollars) FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized Naval reactors .............................................................................. Federal salaries and expenses ..................................................... Total, National Nuclear Security Administration ........... 2,346,000 555,000 25,260,000 2,101,000 555,000 25,969,345 Environmental and other defense activities: Defense environmental cleanup ................................................... Other defense activities ............................................................... Total, Environmental & other defense activities ............ Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities .................................... Total, Discretionary Funding ......................................................................... 6,956,000 1,182,000 8,138,000 33,398,000 33,836,000 6,956,000 1,182,000 8,138,000 34,107,345 34,267,345 Nuclear Energy Idaho sitewide safeguards and security .............................................................. Total, Nuclear Energy ....................................................................................... 160,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 278,000 0 [–278,000] 0 Program Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D Program ................................................... Program decrease ........................................................................................ Total, Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D ............................................... 278,000 Weapons Activities Stockpile Management Stockpile Major Modernization B61–12 Life Extension Program ........................................................ W80–4 Life Extension Program ......................................................... SLCM-N Warhead .............................................................................. Reconciliation adjustment ........................................................... W87–1 Modification Program ............................................................. W93 Program ...................................................................................... B61–13 ................................................................................................ Total, Stockpile Major Modernization ......................................... 649,096 806,797 49,357 2,780,298 16,000 1,259,048 50,000 [50,000] 649,096 806,797 49,357 2,830,298 Stockpile services Stockpile Sustainment ......................................................................... Weapons Dismantlement and Disposition ........................................... Production Operations ........................................................................ Nuclear Enterprise Assurance ............................................................ Subtotal, Stockpile Services .................................................... Total, Stockpile Management ................................................................. 1,720,200 82,367 1,020,243 117,193 2,940,003 5,720,301 1,720,200 82,367 1,020,243 117,193 2,940,003 5,770,301 982,263 509,316 7,942 5,865 982,263 509,316 7,942 5,865 0 1,505,386 0 1,505,386 75,486 75,486 1,130,000 1,130,000 1,205,486 122,094 2,832,966 1,205,486 122,094 2,832,966 132,023 0 0 132,023 2,964,989 132,023 0 0 132,023 2,964,989 770,186 0 770,186 65,000 [65,000] Production Modernization Primary Capability Modernization Plutonium Modernization Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization Los Alamos Pit Production ....................................... 21–D–512 Plutonium Pit Production Project, LANL ........ 15–D–302 TA–55 Reinvestments Project, Phase 3, LANL 07–D–220-04 Transuranic Liquid Waste Facility, LANL 04–D–125 Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement Project, LANL ........................................................ Subtotal, Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization ..... Savannah River Plutonium Modernization Savannah River Pit Production ............................. 21–D–511 Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility, SRS .................................................................................. Subtotal, Savannah River Plutonium Modernization ......................................................................................... Enterprise Plutonium Support .................................................... Total, Plutonium Modernization ........................................... High Explosives and Energetics High Explosives & Energetics .............................................. 21–D–510 HE Synthesis Formulation and Production, PX PFAS Binder Mitigation and Future Alternatives .............. Total, High Explosives and Energetics ............................... Total, Primary Capability Modernization ................................. Secondary Capability Modernization Secondary Capability Modernization ................................................... 18–D–690 Lithium Processing Facility, Y–12 ................................... Reconciliation adjustment ........................................................... g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) 16,000 1,259,048 0 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1986 SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS (In Thousands of Dollars) Program FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized 06–D–141 Uranium Processing Facility, Y–12 .................................. Reconciliation adjustment ........................................................... Total, Secondary Capability Modernization ............................. 770,186 500,000 [500,000] 1,335,186 Tritium and Defense Fuels Program Tritium and Defense Fuels Program .................................................. 18–D–650 Tritium Finishing Facility, SRS ....................................... Total, Tritium and Defense Fuels Program .............................. 568,384 0 568,384 568,384 0 568,384 221,588 40,000 221,588 40,000 15,000 34,336 177,996 0 4,792,479 15,000 34,336 177,996 115,000 [115,000] 5,472,479 980,959 20,000 980,959 20,000 0 Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization ....................................................... 26–D–511 MESA Photolithography Capability (MPC), SNL ................... 26–D–510 Product Realization Infrastructure for Stockpile Modernization (PRISM), LLNL ............................................................................. Warhead Assembly Modernization .............................................................. Capability Based Investments ..................................................................... 22–D–513 Power Sources Capability, SNL ............................................... Reconciliation adjustment ................................................................... Total, Production Modernization .......................................................... 0 Stockpile Research, Technology, and Engineering Assessment Science ..................................................................................... 26–D–512 LANSCE Modernization Project (LAMP), LANL .................. 24–D–513 Z-pinch Experimental Underground System (ZEUS) Test Bed Facilities Improvement (ZTBFI), NNSS ........................................ Reconciliation adjustment ................................................................... 17–D–640 U1a Complex Enhancements Project, NNSS ........................... Reconciliation adjustment ................................................................... Engineering and Integrated Assessments ................................................... 26–D–513 Combined Radiation Environments for Survivability Testing, SNL ......................................................................................................... Inertial Confinement Fusion ....................................................................... 26–D–514 NIF Enhanced Fusion Yield Capability, LLNL ...................... Advanced Simulation and Computing ......................................................... Weapon Technology and Manufacturing Maturation ................................. Total, Stockpile Research, Technology, and Engineering ........... 399,777 57,345 [57,345] 64,000 [64,000] 399,777 52,248 699,206 26,000 865,995 276,279 3,320,464 52,248 699,206 26,000 865,995 276,279 3,441,809 Academic Programs ............................................................................................ Total, Academic Programs ....................................................................... 94,000 94,000 94,000 94,000 1,722,000 194,360 920,000 741,179 1,722,000 194,360 920,000 741,179 0 0 Infrastructure and Operations Operations of facilities ................................................................................ Safety and environmental operations .......................................................... Maintenance and repair of facilities ........................................................... Recapitalization ........................................................................................... Construction: 25–D–511 PULSE New Access, NNSS ............................................. Reconciliation adjustment ........................................................... 23–D–517 Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade, LANL ..................... Reconciliation adjustment ........................................................... Total, Construction ............................................................................. Total, Infrastructure and operations .................................................. 0 3,577,539 48,000 [48,000] 85,000 [85,000] 133,000 3,710,539 Secure transportation asset Operations and equipment .......................................................................... Program direction ....................................................................................... Total, Secure transportation asset ....................................................... 299,541 149,244 448,785 299,541 149,244 448,785 Defense Nuclear Security Operations and Maintenance ...................................................................... Total, Defense nuclear security ............................................................. 1,245,418 1,245,418 1,245,418 1,245,418 811,208 781,208 [–30,000] 64,206 21,028,745 Information technology and cybersecurity .......................................................... Program decrease ........................................................................................ Legacy contractor pensions ................................................................................ Total, Weapons Activities ................................................................................ Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) 0 64,206 20,074,400 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1987 SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS (In Thousands of Dollars) Program FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized Global material security International nuclear security ............................................................. Radiological security ............................................................................ Nuclear smuggling detection and deterrence ...................................... Total, Global material security ...................................................... 62,865 186,406 140,601 389,872 62,865 186,406 140,601 389,872 Material management and minimization Reactor Conversion and Uranium Supply ........................................... Nuclear Material Removal and Elimination ........................................ Plutonium Disposition ......................................................................... Total, Material management & minimization .......................... 63,383 61,000 150,686 275,069 63,383 61,000 150,686 275,069 Nonproliferation and arms control ............................................................. 221,008 221,008 Defense nuclear nonproliferation R&D Proliferation Detection ........................................................................ Nuclear Detonation Detection ............................................................. Forensics R&D .................................................................................... Nonproliferation Stewardship Program .............................................. Total, Defense nuclear nonproliferation R&D ......................... 269,376 307,435 20,460 149,383 746,654 269,376 307,435 20,460 149,383 746,654 Nonproliferation Construction: 18–D–150 Surplus Plutonium Disposition Project, SRS ................... Total, Nonproliferation construction .......................................... Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs ...................... 50,000 50,000 1,682,603 50,000 50,000 1,682,603 Nuclear counterterrorism and incident response program Emergency Management ..................................................................... Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation ........................................ Total, Nuclear Counterterrorism and Incident Response Program ............................................................................................... 33,122 596,878 33,122 596,878 630,000 630,000 Legacy contractor pensions ................................................................................ Use of Prior Year Balances ................................................................................ Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation .................................................. 20,993 –48,996 2,284,600 20,993 –48,996 2,284,600 884,579 35,300 703,581 61,540 884,579 35,300 703,581 61,540 75,000 60,000 526,000 Naval Reactors Naval reactors development ................................................................................ Columbia-Class reactor systems development ..................................................... Naval reactors operations and infrastructure ..................................................... Program direction ............................................................................................... Construction: 26–D–530 East Side Office Building ......................................................... 25–D–530 Naval Examination Acquisition Project .................................... 14–D–901 Spent Fuel Handling Recapitalization Project, NRF .............. Program decrease ................................................................................ Total, Construction ..................................................................................... Total, Naval Reactors ........................................................................................ 661,000 2,346,000 75,000 60,000 281,000 [–245,000] 416,000 2,101,000 Federal Salaries And Expenses Program Direction .............................................................................................. Total, Federal Salaries And Expenses ........................................................ 555,000 555,000 555,000 555,000 Defense Environmental Cleanup Closure sites: Closure sites administration ........................................................................ 500 500 68,562 754,259 10,700 68,562 754,259 10,700 4,000 4,000 837,521 4,000 4,000 837,521 Richland: River corridor and other cleanup operations .............................................. Central plateau remediation ........................................................................ Richland community and regulatory support ............................................. Construction: 22–D–402 L–897, 200 Area Water Treatment Facility .................... Total, Construction—Richland ....................................................... Total, Richland ............................................................................................. Office of River Protection: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1988 SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS (In Thousands of Dollars) Program Waste Treatment Immobilization Plant Commissioning ............................ Rad liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition ................................... Construction: 01–D–16D High-Level Waste Facility ............................................... 01–D–16E Pretreatment Facility ....................................................... 15–D–409 Low Activity Waste Pretreatment System ........................ 23–D–403, Hanford 200 West Area Tank Farms Risk Management Project ............................................................................................. Total, Construction—Office of River Protection ..................... Total, Office of River Protection ........................................................... Idaho National Laboratory: Idaho cleanup and waste disposition .......................................................... Idaho community and regulatory support .................................................. Construction: 22–D–403 Idaho Spent Nuclear Fuel Staging Facility .............. 23–D–402—Calcine Construction ............................................... Total, Construction—Idaho ...................................................... Total, Idaho National Laboratory ......................................................... FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized 390,415 923,212 390,415 923,212 600,000 0 78,600 600,000 0 78,600 108,200 786,800 108,200 786,800 2,100,427 2,100,427 452,242 3,779 452,242 3,779 2,000 2,000 4,000 460,021 2,000 2,000 4,000 460,021 NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ................................................. Nuclear facility D & D Separations Process Research Unit .................................................... Nevada Site ......................................................................................... Sandia National Laboratories ............................................................. Los Alamos National Laboratory ........................................................ Los Alamos Excess Facilities D&D .................................................... Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites .............................................. 1,955 1,955 950 64,835 1,030 278,288 1,693 348,751 950 64,835 1,030 278,288 1,693 348,751 Oak Ridge Reservation: OR Nuclear facility D & D ......................................................................... Total, OR Nuclear facility D & D ................................................... 346,562 346,562 346,562 346,562 U233 Disposition Program ......................................................................... OR cleanup and disposition ........................................................................ Construction: 14–D–403 Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility .................. 17–D–401 On-site waste disposal facility ................................... Total, Construction—Oak Ridge ............................................ Total, OR cleanup and waste disposition .................................. 63,000 75,000 63,000 75,000 34,885 15,050 49,935 187,935 34,885 15,050 49,935 187,935 OR community & regulatory support .......................................................... OR technology development and deployment .............................................. Total, Oak Ridge Reservation ................................................................ 5,900 3,300 543,697 5,900 3,300 543,697 396,394 396,394 708 397,102 708 397,102 5,317 90,719 1,066,000 5,317 90,719 1,066,000 52,500 52,500 1,611,638 52,500 52,500 1,611,638 Savannah River Sites: Savannah River risk management operations ............................................. Construction: 19–D–701 SR Security Systems Replacement ............................ Total, Savannah River Risk Management Operations .......... SR Community and Regulatory Support .................................................... Savannah River National Laboratory Operations & Maintenance ............. Radioactive Liquid Tank Waste Stabilization and Disposition .................. Construction: 20-D–401 Saltstone Disposal Unit #10, 11, 12 ......................... Total, Construction—Savannah River sites ...................... Total, Savannah River sites .................................................................... Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Waste Isolation Pilot Plant ......................................................................... Construction: 21–D–401 Hoisting Capability Project ............................................... Total, Construction—Waste Isolation Pilot Plant ................... Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant ......................................................... 413,424 413,424 2,000 2,000 415,424 2,000 2,000 415,424 Program Direction .............................................................................................. Program Support ................................................................................................ 312,818 20,320 312,818 20,320 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1989 SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS (In Thousands of Dollars) Program FY 2026 Request Conference Authorized Safeguards and Security ..................................................................................... Technology Development and Deployment ......................................................... Total, Defense Environmental Cleanup ..................................................... 288,871 16,012 6,956,000 288,871 16,012 6,956,000 Other Defense Activities Environment, health, safety and security Program direction ....................................................................................... Environment, Health, Safety & Security .................................................... Total, Environment, Health, safety and security ............................ 90,555 141,908 232,463 90,555 141,908 232,463 Office of Enterprise Assessments Program direction ....................................................................................... Enterprise Assessments .............................................................................. Total, Office of Enterprise Assessments ............................................. 59,132 30,022 89,154 59,132 30,022 89,154 Specialized security activities .............................................................................. 441,000 441,000 Office of Legacy Management Legacy management .................................................................................... Program direction ....................................................................................... Total, Office of Legacy Management ................................................... 177,716 22,542 200,258 177,716 22,542 200,258 Defense-related administrative support .............................................................. 214,626 214,626 Office of hearings and appeals ........................................................................... Subtotal, Other Defense Activities ............................................................... Total, Other Defense Activities ..................................................................... 4,499 1,182,000 1,182,000 4,499 1,182,000 1,182,000 DIVISION E—DEPARTMENT OF 2 STATE AUTHORIZATION ACT 3 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 1 4 5 SEC. 5001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This division may be cited as the 6 ‘‘Department of State Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 7 2026’’. 8 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 9 this division is as follows: Sec. 5001. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 5002. Definitions. TITLE I—ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS Subtitle A—Management and Consular Affairs Sec. 5111. Under Secretary for Management. Sec. 5112. Office of Medical Services. Sec. 5113. Assistant Secretary for Administration. Sec. 5114. Bureau of Administration. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1990 Sec. 5115. Office of the Historian. Sec. 5116. Chief information officer for diplomatic technology. Sec. 5117. Bureau of Diplomatic Technology. Sec. 5118. Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs. Sec. 5119. Bureau of Consular Affairs. Sec. 5120. Sense of Congress regarding modernization and realignment of consular systems. Sec. 5121. Fee for use of diplomatic reception rooms. Subtitle B—Human Resources Sec. 5131. Assistant Secretary for Human Resources. Sec. 5132. Bureau of Human Resources. Sec. 5133. Veterans Innovation Partnership Fellowship Program. Sec. 5134. Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program. Sec. 5135. Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program. Sec. 5136. Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program. Sec. 5137. Matters relating to the Foreign Service Institute. Sec. 5138. Fees for use of the George P. Schultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center. Subtitle C—Political Affairs Sec. 5141. Under Secretary for Political Affairs. Sec. 5142. Congressional notification regarding changes to bureau jurisdiction. Sec. 5143. Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic. Sec. 5144. Ambassador-at-Large for the Indian Ocean region. Sec. 5145. Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Sec. 5146. Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Sec. 5147. Director of the Office of Multilateral Affairs in Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Sec. 5148. Countering PRC Influence Fund Unit. Sec. 5149. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs. Sec. 5150. Bureau of African Affairs. Sec. 5151. Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs. Sec. 5152. Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. Sec. 5153. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs. Sec. 5154. Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. Sec. 5155. Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs. Sec. 5156. Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. Sec. 5157. Office of Haitian Affairs. Sec. 5158. Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs. Sec. 5159. Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. Sec. 5160. Countering Russian Influence Fund Unit. Sec. 5161. Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs. Sec. 5162. Bureau of International Organization Affairs. Subtitle D—Other Matters Sec. 5171. Periodic briefings from Bureau of Intelligence and Research. Sec. 5172. Support for congressional delegations. Sec. 5173. Notification requirements for authorized and ordered departures. Sec. 5174. Strengthening enterprise governance. Sec. 5175. Establishing and expanding the Regional China Officer program. Sec. 5176. Report on China’s diplomatic posts. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1991 Sec. 5177. Notification of intent to reduce personnel at covered diplomatic posts. Sec. 5178. Foreign affairs manual changes. TITLE II—WORKFORCE MATTERS Sec. 5201. Report on vetting of Foreign Service Institute language instructors. Sec. 5202. Training limitations. Sec. 5203. Language incentive pay for civil service employees. Sec. 5204. Options for comprehensive evaluations. Sec. 5205. Job share and part-time employment opportunities. Sec. 5206. Promoting reutilization of language skills in the Foreign Service. TITLE III—INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY Sec. 5301. Post Data Pilot Program. Sec. 5302. Authorization to use commercial cloud enclaves overseas. Sec. 5303. Reports on technology transformation projects at the Department. Sec. 5304. Commercial spyware. TITLE IV—PUBLIC DIPLOMACY Sec. 5401. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy. Sec. 5402. Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs. Sec. 5403. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Sec. 5404. Foreign information manipulation and interference strategy. Sec. 5405. Repeal of limitation on use of funds for international expositions. TITLE V—DIPLOMATIC SECURITY Sec. 5501. Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security. Sec. 5502. Special agents. Sec. 5503. Modification of congressional notification requirement relating to embassy reopening. Sec. 5504. Counter-intelligence training for certain diplomatic security agents. Sec. 5505. Expansion of counter-intelligence personnel security program to include nonsecurity staff. Sec. 5506. Report on security conditions in Damascus, Syria, required for the reopening of the United States diplomatic mission. Sec. 5507. Embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic installations return to standards report. Sec. 5508. Reauthorization of overtime pay for protective services. TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS Sec. 5601. Submission of federally funded research and development center reports to Congress. Sec. 5602. Quarterly report on diplomatic pouch access. Sec. 5603. Report on utility of instituting a processing fee for ITAR license applications. Sec. 5604. HAVANA Act payment fix. Sec. 5605. Establishing an inner Mongolia section within the United States Mission in China. Sec. 5606. Report on United States Mission Australia staffing. Sec. 5607. Extensions. Sec. 5608. Updating counterterrorism reports. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1992 1 2 SEC. 5002. DEFINITIONS. Except as otherwise provided, in this division— 3 4 (1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 5 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 6 the House of Representatives; and 7 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 8 the Senate; 9 (2) the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart- 10 ment of State; 11 12 (3) the term ‘‘Deputy Secretary’’ means the Deputy Secretary of State; and 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 (4) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of State. TITLE I—ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS Subtitle A—Management and Consular Affairs SEC. 5111. UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1(b) of the State Depart- 21 ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)) 22 is amended— 23 24 (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and 25 26 (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1993 1 ‘‘(4) UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT.— 2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the 3 Department of State, among the Under Secre- 4 taries authorized by paragraph (1), an Under 5 Secretary for Management who shall assist the 6 Secretary of State and the Deputy Secretary of 7 State on matters related to the management 8 and administration of the Department, and 9 such other related duties as the Secretary may 10 from time to time designate. 11 ‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to 12 the responsibilities described in subparagraph 13 (A), the Under Secretary for Management shall 14 maintain continuous observation and coordina- 15 tion of all matters pertaining to the manage- 16 ment, development, and administration of the 17 Department of State in the conduct of foreign 18 policy, including, as appropriate— 19 20 ‘‘(i) acquisitions and asset management; 21 22 ‘‘(ii) human resources and personnel management; 23 ‘‘(iii) matters related to the clinical, 24 occupational, and mental health programs 25 of the Department; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1994 1 ‘‘(iv) information technology and com- 2 munications systems, including policies and 3 directives to achieve and maintain inter- 4 operable communications among the com- 5 ponents of the Department; 6 ‘‘(v) domestic and overseas facilities, 7 property, equipment, vehicle fleets, and 8 other material resources; 9 ‘‘(vi) security for personnel, informa- 10 tion technology and communications sys- 11 tems, facilities, property, equipment, and 12 other material resources; and 13 ‘‘(vii) consular affairs and services.’’. 14 (b) PROTECTION OF HISTORIC AND ARTISTIC FUR- 15 NISHINGS OF RECEPTION AREAS OF THE DEPARTMENT 16 OF STATE BUILDING.—Section 41 of the State Depart- 17 ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2713) is 18 amended— 19 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, acting 20 through the Under Secretary for Management,’’ 21 after ‘‘The Secretary of State’’; and 22 (2) in subsection (b)— 23 (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, act- 24 ing through the Under Secretary for Manage- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1995 1 ment,’’ after ‘‘Whenever the Secretary of 2 State’’; and 3 (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, act- 4 ing through the Under Secretary for Manage- 5 ment,’’ after ‘‘The Secretary of State’’. 6 7 SEC. 5112. OFFICE OF MEDICAL SERVICES. Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities 8 Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended by adding at 9 the end the following: 10 ‘‘(p) OFFICE OF MEDICAL SERVICES.—There shall 11 be in the Department of State a Chief Medical Officer, 12 to be appointed by the Secretary of State, who— 13 14 ‘‘(1) shall lead the Office of Medical Services; and 15 ‘‘(2) as required by section 904 of the Foreign 16 Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4084), shall be re- 17 sponsible to the Secretary, acting through the Under 18 Secretary for Management, for matters relating to 19 the clinical and mental health programs of the De- 20 partment and all related activities, in accordance 21 with the needs of the Department.’’. 22 23 SEC. 5113. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION. Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authori- 24 ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)) is amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1996 1 2 (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (17); and 3 4 (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: 5 6 ‘‘(5) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION.— 7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the 8 Department of State an Assistant Secretary for 9 Administration who shall be responsible to the 10 Secretary of State, acting through the Under 11 Secretary for Management, for matters relating 12 to enterprise logistics, knowledge management, 13 acquisition, and other operational services 14 worldwide in support of United States foreign 15 policy, and such other related duties as the Sec- 16 retary may from time to time designate. 17 ‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to 18 the responsibilities described in subparagraph 19 (A), the Assistant Secretary for Administration 20 shall maintain continuous observation and co- 21 ordination of all matters pertaining to adminis- 22 trative matters of the Department of State in 23 the conduct of foreign policy, including, as ap- 24 propriate— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1997 1 ‘‘(i) providing global logistics and sup- 2 port for the people and programs of United 3 States Missions, including policies and pro- 4 cedures to administer government-wide al- 5 lowances; 6 ‘‘(ii) managing the Department’s do- 7 mestic safety, occupational health, multi- 8 media services, general services, and global 9 publishing; 10 ‘‘(iii) providing planning, training, 11 and exercises of emergency management to 12 ensure preparedness for the Department’s 13 leadership and workforce; and 14 ‘‘(iv) ensuring the Department safe- 15 guards privacy and promotes transparency 16 through compliance, advice, training, col- 17 laboration, and records management, in- 18 cluding public requests to access Depart- 19 ment records.’’. 20 21 SEC. 5114. BUREAU OF ADMINISTRATION. Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities 22 Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as amended by section 23 5112, is further amended by adding at the end the fol24 lowing: 25 ‘‘(q) OTHER BUREAUS.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1998 1 ‘‘(1) BUREAU OF ADMINISTRATION.— 2 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in 3 the Department of State a Bureau of Adminis- 4 tration, which shall perform such functions re- 5 lated to support programs for the Department 6 and United States embassies and consulates, in- 7 cluding enterprise logistics, knowledge manage- 8 ment, and other worldwide operational services, 9 as the Under Secretary for Management may 10 prescribe. 11 ‘‘(B) HEAD.—The Assistant Secretary for 12 Administration shall be at the head of the Bu- 13 reau of Administration.’’. 14 15 SEC. 5115. OFFICE OF THE HISTORIAN. There shall be in the Bureau of Administration of 16 the Department described in subsection (q)(1) of section 17 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 18 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as added by section 5114, a Historian 19 of the Department of State, who shall be the head of the 20 Office of the Historian. 21 SEC. 5116. CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER FOR DIPLOMATIC 22 23 TECHNOLOGY. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in the Depart- 24 ment a Chief Information Officer for Diplomatic Tech- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 1999 1 nology who shall be responsible to the Secretary, acting 2 through the Under Secretary for Management, for— 3 (1) matters relating to the information tech- 4 nology, cybersecurity workforce, and digital infra- 5 structure of the Department; and 6 (2) such other related duties as the Secretary 7 may from time to time designate. 8 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to the respon- 9 sibilities described in subsection (a), the Chief Information 10 Officer for Diplomatic Technology shall maintain contin11 uous observation and coordination of all matters per12 taining to diplomatic technology in the conduct of foreign 13 policy, including, as appropriate— 14 15 (1) enterprise planning and governance, including— 16 (A) managing information technology 17 budget formulation and execution, acquisitions, 18 and inventory management; and 19 (B) determining the Department’s infor- 20 mation technology strategic goals and priorities; 21 (2) cybersecurity and risk management; 22 (3) technology operations and innovation; and 23 (4) customer experience. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2000 1 2 SEC. 5117. BUREAU OF DIPLOMATIC TECHNOLOGY. Subsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department 3 Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as 4 added by section 5114, is amended by adding at the end 5 the following: 6 ‘‘(2) BUREAU OF DIPLOMATIC TECHNOLOGY.— 7 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in 8 the Department of State a Bureau of Diplo- 9 matic Technology, which shall perform such 10 functions related to the strategy, planning, per- 11 formance monitoring and assessment, program- 12 ming, budget formulation and execution, acqui- 13 sition, governance, cybersecurity, information 14 technology 15 modernization, and oversight of the Depart- 16 ment’s information technology, systems, and 17 communications infrastructure as the Under 18 Secretary for Management may prescribe. workforce planning, integration, 19 ‘‘(B) HEAD.—The Chief Information Offi- 20 cer shall be the head of the Bureau of Diplo- 21 matic Technology.’’. 22 SEC. 5118. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONSULAR AF- 23 24 FAIRS. Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authori- 25 ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2001 1 section 5113, is further amended by inserting after para2 graph (5) the following: 3 4 ‘‘(6) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONSULAR AFFAIRS.— 5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the 6 Department of State an Assistant Secretary for 7 Consular Affairs who shall be responsible to the 8 Secretary of State, acting through the Under 9 Secretary for Management, for matters relating 10 to consular affairs, including, as appropriate, 11 leading the coordination of programs carried 12 out by Federal departments and agencies over- 13 seas, and such other related duties as the Sec- 14 retary may from time to time designate. 15 ‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant 16 Secretary for Consular Affairs shall maintain 17 continuous observation and coordination of all 18 matters pertaining to consular functions in the 19 conduct of foreign policy, including, as appro- 20 priate— 21 ‘‘(i) formulating and implementing 22 policy relating to immigration, provision of 23 consular services, and determination of 24 United States citizenship; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2002 1 ‘‘(ii) developing, revising, imple- 2 menting, and directing policies, procedures, 3 and regulations, including— 4 ‘‘(I) the adjudication and 5 issuance of passports, visas, and re- 6 lated services; 7 ‘‘(II) the protection and welfare 8 of United States citizens and interests 9 abroad; 10 ‘‘(III) the provision of consular 11 services by third countries in the ab- 12 sence of a United States consular 13 presence; and 14 ‘‘(IV) the determination of 15 United States citizenship or nation- 16 ality; 17 ‘‘(iii) providing guidance and rec- 18 ommendations on related consular issues to 19 Department principals and United States 20 embassies and consulates; 21 ‘‘(iv) ensuring responsive and efficient 22 provision of consular services in the United 23 States and overseas; 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(v) overseeing and directing the Passport Office and Visa Office; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2003 1 ‘‘(vi) maintaining the security of offi- 2 cial consular documentation, in collabora- 3 tion with the Bureau of Diplomatic Secu- 4 rity.’’. 5 6 SEC. 5119. BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS. Section 1(g) of the State Department Basic Authori- 7 ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(g)) is amended to read 8 as follows: 9 ‘‘(g) BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS.— 10 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in the 11 Department of State a Bureau of Consular Affairs, 12 which shall perform such functions related to con- 13 sular functions performed by United States consular 14 officers as the Under Secretary for Management 15 may prescribe. 16 ‘‘(2) HEAD.—The Assistant Secretary for Con- 17 sular Affairs shall be the head of the Bureau of 18 Consular Affairs.’’. 19 SEC. 5120. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MODERNIZA- 20 TION AND REALIGNMENT OF CONSULAR SYS- 21 TEMS. 22 It is the sense of Congress that the Department 23 should— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2004 1 (1) align consular information systems mod- 2 ernization with enterprise-wide information tech- 3 nology strategy and cybersecurity policies; 4 (2) improve integration, reduce redundancy, 5 and enhance efficiency across Department-wide sys- 6 tems; and 7 (3) ensure that consular systems benefit from 8 unified management, architecture, and moderniza- 9 tion. 10 SEC. 5121. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION 11 ROOMS. 12 Section 54 of the State Department Basic Authorities 13 Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2726) is amended in the first sen14 tence by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Sec15 retary, acting through the Under Secretary for Manage16 ment,’’. Subtitle B—Human Resources 17 18 SEC. 5131. 19 20 ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HUMAN RE- SOURCES. Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authori- 21 ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by 22 section 5118, is further amended by inserting after para23 graph (6) the following: 24 25 ‘‘(7) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2005 1 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in 2 the Department of State an Assistant Secretary 3 for Human Resources who shall be responsible 4 to the Secretary of State, acting through the 5 Under Secretary for Management, for matters 6 relating to human resources, the management 7 and development of the workforce of the De- 8 partment, and such other related duties as the 9 Secretary may from time to time designate. 10 ‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to 11 the responsibilities described in subparagraph 12 (A), the Assistant Secretary for Human Re- 13 sources shall maintain continuous observation 14 and coordination of all matters pertaining to 15 human capital, workforce development and 16 management in the conduct of foreign policy, 17 including, as appropriate— 18 ‘‘(i) personnel management, including 19 recruitment, development, evaluation reten- 20 tion, promotion, and retirement; 21 ‘‘(ii) the Department of State’s train- 22 ing and development institutions, pro- 23 grams, and responsibilities; 24 ‘‘(iii) managing employee experience, 25 relations, and benefits, including address- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2006 1 ing grievances, ensuring accessibility, man- 2 aging accommodations, and administering 3 the Department’s benefits and annuities; 4 ‘‘(iv) domestic and overseas assign- 5 ments policy and administration; 6 ‘‘(v) presidential appointments; and 7 ‘‘(vi) such other related duties as the 8 Under Secretary for Management may 9 from time to time designate. 10 ‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 11 in this paragraph may be construed to conflict 12 with or otherwise overlap with the authorities 13 and responsibilities of the Director General of 14 the Foreign Service as set forth in section 208 15 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 16 3928).’’. 17 18 SEC. 5132. BUREAU OF HUMAN RESOURCES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (q) of section 1 of the 19 State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 20 U.S.C. 2651a), as added by section 5114 and amended 21 by section 5117, is further amended by adding at the end 22 the following: 23 ‘‘(3) BUREAU OF HUMAN RESOURCES.— 24 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in 25 the Department of State a Bureau of Human g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2007 1 Resources, which shall perform such functions 2 related to the recruitment, training, and retire- 3 ment of personnel of the Department as the 4 Under Secretary for Management may pre- 5 scribe. 6 ‘‘(B) HEAD.—The Assistant Secretary for 7 Human Resources shall be the head of the Bu- 8 reau of Human Resources.’’. 9 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any statute, re- 10 organization plan, Executive order, regulation, agreement, 11 determination, or other official document or proceeding 12 to— 13 (1) the Director of Global Talent shall be 14 deemed to refer to the Assistant Secretary for 15 Human Resources; and 16 (2) the Bureau of Global Talent Management 17 shall be deemed to refer to the Bureau of Human 18 Resources. 19 SEC. 5133. VETERANS INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP FELLOW- 20 21 SHIP PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department 22 a Veterans Innovation Partnership Fellowship Program 23 (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘VIP Fellow24 ship Program’’). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2008 1 (b) FINDING.—Congress finds that the VIP Fellow- 2 ship Program plays a vital role in providing veterans with 3 professional experience, training, and pathways to careers 4 in international affairs, while strengthening the Depart5 ment’s recruitment of skilled, diverse, and service-minded 6 personnel. 7 (c) OBJECTIVES.—The program required by sub- 8 section (a) shall— 9 (1) expand opportunities for veterans to gain 10 professional experience in diplomacy, development, 11 and international cooperation; 12 (2) leverage the skills, leadership, and expertise 13 of veterans to enhance the work of the Department 14 and other participating agencies; and 15 (3) support the transition of veterans into pub- 16 lic service careers, particularly in foreign affairs. 17 (d) ADMINISTRATION.—The program required by 18 subsection (a) shall be administered by the Department, 19 consistent with existing law and regulations, and in coordi20 nation with relevant Federal departments and agencies 21 and veteran-serving organizations. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2009 1 SEC. 5134. THOMAS R. PICKERING FOREIGN AFFAIRS FEL- 2 3 LOWSHIP PROGRAM. (a) AUTHORIZATION.—There shall be in the Depart- 4 ment a Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship 5 Program. 6 (b) PURPOSE.—The program required by subsection 7 (a) shall continue to provide financial assistance, men8 toring, and professional development opportunities to 9 graduate students who commit to pursuing careers in the 10 Foreign Service of the United States. 11 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The program required by 12 subsection (a) shall be administered by the Department, 13 consistent with existing law and regulations. 14 SEC. 5135. CHARLES B. RANGEL INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 15 16 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. (a) AUTHORIZATION.—There shall be in the Depart- 17 ment a Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship 18 Program. 19 (b) PURPOSE.—The program required by subsection 20 (a) shall continue to recruit and support outstanding indi21 viduals from diverse backgrounds to prepare them for ca22 reers in the Foreign Service. 23 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The program required by 24 subsection (a) shall be administered by the Department, 25 consistent with existing law and regulations. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2010 1 SEC. 5136. DONALD M. PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOP- 2 MENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 3 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—There shall be in the Depart- 4 ment a Donald M. Payne International Development Fel5 lowship Program. 6 (b) PURPOSE.—The program required by subsection 7 (a) shall continue to provide financial assistance, men8 toring, and professional development opportunities to indi9 viduals pursuing careers in international development. 10 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The program required by 11 subsection (a) shall be administered by the Department, 12 consistent with existing law and regulations. 13 SEC. 5137. MATTERS RELATING TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE 14 15 INSTITUTE. (a) DIRECTOR LINE OF REPORTING.—The Director 16 of the Foreign Service Institute shall report to the Assist17 ant Secretary for Human Resources for all matters per18 taining to the management, execution, and strategy of the 19 training and instruction required by section 701 of the 20 Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021). 21 (b) SCHOOLS OF INSTRUCTION.—The Foreign Serv- 22 ice Institute shall consist of at least four schools of in23 struction, which shall provide instruction consistent with 24 the requirements set forth in chapter 7 of title I of the 25 Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021 et seq.). 26 The schools of instruction shall be as follows: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2011 1 (1) The School of Professional and Area Stud- 2 ies, which shall provide job-specific orientation, 3 tradecraft, and area studies, as well as new-hire ori- 4 entation programs. 5 (2) The School of Leadership and Management 6 Studies, which shall provide leadership and crisis 7 management training. 8 (3) The School of Applied Information Tech- 9 nology Studies, which shall provide instruction to en- 10 sure information technology professionals have the 11 up-to-date knowledge and skills required to operate 12 and maintain the complex computer and technology 13 systems employed by the Department. 14 (4) The School of Foreign Languages, which 15 shall be responsible for providing language instruc- 16 tion as prescribed by law and at the direction of the 17 Secretary. 18 SEC. 5138. FEES FOR USE OF THE GEORGE P. SCHULTZ NA- 19 TIONAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS TRAINING CEN- 20 TER. 21 Section 53 of the State Department Basic Authorities 22 Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2725) is amended in the first sen23 tence by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Sec24 retary, acting through the Under Secretary for Manage25 ment’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2012 Subtitle C—Political Affairs 1 2 3 SEC. 5141. UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS. Section 1(b) of the State Department Basic Authori- 4 ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)), as amended by 5 section 5111, is further amended by inserting after para6 graph (4) the following: 7 8 ‘‘(5) UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS.— 9 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in 10 the Department of State, among the Under 11 Secretaries authorized by paragraph (1), an 12 Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs 13 who shall assist the Secretary of State and the 14 Deputy Secretary of State on matters relating 15 to regional and bilateral diplomacy, and such 16 other related duties as the Secretary may from 17 time to time designate. 18 ‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to 19 the responsibilities described under subsection 20 (a), the Under Secretary for Political Affairs 21 shall maintain continuous observation and co- 22 ordination of all matters pertaining to the im- 23 plementation of the foreign policy of the United 24 States, including, as appropriate, coordinating g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2013 1 with the other Under Secretaries of State in im- 2 plementing foreign policy.’’. 3 SEC. 5142. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REGARDING 4 CHANGES TO BUREAU JURISDICTION. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 6 Under Secretary for Management and the Under Sec7 retary for Political Affairs, shall, not later than 60 days 8 before making any change to the geographic or functional 9 jurisdiction of any bureau of the Department, including 10 by adding or removing countries or otherwise changing the 11 scope of responsibilities under the purview of such bureau, 12 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a noti13 fication of such proposed change, including— 14 (1) a justification for such change; 15 (2) a description of the expected operational, 16 programmatic, or policy implications for any bureau 17 affected by such change; 18 19 (3) any proposed or anticipated staffing changes as a result of such change; and 20 (4) the anticipated cost or savings of such 21 change. 22 (b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 23 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con24 gressional committees’’ means— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2014 1 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 2 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 3 resentatives; and 4 5 6 7 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. SEC. 5143. AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR THE ARCTIC. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is authorized to be in 8 the Department an Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic 9 who shall be responsible to the Secretary, acting through 10 the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, for— 11 (1) matters relating to the Arctic region; and 12 (2) such other related duties as such the Sec- 13 retary may from time to time designate. 14 (b) APPOINTMENT.—The Ambassador-at-Large for 15 the Arctic shall be appointed by the President, by and with 16 the advice and consent of the Senate. 17 (c) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.— 18 19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic shall— 20 21 22 (A) advance United States interests in the Arctic region; (B) engage with foreign governments, 23 intergovernmental 24 Council, and other international or multilateral 25 organizations of which the United States is a g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) organizations, the Arctic G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2015 1 member or has observer status and which ad- 2 vance United States interests in the Arctic re- 3 gion; 4 (C) facilitate the development and coordi- 5 nation of United States foreign policy and pro- 6 grams in the Arctic region; 7 (D) coordinate with relevant offices, bu- 8 reaus, and interagency partners on efforts to 9 counter the malign influence of the Russian 10 Federation and the People’s Republic of China 11 in Arctic countries and Arctic multilateral fora 12 and organizations; 13 (E) coordinate the diplomatic objectives 14 with respect to the activities described in sub- 15 paragraph (A), and, as appropriate, represent 16 the United States within multilateral fora that 17 address international cooperation and foreign 18 policy matters in the Arctic region; 19 (F) help inform, in coordination with the 20 Bureau of Economic Affairs, transnational com- 21 merce and commercial maritime transit in the 22 Arctic region; 23 (G) ensure, in coordination with the Bu- 24 reau of Oceans and International Environ- 25 mental and Scientific Affairs, that scientific g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2016 1 data, environmental monitoring, and scientific 2 research cooperation is consistent with regional 3 security planning programs and research secu- 4 rity best practices in the Department and other 5 relevant Federal departments and agencies; 6 (H) consult, as appropriate, with Arctic in- 7 digenous communities, including by ensuring 8 equal application and full protection of laws re- 9 lating to investment screening, foreign influ- 10 ence, and other relevant national security regu- 11 lations and statutes; 12 (I) ensure that all actions taken to perform 13 the duties described in this subsection are con- 14 sistent with the Arctic Region Security Policy 15 in accordance with subsection (f); and 16 (J) use the voice, vote, and influence of the 17 United States to encourage other countries and 18 international multilateral organizations to sup- 19 port the principles of the Arctic Region Security 20 Policy implemented pursuant to subsection (f). 21 (2) AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY.—The Ambas- 22 sador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs is authorized to 23 maintain continuous observation and coordination on 24 matters related to the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2017 1 (A) Institutions for cooperation among the 2 Arctic countries. 3 (B) Scientific monitoring and research on 4 local, regional, and global environmental issues. 5 (C) Responsible natural resource manage- 6 ment and economic development. 7 (3) ADDITIONAL DUTIES.—In addition to the 8 duties and responsibilities specified in paragraphs 9 (1) and (2), the Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Af- 10 fairs shall also carry out such other relevant duties 11 as the Secretary may assign. 12 (d) ARCTIC WATCHER PROGRAM.—The Ambassador- 13 at-Large for Arctic Affairs shall establish and carry out 14 a program to be known as the ‘‘Arctic Watcher Program’’, 15 to— 16 (1) monitor the Arctic region across the secu- 17 rity, military, economic, natural resource, cyber, sci- 18 entific, and political sectors in foreign countries; 19 (2) monitor and combat the People’s Republic 20 of China, Russian Federation, and other malign in- 21 fluence campaigns across the Arctic region that im- 22 pact United States national security, European secu- 23 rity, and Indo-Pacific security that pose a threat to 24 the rules-based order, and undermine United States 25 interests in the region; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2018 1 (3) strengthen the capacity of the United States 2 to engage with foreign countries and regional and 3 international organizations that are engaged in Arc- 4 tic affairs; and 5 (4) strengthen United States energy security, 6 cyber security, and economic interests in the Arctic, 7 including in the critical minerals and natural re- 8 sources sectors. 9 (e) EXPANSION OF REGIONAL CHINA OFFICER AND 10 RUSSIA WATCHER POSITIONS TO THE ARCTIC REGION.— 11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expand 12 the number of Regional China Officer and Russia 13 Watcher positions to include the following: 14 (A) At least three posts in European coun- 15 tries with significant interests in the Arctic re- 16 gion. 17 (B) At least one post in North American 18 countries with significant interests in the Arctic 19 region. 20 (2) POSITION COMPOSITION.—One-half of the 21 positions described in paragraph (1) shall be part of 22 the Regional China Officer program and one-half of 23 such positions shall be Russia Watchers. 24 (3) NOTIFICATION.—The Ambassador-at-Large 25 for Arctic Affairs shall notify the appropriate con- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2019 1 gressional committees upon assigning an individual 2 to a position described in paragraph (1). 3 (f) ARCTIC REGION SECURITY POLICY.— 4 (1) LEAD BUREAU.—The Bureau of European 5 and Eurasian Affairs shall be the lead bureau for 6 developing and implementing the Arctic Region Se- 7 curity Policy of the United States, in coordination 8 with other relevant regional and functional bureaus 9 and offices of the Department and other relevant 10 Federal departments and agencies, to advance 11 United States national security interests. 12 (2) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Arc- 13 tic Region Security Policy shall advance United 14 States national security interests by assessing, devel- 15 oping, budgeting for, and implementing plans, poli- 16 cies, and actions— 17 (A) to bolster the diplomatic presence of 18 the United States in Arctic countries, including 19 through enhancements to diplomatic missions 20 and facilities, participation in regional and bi- 21 lateral dialogues that advance United States in- 22 terests related to Arctic security, and coordina- 23 tion of United States initiatives and assistance 24 programs across agencies to protect the na- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2020 1 tional security of the United States and its al- 2 lies and partners; 3 (B) to enhance the resilience of Arctic 4 countries that are United States allies and part- 5 ners with respect to the economic, environ- 6 mental, and security effects that may result 7 from increased accessibility of the Arctic region; 8 (C) to assess specific added risks to the 9 Arctic region and Arctic countries that— 10 11 (i) are vulnerable to the changing Arctic environment; and 12 (ii) are strategically significant to the 13 United States; 14 (D) to advance principles of good govern- 15 ance by encouraging and cooperating with Arc- 16 tic countries on collaborative approaches— 17 18 (i) to responsibly manage natural resources in the Arctic region; 19 20 (ii) to share the burden of ensuring maritime safety in the Arctic region; 21 (iii) to address challenges posed by 22 the militarization of the Arctic region by 23 the Russian Federation; 24 (iv) to address growing security co- 25 operation in the Arctic region by the Rus- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2021 1 sian Federation and People’s Republic of 2 China and the implications for United 3 States national security interests and Arc- 4 tic security; 5 (v) to develop multilateral policies 6 among Arctic countries on the manage- 7 ment of maritime transit routes through 8 the Arctic region and work cooperatively 9 on the transit policies for access to and 10 transit in the Arctic Region by non-Arctic 11 countries; and 12 (vi) to facilitate the development of 13 Arctic Region Security Action Plans to en- 14 sure effective implementation of the objec- 15 tives identified in the Arctic Region Secu- 16 rity Policy; 17 (E) to evaluate the vulnerability, security, 18 survivability, and resiliency of United States in- 19 terests in the Arctic region; 20 (F) to counter malign influence from the 21 Russian Federation and the People’s Republic 22 of China in Arctic countries and Arctic multi- 23 lateral fora, including through the exploitation 24 or manipulation of— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2022 1 (i) science and research partnerships 2 or organizations; 3 (ii) economic development projects in 4 strategic sectors, including transportation, 5 energy, and telecommunications; 6 (iii) educational, cultural, and reli- 7 gious organizations; and 8 (iv) engagements with subnational 9 and indigenous governance structures; and 10 (G) to increase coordination among Arctic 11 countries that are members of the North Atlan- 12 tic Treaty Organization on the protection of 13 critical infrastructure, including energy, tele- 14 communications, and scientific infrastructure. 15 (g) RESTRICTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.— 16 (1) SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.—The Ambassador- 17 at-Large for Arctic Affairs and any other personnel 18 assigned to the Ambassador-at-Large shall not have 19 any authority or role in decision-making on United 20 States domestic policy issues beyond those directly 21 related to United States foreign policy with inter- 22 national partners and stakeholders in the Arctic re- 23 gion. 24 25 (2) BRIEFINGS REQUIREMENT.—The Ambas- sador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs shall provide to the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2023 1 appropriate congressional committees periodic brief- 2 ings on diplomatic engagements in the Arctic. 3 (3) GUIDANCE RELATED TO ATTENDANCE AND 4 PARTICIPATION AT ARCTIC CONFERENCES AND MUL- 5 TILATERAL FORA.—The Secretary shall disseminate 6 guidance, in coordination with the Bureau of Diplo- 7 matic Security and relevant interagency partners, 8 for the attendance and participation of United 9 States Government officials at Arctic conferences 10 and multilateral fora, taking into consideration— 11 (A) the potential for United States Govern- 12 ment attendance to advance United States na- 13 tional security and foreign policy objectives; and 14 (B) the degree to which the organization 15 hosting or funding a conference or other event 16 is funded, controlled, or advances the interests 17 of the Russian Federation or People’s Republic 18 of China. 19 (h) REPORT.— 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 21 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an- 22 nually thereafter, the Secretary, in coordination with 23 the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary 24 of Defense, and the heads of other relevant Federal 25 departments and agencies, shall submit to the ap- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2024 1 propriate congressional committees a report on Rus- 2 sian and Chinese malign influence in the Arctic re- 3 gion. 4 5 (2) CONTENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall— 6 (A) examine the Arctic strategies of Russia 7 and China and the impact of such strategies on 8 United States national security, scientific, and 9 foreign policy interests in the Arctic region; 10 (B) examine Russian and Chinese coopera- 11 tion in the Arctic region and implications of any 12 such cooperation for the United States; 13 (C) examine the efforts of Russia and 14 China to advance the strategic interests of such 15 countries in the Arctic region through exploit- 16 ing, manipulating, or co-opting non-govern- 17 mental and international organizations in the 18 Arctic region; 19 (D) provide a list of multilateral engage- 20 ments and conferences attended by the Ambas- 21 sador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs during the re- 22 porting period and an explanation of how such 23 engagements countered Russian and Chinese in- 24 fluence and advanced United States national se- 25 curity and foreign policy interests; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2025 1 (E) examine Russian and Chinese efforts 2 to gain control and influence over key sectors in 3 the Arctic region, including critical minerals, 4 energy, transportation, and fishing; 5 (F) assess Russian and Chinese efforts to 6 exploit scientific and academic research in the 7 Arctic, including through research partnerships 8 with academic institutions in the United States 9 and other Arctic countries; and 10 (G) assess the tools, resources, and fund- 11 ing available to counter Russian and Chinese 12 influence in the Arctic region. 13 (3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 14 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 15 contain a classified annex if necessary. 16 (4) SUNSET.—The reporting requirement in 17 this subsection shall expire on the date that is 10 18 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 19 (i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 20 (1) the term ‘‘Arctic countries’’ means those 21 countries that, as of the date of the enactment of 22 this Act, are permanent members of the Arctic 23 Council; and 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (2) the term ‘‘Arctic region’’ means— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2026 1 (A) the geographic region north of the 2 66.56083 parallel latitude north of the equator; 3 (B) all the United States territory north 4 and west of the boundary formed by the Porcu- 5 pine, Yukon, and Kuskokwim Rivers; 6 (C) all contiguous seas, including the Arc- 7 tic Ocean and the Beaufort, Bering, and 8 Chukchi Seas; and 9 10 (D) the Aleutian Chain. SEC. 5144. 11 12 AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is authorized to be in 13 the Department an Ambassador-at-Large for the Indian 14 Ocean Region who shall be responsible to the Secretary, 15 acting through the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, 16 for— 17 18 (1) matters relating to the Indian Ocean region; and 19 (2) such other related duties as the Secretary 20 may from time to time designate. 21 (b) APPOINTMENT.—The ambassador described in 22 subsection (a) may only be established if appointed by the 23 President, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen24 ate. 25 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2027 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The responsibilities of the 2 Ambassador-at-Large for the Indian Ocean Region 3 may include— 4 (A) ensuring harmonization and continuity 5 of United States diplomatic efforts and assist- 6 ance programs across Indian Ocean region 7 countries; 8 (B) identifying the diplomatic, military, 9 economic, and development lines of effort that 10 are of greatest United States strategic interest 11 in Indian Ocean region countries and rein- 12 forcing United States diplomatic and inter- 13 agency engagement with respect to such lines of 14 effort; and 15 (C) identifying and reinforcing United 16 States diplomatic and interagency engagement 17 to counter malign People’s Republic of China 18 influence activities in the Indian Ocean region 19 and Indian Ocean region countries that are con- 20 trary to United States interests. 21 (2) INDIAN OCEAN REGION COUNTRIES DE- 22 FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘Indian Ocean 23 region countries’’ means— 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) the littoral countries of the Indian Ocean; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2028 1 (B) such other countries as the Secretary 2 may determine, after consultation with the ap- 3 propriate congressional committees. 4 SEC. 5145. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND 5 6 PACIFIC AFFAIRS. Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authori- 7 ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by 8 section 5131, is further amended by inserting after para9 graph (7) the following: 10 11 ‘‘(8) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS.— 12 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in 13 the Department of State an Assistant Secretary 14 for East Asian and Pacific Affairs who shall be 15 responsible to the Secretary of State, acting 16 through the Under Secretary for Political Af- 17 fairs, for— 18 19 ‘‘(i) matters relating to East Asia and the Pacific region; and 20 ‘‘(ii) such other related duties as the 21 Secretary may from time to time des- 22 ignate. 23 ‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to 24 the responsibilities described under subpara- 25 graph (A), the Assistant Secretary for East g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2029 1 Asian and Pacific Affairs shall maintain contin- 2 uous observation and coordination of all mat- 3 ters pertaining to implementation of United 4 States foreign policy in East Asia and the Pa- 5 cific.’’. 6 SEC. 5146. BUREAU OF EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS. 7 Subsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department 8 Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as 9 added by section 5114 and amended by section 5132, is 10 further amended by adding at the end the following: 11 12 ‘‘(4) BUREAU OF EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS.— 13 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in 14 the Department of State a Bureau of East 15 Asian and Pacific Affairs, which shall perform 16 such functions related to implementation of 17 United States foreign policy to East Asia and 18 the Pacific as the Under Secretary for Political 19 Affairs may prescribe. 20 ‘‘(B) HEAD.—The Assistant Secretary for 21 East Asian and Pacific Affairs shall be the 22 head of the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific 23 Affairs. 24 ‘‘(C) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 25 term ‘East Asia and the Pacific’ means the re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2030 1 gion of countries that the Secretary of State 2 designates as within the responsibility of the 3 Bureau for East Asian and Pacific Affairs.’’. 4 SEC. 5147. DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MULTILATERAL 5 AFFAIRS IN BUREAU OF EAST ASIAN AND PA- 6 CIFIC AFFAIRS. 7 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—There shall be in the Depart- 8 ment a Director who shall oversee an Office of Multilateral 9 Affairs in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. 10 (b) DUTIES.—The Director of the Office of Multilat- 11 eral Affairs should— 12 (1) coordinate and support diplomatic engage- 13 ment in East Asia-focused regional fora and organi- 14 zations, including the Asia-Pacific Economic Co- 15 operation, 16 ASEAN Regional Forum, East Asia Summit, the 17 Lower Mekong Initiative, and any other East Asia- 18 focused multilateral fora determined by the Sec- 19 retary; and Association of Southeast Nations, 20 (2) provide staff and logistic support to the 21 United States Ambassador for Asia-Pacific Eco- 22 nomic Cooperation and the United States Ambas- 23 sador to the Association of Southeast Nations. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2031 1 (c) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on the 2 date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of 3 this Act. 4 5 SEC. 5148. COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND UNIT. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 6 and maintain a Countering the PRC Influence Fund Unit 7 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘CPIF Unit’’) in the 8 Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. 9 (b) PERSONNEL.— 10 (1) COMPOSITION.—The CPIF Unit may be 11 comprised of a Director, Deputy Director, and addi- 12 tional staff as appropriate, including a Budget Ana- 13 lyst, a Grant Officer, a Program Assistant, and a 14 Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist. 15 (2) STAFFING.—The CPIF Unit shall be com- 16 prised of personnel with expertise or experience in 17 performing the following functions: 18 (A) Grants Officer. 19 (B) Program Assistant. 20 (C) Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning 21 Specialist. 22 (3) DIRECTOR.—The Director of the CPIF 23 Unit shall fulfill the following responsibilities: 24 (A) Identify on an annual basis specific 25 strategic priorities for the CPIF Unit consistent g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2032 1 with United States national security priorities 2 and objectives. 3 (B) In coordination with the head of the 4 Office of Foreign Assistance and other relevant 5 officials of the Department, coordinate, select, 6 and approve all CPIF Unit programming, such 7 as geographic and functional areas of focus, 8 based on criteria that the program directly 9 counters malign activities by the People’s Re- 10 public of China. 11 (C) Ensure that all CPIF Unit program- 12 ming advances United States foreign policy and 13 national security interests. 14 (D) Conduct oversight, monitoring, and 15 evaluation of the effectiveness of all CPIF Unit 16 programming to ensure that it advances United 17 States foreign policy and national security in- 18 terests and degrades the ability of the People’s 19 Republic of China or entities acting on the be- 20 half of the People’s Republic of China to con- 21 duct malign influence operations. 22 (E) Ensure, to the maximum extent prac- 23 ticable, that all CPIF Unit programming is car- 24 ried out in coordination with other Federal ac- 25 tivities to counter PRC malign influence. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2033 1 (F) On a quarterly basis, brief the appro- 2 priate congressional committees on the develop- 3 ment of annual strategic priorities and CPIF 4 Unit project selection and implementation. 5 (G) Provide a written list of CPIF Unit 6 projects approved for each fiscal year to— 7 (i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 8 and the Committee on Appropriations of 9 the House of Representatives; and 10 (ii) the Committee on Foreign Rela- 11 tions and the Committee on Appropriations 12 of the Senate. 13 (4) DEPUTY DIRECTOR.—The Deputy Director 14 of the CPIF Unit may have responsibility for policy 15 and programming to assist the Director, particularly 16 with respect to CPIF Unit activities handled by 17 other United States departments and agencies. 18 (c) MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING AC- 19 TIVITIES.—The Director of the CPIF Unit may— 20 (1) direct monitoring, evaluation, and learning 21 activities to assess programmatic outcomes, maxi- 22 mize government efficiency, and reduce the risks of 23 fraud and waste; 24 (2) conduct regular research and evaluation of 25 CPIF Unit programs and activities to improve ongo- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2034 1 ing and future activities, including by implementing 2 a process to ensure monitoring, evaluation, and 3 learning results are considered in funding decisions; 4 and 5 (3) make available to the appropriate congres- 6 sional committees the findings of any research or 7 evaluation conducted under paragraph (2). 8 (d) PRC MALIGN INFLUENCE DEFINED.—In this 9 section, the term ‘‘PRC malign influence’’ means activities 10 by the Government of the People’s Republic of China or 11 an entity acting on the behalf of the Government of the 12 People’s Republic of China that— 13 14 (1) undermines a free and open international order; 15 (2) utilizes covert or overt information oper- 16 ations, corruption, political interference, cultural 17 pressure, or economic coercion and dependency to 18 influence the political, military, economic, or other 19 policies of a foreign country to advance the strategic 20 objectives of the People’s Republic of China; 21 (3) undermines the national security, territorial 22 integrity, or sovereignty of the United States or 23 other country; or 24 (4) undermines the political and economic secu- 25 rity of the United States or other country, including g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2035 1 by facilitating corruption or elite capture, distorting 2 markets, and advancing coercive economic practices, 3 including theft of intellectual property, and engaging 4 in foreign information operations. 5 (e) TERMINATION.—The CPIF Unit established 6 under this section shall terminate on the date that is four 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 8 SEC. 5149. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS. 9 Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authori- 10 ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by 11 section 5145, is further amended by inserting after para12 graph (8) the following: 13 14 ‘‘(9) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS.— 15 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in 16 the Department of State an Assistant Secretary 17 for African Affairs who shall be responsible to 18 the Secretary of State, acting through the 19 Under Secretary for Political Affairs, for— 20 21 ‘‘(i) matters relating to sub-Saharan Africa; and 22 ‘‘(ii) such other related duties as the 23 Secretary may from time to time des- 24 ignate. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2036 1 ‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to 2 the responsibilities described under subpara- 3 graph (A), the Assistant Secretary for African 4 Affairs shall maintain continuous observation 5 and coordination of all matters pertaining to 6 implementation of United States foreign policy 7 in sub-Saharan Africa.’’. 8 9 SEC. 5150. BUREAU OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS. Subsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department 10 Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as 11 added by section 5114 and amended by section 5146, is 12 further amended by adding at the end the following: 13 ‘‘(5) BUREAU OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS.— 14 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in 15 the Department of State a Bureau of African 16 Affairs, which shall perform such functions re- 17 lated to implementation of United States for- 18 eign policy and assistance to sub-Saharan Afri- 19 ca as the Under Secretary for Political Affairs 20 may prescribe. 21 ‘‘(B) HEAD.—The Assistant Secretary for 22 African Affairs shall be the head of the Bureau 23 of African Affairs. 24 ‘‘(C) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 25 term ‘sub-Saharan Africa’ means the region of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2037 1 countries that the Secretary of State designates 2 as within the responsibility of the Bureau of Af- 3 rican Affairs.’’. 4 SEC. 5151. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR NEAR EASTERN AF- 5 6 FAIRS. Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authori- 7 ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by 8 section 5149, is further amended by inserting after para9 graph (9) the following: 10 11 ‘‘(10) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.— 12 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in 13 the Department of State an Assistant Secretary 14 for Near Eastern Affairs who shall be respon- 15 sible to the Secretary of State, acting through 16 the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, for— 17 ‘‘(i) matters relating to the Middle 18 East and North Africa; and 19 ‘‘(ii) such other related duties as the 20 Secretary may from time to time des- 21 ignate. 22 ‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to 23 the responsibilities described under subpara- 24 graph (A), the Assistant Secretary for Near 25 Eastern Affairs shall maintain continuous ob- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2038 1 servation and coordination of all matters per- 2 taining to implementation of United States for- 3 eign policy in the Middle East and North Afri- 4 ca.’’. 5 6 SEC. 5152. BUREAU OF NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS. Subsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department 7 Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as 8 added by section 5114 and amended by section 5150, is 9 further amended by adding at the end the following: 10 ‘‘(6) BUREAU OF NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.— 11 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in 12 the Department of State a Bureau of Near 13 Eastern Affairs, which shall perform such func- 14 tions related to implementation of United 15 States foreign policy to the Middle East and 16 North Africa as the Under Secretary for Polit- 17 ical Affairs may prescribe. 18 ‘‘(B) HEAD.—The Assistant Secretary for 19 Near Eastern Affairs shall be the head of the 20 Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. 21 ‘‘(C) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 22 term ‘Middle East and North Africa’ means the 23 region of countries that the Secretary of State 24 designates as within the responsibility of the 25 Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2039 1 SEC. 5153. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CEN- 2 3 TRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1(c) of the State Depart- 4 ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), 5 as amended by section 5151, is further amended by insert6 ing after paragraph (10) the following: 7 8 ‘‘(11) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS.— 9 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in 10 the Department of State an Assistant Secretary 11 for South and Central Asian Affairs who shall 12 be responsible to the Secretary of State, acting 13 through the Under Secretary for Political Af- 14 fairs, for— 15 16 ‘‘(i) matters relating to South and Central Asia; and 17 ‘‘(ii) such other related duties as the 18 Secretary may from time to time des- 19 ignate. 20 ‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to 21 the responsibilities described under subpara- 22 graph (A), the Assistant Secretary for South 23 and Central Asian Affairs shall maintain con- 24 tinuous observation and coordination of all mat- 25 ters pertaining to implementation of United g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2040 1 States foreign policy in South and Central 2 Asia.’’. 3 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT REPEALING PRE- 4 VIOUS POSITION.—Section 122 of the Foreign Relations 5 Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 6 U.S.C. 2652) is hereby repealed. 7 SEC. 5154. BUREAU OF SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AF- 8 9 FAIRS. Subsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department 10 Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as 11 added by section 5114 and amended by section 5152, is 12 further amended by adding at the end the following: 13 14 ‘‘(7) BUREAU OF SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS.— 15 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in 16 the Department of State a Bureau of South 17 and Central Asian Affairs, which shall perform 18 such functions related to implementation of 19 United States foreign policy to South and Cen- 20 tral Asia as the Under Secretary for Political 21 Affairs may prescribe. 22 ‘‘(B) HEAD.—The Assistant Secretary for 23 South and Central Asian Affairs shall be the 24 head of the Bureau of South and Central Asian 25 Affairs. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2041 1 ‘‘(C) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 2 term ‘South and Central Asia’ means the region 3 of countries that the Secretary of State des- 4 ignates as within the responsibility of the Bu- 5 reau for South and Central Asian Affairs.’’. 6 SEC. 5155. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMI- 7 8 SPHERE AFFAIRS. Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authori- 9 ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by 10 section 5153, is further amended by inserting after para11 graph (11) the following: 12 ‘‘(12) ASSISTANT 13 HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS.— SECRETARY FOR WESTERN 14 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in 15 the Department of State an Assistant Secretary 16 for Western Hemisphere Affairs who shall be 17 responsible to the Secretary of State, acting 18 through the Under Secretary for Political Af- 19 fairs, for— 20 21 ‘‘(i) matters relating to the Western Hemisphere; and 22 ‘‘(ii) such other related duties as the 23 Secretary may from time to time des- 24 ignate. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2042 1 ‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to 2 the responsibilities described under subpara- 3 graph (A), the Assistant Secretary for Western 4 Hemisphere Affairs shall maintain continuous 5 observation and coordination of all matters per- 6 taining to implementation of American foreign 7 policy in the Western Hemisphere.’’. 8 SEC. 5156. BUREAU OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS. 9 Subsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department 10 Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as 11 added by section 5114 and amended by section 5154, is 12 further amended by adding at the end the following: 13 14 ‘‘(8) BUREAU OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS.— 15 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in 16 the Department of State a Bureau of Western 17 Hemisphere Affairs, which shall perform such 18 functions related to implementation of United 19 States foreign policy to the Western Hemi- 20 sphere as the Under Secretary for Political Af- 21 fairs may prescribe. 22 ‘‘(B) HEAD.—The Assistant Secretary for 23 Western Hemisphere Affairs shall be the head 24 of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2043 1 ‘‘(C) WESTERN HEMISPHERE DEFINED.— 2 In this paragraph, the term ‘Western Hemi- 3 sphere’ means the region of countries that the 4 Secretary of State designates as within the re- 5 sponsibility of the Bureau of Western Hemi- 6 sphere Affairs.’’. 7 8 SEC. 5157. OFFICE OF HAITIAN AFFAIRS. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 9 Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs of the Department 10 an Office of Haitian Affairs, which shall be headed by a 11 Director. 12 (b) DUTIES.—The Director of the Office of Haitian 13 Affairs shall be responsible for— 14 (1) developing and implementing policy for 15 United States diplomatic, political, economic, hu- 16 manitarian, development, consular, and security en- 17 gagement with the Republic of Haiti; 18 19 (2) leading interagency coordination with respect to such engagement; 20 21 (3) liaising with United States diplomatic and consular posts in Haiti; 22 (4) representing the Department in bilateral 23 and multilateral settings on matters relating to 24 Haiti; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2044 1 (5) overseeing strategic initiatives of the De- 2 partment related to governance, public safety, inter- 3 nationally recognized human rights, migration, and 4 rule of law in Haiti. 5 SEC. 5158. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND 6 7 EURASIAN AFFAIRS. Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authori- 8 ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by 9 section 5155, is further amended by inserting after para10 graph (12) the following: 11 12 ‘‘(13) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS.— 13 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in 14 the Department of State an Assistant Secretary 15 for European and Eurasian Affairs who shall be 16 responsible to the Secretary of State, acting 17 through the Under Secretary for Political Af- 18 fairs, for— 19 20 ‘‘(i) matters relating to Europe and Eurasia; and 21 ‘‘(ii) such other related duties as the 22 Secretary may from time to time des- 23 ignate. 24 ‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to 25 the responsibilities described under subpara- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2045 1 graph (A), the Assistant Secretary for Euro- 2 pean and Eurasian Affairs shall maintain con- 3 tinuous observation and coordination of all mat- 4 ters pertaining to implementation of United 5 States foreign policy in Europe and Eurasia.’’. 6 SEC. 5159. BUREAU OF EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS. 7 Subsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department 8 Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as 9 added by section 5114 and amended by section 5156, is 10 further amended by adding at the end the following: 11 12 ‘‘(9) BUREAU OF EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS.— 13 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in 14 the Department of State a Bureau of European 15 and Eurasian Affairs, which shall perform such 16 functions related to implementation of United 17 States foreign policy to Europe and Eurasia as 18 the Under Secretary for Political Affairs may 19 prescribe. 20 ‘‘(B) HEAD.—The Assistant Secretary for 21 European and Eurasian Affairs shall be the 22 head of the Bureau of European and Eurasian 23 Affairs. 24 ‘‘(C) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 25 term ‘Europe and Eurasia’ means the region of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2046 1 countries that the Secretary of State designates 2 as within the responsibility of the Bureau of 3 European and Eurasian Affairs.’’. 4 SEC. 5160. COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND UNIT. 5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 6 and maintain a Countering Russian Influence Fund Unit 7 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘CRIF Unit’’) in the 8 Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs of the Depart9 ment. 10 (b) PERSONNEL.— 11 (1) COMPOSITION.—The CRIF Unit may be 12 comprised of a Director, Deputy Director, and addi- 13 tional staff as appropriate, including a budget ana- 14 lyst, a grant officer, a program assistant, and a 15 monitoring, evaluation, and learning specialist. 16 (2) STAFFING.—The CRIF Unit shall be com- 17 prised of personnel with expertise or experience in 18 performing the following functions: 19 (A) Grants officer. 20 (B) Program assistant. 21 (C) Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning 22 specialist. 23 (3) DIRECTOR.—The Director of the CRIF 24 Unit shall fulfill the following responsibilities: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2047 1 (A) Identify on an annual basis specific 2 strategic priorities for the CRIF Unit con- 3 sistent with United States foreign policy and 4 national security priorities and objectives de- 5 scribed in section 254 of the Countering Rus- 6 sian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 7 2017 (22 U.S.C. 9543). 8 (B) In coordination with the head of the 9 Office of Foreign Assistance and other relevant 10 officials, provide policy guidance, coordinate, se- 11 lect, and approve all CRIF Unit programming, 12 based on criteria that the program directly 13 counters malign activities by the Russian Fed- 14 eration in accordance with the use of funds de- 15 scribed in such section 254. 16 (C) Ensure that all CRIF Unit program- 17 ming advances United States foreign policy and 18 national security interests, including efforts to 19 counter Russian aggression against sovereign 20 countries and other nefarious kinetic and hybrid 21 Russian activities in countries that are United 22 States allies or partners that affect, threaten, 23 or undermine United States interests. 24 (D) Conduct oversight, monitoring, and 25 evaluation of the effectiveness of all CRIF Unit g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2048 1 programming to ensure that it advances United 2 States foreign policy and national security in- 3 terests and degrades the ability of the Russian 4 Federation or entities acting on the behalf of 5 the Russian Federation to conduct malign influ- 6 ence operations. 7 (E) Ensure, to the maximum extent prac- 8 ticable, that all CRIF Unit programming is car- 9 ried out in coordination with other Federal ac- 10 tivities to counter Russian malign influence. 11 (F) On a quarterly basis, brief the appro- 12 priate congressional committees on the develop- 13 ment of annual strategic priorities and CRIF 14 Unit project selection and implementation. 15 (G) Provide a written list of CRIF Unit 16 projects approved for each fiscal year to the ap- 17 propriate congressional committees. 18 (4) DEPUTY DIRECTOR.—The Deputy Director 19 may have responsibility for policy and programming 20 to assist the Director, particularly with respect to 21 CRIF Unit activities handled by other Federal de- 22 partments or agencies. 23 (5) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE 24 DEFINED.—In 25 priate congressional committees’’ means— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) this subsection, the term ‘‘appro- G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2049 1 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 2 the Committee on Appropriations of the House 3 of Representatives; and 4 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 5 and the Committee on Appropriations of the 6 Senate. 7 8 (c) MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES.—The Director of the CRIF Unit may— 9 (1) direct monitoring, evaluation, and learning 10 activities to assess programmatic outcomes, maxi- 11 mize government efficiency, and reduce the risks of 12 fraud and waste; 13 (2) conduct regular research and evaluation of 14 CRIF Unit programs and activities to improve ongo- 15 ing and future activities, including by implementing 16 a process to ensure monitoring, evaluation, and 17 learning results are considered in funding decisions; 18 and 19 (3) make available to Congress the findings of 20 any research or evaluation conducted under para- 21 graph (2). 22 (d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Russian 23 malign influence’’ means activities by the Russian Federa24 tion or an entity acting on the behalf of the Russian Fed25 eration that— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2050 1 (1) advance an alternative, repressive inter- 2 national order that bolsters the hegemonic ambitions 3 of the Russian Federation; 4 (2) utilize covert or overt information oper- 5 ations, corruption, political interference, or economic 6 coercion and dependency to influence the political, 7 military, economic, or other policies of a foreign 8 country and advance the strategic objectives of the 9 Russian Federation; 10 (3) undermine the national security, territorial 11 integrity, or sovereignty of the United States or 12 other country; or 13 (4) undermine the political and economic secu- 14 rity of the United States or other country, including 15 by facilitating corruption or elite capture, distorting 16 markets, and advancing coercive economic practices, 17 including theft of intellectual property, and engaging 18 in malign information operations. 19 (e) TERMINATION.—The CRIF Unit established 20 under this section shall terminate on the date that is four 21 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 22 SEC. 5161. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL 23 24 ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS. Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authori- 25 ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2051 1 section 5158, is further amended by inserting after para2 graph (13) the following: 3 4 ‘‘(14) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTER- NATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS.— 5 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in 6 the Department of State an Assistant Secretary 7 for International Organization Affairs, who 8 shall be responsible to the Secretary of State, 9 acting through the Under Secretary for Polit- 10 ical Affairs, for leading and coordinating the 11 development and implementation of United 12 States multilateral policy with respect to inter- 13 national organizations, with a particular empha- 14 sis on matters relating to organizations that are 15 a part of the United Nations system, and such 16 other related duties as the Secretary may from 17 time to time designate. 18 ‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to 19 the responsibilities described under subpara- 20 graph (A), the Assistant Secretary for Inter- 21 national Organization Affairs shall maintain 22 continuous observation and coordination of all 23 matters pertaining to the plans and activities of 24 international organizations in the conduct of 25 foreign policy, including, as appropriate— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2052 1 ‘‘(i) coordinating and collaborating 2 with the United States Mission to the 3 United Nations, as well as relevant func- 4 tional bureaus in the Department, to im- 5 plement United States multilateral policy; 6 ‘‘(ii) managing the disbursement and 7 payment of appropriated United States as- 8 sessed and discretionary contributions to 9 the United Nations and international orga- 10 nizations; 11 ‘‘(iii) managing the disbursement and 12 payment of appropriated United States as- 13 sessed and discretionary contributions for 14 United Nations peacekeeping operations; 15 ‘‘(iv) working with United Nations 16 member states through the United Nations 17 Fifth Committee to seek to reduce the fi- 18 nancial obligation of the United States in 19 the form of assessed contributions to the 20 United Nations; 21 ‘‘(v) working with United Nations 22 member states through the United Nations 23 Fifth Committee to seek to reduce the fi- 24 nancial obligation of the United States in 25 the form of assessed contributions in the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2053 1 peace operations budget of the United Na- 2 tions; and 3 ‘‘(vi) coordinating activities relating to 4 increasing 5 States citizens and the citizens of like- 6 minded countries by international organi- 7 zations, including— the employment of United 8 ‘‘(I) advocating for the employ- 9 ment of United States citizens in all 10 international organizations of which 11 the United States is a member, in- 12 cluding throughout the United Na- 13 tions system; 14 ‘‘(II) coordinating interagency 15 support for non-United States can- 16 didates for leadership or oversight 17 roles in such international organiza- 18 tions when— 19 ‘‘(aa) no United States cit- 20 izen candidate has been nomi- 21 nated for election to such a lead- 22 ership role; and 23 ‘‘(bb) providing such sup- 24 port is in the interest of the 25 United States; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2054 1 ‘‘(III) developing and maintain- 2 ing a publicly accessible database of 3 open positions at such international 4 organizations; 5 ‘‘(IV) providing details on how 6 United States citizens may submit ap- 7 plications for such positions; 8 ‘‘(V) communicating regularly 9 with Members of Congress to solicit 10 the names of qualified candidates for 11 such positions; 12 ‘‘(VI) maintaining a comprehen- 13 sive and current list of all United 14 States citizens employed by such 15 international organizations; 16 ‘‘(VII) regularly reporting to 17 Congress on the number of such citi- 18 zens and identifying any discrimina- 19 tion, prejudice, or perceived bias 20 against such citizens seeking to secure 21 such employment; 22 ‘‘(VIII) coordinating all nomina- 23 tions by the relevant agencies of the 24 Federal Government for election in 25 the United Nations system; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2055 1 ‘‘(IX) working to increase the 2 number of Junior Professional Officer 3 positions sponsored by the United 4 States in the United Nations system 5 over the number of such positions so 6 sponsored as of the date of the enact- 7 ment of this Act.’’. 8 SEC. 5162. BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AF- 9 10 FAIRS. Subsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department 11 Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as 12 added by section 5114 and amended by section 5159, is 13 further amended by adding at the end the following: 14 15 ‘‘(10) BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS.— 16 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in 17 the Department of State a Bureau of Inter- 18 national Organization Affairs which shall per- 19 form such functions related to multilateral di- 20 plomacy in international organizations as the 21 Under Secretary for Political Affairs may pre- 22 scribe. 23 ‘‘(B) HEAD.—The Assistant Secretary for 24 International Organization Affairs shall be the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2056 1 head of the Bureau of International Organiza- 2 tion Affairs. 3 ‘‘(C) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Bureau of 4 International Organization Affairs is authorized 5 to lead, coordinate, develop, and implement pol- 6 icy for the United States in line with United 7 States strategic interests, to be executed in 8 international organizations, including providing 9 guidance and support for activities related to— 10 ‘‘(i) United States participation in 11 international organizations; 12 ‘‘(ii) peacekeeping; 13 ‘‘(iii) multilateral humanitarian oper- 14 ations, internationally recognized human 15 rights, economic and social affairs, and 16 international development; 17 ‘‘(iv) United States participation in 18 technical and specialized United Nations 19 agencies; and 20 ‘‘(v) United States citizen employment 21 in international organizations. 22 ‘‘(D) COORDINATION.—All other bureaus 23 of the Department of State shall coordinate, as 24 appropriate, with the Bureau of International 25 Organization Affairs on all matters arising g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2057 1 within those bureaus that relate to international 2 organizations.’’. 3 Subtitle D—Other Matters 4 SEC. 5171. PERIODIC BRIEFINGS FROM BUREAU OF INTEL- 5 6 LIGENCE AND RESEARCH. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall offer to the 7 appropriate congressional committees regular, quarterly 8 briefings by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, in 9 coordination with other bureaus as appropriate, on— 10 11 (1) any topic requested by one or more of the appropriate congressional committees; 12 13 (2) any topic of current importance to the national security of the United States; and 14 (3) any other topic the Secretary considers nec- 15 essary. 16 (b) LOCATION.—The briefings required under sub- 17 section (a) shall be held at a secure facility that is suitable 18 for review of information that is classified at the level of 19 ‘‘Top Secret/SCI’’. 20 (c) NO LIMITATION ON OTHER BRIEFINGS.—Any 21 briefings pursuant to subsection (a) shall be in addition 22 to any briefings provided to the appropriate congressional 23 committees, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 24 Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel25 ligence of the House of Representatives. Nothing in this g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2058 1 section shall be construed to limit the provision of any 2 other briefings to the committees described in this sub3 section. 4 5 SEC. 5172. SUPPORT FOR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATIONS. (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 6 gress that— 7 (1) congressional travel is essential to fostering 8 international relations, understanding global issues 9 first-hand, and jointly advancing United States in- 10 terests abroad; and 11 (2) only in close coordination and thanks to the 12 dedication of personnel at United States embassies, 13 consulates, and other missions abroad can the suc- 14 cess of these vital trips be possible. 15 (b) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with applicable laws 16 and the Secretary’s security responsibilities, the Secretary 17 shall reaffirm to all diplomatic posts the importance of 18 congressional travel and shall direct all such posts to sup19 port congressional travel by members and staff of the ap20 propriate congressional committees, when authorized by 21 applicable congressional travel procedures to include the 22 congressional authorization letter and congressional travel 23 legislation and policies. The Secretary shall reaffirm the 24 Department’s policies to support such travel by members 25 and staff of the appropriate congressional committees, by g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2059 1 making such support available on any day of the week, 2 including Federal and local holidays when required to 3 complete congressional responsibilities and, to the extent 4 practical, requiring the direct involvement of mid-level or 5 senior officers. 6 (c) EXCEPTION FOR SIMULTANEOUS HIGH-LEVEL 7 VISITS.—The requirement under subsection (b) does not 8 apply in the case of a simultaneous visit from the Presi9 dent, the First Lady or First Gentleman, the Vice Presi10 dent, the Secretary, or the Secretary of Defense. 11 (d) TRAINING.—The Secretary shall require all des- 12 ignated control officers to have been trained on supporting 13 congressional travel at posts abroad prior to the assigned 14 congressional visit. 15 SEC. 5173. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHOR- 16 IZED AND ORDERED DEPARTURES. 17 (a) DEPARTURES REPORT.— 18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 19 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 20 retary shall submit a report to the appropriate con- 21 gressional committees listing every instance that an 22 authorized or ordered departure was issued for the 23 five-year period preceding the date of the enactment 24 of this Act. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2060 1 2 (2) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in the report required under paragraph (1)— 3 (A) the name of the post and the date of 4 the approval of the authorized or ordered de- 5 parture; 6 (B) the basis for the authorized or ordered 7 departure; and 8 (C) the number of chief of mission per- 9 sonnel that departed, categorized by agency, as 10 well as their eligible family members, if avail- 11 able. 12 13 (b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIRE- MENT.—Any instance of an authorized or ordered depar- 14 ture shall be notified to appropriate congressional commit15 tees not later than three days after the Secretary author16 ized an authorized or ordered departure. The details in 17 the notification shall include— 18 19 (1) the information described in subsection (a)(2); 20 21 (2) the mode of travel for chief of mission personnel who departed; 22 (3) the estimated cost of the authorized or or- 23 dered departure, including travel and per diem costs; 24 and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2061 1 (4) the destination of all departed personnel 2 and changes to their work activities due to the de- 3 parture. 4 (c) ESTABLISHMENT OF A DATABASE.—Not later 5 than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 6 the Secretary shall establish a database with the informa7 tion required by subsections (a)(2) and (b) and shall make 8 such database available on a regular basis to the appro9 priate congressional committees. 10 (d) TERMINATION.—The congressional notification 11 requirement under this section shall terminate following 12 the establishment of the database required by subsection 13 (c). 14 (e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE- 15 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres- 16 sional committees’’ means— 17 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 18 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 19 resentatives; and 20 21 22 23 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. SEC. 5174. STRENGTHENING ENTERPRISE GOVERNANCE. (a) ORGANIZATION.—The Chief Information Officer 24 and the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer of 25 the Department should work collaboratively on strength- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2062 1 ening enterprise governance of the Department and report 2 directly to the Deputy Secretary. 3 (b) ADJUDICATION OF UNRESOLVED BUDGET AND 4 MANAGEMENT DECISIONS.—Adjudication of unresolved 5 budget and management decisions should be made by the 6 Deputy Secretary. 7 SEC. 5175. ESTABLISHING AND EXPANDING THE REGIONAL 8 9 CHINA OFFICER PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be estab- 10 lished at the Department a Regional China Officer (RCO) 11 program to support regional posts and officers with re12 porting, information, convening, and policy tools, and to 13 enhance expertise related to strategic competition with the 14 People’s Republic of China. 15 (b) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be ap- 16 propriated to the Secretary $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 17 years 2026 through 2029 to the Department to expand 18 the RCO program, including for— 19 (1) one Director; 20 (2) locally employed staff to support Regional 21 China Officers serving abroad; and 22 (3) not fewer than 20 forward-deployed Foreign 23 Service Officers assigned to United States diplo- 24 matic or consular posts or detailed to the foreign 25 ministry of an ally, to be known as Regional China g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2063 1 Officers (in this section referred to as ‘‘RCOs’’), who 2 shall be responsible for— 3 (A) monitoring and reporting on activities 4 of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the 5 region of his or her responsibility, including in 6 the commercial, development, finance, critical 7 infrastructure, technology, and military do- 8 mains, including projects associated with the 9 PRC’s Belt and Road Initiative, Global Security 10 Initiative, and Global Development Initiative; 11 and 12 (B) advising and sharing knowledge with 13 United States embassy personnel, diplomatic al- 14 lies and partners, and host countries on PRC 15 activities locally, regionally, and globally. 16 (c) DIRECTOR.—Not later than 90 days after the 17 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall ap18 point a Director to oversee the RCO program from among 19 career members of the Foreign Service. 20 (d) LIMITATION ON POSITION.—The establishment of 21 the position of the Director of the RCO program pursuant 22 to subsection (c) shall not result in an increase in the over23 all full-time equivalent positions within the Department. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2064 1 (e) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director shall be re- 2 sponsible for coordinating and overseeing the activities of 3 RCOs in order to— 4 (1) improve United States monitoring and re- 5 sponsiveness to activities, strategies and tactics of 6 the PRC that undermine United States interests; 7 (2) ensure that RCO program activities are 8 aligned with United States strategic interests and 9 priorities for strategic competition with the PRC; 10 (3) oversee RCO program activities, including 11 the development of standardized monitoring, evalua- 12 tion, and learning metrics that inform effective 13 United States Government responses to PRC activi- 14 ties; 15 (4) identify gaps in United States engagements 16 regarding PRC cross-cutting activities that impact 17 United States interests; and 18 (5) manage hiring for RCO positions, including 19 individuals with the appropriate proficiency in Man- 20 darin. 21 (f) REGIONAL CHINA OFFICERS.— 22 (1) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Secretary shall se- 23 lect and assign RCOs from among Foreign Service 24 Officers who have expertise related to the PRC, in- 25 cluding in the forms of prior experience working in g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2065 1 or on the PRC, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, and pro- 2 ficiency in Mandarin language. 3 (2) GEOGRAPHIC PLACEMENT.—Of the total 4 number of RCOs in the Unit, there shall be no fewer 5 than two Regional China Officers assigned to United 6 States diplomatic posts associated with each of the 7 following bureaus of the Department: 8 (A) The Bureau of African Affairs. 9 (B) The Bureau of East Asian and Pacific 10 Affairs. 11 (C) The Bureau of European and Eur- 12 asian Affairs. 13 (D) The Bureau of International Organiza- 14 tion Affairs. 15 (E) The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. 16 (F) The Bureau of South and Central 17 Asian Affairs. 18 (G) The Bureau of Western Hemisphere 19 20 Affairs. (g) SUNSET PROVISION.—The requirement to main- 21 tain the Regional China Officer Program under subsection 22 (a) shall expire on the date that is five years after the 23 date of the enactment of this Act. 24 (h) ALLY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘ally’’ 25 means— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2066 1 2 (1) a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; or 3 (2) a country designated as a major non-NATO 4 ally pursuant to the authorities provided by section 5 517 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 6 U.S.C. 2321k). 7 8 SEC. 5176. REPORT ON CHINA’S DIPLOMATIC POSTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 9 date of the enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter 10 for the next five years, the Secretary shall submit to ap11 propriate congressional committees a report on the diplo12 matic presence of the People’s Republic of China world13 wide and how that presence compares to the diplomatic 14 presence of the United States, including— 15 (1) the number of diplomatic posts currently 16 maintained by People’s Republic of China and the 17 United States in each country; and 18 (2) the estimated number of diplomatic per- 19 sonnel of the People’s Republic of China and the 20 United States stationed abroad in each country. 21 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 22 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON- 23 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com- 24 mittees’’ means— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2067 1 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 2 Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 3 on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select 4 Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep- 5 resentatives; and 6 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 7 the Committee on Armed Services, the Com- 8 mittee on Appropriations, and the Select Com- 9 mittee on Intelligence of the Senate. 10 (2) DIPLOMATIC POST.—The term ‘‘diplomatic 11 post’’, with respect to the United States, does not 12 include a post to which only personnel of agencies 13 other than the Department are assigned. 14 SEC. 5177. NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO REDUCE PER- 15 16 SONNEL AT COVERED DIPLOMATIC POSTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 17 (b), not later than 30 days before the date on which the 18 Secretary carries out a reduction in United States Foreign 19 Service personnel of at least 10 percent at a covered diplo20 matic post, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 21 congressional committees a notification of the intent to 22 carry out such a reduction, which shall include a certifi23 cation by the Secretary that such reduction will not nega24 tively impact the ability of the United States to compete g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2068 1 with the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic 2 of Iran, or the Russian Federation. 3 (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply in 4 the case of a security risk to personnel at a covered diplo5 matic post. 6 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 7 8 (1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 9 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 10 the Committee on Appropriations of the House 11 of Representatives; and 12 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 13 and the Committee on Appropriations of the 14 Senate; and 15 (2) the term ‘‘covered diplomatic post’’ means 16 a United States diplomatic post in a country in 17 which the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic 18 Republic of Iran, or the Russian Federation also 19 have a diplomatic post. 20 21 SEC. 5178. FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANUAL CHANGES. Section 5318(c)(1) of the Department of State Au- 22 thorization Act of 2021 (22 U.S.C. 2658a(c)(1)) is 23 amended by striking ‘‘5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘8 years’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2069 2 TITLE II—WORKFORCE MATTERS 3 SEC. 5201. REPORT ON VETTING OF FOREIGN SERVICE IN- 1 4 STITUTE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS. 5 Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact- 6 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appro7 priate congressional committees a report on the execution 8 of requirements under section 6116 of the Department of 9 State Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2023 (22 U.S.C. 10 4030) that includes— 11 12 (1) a description of all steps taken to date to carry out that section; 13 (2) a detailed explanation of the suitability or 14 fitness reviews, background investigations, and post- 15 employment vetting, as applicable, of relevant For- 16 eign Service Institute instructors who provide lan- 17 guage instructions; and 18 19 20 21 (3) a description of planned additional steps required to carry out such section. SEC. 5202. TRAINING LIMITATIONS. The Department shall require the approval of the 22 Secretary for eliminations of long-term training assign23 ments. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2070 1 SEC. 5203. LANGUAGE INCENTIVE PAY FOR CIVIL SERVICE 2 3 EMPLOYEES. The Secretary may provide special monetary incen- 4 tives to acquire or retain proficiency in foreign languages 5 to civil service employees who serve in domestic positions 6 requiring critical language skills that are located in the 7 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and non-for8 eign areas (the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Com9 monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and other 10 United States territories and possessions). The amounts 11 of such incentives should be similar to the language incen12 tive pay provided to members of the Foreign Service pur13 suant to section 704(b)(3) of the Foreign Service Act of 14 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4024(b)(3)), as amended by section 15 5206. 16 17 SEC. 5204. OPTIONS FOR COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall assess options 18 for integrating 360-degree reviews in personnel files for 19 promotion panel consideration. 20 (b) EVALUATION SYSTEMS.—The assessment re- 21 quired by subsection (a) shall include— 22 (1) one or more options to integrate 360-degree 23 reviews, references, or evaluations by superiors, 24 peers, and subordinates, including consideration of 25 automated reference requests; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2071 1 (2) other modifications or systems the Sec- 2 retary considers relevant. 3 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 4 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 5 a report to the appropriate congressional committees on 6 the assessment required by subsection (a) that shall de7 scribe, with respect to each evaluation system included— 8 (1) any legal constraints or considerations; 9 (2) the timeline required for implementation; 10 (3) any starting and recurring costs in compari- 11 son to current processes; 12 13 (4) the likely or potential implications for promotion decisions and trends; and 14 15 16 (5) the impact on meeting the personnel needs of the Foreign Service. SEC. 5205. JOB SHARE AND PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT OP- 17 18 PORTUNITIES. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish and 19 publish a Department policy on job share and part-time 20 employment opportunities. The policy shall include a tem21 plate for job-sharing arrangements, a database of job 22 share and part-time employment opportunities, and a 23 point of contact in the Bureau of Human Resources. 24 (b) WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY TRAINING.—The Sec- 25 retary shall incorporate training on workplace flexibility, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2072 1 including the availability of job share and part-time em2 ployment opportunities, into employee onboarding. 3 (c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 4 the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually there5 after for three years, the Secretary shall submit to the 6 appropriate congressional committees a report on work7 place flexibility at the Department, including data on the 8 number of employees utilizing job share or part-time em9 ployment arrangements. 10 (d) EXCEPTION FOR THE BUREAU OF INTELLIGENCE 11 AND RESEARCH.—The policy described in subsection (a) 12 shall not apply to officers and employees of the Bureau 13 of Intelligence and Research. 14 SEC. 5206. PROMOTING REUTILIZATION OF LANGUAGE 15 SKILLS IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE. 16 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 17 gress that— 18 (1) foreign language skills are essential to effec- 19 tive diplomacy, particularly in high-priority posi- 20 tions, such as Chinese- and Russian-language des- 21 ignated positions focused on the People’s Republic of 22 China and Russia; 23 (2) reutilization of acquired language skills cre- 24 ates efficiencies through the reduction of language 25 training overall and increases regional expertise; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2073 1 (3) often, investments in language skills are not 2 sufficiently utilized and maintained throughout the 3 careers of members of the Foreign Service following 4 an initial assignment after language training; 5 (4) providing incentives or requirements to se- 6 lect ‘‘out-year bidders’’ for priority language-des- 7 ignated assignments would decrease training costs 8 overall and encourage more expertise in relevant pri- 9 ority areas; and 10 (5) incentives for members of the Foreign Serv- 11 ice to not only acquire and retain, but reuse, foreign 12 language skills in priority assignments would reduce 13 training costs in terms of both time and money and 14 increase regional expertise to improve abilities in 15 those areas deemed high priority by the Secretary. 16 (b) INCENTIVES TO REUTILIZE LANGUAGE 17 SKILLS.—Section 704(b)(3) of the Foreign Service Act of 18 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4024(b)(3)) is amended by inserting 19 ‘‘and reutilize’’ after ‘‘to acquire or retain proficiency in’’. TITLE III—INFORMATION SECU21 RITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY 20 22 23 SEC. 5301. POST DATA PILOT PROGRAM. (a) POST DATA AND AI PILOT PROGRAM.— 24 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary is au- 25 thorized to establish a program, which shall be g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2074 1 known as the ‘‘Post Data Program’’ (referred to in 2 this section as the ‘‘Program’’), that shall be over- 3 seen by the Department’s Chief Data and Artificial 4 Intelligence Officer. 5 6 (2) GOALS.—The goals of the Program shall include the following: 7 (A) Cultivating a data and artificial intel- 8 ligence culture at diplomatic posts globally, in- 9 cluding data fluency and data collaboration. 10 (B) Promoting data integration with De- 11 partment of State Headquarters. 12 (C) Creating operational efficiencies, sup- 13 porting innovation, and enhancing mission im- 14 pact. 15 (b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 18 retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 19 committees an implementation plan that outlines 20 strategies for— 21 22 (A) advancing the goals described in subsection (a)(2); 23 (B) hiring data and artificial intelligence 24 officers at United States diplomatic posts; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2075 1 (C) allocation of necessary resources to 2 sustain the Program. 3 (2) ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not 4 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 5 of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 6 three years, the Secretary shall submit a report to 7 the appropriate congressional committees regarding 8 the status of the implementation plan required 9 under paragraph (1). 10 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE- 11 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres- 12 sional committees’’ means— 13 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 14 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 15 resentatives; and 16 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 17 the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 18 SEC. 5302. AUTHORIZATION TO USE COMMERCIAL CLOUD 19 20 ENCLAVES OVERSEAS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 21 date of the enactment of this Act, the Department shall 22 issue internal guidelines that authorize and track the use 23 of enclaves deployed in overseas commercial cloud regions 24 for OCONUS systems categorized at the Federal Informa25 tion Security Modernization Act (FISMA) high baseline. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2076 1 (b) CONSISTENCY WITH FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY 2 REGULATIONS.—The enclave deployments shall be con3 sistent with existing Federal cybersecurity regulations as 4 well as best practices established across National Institute 5 of Standards and Technology standards and ISO 27000 6 security controls. 7 (c) BRIEFING.— Not later than 90 days after the en- 8 actment of the Act, and before issuing the new internal 9 guidelines required under subsection (a), the Secretary 10 shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on 11 the proposed new guidelines, including— 12 (1) relevant risk assessments; and 13 (2) any security challenges regarding implemen- 14 tation. 15 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL DEFINED.—In 16 this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit17 tees’’ means— 18 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 19 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 20 House of Representatives; and 21 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 22 the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 23 SEC. 5303. REPORTS ON TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION 24 PROJECTS AT THE DEPARTMENT. 25 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2077 1 (1) APPROPRIATE 2 TEES.—The 3 mittees’’ means— CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- term ‘‘appropriate congressional com- 4 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 5 the Committee on Appropriations of the House 6 of Representatives; and 7 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 8 and the Committee on Appropriations of the 9 Senate. 10 (2) TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘technology’’ in- 11 cludes— 12 (A) artificial intelligence and machine 13 learning systems; 14 (B) cybersecurity modernization tools or 15 platforms; 16 (C) cloud computing services and infra- 17 structure; 18 (D) enterprise data platforms and ana- 19 lytics tools; 20 (E) customer experience platforms for pub- 21 lic-facing services; and 22 (F) internal workflow automation or mod- 23 ernization systems. 24 (3) 25 PROJECT.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2078 1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘technology 2 transformation project’’ means any new or sig- 3 nificantly modified technology deployed by the 4 Department with the purpose of improving dip- 5 lomatic, consular, administrative, or security 6 operations. 7 (B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘technology 8 transformation project’’ does not include a rou- 9 tine software update or version upgrade, a secu- 10 rity patch or maintenance of an existing sys- 11 tem, a minor configuration change, a business- 12 as-usual information technology operation, a 13 support activity, or a project that costs less 14 than $1,000,000. 15 (b) ANNUAL REPORT.— 16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an- 18 nually thereafter for five years, the Secretary shall 19 submit to the appropriate congressional committees 20 a report on all technology transformation projects 21 completed during the preceding two fiscal years. 22 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by para- 23 graph (1) shall include the following elements: 24 (A) For each project, the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2079 1 2 (i) A summary of the objective, scope, and operational context of the project. 3 (ii) An identification of the primary 4 technologies and vendors used, including 5 artificial intelligence models, cloud pro- 6 viders, cybersecurity platforms, and major 7 software components. 8 (iii) A report on baseline and post-im- 9 plementation performance and adoption 10 metrics for the project, including (if appli- 11 cable) with respect to— 12 (I) operational efficiency, such as 13 reductions in processing time, staff 14 hours, or error rates; 15 (II) user impact, such as im- 16 provements in end-user satisfaction 17 scores and reliability; 18 (III) security posture, such as 19 enhancements in threat detection, in- 20 cident response time; 21 (IV) cost performance, including 22 budgeted costs versus actual costs and 23 projected cost savings or cost avoid- 24 ance; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2080 1 (V) interoperability and integra- 2 tion, including level of integration 3 achieved with existing systems of the 4 Department; 5 (VI) artificial intelligence, if ap- 6 plicable; and 7 (VII) adoption, including, if ap- 8 plicable— 9 (aa) an estimate of the per- 10 centage of eligible end-users ac- 11 tively using the system within the 12 first three, six, and 12 months of 13 deployment; 14 (bb) the proportion of staff 15 trained to use the system; 16 (cc) the frequency and dura- 17 tion of use, disaggregated by bu- 18 reau or geographic region if rel- 19 evant; 20 (dd) summarized user feed- 21 back, including pain points and 22 satisfaction ratings; and 23 (ee) a description of the sta- 24 tus of deprecation or reduction in g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2081 1 use of legacy systems, if applica- 2 ble. 3 (iv) A description of key challenges 4 encountered during implementation and 5 any mitigation strategies employed. 6 (v) A summary of contracting or ac- 7 quisition strategies used, including infor- 8 mation on how the vendor or development 9 team supported change management and 10 adoption, including user testing, stake- 11 holder engagement, and phased rollout. 12 (B) For any project where adoption 13 metrics fell below 50 percent of estimated usage 14 within six months of launch, the following: 15 (i) A remediation plan with specific 16 steps to improve adoption, including re- 17 training, user experience improvements, or 18 outreach. 19 (ii) An assessment of whether rollout 20 should be paused or modified. 21 (iii) Any plans for iterative develop- 22 ment based on feedback from employees. 23 (3) PUBLIC SUMMARY.—Not later than 60 days 24 after submitting a report required by paragraph (1) 25 to the appropriate congressional committees, the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2082 1 Secretary shall publish an unclassified summary of 2 the report on the publicly accessible website of the 3 Department, consistent with national security inter- 4 ests. 5 (c) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE EVAL- 6 UATION.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the 7 enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the 8 Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 9 the appropriate congressional committees a report— 10 (1) evaluating— 11 (A) the extent to which the Department 12 has implemented and reported on technology 13 transformation projects in accordance with the 14 requirements under this section; 15 (B) the effectiveness and reliability of the 16 Department’s 17 metrics for such projects; performance and adoption 18 (C) whether such projects have met in- 19 tended goals related to operational efficiency, 20 security, cost-effectiveness, user adoption, and 21 modernization of legacy systems; and 22 (D) the adequacy of oversight mechanisms 23 in place to ensure the responsible deployment of 24 artificial intelligence and other emerging tech- 25 nologies; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2083 1 (2) including any recommendations to improve 2 the Department’s management, implementation, or 3 evaluation of technology transformation efforts. 4 5 SEC. 5304. COMMERCIAL SPYWARE. (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 6 gress that— 7 (1) there is a national security need for the le- 8 gitimate and responsible procurement and applica- 9 tion of cyber intrusion capabilities, including efforts 10 related to counterterrorism, counternarcotics, and 11 countertrafficking; 12 (2) the growing commercial market for sophisti- 13 cated cyber intrusion capabilities has enhanced state 14 and non-state actors’ abilities to target and track for 15 nefarious purposes individuals, such as journalists, 16 defenders 17 rights, members of civil society groups, members of 18 ethnic or religious minority groups, and others for 19 exercising their internationally recognized human 20 rights and fundamental freedoms, or the family 21 members of these targeted individuals; of internationally recognized human 22 (3) the proliferation of commercial spyware pre- 23 sents significant and growing risks to United States 24 national security, including to the safety and secu- 25 rity of United States Government personnel; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2084 1 (4) ease of access into and lack of transparency 2 in the commercial spyware market raises the prob- 3 ability of spreading potentially destructive or disrup- 4 tive cyber capabilities to a wider range of malicious 5 actors. 6 (b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 7 United States— 8 (1) to oppose the misuse of commercial spyware 9 to target individuals, including journalists, defenders 10 of internationally recognized human rights, and 11 members of civil society groups, members of ethnic 12 or religious minority groups, and others for exer- 13 cising their internationally recognized human rights 14 and fundamental freedoms, or the family members 15 of these targeted individuals; 16 (2) to coordinate with allies and partners to 17 prevent the export of commercial spyware tools to 18 end-users likely to use them for malicious activities; 19 (3) to maintain robust information-sharing with 20 trusted allies and partners on commercial spyware 21 proliferation and misuse, including to better identify 22 and track these tools; 23 (4) to work with private industry to identify 24 and counter the abuse and misuse of commercial 25 spyware technology; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2085 1 (5) to work with allies and partners to establish 2 robust guardrails to ensure that the use of commer- 3 cial spyware tools are consistent with respect for 4 internationally recognized human rights, and the 5 rule of law. 6 7 TITLE IV—PUBLIC DIPLOMACY SEC. 5401. UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. 8 Section 1(b)(3) of the State Department Basic Au- 9 thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)(3)) is amend10 ed— 11 12 (1) in the first sentence of the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 13 (A) by striking ‘‘United States’’ before 14 ‘‘public diplomacy’’; and 15 (B) by striking ‘‘, information, and inter- 16 national broadcasting’’; 17 (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 18 the end; 19 (3) in subparagraph (F)(v), by striking the pe- 20 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 21 (4) by adding at the end the following: 22 23 ‘‘(G) lead and direct public diplomacy activities; 24 ‘‘(H) lead, synchronize, and coordinate ef- 25 forts to recognize, understand, expose, and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2086 1 counter foreign information manipulation and 2 malign activities, including through efforts to 3 limit the foreign propaganda and disinformation 4 efforts of adversaries, and coordinate those ef- 5 forts across Federal departments and agencies; 6 ‘‘(I) support global access to free informa- 7 tion and internet freedom, in coordination with 8 other relevant bureaus, in countries where the 9 government has limited access to free and open 10 internet by restricting access to internet brows- 11 ers, websites, or other means of accessing the 12 internet; 13 14 ‘‘(J) oppose censorship by foreign adversaries; 15 ‘‘(K) ensure implementation of the annual 16 strategic plan for public diplomacy in collabora- 17 tion with overseas posts and regional and func- 18 tional bureaus of the Department; 19 ‘‘(L) serve as chair of interagency meet- 20 ings on public diplomacy to align messaging, 21 and lead and coordinate with members of the 22 Group of Seven; 23 ‘‘(M) ensure that educational and cultural 24 affairs programming shall be nonpolitical in 25 character and shall be balanced and representa- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2087 1 tive of the diversity of American political, social, 2 and cultural life and that academic and cultural 3 programs maintain scholarly integrity and meet 4 the highest standards of academic excellence or 5 artistic achievement; 6 ‘‘(N) support non-state actors abroad, in- 7 cluding independent media and civil society 8 groups, that are working to expose and counter 9 foreign malign influence narratives, tactics, and 10 techniques, including those originating in the 11 Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of 12 China, North Korea, or Iran; and 13 ‘‘(O) ensure the Department does not fund 14 organizations engaging in partisan political ac- 15 tivity in the United States.’’. 16 SEC. 5402. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND 17 18 CULTURAL AFFAIRS. Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authori- 19 ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by 20 section 5162, is further amended by inserting after para21 graph (14) the following: 22 23 ‘‘(15) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDU- CATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.— 24 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in 25 the Department of State an Assistant Secretary g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2088 1 for Educational and Cultural Affairs who shall 2 be responsible to the Secretary of State, acting 3 through the Under Secretary for Public Diplo- 4 macy, for matters described in section 112 of 5 the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange 6 Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460), and other rel- 7 evant matters pertaining to the development, 8 implementation, and oversight of all edu- 9 cational, cultural, and professional exchange 10 programs, as well as related initiatives and ac- 11 tivities, and such other related duties as the 12 Secretary may from time to time designate. 13 ‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to 14 the responsibilities described under subpara- 15 graph (A), the Assistant Secretary for Edu- 16 cational and Cultural Affairs shall be respon- 17 sible for— 18 ‘‘(i) aligning exchange programming 19 with broader global public diplomacy plan- 20 ning when consistent with the purposes of 21 such exchange programing; and 22 ‘‘(ii) ensuring clear foreign policy out- 23 comes in accordance with the objectives 24 and requirements described in the Mutual g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2089 1 Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 2 1961.’’. 3 SEC. 5403. BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AF- 4 5 FAIRS. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in the Depart- 6 ment a Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs de7 scribed in section 112 of the Mutual Educational and Cul8 tural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460), which shall 9 be responsible for the functions described in such section 10 and such other relevant functions related to academic, cul11 tural, and professional exchanges as the Under Secretary 12 for Public Diplomacy may prescribe. 13 (b) HEAD OF BUREAU.—The Assistant Secretary for 14 Educational and Cultural Affairs shall be the head of the 15 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. 16 SEC. 5404. FOREIGN INFORMATION MANIPULATION AND IN- 17 18 TERFERENCE STRATEGY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 19 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in con20 sultation with the heads of other relevant Federal depart21 ments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate con22 gressional committees a comprehensive strategy to combat 23 foreign information manipulation and interference. 24 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 25 (a) shall include the following elements: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2090 1 (1) Conducting analysis of foreign state and 2 non-state actors’ foreign malign influence narratives, 3 tactics, and techniques, including those originating 4 from United States nation-state adversaries, includ- 5 ing the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of 6 China, North Korea, and Iran. 7 (2) Working together with allies and partners 8 to expose and counter foreign malign influence nar- 9 ratives, tactics, and techniques, as well as to counter 10 censorship, including those originating in the Rus- 11 sian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, 12 North Korea, and Iran. 13 (3) Supporting non-state actors abroad, includ- 14 ing independent media and civil society groups, 15 which are working to expose and counter foreign 16 malign influence narratives, tactics, and techniques, 17 including those originating in the Russian Federa- 18 tion, the People’s Republic of China, North Korea, 19 and Iran. 20 (4) Coordinating efforts to expose and counter 21 foreign information manipulation and interference 22 across Federal departments and agencies. 23 24 (5) Protecting the First Amendment rights of United States citizens. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2091 1 (6) Creating guardrails to ensure the Depart- 2 ment does not provide grants to organizations en- 3 gaging in partisan political activity in the United 4 States. 5 (c) COORDINATION.—The strategy required by sub- 6 section (a) shall be led and implemented by the Under Sec7 retary for Public Diplomacy in coordination with relevant 8 bureaus and offices at the Department. 9 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 10 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 11 to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 12 includes— 13 (1) actions the Department has taken to pre- 14 serve the institutional capability to counter foreign 15 nation-state influence operations from the Russian 16 Federation, the People’s Republic of China, and Iran 17 since the termination of the Counter Foreign Infor- 18 mation Manipulation and Interference (R/FIMI) 19 hub; 20 (2) a list of active and cancelled Countering 21 PRC Influence Fund and Countering Russian Influ- 22 ence Fund projects since January 21, 2025; 23 (3) actions the Department has taken to im- 24 prove Department grantmaking processes related to g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2092 1 countering foreign influence operations from nation- 2 state adversaries; and 3 (4) an assessment of recent foreign adversarial 4 information operations and narratives related to 5 United States foreign policy since January 21, 2025, 6 from the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic 7 of China, and Iran. 8 (e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE- 9 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres- 10 sional committees’’ means— 11 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 12 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 13 resentatives; and 14 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 15 the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 16 SEC. 5405. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR 17 INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITIONS. 18 Section 204 of the Admiral James W. Nance and 19 Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 20 Years 2000 and 2001 (22 U.S.C. 2452b) (as enacted into 21 law by section 1000(a)(7) of the Public Law 106–113 and 22 contained in appendix G of that Act; 113 Stat. 1501A– 23 486)) is repealed. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2093 2 TITLE V—DIPLOMATIC SECURITY 3 SEC. 5501. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DIPLOMATIC SECU- 1 4 5 RITY. Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authori- 6 ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by 7 section 5402, is further amended by inserting after para8 graph (15) the following: 9 ‘‘(16) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DIPLOMATIC 10 SECURITY.—There 11 State an Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security 12 who shall be responsible to the Secretary of State, 13 acting through Under Secretary for Management, 14 for matters relating to the management, direction, 15 and strategic execution of the Bureau of Diplomatic 16 Security, and such other related duties as the Sec- 17 retary may from time to time designate.’’. 18 19 shall be in the Department of SEC. 5502. SPECIAL AGENTS. Section 37(a) of the State Department Basic Au- 20 thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709(a)) is amended in 21 the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘, in con22 sultation with Under Secretary of Management,’’ after 23 ‘‘Secretary of State’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2094 1 SEC. 5503. MODIFICATION OF CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICA- 2 TION REQUIREMENT RELATING TO EMBASSY 3 REOPENING. 4 Section 105(b)(2) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Secu- 5 rity and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 6 4804(b)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, detailing the na7 tional security value of reopening such post’’ after ‘‘the 8 decision to open or reopen such post’’. 9 SEC. 5504. COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE TRAINING FOR CER- 10 TAIN DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AGENTS. 11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Omnibus Diplo- 12 matic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 13 4851 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: 15 ‘‘SEC. 418. COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE TRAINING FOR CER- 16 TAIN 17 AGENTS. 18 DIPLOMATIC SECURITY SPECIAL ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Diplomatic Security special 19 agents who are assigned to positions with a primary coun20 terintelligence role or a diplomatic post rated as High or 21 Critical for Human Intelligence on the Department of 22 State’s Security Environment Threat List shall receive 23 specific and substantive mandatory counter-intelligence 24 training that is developed and conducted in consultation 25 with the heads of relevant elements of the intelligence 26 community. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2095 1 ‘‘(b) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DEFINED.—In this 2 section, the term ‘intelligence community’ has the meaning 3 given that term in section 3(4) of the National Security 4 Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).’’. 5 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 6 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism 7 Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–399) is amended by inserting 8 in numerical sequence the following: ‘‘Sec. 418. Counter-intelligence training for certain Diplomatic Security special agents.’’. 9 SEC. 5505. EXPANSION OF COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE PER- 10 SONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM TO INCLUDE 11 NONSECURITY STAFF. 12 Section 155 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 13 Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 4802 note) 14 is amended— 15 (1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘HIGH 16 INTELLIGENCE THREAT COUNTRIES’’ and insert- 17 ing ‘‘CRITICAL HUMAN INTELLIGENCE THREAT 18 COUNTRIES’’; 19 (2) in subsection (a)— 20 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 21 by striking ‘‘high intelligence threat countries 22 who are responsible for security at those posts’’ 23 and inserting ‘‘critical human intelligence threat 24 countries and countries designated by the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2096 1 Under Secretary of State for Management’’; 2 and 3 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘high in- 4 telligence threat countries’’ and inserting ‘‘crit- 5 ical human intelligence threat countries’’; 6 (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘high intel- 7 ligence threat country’’ and inserting ‘‘critical 8 human intelligence threat country’’ each place it ap- 9 pears; 10 11 (4) by redesignating subsection (c), as so amended, as subsection (d); and 12 (5) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- 13 lowing: 14 ‘‘(c) COUNTRY-SPECIFIC THREAT TRAINING RE- 15 QUIRED.—Personnel assigned to posts in critical human 16 intelligence threat countries shall receive country-specific 17 threat training informed by assessments from relevant ele18 ments of the intelligence community (as such term is de19 fined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 20 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))), at the appropriate classification 21 level.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2097 1 SEC. 5506. REPORT ON SECURITY CONDITIONS IN DAMAS- 2 CUS, SYRIA, REQUIRED FOR THE REOPENING 3 OF THE UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC MIS- 4 SION. 5 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find- 6 ings: 7 (1) The United States has a national security 8 interest in a stable Syria free from the malign influ- 9 ence of Russia and Iran, and which cannot be used 10 by terrorist organizations to launch attacks against 11 the United States or United States allies or partners 12 in the region. 13 (2) Permissive security conditions are necessary 14 for the reopening of any diplomatic mission. 15 (b) REPORT.— 16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 18 retary, in consultation with the relevant Federal 19 agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congres- 20 sional committees a report describing the Syrian 21 Government’s progress towards meeting the security 22 related benchmarks described in paragraph (2). 23 24 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 25 (A) An assessment of the Syrian Govern- 26 ment’s progress on counterterrorism, especially g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2098 1 as it relates to United States designated ter- 2 rorist organizations that threaten to attack the 3 United States or our allies and partners. 4 (B) An assessment of the security environ- 5 ment of the potential sites for a future building 6 of the United States Embassy in Damascus and 7 the conditions necessary for resuming embassy 8 operations in Damascus. 9 (C) An analysis of the Syrian Govern- 10 ment’s progress in identifying and destroying 11 any remnants of the Assad regime’s chemical 12 weapons program, including any stockpiles, pro- 13 duction facilities, or related sites. 14 (D) An assessment of the Syrian Govern- 15 ment’s destruction of the Assad regime’s 16 captagon and other illicit drug stockpiles, to in- 17 clude infrastructure. 18 (E) An assessment of the Syrian Govern- 19 ment’s relationship with the Russian Federation 20 and the Islamic Republic of Iran, to include ac- 21 cess, basing, overflight, economic relationships, 22 and impacts on United States national security 23 objectives. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2099 1 (F) A description of the Syrian Govern- 2 ment’s cooperation with the United States to lo- 3 cate and repatriate United States citizens. 4 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE- 5 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres- 6 sional committees’’ means— 7 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 8 Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 9 Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Com- 10 mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representa- 11 tives; and 12 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 13 Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 14 Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intel- 15 ligence of the Senate. 16 SEC. 5507. EMBASSIES, CONSULATES, AND OTHER DIPLO- 17 MATIC INSTALLATIONS RETURN TO STAND- 18 ARDS REPORT. 19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 20 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub21 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 22 that includes the impacts of the Bureau of Diplomatic Se23 curity’s initiative known as ‘‘Return to Standards’’ on the 24 security needs of United States embassies, consulates, and 25 other diplomatic installations outside the United States. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2100 1 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub- 2 section (a) shall describe the impacts of the Return to 3 Standards initiative and other reductions in staffing and 4 resources from the beginning of the initiative to the date 5 of enactment of this Act for all embassies, consulates, and 6 other overseas diplomatic installations, including detailed 7 descriptions and explanations of all reductions of per8 sonnel or other resources, including their effects on— 9 (1) securing facilities and perimeters; 10 (2) transporting United States personnel into 11 the foreign country; and 12 (3) executing any other relevant operations for 13 which they are responsible. 14 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE- 15 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres- 16 sional committees’’ means— 17 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Per- 18 manent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 19 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 20 resentatives; and 21 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 22 Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Com- 23 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2101 1 SEC. 5508. REAUTHORIZATION OF OVERTIME PAY FOR PRO- 2 3 TECTIVE SERVICES. Section 6232(g) of the Department of State Author- 4 ization Act of 2023 (division F of Public Law 118–31; 5 5 U.S.C. 5547 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2025’’ and 6 inserting ‘‘2027’’. 7 TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 8 SEC. 5601. SUBMISSION OF FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH 9 AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER REPORTS TO 10 CONGRESS. 11 Not later than 30 days after receiving a report or 12 other written product provided to the Department by fed13 erally funded research and development centers 14 (FFRDCs) and consultant groups that were supported by 15 funds congressionally appropriated to the Department, the 16 Secretary shall provide the appropriate congressional com17 mittees— 18 19 (1) the report or written product, including the original proposal for the report; 20 21 (2) the amount provided by the Department to the FFRDC; and 22 23 (3) a detailed description of the value the Department derived from the report. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2102 1 SEC. 5602. QUARTERLY REPORT ON DIPLOMATIC POUCH 2 3 ACCESS. Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact- 4 ment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter for the next 5 three years, the Secretary shall submit a report to the ap6 propriate congressional committees that describes— 7 (1) a list of every overseas United States diplo- 8 matic post where diplomatic pouch access is re- 9 stricted or limited by the host government; 10 (2) an explanation as to why, in each instance 11 where an overseas United States diplomatic post is 12 restricted or limited by the host government, the 13 host government has restricted or limited the diplo- 14 matic pouch access of the United States diplomatic 15 post; and 16 (3) a detailed explanation outlining the steps 17 the Department is taking to gain diplomatic pouch 18 access in each instance where such access has been 19 restricted or limited by the host government. 20 SEC. 5603. REPORT ON UTILITY OF INSTITUTING A PROC- 21 ESSING FEE FOR ITAR LICENSE APPLICA- 22 TIONS. 23 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact- 24 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appro25 priate congressional committees a report on the feasibility 26 and effect of establishing an export licensing fee system g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2103 1 for the commercial export of defense items and services 2 to partially or fully finance the licensing costs of the De3 partment, if permitted by statute. The report should con4 sider whether and to what degree such an export license 5 application fee system would be preferable to relying solely 6 on the existing registration fee system and the feasibility 7 of a tiered system of fees, considering such options as vol8 ume per applicant over time and discounted fees for small 9 businesses. 10 11 SEC. 5604. HAVANA ACT PAYMENT FIX. Section 901 of title IX of division J of the Further 12 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b) 13 is amended— 14 15 (1) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2016’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘September 11, 2001’’; 16 (2) in subsection (e)(1), in the matter preceding 17 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘of a’’ and inserting 18 ‘‘of an’’; and 19 (3) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the 20 following new paragraph: 21 ‘‘(4) LIMITATIONS.— 22 ‘‘(A) APPROPRIATIONS REQUIRED.—Pay- 23 ments under subsections (a) and (b) in a fiscal 24 year may only be made using amounts appro- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2104 1 priated in advance specifically for payments 2 under such paragraph in such fiscal year. 3 ‘‘(B) MATTER OF PAYMENTS.—Payments 4 under subsections (a) and (b) using amounts 5 appropriated for such purpose shall be made on 6 a first come, first serve, or pro rata basis. 7 ‘‘(C) AMOUNTS OF PAYMENTS.—The total 8 amount of funding obligated for payments 9 under subsections (a) and (b) may not exceed 10 the amount specifically appropriated for pro- 11 viding payments under such paragraph during 12 its period of availability.’’. 13 SEC. 5605. ESTABLISHING AN INNER MONGOLIA SECTION 14 WITHIN THE UNITED STATES MISSION IN 15 CHINA. 16 (a) INNER MONGOLIA SECTION IN THE UNITED 17 STATES MISSION IN CHINA.— 18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may establish 19 an Inner Mongolia team within the United States 20 Mission in China, to follow political, economic, and 21 social developments in the Inner Mongolia Autono- 22 mous Region and other areas designated by the Peo- 23 ple’s Republic of China as autonomous for Mongo- 24 lians, with due consideration given to hiring Mongo- 25 lians as Locally Employed Staff. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2105 1 (2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Responsibilities of a 2 team devoted to Inner Mongolia should include re- 3 porting on internationally recognized human rights 4 issues, monitoring developments in critical minerals 5 mining, environmental degradation, and PRC space 6 capabilities, and access to areas designated as auton- 7 omous for Mongolians by United States Government 8 officials, journalists, nongovernmental organizations, 9 and the Mongolian diaspora. 10 (3) LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec- 11 retary should ensure that the Department has suffi- 12 cient proficiency in the Mongolian language in order 13 to carry out paragraph (1), and that the United 14 States Mission in China has sufficient resources to 15 hire Local Employed Staff proficient in the Mongo- 16 lian language, as appropriate. 17 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 18 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 19 to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 20 the staffing described in subsection (a). 21 SEC. 5606. REPORT ON UNITED STATES MISSION AUS- 22 23 TRALIA STAFFING. (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 24 gress that— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2106 1 (1) Australia is one of the closest allies of the 2 United States and integral to United States national 3 security interests in the Indo-Pacific; 4 (2) the United States-Australia alliance has 5 seen tremendous growth, including through AUKUS, 6 as part of which, the United States plans to rotate 7 up to four Virginia-class attack submarines out of 8 the Australian port of Perth by 2027; and 9 (3) current United States staffing and facilities 10 across United States Mission Australia do not ap- 11 pear adequately resourced to support an expanding 12 mission set and are no longer commensurate with 13 strategic developments. 14 (b) REPORT.— 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 16 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 17 shall submit to the appropriate congressional com- 18 mittees a report regarding staffing and facility re- 19 quirements at United States Mission Australia to 20 provide administrative and operational support for 21 all United States Government personnel under Chief 22 of Mission Authority of the head of the United 23 States Mission in Australia. 24 25 (2) CONTENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall include— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2107 1 (A) an assessment of how many United 2 States civilian and military personnel and their 3 dependents the Department expects across Aus- 4 tralia in the next five years; 5 (B) an assessment of what requirements 6 those United States personnel will have, includ- 7 ing housing, schooling, and office space; 8 (C) a status update on anticipated inter- 9 agency growth plans across Australia and the 10 interagency process begun in 2024 to assess the 11 needs of Mission Australia; 12 (D) an assessment of the impact of the 13 Department reorganization and workforce re- 14 duction on the staffing contemplated by that 15 process; 16 (E) an analysis of resource gaps that could 17 undermine mission capacity and United States 18 foreign policy objectives, including advancing 19 the 20 AUKUS; United States-Australia alliance and 21 (F) a recommendation for additional facili- 22 ties, staffing, and resources needed to execute 23 on mission growth; and 24 (G) an estimated total cost of expanding 25 staffing to sufficiently serve the increased pres- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2108 1 ence of United States personnel in the area and 2 to achieve any other United States foreign pol- 3 icy objectives. 4 (3) CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—The report shall con- 5 tain a classified annex as necessary. 6 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE- 7 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres- 8 sional committees’’ means— 9 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 10 Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee 11 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 12 and 13 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 14 Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee 15 on Appropriations of the Senate. 16 17 SEC. 5607. EXTENSIONS. (a) SUPPORT TO ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF INTER- 18 NATIONAL 19 THE LEGAL AND FINANCIAL TERMS OF SOVEREIGN DEBT MONETARY FUND MEMBERS TO EVALUATE 20 CONTRACTS.—Section 6103(c) of title LXI of division F 21 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 22 2022 (Public Law 117–81) is amended by striking ‘‘5-year 23 period’’ and inserting ‘‘10-year period’’. 24 (b) INSPECTOR GENERAL ANNUITANT WAIVER.— 25 The authorities provided under section 1015(b) of the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2109 1 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111– 2 212; 124 Stat. 2332) shall remain in effect through Sep3 tember 30, 2031. 4 (c) EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS TO SUPPORT 5 UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL 6 FAIRS AND EXPOS.—Section 9601(b) of the Department 7 of State Authorizations Act of 2022 (division I of Public 8 Law 117–263; 136 6 Stat. 3909) is amended by striking 9 ‘‘fiscal years 2023 and 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 10 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, and 2028’’. 11 12 SEC. 5608. UPDATING COUNTERTERRORISM REPORTS. Section 140(a) of the Foreign Relations Authoriza- 13 tion Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 14 2656f(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph 15 (1) by striking ‘‘April 30’’ and inserting ‘‘October 31’’. DIVISION F—INTELLIGENCE AU17 THORIZATION ACT FOR FIS18 CAL YEAR 2026 16 19 20 SEC. 6001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This division may be cited as the 21 ‘‘Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026’’. 22 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 23 this division is as follows: Sec. 6001. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 6002. Definitions. Sec. 6003. Explanatory statement. TITLE LXI—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2110 Sec. 6101. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 6102. Classified schedule of authorizations. Sec. 6103. Intelligence Community Management Account. TITLE LXII—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM Sec. 6201. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE LXIII—INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS Sec. 6301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. Sec. 6302. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. Sec. 6303. Notice of impact of diplomatic and consular post closings on intelligence community. Sec. 6304. Unauthorized access to intelligence community property. Sec. 6305. Annual survey of analytic objectivity among officers and employees of elements of the intelligence community. Sec. 6306. Annual training requirement and report regarding analytic standards. Sec. 6307. Prohibiting discrimination in the intelligence community. Sec. 6308. Estimate of cost to ensure compliance with Intelligence Community Directive 705. Sec. 6309. Plan for implementing an integrated system spanning the intelligence community for accreditation of sensitive compartmented information facilities. Sec. 6310. Reforms relating to inactive security clearances. TITLE LXIV—INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS Sec. 6401. Short title. Sec. 6402. Modification of responsibilities and authorities of the Director of National Intelligence. Sec. 6403. Plan for optimized staffing of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Sec. 6404. National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center. Sec. 6405. Termination of Office of Engagement. TITLE LXV—MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY Subtitle A—Central Intelligence Agency Sec. 6501. Guidance on novel and significant expenditures for purposes of notification under the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949. Sec. 6502. Improvements to security of Central Intelligence Agency installations. Sec. 6503. Annual Central Intelligence Agency workplace climate assessment. Sec. 6504. Chaplain Corps and Chief of Chaplains of the Central Intelligence Agency. Sec. 6505. Technical amendment to procurement authorities of Central Intelligence Agency. Subtitle B—Elements of Department of Defense Sec. 6511. Counterintelligence briefings for members of the Armed Forces. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2111 Subtitle C—Federal Bureau of Investigation Sec. 6521. Notice of counterintelligence assessments and investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of candidates for or holders of Federal office. Sec. 6522. Notification of material changes to policies or procedures governing terrorist watchlist and transnational organized crime watchlist. Sec. 6523. Annual report on United States persons on the terrorist watch list. Sec. 6524. Annual report on Federal Bureau of Investigation case data. TITLE LXVI—ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES Subtitle A—Artificial Intelligence Sec. 6601. Artificial Intelligence security guidance. Sec. 6602. Artificial intelligence development and usage by intelligence community. Sec. 6603. Application of artificial intelligence policies of the intelligence community to publicly available models hosted in classified environments. Sec. 6604. Prohibition on use of DeepSeek on intelligence community systems. Subtitle B—Biotechnology Sec. 6611. Senior officials for biotechnology. Sec. 6612. Plan on enhanced intelligence sharing relating to foreign adversary biotechnological threats. Sec. 6613. Enhancing biotechnology talent within the intelligence community. Sec. 6614. Enhanced intelligence community support to secure United States biological data. Sec. 6615. Ensuring intelligence community procurement of domestic United States production of synthetic DNA and RNA. Sec. 6616. Strategy for addressing intelligence gaps relating to China’s investment in United States-origin biotechnology. Subtitle C—Other Matters Sec. 6621. Enhancing intelligence community technology adoption metrics. Sec. 6622. Report on identification of intelligence community sites for advanced nuclear technologies. Sec. 6623. Strategy on intelligence coordination and sharing relating to critical and emerging technologies. TITLE LXVII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES Subtitle A—Matters Relating to China Sec. 6701. Modification of annual reports on influence operations and campaigns in the United States by the Chinese Communist Party. Sec. 6702. Intelligence sharing with allies on Chinese Communist Party efforts in Europe. Sec. 6703. Prohibition on intelligence community contracting with Chinese military companies engaged in biotechnology research, development, or manufacturing. Sec. 6704. Report on the wealth of the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2112 Sec. 6705. Assessment and report on investments by the People’s Republic of China in the agriculture sector of Brazil. Sec. 6706. Identification of entities that provide support to the People’s Liberation Army. Sec. 6707. Mission manager for the People’s Republic of China. Sec. 6708. National Intelligence Estimate of advancements in biotechnology by the People’s Republic of China. Subtitle B—Other Matters Sec. 6711. Improvements to requirement for monitoring of Iranian enrichment of uranium-235. Sec. 6712. Policy toward certain agents of foreign governments. Sec. 6713. Extension of intelligence community coordinator for Russian atrocities accountability. Sec. 6714. Plan to enhance intelligence support to counter foreign influence intended to continue or expand the conflict in Sudan. Sec. 6715. Review of information relating to actions by foreign governments to assist persons evading justice. Sec. 6716. National Intelligence Estimate on the Western Hemisphere. Sec. 6717. Plan to enhance counternarcotics collaboration, coordination, and cooperation with the Government of Mexico. Sec. 6718. Requirements with respect to duty to warn former senior officials and other United States persons. TITLE LXVIII—REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS Sec. 6801. Modification and repeal of reporting requirements. Sec. 6802. Revisions to congressional notification of intelligence collection adjustments. Sec. 6803. Declassification of intelligence and additional transparency measures relating to the COVID–19 pandemic. Sec. 6804. Classified intelligence budget justification materials and submission of intelligence community drug control resource summary. Sec. 6805. Requiring penetration testing as part of the testing and certification of voting systems. Sec. 6806. Standard guidelines for intelligence community to report and document anomalous health incidents. 1 (c) AUTOMATIC EXECUTION OF CLERICAL 2 CHANGES.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, when 3 an amendment made by this division amends an Act to 4 add a section or larger organizational unit to that Act, 5 repeals or transfers a section or larger organizational unit 6 in that Act, or amends the designation or heading of a 7 section or larger organizational unit in that Act, that 8 amendment also shall have the effect of amending any g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2113 1 table of contents of that Act to alter the table to conform 2 to the changes made by the amendment. 3 SEC. 6002. DEFINITIONS. 4 In this division: 5 (1) CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMIT- 6 TEES.—The 7 mittees’’ has the meaning given such term in section 8 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 9 3003). 10 term ‘‘congressional intelligence com- (2) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term 11 ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 12 such term in section 3 of the National Security Act 13 of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 14 SEC. 6003. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 15 The explanatory statement regarding this division, 16 printed in the House section of the Congressional Record 17 by the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on 18 Intelligence of the House of Representatives and in the 19 Senate section of the Congressional Record by the Chair20 man of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, 21 shall have the same effect with respect to the implementa22 tion of this division as if it were a joint explanatory state23 ment of a committee of conference. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2114 1 2 3 4 TITLE LXI—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES SEC. 6101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 5 fiscal year 2026 for the conduct of the intelligence and 6 intelligence-related activities of the Federal Government. 7 8 SEC. 6102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS. (a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS.—The amounts 9 authorized to be appropriated under section 6101 for the 10 conduct of the intelligence activities of the Federal Gov11 ernment are those specified in the classified Schedule of 12 Authorizations prepared to accompany this division. 13 14 (b) AVAILABILITY OF CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.— 15 (1) AVAILABILITY.—The classified Schedule of 16 Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) shall be 17 made available to the Committee on Appropriations 18 of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of 19 the House of Representatives, and to the President. 20 (2) DISTRIBUTION BY THE PRESIDENT.—Sub- 21 ject to paragraph (3), the President shall provide for 22 suitable distribution of the classified Schedule of Au- 23 thorizations referred to in subsection (a), or of ap- 24 propriate portions of such Schedule, within the exec- 25 utive branch of the Federal Government. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2115 1 (3) LIMITS ON DISCLOSURE.—The President 2 shall not publicly disclose the classified Schedule of 3 Authorizations or any portion of such Schedule ex- 4 cept— 5 (A) as provided in section 601(a) of the 6 Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 7 Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 3306(a)); 8 (B) to the extent necessary to implement 9 the budget; or 10 11 (C) as otherwise required by law. SEC. 6103. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT AC- 12 13 COUNT. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 14 authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Commu15 nity Management Account of the Director of National In16 telligence for fiscal year 2026 the sum of $678,853,000. 17 18 (b) CLASSIFIED AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA- TIONS.—In addition to amounts authorized to be appro- 19 priated for the Intelligence Community Management Ac20 count by subsection (a), there are authorized to be appro21 priated for the Intelligence Community Management Ac22 count for fiscal year 2026 such additional amounts as are 23 specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations re24 ferred to in section 6102(a). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2116 TITLE LXII—CENTRAL INTEL2 LIGENCE AGENCY RETIRE3 MENT AND DISABILITY SYS4 TEM 1 5 6 SEC. 6201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There is authorized to be appropriated for the Cen- 7 tral Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund 8 $514,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 10 TITLE LXIII—INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS 11 SEC. 6301. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE 9 12 13 ACTIVITIES. The authorization of appropriations by this division 14 shall not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct 15 of any intelligence activity which is not otherwise author16 ized by the Constitution or the laws of the United States. 17 SEC. 6302. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND 18 BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. 19 Appropriations authorized by this division for salary, 20 pay, retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees 21 may be increased by such additional or supplemental 22 amounts as may be necessary for increases in such com23 pensation or benefits authorized by law. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2117 1 SEC. 6303. NOTICE OF IMPACT OF DIPLOMATIC AND CON- 2 SULAR POST CLOSINGS ON INTELLIGENCE 3 COMMUNITY. 4 Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 5 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 6 the following new section: 7 ‘‘SEC. 517. NOTICE OF IMPACT OF DIPLOMATIC AND CON- 8 SULAR POST CLOSINGS ON INTELLIGENCE 9 COMMUNITY. 10 ‘‘(a) NOTICE TO DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTEL- 11 LIGENCE AND SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—The Secretary 12 of State shall provide notice to the Director of National 13 Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense of any covered 14 closure of a diplomatic or consular post. To the maximum 15 extent practicable, the notice shall be provided at least 30 16 days before the date on which the covered closure occurs. 17 ‘‘(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 18 The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with 19 the heads of the other appropriate elements of the intel20 ligence community as determined by the Director, shall 21 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a no22 tice describing the impact of the closure on the intelligence 23 community. The notice shall be submitted within 30 days 24 after the date on which the Director receives the notice 25 under subsection (a) and, to the maximum extent prac26 ticable, shall be submitted before the date on which the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2118 1 covered closure occurs. Such notice shall include a descrip2 tion of whether, and the extent to which, the Director and 3 the heads of the other appropriate elements of the intel4 ligence community were consulted in the decision-making 5 process with respect to such closure and registered any 6 concerns with or objections to such closure. 7 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 8 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE 9 TEES.—The 10 mittees’ means— 11 CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- term ‘appropriate congressional com- ‘‘(A) the congressional intelligence commit- 12 tees; 13 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 14 of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 15 Affairs of the House of Representatives; 16 ‘‘(C) the Committees on Armed Services of 17 the Senate and the House of Representatives; 18 and 19 ‘‘(D) the Committees on Appropriations of 20 the Senate and the House of Representatives. 21 ‘‘(2) COVERED CLOSURE OF A DIPLOMATIC OR 22 CONSULAR POST DEFINED.—The term ‘covered clo- 23 sure of a diplomatic or consular post’ means the clo- 24 sure of a United States diplomatic or consular post g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2119 1 abroad that is anticipated to last for 60 days or 2 more.’’. 3 SEC. 6304. UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO INTELLIGENCE 4 5 COMMUNITY PROPERTY. Chapter 37 of title 18, United States Code, is amend- 6 ed by inserting after section 798A the following: 7 ‘‘§ 798B. Unauthorized access to intelligence commu8 9 nity property ‘‘(a) PROHIBITED ACTIVITY.—It shall be unlawful, 10 within the jurisdiction of the United States, without au11 thorization to willfully go upon any property— 12 ‘‘(1) with intent to gather intelligence or infor- 13 mation to the detriment of the United States; and 14 ‘‘(2) while knowing that such property is— 15 ‘‘(A) under the jurisdiction of an element 16 of the intelligence community (as defined in 17 section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 18 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)); and 19 ‘‘(B) closed or restricted. 20 ‘‘(b) PENALTIES.—Any person who violates sub- 21 section (a) shall— 22 ‘‘(1) in the case of the first offense, be fined 23 under section 3571 of this title, imprisoned not more 24 than 6 months, or both; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2120 1 ‘‘(2) in the case of a second offense after a 2 prior conviction under subsection (a) has become 3 final, be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 4 than 2 years, or both; and 5 ‘‘(3) in the case of a third or subsequent of- 6 fense after a prior conviction under subsection (a) 7 has become final, be fined under this title, impris- 8 oned not more than 5 years, or both.’’. 9 SEC. 6305. ANNUAL SURVEY OF ANALYTIC OBJECTIVITY 10 AMONG OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF ELE- 11 MENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1019(b) of the National 13 Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 (title I of Public 14 Law 108–458; 50 U.S.C. 3364(b)) is amended by adding 15 at the end the following new paragraph: 16 ‘‘(4)(A) The individual or entity assigned responsi- 17 bility under subsection (a) shall annually conduct a survey 18 of analytic objectivity among officers and employees of the 19 intelligence community. 20 ‘‘(B) The head of each element of the intelligence 21 community shall take all practical actions to encourage 22 maximum participation by officers and employees of such 23 element with respect to the survey conducted under sub24 paragraph (A).’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2121 1 2 (b) ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMU- NITY.— 3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 4 once each year for two years, each head of an ele- 5 ment of the intelligence community specified in para- 6 graph (4) shall conduct a survey of analytic objec- 7 tivity among officers and employees of such element 8 who are involved in the production of intelligence 9 products. 10 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each survey conducted pursu- 11 ant to paragraph (1) for an element of the intel- 12 ligence community shall cover the following: 13 (A) Perceptions of the officers and employ- 14 ees 15 politicization affecting the intelligence cycle. regarding the presence of bias or 16 (B) Types of intelligence products per- 17 ceived by the officers and employees as most 18 prone to objectivity concerns. 19 (C) Whether responders to the survey 20 raised identified analytic objectivity concerns 21 with an analytic ombudsman or appropriate en- 22 tity. 23 (3) COORDINATION.—The head of each element 24 of the intelligence community specified in paragraph 25 (4) shall, to the extent practicable, coordinate with g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2122 1 the individual or entity assigned responsibility under 2 section 1019(a) of the National Security Intelligence 3 Reform Act of 2004 (title I of Public Law 108–458; 4 50 U.S.C. 3364(a)) and the appropriate ombudsman 5 for analytic objectivity with respect to the design 6 and execution of the survey required by paragraph 7 (1) to maximize the utility and efficiency of the sur- 8 vey. 9 (4) ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMU- 10 NITY SPECIFIED.—The elements of the intelligence 11 community specified in this paragraph are the fol- 12 lowing: 13 (A) The National Security Agency. 14 (B) The Defense Intelligence Agency. 15 (C) The National Geospatial-Intelligence 16 Agency. 17 (D) The Directorate of Intelligence of the 18 Federal Bureau of Investigation. 19 (E) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis 20 21 of the Department of Homeland Security. SEC. 6306. ANNUAL TRAINING REQUIREMENT AND REPORT 22 REGARDING ANALYTIC STANDARDS. 23 Section 6312 of the James M. Inhofe National De- 24 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 25 3364 note; Public Law 117–263) is amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2123 1 (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol- 2 lows: 3 ‘‘(b) CONDUCT OF TRAINING.—Training required 4 pursuant to the policy required by subsection (a) shall— 5 ‘‘(1) be a dedicated, stand-alone training; and 6 ‘‘(2) include instruction on how to report con- 7 cerns 8 politicization, or other issues relating to the stand- 9 ards set forth in Intelligence Community Directive 10 203, Analytic Standards (or any successor direc- 11 tive).’’; and 12 lack of objectivity, bias, (2) in subsection (d)(1)— 13 14 regarding (A) by striking ‘‘number and themes of’’; and 15 (B) by striking the period at the end and 16 inserting ‘‘, including the number and themes 17 of such incidents and a list of each intelligence 18 product reported during the preceding 1-year 19 period to the Analytic Ombudsman of the Office 20 of the Director of National Intelligence or other 21 designated official specified in law or policy to 22 receive complaints related to, or review compli- 23 ance with, analytic standards.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2124 1 SEC. 6307. PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION IN THE INTEL- 2 3 LIGENCE COMMUNITY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 5 Intelligence, in coordination with the head of each element 6 of the intelligence community, shall revise all regulations, 7 policies, procedures, manuals, circulars, courses, training, 8 and guidance in the intelligence community such that all 9 such materials are in compliance with and consistent with 10 this section. 11 (b) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 12 be appropriated by any law for the National Intelligence 13 Program shall be used for the purposes of implementing 14 covered practices in the intelligence community. 15 (c) COVERED PRACTICE DEFINED.—In this section, 16 the term ‘‘covered practice’’ means any practice that dis17 criminates for or against any person in a manner prohib18 ited by the Constitution of the United States, the Civil 19 Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000 et seq.), or any other 20 Federal law. 21 SEC. 6308. ESTIMATE OF COST TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE 22 WITH 23 TIVE 705. 24 INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DIREC- (a) ESTIMATE REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 25 after the date of the enactment of this Act, each head of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2125 1 an element of the intelligence community, in coordination 2 with the Director of National Intelligence, shall— 3 (1) submit to the congressional intelligence 4 committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the 5 Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 6 House of Representatives an estimate of the amount 7 of obligations expected to be incurred by the Federal 8 Government after the date of the enactment of this 9 Act to ensure that the sensitive compartmented in- 10 formation facilities of the element are compliant 11 with Intelligence Community Directive 705; and 12 (2) submit to the Committees on Armed Serv- 13 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives 14 an estimate of such amount of obligations expected 15 to be incurred by an element of the Department of 16 Defense. 17 (b) CONTENTS.—Each estimate submitted under 18 subsection (a) shall include the following: 19 (1) The estimate. 20 (2) An implementation plan to ensure compli- 21 ance described in such subsection. 22 (3) Identification of the administrative actions 23 or legislative actions that may be necessary to en- 24 sure such compliance. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2126 1 SEC. 6309. PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTING AN INTEGRATED SYS- 2 TEM SPANNING THE INTELLIGENCE COMMU- 3 NITY FOR ACCREDITATION OF SENSITIVE 4 COMPARTMENTED 5 TIES. 6 INFORMATION FACILI- (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after 7 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Na8 tional Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of 9 Defense, shall— 10 (1) develop a plan to implement an integrated 11 tracking system that resides on an appropriately se- 12 cure or classified system and spans the intelligence 13 community for the accreditation of sensitive com- 14 partmented information facilities to increase trans- 15 parency, track the status of accreditation, and to re- 16 duce and minimize duplication of effort; and 17 (2) submit to the congressional intelligence 18 committees, the Committee on Appropriations and 19 the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and 20 the Committee on Appropriations and the Com- 21 mittee on Armed Services of the House of Rep- 22 resentatives the plan developed under paragraph (1). 23 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a)(1) 24 shall include the following: 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1) An estimated cost of implementing the plan. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2127 1 (2) A description for how applicants and 2 cleared industry could monitor the status of the ac- 3 creditation of the sensitive compartmented informa- 4 tion facilities of the applicants and cleared industry. 5 (3) Guidelines for minimizing duplication of ef- 6 fort across the intelligence community and the De- 7 partment of Defense in the accreditation process for 8 sensitive compartmented information facilities. 9 (4) Creation of a mechanism to track compli- 10 ance with Intelligence Community Directive 705 (re- 11 lating to sensitive compartmented information facili- 12 ties), or successor directive. 13 14 (5) Proposed measures for increasing security against adversary threats. 15 (6) A list of any administrative and legislative 16 actions that may be necessary to carry out the plan. 17 SEC. 6310. REFORMS RELATING TO INACTIVE SECURITY 18 19 CLEARANCES. (a) EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF INACTIVE SECURITY 20 CLEARANCES.— 21 (1) REVIEW AND EVALUATION.—The Director 22 of National Intelligence shall review and evaluate the 23 feasibility and advisability of updating personnel se- 24 curity standards and procedures governing eligibility 25 for access to sensitive compartmented information g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2128 1 and other controlled access program information and 2 security adjudicative guidelines for determining eligi- 3 bility for access to sensitive compartmented informa- 4 tion and other controlled access program informa- 5 tion to determine whether individuals described in 6 paragraph (2), could, as a matter of policy, be 7 granted eligibility by the Director to access classified 8 information if— 9 (A) there is no indication the individual no 10 longer satisfies the standards established for ac- 11 cess to classified information; 12 (B) the individual certifies in writing to an 13 appropriate security professional that there has 14 been no change in the relevant information pro- 15 vided for the last background investigation of 16 the individual; and 17 (C) an appropriate record check reveals no 18 unfavorable information. 19 (2) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—The individuals 20 described in this paragraph are individuals who— 21 (A) have been retired or otherwise sepa- 22 rated from employment with an element of the 23 intelligence community for a period of not more 24 than 5 years; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2129 1 (B) were eligible to access classified infor- 2 mation on the day before the individual retired 3 or otherwise separated from such element. 4 (b) FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF CONTINUOUS 5 VETTING OF INACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCES.— 6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall conduct 7 an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of 8 subjecting inactive security clearances to continuous 9 vetting and due diligence, including with respect to 10 any effects on policies developed in conjunction with 11 the continued development of the Trusted Workforce 12 2.0 initiative. 13 (2) FINDINGS.—Not later than 120 days after 14 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 15 shall submit to the congressional intelligence com- 16 mittees, the Committee on Homeland Security and 17 Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Com- 18 mittee on Oversight and Government Reform of the 19 House of Representatives the findings from the as- 20 sessment conducted pursuant to paragraph (1). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2130 TITLE LXIV—INTELLIGENCE 2 COMMUNITY EFFICIENCY 3 AND EFFECTIVENESS 1 4 5 SEC. 6401. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the ‘‘Intelligence Commu- 6 nity Efficiency and Effectiveness Act of 2025’’. 7 SEC. 6402. MODIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND AU- 8 THORITIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL 9 INTELLIGENCE. 10 (a) REPEAL OF SUNSETTED REQUIREMENT FOR 11 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT.—Subsection (c)(7) of section 12 102A of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 13 3024) is amended by striking ‘‘(A) The Director’’ and all 14 that follows through ‘‘(B) The Director’’ and inserting 15 ‘‘The Director’’. 16 (b) REPEAL OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO NEW 17 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE CENTERS.— 18 19 (1) TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL.—Such section is amended by striking subsection (e). 20 (2) REPEAL OF AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH.— 21 Subsection (f)(2) of such section is amended by 22 striking ‘‘and may’’ and all that follows through 23 ‘‘determines necessary’’. 24 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2131 1 2 (1) SECTION 102A.—Such section is further amended— 3 (A) by redesignating subsections (f) 4 through (z) as subsections (e) through (y), re- 5 spectively; 6 (B) in subsection (e), as redesignated by 7 subparagraph (A), in paragraph (7), by striking 8 ‘‘under subsection (m)’’ and inserting ‘‘under 9 subsection (l)’’; and 10 (C) in subsection (w)(3), as redesignated 11 by subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘under sub- 12 section (f)(8)’’ and inserting ‘‘under subsection 13 (e)(8)’’. 14 (2) OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.— 15 (A) NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947.— 16 The National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 17 3001 et seq.) is amended— 18 (i) in section 103(c)(15) (50 U.S.C. 19 3025(c)(15)), by striking ‘‘, including na- 20 tional intelligence centers’’; 21 (ii) in section 112(c)(1), by striking 22 ‘‘section 102A(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 23 102A(h)’’; 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (iii) in section 313(1) (50 U.S.C. 3079(1)), (1035098|1) by striking ‘‘with section G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2132 1 102A(f)(8)’’ and inserting ‘‘with section 2 102A(e)(8)’’. 3 (B) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ACT 4 OF 1949.—Section 6 of the Central Intelligence 5 Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3507) is 6 amended by striking ‘‘section 102A(i)’’ and in- 7 serting ‘‘section 102A(h)’’. 8 (C) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RE- 9 TIREMENT ACT.—Section 201(c) of the Central 10 Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 11 2011(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 12 102A(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 102A(h)’’. 13 (D) REDUCING OVER-CLASSIFICATION 14 ACT.—Section 7(a)(1)(A) of the Reducing Over- 15 Classification Act (50 U.S.C. 3344(a)(1)(A)) is 16 amended by striking ‘‘of section 102A(g)(1)’’ 17 and inserting ‘‘of section 102A(f)(1)’’. 18 (E) PUBLIC INTEREST DECLASSIFICATION 19 ACT.—Section 705(c) of the Public Interest De- 20 classification Act of 2000 (50 U.S.C. 3355c(c)) 21 is amended by striking ‘‘section 102A(i)’’ and 22 inserting ‘‘102A(h)’’. 23 (F) INTELLIGENCE REFORM AND TER- 24 RORISM 25 1019(a) of the Intelligence Reform and Ter- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) PREVENTION ACT OF 2004.—Section G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2133 1 rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 2 3364(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 3 102A(h)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 102A(g)’’. 4 (G) INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT 5 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003.—Section 343(c) of the 6 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 7 2003 (Public Law 107–306; 50 U.S.C. 3363) is 8 amended by striking ‘‘Subject to’’ and all that 9 follows through ‘‘, relating’’ and inserting ‘‘Sub- 10 ject to section 102A(h) of the National Security 11 Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(h), relating’’. 12 (H) INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT 13 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014.—Section 604(d)(1)(B) 14 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 15 Year 2014 (Public Law 113–126; 50 U.S.C. 16 3234 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 17 102A(m)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 102A(l)’’. 18 (I) HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002.— 19 Section 210D(f)(2)(B) of the Homeland Secu- 20 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124k(f)(2)(B)) is 21 amended 22 102A(f)(1)(B)(iii)’’ 23 102A(e)(1)(B)(iii)’’. 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) by striking and inserting ‘‘sections ‘‘sections (J) ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY ACT OF 2007.—Section (1035098|1) 934(k)(2) of the G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2134 1 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 2 (42 U.S.C. 17373(k)(2)) is amended by striking 3 ‘‘section 4 102A(h)’’. 102A(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 5 SEC. 6403. PLAN FOR OPTIMIZED STAFFING OF THE OFFICE 6 OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTEL- 7 LIGENCE. 8 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 120 days after 9 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Na10 tional Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intel11 ligence committees and the Committees on Appropriations 12 of the Senate and the House of Representatives a target 13 end-state for the appropriate staffing level of the Office 14 of the Director of National Intelligence. 15 (b) CONTENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall 16 include a plan for achieving the targeted end-state for 17 staffing at the Office of the Director of National Intel18 ligence to the number of full-time equivalent employees, 19 detailees, and individuals under contract with the Office 20 that the Director requires for the optimized execution of 21 the statutory authorities of the Director. 22 SEC. 6404. NATIONAL COUNTERPROLIFERATION AND BIO- 23 24 SECURITY CENTER. (a) TERMINATION.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2135 1 (1) TERMINATION OF CENTER.—Not later than 2 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 3 the Director of National Intelligence shall terminate 4 the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity 5 Center, including such missions, objectives, staff, 6 and resources of the Center, as is consistent with 7 the provisions of this section and the amendments 8 made by this section. 9 (2) TERMINATION OF DIRECTOR OF THE CEN- 10 TER.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 11 enactment of this Act, the Director of National In- 12 telligence shall terminate the position of the Director 13 of the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity 14 Center, as is consistent with the provisions of this 15 section. 16 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 17 of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National In18 telligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence 19 committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the 20 Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 21 status of the implementation of this section, including— 22 (1) the status of the counterproliferation and 23 biosecurity missions and functions within the Office 24 of the Director of National Intelligence; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2136 1 (2) a staffing profile of the officers, employees, 2 and detailees currently assigned, as of the date of 3 the report, to the counterproliferation, biosecurity, 4 and related missions and functions at the Office of 5 the Director of National Intelligence; and 6 (3) a description of the employment status of 7 the officers, employees, and detailees who were as- 8 signed to the National Counterproliferation and Bio- 9 security Center as of August 1, 2025, including 10 those who have remained at the Office of the Direc- 11 tor of National Intelligence, accepted (or, as to 12 detailees, maintained) employment at another ele- 13 ment of the intelligence community, or have sepa- 14 rated from the intelligence community. 15 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The National Se- 16 curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended— 17 (1) in section 103(c) (50 U.S.C. 3025(c))— 18 (A) by striking paragraph (13); and 19 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (14) and 20 (15) as paragraphs (13) and (14), respectively; 21 and 22 (2) in section 119A (50 U.S.C. 3057)— 23 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘Na- 24 tional Counterproliferation and Bio- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2137 1 security Center’’ and inserting ‘‘Counter- 2 proliferation and Biosecurity’’; 3 (B) in subsection (a)— 4 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ES- 5 TABLISHMENT’’ and inserting ‘‘ORGANIZA- 6 TION’’; 7 (ii) in paragraph (1)— 8 (I) by striking ‘‘The President 9 shall establish a National Counterpro- 10 liferation and Biosecurity Center, tak- 11 ing into account all appropriate gov- 12 ernment tools to’’ and inserting ‘‘The 13 Director 14 shall’’; and of National Intelligence 15 (II) in subparagraph (A), by in- 16 serting ‘‘support efforts to’’ before 17 ‘‘prevent and halt’’; 18 (iii) by striking paragraph (2) and in- 19 20 serting the following: ‘‘(2) The Director of National Intelligence shall ap- 21 point an appropriate official within the Office of the Direc22 tor of National Intelligence to oversee the efforts and ac23 tivities undertaken pursuant to this section.’’; and 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (iv) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2138 1 (C) in subsection (b)— 2 (i) in paragraph (1)— 3 (I) by striking ‘‘establishing the 4 National 5 Biosecurity Center, the President’’ 6 and inserting ‘‘carrying out this sec- 7 tion, the Director’’; and Counterproliferation and 8 (II) in subparagraph (A), by 9 striking ‘‘Establishing a primary orga- 10 nization within the United States 11 Government for integrating’’ and in- 12 serting ‘‘Integrating’’; and 13 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘In 14 establishing the National Counterprolifera- 15 tion and Biosecurity Center, the President 16 shall address the following missions and 17 objectives to ensure that the Center serves 18 as the lead for the intelligence community 19 for’’ and inserting ‘‘In carrying out this 20 section, the Director shall address the fol- 21 lowing missions and objectives to ensure’’. 22 (d) REPEAL OF NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER AU- 23 THORITY, REPORT REQUIREMENT, AND SENSE OF CON- 24 GRESS.—Such section 119A is further amended by strik- 25 ing subsections (c), (d), and (e). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2139 1 (g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 2 this section shall take effect 180 days after the date of 3 the enactment of this Act. 4 (h) REFERENCES IN LAW.—On and after the date 5 that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 6 any reference to the National Counterproliferation and 7 Biosecurity Center in law shall be treated as a reference 8 to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and 9 any reference to the Director of the National Counterpro10 liferation and Biosecurity Center in law shall be treated 11 as a reference to the Director of National Intelligence. 12 13 SEC. 6405. TERMINATION OF OFFICE OF ENGAGEMENT. (a) TERMINATION.—The Director of National Intel- 14 ligence shall take such actions as may be necessary to ter15 minate and wind down the operations of the Office of En16 gagement before the date specified in subsection (c). 17 (b) REPEAL.—The National Security Act of 1947 (50 18 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is further amended by striking sec19 tion 122 (50 U.S.C. 3062). 20 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 21 this subsection shall take effect on the date that is 90 days 22 after the date of the enactment of this Act. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2140 TITLE LXV—MATTERS RELATING 2 TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTEL3 LIGENCE COMMUNITY 4 Subtitle A—Central Intelligence 5 Agency 1 6 SEC. 6501. GUIDANCE ON NOVEL AND SIGNIFICANT EX- 7 PENDITURES FOR PURPOSES OF NOTIFICA- 8 TION UNDER THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 9 AGENCY ACT OF 1949. 10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(c) of the Central Intel- 11 ligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3510(c)) is amend12 ed— 13 14 (1) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) Not later than’’; and 15 (2) by adding at the end the following new 16 paragraph: 17 ‘‘(2)(A) Not later than 180 days after the date of 18 the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 19 Fiscal Year 2026, the Director shall issue written guid20 ance to ensure the timely identification and reporting of 21 novel and significant expenditures in accordance with this 22 subsection. Such guidance shall— 23 24 ‘‘(i) establish a definition of a novel and significant expenditure for purposes of this subsection; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2141 1 ‘‘(ii) define internal procedures to evaluate ex- 2 penditures to determine if such expenditures are 3 novel and significant using the definition established 4 pursuant to clause (i); and 5 ‘‘(iii) require timely congressional notification in 6 accordance with this subsection. 7 ‘‘(B) The Director shall regularly review and update 8 the guidance issued under this paragraph as appropriate. 9 ‘‘(C) Not later than 60 days after the date on which 10 the initial guidance is issued under this paragraph, and 11 not later than 60 days after the date on which any mate12 rial revisions to such guidance take effect, the Director 13 shall provide to the committees specified in paragraph (1) 14 a briefing with respect to such guidance or such material 15 revisions.’’. 16 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 17 102A(m)(5) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 18 U.S.C. 3024(m)(5)) (as redesignated by section 6402(c) 19 of this Act) is amended in the first sentence by striking 20 ‘‘of such section’’ and inserting ‘‘of such section, including 21 the guidance issued under paragraph (2) of such sub22 section (c)’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2142 1 SEC. 6502. IMPROVEMENTS TO SECURITY OF CENTRAL IN- 2 TELLIGENCE AGENCY INSTALLATIONS. 3 (a) AGENCY HEADQUARTERS INSTALLATION.—Sub- 4 section (a)(1) of section 15 of the Central Intelligence 5 Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3515) is amended by strik6 ing ‘‘Compound’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘In7 stallation’’. 8 (b) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.—Such Act is further 9 amended by inserting after section 15 the following: 10 ‘‘SEC. 15A. AUTHORITY REGARDING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 11 12 SYSTEMS. ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO INTERCEPT.—Notwithstanding 13 section 46502 of title 49, United States Code, or sections 14 32, 1030, and 1367 and chapters 119 and 206 of title 15 18, United States Code, the Director may take, and may 16 authorize personnel of the Agency with assigned duties 17 under section 15 that include the security or protection 18 of people, facilities, or assets within the United States to 19 take, the actions described in subsection (b)(1) that are 20 necessary to mitigate a credible threat (as defined by the 21 Director, in consultation with the Secretary of Transpor22 tation) to safety or security in any specially designated 23 area posed by an unmanned aircraft system. 24 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIONS.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2143 1 ‘‘(1) ACTIONS DESCRIBED TO ENSURE SAFETY 2 AND SECURITY.—The actions described in this para- 3 graph are the following: 4 ‘‘(A) During the operation of the un- 5 manned aircraft system, detect, identify, mon- 6 itor, and track the unmanned aircraft system, 7 without prior consent, including by means of 8 intercept or other access of a wire communica- 9 tion, an oral communication, or an electronic 10 communication, used to control the unmanned 11 aircraft system. 12 ‘‘(B) Warn the operator of the unmanned 13 aircraft system, including by passive or active, 14 and by direct or indirect, physical, electronic, 15 radio, and electromagnetic means. 16 ‘‘(C) Disrupt control of the unmanned air- 17 craft system, without prior consent, including 18 by disabling the unmanned aircraft system by 19 intercepting, interfering, or causing interference 20 with wire, oral, electronic, or radio communica- 21 tions used to control the unmanned aircraft sys- 22 tem. 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(D) Seize or exercise control of the unmanned aircraft system. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2144 1 ‘‘(E) Seize or otherwise confiscate the un- 2 manned aircraft system. 3 ‘‘(F) Use reasonable force, if necessary, to 4 disable, damage, or destroy the unmanned air- 5 craft system. 6 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON ACTIONS.— 7 ‘‘(A) DURATION.—In carrying out sub- 8 section (a), the Director may take an action de- 9 scribed in subparagraphs (B) through (F) of 10 paragraph (1) only for the period necessary to 11 mitigate a credible threat to safety or security 12 identified in subsection (a). 13 ‘‘(B) COMPLIANCE.—In carrying out this 14 section, the Director shall comply with the guid- 15 ance developed under subsection (c). 16 ‘‘(c) GUIDANCE.— 17 ‘‘(1) COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.— 18 ‘‘(A) COORDINATION.—The Director shall 19 develop guidance for carrying out subsection (a) 20 and for conducting research, testing, training, 21 and evaluation under subsection (e) in coordina- 22 tion with the Secretary of Transportation and 23 the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad- 24 ministration to ensure that any such actions or 25 research, testing, training, and evaluation do g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2145 1 not adversely affect or interfere with the safety 2 and efficiency of the national airspace system. 3 ‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—In developing guid- 4 ance for carrying out subsection (a) and for 5 conducting research, testing, training, and eval- 6 uation under subsection (e), the Director shall 7 request consultation by the Secretary of Com- 8 merce and the Chairman of the Federal Com- 9 munications Commission. The Secretary of 10 Commerce and the Chairman may each provide 11 such consultation during the 180-day period be- 12 ginning on the date of the request by the Direc- 13 tor. 14 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The guidance under 15 paragraph (1) shall include requirements that— 16 ‘‘(A) the Administrator of the Federal 17 Aviation Administration advise on the types of 18 activities covered by subsection (b)(1); 19 ‘‘(B) the Director contact the Adminis- 20 trator of the Federal Aviation Administration 21 through the appropriate channel if practicable 22 before, or otherwise as soon as practicable after 23 (but not later than 24 hours after), carrying 24 out an action described in subparagraphs (B) 25 through (F) of subsection (b)(1); g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2146 1 ‘‘(C) the Director contact the Adminis- 2 trator of the Federal Aviation Administration 3 through the appropriate channel before con- 4 ducting research, testing, training, and evalua- 5 tion under subsection (e); and 6 ‘‘(D) when taking an action described in 7 subsection (b)(1), all due consideration is given 8 to— 9 ‘‘(i) mitigating effects on privacy and 10 civil liberties under the first and fourth 11 amendments to the Constitution of the 12 United States; 13 ‘‘(ii) mitigating damage to, or loss of, 14 real and personal property; and 15 ‘‘(iii) mitigating any risk of personal 16 injury or death. 17 ‘‘(3) UPDATES.—On an annual basis, the Di- 18 rector, in coordination with the Secretary of Trans- 19 portation and the Administrator of the Federal Avia- 20 tion Administration, shall review the guidance devel- 21 oped under paragraph (1) and make any necessary 22 updates. 23 ‘‘(d) SPECIALLY DESIGNATED AREAS.— 24 ‘‘(1) LIST.—The Director shall make available 25 to the congressional intelligence committees and the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2147 1 recipients specified in paragraph (5) a list, which 2 may be in classified form, of each area that the Di- 3 rector— 4 ‘‘(A) determines meets the criteria de- 5 scribed in paragraph (4); and 6 ‘‘(B) designates as a specially designated 7 area for purposes of this section. 8 ‘‘(2) ANNUAL UPDATE.—Not later than March 9 31 each year, the Director shall make available to 10 the congressional intelligence committees and the re- 11 cipients specified in paragraph (5) an updated list of 12 specially designated areas under paragraph (1). 13 ‘‘(3) EMERGENCY UPDATES.—If the Director 14 determines that adding an area that meets the cri- 15 teria described in paragraph (4) to the list under 16 paragraph (1) is necessary to mitigate a credible 17 threat to safety or security, the Director may update 18 the list to include that area as a specially designated 19 area covered by this section if the Director makes 20 available to the congressional intelligence committees 21 and the recipients specified in paragraph (5) infor- 22 mation regarding that area by not later than 7 days 23 after making such determination. 24 25 ‘‘(4) CRITERIA DESCRIBED.—The criteria described in this paragraph are the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2148 1 ‘‘(A) The area is identified by the Director, 2 in coordination with the Secretary of Transpor- 3 tation, with respect to potentially impacted air- 4 space, through a risk-based assessment, as 5 high-risk and a potential target for unlawful 6 unmanned aircraft system-related activity. 7 ‘‘(B) The area consists of— 8 ‘‘(i) premises that— 9 ‘‘(I) are owned, leased, or con- 10 trolled by the Agency or the Office of 11 the Director of National Intelligence; 12 ‘‘(II) are not eligible for protec- 13 tion from threats from unmanned air- 14 craft systems by another department 15 or agency of the Federal Government 16 that has authority to mitigate the 17 threat of unmanned aircraft systems, 18 including pursuant to section 130i of 19 title 10, United States Code; and 20 ‘‘(III) directly relate to one or 21 more functions authorized to be per- 22 formed by the Agency or the Office of 23 the Director of National Intelligence 24 under this Act or the National Secu- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2149 1 rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et 2 seq.); 3 ‘‘(ii) one or more perimeters adjacent 4 to such premises, as designated by the Di- 5 rector, in coordination with the Secretary 6 of Transportation, based on the specific 7 type of action described in subsection 8 (b)(1); and 9 ‘‘(iii) the airspace above the premises 10 and perimeters covered by clauses (i) and 11 (ii). 12 ‘‘(C) The airspace specified in subpara- 13 graph (B)(iii) is restricted by a temporary flight 14 restriction or covered by a determination under 15 section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and 16 Security Act of 2016 (49 U.S.C. 44802 note) or 17 any other similar restriction applicable to un- 18 manned aircraft system overflights determined 19 appropriate by the Secretary of Transportation. 20 ‘‘(5) SPECIFIED RECIPIENTS OF LIST.—The 21 designated recipients for purposes of this subsection 22 are each of the following: 23 ‘‘(A) The chairs and ranking minority 24 members of the Committee on Transportation 25 and Infrastructure of the House of Representa- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2150 1 tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 2 and Transportation of the Senate. 3 ‘‘(B) The chairs and ranking minority 4 members of the Committees on the Judiciary of 5 the House of Representatives and of the Sen- 6 ate. 7 ‘‘(C) The chairs and ranking minority 8 members of the Committee on Oversight and 9 Government Reform of the House of Represent- 10 atives and the Committee on Homeland Secu- 11 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 12 ‘‘(D) The chairs and ranking minority 13 members of the Committees on Appropriations 14 of the House of Representatives and of the Sen- 15 ate. 16 17 ‘‘(E) For each committee specified in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D)— 18 ‘‘(i) two staff members of the com- 19 mittee who have the required security 20 clearances and are designated by the chair; 21 and 22 ‘‘(ii) two staff members of the com- 23 mittee who have the required security 24 clearances and are designated by the rank- 25 ing minority member. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2151 1 ‘‘(e) RESEARCH, TESTING, TRAINING, AND EVALUA- 2 TION.—The Director may, consistent with section 105(g) 3 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 4 U.S.C. 1805(g)), other Federal laws, and Presidential di5 rectives, conduct research, testing, training on, and eval6 uation of any equipment, including any electronic equip7 ment, to determine the capability and utility of the equip8 ment prior to the use of the equipment for any action car9 ried out under subsection (a). 10 ‘‘(f) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.— 11 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Any interception or ac- 12 quisition of, or access to, or maintenance or use of, 13 information or communications to or from an un- 14 manned aircraft system under this section shall be 15 conducted— 16 ‘‘(A) in a manner consistent with the first 17 and fourth amendments to the Constitution of 18 the United States and applicable provisions of 19 Federal law; and 20 ‘‘(B) only to the extent necessary to sup- 21 port an action described in subsection (b)(1) 22 taken to carry out the authority provided in 23 subsection (a). 24 ‘‘(2) LIMIT.—In carrying out subsection (a), 25 the Director may maintain records containing or re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2152 1 garding the content and dialing, signaling, routing, 2 and addressing information associated with wire 3 communications, oral communications, electronic 4 communications, and radio communications, and 5 may maintain parts or the whole of an unmanned 6 aircraft system, only if— 7 ‘‘(A) such maintenance is for the purpose 8 of mitigating a credible threat, as described in 9 subsection (a), to safety or security of persons 10 in a specially designated area; and 11 12 ‘‘(B) such maintenance does not exceed a period of 180 days unless— 13 14 ‘‘(i) the Director or the Attorney General determines a longer period— 15 ‘‘(I) is necessary to directly sup- 16 port an ongoing security operation of 17 the Agency pursuant to subsection 18 (a); or 19 ‘‘(II) is required to be main- 20 tained by the Agency under Federal 21 law; 22 ‘‘(ii) the Director or the Attorney 23 General has created a record before the 24 end of such 180-day period providing the 25 specific factual basis to support the deter- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2153 1 mination based on the matters specified in 2 either or both subclauses (I) and (II) of 3 clause (i); and 4 ‘‘(iii) the Director is in compliance 5 with the reporting requirements under sub- 6 section (g)(2)(B). 7 ‘‘(3) DESTRUCTION.—The Director shall de- 8 stroy any records or materials maintained under 9 paragraph (2) at the end of the period specified in 10 such paragraph. 11 ‘‘(4) TRANSFER.— 12 ‘‘(A) AUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE.—Records 13 or materials maintained under paragraph (2) 14 may not be disclosed outside of the Agency or 15 Department of Justice unless the Director or 16 Attorney General determine that the disclosure 17 of such records or materials— 18 19 ‘‘(i) is necessary to investigate or prosecute a violation of Federal law; 20 ‘‘(ii) is necessary to support the 21 counter unmanned aircraft systems activi- 22 ties of another department or agency of 23 the Federal Government with authority to 24 mitigate the threat of unmanned aircraft 25 systems; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2154 1 2 ‘‘(iii) is necessary to comply with another provision of Federal law; or 3 ‘‘(iv) is necessary to comply with an 4 obligation to preserve materials during the 5 course of litigation. 6 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT FOR RECIPIENT 7 AGENCY.—The recipient of records or materials 8 pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall— 9 ‘‘(i) maintain the records or materials 10 only for the purpose authorized under such 11 subparagraph; 12 ‘‘(ii) disclose the records or materials 13 only for a purpose authorized under such 14 subparagraph; and 15 ‘‘(iii) destroy the records or parts or 16 materials once such purpose no longer ap- 17 plies. 18 ‘‘(5) CERTIFICATION.— 19 ‘‘(A) AGENCY.—Each time the Director 20 carries out subsection (a) by taking an action 21 described in subparagraphs (C) through (F) of 22 subsection (b)(1), the Director shall certify that 23 the Director is in compliance with paragraphs 24 (1) through (4) of this subsection. The Director g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2155 1 may only delegate the authority to make such 2 certification to— 3 ‘‘(i) the General Counsel or the Prin- 4 cipal Deputy General Counsel; or 5 ‘‘(ii) the Director of Operations or the 6 Deputy Director of Operations. 7 ‘‘(B) RETENTION.—Each certification 8 made under subparagraph (A) shall be retained 9 by the Director for a period of at least seven 10 years. 11 ‘‘(g) NOTIFICATIONS AND REPORTS.— 12 ‘‘(1) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE NOTIFICA- 13 TION.—Not 14 which the Director carries out subsection (a) by tak- 15 ing an action described in subparagraphs (C) 16 through (F) of subsection (b)(1), the Director shall 17 notify the Attorney General of such action. 18 later than 30 days after the date on ‘‘(2) CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS.—Not later 19 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 20 section, and every 90 days thereafter, the Director 21 shall make available to the congressional intelligence 22 committees and the recipients specified in paragraph 23 (3) a report that includes the following: 24 ‘‘(A) With respect to each action described 25 in subparagraphs (B) through (F) of subsection g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2156 1 (b)(1) taken to carry out subsection (a) during 2 the period covered by the report, a description 3 of— 4 ‘‘(i) the action taken; 5 ‘‘(ii) options considered by the Direc- 6 tor to mitigate any identified effects to the 7 national airspace system relating to such 8 action, including the minimization of the 9 use of any technology that disrupts the 10 transmission of radio or electronic signals; 11 and 12 ‘‘(iii) whether any harm, damage, or 13 loss to a person or to private property re- 14 sulted from such action. 15 ‘‘(B) A description of all records or mate- 16 rials that, as of the date of the report, are 17 being maintained for a period exceeding 180 18 days pursuant to subsection (f)(2)(B), and a 19 copy of each record created pursuant to clause 20 (ii) of such subsection relating to such mainte- 21 nance. 22 ‘‘(C) A copy of the guidance, policies, and 23 procedures established by the Director in effect 24 during the period covered by the report to ad- 25 dress privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2157 1 issues implicated by actions taken by the Direc- 2 tor in carrying out subsection (a). 3 ‘‘(D) Information on any violation of, or 4 failure to comply with, this section during the 5 period covered by the report, including a de- 6 scription of any such violation or failure. 7 ‘‘(3) SPECIFIED RECIPIENTS OF REPORT.—The 8 designated recipients for purposes of paragraph (2) 9 are each of the following: 10 ‘‘(A) Each member of the Committee on 11 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 12 of Representatives and the Committee on Com- 13 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen- 14 ate. 15 ‘‘(B) Each member of the Committees on 16 the Judiciary of the House of Representatives 17 and of the Senate. 18 ‘‘(C) Each member of the Committee on 19 Oversight and Government Reform of the 20 House of Representatives and the Committee 21 on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- 22 fairs of the Senate. 23 ‘‘(D) Each member of the Committees on 24 Appropriations of the House of Representatives 25 and of the Senate. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2158 1 ‘‘(E) For each committee specified in sub- 2 paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D)— 3 ‘‘(i) five staff members of the com- 4 mittee who have the required security 5 clearances and are designated by the chair; 6 and 7 ‘‘(ii) five staff members of the com- 8 mittee who have the required security 9 clearances and are designated by the rank- 10 ing minority member. 11 ‘‘(h) FORFEITURE AND TORT CLAIMS.— 12 ‘‘(1) FORFEITURE.— 13 ‘‘(A) SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE.—Any un- 14 manned aircraft system described in subsection 15 (a) that is seized by the Director is subject to 16 forfeiture to the United States. 17 ‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—The requirements for 18 civil, criminal, or administrative forfeiture 19 under applicable law or regulation shall apply to 20 any forfeiture conducted under subparagraph 21 (A). 22 ‘‘(2) TORT CLAIMS.—Chapter 171 of title 28, 23 United States Code, shall apply to any claims for 24 loss of property, injury, or death pursuant to actions 25 taken pursuant to this section. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2159 1 ‘‘(i) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 2 tion may be construed as— 3 ‘‘(1) affecting the restrictions in section 105(g) 4 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 5 (50 U.S.C. 1805(g)); 6 ‘‘(2) vesting in the Director any authority of 7 the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of 8 Defense, or the Administrator of the Federal Avia- 9 tion Administration; 10 ‘‘(3) vesting in the Secretary of Transportation, 11 the Secretary of Defense, or the Administrator any 12 authority of the Director; 13 ‘‘(4) creating a new cause of action or any new 14 rights, or waiving any defenses, that do not other- 15 wise exist in law as of the date of the enactment of 16 this section; 17 ‘‘(5) authorizing any official of a department or 18 agency of the Federal Government to conduct any 19 search or seizure in a manner that violates the 20 fourth amendment to the Constitution of the United 21 States; or 22 ‘‘(6) authorizing any actions that violate any 23 provision of the Constitution of the United States, 24 including the first and fourth amendments. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2160 1 ‘‘(j) BUDGET.—Together with the budget requests of 2 the Agency for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2026, or 3 not later than 7 days after the date on which such a re4 quest is submitted to Congress, the Director shall submit 5 to the congressional intelligence committees and the Com6 mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 7 of Representatives a consolidated funding display that 8 identifies the funding source for actions to carry out sub9 section (a). The funding display shall be in unclassified 10 form, but may contain a classified annex. 11 ‘‘(k) COMMENCEMENT OF AUTHORITY.—The Direc- 12 tor may not carry out subsection (a) by taking an action 13 described in subsection (b)(1) until the date on which the 14 Director has made available the first list under subsection 15 (d)(1). 16 ‘‘(l) SUSPENSION OF AUTHORITY.—If the Director 17 fails to make available the updated list by the date re18 quired under subsection (d)(2), the Director may not carry 19 out subsection (a) by taking an action described in sub20 section (b)(1) until the date on which the Director makes 21 available such updated list. 22 ‘‘(m) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out this 23 section shall terminate on December 31, 2027. 24 ‘‘(n) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2161 1 ‘‘(1) CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMIT- 2 TEES.—The term ‘congressional intelligence commit- 3 tees’ means the Permanent Select Committee on In- 4 telligence of the House of Representatives and the 5 Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 6 ‘‘(2) RADIO COMMUNICATION.—The term ‘radio 7 communication’ has the meaning given that term in 8 section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 9 U.S.C. 153). 10 ‘‘(3) SPECIALLY DESIGNATED AREA.—The term 11 ‘specially designated area’ means an area designated 12 by the Director as a specially designated area for 13 purposes of this section pursuant to subsection (d). 14 ‘‘(4) TITLE 18 TERMS.—The terms ‘electronic 15 communication’, ‘intercept’, ‘oral communication’, 16 and ‘wire communication’ have the meanings given 17 those terms in section 2510 of title 18, United 18 States Code. 19 ‘‘(5) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘United 20 States’ has the meaning given that term in section 21 5 of title 18, United States Code. 22 ‘‘(6) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.—The term 23 ‘unmanned aircraft system’ has the meaning given 24 the term in section 44801 of title 49, United States 25 Code.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2162 1 SEC. 6503. ANNUAL CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 2 WORKPLACE CLIMATE ASSESSMENT. 3 Section 30 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 4 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3531) is amended by adding at the end 5 the following: 6 ‘‘(d) ANNUAL AGENCY CLIMATE ASSESSMENT.— 7 8 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not less frequently than once every 365 days, the Director shall— 9 10 ‘‘(A) complete an Agency climate assessment— 11 ‘‘(i) that does not request any infor- 12 mation that would make an Agency em- 13 ployee or the position of an Agency em- 14 ployee identifiable; 15 ‘‘(ii) for the purposes of— 16 ‘‘(I) preventing and responding 17 to sexual assault and sexual harass- 18 ment; and 19 ‘‘(II) examining the prevalence of 20 sexual assault and sexual harassment 21 occurring among the Agency’s work- 22 force; and 23 ‘‘(iii) that includes an opportunity for 24 Agency employees to express the opinions 25 of the employees regarding the manner and 26 extent to which the Agency responds to al- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2163 1 legations of sexual assault and complaints 2 of sexual harassment, and the effectiveness 3 of such response; and 4 ‘‘(B) submit to the appropriate congres- 5 sional committees the findings of the Director 6 with respect to the climate assessment com- 7 pleted pursuant to subparagraph (A). 8 ‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- 9 TEES DEFINED.—In 10 propriate congressional committees’ means— this subsection, the term ‘ap- 11 ‘‘(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence 12 and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Com- 13 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 14 ‘‘(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 15 Intelligence and the Subcommittee on Defense 16 of the Committee on Appropriations of the 17 House of Representatives.’’. 18 SEC. 6504. CHAPLAIN CORPS AND CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS OF 19 THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. 20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 26 of the Central Intel- 21 ligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3527) is amended 22 to read as follows: 23 24 ‘‘SEC. 26. CHAPLAIN CORPS AND CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS. ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF CHAPLAIN CORPS.—There 25 is in the Agency a Chaplain Corps, which shall provide g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2164 1 spiritual and religious pastoral services and care across 2 all components of the Agency for employees of all faiths 3 and non-faiths. 4 ‘‘(b) CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS.— 5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of the Chaplain 6 Corps shall be the Chief of Chaplains, who shall be 7 appointed by the Director. 8 9 ‘‘(2) REPORTING.— The Chief of Chaplains shall report directly to the Director. 10 ‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Chief of Chaplains shall— 11 ‘‘(A) oversee the Chaplain Corps; and 12 ‘‘(B) be the proponent for, and consult 13 with the Director on— 14 ‘‘(i) all guidance pertaining to chap- 15 lains’ care; 16 ‘‘(ii) programming and instruction; 17 and 18 ‘‘(iii) any policy or guidance per- 19 taining to religion or religious accommoda- 20 tion. 21 ‘‘(4) CONSULTATION.—All appropriate offices 22 of the Agency shall consult with the Chief of Chap- 23 lains on best practices to implement guidance or pol- 24 icy pertaining to religion or religious accommoda- 25 tion. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2165 1 ‘‘(c) SERVICES.—Chaplains of the Chaplain Corps 2 shall— 3 4 ‘‘(1) be located at the headquarters building of the Agency; and 5 ‘‘(2) travel as necessary to provide services to 6 personnel of the Agency. 7 ‘‘(d) STAFF.— 8 ‘‘(1) MINIMUM STAFFING LEVEL.—The Chap- 9 lain Corps shall be composed of not less than 6 10 chaplains, of which— 11 ‘‘(A) not less than 3 shall be full-time staff 12 employees of the Agency; and 13 ‘‘(B) not less than 3 shall be government 14 contractors. 15 ‘‘(2) VACANCIES.—The Director shall expedi- 16 tiously fill any vacancies. 17 ‘‘(3) EXCLUSIVE ROLE.—A chaplain of the 18 Chaplain Corps shall serve exclusively in the chap- 19 lain’s role in the Chaplain Corps. 20 ‘‘(4) APPOINTMENT; COMPENSATION.—The Di- 21 rector may appoint and fix the compensation of such 22 chaplains of the Chaplain Corps as the Director con- 23 siders appropriate, except that the Director may not 24 provide basic pay to any chaplain of the Chaplain 25 Corps at an annual rate of basic pay in excess of the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2166 1 maximum rate of basic pay for grade GS–15 of the 2 General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, 3 United States Code. 4 ‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Director shall— 5 ‘‘(1) provide security clearances, including one- 6 time read-ins, to chaplains of the Chaplain Corps to 7 ensure that personnel of the Agency can seek unre- 8 stricted chaplaincy counseling; and 9 ‘‘(2) furnish physical workspace for the Chap- 10 lain Corps at the headquarters building of the Agen- 11 cy. 12 ‘‘(f) PRIVACY.—The Director shall implement privacy 13 standards with respect to the physical workspaces of the 14 Chaplain Corps to ensure privacy for individuals visiting 15 such spaces. 16 ‘‘(g) PROTECTION OF CHAPLAIN CORPS.—The Direc- 17 tor may not require a chaplain of the Chaplain Corps to 18 perform any rite, ritual, or ceremony that is contrary to 19 the conscience, moral principles, or religious beliefs of the 20 chaplain or of the ecclesiastical organization that ordains 21 the chaplain. 22 ‘‘(h) CERTIFICATIONS TO CONGRESS.—Not less fre- 23 quently than annually, the Director shall certify to Con24 gress whether implementation of this section meets the re25 quirements of this section.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2167 1 2 (b) APPLICABILITY QUIREMENT.—The OF MINIMUM STAFFING RE- minimum staffing level required by 3 subsection (d)(1) of section 26 (as amended by subsection 4 (a)) shall apply on and after the date that is 120 days 5 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 6 SEC. 6505. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PROCUREMENT AU- 7 THORITIES 8 AGENCY. 9 OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE Section 3(a) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act 10 of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3503(a)) is amended by striking 11 ‘‘3069’’ and inserting ‘‘3066’’. 13 Subtitle B—Elements of Department of Defense 14 SEC. 6511. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS FOR MEM- 15 BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 12 16 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 17 (1) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘covered 18 individual’’ has the meaning given such term in sec- 19 tion 989(h) of title 10, United States Code. 20 (2) GOVERNMENT OF CONCERN; COMPANY OF 21 CONCERN.—The terms ‘‘government of concern’’ and 22 ‘‘company of concern’’ mean, respectively, a govern- 23 ment described in subparagraph (A) of section 24 989(h)(2) of title 10, United States Code, and a g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2168 1 company, entity, or other person described in sub- 2 paragraph (B) of such section. 3 (b) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of Defense 4 for Intelligence and Security shall issue appropriate policy 5 to require the military departments to conduct counter6 intelligence briefings for members of the Armed Forces as 7 part of the process required by section 989(c) of title 10, 8 United States Code. 9 (c) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing provided under sub- 10 section (b) shall provide members of the Armed Forces 11 with— 12 (1) awareness of methods commonly used by 13 governments and companies of concern to solicit and 14 learn from covered individuals sensitive military 15 techniques, tactics, and procedures of the Armed 16 Forces; 17 (2) recommended practices for covered individ- 18 uals to avoid an activity that could subject such indi- 19 viduals to civil or criminal penalties; 20 (3) the contact information for the counterintel- 21 ligence authorities to whom covered individuals 22 should report attempted recruitment or a related 23 suspicious contact; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2169 1 (4) an overview of the prohibition and penalties 2 under subsections (a) and (c) of section 989 of title 3 10, United States Code. 4 (d) PROVISION OF BRIEFINGS AT CERTAIN 5 TRAININGS.—The Under Secretary may mandate the 6 briefings required by subsection (b) during the trainings 7 required by Department of Defense Directive 5240.06 (re8 lating to counterintelligence awareness and reporting), or 9 successor document. 11 Subtitle C—Federal Bureau of Investigation 12 SEC. 6521. NOTICE OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ASSESS- 13 MENTS AND INVESTIGATIONS BY THE FED- 14 ERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OF CAN- 15 DIDATES FOR OR HOLDERS OF FEDERAL OF- 16 FICE. 10 17 Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 18 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.), as amended by section 6303 of this 19 Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following 20 new section: 21 ‘‘SEC. 518. NOTICE OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ASSESS- 22 MENTS AND INVESTIGATIONS OF FEDERAL 23 CANDIDATES OR OFFICEHOLDERS. 24 ‘‘(a) NOTICE.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2170 1 ‘‘(1) NOTICE REQUIRED.—Except as provided 2 in paragraph (3), the Director of the Federal Bu- 3 reau of Investigation shall notify the chairmen and 4 ranking minority members of the appropriate con- 5 gressional committees, the Speaker and minority 6 leader of the House of Representatives, and the ma- 7 jority and minority leaders of the Senate of each 8 counterintelligence assessment or investigation of an 9 individual who is— 10 ‘‘(A) a candidate for Federal office; or 11 ‘‘(B) a holder of Federal office. 12 13 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The notice required under paragraph (1) shall include— 14 ‘‘(A) a summary of the relevant facts asso- 15 ciated with the counterintelligence assessment 16 or investigation; and 17 ‘‘(B) the identity of such individual. 18 ‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—The Director may refrain 19 from providing a notice under paragraph (1) to an 20 individual who is otherwise a recipient of notices 21 under such paragraph if that individual is a target 22 of the counterintelligence assessment or investigation 23 covered by the notice. 24 ‘‘(b) TIMING.—The Director shall provide each notice 25 under subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2171 1 of the commencement of the counterintelligence assess2 ment or investigation that is the subject of such notice. 3 With respect to counterintelligence assessments or inves4 tigations that commenced before the date of the enactment 5 of this section and are ongoing as of such date of enact6 ment, the Director shall provide each notice under sub7 section (a) not later than 15 days after such date of enact8 ment. 9 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 10 11 ‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— 12 ‘‘(A) the congressional intelligence commit- 13 tees; and 14 ‘‘(B) the Committees on the Judiciary of 15 the House of Representatives and the Senate. 16 ‘‘(2) The terms ‘candidate’ and ‘Federal office’ 17 have the meanings given those terms in section 301 18 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 19 U.S.C. 30101).’’. 20 SEC. 6522. NOTIFICATION OF MATERIAL CHANGES TO POLI- 21 CIES 22 RORIST WATCHLIST AND TRANSNATIONAL 23 ORGANIZED CRIME WATCHLIST. 24 (a) NOTIFICATION OF MATERIAL CHANGES.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) OR PROCEDURES GOVERNING TER- G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2172 1 (1) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Director of 2 the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit to 3 the appropriate congressional committees notice of 4 any material change to a policy or procedure relating 5 to the terrorist watchlist or the transnational orga- 6 nized crime watchlist, including any change to the 7 policy or procedure for adding or removing a person 8 from either watchlist. Each notification under this 9 subsection shall include a summary of the material 10 changes to such policy or procedure. 11 (2) TIMING OF NOTIFICATION.—Each notifica- 12 tion required under paragraph (1) shall be sub- 13 mitted not later than 30 days after the date on 14 which a material change described in paragraph (1) 15 takes effect. 16 (b) REQUESTS BY APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES.—Not 17 later than 30 days after receiving a request from an ap18 propriate congressional committee, the Director of the 19 Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit to such com20 mittee all guidance in effect as of the date of the request 21 that applies to or governs the use of the terrorist watchlist 22 or the transnational organized crime watchlist. 23 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2173 1 (1) APPROPRIATE 2 TEES.—The 3 mittees’’ means— 4 CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- term ‘‘appropriate congressional com- (A) the congressional intelligence commit- 5 tees; 6 (B) the Committees on Appropriations of 7 the Senate and the House of Representatives; 8 (C) the Committees on the Judiciary of the 9 Senate and the House of Representatives; and 10 (D) the Committee on Homeland Security 11 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 12 Committee on Homeland Security of the House 13 of Representatives. 14 (2) TERRORIST WATCHLIST.—The term ‘‘ter- 15 rorist watchlist’’ means the Terrorist Screening 16 Dataset or any successor or similar watchlist. 17 (3) TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME 18 WATCHLIST.—The 19 crime watchlist’’ means the watchlist maintained 20 under the Transnational Organized Crime Actor De- 21 tection Program or any successor or similar 22 watchlist. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) term ‘‘transnational organized G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2174 1 SEC. 6523. ANNUAL REPORT ON UNITED STATES PERSONS 2 ON THE TERRORIST WATCH LIST. 3 (a) REPORT.—Not later than January 31, 2026, and 4 annually thereafter for two years, the Director of the Fed5 eral Bureau of Investigation shall submit to the appro6 priate congressional committees a report on known or pre7 sumed United States persons who are included on the ter8 rorist watchlist. 9 (b) CONTENTS.—Each report required under sub- 10 section (a) shall include, with respect to the preceding cal11 endar year, the following information: 12 (1) The total number of persons who were in- 13 cluded on the terrorist watchlist as of January 1 and 14 the total number of such persons included as of De- 15 cember 31. 16 (2) The total number of known or presumed 17 United States persons who were included on the ter- 18 rorist watchlist as of January 1 and the total num- 19 ber of such persons included as of December 31, in- 20 cluding with respect to each of those dates— 21 (A) the number of known or presumed 22 United States persons who were included on a 23 no fly list; 24 (B) the number of known or presumed 25 United States persons who were included on a 26 selectee list for additional screening; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2175 1 (C) the number of known or presumed 2 United States persons who were included on the 3 terrorist watchlist as an exception to a reason- 4 able suspicion standard and who are not subject 5 to additional screening, but who are included on 6 the list to support specific screening functions 7 of the Federal Government; 8 (D) the name of each terrorist organiza- 9 tion with which the known or presumed United 10 States persons are suspected of being affiliated 11 and the number of such persons who are sus- 12 pected of affiliating with each such terrorist or- 13 ganization; and 14 (E) an identification of each Federal agen- 15 cy that nominated the United States persons to 16 the terrorist watchlist and the number of such 17 persons nominated by each Federal agency. 18 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 19 (1) APPROPRIATE 20 TEES.—The 21 mittees’’ means— 22 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- term ‘‘appropriate congressional com- (A) the congressional intelligence committees; (B) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2176 1 (C) the Committees on the Judiciary of the 2 Senate and the House of Representatives; and 3 (D) the Committee on Homeland Security 4 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 5 Committee on Homeland Security of the House 6 of Representatives. 7 (2) TERRORIST WATCHLIST.—The term ‘‘ter- 8 rorist watchlist’’ means the Terrorist Screening 9 Dataset or any successor or similar watchlist. 10 (3) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term 11 ‘‘United States person’’ has the meaning given the 12 term in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Sur- 13 veillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801). 14 SEC. 6524. ANNUAL REPORT ON FEDERAL BUREAU OF IN- 15 16 VESTIGATION CASE DATA. Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 17 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 18 512 the following: 19 ‘‘SEC. 512A. ANNUAL REPORT ON FEDERAL BUREAU OF IN- 20 21 VESTIGATION CASE DATA. ‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after 22 the date of the enactment of this section, and annually 23 thereafter, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Inves24 tigation shall submit to the congressional intelligence com25 mittees, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2177 1 and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep2 resentatives a report containing data on cases of the Fed3 eral Bureau of Investigation for the fiscal year preceding 4 the fiscal year in which the report is submitted. 5 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by sub- 6 section (a) shall include, for the fiscal year covered by the 7 report, the number of active cases, the number of unique 8 cases, and the number of cases opened, for each of the 9 following: 10 ‘‘(1) Russia counterintelligence cases. 11 ‘‘(2) China counterintelligence cases. 12 ‘‘(3) Espionage or leak cases. 13 ‘‘(4) 14 counterintelligence cases, ‘‘(5) Cartel and other transnational criminal organization counterterrorism cases. 17 18 other disaggregated by country affiliation. 15 16 All ‘‘(6) All other international counterterrorism cases, disaggregated by country affiliation. 19 ‘‘(7) Russia cyber national security cases. 20 ‘‘(8) China cyber national security cases. 21 ‘‘(9) All other cyber national security cases, 22 disaggregated by country affiliation. 23 ‘‘(c) FORM.—Each report required by subsection (a) 24 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 25 a classified annex.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2178 TITLE LXVI—ARTIFICIAL INTEL2 LIGENCE AND OTHER EMERG3 ING TECHNOLOGIES 4 Subtitle A—Artificial Intelligence 1 5 SEC. 6601. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SECURITY GUID- 6 7 ANCE. Section 6504 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 8 Fiscal Year 2025 (division F of Public Law 118–159) is 9 amended— 10 (1) in subsection (c)— 11 (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 12 paragraph (4); and 13 (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 14 following new paragraph (3): 15 ‘‘(3) In accordance with subsection (d), devel- 16 oping security guidance to defend artificial intel- 17 ligence technologies from technology theft by nation- 18 state adversaries.’’; 19 20 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and 21 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol- 22 lowing: 23 ‘‘(d) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SECURITY GUID- 24 ANCE.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2179 1 ‘‘(1) ELEMENTS.—In developing the guidance 2 pursuant to subsection (c)(3), the Director of the 3 National Security Agency shall— 4 ‘‘(A) identify vulnerabilities in advanced 5 artificial intelligence technologies, with a focus 6 on cybersecurity risks and security challenges 7 unique to protecting such technologies from 8 theft or sabotage by nation-state adversaries; 9 ‘‘(B) identify elements of the artificial in- 10 telligence supply chain or development or prod- 11 uct lifecycle that, if accessed by nation-state ad- 12 versaries, would contribute to progress made by 13 nation-state adversaries on advanced artificial 14 intelligence or would provide opportunities to 15 adversaries to compromise the confidentiality, 16 integrity, or availability of artificial intelligence 17 systems or associated supply chains; and 18 ‘‘(C) identify strategies for artificial intel- 19 ligence technologies to identify, protect, detect, 20 respond, and recover from nation-state adver- 21 sary cyber threats. 22 ‘‘(2) EXTERNAL COLLABORATION.—In devel- 23 oping the guidance pursuant to subsection (c)(3), 24 the Director of the National Security Agency may 25 collaborate, on a voluntary basis, with other depart- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2180 1 ments and agencies of the United States Govern- 2 ment, research entities, and private sector entities, 3 as determined appropriate by the Director, on artifi- 4 cial intelligence model safety and security, including 5 through the provision of any computing resources 6 the Director determines appropriate. 7 ‘‘(3) SECURITY GUIDANCE FORM.—The Direc- 8 tor of the National Security Agency shall publish, 9 and may update from time to time, the security 10 guidance developed under subsection (c)(3) to share 11 with departments and agencies of the United States 12 Government, research entities, and private sector en- 13 tities, as determined appropriate by the Director, at 14 unclassified or classified levels.’’. 15 SEC. 6602. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPMENT AND 16 USAGE BY INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 17 (a) CHIEF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS 18 FOR ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.— 19 Section 6702 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fis20 cal Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 3334m) is amended— 21 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the officials’’ 22 and inserting ‘‘the Chief Artificial Intelligence Offi- 23 cers’’; and 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (2) in subsection (c)— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2181 1 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 2 ‘‘LEADS’’ and inserting ‘‘CHIEF ARTIFICIAL IN- 3 TELLIGENCE OFFICERS’’; 4 (B) by striking ‘‘the designated element 5 lead responsible’’ and inserting ‘‘the designated 6 Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, with lead 7 responsibility’’; and 8 (C) by striking ‘‘designated element leads’’ 9 and inserting ‘‘designated Chief Artificial Intel- 10 ligence Officers’’. 11 12 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF COMMONLY USED ARTIFIINTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS AND FUNCTIONS THAT CIAL 13 CAN BE RE-USED BY OTHER ELEMENTS.—Not later than 14 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 15 Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community 16 shall, in coordination with the Chief Artificial Intelligence 17 Officer of the Intelligence Community, identify commonly 18 used artificial intelligence systems or functions that have 19 the greatest potential for re-use without significant modi20 fication by other intelligence community elements. 21 (c) SHARING OF IDENTIFIED APPLICATIONS AND 22 FUNCTIONS.—To the extent consistent with the protection 23 of intelligence sources and methods, for any artificial intel24 ligence system or function identified pursuant to sub25 section (b), each Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of an g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2182 1 element of the intelligence community shall adopt a policy 2 to promote the sharing, to the extent practical, of any cus3 tom-developed code and other key technical components, 4 including models and model weights, whether agency-de5 veloped or procured, with other elements of the intelligence 6 community that rely on common artificial intelligence sys7 tems or functions. 8 (d) MODEL CONTRACT TERMS.—The Chief Informa- 9 tion Officer of the Intelligence Community shall provide 10 the elements of the intelligence community with model 11 contractual terms for consideration by the heads of those 12 elements to appropriately address technical data rights 13 and rights related to artificial intelligence dataset require14 ments, minimize dependency on proprietary information, 15 and promote the adoption of procurement practices that 16 encourage competition to sustain a robust marketplace for 17 artificial intelligence products and services, including 18 through contractual preferences for interoperable artificial 19 intelligence products and services. 20 (e) TRACKING AND EVALUATING PERFORMANCE.— 21 Each head of an element of the intelligence community 22 shall track and evaluate performance of procured and ele23 ment-developed artificial intelligence, including efficacy, 24 safety, fairness, transparency, accountability, appropriate25 ness, lawfulness, and trustworthiness. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2183 1 SEC. 6603. APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 2 POLICIES OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMU- 3 NITY 4 HOSTED IN CLASSIFIED ENVIRONMENTS. 5 TO PUBLICLY AVAILABLE MODELS (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6702 of the Intelligence 6 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 7 3334m), as amended by section 6602 of this Act, is fur8 ther amended— 9 10 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’; 11 12 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e); and 13 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- 14 lowing: 15 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION OF POLICIES TO PUBLICLY AVAIL- 16 ABLE 17 MENTS.—In carrying out subsections (a) and (b), the Di- MODELS HOSTED IN CLASSIFIED ENVIRON- 18 rector shall ensure that the policies established under such 19 subsections apply to the greatest extent possible to artifi20 cial intelligence models generally available to the public 21 and hosted in classified environments. 22 ‘‘(d) TESTING STANDARDS AND BENCHMARKS.— 23 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Chief Artificial 24 Intelligence Officer of the Intelligence Community, 25 or any officer designated by the Director of National 26 Intelligence, shall establish standards for testing of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2184 1 artificial intelligence models in proportion to risk, in- 2 cluding benchmarks and methodologies for the per- 3 formance, efficacy, safety, fairness, transparency, ac- 4 countability, appropriateness, lawfulness, and trust- 5 worthiness of artificial intelligence models across 6 common use cases, including machine translation, 7 object detection, and object recognition. 8 ‘‘(2) IDENTIFICATION OF COMPUTING 9 MODEL.—The Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of 10 the Intelligence Community, in coordination with the 11 Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers of the elements 12 of the intelligence community, shall set standards for 13 an appropriate secure computing environment, at a 14 level (or multiple levels) of classification deemed ap- 15 propriate, for elements of the intelligence community 16 to engage in testing and evaluation of models prior 17 to acquisition.’’. 18 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in sub- 19 section (c) or (d) of section 6702 of the Intelligence Au20 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 3334m), 21 as added by subsection (a)(3) of this section, shall be con22 strued— 23 (1) to authorize an officer or employee of the 24 intelligence community to direct a vendor or pro- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2185 1 spective vendor to alter a model to favor a particular 2 viewpoint; or 3 (2) to apply to, limit, restrict, or otherwise af- 4 fect any department, agency, or division or function 5 of a department or agency outside of the intelligence 6 community. 7 (c) UPDATES.—The Director shall make such revi- 8 sions to the policies issued under subsections (a) and (b) 9 of section 6702 of such Act as the Director considers nec10 essary. 11 SEC. 6604. PROHIBITION ON USE OF DEEPSEEK ON INTEL- 12 LIGENCE COMMUNITY SYSTEMS. 13 (a) PROHIBITION.—The Director of National Intel- 14 ligence, in consultation with the other heads of the ele15 ments of the intelligence community, shall develop stand16 ards and guidelines for elements of the intelligence com17 munity that require the removal of any covered application 18 from national security systems operated by an element of 19 the intelligence community, a contractor to an element of 20 the intelligence community, or another entity on behalf of 21 an element of the intelligence community. 22 23 (b) APPLICABILITY OF INFORMATION SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.—The standards and guidelines developed 24 under subsection (a) shall be consistent with the informa- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2186 1 tion security requirements under subchapter II of chapter 2 35 of title 44, United States Code. 3 4 (c) NATIONAL SECURITY AND RESEARCH EXCEPTIONS.—The standards and guidelines developed under 5 subsection (a) shall include— 6 7 (1) exceptions for national security purposes and research activities; and 8 (2) risk mitigation standards and guidelines 9 that shall apply in the case of an exception described 10 in paragraph (1). 11 (d) INITIAL STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES.—The Di- 12 rector of National Intelligence shall develop the initial 13 standards and guidelines under subsection (a) not later 14 than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 15 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 16 (1) COVERED APPLICATION.—The term ‘‘cov- 17 ered application’’ means the DeepSeek application or 18 any successor application or service. 19 (2) NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM.—The term 20 ‘‘national security system’’ has the meaning given 21 the term in section 3552 of title 44, United States 22 Code. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2187 1 Subtitle B—Biotechnology 2 SEC. 6611. SENIOR OFFICIALS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY. 3 (a) DESIGNATION REQUIRED.—Title I of the Na- 4 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is 5 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 6 ‘‘SEC. 123. DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIALS FOR BIO- 7 8 TECHNOLOGY. ‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—The head of each element of the 9 intelligence community specified in subsection (b) shall 10 designate a senior official of such element to serve as the 11 official responsible for coordinating the activities of such 12 element relating to biotechnology, as those activities are 13 determined and directed by the head of such element. 14 ‘‘(b) SPECIFIED ELEMENTS.—The elements of the 15 intelligence community specified in this subsection are the 16 following: 17 18 ‘‘(1) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence. 19 ‘‘(2) The Central Intelligence Agency. 20 ‘‘(3) The National Security Agency. 21 ‘‘(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency. 22 ‘‘(5) The intelligence elements of the Federal 23 Bureau of Investigation. 24 25 ‘‘(6) The Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2188 1 ‘‘(c) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 15 days 2 after designating a senior official under this section, the 3 head of the element of the intelligence community desig4 nating such official shall submit notice of the designation 5 to— 6 ‘‘(1) the congressional intelligence committees 7 and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 8 and the House of Representatives; and 9 ‘‘(2) in the case of a designation relating to the 10 Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Committees on 11 the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Rep- 12 resentatives.’’. 13 (b) INITIAL DESIGNATION.—The head of each ele- 14 ment of the intelligence community required to designate 15 a senior official of such element under section 123 of the 16 National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a) 17 of this section, shall designate such senior official not later 18 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 19 SEC. 6612. PLAN ON ENHANCED INTELLIGENCE SHARING 20 RELATING 21 TECHNOLOGICAL THREATS. 22 TO FOREIGN ADVERSARY BIO- (a) PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 23 the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel24 ligence, in consultation with such other heads of elements g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2189 1 of the intelligence community as the Director considers 2 appropriate, shall— 3 (1) develop and commence carrying out a plan, 4 consistent with Executive Order 13526 and with 5 adequate protections for sources and methods, for 6 streamlining the declassification or downgrading and 7 sharing of intelligence information relating to bio- 8 technological developments and threats in order to 9 counter efforts by foreign adversaries to weaponize 10 biotechnologies and biological weapons, including 11 threats relating to military, industrial, agricultural, 12 and health applications of biotechnology; and 13 (2) submit to the appropriate congressional 14 committees such plan. 15 (b) RECIPIENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) 16 shall include mechanisms for sharing the intelligence in17 formation described in such subsection— 18 19 (1) with allies and partners of the United States; 20 21 (2) with private sector partners of the United States; and 22 23 (3) across the Federal Government. (c) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 24 of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 25 2 years, the Director shall submit to the appropriate con- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2190 1 gressional committees a report on the progress made by 2 the intelligence community with respect to sharing intel3 ligence information relating to biotechnological develop4 ments and threats with recipients specified in subsection 5 (b). 6 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 7 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con8 gressional committees’’ means the following: 9 (1) The congressional intelligence committees. 10 (2) The Committees on Armed Services of the 11 Senate and the House of Representatives. 12 (3) The Committee on Homeland Security and 13 Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Com- 14 mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep- 15 resentatives. 16 SEC. 6613. ENHANCING BIOTECHNOLOGY TALENT WITHIN 17 THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. 18 (a) PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 19 the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel20 ligence shall develop a plan to use existing and future 21 funding and resources of the intelligence community to en22 sure the intelligence community has sufficient personnel 23 with appropriate security clearances, including private-sec24 tor experts, to identify and respond to biotechnology 25 threats. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2191 1 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) 2 shall include the following: 3 (1) An identification of the exact number of 4 personnel dedicated to biotechnology threats other 5 than biological weapons in each element of the intel- 6 ligence community as of the date on which such plan 7 is completed, including personnel breakdowns by po- 8 sition function. 9 (2) An identification of the exact number of 10 personnel dedicated to biological weapons issues in 11 each element of the intelligence community as of 12 such date, including personnel breakdowns by posi- 13 tion function. 14 (3) An identification of areas within the intel- 15 ligence community with respect to which the addi- 16 tion of full-time employees or detailees may be ap- 17 propriate to address biotechnology expertise gaps. 18 (4) Strategies for increasing partnerships with 19 the National Laboratories (as defined in section 2 of 20 the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)) 21 and other government and private-sector entities, in- 22 cluding strategies for using existing funding and re- 23 sources of the intelligence community to secure ex- 24 pertise on biotechnology issues and provide appro- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2192 1 priate security clearances to personnel who can pro- 2 vide such expertise. 3 (5) Strategies to make use of special hiring au- 4 thorities to ensure the intelligence community has 5 sufficient personnel to inform analysis and provide 6 independent recommendations to address emerging 7 biotechnology threats. 8 (6) Strategies to increase recruitment and re- 9 tention of persons with biotechnology expertise. 10 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days 11 after the completion of the plan required by subsection 12 (a), the Director of National Intelligence shall direct the 13 funding and resources described in subsection (b)(4) to14 wards securing sufficient expertise to identify and respond 15 to biotechnology threats. 16 SEC. 6614. ENHANCED INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY SUP- 17 PORT TO SECURE UNITED STATES BIOLOGI- 18 CAL DATA. 19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National Intel- 20 ligence, in consultation with such other heads of elements 21 of the intelligence community as the Director considers 22 appropriate, shall provide support to and consult with the 23 Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Committee on For24 eign Investment in the United States, and other Federal 25 agencies as appropriate when reviewing transactions relat- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2193 1 ing to the acquisition of covered entities by foreign entities 2 of concern, including attempts by the Government of the 3 People’s Republic of China— 4 5 (1) to leverage and acquire biological data in the United States; and 6 (2) to leverage and acquire biological data out- 7 side the United States, including by providing eco- 8 nomic support to the military, industrial, agricul- 9 tural, or health care infrastructure of foreign coun- 10 tries. 11 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 12 of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National In13 telligence shall brief the appropriate congressional com14 mittees on— 15 (1) a formal process for ensuring intelligence 16 community support to Federal agencies relating to 17 adversary acquisition of biological data, in compli- 18 ance with Executive Order 14117 (50 U.S.C. 1701 19 note; relating to preventing access to Americans’ 20 bulk sensitive personal data and United States Gov- 21 ernment-related data by countries of concern), or 22 any successor order; and 23 (2) any additional resources or authorities need- 24 ed to provide intelligence community support under 25 subsection (b)(1). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2194 1 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 2 (1) APPROPRIATE 3 TEES.—The 4 mittees’’ means— 5 CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- term ‘‘appropriate congressional com- (A) the congressional intelligence commit- 6 tees; 7 (B) the congressional defense committees 8 (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of 9 title 10, United States Code); 10 (C) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 11 the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Com- 12 mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 13 of the Senate; and 14 (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 15 Committee on the Judiciary, and the Com- 16 mittee on Financial Services of the House of 17 Representatives. 18 (2) BIOLOGICAL DATA.—The term ‘‘biological 19 data’’ means multiomic information and other rel- 20 evant information, including associated descriptors, 21 derived from the structure, function, or process of a 22 biological system, that is either measured, collected, 23 or aggregated for analysis, including information 24 from humans, animals, plants, or microbes. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2195 1 (3) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en- 2 tity’’ means a private entity involved in biological 3 data (including biological data equipment, tech- 4 nologies, sequencing, or synthesis), including a 5 biobank or other private entity that holds large 6 amounts of biological data. 7 (4) FOREIGN ENTITY OF CONCERN.—The term 8 ‘‘foreign entity of concern’’ has the meaning given 9 that term in section 10612(a) of the Research and 10 Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (divi- 11 sion B of Public Law 117–167; 42 U.S.C. 12 19221(a)). 13 SEC. 6615. ENSURING INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PRO- 14 CUREMENT OF DOMESTIC UNITED STATES 15 PRODUCTION OF SYNTHETIC DNA AND RNA. 16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 17 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 18 Intelligence, in consultation with such other heads of ele19 ments of the intelligence community as the Director con20 siders appropriate, shall establish a policy to ensure that 21 elements of the intelligence community that procure prod22 ucts made using synthetic DNA or RNA from domestic 23 sources do not contract with Chinese biotechnology sup24 pliers or Chinese biotechnology supply chain inter- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2196 1 mediaries that are determined by the Director to pose a 2 security or supply chain threat to the United States. 3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The policy required by subsection 4 (a) shall provide that an element of the intelligence com5 munity may not— 6 7 (1) procure or obtain any product made using synthetic DNA or RNA unless— 8 (A) the final assembly or processing of the 9 product occurs in the United States; 10 (B) all significant processing of the prod- 11 uct occurs in the United States; and 12 (C) all or nearly all ingredients or compo- 13 nents of the product are made and sourced in 14 the United States or an allied nation; or 15 (2) contract with any Chinese biotechnology 16 supplier or Chinese biotechnology supply chain inter- 17 mediary that is determined by the Director to pose 18 a security or supply chain threat to the United 19 States. 20 (c) WAIVER.—As part of the policy required by sub- 21 section (a), the Director of National Intelligence may es22 tablish a waiver process for the heads of the elements of 23 the intelligence community under which the head of the 24 relevant element may waive the prohibition under sub25 section (b). A waiver may be made under the process only g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2197 1 if the head of the relevant element complies with any con2 ditions the Director may establish for the waiver process. 3 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 4 (1) BIOTECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘bio- 5 technology’’ means the use of biological processes, 6 organisms, or systems for manufacturing, research, 7 or medical purposes, including genetic engineering, 8 synthetic biology, and bioinformatics. 9 (2) CHINESE BIOTECHNOLOGY SUPPLIER.—The 10 term ‘‘Chinese biotechnology supplier’’ means a sup- 11 plier of biotechnology that is organized under the 12 laws of, or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of, 13 the People’s Republic of China. 14 (3) CHINESE BIOTECHNOLOGY SUPPLY CHAIN 15 INTERMEDIARY.—The 16 supply chain intermediary’’ means a United States 17 domestic supplier of biotechnology where a control- 18 ling interest in the United States domestic supplier 19 is owned by the People’s Republic of China. term ‘‘Chinese biotechnology 20 (4) SYNTHETIC DNA OR RNA.—The term ‘‘syn- 21 thetic DNA or RNA’’ means any nucleic acid se- 22 quence that is produced de novo through chemical or 23 enzymatic synthesis. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2198 1 SEC. 6616. STRATEGY FOR ADDRESSING INTELLIGENCE 2 GAPS RELATING TO CHINA’S INVESTMENT IN 3 UNITED STATES-ORIGIN BIOTECHNOLOGY. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 5 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 6 Intelligence, in coordination with the officials specified in 7 subsection (b), shall submit to the President, the congres8 sional intelligence committees, and the congressional de9 fense committees (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, 10 United States Code) a strategy for addressing intelligence 11 gaps relating to (1) investment activity by the People’s 12 Republic of China in the biotechnology sector of the 13 United States; and (2) acquisition by entities of the Peo14 ple’s Republic of China of intellectual property relating to 15 United States-origin biotechnology. The strategy shall in16 clude any authorities or resources needed to address these 17 gaps. 18 (b) OFFICIALS SPECIFIED.—The officials specified in 19 this subsection are the following: 20 21 (1) The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. 22 23 (2) The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis. 24 25 (3) The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2199 1 (4) The Director of the Office of Intelligence 2 and Counterintelligence of the Department of En- 3 ergy. 4 5 (5) The Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research. 6 (6) The heads of such other elements of the in- 7 telligence community as the Director of National In- 8 telligence considers appropriate. 9 Subtitle C—Other Matters 10 SEC. 6621. ENHANCING INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY TECH- 11 12 13 NOLOGY ADOPTION METRICS. (a) METRIC DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTA- TION.—Not later than 270 days after the date of the en- 14 actment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, 15 the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Direc16 tor of the National Security Agency, the Director of the 17 National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the Director of 18 the National Reconnaissance Office, and the Director of 19 the Defense Intelligence Agency shall each develop and im20 plement a process (which may be different from the proc21 esses of the other elements) that makes use of a single 22 set of metrics to assess, on an agency-wide, aggregate 23 basis, the success of the agency’s efforts regarding the 24 adoption, integration, and operational impact of the most g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2200 1 relevant emerging technologies within the respective agen2 cies of those Directors. 3 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the 4 date of enactment of this Act, the head of each agency 5 described in subsection (a) shall provide to the congres6 sional intelligence committees and the Committees on Ap7 propriations of the Senate and the House of Representa8 tives a briefing on the implementation of this section, in9 cluding— 10 11 (1) the metrics established under subsection (a); 12 13 (2) the success of the element toward meeting such metrics; and 14 (3) any recommendations of the head of such 15 agency for legislative or regulatory reforms to im- 16 prove technology adoption. 17 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘emerg- 18 ing technology’’ has the meaning given such term in sec19 tion 6701 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 20 Year 2023 (division F of Public Law 117–263; 50 U.S.C. 21 3024 note). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2201 1 SEC. 6622. REPORT ON IDENTIFICATION OF INTELLIGENCE 2 COMMUNITY SITES FOR ADVANCED NUCLEAR 3 TECHNOLOGIES. 4 (a) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF 5 CONGRESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate com6 mittees of Congress’’ means— 7 (1) the congressional intelligence committees; 8 (2) the Committees on Armed Services of the 9 Senate and the House of Representatives; 10 (3) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- 11 sources, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 12 Transportation, the Committee on Homeland Secu- 13 rity and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee 14 on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; 15 and 16 (4) the Committee on Energy and Commerce 17 and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 18 House of Representatives. 19 (b) REPORT ON IDENTIFICATION OF SITES.—Not 20 later than 240 days after the date of the enactment of 21 this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall, in 22 consultation with such heads of elements of the intel23 ligence community as the Director considers necessary, 24 and in coordination with efforts of the Secretary of De25 fense and the Secretary of Energy, submit to the appro26 priate committees of Congress a report identifying 1 or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2202 1 more sites which could benefit from secure, resilient en2 ergy through the deployment of advanced nuclear tech3 nologies, which deployment would be to serve in whole or 4 in part the facility, structure, infrastructure, or part 5 thereof for which a head of an element of the intelligence 6 community has financial or maintenance responsibility. 7 (c) PLANS.—The report submitted pursuant to sub- 8 section (b) shall include plans to ensure— 9 (1) prioritizing early site preparation and li- 10 censing activities for deployment of advanced nuclear 11 technologies with a goal of beginning advanced nu- 12 clear technology deployment at any identified site 13 not later than 3 years after the date of the enact- 14 ment of this Act; 15 (2) the ability to authorize an identified site to 16 interconnect with the commercial electric grid, in ac- 17 cordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 18 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), if the head of the element re- 19 sponsible for the reactor deployment determines that 20 such interconnection enhances national security; and 21 (3) fuel for the advanced nuclear technologies 22 operated at identified sites is not subject to obliga- 23 tions (as defined in section 110.2 of title 10, Code 24 of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2203 1 SEC. 6623. STRATEGY ON INTELLIGENCE COORDINATION 2 AND SHARING RELATING TO CRITICAL AND 3 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. 4 (a) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF 5 CONGRESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate com6 mittees of Congress’’ means— 7 (1) the congressional intelligence committees; 8 (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and 9 Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appro- 10 priations of the Senate; and 11 (3) the Committee on Homeland Security and 12 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 13 Representatives. 14 (b) STRATEGY.—Not later than 60 days after the 15 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 16 Intelligence shall develop a strategy for— 17 (1) coordinating the collection, processing, anal- 18 ysis, and dissemination of foreign intelligence relat- 19 ing to critical and emerging technologies across the 20 intelligence community; and 21 (2) the appropriate sharing of such intelligence 22 with other Federal departments and agencies with 23 responsibilities for regulation, innovation and re- 24 search, science, public health, export control and 25 screenings, and Federal financial tools. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2204 1 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the devel- 2 opment of the strategy required by subsection (b), the Di3 rector shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con4 gress a copy of the strategy. TITLE LXVII—MATTERS RELAT6 ING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 7 Subtitle A—Matters Relating to 8 China 5 9 SEC. 6701. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORTS ON INFLU- 10 ENCE OPERATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS IN THE 11 UNITED 12 MUNIST PARTY. 13 STATES BY THE CHINESE COM- Section 1107 of the National Security Act of 1947 14 (50 U.S.C. 3237) is amended— 15 (1) in subsection (a)— 16 (A) by inserting after ‘‘Director of the Na- 17 tional Counterintelligence and Security Center’’ 18 the following: ‘‘, in coordination with the Direc- 19 tor of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 20 Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the 21 Director of the National Security Agency, and 22 any other relevant head of an element of the in- 23 telligence community,’’; and 24 (B) by inserting after ‘‘congressional intel- 25 ligence committees,’’ the following: ‘‘the Com- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2205 1 mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the Com- 2 mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep- 3 resentatives,’’; 4 (2) in subsection (b)— 5 (A) by redesignating paragraph (10) as 6 paragraph (12); and 7 (B) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 8 following: 9 ‘‘(10) A listing of provincial, municipal, or 10 other law enforcement institutions, including police 11 departments, in the People’s Republic of China asso- 12 ciated with establishing or maintaining a Chinese 13 police presence in the United States. 14 ‘‘(11) A listing of colleges and universities in 15 the People’s Republic of China that conduct military 16 research or host dedicated military initiatives or lab- 17 oratories.’’; 18 (3) by striking subsection (c); and 19 (4) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub- 20 section (c). 21 SEC. 6702. INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH ALLIES ON CHI- 22 NESE COMMUNIST PARTY EFFORTS IN EU- 23 ROPE. 24 It is the sense of the Congress that malign influence 25 efforts by the Chinese Communist Party have increased g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2206 1 in Europe, as they have in the United States homeland, 2 and that the intelligence community should seek every op3 portunity to coordinate with European partners, including 4 through the sharing of intelligence, as appropriate, to both 5 illuminate and disrupt such malign influence efforts. 6 SEC. 6703. PROHIBITION ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 7 CONTRACTING 8 COMPANIES ENGAGED IN BIOTECHNOLOGY 9 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, OR MANUFAC- 10 TURING. 11 WITH CHINESE MILITARY (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 12 (1) 1260H LIST.—The term ‘‘1260H list’’ 13 means the list of Chinese military companies oper- 14 ating in the United States most recently submitted 15 under section 1260H(b)(1) of the William M. (Mac) 16 Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 17 Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note). 18 (2) AFFILIATE.—The term ‘‘affiliate’’ means an 19 entity that directly or indirectly controls, is con- 20 trolled by, or is under common control with another 21 entity. 22 (3) BIOTECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘bio- 23 technology’’ means the use of biological processes, 24 organisms, or systems for manufacturing, research, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2207 1 or medical purposes, including genetic engineering, 2 synthetic biology, and bioinformatics. 3 (b) PROHIBITION.—Subject to subsections (d) and 4 (e), a head of an element of the intelligence community 5 may not enter into, renew, or extend any contract for a 6 product or service with— 7 (1) any entity listed on the 1260H list that is 8 engaged in biotechnology research, development, or 9 manufacturing activities; 10 11 (2) any entity that is a known or assessed affiliate of any entity described in paragraph (1); 12 (3) any entity that has a known or assessed 13 joint venture, partnership, or contractual relation- 14 ship with any entity described in paragraph (1), if 15 the Director of National Intelligence determines that 16 the relationship presents a risk to the national secu- 17 rity of the United States; or 18 (4) any other entity that is engaged in bio- 19 technology research, development, or manufacturing 20 activities, if the Director of National Intelligence de- 21 termines that the activities present a risk to the na- 22 tional security of the United States. 23 (c) IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLIANCE.—The Di- 24 rector of National Intelligence shall, in consultation with 25 the heads of the elements of the intelligence community— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2208 1 2 (1) establish guidelines for the implementation of this section; 3 (2) maintain both a publicly available and clas- 4 sified list of entities covered by the prohibition in 5 subsection (b); 6 (3) require that each head of an element of the 7 intelligence community ensure that any contractor 8 engaged by the element certify that neither it nor 9 any of its subcontractors are engaged in a contract 10 for a product or service with an entity covered by 11 the prohibition in subsection (b); and 12 (4) otherwise ensure compliance with subsection 13 (b). 14 (d) WAIVER PROCESS.— 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National In- 16 telligence may establish a waiver process for the 17 heads of the elements of the intelligence community 18 under which the head of the relevant element may 19 waive the prohibition under subsection (b) for a pro- 20 curement on a case-by-case basis. A waiver may be 21 made under the process only if the head of the rel- 22 evant element— 23 (A) complies with any conditions the Di- 24 rector may establish for the process; and 25 (B) determines, in writing, that— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2209 1 (i) the procurement is essential for 2 national security and no reasonable alter- 3 native source exists; and 4 (ii) appropriate measures are in place 5 to mitigate risks associated with the pro- 6 curement. 7 (2) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—For each 8 waiver for a procurement issued under subsection 9 (b), the Director and the relevant head of the ele- 10 ment of the intelligence community shall, not later 11 than 30 days after issuing the waiver, submit to the 12 congressional intelligence committees, the Committee 13 on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee 14 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a 15 notice of the waiver, which shall include a justifica- 16 tion for the waiver and a description of the risk 17 mitigation measures implemented for the procure- 18 ment. 19 (e) EXCEPTIONS.—The prohibition in subsection (b) 20 shall not apply to— 21 22 (1) the acquisition or provision of health care services overseas for— 23 (A) employees of the United States, includ- 24 ing members of the uniformed services (as de- 25 fined in section 101(a) of title 10, United g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2210 1 States Code), whose official duty stations are 2 located overseas or who are on permissive tem- 3 porary duty travel overseas; or 4 (B) employees of contractors or sub- 5 contractors of the United States— 6 (i) who are performing under a con- 7 tract that directly supports the missions or 8 activities of individuals described in sub- 9 paragraph (A); and 10 (ii) whose primary duty stations are 11 located overseas or who are on permissive 12 temporary duty travel overseas; or 13 (2) the acquisition, use, or distribution of 14 human multiomic data, lawfully compiled, that is 15 commercially or publicly available. 16 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 17 on the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment 18 of this Act and apply to any contract entered into, re19 newed, or extended on or after such effective date. 20 (g) SUNSET.—The provisions of this section shall ter- 21 minate on the date that is 10 years after the date of the 22 enactment of this Act. 23 (h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall 24 only be construed to apply to activities of an element of 25 the intelligence community. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2211 1 SEC. 6704. REPORT ON THE WEALTH OF THE LEADERSHIP 2 OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 5 Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of State 6 and the Secretary of Defense, shall post on a publicly 7 available website of the Office of the Director of National 8 Intelligence and submit to the Select Committee on Intel9 ligence and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 10 Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel11 ligence and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 12 House of Representatives a report on the wealth of the 13 leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. 14 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub- 15 section (a) shall include the following elements: 16 (1) An assessment of the personal wealth, fi- 17 nancial holdings, and business interests of the fol- 18 lowing foreign persons: 19 (A) The General Secretary of the Chinese 20 Communist Party. 21 (B) Members of the Politburo Standing 22 Committee. 23 (C) Members of the full Politburo. 24 (2) Evidence of physical and financial assets 25 owned or controlled directly or indirectly by such 26 foreign persons, including— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2212 1 (A) real estate holdings inside and outside 2 the People’s Republic of China, including the 3 Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong 4 and Macau; 5 (B) any high-value personal assets; and 6 (C) business holdings, investments, and fi- 7 nancial accounts held in jurisdictions outside 8 mainland China. 9 (3) Identification of financial proxies, business 10 associates, or other entities used to obscure the own- 11 ership of such wealth and assets, including as a 12 baseline those referenced in the March 2025 report 13 issued by the Office of the Director of National In- 14 telligence entitled, ‘‘Wealth and Corrupt Activities of 15 the Leadership of the Chinese Communist Party’’. 16 (4) Nonpublic information related to the wealth 17 of the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, 18 to the extent possible consistent with the protection 19 of intelligence sources and methods. 20 (c) FORM.—The report posted and submitted under 21 subsection (a) shall be in unclassified form, but the version 22 submitted to the Select Committee on Intelligence and the 23 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 24 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Com- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2213 1 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 2 may include a classified annex as necessary. 3 SEC. 6705. ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON INVESTMENTS BY 4 THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN THE 5 AGRICULTURE SECTOR OF BRAZIL. 6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 7 (1) AGRICULTURE SECTOR.—The term ‘‘agri- 8 culture sector’’ means any physical infrastructure, 9 energy production, land, or other inputs associated 10 with the production of agricultural commodities (as 11 defined in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act 12 of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602)). 13 (2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON- 14 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con- 15 gress’’ means— 16 (A) the congressional intelligence commit- 17 tees; 18 (B) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri- 19 tion, and Forestry and the Committee on For- 20 eign Relations of the Senate; and 21 (C) the Committee on Agriculture and the 22 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 23 Representatives. 24 (b) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2214 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 2 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 3 of National Intelligence, in consultation with the 4 Secretary of State and the Secretary of Agriculture, 5 shall assess the extent of investment by the People’s 6 Republic of China in the agriculture sector of Brazil. 7 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The assessment shall 8 consider the following: 9 (A) The extent to which President Xi 10 Jinping has engaged in or directed engagement 11 with Brazilian leadership with regard to the ag- 12 riculture sector of Brazil. 13 (B) The extent of engagement between the 14 Government of the People’s Republic of China 15 and the agriculture sector of Brazil. 16 (C) The strategic intentions of the engage- 17 ment or direction of President Xi, if any, to in- 18 vest in the agriculture sector of Brazil. 19 (D) The number of entities based in or 20 owned by the People’s Republic of China in- 21 vested in the agriculture sector of Brazil, in- 22 cluding joint ventures with Brazilian-owned 23 companies. 24 (E) The impacts to the supply chain, glob- 25 al market, and food security of investment in or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2215 1 control of the agriculture sector in Brazil by the 2 People’s Republic of China. 3 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.— 4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 5 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 6 shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con- 7 gress a report detailing the assessment required by 8 subsection (b). 9 (2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 10 (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 11 include a classified annex. 12 SEC. 6706. IDENTIFICATION OF ENTITIES THAT PROVIDE 13 SUPPORT 14 ARMY. 15 TO THE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION (a) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF 16 CONGRESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate com17 mittees of Congress’’ means— 18 (1) the congressional intelligence committees; 19 (2) the congressional defense committees (as 20 defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States 21 Code); 22 23 (3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 24 25 (4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2216 1 (b) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National Intel- 2 ligence shall identify the businesses, academic and re3 search institutions, and other entities in the People’s Re4 public of China that provide support to the People’s Lib5 eration Army, including— 6 (1) for national defense or military moderniza- 7 tion, including the development, application, or inte- 8 gration of civilian capabilities for military, para- 9 military, or security purposes; 10 (2) for the development, production, testing, or 11 proliferation of weapons systems, critical tech- 12 nologies, or dual-use items, as defined under applica- 13 ble United States law (including regulations); or 14 (3) academic, scientific, or technical collabora- 15 tion that materially contributes to or supports any 16 of the activities described in paragraphs (1) and (2). 17 (c) SUBMISSION OF LIST TO CONGRESS.—Not later 18 than the date that is 180 days after the enactment of this 19 Act, and not later than the anniversary of that date for 20 each of two years thereafter, the Director of National In21 telligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of 22 Congress a list of each entity identified under subsection 23 (b). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2217 1 SEC. 6707. MISSION MANAGER FOR THE PEOPLE’S REPUB- 2 3 LIC OF CHINA. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITION.— 4 (1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be a mission 5 manager for all intelligence collection matters relat- 6 ing to the People’s Republic of China. The mission 7 manager shall be designated or appointed by the Di- 8 rector of National Intelligence. 9 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Notwith- 10 standing any other provision of law, the mission 11 manager designated or appointed under paragraph 12 (1) may be an individual serving in a position within 13 the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. 14 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The first mission manager 15 under subsection (a) shall be designated or appointed not 16 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 17 this Act. 18 (c) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate on 19 December 31, 2030. 20 SEC. 6708. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE OF AD- 21 VANCEMENTS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY BY THE 22 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 23 Not later than one year after the date of the enact- 24 ment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, 25 acting through the National Intelligence Council, shall— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2218 1 (1) produce a National Intelligence Estimate 2 with respect to advancements by the People’s Re- 3 public of China in biotechnology and any other sig- 4 nificant technology or science sector the Director 5 considers related; and 6 (2) submit such National Intelligence Estimate 7 to the congressional intelligence committees and the 8 Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 9 House of Representatives. 10 Subtitle B—Other Matters 11 SEC. 6711. IMPROVEMENTS TO REQUIREMENT FOR MONI- 12 TORING OF IRANIAN ENRICHMENT OF URA- 13 NIUM-235. 14 Section 7413(b) of the Intelligence Authorization Act 15 for Fiscal Year 2024 (division G of Public Law 118–31; 16 22 U.S.C. 8701 note) is amended— 17 18 (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); 19 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘assesses that 20 the Islamic Republic of Iran has produced or pos- 21 sesses any amount of uranium-235 enriched to 22 greater than 60 percent purity or has engaged in 23 significant 24 ‘‘makes a finding described in paragraph (2) pursu- 25 ant to an assessment,’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) enrichment activity,’’ and inserting G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2219 1 2 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: 3 ‘‘(2) FINDING DESCRIBED.—A finding de- 4 scribed in this paragraph is a finding that the Is- 5 lamic Republic of Iran has— 6 ‘‘(A) produced or possesses any amount of 7 uranium-235 enriched to greater than 60-per- 8 cent purity; 9 ‘‘(B) engaged in significant enrichment ac- 10 tivity; or 11 ‘‘(C) made the decision to produce a nu- 12 13 clear weapon from highly enriched uranium.’’. SEC. 6712. POLICY TOWARD CERTAIN AGENTS OF FOREIGN 14 15 GOVERNMENTS. Section 601 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 16 Fiscal Year 1985 (Public Law 98–618; 98 Stat. 3303) is 17 amended— 18 (1) by striking subsection (b); 19 (2) by redesignating subsections (c) (relating to 20 an amendment to the State Department Basic Au- 21 thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 4303)) and (d) (22 22 U.S.C. 4303 note) as subsections (d) and (e), re- 23 spectively; 24 25 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) (22 U.S.C. 254c–1) the following new subsections: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2220 1 ‘‘(b) The Secretary of State, in negotiating agree- 2 ments with foreign governments regarding reciprocal privi3 leges and immunities of United States diplomatic per4 sonnel, shall consult with the Director of the Federal Bu5 reau of Investigation and the Director of National Intel6 ligence in achieving the sense of Congress in subsection 7 (a). 8 ‘‘(c) Not later than 90 days after the date of the en- 9 actment of this subsection, and annually thereafter for 5 10 years, the Secretary of State, the Director of the Federal 11 Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of National In12 telligence shall submit to the Select Committee on Intel13 ligence, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com14 mittee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropria15 tions of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee 16 on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 17 Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Ap18 propriations of the House of Representatives a report on 19 each foreign government that— 20 ‘‘(1) engages in intelligence activities within the 21 United States harmful to the national security of the 22 United States; and 23 ‘‘(2) possesses numbers, status, privileges and 24 immunities, travel accommodations, or facilities 25 within the United States of official representatives g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2221 1 to the United States that exceed the respective num- 2 bers, status, privileges and immunities, travel accom- 3 modations, or facilities within such country of offi- 4 cial representatives of the United States to such 5 country.’’; and 6 (4) in subsection (e), as redesignated by this 7 section, by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and inserting 8 ‘‘subsection (d)’’. 9 SEC. 6713. EXTENSION OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CO- 10 ORDINATOR FOR RUSSIAN ATROCITIES AC- 11 COUNTABILITY. 12 Section 6512 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 13 Fiscal Year 2023 (division F of Public Law 117–263; 136 14 Stat. 3543; 50 U.S.C. 3025 note) is amended— 15 (1) in subsection (b)— 16 (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting be- 17 fore the period the following: ‘‘, including with 18 respect to the forcible transfer and deportation 19 of Ukrainian children’’; and 20 (B) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking 21 ‘‘2026’’ and inserting ‘‘2028’’; and 22 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the date that 23 is 4 years after the date of the enactment of this 24 Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2028. The Direc- 25 tor and Coordinator shall carry out this section be- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2222 1 fore such date regardless of any ceasefire or ces- 2 sation of armed hostilities by Russia in Ukraine oc- 3 curring before such date.’’. 4 SEC. 6714. PLAN TO ENHANCE INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO 5 COUNTER FOREIGN INFLUENCE INTENDED 6 TO CONTINUE OR EXPAND THE CONFLICT IN 7 SUDAN. 8 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact- 9 ment of this Act, the Director of the Central Intelligence 10 Agency, in consultation with such other heads of elements 11 of the intelligence community as the Director considers 12 appropriate, shall develop a plan— 13 (1) to share relevant intelligence, if any, relat- 14 ing to foreign efforts to continue or expand the con- 15 flict in Sudan, with regional allies and partners of 16 the United States, including to downgrade or declas- 17 sify such intelligence as needed; and 18 (2) to collect and analyze intelligence to enable 19 the United States Government to counter foreign ef- 20 forts to continue or expand the conflict in Sudan in 21 order to protect national and regional security. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2223 1 SEC. 6715. REVIEW OF INFORMATION RELATING TO AC- 2 TIONS BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS TO AS- 3 SIST PERSONS EVADING JUSTICE. 4 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact- 5 ment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of 6 Investigation shall, in coordination with the Director of 7 National Intelligence, complete a review for declassifica8 tion of any information in the possession of the Federal 9 Bureau of Investigation collected on or after January 1, 10 2020, relating to whether any foreign government official 11 has assisted or facilitated any citizen or national of their 12 country in departing the United States while the citizen 13 or national was under investigation or awaiting trial or 14 sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the United 15 States to determine what information, if any, can be ap16 propriately declassified and made available to the public. 17 Upon completion of the review, the Director of the Federal 18 Bureau of Investigation shall make such information, if 19 any, available to the public in a manner consistent with 20 provisions of Federal law related to privacy. 21 SEC. 6716. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON THE 22 23 WESTERN HEMISPHERE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 24 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 25 Intelligence, acting through the National Intelligence g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2224 1 Council, shall produce a National Intelligence Estimate on 2 the Western Hemisphere. 3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The National Intelligence Estimate 4 required by subsection (a) shall cover the 10-year period 5 beginning on the date on which the Estimate is produced 6 and include an assessment of— 7 8 (1) the major threats to United States national security interests in the Western Hemisphere; 9 (2) the attitudes of other nations in the West- 10 ern Hemisphere toward partnership with the United 11 States, China, and Russia, including the willingness 12 of Western Hemisphere nations to support United 13 States national security priorities and the likely tra- 14 jectory of Western Hemisphere nations’ relationships 15 with the United States; 16 (3) the extent to which expanded economic, en- 17 ergy, law enforcement, intelligence, counternarcotics, 18 or security cooperation between nations in the West- 19 ern Hemisphere and the United States could help 20 mitigate the threats identified in paragraph (1); and 21 (4) the extent to which expanded economic, en- 22 ergy, law enforcement, intelligence, counternarcotics, 23 and security cooperation between and among other 24 nations in the Western Hemisphere (excluding the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2225 1 United States) could help mitigate the threats iden- 2 tified in paragraph (1). 3 (c) AVAILABILITY TO PUBLIC.—At the same time the 4 Director produces the Estimate under subsection (a), the 5 Director shall make available to the public, on the publicly 6 accessible website of the Office of the Director of National 7 Intelligence, an unclassified summary of the key findings 8 of the Estimate. 9 SEC. 6717. PLAN TO ENHANCE COUNTERNARCOTICS COL- 10 LABORATION, 11 OPERATION 12 MEXICO. 13 COORDINATION, WITH THE AND GOVERNMENT COOF Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact- 14 ment of this Act, the head of each element of the intel15 ligence community shall submit to the Director of Na16 tional Intelligence the following: 17 (1) A description and assessment of the intel- 18 ligence community element’s direct relationship, if 19 any, with any element of the Government of Mexico. 20 (2) A strategy to enhance counternarcotics co- 21 operation and appropriate coordination with each 22 element of the Government of Mexico with which the 23 intelligence community element has a direct relation- 24 ship. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2226 1 (3) Recommendations and a description of the 2 resources required to efficiently and effectively im- 3 plement the strategy required by paragraph (2) in 4 furtherance of the national interest of the United 5 States. 6 SEC. 6718. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO DUTY TO 7 WARN 8 OTHER UNITED STATES PERSONS. 9 FORMER SENIOR OFFICIALS AND (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 10 gress that Congress is gravely concerned about the ongo11 ing threat of lethal plotting against United States persons 12 from adversary nations, including those against numerous 13 former senior United States officials, principally from the 14 Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Information 15 collected regarding plots against United States persons re16 quires expeditious fulfilment of the duty to warn process 17 of the intelligence community, including close consultation 18 with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 19 (b) NOTICE OF WARNING.— 20 (1) NOTICE REQUIRED.—If an element of the 21 intelligence community determines pursuant to pro- 22 cedures established in accordance with Intelligence 23 Community Directive 191 (or any successor direc- 24 tive) that such element has a duty to warn a United 25 States person inside the United States of an im- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2227 1 pending threat and, after consultation with the Fed- 2 eral Bureau of Investigation when required, notifies 3 such person or facilitates notification of such person 4 by another party, the head of such element shall also 5 immediately provide notice of the warning to the Di- 6 rector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and, if 7 such person is under the protection of an element of 8 the Federal Government, a person responsible for 9 the protection of such United States person. 10 (2) PROCESS FOR NOTIFICATION.—If notice is 11 required under paragraph (1) to a person respon- 12 sible for the protection of a United States person, 13 such notice may be made in any appropriate and ex- 14 peditious manner, including through the Director of 15 the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 16 (c) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION RECORDS 17 OF WARNINGS.—The Director of the Federal Bureau of 18 Investigation shall establish a process for documenting 19 and maintaining records of each notice of a warning pro20 vided to the Director in accordance with subsection (b). 21 (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 22 tion shall be construed to limit any duty to warn already 23 in effect, including under Intelligence Community Direc24 tive 191 (relating to duty to warn) and any policies or 25 procedures issued in accordance with such directive. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2228 1 (e) UNITED STATES PERSON DEFINED.—In this sec- 2 tion, the term ‘‘United States person’’ has the meaning 3 given the term in section 105A of the National Security 4 Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3039). 6 TITLE LXVIII—REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS 7 SEC. 6801. MODIFICATION AND REPEAL OF REPORTING RE- 5 8 9 QUIREMENTS. (a) NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947.— 10 11 (1) FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE ON TERRORIST ASSETS.— 12 (A) REPEAL.—Section 118 of the National 13 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3055) is re- 14 pealed. 15 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 16 507(a) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3106(a)) is 17 amended— 18 (i) by striking paragraph (5); and 19 (ii) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 20 paragraph (5). 21 (C) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments 22 made by subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall take 23 effect on December 31, 2026. 24 (2) COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SE- 25 CURITY PROTECTIONS FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMU- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2229 1 NITY GRANT FUNDING.—Section 121 of the National 2 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3061) is amended 3 by striking subsection (c). 4 (3) PERSONNEL-LEVEL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE 5 INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—Section 6 National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3098) is 7 repealed. 506B of the 8 (4) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY.— 9 Subtitle D of title X of the National Security Act of 10 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3327 et seq.) is amended— 11 (A) by striking section 1033; and 12 (B) by redesignating sections 1034 and 13 1035 as sections 1033 and 1034, respectively. 14 (5) MEASURES TO MITIGATE COUNTERINTEL- 15 LIGENCE THREATS FROM PROLIFERATION AND USE 16 OF 17 1102A(b)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 18 (50 U.S.C. 3232a) is amended by inserting ‘‘for 19 seven years’’ after ‘‘annually thereafter’’. 20 (b) INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACTS.— FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SPYWARE.—Section 21 (1) BRIEFINGS ON PROGRAMS FOR NEXT-GEN- 22 ERATION MICROELECTRONICS IN SUPPORT OF ARTI- 23 FICIAL INTELLIGENCE.—Section 7507 of the Intel- 24 ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (50 25 U.S.C. 3334s) is amended by striking subsection (e). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2230 1 (2) EXPANSION OF SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR 2 CERTAIN CONTRACTORS.—Section 6715 of the Intel- 3 ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (divi- 4 sion F of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 3572) is 5 amended— 6 (A) by striking subsection (c); and 7 (B) by redesignating subsections (d) and 8 (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively. 9 (3) TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGIES OF STRATEGIC 10 IMPORTANCE TO UNITED STATES.—Section 11 the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 12 2022 (division X of Public Law 117–103; 136 Stat. 13 1035) is repealed. 14 (4) BRIEFINGS ON IRANIAN 833 of EXPENDITURES 15 SUPPORTING FOREIGN MILITARY AND TERRORIST 16 ACTIVITIES.—Section 6705 of the Damon Paul Nel- 17 son and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Author- 18 ization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 19 (22 U.S.C. 9412) is amended— 20 (A) in the section heading, by striking 21 ‘‘AND ANNUAL BRIEFING’’; and 22 (B) by striking subsection (b). 23 (5) NATIONAL SECURITY EFFECTS OF GLOBAL 24 WATER 25 DISEASE AND PANDEMICS.—Section g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) INSECURITY (1035098|1) AND EMERGING INFECTIOUS 6722 of the G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2231 1 Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard In- 2 telligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 3 2019, and 2020 (division E of Public Law 116–92; 4 50 U.S.C. 3024 note) is repealed. 5 (6) COUNTER ACTIVE MEASURES BY RUSSIA, 6 CHINA, IRAN, NORTH KOREA, OR OTHER NATION 7 STATE TO EXERT COVERT INFLUENCE.—Section 501 8 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 9 2017 (division N of Public Law 115–31; 50 U.S.C. 10 3001 note) is amended by striking subsection (h). 11 (7) NOTICE OF DEPLOYMENT OR TRANSFER OF 12 CONTAINERIZED MISSILE SYSTEM BY RUSSIA OR 13 CERTAIN OTHER COUNTRIES.—Section 14 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 15 (division M of Public Law 114–113) is repealed. 16 (c) OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.— 501 of the 17 (1) PROPOSAL TO MODIFY OR INTRODUCE NEW 18 AIRCRAFT OR SENSORS FOR FLIGHT BY THE RUS- 19 SIAN FEDERATION UNDER OPEN SKIES TREATY.— 20 Section 1242 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 21 ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 22 for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 23 Stat. 3563) is repealed. 24 25 (2) BRIEFINGS ON ANALYTIC INTEGRITY REVIEWS.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2232 1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1019 of the In- 2 telligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act 3 of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3364) is amended by strik- 4 ing subsections (c) and (d). 5 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 6 6312(d)(1) of the Intelligence Authorization Act 7 for Fiscal Year 2023 (division F of Public Law 8 117–263; 50 U.S.C. 3364 note) is amended by 9 striking ‘‘In conjunction with each briefing pro- 10 vided under section 1019(c) of the Intelligence 11 Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 12 (50 U.S.C. 3364(c))’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later 13 than February 1 each year’’. 14 (3) COMMERCE WITH, AND ASSISTANCE TO, 15 CUBA FROM OTHER FOREIGN COUNTRIES.—Section 16 108 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 17 (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–114; 18 22 U.S.C. 6038) is repealed. 19 SEC. 6802. REVISIONS TO CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION 20 OF 21 MENTS. 22 INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION ADJUST- Section 22 of the National Security Agency Act of 23 1959 (50 U.S.C. 3620) is amended— 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1) in subsection (a)— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2233 1 (A) by striking ‘‘the occurrence of an intel- 2 ligence collection adjustment’’ and inserting 3 ‘‘that a covered intelligence collection or sharing 4 adjustment has occurred’’; and 5 (B) by striking ‘‘notification of the intel- 6 ligence collection adjustment’’ and inserting 7 ‘‘summary of such adjustment and the cause of 8 such adjustment’’; and 9 (2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph 10 (2) to read as follows: 11 ‘‘(2) COVERED INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION OR 12 SHARING ADJUSTMENT.—The 13 ligence collection or sharing adjustment’ means an 14 action or inaction by the National Security Agency 15 that results in a significant change to— term ‘covered intel- 16 ‘‘(A) the quantity of intelligence collected 17 by the National Security Agency with respect to 18 a foreign country, foreign organization, or sen- 19 ior leader of a foreign country or foreign orga- 20 nization; or 21 ‘‘(B) policies or practices of the National 22 Security Agency with respect to the sharing of 23 intelligence with a foreign country, organization 24 of foreign countries, or organization of coun- 25 tries of which the United States is a member.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2234 1 SEC. 6803. DECLASSIFICATION OF INTELLIGENCE AND AD- 2 DITIONAL 3 LATING TO THE COVID–19 PANDEMIC. 4 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact- TRANSPARENCY MEASURES RE- 5 ment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 6 shall, jointly with the head of each element of the intel7 ligence community— 8 (1) perform a declassification review of intel- 9 ligence relating to the origins of Coronavirus Disease 10 2019 (COVID–19), including— 11 (A) research conducted at the Wuhan In- 12 stitute of Virology or any other medical or sci- 13 entific research center within the People’s Re- 14 public of China; 15 (B) information relating to Gain of Func- 16 tion research and the intention of this research; 17 (C) information relating to sources of 18 funding 19 coronaviruses, including both sources within the 20 People’s Republic of China and foreign sources; 21 and 22 or direction for research on (D) the possibility of zoonotic origins of 23 COVID–19; 24 (2) perform a declassification review of intel- 25 ligence relating to efforts by government officials of 26 entities of the People’s Republic of China— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2235 1 (A) to disrupt or obstruct information 2 sharing or investigations into the origins of the 3 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) pan- 4 demic; 5 (B) to disrupt the sharing of medically sig- 6 nificant information relating to the trans- 7 missibility and potential harm of SARS–CoV–2 8 to humans, including— 9 (i) efforts to limit the sharing of in- 10 formation with the United States Govern- 11 ment; 12 (ii) efforts to limit the sharing of in- 13 formation with the governments of allies 14 and partners of the United States; and 15 (iii) efforts to limit the sharing of in- 16 formation with the United Nations and 17 World Health Organization; 18 (C) to obstruct or otherwise limit the shar- 19 ing of information between national, provincial, 20 and city governments within the People’s Re- 21 public of China and between subnational enti- 22 ties within the People’s Republic of China and 23 external researchers; 24 (D) to deny the sharing of information 25 with the United States, allies and partners of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2236 1 the United States, or multilateral organizations, 2 including the United Nations and the World 3 Health Organization; 4 (E) to pressure or lobby foreign govern- 5 ments, journalists, medical researchers, officials 6 of the United States Government, or officials of 7 multilateral organizations (including the United 8 Nations and the World Health Organization) 9 with respect to the source, scientific origins, 10 transmissibility, or other attributes of the 11 SARS–CoV–2 virus or the COVID–19 pan- 12 demic; 13 (F) to disrupt government or private-sector 14 efforts to conduct research and development of 15 medical interventions or countermeasures for 16 the COVID–19 pandemic, including vaccines; 17 and 18 (G) to promote alternative narratives re- 19 garding the origins of COVID–19 as well as the 20 domestic Chinese and international response to 21 the COVID–19 pandemic; 22 (3) release publicly the intelligence products de- 23 scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) including such 24 redactions as the Director, with the concurrence of 25 the head of the originating intelligence community g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2237 1 element, determines necessary to protect sources and 2 methods and information concerning United States 3 persons; and 4 (4) submit to the congressional intelligence 5 committees an unredacted version of the declassified 6 intelligence products described in paragraph (3). 7 SEC. 6804. CLASSIFIED INTELLIGENCE BUDGET JUSTIFICA- 8 TION MATERIALS AND SUBMISSION OF IN- 9 TELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DRUG CONTROL 10 RESOURCE SUMMARY. 11 (a) CLASSIFIED INTELLIGENCE BUDGET JUSTIFICA- 12 TION MATERIALS.—Section 506J(b) of the National Secu- 13 rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3105a(b)) is amended by in14 serting ‘‘and the Committees on Appropriations of the 15 Senate and the House of Representatives’’ after ‘‘congres16 sional intelligence committees’’. 17 18 (b) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DRUG CONTROL RESOURCE SUMMARY.— 19 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The Director of National 20 Intelligence shall develop a summary of intelligence 21 community drug control resources for each of fiscal 22 years 2027 and 2028. 23 (2) SUBMISSION.— 24 (A) SUMMARY.—Not later than 30 days 25 after the date on which the Director of National g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2238 1 Intelligence submits to the congressional intel- 2 ligence committees the classified intelligence 3 budget justification materials under section 4 506J of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 5 U.S.C. 3105a) for a fiscal year covered by sub- 6 section (a), the Director shall submit to the 7 congressional intelligence committees and the 8 Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 9 and the House of Representatives a consoli- 10 dated summary of the drug control resources of 11 the intelligence community for that fiscal year. 12 To the extent practicable and applicable, the 13 Director shall organize such summary in a simi- 14 lar manner as the National Drug Control Pro- 15 gram budget under section 704(c) of the Office 16 of National Drug Control Policy Reauthoriza- 17 tion Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1703(c)). 18 (B) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Each summary 19 under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 20 (i) A certification by the Director 21 stating that the drug control resources of 22 the intelligence community are designed to 23 implement the responsibilities of the intel- 24 ligence community in support of the 25 counter-drug efforts of the United States, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2239 1 as reflected in the National Drug Control 2 Strategy under section 706 of the Office of 3 National Drug Control Policy Reauthoriza- 4 tion Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1705) and the 5 National Interdiction Command and Con- 6 trol Plan under section 711(a)(4) of such 7 Act (21 U.S.C. 1710(a)(4)). 8 (ii) A description of the key accom- 9 plishments of the intelligence community 10 with respect to counternarcotics during the 11 fiscal year in which the summary is sub- 12 mitted and the previous fiscal year. 13 (iii) The total amounts requested for 14 the National Intelligence Program for 15 counternarcotics for the fiscal year covered 16 by the summary and for the previous fiscal 17 year. 18 (iv) Each of the total amounts under 19 subparagraph (C), disaggregated by each 20 element of the intelligence community at 21 the expenditure center, project, and sub- 22 project levels. 23 (v) Any other information the Direc- 24 tor determines appropriate to provide the 25 congressional intelligence committees with g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2240 1 a consolidated, comprehensive, and detailed 2 understanding of the amounts, activities, 3 and purposes of the amounts requested for 4 the National Intelligence Program for 5 counternarcotics for the fiscal year covered 6 by the summary. 7 (C) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—Each 8 head of an element of the intelligence commu- 9 nity shall timely provide to the Director of Na- 10 tional Intelligence the information the Director 11 requires to develop each summary under para- 12 graph (1). 13 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 14 7320(a) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 15 Fiscal Year 2024 (division G of Public Law 118–31; 16 50 U.S.C. 3096 note) is amended by striking 17 ‘‘2027’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 18 SEC. 6805. REQUIRING PENETRATION TESTING AS PART OF 19 THE TESTING AND CERTIFICATION OF VOT- 20 ING SYSTEMS. 21 Section 231 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 22 (52 U.S.C. 20971) is amended by adding at the end the 23 following new subsection: 24 ‘‘(e) REQUIRED PENETRATION TESTING.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2241 1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 2 after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 3 the Commission shall provide for the conduct of pen- 4 etration testing as part of the testing, certification, 5 decertification, and recertification of voting system 6 hardware and software by the Commission based on 7 accredited laboratories under this section. 8 ‘‘(2) ACCREDITATION.—The Commission shall 9 develop a program for the acceptance of the results 10 of penetration testing on election systems. The pene- 11 tration testing required by this subsection shall be 12 required for Commission certification. The Commis- 13 sion shall vote on the selection of any entity identi- 14 fied. The requirements for such selection shall be 15 based on consideration of an entity’s competence to 16 conduct penetration testing under this subsection. 17 The Commission may consult with the National In- 18 stitute of Standards and Technology or any other 19 appropriate Federal agency on lab selection criteria 20 and other aspects of this program.’’. 21 SEC. 6806. STANDARD GUIDELINES FOR INTELLIGENCE 22 COMMUNITY TO REPORT AND DOCUMENT 23 ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS. 24 (a) STANDARD GUIDELINES.—Not later than 90 days 25 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2242 1 of National Intelligence shall, in coordination with such 2 heads of elements of the intelligence community as the Di3 rector considers appropriate, develop and issue standard 4 guidelines for personnel of the intelligence community to 5 report and properly document anomalous health incidents. 6 (b) CONFORMITY WITH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 7 GUIDELINES.—In developing the standard guidelines re8 quired by subsection (a), the Director shall ensure that 9 such standard guidelines are as similar as practicable to 10 guidelines issued by the Secretary of Defense for personnel 11 of the Department of Defense to report and properly docu12 ment anomalous health incidents. 13 (c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 10 days after the 14 date on which the Director issues the standard guidelines 15 required by subsection (a), the Director shall submit to 16 the congressional intelligence committees the standard 17 guidelines, including a statement describing the implemen18 tation of such standard guidelines, how the standard 19 guidelines differ from those issued by the Secretary, and 20 the justifications for such differences. 21 22 23 24 DIVISION G—COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2025 SEC. 7001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This division may be cited as the 25 ‘‘Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2243 1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 2 this division is as follows: Sec. 7001. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 7002. Definitions and directions. Sec. 7103. Automatic execution of conforming changes. TITLE LXXI—COAST GUARD Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 7101. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 7102. Authorized levels of military strength and training. Subtitle B—Accountability Sec. 7111. Annual report on progress of certain homeporting projects. Sec. 7112. Major acquisitions. Sec. 7113. Quarterly acquisition brief requirements. Sec. 7114. Overdue reports. Sec. 7115. Requirement for Coast Guard to provide analysis of alternatives for aircraft. Sec. 7116. Oversight of funds. Sec. 7117. Regular polar security cutter updates. Sec. 7118. Annual plan for Coast Guard operations in the Pacific; feasibility study on supporting additional port visits and deployments in support of operation blue pacific. Sec. 7119. Annual plan for Coast Guard operations in the Caribbean. Sec. 7120. Prohibition on submission to Congress of slideshow presentations. TITLE LXXII—ORGANIZATION, AUTHORITIES, ACQUISITION, AND PERSONNEL OF THE COAST GUARD Subtitle A—Authorities Sec. 7201. Reorganization of chapter 3. Sec. 7202. Public availability of information. Sec. 7203. Modification of treatment of minor construction and improvement project management. Sec. 7204. Agreements. Sec. 7205. Preparedness plans for Coast Guard properties located in tsunami inundation zones. Sec. 7206. Additional Pribilof Island transition completion actions. Sec. 7207. Coast Guard access to Department of the Treasury fund. Subtitle B—Acquisition Sec. 7211. Modification of prohibition on use of lead systems integrators. Sec. 7212. Acquisition improvements. Sec. 7213. Restriction on acquisition, procurement, or construction of vessels in foreign shipyards. Sec. 7214. Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard. Sec. 7215. Great Lakes icebreaking. Sec. 7216. Briefing on deployment of special purpose craft–heavy weather second generation (SPEC-HWX II) vessels in Pacific Northwest. Sec. 7217. Report on 87-foot patrol boat fleet. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2244 Sec. 7218. Procurement of tactical maritime surveillance systems. Subtitle C—Personnel Sec. 7221. Designation of officers with particular expertise in military justice or healthcare. Sec. 7222. Deferred retirement and retention in active duty status for health professions officers. Sec. 7223. Modifications to the officer involuntary separation process. Sec. 7224. Modifications and revisions relating to reopening retired grade determinations. Sec. 7225. Family leave policies for Coast Guard. Sec. 7226. Modifications to career flexibility program. Sec. 7227. Members asserting post-traumatic stress disorder, sexual assault, or traumatic brain injury. Sec. 7228. Authority for certain personnel; command sponsorship for dependents of members of Coast Guard assigned to Unalaska, Alaska; improved prevention of and response to hazing and bullying. Sec. 7229. Authorization for maternity uniform allowance for officers. Sec. 7230. Additional available guidance and considerations for reserve selection boards. Sec. 7231. Behavioral health. Sec. 7232. Travel allowance for members of Coast Guard assigned to Alaska. Sec. 7233. Tuition assistance and advanced education assistance pilot program. Sec. 7234. Recruitment, relocation, and retention incentive program for civilian firefighters employed by Coast Guard remote locations. Sec. 7235. Notification. Subtitle D—Coast Guard Academy Sec. 7241. Modification of reporting requirements on covered misconduct in Coast Guard Academy; consideration of request for transfer of a cadet at the Coast Guard Academy who is the victim of a sexual assault or related offense; room reassignment. Sec. 7242. Modification of Board of Visitors. Sec. 7243. Coast Guard Academy Cadet Advisory Board. Sec. 7244. Authorization for use of Coast Guard Academy facilities and equipment by covered foundations. Sec. 7245. Policy on hazing. Sec. 7246. Concurrent jurisdiction at Coast Guard Academy. Sec. 7247. Study on Coast Guard Academy oversight. Sec. 7248. Electronic locking mechanisms to ensure Coast Guard Academy cadet room security. Sec. 7249. Report on existing behavioral health and wellness support services facilities at Coast Guard Academy. Sec. 7250. Required posting of information. Sec. 7251. Installation of behavioral health and medical privacy rooms. Sec. 7252. Review and modification of Coast Guard Academy policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence. Subtitle E—Reports and Policies Sec. 7261. Policy and briefing on availability of naloxone to treat opioid, including Fentanyl, overdoses. Sec. 7262. Policy on methods to reduce incentives for illicit maritime drug trafficking. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2245 Sec. 7263. Plan for joint and integrated maritime operational and leadership training for United States Coast Guard and Taiwan Coast Guard administration. Sec. 7264. Aids to navigation. Sec. 7265. Study and gap analysis with respect to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi aviation hanger. Sec. 7266. Report on impacts of joint travel regulations on members of Coast Guard who rely on ferry systems. Sec. 7267. Report on Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program. Sec. 7268. Report on and expansion of Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program. Sec. 7269. Annual report on administration of sexual assault forensic examination kits. Sec. 7270. Report on Coast Guard personnel skills. Sec. 7271. Report on Coast Guard search and rescue operations. Sec. 7272. Report on East Rockaway Inlet navigation. Sec. 7273. Responsible property ownership and tracking. Sec. 7274. Study on effects of oceanographic, weather, and coastal conditions on Coast Guard missions. Sec. 7275. Parental leave surge staffing program. Sec. 7276. Modification of strategy to improve quality of life at remote units. Sec. 7277. Retention of certain records. Sec. 7278. Temporary installation of restroom facilities for Training Center Cape May medical facility. Sec. 7279. Childhood protection program. TITLE LXXIII—SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION Subtitle A—Merchant Mariner Credentials Sec. 7301. Merchant mariner credentialing. Sec. 7302. Nonoperating individual. Subtitle B—Vessel Safety Sec. 7311. Grossly negligent operations of a vessel. Sec. 7312. Performance driven examination schedule. Sec. 7313. Fishing safety training and research. Sec. 7314. Designating pilotage waters for the Straits of Mackinac. Sec. 7315. Requirement to report sexual offenses. Sec. 7316. Requirements for certain fishing vessels and fish tender vessels. Sec. 7317. Study of amphibious vessels. Sec. 7318. St. Lucie River railroad bridge. Subtitle C—Ports Sec. 7321. Ports and waterways safety. Sec. 7322. Study on Bering Strait vessel traffic projections and emergency response posture at ports of the United States. Sec. 7323. Improving vessel traffic service monitoring. Sec. 7324. Controlled substance onboard vessels. Sec. 7325. Cyber-incident training. Sec. 7326. Navigational protocols. Sec. 7327. Anchorages. Subtitle D—Matters Involving Uncrewed Systems g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2246 Sec. 7331. Pilot program for governance and oversight of small uncrewed maritime systems. Sec. 7332. Coast Guard training course. Sec. 7333. NOAA membership on autonomous vessel policy council. Sec. 7334. Technology pilot program. Sec. 7335. Uncrewed systems capabilities report. Sec. 7336. Medium unmanned aircraft systems capabilities study. Sec. 7337. National Academy of Sciences report on uncrewed systems and use of data. Sec. 7338. Unmanned aircraft systems. Subtitle E—Other Matters Sec. 7341. Information on type approval certificates. Sec. 7342. Clarification of authorities. Sec. 7343. Amendments to passenger vessel security and safety requirements. Sec. 7344. Extension of pilot program to establish a cetacean desk for Puget Sound region. Sec. 7345. Suspension of enforcement of use of devices broadcasting on AIS for purposes of making fishing gear. Sec. 7346. Classification societies. Sec. 7347. Abandoned and derelict vessel removals. Sec. 7348. Offshore operations. Sec. 7349. Port access routes. TITLE LXXIV—OIL POLLUTION RESPONSE Sec. 7401. Vessel response plans. Sec. 7402. Use of marine casualty investigations. Sec. 7403. Timing of review. Sec. 7404. Online incident reporting system. Sec. 7405. Investment. Sec. 7406. Additional response assets. Sec. 7407. International maritime oil spill response. TITLE LXXV—SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT RESPONSE Subtitle A—Accountability Implementation Sec. 7501. Independent review of Coast Guard reforms. Sec. 7502. Coast Guard implementation of independent review commission recommendations on addressing sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military. Subtitle B—Misconduct Sec. 7511. Covered misconduct. Sec. 7512. Policy relating to care and support of victims of covered misconduct. Sec. 7513. Flag officer review of, and concurrence in, separation of members who have reported covered misconduct. Sec. 7514. Policy and program to expand prevention of sexual misconduct. Sec. 7515. Training and education programs for covered misconduct prevention and response. Subtitle C—Other Matters g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2247 Sec. 7521. Complaints of retaliation by victims of sexual assault or sexual harassment and related persons. Sec. 7522. Development of policies on military protective orders. Sec. 7523. Establishment of special victim capabilities to respond to allegations of certain special victim offenses. Sec. 7524. Participation in CATCH a Serial Offender program. Sec. 7525. Confidential reporting of sexual harassment. Sec. 7526. Report on policy on whistleblower protections. Sec. 7527. Coast Guard and Coast Guard Academy access to defense sexual assault incident database. Sec. 7528. Expedited transfer in cases of sexual misconduct or domestic violence. Sec. 7529. Access to temporary separation program for victims of alleged sexrelated offenses. Sec. 7530. Continuous vetting of security clearances. TITLE LXXVI—COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORTS Sec. 7601. Comptroller General report on Coast Guard research, development, and innovation program. Sec. 7602. Comptroller General study on vessel traffic service center employment, compensation, and retention. Sec. 7603. Comptroller General review of quality and availability of Coast Guard behavioral health care and resources for personnel wellness. Sec. 7604. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard efforts to reduce prevalence of missing or incomplete medical records and sharing of medical data with Department of Veterans Affairs and other entities. Sec. 7605. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard training facility infrastructure. Sec. 7606. Comptroller General study on facility and infrastructure needs of Coast Guard stations conducting border security operations. Sec. 7607. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard basic allowance for housing. Sec. 7608. Comptroller General report on safety and security infrastructure at Coast Guard Academy. Sec. 7609. Comptroller General study on athletic coaching at Coast Guard Academy. Sec. 7610. Comptroller General study and report on permanent change of station process. Sec. 7611. Comptroller General review of Coast Guard Investigative Service. TITLE LXXVII—AMENDMENTS Sec. 7701. Amendments. 1 SEC. 7002. DEFINITIONS AND DIRECTIONS. 2 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this division: 3 4 (1) COMMANDANT.—The term ‘‘Commandant’’ means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2248 1 (2) SECRETARY.—Unless otherwise specified, 2 the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the de- 3 partment in which the Coast Guard is operating. 4 (b) DIRECTIONS.—In this division, when Secretary or 5 the Commandant are directed to provide or develop— 6 (1) a briefing, such briefing shall be accom- 7 panied by a narrative description, and at the option 8 of any committee designated as a recipient, be deliv- 9 ered in person; 10 (2) a policy, such policy shall be detailed, in 11 writing, and publicly available, but may contain a 12 classified annex; 13 (3) a plan, such plan shall be detailed, and in 14 writing; 15 (4) a report, such report shall be detailed and 16 in writing; and 17 (5) a strategy, such strategy shall be detailed 18 19 and in writing. SEC. 7103. 20 21 AUTOMATIC EXECUTION OF CONFORMING CHANGES. (a) TITLE 14.—Chapter 1 of title 14, United States 22 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 23 section: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2249 1 ‘‘§ 107. Automatic execution of conforming changes 2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—When an amendment to a cov- 3 ered Coast Guard law adds a section or larger organiza4 tional unit to the covered Coast Guard law, repeals or 5 transfers a section or larger organizational unit in the cov6 ered Coast Guard law, or amends the designation or head7 ing of a section or larger organizational unit in the covered 8 Coast Guard law, that amendment also shall have the ef9 fect of amending any analysis, table of contents, or similar 10 tabular entries in the covered Coast Guard law to alter 11 the table to conform to the changes made by the amend12 ment. 13 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 14 an amendment described in such subsection when— 15 ‘‘(1) the amendment or a clerical amendment 16 enacted at the same time expressly amends a table 17 of sections, table of contents, or similar tabular en- 18 tries in the covered maritime law to alter the table 19 to conform to the changes made by the amendment; 20 or 21 ‘‘(2) the amendment otherwise expressly ex- 22 empts itself from the operation of this section. 23 ‘‘(c) COVERED COAST GUARD LAW DEFINED.—In 24 this section, the term ‘covered Coast Guard law’ means— 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(1) this title; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2250 1 ‘‘(2) any Coast Guard authorization Act that 2 authorizes funds to be appropriated for a fiscal year 3 to the Coast Guard; and 4 ‘‘(3) any other law designated in the text there- 5 of as a covered Coast Guard law for purposes of ap- 6 plication of this section.’’. 7 (b) TITLE 46.—Subtitle I of title 46, United States 8 Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 1 the fol9 lowing: 10 ‘‘CHAPTER 3—AUTOMATIC EXECUTION OF CONFORMING CHANGES 11 12 ‘‘§ 301. Automatic execution of conforming changes 13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—When an amendment to a cov- 14 ered maritime law adds a section or larger organizational 15 unit to the covered maritime law, repeals or transfers a 16 section or larger organizational unit in the covered mari17 time law, or amends the designation or heading of a sec18 tion or larger organizational unit in the covered maritime 19 law, that amendment also shall have the effect of amend20 ing any analysis, table of contents, or similar tabular en21 tries in the covered maritime law to alter the table to con22 form to the changes made by the amendment. 23 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 24 an amendment described in such subsection when— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2251 1 ‘‘(1) the amendment or a clerical amendment 2 enacted at the same time expressly amends a table 3 of sections, table of contents, or similar tabular en- 4 tries in the covered maritime law to alter the table 5 to conform to the changes made by the amendment; 6 or 7 ‘‘(2) the amendment otherwise expressly ex- 8 empts itself from the operation of this section. 9 ‘‘(c) COVERED MARITIME LAW DEFINED.—In this 10 section, the term ‘covered maritime law’ means— 11 ‘‘(1) this title; 12 ‘‘(2) any Maritime Administration authorization 13 Act that authorizes funds to be appropriated for a 14 fiscal year to the Maritime Administration; and 15 ‘‘(3) any other law designated in the text there- 16 of as a covered maritime law for purposes of applica- 17 tion of this section.’’. 18 TITLE LXXI—COAST GUARD Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 19 20 21 22 SEC. 7101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Section 4902 of title 14, United States Code, is 23 amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2252 1 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 2 striking ‘‘fiscal years 2022 and 2023’’ and inserting 3 ‘‘fiscal years 2026 and 2027’’; 4 (2) in paragraph (1)— 5 (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking 6 clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following: 7 ‘‘(i) $11,851,875,000 for fiscal year 2026; 8 and 9 ‘‘(ii) 10 2027.’’; $13,500,000,000 for fiscal year 11 (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking 12 ‘‘$23,456,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,570,000’’; 13 and 14 (C) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘sub- 15 paragraph (A)(ii), $24,353,000’’ and inserting 16 ‘‘clause (ii) of subparagraph (A), $26,848,500’’; 17 (3) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking clauses (i) 18 and (ii) and inserting the following: 19 ‘‘(i) $3,651,480,000 for fiscal year 2026; 20 and 21 ‘‘(ii) 22 2027.’’; 23 (4) in paragraph (3) by striking subparagraphs 24 $3,700,000,000 for fiscal year (A) and (B) and inserting the following: 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) $67,701,000 for fiscal year 2026; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2253 1 ‘‘(B) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.’’; 2 and 3 (5) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 4 following: 5 ‘‘(4) For retired pay, including the payment of 6 obligations otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropria- 7 tions for purposes of retired pay, payments under 8 the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and 9 Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for career status 10 bonuses, payment of continuation pay under section 11 356 of title 37, concurrent receipts, combat-related 12 special compensation, and payments for medical care 13 of retired personnel and their dependents under 14 chapter 55 of title 10— 15 ‘‘(A) $1,057,929,000 for fiscal year 2026; 16 and 17 ‘‘(B) 18 19 for fiscal year 2027.’’. SEC. 7102. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH 20 21 $1,215,000,000 AND TRAINING. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4904 of title 14, United 22 States Code, is amended— 23 (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘44,500 for 24 each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023’’ and inserting g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2254 1 ‘‘50,000 for fiscal years 2026, and 55,000 for fiscal 2 year 2027’’; and 3 (2) in subsection (b)— 4 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 5 by striking ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2022 and 6 2023’’; 7 (B) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2,500 8 student years’’ and inserting ‘‘4,000 student 9 years for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027’’; 10 (C) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘165 stu- 11 dent years’’ and inserting ‘‘250 student years 12 for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027’’; 13 (D) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘385 stu- 14 dent years’’ and inserting ‘‘700 student years 15 for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027’’; and 16 (E) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘1,200 17 student years’’ and inserting ‘‘1,600 student 18 years for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027’’. 19 (b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—In any fiscal year 20 in which the submission required under section 1105 of 21 title 31, United States Code, does not include a propor22 tional increase in the Operations and Support funding 23 under section 4902(1)(A) of title 14, United States Code, 24 to support the end strengths authorized under the amend25 ments made by subsection (a)— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2255 1 (1) the Commandant shall provide to the Com- 2 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 3 House of Representatives and the Committee on 4 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen- 5 ate a report on the plan of the Coast Guard to 6 achieve growth in the Coast Guard’s military 7 strength to 60,000, which shall include— 8 (A) proposed missions and purposes for 9 the growth of the Coast Guard in military 10 strength; 11 12 (B) for each fiscal year from 2027 through 2032— 13 (i) the additional estimated cost of 14 salaries and all benefits, including housing, 15 education, and medical benefits; 16 17 (ii) estimated recruiting and training resources and costs; and 18 (iii) estimated resources and costs re- 19 quired to achieve sufficient training capac- 20 ity for growth in enlisted and officer corps; 21 and 22 (C) an explanation for why the estimated 23 cost in subparagraph (B) was not included in 24 the submission required under section 1105 of 25 title 31, United States Code; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2256 1 (2) the Commandant may not delegate the 2 briefing required in paragraph (1). 3 (c) RULE OF APPLICABILITY.—Section 517(a) of title 4 10, United States Code, shall not apply with respect to 5 the Coast Guard until October 1, 2027. 6 Subtitle B—Accountability 7 SEC. 7111. ANNUAL REPORT ON PROGRESS OF CERTAIN 8 9 HOMEPORTING PROJECTS. (a) REPORT.— 10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 11 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com- 12 mandant shall submit to the Committee on Trans- 13 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep- 14 resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, 15 Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 16 on the status of shore infrastructure required to 17 homeport or station all surface and aviation assets 18 to be delivered as part of Level 1 or Level 2 acquisi- 19 tions that have entered the obtain phase as author- 20 ized under section 1132(b) of title 14, United States 21 Code. 22 23 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall include— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2257 1 (A) a description of the current homeports 2 and stations to which of Coast Guard cutters 3 and aircraft are assigned; 4 (B) a description of cutters or aircrafts 5 that are able to be located by the homeport or 6 station to which they are assigned; 7 (C) the current number of aircraft and 8 cutters planned for the program of record of 9 the Coast Guard; 10 (D) a description of cutter and aircraft 11 which are scheduled to be decommissioned or 12 put in special commission status; and 13 (E) a description of where new cutters and 14 aircraft being acquired as part of the program 15 of record of the Coast Guard will be assigned, 16 including— 17 (i) an assessment of the shoreside and 18 infrastructure needs for such cutters and 19 aircrafts; and 20 (ii) an assessment of whether existing 21 facilities are adequate to support such cut- 22 ter and aircraft, and the costs of planning, 23 engineering, design construction, land ac- 24 quisition, and environmental remediation. 25 (b) INITIAL REPORT.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2258 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant 3 shall issue a report detailing the progress of all ap- 4 proved Coast Guard cutter homeporting projects 5 within the Coast Guard Arctic District with respect 6 to each of the following: 7 (A) Fast Response Cutters. 8 (B) Offshore Patrol Cutters. 9 (C) The USCGC Storis procured pursuant 10 to section 11223 of the Don Young Coast 11 Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (14 U.S.C. 12 561 note). 13 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 14 paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to each 15 homeporting project described in such paragraph, 16 the following: 17 (A) A description of— 18 19 (i) the status of funds appropriated for the project; 20 21 (ii) activities carried out toward completion of the project; and 22 (iii) activities anticipated to be carried 23 out during the subsequent 1-year period to 24 advance completion of the project. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2259 1 (B) An updated timeline, including key 2 3 milestones, for the project. (c) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—Not later than July 1 4 of the first calendar year after the year in which the report 5 required under subsection (b)(1) is submitted, and each 6 July 1 thereafter until July 2, 2031, or the date on which 7 all projects described in subsection (b)(1) are completed, 8 the Commandant shall issue an updated report, with re9 spect to each Coast Guard cutter homeporting project de10 scribed in subsection (a)(1) (including any such project 11 approved on a date after the date of enactment of this 12 Act and before the submission of the applicable report), 13 containing each element described in subsection (a)(2). 14 (d) REPORT ON CAPACITY OF COAST GUARD BASE 15 KETCHIKAN.— 16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 17 the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant 18 shall complete a report detailing the cost of and time 19 frame for expanding the industrial capacity of Coast 20 Guard Base Ketchikan to do out of water repairs on 21 Fast Response Cutters. 22 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after 23 the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant 24 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 25 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2260 1 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 2 Transportation of the Senate the report required 3 under paragraph (1). 4 (e) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Commandant shall 5 publish each report issued under this section on a publicly 6 accessible website of the Coast Guard. 7 (f) HOMEPORTING PROJECT DEFINED.—In this sec- 8 tion, the term ‘‘homeporting project’’ means the facility 9 infrastructure modifications, upgrades, new construction, 10 and real property and land acquisition associated with 11 homeporting new or modified cutters. 12 13 SEC. 7112. MAJOR ACQUISITIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5103 of title 14, United 14 States Code, is amended— 15 (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘major acquisi- 16 tion programs’’ and inserting ‘‘Level 1 acquisitions 17 or Level 2 acquisitions’’; 18 (2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘major acquisi- 19 tion program’’ and inserting ‘‘Level 1 acquisition or 20 Level 2 acquisition’’; and 21 (3) by amending subsection (f) to read as fol- 22 lows: 23 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2261 1 ‘‘(1) LEVEL 1 ACQUISITION.—The term ‘Level 1 2 acquisition’ has the meaning given such term in sec- 3 tion 1171. 4 ‘‘(2) LEVEL 2 ACQUISITION.—The term ‘Level 2 5 acquisition’ has the meaning given such term in sec- 6 tion 1171.’’. 7 (b) MAJOR ACQUISITION PROGRAM RISK ASSESS- 8 MENT.—Section 5107 of title 14, United States Code, is 9 amended by striking ‘‘section 5103(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec10 tion 1171’’. 11 SEC. 7113. QUARTERLY ACQUISITION BRIEF REQUIRE- 12 13 MENTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5107 of title 14, United 14 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 15 ‘‘§ 5107 Quarterly acquisition reports and major ac16 quisition program risk assessment 17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days after the 18 end of each fiscal quarter, the Commandant shall provide 19 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 20 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 21 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 22 briefing on all Level 1 and Level 2 acquisition programs, 23 as such terms are defined in section 1171. 24 ‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 1 week 25 before taking procurement actions that will significantly g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2262 1 impact the costs or timelines of a Level 1 or Level 2 acqui2 sition program, the Commandant shall brief the commit3 tees described in subsection (a). 4 ‘‘(c) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing required under sub- 5 section (a) or (b) shall include, for each program— 6 7 ‘‘(1) a description of the purpose of the program, including the capabilities being acquired; 8 ‘‘(2) the total number of units, as appropriate, 9 to be acquired annually until procurement is com- 10 plete under the current acquisition program baseline; 11 ‘‘(3) the Acquisition Review Board status, in- 12 cluding— 13 ‘‘(A) the current acquisition phase by in- 14 crement, as applicable; 15 ‘‘(B) the date of the most recent review; 16 and 17 ‘‘(C) whether the program has been paused 18 or is in breach status; 19 ‘‘(4) a comparison between the initial Depart- 20 ment-approved acquisition program baseline cost, 21 schedule, and performance thresholds and objectives 22 and the current such thresholds and objectives of the 23 program, if applicable; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2263 1 ‘‘(5) the lifecycle cost estimate, adjusted for 2 comparison to the Future Coast Guard Program, in- 3 cluding— 4 ‘‘(A) the confidence level for the estimate; 5 ‘‘(B) the fiscal years included in the esti- 6 mate; 7 ‘‘(C) a breakout of the estimate for the 8 prior five years, the current year, and the budg- 9 et year; 10 ‘‘(D) a breakout of the estimate by appro- 11 priation account or other funding source; and 12 ‘‘(E) a description of and rationale for any 13 changes to the estimate as compared to the pre- 14 vious quarter or to the previously approved 15 baseline, as applicable; 16 ‘‘(6) a summary of the findings of any inde- 17 pendent verification and validation of the items to be 18 acquired or an explanation for why no such 19 verification and validation has been performed; 20 ‘‘(7) a table displaying the obligation of all pro- 21 gram funds by prior fiscal year, the estimated obli- 22 gation of funds for the current fiscal year, and an 23 estimate for the planned carryover of funds into the 24 subsequent fiscal year; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2264 1 2 ‘‘(8) a listing of prime contractors and major subcontractors; and 3 ‘‘(9) narrative descriptions of risks to cost, 4 schedule, or performance that could result in a pro- 5 gram breach if not successfully mitigated, includ- 6 ing— 7 ‘‘(A) the current risks to such program; 8 ‘‘(B) any failure of such program to dem- 9 onstrate a key performance parameter or 10 threshold during operational test and evaluation 11 conducted during the previous fiscal year; 12 ‘‘(C) whether there has been any decision 13 in such fiscal year to order full-rate production 14 before all key performance parameters or 15 thresholds are met; 16 ‘‘(D) whether there has been any breach of 17 major acquisition program cost (as such term is 18 defined in the manual of the Coast Guard titled 19 ‘Major 20 (COMDTINST M5000.10C)) in such fiscal 21 year; and Systems Acquisition Manual’ 22 ‘‘(E) whether there has been any breach of 23 major acquisition program schedule (as such 24 term is defined in the manual of the Coast 25 Guard titled ‘Major Systems Acquisition Man- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2265 1 ual’ (COMDTINST M5000.10C)) during such 2 fiscal year. 3 ‘‘(d) MEMORANDUM DEADLINE.—Not later than 5 4 business days after the date on which the Secretary ap5 proves an Acquisition Decision Memorandum for pro6 grams described in this section, the Commandant shall 7 submit such memorandum to the Committee on Transpor8 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 9 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor10 tation of the Senate.’’. 11 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap- 12 ter 51 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 13 striking the item relating to section 5107 and inserting 14 the following: ‘‘5107. Quarterly acquisition reports and major acquisition program risk assessment.’’. 15 16 SEC. 7114. OVERDUE REPORTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 51 of title 14, United 17 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol18 lowing: 19 ‘‘§ 5116. Status of overdue reports 20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 21 date of enactment of this section, and not later than 22 March 1 of each year thereafter, the Commandant shall 23 submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra24 structure of the House of Representatives and the Comg:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2266 1 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 2 Senate a report on the status of reports or briefings re3 quired under this chapter that have not been delivered to 4 Congress. 5 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under section 6 (a) shall contain the following: 7 ‘‘(1) The status of each required report or 8 briefing that has not been delivered to Congress, in- 9 cluding the date the report or briefing is due, and 10 if applicable, the number of days the Coast Guard 11 has exceeded the required completion date. 12 ‘‘(2) A detailed written plan and timeline for 13 the next steps to be taken to complete such out- 14 standing reports or briefings. 15 ‘‘(3) The name, position, and agency of each 16 Federal official responsible for writing, reviewing, 17 editing, and approving the report, as well as the re- 18 sponsibility of such official in regard to the report, 19 and how long that report has been under the respon- 20 sibility with such Federal official after being received 21 from the previous Federal official responsible. 22 23 ‘‘(4) The name of the flag officer responsible for the completion of each report or briefing.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2267 1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap- 2 ter 51 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by add3 ing at the end the following: ‘‘5116. Status of overdue reports.’’. 4 SEC. 7115. REQUIREMENT FOR COAST GUARD TO PROVIDE 5 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES FOR AIRCRAFT. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 7 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall sub8 mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc9 ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee 10 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 11 a report on the status of the implementation of the rec12 ommendations contained in the report of the Government 13 Accountability Office titled ‘‘Aircraft Fleet and Aviation 14 Workforce Assessments Needed,’’ and issued April 9, 15 2024 (GAO–24–106374). 16 (b) CONTENTS.—The report required under section 17 (a) shall contain the following: 18 (1) An assessment of the type of helicopters the 19 Coast Guard requires to meet the mission demands 20 of the Coast Guard. 21 (2) An analysis of alternatives, including an an- 22 alytical study comparing the operational effective- 23 ness, costs, and risks to determine the best suited 24 aircraft to meet mission needs. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2268 1 (3) A fleet mix analysis to identify the nec- 2 essary number of helicopters to meet the mission 3 needs of the Coast Guard across all districts, includ- 4 ing all air stations, seasonal air stations, and cutters 5 designed to support rotary wing aircraft. 6 (c) MINIMUM ROTARY WING FLEET.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant shall 8 maintain an operational, geographically dispersed ro- 9 tary wing fleet of not less than— 10 (A) 140 aircraft for the purpose of meeting 11 minimum operational capabilities until the 12 Commandant submits the report required under 13 this section; and 14 (B) 175 aircraft for the purpose of meet- 15 ing minimum operational capabilities on any 16 date after September 30, 2030, until the Com- 17 mandant submits a determination that the 18 Coast Guard can meet its mission capabilities 19 with fewer aircraft. 20 (2) REPORT.—In the event the operational ro- 21 tary wing fleet of the Coast Guard falls below the 22 requirements of this subsection, the Commandant 23 shall provide to the Committee on Transportation 24 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 25 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2269 1 Transportation of the Senate a notification not later 2 than 5 business days after the inability of the Com- 3 mandant to meet the requirement. This report shall 4 be submitted to such committees every 120 days 5 until the Coast Guard meets the requirement of 175 6 rotary wing aircraft. 7 SEC. 7116. OVERSIGHT OF FUNDS. 8 Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 9 of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Commandant 10 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In11 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com12 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 13 Senate a detailed expenditure plan, including projected 14 project timelines for each acquisition and procurement ap15 propriated under section 1181 of title 14, United States 16 Code, and a list of project locations to be funded under 17 such section. 18 19 SEC. 7117. REGULAR POLAR SECURITY CUTTER UPDATES. (a) REPORT.— 20 (1) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 21 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 22 Commandant and the Chief of Naval Operations 23 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 24 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, 25 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2270 1 portation of the Senate, and the Committees on 2 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep- 3 resentatives a report on the status of acquisition of 4 Polar Security Cutters. 5 6 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall include— 7 (A) a detailed timeline for the acquisition 8 process of Polar Security Cutters, including ex- 9 pected milestones and a projected commis- 10 sioning date for the first 3 Polar Security Cut- 11 ters; 12 (B) an accounting of the previously appro- 13 priated funds spent to date on the Polar Secu- 14 rity Cutter Program, updated cost projections 15 for Polar Security Cutters, and projections for 16 when additional funds will be required; 17 (C) potential factors and risks that could 18 further delay or imperil the completion of Polar 19 Security Cutters; and 20 (D) a review of the acquisition of Polar Se- 21 curity Cutters to date, including factors that led 22 to substantial cost overruns and delivery delays. 23 (b) BRIEFINGS.— 24 (1) PROVISION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 25 90 days after the submission of the report under g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2271 1 subsection (a), and not less frequently than every 90 2 days thereafter until the final Polar Security Cutter 3 achieves full operational capability, the Commandant 4 and the Chief of Naval Operations shall provide to 5 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 6 of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 7 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen- 8 ate, and the Committees on Armed Services of the 9 Senate and the House of Representatives a detailed 10 briefing in person and in writing on the status of the 11 Polar Security Cutter acquisition process. 12 (2) TIMELINE.—The briefings under paragraph 13 (1) shall occur after any key milestone in the Polar 14 Security Cutter acquisition process, but not less fre- 15 quently than every 90 days. 16 17 (3) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall include— 18 (A) a summary of acquisition progress 19 since the most recent previous briefing con- 20 ducted pursuant to paragraph (1); 21 (B) an updated timeline and budget esti- 22 mate for acquisition and building of pending 23 Polar Security Cutters; and 24 (C) an explanation of any delays or addi- 25 tional costs incurred in the acquisition progress. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2272 1 (c) NOTIFICATIONS.—In addition to the briefings re- 2 quired under subsection (b), the Commandant and the 3 Chief of Naval Operations shall notify the Committee on 4 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep5 resentatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 6 Transportation of the Senate, and the Committees on 7 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent8 atives within 3 business days of any significant change to 9 the scope or funding level of the Polar Security Cutter 10 acquisition strategy of such change. 11 SEC. 7118. ANNUAL PLAN FOR COAST GUARD OPERATIONS 12 IN THE PACIFIC; FEASIBILITY STUDY ON SUP- 13 PORTING ADDITIONAL PORT VISITS AND DE- 14 PLOYMENTS 15 BLUE PACIFIC. IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION 16 (a) ANNUAL PLAN FOR COAST GUARD OPERATIONS 17 IN THE PACIFIC.—Not later than December 31, 2026, and 18 annually thereafter until December 31, 2030, the Com19 mandant of the Coast Guard, in consultation with the Sec20 retary of State and Secretary of Defense, shall submit to 21 the appropriate congressional committees a plan for Coast 22 Guard operations in the Pacific region for the year after 23 the year during which the plan is submitted. Such plan 24 shall include, for the year covered by the plan, each of 25 the following elements: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2273 1 (1) A list of objectives for Coast Guard engage- 2 ment in the Pacific region in support of Department 3 of State and Department of Defense missions. 4 (2) An assessment of the capabilities of the 5 Coast Guard to support Department of State and 6 Department of Defense missions in the Pacific re- 7 gion. 8 (3) A list of any areas in the Pacific region 9 where an increased Coast Guard presence would bet- 10 ter support Department of State and Department of 11 Defense missions. 12 (4) The projected demand for Coast Guard en- 13 gagement in the Pacific region from the Department 14 of State and the Department of Defense for the year 15 covered by the plan and the subsequent 10 years. 16 (5) An assessment of whether the Coast Guard 17 will be able to meet such projected demand for the 18 year covered by the plan, including— 19 (A) a list of any factors limiting the ability 20 of the Coast Guard to meet such projected de- 21 mand; and 22 (B) an analysis of the location from which 23 any Coast Guard assets used to carry out mis- 24 sions in the Pacific, in addition to assets avail- 25 able in the year prior to the year in which the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2274 1 plan is submitted, will be transferred and any 2 associated gaps in Coast Guard mission cov- 3 erage any such transfers will create. 4 (6) A summary of the resources needed for the 5 Coast Guard to meet such projected demand for the 6 year covered by the plan, including— 7 (A) staff; 8 (B) infrastructure, including shore infra- 9 structure; 10 (C) administrative and logistical support; 11 and 12 (D) technology. 13 (7) Any other matter as determined relevant by 14 the Commandant. 15 (b) ANNUAL BUDGET DISPLAY FOR COAST GUARD 16 OPERATIONS IN THE PACIFIC.—Not later than February 17 15, 2027, and annually until February 15, 2031, the Com18 mandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the appro19 priate congressional committees a detailed budget display 20 for Coast Guard operations in the Pacific region for the 21 fiscal year after the fiscal year during which the budget 22 display is submitted. The Commandant shall base such 23 budget display on the projected demand for Coast Guard 24 engagement in the Pacific region as identified in the most 25 recent annual plan developed under subsection (a). Such g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2275 1 budget display shall include, for the year covered by the 2 budget display, the following information: 3 (1) With respect to procurement accounts, 4 amounts displayed by account, budget activity, line 5 number, line item, and line item title. 6 (2) With respect to research, development, test, 7 and evaluation accounts, amounts displayed by ac- 8 count, budget activity, line number, program ele- 9 ment, and program element title. 10 (3) With respect to operation and maintenance 11 accounts, amounts displayed by account title, budget 12 activity title, line number, and subactivity group 13 title. 14 (4) With respect to military personnel accounts, 15 amounts displayed by account, budget activity, budg- 16 et subactivity, and budget subactivity title. 17 (c) FEASIBILITY STUDY 18 ON SUPPORTING ADDI- TIONAL PORT VISITS AND DEPLOYMENTS IN SUPPORT OF 19 OPERATION BLUE PACIFIC.—Not later than 180 days 20 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 21 the department in which the Coast Guard is operating 22 when not operating as a service in the Navy, in consulta23 tion with the Secretary of Defense, shall— 24 (1) complete a study on the feasibility and ad- 25 visability of supporting additional Coast Guard port g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2276 1 visits, deployments, and the availability of fast re- 2 sponse cutters in the Northern Mariana Islands, in 3 support of Operation Blue Pacific, or any successor 4 operation oriented toward Oceania; 5 (2) include, as part of the study under para- 6 graph (1), an analysis of where any Coast Guard as- 7 sets used for port visits and deployments in support 8 of Operation Blue Pacific, or any successor oper- 9 ation oriented toward Oceania, will be transferred 10 from and any associated gaps in Coast Guard cov- 11 erage any such transfer will create; and 12 (3) submit to the Committee on Armed Services 13 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 14 Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 15 Armed Services and the Committee on Transpor- 16 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent- 17 atives a report on the findings of such study. 18 (d) FORM.—Each plan under subsection (a) and each 19 display under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclas20 sified form but may include a classified annex. 21 (e) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than February 22 15, 2027, and annually until February 15, 2031, the Com23 mandant shall provide to the appropriate congressional 24 committees a briefing on the plans required under sub25 section (a) and the budget display required by subsection g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2277 1 (b) for the fiscal year after the fiscal year during which 2 the briefing is provided. 3 (f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE- 4 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres- 5 sional committees’’ means— 6 7 (1) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; 8 9 (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 10 11 (3) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; 12 13 (4) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; 14 15 (5) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 16 17 18 (6) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. SEC. 7119. ANNUAL PLAN FOR COAST GUARD OPERATIONS 19 20 IN THE CARIBBEAN. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 21 2026, and annually thereafter for three years, the Com22 mandant of the Coast Guard, in consultation with the Sec23 retary of State and Secretary of Defense, shall submit to 24 the appropriate congressional committees a plan for Coast 25 Guard operations in the Caribbean region for the year g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2278 1 after the year during which the plan is submitted. Such 2 plan shall include, for the year covered by the plan, each 3 of the following elements: 4 (1) A list of objectives for Coast Guard engage- 5 ment in the such region in support of Department 6 of State and Department of Defense missions. 7 (2) An assessment of the capabilities of the 8 Coast Guard to support Department of State and 9 Department of Defense missions in such region. 10 (3) A list of any areas in such region where an 11 increased Coast Guard presence would better sup- 12 port Department of State and Department of De- 13 fense missions. 14 (4) The projected demand for Coast Guard en- 15 gagement in the Caribbean region from the Depart- 16 ment of State and the Department of Defense for 17 the year covered by the plan and the subsequent 10 18 years. 19 (5) An assessment of whether the Coast Guard 20 will be able to meet such projected demand for the 21 year covered by the plan, including— 22 (A) a list of any factors limiting the ability 23 of the Coast Guard to meet such projected de- 24 mand; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2279 1 (B) an analysis of the location from which 2 any Coast Guard assets used to carry out mis- 3 sions in such region, in addition to assets avail- 4 able in the year prior to the year in which the 5 plan is submitted, will be transferred and any 6 associated gaps in Coast Guard mission cov- 7 erage any such transfers will create. 8 (6) A summary of the resources needed for the 9 Coast Guard to meet such projected demand for the 10 year covered by the plan, including— 11 (A) staff; 12 (B) infrastructure, including shore infra- 13 structure; 14 (C) administrative and logistical support; 15 and 16 (D) technology. 17 (7) Any other matter as determined relevant by 18 the Commandant. 19 (b) ANNUAL BUDGET DISPLAY FOR COAST GUARD 20 OPERATIONS IN THE CARIBBEAN.—Not later than Feb21 ruary 15, 2027, and annually until February 15, 2031, 22 the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the 23 appropriate congressional committees a detailed budget 24 display for Coast Guard operations in the Caribbean re25 gion for the fiscal year after the fiscal year during which g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2280 1 the budget display is submitted. The Commandant shall 2 base such budget display on the projected demand for 3 Coast Guard engagement in the Caribbean region as iden4 tified in the most recent annual plan developed under sub5 section (a). Such budget display shall include, for the year 6 covered by the budget display, the following information: 7 (1) With respect to procurement accounts, 8 amounts displayed by account, budget activity, line 9 number, line item, and line item title. 10 (2) With respect to research, development, test, 11 and evaluation accounts, amounts displayed by ac- 12 count, budget activity, line number, program ele- 13 ment, and program element title. 14 (3) With respect to operation and maintenance 15 accounts, amounts displayed by account title, budget 16 activity title, line number, and subactivity group 17 title. 18 (4) With respect to military personnel accounts, 19 amounts displayed by account, budget activity, budg- 20 et subactivity, and budget subactivity title. 21 (c) FORM.—Each plan under subsection (a) and each 22 display under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclas23 sified form but may include a classified annex. 24 (d) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than February 25 15, 2027, and annually until February 15, 2031, the Com- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2281 1 mandant shall provide to the appropriate congressional 2 committees a briefing on the plans required under sub3 section (a) and the budget display required by subsection 4 (b) for the fiscal year after the fiscal year during which 5 the briefing is provided. 6 (e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE- 7 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres- 8 sional committees’’ means— 9 10 (1) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; 11 12 (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 13 14 (3) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; 15 16 (4) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; 17 18 (5) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 19 20 21 (6) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. SEC. 7120. PROHIBITION ON SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS OF 22 23 SLIDESHOW PRESENTATIONS. A slideshow presentation, including a PowerPoint 24 document, shall not be submitted to Congress in lieu of 25 the provision of a briefing (in person or written) or the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2282 1 submission of a report, plan, strategy, or any other docu2 ment required by this Act or by chapter 51 of title 14, 3 United States Code. TITLE LXXII—ORGANIZATION, 5 AUTHORITIES, ACQUISITION, 6 AND PERSONNEL OF THE 7 COAST GUARD 8 Subtitle A—Authorities 4 9 10 SEC. 7201. REORGANIZATION OF CHAPTER 3. (a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 3 of title 14, United 11 States Code, is amended by striking the chapter designa12 tion, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the 13 beginning and inserting the following: ‘‘CHAPTER 3—COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I–ORGANIZATION ‘‘301. Grades and ratings ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II–POSITIONS ‘‘302. Commandant; appointment ‘‘303. Vice Commandant; appointment ‘‘304. Retirement of Commandant or Vice Commandant ‘‘305. Vice admirals ‘‘306. Retirement ‘‘307. Vice admirals and admiral, continuity of grade ‘‘308. Chief Acquisition Officer ‘‘309. Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director ‘‘310. Director of the Coast Guard Investigative Service ‘‘311. United States Coast Guard Band; composition; Director ‘‘312. Western Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria Program ‘‘313. Chief of Staff to President: appointment ‘‘314. Captains of the port ‘‘315. Congressional affairs; Director ‘‘316. Commandant Advisory Judge Advocate ‘‘317. Special Advisor to Commandant for Tribal and Native Hawaiian affairs ‘‘318. Judge Advocate General; Deputy Judge Advocate General ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III–PROGRAMS AND COMPOSITION g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2283 ‘‘331. Centers of expertise for Coast Guard prevention and response ‘‘332. Marine industry training program ‘‘333. Training course on workings of Congress ‘‘334. National Coast Guard Museum ‘‘335. Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program ‘‘336. Unmanned system program and autonomous control and computer vision technology project ‘‘337. Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps ‘‘338. Redistricting notification requirement ‘‘339. Prevention and response workforces’’. 1 (b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 2 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, 3 United States Code, identified in the table provided 4 in paragraph (2) are amended— 5 (A) by redesignating the sections as de- 6 scribed in the table; and 7 (B) by transferring the sections, as nec- 8 essary, so that the sections appear after the 9 table of sections for chapter 3 of such title (as 10 added by subsection (a)), in the order in which 11 the sections are presented in the table. 12 (2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 13 (1) is the following: Table 14 section number before redesignation 301 .......................................................................... 302 .......................................................................... g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) Section heading (provided for identification purposes onlynot amended) Grades and ratings Commandant; appointment Title 14 section number after redesignation 301 302 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2284 Table 14 section number before redesignation 303 .......................................................................... 304 .......................................................................... 305 .......................................................................... 306 .......................................................................... 307 .......................................................................... 308 .......................................................................... 309 .......................................................................... 310 .......................................................................... 311 .......................................................................... 312 .......................................................................... 313 .......................................................................... 314 .......................................................................... g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) Section heading (provided for identification purposes onlynot amended) Retirement of Commandant or Vice Commandant Vice Commandant; appointment Vice admirals Retirement Vice admirals and admiral, continuity of grade Chief Acquisition Officer Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director Chief of Staff to President: appointment Captains of the port Prevention and response workforces Centers of expertise for Coast Guard prevention and response Marine industry training program Title 14 section number after redesignation 304 303 305 306 307 308 309 313 314 339 331 332 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2285 Table 14 section number before redesignation 315 .......................................................................... 316 .......................................................................... 317 .......................................................................... 318 .......................................................................... 319 .......................................................................... 320 .......................................................................... 321 .......................................................................... 322 .......................................................................... g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) Section heading (provided for identification purposes onlynot amended) Training for congressional affairs personnel National Coast Guard Museum United States Coast Guard Band; composition; Director Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program Unmanned system program and autonomous control and computer vision technology project Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Congressional affairs; Director Redistricting notification requirement Title 14 section number after redesignation 333 334 311 335 336 337 315 338 G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2286 Table 14 section number before redesignation 323 .......................................................................... 1 Section heading (provided for identification purposes onlynot amended) Title 14 section number after redesignation Western Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria Program 312 (c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.—Chapter 3 of title 14, 2 United States Code, is further amended— 3 (1) by inserting before section 301 (as so redes- 4 ignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 5 following: 6 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—ORGANIZATION’’; 7 (2) by inserting before section 302 (as so redes- 8 ignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 9 following: 10 ‘‘Subchapter II—Positions’’; and 11 (3) by inserting before section 331 (as so redes- 12 ignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 13 following: 14 15 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—PROGRAMS’’. (d) CHAPTER 5.—Subchapter I of chapter 5 of title 16 14, United States Code, is amended— 17 18 (1) in section 502 by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2287 1 ‘‘(a) GENERAL POWERS.—The Secretary’’; 2 (2) by redesignating section 503 as subsection 3 (b) of section 502 and transferring such section as 4 redesignated to appear after subsection (a) of sec- 5 tion 502, as amended in paragraph (1); and 6 (3) in subsection (b) of section 502, as so re- 7 designated, by striking the section enumerator and 8 heading and all that follows through ‘‘The Sec- 9 retary’’ and inserting the following: 10 ‘‘(b) DELEGATION.—The Secretary’’. 11 (e) CHAPTER 3.—Chapter 3 of title 14, United States 12 Code, is amended— 13 14 (1) in section 301 by amending it to read as follows: 15 ‘‘§ 301. Grades and ratings 16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the Coast Guard, there shall 17 be— 18 ‘‘(1) admirals (two); 19 ‘‘(2) vice admirals; 20 ‘‘(3) rear admirals; 21 ‘‘(4) rear admirals (lower half); 22 ‘‘(5) captains; 23 ‘‘(6) commanders; 24 ‘‘(7) lieutenant commanders; 25 ‘‘(8) lieutenants; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2288 1 ‘‘(9) lieutenants (junior grade); 2 ‘‘(10) ensigns; 3 ‘‘(11) chief warrant officers; 4 ‘‘(12) cadets; 5 ‘‘(13) warrant officers; and 6 ‘‘(14) enlisted members. 7 ‘‘(b) ENLISTED MEMBERS.—Enlisted members shall 8 be distributed in ratings established by the Secretary.’’; 9 10 (2) in section 303 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b)) by— 11 (A) inserting ‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT.—’’ be- 12 fore ‘‘The President’’; 13 (B) by striking ‘‘, who may be reappointed 14 for further periods of four years’’; 15 (C) by inserting the following after ‘‘Chief 16 17 of the Coast Guard’’: ‘‘(b) REAPPOINTMENT.—In time of war or during a 18 national emergency declared by Congress, the Com19 mandant may be reappointed for a term of not more than 20 4 years.’’; 21 (D) by striking ‘‘The term of an appoint- 22 23 ment’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘(c) TERM.—The term of an appointment’’; and 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (E) by striking ‘‘The Commandant while’’ and inserting the following: (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2289 1 ‘‘(d) GRADE.—The Commandant while’’; 2 3 (3) in section 305(a)(1) (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b))— 4 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 5 (A) by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 6 (B) in subparagraph (A)(ii) by striking ‘‘be 7 the chief of staff of the Coast Guard’’ and in- 8 serting ‘‘oversee personnel management, work- 9 force, and dependent support, training, and re- 10 lated matters’’; 11 (4) in section 307 in the section heading by 12 striking ‘‘Admiral’’ and inserting ‘‘Admirals’’; 13 (5) by inserting after section 309 (as so redes- 14 ignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 15 following: 16 ‘‘§ 310. Director of Coast Guard Investigative Service 17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be a Director of the 18 Coast Guard Investigative Service. 19 ‘‘(b) CHAIN OF COMMAND.—The Director of the 20 Coast Guard Investigative Service shall report directly to 21 and be under the general supervision of the Commandant, 22 acting through the Vice Commandant of the Coast 23 Guard.’’; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2290 1 (6) by inserting after section 315 (as so redes- 2 ignated and transferred under subsection (b)) the 3 following: 4 ‘‘§ 316. Commandant Advisory Judge Advocate 5 ‘‘There shall be in the Coast Guard a Commandant 6 Advisory Judge Advocate who is a judge advocate in a 7 grade of O-6. The Commandant Advisory Judge Advocate 8 shall be assigned to the staff of the Commandant in the 9 first regularly scheduled O-6 officer assignment panel to 10 convene following the date of the enactment of the Coast 11 Guard Authorization Act of 2025 and perform such duties 12 relating to legal matters arising in the Coast Guard as 13 such legal matters relate to the Commandant, as may be 14 assigned. 15 ‘‘§ 317. Special Advisor to Commandant for Tribal 16 17 and Native Hawaiian Affairs ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with Federal trust 18 responsibilities and treaty obligations, laws, and policies 19 relevant to Indian Tribes and in support of the principles 20 of self-determination, self-governance, and co-management 21 with respect to Indian Tribes, and to support engagement 22 with Native Hawaiians, there shall be in the Coast Guard 23 a Special Advisor to the Commandant for Tribal and Na24 tive Hawaiian Affairs (in this section referred to as the 25 ‘Special Advisor’), who shall— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2291 1 2 ‘‘(1) be selected by the Secretary and the Commandant through a competitive search process; 3 ‘‘(2) have expertise in Federal Indian law and 4 policy, including government-to-government con- 5 sultation; 6 ‘‘(3) to the maximum extent practicable, have 7 expertise in legal and policy issues affecting Native 8 Hawaiians; and 9 ‘‘(4) have an established record of distinguished 10 service and achievement working with Indian Tribes, 11 Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organiza- 12 tions. 13 ‘‘(b) CAREER RESERVED POSITION.—The position of 14 Special Advisor shall be a career reserved position at the 15 GS–15 level or greater. 16 ‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The Special Advisor shall— 17 ‘‘(1) ensure the Federal government upholds 18 the Federal trust responsibility and conducts con- 19 sistent, meaningful, and timely government-to-gov- 20 ernment consultation and engagement with Indian 21 Tribes, which shall meet or exceed the standards of 22 the Federal Government and the Coast Guard; 23 24 ‘‘(2) ensure meaningful and timely engagement with— 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) Native Hawaiian organizations; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2292 1 ‘‘(B) Tribal organizations; 2 ‘‘(3) advise the Commandant on all policies of 3 the Coast Guard that have Tribal implications in ac- 4 cordance with applicable law and policy, including 5 Executive Orders; 6 ‘‘(4) work to ensure that the policies of the 7 Federal Government regarding consultation and en- 8 gagement with Indian Tribes and engagement with 9 Native Hawaiian organizations and Tribal organiza- 10 tions are implemented in a meaningful manner, 11 working through Coast Guard leadership and across 12 the Coast Guard, together with— 13 ‘‘(A) liaisons located within Coast Guard 14 districts; 15 ‘‘(B) the Director of Coast Guard Govern- 16 mental and Public Affairs; and 17 ‘‘(C) other Coast Guard leadership and 18 programs and other Federal partners; and 19 ‘‘(5) support Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian 20 organizations, and Tribal organizations in all mat- 21 ters under the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard. 22 ‘‘(d) DIRECT ACCESS TO SECRETARY AND COM- 23 MANDANT.—No officer or employee of the Coast Guard 24 or the Department of Homeland Security may interfere 25 with the ability of the Special Advisor to give direct and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2293 1 independent advice to the Secretary and the Commandant 2 on matters related to this section. 3 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 4 ‘‘(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 5 has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the 6 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 7 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 8 ‘‘(2) NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATION.—The 9 term ‘Native Hawaiian organization’ has the mean- 10 ing given such term in section 6207 of the Elemen- 11 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 12 U.S.C. 7517) except the term includes the Depart- 13 ment of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Office of 14 Hawaiian Affairs. 15 ‘‘(3) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘Tribal 16 organization’ has the meaning given the term in sec- 17 tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu- 18 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 19 ‘‘§ 318. Judge Advocate General; Deputy Judge Advo20 cate General: appointment; duties 21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Judge Advocate General in 22 the Coast Guard shall be appointed by the President, by 23 and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from offi24 cers of the Coast Guard designated as judge advocates. 25 The term of office is not more than 4 years. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2294 1 ‘‘(b) APPOINTMENT.—The Judge Advocate General 2 of the Coast Guard shall be appointed from those officers 3 who at the time of appointment are members of the bar 4 of a Federal court or the highest court of a State, and 5 who have had at least 8 years of experience in legal duties 6 as commissioned officers. 7 ‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The Judge Advocate General, in addi- 8 tion to other duties prescribed by law— 9 ‘‘(1) is the legal adviser of the Commandant of 10 the Coast Guard and of all officers and agencies of 11 the Coast Guard; 12 ‘‘(2) shall direct the officers of the Coast Guard 13 designated as judge advocates in the performance of 14 their duties; and 15 ‘‘(3) shall receive, revise, and have recorded the 16 proceedings of courts of inquiry and military com- 17 missions. 18 ‘‘(d) DEPUTY JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL.— 19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Deputy Judge Advo- 20 cate General in the Coast Guard shall be appointed 21 by the Commandant, from civilians in the Senior 22 Executive Service (career reserved) who meet the 23 qualifications set forth in subsection (b). The term 24 of office of the Deputy Judge Advocate General is g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2295 1 not more than four years with reappointment for an 2 additional term of 4 years. 3 ‘‘(2) VACANCY OF JUDGE ADVOCATE GEN- 4 ERAL.—When there is a vacancy in the office of the 5 Judge Advocate General, or during the absence or 6 disability of the Judge Advocate General, the Dep- 7 uty Judge Advocate General shall perform the duties 8 of the Judge Advocate General until a successor is 9 appointed or the absence or disability ceases. Should 10 a vacancy in the Deputy Judge Advocate General 11 position overlap with a vacancy in the office of the 12 Judge Advocate General, the Commandant shall es- 13 tablish an acting Judge Advocate General from offi- 14 cers of the Coast Guard designated as judge advo- 15 cates with the qualifications in subsection (b). 16 ‘‘(3) ACTING DEPUTY JUDGE ADVOCATE GEN- 17 ERAL.—When there is a vacancy of the position of 18 Deputy Judge Advocate General, to include during 19 the absence or disability of the Judge Advocate Gen- 20 eral, the Commandant shall establish an acting Dep- 21 uty Judge Advocate from officers of the Coast 22 Guard designated as judge advocates with the quali- 23 fications in subsection (b). Such officer shall per- 24 form the duties of the Deputy Judge Advocate Gen- 25 eral until a successor is appointed or the absence or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2296 1 disability ceases. Should a vacancy in the Deputy 2 Judge Advocate General position overlap with a va- 3 cancy in the office of the Judge Advocate General, 4 the Commandant shall establish an acting Deputy 5 Judge Advocate from civilians in the Senior Execu- 6 tive Service (career reserved), or GS-15s, who meet 7 the qualifications in subsection (b). 8 ‘‘(4) COMPLIANCE WITH ACT.—The Com- 9 mandant shall ensure compliance with this section 10 not later than 30 days after enactment of this sec- 11 tion. 12 ‘‘(e) LIMITATION.—No officer or employee of the De- 13 partment of Homeland Security may interfere with— 14 ‘‘(1) the ability of the Judge Advocate General 15 to give independent legal advice to the Commandant 16 or Vice Commandant; or 17 ‘‘(2) the ability of judge advocates of the Coast 18 Guard assigned or attached to, or performing duty 19 with, military units to give independent legal advice 20 to commanders.’’; 21 (7) by striking section 333 (as so redesignated 22 and transferred under subsection (b)) and inserting 23 the following: 24 ‘‘§ 333. Training courses on workings of Congress 25 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2297 1 2 ‘‘(1) TRAINING COURSE.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant, 3 and such other individuals and organizations as 4 the Commandant considers appropriate, shall 5 develop a training course on the workings of 6 Congress. 7 ‘‘(B) TIMING.— 8 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The training 9 course developed in subparagraph (A) shall 10 be offered at least once each year. 11 ‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL TRAINING.—The 12 training developed under subparagraph (A) 13 may be provided more than once a year to 14 facilitate timely receipt by covered recipi- 15 ents. 16 ‘‘(2) ANNUAL BASIS.— 17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At least once each 18 year, any covered recipients shall receive the 19 training developed under paragraph (1). 20 21 ‘‘(B) COVERED RECIPIENTS.—In this paragraph, the term ‘covered recipients’ means— 22 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(i) flag officers serving in the Coast Guard; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2298 1 ‘‘(ii) members of the senior executive 2 service (career reserved) serving in posi- 3 tions in the Coast Guard; and 4 ‘‘(iii) political appointees— 5 ‘‘(I) serving in positions in the 6 Coast Guard; or 7 ‘‘(II) at the Department of 8 Homeland Security with Coast Guard 9 in their portfolio, including any Senior 10 Advisor to the Secretary for the Coast 11 Guard. 12 ‘‘(3) COURSE SUBJECT MATTER.—The training 13 course required by this subsection shall provide an 14 overview and introduction to Congress and the Fed- 15 eral legislative process, including— 16 ‘‘(A) the history and structure of Congress 17 and the committee systems of the House of 18 Representatives and the Senate, including the 19 functions and responsibilities of the Committee 20 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 21 House of Representatives and the Committee 22 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 23 the Senate; 24 ‘‘(B) the documents produced by Congress, 25 including bills, resolutions, committee reports, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2299 1 and conference reports, and the purposes and 2 functions of such documents; 3 ‘‘(C) the legislative processes and rules of 4 the House of Representatives and the Senate, 5 including similarities and differences between 6 the 2 processes and 2 sets of rules, including— 7 ‘‘(i) the congressional budget process; 8 ‘‘(ii) the congressional authorization 9 and appropriation processes; 10 ‘‘(iii) the Senate advice and consent 11 process for Presidential nominees; and 12 ‘‘(iv) the Senate advice and consent 13 process for treaty ratification; 14 ‘‘(v) all relevant notification and re- 15 porting requirements in statute, policy, or 16 any other agreement to Congress; 17 ‘‘(D) the roles of Members of Congress and 18 congressional staff in the legislative process; 19 and 20 ‘‘(E) the concept and underlying purposes 21 of congressional oversight within the governance 22 framework of separation of powers; 23 ‘‘(F) the roles of independent oversight en- 24 tities, including the Offices of the Inspector 25 Generals, the Government Accountability Office, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2300 1 and other independent entities, with respect 2 oversight of the Coast Guard; 3 ‘‘(G) the legal and ethical requirements of 4 complying with oversight conducted by such 5 independent oversight entities, including compli- 6 ance with congressionally mandated oversight; 7 ‘‘(H) an overview of section 552a of title 5 8 (popularly known at the Privacy Act of 1974) 9 with respect to working with Congress and 10 independent oversight; 11 ‘‘(I) an overview of the right of all Coast 12 Guard members and staff to engage with Con- 13 gress as a constitutionally protected right; and 14 ‘‘(J) with respect to Coast Guard covered 15 recipients, an overview of any law administered 16 by the Coast Guard and any policy implemented 17 by the Coast Guard the understanding of which 18 is necessary to improve— 19 20 ‘‘(i) compliance with such law and policy; 21 ‘‘(ii) ethics; 22 ‘‘(iii) professionalism; and 23 ‘‘(iv) timeliness of response to Con- 24 gressional oversight requests, including re- 25 quests from independent oversight entities. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2301 1 2 ‘‘(b) TRAINING FOR CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS PERSONNEL.— 3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant shall de- 4 velop a training course on the workings of Congress, 5 which shall be administered in person for to any re- 6 quired participant. 7 8 ‘‘(2) REQUIRED PARTICIPANT.—In this sub- section, the term ‘required participant’ means— 9 ‘‘(A) any member of the Coast Guard Of- 10 fice of Congressional and Governmental Affairs 11 selected for a position as— 12 ‘‘(i) a fellow; 13 ‘‘(ii) a liaison; 14 ‘‘(iii) a counsel; or 15 ‘‘(iv) administrative staff; 16 17 ‘‘(B) a Coast Guard district or area governmental affairs officer; 18 ‘‘(C) an individual who reviews, makes 19 edits, or transmits formal or informal cor- 20 respondence with respect to the Coast Guard to 21 Congress, including relevant program level per- 22 sonnel; 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(D) an individual who serves in— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2302 1 ‘‘(i) the Office of Coordination, Pro- 2 grams, and Accountability or successor of- 3 fice; or 4 5 ‘‘(ii) the Force Design 2028 office; and 6 ‘‘(iii) Coast Guard Office of General 7 Law personnel, including such personnel 8 detailed to the Coast Guard. 9 ‘‘(3) COURSE SUBJECT MATTER.— 10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The training course 11 required under this subsection shall provide an 12 overview and introduction to Congress and the 13 Federal legislative process, including— 14 ‘‘(i) the items described in subpara- 15 graphs (C) through (K) of subsection 16 (a)(2); 17 ‘‘(ii) the roles of Coast Guard fellows, 18 liaisons, counsels, governmental affairs of- 19 ficers, the Coast Guard Office of Program 20 Review, the Coast Guard Headquarters 21 program offices, and any other entity the 22 Commandant considers relevant; 23 ‘‘(iii) the roles and responsibilities of 24 Coast Guard public affairs and external 25 communications personnel with respect to g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2303 1 Members of Congress and the staff of such 2 Members necessary to enhance communica- 3 tion between Coast Guard units, sectors, 4 and districts and Member offices and com- 5 mittees of jurisdiction so as to ensure visi- 6 bility of Coast Guard activities; and 7 ‘‘(iv) with respect to Coast Guard re- 8 quired participants, an overview of any law 9 administered by the Coast Guard and any 10 policy implemented by the Coast Guard the 11 understanding of which is necessary to im- 12 prove— 13 ‘‘(I) compliance with such law 14 and policy; 15 ‘‘(II) ethics; 16 ‘‘(III) professionalism; and 17 ‘‘(IV) timeliness of response to 18 Congressional oversight requests, in- 19 cluding requests from independent 20 oversight entities. 21 22 ‘‘(4) DETAIL WITHIN COAST GUARD OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAMS.— 23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the written request 24 of a receiving congressional office, the training 25 course required under this section shall include g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2304 1 a multi-day detail within the Coast Guard Of- 2 fice of Coordination, Programs, Accountability 3 to ensure adequate exposure to Coast Guard 4 policy, oversight, and requests from Congress. 5 ‘‘(B) NONCONSECUTIVE DETAIL PER- 6 MITTED.—A detail under this paragraph is not 7 required to be consecutive with the balance of 8 the training. 9 ‘‘(5) COMPLETION OF REQUIRED TRAINING.—A 10 member of the Coast Guard selected for a position 11 described in subsection (a) shall complete the train- 12 ing required by this section before the date on which 13 such member reports for duty for such position. 14 ‘‘(c) LECTURERS AND PANELISTS.— 15 ‘‘(1) OUTSIDE EXPERTS.—The Commandant 16 shall ensure that not less than 60 percent of the lec- 17 turers, panelists, and other individuals providing 18 education and instruction as part of the training 19 courses required under this section are experts on 20 Congress and the Federal legislative process who are 21 not employed by the executive branch of the Federal 22 Government. 23 ‘‘(2) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT PRO BONO SERV- 24 ICES.—In 25 graph (1), the Commandant shall seek, and may ac- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) satisfying the requirement under para- (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2305 1 cept, educational and instructional services of lec- 2 turers, panelists, and other individuals and organiza- 3 tions provided to the Coast Guard on a pro bono 4 basis.’’; and 5 6 (8) in section 334 (as so redesignated and transferred under subsection (b))— 7 (A) by amending subsection (b) to read as 8 9 follows: ‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary may expend 10 funds appropriated to the Coast Guard on— 11 ‘‘(1) the design of a Museum; 12 ‘‘(2) engineering, construction, construction ad- 13 ministration, and quality assurance services for a 14 Museum, including construction, construction ad- 15 ministration, and quality assurance services carried 16 out by the Association; and 17 ‘‘(3) providing Federal financial assistance to 18 the Association for the activities under subsection 19 (d).’’; and 20 (B) by amending subsection (g) to read as 21 22 follows: ‘‘(g) SERVICES.—With respect to the services related 23 to the activities for which the Secretary can expend funds 24 under subsection (b), or for maintenance or operation of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2306 1 the Museum, the Secretary may, with respect to any enti2 ty— 3 ‘‘(1) solicit and accept such services; and 4 ‘‘(2) enter into contracts or memoranda of 5 agreement to acquire such services.’’. 6 (f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in chapter 3 of title 8 14, United States Code, or any other law, may be 9 construed to require the Coast Guard to construct, 10 own, or operate a Museum as a condition of pro- 11 viding financial support to the Association for the 12 purposes for which assistance is authorized under 13 such chapter. 14 (2) DEFINITIONS.—In paragraph (1), the terms 15 ‘‘Association’’ and ‘‘Museum’’ have the meanings 16 given such terms in chapter 3 of title 14, United 17 States Code. 18 (g) EFFECT OF LAW.—The training required by sub- 19 section (a) of section 333 of title 14, United States Code 20 (as amended by this Act), shall replace the training that 21 was required by the Commandant on the day before the 22 date of enactment of this Act. 23 (h) BRIEFINGS.— 24 (1) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 25 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2307 1 Commandant shall brief the Committee on Com- 2 merce, Science, and Transportation and the Com- 3 mittee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Com- 4 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 5 House of Representatives on the manner in which 6 the Special Advisor for Tribal and Native Hawaiian 7 Affairs will be incorporated into the governance 8 structure of the Coast Guard, including a timeline 9 for the incorporation that is completed not later 10 than 1 year after date of enactment of this Act. 11 (2) ANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON SPECIAL ADVISOR 12 TO THE COMMANDANT TO TRIBAL AND NATIVE HA- 13 WAIIAN AFFAIRS.—Not later than 1 year after the 14 date of the establishment of the position of the Spe- 15 cial Advisor to the Commandant for Tribal and Na- 16 tive Hawaiian Affairs under section 317 of title 14, 17 United States Code, and annually thereafter for 2 18 years, the Commandant shall provide the Committee 19 on Commerce, Science, and Technology and the 20 Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the 21 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 22 the House of Representatives with a briefing on the 23 duties, responsibilities, and actions of the Special 24 Advisor to the Commandant for Tribal and Native g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2308 1 Hawaiian Affairs, including management of best 2 practices. 3 (3) BRIEFING ON COLLABORATION WITH 4 TRIBES ON RESEARCH CONSISTENT WITH COAST 5 GUARD MISSION REQUIREMENTS.— 6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 7 after the date of enactment of this Act, the 8 Commandant shall provide the Committee on 9 Commerce, Science, and Technology and the 10 Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and 11 the Committee on Transportation and Infra- 12 structure of the House of Representatives with 13 a briefing on potential collaborations on and re- 14 search and use of indigenous place-based knowl- 15 edge and research. 16 (B) ELEMENT.—In providing the briefing 17 under subparagraph (A), the Commandant shall 18 identify current and potential future opportuni- 19 ties to improve coordination with Indian Tribes, 20 Native Hawaiian organizations, and Tribal or- 21 ganizations to support— 22 (i) Coast Guard mission needs, such 23 as the potential for research or knowledge 24 to enhance maritime domain awareness, in- 25 cluding opportunities through the ADAC– g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2309 1 ARCTIC Center of Excellence of the De- 2 partment of Homeland Security; and 3 (ii) Coast Guard efforts to protect in- 4 digenous place-based knowledge and re- 5 search. 6 (C) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 7 (i) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian 8 Tribe’’ has the meaning given such term in 9 section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 10 and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 11 5304). 12 (ii) NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGANIZA- 13 TION.—The term ‘‘Native Hawaiian orga- 14 nization’’ has the meaning given such term 15 in section 6207 of the Elementary and 16 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 17 U.S.C. 7517) except the term includes the 18 Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and 19 the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. 20 (iii) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The 21 term ‘‘Tribal organization’’ has the mean- 22 ing given the such in section 4 of the In- 23 dian Self-Determination and Education 24 Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2310 1 (D) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 2 this subsection, or an amendment made by sub- 3 section (d)(6), shall be construed to impact— 4 (i) the right of any Indian Tribe; or 5 (ii) 6 consultation. 7 (i) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— any government-to-government 8 (1) Section 11237 of the Don Young Coast 9 Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (Public Law 117– 10 263) is amended— 11 (A) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘section 12 312 of title 14’’ and inserting ‘‘section 339 of 13 title 14’’; and 14 (B) in subsection (b)(2)(A) by striking 15 ‘‘section 312 of title 14’’ and inserting ‘‘section 16 339 of title 14’’. 17 (2) Section 807(a) of the Frank LoBiondo 18 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 19 115–282) is amended by striking ‘‘section 313 of 20 title 14’’ and inserting ‘‘section 331 of title 14’’. 21 (3) Section 3533(a) of the National Defense 22 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 23 118–31) is amended by striking ‘‘section 315 of title 24 14’’ and inserting ‘‘section 333 of title 14’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2311 1 (4) Section 311(j)(9)(D) of the Federal Water 2 Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(9)(D)) is 3 amended by striking ‘‘section 323 of title 14’’ each 4 place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 312 of title 5 14’’ each such place. 6 (j) DUTIES OF THE COAST GUARD.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 of title 14, 8 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘The 9 Coast Guard shall’’ and inserting the following: 10 ‘‘(b) PRIMARY DUTIES.—The Coast Guard shall’’. 11 (2) TRANSFER.—Section 888(a) of Public Law 12 107–296 is transferred to appear in section 102 of 13 title 14, United States Code, before subsection (b). 14 (k) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 15 (1) MEMBERS ASSERTING POST-TRAUMATIC 16 STRESS DISORDER OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.— 17 Section 2516 of title 14, United States Code, is 18 amended— 19 (A) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘de- 20 scribed in section 102’’ after ‘‘Coast Guard op- 21 erations’’; and 22 (B) by striking subsection (d). 23 (2) CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY OF MEM- 24 BERS OF COAST GUARD FOR COMBAT-RELATED SPE- 25 CIAL COMPENSATION.—Section g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) 221 of the Coast G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2312 1 Guard Authorization Act of 2016 (10 U.S.C. 1413a 2 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section 888(a) of the 3 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 468(a))’’ 4 and inserting ‘‘section 102 of title 14, United States 5 Code’’. 6 7 SEC. 7202. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 11269 of the Don Young 8 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (Public Law 117– 9 263) is— 10 (1) transferred to appear at the end of sub- 11 chapter II of chapter 5 of title 14, United States 12 Code; 13 (2) redesignated as section 529; and 14 (3) amended— 15 (A) by striking the section enumerator and 16 heading and inserting the following: 17 ‘‘§ 529. Public availability of information’’; 18 (B) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and in- 19 20 serting the following: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; 21 (C) by striking ‘‘the number of migrant’’ 22 and inserting ‘‘the number of drug and per- 23 son’’; and 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (D) by adding at the end the following: (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2313 1 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—In making information about 2 interdictions publicly available under subsection (a), the 3 Commandant shall include a description of the following: 4 ‘‘(1) The number of incidents in which drugs 5 were interdicted, the amount and type of drugs 6 interdicted, and the Coast Guard sectors and geo- 7 graphic areas of responsibility in which such inci- 8 dents occurred. 9 ‘‘(2) The number of incidents in which persons 10 were interdicted, the number of persons interdicted, 11 the number of those persons who were unaccom- 12 panied minors, and the Coast Guard sectors and ge- 13 ographic areas of responsibility in which such inci- 14 dents occurred. 15 ‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this pro- 16 vision shall be construed to require the Coast Guard to 17 collect the information described in subsection (b), and 18 nothing in this provision shall be construed to require the 19 Commandant to publicly release confidential, classified, 20 law enforcement sensitive, or otherwise protected informa21 tion.’’. 22 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 23 (1) TITLE 14.—The analysis for chapter 5 of 24 title 14, United States Code, is amended by insert- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2314 1 ing after the item relating to section 528 the fol- 2 lowing: ‘‘529. Public availability of information.’’. 3 (2) JAMES M. INHOFE NATIONAL DEFENSE AU- 4 THORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023.—The 5 table of contents for the James M. Inhofe National 6 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 7 (Public Law 117–263) is amended by striking the 8 item relating to section 11269. 9 (3) DON YOUNG COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION 10 ACT OF 2022.—The 11 Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (divi- 12 sion K of Public Law 117–263) is amended by strik- 13 ing the item relating to section 11269. table of contents for the Don 14 SEC. 7203. MODIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF MINOR CON- 15 STRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 16 MANAGEMENT. 17 Section 903(d)(1) of title 14, United States Code, is 18 amended by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ and inserting 19 ‘‘$2,000,000’’. 20 21 SEC. 7204. AGREEMENTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 14, United 22 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol23 lowing: 24 ‘‘§ 722. Cooperation with eligible entities 25 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2315 1 ‘‘(1) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.—Subject to 2 the availability of appropriations and for the purpose 3 of mitigating the impacts of Coast Guard actions in- 4 cluding expansion of bases, including direct or indi- 5 rect impacts, to natural resources and cultural re- 6 sources, the Commandant may provide Federal fi- 7 nancial assistance, except for loans or loan guaran- 8 tees, or make grants to an eligible entity. 9 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Financial assistance or 10 grants made under paragraph (1) may be used to— 11 ‘‘(A) limit any development or use of such 12 natural resources and cultural resources as a 13 result of such Coast Guard actions described in 14 paragraph (1); 15 ‘‘(B) maintain and maintain access to, 16 such natural resources and cultural resources, 17 including— 18 ‘‘(i) Tribal treaty fisheries and shell- 19 fish harvest, and usual and accustomed 20 fishing areas; and 21 ‘‘(ii) subsistence fisheries, or any 22 other fishery or shellfish harvest, of an In- 23 dian Tribe; 24 ‘‘(C) provide a means to replace, repair, or 25 restore such natural resources and cultural re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2316 1 sources of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 2 organization if such property is damaged by 3 Coast Guard actions described in paragraph 4 (1), in consultation with the affected Indian 5 Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization; and 6 ‘‘(D) maintain and improve natural re- 7 sources located outside a Coast Guard installa- 8 tion, if the purpose of the agreement is to re- 9 lieve or eliminate current or anticipated chal- 10 lenges that could restrict, impede, or otherwise 11 interfere with, directly or indirectly, current or 12 anticipated Coast Guard actions described in 13 paragraph (1). 14 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Financial assistance or 15 grants made under paragraph (1) may not be used 16 for the purpose of the Coast Guard receiving any 17 funds. 18 ‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION; AVAILABILITY OF AGREEMENTS 19 TO CONGRESS.— 20 ‘‘(1) NOTIFICATION.—The Commandant shall 21 notify the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 22 Transportation or the Committee on Homeland Se- 23 curity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate (and 24 the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate in 25 the case of an eligible entity that is an Indian Tribe, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2317 1 Tribal organization or Native Hawaiian organiza- 2 tion) and the Committee on Transportation and In- 3 frastructure of the House of Representatives in writ- 4 ing not later than the date that is 3 full business 5 days prior to any day on which the Commandant in- 6 tends to enter into such an agreement or contract, 7 or make a grant under subsection (a), and include 8 in such notification the anticipated costs of carrying 9 out the agreement, to the extent practicable. 10 ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF AGREEMENTS.—A copy 11 of such financial assistance or grant made under 12 subsection (a) shall be provided to the Committee on 13 Commerce, Science, and Transportation or the Com- 14 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- 15 fairs of the Senate or the Committee on Transpor- 16 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent- 17 atives not later than 5 full business days after the 18 date on which such request is submitted to the Com- 19 mandant. 20 ‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 21 tion may be construed to undermine the rights of any In22 dian Tribe to seek full and meaningful government-to-gov23 ernment consultation under this section or under any 24 other law. 25 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2318 1 2 ‘‘(1) CULTURAL RESOURCE.—The term ‘cul- tural resource’ means any of the following: 3 ‘‘(A) A building, structure, site, district, or 4 object eligible for or included in the National 5 Register of Historic Places maintained under 6 section 302101 of title 54. 7 ‘‘(B) Cultural items, as such term is de- 8 fined in section 2(3) of the Native American 9 Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 10 U.S.C. 3001(3)). 11 ‘‘(C) An archaeological resource, as such 12 term is defined in section 3(1) of the Archae- 13 ological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 14 U.S.C. 470bb(1))). 15 ‘‘(D) An archaeological artifact collection 16 and associated records covered by part 79 of 17 title 36, Code of Federal Regulations. 18 ‘‘(E) A sacred site, as such term is defined 19 in section 1(b) of Executive Order No. 13007 20 (42 U.S.C. 1996 note; relating to Indian sacred 21 sites). 22 ‘‘(F) Treaty or trust resources of an In- 23 dian Tribe, including the habitat associated 24 with such resources. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2319 1 ‘‘(G) Subsistence resources of an Indian 2 Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization includ- 3 ing the habitat associated with such resources. 4 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en- 5 tity’ means the following: 6 ‘‘(A) A State, or a political subdivision of 7 a State. 8 ‘‘(B) A local government. 9 ‘‘(C) An Indian Tribe. 10 ‘‘(D) Native Hawaiian organization. 11 ‘‘(E) A Tribal organization. 12 ‘‘(3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 13 has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the 14 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 15 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 16 ‘‘(4) NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATION.—The 17 term ‘Native Hawaiian organization’ has the mean- 18 ing given such term in section 6207 of the Elemen- 19 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 20 U.S.C. 7517) except the term includes the Depart- 21 ment of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Office of 22 Hawaiian Affairs. 23 ‘‘(5) NATURAL RESOURCE.—The term ‘natural 24 resource’ means land, fish, wildlife, biota, air, water, 25 ground water, drinking water supplies, and other g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2320 1 such resources belonging to, managed by, held in 2 trust by, appertaining to, or otherwise controlled by 3 the United States (including the resources of the 4 waters of the United States), any State or local gov- 5 ernment, any Indian Tribe, any member of an In- 6 dian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization, if such 7 resources are subject to a trust restriction on alien- 8 ation and have been categorized into 1 of the fol- 9 lowing groups: 10 ‘‘(A) Surface water resources. 11 ‘‘(B) Ground water resources. 12 ‘‘(C) Air resources. 13 ‘‘(D) Geologic resources. 14 ‘‘(E) Biological resources. 15 ‘‘(6) STATE.—The term ‘State’ includes each of 16 the several States, the District of Columbia, the 17 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth 18 of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories 19 and possessions of the United States. 20 ‘‘(7) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘Tribal 21 organization’ has the meaning given such term in 22 section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu- 23 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2321 1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap- 2 ter 7 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by insert3 ing after the item relating to section 721 the following: ‘‘722. Cooperation with eligible entities.’’. 4 SEC. 7205. PREPAREDNESS PLANS FOR COAST GUARD 5 PROPERTIES LOCATED IN TSUNAMI INUNDA- 6 TION ZONES. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 8 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in con9 sultation with the Administrator of the National Oceanic 10 and Atmospheric Administration and the heads of other 11 appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop a location-spe12 cific tsunami preparedness plan for each property con13 cerned. 14 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing each prepared- 15 ness plan under subsection (a), the Commandant shall en16 sure that the plan— 17 (1) minimizes the loss of human life; 18 (2) maximizes the ability of the Coast Guard to 19 meet the mission of the Coast Guard; 20 (3) is included in the emergency action plan for 21 each Coast Guard unit or sector located within the 22 applicable tsunami inundation zone; 23 (4) designates an evacuation route to an assem- 24 bly area located outside the tsunami inundation 25 zone; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2322 1 (5) takes into consideration near-shore and dis- 2 tant tsunami inundation of the property concerned; 3 (6) includes— 4 (A) maps of all applicable tsunami inunda- 5 tion zones; 6 (B) evacuation routes and instructions for 7 all individuals located on the property con- 8 cerned; 9 (C) procedures to begin evacuations as ex- 10 peditiously as possible upon detection of a seis- 11 mic or other tsunamigenic event; 12 (D) evacuation plans for Coast Guard avia- 13 tion and afloat assets; and 14 (E)(i) routes for evacuation on foot from 15 any location within the property concerned; or 16 (ii) if an on-foot evacuation is not possible, 17 an assessment of whether there is a need for 18 vertical evacuation refuges that would allow 19 evacuation on foot; 20 (7) in the case of a property concerned that is 21 at risk for a near-shore tsunami, is able to be com- 22 pletely executed within 15 minutes of detection of a 23 seismic event, or if complete execution is not possible 24 within 15 minutes, within a timeframe the Com- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2323 1 mandant considers reasonable to minimize the loss 2 of life; and 3 (8) not less frequently than annually, is— 4 (A) exercised by each Coast Guard unit 5 and sector located in the applicable tsunami in- 6 undation zone; 7 (B) communicated through an annual in- 8 person training to Coast Guard personnel and 9 dependents located or living on the property 10 concerned; and 11 (C) evaluated by the relevant District 12 Commander for each Coast Guard unit and sec- 13 tor located within the applicable tsunami inun- 14 dation zone. 15 (c) CONSULTATION.—In developing each prepared- 16 ness plan under subsection (a), the Commandant shall 17 consult relevant State, Tribal, and local government enti18 ties, including emergency management officials. 19 (d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 14 months after the 20 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall pro21 vide a briefing to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 22 and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 23 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep24 resentatives on each plan developed under subsection (a), g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2324 1 including the status of implementation and feasibility of 2 each such plan. 3 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 4 (1) PROPERTY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘prop- 5 erty concerned’’ means any real property owned, op- 6 erated, or leased by the Coast Guard within a tsu- 7 nami inundation zone. 8 (2) TSUNAMIGENIC EVENT.—The term 9 ‘‘tsunamigenic event’’ means any event, such as an 10 earthquake, volcanic eruption, submarine landslide, 11 coastal rockfall, or other event, with the magnitude 12 to cause a tsunami. 13 (3) VERTICAL EVACUATION REFUGE.—The 14 term ‘‘vertical evacuation refuge’’ means a structure 15 or earthen mound designated as a place of refuge in 16 the event of a tsunami, with sufficient height to ele- 17 vate evacuees above the tsunami inundation depth, 18 designed and constructed to resist tsunami load ef- 19 fects. 20 SEC. 7206. ADDITIONAL PRIBILOF ISLAND TRANSITION 21 22 COMPLETION ACTIONS. Section 11221 of the Don Young Coast Guard Au- 23 thorization Act of 2022 (Public Law 117–263) is amended 24 by adding at the end the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2325 1 ‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL REPORTS ON STATUS OF USE OF 2 FACILITIES AND HELICOPTER BASING.—Beginning with 3 the first quarterly report required under subsection (a) 4 submitted after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard 5 Authorization Act of 2025, the Secretary shall include in 6 each such report— 7 ‘‘(1) the status of the use of recently renovated 8 Coast Guard housing facilities, food preparation fa- 9 cilities, and maintenance and repair facilities on St. 10 Paul Island, Alaska, including a projected date for 11 full use and occupancy of such facilities in support 12 of Coast Guard missions in the Bering Sea; and 13 ‘‘(2) a detailed plan for the acquisition and con- 14 struction of a hangar in close proximity to existing 15 St. Paul airport facilities for the prosecution of 16 Coast Guard operational missions, including plans 17 for the use of land needed for such hangar.’’. 18 SEC. 7207. COAST GUARD ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT OF THE 19 TREASURY FUND. 20 (a) INCLUSION OF COAST GUARD AS DEPARTMENT 21 OF 22 TION.—Section 9705 of title 31, United States Code, is THE TREASURY LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZA- 23 amended— 24 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 25 paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the Department of the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2326 1 Treasury or the United States Coast Guard’’ and in- 2 serting ‘‘a Department of the Treasury law enforce- 3 ment organization’’; 4 (2) in subsection (a)(2)(B)— 5 (A) in clause (iv) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 6 end; 7 (B) in clause (v) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after 8 the semicolon; and 9 (C) by adding at the end the following: 10 ‘‘(vi) the United States Coast Guard 11 with respect to any law of the United 12 States which the Coast Guard is author- 13 ized to enforce, assist in the enforcement 14 of, or administer pursuant to section 102, 15 522, or 525 of title 14;’’; 16 (3) in subsection (a)(2)(H) by striking ‘‘the De- 17 partment of the Treasury’’ and inserting ‘‘a Depart- 18 ment of the Treasury law enforcement organiza- 19 tion’’; 20 (4) in subsection (d)(2) by striking ‘‘or the 21 United States Coast Guard’’ each place it appears; 22 (5) in subsection (f)(1)(A)(ii) by striking ‘‘or 23 the United States Coast Guard’’; 24 (6) in subsection (h)(1) by striking ‘‘the De- 25 partment of the Treasury’’ and inserting ‘‘a Depart- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2327 1 ment of the Treasury law enforcement organiza- 2 tion’’; 3 (7) in subsection (j)(1) by striking ‘‘the Depart- 4 ment of the Treasury or the United States Coast 5 Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘a Department of the Treas- 6 ury law enforcement organization’’; 7 (8) in subsection (l) by striking ‘‘the Depart- 8 ment of the Treasury’’ and inserting ‘‘a Department 9 of the Treasury law enforcement organization’’; and 10 (9) in subsection (o)(1) by inserting ‘‘the 11 United States Coast Guard,’’ before ‘‘the United 12 States Customs Service,’’. 13 (b) ELIMINATION OF SEPARATE FUNDS FOR THE 14 COAST GUARD.—Section 9705 of title 31, United States 15 Code, is amended— 16 (1) by striking subsection (c); 17 (2) in subsection (g)(2) by striking ‘‘and (c)’’; 18 (3) by redesignating subsections (d) through (o) 19 as subsections (c) through (n), respectively; 20 21 (4) by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 22 23 (5) by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’; and 24 25 (6) by striking ‘‘subsection (h)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2328 1 (c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 9705 of title 2 31, United States Code, is amended— 3 (1) in subsection (f)(3)(C), as so redesignated, 4 by striking ‘‘section 4(B) of 9703(g)’’ and inserting 5 ‘‘paragraph (4)(B)’’; 6 (2) in subsection (f)(4)(B), as so redesignated, 7 by striking ‘‘for transfers pursuant to subparagraph 8 (A)(ii) and’’; 9 (3) in subsection (g)(2), as so redesignated, by 10 striking ‘‘seizure of forfeiture’’ and inserting ‘‘sei- 11 zure or forfeiture’’; and 12 (4) in subsection (l), as so redesignated, by 13 striking ‘‘524(c)(11)’’ and inserting ‘‘524(c)’’. 14 (d) UPDATES TO CROSS-REFERENCES.— 15 16 (1) TITLE 28.—Section 524(c) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— 17 (A) in paragraph (4)(C) by striking 18 ‘‘9705(g)(4)(A)’’ 19 ‘‘9705(f)(4)(A)’’; and 20 (B) in paragraph and (10) inserting by striking 21 ‘‘9705(o)’’ and inserting ‘‘9705(n)’’. 22 (2) TITLE 31.—Section 5340(1) of title 31, 23 United States Code, is amended by striking 24 ‘‘9705(o)’’ and inserting ‘‘9705(n)’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2329 1 (3) TITLE 39.—Section 2003(e)(1) of title 39, 2 United States Code, is amended by striking 3 ‘‘9705(o)’’ and inserting ‘‘9705(n)’’. 4 Subtitle B—Acquisition 5 SEC. 7211. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF 6 LEAD SYSTEMS INTEGRATORS. 7 Section 1105 of title 14, United States Code, is 8 amended by adding at the end the following: 9 ‘‘(c) LEAD SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR DEFINED.—In 10 this section, the term ‘lead systems integrator’ has the 11 meaning given such term in section 805(c) of the National 12 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public 13 Law 109–163).’’. 14 15 SEC. 7212. ACQUISITION IMPROVEMENTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 11 of 16 title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 17 end the following: 18 ‘‘§ 1138. Service life extension programs 19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Requirements for a Level 1 or 20 Level 2 acquisition project or program under sections 21 1131 through 1134 shall not apply to an acquisition by 22 the Coast Guard that is a service life extension program. 23 ‘‘(b) SERVICE LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM DE- 24 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘service life extension 25 program’ means a capital investment that is solely in- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2330 1 tended to extend the service life and address obsolescence 2 of components or systems of a particular capability or 3 asset. 4 ‘‘§ 1139. Consideration of life-cycle cost estimates for 5 6 acquisition and procurement ‘‘In carrying out the acquisition and procurement of 7 vessels and aircraft, the Secretary of the department in 8 which the Coast Guard is operating, acting through the 9 Commandant, shall consider the life-cycle cost estimates 10 of vessels and aircraft, as applicable, during the design 11 and evaluation processes to the maximum extent prac12 ticable. 13 ‘‘§ 1140. Contracts that provide best value for tax14 15 payer ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out a Level 1 or 16 Level 2 acquisition project or program under this sub17 chapter, the Commandant may publicly announce all con18 struction, design, and engineering requirements and nego19 tiate contracts for construction, design, and engineering 20 services on the basis of demonstrated competence and 21 qualification for the type of professional services required 22 and at fair and reasonable prices. 23 ‘‘(b) SELECTION PROCEDURE.—The following proce- 24 dures may apply to the procurement of Level 1 or Level 25 2 acquisition project or program under this subchapter: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2331 1 ‘‘(1) STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATION AND 2 PERFORMANCE.—The 3 prospective contractors to submit a statement of 4 qualifications and performance data. 5 6 Commandant shall require ‘‘(2) EVALUATION.—For each proposed project, the Commandant shall— 7 ‘‘(A) evaluate statements of qualifications 8 and performance submitted by firms regarding 9 the proposed project; and 10 ‘‘(B) conduct discussions with firms to 11 consider anticipated concepts and compare al- 12 ternative methods for furnishing services. 13 ‘‘(3) SELECTION.—From the firms with which 14 discussions have been conducted under paragraph 15 (2)(B), the Commandant shall select, in order of 16 preference, that the Commandant considers most 17 highly qualified to provide the services required, 18 based on criteria established and published by the 19 Commandant. 20 ‘‘(c) NEGOTIATION OF CONTRACT.— 21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant shall ne- 22 gotiate 1 or more contracts for construction, design, 23 and engineering services under this section at com- 24 pensation which the Commandant determines is fair 25 and reasonable to the Federal Government. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2332 1 ‘‘(2) FAIR AND REASONABLE COMPENSATION.— 2 In determining fair and reasonable compensation, 3 the Commandant shall consider the scope, com- 4 plexity, professional nature, and estimated value of 5 the services to be rendered. 6 ‘‘(3) NEGOTIATION.—The Commandant shall 7 attempt to negotiate a contract or contracts with the 8 most highly qualified firm or firms selected under 9 subsection (b). 10 ‘‘(4) FURTHER NEGOTIATION.—If the Com- 11 mandant is unable to negotiate a satisfactory con- 12 tract or contracts with the firm or firms under para- 13 graph (3), the Commandant shall formally terminate 14 negotiations with such firm or firms and undertake 15 negotiations with the next most qualified of the se- 16 lected firms, continuing the process until an agree- 17 ment is reached. 18 ‘‘(5) ADDITIONAL FIRMS.—If the Commandant 19 is unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract or con- 20 tracts with any of the selected firms, the Com- 21 mandant shall select additional firms in order of 22 competence and qualification and continue negotia- 23 tions in accordance with this section until 1 or more 24 agreements are reached.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2333 1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap- 2 ter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by in3 serting after the item relating to section 1137 the fol4 lowing: ‘‘1138. Service life extension programs. ‘‘1139. Consideration of life-cycle cost estimates for acquisition and procurement. ‘‘1140. Contracts that provide best value for taxpayer.’’. 5 SEC. 7213. RESTRICTION ON ACQUISITION, PROCUREMENT, 6 OR CONSTRUCTION OF VESSELS IN FOREIGN 7 SHIPYARDS. 8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1151 of title 14, United 9 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 10 ‘‘§ 1151. Restriction on acquisition, procurement, or 11 construction of vessels in foreign ship- 12 yards 13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 14 (b), the Commandant may not lease, charter, or otherwise 15 procure a vessel which contains a major component of the 16 hull or superstructure constructed in a foreign shipyard. 17 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may author- 19 ize exceptions to the prohibition in subsection (a) 20 when the President determines that it is in the na- 21 tional security interest of the United States to do so. 22 ‘‘(2) NOTICE.—The President shall transmit 23 notice to the Committee on Transportation and In- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2334 1 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 2 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- 3 tation of the Senate of any such determination made 4 by the President under paragraph (1), and no con- 5 tract may be awarded pursuant to the exception au- 6 thorized until the end of the 30-day period beginning 7 on the date the notice of such determination is re- 8 ceived by such committees of Congress. 9 ‘‘(3) JUSTIFICATION.—The notice required 10 under paragraph (2) shall include a written expla- 11 nation of the national security interest and a de- 12 tailed summary of market research demonstrating 13 the lack of availability of United States shipyards to 14 meet the Coast Guard requirements consistent with 15 national security interest.’’. 16 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap- 17 ter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 18 striking the item relating to section 1151 and inserting 19 the following: ‘‘1151. Restriction on acquisition, procurement, or construction of vessels in foreign shipyards.’’. 20 SEC. 7214. FLOATING DRYDOCK FOR UNITED STATES 21 22 COAST GUARD YARD. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 11 of 23 title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 24 end the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2335 1 ‘‘§ 1159. Floating drydock for United States Coast 2 3 Guard Yard ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 4 (b), the Commandant, using funds appropriated pursuant 5 to section 1181, may not acquire, procure, or construct 6 a floating dry dock for the Coast Guard Yard. 7 ‘‘(b) PERMISSIBLE ACQUISITION, PROCUREMENT, OR 8 CONSTRUCTION METHODS.—Notwithstanding subsection 9 (a) of this section and section 1105(a), the Commandant 10 may— 11 ‘‘(1) provide for an entity other than the Coast 12 Guard to contract for the acquisition, procurement, 13 or construction of a floating drydock by contract, 14 purchase, or other agreement; 15 16 ‘‘(2) construct a floating drydock at the Coast Guard Yard; or 17 ‘‘(3) acquire or procure a commercially avail- 18 able floating drydock. 19 ‘‘(c) DESIGN STANDARDS AND CONSTRUCTION PRAC- 20 TICES.—To the extent practicable, a floating drydock ac- 21 quired, procured, or constructed under this section shall 22 reflect commercial design standards and commercial con23 struction practices that are consistent with the best inter24 ests of the Federal Government. 25 ‘‘(d) BERTHING REQUIREMENT.—Any floating dry- 26 dock acquired, procured, or constructed under subsection g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2336 1 (b) shall be berthed at the Coast Guard Yard in Balti2 more, Maryland, when lifting or maintaining vessels. 3 ‘‘(e) FLOATING DRYDOCK DEFINED.—In this sec- 4 tion, the term ‘floating drydock’ means equipment that 5 is— 6 ‘‘(1) constructed in the United States; and 7 ‘‘(2) capable of meeting the lifting and mainte- 8 nance requirements of an Offshore Patrol Cutter or 9 a National Security Cutter.’’. 10 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap- 11 ter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by in12 serting after the item relating to section 1158 the fol13 lowing: ‘‘1159. Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard.’’. 14 15 SEC. 7215. GREAT LAKES ICEBREAKING. (a) GREAT LAKES ICEBREAKER AND ICEBREAKING 16 TUGS.— 17 (1) STRATEGY.—Not later than 90 days after 18 the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant 19 shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 20 Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 21 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 22 the House of Representatives a strategy detailing 23 how the Coast Guard will complete design and con- 24 struction of a Great Lakes icebreaker at least as ca- 25 pable as the Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw (WLBB– g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2337 1 30) as expeditiously as possible after funding is pro- 2 vided for such icebreaker, including providing a cost 3 estimate and an estimated delivery timeline that 4 would facilitate the expedited delivery detailed in the 5 strategy. 6 (2) REPORT ON BAY CLASS ICEBREAKING TUG 7 FLEET REPLACEMENT.—Not 8 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com- 9 mandant shall submit to the Committee on Trans- 10 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep- 11 resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, 12 Science, and Transportation of the Senate— later than 180 days 13 (A) a report that describes the strategy of 14 the Coast Guard with respect to the replace- 15 ment of the Bay class icebreaking tug fleet; 16 (B) in the case of such a strategy that re- 17 sults in the replacement of the last Bay class 18 icebreaking tug on a date that is more than 5 19 years after such date of enactment, a plan to 20 maintain the operational capabilities of the Bay 21 class icebreaking tug fleet until the date on 22 which such fleet is projected to be replaced; and 23 (C) in the case of such a plan that does 24 not include the replacement of the main propul- 25 sion engines and marine gear components of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2338 1 the Bay class icebreaking tug fleet, an assess- 2 ment of the manner in which not replacing such 3 engines and gear components will effect the fu- 4 ture operational availability of such fleet. 5 (b) GREAT LAKES ICEBREAKER PILOT PROGRAM.— 6 Section 11212(a) of the Don Young Coast Guard Author7 ization Act of 2022 (Public Law 117–263) is amended by 8 adding at the end the following: 9 ‘‘(4) PILOT PROGRAM.— 10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—During the 5 ice sea- 11 sons beginning after the date of enactment of 12 the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, the 13 Commandant shall conduct a pilot program to 14 determine the extent to which the Coast Guard 15 Great Lakes icebreaking cutter fleet is capable 16 of maintaining tier one and tier two waterways 17 open 95 percent of the time during an ice sea- 18 son. 19 ‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 20 after the end of each of the 5 ice seasons begin- 21 ning after the date of enactment of the Coast 22 Guard Authorization Act of 2025, the Com- 23 mandant shall submit to the Committee on 24 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 25 Senate and the Committee on Transportation g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2339 1 and Infrastructure of the House of Representa- 2 tives a report that details— 3 ‘‘(i) the results of the pilot program 4 required under subparagraph (A); and 5 ‘‘(ii) any relevant new performance 6 measures 7 Guard, including the measures described in 8 pages 5 through 7 of the report of the 9 Coast Guard titled ‘Domestic Icebreaking 10 Operations’ and submitted to Congress on 11 July 26, 2024, as required by section 12 11212(a)(3) of the Don Young Coast 13 Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (Public 14 Law 117–263), and the results of the im- 15 plementation of such measures.’’. 16 (c) MODIFICATION TO REPORTING REQUIREMENT 17 RELATING TO implemented by ICEBREAKING OPERATIONS the IN Coast GREAT 18 LAKES.—Section 11213(f) of the Don Young Coast Guard 19 Authorization Act of 2022 (Public Law 117–263) is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 ‘‘(f) PUBLIC REPORT.—Not later than July 1 after 22 the first winter in which the Commandant has submitted 23 the report required by paragraph (3) of section 11212(a), 24 the Commandant shall publish on a publicly accessible 25 website of the Coast Guard a report on the cost to the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2340 1 Coast Guard of meeting the proposed standards described 2 in paragraph (2) of such section.’’. 3 (d) REPORT ON COAST GUARD CUTTER MACKI- 4 NAW.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 5 of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Com6 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 7 Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra8 structure of the House of Representatives a detailed writ9 ten briefing that describes— 10 11 (1) the Midlife Maintenance Availability Assessment for Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw; 12 (2) the remaining service life of the hull; 13 (3) the— 14 (A) estimated remaining service life of the 15 hull if the cutter undergoes a Service Life Ex- 16 tension Program; 17 18 (B) estimated costs associated with such a program; and 19 (C) fiscal years in which such funds would 20 be required to ensure the Coast Guard Cutter 21 Mackinaw remains operational consistently in 22 winter seasons through the extended service life 23 resulting from such a program. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2341 1 SEC. 7216. BRIEFING ON DEPLOYMENT OF SPECIAL PUR- 2 POSE CRAFT–HEAVY WEATHER SECOND GEN- 3 ERATION (SPEC-HWX II) VESSELS IN PACIFIC 4 NORTHWEST. 5 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 6 of this Act, the Commandant shall provide to the Com7 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 8 Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra9 structure of the House of Representatives a briefing on— 10 (1) the status of the acquisition and procure- 11 ment of second-generation Special Purpose Craft– 12 Heavy Weather (SPC–HWX II) vessels consistent 13 with section 11104(a)(3) of the Don Young Coast 14 Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (division K of 15 Public Law 117–263); 16 (2) the timeline for the deployment of such ves- 17 sels to stations in the Pacific Northwest previously 18 served by the first-generation Special Purpose 19 Craft–Heavy Weather vessels and the National 20 Motor Lifeboat School; 21 (3) funding levels required each fiscal year to 22 meet the requirements completing the fleet size pre- 23 scribed in section 11104(a)(3) of the Don Young 24 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (division K 25 of Public Law 117–263) not later than fiscal year 26 2030; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2342 1 2 (4) any outstanding barriers to the timeliness of such deployment; and 3 (5) any instances where the Coast Guard was 4 unable to deploy or complete statutory missions, in- 5 cluding towing missions, due to the lack of such first 6 generation heavy weather craft. 7 8 SEC. 7217. REPORT ON 87-FOOT PATROL BOAT FLEET. Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment 9 of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Com10 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 11 Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra12 structure of the House of Representatives a detailed writ13 ten briefing that describes the strategy of the Coast Guard 14 with respect to replacing the mission capability provided 15 by the full 87-foot patrol boat fleet that was operational 16 on September 30, 2020. 17 SEC. 7218. PROCUREMENT OF TACTICAL MARITIME SUR- 18 19 VEILLANCE SYSTEMS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 20 (b)(2), subject to the availability of appropriations and if 21 the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that there 22 is a need, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall— 23 (1) procure a tactical maritime surveillance sys- 24 tem, or similar technology, for use by the Coast g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2343 1 Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection in 2 the areas of operation of— 3 (A) Coast Guard Sector San Diego in Cali- 4 fornia; 5 (B) Coast Guard Sector San Juan in Puer- 6 to Rico; and 7 (C) Coast Guard Sector Key West in Flor- 8 ida; and 9 (2) for purposes of data integration and land- 10 based data access, procure for each area of oper- 11 ation described in paragraph (1) and for Coast 12 Guard Station South Padre Island a land-based 13 maritime domain awareness system capable of shar- 14 ing data with the Coast Guard and U.S. Customs 15 and Border Protection— 16 (A) to operate in conjunction with— 17 (i) the system procured under section 18 11266 of the James M. Inhofe National 19 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 21 4063) for Coast Guard Station South 22 Padre Island; and 23 (ii) the tactical maritime surveillance 24 system procured for each area of operation 25 under paragraph (1); and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2344 1 (B) to be installed in the order in which 2 the systems described in subparagraph (A) are 3 installed. 4 (b) STUDY; LIMITATION.— 5 (1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Prior to the procure- 6 ment or operation of a tactical maritime surveillance 7 system, or similar technology, that is deployed from 8 a property owned by the Department of Defense, the 9 Secretary of Homeland Security shall complete a 10 study, in coordination with Secretary of Defense, 11 analyzing the potential impacts to the national secu- 12 rity of the United States of such operation. 13 (2) LIMITATION.—If it is determined by the 14 Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary 15 of Defense through the study required under para- 16 graph (1) that the placement or installation of a sys- 17 tem described in subsection (a) negatively impacts 18 the national security of the United States, such sys- 19 tem shall not be procured or installed. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2345 1 Subtitle C—Personnel 2 SEC. 7221. DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS WITH PARTICULAR 3 EXPERTISE 4 HEALTHCARE. 5 IN MILITARY JUSTICE OR (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 6 14, United States Code is amended by adding at the end 7 the following: 8 ‘‘§ 2132. Designation of officers with particular exper9 tise in military justice or healthcare 10 ‘‘(a) SECRETARY DESIGNATION.—The Secretary may 11 designate a limited number of officers of the Coast Guard 12 as having particular expertise in— 13 ‘‘(1) military justice; or 14 ‘‘(2) healthcare. 15 ‘‘(b) PROMOTION AND GRADE.—An individual des- 16 ignated under this section— 17 18 ‘‘(1) shall not be included on the active duty promotion list; 19 ‘‘(2) shall be promoted under section 2126; and 20 ‘‘(3) may not be promoted to a grade higher 21 than captain.’’. 22 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap- 23 ter 21 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by in24 serting after the item relating to section 2131 the fol25 lowing: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2346 ‘‘2132. Designation of officers with particular expertise in military justice or healthcare.’’. 1 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 2 (1) Section 2102(a) of title 14, United States 3 Code, is amended, in the second sentence by striking 4 ‘‘and officers of the permanent commissioned teach- 5 ing staff of the Coast Guard Academy’’ and insert- 6 ing ‘‘officers of the permanent commissioned teach- 7 ing staff of the Coast Guard Academy, and officers 8 designated by the Secretary pursuant this section’’. 9 (2) Subsection (e) of section 2103 of title 14, 10 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 11 ‘‘(e) SECRETARY TO PRESCRIBE NUMBERS FOR CER- 12 TAIN OFFICERS.—The Secretary shall prescribe the num- 13 ber of officers authorized to be serving on active duty in 14 each grade of— 15 16 ‘‘(1) the permanent commissioned teaching staff of the Coast Guard Academy; 17 18 ‘‘(2) the officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to this section; and 19 ‘‘(3) the officers of the Reserve serving in con- 20 nection with organizing, administering, recruiting, 21 instructing, or training the reserve components.’’. 22 (3) Section 2126 of title 14, United States 23 Code, is amended, in the second sentence, by insert- 24 ing ‘‘and as to officers designated by the Secretary g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2347 1 pursuant to this section’’ after ‘‘reserve compo- 2 nents’’. 3 4 (4) Section 3736(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended— 5 (A) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘pro- 6 motion list and the’’ and inserting ‘‘promotion 7 list, officers designated by the Secretary pursu- 8 ant to this section, and the officers on the’’; 9 and 10 (B) in the second sentence by striking 11 ‘‘promotion list or the’’ and inserting ‘‘pro- 12 motion list, officers designated by the Secretary 13 pursuant to this section, or the officers on the’’. 14 SEC. 7222. DEFERRED RETIREMENT AND RETENTION IN AC- 15 TIVE DUTY STATUS FOR HEALTH PROFES- 16 SIONS OFFICERS. 17 (a) DEFERRED RETIREMENT.—Section 2154 of title 18 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 19 the following: 20 ‘‘(c) DEFERRED RETIREMENT OR SEPARATION FOR 21 HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICERS.— 22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 23 the Secretary may defer the retirement or separation 24 under subsection (a) of a health professions officer 25 if, during the period of the deferment, the health g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2348 1 professions officer will be performing duties that 2 consist primarily of providing patient care or per- 3 forming other clinical duties. 4 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—A deferment under this 5 subsection may not extend beyond the first day of 6 the month following the month in which the health 7 professions officer concerned becomes 68 years of 8 age. 9 ‘‘(3) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary may des- 10 ignate as health professions officers a category of 11 members of the Coast Guard whose duties consist 12 primarily of— 13 ‘‘(A) providing health care; 14 ‘‘(B) performing other clinical care, includ- 15 ing radiology, specialty care, behavioral health 16 care, pharmacy care, medical laboratory, or 17 testing; or 18 ‘‘(C) performing health care-related admin- 19 istrative duties. 20 ‘‘(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 21 this subsection may be construed to prohibit or mod- 22 ify the application of any provision relating to man- 23 datory separation or disciplinary action. 24 25 ‘‘(5) HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICER DE- FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘health profes- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2349 1 sions officer’ means an officer or enlisted member of 2 the Coast Guard in good standing who is— 3 ‘‘(A) a physician, surgeon, medical spe- 4 cialist, nurse or nurse practitioner, physician’s 5 assistant, health service technician, therapist, 6 fully licensed clinical psychotherapist, counselor, 7 social worker, medical assistant, radiology as- 8 sistant, pharmacist, pharmacy assistant, nutri- 9 tionist, dietitian, any administrative personnel 10 associated with a Coast Guard medical program 11 (including a clinic), personnel who works in a 12 medical laboratory, physical therapist, physical 13 therapist aide, occupational therapist, or occu- 14 pational therapist aide; 15 ‘‘(B) a dentist, dental assistant, oral sur- 16 geon, or any other dental-related personnel; or 17 ‘‘(C) a member of a category designated by 18 19 the Secretary under paragraph (3).’’. (b) RETENTION IN ACTIVE STATUS.—Section 3753 20 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— 21 22 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and 23 24 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2350 1 2 ‘‘(d) RETENTION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICERS.— 3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sub- 4 sections (a), (b), and (c), the Secretary may author- 5 ize the retention of a Reserve health professions offi- 6 cer in an active status not beyond the first day of 7 the month following the month in which the health 8 professions officer concerned becomes 68 years of 9 age. 10 ‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 11 this subsection may be construed to prohibit or mod- 12 ify the application of any provision relating to man- 13 datory separation or disciplinary action. 14 ‘‘(3) HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICER DE- 15 FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘health profes- 16 sions officer’ means an officer or enlisted member of 17 the Coast Guard in good standing who is— 18 ‘‘(A) a physician, surgeon, medical spe- 19 cialist, nurse or nurse practitioner, physician’s 20 assistant, health service technician, therapist, 21 fully licensed clinical psychotherapist, counselor, 22 social worker, medical assistant, radiology as- 23 sistant, pharmacist, pharmacy assistant, nutri- 24 tionist, dietitian, any administrative personnel 25 associated with a Coast Guard medical program g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2351 1 (including a clinic), personnel who works in a 2 medical laboratory, physical therapist, physical 3 therapist aide, occupational therapist, or occu- 4 pational therapist aide; 5 ‘‘(B) a dentist, dental assistant, oral sur- 6 geon, or any other dental-related personnel; or 7 ‘‘(C) a member of a category designated by 8 9 the Secretary under section 2154(c)(3).’’. SEC. 7223. MODIFICATIONS TO THE OFFICER INVOLUNTARY 10 11 SEPARATION PROCESS. (a) REVIEW OF RECORDS.—Section 2158 of title 14, 12 United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding 13 paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘may at any time convene a 14 board of officers’’ and inserting ‘‘shall prescribe, by regu15 lation, procedures’’. 16 (b) BOARDS OF INQUIRY.—Section 2159(c) of title 17 14, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘send the 18 record of its proceedings to a board of review’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘recommend to the Secretary that the officer not be 20 retained on active duty’’. 21 (c) REPEAL OF BOARDS OF REVIEW.—Section 2160 22 of title 14, United States Code, is repealed. 23 (d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 24 (1) IN 25 Code, is amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) GENERAL.—Title 14, United States G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2352 1 (A) in section 2161 by striking ‘‘section 2 2158, 2159, or 2160’’ each place it appears and 3 inserting ‘‘section 2158 or 2159’’; 4 (B) in section 2163, in the first sentence 5 by striking ‘‘board of review under section 2160 6 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘board of inquiry 7 under section 2159 of this title’’; and 8 (C) in section 2164(a), in the matter pre- 9 ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or 2160’’. 10 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at 11 the beginning of chapter 21 of title 14, United 12 States Code, is amended by striking the item relat- 13 ing to section 2160. 14 SEC. 7224. MODIFICATIONS AND REVISIONS RELATING TO 15 REOPENING RETIRED GRADE DETERMINA- 16 TIONS. 17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2501(d)(2) of title 14, 18 United States Code, is amended— 19 20 (1) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘a’’ before ‘‘competent authority’’; 21 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through 22 (E) as subparagraphs (F) through (H), respectively; 23 and 24 25 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2353 1 ‘‘(C) substantial evidence comes to light 2 that, during the commissioned service of the of- 3 ficer, the officer failed to carry out applicable 4 laws, with an intent to deceive or defraud; 5 ‘‘(D) substantial evidence comes to light 6 after the retirement that the officer committed 7 rape or sexual assault, as described in sections 8 920(a) and 920(b) of title 10 (articles 120(a) 9 and 120(b) of the Uniform Code of Military 10 Justice) at any time during the commissioned 11 service of the officer; 12 ‘‘(E) substantial evidence comes to light 13 after the retirement that the commissioned offi- 14 cer knew of and failed to report through proper 15 channels, in accordance with existing law at the 16 time of the alleged incident, any known in- 17 stances of sexual assault by a member of the 18 Coast Guard under the command of the officer 19 during the officer’s service;’’. 20 (b) ISSUANCE AND REVISION OF REGULATIONS RE- 21 LATING TO GOOD CAUSE TO REOPEN RETIRED GRADE 22 DETERMINATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the 23 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the depart24 ment in which the Coast Guard is operating shall issue 25 or revise, as applicable, and at the discretion of the Sec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2354 1 retary consistent with this section, regulations of the 2 Coast Guard to do the following: 3 (1) Define what constitutes good cause to re- 4 open a retired grade determination referred to in 5 subparagraph (H) of section 2501(d)(2) of title 14, 6 United States Code, as redesignated by subsection 7 (a), to ensure that the following shall be considered 8 good cause for such a reopening: 9 (A) Circumstances that constitute a failure 10 to carry out applicable laws regarding a report 11 of sexual assault with an intent to deceive by a 12 commissioned officer, that relate to a response 13 made to a report of sexual assault, during the 14 commissioned service of the officer. 15 (B) Substantial evidence of sexual assault 16 by the commissioned officer concerned, at any 17 time during the commissioned service of such 18 officer, or such evidence that was not consid- 19 ered by the Coast Guard in a manner consistent 20 with law. 21 (2) Identify the standard for making, and the 22 evidentiary showing required to support, an adverse 23 determination on the retired grade of a commis- 24 sioned officer. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2355 1 2 (c) REVISION OF LIMITATIONS ON REOPENING RETIRED GRADE DETERMINATIONS.—Not later than 180 3 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 4 of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating 5 shall revise applicable guidance in section K.10 of chapter 6 3 of Commandant Instruction 1000.4A to remove any re7 striction that limits the ability to reopen the retired grade 8 of a commissioned officer based on— 9 (1) whether new evidence is discovered contem- 10 poraneously with or within a short time period after 11 the date of retirement of the officer concerned; and 12 (2) whether the misconduct concerned was not 13 discoverable through due diligence. 14 (d) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—No provision of this section 15 or the amendments made by this section shall be construed 16 to permit a review of conduct that was not in violation 17 of law or policy at the time of the alleged conduct. 18 19 SEC. 7225. FAMILY LEAVE POLICIES FOR COAST GUARD. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2512 of title 14, United 20 States Code, is amended— 21 (1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘Leave’’ 22 and inserting ‘‘Family leave’’; 23 (2) in subsection (a)— 24 (A) by striking ‘‘, United States Code,’’ 25 and inserting ‘‘or, with respect to the reserve g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2356 1 component of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of 2 Defense promulgates a new regulation for mem- 3 bers of the reserve component of the Coast 4 Guard pursuant to section 711 of title 10,’’; 5 (B) by striking ‘‘or adoption of a child’’ 6 and inserting ‘‘or placement of a minor child 7 with the member for adoption or long term fos- 8 ter care’’; 9 (C) by striking ‘‘and enlisted members’’ 10 and inserting ‘‘, enlisted members, and mem- 11 bers of the reserve component’’; and 12 (D) by inserting ‘‘or, with respect to mem- 13 bers of the reserve component of the Coast 14 Guard, the Secretary of Defense’’ after ‘‘pro- 15 vided by the Secretary of the Navy’’; 16 (3) in subsection (b)— 17 (A) in the subsection heading by striking 18 ‘‘ADOPTION OF CHILD’’ and inserting ‘‘PLACE- 19 MENT OF 20 ADOPTION OR LONG TERM FOSTER CARE’’; 21 22 MINOR CHILD WITH MEMBER FOR (B) by striking ‘‘and 704’’ and inserting ‘‘, 704, and 711’’; 23 (C) by striking ‘‘and enlisted members’’ 24 and inserting ‘‘, enlisted members, and mem- 25 bers of the reserve component’’; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2357 1 (D) by striking ‘‘the birth or adoption’’ 2 and inserting ‘‘the birth, adoption, or long term 3 foster care’’; 4 (E) by striking ‘‘immediately’’; 5 (F) by striking ‘‘such birth or adoption’’ 6 and inserting ‘‘such birth, placement of a minor 7 child with the member for long-term foster care, 8 or adoption,’’; and 9 (G) by striking ‘‘enlisted member’’ and in- 10 serting ‘‘, enlisted member, or member of the 11 reserve component’’; and 12 (4) by adding at the end the following: 13 ‘‘(c) PERIOD OF LEAVE.— 14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the de- 15 partment in which the Coast Guard is operating, 16 may authorize leave described under subparagraph 17 (b) to be taken after the one-year period described 18 in subparagraph (b) in the case of a member de- 19 scribed in subsection (b) who, except for this sub- 20 paragraph, would lose unused family leave at the 21 end of the one-year period described in subpara- 22 graph (A) as a result of— 23 ‘‘(A) operational requirements; 24 ‘‘(B) professional military education obli- 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) gations; or (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2358 1 ‘‘(C) other circumstances that the Sec- 2 retary determines reasonable and appropriate. 3 ‘‘(2) EXTENDED DEADLINE.—The regulation, 4 rule, policy, or memorandum prescribed under para- 5 graph (a) shall require that any leave authorized to 6 be taken after the one-year period described in sub- 7 paragraph (c)(1)(A) shall be taken within a reason- 8 able period of time, as determined by the Secretary 9 of the department in which the Coast Guard is oper- 10 ating, after cessation of the circumstances war- 11 ranting the extended deadline. 12 ‘‘(d) MEMBER OF THE RESERVE COMPONENT OF 13 THE COAST GUARD DEFINED.—In this section, the term 14 ‘member of the reserve component of the Coast Guard’ 15 means a member of the Coast Guard who is a member 16 of— 17 18 ‘‘(1) the selected reserve who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of title 37; or 19 ‘‘(2) the individual ready reserve who is entitled 20 to compensation under section 206 of title 37 when 21 attending or participating in a sufficient number of 22 periods of inactive-duty training during a year to 23 count the year as a qualifying year of creditable 24 service toward eligibility for retired pay.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2359 1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap- 2 ter 25 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 3 striking the item relating to section 2512 and inserting 4 the following: ‘‘2512. Family leave policies for the Coast Guard.’’. 5 (c) COMPENSATION.—Section 206(a)(4) of title 37, 6 United States Code, is amended by inserting before the 7 period at the end ‘‘or family leave under section 2512 of 8 title 14’’. 9 SEC. 7226. MODIFICATIONS TO CAREER FLEXIBILITY PRO- 10 11 GRAM. Section 2514 of title 14, United States Code, is 12 amended— 13 (1) in subsection (c)(3) by striking ‘‘2 months’’ 14 and inserting ‘‘30 days’’; and 15 (2) in subsection (h)— 16 (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 17 the end; 18 (B) in paragraph (2) by striking the period 19 and inserting a semicolon; and 20 (C) by adding at the end the following: 21 ‘‘(3) the entitlement of the member and of the 22 survivors of the member to all death benefits under 23 subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 10; 24 ‘‘(4) the provision of all travel and transpor- 25 tation allowances to family members of a deceased g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2360 1 member to attend the repatriation, burial, or memo- 2 rial ceremony of a deceased member as provided in 3 section 453(f) of title 37; 4 5 ‘‘(5) the eligibility of the member for general benefits as provided in part II of title 38; and 6 ‘‘(6) in the case of a victim of an alleged sex- 7 related offense (as such term is defined in section 8 1044e(h) of title 10) to the maximum extent prac- 9 ticable, maintaining access to— 10 ‘‘(A) Coast Guard behavioral health re- 11 sources; 12 ‘‘(B) sexual assault prevention and re- 13 sponse resources and programs of the Coast 14 Guard; and 15 ‘‘(C) Coast Guard legal resources, includ- 16 ing, to the extent practicable, special victims’ 17 counsel.’’. 18 SEC. 7227. MEMBERS ASSERTING POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS 19 DISORDER, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR TRAUMATIC 20 BRAIN INJURY. 21 Section 2516 of title 14, United States Code, is 22 amended— 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2361 1 (i) by striking ‘‘or has been sexually 2 assaulted during the preceding 2-year pe- 3 riod’’; and 4 (ii) by striking ‘‘or based on such sex- 5 ual assault, the influence of’’ and inserting 6 ‘‘the signs and symptoms of either’’; 7 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 8 through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), re- 9 spectively; 10 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 11 following: 12 ‘‘(2) MENTAL, BEHAVIORAL, OR EMOTIONAL 13 DISORDER.—A member of the Coast Guard who has 14 been sexually assaulted during the preceding 5-year 15 period and who alleges, based on such sexual as- 16 sault, the signs and symptoms of a diagnosable men- 17 tal, behavioral, or emotional disorder described with- 18 in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Sta- 19 tistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the 20 American Psychiatric Association— 21 ‘‘(A) is provided the opportunity to request 22 a medical examination to clinically evaluate 23 such signs and symptoms; and 24 ‘‘(B) receives such a medical examination 25 to evaluate a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2362 1 disorder, traumatic brain injury, or diagnosable 2 mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder de- 3 scribed within the most recent edition of the Di- 4 agnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Dis- 5 orders published by the American Psychiatric 6 Association.’’; 7 (D) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘para- 8 graph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection’’; and 9 (E) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated— 10 (i) by inserting ‘‘or a diagnosable 11 mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder’’ 12 before ‘‘under this subsection’’; 13 (ii) by inserting ‘‘performed by’’ after 14 ‘‘shall be’’; and 15 (iii) by striking subparagraphs (A) 16 and (B) and inserting the following: 17 ‘‘(A) a board-certified psychiatrist; 18 ‘‘(B) a licensed doctorate-level psycholo- 19 gist; 20 ‘‘(C) any other appropriate licensed or cer- 21 tified healthcare professional designated by the 22 Commandant; or 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(D) a psychiatry resident or board-eligible psychologist who— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2363 1 ‘‘(i) has completed a 1-year internship 2 or residency; and 3 ‘‘(ii) is under the close supervision of 4 a board-certified psychiatrist or licensed 5 doctorate-level psychologist.’’; 6 (2) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘or a 7 diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional dis- 8 order’’ after ‘‘traumatic brain injury’’; and 9 (3) by adding at the end the following: 10 11 ‘‘(e) NOTIFICATION OF RIGHT TO REQUEST MEDICAL EXAMINATION.— 12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any member of the Coast 13 Guard who receives a notice of involuntary adminis- 14 trative separation shall be advised at the time of 15 such notice of the right of the member to request a 16 medical examination under subsection (a) if any con- 17 dition described in such subsection applies to the 18 member. 19 ‘‘(2) POLICY.—The Commandant shall— 20 ‘‘(A) develop and issue a clear policy for 21 carrying out the notification required under 22 paragraph (1) with respect to any member of 23 the Coast Guard described in that paragraph 24 who has made an unrestricted report of sexual 25 assault; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2364 1 ‘‘(B) provide information on such policy to 2 sexual assault response coordinators of the 3 Coast Guard for the purpose of ensuring that 4 such policy is communicated to members of the 5 Coast Guard who may be eligible for a medical 6 examination under this section.’’. 7 SEC. 7228. AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PERSONNEL; COM- 8 MAND SPONSORSHIP FOR DEPENDENTS OF 9 MEMBERS OF COAST GUARD ASSIGNED TO 10 UNALASKA, ALASKA; IMPROVED PREVENTION 11 OF AND RESPONSE TO HAZING AND BUL- 12 LYING. 13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 25 of title 14 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 15 the following: 16 ‘‘§ 2517. Authority for certain personnel 17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant may appoint, 18 without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 19 33 (other than sections 3303 and 3328 of such chapter) 20 of title 5, qualified candidates to any of the following posi21 tions in the competitive service (as defined in section 2102 22 of title 5) in the Coast Guard: 23 ‘‘(1) Any category of medical or health profes- 24 sional positions within the Coast Guard. 25 ‘‘(2) Any childcare services position. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2365 1 ‘‘(3) Any position in the Coast Guard housing 2 office of a Coast Guard installation, the primary 3 function of which is supervision of Coast Guard 4 housing covered by subchapter III of chapter 29 of 5 this title. 6 ‘‘(4) Any nonclinical specialist position the pur- 7 pose of which is the integrated primary prevention 8 of harmful behavior, including suicide, sexual as- 9 sault, harassment, domestic abuse, and child abuse. 10 ‘‘(5) Any special agent position of the Coast 11 Guard Investigative Service. 12 13 ‘‘(6) The following positions at the Coast Guard Academy: 14 ‘‘(A) Any civilian faculty member ap- 15 pointed under section 1941. 16 ‘‘(B) A position involving the improvement 17 18 of cadet health or well-being. ‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The Commandant shall only ap- 19 point qualified candidates under the authority provided by 20 subsections (a) and (b) if the Commandant determines 21 that there is a shortage of qualified candidates for the po22 sitions described in such subsection or a critical hiring 23 need for such positions. 24 ‘‘(c) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 1 25 year after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Au- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2366 1 thorization Act of 2025, and annually thereafter for the 2 following 5 years, the Commandant shall submit to the 3 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 4 and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern5 mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Trans6 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa7 tives a written briefing which describes the use of the au8 thority provided under this section on an annual basis, in9 cluding the following: 10 ‘‘(1) The number of employees hired under the 11 authority provided under this section within the year 12 for which the briefing is provided. 13 14 ‘‘(2) The positions and grades for which employees were hired. 15 ‘‘(3) A justification for the Commandant’s de- 16 termination that such positions involved a shortage 17 of qualified candidates or a critical hiring need. 18 ‘‘(4) The number of employees who were hired 19 under the authority provided under this section who 20 have separated from the Coast Guard. 21 ‘‘(5) Steps the Coast Guard has taken to en- 22 gage with the Office of Personnel Management 23 under subpart B of part 337 of title 5, Code of Fed- 24 eral Regulations, for positions for which the Com- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2367 1 mandant determines a direct hire authority remains 2 necessary. 3 ‘‘(d) SUNSET.—The authority provided under sub- 4 section (a) shall expire on September 30, 2030. 5 ‘‘§ 2518. Command sponsorship 6 ‘‘On request by a member of the Coast Guard as- 7 signed to Unalaska, Alaska, the Commandant shall grant 8 command sponsorship to the dependents of such member. 9 ‘‘§ 2519. Prevention of and response to hazing and 10 11 12 bullying ‘‘(a) ANTI-HAZING BASE.—The ANTI-BULLYING DATA- AND Secretary of the department in which the 13 Coast Guard is operating, in consultation with the Sec14 retary of Defense, shall cooperate in the establishment and 15 use of a comprehensive and consistent data-collection sys16 tem described in section 549 of the National Defense Au17 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) 18 for the collection of reports, including anonymous reports, 19 of incidents of hazing or bullying. 20 ‘‘(b) IMPROVED TRAINING.—The Commandant shall 21 seek to improve training to assist members of the Coast 22 Guard to better recognize, prevent, and respond to hazing 23 and bullying at all command levels. 24 25 ‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORTS LYING.—Not g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ON HAZING AND BUL- later than May 31, 2026, and annually (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2368 1 thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of the department 2 in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit to the 3 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 4 the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and In5 frastructure of the House of Representatives a report con6 taining the following: 7 8 ‘‘(1) a description of efforts during the previous fiscal year— 9 ‘‘(A) to prevent and to respond to inci- 10 dents of hazing or bullying involving members 11 of the Coast Guard; 12 ‘‘(B) to track and encourage reporting, in- 13 cluding reporting anonymously, incidents of 14 hazing in the Coast Guard; and 15 ‘‘(C) to ensure the consistent implementa- 16 tion of anti-hazing and anti-bullying policies. 17 ‘‘(2) A discussion of the policies of the Coast 18 Guard for preventing and responding to incidents of 19 hazing. 20 ‘‘(3) A description of comprehensive data collec- 21 tion systems of the Coast Guard for collecting haz- 22 ing or bullying reports involving a member of the 23 Coast Guard. 24 ‘‘(4) A description of processes of the Coast 25 Guard to identify, document, and report alleged in- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2369 1 stances of hazing or bullying. Such description shall 2 include the methodology the Coast Guard uses to 3 categorize and count potential instances of hazing or 4 bullying. 5 ‘‘(5) A description of any training provided to 6 members of the Coast Guard on recognizing and 7 preventing hazing. 8 ‘‘(6) For the preceding 3 fiscal years in the ini- 9 tial report and preceding fiscal year in subsequent 10 reports— 11 ‘‘(A) the number of alleged and substan- 12 tiated incidents of hazing involving members of 13 the Coast Guard; 14 ‘‘(B) a description of the nature of each 15 such incident; and 16 ‘‘(C) a description of the actions taken to 17 address each such incident through nonjudicial 18 and judicial actions. 19 ‘‘(7) With respect to training for members of 20 the Coast Guard on recognizing and preventing haz- 21 ing and bullying, an assessment by the Commandant 22 of— 23 ‘‘(A) the quality of such training; 24 ‘‘(B) the need for modifications to such 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) training; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2370 1 ‘‘(C) the need to require additional such 2 training. 3 ‘‘(8) An assessment by the Commandant of— 4 ‘‘(A) the effectiveness of the Coast Guard 5 in tracking and reporting instances of hazing or 6 bullying; and 7 ‘‘(B) whether the performance of the Coast 8 Guard with respect to such tracking and report- 9 ing was satisfactory or unsatisfactory during 10 the preceding fiscal year. 11 ‘‘(9) Recommendations of the Commandant to 12 improve— 13 14 ‘‘(A) the policies described in paragraph (4); 15 16 ‘‘(B) the comprehensive data collection systems described in paragraph (5); 17 18 19 20 ‘‘(C) the processes described in paragraph (6); ‘‘(D) the training described in paragraph (9); and 21 ‘‘(E) the Uniform Code of Military Justice 22 or the Manual for Courts-Martial to improve 23 the prosecution of persons alleged to have com- 24 mitted hazing or bullying in the Coast Guard. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2371 1 ‘‘(10) The status of efforts of the Commandant 2 to evaluate the prevalence of hazing and bullying in 3 the Coast Guard. 4 ‘‘(11) Data on allegations of hazing and bul- 5 lying in the Coast Guard, including final disposition 6 of investigations. 7 ‘‘(12) Plans of the Commandant to improve 8 hazing and bullying prevention and response during 9 the next reporting year.’’. 10 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap- 11 ter 25 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by in12 serting after the item relating to section 2516 the fol13 lowing: ‘‘2517. Authority for certain personnel. ‘‘2518. Command sponsorship. ‘‘2519. Prevention of and response to hazing and bullying.’’. 14 SEC. 7229. AUTHORIZATION FOR MATERNITY UNIFORM AL- 15 16 LOWANCE FOR OFFICERS. Section 2708 of title 14, United States Code, is 17 amended by adding at the end the following: 18 ‘‘(c) The Coast Guard may provide a cash allowance, 19 in such amount as the Secretary shall determine by policy, 20 to be paid to pregnant officer personnel for the purchase 21 of maternity-related uniform items, if such uniform items 22 are not so furnished to the member by the Coast Guard.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2372 1 SEC. 7230. ADDITIONAL AVAILABLE GUIDANCE AND CON- 2 SIDERATIONS 3 BOARDS. 4 FOR RESERVE SELECTION Section 3740(f) of title 14, United States Code, is 5 amended by striking ‘‘section 2117’’ and inserting ‘‘sec6 tions 2115 and 2117’’. 7 8 SEC. 7231. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. (a) COAST GUARD EMBEDDED BEHAVIORAL 9 HEALTH TECHNICIAN PROGRAM.— 10 11 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 12 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 13 the Commandant, in coordination with the As- 14 sistant Commandant for Health, Safety, and 15 Work Life, shall establish and conduct a pilot 16 program, to be known as the ‘‘Coast Guard 17 Embedded Behavioral Health Technician Pro- 18 gram’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Pilot 19 Program’’), to integrate behavioral health tech- 20 nicians serving at Coast Guard units for the 21 purposes of— 22 (i) facilitating, at the clinic level, the 23 provision of integrated behavioral health 24 care for members of the Coast Guard; 25 (ii) providing, as a force extender 26 under the supervision of a licensed behav- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2373 1 ioral health care provider, at the clinic 2 level— 3 (I) psychological assessment and 4 diagnostic services, as appropriate; 5 (II) behavioral health services, as 6 appropriate; 7 (III) education and training re- 8 lated to promoting positive behavioral 9 health and well-being; and 10 (IV) information and resources, 11 including expedited referrals, to assist 12 members of the Coast Guard in deal- 13 ing with behavioral health concerns; 14 (iii) improving resilience and mental 15 health care among members of the Coast 16 Guard who respond to extraordinary calls 17 of duty, with the ultimate goals of pre- 18 venting crises 19 health concerns 20 evolve into more complex issues that re- 21 quire care at a military treatment facility; 22 and addressing before such mental concerns (iv) increasing— 23 (I) the number of such members 24 served by behavioral health techni- 25 cians; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2374 1 (II) the proportion of such mem- 2 bers returning to duty after seeking 3 behavioral health care; and 4 (v) positively impacting the Coast 5 Guard in a cost-effective manner by ex- 6 tending behavioral health services to the 7 workforce and improving access to care. 8 (B) BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 days 9 after the date of enactment of this Act, the 10 Commandant shall provide the Committee on 11 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 12 Senate and the Committee on Transportation 13 and Infrastructure of the House of Representa- 14 tives with a briefing regarding a plan to estab- 15 lish and conduct the Pilot Program. 16 (2) SELECTION OF COAST GUARD CLINICS.— 17 The Commandant shall select, for participation in 18 the Pilot Program, 3 or more Coast Guard clinics 19 that support units that have significantly high oper- 20 ational tempos or other force resiliency risks, as de- 21 termined by the Commandant. 22 23 (3) PLACEMENT OF STAFF AT COAST GUARD CLINICS.— 24 (A) IN GENERAL.—Under the Pilot Pro- 25 gram, a Coast Guard health services technician g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2375 1 with a grade of E–5 or higher, or an assigned 2 civilian behavioral health specialist, shall be— 3 (i) assigned to each selected Coast 4 Guard clinic; and 5 (ii) located at a unit with high oper- 6 ational tempo. 7 (B) TRAINING.— 8 (i) HEALTH SERVICES TECHNI- 9 CIANS.—Before 10 ment at a Coast Guard clinic under sub- 11 paragraph (A), a Coast Guard health serv- 12 ices technician shall complete behavioral 13 health technician training and independent 14 duty health services training. commencing an assign- 15 (ii) CIVILIAN 16 SPECIALISTS.—To 17 ment at a Coast Guard clinic under sub- 18 paragraph (A), a civilian behavioral health 19 specialist shall have at least the equivalent 20 behavioral health training as the training 21 required for a Coast Guard behavioral 22 health technician under clause (i). BEHAVIORAL HEALTH qualify for an assign- 23 (4) ADMINISTRATION.—The Commandant, in 24 coordination with the Assistant Commandant for 25 Health, Safety, and Work Life, shall administer the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2376 1 Pilot Program through the Health, Safety, and 2 Work-Life Service Center. 3 (5) DATA COLLECTION.— 4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant shall 5 collect and analyze data concerning the Pilot 6 Program for purposes of— 7 (i) developing and sharing best prac- 8 tices for improving access to behavioral 9 health care; and 10 (ii) providing information to the Com- 11 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Trans- 12 portation of the Senate and the Committee 13 on Transportation and Infrastructure of 14 the House of Representatives regarding the 15 implementation of the Pilot Program and 16 related policy issues. 17 (B) PLAN.—Not later than 270 days after 18 the date of enactment of this Act, the Com- 19 mandant shall submit to the Committee on 20 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 21 Senate and the Committee on Transportation 22 and Infrastructure of the House of Representa- 23 tives a plan for carrying out subparagraph (A). 24 (6) ANNUAL 25 REPORT.—Not later than Sep- tember 1 of each year until the date on which the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2377 1 Pilot Program terminates under paragraph (7), the 2 Commandant shall submit to the Committee on 3 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen- 4 ate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra- 5 structure of the House of Representatives a report 6 on the Pilot Program that includes the following: 7 (A) An overview of the implementation of 8 the Pilot Program at each applicable Coast 9 Guard clinic, including— 10 (i) the number of members of the 11 Coast Guard who received services on site 12 by a behavioral health technician assigned 13 to such clinic; 14 (ii) feedback from all members of the 15 Coast Guard empaneled for their medical 16 care under the Pilot Program; 17 (iii) an assessment of the deployability 18 and overall readiness of members of the 19 applicable operational unit; and 20 (iv) an estimate of potential costs and 21 impacts on other Coast Guard health care 22 services of supporting the Pilot Program at 23 such units and clinics. 24 (B) The data and analysis required under 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) paragraph (5)(A). (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2378 1 (C) A list and detailed description of les- 2 sons learned from the Pilot Program as of the 3 date of on which the report is submitted. 4 (D) The feasibility, estimated cost, and im- 5 pacts on other Coast Guard health care services 6 of expanding the Pilot Program to all Coast 7 Guard clinics, and a description of the per- 8 sonnel, fiscal, and administrative resources that 9 would be needed for such an expansion. 10 (7) TERMINATION.—The Pilot Program shall 11 terminate on September 30, 2028. 12 (b) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALIST.— 13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 14 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com- 15 mandant shall hire, train, and deploy not fewer than 16 5 additional behavioral health specialists, in addition 17 to the personnel required under section 11412(a) of 18 the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 19 2022 (14 U.S.C. 504 note). 20 (2) REQUIREMENT.—The Commandant shall 21 ensure that not fewer than 35 percent of behavioral 22 health specialists required to be deployed under 23 paragraph (1) have experience in— 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) behavioral health care related to military sexual trauma; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2379 1 (B) behavioral health care for the purpose 2 of supporting members of the Coast Guard with 3 needs for mental health care and counseling 4 services for post-traumatic stress disorder and 5 co-occurring disorders related to military sexual 6 trauma. 7 (3) ACCESSIBILITY.—The support provided by 8 the behavioral health specialists hired pursuant to 9 paragraph (1)— 10 11 12 (A) may include care delivered via telemedicine; and (B) shall be made widely available to mem- 13 bers of the Coast Guard. 14 (4) NOTIFICATION.— 15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 16 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 17 the Commandant shall notify the Committee on 18 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 19 Senate and the Committee on Transportation 20 and Infrastructure of the House of Representa- 21 tives in writing if the Coast Guard has not com- 22 pleted hiring, training, and deploying— 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (i) the personnel referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2); and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2380 1 (ii) the personnel required under sec- 2 tion 11412(a) of the Don Young Coast 3 Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (14 4 U.S.C. 504 note). 5 (B) CONTENTS.—The notification required 6 under subparagraph (A) shall include— 7 8 (i) the date of publication of the hiring opportunity for all such personnel; 9 (ii) the General Schedule grade level 10 advertised in the publication of the hiring 11 opportunity for all such personnel; 12 (iii) the number of personnel to whom 13 the Coast Guard extended an offer of em- 14 ployment in accordance with the require- 15 ments of this section and section 11412(a) 16 of the Don Young Coast Guard Authoriza- 17 tion Act of 2022 (14 U.S.C. 504 note), 18 and the number of such personnel who ac- 19 cepted or declined such offer of employ- 20 ment; 21 (iv) a summary of the efforts by the 22 Coast Guard to publicize, advertise, or oth- 23 erwise recruit qualified candidates in ac- 24 cordance with the requirements of this sec- 25 tion and section 11412(a) of such Act; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2381 1 (v) any recommendations and a de- 2 tailed plan to ensure full compliance with 3 the requirements of this section and sec- 4 tion 11412(a) of such Act, which may in- 5 clude special payments discussed in the re- 6 port of the Government Accountability Of- 7 fice titled ‘‘Federal Pay: Opportunities 8 Exist to Enhance Strategic Use of Special 9 Payments’’, published on December 7, 10 2017 (GAO–18–91), which may be made 11 available to help ensure full compliance 12 with all such requirements in a timely 13 manner. 14 SEC. 7232. TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS OF COAST 15 GUARD ASSIGNED TO ALASKA. 16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Commandant shall im- 17 plement a policy that provides for reimbursement to eligi18 ble members of the Coast Guard for the cost of airfare 19 for such members to travel to a place within the United 20 States or the territories of the United States at the re21 quest of such member during the period specified in sub22 section (h). 23 (b) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.—A member of the Coast 24 Guard is eligible for a reimbursement under subsection (a) 25 if— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2382 1 2 (1) the member is assigned to a duty location in Alaska; and 3 (2) an officer in a grade above O–5 in the chain 4 of command of the member authorizes the travel of 5 the member. 6 (c) TREATMENT OF TIME AS LEAVE.—The time dur- 7 ing which an eligible member is absent from duty for trav8 el reimbursable under subsection (a) shall be treated as 9 leave for purposes of section 704 of title 10, United States 10 Code. 11 (d) RESTRICTION.—The Commandant shall not deny 12 reimbursement for travel authorized under subsection 13 (b)(2) to the respective member. 14 (e) JUSTIFICATION.—If a member requests to travel 15 to a place that is not the home of record, or state of legal 16 residence, of such member, the approving official under 17 subsection (b)(2) may require a justification of the request 18 by such member and shall not unreasonably deny such re19 quest. 20 (f) REIMBURSEMENT LIMITATION.—The rate of re- 21 imbursement for travel to a place that is not the member’s 22 home of record or state of legal residence shall be limited 23 to the cost of travel to the member’s home of record or 24 state of legal residence using the amounts determined by 25 the GSA City Pairs Program. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2383 1 (g) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than February 2 1, 2027, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee 3 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 4 and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 5 of the House of Representatives a briefing on— 6 7 (1) the use and effectiveness of reimbursements under subsection (a); 8 (2) the calculation and use of the cost of living 9 allowance for a member assigned to a duty location 10 in Alaska; and 11 (3) the use of special pays and other allowances 12 as incentives for cold weather proficiency or duty lo- 13 cations. 14 (h) PERIOD SPECIFIED.—The period specified in this 15 subsection is the period— 16 17 (1) beginning on the date of enactment of this Act; and 18 (2) ending on the later of— 19 (A) December 31, 2029; or 20 (B) the date on which the authority under 21 section 352 of title 37, United States Code, to 22 grant assignment or special duty pay to mem- 23 bers of the uniform services terminates under 24 subsection (g) of such section. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2384 1 SEC. 7233. TUITION ASSISTANCE AND ADVANCED EDU- 2 CATION ASSISTANCE PILOT PROGRAM. 3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 days after 4 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 5 department in which the Coast Guard is operating, acting 6 through the Commandant, shall establish a tuition assist7 ance pilot program for active-duty members of the Coast 8 Guard, to be known as the ‘‘Tuition Assistance and Ad9 vanced Education Assistance Pilot Program for Sea 10 Duty’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘pilot program’’). 11 (b) FORMAL AGREEMENT.—A member of the Coast 12 Guard participating in the pilot program shall enter into 13 a formal agreement with the Secretary of the department 14 in which the Coast Guard is operating that provides that, 15 upon the successful completion of a sea duty tour by such 16 member and beginning on the date on which the sea duty 17 tour concludes, the Secretary of the department in which 18 the Coast Guard is operating shall— 19 (1) reduce by one half the service obligation in- 20 curred by such member as a result of participation 21 in the advanced education assistance program under 22 section 2005 of title 10, United States Code, or the 23 tuition assistance program under section 2007 of 24 such title; and 25 (2) for a period equal to the length of the sea 26 duty tour, increase the tuition assistance cost cap g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2385 1 for such member to not more than double the 2 amount of the standard tuition assistance cost cap 3 set by the Commandant for the applicable fiscal 4 year. 5 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 6 on which the pilot program is established, and annually 7 thereafter through the date on which the pilot program 8 is terminated under subsection (d), the Commandant shall 9 submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 10 Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 11 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep12 resentatives a report that— 13 (1) evaluates and compares— 14 (A) the Coast Guard’s retention, recruit- 15 ment, and filling of sea duty billets for all mem- 16 bers of the Coast Guard; and 17 (B) the Coast Guard’s retention, recruit- 18 ment, and filling of sea duty billets for all mem- 19 bers of the Coast Guard participating in the 20 pilot program; 21 (2) includes the number of participants in the 22 pilot program as of the date of the report, 23 disaggregated by officer and enlisted billet type; and 24 (3) assesses the progress made by such partici- 25 pants in their respective voluntary education pro- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2386 1 grams, in accordance with their degree plans, during 2 the period described in subsection (b). 3 (d) TERMINATION.—The pilot program shall termi- 4 nate on the date that is 6 years after the date on which 5 the pilot program is established. 6 SEC. 7234. RECRUITMENT, RELOCATION, AND RETENTION 7 INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR CIVILIAN FIRE- 8 FIGHTERS EMPLOYED BY COAST GUARD RE- 9 MOTE LOCATIONS. 10 (a) IDENTIFICATION OF REMOTE LOCATIONS.—The 11 Commandant shall identify locations to be considered re12 mote locations for purposes of this section, which shall in13 clude, at a minimum, each Coast Guard fire station lo14 cated in an area in which members of the Coast Guard 15 and the dependents of such members are eligible for the 16 TRICARE Prime Remote program. 17 (b) INCENTIVE PROGRAM.— 18 (1) IN GENERAL.—To ensure uninterrupted op- 19 erations by civilian firefighters employed by the 20 Coast Guard in remote locations, the Commandant 21 shall establish an incentive program for such fire- 22 fighters consisting of— 23 (A) recruitment and relocation bonuses 24 consistent with section 5753 of title 5, United 25 States Code; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2387 1 (B) retention bonuses consistent with sec- 2 tion 5754 of title 5, United States Code. 3 (2) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.—The Commandant, 4 in coordination with the Director of the Office of 5 Personnel and Management, shall establish eligibility 6 criteria for the incentive program established under 7 paragraph (1), which shall include a requirement 8 that a firefighter described in paragraph (1) may 9 only be eligible for the incentive program under this 10 section if, with respect to the applicable remote loca- 11 tion, the Commandant has made a determination 12 that incentives are appropriate to address an identi- 13 fied recruitment, retention, or relocation need. 14 (c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not less frequently than an- 15 nually for the 5-year period beginning on the date of en16 actment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the 17 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 18 and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern19 mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Trans20 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa21 tives a report that— 22 (1) details the use and effectiveness of the in- 23 centive program established under this section; and 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (2) includes— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2388 1 (A) the number of participants in the in- 2 centive program; 3 (B) a description of the distribution of in- 4 centives under such program; and 5 (C) a description of the impact of such 6 program on civilian firefighter recruitment and 7 retention by the Coast Guard in remote loca- 8 tions. 9 SEC. 7235. NOTIFICATION. 10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant shall provide to 11 the appropriate committees of Congress notification as de12 scribed in subsection (b)— 13 14 (1) not later than the date that is 10 days before the final day of each fiscal year; or 15 (2) in the case of a continuing resolution that, 16 for a period of more than 10 days, provides appro- 17 priated funds in lieu of an appropriations Act, not 18 later than the date that is 10 days before the final 19 day of the period that such continuing resolution 20 covers. 21 (b) ELEMENTS.—Notification under subsection (a) 22 shall include— 23 (1) the status of funding for the Coast Guard 24 during the subsequent fiscal year or at the end of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2389 1 the continuing resolution if other appropriations 2 measures are not enacted, as applicable; 3 4 (2) the status of the Coast Guard as a component of the Armed Forces; 5 (3) the number of members currently serving 6 overseas and otherwise supporting missions related 7 to title 10, United States Code; 8 (4) the fact that members of the Armed Forces 9 have service requirements unlike those of other Fed- 10 eral employees, which require them to continue to 11 serve even if unpaid; 12 (5) the impacts of historical shutdowns of the 13 Federal Government on members of the Coast 14 Guard; and 15 (6) other relevant matters, as determined by 16 the Commandant. 17 (c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE- 18 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit- 19 tees of Congress’’ means— 20 21 (1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; 22 23 (2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; 24 25 (3) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2390 1 2 (4) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. 3 Subtitle D—Coast Guard Academy 4 SEC. 7241. MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 5 ON COVERED MISCONDUCT IN COAST GUARD 6 ACADEMY; 7 FOR TRANSFER OF A CADET AT THE COAST 8 GUARD ACADEMY WHO IS THE VICTIM OF A 9 SEXUAL ASSAULT OR RELATED OFFENSE; 10 ROOM REASSIGNMENT. CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST 11 (a) ASSESSMENT OF POLICY ON COVERED MIS- 12 CONDUCT.—Section 1902 of title 14, United States Code, 13 is amended— 14 (1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘Policy 15 on sexual harassment and sexual vio- 16 lence’’ and inserting ‘‘Academy policy and 17 report on covered misconduct’’; and 18 (2) by striking subsections (c) through (e) and 19 inserting the following: 20 ‘‘(c) ASSESSMENT.— 21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant shall di- 22 rect the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Acad- 23 emy to conduct at the Coast Guard Academy during 24 each Academy program year an assessment to deter- 25 mine the effectiveness of the policies of the Academy g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2391 1 with respect to covered misconduct involving cadets 2 or other military or civilian personnel of the Acad- 3 emy. 4 ‘‘(2) BIENNIAL SURVEY.—For the assessment 5 at the Academy under paragraph (1) with respect to 6 an Academy program year that begins in an odd- 7 numbered calendar year, the Superintendent shall 8 conduct a survey of cadets and other military and ci- 9 vilian personnel of the Academy— 10 11 ‘‘(A) to measure the incidence, during such program year— 12 ‘‘(i) of covered misconduct events, on 13 or off the Academy campus, that have been 14 reported to an official of the Academy; 15 ‘‘(ii) of covered misconduct events, on 16 or off the Academy campus, that have not 17 been reported to an official of the Acad- 18 emy; and 19 ‘‘(iii) of retaliation related to a report 20 of a covered misconduct event, on or off 21 the Academy campus; and 22 ‘‘(B) to assess the perceptions of the ca- 23 dets and other military and civilian personnel of 24 the Academy with respect to— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2392 1 ‘‘(i) the Academy’s policies, training, 2 and procedures on covered misconduct in- 3 volving cadets and other military and civil- 4 ian personnel of the Academy; 5 ‘‘(ii) the enforcement of such policies; 6 ‘‘(iii) the incidence of covered mis- 7 conduct involving cadets and other military 8 and civilian personnel of the Academy; and 9 ‘‘(iv) any other issues relating to cov- 10 ered misconduct involving cadets and other 11 military and civilian personnel of the Acad- 12 emy. 13 ‘‘(d) REPORT.— 14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not earlier than 1 year 15 after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Au- 16 thorization Act of 2025, and each March 1 there- 17 after through March 1, 2031, the Commandant shall 18 direct the Superintendent to submit to the Com- 19 mandant a report on incidents of covered misconduct 20 and retaliation for reporting of covered misconduct 21 involving cadets or other military and civilian per- 22 sonnel of the Academy. 23 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.— 24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each report required 25 under paragraph (1) shall include the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2393 1 ‘‘(i) Information and data on all inci- 2 dents of covered misconduct and retaliation 3 described in paragraph (1) reported to the 4 Superintendent or any other official of the 5 Academy during the preceding Academy 6 program year (referred to in this sub- 7 section as a ‘reported incident’), 8 ‘‘(ii) The number of reported incidents 9 committed against a cadet or any other 10 military or civilian personnel of the Acad- 11 emy. 12 ‘‘(iii) The number of reported inci- 13 dents committed by a cadet or any other 14 military or civilian personnel of the Acad- 15 emy. 16 ‘‘(iv) Information on reported inci- 17 dents, in accordance with the policy pre- 18 scribed under section 549G(b) of the Na- 19 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 20 Year 2022 (10 U.S.C. 1561 note), to the 21 maximum extent practicable. 22 ‘‘(v) The number of reported incidents 23 that were entered into the Catch a Serial 24 Offender system, including the number of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2394 1 such incidents that resulted in the identi- 2 fication of a potential or confirmed match. 3 ‘‘(vi) The number of reported inci- 4 dents that were substantiated (referred to 5 in this subsection as a ‘substantiated re- 6 ported incident’). 7 8 ‘‘(vii) A synopsis of each substantiated reported incident that includes— 9 ‘‘(I) a brief description of the na- 10 ture of the incident; 11 ‘‘(II) whether the accused cadet 12 or other military or civilian personnel 13 of the Academy had previously been 14 convicted of sexual assault; and 15 ‘‘(III) whether alcohol or other 16 controlled or prohibited substances 17 were involved in the incident, and a 18 description of the involvement. 19 ‘‘(viii) The type of case disposition as- 20 sociated with each substantiated reported 21 incident, such as— 22 ‘‘(I) conviction and sentence by 23 court-martial, including charges and 24 specifications for which convicted; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2395 1 ‘‘(II) acquittal of all charges at 2 court-martial; 3 ‘‘(III) as appropriate, imposition 4 of a nonjudicial punishment under 5 section 815 of title 10 (article 15 of 6 the Uniform Code of Military Jus- 7 tice); 8 ‘‘(IV) as appropriate, administra- 9 tive action taken, including a descrip- 10 tion of each type of such action im- 11 posed; 12 ‘‘(V) dismissal of all charges, in- 13 cluding a description of each reason 14 for dismissal and the stage at which 15 dismissal occurred; and 16 ‘‘(VI) whether the accused cadet 17 or other military or civilian personnel 18 of the Academy was administratively 19 separated or, in the case of an officer, 20 allowed to resign in lieu of court mar- 21 tial, and the characterization (honor- 22 able, general, or other than honorable) 23 of the service of the military member 24 upon separation or resignation. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2396 1 ‘‘(ix) With respect to any incident of 2 covered misconduct involving cadets or 3 other military and civilian personnel of the 4 Academy reported to the Superintendent 5 or any other official of the Academy during 6 the preceding Academy program year that 7 involves a report of retaliation relating to 8 the incident— 9 ‘‘(I) a narrative description of 10 the retaliation claim; 11 ‘‘(II) the nature of the relation- 12 ship between the complainant and the 13 individual accused of committing the 14 retaliation; and 15 ‘‘(III) the nature of the relation- 16 ship between the individual accused of 17 committing the covered misconduct 18 and the individual accused of commit- 19 ting the retaliation. 20 ‘‘(x) With respect to any investigation 21 of a reported incident— 22 ‘‘(I) whether the investigation is 23 in open or completed status; 24 ‘‘(II) an identification of the in- 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) vestigating entity; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2397 1 ‘‘(III) whether a referral has 2 been made to outside law enforcement 3 entities; 4 ‘‘(IV) in the case of an investiga- 5 tion that is complete, a description of 6 the results of such an investigation 7 and 8 whether the results of the investiga- 9 tion were provided to the complainant; 10 and information with respect to 11 ‘‘(V) whether the investigation 12 substantiated an offense under chap- 13 ter 47 of title 10 (the Uniform Code 14 of Military Justice). 15 ‘‘(B) FORMAT.—With respect to the infor- 16 mation and data required under subparagraph 17 (A), the Commandant shall report such infor- 18 mation and data separately for each type of 19 covered misconduct offense, and shall not ag- 20 gregate the information and data for multiple 21 types of covered misconduct offenses. 22 ‘‘(3) TRENDS.—Subject to subsection (f), begin- 23 ning on the date of enactment of the Coast Guard 24 Authorization Act of 2025, each report required 25 under paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2398 1 trends in incidents described in paragraph (1), as 2 applicable, since the date of enactment of the Coast 3 Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 4 (Public Law 112–213). 5 ‘‘(4) RESPONSE.—Each report required under 6 paragraph (1) shall include, for the preceding Acad- 7 emy program year, a description of the policies, pro- 8 cedures, processes, initiatives, investigations (includ- 9 ing overarching investigations), research, or studies 10 implemented by the Commandant in response to any 11 incident described in paragraph (1) involving a cadet 12 or any other military or civilian personnel of the 13 Academy. 14 ‘‘(5) PLAN.—Each report required under para- 15 graph (1) shall include a plan for actions to be taken 16 during the year following the Academy program year 17 covered by the report to enhance the prevention of 18 and response to incidents of covered misconduct and 19 retaliation for reporting of covered misconduct in- 20 volving cadets or other military or civilian personnel 21 of the Academy. 22 ‘‘(6) COVERED MISCONDUCT PREVENTION AND 23 RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.—Each report required under 24 paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of the 25 adequacy of covered misconduct prevention and re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2399 1 sponse carried out by the Academy during the pre- 2 ceding Academy program year. 3 ‘‘(7) CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.—Each report 4 required under paragraph (1) shall include, for inci- 5 dents of covered misconduct and retaliation for re- 6 porting of covered misconduct involving cadets or 7 other military or civilian personnel of the Acad- 8 emy— 9 ‘‘(A) an analysis of the factors that may 10 have contributed to such incidents; 11 ‘‘(B) an assessment of the role of such fac- 12 tors in contributing to such incidents during 13 such Academy program year; and 14 ‘‘(C) recommendations for mechanisms to 15 eliminate or reduce such contributing factors. 16 ‘‘(8) BIENNIAL SURVEY.—Each report under 17 paragraph (1) for an Academy program year that 18 begins in an odd-numbered calendar year shall in- 19 clude the results of the survey conducted under sub- 20 section (c)(2) in such Academy program year. 21 ‘‘(9) FOCUS GROUPS.—For each Academy pro- 22 gram year with respect to which the Superintendent 23 is not required to conduct a survey at the Academy 24 under subsection (c)(2), the Commandant shall re- 25 quire focus groups to be conducted at the Academy g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2400 1 for the purpose of ascertaining information relating 2 to covered misconduct issues at the Academy. 3 ‘‘(10) SUBMISSION OF REPORT; BRIEFING.— 4 ‘‘(A) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 270 5 days after the date on which the Commandant 6 receives a report from the Superintendent 7 under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall 8 submit 9 Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 10 the Committee on Transportation and Infra- 11 structure of the House of Representatives, as 12 an enclosure or appendix to the report required 13 by section 5112— to the Committee on Commerce, 14 ‘‘(i) the report of the Superintendent; 15 ‘‘(ii) the comments of the Com- 16 mandant with respect to the report; and 17 ‘‘(iii) relevant information gathered 18 during a focus group under subparagraph 19 (A) during the Academy program year cov- 20 ered by the report, as applicable. 21 ‘‘(B) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days 22 after the date on which the Commandant sub- 23 mits a report under subparagraph (A), the 24 Commandant shall provide a briefing on the re- 25 port submitted under subparagraph (A) to— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2401 1 ‘‘(i) the Committee on Commerce, 2 Science, and Transportation of the Senate 3 and the Committee on Transportation and 4 Infrastructure of the House of Representa- 5 tives; and 6 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary of Homeland Secu- 7 8 rity. ‘‘(e) VICTIM CONFIDENTIALITY.—To the extent that 9 information collected or reported under the authority of 10 this section, such information shall be provided in a form 11 that is consistent with applicable privacy protections under 12 Federal law and does not jeopardize the confidentiality of 13 victims. 14 ‘‘(f) CONTINUITY OF DATA AND REPORTING.—In 15 carrying out this section, the Commandant shall ensure 16 the continuity of data collection and reporting such that 17 the ability to analyze trends is not compromised. 18 ‘‘(g) CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FOR TRANSFER 19 OF CADET WHO IS THE VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR 20 RELATED OFFENSE.— 21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant shall 22 provide for timely consideration of and action on a 23 request submitted by a cadet appointed to the Coast 24 Guard Academy who is the victim of an alleged sex- 25 ual assault or other offense covered by section 920, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2402 1 920c, or 930 of title 10 (article 120, 120c, or 130 2 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) for transfer 3 to another military service academy or to enroll in 4 a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program 5 affiliated with another institution of higher edu- 6 cation. 7 ‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—The Commandant, in 8 consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall es- 9 tablish policies to carry out this subsection that— 10 ‘‘(A) provide that the Superintendent shall 11 ensure that any cadet who has been appointed 12 to the Coast Guard Academy is informed of the 13 right to request a transfer pursuant to this sub- 14 section, and that any formal request submitted 15 by a cadet who alleges an offense referred to in 16 paragraph (1) is processed as expeditiously as 17 practicable through the chain of command for 18 review and action by the Superintendent; 19 ‘‘(B) direct the Superintendent, in coordi- 20 nation with the Superintendent of the military 21 service academy to which the cadet requests to 22 transfer— 23 ‘‘(i) to take action on a request for 24 transfer under this subsection not later g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2403 1 than 5 calendar days after receiving the 2 formal request from the cadet; 3 ‘‘(ii) to approve such request for 4 transfer unless there are exceptional cir- 5 cumstances that require denial of the re- 6 quest; 7 ‘‘(iii) upon approval of such request 8 for transfer, to take all necessary and ap- 9 propriate action to effectuate the transfer 10 of the cadet to the military service acad- 11 emy concerned as expeditiously as possible, 12 subject to the considerations described in 13 clause (iv); and 14 ‘‘(iv) in determining the transfer date 15 of the cadet to the military service acad- 16 emy concerned, to take into account— 17 ‘‘(I) the preferences of the cadet, 18 including any preference to delay 19 transfer until the completion of any 20 academic course in which the cadet is 21 enrolled at the time of the request for 22 transfer; and 23 ‘‘(II) the well-being of the cadet; 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2404 1 ‘‘(C) direct the Superintendent of the 2 Coast Guard Academy, in coordination with the 3 Secretary of the military department that spon- 4 sors the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training 5 Corps program at the institution of higher edu- 6 cation to which the cadet requests to transfer— 7 ‘‘(i) to take action on a request for 8 transfer under this subsection not later 9 than 5 calendar days after receiving the 10 formal request from the cadet; 11 ‘‘(ii) subject to the cadet’s acceptance 12 for admission to the institution of higher 13 education to which the cadet wishes to 14 transfer, to approve such request for trans- 15 fer 16 cumstances that require denial of the re- 17 quest; unless there are exceptional cir- 18 ‘‘(iii) to take all necessary and appro- 19 priate action to effectuate the cadet’s en- 20 rollment in the institution of higher edu- 21 cation to which the cadet wishes to trans- 22 fer and to process the cadet for participa- 23 tion in the relevant Senior Reserve Offi- 24 cers’ Training Corps program as expedi- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2405 1 tiously as possible, subject to the consider- 2 ations described in clause (iv); and 3 ‘‘(iv) in determining the transfer date 4 of the cadet to the institution of higher 5 education to which the cadet wishes to 6 transfer, to take into account— 7 ‘‘(I) the preferences of the cadet, 8 including any preference to delay 9 transfer until the completion of any 10 academic course in which the cadet is 11 enrolled at the time of the request for 12 transfer; and 13 ‘‘(II) the well-being of the cadet. 14 ‘‘(3) REVIEW.—If the Superintendent denies a 15 request for transfer under this subsection, the cadet 16 may request review of the denial by the Secretary, 17 who shall take action on such request for review not 18 later than 5 calendar days after receipt of such re- 19 quest. 20 ‘‘(4) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The Secretary shall 21 ensure that all records of any request, determina- 22 tion, transfer, or other action under this subsection 23 remain confidential, consistent with applicable law 24 and regulation. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2406 1 ‘‘(5) EFFECT OF OTHER LAW.—A cadet who 2 transfers under this subsection may retain the ca- 3 det’s appointment to the Coast Guard Academy or 4 may be appointed to the military service academy to 5 which the cadet transfers without regard to the limi- 6 tations and requirements set forth in sections 7442, 7 8454, and 9442 of title 10. 8 9 ‘‘(6) COMMISSION AS OFFICER IN THE COAST GUARD.— 10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon graduation, a 11 graduate of the United States Military Acad- 12 emy, the United States Air Force Academy, or 13 the United States Naval Academy who trans- 14 ferred to that academy under this subsection is 15 entitled to be accepted for appointment as a 16 permanent commissioned officer in the Regular 17 Coast Guard in the same manner as graduates 18 of the Coast Guard Academy, as set forth in 19 section 2101 of this title. 20 ‘‘(B) COMMISSION AS OFFICER IN OTHER 21 ARMED FORCE.— 22 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A cadet who 23 transfers under this subsection to the 24 United 25 United States Air Force Academy, or the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) States Military Academy, the G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2407 1 United States Naval Academy and indi- 2 cates a preference pursuant to clause (ii) 3 may be appointed as a commissioned offi- 4 cer in an armed force associated with the 5 academy from which the cadet graduated. 6 ‘‘(ii) STATEMENT OF PREFERENCE.— 7 A cadet seeking appointment as a commis- 8 sioned officer in an armed force associated 9 with the academy from which the cadet 10 graduated under clause (i) shall, before 11 graduating from that academy, indicate to 12 the Commandant that the cadet has a 13 preference for appointment to that armed 14 force. 15 ‘‘(iii) CONSIDERATION BY COAST 16 GUARD.—The Commandant shall consider 17 a preference of a cadet indicated pursuant 18 to clause (ii), but may require the cadet to 19 serve as a permanent commissioned officer 20 in the Regular Coast Guard instead of 21 being appointed as a commissioned officer 22 in an armed force associated with the 23 academy from which the cadet graduated. 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(iv) TREATMENT AGREEMENT.—With (1035098|1) OF SERVICE respect to a service G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2408 1 agreement entered into under section 1925 2 of this title by a cadet who transfers under 3 this subsection to the United States Mili- 4 tary Academy, the United States Air Force 5 Academy, or the United States Naval 6 Academy and is appointed as a commis- 7 sioned officer in an armed force associated 8 with that academy, the service obligation 9 undertaken under such agreement shall be 10 considered to be satisfied upon the comple- 11 tion of 5 years of active duty service in the 12 service of such armed force. 13 ‘‘(C) SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAIN- 14 ING CORPS PROGRAM.—A 15 under this subsection to a Senior Reserve Offi- 16 cers’ Training Corps program affiliated with 17 another institution of higher education is enti- 18 tled upon graduation from the Senior Reserve 19 Officers’ Training program to commission into 20 the Coast Guard, as set forth in section 3738a 21 of this title. 22 cadet who transfers ‘‘(h) ROOM REASSIGNMENT.—Coast Guard Academy 23 cadets may request room reassignment if experiencing dis24 comfort due to Coast Guard Academy rooming assign25 ments, consistent with policy.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2409 1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The analysis for 2 chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, is amended 3 by striking the item relating to section 1902 and inserting 4 the following: ‘‘1902. Academy policy and report on covered misconduct.’’. 5 6 SEC. 7242. MODIFICATION OF BOARD OF VISITORS. Section 1903 of title 14, United States Code, is 7 amended— 8 (1) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and in- 9 serting the following: 10 ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 11 12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The membership of the Board shall consist of the following: 13 ‘‘(A) The chairperson of the Committee on 14 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 15 Senate, or a member of such Committee des- 16 ignated by such chairperson. 17 ‘‘(B) The chairperson of the Committee on 18 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 19 of Representatives, or a member of such Com- 20 mittee designated by such chairperson. 21 22 ‘‘(C) 3 Senators appointed by the Vice President. 23 ‘‘(D) 4 Members of the House of Rep- 24 resentatives appointed by the Speaker of the 25 House of Representatives. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2410 1 ‘‘(E) 2 Senators appointed by the Vice 2 President, each of whom shall be selected from 3 among members of the Committee on Appro- 4 priations of the Senate. 5 ‘‘(F) 2 Members of the House of Rep- 6 resentatives appointed by the Speaker of the 7 House of Representatives, each of whom shall 8 be selected from among members of the Com- 9 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 10 resentatives. 11 ‘‘(G) 6 individuals designated by the Presi- 12 dent. 13 ‘‘(2) TIMING 14 OF APPOINTMENTS OF MEM- BERS.— 15 ‘‘(A) SENATORS.—If any member of the 16 Board described in paragraph (1)(C) is not ap- 17 pointed by the date that is 180 days after the 18 date on which the first session of each Congress 19 convenes, the chair and ranking member of the 20 subcommittee of the Committee on Commerce, 21 Science, and Transportation of the Senate with 22 jurisdiction over the authorization of appropria- 23 tions of the Coast Guard shall be members of 24 the Board until the date on which the second 25 session of such Congress adjourns sine die. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2411 1 ‘‘(B) MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP- 2 RESENTATIVES.—If any member of the Board 3 described in paragraph (1)(D) is not appointed 4 by the date that is 180 days after the date on 5 which the first session of each Congress con- 6 venes, the chair and ranking member of the 7 subcommittee of the Committee on Transpor- 8 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep- 9 resentatives with jurisdiction over the author- 10 ization of appropriations for the Coast Guard 11 shall be members of the Board until the date on 12 which the second session of such Congress ad- 13 journs sine die. 14 ‘‘(C) MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON 15 APPROPRIATIONS 16 member of the Board described in paragraph 17 (1)(E) is not appointed by the date that is 180 18 days after the date on which the first session of 19 each Congress convenes, the chair and ranking 20 member of the subcommittee of the Committee 21 on Appropriations of the Senate with jurisdic- 22 tion over appropriations for the Coast Guard 23 shall be members of the Board until the date on 24 which the second session of such Congress ad- 25 journs sine die. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) OF THE SENATE.—If any G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2412 1 ‘‘(D) MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON 2 APPROPRIATIONS 3 RESENTATIVES.—If any member of the Board 4 described in paragraph (1)(F) is not appointed 5 by the date that is 180 days after the date on 6 which the first session of each Congress con- 7 venes, the chair and ranking member of the 8 subcommittee of the Committee on Appropria- 9 tions of the House of Representatives with ju- 10 risdiction over appropriations for the Coast 11 Guard shall be members of the Board until the 12 date on which the second session of such Con- 13 gress adjourns sine die. 14 ‘‘(3) CHAIRPERSON.— OF THE HOUSE OF REP- 15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On a biennial basis 16 and subject to paragraph (4), the Board shall 17 select from among the members of the Board a 18 Member of Congress to serve as the Chair of 19 the Board. 20 ‘‘(B) ROTATION.—A Member of the House 21 of Representatives and a Member of the Senate 22 shall alternately be selected as the Chair of the 23 Board. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2413 1 ‘‘(C) TERM.—An individual may not serve 2 as Chairperson of the Board for consecutive 3 terms. 4 ‘‘(4) LENGTH OF SERVICE.— 5 ‘‘(A) MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—A Member 6 of Congress designated as a member of the 7 Board under paragraph (1) shall be designated 8 as a member in the first session of the applica- 9 ble Congress and shall serve for the duration of 10 such Congress. 11 ‘‘(B) INDIVIDUALS DESIGNATED BY THE 12 PRESIDENT.—Each individual designated by the 13 President under paragraph (1)(G) shall serve as 14 a member of the Board for 3 years, except that 15 any such member whose term of office has ex- 16 pired shall continue to serve until a successor is 17 appointed by the President. 18 ‘‘(C) DEATH OR RESIGNATION OF A MEM- 19 BER.—If 20 signs, a successor shall be designated for any 21 unexpired portion of the term of the member by 22 the official who designated the member. 23 a member of the Board dies or re- ‘‘(c) ACADEMY VISITS.— 24 ‘‘(1) ANNUAL VISIT.—The Commandant shall 25 invite each member of the Board, and any staff des- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2414 1 ignated under subsection (e)(2)(A), to visit the 2 Coast Guard Academy at least once annually to re- 3 view the operation of the Academy. 4 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL VISITS.—With the approval 5 of the Secretary, the Board or any members of the 6 Board in connection with the duties of the Board 7 may— 8 ‘‘(A) make visits to the Academy in addi- 9 tion to the visits described in paragraph (1); or 10 ‘‘(B) consult with— 11 ‘‘(i) the Superintendent of the Acad- 12 emy; or 13 ‘‘(ii) the faculty, staff, or cadets of the 14 Academy. 15 ‘‘(3) ACCESS.—The Commandant shall ensure 16 that the Board or any members of the Board who 17 visits the Academy under this paragraph is provided 18 reasonable access to the grounds, facilities, cadets, 19 faculty, staff, and other personnel of the Academy 20 for the purpose of carrying out the duties of the 21 Board.’’; 22 (2) in subsection (d)— 23 (A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘, in- 24 cluding with respect to prevention of, response g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2415 1 to, and recovery from sexual assault and sexual 2 harassment’’ after ‘‘discipline’’; and 3 (B) in paragraph (5) by inserting ‘‘, in- 4 cluding infrastructure, living quarters, and de- 5 ferred maintenance’’ after ‘‘equipment’’; and 6 (3) by striking subsections (e) through (g) and 7 inserting the following: 8 ‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.— 9 ‘‘(1) MEETINGS.— 10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently 11 than annually, the Board shall meet at a loca- 12 tion chosen by the Commandant, in consulta- 13 tion with the Board, to conduct the review re- 14 quired by subsection (d). 15 ‘‘(B) CHAIRPERSON AND CHARTER.—The 16 Federal officer designated under subsection 17 (g)(1)(B) shall organize a meeting of the Board 18 for the purposes of— 19 20 ‘‘(i) selecting a Chairperson of the Board under subsection (b)(3); 21 ‘‘(ii) adopting an official charter for 22 the Board, which shall establish the sched- 23 ule of meetings of the Board; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2416 1 ‘‘(iii) any other matter such des- 2 ignated Federal officer or the Board con- 3 siders appropriate. 4 ‘‘(C) SCHEDULING.—In scheduling a meet- 5 ing of the Board, such designated Federal offi- 6 cer shall coordinate, to the greatest extent prac- 7 ticable, with the members of the Board to de- 8 termine the date and time of the meeting. 9 ‘‘(D) NOTIFICATION.—Not less than 30 10 days before each scheduled meeting of the 11 Board, such designated Federal officer shall no- 12 tify each member of the Board of the time, 13 date, and location of the meeting. 14 ‘‘(2) STAFF.— 15 ‘‘(A) DESIGNATION.—The chairperson and 16 the ranking member of the Committee on Com- 17 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen- 18 ate and the chairperson and the ranking mem- 19 ber of the Committee on Transportation and 20 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 21 may each designate 1 staff member of each 22 such Committees. 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(B) ROLE.—Staff designated under subparagraph (A)— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2417 1 ‘‘(i) may attend and participate in vis- 2 its and carry out consultations described 3 under subsection (c)(1) and attend and 4 participate in meetings described under 5 paragraph (1); and 6 ‘‘(ii) may not otherwise carry out du- 7 ties or take actions reserved to members of 8 the Board under this section. 9 ‘‘(3) ADVISORS.—If approved by the Secretary, 10 the Board may consult with advisors in carrying out 11 the duties of the Board under this section. 12 ‘‘(4) REPORTS.— 13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 14 days after the date on which the Board con- 15 ducts a meeting of the Board under paragraph 16 (1), the Commandant, in consultation with the 17 Board, shall submit a report on the actions of 18 the Board during the meeting and the rec- 19 ommendations of the Board pertaining to the 20 Academy to— 21 ‘‘(i) the Secretary; 22 ‘‘(ii) the Committee on Commerce, 23 Science, and Transportation and the Com- 24 mittee on Armed Services of the Senate; 25 and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2418 1 ‘‘(iii) the Committee on Transpor- 2 tation and Infrastructure and the Com- 3 mittee on Armed Services of the House of 4 Representatives. 5 ‘‘(B) PUBLICATION.—Each report sub- 6 mitted under this paragraph shall be published 7 on a publicly accessible website of the Coast 8 Guard. 9 ‘‘(f) DISCLOSURE.—The Commandant and the Su- 10 perintendent of the Academy shall ensure candid and com11 plete disclosure to the Board, consistent with applicable 12 laws relating to disclosure of information, with respect 13 to— 14 ‘‘(1) each issue described in subsection (d); and 15 ‘‘(2) any other issue the Board or the Com- 16 mandant considers appropriate. 17 ‘‘(g) COAST GUARD SUPPORT.— 18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant shall— 19 ‘‘(A) provide support to the Board, as 20 Board considers necessary for the performance 21 of the duties of the Board; 22 ‘‘(B) designate a Federal officer to support 23 the performance of the duties of the Board; and 24 ‘‘(C) in cooperation with the Super- 25 intendent of the Academy, advise the Board of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2419 1 any institutional issues, consistent with applica- 2 ble laws concerning the disclosure of informa- 3 tion. 4 ‘‘(2) REIMBURSEMENT.—Each member of the 5 Board and each advisor consulted by the Board 6 under subsection (e)(3) shall be reimbursed, to the 7 extent permitted by law, by the Coast Guard for ac- 8 tual expenses incurred while engaged in duties as a 9 member or advisor. 10 ‘‘(h) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after 11 the date on which the first session of each Congress con12 venes, the Commandant shall provide to the chairperson 13 and ranking member of the Committee on Commerce, 14 Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the chair15 person and ranking member of the Committee on Trans16 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa17 tives, and the President notification of the requirements 18 of this section.’’. 19 SEC. 7243. COAST GUARD ACADEMY CADET ADVISORY 20 21 BOARD. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of Chapter 19 of 22 title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 23 end the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2420 1 ‘‘§ 1907. Coast Guard Academy Cadet Advisory Board 2 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Commandant shall es- 3 tablish within the Coast Guard Academy an advisory 4 board to be known as the ‘Coast Guard Academy Cadet 5 Advisory Board’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Advi6 sory Board’). 7 ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Board shall be 8 composed of not fewer than 12 cadets of the Coast Guard 9 Academy who are enrolled at the Coast Guard Academy 10 at the time of appointment, including not fewer than 3 11 cadets from each class. 12 ‘‘(c) APPOINTMENT.— 13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Cadets shall be appointed 14 to the Advisory Board by the Provost, in consulta- 15 tion with the Superintendent of the Coast Guard 16 Academy. 17 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—Cadets who are eligible for 18 appointment to the Advisory Board shall submit an 19 application for appointment to the Provost of the 20 Coast Guard Academy, or a designee of the Provost, 21 for consideration. 22 ‘‘(d) SELECTION.—The Provost shall select eligible 23 applicants who— 24 25 ‘‘(1) are best suited to fulfill the duties described in subsection (g); and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2421 1 ‘‘(2) best represent the student body makeup at 2 the Coast Guard Academy. 3 ‘‘(e) TERM.— 4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Appointments shall be 5 made not later than 60 days after the date of the 6 swearing in of a new class of cadets at the Coast 7 Guard Academy. 8 ‘‘(2) TERM.—The term of membership of a 9 cadet on the Advisory Board shall be 1 academic 10 year. 11 ‘‘(f) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Board shall meet in 12 person with the Superintendent not less frequently than 13 twice each academic year to discuss the activities of the 14 Advisory Board. 15 ‘‘(g) DUTIES.—The Advisory Board shall— 16 17 ‘‘(1) identify challenges facing Coast Guard Academy cadets relating to— 18 ‘‘(A) health and wellbeing; 19 ‘‘(B) cadet perspectives and information 20 with respect to sexual assault, sexual harass- 21 ment and sexual violence prevention, response, 22 and recovery at the Coast Guard Academy; and 23 ‘‘(C) any other matter the Advisory Board 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) considers important; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2422 1 ‘‘(2) discuss and propose possible solutions to 2 such challenges, including improvements to leader- 3 ship development at the Coast Guard Academy; and 4 ‘‘(3) periodically review the efficacy of Coast 5 Guard Academy academic, wellness, and other rel- 6 evant programs and provide recommendations to the 7 Commandant for improvement of such programs. 8 ‘‘(h) WORKING GROUPS.— 9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Board shall 10 establish a working group composed, at least in part, 11 of Coast Guard Academy cadets who are not current 12 members of the Advisory Board and members of the 13 Cadets Against Sexual Assault, or any similar suc- 14 cessor organization, to assist the Advisory Board in 15 carrying out the duties described in subsection 16 (g)(1)(B). 17 ‘‘(2) OTHER WORKING GROUPS.—The Advisory 18 Board may establish such other working groups 19 (which may be composed, at least in part, of Coast 20 Guard Academy cadets who are not current mem- 21 bers of the Advisory Board) as the Advisory Board 22 finds to be necessary to carry out duties of the 23 Board, other than the duties described in subpara- 24 graph (A) or (C) of subsection (g)(1). 25 ‘‘(i) REPORTING.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2423 1 ‘‘(1) COMMANDANT AND SUPERINTENDENT.— 2 Not less frequently than once per academic semes- 3 ter, the Advisory Board shall submit a report or pro- 4 vide a briefing to the Commandant and the Super- 5 intendent on the results of the activities carried out 6 in furtherance of the duties of the Advisory Board 7 described in subsection (g), including recommenda- 8 tions for actions to be taken based on such results. 9 ‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Advisory Board 10 shall transmit to the Commandant, through the Pro- 11 vost and the Superintendent, an annual report at 12 the conclusion of each academic year, containing the 13 information and materials presented to the Com- 14 mandant, Superintendent, or both, during each brief 15 provided during such academic year. 16 ‘‘(3) CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days after 17 the receipt by the Commandant of a report under 18 this subsection, the Commandant shall provide to 19 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans- 20 portation of the Senate and the Committee on 21 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 22 Representatives any report or other materials pro- 23 vided to the Commandant and Superintendent under 24 paragraph (1) and any other information related to 25 the Advisory Board requested by the Committees.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2424 1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap- 2 ter 19 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by in3 serting after the item relating to section 1906 the fol4 lowing: ‘‘1907. Coast Guard Academy Cadet Advisory Board.’’. 5 SEC. 7244. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF COAST GUARD 6 ACADEMY FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT BY 7 COVERED FOUNDATIONS. 8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 19 of title 9 14, United States Code, is further amended by adding at 10 the end the following: 11 ‘‘§ 1908. Authorization for use of Coast Guard Acad12 emy facilities and equipment by covered 13 foundations 14 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—Subject to subsections (b) and 15 (c), the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Super16 intendent of the Coast Guard Academy, may authorize a 17 covered foundation to use, on a reimbursable or nonreim18 bursable basis as determined by the Secretary, facilities 19 or equipment of the Coast Guard Academy. 20 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary may not author- 21 ize any use of facilities or equipment under subsection (a) 22 if such use may jeopardize the health, safety, or well-being 23 of any member of the Coast Guard or cadet of the Coast 24 Guard Academy. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2425 1 ‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary may only author- 2 ize the use of facilities or equipment under subsection (a) 3 if such use— 4 5 ‘‘(1) is without any liability of the United States to the covered foundation; 6 ‘‘(2) does not— 7 ‘‘(A) affect the ability of any official or 8 employee of the Coast Guard, or any member of 9 the armed forces, to carry out any responsibility 10 or duty in a fair and objective manner; 11 ‘‘(B) compromise the integrity or appear- 12 ance of integrity of any program of the Coast 13 Guard, or any individual involved in any such 14 program; or 15 ‘‘(C) include the participation of any cadet 16 of the Coast Guard Academy at an event of the 17 covered foundation, other than participation of 18 such a cadet in an honor guard; 19 ‘‘(3) complies with any applicable ethics regula- 20 tion; and 21 ‘‘(4) has been reviewed and approved by an at- 22 torney of the Coast Guard. 23 ‘‘(d) ISSUANCE OF POLICIES.—The Secretary shall 24 issue Coast Guard policies to carry out this section. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2426 1 ‘‘(e) BRIEFING.—For any fiscal year in which the 2 Secretary exercises the authority under subsection (a), not 3 later than the last day of such fiscal year, the Com4 mandant shall provide a briefing to the Committee on 5 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 6 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 7 the House of Representatives on the number of events or 8 activities of a covered foundation supported by such exer9 cise of authority during the fiscal year. 10 ‘‘(f) COVERED FOUNDATION DEFINED.—In this sec- 11 tion, the term ‘covered foundation’ means an organization 12 that— 13 ‘‘(1) is a charitable, educational, or civic non- 14 profit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the 15 Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and 16 17 ‘‘(2) the Secretary determines operates exclusively to support— 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) recruiting activities with respect to the Coast Guard Academy; ‘‘(B) parent or alumni development in support of the Coast Guard Academy; ‘‘(C) academic, leadership, or character development of Coast Guard Academy cadets; ‘‘(D) institutional development of the Coast Guard Academy; or (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2427 1 ‘‘(E) athletics in support of the Coast 2 3 Guard Academy.’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap- 4 ter 19 of title 14, United States Code, is further amended 5 by inserting after the item relating to section 1907 the 6 following: ‘‘1908. Authorization for use of Coast Guard Academy facilities and equipment by covered foundations.’’. 7 8 SEC. 7245. POLICY ON HAZING. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 19 of title 9 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 10 the following: 11 ‘‘§ 1909. Policy on hazing 12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the approval of the 13 Commandant, the Superintendent of the Academy shall 14 issue and make available to the public written policies— 15 ‘‘(1) subject to subsection (d), defining hazing; 16 ‘‘(2) designed to prevent hazing; and 17 ‘‘(3) prescribing dismissal, suspension, or other 18 adequate punishment for violations. 19 ‘‘(b) EFFECT OF REQUEST FOR COURT-MARTIAL.— 20 If a cadet who is charged with violating a policy issued 21 under subsection (a), the penalty for which is or may be 22 dismissal from the Academy, requests in writing a trial 23 by a general court-martial, the cadet may not be dismissed 24 for that offense except under sentence of such a court. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2428 1 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—A cadet dismissed from the Acad- 2 emy for hazing or bullying may not be reappointed to the 3 Corps of Cadets, and is ineligible for appointment as com4 missioned officer in a regular component of the Coast 5 Guard, until the date that is 2 years after the date of 6 the graduation of the class of the cadet. 7 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION OF HAZING.—In developing the 8 policies under subsection (a)(1), the Superintendent shall, 9 to the maximum extent practicable, define the term ‘haz10 ing’ as the unauthorized assumption of authority by a 11 cadet whereby another cadet suffers or is exposed to any 12 cruelty, indignity, humiliation, hardship, or oppression, or 13 the deprivation or abridgement of any right.’’. 14 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap- 15 ter 19 of title 14, United States Code, is further amended 16 by inserting after the item relating to section 1908 the 17 following: ‘‘1909. Policy on hazing.’’. 18 SEC. 7246. CONCURRENT JURISDICTION AT COAST GUARD 19 20 ACADEMY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 19 of title 21 14, United States Code, is further amended by adding at 22 the end the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2429 1 ‘‘§ 1910. Concurrent jurisdiction at Coast Guard 2 3 Academy ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec- 4 retary of the department in which the Coast Guard is op5 erating may establish concurrent jurisdiction between the 6 Federal Government and the State of Connecticut over the 7 lands constituting the Coast Guard Academy in New Lon8 don, Connecticut, as necessary to facilitate the ability of 9 the State of Connecticut and City of New London to inves10 tigate and prosecute any crimes cognizable under Con11 necticut law that are committed on such Coast Guard 12 Academy property.’’. 13 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap- 14 ter 19 of title 14, United States Code, is further amended 15 by inserting after the item relating to section 1909 the 16 following: ‘‘1910. Concurrent jurisdiction at Coast Guard Academy.’’. 17 SEC. 7247. STUDY ON COAST GUARD ACADEMY OVERSIGHT. 18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 19 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, shall 20 enter into an agreement with a federally funded research 21 and development center with relevant expertise under 22 which such center shall conduct an assessment of the over23 sight and governance of the Coast Guard Academy, includ24 ing— 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1) examining the— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2430 1 (A) authorities regarding Coast Guard and 2 Departmental oversight of the Coast Guard 3 Academy, including considerations of how these 4 may impact accreditation review at the Acad- 5 emy; 6 (B) roles and responsibilities of the Board 7 of Trustees of such Academy; 8 (C) Coast Guard roles and responsibilities 9 with respect to management and facilitation of 10 the Board of Trustees of such Academy; 11 (D) advisory functions of the Board of 12 Trustees of such Academy; and 13 (E) membership of the Board of Trustees 14 for the 10- year period preceding the date of 15 the enactment of this Act, to include expertise, 16 objectiveness, and effectiveness in conducting 17 oversight of such Academy; and 18 (2) an analysis of the involvement of the Board 19 of Trustees during the Operation Fouled Anchor in- 20 vestigation, including to what extent the Board 21 members were informed, involved, or made decisions 22 regarding the governance of the academy based on 23 that investigation. 24 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 25 on which the Commandant enters into an agreement g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2431 1 under subsection (a), the federally funded research and 2 development center selected under such subsection shall 3 submit to the Secretary of the department in which the 4 Coast Guard is operating, the Commandant, the Com5 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 6 Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infra7 structure of the House of Representatives a report that 8 contains— 9 10 (1) the results of the assessment required under subsection (a); and 11 (2) recommendations to improve governance of 12 the Coast Guard Academy and the Board of Trust- 13 ees. 14 SEC. 7248. ELECTRONIC LOCKING MECHANISMS TO EN- 15 SURE COAST GUARD ACADEMY CADET ROOM 16 SECURITY. 17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 18 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in con19 sultation with the Superintendent of the Coast Guard 20 Academy (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Super21 intendent’’), shall— 22 (1) install an electronic locking mechanism for 23 each room at the Coast Guard Academy within 24 which 1 or more Coast Guard Academy cadets reside 25 overnight; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2432 1 (2) test each such mechanism not less than 2 once every 6 months for proper function and main- 3 tained in proper working order; and 4 (3) use a system that electronically records the 5 date, time, and identity of each individual who ac- 6 cesses a cadet room using an electronic access token, 7 code, card, or other electronic means, which shall be 8 maintained in accordance with the general schedule 9 for records retention, or a period of five years, 10 whichever is later. 11 (b) ELECTRONIC LOCKING MECHANISMS.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each electronic locking 13 mechanism described in subsection (a) shall be coded 14 in a manner that provides access to a room de- 15 scribed in such subsection only to— 16 (A) the 1 or more cadets assigned to the 17 room; and 18 (B) such Coast Guard Academy officers, 19 administrators, staff, or security personnel, in- 20 cluding personnel of the Coast Guard Investiga- 21 tive Service, as are necessary to access the 22 room in the event of an emergency. 23 (2) EXISTING MECHANISMS.—Not later than 30 24 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Su- 25 perintendent shall ensure that electronic locking g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2433 1 mechanisms installed in academic buildings of the 2 Coast Guard Academy, Chase Hall common spaces, 3 and in any other location at the Coast Guard Acad- 4 emy are maintained in proper working order. 5 (c) ACCESS POLICY INSTRUCTION.—Not later than 6 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Super7 intendent shall promulgate a policy regarding cadet room 8 security policies and procedures, which shall include, at 9 a minimum— 10 (1) a prohibition on sharing with any other 11 cadet, employee, or other individual electronic access 12 tokens, codes, cards, or other electronic means of ac- 13 cessing a cadet room; 14 (2) procedures for resetting electronic locking 15 mechanisms in the event of a lost, stolen, or other- 16 wise compromised electronic access token, code, 17 card, or other electronic means of accessing a cadet 18 room; 19 (3) procedures to maintain the identity of each 20 individual who accesses a cadet room using an elec- 21 tronic access token, code, card, or other electronic 22 means, while ensuring the security of personally 23 identifiable information and protecting the privacy of 24 any such individual, as appropriate; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2434 1 (4) procedures by which cadets may report to 2 the chain of command the malfunction of an elec- 3 tronic locking mechanism; and 4 (5) a schedule of testing to ensure the proper 5 functioning of electronic locking mechanisms. 6 (d) MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.—The Su- 7 perintendent shall ensure that each Coast Guard Academy 8 cadet receives, not later than 1 day after the date of the 9 initial arrival of the cadet at the Coast Guard Academy, 10 an initial training session, and any other training the Su11 perintendent considers necessary, on— 12 13 (1) the use of electronic locking mechanisms installed under this section; and 14 (2) the policy promulgated under subsection (c). 15 SEC. 7249. REPORT ON EXISTING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 16 AND WELLNESS SUPPORT SERVICES FACILI- 17 TIES AT COAST GUARD ACADEMY. 18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 19 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, shall sub20 mit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans21 portation of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor22 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 23 a report on existing behavioral health and wellness support 24 services facilities at the Coast Guard Academy in which 25 Coast Guard Academy cadets and officer candidates, re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2435 1 spectively, may receive timely and independent behavioral 2 health and wellness support services, including via tele3 medicine. 4 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under para- 5 graph (1) shall include— 6 (1) an identification of each building at the 7 Coast Guard Academy that contains a dormitory or 8 other overnight accommodations for cadets or officer 9 candidates; and 10 (2)(A) an identification of additional behavioral 11 health or wellness support services that would be 12 beneficial to cadets and officer candidates, such as 13 additional facilities with secure access to telemedi- 14 cine; 15 (B) a description of the benefits that such 16 services would provide to cadets and officer can- 17 didates, particularly to cadets and officer can- 18 didates who have experienced sexual assault or 19 sexual harassment; and 20 (C) a description of the resources nec- 21 essary to provide such services. 22 SEC. 7250. REQUIRED POSTING OF INFORMATION. 23 The Commandant shall ensure that, in each building 24 at the Coast Guard Academy that contains a dormitory 25 or other overnight accommodations for cadets or officer g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2436 1 candidates, written information is posted in a visible loca2 tion with respect to— 3 (1) the methods and means by which a cadet or 4 officer candidate may report a crime, including har- 5 assment, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and any 6 other offense; 7 8 (2) the contact information for the Coast Guard Investigative Service; 9 (3) external resources for— 10 (A) wellness support; 11 (B) work-life; 12 (C) medical services; and 13 (D) support relating to behavioral health, 14 civil rights, sexual assault, and sexual harass- 15 ment; and 16 (4) cadet and officer candidate rights with re- 17 spect to reporting incidents to the Coast Guard In- 18 vestigative Service, civilian authorities, the Office of 19 the Inspector General of the department in which 20 the Coast Guard is operating, and any other applica- 21 ble entity. 22 SEC. 7251. INSTALLATION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND 23 24 MEDICAL PRIVACY ROOMS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 25 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the depart- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2437 1 ment in which the Coast Guard is operating shall install 2 or construct at the Coast Guard Academy not fewer than 3 2 rooms to be used for the purpose of supporting cadet 4 and officer candidate behavioral health and other medical 5 or other health-related services. 6 (b) STANDARDS OF ROOMS.—Each room installed or 7 constructed under this section shall— 8 (1) be equipped— 9 (A) in a manner that ensures the protec- 10 tion of the privacy of cadets and officer can- 11 didates, consistent with law and policy; 12 (B) with a telephone and computer to 13 allow for the provision of behavioral health and 14 wellness support or other services; and 15 (C) with an accessible and private wireless 16 internet connection for the use of personal com- 17 munications devices at the discretion of the 18 cadet or officer candidate concerned; and 19 (2) to the extent practicable and consistent with 20 good order and discipline, be accessible to cadets 21 and officer candidates at all times; and 22 (3) contain the written information described in 23 section 7250, which shall be posted in a visible loca- 24 tion. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2438 1 SEC. 7252. REVIEW AND MODIFICATION OF COAST GUARD 2 ACADEMY POLICY ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT 3 AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Superintendent of the Coast 5 Guard Academy (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Super6 intendent’’) shall— 7 (1) not later than 60 days after the date of en- 8 actment of this Act, commence a review of the Coast 9 Guard Academy policy on sexual harassment and 10 sexual violence established in accordance with sec- 11 tion 1902 of title 14, United States Code, that in- 12 cludes an evaluation as to whether any long-standing 13 Coast Guard Academy tradition, system, process, or 14 internal policy impedes the implementation of nec- 15 essary evidence-informed best practices followed by 16 other military service academies in prevention, re- 17 sponse, and recovery relating to sexual harassment 18 and sexual violence; and 19 20 (2) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act— 21 (A) complete such review; and 22 (B) modify such policy in accordance with 23 24 subsection (b). (b) MODIFICATIONS TO POLICY.—In modifying the 25 Coast Guard Academy policy on sexual harassment and 26 sexual violence referred to in subsection (a), the Superg:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2439 1 intendent shall ensure that such policy includes the fol2 lowing: 3 4 (1) Each matter required to be specified by section 1902(b) of title 14, United States Code. 5 (2) Updates to achieve compliance with chapter 6 47 of title 10, United States Code (Uniform Code of 7 Military Justice). 8 (3) A description of the roles and responsibil- 9 ities of staff of the Coast Guard Academy Sexual 10 Assault Prevention, Response, and Recovery pro- 11 gram, including— 12 (A) the Sexual Assault Response Coordi- 13 nator; 14 (B) the Victim Advocate Program Spe- 15 cialist; 16 (C) the Volunteer Victim Advocate; and 17 (D) the Primary Prevention Specialist, as 18 established under subsection (c). 19 (4) A description of the role of the Coast Guard 20 Investigative Service with respect to sexual harass- 21 ment and sexual violence prevention, response, and 22 recovery at the Coast Guard Academy. 23 (5) A description of the role of support staff at 24 the Coast Guard Academy, including chaplains, with g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2440 1 respect to sexual harassment and sexual violence 2 prevention, response, and recovery. 3 4 (6) Measures to promote awareness of dating violence. 5 (7) A delineation of the relationship between— 6 (A) cadet advocacy groups organized for 7 the prevention of, response to, and recovery 8 from sexual harassment and sexual violence, in- 9 cluding Cadets Against Sexual Assault; and 10 (B) the staff of the Coast Guard Academy 11 Sexual Assault Prevention, Response, and Re- 12 covery program. 13 (8) A provision that requires cadets and Coast 14 Guard Academy personnel to participate in not 15 fewer than one in-person training each academic 16 year on the prevention of, responses to, and re- 17 sources relating to incidents of sexual harassment 18 and sexual violence, to be provided by the staff of 19 the Coast Guard Academy Sexual Assault Preven- 20 tion, Response, and Recovery program. 21 (9) The establishment, revision, or expansion, 22 as necessary, of an anti-retaliation Superintendent’s 23 Instruction for cadets who— 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) report incidents of sexual harassment or sexual violence; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2441 1 (B) participate in cadet advocacy groups 2 that advocate for the prevention of, response to, 3 and recovery from sexual harassment and sex- 4 ual violence; or 5 (C) seek assistance from a company offi- 6 cer, company senior enlisted leader, athletic 7 coach, or other Coast Guard Academy staff 8 member with respect to a mental health or 9 other medical emergency. 10 (10) A provision that explains the purpose of 11 and process for issuance of a no-contact order at the 12 Coast Guard Academy, including a description of the 13 manner in which such an order shall be enforced. 14 (11) A provision that explains the purpose of 15 and process for issuance of a military protective 16 order at the Coast Guard Academy, including a de- 17 scription of— 18 (A) the manner in which such an order 19 shall be enforced; and 20 (B) the associated requirement to notify 21 the National Criminal Information Center of 22 the issuance of such an order. 23 (c) PRIMARY PREVENTION SPECIALIST.—Not later 24 than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 25 the Superintendent shall hire a Primary Prevention Spe- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2442 1 cialist, to be located and serve at the Coast Guard Acad2 emy. 3 (d) TEMPORARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE TO RECEIVE 4 MEDICAL SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH AND RE5 LATED SUPPORT SERVICES.—The Superintendent shall 6 ensure that the Academy’s policy regarding a cadet who 7 has made a restricted or unrestricted report of sexual har8 assment to request a leave of absence from the Coast 9 Guard Academy is consistent with other military service 10 academies. 11 Subtitle E—Reports and Policies 12 SEC. 7261. POLICY AND BRIEFING ON AVAILABILITY OF 13 NALOXONE TO TREAT OPIOID, INCLUDING 14 FENTANYL, OVERDOSES. 15 (a) POLICY.—Not later than 1 year after the date 16 of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall update 17 the policy of the Coast Guard regarding the use of medica18 tion to treat drug overdoses, including the use of drugs 19 or devices approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed 20 under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) for emergency treatment of known or 22 suspected opioid overdose. 23 (b) AVAILABILITY.—The updated policy required 24 under subsection (a) shall require opioid overdose reversal 25 medications be available— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2443 1 (1) at each Coast Guard clinic; 2 (2) at each independently located Coast Guard 3 unit; 4 (3) onboard each Coast Guard cutter; and 5 (4) for response to known or suspected opioid 6 overdoses, such as fentanyl, at other appropriate 7 Coast Guard installations and facilities and onboard 8 other Coast Guard assets. 9 (c) PARTICIPATION IN TRACKING SYSTEM.—Not 10 later than 1 year after the earlier of the date of enactment 11 of this Act or the date on which the tracking system estab12 lished under section 706 of the National Defense Author13 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (10 U.S.C. 1090 note) 14 is established, the Commandant shall ensure the participa15 tion of the Coast Guard in the such tracking system. 16 (d) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—Not later 17 than 1 year after the earlier of the date of enactment of 18 this Act or the date on which the tracking system estab19 lished under section 706 of the National Defense Author20 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (10 U.S.C. 1090 note) 21 is established, the Secretary of the department in which 22 the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as a 23 service in the Navy and the Secretary of Defense shall fi24 nalize a memorandum of understanding to facilitate Coast 25 Guard access such tracking system. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2444 1 (e) BRIEFING.— 2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 3 the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant 4 shall provide the Committee on Commerce, Science, 5 and Transportation of the Senate and the Com- 6 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 7 House of Representatives a briefing on the use, by 8 members and personnel of the Coast Guard at Coast 9 Guard facilities, onboard Coast Guard assets, and 10 during Coast Guard operations, of— 11 (A) opioid overdose reversal medications; 12 and 13 (B) opioids, including fentanyl. 14 (2) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required under 15 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 16 (A) A description of— 17 (i) the progress made in the imple- 18 mentation of the updated policy required 19 under subsection (a); 20 (ii) the prevalence and incidence of 21 the illegal use of fentanyl and other con- 22 trolled substances in the Coast Guard dur- 23 ing the 5-year period preceding the brief- 24 ing; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2445 1 (iii) processes of the Coast Guard to 2 mitigate substance abuse in the Coast 3 Guard, 4 fentanyl; and particularly with respect to 5 (iv) the status of the memorandum of 6 understanding required under subsection 7 (d). 8 (B) For the 5-year period preceding the 9 briefing, a review of instances in which 10 naloxone or other similar medication was used 11 to treat opioid, including fentanyl, overdoses at 12 a Coast Guard facility, onboard a Coast Guard 13 asset, or during a Coast Guard operation. 14 (f) PRIVACY.—In carrying out the requirements of 15 this section, the Commandant shall ensure compliance 16 with all applicable privacy law, including section 552a of 17 title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the 18 ‘‘Privacy Act’’), and the privacy regulations promulgated 19 under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability 20 and Accountability Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d–2 note). 21 (g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of the 22 availability requirement under subsection (b), with respect 23 to a Coast Guard installation comprised of multiple Coast 24 Guard facilities or units, opioid overdose reversal medica25 tions available at a single Coast Guard facility within the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2446 1 installation shall be considered to be available to all Coast 2 Guard facilities or units on the installation if appropriate 3 arrangements are in place to ensure access, at all times 4 during operations, to the opioid overdose reversal medica5 tions contained within such single Coast Guard facility. 6 SEC. 7262. POLICY ON METHODS TO REDUCE INCENTIVES 7 FOR ILLICIT MARITIME DRUG TRAFFICKING. 8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in 10 consultation with the Administrator of the Drug Enforce11 ment Administration, the Secretary of State, and the Sec12 retary of Defense, shall develop a policy, consistent with 13 the Constitution of the United States, as well as domestic 14 and international law, to address, disincentivize, and inter15 dict illicit trafficking by sea of controlled substances (and 16 precursors of controlled substances) being transported to 17 produce illicit synthetic drugs. 18 (b) ELEMENTS.—In developing the policy required 19 under subsection (a), the Commandant shall— 20 (1) include a requirement that, to the maximum 21 extent practicable, a vessel unlawfully transporting a 22 controlled substance or precursors of a controlled 23 substance being transported to produce illicit syn- 24 thetic drugs, be seized or appropriately disposed of 25 consistent with domestic and international law, as g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2447 1 well as any international agreements to which the 2 United States is a party; and 3 (2) aim to reduce incentives for illicit maritime 4 drug trafficking on a global scale, including in the 5 Eastern Pacific Ocean, the Indo-Pacific region, the 6 Caribbean, and the Middle East. 7 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 1 year after the date 8 of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall brief 9 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor10 tation, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com11 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 12 and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and 13 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the 14 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on 15 Homeland Security, and the Committee on the Judiciary 16 of the House of Representatives on— 17 18 (1) the policy developed pursuant to subsection (a); and 19 (2) additional resources necessary to implement 20 the policy required under subsection (a) and meth- 21 ods recommended under subparagraph (A). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2448 1 SEC. 7263. PLAN FOR JOINT AND INTEGRATED MARITIME 2 OPERATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING 3 FOR UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AND TAI- 4 WAN COAST GUARD ADMINISTRATION. 5 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to re- 6 quire a plan to increase joint and integrated training op7 portunities for the United States Coast Guard and the 8 Taiwan Coast Guard Administration. 9 (b) PLAN.— 10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 11 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com- 12 mandant, in consultation with the Secretary of State 13 and the Secretary of Defense, shall complete a plan 14 to expand opportunities for additional joint and inte- 15 grated training activities for the United States Coast 16 Guard and the Taiwan Coast Guard Administration. 17 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by para- 18 graph (1) shall include the following: 19 20 (A) The estimated costs for fiscal years 2026 through 2030— 21 (i) to deploy United States Coast 22 Guard mobile training teams to Taiwan to 23 meaningfully enhance the maritime secu- 24 rity, law enforcement, and deterrence capa- 25 bilities of Taiwan; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2449 1 (ii) to accommodate the participation 2 of an increased number of members of the 3 Taiwan Coast Guard Administration in 4 United States Coast Guard-led maritime 5 training 6 training costs for such members, such as 7 costs for lodging, meals and incidental ex- 8 penses, travel, training of personnel, and 9 instructional materials. 10 (B) A strategy for increasing the number 11 of seats, as practicable, for members of the Tai- 12 wan Coast Guard Administration at each of the 13 following United States Coast Guard training 14 courses: 15 16 (ii) The International Leadership and Management Seminar. (iii) The International Crisis Command and Control Course. 21 22 (iv) The International Maritime Domain Awareness School. 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) associated cers Course. 19 20 including (i) The International Maritime Offi- 17 18 courses, (v) The International Maritime Search and Rescue Planning School. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2450 1 (vi) The International Command Cen- 2 ter School. 3 (C) An assessment of— 4 (i) the degree to which integrated and 5 joint United States Coast Guard and Tai- 6 wan Coast Guard Administration maritime 7 training would assist in— 8 (I) preventing, detecting, and 9 suppressing illegal, unreported, and 10 unregulated fishing operations in the 11 South China Sea and surrounding 12 waters; and 13 (II) supporting counter-illicit 14 drug trafficking operations in the 15 South China Sea and surrounding 16 waters; and 17 (ii) whether the frequency of United 18 States Coast Guard training team visits to 19 Taiwan should be increased to enhance the 20 maritime security, law enforcement, and 21 deterrence capabilities of Taiwan. 22 (3) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after 23 the date on which the plan required under para- 24 graph (1) is completed, the Commandant shall pro- 25 vide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2451 1 Transportation and the Committee on Foreign Rela- 2 tions of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor- 3 tation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 4 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a 5 briefing on the contents of the plan. 6 7 SEC. 7264. AIDS TO NAVIGATION. (a) DISCONTINUANCE OF AID TO NAVIGATION.— 8 9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— 10 (A) by redesignating the second section 11 548 as section 551; and 12 (B) by adding at the end the following: 13 ‘‘§ 552. Discontinuance of aid to navigation 14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 15 the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 16 establish a process for the discontinuance of an aid to 17 navigation (other than a seasonal or temporary aid) estab18 lished, maintained, or operated by the Coast Guard. 19 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT.—The process established under 20 subsection (a) shall include procedures— 21 ‘‘(1) to notify the public of any discontinuance 22 of an aid to navigation described in that subsection; 23 and 24 ‘‘(2) to safeguard against any discontinuation 25 that may compromise the safety of mariners or the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2452 1 public or hinder maritime operational readiness, in- 2 cluding with respect to food security and maritime 3 transportation. 4 ‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—In establishing a process 5 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with and 6 consider any recommendations of— 7 8 ‘‘(1) the Navigation Safety Advisory Council; and 9 ‘‘(2) with respect to aids to navigation estab- 10 lished, maintained, or operated by the Coast Guard 11 and located in the coastal or inland waterways of a 12 State, the public of such State and relevant stake- 13 holders, including— 14 ‘‘(A) State agencies; 15 ‘‘(B) State, local, and Tribal law enforce- 16 ment, fire, and emergency response agencies; 17 ‘‘(C) Indian Tribes; 18 ‘‘(D) port; 19 ‘‘(E) pilots; 20 ‘‘(F) harbormasters; 21 ‘‘(G) commercial and recreational fisher- 22 men, including fishing associations; 23 ‘‘(H) ferry operators; 24 ‘‘(I) marina operators; 25 ‘‘(J) recreational boaters; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2453 1 ‘‘(K) passenger vessel operators; and 2 ‘‘(L) coastal residents. 3 ‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after 4 the date on which the process is established under sub5 section (a), the Secretary shall notify the Committee on 6 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 7 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 8 the House of Representatives of such process.’’. 9 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 10 chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amend- 11 ed— 12 (A) by striking the item relating to the 13 second section 548; and 14 (B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘551. Marking anchorage grounds by Commandant of the Coast Guard. ‘‘552. Discontinuance of aid to navigation.’’. 15 16 (b) REPORT ON CONDITION OF AIDS TO NAVIGATION ON THE MISSOURI RIVER.— 17 (1) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 19 Commandant shall submit to the Committee on 20 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 21 Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 22 Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 23 on the condition of dayboards and the placement of 24 buoys on the Missouri River. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2454 1 2 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall include— 3 (A) a list of the most recent date on which 4 each dayboard and buoy was serviced by the 5 Coast Guard; 6 (B) an overview of the plan of the Coast 7 Guard to systematically service each dayboard 8 and buoy on the Missouri River; and 9 (C) assigned points of contact. 10 (c) REPORT ON CONDITION OF AIDS TO NAVIGA- 11 TION.— 12 (1) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 13 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 14 Executive Director of the Committee on Marine 15 Transportation System shall submit to the Com- 16 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 17 House of Representatives and the Committee on 18 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen- 19 ate a report on the condition of dayboards and the 20 placement of buoys in Coast Guard Northeast Dis- 21 trict, and Coast Guard Northwest District. 22 23 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall include— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2455 1 (A) a list of the most recent date on which 2 each dayboard and buoy was serviced by the 3 Coast Guard; 4 (B) an overview of the plan of the Coast 5 Guard to systematically service each buoy lo- 6 cated in the Coast Guard Northeast District; 7 (C) an overview of the plan of the Coast 8 Guard to systematically service each buoy lo- 9 cated in the Coast Guard Northwest District; 10 and 11 (D) assigned points of contact. 12 (3) LIMITATION.—Beginning on the date of en- 13 actment of this Act, the Commandant may not re- 14 move the aids to navigation covered in paragraph 15 (1), unless there is an imminent threat to life or 16 safety, until a period of 180 days has elapsed fol- 17 lowing the date on which the Commandant submits 18 the report required under paragraph (1). 19 20 (4) STUDY ON RELIANCE ON AIDS TO NAVIGATION.— 21 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Executive Director 22 of the Committee of Marine Transportation 23 System Commandant shall conduct a study on 24 the extent to which physical aids to navigation, 25 including buoys and dayboards, are relied upon g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2456 1 by maritime users in the Missouri River, Coast 2 Guard Northeast District, and Coast Guard 3 Northwest District. 4 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—In the study con- 5 ducted under subparagraph (A), the Com- 6 mandant shall include the following: 7 (i) An analysis of the extent to which 8 physical aids to navigation serve as pri- 9 mary navigational references for operators 10 of vessels that lack electronic or satellite- 11 based systems, including small commercial 12 vessels, recreational boats, sailboats, and 13 skiffs. 14 (ii) An assessment of the role physical 15 aids to navigation play in supporting safe 16 vessel operation during outages, disrup- 17 tions, or inaccuracies in electronic or sat- 18 ellite-based navigation systems. 19 (iii) An assessment of mariner per- 20 spectives on the availability, visibility, and 21 reliability of physical aids to navigation, 22 based on input from recreational boaters, 23 commercial fishermen, pilot associations, 24 port authorities, and other relevant water- 25 way users. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2457 1 (iv) A summary of reported incidents 2 or near-miss events from the past five 3 years in which the presence or absence of 4 physical aids to navigation played a con- 5 tributory role in navigational outcomes, in- 6 cluding collisions, groundings, or deviations 7 from intended routes. 8 (v) Recommendations for enhancing 9 navigational safety for mariners who rely 10 exclusively on, or supplement electronic 11 systems with, traditional visual aids to 12 navigation. 13 (vi) A cost–benefit analysis of the con- 14 tinued maintenance of physical aids to 15 navigation, and the projected consequences 16 of their removal, including— 17 (I) an estimate of the potential 18 increase in maritime accidents, search 19 and rescue operations, environmental 20 incidents, and Coast Guard response 21 missions that could result from the re- 22 duction or removal of physical aids to 23 navigation; 24 (II) a comparison of the antici- 25 pated costs associated with such in- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2458 1 creased Coast Guard response oper- 2 ations to the ongoing costs of main- 3 taining 4 dayboards, particularly in high-traffic 5 areas or locations with limited access 6 to electronic navigation systems; and servicing buoys and 7 (III) an assessment of the role 8 physical aids to navigation play in 9 preventing incidents involving vessels 10 with limited or no reliance on GPS or 11 electronic systems; and 12 (IV) an assessment of the indi- 13 rect costs and operational impacts as- 14 sociated with the removal of physical 15 aids to navigation, including increased 16 risk of vessel groundings, prolonged 17 Coast Guard response times, and di- 18 minished mariner trust in navigational 19 infrastructure. 20 (C) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later 21 than 18 months after the date of enactment of 22 this Act, the Executive Director of the Com- 23 mittee on Marine Transportation shall submit 24 to the Committee on Transportation and Infra- 25 structure of the House of Representatives and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2459 1 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 2 Transportation of the Senate the results of the 3 study conducted under subparagraph (A). 4 (d) REPEAL.—Section 210 of the Coast Guard Au- 5 thorization Act of 2015 (14 U.S.C. 541 note) is repealed. 6 SEC. 7265. STUDY AND GAP ANALYSIS WITH RESPECT TO 7 COAST GUARD AIR STATION CORPUS CHRISTI 8 AVIATION HANGER. 9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 10 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall com11 mence a study and gap analysis with respect to the avia12 tion hangar at Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi 13 and the capacity of such hangar to accommodate the air14 craft currently assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Cor15 pus Christi and any aircraft anticipated to be so assigned 16 in the future. 17 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study and gap analysis re- 18 quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 19 20 (1) An identification of hangar infrastructure requirements needed— 21 (A) to meet mission requirements for all 22 aircraft currently assigned to Coast Guard Air 23 Station Corpus Christi; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2460 1 (B) to accommodate the assignment of an 2 additional HC–144 Ocean Sentry aircraft to 3 Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi. 4 (2) An assessment as to whether the aviation 5 hangar at Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi 6 is sufficient to accommodate all rotary-wing assets 7 assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi. 8 (3) In the case of an assessment that such 9 hangar is insufficient to accommodate all such ro- 10 tary-wing assets, a description of the facility modi- 11 fications that would be required to do so. 12 (4) An assessment of the facility modifications 13 of such hangar that would be required to accommo- 14 date all aircraft assigned to Coast Guard Air Station 15 Corpus Christi upon completion of the transition 16 from the MH–65 rotary-wing aircraft to the MH– 17 60T rotary-wing aircraft. 18 (5) An evaluation with respect to which fixed- 19 wing assets assigned to Coast Guard Air Station 20 Corpus Christi should be enclosed in such hangar so 21 as to most effectively mitigate the effects of corro- 22 sion while meeting mission requirements. 23 (6) An evaluation as to whether, and to what 24 extent, the storage of fixed-wing assets outside such g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2461 1 hangar would compromise the material condition 2 and safety of such assets. 3 (7) An evaluation of the extent to which any 4 material condition and safety issue identified under 5 paragraph (6) may be mitigated through the use of 6 gust locks, chocks, tie-downs, or related equipment. 7 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the com- 8 mencement of the study and gap analysis required under 9 subsection (a), the Commandant shall submit to the Com10 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 11 Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra12 structure of the House of Representatives a report on the 13 results of the study and gap analysis. 14 SEC. 7266. REPORT ON IMPACTS OF JOINT TRAVEL REGU- 15 LATIONS ON MEMBERS OF COAST GUARD 16 WHO RELY ON FERRY SYSTEMS. 17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 18 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in coordi19 nation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 20 and Readiness, shall submit to the appropriate committees 21 of Congress a report on the impacts of the Joint Travel 22 Regulations on members of the Coast Guard who are com23 muting, on permanent change of station travel, or on other 24 official travel to or from locations served by ferry systems. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2462 1 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub- 2 section (a) shall include an analysis of the impacts on such 3 members of the Coast Guard of the following policies 4 under the Joint Travel Regulations: 5 (1) The one-vehicle shipping policy. 6 (2) The unavailability of reimbursement of 7 costs incurred by such members due to ferry sched- 8 ule unavailability, sailing cancellations, and other 9 sailing delays during commuting, permanent change 10 of station travel, or other official travel. 11 (3) The unavailability of local infrastructure to 12 support vehicles or goods shipped to duty stations in 13 locations outside the contiguous United States that 14 are not connected by the road system, including lo- 15 cations served by the Alaska Marine Highway Sys- 16 tem. 17 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 18 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON- 19 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con- 20 gress’’ means— 21 (A) the Committee on Armed Services and 22 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 23 Transportation of the Senate; and 24 (B) the Committee on Armed Services and 25 the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Mari- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2463 1 time Transportation of the Committee on 2 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 3 of Representatives. 4 (2) JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS.—The term 5 ‘‘Joint Travel Regulations’’, with respect to official 6 travel, means the terms, rates, conditions, and regu- 7 lations maintained under section 464 of title 37, 8 United States Code. 9 SEC. 7267. REPORT ON JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAIN- 10 11 ING CORPS PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 12 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall sub13 mit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans14 portation of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor15 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 16 a report on the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 17 program. 18 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub- 19 section (a) shall include the following: 20 (1) A description of the standards and criteria 21 prescribed by the Coast Guard for educational insti- 22 tution participation in the Coast Guard Junior Re- 23 serve Officers’ Training Corps program. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2464 1 (2) With respect to each educational institution 2 offering a Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ 3 Training Corps program— 4 (A) a description of— 5 6 (i) the training and course of military instruction provided to students; 7 8 (ii) the facilities and drill areas used for the program; 9 (iii) the type and amount of Coast 10 Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 11 Corps program resources provided by the 12 Coast Guard; 13 (iv) the type and amount of Coast 14 Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 15 Corps program resources provided by the 16 educational institution; and 17 (v) any other matter relating to pro- 18 gram requirements the Commandant con- 19 siders appropriate; 20 (B) an assessment as to whether the edu- 21 cational institution is located in an education- 22 ally and economically deprived area (as de- 23 scribed in section 2031 of title 10, United 24 States Code); g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2465 1 (C) beginning with the year in which the 2 program was established at the educational in- 3 stitution, the number and disaggregated demo- 4 graphics of students who have participated in 5 the program; and 6 (D) an assessment of the participants in 7 the program, including— 8 (i) the performance of the participants 9 in the program; 10 (ii) the number of participants in the 11 program who express an intent to pursue 12 a commission or enlistment in the Coast 13 Guard; and 14 (iii) a description of any other factor 15 or matter considered by the Commandant 16 to be important in assessing the success of 17 program participants at the educational in- 18 stitution. 19 (3) With respect to any unit of the Coast Guard 20 Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps suspended 21 or placed on probation pursuant to section 2031(h) 22 of title 10, United States Code— 23 (A) a description of the unit; 24 (B) the reason for such suspension or 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) placement on probation; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2466 1 (C) the year the unit was so suspended or 2 placed on probation; and 3 (D) with respect to any unit that was rein- 4 stated after previously being suspended or 5 placed on probation, a justification for the rein- 6 statement of such unit. 7 (4) A description of the resources and personnel 8 required to maintain, implement, and provide over- 9 sight for the Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ 10 Training Corps program at each participating edu- 11 cational institution and within the Coast Guard, in- 12 cluding the funding provided to each such edu- 13 cational institution, disaggregated by educational in- 14 stitution and year. 15 (5) A recommendation with respect to— 16 (A) whether the number of educational in- 17 stitutions participating in the Coast Guard Jun- 18 ior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program 19 should be increased; and 20 (B) in the case of a recommendation that 21 such number should be increased, additional 22 recommendations relating to such an increase, 23 including— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2467 1 (i) the number of additional edu- 2 cational institutions that should be in- 3 cluded in the program; 4 (ii) the locations of such institutions; 5 (iii) any additional authorities or re- 6 sources necessary for such an increase; and 7 (iv) any other matter the Com- 8 mandant considers appropriate. 9 (6) Any other matter the Commandant con- 10 siders necessary in order to provide a full assess- 11 ment of the effectiveness of the Coast Guard Junior 12 Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program. 13 SEC. 7268. REPORT ON AND EXPANSION OF COAST GUARD 14 JUNIOR 15 CORPS PROGRAM. 16 RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING (a) REPORT.— 17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 18 the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant 19 shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 20 Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 21 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 22 the House of Representatives a report on the status 23 of the Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Train- 24 ing Program. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2468 1 2 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 3 (A) A review and timeline of Coast Guard 4 outreach efforts in Coast Guard districts that 5 do not have a Coast Guard Junior Reserve Offi- 6 cers’ Training Program. 7 (B) A review and timeline of Coast Guard 8 outreach efforts in Coast Guard districts in 9 which there are multiple Coast Guard Junior 10 Reserve Officers’ Training Programs. 11 (C) Policy recommendations regarding fu- 12 ture expansion of the Coast Guard Junior Re- 13 serve Officers’ Training Program. 14 (b) EXPANSION.— 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on December 31, 16 2026, the Secretary of the department in which the 17 Coast Guard is operating shall maintain at all times 18 a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Program 19 with not fewer than 20 such programs. 20 (2) COST ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 1 year 21 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 22 retary of the department in which the Coast Guard 23 is operating shall provide Congress with an estimate 24 of the costs associated with implementing this sub- 25 section. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2469 1 SEC. 7269. ANNUAL REPORT ON ADMINISTRATION OF SEX- 2 UAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINATION KITS. 3 (a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 11272(c) of the 4 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 5 Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 4066) 6 is amended— 7 (1) in paragraph (5)— 8 (A) by striking ‘‘House’’ and inserting 9 ‘‘House of Representatives’’; and 10 (B) by striking ‘‘vessel’’ and inserting 11 ‘‘Coast Guard vessel’’; 12 (2) by transferring paragraph (5) to appear as 13 subsection (b) of section 564 of the title 14, United 14 States Code; and 15 (3) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para- 16 graph (5). 17 (b) BRIEFING.—The Commandant shall brief the 18 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 19 House of Representatives and the Committee on Com20 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate regard21 ing the cost incurred by the Coast Guard to meet the re22 quirements of section 564 of title 14, United States Code, 23 as amended by this section, during— 24 (1) fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 2025, not 25 later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 26 this Act; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2470 1 (2) fiscal year 2026, not later than November 2 1, 2026. 3 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 564(a)(2) of 4 title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the 5 comma after ‘‘paragraph (1)’’. 6 SEC. 7270. REPORT ON COAST GUARD PERSONNEL SKILLS. 7 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 8 of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Com9 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 10 of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 11 Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that 12 includes the following: 13 (1) An analysis of the skills and experience of 14 Coast Guard personnel, particularly such personnel 15 with backgrounds in engineering, navigation, heavy 16 equipment operation, and maintenance, that are di- 17 rectly transferable to the dredging industry. 18 (2) A plan for developing and implementing tar- 19 geted outreach and recruitment strategies to connect 20 separating or retiring Coast Guard personnel with 21 employment opportunities, including registered ap- 22 prentice programs, in the dredging industry. 23 (3) An evaluation of the potential for estab- 24 lishing programs to recognize the skills of Coast 25 Guard personnel for the merchant mariner creden- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2471 1 tials necessary for employment in the dredging in- 2 dustry. 3 (4) A description of any existing or planned co- 4 ordination with employers, relevant labor organiza- 5 tions, and other relevant agencies to facilitate the 6 transition of Coast Guard personnel into the dredg- 7 ing industry. 8 SEC. 7271. REPORT ON COAST GUARD SEARCH AND RESCUE 9 10 OPERATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 11 date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 12 through fiscal year 2030, the Commandant shall submit 13 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 14 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 15 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 16 report detailing the search and rescue operations at im17 pacted Coast Guard facilities and of the assets assigned 18 to such facilities that contains the following: 19 20 (1) The number, location of, and assets assigned to impacted Coast Guard facilities. 21 (2) The number of active Coast Guard facilities 22 operating as scheduled mission stations and the as- 23 sets assigned to such stations. 24 (3) The steps taken to implement the rec- 25 ommendations of the Government Accountability Of- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2472 1 fice report titled ‘‘Coast Guard Actions Needed to 2 Close Stations Identified as Overlapping and Unnec- 3 essarily Duplicative’’, and issued in October 2017 4 (2017 GAO Report 18-9). 5 (4) Whether the impacted Coast Guard facili- 6 ties were identified as overlapping or unnecessarily 7 duplicative in any previous Coast Guard report, in- 8 cluding the cost savings and efficiencies identified 9 with closing that the impacted Coast Guard facility. 10 (5) Beginning in fiscal year 2021 and ac- 11 counted for annually thereafter through fiscal 12 2030— 13 (A) the number of search and rescue, 14 watch stander, and other personnel at each im- 15 pacted Coast Guard facility and the personnel 16 allowance list associated with each assignment 17 year to such location beginning in 2021; 18 (B) the average response time for all 19 search and rescue operations at each impacted 20 Coast Guard facility; 21 (C) each of the number of lives lost, saved, 22 and assisted during search and rescue oper- 23 ations at each impacted Coast Guard facility 24 and by each asset assigned to the that facility; 25 and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2473 1 (D) the number of vessel safety checks ad- 2 ministered by an impacted Coast Guard facility 3 or asset assigned to that facility. 4 (6) The number of search and rescue incidents, 5 including ice rescues, in which a facility or asset as- 6 signed to such facility responded to a search and 7 rescue incident in an area previously covered by an 8 impacted Coast Guard facility but was unable to ful- 9 fill the mission, including— 10 (A) the distance traveled to the destination 11 of each incident; and 12 (B) the duration time traveled to reach the 13 destination of each incident to include if total 14 response time exceeded two-hours from time of 15 notification of the Coast Guard until the time 16 of arrival on scene, including 30 minutes of 17 preparation time (a total of 90 minutes from 18 underway to on-scene). 19 (7) A description of active and past first re- 20 sponder cooperative agreements made between each 21 impacted Coast Guard facility and local law enforce- 22 ment or first responders related to search and rescue 23 operations. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2474 1 (8) The area of responsibility covered by each 2 impacted Coast Guard facility, including a map over- 3 view of each area of responsibility. 4 (9) Any other metrics determined to be relevant 5 by the Commandant to convey the changes to search 6 and rescue operations at impacted Coast Guard fa- 7 cilities. 8 (b) DEFINITION OF IMPACTED COAST GUARD FACIL- 9 ITY.—In this section, the term ‘‘impacted Coast Guard fa- 10 cility’’ means a facility or station that was designated as 11 a schedule mission station or closed under either the As12 signment Year 2024 Force Alignment Initiative or the As13 signment Year 2025 Force Alignment Initiative. 14 SEC. 7272. REPORT ON EAST ROCKAWAY INLET NAVIGA- 15 16 TION. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 17 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall sub18 mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc19 ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee 20 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 21 a report on the navigable waterway of the East Rockaway 22 Inlet located on Long Island, New York. 23 (b) CONTENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 24 shall include— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2475 1 2 (1) an evaluation of potential hazards to navigation present in the East Rockaway Inlet; 3 4 (2) a map of current and future aids to navigation in the East Rockaway Inlet; 5 (3) an evaluation of the effects of the current 6 channel hazards on commercial navigation and safe- 7 ty; 8 (4) recommendations on addressing hazards to 9 navigation present in the East Rockaway Inlet; and 10 (5) recommendations on updates to the nec- 11 essary to aids navigation in order to maintain safety. 12 SEC. 7273. RESPONSIBLE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP AND 13 14 TRACKING. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 15 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the 16 Coast Guard shall provide to the Committee on Transpor17 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 18 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor19 tation of the Senate a list of all lighthouses owned or oper20 ated by the Lighthouse Service on July 1, 1939, when the 21 service was incorporated into the Coast Guard. 22 (b) CONTENTS.—In providing the list under sub- 23 section (a), the Commandant shall— 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1) display which lighthouses— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2476 1 (A) are still owned and operated by the 2 Coast Guard; 3 (B) are still owned, but not operated by 4 the Coast Guard; 5 (C) have been divested— 6 (i) by statute and the recipient of 7 such lighthouses; 8 (ii) through Federal government sur- 9 plus processes and the recipient of such 10 lighthouses; 11 (iii) under the National Historic 12 Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000 (16 13 U.S.C. 470w–7 et seq.) and the recipient 14 of such lighthouses; 15 (iv) through other means and the re- 16 cipient of such lighthouses; and 17 (2) provide any other information about the re- 18 tention or disposition of lighthouses owned or for- 19 merly owned by the Coast Guard which the Com- 20 mandant determines relevant so the Committees can 21 understand the obligations of the Coast Guard with 22 respect to such lighthouses or information which the 23 Commandant otherwise determines relevant. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2477 1 SEC. 7274. STUDY ON EFFECTS OF OCEANOGRAPHIC, 2 WEATHER, AND COASTAL CONDITIONS ON 3 COAST GUARD MISSIONS. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 5 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in con6 junction with the Superintendent of the Coast Guard 7 Academy, shall conduct a study that— 8 (1) determines the extent to which the Coast 9 Guard missions described in section 201(a) of title 10 14, United States Code, are affected by oceano- 11 graphic, weather, coastal conditions and ice cov- 12 erage; and 13 (2) assesses the adequacy of preparedness of 14 Coast Guard installations for the conditions de- 15 scribed in paragraph (1). 16 (b) REPORT.—The Commandant shall submit a re- 17 port to Congress that includes— 18 19 (1) the findings of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a); and 20 21 (2) recommended modifications to the Coast Guard Academy curriculum— 22 23 (A) to better educate cadets on such findings; and 24 (B) ensure that research related to such 25 findings is accessible and available for training 26 and educational purposes. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2478 1 2 SEC. 7275. PARENTAL LEAVE SURGE STAFFING PROGRAM. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact- 3 ment of this Act, the Commandant shall update Coast 4 Guard policy with respect to the parental leave surge staff5 ing program (or a successor program) to ensure that, to 6 the maximum extent practicable, surge staffing is provided 7 to backfill Public Health Service officers detailed to the 8 Coast Guard who are on parental leave so as to ensure 9 the continuation of healthcare, pharmacy, and related 10 services for members of the Coast Guard. 11 SEC. 7276. MODIFICATION OF STRATEGY TO IMPROVE 12 QUALITY OF LIFE AT REMOTE UNITS. 13 Section 11419 of the Don Young Coast Guard Au- 14 thorization Act of 2022 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 15 4126) is amended— 16 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and 17 all that follows through ‘‘strategy’’ and inserting 18 ‘‘the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2026, the 19 Commandant shall develop a detailed written strat- 20 egy’’; 21 22 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following: (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2479 1 ‘‘(7) A detailed written action plan and timeline 2 for implementing improvements to the quality of life 3 for members of the Coast Guard at remote units.’’; 4 (3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 5 subsections (e) and (f), respectively; 6 (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- 7 lowing: 8 ‘‘(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Commandant shall 9 make the strategy developed under subsection (a) available 10 to the public on an internet website of the Coast Guard. 11 ‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Commandant shall 12 oversee the implementation of the strategy developed 13 under subsection (a), including the action plan described 14 in paragraph (7) of that subsection.’’; and 15 (5) by amending subsection (e), as redesig- 16 nated, to read as follows: 17 ‘‘(e) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the 18 strategy developed under subsection (a) is completed, and 19 annually thereafter for 3 years, the Commandant shall 20 provide the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans21 portation of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor22 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 23 with a briefing, in person and in writing, on— 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(1) the elements of the strategy; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2480 1 2 ‘‘(2) the status of the implementation of the action plan described in subsection (a)(7); 3 4 ‘‘(3) the timeline for implementation of each of the elements of such action plan; and 5 6 7 8 ‘‘(4) any barriers to the implementation of such action plan.’’. SEC. 7277. RETENTION OF CERTAIN RECORDS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 5 of title 9 14, United States Code is amended by adding at the end 10 the following: 11 ‘‘§ 511. Retention of certain records 12 ‘‘(a) COAST GUARD MESSAGE BOARD.—The Com- 13 mandant shall designate as a record of the Coast Guard, 14 and ensure the longest possible retention approved by the 15 National Archives and Records Administration of, each 16 message placed on Coast Guard message board on or after 17 the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment 18 of this Act on a publicly available website to the maximum 19 extent possible, in accordance with the Privacy Act of 20 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) and other applicable laws. 21 ‘‘(b) COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION.—The Com- 22 mandant shall designate as a temporary record of the 23 Coast Guard, and ensure the retention for a period not 24 less than 15 years of or the retention approved by the Na25 tional Archives & Records Administration, each Com- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2481 1 mandant Instruction Manual and Coast Guard Academy 2 Superintendent Instruction Manual, including all versions 3 thereof, in effect on or after the date that is 30 days after 4 the date of the enactment of this Act. 5 ‘‘(c) COST-BENEFIT REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year 6 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 7 thereafter, the Commandant shall submit to the appro8 priate congressional committees a report that— 9 ‘‘(1) identifies all current recurrent require- 10 ments for reports to Congress applicable to the 11 Coast Guard; 12 ‘‘(2) estimates the total annual cost and staff 13 hours required for compliance with such require- 14 ments; and 15 ‘‘(3) provides recommendations to Congress for 16 sunset, consolidation, or automation of such require- 17 ments to improve efficiency, consistent applicable 18 laws. 19 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.— 20 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE 21 TEES.—CST and T&I 22 ‘‘(2) COAST GUARD CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- MESSAGE BOARD.—The 23 term ‘Coast Guard message board’ means the Coast 24 Guard official platform for disseminating time-sen- 25 sitive or service-wide administrative information to g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2482 1 Coast Guard personnel, including the publishing of 2 official general messages including ALCOAST, 3 ALCGPSC, ALCGENL, and similar formats that 4 provide timely policy updates, operational guidance, 5 or announcements to the field.’’. 6 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap- 7 ter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by insert8 ing after the item relating to section 510 the following: ‘‘511. Retention of certain records.’’. 9 SEC. 7278. TEMPORARY INSTALLATION OF RESTROOM FA- 10 CILITIES FOR TRAINING CENTER CAPE MAY 11 MEDICAL FACILITY. 12 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact- 13 ment of this Act, the Commandant shall require and in14 stall additional temporary restroom facilities, as necessary, 15 to provide relief for recruits being processed at the Train16 ing Center Cape May medical facility. 17 18 SEC. 7279. CHILDHOOD PROTECTION PROGRAM. (a) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The Com- 19 mandant shall review memoranda of understanding be20 tween the other armed forces and entities which provide 21 children’s advocacy center services to such armed forces. 22 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 1 year after the date 23 of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall pro24 vide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans25 portation of the Senate and the Committee on Transporg:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2483 1 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 2 a recommendation on whether the Commandant should 3 enter into a memorandum of understanding similar to 4 such memoranda of understanding entered into by the 5 other armed forces for the provisions of child advocacy 6 center services, or take other actions to track incidents 7 and respond to such incidents described in subsection (a). 8 9 10 11 12 13 TITLE LXXIII—SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION Subtitle A—Merchant Mariner Credentials SECTION 7301. MERCHANT MARINER CREDENTIALING. (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2101 of title 46, United 14 States Code, is amended— 15 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (20) through 16 (56) as paragraphs (21), (22), (24), (25), (26), (27), 17 (28), (29), (30), (31), (32), (33), (34), (35), (36), 18 (37), (38), (39), (40), (41), (42), (43), (44), (45), 19 (46), (47), (48), (49), (50), (51), (52), (53), (54), 20 (55), (56), (57), and (58), respectively; 21 22 (2) by inserting after paragraph (19) the following: 23 ‘‘(20) ‘merchant mariner credential’ means a 24 merchant mariner license, certificate, or document g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2484 1 that the Secretary is authorized to issue pursuant to 2 this title.’’; and 3 4 (3) by inserting after paragraph (22), as so redesignated, the following: 5 6 ‘‘(23) ‘nautical school program’ means a program that— 7 ‘‘(A) offers a comprehensive program of 8 training that includes substantial sea service on 9 nautical school vessels or merchant vessels of 10 the United States primarily to train individuals 11 for service in the merchant marine; and 12 ‘‘(B) is approved by the Secretary for pur- 13 poses of section 7315, in accordance with regu- 14 lations promulgated by the Secretary.’’. 15 (b) NONCITIZENSHIP NATIONALITY.— 16 (1) CITIZENSHIP 17 ALITY.—Section 18 Code, is amended— OR NONCITIZEN NATION- 7102 of title 46, United States 19 (A) in the section heading by inserting ‘‘or 20 noncitizen nationality’’ after ‘‘Citizen- 21 ship’’; and 22 (B) by inserting ‘‘or noncitizen nationals 23 (as such term is described in section 308 of the 24 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 25 1408))’’ after ‘‘citizens’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2485 1 2 3 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 7304 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 4 (i) in the section heading by inserting 5 ‘‘or noncitizen nationality’’ after 6 ‘‘Citizenship’’; and 7 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or noncitizen na- 8 tional (as such term is described in section 9 308 of the Immigration and Nationality 10 Act (8 U.S.C. 1408))’’ after ‘‘citizen’’. 11 (B) CITIZENSHIP AND NAVY RESERVE RE- 12 QUIREMENTS.—Section 8103 of title 46, United 13 States Code, is amended— 14 (i) in the section heading by inserting 15 ‘‘or noncitizen nationality’’ after 16 ‘‘Citizenship’’; 17 (ii) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘or 18 noncitizen national’’ after ‘‘citizen’’; 19 (iii) in subsection (b)— 20 (I) in paragraph (1)(A)(i) by in- 21 serting ‘‘or noncitizen national’’ after 22 ‘‘citizen’’; 23 (II) in paragraph (3) by inserting 24 ‘‘or noncitizen nationality’’ after ‘‘citi- 25 zenship’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2486 1 (III) in paragraph (3)(C) by in- 2 serting ‘‘or noncitizen nationals’’ after 3 ‘‘citizens’’; 4 (iv) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘or 5 noncitizen nationals’’ after ‘‘citizens’’; 6 (v) in subsection (d)— 7 (I) in paragraph (1) by inserting 8 ‘‘or noncitizen nationals’’ after ‘‘citi- 9 zens’’; and 10 (II) in paragraph (2) by inserting 11 ‘‘or noncitizen national’’ after ‘‘cit- 12 izen’’ each place it appears; 13 (vi) in subsection (e) by inserting ‘‘or 14 noncitizen national’’ after ‘‘citizen’’ each 15 place it appears; 16 (vii) in subsection (i)(1)(A) by insert- 17 ing ‘‘or noncitizen national’’ after ‘‘cit- 18 izen’’; 19 (viii) in subsection (k)— 20 (I) in paragraph (1)(A) by insert- 21 ing ‘‘or noncitizen national’’ after 22 ‘‘citizen’’; and 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (II) in paragraph (2)— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2487 1 (aa) by striking ‘‘Not more 2 than’’ and inserting the fol- 3 lowing: 4 ‘‘(A) Not more than’’; and 5 (bb) by adding at the end 6 the following: 7 ‘‘(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 8 for the period beginning on the date of enact- 9 ment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 10 2025 and ending on December 31, 2065, not 11 more than 50 percent of the unlicensed seamen 12 on a vessel described in paragraph (1) may be 13 aliens referred to in subparagraph (B) or (C) of 14 such paragraph.’’; and 15 (ix) by adding at the end the fol- 16 17 lowing: ‘‘(l) NONCITIZEN NATIONAL DEFINED.—In this sec- 18 tion, the term ‘noncitizen national’ means an individual 19 described in section 308 of the Immigration and Nation20 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1408).’’. 21 (C) COMMAND OF DOCUMENTED VES- 22 SELS.—Section 23 States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or non- 24 citizen national (as such term is described in g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) 12131(a) of title 46, United G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2488 1 section 308 of the Immigration and Nationality 2 Act (8 U.S.C. 1408))’’ after ‘‘citizen’’. 3 (D) INVALIDATION OF CERTIFICATES OF 4 DOCUMENTATION.—Section 5 46, United States Code, is amended by insert- 6 ing ‘‘or noncitizen national (as such term is de- 7 scribed in section 308 of the Immigration and 8 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1408))’’ after ‘‘cit- 9 izen’’. 10 (3) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 12135(2) of title 11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The analysis for chap- 12 ter 71 of title 46, United States Code, is 13 amended by striking the item relating to section 14 7102 and inserting the following: ‘‘7102. Citizenship or noncitizen nationality.’’. 15 (B) SECTION 7304.—The analysis for chap- 16 ter 73 of title 46, United States Code, is 17 amended by striking the item relating to section 18 7304 and inserting the following: ‘‘7304. Citizenship or noncitizen nationality notation on merchant mariners’ documents.’’. 19 (C) SECTION 8103.—The analysis for chap- 20 ter 81 of title 46, United States Code, is 21 amended by striking the item relating to section 22 8103 and inserting the following: ‘‘8103. Citizenship or noncitizen nationality and Navy Reserve requirements.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2489 1 (c) EXAMINATIONS.—Section 7116 of title 46, United 2 States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c). 3 (d) MERCHANT MARINERS DOCUMENTS.—Chapter 4 73 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 5 6 (1) by amending section 7306 to read as follows: 7 ‘‘§ 7306. General requirements and classifications for 8 9 members of deck departments ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may issue a mer- 10 chant mariner credential, to members of the deck depart11 ment in the following classes: 12 ‘‘(1) Able Seaman-Unlimited. 13 ‘‘(2) Able Seaman-Limited. 14 ‘‘(3) Able Seaman-Special. 15 ‘‘(4) Able Seaman-Offshore Supply Vessels. 16 ‘‘(5) Able Seaman-Sail. 17 ‘‘(6) Able Seaman-Fishing Industry. 18 ‘‘(7) Ordinary Seaman. 19 ‘‘(b) CLASSIFICATION OF CREDENTIALS.—The Sec- 20 retary may classify the merchant mariner credential issued 21 under subsection (a) based on— 22 23 ‘‘(1) the tonnage and means of propulsion of vessels; 24 25 ‘‘(2) the waters on which vessels are to be operated; or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2490 1 2 ‘‘(3) other appropriate standards. ‘‘(c) QUALIFICATIONS.—To qualify for a credential 3 under this section, an applicant shall provide satisfactory 4 proof that the applicant— 5 ‘‘(1) is at least 18 years of age; 6 ‘‘(2) has the service required by the applicable 7 section of this part; 8 ‘‘(3) is qualified professionally as demonstrated 9 by an applicable examination or educational require- 10 ments; 11 ‘‘(4) is qualified as to sight, hearing, and phys- 12 ical condition to perform the seafarer’s duties; and 13 ‘‘(5) has satisfied any additional requirements 14 established by the Secretary, including career pat- 15 terns and service appropriate to the particular serv- 16 ice, industry, or job functions the individual is en- 17 gaged.’’; 18 19 (2) in section 7307 by striking ‘‘3 years’’ and inserting ‘‘18 months’’; 20 21 (3) in section 7308 by striking ‘‘18 months’’ and inserting ‘‘12 months’’; 22 (4) in section 7309 by striking ‘‘12 months’’ 23 and inserting ‘‘6 months’’; 24 (5) in section 7313— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2491 1 (A) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘and coal 2 passer’’; and 3 (B) by striking subsection (c) and insert- 4 5 ing the following: ‘‘(c) CLASSIFICATION OF CREDENTIALS.—The Sec- 6 retary may classify the merchant mariner credential issued 7 under subsection (a) based on— 8 9 ‘‘(1) the tonnage and means of propulsion of vessels; 10 11 ‘‘(2) the waters on which vessels are to be operated; or 12 13 ‘‘(3) other appropriate standards. ‘‘(d) QUALIFICATIONS.—To qualify for a credential 14 under this section, an applicant shall provide satisfactory 15 proof that the applicant— 16 ‘‘(1) is at least 18 years of age; 17 ‘‘(2) has a minimum of 6-months service in the 18 related entry rating; 19 ‘‘(3) is qualified professionally as demonstrated 20 by an applicable examination or educational require- 21 ments; and 22 ‘‘(4) is qualified as to sight, hearing, and phys- 23 ical condition to perform the member’s duties.’’; and 24 (6) by amending section 7315 to read as fol- 25 lows: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2492 1 ‘‘§ 7315. Training 2 ‘‘(a) NAUTICAL SCHOOL PROGRAM.—Graduation 3 from a nautical school program may be substituted for the 4 sea service requirements under sections 7307 through 5 7311a and 7313 of this title. 6 ‘‘(b) OTHER APPROVED TRAINING PROGRAMS.—The 7 satisfactory completion of a training program approved by 8 the Secretary may be substituted for not more than one9 half of the sea service requirements under sections 7307 10 through 7311a and 7313 of this title in accordance with 11 subsection (c). 12 ‘‘(c) TRAINING DAYS.—For purposes of subsection 13 (b), training days undertaken in connection with training 14 programs approved by the Secretary may be substituted 15 for days of required sea service under sections 7307 16 through 7311a and 7313 of this title as follows: 17 ‘‘(1) Each shore-based training day in the form 18 of classroom lectures may be substituted for 2 days 19 of sea service requirements. 20 ‘‘(2) Each training day of laboratory training, 21 practical demonstrations, and other similar training, 22 may be substituted for 4 days of sea service require- 23 ments. 24 ‘‘(3) Each training day of full mission simulator 25 training may be substituted for 6 days of sea service 26 requirements. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2493 1 ‘‘(4) Each training day underway on a vessel 2 while enrolled in an approved training program may 3 be substituted for 11⁄2 days of sea service require- 4 ments, as long as— 5 ‘‘(A) the structured training provided while 6 underway on a vessel is— 7 ‘‘(i) acceptable to the Secretary as 8 part of the approved training program; and 9 ‘‘(ii) fully completed by the individual; 10 and 11 ‘‘(B) the tonnage of such vessel is appro- 12 13 priate to the endorsement being sought. ‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘training 14 day’ means a day that consists of not less than 7 hours 15 of training.’’. 16 (e) IMPLEMENTATION.— 17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the depart- 18 ment in which the Coast Guard is operating shall 19 implement the requirements under subsection (c) of 20 section 7306 of title 46, United States Code (as 21 amended by this section), without regard to chapters 22 5 and 6 of title 5, United States Code, and Execu- 23 tive Orders 12866 and 13563 (5 U.S.C. 601 note). 24 (2) SECTION 7315.—The Secretary of the de- 25 partment in which the Coast Guard is operating g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2494 1 shall implement the requirements of section 7315 of 2 title 46, United States Code, as amended by this 3 subsection, without regard to chapters 5 and 6 of 4 title 5, United States Code, and Executive Orders 5 12866 and 13563 (5 U.S.C. 601 note) and 14094 6 (88 Fed. Reg. 21879). 7 (f) REPEAL.—Section 7314 of title 46, United States 8 Code, and the item relating to such section in the analysis 9 for chapter 73 of such title, are repealed. 10 (g) AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 75.—Chapter 75 of 11 title 46, United States Code, is amended— 12 (1) in section 7507 by adding at the end the 13 following: 14 ‘‘(d) RENEWAL.—With respect to any renewal of an 15 active merchant mariner credential issued under this part 16 that is not an extension under subsection (a) or (b), such 17 credential shall begin the day after the expiration of the 18 active credential of the credential holder.’’; 19 (2) in section 7510(c)— 20 (A) in the subsection heading by striking 21 ‘‘EXAM REVIEW’’ and inserting ‘‘WORKING 22 GROUP’’; 23 (B) in paragraph (1)— 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (i) by striking ‘‘90 days’’ and inserting ‘‘180 days’’; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2495 1 (ii) by striking ‘‘Coast Guard Author- 2 ization Act of 2016’’ and insert ‘‘Coast 3 Guard Authorization Act of 2025’’; 4 (iii) by striking ‘‘new questions for in- 5 clusion in’’ and inserting ‘‘questions, con- 6 tent, and relevancy of’’; 7 (iv) by redesignating subparagraphs 8 (E), (F), and (G) as subparagraphs (G), 9 (H), and (I), respectively; and 10 (v) by inserting after subparagraph 11 (D) the following: 12 ‘‘(E) at least 2 individuals that have taken 13 and passed the examination in the 5 years be- 14 fore the commissioning of the working group; 15 16 17 ‘‘(F) at least 1 representative from the United States Merchant Marine Academy;’’; (C) in paragraph (4)— 18 (i) in the paragraph heading by strik- 19 ing ‘‘BASELINE REVIEW’’ and inserting 20 ‘‘REVIEW’’; 21 (ii) in subparagraph (A)— 22 (I) by striking ‘‘Within 1 year’’ 23 and inserting ‘‘Not later than 270 24 days’’; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2496 1 (II) by striking ‘‘Coast Guard 2 Authorization Act of 2016’’ and in- 3 serting ‘‘Coast Guard Authorization 4 Act of 2025’’; 5 (III) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and 6 inserting ‘‘Commandant’’; 7 (IV) by redesignating clauses (i), 8 (ii), (iii), and (iv) as clauses (ii), (iii), 9 (iv), and (vii), respectively; 10 (V) in clause (iv), as so redesig- 11 nated, by striking ‘‘; and’’ and insert- 12 ing a semicolon; 13 (VI) by inserting before clause 14 (ii) the following: 15 ‘‘(i) industry standards, practices, and 16 technology to be considered in the Mer- 17 chant Mariner Credentialing Examina- 18 tion;’’; and 19 (VII) by inserting after clause 20 (iv) the following: 21 ‘‘(v) the relevancy of examination top- 22 ics and contents; 23 ‘‘(vi) any redundancy of core com- 24 petencies between the Merchant Mariner 25 Credentialing Examination and Standards g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2497 1 of 2 Watchingkeeping competencies; and’’; and 3 (iii) by striking subparagraph (B) and Training, Certification, 4 inserting the following: 5 ‘‘(B) REPORT TO and COMMANDANT.—Upon 6 completion of the review under this paragraph, 7 a report shall be provided to the Commandant 8 which shall include findings of the review with 9 recommendations for updates to the Merchant 10 Marine Credentialling Examination.’’; 11 12 (D) by striking paragraphs (3), (5), and (8); 13 (E) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 14 (9) as paragraphs (5) and (8), respectively; and 15 (F) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 16 following: 17 ‘‘(3) MEETING OF WORKING GROUP.— 18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant 19 shall convene the working group annually or at 20 the creation of new examination questions, 21 whichever occurs sooner. 22 ‘‘(B) REMOTE PARTICIPATION.—The Com- 23 mandant shall allow any member of the working 24 group to participate remotely if the member of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2498 1 the working group does not have the means to 2 participate in person. 3 ‘‘(4) USE OF QUESTIONS.—The Commandant 4 may not use questions developed for use in the Mer- 5 chant Mariner Credentialing Examination until such 6 questions are reviewed and approved by the working 7 group.’’; 8 (3) in section 7511(a)— 9 (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘or’’; 10 (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘State, 11 local, or Tribal law’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal, 12 State, local, or Tribal law’’; 13 (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 14 paragraph (3); and 15 (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 16 following: 17 ‘‘(2) section 920 or 920b of title 10 (article 120 18 and 120b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); 19 or’’; and 20 (4) by adding at the end the following: 21 ‘‘§ 7512. Requirements of electronic merchant mar22 iner credentialing system 23 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF MERCHANT MARINER CREDEN- 24 TIAL.—In this section, the term ‘merchant mariner cre- 25 dential’ means a merchant mariner license, certificate, or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2499 1 document that the Secretary is authorized to issue pursu2 ant to this title. 3 ‘‘(b) NECESSARY CONSIDERATIONS.—In imple- 4 menting any electronic merchant mariner credentialing 5 system for purposes of this chapter, the Secretary shall 6 consider how to allow, to the maximum extent prac7 ticable— 8 ‘‘(1) the electronic submission of the compo- 9 nents of merchant mariner credential applications 10 (such as sea service documentation, professional 11 qualifications, course completion certificates, safety 12 and suitability documents, and medical records) and 13 course approval requests; 14 15 ‘‘(2) the direct electronic and secure submission of— 16 ‘‘(A) sea service verification documentation 17 from employers; 18 ‘‘(B) course completion certificates from 19 training providers; and 20 ‘‘(C) necessary documentation from other 21 stakeholders; and 22 ‘‘(3) the electronic processing and evaluation of 23 information for the issuance of merchant mariner 24 credentials and course approvals, including the capa- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2500 1 bility for the Secretary to complete remote evalua- 2 tion of information submitted through the system. 3 ‘‘(c) ACCESS TO DATA.—The Secretary shall ensure 4 that the Maritime Administration and other Federal agen5 cies, as authorized by the Secretary, have access to 6 anonymized and aggregated data from the electronic sys7 tem described in subsection (b) and that such data in8 clude, at a minimum— 9 10 ‘‘(1) the total amount of sea service for individuals with a valid merchant mariner credential; 11 ‘‘(2) the number of mariners with valid mer- 12 chant mariner credentials for each rating, including 13 the capability to filter data based on credential en- 14 dorsements; 15 16 ‘‘(3) demographic information including age, gender, and region or address; 17 ‘‘(4) the estimated times for the Coast Guard 18 to process merchant mariner credential applications, 19 mariner medical certificates, and course approvals; 20 ‘‘(5) the number of providers approved to pro- 21 vide training for purposes of this part and, for each 22 such training provider, the number of classes taken 23 by individuals with, or applying for, a merchant 24 mariner credential; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2501 1 ‘‘(6) if applicable, the branch of the uniformed 2 services (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10) and 3 duty status of applicants for a merchant mariner 4 credential. 5 ‘‘(d) PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall 6 collect the information required under subsection (b) in 7 a manner that protects the privacy rights of individuals 8 who are the subjects of such information.’’. 9 (h) PLAN.— 10 (1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 270 days 11 after the completion of the review under paragraph 12 (4) of subsection (c), the Commandant shall develop 13 a plan to update and modernize the Merchant Mar- 14 iner Credentialing Examination and implement the 15 recommendations developed by the review under 16 such paragraph. 17 (2) CONTENTS.—The plan developed under 18 paragraph (1) shall not diminish demonstrated com- 19 petency standards and shall include— 20 (A) the elimination of redundant topics be- 21 tween the Merchant Mariner Credentialing Ex- 22 amination and other examinations required to 23 obtain a Merchant Mariner Credential; 24 (B) the elimination or updating of out- 25 dated topics, contents, core competencies, or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2502 1 questions covered by the Merchant Mariner 2 Credentialing Examination; 3 (C) the modernization of testing proce- 4 dures consistent with contemporary procedures 5 for standardized testing administration and 6 evaluation; and 7 (D) the development of methods to analyze 8 examination data related to the effectiveness of 9 questions in determining competency. 10 (3) COORDINATION.—In developing the plan 11 under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall develop 12 such plan in consultation with the working group 13 and individuals with expertise in modern best prac- 14 tices for relevant standardized testing. 15 (4) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 16 year after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard 17 Authorization Act of 2025, the Coast Guard shall 18 provide to the Committee on Transportation and In- 19 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 20 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- 21 tation of the Senate a briefing on the review and 22 plan developed under this subsection. 23 (i) AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 77.—Section 24 7702(d)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2503 1 (1) in subparagraph (B) by redesignating 2 clauses (i) through (iv) as subclauses (I) through 3 (IV), respectively (and by conforming the margins 4 accordingly); 5 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 6 (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively (and by con- 7 forming the margins accordingly); 8 9 (3) by striking ‘‘an individual if—’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘ ‘an individual— 10 ‘‘(A) if—’’; 11 (4) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(IV), as so redesig- 12 nated, by striking the period at the end and insert- 13 ing ‘‘; or’’; and 14 (5) by adding at the end the following: 15 ‘‘(B) if there is probable cause to believe 16 that the individual has violated company policy 17 and is a security risk that poses a threat to 18 other individuals on the vessel.’’. 19 (j) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 20 (1) CHAPTER 73.—The analysis for chapter 73 21 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by strik- 22 ing the item relating to section 7306 and inserting 23 the following: ‘‘7306. General requirements and classifications for members of deck departments.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2504 1 (2) CHAPTER 75.—The analysis for chapter 75 2 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by add- 3 ing at the end the following: ‘‘7512. Requirements of electronic merchant mariner credentialing system.’’. 4 (k) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 5 (1) TITLE 46.—Title 46, United States Code, is 6 amended— 7 (A) in section 2101(48)(B), as redesig- 8 nated by subsection (a), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 9 inserting ‘‘; or’’; 10 (B) in section 2113(3) by striking ‘‘section 11 2101(53)(A)’’ 12 2101(55)(A)’’; and inserting ‘‘section 13 (C) in section 3202(a)(1)(A) by striking 14 ‘‘section 2101(29)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 15 2101(31)(A)’’; 16 (D) in section 3507(k)(1) by striking ‘‘sec- 17 tion 18 2101(33)’’; 19 2101(31)’’ and inserting ‘‘section (E) in section 4105(d) by striking ‘‘section 20 2101(53)(A)’’ 21 2101(55)(A)’’; and inserting ‘‘section 22 (F) in section 12119(a)(3) by striking 23 ‘‘section 2101(26)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 24 2101(28)’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2505 1 (G) in section 51706(c)(6)(C)(ii) by strik- 2 ing ‘‘section 2101(24)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3 2101(26)’’. 4 (2) OTHER LAWS.— 5 (A) Section 3(3) of the Magnuson-Stevens 6 Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 7 U.S.C. 8 ‘‘2101(30) of title 46’’ and inserting ‘‘2101 of 9 title 46’’. 1802(3)) is amended by striking 10 (B) Section 1992(d)(7) of title 18, United 11 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 12 2101(31) of title 46’’ and inserting ‘‘section 13 2101 of title 46’’. 14 (C) Section 311(a)(26)(D) of the Federal 15 Water 16 1321(a)(26)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘sec- 17 tion 2101(23)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2101’’. 18 Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. (D) Section 1101 of title 49, United States 19 Code, 20 2101(23)’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 2101(24)’’. 21 22 is amended by striking ‘‘Section SEC. 7302. NONOPERATING INDIVIDUAL. Section 8313(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 23 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 24 (Public Law 116–283) is amended by striking ‘‘2025’’ and 25 inserting ‘‘2027’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2506 1 Subtitle B—Vessel Safety 2 SEC. 7311. GROSSLY NEGLIGENT OPERATIONS OF A VES- 3 4 SEL. Section 2302(b) of title 46, United States Code, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 ‘‘(b) GROSSLY NEGLIGENT OPERATION.— 7 ‘‘(1) MISDEMEANOR.—A person operating a 8 vessel in a grossly negligent manner that endangers 9 the life, limb, or property of a person commits a 10 class A misdemeanor. 11 ‘‘(2) FELONY.—A person operating a vessel in 12 a grossly negligent manner that results in serious 13 bodily injury, as defined in section 1365(h)(3) of 14 title 18— 15 ‘‘(A) commits a class E felony; and 16 ‘‘(B) may be assessed a civil penalty of not 17 18 more than $35,000.’’. SEC. 7312. PERFORMANCE DRIVEN EXAMINATION SCHED- 19 20 ULE. (a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 3714 of title 46, United 21 States Code, is amended— 22 (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ‘‘The Sec- 23 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in sub- 24 section (c), the Secretary’’; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2507 1 2 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and 3 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- 4 lowing: 5 ‘‘(c) PERFORMANCE-DRIVEN EXAMINATION SCHED- 6 ULE.— 7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to examina- 8 tions of foreign vessels to which this chapter applies, 9 and subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary may 10 adopt a performance-driven examination schedule to 11 which such vessels are to be examined and the fre- 12 quency with which such examinations occur, includ- 13 ing the frequency of examinations for each vessel. 14 Such schedule shall be consistent with the Sec- 15 retary’s assessment of the safety performance of 16 such vessels, including each vessel participating in 17 the performance-driven examination schedule, in ac- 18 cordance with paragraph (2). 19 ‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing an ex- 20 amination schedule under paragraph (1) and subject 21 to paragraph (3), with respect to each vessel in de- 22 termining eligibility to participate in the perform- 23 ance based examination schedule— 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) the Secretary shall consider— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2508 1 ‘‘(i) certificate of compliance and ex- 2 amination history, to include those con- 3 ducted by foreign countries; 4 5 ‘‘(ii) history of violations, vessel detentions, incidents, and casualties; 6 7 ‘‘(iii) history of notices of violation issued by the Coast Guard; 8 ‘‘(iv) safety related information pro- 9 vided by the flag state of the vessel; 10 ‘‘(v) owner and operator history; 11 ‘‘(vi) historical classification society 12 data, which may include relevant surveys; 13 ‘‘(vii) cargo-specific documentation; 14 ‘‘(viii) data from port state control 15 safety exams; and 16 ‘‘(ix) relevant repair and maintenance 17 history; and 18 ‘‘(B) the Secretary may consider— 19 ‘‘(i) data from relevant vessel quality 20 assurance and risk assessment programs 21 including Quality Shipping for the 21st 22 Century (QUALSHIP 21); 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(ii) data from industry inspection regimes; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2509 1 ‘‘(iii) data from vessel self assess- 2 ments submitted to the International Mari- 3 time Organization or other maritime orga- 4 nizations; and 5 ‘‘(iv) other safety relevant data or in- 6 formation as determined by the Secretary. 7 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—In developing an examina- 8 tion schedule under paragraph (1), the Secretary 9 shall not consider a vessel eligible to take part in a 10 performance-driven 11 paragraph (1) if, within the last 36 months, the ves- 12 sel has— examination schedule under 13 ‘‘(A) been detained by the Coast Guard; 14 ‘‘(B) a record of a violation issued by the 15 Coast Guard against the owners or operators 16 with a finding of proved; or 17 ‘‘(C) suffered a marine casualty that, as 18 determined by the Secretary, involves the safe 19 operation of the vessel and overall performance 20 of the vessel. 21 ‘‘(4) RESTRICTIONS.—The Secretary may not 22 adopt a performance-driven examination schedule 23 under paragraph (1) until the Secretary has— 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) conducted the assessment rec- ommended in the Government Accountability (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2510 1 Office report submitted under section 8254(a) 2 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 3 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 4 (Public Law 116–283); 5 ‘‘(B) concluded through such assessment 6 that a performance-driven examination schedule 7 provides not less than the level of safety pro- 8 vided by the annual examinations required 9 under subsection (a)(1); and 10 ‘‘(C) provided the results of such assess- 11 ment to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 12 and Transportation of the Senate and the Com- 13 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 14 the House of Representatives.’’. 15 (b) CAREER INCENTIVE PAY FOR MARINE INSPEC- 16 TORS.—Subsection (a) of section 11237 of the James M. 17 Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 18 2023 (37 U.S.C. 352 note) is amended as follows: 19 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSIGNMENT PAY OR 20 SPECIAL DUTY PAY.—For the purposes of addressing an 21 identified shortage of marine inspectors, the Secretary 22 may provide assignment pay or special duty pay under sec23 tion 352 of title 37, United States Code, to a member of 24 the Coast Guard serving in a prevention position that— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2511 1 ‘‘(1) is assigned in support of or is serving as 2 a marine inspector pursuant to section 312 of title 3 14, United States Code; and 4 ‘‘(2) is assigned to a billet that is difficult to fill 5 due to geographic location, requisite experience or 6 certifications, or lack of sufficient candidates, as de- 7 termined by the Commandant, in an effort to ad- 8 dress inspector workforce gaps.’’. 9 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 6 months after the 10 date of enactment of this Act, and annually for 2 years 11 after the date on which an implementation of a perform12 ance-driven examination schedule program under section 13 3714(c) of title 46, United States Code, the Commandant 14 shall brief the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 15 Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 16 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep17 resentatives on— 18 (1) the status of utilizing the performance-driv- 19 en examination schedule program, including the 20 quantity of examinations conducted and duration be- 21 tween examinations for each individual vessel exam- 22 ined under the performance-driven examination 23 schedule; 24 (2) an overview of the size of the Coast Guard 25 marine inspector workforce, including any personnel g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2512 1 shortages assessed by the Coast Guard, for inspec- 2 tors that conduct inspections under section 3714 of 3 such title; and 4 (3) recommendations for the inspection, govern- 5 ance, or oversight of vessels inspected under section 6 3714 of such title. 7 8 SEC. 7313. FISHING SAFETY TRAINING AND RESEARCH. Section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, is 9 amended— 10 (1) in subsection (i)(4) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 11 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘ each of fiscal years 2026, and 12 2027’’; and 13 (2) in subsection (j)(4) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 14 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2026, and 15 2027.’’. 16 SEC. 7314. DESIGNATING PILOTAGE WATERS FOR THE 17 18 STRAITS OF MACKINAC. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9302(a)(1)(A) of title 46, 19 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘in waters’’ 20 and inserting ‘‘in the Straits of Mackinac and in all other 21 waters’’. 22 (b) DEFINITION OF THE STRAITS OF MACKINAC.— 23 Section 9302 of title 46, United States Code, is amended 24 by adding at the end the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2513 1 ‘‘(g) DEFINITION OF THE STRAITS OF MACKINAC.— 2 In this section, the term ‘Straits of Mackinac’ includes all 3 of the United States navigable waters bounded by lon4 gitudes 84 degrees 20 minutes west and 85 degrees 10 5 minutes west and latitudes 45 degrees 39 minutes north 6 and 45 degrees 54 minutes north, including Gray’s Reef 7 Passage, the South Channel, and Round Island Passage, 8 and approaches thereto.’’. 9 10 SEC. 7315. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT SEXUAL OFFENSES. Section 10104 of title 46, United States Code, is 11 amended— 12 (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ‘‘harass- 13 ment, sexual harassment, or sexual assault in viola- 14 tion of employer policy or law’’ and inserting ‘‘sexual 15 harassment or sexual assault in violation of employer 16 policy or law or harassment’’; and 17 18 (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(h) HARASSMENT DEFINED.—In this section, the 19 term ‘harassment’ means— 20 ‘‘(1)(A) unwelcome remarks about an individ- 21 ual’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, 22 disability, genetic information, or other physical or 23 physiological attribute, or other unwelcome verbal or 24 physical conduct towards an individual based on 1 or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2514 1 more of those categories, as prohibited by any Fed- 2 eral law, including— 3 ‘‘(i) title VII of the Civil Rights Act 4 of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.); 5 ‘‘(ii) the Age Discrimination in Em- 6 ployment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et 7 seq.); 8 ‘‘(iii) the Americans with Disabilities 9 Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); 10 and 11 ‘‘(iv) title II of the Genetic Informa- 12 tion Nondisclosure Act (42 U.S.C. 2000ff 13 et seq.); and 14 ‘‘(B)(i) submission to such remarks or con- 15 duct is made either explicitly or implicitly a 16 term or condition of employment, pay, career, 17 benefits, or entitlements of an individual; or 18 ‘‘(ii) submission to or rejection of such re- 19 marks or conduct by an individual is used as 20 the basis for decisions affecting that individ- 21 ual’s job, pay, career, benefits, or entitlements; 22 or 23 ‘‘(iii) such remarks or conduct have the 24 purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering 25 with an individual’s work performance; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2515 1 ‘‘(C) such remarks or conduct are so se- 2 vere or pervasive that a reasonable person 3 would perceive, and the alleged harassed indi- 4 vidual does perceive, the environment as hostile 5 or offensive. 6 ‘‘(i) RESPONSE TO INCIDENTS.—Nothing in this sec- 7 tion shall be construed to impede the ability of the respon8 sible entity of the vessel to take immediate personnel ac9 tion in response to an incident described in subsection 10 (a)(1) to preserve the safety and security of individuals 11 on the vessel. 12 ‘‘(j) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.—Not later than 1 13 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Coast 14 Guard, after consultation with the Equal Employment Op15 portunity Commission (referred to in this subsection as 16 the ‘Commission’), shall— 17 ‘‘(1) develop and disseminate informational 18 guidance to seafarers, vessel owners and operators, 19 employers of seafarers, and other relevant stake- 20 holders, which shall— 21 ‘‘(A) describe, in general terms— 22 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(i) the purpose, functions, and powers of the Commission; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2516 1 ‘‘(ii) the role of the Commission in ad- 2 dressing employment discrimination com- 3 plaints; and 4 ‘‘(B) identify the publicly available 5 websites and contact information for the Com- 6 mission; and 7 ‘‘(2) make available trainings or other presen- 8 tations to inform seafarers of employment and anti- 9 discrimination rights under the laws administered by 10 the Coast Guard and the Commission.’’. 11 SEC. 7316. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN FISHING VESSELS 12 13 AND FISH TENDER VESSELS. (a) EXCEPTIONS TO REGULATIONS FOR TOWING 14 VESSELS.— 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the depart- 16 ment in which the Coast Guard is operating, acting 17 through the relevant Officer in Charge, Marine In- 18 spection, may grant temporary waivers from the 19 towing vessel requirements of chapters 33 and 89 of 20 title 46, United States Code, including the regula- 21 tions issued under such chapters, for fishing vessels 22 and fish tender vessels. 23 (2) APPLICATION.—A temporary waiver issued 24 under paragraph (1) shall be issued at the discretion g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2517 1 of the relevant Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection 2 to a fishing vessel or fish tender vessel that— 3 (A) performs towing operations of net 4 pens, and associated work platforms, to or from 5 aquaculture or hatchery worksites; 6 (B) is less than 200 gross tons; 7 (C) does not tow a net pen, or associated 8 work platform, that is carrying cargo or haz- 9 ardous material, including oil, on board; 10 11 (D) is operating shoreward of the Boundary Line in either— 12 (i) Southeast Alaska; or 13 (ii) Prince William Sound; and 14 (E) complies with all applicable laws for its 15 use in the usual purpose for which it is nor- 16 mally and substantially operated, including any 17 applicable inspection requirements under sec- 18 tion 3301 of title 46, United States Code, and 19 exemptions under section 3302 of such title. 20 (3) IMPLEMENTATION.— 21 (A) REQUEST PROCESS.—The owner or op- 22 erator of a fishing vessel or fish tender vessel 23 seeking a waiver under paragraph (1) shall sub- 24 mit a request to the relevant Officer in Charge, 25 Marine Inspection. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2518 1 (B) CONTENTS.—The request submitted 2 under subparagraph (A) shall include— 3 (i) a description of the intended tow- 4 ing operations; 5 (ii) the time periods and frequency of 6 the intended towing operations; 7 (iii) the location of the intended oper- 8 ations; 9 (iv) a description of the manning of 10 the fishing vessel or fish tender vessel dur- 11 ing the intended operations; and 12 (v) any additional safety, operational, 13 or other relevant information requested by 14 the relevant Officer in Charge, Marine In- 15 spection. 16 (4) POLICY.—The Secretary of the department 17 in which the Coast Guard is operating may issue 18 policy to facilitate the implementation of this sub- 19 section. 20 (5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 21 (A) BOUNDARY LINE.—The term ‘‘Bound- 22 ary Line’’ has the meaning given such term in 23 section 103 of title 46, United States Code. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2519 1 (B) FISHING VESSEL.—The term ‘‘fishing 2 vessel’’ has the meaning given such term in sec- 3 tion 2101 of title 46, United States Code. 4 (C) FISH TENDER VESSEL.—The term 5 ‘‘fish tender vessel’’ has the meaning given such 6 term in section 2101 of title 46, United States 7 Code. 8 (D) OFFICER IN CHARGE, MARINE INSPEC- 9 TION.—The 10 Inspection’’ has the meaning given such term in 11 section 3305 of title 46, United States Code. term ‘‘Officer in Charge, Marine 12 (E) PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.—The term 13 ‘‘Prince William Sound’’ means all State and 14 Federal waters within Prince William Sound, 15 Alaska, 16 Hinchenbrook Entrance out to, and encom- 17 passing, Seal Rocks. 18 (F) including SOUTHEAST the approach ALASKA.—The to term 19 ‘‘Southeast Alaska’’ means the area along the 20 coast of the State of Alaska from latitude 54 21 degrees 40 minutes 00 seconds North to 60 de- 22 grees 18 minutes 24 seconds North. 23 (6) SUNSET.—The authorities under this sec- 24 tion shall expire on January 1, 2027. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2520 1 (b) LOAD LINES.—Section 11325(a) of the James M. 2 Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 3 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 4095) is amended 4 by striking ‘‘3’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’. 5 6 SEC. 7317. STUDY OF AMPHIBIOUS VESSELS. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant shall conduct 7 a study to determine the applicability of current safety 8 regulations that apply to commercial amphibious vessels. 9 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study required under sub- 10 section (a) shall include the following: 11 (1) An overview and analysis that identifies 12 safety regulations that apply to commercial amphib- 13 ious vessels. 14 (2) An evaluation of whether safety gaps and 15 risks exist associated with the application of regula- 16 tions identified in paragraph (1) to the operation of 17 commercial amphibious vessels. 18 (3) An evaluation of whether aspects of the reg- 19 ulations established in section 11502 of the James 20 M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 21 Fiscal Year 2023 (46 U.S.C. 3306 note) should 22 apply to amphibious commercial vessels. 23 (4) Recommendations on potential regulations 24 that should apply to commercial amphibious vessels. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2521 1 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 2 of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit 3 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 4 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 5 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 6 report containing the findings, conclusions, and rec7 ommendations from the study required under subsection 8 (a). 9 (d) DEFINITION OF AMPHIBIOUS VESSEL.—In this 10 section, the term ‘‘amphibious vessel’’ means a vessel 11 which is operating as a small passenger vessel in waters 12 subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, as defined 13 in section 2.38 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations 14 (or a successor regulation), and is operating as a motor 15 vehicle as defined in section 216 of the Clean Air Act (42 16 U.S.C. 7550) and that is not a DUKW amphibious pas17 senger vessel as defined in section 11502 of the James 18 M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 19 Year 2023 (46 U.S.C. 3306 note). 20 21 SEC. 7318. ST. LUCIE RIVER RAILROAD BRIDGE. Regarding Docket Number USCG–2022–0222, be- 22 fore adopting a final rule, the Commandant shall conduct 23 an independent boat traffic study at mile 7.4 of the St. 24 Lucie River. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2522 1 Subtitle C—Ports 2 SEC. 7321. PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8343 of the William M. 4 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 5 Fiscal Year 2021 (46 U.S.C. 70034 note) is amended— 6 7 (1) by striking ‘‘2-year pilot program’’ and inserting ‘‘pilot program’’; 8 9 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and 10 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- 11 lowing: 12 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION.—The pilot program under 13 subsection (a) is authorized for fiscal years 2026, 2027, 14 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, and 2032.’’. 15 (b) VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICES.— 16 17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 70001 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 18 (A) in subsection (f)(3)(A)— 19 20 (i) in clause (vi), by inserting ‘‘ice cover,’’ after ‘‘weather,’’; and 21 (ii) in clause (vii), by striking 22 ‘‘Weather data, in coordination with’’ and 23 inserting ‘‘Weather data and information, 24 in coordination with the Administrator of’’; 25 and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2523 1 (B) in subsection (j)(2)(A)— 2 (i) in clause (vi), by inserting ‘‘ice 3 cover,’’ after ‘‘weather,’’; and 4 (ii) in clause (vii), by striking 5 ‘‘Weather data, in coordination with’’ and 6 inserting ‘‘Weather data and information, 7 in coordination with the Administrator of’’. 8 (2) STAFFING.—Not later than 90 days after 9 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 10 shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con- 11 gress— 12 (A) an up-to-date analysis of vessel traffic 13 service center staffing levels compared to the 14 standards for such staffing levels provided in 15 the most recent Vessel Traffic Services National 16 Standards for Operating published by the Com- 17 mandant of the Coast Guard; 18 (B) a plan to, not later than 180 days 19 after the date of enactment of this Act, fill any 20 shortfalls in vessel traffic service center staffing 21 levels compared to such standards; and 22 (C) a plan to ensure that vessel traffic 23 service centers are adequately staffed to man- 24 age local variances under section 70001(c) of 25 title 46, United States Code, and other risk fac- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2524 1 tors which may include weather, ice conditions, 2 and other effects on vessel traffic and waters 3 under the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard. 4 (3) REPORT ON TRANSITION TO FIBER AND 5 SATELLITE DATA COVERAGE.—Not 6 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 7 Commandant shall submit a detailed report to the 8 appropriate committees of Congress on a plan to 9 transition cameras and other data collection sources 10 used for Vessel Traffic Services to fiber or satellite 11 connection, as appropriate. 12 later than 30 (4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 13 (A) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON- 14 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of 15 Congress’’ means— 16 (i) the Committee on Commerce, 17 Science, and Transportation of the Senate; 18 and 19 (ii) the Committee on Transportation 20 and Infrastructure of the House of Rep- 21 resentatives. 22 (B) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 23 means the Secretary of the department in which 24 the Coast Guard is operating. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2525 1 (C) VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE CENTER.— 2 The term ‘‘vessel traffic service center’’ has the 3 meaning given such term in section 70001(n) of 4 title 46, United States Code. 5 (c) WATERFRONT SAFETY.—Section 70011(a) of 6 title 46, United States Code, is amended— 7 (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘, including 8 damage or destruction resulting from cyber inci- 9 dents, transnational organized crime, or foreign 10 state threats’’ after ‘‘adjacent to such waters’’; and 11 (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘or harm re- 12 sulting from cyber incidents, transnational organized 13 crime, or foreign state threats’’ after ‘‘loss’’. 14 (d) FACILITY VISIT BY STATE SPONSOR OF TER- 15 RORISM.—Section 70011(b) of title 46, United States 16 Code, is amended— 17 18 (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 19 20 (2) in paragraph (4) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 21 (3) by adding at the end the following: 22 ‘‘(5) prohibiting a representative of a govern- 23 ment of country that the Secretary of State has de- 24 termined has repeatedly provided support for acts of 25 international terrorism under section 620A of the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2526 1 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371) 2 from visiting a facility for which a facility security 3 plan is required under section 70103(c).’’. 4 (e) GREAT LAKES SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY NAVI- 5 GATION.—Section 70032 of title 46, United States Code, 6 is amended to read as follows: 7 ‘‘§ 70032. Delegation of ports and waterways authori8 9 ties in Saint Lawrence Seaway ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 10 (b), the authority granted to the Secretary under sections 11 70001, 70002, 70003, 70004, and 70011 may not be dele12 gated with respect to the Saint Lawrence Seaway to any 13 agency other than the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway 14 Development Corporation. Any other authority granted 15 the Secretary under subchapters I through III and this 16 subchapter shall be delegated by the Secretary to the 17 Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora18 tion to the extent the Secretary determines such delega19 tion is necessary for the proper operation of the Saint 20 Lawrence Seaway. 21 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of the department 22 in which the Coast Guard is operating, after consultation 23 with the Secretary or the head of an agency to which the 24 Secretary has delegated the authorities in subsection (a), 25 may— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2527 1 2 ‘‘(1) issue and enforce special orders in accordance with section 70002; 3 ‘‘(2) establish water or waterfront safety zones, 4 or other measures, for limited, controlled, or condi- 5 tional access and activity when necessary for the 6 protection of any vessel structure, waters, or shore 7 area, as permitted in section 70011(b)(3); and 8 ‘‘(3) take actions for port, harbor, and coastal 9 facility security in accordance with section 70116.’’. 10 (f) REGULATION OF ANCHORAGE AND MOVEMENT OF 11 VESSELS DURING NATIONAL EMERGENCY.—Section 12 70051 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by in13 serting ‘‘or cyber incidents, or transnational organized 14 crime, or foreign state threats,’’ after ‘‘threatened war, or 15 invasion, or insurrection, or subversive activity,’’. 16 (g) GREAT LAKES AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER CO- 17 OPERATIVE VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE.—Not later than 18 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec19 retary of the department in which the Coast Guard is op20 erating shall issue or amend such regulations as are nec21 essary to address any applicable arrangements with the 22 Canadian Coast Guard regarding vessel traffic services co23 operation and vessel traffic management data exchanges 24 within the Saint Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2528 1 (h) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap- 2 ter 700 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 3 striking the item relating to section 70032 and inserting 4 the following: ‘‘70032. Delegation of ports and waterways authorities in Saint Lawrence Seaway.’’. 5 SEC. 7322. STUDY ON BERING STRAIT VESSEL TRAFFIC 6 PROJECTIONS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE 7 POSTURE AT PORTS OF THE UNITED STATES. 8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 9 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor10 tation, acting through the United States Committee on the 11 Marine Transportation System, in coordination with the 12 Commandant shall— 13 (1) complete an analysis regarding commercial 14 vessel traffic that transits through the Bering Strait 15 and projections for the growth of such traffic during 16 the 10-year period beginning after such date of en- 17 actment; and 18 (2) assess the adequacy of emergency response 19 capabilities and infrastructure at the ports of the 20 United States that are in proximity to the vessel 21 traffic that transits the Bering Strait, including the 22 port facilities at Point Spencer, Alaska, Nome, Alas- 23 ka, and Kotzebue, Alaska, to— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2529 1 (A) address future navigation safety risks; 2 and 3 (B) conduct emergency maritime response 4 5 operations in the Arctic environment. (b) ELEMENTS.—The study required under sub- 6 section (a) shall include the following: 7 (1) An analysis of the volume and types of do- 8 mestic and international commercial vessel traffic 9 through the Bering Strait and the projected growth 10 of such traffic, including— 11 (A) oil and gas tankers, cargo vessels, 12 barges, fishing vessels, and cruise lines, both 13 domestic and international; 14 (B) projected growth of such traffic 15 through the Bering Strait; 16 (C) the seasonality of vessel transits of the 17 Bering Strait; and 18 (D) a summation of the sizes, ages, and 19 the country of registration or documentation of 20 such vessels transiting the Arctic, including oil 21 and product tankers either documented in tran- 22 sit to or from Russia or China or owned or op- 23 erated by a Russian or Chinese entity. 24 (2) An assessment of the state and adequacy of 25 vessel traffic services and oil spill and emergency re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2530 1 sponse capabilities in the vicinity of the Bering 2 Strait and its southern and northern approaches in 3 the Chukchi Sea and the Bering Sea. 4 (3) A risk assessment of the projected growth 5 in commercial vessel traffic in the Bering Strait and 6 potential of increased frequency in the number of 7 maritime accidents, including spill events, and the 8 potential impacts to the Arctic maritime environ- 9 ment and Native Alaskan village communities in the 10 vicinity of the vessel traffic in Western Alaska, in- 11 cluding the Bering Strait. 12 (4) An evaluation of the extent to which Point 13 Spencer can serve as a port of refuge and as a stag- 14 ing, logistics, and operations center from which to 15 conduct and support maritime emergency and spill 16 response activities. 17 (5) Recommendations for practical actions that 18 can be taken by Congress, Federal agencies, the 19 State of Alaska, vessel carriers and operators, the 20 marine salvage and emergency response industry, 21 and other relevant stakeholders to mitigate risks 22 identified in the study carried out under this section. 23 (c) CONSULTATION.—In the preparation of the study 24 under this section, the United States Committee on the 25 Marine Transportation System shall consult with— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2531 1 (1) the Maritime Administration; 2 (2) the Coast Guard; 3 (3) the Army Corps of Engineers; 4 (4) the Department of State; 5 (5) the National Transportation Safety Board; 6 (6) the Government of Canada, as appropriate; 7 (7) the Port Coordination Council for the Port 8 of Point Spencer; 9 (8) State and local governments; 10 (9) other maritime industry participants, in- 11 cluding carriers, shippers, ports, labor, fishing, or 12 other entities; and 13 (10) nongovernmental entities with relevant ex- 14 pertise monitoring and characterizing vessel traffic 15 or the environment in the Arctic. 16 (d) TRIBAL CONSULTATION.—In addition to the enti- 17 ties described in subsection (c), in preparing the study 18 under this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall 19 consult with Indian Tribes, including Alaska Native Cor20 porations, and Alaska Native communities. 21 (e) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after initiating 22 the study under this section, the United States Committee 23 on the Marine Transportation System shall submit to the 24 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 25 and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2532 1 and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 2 and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 3 Representatives a report on the findings and recommenda4 tions of the study. 5 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 6 (1) ARCTIC.—The term ‘‘Arctic’’ has the mean- 7 ing given such term in section 112 of the Arctic Re- 8 search and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111). 9 (2) PORT COORDINATION COUNCIL FOR THE 10 PORT OF POINT SPENCER.—The term ‘‘Port Coordi- 11 nation Council for the Port of Point Spencer’’ means 12 the Council established under section 541 of Coast 13 Guard Authorization Act of 2015 (Public Law 114– 14 120). 15 SEC. 7323. IMPROVING VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE MONI- 16 17 TORING. (a) PROXIMITY OF ANCHORAGES TO PIPELINES.— 18 (1) IMPLEMENTATION OF RESTRUCTURING 19 PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after the date of en- 20 actment of this Act, the Commandant shall imple- 21 ment the November 2021 proposed plan of the Ves- 22 sel Traffic Service Los Angeles-Long Beach for re- 23 structuring the Federal anchorages in San Pedro 24 Bay described on page 54 of the Report of the Na- 25 tional Transportation Safety Board titled ‘‘Anchor g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2533 1 Strike of Underwater Pipeline and Eventual Crude 2 Oil Release’’, and issued January 2, 2024. 3 (2) STUDY.—The Secretary of the department 4 in which the Coast Guard is operating shall conduct 5 a study to identify any anchorage grounds other 6 than the San Pedro Bay Federal anchorages in 7 which the distance between the center of an ap- 8 proved anchorage ground and a pipeline is less than 9 1 mile. 10 (3) REPORT.— 11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 12 after the date of enactment of this Act, the 13 Commandant shall submit to the Committee on 14 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 15 of Representatives and the Committee on Com- 16 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen- 17 ate a report on the results of the study required 18 under paragraph (2). 19 (B) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the re- 20 port and prior to submission, the Commandant 21 shall consult with mariner and waterways users, 22 including 23 commercial fishermen, pilot associations, port 24 authorities, and recreational boaters on the im- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) ocean-going commercial shipping, G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2534 1 pact and feasibility of removing any already es- 2 tablished anchorage grounds. 3 (C) CONTENTS.—The report under sub- 4 paragraph (A) shall include— 5 (i) a list of the anchorage grounds de- 6 scribed under paragraph (2); 7 (ii) whether it is possible to move each 8 such anchorage ground to provide a min- 9 imum distance of 1 mile; and 10 (iii) a recommendation of whether to 11 move any such anchorage ground and ex- 12 planation for the recommendation. 13 (b) PROXIMITY TO PIPELINE ALERTS.— 14 (1) AUDIBLE AND VISUAL ALARMS.—The Com- 15 mandant shall consult with the providers of vessel 16 monitoring systems to add to the monitoring sys- 17 tems for vessel traffic services audible and visual 18 alarms that alert the watchstander when an an- 19 chored vessel is encroaching on a pipeline. 20 (2) NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.—Not later 21 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 22 the Commandant shall develop procedures for all 23 vessel traffic services to notify pipeline and utility 24 operators following potential incursions on sub- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2535 1 merged pipelines within the vessel traffic service 2 area of responsibility. 3 (3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 4 date of enactment of this Act, and annually for the 5 subsequent 3 years, the Commandant shall submit 6 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc- 7 ture of the House of Representatives and the Com- 8 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 9 the Senate a report on the implementation of para- 10 graphs (1) and (2). 11 12 SEC. 7324. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ONBOARD VESSELS. Section 70503(a) of title 46, United States Code, is 13 amended— 14 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 15 striking ‘‘While on board a covered vessel, an’’ and 16 inserting ‘‘An’’; 17 18 (2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: 19 ‘‘(1) manufacture or distribute, possess with in- 20 tent to manufacture or distribute, or place or cause 21 to be placed with intent to manufacture or distribute 22 a controlled substance on board a covered vessel;’’; 23 (3) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘on board a 24 covered vessel’’ before the semicolon; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2536 1 2 3 4 (4) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘while on board a covered vessel’’ after ‘‘such individual’’. SEC. 7325. CYBER-INCIDENT TRAINING. Section 70103(c) of title 46, United States Code, is 5 amended by adding at the end the following: 6 ‘‘(9) The Secretary may conduct no-notice exercises 7 in Captain of the Port Zones (as described in part 3 of 8 title 33, Code of Federal Regulations as in effect on the 9 date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act 10 of 2025) involving a facility or vessel required to maintain 11 a security plan under this subsection.’’. 12 13 SEC. 7326. NAVIGATIONAL PROTOCOLS. The Commandant, in consultation with the Undersec- 14 retary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall ex15 amine and provide the Committee on Commerce, Science, 16 and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 17 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep18 resentatives a detailed written briefing to not later than 19 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act regarding 20 the navigational protocols used by foreign allied nations 21 governing vessel operations in fog or other low-visibility 22 conditions, and how such nations employ advanced naviga23 tion technologies and vessel traffic services, including re24 mote sensing, LiDAR, vessel tracking technologies, data 25 analytics and machine-learning tools, and uncrewed sys- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2537 1 tems to monitor visibility and improve safety and effi2 ciency of vessels operations, including an assessment of 3 the types of data collected through such technologies and 4 the methods used to communicate that information. 5 6 SEC. 7327. ANCHORAGES. Section 8437 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 7 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 8 (Public Law 116-283) is amended— 9 (1) by striking subsections (d) and (e); 10 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub- 11 section (d); and 12 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- 13 lowing: 14 ‘‘(c) PROHIBITION.—The Commandant shall prohibit 15 any vessel anchoring on the reach of the Hudson River 16 described in subsection (a) unless such anchoring is within 17 any anchorage established before January 1, 2021.’’. 19 Subtitle D—Matters Involving Uncrewed Systems 20 SEC. 7331. PILOT PROGRAM FOR GOVERNANCE AND OVER- 21 SIGHT OF SMALL UNCREWED MARITIME SYS- 22 TEMS. 18 23 (a) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi- 24 sion of law, for the period beginning on the date of enact25 ment of this Act and ending on the date that is 2 years g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2538 1 after such date of enactment, small uncrewed maritime 2 systems owned, operated, or chartered by the National 3 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or that are per4 forming specified oceanographic surveys on behalf of and 5 pursuant to a contract or other written agreement with 6 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 7 shall not be subject to any vessel inspection, design, oper8 ations, navigation, credentialing, or training requirement, 9 law, or regulation, that the Assistant Administrator of the 10 Office of Marine and Aviation Operations of the National 11 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration determines will 12 harm real-time operational extreme weather oceanographic 13 and atmospheric data collection and predictions. 14 (b) OTHER AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this section 15 shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary 16 of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, 17 acting through the Commandant, if there is an immediate 18 safety or security concern regarding small uncrewed mari19 time systems. 20 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 21 (1) SMALL UNCREWED MARITIME SYSTEMS.— 22 The term ‘‘small uncrewed maritime systems’’ 23 means unmanned maritime systems (as defined in 24 section 2 of the CENOTE Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 25 4101)), that— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2539 1 (A) are not greater than 35 feet overall in 2 length; 3 (B) are operated remotely or autono- 4 mously; and 5 (C) exclusively perform oceanographic sur- 6 veys or scientific research. 7 (2) UNCREWED SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘uncrewed 8 system’’— 9 (A) means an uncrewed surface, undersea, 10 or aircraft system and associated elements (in- 11 cluding communication links and the compo- 12 nents that control the uncrewed system) that 13 are required for the operator to operate the sys- 14 tem safely and efficiently; and 15 (B) includes an unmanned aircraft system 16 (as such term is defined in section 44801 of 17 title 49, United States Code). 18 (d) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section may 19 be construed to repeal, replace, or preclude application of 20 chapter 551 of title 46, United States Code. 21 22 SEC. 7332. COAST GUARD TRAINING COURSE. (a) IN GENERAL.—For the period beginning on the 23 date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date that 24 is 3 years after such date of enactment, the Commandant, 25 or such other individual or organization as the Com- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2540 1 mandant considers appropriate, shall develop a training 2 course on small uncrewed maritime systems and offer such 3 training course at least once each year for Coast Guard 4 personnel working with or regulating small uncrewed mar5 itime systems. 6 (b) COURSE SUBJECT MATTER.—In developing the 7 training course under subsection (a), the Commandant or 8 other individual or organization shall— 9 (1) provide an overview and introduction to 10 small uncrewed maritime systems, including exam- 11 ples of those used by the Federal Government, in 12 academic settings, and in commercial sectors; 13 14 (2) address the benefits and disadvantages of use of small uncrewed maritime systems; 15 (3) address safe navigation of small uncrewed 16 maritime systems, including measures to ensure col- 17 lision avoidance; 18 (4) address the ability of small uncrewed mari- 19 time systems to communicate with and alert other 20 vessels in the vicinity; 21 (5) address the ability of small uncrewed mari- 22 time systems to respond to system alarms and fail- 23 ures to ensure control commensurate with the risk 24 posed by the systems; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2541 1 2 (6) provide present and future capabilities of small uncrewed maritime systems; and 3 (7) provide an overview of the role of the Inter- 4 national Maritime Organization in the governance of 5 small uncrewed maritime systems. 6 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 7 (1) SMALL UNCREWED MARITIME SYSTEMS.— 8 The term ‘‘small uncrewed maritime systems’’ 9 means unmanned maritime systems (as defined in 10 section 2 of the CENOTE Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 11 4101)), that— 12 (A) are not greater than 35 feet overall in 13 length; 14 (B) are operated remotely or autono- 15 mously; and 16 (C) exclusively perform oceanographic sur- 17 veys or scientific research. 18 (2) UNCREWED SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘uncrewed 19 system’’— 20 (A) means an uncrewed surface, undersea, 21 or aircraft system and associated elements (in- 22 cluding communication links and the compo- 23 nents that control the uncrewed system) that 24 are required for the operator to operate the sys- 25 tem safely and efficiently; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2542 1 (B) includes an unmanned aircraft system 2 (as such term is defined in section 44801 of 3 title 49, United States Code). 4 SEC. 7333. NOAA MEMBERSHIP ON AUTONOMOUS VESSEL 5 6 POLICY COUNCIL. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 7 of this Act, the Commandant, with the concurrence of the 8 Assistant Administrator of the Office of Marine and Avia9 tion Operations of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 10 Administration, shall establish the permanent membership 11 of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 12 employee to the Automated and Autonomous Vessel Policy 13 Council of the Coast Guard, or its successor body. 14 15 SEC. 7334. TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAM. Section 319(b) of title 14, United States Code, is 16 amended— 17 18 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2 or more’’ and inserting ‘‘up to 4’’; and 19 20 21 22 (2) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘in person or in writing’’ after ‘‘a briefing’’. SEC. 7335. UNCREWED SYSTEMS CAPABILITIES REPORT. (a) IN GENERAL.— 23 (1) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 24 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant 25 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2543 1 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 2 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 3 Transportation of the Senate a report that outlines 4 a plan for establishing an uncrewed systems capa- 5 bilities office within the Coast Guard responsible for 6 the acquisition and development of uncrewed system 7 and counter-uncrewed system technologies and to ex- 8 pand the capabilities of the Coast Guard with re- 9 spect to such technologies. 10 11 (2) CONTENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 12 (A) A management strategy for the acqui- 13 sition, 14 uncrewed system and counter-uncrewed system 15 technologies. development, and deployment of 16 (B) A service-wide coordination strategy to 17 synchronize and integrate efforts across the 18 Coast Guard in order to— 19 (i) support the primary duties of the 20 Coast Guard pursuant to section 102 of 21 title 14, United States Code; and 22 (ii) pursue expanded research, devel- 23 opment, testing, and evaluation opportuni- 24 ties and funding to expand and accelerate 25 identification and transition of uncrewed g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2544 1 system and counter-uncrewed system tech- 2 nologies. 3 (C) The identification of contracting and 4 acquisition authorities needed to expedite the 5 development and deployment of uncrewed sys- 6 tem and counter-uncrewed system technologies. 7 (D) A detailed list of commercially avail- 8 able uncrewed system and counter-uncrewed 9 system technologies with capabilities determined 10 to be useful for the Coast Guard. 11 (E) A cross-agency collaboration plan to 12 engage with the Department of Defense and 13 other relevant agencies to identify common re- 14 quirements and opportunities to partner in ac- 15 quiring, contracting, and sustaining uncrewed 16 system and counter-uncrewed system capabili- 17 ties. 18 (F) Opportunities to obtain and share 19 uncrewed system data from government and 20 commercial sources to improve maritime do- 21 main awareness. 22 (G) The development of a concept of oper- 23 ations for a data system that supports and inte- 24 grates uncrewed system and counter-uncrewed 25 system technologies with key enablers, including g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2545 1 enterprise communications networks, data stor- 2 age and management, artificial intelligence and 3 machine learning tools, and information sharing 4 and dissemination capabilities. 5 (b) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 6 of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for a 7 period of 3 years, the Commandant, in coordination with 8 the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmos9 pheric Administration, the Executive Director of the Of10 fice of Naval Research, the Director of the National 11 Science Foundation, and the Director of the White House 12 Office of Science and Technology Policy, shall brief the 13 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 14 the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and In15 frastructure of the House of Representatives, on the fu16 ture operation and governance of small uncrewed maritime 17 systems. 18 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 19 20 (1) COUNTER-UNCREWED SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘counter-uncrewed system’’— 21 (A) means a system or device capable of 22 lawfully and safely disabling, disrupting, or 23 seizing control of an uncrewed system; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2546 1 (B) includes a counter-UAS system (as 2 such term is defined in section 44801 of title 3 49, United States Code). 4 (2) UNCREWED SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘uncrewed 5 system’’— 6 (A) means an uncrewed surface, undersea, 7 or aircraft system and associated elements (in- 8 cluding communication links and the compo- 9 nents that control the uncrewed system) that 10 are required for the operator to operate the sys- 11 tem safely and efficiently; and 12 (B) includes an unmanned aircraft system 13 (as such term is defined in section 44801 of 14 title 49, United States Code). 15 SEC. 7336. MEDIUM UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS CAPA- 16 17 BILITIES STUDY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 18 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall con19 duct a study to determine the feasibility of expanding the 20 National Security Cutter’s medium unmanned aircraft 21 system capabilities to medium endurance cutters and Off22 shore Patrol Cutters. 23 (b) REPORT.— 24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 25 the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2547 1 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 2 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 3 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 4 Transportation of the Senate a written report that 5 contains the results of the study conducted under 6 subsection (a). 7 (2) CONTENTS.—In submitting the report 8 under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall deter- 9 mine— 10 (A) the feasibility of equipping Offshore 11 Patrol Cutters and medium endurance cutters 12 with medium unmanned aircraft systems; 13 (B) the missions capabilities that would be 14 strengthened by the use of such systems; and 15 (V) projected procurement and operational 16 17 costs for acquiring such systems. SEC. 7337. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REPORT ON 18 19 UNCREWED SYSTEMS AND USE OF DATA. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 20 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall seek 21 to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy 22 of Sciences under which the Academy shall prepare an as23 sessment of available uncrewed, autonomous, or remotely24 controlled maritime domain awareness technologies for use 25 by the Coast Guard. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2548 1 (b) ASSESSMENT.—In carrying out the assessment 2 under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences 3 shall— 4 (1) describe the potential benefits and limita- 5 tions of current and emerging uncrewed autono- 6 mous, or remotely controlled systems used in the 7 maritime domain for— 8 (A) ocean observation; 9 (B) vessel monitoring and identification; 10 (C) weather observation; 11 (D) search and rescue operations; 12 (E) to the extent practicable for consider- 13 ation by the Academy, intelligence gathering, 14 surveillance, and reconnaissance; and 15 (F) communications; 16 (2) assess how technologies described in para- 17 graph (1) can help prioritize Federal investment by 18 examining— 19 20 (A) affordability, including acquisition, operations, maintenance, and lifecycle costs; 21 (B) reliability; 22 (C) versatility; 23 (D) efficiency; and 24 (E) estimated service life and persistence 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) of effort; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2549 1 (3) analyze whether the use of new and emerg- 2 ing maritime domain awareness technologies can be 3 used to— 4 (A) effectively carry out Coast Guard mis- 5 sions at lower costs and reduced manpower 6 needs; 7 (B) expand the scope and range of Coast 8 Guard maritime domain awareness; and 9 (C) allow the Coast Guard to more effi- 10 ciently and effectively allocate Coast Guard ves- 11 sels, aircraft, and personnel; 12 (4) evaluate the extent to which such systems 13 have moved from the research and development 14 phase to effective operations since the National 15 Academy of Sciences published the study titled 16 ‘‘Leveraging Unmanned Systems for Coast Guard 17 Missions’’ and issued in 2020; and 18 (5) identify adjustments that would be nec- 19 essary in Coast Guard authorities, policies, proce- 20 dures, and protocols to incorporate uncrewed tech- 21 nologies to enhance efficiency. 22 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 23 after entering into an arrangement under subsection (a), 24 the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to the 25 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2550 1 House of Representatives and the Committee on Com2 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate the as3 sessment prepared under this section. 4 (d) USE OF INFORMATION.—In formulating costs 5 pursuant to subsection (b), the National Academy of 6 Sciences may utilize information from other Coast Guard 7 reports, assessments, or analyses regarding existing Coast 8 Guard manpower requirements or other reports, assess9 ments, or analyses for the acquisition of unmanned, auton10 omous, or remotely-controlled technologies by the Federal 11 Government. 12 13 SEC. 7338. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter IV of chapter 5 of 14 title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 15 end the following: 16 ‘‘§ 565. Use of unmanned aircraft systems 17 ‘‘With respect to any unmanned aircraft system pro- 18 cured by the Coast Guard, the Commandant shall ensure 19 that such system be used to support the primary duties 20 of the Coast Guard pursuant to section 102.’’. 21 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap- 22 ter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by add23 ing at the end the following: ‘‘565. Use of unmanned aircraft systems.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2551 1 Subtitle E—Other Matters 2 SEC. 7341. INFORMATION ON TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFI- 3 CATES. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title IX of the Frank LoBiondo 5 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115– 6 282) is amended by adding at the end the following: 7 ‘‘SEC. 904. INFORMATION ON TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFI- 8 9 CATES. ‘‘Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Com- 10 mandant of the Coast Guard shall, upon request by any 11 State, the District of Columbia, any Indian Tribe, or any 12 territory of the United States, provide all data possessed 13 by the Coast Guard for a ballast water management sys14 tem with a type approval certificate approved by the Coast 15 Guard pursuant to subpart 162.060 of title 46, Code of 16 Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment 17 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 pertaining 18 to— 19 ‘‘(1) challenge water (as defined in section 20 162.060–3 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, 21 as in effect on the date of enactment of the Coast 22 Guard Authorization Act of 2025) quality character- 23 istics; 24 25 ‘‘(2) post-treatment water quality characteristics; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2552 1 ‘‘(3) challenge water (as defined in section 2 162.060–3 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, 3 as in effect on the date of enactment of the Coast 4 Guard Authorization Act of 2025) biologic organism 5 concentrations data; and 6 ‘‘(4) post-treatment water biologic organism 7 concentrations data.’’. 8 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 9 for the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act 10 of 2018 (Public Law 115–282) is amended by inserting 11 after the item relating to section 903 the following: ‘‘Sec. 904. Information on type approval certificates.’’. 12 13 SEC. 7342. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(a) of the Deepwater 14 Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1504(a)) is amended by 15 striking the first sentence and inserting ‘‘Notwithstanding 16 section 888(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 17 U.S.C. 468(b)), the Secretary shall have the authority to 18 issue regulations to carry out the purposes and provisions 19 of this Act, in accordance with the provisions of section 20 553 of title 5, United States Code, without regard to sub21 section (a) thereof.’’. 22 (b) NEPA COMPLIANCE.—Section 5 of the Deepwater 23 Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1504) is amended by striking 24 subsection (f) and inserting the following: 25 ‘‘(f) NEPA COMPLIANCE.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2553 1 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF LEAD AGENCY.—In this 2 subsection, the term ‘lead agency’ has the meaning 3 given the term in section 111 of the National Envi- 4 ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336e). 5 ‘‘(2) LEAD AGENCY.— 6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For all applications, 7 the Maritime Administration shall be the Fed- 8 eral lead agency for purposes of the National 9 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 10 4321 et seq.). 11 ‘‘(B) EFFECT OF COMPLIANCE.—Compli- 12 ance with the National Environmental Policy 13 Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in accord- 14 ance with subparagraph (A) shall fulfill the re- 15 quirement of the Federal lead agency in car- 16 rying out the responsibilities under the National 17 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 18 4321 et seq.) pursuant to this Act.’’. 19 (c) REGULATIONS.— 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 21 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com- 22 mandant shall transfer the authorities provided to 23 the Coast Guard in part 148 of title 33, Code of 24 Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of en- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2554 1 actment of this Act), except as provided in para- 2 graph (2), to the Secretary of Transportation. 3 (2) RETENTION OF AUTHORITY.—The Com- 4 mandant shall retain responsibility for authorities 5 pertaining to design, construction, equipment, and 6 operation of deepwater ports and navigational safe- 7 ty. 8 (3) UPDATES TO AUTHORITY.—As soon as 9 practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, 10 the Secretary of Transportation shall issue such reg- 11 ulations as are necessary to reflect the updates to 12 authorities prescribed by this subsection. 13 (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 14 tion, or the amendments made by this section, may be con15 strued to limit the authorities of other governmental agen16 cies previously delegated authorities of the Deepwater 17 Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or any other 18 law. 19 (e) APPLICATIONS.—Nothing in this section, or the 20 amendments made by this section, shall apply to any ap21 plication submitted before the date of enactment of this 22 Act. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2555 1 SEC. 7343. AMENDMENTS TO PASSENGER VESSEL SECU- 2 RITY AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. 3 (a) MAINTENANCE OF SUPPLIES THAT PREVENT 4 SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES.—Section 5 3507(d)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 6 by inserting ‘‘(taking into consideration the length of the 7 voyage and the number of passengers and crewmembers 8 that the vessel can accommodate)’’ after ‘‘a sexual as9 sault’’. 10 (b) CREW ACCESS TO PASSENGER STATEROOMS; 11 PROCEDURES AND RESTRICTIONS.—Section 3507(f) of 12 title 46, United States Code, is amended— 13 (1) in paragraph (1)— 14 (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ 15 at the end; and 16 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 17 the following: 18 ‘‘(C) a system that electronically records 19 the date, time, and identity of each crew mem- 20 ber accessing each passenger stateroom; and’’; 21 and 22 (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 23 following: 24 25 ‘‘(2) ensure that the procedures and restrictions are— 26 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) fully and properly implemented; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2556 1 ‘‘(B) reviewed annually; and 2 ‘‘(C) updated as necessary.’’. 3 SEC. 7344. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH 4 A CETACEAN DESK FOR PUGET SOUND RE- 5 GION. 6 Section 11304(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Don Young Coast 7 Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (16 U.S.C. 1390 note) 8 is amended by striking ‘‘4 years’’ and inserting ‘‘6 years’’. 9 SEC. 7345. SUSPENSION OF ENFORCEMENT OF USE OF DE- 10 VICES BROADCASTING ON AIS FOR PUR- 11 POSES OF MAKING FISHING GEAR. 12 Section 11320 of the Don Young Coast Guard Au- 13 thorization Act of 2022 (Public Law 117–263) is amended 14 by striking ‘‘during the period’’ and all that follows 15 through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘until Decem16 ber 31, 2029.’’. 17 18 SEC. 7346. CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES. Section 3316(d) of title 46, United States Code, is 19 amended— 20 21 (1) by amending paragraph (2)(B)(i) to read as follows: 22 ‘‘(i) the government of the foreign 23 country in which the foreign society is 24 headquartered— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2557 1 ‘‘(I) delegates that authority to 2 the American Bureau of Shipping; or 3 ‘‘(II) does not delegate that au- 4 thority to any classification society; 5 or’’; and 6 (2) by adding at the end the following: 7 ‘‘(5) CLARIFICATION ON AUTHORITY.—Nothing 8 in this subsection authorizes the Secretary to make 9 a delegation under paragraph (2) to a classification 10 society from the People’s Republic of China.’’. 11 SEC. 7347. ABANDONED AND DERELICT VESSEL REMOVALS. 12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 47 of title 46, United 13 States Code, is amended— 14 15 (1) the chapter heading by striking ‘‘BARGES’’ and inserting ‘‘VESSELS’’; 16 17 in (2) by inserting before section 4701 the following: 18 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—BARGES’’; AND 19 (3) by adding at the end the following: 20 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—NON-BARGE VESSELS 21 ‘‘§ 4710. Definitions 22 ‘‘In this subchapter: 23 ‘‘(1) ABANDON.—The term ‘abandon’ means to 24 moor, strand, wreck, sink, or leave a covered vessel 25 unattended for longer than 45 days. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2558 1 ‘‘(2) COVERED VESSEL.—The term ‘covered 2 vessel’ means a vessel that is not a barge to which 3 subchapter I applies. 4 ‘‘(3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 5 has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the 6 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 7 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 8 ‘‘(4) NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATION.—The 9 term ‘Native Hawaiian organization’ has the mean- 10 ing given such term in section 6207 of the Elemen- 11 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 12 U.S.C. 7517) except the term includes the Depart- 13 ment of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Office of 14 Hawaiian Affairs. 15 ‘‘§ 4711. Abandonment of vessels prohibited 16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An owner or operator of a cov- 17 ered vessel may not abandon such vessel on the navigable 18 waters of the United States. 19 ‘‘(b) DETERMINATION OF ABANDONMENT.— 20 ‘‘(1) NOTIFICATION.— 21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a cov- 22 ered vessel that appears to be abandoned, the 23 Commandant of the Coast Guard shall— 24 ‘‘(i) attempt to identify the owner 25 using the vessel registration number, hull g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2559 1 identification number, or any other infor- 2 mation that can be reasonably inferred or 3 gathered; and 4 ‘‘(ii) notify such owner— 5 ‘‘(I) of the penalty described in 6 subsection (c); and 7 ‘‘(II) that the vessel will be re- 8 moved at the expense of the owner if 9 the Commandant determines that the 10 vessel is abandoned and the owner 11 does not remove or account for the 12 vessel. 13 ‘‘(B) FORM.—The Commandant shall pro- 14 vide the notice required under subparagraph 15 (A)— 16 ‘‘(i) if the owner can be identified, via 17 certified mail or other appropriate forms 18 determined by the Commandant; or 19 ‘‘(ii) if the owner cannot be identified, 20 via an announcement in a local publication 21 and on a website maintained by the Coast 22 Guard. 23 ‘‘(2) DETERMINATION.—The Commandant 24 shall make a determination not earlier than 45 days 25 after the date on which the Commandant provides g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2560 1 the notification required under paragraph (1) of 2 whether a covered vessel described in such para- 3 graph is abandoned. 4 ‘‘(c) PENALTY.— 5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant may as- 6 sess a civil penalty of not more than $500 against 7 an owner or operator of a covered vessel determined 8 to be abandoned under subsection (b) for a violation 9 of subsection (a). 10 ‘‘(2) LIABILITY IN REM.—The owner or oper- 11 ator of a covered vessel shall also be liable in rem 12 for a penalty imposed under paragraph (1). 13 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Commandant shall not 14 assess a penalty if the Commandant determines the 15 vessel was abandoned due to major extenuating cir- 16 cumstances of the owner or operator of the vessel, 17 including long term medical incapacitation of the 18 owner or operator. 19 ‘‘(d) VESSELS NOT ABANDONED.—The Commandant 20 may not determine that a covered vessel is abandoned 21 under this section if— 22 23 ‘‘(1) such vessel is located at a federally approved or State approved mooring area; 24 ‘‘(2) such vessel is located on private property 25 with the permission of the owner of such property; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2561 1 2 ‘‘(3) the owner or operator of such vessel provides a notification to the Commandant that— 3 ‘‘(A) indicates the location of the vessel; 4 ‘‘(B) indicates that the vessel is not aban- 5 doned; and 6 ‘‘(C) contains documentation proving that 7 the vessel is allowed to be in such location; or 8 ‘‘(4) the Commandant determines that such an 9 abandonment determination would not be in the 10 public interest. 11 ‘‘§ 4712. Inventory of abandoned vessels 12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 13 date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act 14 of 2025, the Commandant, in consultation with the Ad15 ministrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad16 ministration and relevant State agencies, shall establish 17 and maintain a national inventory of covered vessels that 18 are abandoned. 19 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The inventory established and 20 maintained under subsection (a) shall include data on each 21 vessel, including geographic information system data re22 lated to the location of each such vessel. 23 ‘‘(c) PUBLICATION.—The Commandant shall make 24 the inventory established under subsection (a) publicly 25 available on a website of the Coast Guard. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2562 1 ‘‘(d) REPORTING OF POTENTIALLY ABANDONED 2 VESSELS.—In carrying out this section, the Commandant 3 shall develop a process by which— 4 ‘‘(1) a State, Indian Tribe, Native Hawaiian or- 5 ganization, or person may report a covered vessel 6 that may be abandoned to the Commandant for po- 7 tential inclusion in the inventory established under 8 subsection (a); 9 ‘‘(2) the Commandant shall review any such re- 10 port and add such vessel to the inventory if the 11 Commandant determines that the reported vessel is 12 abandoned pursuant to section 4711. 13 ‘‘(e) CLARIFICATION.—Except in a response action 14 carried out under section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pol15 lution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321) or in the case of im16 minent threat to life and safety, the Commandant shall 17 not be responsible for removing any covered vessels listed 18 on the inventory established and maintained under sub19 section (a).’’. 20 (b) RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of the department 21 in which the Coast Guard is operating, in consultation 22 with the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief 23 of Engineers, and the Secretary of Commerce, acting 24 through the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, 25 shall issue regulations with respect to the procedures for g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2563 1 determining that a vessel is abandoned for the purposes 2 of subchapter II of chapter 47 of title 46, United States 3 Code (as added by this section). 4 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 47 of title 5 46, United States Code, is amended— 6 (1) in section 4701— 7 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 8 by striking ‘‘chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘sub- 9 chapter’’; and 10 (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘chapter’’ 11 and inserting ‘‘subchapter’’; 12 (2) in section 4703 by striking ‘‘chapter’’ and 13 inserting ‘‘subchapter’’; 14 15 (3) in section 4704 by striking ‘‘chapter’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subchapter’’; and 16 (4) in section 4705 by striking ‘‘chapter’’ and 17 inserting ‘‘subchapter’’. 18 (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The analysis for 19 chapter 47 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 20 21 (1) by inserting before the item relating to section 4701 the following: ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—BARGES’’; AND 22 (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—NON-BARGE VESSELS ‘‘4710. Definitions. ‘‘4711. Abandonment of vessels prohibited. ‘‘4712. Inventory of abandoned vessels.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2564 1 2 SEC. 7348. OFFSHORE OPERATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3702(b) of title 46, 3 United States Code, is amended— 4 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 5 striking ‘‘offshore drilling or production facilities in 6 the oil industry’’ and inserting ‘‘exploration, develop- 7 ment, or production of offshore drilling or produc- 8 tion facilities in the oil industry and non-mineral en- 9 ergy production’’; and 10 (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘oil exploi- 11 tation’’ and inserting ‘‘exploration, development, or 12 production of offshore energy resources’’. 13 (b) OIL FUEL TANK PROTECTION.— 14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 15 provision of law and not later than 60 days after the 16 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant 17 shall amend section 125.115(b) of title 46, Code of 18 Federal Regulations (as in effect on such date of en- 19 actment), to reflect the amendment made in sub- 20 section (a). 21 (2) APPLICATION.—If the Commandant fails to 22 amend the section described in paragraph (1) by the 23 date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of 24 this Act, then, in lieu of the application of such sec- 25 tion, the Secretary shall allow vessels to which sec- 26 tion 3702 of title 46, United States Code, applies to g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2565 1 transfer fuel from the fuel supply tanks of such ves- 2 sel to offshore facilities in support of exploration, de- 3 velopment, or production of offshore energy re- 4 sources. 5 (c) OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ACTIVITIES.— 6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 7 the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant 8 shall amend section G6.3.a of the United States 9 Coast Guard Marine Safety Manual, Volume II ti- 10 tled ‘‘Materiel Inspection: Outer Continental Shelf 11 Activities’’, 12 (COMDTINST M16000.76) (as in effect on such 13 date of enactment), to reflect the amendment made 14 in subsection (a). issued September 20, 2021 15 (2) APPLICATION.—If the Commandant fails to 16 amend the section described in paragraph (1) by the 17 date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of 18 this Act, then the Secretary shall in lieu of such sec- 19 tion not apply section 3702 of title 46, United 20 States Code, to a documented vessel transferring 21 fuel from the fuel supply tanks of such vessel to an 22 offshore facility if such vessel is not a tanker and is 23 in the service of exploration, development, or produc- 24 tion of offshore energy resources. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2566 1 2 SEC. 7349. PORT ACCESS ROUTES. (a) REGULATION.—Not later than 1 year after the 3 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the depart4 ment in which the Coast Guard is operating shall issue 5 a regulation for nearshore and offshore shipping safety 6 fairways, to include a minimum appropriate width of not 7 less than the width proposed in the proposed rule of the 8 Coast Guard titled ‘‘Shipping Safety Fairways Along the 9 Atlantic Coast’’, issued on January 19, 2024 (89 Fed. 10 Reg. 3587). 11 (b) EXCEPTION.—The minimum appropriate width 12 under subsection (a) shall not apply to connector, 13 cutacross, or cutoff fairways, Traffic Separation Schemes, 14 or precautionary areas. 15 (c) APPLICABILITY.—In issuing the regulation under 16 subsection (a), the Secretary shall apply the regulation to 17 the geographic area covered by the proposed rule of the 18 Coast Guard titled ‘‘Shipping Safety Fairways Along the 19 Atlantic Coast’’, issued on January 19, 2024 (89 Fed. 20 Reg. 3587). 21 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The regulation issued under 22 subsection (a) shall take effect on December 31, 2026. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2567 1 2 3 4 TITLE LXXIV—OIL POLLUTION RESPONSE SEC. 7401. VESSEL RESPONSE PLANS. (a) SALVAGE AND MARINE FIREFIGHTING RESPONSE 5 CAPABILITY.—Section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollu6 tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)) is amended by add7 ing at the end the following: 8 ‘‘(10) SALVAGE 9 RESPONSE CAPABILITY.— AND MARINE FIREFIGHTING 10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting 11 through the Secretary of the department in 12 which the Coast Guard is operating unless oth- 13 erwise delegated by the President, may re- 14 quire— 15 ‘‘(i) periodic inspection of vessels and 16 salvage equipment, firefighting equipment, 17 and other major marine casualty response 18 equipment on or associated with vessels; 19 ‘‘(ii) periodic verification of capabili- 20 ties to appropriately, and in a timely man- 21 ner, respond to a marine casualty, includ- 22 ing— 23 ‘‘(I) drills, with or without prior 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) notice; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2568 1 ‘‘(II) review of contracts and rel- 2 evant third-party agreements; 3 ‘‘(III) testing of equipment; 4 ‘‘(IV) review of training; and 5 ‘‘(V) other evaluations of marine 6 casualty response capabilities, as de- 7 termined appropriate by the Presi- 8 dent; and 9 ‘‘(iii) carrying of appropriate response 10 equipment for responding to a marine cas- 11 ualty that employs the best technology eco- 12 nomically feasible and that is compatible 13 with the safe operation of the vessel. 14 ‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 15 ‘‘(i) MARINE CASUALTY.—The term 16 ‘marine casualty’ means a marine casualty 17 that is required to be reported pursuant to 18 paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of section 6101 19 of title 46, United States Code. 20 ‘‘(ii) SALVAGE EQUIPMENT.—The 21 term ‘salvage equipment’ means any equip- 22 ment that is capable of being used to assist 23 a vessel in potential or actual danger in 24 order to prevent loss of life, damage or de- 25 struction of the vessel or its cargo, or re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2569 1 lease of its contents into the marine envi- 2 ronment.’’. 3 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 5 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp- 6 troller General of the United States shall submit to 7 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 8 of the House of Representatives and the Committee 9 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 10 Senate a report on— 11 (A) the state of marine firefighting au- 12 thorities, jurisdiction, and plan review; and 13 (B) other considerations with respect to 14 fires at waterfront facilities (including vessel 15 fires) and vessel fires on the navigable waters 16 (as such term is defined in section 502 of the 17 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 18 1362)). 19 (2) CONTENTS.—In carrying out paragraph (1), 20 the Comptroller General shall— 21 (A) examine— 22 (i) collaboration among Federal and 23 non-Federal entities for purposes of reduc- 24 ing the risks to local communities of fires 25 described in paragraph (1); g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2570 1 (ii) the prevalence and frequency of 2 such fires; and 3 (iii) the extent to which firefighters 4 and marine firefighters are aware of the 5 dangers of lithium-ion battery fires, includ- 6 ing lithium-ion batteries used for vehicles, 7 and how to respond to such fires; 8 (B) review methods of documenting and 9 sharing best practices throughout the maritime 10 community for responding to vessel fires; and 11 (C) make recommendations for— 12 (i) preparing for, responding to, and 13 training for such fires; 14 (ii) clarifying roles and responsibilities 15 of Federal and non-Federal entities in pre- 16 paring for, responding to, and training for 17 such fires; and 18 (iii) other topics for consideration. 19 SEC. 7402. USE OF MARINE CASUALTY INVESTIGATIONS. 20 Section 6308 of title 46, United States Code, is 21 amended— 22 23 (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘initiated’’ and inserting ‘‘conducted’’; and 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (2) by adding at the end the following: (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2571 1 ‘‘(e) For purposes of this section, an administrative 2 proceeding conducted by the United States includes pro3 ceedings under section 7701 and claims adjudicated under 4 section 1013 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 5 2713).’’. 6 7 SEC. 7403. TIMING OF REVIEW. Section 1017 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 8 U.S.C. 2717) is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 10 ‘‘(g) TIMING OF REVIEW.—Before the date of com- 11 pletion of a removal action, no person may bring an action 12 under this Act, section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution 13 Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321), or chapter 7 of title 5, 14 United States Code, challenging any decision relating to 15 such removal action that is made by an on-scene coordi16 nator appointed under the National Contingency Plan.’’. 17 18 SEC. 7404. ONLINE INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 19 the date of enactment of this Act, the National Response 20 Center shall submit to Congress a plan to design, fund, 21 and staff the National Response Center to develop and 22 maintain a web-based application by which the National 23 Response Center may receive notifications of oil dis24 charges or releases of hazardous substances. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2572 1 (b) DEVELOPMENT OF APPLICATION.—Not later 2 than 2 years after the date on which the plan is submitted 3 under subsection (a), the National Response Center 4 shall— 5 6 (1) complete development of the application described in such subsection; and 7 (2) allow notifications described in such sub- 8 section that are required under Federal law or regu- 9 lation to be made online using such application. 10 (c) USE OF APPLICATION.—In carrying out sub- 11 section (b), the National Response Center may not require 12 the notification of an oil discharge or release of a haz13 ardous substance to be made using the application devel14 oped under such subsection. 15 16 SEC. 7405. INVESTMENT. Section 350 of Public Law 106–113 (43 U.S.C. 17 1474b note) is amended— 18 (1) by striking paragraph (5); 19 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), 20 (6), and (7) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g), 21 respectively, and indenting the subsections appro- 22 priately; 23 (3) in paragraph (1)— 24 (A) by striking ‘‘(1) Notwithstanding any 25 other provision of law and subject to the provi- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2573 1 sions of paragraphs (5) and (7)’’ and inserting 2 the following: 3 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 4 ‘‘(1) CONSENT DECREE.—The term ‘Consent 5 Decree’ means the consent decree issued in United 6 States v. Exxon Corporation, et al. (No. A91–082 7 CIV) and State of Alaska v. Exxon Corporation, et 8 al. (No. A91–083 CIV). 9 ‘‘(2) FUND.—The term ‘Fund’ means the Nat- 10 ural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration 11 Fund established pursuant to title I of the Depart- 12 ment of the Interior and Related Agencies Appro- 13 priations Act, 1992 (43 U.S.C. 1474b). 14 ‘‘(3) OUTSIDE ACCOUNT.—The term ‘outside 15 account’ means any account outside the United 16 States Treasury. 17 ‘‘(4) TRUSTEE.—The term ‘Trustee’ means a 18 Federal or State natural resource trustee for the 19 Exxon Valdez oil spill. 20 ‘‘(b) DEPOSITS.— 21 22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to subsection (g)’’; 23 (4) in subsection (b)(1) (as so designated)— 24 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 25 (A) by striking ‘‘issued in United States v. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2574 1 Exxon Corporation, et al. (No. A91–082 CIV) 2 and State of Alaska v. Exxon Corporation, et 3 al. (No. A91–083 CIV) (hereafter referred to as 4 the ‘Consent Decree’),’’; 5 (B) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) 6 and inserting the following: 7 ‘‘(A) the Fund; 8 ‘‘(B) an outside account; or’’; and 9 (C) in the undesignated matter following 10 subparagraph (C)— 11 (i) by striking ‘‘the Federal and State 12 natural resource trustees for the Exxon 13 Valdez oil spill (‘trustees’)’’ and inserting 14 ‘‘the Trustees’’; and 15 (ii) by striking ‘‘Any funds’’ and in- 16 serting the following: 17 18 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT FOR DEPOSITS IN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTS.—Any funds’’; 19 (5) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by para- 20 graph (2)) by striking ‘‘(C) Joint’’ and inserting the 21 following: 22 ‘‘(c) TRANSFERS.—Any joint’’; 23 (6) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by para- 24 graph (2)) by striking ‘‘(D) The transfer’’ and in- 25 serting the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2575 1 ‘‘(d) NO EFFECT ON JURISDICTION.—The transfer’’; 2 (7) in subsection (e) (as redesignated by para- 3 graph (2))— (A) by striking ‘‘(E) Nothing herein shall 4 5 6 affect’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘(e) EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.—Nothing in this sec- 7 tion affects’’; and 8 (B) by striking ‘‘trustees’’ and inserting 9 ‘‘Trustees’’; 10 (8) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by para- 11 graph (2))— 12 (A) by striking ‘‘(F) The Federal trustees 13 and the State trustees’’ and inserting the fol- 14 lowing: 15 ‘‘(f) GRANTS.—The Trustees’’; and 16 (B) by striking ‘‘this program’’ and insert- 17 ing ‘‘this section, prioritizing the issuance of 18 grants to facilitate habitat protection and habi- 19 tat restoration programs’’; and 20 (9) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by para- 21 graph (2))— 22 (A) in the second sentence, by striking 23 ‘‘Upon the expiration of the authorities granted 24 in this section all’’ and inserting the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2576 1 2 ‘‘(2) RETURN OF FUNDS.—On expiration of the authority provided in this section, all’’; and 3 (B) by striking ‘‘(G) The authority’’ and 4 5 inserting the following: ‘‘(g) EXPIRATION.— 6 7 8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority’’. SEC. 7406. ADDITIONAL RESPONSE ASSETS. (a) EXEMPTION AND REQUIREMENTS.—Section 3302 9 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at 10 the end the following: 11 ‘‘(o) ADDITIONAL RESPONSE ASSETS.— 12 ‘‘(1) VESSELS EXEMPT FROM INSPECTION.— 13 Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a 14 qualified vessel engaged in a qualified oil spill re- 15 sponse shall not be subject to inspection if the quali- 16 fied vessel— 17 ‘‘(A) has— 18 ‘‘(i) an agreement by contract or 19 other approved means with an oil spill re- 20 moval organization to support a response 21 plan under section 311(j) of the Federal 22 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 23 1321(j)), including training and exercises 24 related to oil spill response activities; or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2577 1 ‘‘(ii) been approved by the Secretary 2 to respond to a discharge of oil or to par- 3 ticipate in training and exercises related to 4 oil spill response activities; 5 ‘‘(B) is normally and substantially involved 6 in activities other than, and not adapted to, 7 spill response; 8 ‘‘(C) complies with all applicable laws for 9 the use of such vessel in the activities for which 10 such vessel is normally and substantially oper- 11 ated, including any inspection requirement 12 under this title for such use; and 13 ‘‘(D) has at least 1 person aboard pos- 14 sessing certifications for, or who are in training 15 for, applicable hazardous waste operations and 16 emergency response. 17 ‘‘(2) ALLOWANCES.—A qualified vessel under 18 paragraph (1) may— 19 20 ‘‘(A) unless otherwise inspected as a towing vessel under this title, tow only— 21 ‘‘(i) another vessel or a device, includ- 22 ing a bladder, designed to carry oil or oil 23 residues with the capacity of less than 250 24 barrels; or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2578 1 ‘‘(ii) oil spill response equipment, in- 2 cluding boom, skimmers, or other response 3 equipment; 4 ‘‘(B) carry— 5 ‘‘(i) temporary storage containers on 6 board for recovered oil or oil-contaminated 7 materials collected during an oil spill re- 8 sponse, including bags, drums, and totes 9 as approved by the Secretary; 10 ‘‘(ii) oil spill response equipment; or 11 ‘‘(iii) no more than 6 passengers for 12 hire in support of a response plan under 13 Section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollu- 14 tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)) ap- 15 proved by the Secretary unless the vessel 16 has been inspected under paragraph (4) or 17 (8) of section 3301 or is authorized by the 18 Secretary to carry more than 6 passengers 19 for hire; 20 ‘‘(C) if the qualified vessel is a tank vessel, 21 be used for storage of recovered oil; 22 ‘‘(D) conduct any other operation, or en- 23 gage in training or exercises, in support of a re- 24 sponse plan under section 311(j) of the Federal g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2579 1 Water 2 1321(j)) approved by the Secretary. 3 ‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 4 Pollution ‘‘(A) Control QUALIFIED Act (33 U.S.C. VESSEL.—The term 5 ‘qualified vessel’ means a vessel operating in 6 Coast Guard District Arctic. 7 ‘‘(B) QUALIFIED OIL SPILL.—The term 8 ‘qualified oil spill’ means an oil spill occurring 9 in waters subject to the jurisdiction of Coast 10 Guard District Arctic.’’. 11 (b) REPEAL.—Section 11316 of the James M. Inhofe 12 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 13 (Public Law 117–263), and the items relating to such sec14 tion in the table of contents in sections 2(b) and 11001(b) 15 of such Act, are repealed. 16 (c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall 17 nullify or invalidate the authorities and responsibilities 18 prescribed in section 50.10-10 of title 46, Code of Federal 19 Regulations, for the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. 20 SEC. 7407. INTERNATIONAL MARITIME OIL SPILL RE- 21 22 SPONSE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 23 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall, in 24 coordination with other Federal agencies, as appropriate, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2580 1 review and update the Canada-US Joint Maritime Pollu2 tion Contingency Plan. 3 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (a), 4 the Commandant shall— 5 6 (1) review each geographic annex within the contingency plan; 7 8 (2) for each geographic area covered by the plan— 9 (A) analyze the vessel traffic patterns, in- 10 cluding the types of vessels transiting the area, 11 and assess the risks of a pollution incident; 12 (B) assess the risks of a pollution incident; 13 and 14 (C) update the plan based on such analysis 15 and assessment; 16 (3) determine if any of the areas should be ex- 17 panded or modified, and update the plan accordingly 18 to include future risk projections; and 19 (4) evaluate the coverage and gaps of response 20 assets on each side of the United States-Canada bor- 21 der and the manner in which such assets may be 22 able to aid in implementing such plan. 23 (c) EXERCISES.—The Commandant, in coordination 24 with the Secretary of State, shall conduct a joint training 25 exercise not less than once a year to determine emergency g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2581 1 response capabilities and identify other types of support 2 necessary to effectuate a successful oil spill response, in 3 accordance with the Canada-US Joint Maritime Pollution 4 Contingency Plan, including any update to such Plan car5 ried out pursuant to subsection (a). TITLE LXXV—SEXUAL ASSAULT 7 AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT 8 RESPONSE 9 Subtitle A—Accountability 10 Implementation 6 11 SEC. 7501. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF COAST GUARD RE- 12 13 14 FORMS. (a) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT.— 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 16 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 17 General of the United States shall report to the 18 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 19 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 20 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen- 21 ate on the efforts of the Coast Guard to mitigate 22 cases of sexual assault and sexual harassment within 23 the service. 24 25 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2582 1 (A) evaluate— 2 (i) the efforts of the Commandant to 3 implement the directed actions from enclo- 4 sure 1 of the memorandum titled ‘‘Com- 5 mandant’s 6 ability and Transparency’’ dated November 7 27, 2023; Directed Actions—Account- 8 (ii) whether the Commandant met the 9 reporting requirements under section 5112 10 of title 14, United States Code; and 11 (iii) the effectiveness of the actions of 12 the Coast Guard, including efforts outside 13 of the actions described in the memo- 14 randum titled ‘‘Commandant’s Directed 15 Actions—Accountability 16 parency’’ dated November 27, 2023, to 17 mitigate instances of sexual assault and 18 sexual harassment and improve the en- 19 forcement relating to such instances within 20 the Coast Guard, and how the Coast 21 Guard is overcoming challenges in imple- 22 menting such actions; 23 (B) make recommendations to the Com- 24 mandant for improvements to the efforts of the 25 service to mitigate instances of sexual assault g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) and Trans- G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2583 1 and sexual harassment and improve the en- 2 forcement relating to such instances within the 3 Coast Guard; and 4 (C) make recommendations to the Com- 5 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 6 the House of Representatives and the Com- 7 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- 8 tation of the Senate to mitigate instances of 9 sexual assault and sexual harassment in the 10 Coast Guard and improve the enforcement re- 11 lating to such instances within the Coast 12 Guard, including proposed changes to any legis- 13 lative authorities. 14 (b) REPORT BY COMMANDANT.—Not later than 90 15 days after the date on which the Comptroller General com16 pletes all actions under subsection (a), the Commandant 17 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In18 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com19 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 20 Senate a detailed written report that includes the fol21 lowing: 22 (1) A plan for Coast Guard implementation, in- 23 cluding interim milestones and timeframes, of any 24 recommendation made by the Comptroller General g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2584 1 under subsection (a)(2)(B) with which the Com- 2 mandant concurs. 3 (2) With respect to any recommendation made 4 under subsection (a)(2)(B) with which the Com- 5 mandant does not concur, an explanation of the de- 6 tailed reasons why the Commandant does not con- 7 cur. 8 SEC. 7502. COAST GUARD IMPLEMENTATION OF INDE- 9 PENDENT 10 OMMENDATIONS ON ADDRESSING SEXUAL 11 ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE 12 MILITARY. 13 REVIEW COMMISSION REC- (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 14 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall re15 view the report of the Independent Review Commission ti16 tled ‘‘Hard Truths and the Duty to Change: Recommenda17 tions from the Independent Review Commission on Sexual 18 Assault in the Military’’ referred to in the memorandum 19 of the Department of Defense titled ‘‘Memorandum for 20 Senior Pentagon Leadership Commanders of the Combat21 ant Commands Defense Agency and DoD Field Activity 22 Directors’’, dated September 22, 2021, (relating to com23 mencing Department of Defense actions and implementa24 tion of the recommendations of the Independent Review g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2585 1 Commission to address sexual assault and sexual harass2 ment in the military). 3 (b) STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN.—On completion 4 of the review required under subsection (a), and not later 5 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 6 Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Com7 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 8 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 9 House of Representatives a written and detailed strategy 10 and a written and detailed action plan that— 11 (1)(A) identifies any recommendation set forth 12 in the report by the Independent Review Commis- 13 sion described in subsection (a) that addresses a 14 matter that is not within the jurisdiction of the 15 Coast Guard, does not apply to the Coast Guard, or 16 otherwise would not be beneficial to members of the 17 Coast Guard, as determined by the Commandant; 18 and 19 (B) includes a brief rationale for such de- 20 termination; and 21 (2) with respect to each recommendation set 22 forth in such report that is not identified under 23 paragraph (1), includes— 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A)(i) a detailed action plan for implementation of the recommendation; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2586 1 (ii) a description of changes the Com- 2 mandant will make to associated Coast 3 Guard policies so as to enable the imple- 4 mentation of the recommendation; 5 (iii) an estimated timeline for imple- 6 mentation of the recommendation; 7 (iv) the estimated cost of the imple- 8 mentation; 9 (v) legislative proposals for such im- 10 plementation, as appropriate; and 11 (vi) any other information the Com- 12 mandant considers appropriate; or 13 (B) in the case of such a recommendation 14 that the Commandant is unable to implement, 15 an explanation of the reason the recommenda- 16 tion cannot be implemented. 17 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 18 of enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter 19 through 2028, the Commandant shall provide the Com20 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 21 Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra22 structure of the House of Representatives with a briefing 23 on the status of the implementation of this section and 24 any modification to the strategy and plan submitted under 25 subsection (b). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2587 Subtitle B—Misconduct 1 2 3 SEC. 7511. COVERED MISCONDUCT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 25 of title 14, United 4 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 6 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—COVERED MISCONDUCT 7 ‘‘§ 2531. Comprehensive policy and procedures on re8 tention 9 records relating to sexual misconduct 10 and other misconduct 11 and access to evidence and ‘‘(a) ISSUANCE OF POLICY.—Not later than 1 year 12 after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authoriza13 tion Act of 2025, the Secretary, in consultation with the 14 Office of the Inspector General of the department in which 15 the Coast Guard is operating and the Office of the Inspec16 tor General of the Department of Defense, shall issue a 17 comprehensive policy for the Coast Guard on the retention 18 of and access to evidence and records relating to covered 19 misconduct involving members of the Coast Guard. 20 ‘‘(b) OBJECTIVES.—The comprehensive policy re- 21 quired by subsection (a) shall revise existing policies and 22 procedures, including systems of records, as necessary to 23 ensure preservation of such evidence and records for peri24 ods sufficient— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2588 1 ‘‘(1) to ensure that members of the Coast 2 Guard who were victims of covered misconduct are 3 able to pursue claims for veterans benefits; 4 ‘‘(2) to support administrative processes, crimi- 5 nal proceedings, and civil litigation conducted by 6 military or civil authorities; and 7 ‘‘(3) for such other purposes relating to the 8 documentation of an incident of covered misconduct 9 in the Coast Guard as the Secretary considers ap- 10 propriate. 11 ‘‘(c) ELEMENTS.— 12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In developing the com- 13 prehensive policy required by subsection (a), the Sec- 14 retary shall, at a minimum— 15 ‘‘(A) identify records relating to an inci- 16 dent of covered misconduct that shall be re- 17 tained; 18 ‘‘(B) with respect to records relating to 19 covered misconduct involving members of the 20 Coast Guard that are not records of the Coast 21 Guard, identify such records known to or in the 22 possession of the Coast Guard, and set forth 23 procedures for Coast Guard coordination with 24 the custodian of such records for proper reten- 25 tion of the records; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2589 1 ‘‘(C) set forth criteria for the collection 2 and retention of records relating to covered 3 misconduct involving members of the Coast 4 Guard; 5 ‘‘(D) identify physical evidence and non- 6 documentary forms of evidence relating to cov- 7 ered misconduct that shall be retained; 8 ‘‘(E) set forth the period for which evi- 9 dence and records relating to covered mis- 10 conduct involving members of the Coast Guard, 11 including Coast Guard Form 6095, shall be re- 12 tained, except that— 13 ‘‘(i) any physical or forensic evidence 14 relating to rape or sexual assault, as de- 15 scribed in sections 920(a) and 920(b) of 16 title 10 (articles 120(a) and 120(b) of the 17 Uniform Code of Military Justice), shall be 18 retained not less than 50 years, and for 19 other covered misconduct not less than the 20 statute of limitations of the alleged offense 21 under the Uniform Code of Military Jus- 22 tice; and 23 ‘‘(ii) documentary evidence relating to 24 rape or sexual assault, as described in sec- 25 tions 920(a) and 920(b) of title 10 (arti- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2590 1 cles 120(a) and 120(b) of the Uniform 2 Code of Military Justice), shall be retained 3 not less than 50 years; 4 ‘‘(F) consider locations in which such 5 records shall be stored; 6 ‘‘(G) identify media and methods that may 7 be used to preserve and ensure access to such 8 records, including electronic systems of records; 9 ‘‘(H) ensure the protection of privacy of— 10 ‘‘(i) individuals named in records and 11 status of records under section 552 of title 12 5 (commonly referred to as the ‘Freedom 13 of Information Act’) and section 552a of 14 title 5 (commonly referred to as the ‘Pri- 15 vacy Act’); and 16 ‘‘(ii) individuals named in restricted 17 reporting cases; 18 ‘‘(I) designate the 1 or more positions 19 within the Coast Guard that shall have the re- 20 sponsibility for such record retention by the 21 Coast Guard; 22 ‘‘(J) require education and training for 23 members and civilian employees of the Coast 24 Guard on record retention requirements under 25 this section; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2591 1 ‘‘(K) set forth criteria for access to such 2 records relating to covered misconduct involving 3 members of the Coast Guard, including whether 4 the consent of the victim should be required, 5 by— 6 ‘‘(i) victims of covered misconduct; 7 ‘‘(ii) law enforcement authorities; 8 ‘‘(iii) the Department of Veterans Af- 9 fairs; and 10 ‘‘(iv) other individuals and entities, in- 11 cluding alleged assailants; 12 ‘‘(L) require uniform collection of data 13 on— 14 15 ‘‘(i) the incidence of covered misconduct in the Coast Guard; and 16 ‘‘(ii) disciplinary actions taken in sub- 17 stantiated cases of covered misconduct in 18 the Coast Guard; and 19 ‘‘(M) set forth standards for communica- 20 tions with, and notifications to, victims, con- 21 sistent with— 22 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(i) the requirements of any applicable Department of Defense policy; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2592 1 ‘‘(ii) to the extent practicable, any ap- 2 plicable policy of the department in which 3 the Coast Guard is operating. 4 ‘‘(2) RETENTION OF CERTAIN FORMS AND EVI- 5 DENCE IN CONNECTION WITH RESTRICTED REPORTS 6 AND UNRESTRICTED REPORTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT 7 INVOLVING MEMBERS OF THE COAST GUARD.— 8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The comprehensive 9 policy required by subsection (a) shall require 10 all unique or original copies of Coast Guard 11 Form 6095 filed in connection with a restricted 12 or unrestricted report on an alleged incident of 13 rape or sexual assault, as described in sections 14 920(a) and 920(b) of title 10 (articles 120(a) 15 and 120(b) of the Uniform Code of Military 16 Justice), involving a member of the Coast 17 Guard to be retained for the longer of— 18 ‘‘(i) 50 years commencing on the date 19 of signature of the covered person on 20 Coast Guard Form 6095; or 21 ‘‘(ii) the time provided for the reten- 22 tion of such form in connection with unre- 23 stricted and restricted reports on incidents 24 of sexual assault involving members of the 25 Coast Guard under Coast Guard policy. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2593 1 ‘‘(B) 2 TIALITY.—Any 3 under subparagraph (A) shall be retained in a 4 manner that protects the confidentiality of the 5 member of the Coast Guard concerned in ac- 6 cordance with Coast Guard policy. 7 ‘‘(3) RETENTION OF CASE NOTES IN INVES- 8 TIGATIONS OF COVERED MISCONDUCT INVOLVING 9 MEMBERS OF THE COAST GUARD.— 10 PROTECTION CONFIDEN- OF Coast Guard form retained ‘‘(A) REQUIRED RETENTION OF ALL IN- 11 VESTIGATIVE 12 policy required by subsection (a) shall require, 13 for all criminal investigations relating to an al- 14 leged incident of covered misconduct involving a 15 member of the Coast Guard, the retention of all 16 elements of the case file. RECORDS.—The comprehensive 17 ‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—The elements of the 18 case file to be retained under subparagraph (A) 19 shall include, at a minimum— 20 ‘‘(i) the case activity record; 21 ‘‘(ii) the case review record; 22 ‘‘(iii) investigative plans; and 23 ‘‘(iv) all case notes made by any in- 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) vestigating agent. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2594 1 ‘‘(C) RETENTION PERIOD.—All elements of 2 the case file shall be retained for not less than 3 50 years for cases involving rape or sexual as- 4 sault, as described in sections 920(a) and 5 920(b) of title 10 (articles 120(a) and 120(b) 6 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), and 7 not less than the statute of limitations of the 8 alleged offense under the Uniform Code of Mili- 9 tary Justice for other covered misconduct, and 10 no element of any such case file may be de- 11 stroyed until the expiration of such period. 12 ‘‘(4) RETURN OF PERSONAL PROPERTY UPON 13 COMPLETION OF RELATED PROCEEDINGS IN UNRE- 14 STRICTED REPORTING CASES.—Notwithstanding the 15 records and evidence retention requirements de- 16 scribed in paragraphs (1)(E) and (2), personal prop- 17 erty retained as evidence in connection with an inci- 18 dent of rape or sexual assault, as described in sec- 19 tions 920(a) and 920(b) of title 10 (articles 120(a) 20 and 120(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Jus- 21 tice), involving a member of the Coast Guard may 22 be returned to the rightful owner of such property 23 after the conclusion of all legal, adverse action, and 24 administrative proceedings related to such incident, 25 as determined by the Commandant. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2595 1 2 ‘‘(5) RETURN OF PERSONAL PROPERTY IN RESTRICTED REPORTING CASES.— 3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 4 prescribe procedures under which a victim who 5 files a restricted report of an incident of sexual 6 assault may request, at any time, the return of 7 any personal property of the victim obtained as 8 part of the sexual assault forensic examination. 9 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The procedures re- 10 quired by subparagraph (A) shall ensure that— 11 ‘‘(i) a request by a victim for the re- 12 turn of personal property described under 13 subparagraph (A) may be made on a con- 14 fidential basis and without affecting the re- 15 stricted nature of the restricted report; and 16 ‘‘(ii) at the time of the filing of the re- 17 stricted report, a Special Victims’ Counsel, 18 Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, or 19 Sexual Assault Prevention and Response 20 Victim Advocate— 21 ‘‘(I) informs the victim that the 22 victim may request the return of per- 23 sonal property as described in such 24 subparagraph; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2596 1 ‘‘(II) advises the victim that such 2 a request for the return of personal 3 property may negatively impact a sub- 4 sequent case adjudication if the victim 5 later decides to convert the restricted 6 report to an unrestricted report. 7 ‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Except 8 with respect to personal property returned to a 9 victim under this paragraph, nothing in this 10 paragraph may be construed to affect the re- 11 quirement to retain a sexual assault forensic ex- 12 amination kit for the period specified in para- 13 graph (2). 14 ‘‘(6) VICTIM ACCESS TO RECORDS.—With re- 15 spect to victim access to records after all final dis- 16 position actions and any appeals have been com- 17 pleted, as applicable, the comprehensive policy re- 18 quired by subsection (a) shall provide that, to the 19 maximum extent practicable, and in such a manner 20 that will not jeopardize an active investigation or an 21 active case— 22 ‘‘(A) a victim of covered misconduct in a 23 case in which either the victim or alleged perpe- 24 trator is a covered person shall have access to 25 all records that are directly related to the vic- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2597 1 tim’s case, or related to the victim themselves, 2 in accordance with the policy issued under sub- 3 section (a) and subject to required protections 4 under sections 552 and 552a of title 5; 5 ‘‘(B) a victim of covered misconduct who 6 requests access to records under section 552 or 7 552a of title 5 concerning the victim’s case 8 shall be determined to have a compelling need, 9 and the records request shall be processed 10 under expedited processing procedures, if in the 11 request for such records the victim indicates 12 that the records concerned are related to the 13 covered misconduct case; 14 ‘‘(C) in applying sections 552 and 552a of 15 title 5 to the redaction of information related to 16 a records request by a victim of covered mis- 17 conduct made under such sections after all final 18 disposition actions and any appeals have been 19 completed— 20 ‘‘(i) any such redaction shall be ap- 21 plied to the minimum extent possible so as 22 to ensure the provision of the maximum 23 amount of unredacted information to the 24 victim that is permissible by law; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2598 1 ‘‘(ii) any such redaction shall not be 2 applied to— 3 ‘‘(I) receipt by the victim of the 4 victim’s own statement; or 5 ‘‘(II) the victim’s information 6 from an investigation; and 7 ‘‘(D) in the case of such a records request 8 for which the timelines for expedited processing 9 are not met, the Commandant shall provide to 10 the Secretary, the Committee on Commerce, 11 Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and 12 the Committee on Transportation and Infra- 13 structure of the House of Representatives in 14 person and in writing a briefing that explains 15 the reasons for the denial or the delay in proc- 16 essing, as applicable. 17 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION OF COVERED PERSON.—In this 18 section, the term ‘covered person’ includes— 19 20 ‘‘(1) a member of the Coast Guard on active duty; 21 ‘‘(2) a member of the Coast Guard Reserve 22 with respect to crimes investigated by or reported to 23 the Secretary on any date on which such member is 24 in a military status under section 802 of title 10 (ar- 25 ticle 2 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2599 1 ‘‘(3) a former member of the Coast Guard with 2 respect to crimes investigated by or reported to the 3 Secretary; and 4 ‘‘(4) in the case of an investigation of covered 5 misconduct conducted by, or an incident of covered 6 misconduct reported to, the Coast Guard involving a 7 civilian employee of the Coast Guard, any such civil- 8 ian employee of the Coast Guard. 9 ‘‘(e) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section au- 10 thorizes or requires, or shall be construed to authorize or 11 require, the discovery, inspection, or production of reports, 12 memoranda, or other internal documents or work product 13 generated by counsel, an attorney for the Government, or 14 their assistants or representatives. 15 ‘‘§ 2532. Requirement to maintain certain records 16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant shall maintain 17 all work product related to documenting a disposition deci18 sion on an investigation by the Coast Guard Investigative 19 Service or other law enforcement entity investigating a 20 Coast Guard member accused of an offense against chap21 ter 47 of title 10. 22 ‘‘(b) RECORD RETENTION PERIOD.—Work product 23 documents and the case action summary described in sub24 section (c) shall be maintained for a period of not less 25 than 7 years from the date of the disposition decision. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2600 1 ‘‘(c) CASE ACTION SUMMARY.—Upon a final disposi- 2 tion action for cases described in subsection (a), except 3 for offenses of wrongful use or possession of a controlled 4 substance under section 912a of title 10 (article 112a of 5 the Uniform Code of Military Justice), where the member 6 accused is an officer of pay grade O–4 and below or an 7 enlisted member of pay grade E–7 and below, a convening 8 authority shall sign a case action summary that includes 9 the following: 10 ‘‘(1) The disposition actions. 11 ‘‘(2) The name and command of the referral 12 authority. 13 ‘‘(3) Records documenting when a referral au- 14 thority consulted with a staff judge advocate or spe- 15 cial trial counsel, as applicable, before a disposition 16 action was taken, to include the recommendation of 17 the staff judge advocate or special trial counsel. 18 19 ‘‘(4) A reference section listing the materials reviewed in making a disposition decision. 20 21 ‘‘(5) The Coast Guard Investigative Service report of investigation. 22 ‘‘(6) The completed Coast Guard Investigative 23 Service report of adjudication included as an enclo- 24 sure. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2601 1 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘work 2 product’ includes— 3 ‘‘(1) a prosecution memorandum; 4 ‘‘(2) emails, notes, and other correspondence re- 5 lated to a disposition decision; and 6 ‘‘(3) the contents described in paragraphs (1) 7 through (6) of subsection (c). 8 ‘‘(e) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section au- 9 thorizes or requires, or shall be construed to authorize or 10 require, the discovery, inspection, or production of reports, 11 memoranda, or other internal documents or work product 12 generated by counsel, an attorney for the Government, or 13 their assistants or representatives. 14 ‘‘§ 2533. Covered misconduct in Coast Guard 15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1 each 16 year, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on 17 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 18 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 19 the House of Representatives a report on incidents of cov20 ered misconduct involving members of the Coast Guard, 21 including recruits and officer candidates, and claims of re22 taliation related to the reporting of any such incident. 23 ‘‘(b) CONTINUITY OF DATA AND REPORTING.—In 24 carrying out this section, the Commandant shall ensure g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2602 1 the continuity of data collection and reporting such that 2 the ability to analyze trends is not compromised. 3 ‘‘(c) CONTENTS.— 4 ‘‘(1) INCIDENTS INVOLVING MEMBERS.— 5 ‘‘(A) INFORMATION AND DATA.— 6 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each report re- 7 quired under subsection (a) shall include, 8 for the preceding calendar year, informa- 9 tion and data on— 10 ‘‘(I) incidents of covered mis- 11 conduct; and 12 ‘‘(II) incidents of retaliation 13 against a member of the Coast Guard 14 related to the reporting of covered 15 misconduct, disaggregated by type of 16 retaliation claim. 17 ‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.—The information 18 and data on the incidents described in 19 clause (i) shall include the following: 20 ‘‘(I) All incidents of covered mis- 21 conduct and retaliation described in 22 clause (i) reported to the Com- 23 mandant or any other official of the 24 Coast Guard during the preceding cal- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2603 1 endar year (referred to in this sub- 2 section as a ‘reported incident’). 3 ‘‘(II) The number of reported in- 4 cidents committed against members of 5 the Coast Guard. 6 ‘‘(III) The number of reported 7 incidents committed by members of 8 the Coast Guard. 9 ‘‘(IV) Information on reported 10 incidents, in accordance with the pol- 11 icy prescribed under section 549G(b) 12 of the National Defense Authorization 13 Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (10 U.S.C. 14 1561 note), to the maximum extent 15 practicable. 16 ‘‘(V) The number of reported in- 17 cidents that were entered into the 18 Catch a Serial Offender system, in- 19 cluding the number of such incidents 20 that resulted in the identification of a 21 potential or confirmed match. 22 ‘‘(VI) The number of reported in- 23 cidents that were substantiated (re- 24 ferred to in this subsection as a ‘sub- 25 stantiated reported incident’). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2604 1 ‘‘(VII) A synopsis of each sub- 2 stantiated reported incident that in- 3 cludes— 4 ‘‘(aa) a brief description of 5 the nature of the incident; 6 ‘‘(bb) whether the accused 7 member has previously been con- 8 victed of sexual assault; and 9 ‘‘(cc) whether alcohol or 10 other controlled or prohibited 11 substances were involved in the 12 incident, and a description of the 13 involvement. 14 ‘‘(VIII) The type of case disposi- 15 tion associated with each substan- 16 tiated reported incident, such as— 17 ‘‘(aa) conviction and sen- 18 tence by court-martial, including 19 charges and specifications for 20 which convicted; 21 ‘‘(bb) acquittal of all charges 22 at court-martial; 23 ‘‘(cc) as appropriate, imposi- 24 tion of a nonjudicial punishment 25 under section 815 of title 10 (ar- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2605 1 ticle 15 of the Uniform Code of 2 Military Justice); 3 ‘‘(dd) as appropriate, admin- 4 istrative action taken, including a 5 description of each type of such 6 action imposed; 7 ‘‘(ee) dismissal of all 8 charges, including a description 9 of each reason for dismissal and 10 the stage at which dismissal oc- 11 curred; and 12 ‘‘(ff) whether the accused 13 member was administratively sep- 14 arated or, in the case of an offi- 15 cer, allowed to resign in lieu of 16 court-martial, and the character- 17 ization (honorable, general, or 18 other than honorable) of the 19 service of the member upon sepa- 20 ration or resignation. 21 ‘‘(IX) With respect to any inci- 22 dent of covered misconduct reported 23 to the Commandant or any other offi- 24 cial of the Coast Guard during the 25 preceding calendar year that involves g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2606 1 a report of retaliation relating to the 2 incident— 3 ‘‘(aa) a narrative description 4 of the retaliation claim; 5 ‘‘(bb) the nature of the rela- 6 tionship between the complainant 7 and the individual accused of 8 committing the retaliation; and 9 ‘‘(cc) the nature of the rela- 10 tionship between the individual 11 accused of committing the cov- 12 ered misconduct and the indi- 13 vidual accused of committing the 14 retaliation. 15 ‘‘(X) The disposition of or action 16 taken by the Coast Guard or any 17 other Federal, State, local, or Tribal 18 entity with respect to a substantiated 19 reported incident. 20 ‘‘(XI) With respect to any inves- 21 tigation of a reported incident— 22 ‘‘(aa) the status of the in- 23 vestigation or information relat- 24 ing to any referral to outside law 25 enforcement entities; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2607 1 ‘‘(bb) the official or office of 2 the Coast Guard that received 3 the complaint; 4 ‘‘(cc) a description of the re- 5 sults of such an investigation or 6 information 7 whether the results of the inves- 8 tigation were provided to the 9 complainant; or 10 with respect to ‘‘(dd) whether the investiga- 11 tion 12 under chapter 47 of title 10 (the 13 Uniform Code of Military Jus- 14 tice). 15 substantiated an offense ‘‘(iii) FORMAT.—With respect to the 16 information 17 clause (i), the Commandant shall report 18 such information and data separately for 19 each type of covered misconduct offense, 20 and shall not aggregate the information 21 and data for multiple types of covered mis- 22 conduct offenses. 23 ‘‘(B) TRENDS.—Subject to subsection (b), 24 beginning on the date of enactment of the 25 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, each g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) and data required under G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2608 1 report required by subsection (a) shall include, 2 for the preceding calendar year, an analysis or 3 assessment of trends in the occurrence, as ap- 4 plicable, of incidents described in subparagraph 5 (A)(i), since the date of enactment of the Coast 6 Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 7 2012 (Public Law 112–213). 8 ‘‘(C) RESPONSE.—Each report required 9 under subsection (a) shall include, for the pre- 10 ceding calendar year, a description of the poli- 11 cies, procedures, processes, initiatives, investiga- 12 tions (including overarching investigations), re- 13 search, or studies implemented by the Com- 14 mandant in response to any incident described 15 in subparagraph (A)(i) involving a member of 16 the Coast Guard. 17 ‘‘(D) PLAN.—Each report required under 18 subsection (a) shall include a plan for actions to 19 be taken during the year following the year cov- 20 ered by the report to enhance the prevention of 21 and response to incidents described in subpara- 22 graph (A)(i) involving members of the Coast 23 Guard. 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(E) COVERED MISCONDUCT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.—Each (1035098|1) report re- G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2609 1 quired under subsection (a) shall include an as- 2 sessment of the adequacy of covered misconduct 3 prevention and response activities related to in- 4 cidents described in subparagraph (A)(i) carried 5 out by the Coast Guard during the preceding 6 calendar year. 7 ‘‘(F) CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.—Each re- 8 port required under subsection (a) shall include, 9 for 10 (A)(i)— incidents 11 described in subparagraph ‘‘(i) an analysis of the factors that 12 may have contributed to such incidents; 13 ‘‘(ii) an assessment of the role of such 14 factors in contributing to such incidents 15 during such year; and 16 ‘‘(iii) recommendations for mecha- 17 nisms to eliminate or reduce such contrib- 18 uting factors. 19 20 ‘‘(2) INCIDENTS INVOLVING RECRUITS AND OFFICER CANDIDATES.— 21 ‘‘(A) INFORMATION AND DATA.— 22 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to sub- 23 section (b), each report required under 24 subsection (a) shall include, as a separate g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2610 1 appendix or enclosure, for the preceding 2 calendar year, information and data on— 3 ‘‘(I) incidents of covered mis- 4 conduct involving a recruit of the 5 Coast Guard at Training Center Cape 6 May or an officer candidate at the 7 Coast 8 School; and 9 ‘‘(II) Guard Officer incidents of Candidate retaliation 10 against such a recruit or officer can- 11 didate related to the reporting of cov- 12 ered misconduct, disaggregated by 13 type of retaliation claim. 14 ‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.— 15 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The informa- 16 tion and data on the incidents de- 17 scribed in clause (i) shall include the 18 following: 19 ‘‘(aa) All incidents of cov- 20 ered misconduct and retaliation 21 described in clause (i) reported to 22 the Commandant or any other of- 23 ficial of the Coast Guard during 24 the preceding calendar year (re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2611 1 ferred to in this subsection as a 2 ‘reported incident’). 3 ‘‘(bb) The number of re- 4 ported 5 against recruits and officer can- 6 didates described in clause (i)(I). 7 ‘‘(cc) The number of re- 8 ported incidents committed by 9 such recruits and officer can- 10 didates. incidents committed 11 ‘‘(dd) Information on re- 12 ported incidents, in accordance 13 with the policy prescribed under 14 section 549G(b) of the National 15 Defense Authorization Act for 16 Fiscal Year 2022 (10 U.S.C. 17 1561 note), to the maximum ex- 18 tent practicable. 19 ‘‘(ee)(AA) The number of 20 reported incidents that were en- 21 tered into the Catch a Serial Of- 22 fender system. 23 ‘‘(BB) Of such reported 24 incidents entered into such 25 system, the number that re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2612 1 sulted in the identification of 2 a 3 match. 4 ‘‘(ff) The number of re- 5 ported incidents that were sub- 6 stantiated (referred to in this 7 subsection as a ‘substantiated re- 8 ported incident’). potential or confirmed 9 ‘‘(gg) A synopsis of each 10 substantiated reported incident 11 that includes— 12 ‘‘(AA) a brief descrip- 13 tion of the nature of the in- 14 cident; and 15 ‘‘(BB) whether alcohol 16 or other controlled or pro- 17 hibited substances were in- 18 volved in the incident, and a 19 description of the involve- 20 ment. 21 ‘‘(hh) The type of case dis- 22 position associated with each sub- 23 stantiated reported incident, such 24 as— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2613 1 ‘‘(AA) conviction and 2 sentence by court-martial, 3 including charges and speci- 4 fications for which convicted; 5 ‘‘(BB) acquittal of all 6 charges at court-martial; 7 ‘‘(CC) as appropriate, 8 imposition of a nonjudicial 9 punishment 10 815 of title 10 (article 15 of 11 the Uniform Code of Mili- 12 tary Justice); under section 13 ‘‘(DD) as appropriate, 14 administrative action taken, 15 including a description of 16 each type of such action im- 17 posed; 18 ‘‘(EE) dismissal of all 19 charges, including a descrip- 20 tion of each reason for dis- 21 missal and the stage at 22 which 23 and dismissal occurred; 24 ‘‘(FF) whether the ac- 25 cused member was adminis- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2614 1 tratively separated or, in the 2 case of an officer, allowed to 3 resign in lieu of court-mar- 4 tial, and the characterization 5 (honorable, general, or other 6 than honorable) of the serv- 7 ice of the member upon sep- 8 aration or resignation. 9 ‘‘(ii) With respect to any in- 10 cident of covered misconduct in- 11 volving recruits or officer can- 12 didates reported to the Com- 13 mandant or any other official of 14 the Coast Guard during the pre- 15 ceding calendar year that in- 16 volves a report of retaliation re- 17 lating to the incident— 18 ‘‘(AA) a narrative de- 19 scription of the retaliation 20 claim; 21 ‘‘(BB) the nature of the 22 relationship 23 complainant and the indi- 24 vidual accused of commit- 25 ting the retaliation; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) between the G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2615 1 ‘‘(CC) the nature of the 2 relationship between the in- 3 dividual accused of commit- 4 ting the covered misconduct 5 and the individual accused 6 of committing the retalia- 7 tion. 8 ‘‘(jj) The disposition of or 9 action taken by the Coast Guard 10 or any other Federal, State, 11 local, or Tribal entity with re- 12 spect to a substantiated reported 13 incident. 14 ‘‘(kk) With respect to any 15 investigation of a reported inci- 16 dent— 17 ‘‘(AA) the status of the 18 investigation or information 19 relating to any referral to 20 outside law enforcement en- 21 tities; 22 ‘‘(BB) the official or of- 23 fice of the Coast Guard that 24 received the complaint; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2616 1 ‘‘(CC) a description of 2 the results of such an inves- 3 tigation or information with 4 respect to whether the re- 5 sults of the investigation 6 were provided to the com- 7 plainant; or 8 ‘‘(DD) whether the in- 9 vestigation substantiated an 10 offense under chapter 47 of 11 title 10 (the Uniform Code 12 of Military Justice). 13 ‘‘(II) FORMAT.—With respect to 14 the information and data required 15 under clause (i), the Commandant 16 shall report such information and 17 data separately for each type of cov- 18 ered misconduct offense, and shall not 19 aggregate the information and data 20 for multiple types of covered mis- 21 conduct offenses. 22 ‘‘(B) TRENDS.—Subject to subsection (b), 23 beginning on the date of enactment of Coast 24 Guard Authorization Act of 2025, each report 25 required by subsection (a) shall include, for the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2617 1 preceding calendar year, an analysis or assess- 2 ment of trends in the occurrence, as applicable, 3 of incidents described in subparagraph (A)(i), 4 since the date of enactment of the Coast Guard 5 and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 6 (Public Law 112–213). 7 ‘‘(C) RESPONSE.—Each report required 8 under subsection (a) shall include, for the pre- 9 ceding calendar year, a description of the poli- 10 cies, procedures, processes, initiatives, investiga- 11 tions (including overarching investigations), re- 12 search, or studies implemented by the Com- 13 mandant in response to any incident described 14 in subparagraph (A)(i) involving— 15 16 ‘‘(i) a recruit of the Coast Guard at Training Center Cape May; or 17 ‘‘(ii) an officer candidate at the Coast 18 Guard Officer Candidate School. 19 ‘‘(D) PLAN.—Each report required under 20 subsection (a) shall include a written and de- 21 tailed plan for actions to be taken during the 22 year following the year covered by the report to 23 enhance the prevention of and response to inci- 24 dents described in subparagraph (A)(i) involv- 25 ing a recruit of the Coast Guard at Training g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2618 1 Center Cape May or an officer candidate at the 2 Coast Guard Officer Candidate School. 3 ‘‘(E) COVERED MISCONDUCT PREVENTION 4 AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.—Each 5 quired under subsection (a) shall include an as- 6 sessment of the adequacy of covered misconduct 7 prevention and response activities related to in- 8 cidents described in subparagraph (A)(i) of this 9 paragraph carried out by the Coast Guard dur- 10 ing the preceding calendar year. report re- 11 ‘‘(F) CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.—Each re- 12 port required under subsection (a) shall include, 13 for 14 (A)(i)— incidents 15 described in subparagraph ‘‘(i) an analysis of the factors that 16 may have contributed to such incidents; 17 ‘‘(ii) an assessment of the role of such 18 factors in contributing to such incidents 19 during such year; and 20 ‘‘(iii) recommendations for mecha- 21 nisms to eliminate or reduce such contrib- 22 uting factors. 23 ‘‘(3) IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF ACCOUNT- 24 ABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY REVIEW DIRECTED AC- 25 TIONS.—Each report required under subsection (a) g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2619 1 submitted during the 5-year period beginning on 2 March 1, 2025, shall include information on the im- 3 plementation by the Commandant of the directed ac- 4 tions described in the memorandum of the Coast 5 Guard titled ‘Commandant’s Directed Actions—Ac- 6 countability and Transparency’, issued on November 7 27, 2023, including— 8 ‘‘(A) a description of actions taken to ad- 9 dress each directed action during the year cov- 10 ered by the report; 11 12 13 14 ‘‘(B) the implementation status of each directed action; ‘‘(C) in the case of any directed action that has not been implemented— 15 16 ‘‘(i) a detailed action plan for implementation of the recommendation; 17 18 ‘‘(ii) an estimated timeline for implementation of the recommendation; 19 ‘‘(iii) description of changes the Com- 20 mandant intends to make to associated 21 Coast Guard policies so as to enable the 22 implementation of the recommendation; 23 and 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(iv) any other information the Commandant considers appropriate; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2620 1 ‘‘(D) a description of the metrics and mile- 2 stones used to measure completion, account- 3 ability, and effectiveness of each directed ac- 4 tion; 5 ‘‘(E) a description of any additional ac- 6 tions the Commandant is taking to mitigate in- 7 stances of covered misconduct within the Coast 8 Guard; 9 ‘‘(F) any legislative change proposal nec- 10 essary to implement the directed actions; and 11 ‘‘(G) a detailed list of funding necessary to 12 implement the directed actions in a timely and 13 effective manner, including a list of personnel 14 needed for such implementation. 15 ‘‘(d) VICTIM CONFIDENTIALITY.—To the extent that 16 information collected under the authority of this section 17 is reported or otherwise made available to the public, such 18 information shall be provided in a form that is consistent 19 with applicable privacy protections under Federal law and 20 does not jeopardize the confidentiality of victims. 21 ‘‘(e) SUBSTANTIATED DEFINED.—In this section, the 22 term ‘substantiated’ has the meaning given the term 23 under section 1631(c) of the Ike Skelton National Defense 24 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (10 U.S.C. 1561 25 note). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2621 1 ‘‘§ 2534. Review of discharge characterization 2 ‘‘(a) DOWNGRADE.— 3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The decision to conduct a 4 case review under this section shall be at the discre- 5 tion of the Secretary of the department in which the 6 Coast Guard is operating. 7 ‘‘(2) BOARD OF REVIEW.—In addition to the 8 requirements of section 1553 of title 10, a board of 9 review for a former member of the Coast Guard es- 10 tablished pursuant to such section and under part 11 51 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (as in ef- 12 fect on the date of enactment of the Coast Guard 13 Authorization Act of 2025), may upon a motion of 14 the board and subject to review by the Secretary of 15 the department in which the Coast Guard is oper- 16 ating, downgrade an honorable discharge to a gen- 17 eral (under honorable conditions) discharge upon a 18 finding that a former member of the Coast Guard, 19 while serving on active duty as a member of the 20 armed forces, committed sexual assault or sexual 21 harassment in violation of section 920, 920b, or 934 22 of title 10 (article 120, 120b, or 134 of the Uniform 23 Code of Military Justice). 24 ‘‘(3) EVIDENCE.—Any downgrade under para- 25 graph (2) shall be supported by clear and convincing 26 evidence. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2622 1 ‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—The review board under 2 paragraph (2) may not downgrade a discharge of a 3 former member of the Coast Guard if the same ac- 4 tion described in paragraph (2) was considered prior 5 to separation from active duty by an administrative 6 board in determining the characterization of dis- 7 charge as otherwise provided by law and in accord- 8 ance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 9 the department in which the Coast Guard is oper- 10 ating. 11 ‘‘(b) PROCEDURAL RIGHTS.— 12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A review by a board estab- 13 lished under section 1553 of title 10 and under part 14 51 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (as in ef- 15 fect on the date of enactment of the Coast Guard 16 Authorization Act of 2025), shall be based on the 17 records of the Coast Guard, and with respect to a 18 member who also served in another one of the armed 19 forces, the records of the armed forces concerned 20 and such other evidence as may be presented to the 21 board. 22 ‘‘(2) EVIDENCE BY WITNESS.—A witness may 23 present evidence to the board in person or by affi- 24 davit. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2623 1 ‘‘(3) APPEARANCE BEFORE BOARD.—A person 2 who requests a review under this section may appear 3 before the board in person or by counsel or an ac- 4 credited representative of an organization recognized 5 by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under chapter 6 59 of title 38. 7 ‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION.—A former member of the 8 Coast Guard who is subject to a downgrade in dis- 9 charge characterization review under subsection (a) 10 shall be notified in writing of such proceedings, af- 11 forded the right to obtain copies of records and doc- 12 uments relevant to the proceedings, and the right to 13 appear before the board in person or by counsel or 14 an accredited representative of an organization rec- 15 ognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under 16 chapter 59 of title 38. 17 ‘‘§ 2535. Safe-to-Report policy for Coast Guard 18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 19 date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act 20 of 2025, the Commandant shall, in consultation with the 21 Secretaries of the military departments, establish and 22 maintain a detailed and publicly available safe-to-report 23 policy described in subsection (b) that applies with respect 24 to all members of the Coast Guard (including members 25 of the reserve and auxiliary components of the Coast g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2624 1 Guard), cadets at the Coast Guard Academy, and any 2 other individual undergoing training at an accession point 3 of the Coast Guard. 4 ‘‘(b) SAFE-TO-REPORT POLICY.—The safe-to-report 5 policy described in this subsection is a policy that— 6 ‘‘(1) prescribes the handling of minor collateral 7 misconduct, involving a member of the Coast Guard 8 who is the alleged victim or reporting witness of a 9 sexual assault; and 10 11 ‘‘(2) applies to all such individuals, regardless of— 12 ‘‘(A) to whom the victim makes the allega- 13 tion or who receives the victim’s report of sex- 14 ual assault; or 15 ‘‘(B) whether the report, investigation, or 16 prosecution is handled by military or civilian 17 authorities. 18 19 ‘‘(c) MITIGATING AND AGGRAVATING CIR- CUMSTANCES.—In issuing the policy under subsection (a), 20 the Commandant shall specify mitigating circumstances 21 that decrease the gravity of minor collateral misconduct 22 or the impact of such misconduct on good order and dis23 cipline and aggravating circumstances that increase the 24 gravity of minor collateral misconduct or the impact of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2625 1 such misconduct on good order and discipline for purposes 2 of the safe-to-report policy. 3 ‘‘(d) TRACKING OF COLLATERAL MISCONDUCT INCI- 4 DENTS.—In conjunction with the issuance of the policy 5 under subsection (a), the Commandant shall develop and 6 implement a process to anonymously track incidents of 7 minor collateral misconduct that are subject to the safe8 to-report policy. 9 ‘‘(e) MINOR COLLATERAL MISCONDUCT DEFINED.— 10 In this section, the term ‘minor collateral misconduct’ 11 means any minor misconduct that is potentially punish12 able under chapter 47 of title 10 that— 13 ‘‘(1) is committed close in time to or during a 14 sexual assault and directly related to the incident 15 that formed the basis of the allegation of sexual as- 16 sault allegation; 17 ‘‘(2) is discovered as a direct result of the re- 18 port of sexual assault or the ensuing investigation 19 into such sexual assault; and 20 ‘‘(3) does not involve aggravating circumstances 21 (as specified in the policy issued under subsection 22 (a)) that increase the gravity of the minor mis- 23 conduct or the impact of such misconduct on good 24 order and discipline. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2626 1 ‘‘§ 2536. Notification of changes to Uniform Code of 2 Military Justice or Manual for Courts 3 Martial relating to covered misconduct 4 ‘‘Beginning on March 30, 2026, and annually there- 5 after, the Commandant shall provide a detailed written no6 tification to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 7 Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 8 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep9 resentatives with respect to each of the following: 10 ‘‘(1) Whether the Uniform Code of Military 11 Justice (chapter 47 of title 10) has been amended— 12 ‘‘(A) to add any sex-related offense as a 13 new article; or 14 ‘‘(B) to remove an article relating to cov- 15 ered misconduct described in any of paragraphs 16 (1) through (7) of section 301. 17 ‘‘(2) Whether the Manual for Courts Martial 18 has been modified— 19 ‘‘(A) to add any sex-related offense as an 20 offense described under an article of the Uni- 21 form Code of Military Justice; or 22 ‘‘(B) to remove as an offense described 23 under an article of the Uniform Code of Mili- 24 tary Justice covered misconduct described in 25 any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 26 301. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2627 1 ‘‘§ 2537. Accountability and transparency relating to 2 allegations of misconduct against senior 3 leaders 4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 5 date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act 6 of 2025, the Secretary shall establish a publicly available, 7 written policy to improve oversight, investigations, ac8 countability, and public transparency regarding alleged 9 misconduct of senior leaders of the Coast Guard. 10 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The policy required by subsection 11 (a)— 12 ‘‘(1) shall require that— 13 ‘‘(A) any allegation of alleged misconduct 14 made against a senior leader of the Coast 15 Guard shall be reported to the Office of the In- 16 spector General of the department in which the 17 Coast Guard is operating not later than 72 18 hours after the allegation is reported to the 19 Coast Guard or the department in which the 20 Coast Guard is operating; and 21 ‘‘(B) the Inspector General of the depart- 22 ment in which the Coast Guard is operating 23 shall notify the head of the Coast Guard office 24 in which the senior leader is serving with re- 25 spect to the receipt of such allegation, or, in a 26 case where the senior leader is the head of such g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2628 1 Coast Guard office, the next in the chain of 2 command, as appropriate, except in a case in 3 which the Inspector General determines that 4 such notification would risk impairing an ongo- 5 ing investigation, would unnecessarily com- 6 promise the anonymity of the individual making 7 the allegation, or would otherwise be inappro- 8 priate; and 9 ‘‘(2) to the extent practicable, shall be con- 10 sistent with Department of Defense directives, in- 11 cluding Department of Defense Directive 5505.06. 12 ‘‘(c) FIRST RIGHT TO EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATION.— 13 The Inspector General of the department in which the 14 Coast Guard is operating— 15 16 ‘‘(1) shall have the first right to investigate an allegation described in subsection (b)(1)(A); and 17 ‘‘(2) in cases with concurrent jurisdiction in- 18 volving 19 (b)(1)(A), may investigate such an allegation to the 20 exclusion of any other Coast Guard criminal or ad- 21 ministrative investigation if the Inspector General 22 determines that an exclusive investigation is nec- 23 essary to maintain the integrity of the investigation. 24 ‘‘(d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY AND BROAD DISSEMINA- 25 TION.—The policy established under subsection (a) shall g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) an (1035098|1) allegation described in subsection G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2629 1 be made available to the public and incorporated into 2 training and curricula across the Coast Guard at all levels 3 to ensure broad understanding of the policy among mem4 bers and personnel of the Coast Guard. 5 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 6 ‘‘(1) ALLEGED 7 leged misconduct’— 8 9 MISCONDUCT.—The term ‘al- ‘‘(A) means a credible allegation that, if proven, would constitute a violation of— 10 ‘‘(i) a provision of criminal law, in- 11 cluding the Uniform Code of Military Jus- 12 tice (chapter 47 of title 10); or 13 ‘‘(ii) a recognized standard, such as 14 the Department of Defense Joint Ethics 15 Regulation or other Federal regulation, in- 16 cluding any other Department of Defense 17 regulation and any Department of Home- 18 land Security regulation; or 19 ‘‘(B) could reasonably be expected to be of 20 significance to the Secretary or the Inspector 21 General of the department in which the Coast 22 Guard is operating, particularly in a case in 23 which there is an element of misuse of position 24 or of unauthorized personal benefit to the sen- 25 ior official, a family member, or an associate. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2630 1 ‘‘(2) SENIOR LEADER OF THE COAST GUARD.— 2 The term ‘senior leader of the Coast Guard’ 3 means— 4 ‘‘(A) an active duty, retired, or reserve of- 5 ficer of the Coast Guard in the grade of O–7 6 or higher; 7 ‘‘(B) an officer of the Coast Guard selected 8 for promotion to the grade of O–7; 9 ‘‘(C) a current or former civilian member 10 of the Senior Executive Service (career re- 11 served) employed by the Coast Guard; or 12 ‘‘(D) any civilian member of the Coast 13 Guard whose position is deemed equivalent to 14 that of a member of the Senior Executive Serv- 15 ice (career reserved), as determined by the Of- 16 fice of the Inspector General of the department 17 in which the Coast Guard is operating. 18 ‘‘§ 2538. Inclusion and command review of informa19 tion on covered misconduct in personnel 20 service records 21 22 ‘‘(a) INFORMATION ON REPORTS ON COVERED MISCONDUCT.— 23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a complaint of covered 24 misconduct is made against a member of the Coast 25 Guard and the member is convicted by court-martial g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2631 1 or receives nonjudicial punishment or punitive ad- 2 ministrative action for such covered misconduct, a 3 notation to that effect shall be placed in the per- 4 sonnel service record of the member, regardless of 5 the grade of the member. 6 ‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the inclusion 7 of information in personnel service records under 8 paragraph (1) is to alert supervisors and com- 9 manders to any member of their command who has 10 received a court-martial conviction, nonjudicial pun- 11 ishment, or punitive administrative action for cov- 12 ered misconduct in order— 13 ‘‘(A) to reduce the likelihood that repeat 14 offenses will escape the notice of supervisors 15 and commanders; and 16 ‘‘(B) to help inform commissioning or 17 promotability of the member; 18 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON PLACEMENT.—A notation 19 under paragraph (1) may not be placed in the re- 20 stricted section of the personnel service record of a 21 member. 22 ‘‘(4) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sub- 23 section may be construed to prohibit or limit the ca- 24 pacity of a member of the Coast Guard to challenge 25 or appeal the placement of a notation, or location of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2632 1 placement of a notation, in the personnel service 2 record of the member in accordance with procedures 3 otherwise applicable to such challenges or appeals. 4 ‘‘(b) COMMAND REVIEW OF HISTORY OF COVERED 5 MISCONDUCT.— 6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Under policy to be pre- 7 scribed by the Secretary, the commanding officer of 8 a unit or facility to which a covered member is as- 9 signed or transferred shall review the history of cov- 10 ered misconduct as documented in the personnel 11 service record of a covered member in order to be- 12 come familiar with such history of the covered mem- 13 ber. 14 ‘‘(2) COVERED MEMBER DEFINED.—In this 15 subsection, the term ‘covered member’ means a 16 member of the Coast Guard who, at the time of as- 17 signment or transfer as described in paragraph (1), 18 has a history of 1 or more covered misconduct of- 19 fenses as documented in the personnel service record 20 of such member or such other records or files as the 21 Commandant shall specify in the policy prescribed 22 under subparagraph (A). 23 ‘‘(c) REVIEW OF PERSONNEL SERVICE RECORD TO 24 DETERMINE SUITABILITY FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT.— 25 Under policy to be prescribed by the Secretary, the Com- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2633 1 mandant shall establish procedures that are consistent 2 with the law, policies, and practices of the Department of 3 Defense in effect on the date of enactment of the Coast 4 Guard Authorization Act of 2025 to consider and review 5 the personnel service record of a former member of the 6 Armed Forces to determine the suitability of the individual 7 for civilian employment in the Coast Guard. 8 ‘‘§ 2539. Covered misconduct defined 9 ‘‘In this title, the term ‘covered misconduct’ means— 10 ‘‘(1) rape and sexual assault, as described in 11 sections 920(a) and 920(b) of title 10 (articles 12 120(a) and 120(b) of the Uniform Code of Military 13 Justice); 14 ‘‘(2) sexual harassment, as described in Execu- 15 tive Order 14062 dated January 26, 2022, and enu- 16 merated under section 934 of title 10 (article 134 of 17 the Uniform Code of Military Justice); 18 ‘‘(3) abusive sexual contact and aggravated sex- 19 ual contact, as described in sections 920(c) and 20 920(d) of title 10 (articles 120(c) and 120(d) of the 21 Uniform Code of Military Justice); 22 ‘‘(4) wrongful broadcast, dissemination, or cre- 23 ation of content as described in sections 917 and 24 920c of title 10 (articles 117a and 120c of the Uni- 25 form Code of Military Justice); g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2634 1 ‘‘(5) the child pornography offenses as de- 2 scribed in section 934 of title 10 (article 134 of the 3 Uniform Code of Military Justice); 4 ‘‘(6) rape and sexual assault of a child, other 5 sexual misconduct, and stalking, as described in sec- 6 tions 920b, 920c(a), and 930 of title 10 (articles 7 120b, 120c, and 130 of the Uniform Code of Mili- 8 tary Justice); and 9 ‘‘(7) domestic violence, as described in section 10 928b of title 10 (article 128b of the Uniform Code 11 of Military Justice).’’. 12 (b) RULEMAKING.— 13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 14 the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant 15 shall initiate a rulemaking to implement section 16 2534. 17 (2) DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS.—The regu- 18 lations issued under paragraph (1) shall take effect 19 not later than 180 days after the date on which the 20 Commandant promulgates a final rule pursuant to 21 such paragraph. 22 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap- 23 ter 25 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by add24 ing at the end the following: ‘‘Subtitle III—Covered Misconduct g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2635 ‘‘2531. Comprehensive policy and procedures on retention and access to evidence and records relating to sexual misconduct and other misconduct. ‘‘2532. Requirement to maintain certain records. ‘‘2533. Covered misconduct in Coast Guard. ‘‘2534. Review of discharge characterization. ‘‘2535. Safe-to-Report policy for Coast Guard. ‘‘2536. Notification of changes to Uniform Code of Military Justice or Manual for Courts Martial relating to covered misconduct. ‘‘2537. Accountability and transparency relating to allegations of misconduct against senior leaders. ‘‘2538. Inclusion and command review of information on covered misconduct in personnel service records. ‘‘2539. Covered misconduct defined.’’. 1 SEC. 7512. POLICY RELATING TO CARE AND SUPPORT OF 2 VICTIMS OF COVERED MISCONDUCT. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 4 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall issue 5 Coast Guard policy relating to the care and support of 6 members of the Coast Guard who are alleged victims cov7 ered misconduct. 8 (b) ELEMENTS.—The policy required by subsection 9 (a) shall require, to the maximum extent practicable, 10 that— 11 (1) a member of the Coast Guard who is an al- 12 leged victim of covered misconduct and discloses 13 such covered misconduct to the appropriate indi- 14 vidual of the Coast Guard responsible for providing 15 victim care and support— 16 17 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) shall receive care and support from such individual; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2636 1 (B) such individual shall not deny or un- 2 reasonably delay providing care and support; 3 and 4 (2) in the case of such an alleged victim to 5 whom care and support cannot be provided by the 6 appropriate individual contacted by the alleged vic- 7 tim based on programmatic eligibility criteria or any 8 other reason that affects the ability of such appro- 9 priate individual to provide care and support (such 10 as being stationed at a remote unit or serving on a 11 vessel currently underway) the alleged victim shall 12 receive, with the permission of the alleged victim— 13 (A) an in-person introduction to appro- 14 priate service providers, for which the alleged 15 victim is physically present, which shall occur at 16 the discretion of the alleged victim; and 17 (B) access to follow-up services from the 18 19 appropriate 1 or more service providers. (c) APPLICABILITY.—The policy issued under sub- 20 section (a) shall apply to— 21 (1) all Coast Guard personnel responsible for 22 the care and support of victims of covered mis- 23 conduct; and 24 25 (2) any other Coast Guard personnel the Commandant considers appropriate. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2637 1 (d) REVISION OF POLICY RELATING TO DOMESTIC 2 ABUSE.— 3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 4 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com- 5 mandant shall issue or revise any Coast Guard pol- 6 icy or process described in paragraph (2) so as to 7 define the term ‘‘intimate partner’’ to have the 8 meaning given such term in section 930 of title 10, 9 United States Code. 10 (2) POLICY OR PROCESS DESCRIBED.—A policy 11 or process referred to in paragraph (1) is a policy 12 or process which is— 13 (A) related to domestic abuse; 14 (B) written; and 15 (C) publicly available. 16 (e) TRAINING.— 17 (1) IN GENERAL.—All Coast Guard personnel 18 responsible for the care and support of members of 19 the Coast Guard who are alleged victims of covered 20 misconduct shall receive training in accordance with 21 professional standards of practice to ensure that 22 such alleged victims receive adequate care that is 23 consistent with the policy issued under subsection 24 (a). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2638 1 2 (2) ELEMENTS.—The training required by paragraph (1)— 3 (A) shall include— 4 (i) instructions on specific procedures 5 for implementing the policy issued under 6 subsection (a); and 7 (ii) information on resources and per- 8 sonnel critical for the implementation of 9 such policy; and 10 (B) to the maximum extent practicable, 11 12 shall be provided in person. (f) COVERED MISCONDUCT.—In this section, the 13 term ‘‘covered misconduct’’ shall have the meaning given 14 such term in section 2539 of title 14, United States Code. 15 SEC. 7513. FLAG OFFICER REVIEW OF, AND CONCURRENCE 16 IN, SEPARATION OF MEMBERS WHO HAVE RE- 17 PORTED COVERED MISCONDUCT. 18 (a) POLICY TO REQUIRE REVIEW OF CERTAIN PRO- 19 POSED INVOLUNTARY SEPARATIONS.—Not later than 120 20 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com21 mandant shall establish, with respect to any proposed in22 voluntary separation under chapter 59 of title 10, United 23 States Code, a Coast Guard policy to review the cir24 cumstances of, and grounds for, such a proposed involun25 tary separation of any member of the Coast Guard who— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2639 1 2 (1) made a restricted or unrestricted report of covered misconduct; 3 (2) within 2 years after making such a report, 4 is recommended for involuntary separation from the 5 Coast Guard; and 6 (3) requests the review on the grounds that the 7 member believes the recommendation for involuntary 8 separation from the Coast Guard was initiated in re- 9 taliation for making the report. 10 (b) RECUSAL.— 11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The policy established under 12 subsection (a) shall set forth a process for the 13 recusal of commanding officers and the flag officer 14 described in subsection (c)(2) from making initial or 15 subsequent decisions on proposed separations or 16 from reviewing proposed separations. 17 (2) CRITERIA.—The recusal process established 18 under paragraph (1) shall specify criteria for 19 recusal, including mandatory recusal from making a 20 decision on a proposed separation, and from review- 21 ing a proposed separation, if the commanding officer 22 or the flag officer described in subsection (c)(2) was, 23 at any time— 24 (A) the subject of a complaint of any form 25 of assault, harassment, or retaliation, filed by g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2640 1 the member of the Coast Guard described in 2 subsection (a) who is the subject of a proposed 3 involuntary separation or whose proposed sepa- 4 ration is under review; or 5 (B) associated with the individual sus- 6 pected or accused of perpetrating the incident 7 of covered misconduct reported by such mem- 8 ber. 9 (c) CONCURRENCE OF FLAG OFFICER REQUIRED.— 10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The policy established under 11 subsection (a) shall require the concurrence of the 12 flag officer described in paragraph (2) in order to 13 separate the member of the Coast Guard described 14 in such subsection. 15 (2) FLAG OFFICER DESCRIBED.— 16 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 17 subparagraph (B), the flag officer described in 18 this paragraph is— 19 (i) the Deputy Commandant for Mis- 20 sion Support or the successor Vice Admiral 21 that oversees personnel policy; or 22 (ii) a designee of the Deputy Com- 23 mandant for Mission Support (or the suc- 24 cessor Vice Admiral that oversees per- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2641 1 sonnel policy) who is in a grade not lower 2 than O–7. 3 (B) CHAIN OF COMMAND EXCEPTION.—In 4 the case of a member of the Coast Guard de- 5 scribed in subsection (a) who is in the imme- 6 diate chain of command of the Deputy Com- 7 mandant for Mission Support or the successor 8 Vice Admiral that oversees personnel policy or 9 the designee of the Deputy Commandant for 10 Mission Support or the successor Vice Admiral 11 that oversees personnel policy, the flag officer 12 described in this paragraph is a flag officer out- 13 side the chain of command of such member, as 14 determined by the Commandant consistent with 15 the policy established under subsection (a). 16 (d) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Any member of the 17 Coast Guard who has made a report of covered misconduct 18 and who receives a proposal for involuntary separation 19 shall be notified at the time of such proposal of the right 20 of the member to a review under this section. 21 (e) COVERED MISCONDUCT DEFINED.—In this sec- 22 tion, the term ‘‘covered misconduct’’ shall have the mean23 ing given such term in section 2539 of title 14, United 24 States Code. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2642 1 SEC. 7514. POLICY AND PROGRAM TO EXPAND PREVENTION 2 3 OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 4 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall de5 velop and issue a comprehensive policy for the Coast 6 Guard to reinvigorate the prevention of misconduct involv7 ing members and civilians of the Coast Guard that con8 tains the policy elements described in section 1561 of title 9 10, United States Code. 10 (b) PROGRAMS REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 11 after the issuance of the policy required under paragraph 12 (1), the Commandant shall develop and implement for the 13 Coast Guard a program to reinvigorate the prevention of 14 misconduct involving members and civilians of the Coast 15 Guard. 16 SEC. 7515. TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR 17 COVERED MISCONDUCT PREVENTION AND 18 RESPONSE. 19 (a) MODIFICATION OF CURRICULUM.— 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 21 the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant 22 shall revise the curriculum of the Coast Guard with 23 respect to covered misconduct prevention and re- 24 sponse training— 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) to include— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2643 1 (i) information on procedures and re- 2 sponsibilities with respect to reporting re- 3 quirements, investigations, survivor health 4 and safety (including expedited transfers, 5 no-contact orders, military and civilian 6 protective orders, and temporary separa- 7 tions), and whistleblower protections; 8 (ii) information on Department of 9 Veterans Affairs resources available to vet- 10 erans, active-duty personnel, and reserve 11 personnel; 12 (iii) information on the right of any 13 member of the Coast Guard to seek legal 14 resources outside the Coast Guard; 15 (iv) general information regarding the 16 availability of legal resources provided by 17 civilian legal services organizations, pre- 18 sented in an organized and consistent 19 manner that does not endorse any par- 20 ticular legal services organization; and 21 (v) information on the capability, op- 22 erations, reporting structure, and require- 23 ments with respect to the Chief Prosecutor 24 of the Coast Guard; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2644 1 (B) to address the workforce training rec- 2 ommendations set forth in the memorandum of 3 the Coast Guard titled ‘‘Commandant’s Di- 4 rected 5 parency’’, issued on November 27, 2023. 6 (2) COLLABORATION.—In revising the cur- 7 riculum under this subsection, the Commandant 8 shall solicit input from individuals outside the Coast 9 Guard who are experts in sexual assault and sexual 10 harassment prevention and response training. 11 (b) COVERED MISCONDUCT PREVENTION AND RE- 12 Actions—Accountability and Trans- SPONSE TRAINING AND EDUCATION.— 13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 14 the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant 15 shall ensure that all members and civilian employees 16 of the Coast Guard are provided with annual covered 17 misconduct prevention and response training and 18 education for the purpose of strengthening indi- 19 vidual knowledge, skills, and capacity relating to the 20 prevention of and response to covered misconduct. 21 22 (2) SCOPE.—The training and education referred to in paragraph (1)— 23 (A) shall be provided as part of— 24 (i) initial entry and accession training; 25 (ii) annual refresher training; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2645 1 (iii) initial and recurring training 2 courses for covered first responders; 3 (iv) new and prospective commanding 4 officer and executive officer training; and 5 (v) specialized leadership training; and 6 (B) shall be tailored for specific leadership 7 levels, positions, pay grades, and roles. 8 (3) CONTENT.—The training and education re- 9 ferred to in paragraph (1) shall include the informa- 10 tion described in subsection (a)(1)(A). 11 (c) COVERED FIRST RESPONDER TRAINING.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 13 the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant 14 shall ensure that— 15 (A) training for covered first responders 16 includes the covered misconduct prevention and 17 response training described in subsection (b); 18 and 19 (B) such covered misconduct prevention 20 and response training is provided to covered 21 first responders on a recurring basis. 22 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In addition to the infor- 23 mation described in subsection (a)(1)(A), the initial 24 and recurring covered misconduct prevention and re- 25 sponse training for covered first responders shall in- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2646 1 clude information on procedures and responsibilities 2 with respect to— 3 (A) the provision of care to a victim of cov- 4 ered misconduct, in accordance with profes- 5 sional standards or practice, that accounts for 6 trauma experienced by the victim and associ- 7 ated symptoms or events that may exacerbate 8 such trauma; and 9 (B) the manner in which such a victim 10 11 12 may receive such care. (d) TRAINING FOR PROSPECTIVE COMMANDING OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.— 13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 14 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com- 15 mandant shall ensure that training for prospective 16 commanders and executive officers at all levels of 17 command includes the covered misconduct preven- 18 tion and response training described in subsection 19 (b). 20 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In addition to the infor- 21 mation described in subsection (a)(1)(A), the cov- 22 ered misconduct prevention and response training 23 for prospective commanding officers and executive 24 officers shall be— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2647 1 (A) tailored to the responsibilities and 2 leadership requirements of members of the 3 Coast Guard as they are assigned to command 4 positions; and 5 6 (B) revised, as necessary, to include information on— 7 (i) fostering a command climate— 8 (I) that does not tolerate covered 9 misconduct; 10 (II) in which individuals assigned 11 to the command are encouraged to in- 12 tervene to prevent potential incidents 13 of covered misconduct; and 14 (III) that encourages victims of 15 covered misconduct to report any inci- 16 dent of covered misconduct; 17 (ii) the possible variations in the ef- 18 fect of trauma on individuals who have ex- 19 perienced covered misconduct; 20 (iii) potential differences in the proce- 21 dures and responsibilities, Department of 22 Veterans Affairs resources, and legal re- 23 sources described in subsection (a)(1)(A) 24 depending on the operating environment in g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2648 1 which an incident of covered misconduct 2 occurred; 3 (iv) the investigation of alleged inci- 4 dents of covered misconduct, including 5 training 6 standards; on understanding evidentiary 7 (v) available disciplinary options, in- 8 cluding administrative action and deferral 9 of discipline for collateral misconduct, and 10 examples of disciplinary options in civilian 11 jurisdictions; and 12 (vi) the capability, operations, report- 13 ing structure, and requirements with re- 14 spect to the Chief Prosecutor of the Coast 15 Guard. 16 (e) ENTRY AND ACCESSION TRAININGS.— 17 (1) INITIAL TRAINING.— 18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 19 after the date of enactment of this Act, the 20 Commandant shall provide for the inclusion of 21 an initial covered misconduct prevention and re- 22 sponse training module in the training for each 23 new member of the Coast Guard, which shall be 24 provided not later than 14 duty days after the 25 date of accession. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2649 1 (B) REQUIREMENT.—In addition to the in- 2 formation described in subsection (a)(1)(A), the 3 initial training module referred to in subpara- 4 graph (A) shall include a comprehensive expla- 5 nation of Coast Guard— 6 (i) policy with respect to covered mis- 7 conduct; and 8 (ii) procedures for reporting covered 9 misconduct. 10 (2) SUBSEQUENT TRAINING.— 11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant shall 12 provide for the inclusion of a detailed covered 13 misconduct prevention and response training 14 module in the training for each new member of 15 the Coast Guard, which shall be provided not 16 later than 60 duty days after the date on which 17 the initial training module described in para- 18 graph (1)(A) is provided. 19 (B) CONTENT.—The detailed training 20 module referred to in subparagraph (A) shall 21 include the information described in subsection 22 (a)(1)(A). 23 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 24 (1) COVERED FIRST RESPONDER.—The term 25 ‘‘covered first responder’’ includes sexual assault re- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2650 1 sponse coordinators, victim advocates, Coast Guard 2 medical officers, Coast Guard security forces, Coast 3 Guard Investigative Service agents, judge advocates, 4 special victims’ counsel, chaplains, and related per- 5 sonnel. 6 (2) COVERED MISCONDUCT.—The term ‘‘cov- 7 ered misconduct’’ has the meaning given such term 8 in section 2539 of title 14, United States Code. 9 Subtitle C—Other Matters 10 SEC. 7521. COMPLAINTS OF RETALIATION BY VICTIMS OF 11 SEXUAL ASSAULT OR SEXUAL HARASSMENT 12 AND RELATED PERSONS. 13 Section 1562a of title 10, United States Code, is 14 amended— 15 (1) in subsection (a)— 16 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense 17 shall’’ and inserting the following: 18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 19 shall’’; and 20 (B) by adding at the end the following: 21 ‘‘(2) COAST GUARD.—The Secretary of the de- 22 partment in which the Coast Guard is operating 23 shall designate the Commandant of the Coast Guard 24 to be responsible for carrying out the requirements 25 of this section with respect to members of the Coast g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2651 1 Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a 2 service in the Navy.’’; 3 (2) in subsection (b)— 4 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 5 by inserting ‘‘and the Commandant of the 6 Coast Guard’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; 7 (B) in paragraph (8) by inserting before 8 the period at the end ‘‘or with respect to the 9 Coast Guard, the component designated by the 10 Commandant of the Coast Guard’’; and 11 (C) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘Depart- 12 ment of Defense’’; and 13 (3) in subsection (c)(2)— 14 (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘, 15 the Inspector General of the Department of 16 Homeland Security,’’ before ‘‘or any other in- 17 spector general’’; 18 19 (B) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘military’’ and inserting ‘‘armed force’’; and 20 (C) in subparagraph (E) by inserting ‘‘or 21 department in which the Coast Guard is oper- 22 ating when not operating as a service in the 23 Navy for members of the Coast Guard’’ after 24 ‘‘Department of Defense’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2652 1 SEC. 7522. DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES ON MILITARY PRO- 2 TECTIVE ORDERS. 3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 4 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com- 5 mandant shall issue updated written detailed policies 6 of the Coast Guard relating to military protective or- 7 ders that are consistent with the law and policies of 8 the Department of Defense. 9 10 (2) ELEMENTS.—The policies developed under paragraph (1) shall require— 11 (A) that any denial of a request for a mili- 12 tary protective order shall include a written ex- 13 planation for the denial, which shall be— 14 (i) forwarded to the next flag officer 15 in the chain of command of the com- 16 manding officer or other approving author- 17 ity who denied the request; and 18 (ii) provided to the member who sub- 19 mitted the request; and 20 (B) the recusal of an approving authority 21 from participating in the granting or denying of 22 a military protective order, if such authority 23 was, at any time— 24 (i) the subject of a complaint of any 25 form of assault, harassment, or retaliation 26 filed by the member requesting the mili- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2653 1 tary protective order or the member who is 2 the subject of the military protective order; 3 or 4 (ii) associated with the member re- 5 questing the military protective order or 6 the member who is the subject of the mili- 7 tary protective order in a manner that pre- 8 sents as an actual or apparent conflict of 9 interest. 10 (3) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The Com- 11 mandant shall develop a policy to ensure that sexual 12 assault response coordinators, victim advocates, and 13 other appropriate personnel shall inform victims of 14 the process by which the victim may request an ex- 15 pedited transfer, a no-contact order, or a military or 16 civilian protective order. 17 SEC. 7523. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL VICTIM CAPABILI- 18 TIES TO RESPOND TO ALLEGATIONS OF CER- 19 TAIN SPECIAL VICTIM OFFENSES. 20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 573 of the National De- 21 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 U.S.C. 22 1561 note) is amended— 23 (1) in subsection (a)— 24 (A) by inserting ‘‘or the Secretary of the 25 department in which the Coast Guard is oper- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2654 1 ating when not operating as a service in the 2 Navy’’ after ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; and 3 (B) by striking ‘‘Secretary of each military 4 department’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary con- 5 cerned’’; 6 (2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘or Air Force 7 Office of Special Investigations’’ and inserting ‘‘, Air 8 Force Office of Special Investigations, or Coast 9 Guard Investigative Services’’; 10 (3) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘or the Sec- 11 retary of the department in which the Coast Guard 12 is operating when not operating as a service in the 13 Navy’’ after ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; 14 15 (4) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1)— 16 (i) by inserting ‘‘or the Commandant 17 of the Coast Guard’’ after ‘‘Secretary of a 18 military department’’; and 19 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or the Coast Guard’’ 20 after ‘‘within the military department’’; 21 (B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘or the 22 Coast Guard’’ after ‘‘within a military depart- 23 ment’’; and 24 (5) by adding at the end the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2655 1 ‘‘(h) TIME FOR ESTABLISHMENT FOR COAST 2 GUARD.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enact3 ment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, the 4 Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 5 operating shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 6 Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com7 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 8 of Representatives a report containing all the items de9 scribed in subsections (e) and (f) as applied to the Coast 10 Guard.’’. 11 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 270 days after the 12 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall pro13 vide the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor14 tation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 15 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with 16 a briefing in person and in writing on the Commandant’s 17 assessment and implementation, as appropriate, of the 18 recommendations included in the Center for Naval Anal19 yses report titled ‘‘Assessing the USCG’s Special Victims’ 20 Counsel Program’’, issued in June 2024, including— 21 22 (1) the implementation status of each adopted recommendation, as appropriate; 23 (2) for each adopted recommendation, a de- 24 scription of actions taken to implement such rec- 25 ommendation; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2656 1 2 (3) in the case of an adopted recommendation that has not been fully implemented— 3 (A) a description of actions taken or 4 planned to address such recommendation; 5 (B) an estimated completion date; and 6 (C) a description of the milestones nec- 7 essary to complete the recommendation; 8 (4) a description of any recommendation that 9 will not be adopted and an explanation of the reason 10 the recommendation will not be adopted; 11 (5) a description of the metrics and milestones 12 used to ensure completion and effectiveness of each 13 adopted recommendation; 14 (6) a description of any additional actions the 15 Commandant is taking to improve the efficiency and 16 effectiveness of the Special Victims’ Counsel pro- 17 gram of the Coast Guard; 18 19 (7) any legislative change proposal necessary to implement the adopted recommendations; and 20 (8) an overview of any funding or resource nec- 21 essary to implement each adopted recommendation 22 in a timely and effective manner, including a list of 23 personnel needed for such implementation. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2657 1 SEC. 7524. PARTICIPATION IN CATCH A SERIAL OFFENDER 2 3 PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department 4 in which the Coast Guard is operating when not operating 5 as a service in the Navy, acting through the Commandant, 6 shall ensure the participation of the Coast Guard in the 7 Catch a Serial Offender program (referred to in this sec8 tion as the ‘‘CATCH program’’) of the Department of De9 fense established in accordance with section 543 of the 10 Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De11 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 12 113–291). 13 (b) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—Not later 14 than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 15 Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 16 operating and the Secretary of Defense shall finalize a 17 memorandum of agreement to facilitate Coast Guard ac18 cess to and participation in the CATCH program. 19 SEC. 7525. CONFIDENTIAL REPORTING OF SEXUAL HARASS- 20 21 MENT. Section 1561b of title 10, United States Code, is 22 amended— 23 (1) in subsection (a)— 24 (A) by inserting ‘‘and the Secretary of the 25 department in which the Coast Guard is oper- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2658 1 ating when not operating as a service in the 2 Navy’’ after ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; and 3 (B) by inserting ‘‘or the Commandant’’ 4 after ‘‘Secretary of a military department’’; 5 (2) in subsection (c)— 6 (A) by inserting ‘‘or the Secretary of the 7 department in which the Coast Guard is oper- 8 ating when not operating as a service in the 9 Navy’’ after ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; and 10 (B) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘depart- 11 ments or the Commandant’’ after ‘‘Secretaries 12 of the military’’; and 13 (3) by adding at the end the following: 14 ‘‘(e) REPORTS FOR THE COAST GUARD.— 15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 30, 16 2026, and April 30 every 2 years thereafter, the 17 Secretary of the department in which the Coast 18 Guard is operating shall submit to the Committee on 19 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen- 20 ate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra- 21 structure of the House of Representatives a report 22 containing data on the complaints of sexual harass- 23 ment alleged pursuant to the process under sub- 24 section (a) during the previous 2 calendar years. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2659 1 ‘‘(2) PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMA- 2 TION.—Any 3 graph (1) shall not contain any personally identifi- 4 able information.’’. 5 SEC. 7526. REPORT ON POLICY ON WHISTLEBLOWER PRO- 6 7 data on complaints described in para- TECTIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 8 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall sub9 mit to the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Trans10 portation and Homeland Security and Governmental Af11 fairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 12 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a re13 port on the policy of the Coast Guard on whistleblower 14 protections. 15 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 16 (a) shall include the following: 17 (1) A discussion of the policy of the Coast 18 Guard as of the date of enactment of this Act with 19 respect to— 20 (A) whistleblower protections; 21 (B) accountability measures for reprisal 22 against whistleblowers; 23 (C) the applicable professional standards 24 and potential types of support provided to whis- 25 tleblowers by members of the Coast Guard per- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2660 1 sonnel, such as the members in the Coast 2 Guard Investigative Service; and 3 (D) the content and frequency of training 4 provided to members of the Coast Guard on ac- 5 tive duty, members of the Coast Guard Reserve, 6 and civilian personnel of the Coast Guard with 7 respect to the applicable professional standards 8 and potential types of support offered to whis- 9 tleblowers. 10 (2) A description of the responsibilities of com- 11 manders and equivalent civilian supervisors with re- 12 spect to whistleblower complaints and measures used 13 by the Coast Guard to ensure compliance with such 14 responsibilities, such as— 15 (A) the mechanisms to ensure that— 16 (i) any such commander complies with 17 section 1034 of title 10, United States 18 Code, including subsection (a)(1) of that 19 section; 20 (ii) any such equivalent civilian super- 21 visor complies with section 2302 of title 5, 22 United States Code; and 23 (iii) any such commander or super- 24 visor protects the constitutional right of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2661 1 whistleblowers to speak with Members of 2 Congress; 3 (B) actions to be taken against any a com- 4 mander or equivalent civilian supervisor who 5 fails to act on a whistleblower complaint or im- 6 properly interferes with a whistleblower after a 7 complaint is filed or during the preparation of 8 a complaint; 9 (C) the role of Coast Guard attorneys in 10 ensuring that such commanders comply with re- 11 sponsibilities under section 1034 of title 10, 12 United States Code; and 13 (D) the role of Coast Guard civilian attor- 14 neys and administrative law judges in ensuring 15 that such civilian supervisors comply with re- 16 sponsibilities under section 2302 of title 5, 17 United States Code. 18 (3) A discussion of the availability of Coast 19 Guard staff, including civilian staff, assigned to pro- 20 viding, in accordance with professional standards or 21 practice, behavioral health care to whistleblowers, in- 22 cluding— 23 (A) the number and type of such staff; 24 (B) a description of the specific care re- 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) sponsibilities of such staff; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2662 1 (C) an identification of any limitation ex- 2 isting as of the date of enactment of this Act 3 to the provision of such care; 4 (D) a description of any plan to increase 5 capacity of such staff to provide such care, as 6 applicable; and 7 (E) a description of any additional re- 8 sources necessary to provide such care. 9 (4) An assessment of the manner in which the 10 policies discussed in paragraph (1), the responsibil- 11 ities of commanders and civilian supervisors de- 12 scribed in paragraph (2), and the availability of 13 Coast Guard staff as discussed in paragraph (3) 14 apply specifically to cadets and leadership at the 15 Coast Guard Academy. 16 (5) Recommendations (including, as appro- 17 priate, proposed legislative changes and a plan to 18 publish in the Federal Register not later than 180 19 days after the date of enactment of this Act a re- 20 quest for information seeking public comment and 21 recommendations) of the Commandant regarding 22 manners in which Coast Guard policies and proce- 23 dures may be strengthened— 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) to prevent whistleblower discrimination and harassment; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2663 1 (B) to better enforce prohibitions on retal- 2 iation, including reprisal, restriction, ostracism, 3 and maltreatment, set forth in section 1034 of 4 title 10, United States Code, and section 2302 5 of title 5, United States Code; and 6 (C) to hold commanding officers and civil- 7 ian supervisors accountable for enforcing and 8 complying with prohibitions on any form of re- 9 taliation described in such section. 10 SEC. 7527. COAST GUARD AND COAST GUARD ACADEMY AC- 11 CESS TO DEFENSE SEXUAL ASSAULT INCI- 12 DENT DATABASE. 13 (a) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—Not later 14 than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 15 the Commandant, in consultation with the Secretary of 16 Defense, shall enter into a memorandum of understanding 17 to enable the criminal offender case management and ana18 lytics database of the Coast Guard to have system inter19 face access with the Defense Sexual Assault Incident 20 Database (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Database’’) 21 established by section 563 of the Duncan Hunter National 22 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (10 23 U.S.C. 1561 note). 24 (b) PLAN.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2664 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 2 entering into the memorandum of understanding re- 3 quired under subsection (a), the Commandant, in 4 consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall 5 submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 6 plan to carry out the terms of such memorandum. 7 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required under 8 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 9 (A) Measures to ensure that authorized 10 staff of the Coast Guard have system interface 11 access to the Database, and a description of 12 any barrier to such access. 13 (B) Measures to ensure that authorized 14 staff of the Coast Guard Academy have system 15 interface access to the Database, and a descrip- 16 tion of any barrier to such access that is unique 17 to the Coast Guard Academy. 18 (C) Measures to facilitate formal or infor- 19 mal communication between the Coast Guard 20 and the Sexual Assault Prevention and Re- 21 sponse Office of the Department of Defense, or 22 any other relevant Department of Defense com- 23 ponent, to identify or seek a resolution to bar- 24 riers to Database access. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2665 1 (D) A description of the steps, measures, 2 and improvements necessary to remove any bar- 3 rier encountered by staff of the Coast Guard or 4 the Coast Guard Academy in accessing the 5 Database, including any failure of system inter- 6 face access necessitating manual entry of inves- 7 tigative data. 8 (E) An assessment of the technical chal- 9 lenges, timeframes, and costs associated with 10 providing authorized staff of the Coast Guard 11 and the Coast Guard Academy with system 12 interface access for the Database that is sub- 13 stantially similar to such system interface ac- 14 cess possessed by other branches of the Armed 15 Forces. 16 (3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS 17 DEFINED.—In 18 priate committees of Congress’’ means— this subsection, the term ‘‘appro- 19 (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 20 and Transportation and the Committee on 21 Armed Services of the Senate; and 22 (B) the Committee on Transportation and 23 Infrastructure and the Committee on Armed 24 Services of the House of Representatives. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2666 1 SEC. 7528. EXPEDITED TRANSFER IN CASES OF SEXUAL 2 MISCONDUCT OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 3 (a) EXPEDITED TRANSFER POLICY UPDATE.—Not 4 later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 5 Act, the Commandant shall update Coast Guard policy as 6 necessary to implement— 7 8 (1) an expedited transfer process for covered individuals consistent with— 9 (A) Department of Defense policy on expe- 10 dited transfers of victims of sexual assault or 11 domestic violence in place on the date of enact- 12 ment of this Act; and 13 14 (B) subsection (b); and (2) a process by which— 15 (A) a covered individual, the commanding 16 officer of a covered individual, or any other 17 Coast Guard official may initiate a request that 18 a subject be administratively assigned to an- 19 other unit in accordance with military assign- 20 ments and authorized absence policy for the du- 21 ration of the investigation and, if applicable, 22 prosecution of such subject; 23 (B) the Coast Guard shall ensure that any 24 administrative assignment action in response to 25 a request under subparagraph (A) will be taken 26 not as a punitive measure, but solely for the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2667 1 purpose of maintaining good order and dis- 2 cipline within the unit of the covered individual 3 or the subject; and 4 (C) protection of due process for the sub- 5 6 ject is preserved. (b) RECUSAL.—The expedited transfer process imple- 7 mented under this section shall require the recusal of any 8 official involved in the approval or denial of an expedited 9 transfer request if the official was, at any time— 10 (1) the subject of a complaint of any form of 11 assault, harassment, or retaliation, or any other type 12 of complaint, filed by the covered individual; or 13 (2) associated, beyond workplace interactions, 14 with the subject in a manner that may present an 15 actual or apparent conflict of interest. 16 (c) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—With respect to 17 a member of the Coast Guard who makes an unrestricted 18 report of sexual assault or a report of domestic violence, 19 the updated policy required under subsection (a) shall 20 specify the appropriate officials of the Coast Guard who 21 shall provide such member with information regarding ex22 pedited transfer authority. 23 (d) REPORT.— 24 (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than March 1 25 of the year that is not less than 1 year after the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2668 1 date on which the updates required under subsection 2 (a) are completed, the Commandant shall submit to 3 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans- 4 portation of the Senate and the Committee on 5 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 6 Representatives, as an enclosure or appendix to the 7 report required by section 5112 of title 14, United 8 States Code, a report on such updates that in- 9 cludes— 10 (A) a copy of the updated policies of the 11 Coast Guard relating to expedited transfers; 12 (B) a summary of such updated policies; 13 (C) for the preceding year, the number of 14 covered individuals who have requested an expe- 15 dited transfer, disaggregated by gender of the 16 requester and whether the request was granted 17 or denied; 18 (D) for each denial of an expedited trans- 19 fer request during the preceding year, a de- 20 scription of the rationale for the denial; and 21 (E) any other matter the Commandant 22 considers appropriate. 23 (2) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—Not later than 1 24 year after the Commandant submits the report re- 25 quired under paragraph (1), and annually thereafter g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2669 1 for 3 years, the Commandant shall submit to the 2 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- 3 tation of the Senate and the Committee on Trans- 4 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep- 5 resentatives, as an enclosure or appendix to the re- 6 port required by section 5112 of title 14, United 7 States Code, a report on the updates required under 8 subsection (a) that includes— 9 (A) any policies of the Coast Guard relat- 10 ing to expedited transfers that have been up- 11 dated since the previous report submitted under 12 this subsection; 13 (B) a summary of any such updated poli- 14 cies; and 15 (C) the information described under sub- 16 paragraphs (C) through (E) of paragraph (1). 17 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 18 19 (1) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means— 20 (A) a member of the Coast Guard who is 21 a victim of sexual assault in a case handled 22 under the Sexual Assault Prevention, Response, 23 and Recovery Program or the Family Advocacy 24 Program; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2670 1 (B) a member of the Coast Guard who is 2 a victim of domestic violence (as defined by the 3 Secretary of the department in which the Coast 4 Guard is operating in the policies prescribed 5 under this section) committed by the spouse or 6 intimate partner of the member, regardless of 7 whether the spouse or intimate partner is a 8 member of the Coast Guard; and 9 (C) a member of the Coast Guard whose 10 dependent is a victim of sexual assault or do- 11 mestic violence. 12 (2) SUBJECT.—The term ‘‘subject’’ means a 13 member of the Coast Guard who is the subject of an 14 investigation related to alleged incidents of sexual 15 assault or domestic violence and is stationed at the 16 same installation as, or in close proximity to, the 17 covered individual involved. 18 SEC. 7529. ACCESS TO TEMPORARY SEPARATION PROGRAM 19 FOR VICTIMS OF ALLEGED SEX-RELATED OF- 20 FENSES. 21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 22 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall up23 date the Coast Guard policy relating to temporary separa24 tion of members of the Coast Guard who are victims of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2671 1 alleged sex-related offenses as required under subsection 2 (b). 3 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—The updated policy required under 4 subsection (a) shall include— 5 (1) a provision that allows a member of the 6 Coast Guard to request to participate in the tem- 7 porary separation program if the member has re- 8 ported, in an unrestricted format or to the greatest 9 extent practicable, a restricted format, being the vic- 10 tim of an alleged sex-related offense on a date that 11 is during— 12 (A) the 5-year period preceding the re- 13 quested date of separation; and 14 (B) the military service of the member; 15 (2) a provision that provides eligibility for a 16 member of the Coast Guard to request temporary 17 separation if the member has reported being the vic- 18 tim of an alleged sex-related offense, even if— 19 (A) the member has had a previous tem- 20 porary separation including a previous tem- 21 porary separation as the victim of a previous 22 unrelated alleged sex-related offense; or 23 (B) the enlistment period of the member is 24 not nearing expiration or the tour or contract 25 of the member is not nearing completion; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2672 1 (3) an updated standard of review consistent 2 with the application of, and purposes of, this section; 3 and 4 (4) the establishment of a process— 5 (A) for eligible members to make requests 6 for temporary separation under this section; 7 and 8 (B) that allows the Commandant to con- 9 sider whether to allow a member granted tem- 10 porary separation under this section to fulfill 11 the enlistment period or tour or contract obliga- 12 tion of the member after the end of the tem- 13 porary separation period. 14 (c) EXCEPTION FROM REPAYMENT OF BONUSES, IN- 15 CENTIVE PAY, OR SIMILAR BENEFITS AND TERMINATION 16 OF REMAINING PAYMENTS.—For any temporary separa- 17 tion granted under the updated policy required under sub18 section (a), the Secretary concerned may conduct a review 19 to determine whether to exercise discretion in accordance 20 with section 373(b)(1) of title 37, United States Code. 21 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 22 (1) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec- 23 retary concerned’’ has the meaning given such term 24 in section 101 of title 37, United States Code. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2673 1 (2) SEX-RELATED OFFENSE.—The term ‘‘sex- 2 related offense’’ has the meaning given such term in 3 section 1044e(h) of title 10, United States Code. 4 SEC. 7530. CONTINUOUS VETTING OF SECURITY CLEAR- 5 6 ANCES. Section 1564(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 7 amended— 8 (1) in paragraph (1)— 9 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 10 (A) by inserting ‘‘, and the Secretary of Home- 11 land Security shall conduct an investigation or 12 adjudication under subsection (a) of any indi- 13 vidual described in paragraph (3),’’ after ‘‘para- 14 graph (2)’’; and 15 (B) in subparagraph (A)(iv) by striking 16 ‘‘the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of 17 Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security, 18 as the case may be,’’; 19 (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘(other than 20 an individual described in paragraph (3))’’ after ‘‘is 21 an individual’’; 22 23 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; 24 25 (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2674 1 ‘‘(3) An individual described in this paragraph is an 2 individual who has a security clearance and is— 3 ‘‘(A) a flag officer of the Coast Guard; or 4 ‘‘(B) an employee of the Coast Guard in the 5 Senior Executive Service (career reserved).’’; and 6 (5) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by para- 7 graph (3), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and all that fol- 8 lows through ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting the fol- 9 lowing: ‘‘Secretary of Defense, in the case of an indi- 10 vidual described in paragraph (2), and the Secretary 11 of Homeland Security, in the case of an individual 12 described in paragraph (3), shall ensure that rel- 13 evant information on the conviction or determination 14 described in paragraph (1) of such an individual’’. 15 16 TITLE LXXVI—COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORTS 17 SEC. 7601. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON COAST 18 GUARD RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND IN- 19 NOVATION PROGRAM. 20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 21 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 22 of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 23 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 24 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 25 the House of Representatives a report on the state of the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2675 1 research, development, and innovation program of the 2 Coast Guard during the 5-year period ending on such date 3 of enactment. 4 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 5 (a) shall include the following: 6 (1) An evaluation and description of the process 7 for selecting projects to be carried out under the re- 8 search, development, and innovation program of the 9 Coast Guard. 10 (2) An analysis of the manner in which funding 11 needs are determined and requested for such pro- 12 gram, and for the activities and projects of such pro- 13 gram, in alignment with the appropriate fiscal year. 14 (3) An assessment of the manner in which the 15 Coast Guard determines desired outcomes, and 16 measures the impact, of successful projects on the 17 execution of the operations and mission of the Coast 18 Guard. 19 (4) An assessment of the manner in which the 20 Coast Guard evaluates impacts and benefits of part- 21 nerships between the Coast Guard and the Depart- 22 ment of Defense and other entities, and a descrip- 23 tion of the extent to which and manner in which the 24 Coast Guard is leveraging such benefits and identi- 25 fying and managing any potential challenge. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2676 1 (5) An analysis of the manner in which the 2 Commandant is working with partners to accelerate 3 project transition from research, testing, evaluation, 4 and prototype to production. 5 (6) An assessment of the manner in which the 6 authority to enter into transactions other than con- 7 tracts and grants pursuant to sections 719 and 1158 8 of title 14, United States Code, has been exercised 9 by the Commandant, and a description of any train- 10 ing or resources necessary (including additional 11 agreements for officers and training) to more fully 12 exercise such authority. 13 (7) An evaluation of the role of the Blue Tech 14 Center of Expertise established in section 302 of the 15 Coast Guard Blue Technology Center of Expertise 16 Act (Public Law 115–265). 17 (8) Recommendations regarding authorization, 18 personnel, infrastructure, and other requirements 19 necessary for the expeditious transition of tech- 20 nologies developed under such program from proto- 21 type to production in the field. 22 (c) CONSULTATION.—In developing the report re- 23 quired under subsection (a), the Comptroller General may 24 consult with— 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1) the maritime and aviation industries; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2677 1 (2) the Secretary of Defense; 2 (3) the intelligence community; and 3 (4) any relevant— 4 (A) federally funded research institutions; 5 (B) nongovernmental organizations; and 6 (C) institutions of higher education. 7 SEC. 7602. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON VESSEL 8 TRAFFIC 9 COMPENSATION, AND RETENTION. SERVICE CENTER EMPLOYMENT, 10 (a) DEFINITION OF VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE CEN- 11 TER.—In this section, the term ‘‘vessel traffic service cen- 12 ter’’ has the meaning given the term in section 70001(m) 13 of title 46, United States Code. 14 (b) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 15 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 16 of the United States shall commence a study on employ17 ment compensation, competitiveness, assignment, and re18 tention of civilian and military personnel assigned to or 19 otherwise employed at vessel traffic service centers in the 20 United States. 21 (c) ELEMENTS.—The study required under sub- 22 section (b) shall include the following: 23 (1) An assessment of the extent to which the 24 classification, assignment, selection, and pay rates of 25 personnel assigned to or otherwise employed at ves- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2678 1 sel traffic service centers are commensurate with the 2 required experience, duties, safety functions, and re- 3 sponsibilities of such positions. 4 (2) An assessment of the appropriate classifica- 5 tion, assignment, selection, and pay rate, as well as 6 nonmonetary employment incentives, that would fos- 7 ter a robust and competitive civilian candidate pool 8 for employment opportunities in civilian positions at 9 vessel traffic service centers. 10 (3) An analysis of the average civilian employ- 11 ment retention rate and average term of employment 12 of civilian personnel, by position, at vessel traffic 13 service centers. 14 (4) An analysis of existing special payments, as 15 discussed in the report by the Government Account- 16 ability Office entitled ‘‘Federal Pay: Opportunities 17 Exist to Enhance Strategic Use of Special Pay- 18 ments’’ (published December 7, 2017; GAO–18–91), 19 that may be available to personnel assigned to or 20 otherwise employed at vessel traffic service centers. 21 (5) An evaluation of all assignment parameters 22 and civilian hiring authority codes used by the Coast 23 Guard in assigning and hiring personnel assigned to 24 or otherwise employed at vessel traffic service cen- 25 ters. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2679 1 (6) An analysis of whether opportunities exist 2 to refine, consolidate, or expand Coast Guard civil- 3 ian hiring authorities for purposes of hiring per- 4 sonnel at the vessel traffic service centers. 5 (7) An assessment of the ability of the composi- 6 tion, as in effect on the first day of the study, of 7 military and civilian personnel assigned to or other- 8 wise employed at vessel traffic service centers to en- 9 sure safety on the waterways and to manage increas- 10 ing demand for vessel traffic services, taking into ac- 11 count the ranks and grades of such personnel, the 12 respective experience levels and training of such per- 13 sonnel, and the respective duties, safety functions, 14 and responsibilities of such personnel. 15 (8) An assessment of, and recommendations to 16 improve, the Coast Guard’s efforts to support the 17 career progression of and advancement opportunities 18 for officers and enlisted members of the Coast 19 Guard assigned to vessel traffic service centers. 20 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after com- 21 mencing the study required under subsection (b), the 22 Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on 23 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 24 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2680 1 the House of Representatives a report on the findings of 2 the study. 3 SEC. 7603. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF QUALITY 4 AND AVAILABILITY OF COAST GUARD BEHAV- 5 IORAL HEALTH CARE AND RESOURCES FOR 6 PERSONNEL WELLNESS. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 8 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 9 of the United States shall commence a review of the qual10 ity and availability of behavioral health care and related 11 resources for Coast Guard personnel at the locations de12 scribed in subsection (b). 13 (b) LOCATIONS TO BE REVIEWED.—In conducting 14 the review under subsection (a), the Comptroller General 15 shall— 16 (1) first review the practices and policies relat- 17 ing to the availability of behavioral health care and 18 related resources at Training Center Cape May; and 19 (2) review such practices and policies at— 20 (A) the Coast Guard Academy, including 21 Officer Candidate School; and 22 (B) other Coast Guard training locations, 23 24 as applicable. (c) ELEMENTS.—The review conducted under sub- 25 section (a) shall include, for each location described in g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2681 1 subsection (b), an assessment, and a description of avail2 able trend information (as applicable) for the 10-year pe3 riod preceding the date of the review, with respect to each 4 of the following: 5 (1) The nature of Coast Guard resources di- 6 rected toward behavioral health services at the loca- 7 tion. 8 (2) The manner in which the Coast Guard has 9 managed treatment for recruits, cadets, officer can- 10 didates, or other personnel who may be experiencing 11 a behavioral health crisis at the location (including 12 individuals who have transferred to other buildings 13 or facilities within the location). 14 (3) The extent to which the Coast Guard has 15 identified the resources, such as physical spaces and 16 facilities, necessary to manage behavioral health 17 challenges and crises that Coast Guard personnel 18 may face at the location. 19 (4) The behavioral health screenings required 20 by the Coast Guard for recruits, cadets, officer can- 21 didates, or other personnel at the location, and the 22 manner in which such screenings compare with 23 screenings required by the Department of Defense 24 for military recruits, service academy cadets, officer g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2682 1 candidates, or other personnel at military service ac- 2 cession points. 3 (5) Whether the Coast Guard has assessed the 4 adequacy of behavioral health resources and services 5 for recruits, cadets, officer candidates, and other 6 personnel at the location, and if so, the additional 7 services and resources (such as resilience and life 8 skills coaching), if any, needed to address any poten- 9 tial gaps. 10 (6) The manner in which the Coast Guard man- 11 ages care transfers related to behavior health at the 12 location, including command and other management 13 input and privacy policies. 14 (7) The extent to which the Coast Guard has 15 evaluated contributing factors or reasons for behav- 16 ioral health crises experienced by newly enlisted per- 17 sonnel, cadets, officer candidates, or other personnel 18 at the location. 19 (8) The extent to which the Coast Guard has 20 addressed, at the location, provider care staffing 21 standards and credentialing deficiencies identified in 22 the report of the Comptroller General titled ‘‘Coast 23 Guard Health Care: Improvements Needed for De- 24 termining Staffing Needs and Monitoring Access to 25 Care’’, issued on February 4, 2022. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2683 1 (d) REPORTS.—The Comptroller General shall sub- 2 mit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans3 portation of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor4 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa5 tives— 6 (1) as soon as practicable but not later than 1 7 year after the date of enactment of this Act, a re- 8 port relating to the results of the review conducted 9 under subsection (a) relating to Training Center 10 Cape May, including any recommendations the 11 Comptroller General considers appropriate; and 12 13 (2) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act— 14 15 (A) a report on the results of the review conducted under subsection (a) relating to— 16 17 (i) the Coast Guard Academy, including Officer Candidate School; and 18 (ii) other Coast Guard training loca- 19 tions, as applicable; and 20 (B) any recommendations the Comptroller 21 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) General considers appropriate. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2684 1 SEC. 7604. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON COAST 2 GUARD EFFORTS TO REDUCE PREVALENCE 3 OF 4 RECORDS AND SHARING OF MEDICAL DATA 5 WITH DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 6 AND OTHER ENTITIES. 7 MISSING OR INCOMPLETE MEDICAL (a) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 8 enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 9 United States shall commence a study assessing the ef10 forts of the Commandant— 11 12 (1) to reduce the prevalence of missing or incomplete medical records; 13 (2) to share medical data of members of the 14 Coast Guard with the Department of Veterans Af- 15 fairs; and 16 (3) to ensure that electronic health records are 17 provided in a format that is user friendly and easy 18 to access. 19 (b) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the study under sub- 20 section (a), the Comptroller General shall review the fol21 lowing: 22 (1) The steps the Commandant has taken to re- 23 duce the prevalence of missing or incomplete medical 24 records of members of the Coast Guard. 25 (2) How implementation of an electronic health 26 record system has affected the ability of the Com- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2685 1 mandant to manage health records of members of 2 the Coast Guard, including— 3 (A) how the Commandant adds records 4 from private medical providers to the electronic 5 health record system; 6 (B) the progress of the Commandant to- 7 ward implementing the electronic health record 8 system in shipboard sick bays of the Coast 9 Guard; 10 (C) how the Coast Guard shares medical 11 records with the Department of Veterans Af- 12 fairs; and 13 (D) any other matter the Comptroller Gen- 14 eral considers appropriate with respect to med- 15 ical record storage, use, and sharing and the 16 associated consequences for member health and 17 well-being. 18 (3) The ability of members of the Coast Guard, 19 medical professionals of the Coast Guard and of the 20 Department of Defense, personnel of the Depart- 21 ment of Veterans Affairs, and other personnel to ac- 22 cess and search, as appropriate, the electronic health 23 records of individuals, including the ability to search 24 or quickly find information within electronic health 25 records. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2686 1 (c) REPORT.—Upon completion of the study under 2 subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the 3 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 4 the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and In5 frastructure of the House of Representatives a report con6 taining the results of the study under subsection (a). 7 SEC. 7605. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON COAST 8 GUARD 9 TURE. 10 TRAINING FACILITY INFRASTRUC- (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 11 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 12 of the United States shall commence a study on Coast 13 Guard training facility infrastructure, including the spe14 cific needs of the Coast Guard training facilities described 15 in subsection (c). 16 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study required under sub- 17 section (a) shall include the following: 18 19 (1) With respect to each Coast Guard training facility described in subsection (c)— 20 21 22 23 (A) a summary of capital needs, including construction and repair; (B) a summary of equipment upgrade backlogs; 24 (C) an assessment of necessary improve- 25 ments, including improvements to essential g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2687 1 training equipment (including swimming pools, 2 operational 3 training ranges) to enable the Coast Guard to 4 achieve all operational training objectives; 5 6 simulators, and marksmanship (D) a description of the resources necessary to fully address all training needs; 7 (E) an assessment of any security defi- 8 ciency, including with respect to base access, 9 training facility access, and trainee berthing 10 area access; 11 12 13 (F) an identification of any exposed hazard that does not serve a training purpose; (G) an identification of the presence of 14 hazardous or toxic materials, including— 15 (i) lead-based paint; 16 (ii) asbestos or products that contain 17 asbestos; 18 (iii) black mold; 19 (iv) radon; and 20 (v) contaminated drinking water; and 21 (H) an assessment of the need for, and es- 22 timated cost of, remediation of such toxic mate- 23 rials. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2688 1 (2) An evaluation of the process used by the 2 Coast Guard to identify, monitor, and construct 3 Coast Guard training facilities. 4 (c) COAST GUARD TRAINING FACILITIES DE- 5 SCRIBED.—The Coast Guard training facilities described 6 in this subsection are the following: 7 8 (1) The Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. 9 10 (2) The Leadership Development Center in New London, Connecticut. 11 (3) Training Center Cape May, New Jersey. 12 (4) Training Center Petaluma, California. 13 (5) Training Center Yorktown, Virginia. 14 (6) The Maritime Law Enforcement Academy 15 in Charleston, South Carolina. 16 17 (7) The Special Missions Training Center at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. 18 19 (8) The Gulf Regional Fisheries Training Center (GRFTC) in New Orleans, Louisiana. 20 21 (9) The North Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center (NPRFTC) in Kodiak, Alaska. 22 (10) The Northeast Regional Fisheries Train- 23 ing Center (NRFTC) at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. 24 (11) The Southeast Regional Fisheries Training 25 Center (SRFTC) in Charleston, South Carolina. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2689 1 2 (12) The Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center (PRFTC) in Alameda, California. 3 4 (13) The National Motor Lifeboat School at Cape Disappointment, Washington. 5 6 (14) The Aviation Technical Training Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. 7 (15) The Aviation Training Center in Mobile, 8 Alabama. 9 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after com- 10 mencing the study required under subsection (a), the 11 Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on 12 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 13 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 14 the House of Representatives a report on the findings of 15 the study. 16 SEC. 7606. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON FACILITY 17 AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS OF COAST 18 GUARD STATIONS CONDUCTING BORDER SE- 19 CURITY OPERATIONS. 20 (a) STUDY.— 21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 22 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp- 23 troller General of the United States shall commence 24 a study on the facility and infrastructure needs of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2690 1 the Coast Guard stations and units described in 2 paragraph (3). 3 (2) ELEMENTS.—The study required under 4 paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to each 5 Coast Guard station and unit described in para- 6 graph (3), the following: 7 (A) An assessment of capital needs, includ- 8 ing personnel capacity, construction, and repair. 9 (B) An assessment of equipment upgrade 10 backlogs. 11 (C) An identification of any necessary im- 12 provement, including any improvement to oper- 13 ational and training equipment necessary to 14 conduct safe and effective maritime border se- 15 curity operations. 16 (D) An identification of any resource nec- 17 essary to fully address all operational and train- 18 ing needs. 19 20 (E) An identification of any physical security deficiency. 21 22 23 24 (F) An identification of any exposed hazard. (G) An identification of the presence of any hazardous or toxic material, including— 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (i) lead-based paint; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2691 1 (ii) asbestos or any product that con- 2 tains asbestos; 3 (iii) black mold; 4 (iv) radon; and 5 (v) contaminated drinking water. 6 (H) An assessment of the need for, and es- 7 timated cost of, remediation of any toxic mate- 8 rial identified under subparagraph (G). 9 (3) COAST GUARD STATIONS DESCRIBED.—The 10 Coast Guard stations and units described in this 11 paragraph are the following: 12 13 (A) Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, Texas. 14 15 (B) Coast Guard Station Port Aransas, Texas. 16 17 (C) Coast Guard Station Port O’Connor, Texas. 18 19 (D) Coast Guard Station Bellingham, Washington. 20 21 (E) Coast Guard Station Neah Bay, Washington. 22 23 (F) Coast Guard Station Port Angeles, Washington. 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (G) Coast Guard Station Ketchikan, Alaska. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2692 1 (H) Coast Guard Station San Diego, Cali- 2 fornia. 3 (I) Coast Guard Station Key West, Flor- 4 ida. 5 (J) Coast Guard Station Marathon, Flor- 6 ida. 7 (K) Coast Guard Station Islamorada, Flor- 8 ida. 9 (L) 10 Maine. 11 Coast Guard Station Jonesport, (M) Coast Guard Station Bayfield, Wis- 12 consin. 13 (N) Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay, 14 Wisconsin. 15 (O) Coast Guard Marine Safety Detach- 16 ment Santa Barbara. 17 (P) Any other Coast Guard station the 18 Comptroller General considers appropriate. 19 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after com- 20 mencing the study required under subsection (a), the 21 Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on 22 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the 23 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 24 House of Representatives, and the Commandant a report g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2693 1 on the findings of the study, including any recommenda2 tion the Comptroller General considers appropriate. 3 (c) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 days after the 4 date on which the report required under subsection (b) 5 is submitted to the Commandant, the Commandant shall 6 provide a briefing to the Committee on Commerce, 7 Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com8 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 9 of Representatives on— 10 (1) the actions the Commandant has taken, or 11 has ceased to take, as a result of the findings, in- 12 cluding any recommendation, set forth in the report; 13 and 14 15 16 (2) a plan for addressing such findings and any such recommendation. SEC. 7607. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON COAST 17 18 GUARD BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 19 date on which the Department of Defense issues the re20 port on the Fourteenth Quadrennial Review of Military 21 Compensation, the Comptroller General of the United 22 States shall commence a study of Coast Guard involve23 ment in, and efforts to support, the determination of the 24 cost of adequate housing and the calculation of the basic g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2694 1 allowance for housing under section 403 of title 37, United 2 States Code. 3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study required under sub- 4 section (a) shall include, to the extent practicable, the fol5 lowing: 6 (1) An identification of Coast Guard duty loca- 7 tions in which there is a misalignment between the 8 basic allowance for housing rate and the prevailing 9 housing cost for members of the Coast Guard such 10 that the basic allowance for housing is less than 95 11 percent of the monthly cost of adequate housing for 12 such members in the corresponding military housing 13 area. 14 (2) An analysis of each of the following: 15 (A) Anchor points, including— 16 17 (i) the methodology for the establishment of anchor points; and 18 (ii) with respect to housing provided 19 as part of a public-private venture and 20 Government-owned and Government-leased 21 housing, the disparities between estab- 22 lished anchor points and housing standards 23 across the armed forces (as such term is 24 defined in section 101 of title 10, United 25 States Code). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2695 1 (B) Existing military housing boundary 2 areas that affect the Coast Guard. 3 (C) Actions taken by the Commandant to 4 comprehensively monitor basic allowance for 5 housing rates for Coast Guard duty locations. 6 (D) The frequency of reviews conducted by 7 the Commandant of the site visits used by the 8 Department of Defense to inform military hous- 9 ing area boundaries. 10 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 11 on which the study required under subsection (a) com12 mences, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Com13 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 14 Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc15 ture of the House of Representatives, and the Com16 mandant a report on the findings of the study, including 17 any recommendation the Comptroller General considers 18 appropriate. 19 (d) PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after the date on 20 which the report required by subsection (c) is submitted 21 to the Commandant, the Commandant shall submit to the 22 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 23 the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and In24 frastructure of the House of Representatives— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2696 1 (1) an implementation plan, including time- 2 frames and milestones, addressing any recommenda- 3 tion made by the Comptroller General in such re- 4 port, as the Commandant considers appropriate; and 5 (2) with respect to any recommendation set 6 forth in such report that the Commandant declines 7 to implement, a written justification for the decision. 8 (e) ANCHOR POINT DEFINED.—In this section, the 9 term ‘‘anchor point’’— 10 (1) means the minimum housing standard ref- 11 erence benchmark used to establish the basic allow- 12 ance for housing under section 403 of title 37, 13 United States Code; and 14 15 (2) includes housing type and size based on pay grade and dependent status. 16 SEC. 7608. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON SAFETY 17 AND SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE AT COAST 18 GUARD ACADEMY. 19 (a) GAO REPORT.— 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 21 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 22 General of the United States shall submit to the 23 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- 24 tation of the Senate and the Committee on Trans- 25 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2697 1 resentatives a report on the safety and security in- 2 frastructure at the Coast Guard Academy. 3 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 4 paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of each of 5 the following: 6 (A) Existing security infrastructure for the 7 grounds, buildings, athletic facilities, and any 8 other facility of the Coast Guard Academy, in- 9 cluding access points, locks, surveillance, and 10 other security methods, as appropriate. 11 (B) Coast Guard policies with respect to 12 the management, data storage and access, and 13 operational capacity of the security infrastruc- 14 ture and methods evaluated under subpara- 15 graph (A). 16 (C) Special security needs relating to 17 events at the Coast Guard Academy, such as 18 large athletic events and other widely attended 19 events. 20 (D) Coast Guard policies and procedures 21 with respect to access to Coast Guard Academy 22 grounds by— 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (i) current or former members of the Coast Guard; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2698 1 2 (ii) current or former civilian employees of the Coast Guard; 3 (iii) Coast Guard personnel that re- 4 side at the Academy and families of cadets; 5 and 6 (iv) members of the public. 7 (E) Existing processes by which the Com- 8 mandant, the Superintendent of the Coast 9 Guard Academy, or a designated individual may 10 prohibit or restrict access to Coast Guard Acad- 11 emy grounds by any current or former member 12 or civilian employee of the Coast Guard who— 13 (i) has been subject to court-martial 14 under the Uniform Code of Military Jus- 15 tice for sexual misconduct; or 16 (ii) has been administratively dis- 17 ciplined for sexual misconduct. 18 (F) Enforcement processes regarding ac- 19 cess to Coast Guard Academy grounds for indi- 20 viduals (including current and former cadets, 21 members, and civilian employees of the Coast 22 Guard) who are or have been subject to a no- 23 contact order relating to— 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (i) a cadet or member of the faculty of the Academy; or (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2699 1 (ii) any other individual with access to 2 Academy grounds. 3 (G) Recommendations to improve— 4 (i) the security of the Coast Guard 5 Academy; and 6 (ii) the safety of— 7 (I) cadets at the Coast Guard 8 Academy; and 9 (II) members of the Coast Guard 10 stationed at, and civilian employees 11 of, the Coast Guard Academy. 12 (b) ACTIONS BY COMMANDANT.— 13 (1) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 14 the date on which the Comptroller General submits 15 the report required under subsection (a), the Com- 16 mandant shall submit to the Committee on Com- 17 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 18 and the Committee on Transportation and Infra- 19 structure of the House of Representatives a report 20 that includes— 21 (A) a detailed plan to improve the security 22 of, and the safety of cadets at, the Coast Guard 23 Academy; and 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (B) a detailed timeline for implementation of— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2700 1 (i) the recommendations made by the 2 Comptroller General in such report; and 3 (ii) any other safety improvement the 4 Commandant considers appropriate. 5 (2) POLICY.—Not later than 30 days after the 6 date on which the Comptroller General submits the 7 report required under subsection (a), the Com- 8 mandant, in a manner that maintains good order 9 and discipline, shall update Coast Guard policy re- 10 lating to access to the Coast Guard Academy 11 grounds to include procedures by which individuals 12 may be prohibited from accessing the Coast Guard 13 Academy— 14 (A) as the Commandant considers appro- 15 priate; and 16 (B) consistent with the recommendations 17 made by the Comptroller General in such re- 18 port. 19 SEC. 7609. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON ATHLETIC 20 21 COACHING AT COAST GUARD ACADEMY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 22 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 23 of the United States, in consultation with the Super24 intendent of the Coast Guard Academy, shall commence 25 a study on the number of administratively determined bil- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2701 1 lets for teaching and coaching necessary to support Coast 2 Guard Academy recruitment, intercollegiate athletics, 3 health and physical education, and leadership development 4 programs. 5 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study required under sub- 6 section (a) shall include the following: 7 (1) An identification of the number of full-time 8 and part-time employees performing coaching func- 9 tions at the Coast Guard Academy whose positions 10 are funded by a nonappropriated fund instrumen- 11 tality of the Coast Guard. 12 (2) An identification of the number of full-time 13 and part-time employees whose positions are funded 14 by a nonappropriated fund instrumentality per- 15 forming coaching functions at the following: 16 (A) The United States Military Academy. 17 (B) The United States Naval Academy. 18 (C) The United States Air Force Academy. 19 (D) The United States Merchant Marine 20 Academy. 21 (3) An analysis of the roles performed by ath- 22 letic coaches with respect to officer development at 23 the Coast Guard Academy, including the specific 24 functions of athletic coaches within the health and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2702 1 physical education and leadership development pro- 2 gram curriculums. 3 (4) An identification of any adverse impacts on 4 or deficiencies in cadet training and officer develop- 5 ment resulting from an inadequate number of ad- 6 ministratively determined billets for teaching and 7 coaching at the Coast Guard Academy. 8 (c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study under 9 subsection (a), the Comptroller General may consult a fed10 erally funded research and development center. 11 (d) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall submit 12 to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor13 tation of the Senate and the Committee of Transportation 14 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a re15 port on the results of the study conducted under this sec16 tion. 17 SEC. 7610. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY AND REPORT 18 ON PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION PROC- 19 ESS. 20 (a) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 21 enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 22 United States shall commence a study to evaluate the ef23 fectiveness of the permanent change of station process of 24 the Coast Guard. 25 (b) REPORT.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2703 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 2 commencing the study required by subsection (a), 3 the Comptroller General shall submit to the Com- 4 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 5 the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 6 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 7 a report on the findings of the study. 8 9 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 10 11 (A) A description of the permanent change of station policies of the Coast Guard. 12 (B) A description of Coast Guard spending 13 on permanent change of station moves and as- 14 sociated support costs. 15 (C) An evaluation of the effectiveness of 16 using contracted movers for permanent change 17 of station moves, including the estimated costs 18 associated with— 19 20 (i) lost or damaged personal property of members of the Coast Guard; 21 22 (ii) delays in scheduling such a move through a contracted mover; 23 24 (iii) delayed delivery of household goods; and 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (iv) other related challenges. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2704 1 (D) A review of changes to permanent 2 change of station policies implemented during 3 the 10-year period ending on the date of enact- 4 ment of this Act, and the costs or savings to 5 the Coast Guard directly associated with such 6 changes. 7 (E) Recommendations to improve the per- 8 manent change of station process of the Coast 9 Guard. 10 (F) Any additional information or related 11 matter arising from the study, as the Comp- 12 troller General considers appropriate. 13 SEC. 7611. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF COAST 14 GUARD INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE. 15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 16 United States shall conduct a review of the training pro17 vided by, and the resourcing and management of, the 18 Coast Guard Investigative Service. 19 (b) ELEMENTS.—The review required by subsection 20 (a) shall include the following: 21 (1) A review of the organizational and career 22 progression structure of the Coast Guard Investiga- 23 tive Service, including the assignment and promotion 24 process and the qualifications and experience re- 25 quired for Coast Guard Investigative Service special g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2705 1 agents, experts, and support personnel throughout 2 their careers, in all investigative areas and positions 3 (including active duty, reserve, and civilian special 4 agents). 5 (2) For each position in the Coast Guard Inves- 6 tigative Service, an assessment of the classification, 7 pay rate (including any special pay), average term of 8 employment, and retention rate. 9 (3) An assessment of the type and content of 10 training required for and provided to special agents 11 of the Coast Guard Investigative Service as such 12 agents progress through their careers, including the 13 extent to which— 14 (A) the type and content of such training 15 varies among special agents depending on the 16 offenses the agents investigate, such as sexual 17 assault, domestic abuse, and fraud; 18 (B) such special agents complete such 19 training in a timely manner; and 20 (C) the Coast Guard Investigative Service 21 tracks training completion. 22 (4) A review of relevant policies and practices 23 of the Coast Guard Investigative Service relating to 24 personnel, funding, and other resource needs, such 25 as physical spaces and facilities. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2706 1 (5) An analysis of the manner in which the 2 needs described in paragraph (4) are determined by 3 the Coast Guard Investigative Service and the man- 4 ner in which the resources to fulfill such needs are 5 requested by the Coast Guard Investigative Service, 6 including a determination as to whether the Com- 7 mandant and the Secretary of Homeland Security 8 assesses the adequacy of such resources and identi- 9 fies any additional resources needed to address the 10 gaps identified. 11 (6) An assessment of— 12 (A) the extent to which the Commandant 13 and the Coast Guard Investigative Service part- 14 ners with, leverages expertise from, or defers 15 to— 16 17 (i) military criminal investigative entities of the Department of Defense; or 18 (ii) the Inspector General of the De- 19 partment of Homeland Security or any In- 20 spectors General of the Department of De- 21 fense; and 22 (B)(i) the extent to which such entities 23 have the authority to investigate cases involving 24 Coast Guard personnel or otherwise carry out g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2707 1 investigations involving Coast Guard personnel; 2 and 3 (ii) the extent of the communication 4 between the Coast Guard Investigative 5 Service and other such entities with re- 6 spect to such cases. 7 (7) An analysis of the number of cases inves- 8 tigated by the Coast Guard Investigative Service, in- 9 cluding, for each such case, the type and duration 10 of the investigation and associated timelines. 11 (8) An analysis of the number of cases referred 12 by the Coast Guard Investigative Service to other 13 entities for investigation, including, for each such 14 case, the type and duration of the investigation and 15 associated timelines. 16 (9) An assessment of the extent to which the 17 Commandant and the Inspector General of the De- 18 partment of Homeland Security exercise oversight 19 over the Coast Guard Investigative Service, including 20 any data, metrics, or other information that the 21 Commandant uses to monitor and assess the inves- 22 tigative performance, personnel levels, and other re- 23 sources of the Coast Guard Investigative Service. 24 (c) BRIEFING AND PRESENTATION OF FINAL RE- 25 SULTS.—The Comptroller General shall— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2708 1 (1) not later than March 31, 2026, provide the 2 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- 3 tation of the Senate and the Committee on Trans- 4 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep- 5 resentatives with a briefing on the preliminary find- 6 ings of the review required by subsection (a); and 7 (2) present to the Committee on Commerce, 8 Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 9 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 10 the House of Representatives the final results of 11 such review in the format and on the date agreed 12 upon at such briefing. 13 TITLE LXXVII—AMENDMENTS 14 15 SEC. 7701. AMENDMENTS. (a) PROHIBITION ON ENTRY AND OPERATION.—Sec- 16 tion 70022(b)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is 17 amended by striking ‘‘Federal Register’’ and inserting 18 ‘‘the Federal Register’’. 19 (b) PORT, HARBOR, AND COASTAL FACILITY SECU- 20 RITY.—Section 70116(b) of title 46, United States Code, 21 is amended— 22 23 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘terrorism cyber’’ and inserting ‘‘terrorism, cyber’’; and 24 25 (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting a comma after ‘‘acts of terrorism’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2709 1 (c) ENFORCEMENT BY STATE AND LOCAL OFFI- 2 CERS.—Section 70118(a) of title 46, United States Code, 3 is amended— 4 (1) by striking ‘‘section 1 of title II of the Act 5 of June 15, 1917 (chapter 30; 50 U.S.C. 191)’’ and 6 inserting ‘‘section 70051’’; and 7 (2) by striking ‘‘section 7(b) of the Ports and 8 Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1226(b))’’ and in- 9 serting ‘‘section 70116(b)’’. 10 (d) CHAPTER 701 DEFINITIONS.—Section 70131(2) 11 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 12 (1) by striking ‘‘section 1 of title II of the Act 13 of June 15, 1917 (50 U.S.C. 191)’’ and inserting 14 ‘‘section 70051’’; and 15 (2) by striking ‘‘section 7(b) of the Ports and 16 Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1226(b))’’ and in- 17 serting ‘‘section 70116(b)’’. 18 (e) NOTICE OF ARRIVAL REQUIREMENTS FOR VES- 19 SELS ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.— 20 (1) PREPARATORY CONFORMING AMEND- 21 MENT.—Section 22 Code, is amended by redesignating subsections (l) 23 and (m) as subsections (m) and (n), respectively. 70001 of title 46, United States 24 (2) TRANSFER OF PROVISION.—Section 704 of 25 the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2710 1 2012 (Public Law 112–213; 46 U.S.C. 70001 note) 2 is— 3 (A) amended by striking ‘‘of title 46, 4 United States Code,’’; 5 (B) amended by striking ‘‘(33 U.S.C. 1223 6 note)’’ and inserting ‘‘(46 U.S.C. 70001 note)’’; 7 (C) transferred to appear after 70001(k) 8 of title 46, United States Code; and 9 (D) redesignated as subsection (l). 10 (f) TITLE 46.—Title 46, United States Code, is 11 amended as follows: 12 13 (1) Section 2101(2) is amended by striking ‘‘section 1’’ and inserting ‘‘section 101’’. 14 (2) Section 2116(b)(1)(D) is amended by strik- 15 ing ‘‘section 93(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 504(c)’’. 16 (3) In the analysis for subtitle VII by striking 17 the period after ‘‘70001’’ in the item relating to 18 chapter 700. 19 (4) In the analysis for chapter 700 by striking 20 the item relating to section 70006 and inserting the 21 following: ‘‘70006. Establishment by Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating of anchorage grounds and regulations generally.’’. 22 (5) In the heading for subchapter IV in the 23 analysis for chapter 700 by inserting a comma after 24 ‘‘DEFINITIONS’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2711 1 (6) In the heading for subchapter VI in the 2 analysis for chapter 700 by striking ‘‘OF THE 3 UNITED’’ and inserting ‘‘OF UNITED’’. 4 (7) Section 70052(e)(1) is amended by striking 5 ‘‘section 4197 of the Revised Statutes of the United 6 States (46 U.S.C. App. 91)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 7 60105’’. 8 (g) OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990.—The Oil Pollu- 9 tion Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) is amended as 10 follows: 11 12 (1) Section 1001 (33 U.S.C. 2701) is amended— 13 (A) in paragraph (32)(G) by striking 14 ‘‘pipeline’’ and all that follows through ‘‘off- 15 shore facility’’ and inserting ‘‘pipeline, offshore 16 facility’’; 17 (B) in paragraph (39) by striking ‘‘section 18 101(20)(G)(i)’’ 19 101(20)(H)(i)’’; 20 and inserting ‘‘section (C) in paragraph (40) by striking ‘‘section 21 101(20)(G)(ii)’’ 22 101(20)(H)(ii)’’; and inserting ‘‘section 23 (D) ) in paragraph (41) by striking ‘‘sec- 24 tion 101(20)(G)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 25 101(20)(H)(iii)’’; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2712 1 (E) in paragraph (42) by striking ‘‘section 2 101(20)(G)(iv)’’ 3 101(20)(H)(iv)’’; 4 and inserting ‘‘section (F) in paragraph (43) by striking ‘‘section 5 101(20)(G)(v)’’ 6 101(20)(H)(v)’’; and 7 and inserting ‘‘section (G) in paragraph (44) by striking ‘‘section 8 101(20)(G)(vi)’’ 9 101(20)(H)(vi)’’. 10 (2) Section 1003(d)(6) (33 U.S.C. 2703(d)(6)) 11 is amended by striking ‘‘this paragraph’’ and insert- 12 ing ‘‘this subsection’’. 13 14 and inserting ‘‘section (3) Section 1016 (33 U.S.C. 2716) is amended— 15 (A) by redesignating subsections (e) 16 through (i) as subsections (d) through (h), re- 17 spectively; and 18 (B) in subsection (e)(1)(B), as redesig- 19 nated by subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sub- 20 section (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’. 21 (4) Section 1012(b)(2) (33 U.S.C. 2712(b)(2)) 22 is amended by striking ‘‘section 1016(f)(1)’’ and in- 23 serting ‘‘section 1016(e)(1)’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2713 1 (5) Section 1005(b)(5)(B) (33 U.S.C. 2 2716(b)(5)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 3 1016(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2716(f)’’. 4 (6) Section 1018(c) (33 U.S.C. 2718(c)) is 5 amended by striking ‘‘the Act of March 3, 1851 (46 6 U.S.C. 183 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 305 of 7 title 46, United States Code’’. 8 (7) Section 7001(h)(1) (33 U.S.C. 2761(h)(1)) 9 is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(4)’’ and in- 10 serting ‘‘subsection (e)(4)’’. 11 (h) HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES IMPROVEMENT ACT 12 OF 1998.—Section 303 of the Hydrographic Services Im- 13 provement Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 892a) is amended— 14 15 (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘this title’’; and 16 (2) in subsection (b)— 17 (A) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting 18 ‘‘this title’’; and 19 (B) by striking ‘‘subchapter VI of chapter 20 21 10’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 11’’. (i) CHAPTER 5.— 22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 14, United 23 States Code, is amended by redesignating the second 24 section 548 (relating to Marking anchorage grounds 25 by Commandant of the Coast Guard) as section 551. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2714 1 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 2 chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amend- 3 ed by inserting after the item relating to section 550 4 the following: ‘‘551. Marking anchorage grounds by Commandant of the Coast Guard.’’. 5 (j) SECTION 807.—Section 807 of the Frank LoBi- 6 ondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (14 U.S.C. 7 313 note) is amended by striking ‘‘District 9’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘Great Lakes District’’. 9 (k) SECTION 324.—Section 324 of title 14, United 10 States Code, as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘Seventeenth 11 Coast Guard District’’ and inserting ‘‘Coast Guard Arctic 12 District’’ each place it appears. 13 14 15 DIVISION H—OTHER MATTERS TITLE LXXXI—FINANCIAL SERVICES MATTERS Sec. 8001. Defense Production Act of 1950 extension. Sec. 8002. Review of and reporting on national security sensitive sites for purposes of reviews of real estate transactions by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. Sec. 8003. Disclosures by directors, officers, and principal stockholders. Sec. 8004. Study and report. 16 SEC. 8101. DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950 EXTENSION. 17 Section 717(a) of the Defense Production Act of 18 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4564(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep19 tember 30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2026’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2715 1 SEC. 8102. REVIEW OF AND REPORTING ON NATIONAL SE- 2 CURITY SENSITIVE SITES FOR PURPOSES OF 3 REVIEWS OF REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS 4 BY THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVEST- 5 MENT IN THE UNITED STATES. 6 (a) LIST OF NATIONAL SECURITY SENSITIVE 7 SITES.—Section 721(a)(4)(C) of the Defense Production 8 Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(a)(4)(C)) is amended by 9 adding at the end the following: 10 ‘‘(iii) LIST OF SITES.— 11 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—For purposes 12 of subparagraph (B)(ii)(II)(bb), the 13 Committee may prescribe, through 14 regulations, a list of military installa- 15 tions or other facilities or properties 16 of the United States Government that 17 are sensitive for reasons relating to 18 national security. Such list may in- 19 clude certain facilities or properties of 20 the intelligence community and Na- 21 tional Laboratories (as defined in sec- 22 tion 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 23 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)). 24 ‘‘(II) PERIODIC REVIEW OF 25 LIST.—Not later than one year after 26 the date of the enactment of this g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2716 1 clause, and periodically thereafter, 2 each 3 shall— member of the Committee 4 ‘‘(aa) review the installa- 5 tions, facilities, and properties, if 6 any, included by that member on 7 the list developed under sub- 8 clause (I); and 9 ‘‘(bb) submit to the chair- 10 person a report on that review, 11 after approval of the report by 12 the Assistant Secretary or equiv- 13 alent official designated for the 14 agency 15 (k)(4)(A)(i), 16 clude— 17 under which ‘‘(AA) subsection shall any in- rec- 18 ommended updates or revi- 19 sions to the list regarding 20 installations, facilities, and 21 properties administered by 22 the member of the Com- 23 mittee; 24 ‘‘(BB) 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) any rec- ommendations with respect (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2717 1 to what distance, including 2 close proximity or extended 3 range, should apply for pur- 4 poses of real estate de- 5 scribed 6 (B)(ii)(II)(bb); and in subparagraph 7 ‘‘(CC) a detailed jus- 8 tification and risk assess- 9 ment underlying any rec- 10 ommendations made under 11 subitem (BB).’’. 12 (b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 721(m)(2) of the De- 13 fense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(m)(2)) is 14 amended by adding at the end the following: 15 ‘‘(L) Information on whether the most re- 16 cent list of sites identified under subsection 17 (a)(4)(C)(iii) reflects consideration of any rec- 18 ommended updates and revisions submitted 19 under subclause (II) of that subsection. Upon 20 request from the Committee on Financial Serv- 21 ices of the House of Representatives or the 22 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 23 Affairs of the Senate, the Committee shall pro- 24 vide to that committee a classified briefing re- 25 garding that list.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2718 1 SEC. 8103. DISCLOSURES BY DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND 2 3 PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 4 ‘‘Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act’’. 5 (b) DISCLOSURES.— 6 (1) AMENDMENTS.—Section 16(a) of the Secu- 7 rities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78p(a)) is 8 amended— 9 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(in- 10 cluding, solely for the purposes of this sub- 11 section, every person who is a director or an of- 12 ficer of a foreign private issuer, as that term is 13 defined in section 240.3b–4 of title 17, Code of 14 Federal Regulations, or any successor regula- 15 tion)’’ after ‘‘an officer of the issuer of such se- 16 curity’’; 17 (B) in paragraph (2)— 18 (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 19 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 20 and 21 (ii) by adding at the end the fol- 22 lowing: 23 ‘‘(D) with respect to a foreign private 24 issuer, the securities of which are, as of the 25 date of enactment of the Holding Foreign In- 26 siders Accountable Act, registered pursuant to g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2719 1 subsection (b) or (g) of section 12, on the date 2 that is 90 days after that date of enactment.’’; 3 (C) in paragraph (4)(A), by inserting ‘‘and 4 in English’’ after ‘‘electronically’’; and 5 (D) by adding at the end the following: 6 ‘‘(5) AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT.—The Commis- 7 sion by rule, regulation, or order, may conditionally 8 or unconditionally exempt any person, security, or 9 transaction, or any class or classes of persons, secu- 10 rities, or transactions, from the requirements of this 11 section if the Commission determines that the laws 12 of a foreign jurisdiction apply substantially similar 13 requirements to such person, security, or trans- 14 action.’’. 15 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 16 by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date that 17 is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 18 (c) EFFECT ON REGULATION.—If any provision of 19 section 240.3a12–3(b) of title 17, Code of Federal Regula20 tions, or any successor regulation, is inconsistent with the 21 amendments made by subsection (b), that provision of 22 such section 240.3a12–3(b) (or such successor) shall have 23 no force or effect beginning on the effective date described 24 in subsection (b)(2). 25 (d) ISSUANCE OR AMENDMENT OF REGULATIONS.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2720 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Securities and 3 Exchange Commission shall issue final regulations 4 (or amend or rescind, in whole or in part, existing 5 regulations of the Commission) to carry out the 6 amendments made by subsection (b). 7 (2) ADDITIONAL RULEMAKING.—The Securities 8 and Exchange Commission may issue such addi- 9 tional regulations (or amend or rescind, in whole or 10 in part, existing regulations of the Commission) as 11 necessary to implement the intent of this section. 12 13 SEC. 8104. STUDY AND REPORT. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 14 of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission 15 shall— 16 17 (1) conduct a study on the transparency and cooperation regarding— 18 (A) brokers and dealers that are a member 19 of a national securities association and reg- 20 istered with the Securities and Exchange Com- 21 mission that are controlled by or organized 22 under the laws of the People’s Republic of 23 China; and 24 (B) investment advisors registered with the 25 Securities and Exchange Commission and con- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2721 1 trolled by or organized under the laws of the 2 People’s Republic of China; and 3 (2) submit to Congress a report that includes 4 the results of the study conducted under paragraph 5 (1). 6 TITLE LXXXII—JUDICIARY MATTERS 7 Sec. 8201. Authority of Marshal of the Supreme Court and Supreme Court Police. Sec. 8202. PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 reauthorization. Sec. 8203. Trauma kit standards. Sec. 8204. Inclusion of certain retired public safety officers in the public safety officers’ death benefits program. Sec. 8205. Honoring our fallen heroes. 8 SEC. 8201. AUTHORITY OF MARSHAL OF THE SUPREME 9 COURT AND SUPREME COURT POLICE. 10 Section 6121(a)(2) of title 40, United States Code, 11 is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting 12 the following: 13 14 ‘‘(C) if the Marshal determines such protection is necessary— 15 ‘‘(i) any retired or former Chief Jus- 16 tice or Associate Justice of the Supreme 17 Court; or 18 ‘‘(ii) any member of the immediate 19 family of the Chief Justice, any Associate 20 Justice, any retired or former Chief Jus- 21 tice or Associate Justice, or any officer of 22 the Supreme Court.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2722 1 SEC. 8202. PROTECT OUR CHILDREN ACT OF 2008 REAU- 2 3 THORIZATION. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR 4 CHILD EXPLOITATION PREVENTION 5 AND INTERDIC- TION.—Section 101 of the PROTECT Our Children Act 6 of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21111) is amended— 7 8 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘every second year’’ and inserting ‘‘every fourth year’’; and 9 (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 10 following: 11 ‘‘(c) REQUIRED CONTENTS OF NATIONAL STRAT- 12 EGY.—The National Strategy established under subsection 13 (a) shall include the following: 14 ‘‘(1) An analysis of current trends, challenges, 15 and the overall magnitude of the threat of child ex- 16 ploitation. 17 ‘‘(2) An analysis of future trends and chal- 18 lenges, including new technologies, that will impact 19 the efforts to combat child exploitation. 20 21 ‘‘(3) Goals and strategic solutions to prevent and interdict child exploitation, including— 22 ‘‘(A) plans for interagency coordination; 23 ‘‘(B) engagement with the judicial 24 branches of the Federal Government and State 25 governments; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2723 1 ‘‘(C) legislative recommendations for com- 2 bating child exploitation; 3 ‘‘(D) cooperation with international, State, 4 local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies; and 5 ‘‘(E) engagement with the private sector 6 and other entities involved in efforts to combat 7 child exploitation. 8 ‘‘(4) An analysis of Federal efforts dedicated to 9 combating child exploitation, including— 10 ‘‘(A) a review of the policies and work of 11 the Department of Justice and other Federal 12 programs relating to the prevention and inter- 13 diction of child exploitation crimes, including 14 training programs, and investigative and pros- 15 ecution activity; and 16 ‘‘(B) a description of the efforts of the De- 17 partment of Justice to cooperate and coordinate 18 with, and provide technical assistance and sup- 19 port to, international, State, local, and Tribal 20 law enforcement agencies and private sector 21 and nonprofit entities with respect to child ex- 22 ploitation prevention and interdiction efforts. 23 ‘‘(5) An estimate of the resources required to 24 effectively respond to child exploitation crimes at 25 scale by— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2724 1 ‘‘(A) each ICAC task force; 2 ‘‘(B) the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 3 including investigators, forensic interviewers, 4 and 5 forensics; analysts of victims, witnesses, and 6 ‘‘(C) Homeland Security Investigations, in- 7 cluding forensic interviewers and analysts of 8 victims, witnesses, and forensics; 9 ‘‘(D) the United States Marshals Service; 10 ‘‘(E) the United States Secret Service; 11 ‘‘(F) the United States Postal Service; 12 ‘‘(G) the criminal investigative offices of 13 the Department of Defense; and 14 ‘‘(H) any component of an agency de- 15 scribed in this paragraph. 16 ‘‘(6) A review of the Internet Crimes Against 17 Children Task Force Program, including— 18 19 20 21 22 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) the number of ICAC task forces and the location of each ICAC task force; ‘‘(B) the number of trained personnel at each ICAC task force; ‘‘(C) the amount of Federal grants awarded to each ICAC task force; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2725 1 ‘‘(D) an assessment of the Federal, State, 2 and local cooperation with respect to each ICAC 3 task force, including— 4 ‘‘(i) the number of arrests made by 5 each ICAC task force; 6 ‘‘(ii) the number of criminal referrals 7 to United States attorneys for prosecution; 8 ‘‘(iii) the number of prosecutions and 9 convictions from the referrals described in 10 clause (ii); 11 ‘‘(iv) the number, if available, of local 12 prosecutions and convictions based on 13 ICAC task force investigations; and 14 ‘‘(v) any other information determined 15 by the Attorney General demonstrating the 16 level of Federal, State, Tribal, and local 17 coordination and cooperation. 18 19 ‘‘(7) An assessment of training needs for each ICAC task force and affiliated agencies. 20 ‘‘(8) An assessment of Federal investigative and 21 prosecution activity relating to reported incidents of 22 child exploitation crimes that include a number of 23 factors, including— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2726 1 ‘‘(A) the number of investigations, arrests, 2 prosecutions, and convictions for a crime of 3 child exploitation; and 4 ‘‘(B) the average sentence imposed and the 5 statutory maximum sentence that could be im- 6 posed for each crime of child exploitation. 7 ‘‘(9) A review of all available statistical data in- 8 dicating the overall magnitude of child pornography 9 trafficking in the United States and internationally, 10 including— 11 ‘‘(A) the number of foreign and domestic 12 suspects observed engaging in accessing and 13 sharing child pornography; 14 ‘‘(B) the number of tips or other statistical 15 data from the CyberTipline of the National 16 Center for Missing and Exploited Children and 17 other data indicating the magnitude of child 18 pornography trafficking; and 19 ‘‘(C) any other statistical data indicating 20 the type, nature, and extent of child exploi- 21 tation crime in the United States and abroad.’’. 22 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL ICAC TASK 23 FORCE PROGRAM.—Section 102 of the PROTECT Our 24 Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21112) is amended— 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2727 1 2 (A) by inserting ‘‘, Tribal, military,’’ after ‘‘State’’; and 3 (B) by striking ‘‘and child obscenity and 4 pornography cases’’ and inserting ‘‘child ob- 5 scenity and pornography cases, and the identi- 6 fication of child victims’’; 7 (2) in subsection (b)— 8 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘consult 9 with and consider’’ and all that follows through 10 ‘‘track record of success.’’ and inserting ‘‘, 11 evaluate the task forces funded under the ICAC 12 Task Force Program to determine if those task 13 forces are operating in an effective manner.’’; 14 (B) in paragraph (3)(B)— 15 (i) by striking ‘‘establish a new task 16 force’’ and inserting ‘‘establish a new or 17 continue an existing task force’’; and 18 (ii) by striking ‘‘state’’ and inserting 19 ‘‘State’’; and 20 (C) in paragraph (4)— 21 22 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 23 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and 24 (iii) by redesignating subparagraph 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (C) as subparagraph (B); and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2728 1 (3) by adding at the end the following: 2 ‘‘(c) LIMITED LIABILITY FOR ICAC TASK FORCES.— 3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- 4 graph (2), a civil claim or criminal charge against an 5 ICAC task force established pursuant to this section 6 and sections 103 and 104, including any law en- 7 forcement agency that participates on such a task 8 force or a director, officer, employee, or agent of 9 such a law enforcement agency, arising from the 10 prioritization decisions with respect to leads related 11 to Internet crimes against children described in sec- 12 tion 104(8), may not be brought in any Federal or 13 State court. 14 ‘‘(2) INTENTIONAL, RECKLESS, OR OTHER MIS- 15 CONDUCT.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a claim 16 if the ICAC task force or law enforcement agency, 17 or a director, officer, employee, or agent of that law 18 enforcement agency— 19 ‘‘(A) engaged in intentional misconduct; or 20 ‘‘(B) acted, or failed to act— 21 ‘‘(i) with actual malice; 22 ‘‘(ii) with gross negligence or reckless 23 disregard to a substantial risk of causing 24 physical injury without legal justification; 25 or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2729 1 ‘‘(iii) for a purpose unrelated to the 2 performance of any responsibility or func- 3 tion under section 104(8). 4 5 ‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to— 6 ‘‘(A) create any independent basis of liabil- 7 ity on behalf of, or any cause of action 8 against— 9 ‘‘(i) an ICAC task force; or 10 ‘‘(ii) a law enforcement agency or a 11 director, officer, employee, or agent of the 12 law enforcement agency; or 13 ‘‘(B) expand any liability otherwise im- 14 posed, or limit any defense to that liability, oth- 15 erwise available under Federal or State law.’’. 16 (c) PURPOSE OF ICAC TASK FORCES.—Section 103 17 of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 18 21113) is amended— 19 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, and the 20 identification of child victims of those crimes’’ before 21 the semicolon at the end; 22 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and 23 prioritizing investigations that task force personnel, 24 through the background, training and experience of 25 those personnel and the consideration of all relevant g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2730 1 circumstances, determine to be most likely to result 2 in positive case outcomes and in the rescue of chil- 3 dren’’ before the semicolon at the end; 4 (3) in paragraph (3)— 5 (A) by striking ‘‘and local law enforce- 6 ment’’ and inserting ‘‘Tribal, military, and local 7 law enforcement’’; and 8 (B) by inserting ‘‘, including probation and 9 parole agencies, child advocacy centers, and 10 child protective services,’’ after ‘‘enforcement 11 agencies’’; 12 (4) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 13 end; 14 15 (5) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 16 (6) by adding at the end the following: 17 ‘‘(10) educating the judiciary on— 18 19 ‘‘(A) the link between intrafamilial contact offenses and technology-facilitated crimes; and 20 ‘‘(B) characteristics of internet offenders, 21 including the interest of online offenders in in- 22 cest-themed material, sadism, and other related 23 paraphilias or illegal activity.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2731 1 (d) DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF TASK FORCES.— 2 Section 104 of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 3 (34 U.S.C. 21114) is amended— 4 (1) in paragraph (3)— 5 (A) by inserting ‘‘reactive and’’ before 6 ‘‘proactive’’; 7 (B) by inserting ‘‘conduct digital’’ before 8 ‘‘forensic examinations’’; and 9 (C) by inserting ‘‘engage in’’ before ‘‘effec- 10 tive prosecutions’’; 11 (2) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the 12 following: 13 ‘‘(8) investigate, seek prosecution with respect 14 to, and identify child victims from leads relating to 15 Internet 16 CyberTipline reports, with prioritization determined 17 according to circumstances and by each task force, 18 as described in section 102;’’; crimes against children, including 19 (3) by striking paragraph (9); and 20 (4) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) 21 as paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively. 22 (e) NATIONAL INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHIL- 23 DREN DATA SYSTEM.—Section 105 of the PROTECT 24 Our Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21115) is amend25 ed— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2732 1 2 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘shall establish’’ and inserting ‘‘may establish’’; 3 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘continue and 4 build upon Operation Fairplay developed by the Wy- 5 oming Attorney General’s office, which has estab- 6 lished a secure, dynamic undercover infrastructure 7 that has facilitated’’ and inserting ‘‘facilitate’’; and 8 (3) in subsection (g)— 9 (A) by striking paragraph (3); 10 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) 11 through (8) as paragraphs (3) through (7), re- 12 spectively; and 13 (C) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, 14 by striking ‘‘1 representative’’ and inserting ‘‘2 15 representatives’’. 16 (f) ICAC GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 106 of the 17 PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21116) 18 is amended— 19 20 21 22 23 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(II), by striking ‘‘Operation Fairplay,’’; and (B) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: 24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 20 per- 25 cent of the total funds appropriated to carry g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2733 1 out this section shall be distributed to support 2 the ICAC Task Force Program through grants 3 to— 4 ‘‘(i) provide training and technical as- 5 sistance to members of the ICAC Task 6 Force Program; 7 ‘‘(ii) maintain, enhance, research, and 8 develop tools and technology to assist 9 members of the ICAC Task Force Pro- 10 gram; 11 ‘‘(iii) provide other support to the 12 ICAC Task Force Program determined by 13 the Attorney General; 14 ‘‘(iv) conduct research; 15 ‘‘(v) support the annual National Law 16 Enforcement Training on Child Exploi- 17 tation of the Office of Juvenile Justice and 18 Delinquency Prevention; and 19 20 21 ‘‘(vi) provide wellness training.’’; and (2) in subsection (d)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (B)— 22 23 (i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 24 (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘, in- 25 cluding’’ and all that follows through g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2734 1 ‘‘such crime under State law.’’ and insert- 2 ing ‘‘; and’’; and 3 (iii) by adding at the end the fol- 4 lowing: 5 ‘‘(iv) the number of child victims iden- 6 tified.’’; 7 (B) by striking subparagraph (D); and 8 (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) 9 through (G) as subparagraphs (D) through (F), 10 respectively. 11 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 12 107(a) of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (34 13 U.S.C. 21117(a)) is amended— 14 15 (1) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 16 17 (2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 18 (3) by adding at the end the following: 19 ‘‘(11) $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 20 through 2028.’’. 21 (h) ADDITIONAL REGIONAL COMPUTER FORENSIC 22 LABS.—The PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (34 23 U.S.C. 21101 et seq.) is amended by striking title II. 24 (i) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF PROVIDERS.— 25 Section 2258A(c) of title 18, United States Code, is g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2735 1 amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by in2 serting ‘‘and all supplemental data included in the report’’ 3 after ‘‘each report made under subsection (a)(1)’’. 4 5 SEC. 8203. TRAUMA KIT STANDARDS. Section 521 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 6 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10202) is amend7 ed by adding at the end the following: 8 ‘‘(d) TRAUMA KITS.— 9 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 10 ‘trauma kit’ means a first aid response kit, which in- 11 cludes a bleeding control kit that can be used for 12 controlling a life-threatening hemorrhage. 13 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT FOR TRAUMA KITS.— 14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 15 other provision of law, a grantee may only pur- 16 chase a trauma kit using funds made available 17 under this part if the trauma kit meets the per- 18 formance standards established by the Director 19 of the Bureau of Justice Assistance under para- 20 graph (3)(A). 21 ‘‘(B) AUTHORITY TO SEPARATELY AC- 22 QUIRE.—Nothing 23 prohibit a grantee from separately acquiring the 24 components of a trauma kit and assembling g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) in subparagraph (A) shall G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2736 1 complete trauma kits that meet the perform- 2 ance standards. 3 ‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND OP- 4 TIONAL AGENCY BEST PRACTICES.—Not later than 5 180 days after the date of enactment of this sub- 6 section, the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assist- 7 ance, in consultation with organizations representing 8 trauma surgeons, emergency medical response pro- 9 fessionals, emergency physicians, other medical pro- 10 fessionals, relevant law enforcement agencies of 11 States and units of local government, professional 12 law enforcement organizations, local law enforcement 13 labor or representative organizations, and law en- 14 forcement trade associations, shall— 15 ‘‘(A) develop and publish performance 16 standards for trauma kits that are eligible for 17 purchase using funds made available under this 18 part that, at a minimum, require the compo- 19 nents described in paragraph (4) to be included 20 in a trauma kit; and 21 ‘‘(B) develop and publish optional best 22 practices for law enforcement agencies regard- 23 ing— 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(i) training law enforcement officers in the use of trauma kits; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2737 1 ‘‘(ii) the deployment and maintenance 2 of trauma kits in law enforcement vehicles; 3 and 4 ‘‘(iii) the deployment, location, and 5 maintenance of trauma kits in law enforce- 6 ment agency or other government facilities. 7 ‘‘(4) COMPONENTS.—The components of a 8 trauma kit described in this paragraph are— 9 ‘‘(A) a tourniquet recommended by the 10 Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care; 11 ‘‘(B) a bleeding control bandage; 12 ‘‘(C) a pair of nonlatex protective gloves 13 and a pen-type marker; 14 ‘‘(D) a pair of blunt-ended scissors; 15 ‘‘(E) instructional documents developed— 16 ‘‘(i) under the ‘Stop the Bleed’ na- 17 tional awareness campaign of the Depart- 18 ment of Homeland Security, or any suc- 19 cessor thereto; 20 21 ‘‘(ii) by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma; 22 ‘‘(iii) by the American Red Cross; or 23 ‘‘(iv) by any partner of the Depart- 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ment of Defense; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2738 1 ‘‘(F) a bag or other container adequately 2 designed to hold the contents of the kit; and 3 ‘‘(G) any additional trauma kit supplies 4 that— 5 ‘‘(i) are approved by a State, local, or 6 Tribal law enforcement agency or first re- 7 sponders; 8 ‘‘(ii) can adequately treat a traumatic 9 injury; and 10 ‘‘(iii) can be stored in a readily avail- 11 able kit.’’. 12 SEC. 8204. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN RETIRED PUBLIC SAFE- 13 TY OFFICERS IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFI- 14 CERS’ DEATH BENEFITS PROGRAM. 15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1201 of title I of the Om- 16 nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 17 U.S.C. 10281) is amended by adding at the end the fol18 lowing: 19 20 ‘‘(p) PERSONAL INJURY TO RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.— 21 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 22 ‘retired law enforcement officer’ means an individual 23 who separated from service in good standing as a 24 law enforcement officer in an official capacity at a 25 public agency with or without compensation. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2739 1 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.—A retired law enforcement 2 officer shall be eligible for a benefit under this part 3 if the officer died or became permanently and totally 4 disabled as the direct and proximate result of a per- 5 sonal injury resulting from a targeted attack be- 6 cause of the retired law enforcement officer’s service 7 as a law enforcement officer.’’. 8 (b) RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.— 9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- 10 graph (2), the amendments made by this section 11 shall— 12 (A) take effect on the date of enactment of 13 this Act; and 14 (B) apply to any matter— 15 (i) pending before the Bureau of Jus- 16 tice Assistance or otherwise on the date of 17 enactment of this Act; or 18 (ii) filed (consistent with pre-existing 19 effective dates) or accruing after the date 20 of enactment of this Act. 21 (2) EXCEPTIONS.—The amendment made by 22 this section shall apply to any action taken against 23 a retired law enforcement officer described in section 24 1201(p) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2740 1 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (as added by this Act) on 2 or after January 1, 2012. 3 SEC. 8205. HONORING OUR FALLEN HEROES. 4 (a) 5 ITIES.— CANCER-RELATED DEATHS AND DISABIL- 6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1201 of title I of the 7 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 8 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281), as amended by section 9 8204, is further amended by adding at the end the 10 following: 11 ‘‘(q) EXPOSURE-RELATED CANCERS.— 12 13 14 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: ‘‘(A) CARCINOGEN.—The term ‘carcinogen’ means an agent that is— 15 ‘‘(i) classified by the International 16 Agency for Research on Cancer under 17 Group 1 or Group 2A; and 18 ‘‘(ii) reasonably linked to an exposure- 19 related cancer. 20 ‘‘(B) DIRECTOR.—The term 21 means the Director of the Bureau. 22 ‘‘(C) EXPOSURE-RELATED ‘Director’ CANCER.—As 23 updated from time to time in accordance with 24 paragraph (3), the term ‘exposure-related can- 25 cer’ means— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2741 1 ‘‘(i) bladder cancer; 2 ‘‘(ii) brain cancer; 3 ‘‘(iii) breast cancer; 4 ‘‘(iv) cervical cancer; 5 ‘‘(v) colon cancer; 6 ‘‘(vi) colorectal cancer; 7 ‘‘(vii) esophageal cancer; 8 ‘‘(viii) kidney cancer; 9 ‘‘(ix) leukemia; 10 ‘‘(x) lung cancer; 11 ‘‘(xi) malignant melanoma; 12 ‘‘(xii) mesothelioma; 13 ‘‘(xiii) multiple myeloma; 14 ‘‘(xiv) non-Hodgkins lymphoma; 15 ‘‘(xv) ovarian cancer; 16 ‘‘(xvi) prostate cancer; 17 ‘‘(xvii) skin cancer; 18 ‘‘(xviii) stomach cancer; 19 ‘‘(xix) testicular cancer; 20 ‘‘(xx) thyroid cancer; 21 ‘‘(xxi) any form of cancer that is con- 22 sidered a WTC-related health condition 23 under section 3312(a) of the Public Health 24 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm–22(a)); 25 and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2742 1 ‘‘(xxii) any form of cancer added to 2 this definition pursuant to an update in ac- 3 cordance with paragraph (3). 4 5 ‘‘(2) PERSONAL INJURY SUSTAINED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.— 6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara- 7 graph (B), as determined by the Bureau, the 8 exposure of a public safety officer to a car- 9 cinogen shall be presumed to constitute a per- 10 sonal injury within the meaning of subsection 11 (a) or (b) sustained in the line of duty by the 12 officer and directly and proximately resulting in 13 death or permanent and total disability, if— 14 ‘‘(i) the exposure occurred while the 15 public safety officer was engaged in line of 16 duty action or activity; 17 ‘‘(ii) the public safety officer began 18 serving as a public safety officer not fewer 19 than 5 years before the date of the diag- 20 nosis of the public safety officer with an 21 exposure-related cancer; 22 ‘‘(iii) the public safety officer was di- 23 agnosed with the exposure-related cancer 24 not more than 15 years after the public g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2743 1 safety officer’s last date of active service as 2 a public safety officer; and 3 ‘‘(iv) the exposure-related cancer di- 4 rectly and proximately results in the death 5 or permanent and total disability of the 6 public safety officer. 7 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The presumption 8 under subparagraph (A) shall not apply if com- 9 petent medical evidence establishes that the ex- 10 posure of the public safety officer to the car- 11 cinogen was not a substantial contributing fac- 12 tor in the death or disability of the public safety 13 officer. 14 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL 15 EXPOSURE-RELATED CAN- CERS.— 16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—From time to time 17 but not less frequently than once every 3 years, 18 the Director shall— 19 20 ‘‘(i) review the definition of ‘exposurerelated cancer’ under paragraph (1); and 21 ‘‘(ii) if appropriate, update the defini- 22 tion, in accordance with this paragraph— 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(I) by rule; or (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2744 1 ‘‘(II) by publication in the Fed- 2 eral Register or on the public website 3 of the Bureau. 4 ‘‘(B) BASIS FOR UPDATES.— 5 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall 6 make 7 (A)(ii) in any case in which the Director 8 finds such an update to be appropriate 9 based on competent medical evidence of 10 significant risk to public safety officers of 11 developing the form of exposure-related 12 cancer that is the subject of the update 13 from engagement in their public safety ac- 14 tivities. 15 an ‘‘(ii) update under subparagraph EVIDENCE.—The competent 16 medical evidence described in clause (i) 17 may include recommendations, risk assess- 18 ments, and scientific studies by— 19 ‘‘(I) the National Institute for 20 Occupational Safety and Health; 21 ‘‘(II) the National Toxicology 22 Program; 23 ‘‘(III) the National Academies of 24 Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; 25 or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2745 1 ‘‘(IV) the International Agency 2 3 4 for Research on Cancer. ‘‘(C) PETITIONS TO ADD TO THE LIST OF EXPOSURE-RELATED CANCERS.— 5 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any person may 6 petition the Director to add a form of can- 7 cer to the definition of ‘exposure-related 8 cancer’ under paragraph (1). 9 ‘‘(ii) CONTENT OF PETITION.—A peti- 10 tion under clause (i) shall provide informa- 11 tion to show that there is sufficient com- 12 petent medical evidence of significant risk 13 to public safety officers of developing the 14 cancer from engagement in their public 15 safety activities. 16 17 ‘‘(iii) TIMELY AND SUBSTANTIVE DECISIONS.— 18 ‘‘(I) REFERRAL.—Not later than 19 180 days after receipt of a petition 20 satisfying clause (ii), the Director 21 shall refer the petition to appropriate 22 medical experts for review, analysis 23 (including risk assessment and sci- 24 entific study), and recommendation. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2746 1 ‘‘(II) CONSIDERATION.—The Di- 2 rector 3 ommendation under subclause (I) and 4 promptly take appropriate action in 5 connection with the recommendation 6 pursuant to subparagraph (B). 7 ‘‘(iv) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.— 8 Not later than 30 days after taking any 9 substantive action in connection with a rec- 10 ommendation under clause (iii)(II), the Di- 11 rector shall notify the Committee on the 12 Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee 13 on the Judiciary of the House of Rep- 14 resentatives of the substantive action.’’. 15 (2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by 16 shall consider each rec- paragraph (1) shall apply to any claim under— 17 (A) section 1201(a) of title I of the Omni- 18 bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 19 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281(a)) that is predicated 20 upon the death of a public safety officer on or 21 after January 1, 2020, that is the direct and 22 proximate result of an exposure-related cancer; 23 or 24 (B) section 1201(b) of title I of the Omni- 25 bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2747 1 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281(b)) that is filed on or 2 after January 1, 2020, and predicated upon a 3 disability that is the direct and proximate result 4 of an exposure-related cancer. 5 (3) TIME FOR FILING CLAIM.—Notwithstanding 6 any other provision of law, an individual who desires 7 to file a claim that is predicated upon the amend- 8 ment made by paragraph (1) shall not be precluded 9 from filing such a claim within 3 years of the date 10 of enactment of this Act. 11 (b) CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 812(a) of title I of 13 the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 14 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10231(a)) is amended— 15 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘fur- 16 nished under this title by any person and iden- 17 tifiable to any specific private person’’ and in- 18 serting ‘‘furnished under any law to any compo- 19 nent of the Office of Justice Programs, or fur- 20 nished otherwise under this title, by any entity 21 or person, including any information identifi- 22 able to any specific private person,’’; and 23 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 24 ‘‘person furnishing such information’’ and in- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2748 1 serting ‘‘entity or person furnishing such infor- 2 mation or to whom such information pertains’’. 3 (2) EFFECTIVE 4 DATE; APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall— 5 (A) shall take effect for all purposes as if 6 enacted on December 27, 1979; and 7 (B) apply to any matter pending, before 8 the Department of Justice or otherwise, as of 9 the date of enactment of this Act. 10 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1201(o)(2) of title I 12 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 13 of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281(o)(2)) is amended— 14 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or 15 (b)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)’’; 16 (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or 17 (b)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and 18 (C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or 19 (b)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)’’. 20 (2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made 21 by paragraph (1) shall apply to any matter pending 22 before the Department of Justice as of the date of 23 enactment of this Act. 24 (d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2749 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 of the Safe- 2 guarding America’s First Responders Act of 2020 3 (34 U.S.C. 10281 note) is amended by adding at the 4 end the following: 5 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘line of 6 duty action’ includes any action— 7 ‘‘(1) in which a public safety officer engaged at 8 the direction of the agency served by the public safe- 9 ty officer; or 10 11 ‘‘(2) the public safety officer is authorized or obligated to perform.’’. 12 (2) APPLICABILITY.— 13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made 14 by paragraph (1) shall apply to any claim under 15 section 3 of the Safeguarding America’s First 16 Responders Act of 2020 (34 U.S.C. 10281 17 note)— 18 (i) that is predicated upon the death 19 of a public safety officer on or after Janu- 20 ary 1, 2020; or 21 (ii) that is— 22 (I) predicated upon the disability 23 of a public safety officer; and 24 (II) filed on or after January 1, 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) 2020. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2750 1 (B) TIME FOR FILING CLAIM.—Notwith- 2 standing any other provision of law, an indi- 3 vidual who desires to file a claim that is predi- 4 cated upon the amendment made by paragraph 5 (1) shall not be precluded from filing such a 6 claim within 3 years of the date of enactment 7 of this Act. 8 (e) RESCISSION.—Of the unobligated balances avail- 9 able in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund 10 (as established under section 524(c) of title 28, United 11 States Code), $255,000,000 is hereby permanently re12 scinded. TITLE LXXXIII—FOREIGN AFFAIRS MATTERS 13 14 Subtitle A—Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act of 2025 Sec. 8301. Short title. Sec. 8302. Findings. Sec. 8303. Sense of the Congress. Sec. 8304. Support for Taiwan admission to the IMF. Sec. 8305. Testimony requirement. Subtitle B—BUST Fentanyl Act Sec. 8311. Short title. Sec. 8312. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. Sec. 8313. Study and report on efforts to address fentanyl trafficking from the people’s republic of china and other relevant countries. Sec. 8314. Amendments to the Fentanyl Sanctions Act. Sec. 8315. Prioritization of identification of persons from the People’s Republic of China. Sec. 8316. Expansion of sanctions under the Fentanyl Sanctions Act. Sec. 8317. Imposition of sanctions with respect to agencies or instrumentalities of foreign states. Sec. 8318. Annual report on efforts to prevent the smuggling of methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico. Sec. 8319. Responding to crime and corruption in Haiti. Sec. 8320. Rule of construction regarding the use of military force. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2751 Subtitle C—Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Sec. 8331. Short title. Sec. 8332. Findings. Sec. 8333. Sense of Congress. Sec. 8334. Definitions. Sec. 8335. Sanctions relating to the Western Balkans. Sec. 8336. Democratic and economic development and prosperity initiatives. Sec. 8337. Promoting cross-cultural and educational engagement. Sec. 8338. Young Balkan Leaders Initiative. Sec. 8339. Supporting cybersecurity and cyber resilience in the Western Balkans. Sec. 8340. Relations between Kosovo and Serbia. Sec. 8341. Reports on Russian and Chinese malign influence operations and campaigns in the Western Balkans. Subtitle D—Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2025 Sec. 8351. Short title. Sec. 8352. Designation of a foreign country as a State Sponsor of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention. Sec. 8353. Congressional Report on components related to hostage affairs and recovery. Sec. 8354. Rule of construction. Subtitle E—Other Matters Sec. 8361. National registry of Korean American divided families. Sec. 8362. Sense of Congress on Russia’s illegal abduction of Ukrainian children. Sec. 8363. Supporting the identification and recovery of abducted Ukrainian children. Sec. 8364. Fairness in issuance of tactical gear to Diplomatic Security Service personnel. Sec. 8365. Strategy for countering transnational criminal organizations in Mexico. Sec. 8366. International nuclear energy. Sec. 8367. Strategy to respond to global bases of the People’s Republic of China. Sec. 8368. Disposition of weapons and materiel in transit from Iran to the Houthis in Yemen. Sec. 8369. Repeal of Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019. Sec. 8370. Repeal of Authorizations for Use of Military Force relating to Iraq. Subtitle A—Taiwan NonDiscrimination Act of 2025 1 2 3 4 SEC. 8301. SHORT TITLE. This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Taiwan Non-Dis- 5 crimination Act of 2025’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2752 1 2 SEC. 8302. FINDINGS. Congress finds as follows: 3 (1) As enshrined in its Articles of Agreement, 4 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is devoted 5 to promoting international monetary cooperation, fa- 6 cilitating the expansion and balanced growth of 7 international trade, encouraging exchange stability, 8 and avoiding competitive exchange depreciation. 9 (2) Taiwan is the 21st largest economy in the 10 world and the 10th largest goods trading partner of 11 the United States. 12 (3) Although Taiwan is not an IMF member, it 13 is a member of the World Trade Organization, the 14 Asian Development Bank, and the Asia-Pacific Eco- 15 nomic Cooperation forum. 16 (4) According to the January 2020 Report on 17 Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies of 18 Major Trading Partners of the United States, pub- 19 lished by the Department of the Treasury, Taiwan 20 held $471,900,000,000 in foreign exchange reserves, 21 more than major economies such as India, South 22 Korea, and Brazil. 23 (5) According to section 4(d) of the Taiwan Re- 24 lations Act (Public Law 96–8), enacted on April 10, 25 1979, ‘‘Nothing in this Act may be construed as a 26 basis for supporting the exclusion or expulsion of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2753 1 Taiwan from continued membership in any inter- 2 national financial institution or any other inter- 3 national organization.’’. 4 (6) Taiwan held membership in the IMF for 9 5 years following the recognition of the People’s Re- 6 public of China (PRC) by the United Nations, and 7 16 Taiwan staff members at the Fund were allowed 8 to continue their employment after the PRC was 9 seated at the IMF in 1980. As James M. Boughton 10 has noted in his Silent Revolution: The International 11 Monetary Fund 1979–1989, even as the PRC was 12 seated, the United States Executive Director to the 13 IMF, Sam Y. Cross, expressed support on behalf of 14 the United States Government for ‘‘some kind of as- 15 sociation between Taiwan and the Fund’’. 16 (7) On September 27, 1994, in testimony be- 17 fore the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations re- 18 garding the 1994 Taiwan Policy Review, then-As- 19 sistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific 20 Affairs Winston Lord stated: ‘‘Recognizing Taiwan’s 21 important role in transnational issues, we will sup- 22 port its membership in organizations where state- 23 hood is not a prerequisite, and we will support op- 24 portunities for Taiwan’s voice to be heard in organi- 25 zations where its membership is not possible.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2754 1 (8) The Congress has repeatedly reaffirmed 2 support for this policy, including in Public Laws 3 107–10, 107–158, 108–28, 108–235, 113–17, and 4 114–139, and the unanimous House and Senate 5 passage of the Taiwan Allies International Protec- 6 tion and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 7 2019. 8 (9) In its fact sheet, entitled ‘‘U.S. Relations 9 with Taiwan’’, published on August 31, 2018, the 10 Department of State asserts: ‘‘The United States 11 supports Taiwan’s membership in international orga- 12 nizations that do not require statehood as a condi- 13 tion of membership and encourages Taiwan’s mean- 14 ingful participation in international organizations 15 where its membership is not possible.’’. 16 (10) According to the Articles of Agreement of 17 the IMF, ‘‘membership shall be open to other coun- 18 tries’’, subject to conditions prescribed by the Board 19 of Governors of the IMF. 20 (11) In the IMF publication ‘‘Membership and 21 Nonmembership in the International Monetary 22 Fund: A Study in International Law and Organiza- 23 tion’’, Joseph Gold, the then-General Counsel and 24 Director of the Legal Department of the IMF, elabo- 25 rated on the differences between the terms ‘‘coun- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2755 1 tries’’ and ‘‘states’’, noting that ‘‘the word ‘country’ 2 may have been adopted because of the absence of 3 agreement on the definition of a ‘state’ ’’ and, with 4 respect to the use of ‘‘countries’’ and applications 5 for IMF membership, ‘‘the absence of any adjective 6 in the Articles emphasizes the breadth of the discre- 7 tion that the Fund may exercise in admitting coun- 8 tries to membership’’. According to Mr. Gold, ‘‘the 9 desire to give the Fund flexibility in dealing with ap- 10 plications may explain not only the absence of any 11 adjective that qualifies ‘countries’ but also the choice 12 of that word itself’’. 13 (12) In his IMF study, Mr. Gold further ob- 14 serves, ‘‘in the practice of the Fund the concepts of 15 independence and sovereignty have been avoided on 16 the whole as a mode of expressing a criterion for 17 membership in the Fund’’. He continues, ‘‘Although 18 the Fund usually takes into account the recognition 19 or nonrecognition of an entity as a state, there are 20 no rules or even informal understandings on the ex- 21 tent to which an applicant must have been recog- 22 nized by members or other international organiza- 23 tions before the Fund will regard it as eligible for 24 membership.’’. In fact, when considering an applica- 25 tion for membership where the status of an appli- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2756 1 cant may not be resolved, Mr. Gold writes ‘‘there 2 have been occasions on which the Fund has made a 3 finding before decisions had been taken by the 4 United Nations or by most members or by members 5 with a majority of the total voting power.’’ Mr. Gold 6 concludes, ‘‘the Fund makes its own findings on 7 whether an applicant is a ‘country’, and makes them 8 solely for its own purposes.’’. 9 (13) Although not a member state of the 10 United Nations, the Republic of Kosovo is a member 11 of both the IMF and the World Bank, having joined 12 both organizations on June 29, 2009. 13 (14) On October 26, 2021, Secretary of State 14 Antony Blinken issued a statement in support of 15 Taiwan’s ‘‘robust, meaningful participation’’ in the 16 United Nations system, which includes the IMF, the 17 World Bank, and other specialized United Nations 18 agencies. Secretary of State Blinken noted, ‘‘As the 19 international community faces an unprecedented 20 number of complex and global issues, it is critical for 21 all stakeholders to help address these problems. This 22 includes the 24 million people who live in Taiwan. 23 Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the UN system 24 is not a political issue, but a pragmatic one.’’. He 25 continued, ‘‘Taiwan’s exclusion undermines the im- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2757 1 portant work of the UN and its related bodies, all 2 of which stand to benefit greatly from its contribu- 3 tions.’’. 4 (15) In October 2024, Taiwan announced it 5 would seek IMF membership, with the Taipei Eco- 6 nomic and Cultural Representative Office in the 7 United States stating, ‘‘Taiwan’s membership at the 8 IMF would help boost financial resilience.’’. 9 10 SEC. 8303. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. It is the sense of the Congress that— 11 (1) the size, significance, and connectedness of 12 the Taiwanese economy highlight the importance of 13 greater participation by Taiwan in the International 14 Monetary Fund, given the purposes of the Fund ar- 15 ticulated in its Articles of Agreement; and 16 (2) the experience of Taiwan in developing a vi- 17 brant and advanced economy under democratic gov- 18 ernance and the rule of law should inform the work 19 of the international financial institutions, including 20 through increased participation by Taiwan in the in- 21 stitutions. 22 SEC. 8304. SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN ADMISSION TO THE IMF. 23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Governor of 24 the International Monetary Fund (in this section referred g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2758 1 to as the ‘‘Fund’’) shall use the voice and vote of the 2 United States to vigorously support— 3 (1) the admission of Taiwan as a member of 4 the Fund, to the extent that admission is sought by 5 Taiwan; 6 (2) participation by Taiwan in regular surveil- 7 lance activities of the Fund with respect to the eco- 8 nomic and financial policies of Taiwan, consistent 9 with Article IV consultation procedures of the Fund; 10 (3) employment opportunities for Taiwan na- 11 tionals, without regard to any consideration that, in 12 the determination of the United States Governor, 13 does not generally restrict the employment of nation- 14 als of member countries of the Fund; and 15 (4) the ability of Taiwan to receive appropriate 16 technical assistance and training by the Fund. 17 (b) UNITED STATES POLICY.—It is the policy of the 18 United States not to discourage or otherwise deter Taiwan 19 from seeking admission as a member of the Fund. 20 (c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Treasury may 21 waive any requirement of subsection (a) for up to 1 year 22 at a time on reporting to Congress that providing the 23 waiver will substantially promote the objective of securing 24 the meaningful participation of Taiwan at each inter25 national financial institution (as defined in section g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2759 1 1701(c)(2) of the International Financial Institutions 2 Act). 3 (d) SUNSET.—This section shall have no force or ef- 4 fect on the earlier of— 5 (1) the date of approval by the Board of Gov- 6 ernors of the Fund for the admission of Taiwan as 7 a member of the Fund; or 8 (2) the date that is 10 years after the date of 9 the enactment of this Act. 10 SEC. 8305. TESTIMONY REQUIREMENT. 11 In each of the next 7 years in which the Secretary 12 of the Treasury is required by section 1705(b) of the 13 International Financial Institutions Act to present testi14 mony, the Secretary shall include in the testimony a de15 scription of the efforts of the United States to support 16 the greatest participation practicable by Taiwan at each 17 international financial institution (as defined in section 18 1701(c)(2) of such Act). 19 20 21 Subtitle B—BUST Fentanyl Act SEC. 8311. SHORT TITLE. This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Break Up Sus- 22 picious Transactions of Fentanyl Act’’ or the ‘‘BUST 23 Fentanyl Act’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2760 1 SEC. 8312. INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRAT- 2 3 EGY REPORT. Section 489(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 4 (22 U.S.C. 2291h(a)) is amended— 5 6 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘March 1’’ and inserting ‘‘June 1’’; 7 (2) in paragraph (7)— 8 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 9 (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)(D)’’ and insert- 10 ing ‘‘paragraph (3)(C)’’; and 11 12 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: 13 ‘‘(D) Where the information is available, 14 examples of improvements in each country re- 15 lated to the findings described in each of 16 clauses (i) through (viii) of subparagraph (C) 17 including— 18 ‘‘(i) actions taken by the country due 19 to the adoption of law and regulations con- 20 sidered essential to prevent narcotics-re- 21 lated money laundering; 22 ‘‘(ii) enhanced enforcement actions 23 taken by the country, such as regulatory 24 penalties, criminal prosecutions and convic- 25 tions, and asset seizures and forfeitures; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2761 1 ‘‘(iii) status changes in financial 2 crime-related evaluations by international 3 standards-setting bodies; 4 ‘‘(iv) efforts to enhance the prevention 5 of narcotics-related money laundering; and 6 ‘‘(v) if applicable, bilateral, multilat- 7 eral, and regional initiatives that have been 8 undertaken to prevent narcotics-related 9 money laundering.’’; and 10 (3) in paragraph (8)(A)(i), by striking 11 ‘‘pseudoephedrine’’ and all that follows through 12 ‘‘chemicals)’’ and inserting ‘‘chemical precursors 13 used in the production of methamphetamine that 14 significantly affected the United States’’. 15 SEC. 8313. STUDY AND REPORT ON EFFORTS TO ADDRESS 16 FENTANYL TRAFFICKING FROM THE PEO- 17 PLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND OTHER REL- 18 EVANT COUNTRIES. 19 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 20 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON- 21 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con- 22 gress’’ means— 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2762 1 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 2 the Senate; 3 (C) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 4 and Urban Affairs of the Senate; 5 (D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 6 House of Representatives; 7 (E) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 8 the House of Representatives; and 9 (F) the Committee on Financial Services 10 of the House of Representatives. 11 (2) DEA.—The term ‘‘DEA’’ means the Drug 12 Enforcement Administration. 13 (3) PRC.—The term ‘‘PRC’’ means the Peo- 14 ple’s Republic of China. 15 (b) STUDY AND REPORT ON ADDRESSING TRAF- 16 FICKING OF FENTANYL AND OTHER SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS 17 FROM THE PRC AND OTHER RELEVANT COUNTRIES.— 18 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 19 of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Attorney Gen20 eral, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, 21 shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Con22 gress an unclassified written report, with a classified 23 annex, that includes— 24 (1) a description of United States Government 25 efforts to gain a commitment from the Government g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2763 1 of the PRC to submit unregulated fentanyl precur- 2 sors, such as 4–AP, to controls; 3 (2) a plan for future steps the United States 4 Government will take to urge the Government of the 5 PRC to combat the production and trafficking of il- 6 licit fentanyl and synthetic opioids from the PRC, 7 including the trafficking of precursor chemicals used 8 to produce illicit narcotics in Mexico and in other 9 countries; 10 (3) a detailed description of cooperation by the 11 Government of the PRC to address the role of the 12 PRC financial system and PRC money laundering 13 organizations in the trafficking of fentanyl and syn- 14 thetic opioid precursors; 15 (4) an assessment of the expected impact that 16 the designation of principal corporate officers of 17 PRC financial institutions for facilitating narcotics- 18 related money laundering would have on PRC money 19 laundering organizations; 20 (5) an assessment of whether the Trilateral 21 Fentanyl Committee, which was established by the 22 United States, Canada, and Mexico during the Jan- 23 uary 2023 North American Leaders’ Summit, is im- 24 proving cooperation with law enforcement and finan- 25 cial regulators in Canada and Mexico to combat the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2764 1 role of PRC financial institutions and PRC money 2 laundering organizations in narcotics trafficking; 3 (6) an assessment of the effectiveness of other 4 United States bilateral and multilateral efforts to 5 strengthen international cooperation to address the 6 PRC’s role in the trafficking of fentanyl and syn- 7 thetic opioid precursors, including through the Glob- 8 al Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats; 9 (7) an update on the status of commitments 10 made by third countries through the Global Coali- 11 tion to Address Synthetic Drug Threats to combat 12 the synthetic opioid crisis and progress towards the 13 implementation of such commitments; 14 (8) a plan for future steps to further strengthen 15 bilateral and multilateral efforts to urge the Govern- 16 ment of the PRC to take additional actions to ad- 17 dress the PRC’s role in the trafficking of fentanyl 18 and synthetic opioid precursors, particularly in co- 19 ordination with countries in East Asia and South- 20 east Asia that have been impacted by such activities; 21 (9) an assessment of how actions the Govern- 22 ment of the PRC has taken since November 15, 23 2023 has shifted relevant supply chains for fentanyl 24 and synthetic opioid precursors, if at all; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2765 1 (10) the items described in paragraphs (1) 2 through (4) pertaining to India, Mexico, and other 3 countries the Secretary of State determines to have 4 a significant role in the production or trafficking of 5 fentanyl and synthetic opioid precursors for pur- 6 poses of this report. 7 (c) ESTABLISHMENT OF DEA OFFICES IN THE 8 PRC.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the en9 actment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Attor10 ney General shall jointly provide to the appropriate com11 mittees of Congress a classified briefing on— 12 (1) outreach and negotiations undertaken by 13 the United States Government with the Government 14 of the PRC that was aimed at securing the approval 15 of the Government of the PRC to establish United 16 States Drug Enforcement Administration offices in 17 Shanghai and Guangzhou; 18 (2) the role of the Bureau of International Nar- 19 cotics and Law Enforcement Affairs in the PRC; 20 and 21 (3) additional efforts to establish new partner- 22 ships with provincial-level authorities in the PRC to 23 counter the illicit trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl 24 analogues, and their precursors. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2766 1 SEC. 8314. AMENDMENTS TO THE FENTANYL SANCTIONS 2 3 ACT. Section 7203(5) of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 4 U.S.C. 2302(5)) is amended— 5 (1) by striking ‘‘The term ‘foreign opioid traf- 6 ficker’ means any foreign person’’ and inserting the 7 following: ‘‘The term ‘foreign opioid trafficker’ 8 means— 9 ‘‘(A) means any foreign person’’; 10 11 (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 12 13 (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(B) may include— 14 ‘‘(i) any entity of the People’s Repub- 15 lic of China that the President deter- 16 mines— 17 ‘‘(I) produces, manufactures, dis- 18 tributes, sells, or knowingly finances 19 or transports any goods described in 20 clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (8)(A); 21 and 22 ‘‘(II) demonstrates a pattern of 23 failing to take credible steps (includ- 24 ing implementing appropriate know- 25 your-customer procedures or cooper- 26 ating with United States counter- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2767 1 narcotics efforts) to detect or prevent 2 opioid trafficking; and 3 ‘‘(ii) any senior official of the Govern- 4 ment of the People’s Republic of China 5 that— 6 ‘‘(I) has significant regulatory or 7 law enforcement responsibilities with 8 respect to the activities of an entity 9 described in clause (i); and 10 ‘‘(II) aids and abets opioid traf- 11 ficking.’’. 12 SEC. 8315. PRIORITIZATION OF IDENTIFICATION OF PER- 13 SONS FROM THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 14 CHINA. 15 Section 7211 of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 16 U.S.C. 2311) is amended— 17 18 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)— 19 20 (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 21 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 22 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 23 and’’; and 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (iii) by adding at the end the following: (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2768 1 ‘‘(D) assessing whether any senior official 2 of any anti-narcotics, regulatory, law enforce- 3 ment, intelligence, or customs body of the Peo- 4 ple’s Republic of China— 5 ‘‘(i) has directly or indirectly taken 6 actions that have facilitated or advanced 7 foreign opioid trafficking; and 8 ‘‘(ii) should be identified as a foreign 9 opioid trafficker.’’; 10 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 11 (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 12 (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 13 following: 14 ‘‘(3) PRIORITIZATION.— 15 ‘‘(A) DEFINED TERM.—In this paragraph, 16 the term ‘person of the People’s Republic of 17 China’ means— 18 ‘‘(i) an individual who is a citizen or 19 national of the People’s Republic of China; 20 or 21 ‘‘(ii) an entity organized under the 22 laws of the People’s Republic of China or 23 otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the 24 Government of the People’s Republic of 25 China. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2769 1 ‘‘(B) IN GENERAL.—In preparing the re- 2 port required under paragraph (1), the Presi- 3 dent shall direct the Secretary of the Treasury 4 to prioritize, to the greatest extent practicable, 5 the identification of persons of the People’s Re- 6 public of China involved in the shipment of 7 fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, fentanyl precur- 8 sors, precursors for fentanyl analogues, pre-pre- 9 cursors for fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, 10 and equipment for the manufacturing of 11 fentanyl and fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills to 12 Mexico or any other country that is involved in 13 the production of fentanyl trafficked into the 14 United States, including— 15 16 ‘‘(i) any entity involved in the production of pharmaceuticals; and 17 ‘‘(ii) any person that is acting on be- 18 half of any such entity. 19 ‘‘(C) TERMINATION OF PRIORITIZATION.— 20 The President shall continue the prioritization 21 required under subparagraph (B) until the 22 President certifies to the appropriate congres- 23 sional committees that the People’s Republic of 24 China is no longer the primary source for the 25 shipment g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) of fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2770 1 fentanyl precursors, precursors for fentanyl 2 analogues, pre-precursors for fentanyl and 3 fentanyl analogues, and equipment for the man- 4 ufacturing of fentanyl and fentanyl-laced coun- 5 terfeit pills to Mexico or any other country that 6 is involved in the production of fentanyl traf- 7 ficked into the United States.’’; and 8 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the date that 9 is 5 years after such date of enactment’’ and insert- 10 ing ‘‘December 31, 2030’’. 11 SEC. 8316. 12 13 EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS UNDER THE FENTANYL SANCTIONS ACT. Section 7212 of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 14 U.S.C. 2312) is amended— 15 16 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 17 18 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 19 (3) by adding at the end the following: 20 ‘‘(3) the President determines has knowingly 21 engaged in, on or after the date of the enactment of 22 the BUST Fentanyl Act, a pattern of significant ac- 23 tivity that has materially contributed to opioid traf- 24 ficking; or 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(4) the President determines— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2771 1 ‘‘(A) has knowingly engaged in a pattern 2 of providing significant financial, material, or 3 technological support for, including through the 4 provision of goods or services in support of, any 5 activity or transaction described in paragraph 6 (3); or 7 ‘‘(B) is owned, controlled, or directed by 8 any foreign person described in subparagraph 9 (A) or in paragraph (3), or has knowingly acted 10 or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly 11 or indirectly, such a foreign person.’’. 12 SEC. 8317. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 13 AGENCIES OR INSTRUMENTALITIES OF FOR- 14 EIGN STATES. 15 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘know- 16 ingly’’ and ‘‘opioid trafficking’’ have the meanings given 17 such terms in section 7203 of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act 18 (21 U.S.C. 2302). 19 (b) IN GENERAL.—The President may— 20 (1) impose one or more of the sanctions de- 21 scribed in section 7213 of the Fentanyl Sanctions 22 Act (21 U.S.C. 2313) with respect to any political 23 subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of a foreign 24 government that the President determines has know- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2772 1 ingly, on or after the date of the enactment of this 2 Act— 3 (A) engaged in a significant activity that 4 has materially contributed to opioid trafficking; 5 or 6 (B) provided financial, material, or techno- 7 logical support for (including through the provi- 8 sion of goods or services in support of) any sig- 9 nificant activity described in subclause (A); and 10 (2) impose one or more of the sanctions de- 11 scribed in section 7213(a)(6) of the Fentanyl Sanc- 12 tions Act (21 U.S.C. 2313(a)(6)) with respect to any 13 senior official of a political subdivision, agency, or 14 instrumentality of a foreign government that the 15 President determines has knowingly, on or after the 16 date of the enactment of this Act engaged in a sig- 17 nificant activity described in paragraph (1). 18 (c) SUNSET.—The provisions of this section shall 19 have no force or effect beginning on the date that is 5 20 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 21 SEC. 8318. ANNUAL REPORT ON EFFORTS TO PREVENT THE 22 SMUGGLING OF METHAMPHETAMINE INTO 23 THE UNITED STATES FROM MEXICO. 24 Section 723(c) of the Combat Methamphetamine Epi- 25 demic Act of 2005 (title VII of Public Law 109–177; 22 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2773 1 U.S.C. 2291 note) is amended by striking the period at 2 the end and inserting the following: ‘‘Which shall— 3 ‘‘(1) identify the significant source countries for 4 methamphetamine 5 United States; and that significantly affect the 6 ‘‘(2) describe the actions by the governments of 7 the countries identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to 8 combat the diversion of relevant precursor chemicals 9 and the production and trafficking of methamphet- 10 amine.’’. 11 SEC. 8319. RESPONDING TO CRIME AND CORRUPTION IN 12 13 HAITI. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 14 (1) APPROPRIATE 15 TEES.—The 16 mittees’’ means— 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- term ‘‘appropriate congressional com- (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; (C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2774 1 (E) the Committee on Financial Services 2 of the House of Representatives; and 3 (F) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 4 House of Representatives. 5 (2) ECONOMIC ELITE.—The term ‘‘economic 6 elite’’ means any board member, officer, or executive 7 of any group, committee, corporation, or other entity 8 that exerts substantial influence or control over Hai- 9 ti’s economy, infrastructure, or particular industries. 10 (3) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per- 11 son’’ means an individual or entity that is not a 12 United States person. 13 (4) GOOD.—The term ‘‘good’’ means any arti- 14 cle, natural or man-made substance, material, supply 15 or manufactured product, including inspection and 16 test equipment, and excluding technical data. 17 (5) POLITICAL ELITE.—The term ‘‘political 18 elite’’ means any current and former government of- 19 ficial of Haiti, high level staff of any such official, 20 any Haitian political party leader, and any Haitian 21 political committee leader. 22 23 (6) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The ‘‘United States person’’ means— 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) a United States citizen; (1035098|1) term G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2775 1 (B) an alien who has been granted perma- 2 nent residence in the United States; or 3 (C) an entity organized under the laws of 4 the United States or of any jurisdiction within 5 the United States, including a foreign branch of 6 such an entity. 7 (b) ANNUAL REPORT.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 9 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an- 10 nually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Sec- 11 retary of State, in coordination with the heads of 12 other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall submit 13 a report to the appropriate congressional committees 14 regarding the ties between criminal gangs and polit- 15 ical and economic elites in Haiti. 16 17 (2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall— 18 (A) identify and list prominent criminal 19 gangs in Haiti and their leaders, describe their 20 criminal activities, including coercive recruit- 21 ment, and identify their primary geographic 22 areas of operations; 23 (B) list Haitian political and economic 24 elites who knowingly have direct and significant g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2776 1 links to criminal gangs and any organizations 2 or entities controlled by such individuals; 3 (C) describe in detail the relationship be- 4 tween the individuals identified pursuant to 5 subparagraph (B) and the criminal gangs iden- 6 tified pursuant to subparagraph (A); 7 (D) describe in detail how political and 8 economic elites use their relationships with 9 criminal gangs to advance their political and 10 economic interests and agendas; 11 (E) include a list of each criminal organi- 12 zation assessed to be trafficking Haitians and 13 other individuals to the United States border; 14 (F) include an assessment of ties between 15 political and economic elites, criminal gangs in 16 Haiti, and transnational criminal organizations; 17 (G) include an assessment of how the na- 18 ture and extent of collusion between political 19 elites, economic elites, and criminal gangs 20 threatens the Haitian people and United States 21 national interests and activities in Haiti; 22 (H) include an assessment of how connec- 23 tions between political and economic elites and 24 criminal gangs facilitate illicit firearms traf- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2777 1 ficking from the United States that fuels vio- 2 lence and instability in Haiti; and 3 (I) include an assessment of potential ac- 4 tions that the Government of the United States 5 could take to address the ties referred to in 6 subparagraph (F). 7 (3) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required 8 under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi- 9 fied form, but may include a classified annex. 10 (c) SANCTIONS.— 11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 12 the submission of the each report required under 13 subsection (b) to the appropriate congressional com- 14 mittees, the President— 15 (A) shall impose the sanctions described in 16 subparagraph (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) 17 with respect to any foreign person who— 18 19 (i) is identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(2); or 20 (ii) is identified pursuant to subpara- 21 graph (B) of subsection (b)(2) and meets 22 the definition of political elite under sub- 23 section (a)(5); 24 (B) shall impose all of the sanctions de- 25 scribed in paragraph (2)(B) with respect to any g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2778 1 foreign person who is identified pursuant to 2 subparagraph (B) of subsection (b)(2) and 3 meets the definition of economic elite under 4 subsection (a)(2); and 5 (C) may impose all of the sanctions de- 6 scribed in paragraph (3) with respect to any 7 foreign person who is identified pursuant to 8 subparagraph (B) of subsection (b)(2) and 9 meets the definition of economic elite under 10 subsection (a)(2). 11 (2) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de- 12 scribed in this subsection are the following: 13 (A) PROPERTY BLOCKING.—Notwith- 14 standing the requirements under section 202 of 15 the International Emergency Economic Powers 16 Act (50 U.S.C. 1701), the President may exer- 17 cise all of the powers granted to the President 18 by such Act to the extent necessary to block 19 and prohibit all transactions in all property and 20 interests in property of the foreign person if 21 such property and interests in property— 22 (i) are in the United States; 23 (ii) come within the United States; or 24 (iii) are or come within the possession 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) or control of a United States person. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2779 1 2 (B) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— 3 4 (i) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— An alien described in paragraph (1) is— 5 (I) inadmissible to the United 6 States; 7 (II) ineligible for a visa or other 8 documentation to enter the United 9 States; and 10 (III) otherwise ineligible to be 11 admitted or paroled into the United 12 States or to receive any other benefit 13 under the Immigration and Nation- 14 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 15 (ii) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 16 (I) IN GENERAL.—An alien de- 17 scribed in paragraph (1) is subject to 18 revocation of any visa or other entry 19 document issued to such alien regard- 20 less of the date on which such visa or 21 other entry document was issued. 22 (II) IMMEDIATE EFFECT.—A rev- 23 ocation under subclause (I) shall take 24 effect immediately and shall automati- 25 cally cancel any other valid visa or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2780 1 entry document that is in the alien’s 2 possession. 3 (3) PROHIBITIONS ON FINANCIAL TRANS- 4 ACTIONS.—Notwithstanding the requirements under 5 section 202 of the International Emergency Eco- 6 nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701), the President 7 may exercise of all powers granted to the President 8 by such Act to the extent necessary— 9 (A) to prohibit any United States financial 10 institution from making loans or providing 11 credit to the foreign person; or 12 (B) prohibit any transactions in foreign ex- 13 change that are subject to the jurisdiction of 14 the United States and in which the foreign per- 15 son has any interest. 16 (4) EXCEPTIONS.— 17 (A) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH INTER- 18 NATIONAL OBLIGATIONS.—Sanctions under this 19 subsection shall not apply with respect to the 20 admission of an alien if admitting or paroling 21 the alien into the United States is necessary to 22 permit the United States to comply with the 23 Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the 24 United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 25 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2781 1 1947, between the United Nations and the 2 United States, or other applicable international 3 obligations. 4 (B) EXCEPTION RELATING TO THE PROVI- 5 SION OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.—Sanc- 6 tions under this subsection may not be imposed 7 with respect to transactions or the facilitation 8 of transactions for— 9 (i) the sale of agricultural commod- 10 ities, food, medicine, or medical devices to 11 Haiti; 12 13 (ii) the provision of humanitarian assistance to the people of Haiti; 14 (iii) financial transactions relating to 15 humanitarian assistance or for humani- 16 tarian purposes in Haiti; or 17 (iv) transporting goods or services 18 that are necessary to carry out operations 19 relating to humanitarian assistance or hu- 20 manitarian purposes in Haiti. 21 (5) LICENSING.— 22 (A) IN GENERAL.—For any sanctions im- 23 posed on a political elite pursuant to this sub- 24 section, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 25 issue such general licenses and public guidance g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2782 1 as may be necessary to clarify that such sanc- 2 tions do not apply to the following— 3 (i) any agency or instrumentality of 4 the Government of Haiti with which the 5 sanctioned person is officially associated; 6 and 7 (ii) any person the sanctioned person 8 owns or controls that contributes to mean- 9 ingful economic activity in Haiti, unless 10 the person is itself designated based on its 11 behavior. 12 (B) LIMITING ADVERSE IMPACTS ON 13 HAITI.—For any sanctions imposed pursuant to 14 paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury 15 shall issue such general licenses and public 16 guidance as may be necessary to limit adverse 17 impacts to employment, legitimate economic ac- 18 tivity, and humanitarian conditions in Haiti. 19 (6) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.— 20 (A) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President 21 may exercise all of the authorities provided to 22 the President under sections 203 and 205 of 23 the International Emergency Economic Powers 24 Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out 25 this section. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2783 1 (B) PENALTIES.—The penalties under 2 subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the 3 International Emergency Economic Powers Act 4 (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to any person that 5 violates, attempts to violate, conspires to vio- 6 late, or causes a violation of regulations pro- 7 mulgated to carry out this subsection to the 8 same extent that such penalties apply to a per- 9 son that commits an unlawful act described in 10 section 206(a) of such Act. 11 (7) WAIVER.—The President may waive the ap- 12 plication of sanctions or restrictions imposed with 13 respect to a foreign person under this subsection if 14 the President certifies to the appropriate congres- 15 sional committees not later than 15 days before such 16 waiver is scheduled to take effect, that the waiver is 17 vital to the national interests of the United States. 18 (8) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF 19 GOODS.—The 20 pose sanctions under this subsection shall not in- 21 clude the authority or requirement to impose sanc- 22 tions on the importation of goods. 23 (d) SUNSET.—The provisions of this section shall authorities and requirements to im- 24 cease to have any force or effect beginning on the date g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2784 1 that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this 2 Act. 3 SEC. 8320. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING THE USE 4 5 OF MILITARY FORCE. Nothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by 6 this subtitle, may be construed as authorizing the use of 7 military force. Subtitle C—Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity 8 9 10 11 SEC. 8331. SHORT TITLE. This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Western Balkans 12 Democracy and Prosperity Act’’. 13 14 SEC. 8332. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: 15 (1) The Western Balkans countries (the Repub- 16 lic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic 17 of Kosovo, Montenegro, the Republic of North Mac- 18 edonia and the Republic of Serbia) form a plural- 19 istic, multi-ethnic region in the heart of Europe that 20 is critical to the peace, stability, and prosperity of 21 that continent. 22 (2) Continued peace, stability, and prosperity in 23 the Western Balkans is directly tied to the opportu- 24 nities for democratic and economic advancement g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2785 1 available to the citizens and residents of those six 2 countries. 3 (3) It is in the mutual interest of the United 4 States and the countries of the Western Balkans to 5 promote stable and sustainable economic growth and 6 development in the region. 7 (4) The reforms and integration with the Euro- 8 pean Union pursued by countries in the Western 9 Balkans have led to significant democratic and eco- 10 nomic progress in the region. 11 (5) Despite economic progress, rates of poverty 12 and unemployment in the Western Balkans remain 13 higher than in neighboring European Union coun- 14 tries. 15 (6) Out-migration, particularly of youth, is af- 16 fecting demographics in each Western Balkans coun- 17 try, resulting in population decline in all six coun- 18 tries. 19 (7) Implementing critical economic and govern- 20 ance reforms could help enable investment and em- 21 ployment opportunities in the Western Balkans, es- 22 pecially for youth, and can provide powerful tools for 23 economic development and for encouraging broader 24 participation in a political process that increases 25 prosperity for all. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2786 1 (8) Existing regional economic efforts, such as 2 the Common Regional Market, the Berlin Process, 3 and the Open Balkan Initiative, could have the po- 4 tential to improve the economic conditions in the 5 Western Balkans, while promoting inclusion and 6 transparency. 7 (9) The Department of Commerce, through its 8 Foreign Commercial Service, plays an important role 9 in promoting and facilitating opportunities for 10 United States investment. 11 (10) Corruption, including among key political 12 leaders, continues to plague the Western Balkans 13 and represents one of the greatest impediments to 14 further economic and political development in the re- 15 gion. 16 (11) Disinformation campaigns targeting the 17 Western Balkans undermine the credibility of its 18 democratic institutions, including the integrity of its 19 elections. 20 (12) Vulnerability to cyberattacks or attacks on 21 information and communication technology infra- 22 structure increases risks to the functioning of gov- 23 ernment and the delivery of public services. 24 (13) United States Cyber Command, the De- 25 partment of State, and other Federal agencies play g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2787 1 a critical role in defending the national security in- 2 terests of the United States, including by deploying 3 cyber hunt forward teams at the request of partner 4 nations to reinforce their cyber defenses. 5 (14) Securing domestic and international cyber 6 networks and ICT infrastructure is a national secu- 7 rity priority for the United States, which is exempli- 8 fied by offices and programs across the Federal Gov- 9 ernment that support cybersecurity. 10 (15) Corruption and disinformation proliferate 11 in political environments marked by autocratic con- 12 trol or partisan conflict. 13 (16) Dependence on Russian sources of fossil 14 fuels and natural gas for the countries of the West- 15 ern Balkans ties their economies and politics to the 16 Russian Federation and inhibits their aspirations for 17 European integration. 18 (17) Reducing the reliance of the Western Bal- 19 kans on Russian natural gas supplies and fossil fuels 20 is in the national interest of the United States. 21 (18) The growing influence of China in the 22 Western Balkans could also have a deleterious im- 23 pact on strategic competition, democracy, and eco- 24 nomic integration with Europe. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2788 1 (19) In March 2022, President Biden launched 2 the European Democratic Resilience Initiative to 3 bolster democratic resilience, advance anti-corruption 4 efforts, and defend human rights in Ukraine and its 5 neighbors in response to Russia’s war of aggression. 6 (20) The parliamentary and local elections held 7 in Serbia on December 17, 2023, and their imme- 8 diate aftermath are cause for deep concern about the 9 state of Serbia’s democracy, including due to the 10 final report of the Organization for Security and Co- 11 operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institu- 12 tions and Human Rights, which— 13 (A) found ‘‘unjust conditions’’ for the elec- 14 tion; 15 (B) found ‘‘numerous procedural defi- 16 ciencies, including inconsistent application of 17 safeguards during voting and counting, fre- 18 quent instances of overcrowding, breaches in se- 19 crecy of the vote, and numerous instances of 20 group voting’’; and 21 (C) asserted that ‘‘voting must be re- 22 peated’’ in certain polling stations. 23 (21) The Organization for Security and Co-op- 24 eration in Europe also noted that Serbian officials 25 accused primarily peaceful protestors, opposition g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2789 1 parties, and civil society of ‘‘attempting to desta- 2 bilize the government’’, a concerning allegation that 3 threatens the safety of important elements of Ser- 4 bian society. 5 (22) Democratic countries whose values are in 6 alignment with the United States make for stronger 7 and more durable partnerships. 8 9 SEC. 8333. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is a sense of Congress that the United States 10 should— 11 (1) encourage increased business links and in- 12 vestment between the United States and allies and 13 partners; 14 15 (2) support regional integration efforts in the Western Balkans; 16 (3) strengthen and expand regional economic 17 integration in the Western Balkans, with consider- 18 ation for enterprises owned by and employing women 19 and youth; 20 (4) work with allies and partners committed to 21 improving the rule of law, energy resource diver- 22 sification, democratic and economic reform, and the 23 reduction of poverty in the Western Balkans; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2790 1 (5) increase United States business links and 2 investment with the Western Balkans, particularly in 3 ways that support countries’ efforts— 4 (A) to decrease dependence on Russian en- 5 ergy sources and fossil fuels; 6 (B) to increase energy diversification, effi- 7 ciency, and conservation; and 8 (C) to facilitate the transition to cleaner 9 and more reliable sources of energy, including 10 renewables, as appropriate; 11 (6) continue to assist in the development, with- 12 in the Western Balkans, of— 13 (A) strong civil societies; 14 (B) public-private partnerships; 15 (C) independent media; 16 (D) transparent, accountable, citizen-re- 17 sponsive governance that ensure equal represen- 18 tation of all ethnic groups and respect for reli- 19 gious freedom; 20 (E) political stability; and 21 (F) modern, free-market based economies. 22 (7) support the accession of those Western Bal- 23 kans countries that are not already members to the 24 European Union and to the North Atlantic Treaty g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2791 1 Organization 2 ‘‘NATO’’) for countries that— (referred to in this section as 3 (A) desire membership; 4 (B) are eligible for membership, 5 (C) are supported by all allies to proceed 6 with an invitation for such membership; and 7 (D) are in a position to further the prin- 8 ciples of the North Atlantic Treaty and mean- 9 ingfully contribute to the collective security of 10 NATO; 11 (8) support— 12 (A) maintaining the full European Union 13 Force (EUFOR) mandate in Bosnia and 14 Herzegovina as being in the national security 15 interests of the United States; and 16 (B) encouraging NATO and the European 17 Union to review their mission mandates and 18 posture in Bosnia and Herzegovina to ensure 19 they are playing a proactive role in establishing 20 a safe and secure environment, particularly in 21 the realm of defense; 22 (9) acknowledge the European Union member- 23 ship 24 Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Monte- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) aspirations (1035098|1) of Albania, Bosnia and G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2792 1 negro, and Serbia and support those countries to 2 meet the benchmarks required for their accession; 3 (10) continue to support the cultural heritage, 4 and recognize the languages, of the Western Bal- 5 kans; 6 (11) coordinate closely with the European 7 Union, the United Kingdom, and other allies and 8 partners on sanctions designations in Western Bal- 9 kans countries and work to align efforts as much as 10 possible to demonstrate a clear commitment to up- 11 holding democratic values; 12 (12) expand bilateral security cooperation with 13 non-NATO member Western Balkans countries, par- 14 ticularly efforts focused on regional integration and 15 cooperation, including through the Adriatic Charter, 16 which was launched at Tirana on May 2, 2003; 17 (13) increase efforts to combat Russian malign 18 influence campaigns and any other destabilizing or 19 disruptive activities targeting the Western Balkans 20 through engagement with government institutions, 21 political stakeholders, journalists, civil society orga- 22 nizations, and industry leaders; 23 (14) develop a series of cyber resilience stand- 24 ards, consistent with the Enhanced Cyber Defence 25 Policy and Readiness Action Plan endorsed at the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2793 1 2014 Wales Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty 2 Organization to expand cooperation with partners 3 and allies, including in the Western Balkans, on 4 cyber security, hybrid warfare, and ICT infrastruc- 5 ture; 6 (15) articulate clearly and unambiguously the 7 United States commitment to supporting democratic 8 values and respect for international law as the sole 9 path forward for the countries of the Western Bal- 10 kans; 11 (16) prioritize partnerships and programming 12 with Western Balkan countries that demonstrate 13 commitment toward strengthening their democracies 14 and show respect for human rights; 15 (17) encourage— 16 (A) the development and expansion of the 17 respective defense industrial bases of NATO Al- 18 lies and security partners in the Western Bal- 19 kan countries; and 20 (B) increased national defense spending in 21 accordance with the NATO Hague Summit 22 Declaration agreed to by all NATO Allies in 23 June 2025; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2794 1 (18) support the implementation of the Export 2 Control and Related Border Security programs in 3 the Western Balkans; and 4 (19) work with allies and partners to strength- 5 en law enforcement and investigative capacities in 6 Western Balkan countries to disrupt transnational 7 criminal organizations and corruption. 8 SEC. 8334. DEFINITIONS. 9 In this subtitle: 10 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON- 11 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con- 12 gress’’ means— 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; (C) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; (E) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and (F) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2795 1 2 (2) ICT.—The term ‘‘ICT’’ means information and communication technology. 3 (3) WESTERN BALKANS.—The term ‘‘Western 4 Balkans’’ means the region comprised of the fol- 5 lowing countries: 6 (A) The Republic of Albania. 7 (B) Bosnia and Herzegovina. 8 (C) The Republic of Kosovo. 9 (D) Montenegro. 10 (E) The Republic of North Macedonia. 11 (F) The Republic of Serbia. 12 (4) WESTERN BALKANS COUNTRY.—The term 13 ‘‘Western Balkans country’’ means any country list- 14 ed in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph 15 (3). 16 SEC. 8335. SANCTIONS RELATING TO THE WESTERN BAL- 17 18 KANS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 19 date of enactment of this Act, the President shall impose 20 the sanctions described in subsection (c) with respect to 21 each foreign person that the President determines, on or 22 after the date of the enactment of this Act, engages in 23 an activity described in subsection (b). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2796 1 (b) ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—A foreign person en- 2 gages in an activity described in this subsection if the for3 eign person has— 4 (1) undertaken actions or policies that threaten 5 the peace, security, stability, or territorial integrity 6 of any area or state in the Western Balkans; 7 (2) engaged or attempted to engage in actions 8 or policies that undermine democratic processes or 9 institutions in the Western Balkans; 10 (3) engaged or attempted to engage in corrup- 11 tion related to the Western Balkans, including cor- 12 ruption by or on behalf of, a government in the 13 Western Balkans, or a current or former govern- 14 ment official in the Western Balkans; 15 16 (4) engaged or attempting to engage in serious human rights abuses in the Western Balkans; or 17 (5) engaged or attempted to engage in, acts 18 that obstruct or threaten the implementation of any 19 regional security, peace, cooperation, or mutual rec- 20 ognition agreement or framework or accountability 21 mechanism related to the Western Balkans, includ- 22 ing the Prespa Agreement of 2018; the Ohrid 23 Framework Agreement of 2001; United Nations Se- 24 curity Council Resolution 1244; the Dayton Accords; 25 or the Conclusions of the Peace Implementation g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2797 1 Conference Council held in London in December 2 1995, including the decisions or conclusions of the 3 High Representative, the Peace Implementation 4 Council, or its Steering Board; or the International 5 Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, or, 6 with respect to the former Yugoslavia, the Inter- 7 national Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribu- 8 nals. 9 (c) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de- 10 scribed in this subsection are the following: 11 (1) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—The President 12 may exercise all authorities granted under the Inter- 13 national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 14 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block 15 and prohibit all transactions in property and inter- 16 ests in property of the foreign person if such prop- 17 erty and interests in property are in the United 18 States, come within the United States, or come with- 19 in the possession or control of a United States per- 20 son. 21 22 (2) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— 23 24 (A) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.—An alien described in subsection (a) shall be— 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (i) inadmissible to the United States; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2798 1 (ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other 2 documentation to enter the United States; 3 and 4 (iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted 5 or paroled into the United States or to re- 6 ceive any other benefit under the Immigra- 7 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 8 16 seq.). 9 (B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 10 (i) IN GENERAL.—The visa or other 11 entry documentation of any alien described 12 in subsection (a) is subject to revocation 13 regardless of the issue date of the visa or 14 other entry documentation. 15 (ii) IMMEDIATE EFFECT.—A revoca- 16 tion under clause (i) shall, in accordance 17 with section 221(i) of the Immigration and 18 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i))— 19 (I) take effect immediately; and 20 (II) cancel any other valid visa or 21 entry documentation that is in the 22 possession of the alien. 23 (d) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.— 24 (1) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may ex- 25 ercise all authorities provided under sections 203 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2799 1 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic 2 Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) for purposes 3 of carrying out this section. 4 (2) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in 5 subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter- 6 national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 7 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person that violates, 8 attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 9 violation of this section or any regulations promul- 10 gated to carry out this section to the same extent 11 that such penalties apply to a person that commits 12 an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of that 13 Act. 14 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 15 (1) AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY.—The term 16 ‘‘agricultural commodity’’ has the meaning given 17 such term in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade 18 Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602). 19 (2) MEDICAL DEVICE.—The term ‘‘medical de- 20 vice’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘device’’ in 21 section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos- 22 metic Act (21 U.S.C. 321). 23 (3) MEDICINE.—The term ‘‘medicine’’ has the 24 meaning given the term ‘‘drug’’ in section 201 of the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2800 1 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 2 321). 3 (4) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per- 4 son’’ means a person that is not a United States 5 person. 6 (f) TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.—The President 7 may terminate the application of a sanction imposed pur8 suant to this section with respect to a person if the Presi9 dent certifies to the appropriate committees of Congress 10 that— 11 (1) the person is not engaging in the activity 12 that was the basis for such sanction or has taken 13 significant verifiable steps toward stopping such ac- 14 tivity; and 15 (2) the President has received reliable assur- 16 ances that the person will not knowingly engage in 17 activity subject to such sanction in the future. 18 (g) WAIVER.— 19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive 20 the application of sanctions imposed pursuant to this 21 section for renewable periods not to exceed 180 days 22 if the President— 23 (A) determines that such a waiver is in the 24 national security interests of the United States; 25 and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2801 1 (B) not less than 15 days before the grant- 2 ing of the waiver, submits to the appropriate 3 committees of Congress a notice of and jus- 4 tification for the waiver. 5 (2) FORM.—The waiver described in paragraph 6 (1) may be transmitted in classified form. 7 (h) EXCEPTIONS.— 8 9 (1) HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.—Sanctions authorized under this section shall not apply to— 10 (A) the conduct or facilitation of a trans- 11 action for the provision of agricultural commod- 12 ities, food, medicine, medical devices, humani- 13 tarian assistance, or for humanitarian purposes; 14 or 15 (B) transactions that are necessary for, or 16 ordinarily incident to, the activities described in 17 subparagraph (A). 18 (2) COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL OBLI- 19 GATIONS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.— 20 Sanctions authorized under this section shall not 21 apply with respect to an alien if admitting or parol- 22 ing such alien is necessary— 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) to comply with United States obligations under— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2802 1 (i) the Agreement between the United 2 Nations and the United States of America 3 regarding the Headquarters of the United 4 Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 5 1947, and entered into force November 21, 6 1947; 7 (ii) the Convention on Consular Rela- 8 tions, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and 9 entered into force March 19, 1967; or 10 (iii) any other international agree- 11 ment; or 12 (B) to carry out or assist law enforcement 13 activity in the United States. 14 (3) EXCEPTION FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVI- 15 TIES.—Sanctions authorized under this section shall 16 not apply to— 17 (A) any activity subject to the reporting 18 requirements under title V of the National Se- 19 curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.); or 20 (B) any authorized intelligence activities of 21 the United States. 22 (4) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF 23 GOODS.— 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) IN GENERAL.—The requirement to block and prohibit all transactions in all prop- (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2803 1 erty and interests in property under this section 2 shall not include the authority or a requirement 3 to impose sanctions on the importation of 4 goods. 5 (B) DEFINED TERM.—In this paragraph, 6 the term ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or 7 manmade substance, material, supply or manu- 8 factured product, including inspection and test 9 equipment, and excluding technical data. 10 (i) RULEMAKING.—The President is authorized to 11 promulgate such rules and regulations as may be nec12 essary to carry out the provisions of this section (which 13 may include regulatory exceptions), including under sec14 tion 205 of the International Emergency Economic Pow15 ers Act (50 U.S.C. 1704)). 16 (j) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 17 (1) Nothing in this section may be construed to 18 limit the authorities of the President under the 19 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 20 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 21 (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to 22 modify any sanctions in effect as of the date of en- 23 actment of this Act. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2804 1 (k) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to have force 2 or effect beginning on the date that is 8 years after the 3 date of the enactment of this Act. 4 SEC. 8336. DEMOCRATIC AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 5 AND PROSPERITY INITIATIVES. 6 (a) ANTI-CORRUPTION INITIATIVE.—The Secretary 7 of State, through ongoing and new programs, should de8 velop an initiative that— 9 (1) seeks to expand technical assistance in each 10 Western Balkans country, taking into account local 11 conditions and contingent on the agreement of the 12 host country government to develop new national 13 anti-corruption strategies; 14 (2) seeks to share best practices with, and pro- 15 vide training, including through the use of embedded 16 advisors, to civilian law enforcement agencies and ju- 17 dicial institutions, and other relevant administrative 18 bodies, of the Western Balkans countries, to improve 19 the efficiency, transparency, and accountability of 20 such agencies and institutions; 21 22 (3) strengthens existing national anti-corruption strategies— 23 (A) to combat political corruption, particu- 24 larly in the judiciary, independent election over- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2805 1 sight bodies, and public procurement processes; 2 and 3 (B) to strengthen regulatory and legislative 4 oversight of critical governance areas, such as 5 freedom of information and public procurement, 6 including by strengthening cyber defenses and 7 ICT infrastructure networks; 8 (4) includes the Western Balkans countries in 9 the European Democratic Resilience Initiative of the 10 Department of State, or any equivalent successor 11 initiative, and considers the Western Balkans as a 12 recipient of anti-corruption funding for such initia- 13 tive; and 14 (5) seeks to promote the important role of an 15 independent media in countering corruption through 16 engagements with governments of Western Balkan 17 countries and providing training opportunities for 18 journalists on investigative reporting. 19 (b) PRIORITIZING CYBER RESILIENCE, REGIONAL 20 ECONOMIC CONNECTIVITY, 21 ECONOMIC COMPETI- TIVENESS.— 22 23 AND (1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 24 (A) promoting stronger economic, civic, 25 and political relationships among Western Bal- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2806 1 kans countries will enable countries to better 2 utilize existing resources and maximize their 3 economic security and democratic resilience by 4 reinforcing cyber defenses and increasing eco- 5 nomic activity among other countries in the re- 6 gion; and 7 (B) United States private investments in 8 and assistance toward creating a more inte- 9 grated region ensures political stability and se- 10 curity for the region. 11 (2) 5-YEAR STRATEGY FOR ECONOMIC DEVEL- 12 OPMENT AND DEMOCRATIC RESILIENCE IN WESTERN 13 BALKANS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 14 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 15 in coordination with the heads of other relevant Fed- 16 eral departments and agencies, shall submit to the 17 appropriate committees of Congress a regional eco- 18 nomic development and democratic resilience strat- 19 egy for the Western Balkans that— 20 (A) takes into account the efforts of the 21 European Union, European nations, and other 22 multilateral financing institutions; 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (B) considers the full set of tools and resources available from the relevant agencies; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2807 1 (C) includes efforts to ensure coordination 2 with multilateral and bilateral partners, such as 3 the European Union, the World Bank, and 4 other relevant assistance frameworks; 5 (D) includes an initial assessment of— 6 (i) economic opportunities for which 7 United States businesses, or those of other 8 like-minded partner countries, would be 9 competitive; 10 (ii) legal, economic, governance, 11 infrastructural, or other barriers limiting 12 United States economic activity and invest- 13 ment in the Western Balkans; 14 (iii) the effectiveness of all existing re- 15 gional cooperation initiatives, such as the 16 Open Balkan initiative and the Western 17 Balkans Common Regional Market; and 18 (iv) ways to increase United States 19 economic activity and investment within 20 the Western Balkans; 21 (E) considers ways to develop human and 22 institutional capacity and infrastructure across 23 multiple sectors of economies, including clean 24 energy, energy efficiency, agriculture, small and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2808 1 medium-sized enterprise development, health, 2 and cyber-security; 3 (F) considers ways to assist with the devel- 4 opment and implementation of programs or ini- 5 tiatives to increase economic development and 6 prosperity in the region; 7 (G) considers ways to support small- and 8 medium-sized businesses, including youth-owned 9 and women-owned enterprises; 10 (H) considers ways to promote government 11 and civil society policies and programs that 12 combat corruption and encourage transparency 13 (including by supporting independent media by 14 promoting the safety and security of journal- 15 ists), free and fair competition, sound govern- 16 ance, judicial reform, environmental steward- 17 ship, and business environments conducive to 18 sustainable and inclusive economic growth; and 19 (I) includes a public diplomacy strategy 20 that describes the actions that will be taken by 21 relevant agencies to increase support for the 22 United States relationship by citizens of West- 23 ern Balkans countries. 24 (3) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after 25 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2809 1 of State shall provide a briefing to the appropriate 2 committees of Congress that describes the progress 3 made towards developing the strategy required 4 under paragraph (2). 5 (c) REGIONAL ECONOMIC CONNECTIVITY AND DE- 6 VELOPMENT INITIATIVE.— 7 (1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of State, 8 in coordination with the heads of other relevant Fed- 9 eral departments and agencies, may coordinate a re- 10 gional economic connectivity and development initia- 11 tive for the region comprised of each Western Bal- 12 kans country and any European Union member 13 country that shares a border with a Western Bal- 14 kans country (referred to in this subsection as the 15 ‘‘Western Balkans region’’) in accordance with this 16 subsection. 17 18 (2) INITIATIVE ELEMENTS.—The initiative authorized under paragraph (1) shall— 19 (A) promote private sector growth and 20 competitiveness and increase the capacity of 21 businesses, particularly small and medium-sized 22 enterprises, in the Western Balkans region; 23 (B) aim to increase intraregional exports 24 to countries in the Balkans and European 25 Union member states; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2810 1 (C) aim to increase United States eco- 2 nomic activity and investments in countries in 3 the Western Balkans; 4 (D) support startup companies, including 5 companies led by youth or women, in the West- 6 ern Balkans region by— 7 8 (i) providing training in business skills and leadership; and 9 (ii) providing opportunities to connect 10 to sources of capital; 11 (E) encourage and promote increased eco- 12 nomic activity and investment in the Western 13 Balkans through engagement with the Western 14 Balkans diaspora communities in the United 15 States and abroad; 16 (F) provide assistance to the governments 17 and civil society organizations of Western Bal- 18 kans countries to develop— 19 20 (i) regulations to ensure fair and effective investment; and 21 (ii) screening tools to identify and 22 deter malign foreign investments and other 23 coercive economic practices; 24 (G) identify areas where application of ad- 25 ditional resources and workforce retraining g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2811 1 could expand successful programs to 1 or more 2 countries in the Western Balkans region by 3 building on the existing experience and program 4 architecture; 5 (H) compare existing single-country sector 6 analyses to determine areas of focus that would 7 benefit from a regional approach with respect to 8 the Western Balkans region; and 9 (I) promote intraregional economic 10 connectivity throughout the Western Balkans 11 region through— 12 (i) programming, including grants, co- 13 operative agreements, and other forms of 14 assistance; 15 (ii) expanding awareness of the avail- 16 ability of loans and other financial instru- 17 ments from the United States Government; 18 and 19 (iii) coordinating access to existing in- 20 struments to promote economic activity 21 and investment that are available through 22 allies and partners in the Western Balkans 23 region, including the European Union and 24 international financial institutions. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2812 1 (3) SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE 2 PROJECTS.—The 3 graph (1) should facilitate and prioritize support for 4 regional infrastructure projects, including— initiative authorized under para- 5 (A) transportation projects that build 6 roads, bridges, railways and other physical in- 7 frastructure to facilitate travel of goods and 8 people throughout the Western Balkans region; 9 (B) technical support and the promotion of 10 investments needed to meet United States and 11 European Union standards for air travel, in- 12 cluding screening and information sharing; 13 14 (C) the development of telecommunications networks with trusted providers; 15 (D) infrastructure projects that connect 16 Western Balkans countries to each other and to 17 countries with which they share a border; 18 (E) information exchange on effective ten- 19 der procedures and transparent procurement 20 processes; 21 (F) investment transparency programs 22 that will help countries in the Western Balkans 23 analyze gaps and establish institutional and 24 regulatory reforms necessary— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2813 1 (i) to create an enabling environment 2 for economic activities and investment; and 3 (ii) to strengthen protections against 4 high-risk investments; 5 (G) sharing best practices learned from the 6 United States and other international partners 7 to ensure that institutional and regulatory 8 mechanisms are fair, nonarbitrary, effective, 9 and free from corruption; 10 (H) projects that support regional energy 11 security and reduce dependence on Russian en- 12 ergy; 13 (I) technical assistance and generating pri- 14 vate investment in projects that promote 15 connectivity and energy-sharing in the Western 16 Balkans region; 17 (J) technical assistance to support regional 18 collaboration on environmental protection that 19 includes governmental, political, civic, and busi- 20 ness stakeholders; and 21 (K) technical assistance to develop financ- 22 ing options and help create linkages with poten- 23 tial financing institutions and investors. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2814 1 (4) REQUIREMENTS.—All programming under 2 the initiative authorized under paragraph (1) 3 should— 4 (A) be open to the participation of Albania, 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, 6 North Macedonia, and Serbia; 7 (B) be consistent with European Union ac- 8 cession requirements; 9 (C) be focused on retaining talent within 10 the Western Balkans; 11 (D) promote government policies in West- 12 ern Balkans countries that encourage free and 13 fair competition, sound governance, environ- 14 mental protection, and business environments 15 that are conducive to sustainable and inclusive 16 economic growth; and 17 (E) include a public diplomacy strategy to 18 inform local and regional audiences in the 19 Western Balkans region about the initiative, in- 20 cluding specific programs and projects. 21 (d) UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 22 FINANCE CORPORATION.— 23 (1) APPOINTMENTS.—Not later than 1 year 24 after the date of the enactment of this Act, subject 25 to the availability of appropriations, the Chief Exec- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2815 1 utive Officer of the United States International De- 2 velopment Finance Corporation, in collaboration 3 with the Secretary of State, should consider includ- 4 ing a regional office with responsibilities for the 5 Western Balkans within the Corporation’s plans to 6 open new regional offices. 7 (2) JOINT REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 9 Chief Executive Officer of the United States Inter- 10 national Development Finance Corporation and the 11 Secretary of State should submit a joint report to 12 the appropriate committees of Congress that in- 13 cludes— 14 (A) an assessment of the benefits of pro- 15 viding sovereign loan guarantees to countries in 16 the Western Balkans to support infrastructure 17 and energy diversification projects; 18 (B) an outline of additional resources, such 19 as tools, funding, and personnel, which may be 20 required to offer sovereign loan guarantees in 21 the Western Balkans; and 22 (C) an assessment of how the United 23 States International Development Finance Cor- 24 poration, in coordination with the United States 25 Trade and Development Agency and the Ex- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2816 1 port-Import Bank of the United States, can de- 2 ploy its insurance products in support of bonds 3 or other instruments issued to raise capital 4 through United States financial markets in the 5 Western Balkans. 6 SEC. 8337. 7 8 PROMOTING CROSS-CULTURAL AND EDU- CATIONAL ENGAGEMENT. (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 9 gress that— 10 (1) promoting partnerships between United 11 States universities and universities in the Western 12 Balkans advances United States foreign policy goals 13 and requires a whole-of-government approach, in- 14 cluding the utilization of public-private partnerships; 15 and 16 (2) such partnerships would provide opportuni- 17 ties for exchanging academic ideas, technical exper- 18 tise, research, and cultural understanding for the 19 benefit of the United States and may provide addi- 20 tional beneficial opportunities for cooperation in the 21 private sector. 22 (b) UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS.—The President, 23 working through the Secretary of State, is authorized to 24 promote partnerships between United States universities 25 and universities in the Western Balkans, including— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2817 1 2 (1) supporting research and analysis on cyber resilience; 3 (2) working with partner governments to re- 4 form policies, improve curricula, strengthen data 5 systems, train teachers and students, including 6 English language teaching, and to provide quality, 7 inclusive learning materials; 8 (3) encouraging knowledge exchanges to help 9 provide individuals, especially those who historically 10 have had reduced access to relevant education, train- 11 ing, and skills for meaningful employment; 12 (4) promoting teaching and research exchanges 13 between institutions of higher education in the West- 14 ern Balkans and in the United States; and 15 (5) encouraging alliances and exchanges with 16 like-minded institutions of education within the 17 Western Balkans and the larger European continent. 18 19 SEC. 8338. YOUNG BALKAN LEADERS INITIATIVE. (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 20 gress that— 21 (1) regular people-to-people exchange programs 22 that bring religious leaders, journalists, civil society 23 members, politicians, and other individuals from the 24 Western Balkans to the United States will strength- 25 en existing relationships and advance United States g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2818 1 interests and shared values in the Western Balkans 2 region; and 3 (2) the Department of State, through BOLD, a 4 leadership program for young leaders in certain 5 Western Balkans countries, plays an important role 6 to develop young leaders in improving civic engage- 7 ment and economic development in Bosnia and 8 Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro. 9 (b) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of State should 10 continue the BOLD Leadership Program, which shall 11 hereafter be known as the ‘‘Young Balkan Leaders Initia12 tive’’, to promote educational and professional develop13 ment for young adult leaders and professionals in the 14 Western Balkans who have demonstrated a passion to con15 tribute to the continued development of the Western Bal16 kans region. 17 (c) CONDUCT OF INITIATIVE.—The goals of the 18 Young Balkan Leaders Initiative should include— 19 (1) building the capacity of young Balkan lead- 20 ers in the Western Balkans in the areas of business 21 and information technology, cyber security and 22 digitization, agriculture, civic engagement, and pub- 23 lic administration; 24 (2) supporting young Balkan leaders by offer- 25 ing professional development, training, and net- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2819 1 working opportunities, particularly in the areas of 2 leadership, innovation, civic engagement, elections, 3 human rights, entrepreneurship, good governance, 4 public administration, and journalism; 5 (3) supporting young political, parliamentary, 6 and civic Balkan leaders in collaboration on regional 7 initiatives related to good governance, environmental 8 protection, government ethics, and minority inclu- 9 sion; and 10 (4) providing increased economic and technical 11 assistance to young Balkan leaders to promote eco- 12 nomic growth and strengthen ties between busi- 13 nesses, investors, and entrepreneurs in the United 14 States and in Western Balkans countries. 15 (d) FELLOWSHIPS.—Under the Young Balkan Lead- 16 ers Initiative, the Secretary of State is authorized to 17 award fellowships to young leaders from the Western Bal18 kans who— 19 (1) are between 18 and 35 years of age; 20 (2) have demonstrated strong capabilities in en- 21 trepreneurship, innovation, public service, and lead- 22 ership; 23 (3) have had a positive impact in their commu- 24 nities, organizations, or institutions, including by g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2820 1 promoting cross-regional and multiethnic coopera- 2 tion; and 3 (4) represent a cross-section of the country’s 4 demographics. 5 (e) BRIEFING ON CERTAIN EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.— 6 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 7 of this Act, the Secretary of State shall provide a briefing 8 to the appropriate committees of Congress that describes 9 the status of exchange programs involving the Western 10 Balkans region. 11 SEC. 8339. SUPPORTING CYBERSECURITY AND CYBER RE- 12 SILIENCE IN THE WESTERN BALKANS. 13 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 14 gress that— 15 (1) United States support for cybersecurity, 16 cyber resilience, and secure ICT infrastructure in 17 Western Balkans countries will strengthen the re- 18 gion’s ability to defend itself from and respond to 19 malicious cyber activity conducted by nonstate and 20 foreign actors, including foreign governments, that 21 seek to influence the region; 22 23 (2) insecure ICT networks that are vulnerable to manipulation can increase opportunities for— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2821 1 (A) the compromise of cyber infrastruc- 2 ture, including data networks, electronic infra- 3 structure, and software systems; and 4 (B) the use of online information oper- 5 ations by adversaries and malign actors to un- 6 dermine United States allies and interests; 7 (3) it is in the national security interest of the 8 United States to support the cybersecurity and cyber 9 resilience of Western Balkans countries; and 10 (4) it is in the national security interest of the 11 United States to support continued progress to en- 12 hance cybersecurity infrastructure in Western Bal- 13 kan countries in response to threats posed by state 14 and non-state actors, including threats originating 15 from the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic 16 of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, or the Demo- 17 cratic People’s Republic of Korea. 18 (b) INTERAGENCY REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY AND 19 THE DIGITAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT IN WESTERN 20 BALKANS COUNTRIES.—Not later than 1 year after the 21 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 22 in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Sec23 retary of Homeland Security, and the heads of other rel24 evant Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the appro- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2822 1 priate committees of Congress and the Committee on 2 Armed Services of the Senate that contains— 3 (1) an overview of interagency efforts to 4 strengthen cybersecurity and cyber resilience in 5 Western Balkans countries; 6 7 (2) a review of the information environment in each Western Balkans country; 8 9 (3) a review of existing United States Government cyber and digital initiatives that— 10 (A) counter influence operations and safe- 11 guard elections and democratic processes in 12 Western Balkans countries; 13 (B) strengthen ICT infrastructure, digital 14 accessibility, and cybersecurity capacity in the 15 Western Balkans; 16 (C) support democracy and internet free- 17 dom in Western Balkans countries; and 18 (D) build cyber capacity of governments 19 who are allies or partners of the United States; 20 (4) an assessment of cyber threat information 21 sharing between the United States and Western Bal- 22 kans countries; 23 (5) an assessment of— 24 (A) options for the United States to better 25 support cybersecurity and cyber resilience in g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2823 1 Western Balkans countries through changes to 2 current assistance authorities; and 3 (B) the advantages or limitations, such as 4 funding or office space, of posting cyber profes- 5 sionals from other Federal departments and 6 agencies to United States diplomatic posts in 7 Western Balkans countries and providing rel- 8 evant training to Foreign Service Officers; and 9 (6) any additional support needed from the 10 United States for the cybersecurity and cyber resil- 11 ience of the following NATO Allies: Albania, Monte- 12 negro, and North Macedonia. 13 14 SEC. 8340. RELATIONS BETWEEN KOSOVO AND SERBIA. (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 15 gress that— 16 (1) the Agreement on the Path to Normaliza- 17 tion of Relations, which was agreed to by Kosovo 18 and Serbia on February 27, 2023, with the facilita- 19 tion of the European Union, is a positive step for- 20 ward in advancing normalization between the two 21 countries; 22 (2) Serbia and Kosovo should seek to make im- 23 mediate progress on the Implementation Annex to 24 the agreement referred to in paragraph (1); g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2824 1 (3) once sufficient progress has been made on 2 the Implementation Annex, the United States should 3 consider advancing initiatives to strengthen bilateral 4 relations with both countries, which could include— 5 (A) establishing bilateral strategic dia- 6 logues with Kosovo and Serbia; and 7 (B) advancing concrete initiatives to deep- 8 en economic ties and investment with both 9 countries; and 10 (4) the United States should continue to sup- 11 port a comprehensive final agreement between 12 Kosovo and Serbia based on mutual recognition. 13 (b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 14 United States Government that— 15 (1) it shall not pursue any policy that advocates 16 for land swaps, partition, or other forms of redraw- 17 ing borders along ethnic lines in the Western Bal- 18 kans as a means to settle disputes between nation 19 states in the region; and 20 (2) it should support pluralistic democracies in 21 countries in the Western Balkans as a means to pre- 22 vent a return to the ethnic strife that once charac- 23 terized the region. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2825 1 SEC. 8341. REPORTS ON RUSSIAN AND CHINESE MALIGN IN- 2 FLUENCE OPERATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS IN 3 THE WESTERN BALKANS. 4 (a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every two 6 years thereafter, the Secretary of State, in coordination 7 with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National 8 Intelligence, and the heads of other Federal departments 9 or agencies, as appropriate, shall submit a report to the 10 appropriate committees of Congress, the Select Committee 11 on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Armed 12 Services of the Senate, and the Permanent Select Com13 mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives re14 garding Russian and Chinese malign influence operations 15 and campaigns carried out with respect to Balkan coun16 tries that seek— 17 (1) to undermine democratic institutions; 18 (2) to promote political instability; and 19 (3) to harm the interests of the United States 20 and North Atlantic Treaty Organization member 21 and partner states in the Western Balkans. 22 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report submitted pursuant to 23 subsection (a) shall include— 24 (1) an assessment of the objectives of the Rus- 25 sian Federation and the People’s Republic of China 26 regarding malign influence operations and cam- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2826 1 paigns carried out with respect to Western Balkans 2 countries— 3 (A) to undermine democratic institutions, 4 including the planning and execution of demo- 5 cratic elections; 6 (B) to promote political instability; and 7 (C) to manipulate the information environ- 8 ment; 9 (2) the activities and roles of the Department 10 of State and other relevant Federal agencies in 11 countering Russian and Chinese malign influence 12 operations and campaigns; 13 (3) an assessment of— 14 (A) each network, entity and individual, to 15 the extent such information is available, of Rus- 16 sia, China, or any other country with which 17 Russia or China may cooperate, that is sup- 18 porting such Russian or Chinese malign influ- 19 ence operations or campaigns, including the 20 provision of financial or operational support to 21 activities in a Western Balkans country that 22 may limit freedom of speech or create barriers 23 of access to democratic processes, including ex- 24 ercising the right to vote in a free and fair elec- 25 tion; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2827 1 (B) the role of each such entity in pro- 2 viding such support; 3 (4) the identification of the tactics, techniques, 4 and procedures used in Russian or Chinese malign 5 influence operations and campaigns in Western Bal- 6 kans countries; 7 (5) an assessment of the effect of previous Rus- 8 sian or Chinese malign influence operations and 9 campaigns that targeted alliances and partnerships 10 of the United States Armed Forces in the Western 11 Balkans, including the effectiveness of such oper- 12 ations and campaigns in achieving the objectives of 13 Russia and China, respectively; 14 (6) the identification of each Western Balkans 15 country with respect to which Russia or China has 16 conducted or attempted to conduct a malign influ- 17 ence operation or campaign; 18 (7) an assessment of the capacity and efforts of 19 NATO and of each individual Western Balkans 20 country to counter Russian or Chinese malign influ- 21 ence operations and campaigns carried out with re- 22 spect to Western Balkans countries; 23 (8) the efforts by the United States to combat 24 such malign influence operations in the Western 25 Balkans, including through the Countering Russian g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2828 1 Influence Fund and the Countering People’s Repub- 2 lic of China Malign Influence Fund; 3 (9) an assessment of the tactics, techniques, 4 and procedures that the Secretary of State, in con- 5 sultation with the Director of National Intelligence 6 and the Secretary of Defense, determines are likely 7 to be used in future Russian or Chinese malign in- 8 fluence operations and campaigns carried out with 9 respect to Western Balkans countries; and 10 (10) activities that the Department of State 11 and other relevant Federal agencies could use to in- 12 crease the United States Government’s capacity to 13 counter Russian and Chinese malign influence oper- 14 ations and campaigns in Western Balkans countries. 15 (c) FORM.—Each report required under subsection 16 (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in17 clude a classified annex. 18 19 20 21 Subtitle D—Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2025 SEC. 8351. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the ‘‘Countering Wrongful 22 Detention Act of 2025’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2829 1 SEC. 8352. DESIGNATION OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY AS A 2 STATE SPONSOR OF UNLAWFUL OR WRONG- 3 FUL DETENTION. 4 The Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage- 5 Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741 et seq.) is 6 amended by inserting after section 306 the following: 7 ‘‘SEC. 306A. DESIGNATION OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY AS A 8 STATE SPONSOR OF UNLAWFUL OR WRONG- 9 FUL DETENTION. 10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the notice require- 11 ment of subsection (c)(1)(A), the Secretary of State, in 12 consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 13 agencies, may designate a foreign country that has pro14 vided support for or directly engaged in the unlawful or 15 wrongful detention of a United States national as a State 16 Sponsor of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention based on any 17 of the following criteria: 18 ‘‘(1) The unlawful or wrongful detention of a 19 United States national occurs in the foreign country. 20 ‘‘(2) The government of the foreign country or 21 an entity organized under the laws of a foreign 22 country has failed to release an unlawfully or wrong- 23 fully detained United States national within 30 days 24 of being officially notified by the Department of 25 State of the unlawful or wrongful detention. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2830 1 ‘‘(3) Actions taken by the government of the 2 foreign country indicate that the government is re- 3 sponsible for, complicit in, or materially supports the 4 unlawful or wrongful detention of a United States 5 national, including by acting as described in para- 6 graph (2) after having been notified by the Depart- 7 ment of State. 8 ‘‘(4) The actions of a state or nonstate actor in 9 the foreign country, including any previous action 10 relating to unlawful or wrongful detention or hostage 11 taking of a United States national, pose a risk to 12 the safety and security of United States nationals 13 abroad sufficient to warrant designation of the for- 14 eign country as a State Sponsor of Unlawful or 15 Wrongful Detention, as determined by the Secretary. 16 ‘‘(b) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION.—The Sec- 17 retary of State may terminate the designation of a foreign 18 country under subsection (a) if the Secretary certifies to 19 Congress that the government of the foreign country— 20 ‘‘(1) has released the United States nationals 21 unlawfully or wrongfully detained within the terri- 22 tory of the foreign country; 23 ‘‘(2) has positively contributed to the release of 24 United States nationals taken hostage within the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2831 1 territory of the foreign country or from the custody 2 of a nonstate entity; 3 ‘‘(3) has demonstrated changes in leadership or 4 policies with respect to unlawful or wrongful deten- 5 tion and hostage taking; or 6 ‘‘(4) has provided assurances that the govern- 7 ment of the foreign country will not engage or be 8 complicit in or support acts described in subsection 9 (a). 10 ‘‘(c) BRIEFING AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS; PUBLI- 11 CATION.— 12 13 ‘‘(1) CONSULTATION AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 14 ‘‘(A) CONSULTATION.—Prior to the des- 15 ignation under subsection (a), the Secretary of 16 State shall consult the appropriate committees 17 of Congress. 18 ‘‘(B) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not 19 later than 7 days after making a designation of 20 a foreign country as a State Sponsor of Unlaw- 21 ful or Wrongful Detention under subsection (a), 22 the Secretary of State shall submit to the ap- 23 propriate committees of Congress a report noti- 24 fying the committees of the designation, includ- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2832 1 ing a certification of which criteria in sub- 2 section (a) are the basis for the designation. 3 ‘‘(C) ELEMENTS.—In each report sub- 4 mitted under subparagraph (B) with respect to 5 the designation of a foreign country as a State 6 Sponsor of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention, 7 the Secretary shall include— 8 ‘‘(i) the justification for the designa- 9 tion; and 10 ‘‘(ii) a description of any action taken 11 by the United States Government, includ- 12 ing the Secretary of State or the head of 13 any other relevant Federal agency, in re- 14 sponse to the designation to deter the un- 15 lawful or wrongful detention or hostage- 16 taking of foreign nationals in the country. 17 ‘‘(2) INITIAL BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later 18 than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 19 section, the Secretary shall brief Congress on the fol- 20 lowing: 21 ‘‘(A) Whether any of the following coun- 22 tries should be designated as a State Sponsor 23 of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention under sub- 24 section (a): 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(i) Afghanistan. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2833 1 ‘‘(ii) The Islamic Republic of Iran. 2 ‘‘(iii) The People’s Republic of China. 3 ‘‘(iv) The Russian Federation. 4 ‘‘(v) Venezuela under the regime of 5 Nicolás Maduro. 6 ‘‘(vi) The Republic of Belarus. 7 ‘‘(B) The steps taken by the Secretary and 8 the heads of other relevant Federal agencies to 9 deter the unlawful and wrongful detention of 10 United States nationals and to respond to such 11 detentions, including— 12 ‘‘(i) any engagement with private sec- 13 tor companies to optimize the distribution 14 of travel advisories; and 15 ‘‘(ii) any engagement with private 16 companies responsible for promoting travel 17 to foreign countries engaged in the unlaw- 18 ful or wrongful detention of United States 19 nationals. 20 ‘‘(C) An assessment of a possible expan- 21 sion of chapter 97 of title 28, United States 22 Code (commonly known as the ‘Foreign Sov- 23 ereign Immunities Act of 1976’) to include an 24 exception from asset seizure immunity for State 25 Sponsors of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2834 1 ‘‘(D) A detailed plan on the manner by 2 which a geographic travel restriction should or 3 could be instituted against State Sponsors of 4 Unlawful or Wrongful Detention. 5 ‘‘(E) The progress made in multilateral 6 fora, including the United Nations and other 7 international organizations, to address the un- 8 lawful and wrongful detention of United States 9 nationals, in addition to nationals of partners 10 and allies of the United States in foreign coun- 11 tries. 12 ‘‘(3) ANNUAL BRIEFING.— 13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one 14 year after the date of the enactment of this sec- 15 tion, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the 16 Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Af- 17 fairs and the Special Presidential Envoy for 18 Hostage Affairs shall brief the appropriate com- 19 mittees of Congress with respect to unlawful or 20 wrongful detentions taking place in the coun- 21 tries listed under paragraph (2)(A) and actions 22 taken by the Secretary of State and the heads 23 of other relevant Federal agencies to deter the 24 wrongful detention of United States nationals, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2835 1 including any steps taken in accordance with 2 paragraph (2)(B). 3 ‘‘(B) NO LIMITATION ON OTHER BRIEF- 4 INGS.—Any briefings pursuant to subparagraph 5 (A) shall be in addition to any briefings re- 6 quested by the appropriate congressional com- 7 mittees. Nothing in this provision shall be con- 8 strued to limit the provision of any other brief- 9 ings to the appropriate committees of Congress. 10 ‘‘(4) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall make 11 available on a publicly accessible website of the De- 12 partment of State, and regularly update, a list of 13 foreign countries designated as State Sponsors of 14 Unlawful or Wrongful Detention under subsection 15 (a). 16 ‘‘(d) REVIEW OF AVAILABLE RESPONSES TO STATE 17 SPONSORS OF UNLAWFUL OR WRONGFUL DETENTION.— 18 Upon designation of a foreign country as a State Sponsor 19 of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention under subsection (a), 20 the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of 21 other relevant Federal agencies, shall conduct a com22 prehensive review of the use of existing authorities to re23 spond to and deter the unlawful or wrongful detention of 24 United States nationals in the foreign country, includ25 ing— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2836 1 ‘‘(1) sanctions available under the International 2 Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 3 et seq.); 4 ‘‘(2) visa restrictions available under section 5 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper- 6 ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 7 2024 (division F of Public Law 118–47; 8 U.S.C. 8 1182 note) or any other provision of Federal law; 9 10 ‘‘(3) sanctions available under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); 11 ‘‘(4) restrictions on assistance provided to the 12 government of the country under the Foreign Assist- 13 ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) or any 14 other provision of Federal law; 15 ‘‘(5) restrictions on the export of certain goods 16 to the country under the Arms Export Control Act 17 (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), the Export Control Re- 18 form Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.), or any 19 other Federal law; and 20 ‘‘(6) designating the government of the country 21 as a government that has repeatedly provided sup- 22 port for acts of international terrorism pursuant 23 to— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2837 1 ‘‘(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Ex- 2 port Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 3 4813(c)(1)(A)(i)); 4 ‘‘(B) section 620A of the Foreign Assist- 5 ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); 6 ‘‘(C) section 40(d) of the Arms Export 7 Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)); or 8 ‘‘(D) any other provision of law. 9 ‘‘(e) DEFINED TERM.—In this section, the term ‘ap- 10 propriate committees of Congress’ means— 11 ‘‘(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 12 Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 13 the Judiciary of the Senate; and 14 ‘‘(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 15 Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 16 the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. 17 ‘‘(f) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 18 section may be construed to imply that— 19 ‘‘(1) the United States Government formally 20 recognizes any particular country or the government 21 of such country as legitimate; or 22 ‘‘(2) every United States national detained in a 23 country designated as a State Sponsor of Unlawful 24 or Wrongful Detention under subsection (a) should 25 be or is determined to be wrongfully detained under g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2838 1 the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage- 2 Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741 et 3 seq.).’’. 4 SEC. 8353. CONGRESSIONAL REPORT ON COMPONENTS RE- 5 LATED TO HOSTAGE AFFAIRS AND RECOV- 6 ERY. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 8 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub9 mit to Congress a report on the following: 10 (1) The Hostage Response Group established 11 pursuant to section 305(a) of the Robert Levinson 12 Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Account- 13 ability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741c(a)). 14 (2) The Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell estab- 15 lished pursuant to section 304(a) of such Act (22 16 U.S.C. 1741b(a)). 17 (3) The Office of the Special Presidential 18 Envoy for Hostage Affairs established pursuant to 19 section 303(a) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 1741a(a)). 20 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 21 (a) shall include— 22 23 (1) a description of the existing structure of each component listed in subsection (a); g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2839 1 (2) recommendations on how the components 2 can be improved, including through reorganization 3 or consolidation of the components; and 4 (3) cost efficiencies on the components listed in 5 subsection (a), including resources available to eligi- 6 ble former wrongful detainees and hostages and 7 their family members. 8 9 SEC. 8354. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this 10 title may be construed as preventing the freedom of travel 11 of United States citizens. 12 Subtitle E—Other Matters 13 SEC. 8361. NATIONAL REGISTRY OF KOREAN AMERICAN DI- 14 15 VIDED FAMILIES. (a) NATIONAL REGISTRY.— 16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, act- 17 ing through the Special Envoy on North Korean 18 Human Rights Issues, the Assistant Secretary of 19 State for Consular Affairs, or such other individual 20 as the Secretary may designate, shall— 21 (A) engage, to the extent practicable, Ko- 22 rean American families who wish to be reunited 23 with family members residing in North Korea 24 from which such Korean American families 25 were divided after the signing of the Agreement g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2840 1 Concerning a Military Armistice in Korea, 2 signed at Panmunjom July 27, 1953 (com- 3 monly referred to as the ‘‘Korean War Armi- 4 stice Agreement’’ ), in anticipation of future re- 5 unions for such families and family members, 6 including in-person and video reunions; and 7 (B) establish a private, internal national 8 registry of the names and other relevant infor- 9 mation of such Korean American families— 10 (i) to facilitate such future reunions; 11 and 12 (ii) to provide for a repository of in- 13 formation about such Korean American 14 families and family members in North 15 Korea, including information about individ- 16 uals who may be deceased. 17 (2) DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.—The Sec- 18 retary of State may enter into agreements with Ko- 19 rean individuals and families, academic institutions, 20 or other members of the public, as appropriate, to 21 share, in whole or in part, information collected and 22 housed in the database if— 23 (A) the United States person whose per- 24 sonally identifiable information would be dis- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2841 1 closed as a result of an agreement has provided 2 consent to such disclosure; and 3 (B) the agreement outlines reasonable 4 steps and commitments to ensure that any in- 5 formation disclosed as a result of such agree- 6 ment is— 7 (i) kept private and confidential; and 8 (ii) will not be disclosed improperly to 9 other parties outside the agreement. 10 (b) ACTIONS TO FACILITATE DIALOGUE BETWEEN 11 THE UNITED STATES AND NORTH KOREA.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State 13 should take steps to ensure that any direct dialogue 14 between the United States and North Korea includes 15 progress towards holding future reunions for Korean 16 American families and their family members in 17 North Korea. 18 (2) CONSULTATIONS.—The Secretary of State 19 shall consult with the Government of the Republic of 20 Korea, as appropriate, in carrying out this sub- 21 section. 22 (3) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, 24 acting through the Special Envoy on North Ko- 25 rean Human Rights Issues, shall include in g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2842 1 each report required under section 107(d) of 2 the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 3 (22 U.S.C. 7817(d)) a description of the con- 4 sultations described in paragraph (2) conducted 5 during the year preceding the submission of the 6 report. 7 8 (B) ELEMENTS.—The reporting required under subparagraph (A) should include— 9 (i) the status of the national registry 10 established 11 (a)(1)(B); 12 13 pursuant to subsection (ii) the number of individuals included on the registry who— 14 (I) have met their family mem- 15 bers in North Korea during previous 16 reunions; and 17 (II) have yet to meet their family 18 members in North Korea; 19 (iii) a summary of responses by North 20 Korea to requests by the United States 21 Government to hold reunions of divided 22 families; and 23 (iv) a description of actions taken by 24 North Korea that prevent the emigration g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2843 1 of family members of Korean American 2 families. 3 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE- 4 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres- 5 sional committees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Re6 lations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af7 fairs of the House of Representatives. 8 SEC. 8362. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RUSSIA’S ILLEGAL AB- 9 DUCTION OF UKRAINIAN CHILDREN. 10 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 11 (1) Since the Russian Federation’s full-scale in- 12 vasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Russian 13 Federation military forces and the Government of 14 the Russian Federation have abducted, forcibly 15 transferred, or facilitated the illegal deportation of 16 at least 20,000 Ukrainian children. 17 (2) The Russian Federation’s abduction, forc- 18 ible transfer, and facilitation of the illegal deporta- 19 tion of Ukrainian children has left countless children 20 and families with devastating physical and psycho- 21 logical trauma. 22 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 23 gress that Congress— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2844 1 (1) condemns the Russian Federation’s abduc- 2 tion, forcible transfer, and facilitation of the illegal 3 deportation of Ukrainian children; and 4 (2) implores the Russian Federation to work 5 with the international community to ensure the re- 6 turn, without delay, of all forcibly transferred 7 Ukrainian children to their families. 8 SEC. 8363. SUPPORTING THE IDENTIFICATION AND RECOV- 9 10 ERY OF ABDUCTED UKRAINIAN CHILDREN. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 11 ‘‘Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Account12 ability Act’’. 13 (b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 14 (1) According to a White House press release, 15 dated March 25, 2025, ‘‘The United States and 16 Ukraine agreed that the United States remains com- 17 mitted to helping achieve the exchange of prisoners 18 of war, the release of civilian detainees, and the re- 19 turn of forcibly transferred Ukrainian children.’’. 20 (2) To implement the commitment referred to 21 in paragraph (1), the United States Government re- 22 quires an organized and resourced policy approach 23 to assist Ukraine with— 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) investigations of Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2845 1 (B) the rehabilitation and reintegration of 2 children returned to Ukraine; and 3 (C) justice and accountability for perpetra- 4 5 6 tors of the abductions. (c) AUTHORIZATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ADVISORY SUPPORT.— 7 8 OF (1) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Justice and the Department of State are authorized— 9 (A) to provide law enforcement and intel- 10 ligence technical assistance, training, capacity 11 building, and advisory support to the Govern- 12 ment of Ukraine in support of the commitment 13 described in subsection (b)(1); and 14 (B) to advance the objectives described in 15 subsection (b)(2). 16 (2) TYPE OF ASSISTANCE.—The law enforce- 17 ment and intelligence technical assistance authorized 18 under paragraph (1)(A) may include— 19 (A) training regarding the utilization of bi- 20 ometric identification technologies in abduction 21 and trafficking in persons investigations; 22 (B) assistance with respect to collecting 23 and analyzing open source intelligence informa- 24 tion; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2846 1 (C) assistance in the development and use 2 of secure communications technologies; and 3 (D) assistance with respect to managing 4 and securing relevant databases. 5 (3) REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days after 6 the determination to provide assistance in any cat- 7 egory identified in this subsection, the Secretary of 8 State shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations 9 of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 10 of the House of Representatives on— 11 (A) the amount of assistance determined to 12 be obligated; 13 (B) the type of assistance to be utilized; 14 and 15 (C) any information on the technology 16 operationalized to support the means identified 17 in this subsection. 18 (d) COORDINATION.— 19 (1) NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—The 20 Department of Justice and the Department of State 21 may coordinate with nongovernmental organizations 22 to carry out the assistance authorized under sub- 23 section (c). 24 (2) FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The National Secu- 25 rity Council may coordinate with appropriate rep- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2847 1 resentatives from the Department of Justice, the 2 Department of State, the intelligence community (as 3 defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 4 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)), and other Federal agen- 5 cies, as needed, to carry out the assistance author- 6 ized under subsection (c). 7 (e) REHABILITATION AND REINTEGRATION.— 8 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE.—The 9 Secretary of State is authorized to provide support 10 to the Government of Ukraine and nongovernmental 11 organizations and local civil society groups in 12 Ukraine for the purpose of providing Ukrainian chil- 13 dren (including teenagers) who have been abducted, 14 forcibly transferred, or held against their will by the 15 Russian Federation with— 16 (A) medical and psychological rehabilita- 17 tion services; 18 (B) family reunification and support serv- 19 ices; and 20 (C) services in support of the reintegration 21 of such children into Ukrainian society, includ- 22 ing case management, legal aid, and edu- 23 cational screening and placement. 24 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the 25 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2848 1 State shall submit a report to the Committee on 2 Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee 3 on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 4 that describes all current or planned foreign assist- 5 ance programs that will provide the assistance au- 6 thorized under paragraph (1). 7 (f) ATROCITY CRIMES ADVISORY GROUP FOR 8 UKRAINE.—The Department of State is authorized to 9 support the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group for Ukraine 10 by providing technical assistance, capacity building, and 11 advisory support to the Government of Ukraine’s Office 12 of the Prosecutor General, and other relevant components 13 of the Government of Ukraine, for the purpose of inves14 tigating and prosecuting cases involving abducted chil15 dren, and other atrocity crimes. 16 (g) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.—The Department of 17 Justice is authorized to provide technical assistance, ca18 pacity building, and advisory support to the Government 19 of Ukraine through its Office of Overseas Prosecutorial 20 Development, Assistance, and Training, which shall be co21 ordinated by the Resident Legal Adviser at the United 22 States Embassy in Kyiv, for the purpose of investigating 23 and prosecuting cases involving abducted children, and 24 other atrocity crimes. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2849 1 (h) REPORTS.—Not later than 60 days after the date 2 of the enactment of this Act— 3 (1) the Secretary of State, in coordination with 4 the Attorney General, shall submit a report to the 5 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the 6 Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the Com- 7 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep- 8 resentatives, and the Committee on the Judiciary of 9 the House of Representatives that describes current 10 and planned United States Government support for 11 the Government of Ukraine’s work to investigate 12 and prosecute atrocity crimes; and 13 (2) the Secretary of State, in coordination with 14 the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit a report 15 to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen- 16 ate, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 17 Urban Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on For- 18 eign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and 19 the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 20 Representatives that outlines— 21 (A) any discrepancies between the sanc- 22 tions regimes of the United States, the United 23 Kingdom, and the European Union with respect 24 to those responsible for the abduction of 25 Ukrainian children; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2850 1 (B) efforts made by the United States 2 Government to better align such sanction re- 3 gimes. 4 SEC. 8364. FAIRNESS IN ISSUANCE OF TACTICAL GEAR TO 5 DIPLOMATIC 6 SONNEL. 7 SECURITY SERVICE PER- (a) IN GENERAL.—In any instance when the Diplo- 8 matic Security Service of the Department of State issues 9 tactical gear to Special Agents, uniform division officers, 10 or personal service contractors, the Service must, when11 ever such products are commercially available, provide 12 both men’s and women’s sizing options. 13 (b) TACTICAL GEAR DEFINED.—In this section, the 14 term ‘‘tactical gear’’ includes, among other items, ballistic 15 plates, ballistic plate carriers, helmets, media jackets, tac16 tical pants, and gloves. 17 SEC. 8365. STRATEGY FOR COUNTERING TRANSNATIONAL 18 CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS IN MEXICO. 19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 20 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 21 shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 22 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 23 House of Representatives a report with a strategy for 24 countering transnational criminal organizations in Mexico. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2851 1 (b) STRATEGY ELEMENTS.—The strategy required 2 by subsection (a) shall include the following elements: 3 4 (1) A detailed plan for how United States security assistance will— 5 (A) dismantle transnational criminal net- 6 works 7 fentanyl, into the United States and profit from 8 other criminal activities, including pervasive 9 human trafficking and human smuggling, weap- 10 ons trafficking, cybercrimes, money laundering, 11 and the importation of precursor chemicals to 12 mass-produce illicit drugs; that traffic illicit drugs, including 13 (B) increase the capacity of Mexico’s mili- 14 tary and public security institutions to improve 15 security at Mexico’s northern and southern bor- 16 ders and degrade transnational criminal organi- 17 zations; and 18 (C) enhance the institutional capacity of 19 civilian 20 courts to strengthen rule of law, redress public 21 corruption related to the activities and influence 22 of transnational criminal organizations, and 23 combat impunity. 24 (2) A detailed summary of activities to imple- 25 ment the plan described in paragraph (1), including g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) law enforcement, prosecutors, and G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2852 1 a list of implementing government entities and non- 2 governmental organizations. 3 (3) A detailed assessment of previous assistance 4 to Mexico under the Mérida Initiative and the Bicen- 5 tennial Framework for Security, Public Health, and 6 Safe Communities focused on how these initiatives 7 advanced United States national security objectives, 8 including those listed in paragraph (1)(A). 9 (4) A detailed summary of priorities, mile- 10 stones, and performance measures to monitor and 11 evaluate results of the strategy. 12 (5) A fraud risk assessment, conducted by the 13 Office of the Inspector General of the Department of 14 State for the Department of State’s current security 15 assistance programs in Mexico that— 16 17 18 19 (A) identifies inherent fraud risks affecting such programs; (B) assesses the likelihood and impact of inherent fraud risks; 20 (C) determines fraud risk tolerance; 21 (D) examines the suitability of existing 22 fraud controls and prioritizes residual fraud 23 risks; and 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (E) documents the program’s fraud risk profile. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2853 1 (c) BILATERAL COOPERATION REPORTING.—The re- 2 port required by subsection (a) shall include an overview 3 of bilateral cooperation mechanisms and engagements be4 tween the United States Government and the Government 5 of Mexico, such as diplomatic engagements, security as6 sistance programs, technical assistance, and other forms 7 of cooperation that advance the priorities described in sub8 section (b). 9 (d) FORM.—The report and strategy required by sub- 10 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 11 may include a classified annex. 12 (e) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later than one 13 year after the submission of the report and strategy re14 quired by subsection (a), and annually thereafter for five 15 years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Com16 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com17 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 18 a report on the implementation of the strategy. 19 (f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING USE OF 20 MILITARY FORCE AGAINST MEXICO.—Nothing in this sec21 tion may be construed as an authorization for the use of 22 military force against Mexico or any entity within Mexico. 23 24 SEC. 8366. INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 25 ‘‘International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2854 1 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 2 (1) ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTOR.—The term 3 ‘‘advanced nuclear reactor’’ has the meaning given 4 the term in section 951(b) of the Energy Policy Act 5 of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271(b)), except that, for pur- 6 poses of this section, the reference to ‘‘reactors oper- 7 ating on the date of enactment of the Energy Act 8 of 2020’’ in paragraph (1)(A) of that section shall 9 be deemed to read ‘‘reactors operating in the United 10 States on the date of enactment of the Energy Act 11 of 2020’’. 12 13 (2) ALLY OR PARTNER NATION.—The term ‘‘ally or partner nation’’ means— 14 (A) the Government of any country that is 15 a member of the Organization for Economic Co- 16 operation and Development; 17 (B) the Government of the Republic of 18 India; and 19 (C) the Government of any country des- 20 ignated as an ally or partner nation by the Sec- 21 retary of State for purposes of this section. 22 (3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON- 23 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con- 24 gress’’ means— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2855 1 (A) the Committees on Foreign Relations, 2 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 3 and Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen- 4 ate; and 5 (B) the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 6 Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy 7 and Commerce of the House of Representatives. 8 (4) ASSOCIATED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘associ- 9 ated entity’’ means an entity that— 10 (A) is owned, controlled, or operated by— 11 (i) an ally or partner nation; or 12 (ii) an associated individual; or 13 (B) is organized under the laws of, or oth- 14 erwise subject to the jurisdiction of, a country 15 described in paragraph (2), including a corpora- 16 tion that is incorporated in a country described 17 in that paragraph. 18 (5) ASSOCIATED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘asso- 19 ciated individual’’ means a foreign national who is a 20 national of a country described in paragraph (2). 21 (6) CIVIL NUCLEAR.—The term ‘‘civil nuclear’’ 22 means activities, other than atomic energy defense 23 activities, relating to— 24 (A) nuclear plant construction; 25 (B) nuclear fuel services; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2856 1 (C) nuclear energy financing; 2 (D) nuclear plant operations; 3 (E) nuclear plant regulation; 4 (F) nuclear medicine; 5 (G) nuclear safety; 6 (H) community engagement in areas in 7 reasonable proximity to nuclear sites; 8 9 (I) infrastructure support for nuclear energy; 10 (J) nuclear plant decommissioning; 11 (K) nuclear liability; 12 (L) safe storage and safe disposal of spent 13 nuclear fuel; 14 (M) environmental safeguards; 15 (N) nuclear nonproliferation and security; 16 17 and (O) technology related to the matters de- 18 scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (N). 19 (7) EMBARKING CIVIL NUCLEAR NATION.— 20 21 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘embarking civil nuclear nation’’ means a country that— 22 23 (i) does not have a civil nuclear energy program; 24 (ii) is in the process of developing or 25 expanding a civil nuclear energy program, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2857 1 including safeguards and a legal and regu- 2 latory framework, for— 3 (I) nuclear safety; 4 (II) nuclear security; 5 (III) radioactive waste manage- 6 ment; 7 (IV) civil nuclear energy; 8 (V) environmental safeguards; 9 (VI) community engagement in 10 areas in reasonable proximity to nu- 11 clear sites; 12 (VII) nuclear liability; or 13 (VIII) nuclear reactor licensing; 14 (iii) is in the process of selecting, de- 15 veloping, constructing, or utilizing nuclear 16 reactors, including advanced nuclear reac- 17 tors, or advanced civil nuclear technologies; 18 or 19 (iv) is eligible to receive development 20 lending from the World Bank. 21 (B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘embarking 22 civil nuclear nation’’ does not include— 23 (i) the People’s Republic of China; 24 (ii) the Russian Federation; 25 (iii) the Republic of Belarus; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2858 1 (iv) the Islamic Republic of Iran; 2 (v) the Democratic People’s Republic 3 of Korea; 4 (vi) the Republic of Cuba; 5 (vii) the Bolivarian Republic of Ven- 6 ezuela; 7 (viii) Burma; or 8 (ix) any other country— 9 (I) the property or interests in 10 property of the government of which 11 are blocked pursuant to the Inter- 12 national Emergency Economic Powers 13 Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or 14 (II) the government of which the 15 Secretary of State has determined has 16 repeatedly provided support for acts 17 of international terrorism for purposes 18 of— 19 (aa) section 620A(a) of the 20 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 21 (22 U.S.C. 2371(a)); 22 (bb) section 40(d) of the 23 Arms Export Control Act (22 24 U.S.C. 2780(d)); g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2859 1 (cc) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) 2 of the Export Control Reform 3 Act 4 4813(c)(1)(A)(i)); or 5 2018 (50 U.S.C. (dd) any other relevant pro- 6 vision of law. 7 8 of (8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Energy. 9 (9) SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL.—The term ‘‘spent 10 nuclear fuel’’ has the meaning given the term in sec- 11 tion 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 12 U.S.C. 10101). 13 (10) UNITED STATES NUCLEAR ENERGY COM- 14 PANY.—The 15 company’’ means a company that— term ‘‘United States nuclear energy 16 (A) is organized under the laws of, or oth- 17 erwise subject to the jurisdiction of, the United 18 States; and 19 (B) is involved in the nuclear energy indus- 20 21 try. (c) NUCLEAR EXPORTS WORKING GROUP.— 22 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 23 working group, to be known as the ‘‘Nuclear Ex- 24 ports Working Group’’ (referred to in this subsection 25 as the ‘‘working group’’). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2860 1 2 (2) COMPOSITION.—The working group shall be composed of— 3 (A) senior-level Federal officials, selected 4 internally by the applicable Federal agency or 5 organization, from any Federal agency or orga- 6 nization that the President determines to be ap- 7 propriate; and 8 (B) other senior-level Federal officials, se- 9 lected internally by the applicable Federal agen- 10 cy or organization, from any other Federal 11 agency or organization that the Secretary deter- 12 mines to be appropriate. 13 (3) REPORTING.—The working group shall re- 14 port to the President or 1 or more Federal officials 15 designated by the President, if applicable. 16 (4) DUTIES.—The working group shall coordi- 17 nate, not less frequently than quarterly, with the 18 Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee of the De- 19 partment of Commerce, the Nuclear Energy Advi- 20 sory Committee of the Department of Energy, and 21 other advisory or stakeholder groups, as necessary, 22 to maintain an accurate and up-to-date knowledge of 23 the standing of civil nuclear exports from the United 24 States, including with respect to meeting the targets g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2861 1 established as part of the 10-year civil nuclear trade 2 strategy described in paragraph (5)(A). 3 (5) STRATEGY.— 4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 5 after the date of enactment of this Act, the 6 working group shall establish a 10-year civil nu- 7 clear trade strategy, including biennial targets 8 for the export of civil nuclear technologies, in- 9 cluding light water and non-light water reactors 10 and associated equipment and technologies, civil 11 nuclear materials, and nuclear fuel that align 12 with meeting international energy demand while 13 seeking to avoid or reduce emissions and pre- 14 vent the dissemination of nuclear technology, 15 materials, and weapons to adversarial nations 16 and terrorist groups. 17 (B) COLLABORATION REQUIRED.—In es- 18 tablishing the strategy under subparagraph (A), 19 the working group shall collaborate with— 20 (i) any Federal department or agency 21 that the President determines to be appro- 22 priate; and 23 (ii) representatives of private industry 24 and experts in nuclear security and risk re- 25 duction, as appropriate. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2862 1 2 (d) ENGAGEMENT WITH ALLY OR PARTNER NATIONS.— 3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall launch, 4 in accordance with applicable nuclear technology ex- 5 port laws (including regulations), an international 6 initiative to modernize the civil nuclear outreach to 7 embarking civil nuclear nations. 8 (2) FINANCING.— 9 (A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the ini- 10 tiative described in paragraph (1), the Presi- 11 dent, acting through an appropriate Federal of- 12 ficial, and in coordination with the officials de- 13 scribed in subparagraph (B), may, if the Presi- 14 dent determines to be appropriate, seek to es- 15 tablish cooperative financing relationships for 16 the export of civil nuclear technology, compo- 17 nents, materials, and infrastructure to embark- 18 ing civil nuclear nations. 19 20 (B) OFFICIALS DESCRIBED.—The officials referred to in subparagraph (A) are— 21 (i) appropriate officials of any Federal 22 agency that the President determines to be 23 appropriate; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2863 1 (ii) appropriate officials representing 2 foreign countries and governments, includ- 3 ing— 4 (I) ally or partner nations; 5 (II) embarking civil nuclear na- 6 tions; and 7 (III) any other country or gov- 8 ernment that the President , in con- 9 sultation with the officials described 10 in clause (i), determines to be appro- 11 priate. 12 13 (3) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the initiative described in paragraph (1), the President shall— 14 (A) assist nongovernmental organizations, 15 the Department of Energy, and other relevant 16 Federal departments and agencies in the provi- 17 sion of education and training to foreign gov- 18 ernments in nuclear safety, security, and safe- 19 guards— 20 21 (i) through engagement with the International Atomic Energy Agency; or 22 (ii) independently, if the applicable 23 entity determines that it would be more 24 advantageous under the circumstances to g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2864 1 provide the applicable education and train- 2 ing independently; 3 (B) assist the efforts of the International 4 Atomic Energy Agency to expand the support 5 provided by the International Atomic Energy 6 Agency to embarking civil nuclear nations for 7 nuclear safety, security, and safeguards; 8 (C) coordinate with appropriate Federal 9 departments and agencies on efforts to expand 10 outreach to the private investment community 11 and establish public-private financing relation- 12 ships that enable the adoption of civil nuclear 13 technologies by embarking civil nuclear nations, 14 including through exports from the United 15 States; 16 (D) seek to better coordinate, to the max- 17 imum extent practicable, the work carried out 18 by any Federal agency that the President deter- 19 mines to be appropriate; and 20 (E) coordinate with the Export-Import 21 Bank of the United States to improve the effi- 22 cient and effective exporting of civil nuclear 23 technologies and materials. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2865 1 (e) COOPERATIVE FINANCING RELATIONSHIPS WITH 2 ALLY OR PARTNER NATIONS AND EMBARKING CIVIL NU3 CLEAR NATIONS.— 4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall des- 5 ignate an appropriate White House official to coordi- 6 nate with the officials described in subsection 7 (d)(2)(B) to develop, as the President determines to 8 be appropriate, financing relationships with ally or 9 partner nations to assist in the adoption of civil nu- 10 clear technologies exported from the United States 11 or ally or partner nations to embarking civil nuclear 12 nations. 13 (2) 14 CLAUSES.— UNITED STATES COMPETITIVENESS 15 (A) DEFINITION OF UNITED STATES COM- 16 PETITIVENESS CLAUSE.—In this paragraph, the 17 term ‘‘United States competitiveness clause’’ 18 means any United States competitiveness provi- 19 sion in any agreement entered into by the De- 20 partment of Energy, including— 21 (i) a cooperative agreement; 22 (ii) a cooperative research and devel- 23 opment agreement; and 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (iii) a patent waiver. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2866 1 (B) CONSIDERATION.—In carrying out 2 paragraph (1), the relevant officials described 3 in that paragraph shall consider the impact of 4 United States competitiveness clauses on any fi- 5 nancing relationships entered into or proposed 6 to be entered into under that paragraph. 7 (C) WAIVER.—The Secretary shall facili- 8 tate waivers of United States competitiveness 9 clauses as necessary to facilitate financing rela- 10 tionships with ally or partner nations under 11 paragraph (1). 12 (f) COOPERATION WITH ALLY OR PARTNER NATIONS 13 ON ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTOR DEMONSTRATION AND 14 COOPERATIVE RESEARCH FACILITIES FOR CIVIL NU15 CLEAR ENERGY.— 16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 17 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 18 State, in coordination with the Secretary and the 19 Secretary of Commerce, shall conduct bilateral and 20 multilateral meetings with not fewer than 5 ally or 21 partner nations, with the aim of enhancing nuclear 22 energy cooperation among those ally or partner na- 23 tions and the United States, for the purpose of de- 24 veloping collaborative relationships with respect to 25 research, development, licensing, and deployment of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2867 1 advanced nuclear reactor technologies for civil nu- 2 clear energy. 3 4 (2) REQUIREMENT.—The meetings described in paragraph (1) shall include— 5 (A) a focus on cooperation to demonstrate 6 and deploy advanced nuclear reactors, with an 7 emphasis on United States nuclear energy com- 8 panies, during the 10-year period beginning on 9 the date of enactment of this Act to provide op- 10 tions for addressing energy security and envi- 11 ronmental impacts; and 12 (B) a focus on developing a memorandum 13 of understanding or any other appropriate 14 agreement between the United States and ally 15 or partner nations with respect to— 16 (i) the demonstration and deployment 17 of advanced nuclear reactors; and 18 (ii) the development of cooperative re- 19 search facilities. 20 (3) FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS.—In con- 21 ducting the meetings described in paragraph (1), the 22 Secretary of State, in coordination with the Sec- 23 retary, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of 24 other relevant Federal agencies and only after initial 25 consultation with the appropriate committees of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2868 1 Congress, shall seek to develop financing arrange- 2 ments to share the costs of the demonstration and 3 deployment of advanced nuclear reactors and the de- 4 velopment of cooperative research facilities with the 5 ally or partner nations participating in those meet- 6 ings. 7 (g) INTERNATIONAL CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY CO- 8 OPERATION.—Section 959B of the Energy Policy Act of 9 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16279b) is amended— 10 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 11 striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting the fol- 12 lowing: 13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; 14 15 (2) in subsection (a) (as so designated)— (A) in paragraph (1)— 16 (i) by striking ‘‘financing,’’; and 17 (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi- 18 colon at the end; 19 (B) in paragraph (2)— 20 21 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘preparations for’’; and 22 (ii) in subparagraph (C)(v), by strik- 23 ing the period at the end and inserting a 24 semicolon; and 25 (C) by adding at the end the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2869 1 ‘‘(3) to support, with the concurrence of the 2 Secretary of State, the safe, secure, and peaceful use 3 of civil nuclear technology in countries developing 4 nuclear energy programs, with a focus on countries 5 that have increased civil nuclear cooperation with 6 the Russian Federation or the People’s Republic of 7 China; and 8 ‘‘(4) to promote the fullest utilization of the re- 9 actors, fuel, equipment, services, and technology of 10 United States nuclear energy companies (as defined 11 in subsection (b) of the International Nuclear En- 12 ergy Act of 2025) in civil nuclear energy programs 13 outside the United States through— 14 ‘‘(A) bilateral and multilateral arrange- 15 ments developed and executed with the concur- 16 rence of the Secretary of State that contain 17 commitments for the utilization of the reactors, 18 fuel, equipment, services, and technology of 19 United States nuclear energy companies (as de- 20 fined in that subsection); 21 ‘‘(B) the designation of 1 or more United 22 States nuclear energy companies (as defined in 23 that subsection) to implement an arrangement 24 under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary deter- 25 mines that the designation is necessary and ap- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2870 1 propriate to achieve the objectives of this sec- 2 tion; and 3 ‘‘(C) the waiver of any provision of law re- 4 lating to competition with respect to any activ- 5 ity related to an arrangement under subpara- 6 graph (A) if the Secretary, in consultation with 7 the Attorney General and the Secretary of 8 Commerce, determines that a waiver is nec- 9 essary and appropriate to achieve the objectives 10 of this section.’’; and 11 (3) by adding at the end the following: 12 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The program under sub- 13 section (a) shall be supported in consultation with the Sec14 retary of State and implemented by the Secretary— 15 ‘‘(1) to facilitate, to the maximum extent prac- 16 ticable, workshops and expert-based exchanges to en- 17 gage industry, stakeholders, and foreign govern- 18 ments with respect to international civil nuclear 19 issues, such as— 20 ‘‘(A) training; 21 ‘‘(B) financing; 22 ‘‘(C) safety; 23 ‘‘(D) security; 24 ‘‘(E) safeguards; 25 ‘‘(F) liability; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2871 1 ‘‘(G) advanced fuels; 2 ‘‘(H) operations; and 3 ‘‘(I) options for multinational cooperation 4 with respect to the disposal of spent nuclear 5 fuel (as defined in section 2 of the Nuclear 6 Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101)); 7 and 8 ‘‘(2) in coordination with any Federal agency 9 that the President determines to be appropriate. 10 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of 11 funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 12 available to the Secretary to carry out activities related 13 to international civil nuclear energy cooperation, there is 14 authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2026 15 through 2030 up to $15,500,000 to carry out this sec16 tion.’’. 17 18 (h) INTERNATIONAL CIVIL NUCLEAR PROGRAM SUPPORT.— 19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 20 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 21 retary of State, in coordination with the Secretary 22 and 1 or more other Federal officials designated by 23 the President, if applicable, shall launch an inter- 24 national initiative (referred to in this subsection as 25 the ‘‘initiative’’) to provide financial assistance to, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2872 1 and facilitate the building of technical capacities by, 2 in accordance with this subsection, embarking civil 3 nuclear nations for activities relating to the develop- 4 ment of civil nuclear energy programs. 5 (2) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 6 (A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the ini- 7 tiative, the Secretary of State, in coordination 8 with the Secretary and 1 or more other Federal 9 officials designated by the President, if applica- 10 ble, is authorized to award grants of financial 11 assistance 12 $5,500,000 to embarking civil nuclear nations 13 in accordance with this paragraph— in amounts not greater than 14 (i) for activities relating to the devel- 15 opment of civil nuclear energy programs; 16 and 17 (ii) to facilitate the building of tech- 18 nical capacities for those activities. 19 (B) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary of 20 State, in coordination with the Secretary and 1 21 or more other Federal officials designated by 22 the President, if applicable, may award— 23 (i) not more than 1 grant of financial 24 assistance under subparagraph (A) to any g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2873 1 1 embarking civil nuclear nation each fiscal 2 year; and 3 (ii) not more than a total of 5 grants 4 of financial assistance under subparagraph 5 (A) to any 1 embarking civil nuclear na- 6 tion. 7 (3) SENIOR ADVISORS.— 8 (A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the ini- 9 tiative, the Secretary of State, in coordination 10 with the Secretary and 1 or more other Federal 11 officials designated by the President, if applica- 12 ble, is authorized to provide financial assistance 13 to an embarking civil nuclear nation for the 14 purpose of contracting with a United States nu- 15 clear energy company to hire 1 or more senior 16 advisors to assist the embarking civil nuclear 17 nation in establishing a civil nuclear program. 18 (B) REQUIREMENT.—A senior advisor de- 19 scribed in subparagraph (A) shall have relevant 20 experience and qualifications to advise the em- 21 barking civil nuclear nation on, and facilitate on 22 behalf of the embarking civil nuclear nation, 1 23 or more of the following activities: 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (i) The development of financing relationships. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2874 1 (ii) The development of a standard- 2 ized financing and project management 3 framework for the construction of nuclear 4 power plants. 5 6 (iii) The development of a standardized licensing framework for— 7 (I) light water civil nuclear tech- 8 nologies; and 9 (II) non-light water civil nuclear 10 technologies and advanced nuclear re- 11 actors. 12 (iv) The identification of qualified or- 13 ganizations and service providers. 14 (v) The identification of funds to sup- 15 port payment for services required to de- 16 velop a civil nuclear program. 17 (vi) Market analysis. 18 (vii) The identification of the safety, 19 security, safeguards, and nuclear govern- 20 ance required for a civil nuclear program. 21 (viii) Risk allocation, risk manage- 22 ment, and nuclear liability. 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (ix) Technical assessments of nuclear reactors and technologies. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2875 1 (x) The identification of actions nec- 2 essary to participate in a global nuclear li- 3 ability regime based on the Convention on 4 Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear 5 Damage, with Annex, done at Vienna Sep- 6 tember 12, 1997 (TIAS 15–415). 7 (xi) Stakeholder engagement. 8 (xii) Management of spent nuclear 9 fuel and nuclear waste. 10 (xiii) Any other major activities to 11 support the establishment of a civil nuclear 12 program, such as the establishment of ex- 13 port, financing, construction, training, op- 14 erations, and education requirements. 15 (C) CLARIFICATION.—Financial assistance 16 under this paragraph is authorized to be pro- 17 vided to an embarking civil nuclear nation in 18 addition to any financial assistance provided to 19 that embarking civil nuclear nation under para- 20 graph (2). 21 (4) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO EMBARKING 22 CIVIL NUCLEAR NATIONS.—Not 23 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Offices 24 of the Inspectors General for the Department of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) later than 1 year G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2876 1 State and the Department of Energy shall coordi- 2 nate— 3 (A) to establish and submit to the appro- 4 priate committees of Congress a joint strategic 5 plan to conduct comprehensive oversight of ac- 6 tivities authorized under this subsection to pre- 7 vent fraud, waste, and abuse; and 8 (B) to engage in independent and effective 9 oversight of activities authorized under this 10 subsection through joint or individual audits, 11 inspections, investigations, or evaluations. 12 (5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of 13 funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 14 made available to carry out international civil nu- 15 clear energy cooperation, there is authorized to be 16 appropriated to the Secretary of State for fiscal 17 years 2026 through 2030 up to $50,000,000 to 18 carry out this subsection. 19 (i) BIENNIAL CABINET-LEVEL INTERNATIONAL CON- 20 FERENCE 21 GUARDS, AND SUSTAINABILITY.— ON NUCLEAR SAFETY, SECURITY, SAFE- 22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President, in coordina- 23 tion with international partners, as determined by 24 the President, and industry, shall hold a biennial 25 conference on civil nuclear safety, security, safe- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2877 1 guards, and sustainability (referred to in this sub- 2 section as a ‘‘conference’’). 3 4 (2) CONFERENCE FUNCTIONS.—It is the sense of Congress that each conference should— 5 (A) be a forum in which ally or partner na- 6 tions may engage with each other for the pur- 7 pose of reinforcing the commitment to— 8 9 (i) nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and sustainability; 10 11 (ii) nonproliferation and environ- mental safeguards; and 12 (iii) local community engagement in 13 areas in reasonable proximity to nuclear 14 sites; 15 (B) facilitate— 16 (i) the development of— 17 (I) joint commitments and goals 18 to improve— 19 (aa) nuclear safety, security, 20 safeguards, and sustainability; 21 (bb) 22 guards; and environmental safe- 23 (cc) local community en- 24 gagement in areas in reasonable 25 proximity to nuclear sites; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2878 1 (II) cooperative financing rela- 2 tionships to promote competitive alter- 3 natives to Chinese and Russian fi- 4 nancing; 5 (III) a standardized financing 6 and project management framework 7 for the construction of civil nuclear 8 power plants; 9 (IV) a strategy to change inter- 10 nal policies of multinational develop- 11 ment banks, such as the World Bank, 12 to support the financing of civil nu- 13 clear projects; 14 (V) a document containing any 15 lessons learned from countries that 16 have partnered with the Russian Fed- 17 eration or the People’s Republic of 18 China with respect to civil nuclear 19 power, including any detrimental out- 20 comes resulting from that partner- 21 ship; and 22 (VI) a global civil nuclear liability 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) regime; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2879 1 (ii) cooperation for enhancing the 2 overall aspects of civil nuclear power, such 3 as— 4 (I) nuclear safety, security, safe- 5 guards, and sustainability; 6 (II) nuclear laws (including regu- 7 lations); 8 (III) waste management; 9 (IV) quality management sys- 10 tems; 11 (V) technology transfer; 12 (VI) human resources develop- 13 ment; 14 (VII) localization; 15 (VIII) reactor operations; 16 (IX) nuclear liability; and 17 (X) decommissioning; and 18 (iii) the development and determina- 19 tion of the mechanisms described in sub- 20 paragraphs (G) and (H) of subsection 21 (j)(1), if the President intends to establish 22 an Advanced Reactor Coordination and 23 Resource Center as described in that sub- 24 section; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2880 1 (C) strengthen the international institu- 2 tions that support nuclear safety, security, safe- 3 guards, and sustainability; and 4 (D) foster enhanced international coordina- 5 tion on licensing frameworks for civil nuclear 6 technologies. 7 (3) INPUT FROM INDUSTRY AND GOVERN- 8 MENT.—It is the sense of Congress that each con- 9 ference should include a meeting that convenes nu- 10 clear industry leaders and leaders of government 11 agencies with expertise relating to nuclear safety, se- 12 curity, safeguards, or sustainability to discuss best 13 practices relating to— 14 (A) the safe and secure use, storage, and 15 transport of nuclear and radiological materials; 16 (B) managing the evolving cyber threat to 17 nuclear and radiological security; and 18 (C) the role that the nuclear industry 19 should play in nuclear and radiological safety, 20 security, and safeguards, including with respect 21 to the safe and secure use, storage, and trans- 22 port of nuclear and radiological materials, in- 23 cluding spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste. 24 (j) ADVANCED REACTOR COORDINATION AND RE- 25 SOURCE CENTER.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2881 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall consider 2 the feasibility of leveraging existing activities or 3 frameworks or, as necessary, establishing a center, 4 to be known as the ‘‘Advanced Reactor Coordination 5 and Resource Center’’ (referred to in this subsection 6 as the ‘‘Center’’), for the purposes of— 7 8 (A) identifying qualified organizations and service providers— 9 10 (i) for embarking civil nuclear nations; 11 (ii) to develop and assemble docu- 12 ments, contracts, and related items re- 13 quired to establish a civil nuclear program; 14 and 15 (iii) to develop a standardized model 16 for the establishment of a civil nuclear pro- 17 gram that can be used by the International 18 Atomic Energy Agency; 19 (B) coordinating with countries partici- 20 pating in the Center and with the Nuclear Ex- 21 ports Working Group established under sub- 22 section (c)— 23 (i) to identify funds to support pay- 24 ment for services required to develop a civil 25 nuclear program; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2882 1 (ii) to provide market analysis; and 2 (iii) to create— 3 (I) project structure models; 4 (II) models for electricity market 5 analysis; 6 (III) models for nonelectric appli- 7 cations market analysis; and 8 (IV) financial models; 9 (C) fostering the safety, security, safe- 10 guards, and nuclear governance required for a 11 civil nuclear program; 12 (D) supporting multinational standards or 13 guidance on nuclear safety, security, and safe- 14 guards to be developed by countries with civil 15 nuclear programs and experience; 16 (E) developing and strengthening commu- 17 nications, engagement, and consensus-building; 18 (F) carrying out any other major activities 19 to support export, financing, education, con- 20 struction, training, and education requirements 21 relating to the establishment of a civil nuclear 22 program; 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (G) developing mechanisms for how to fund and staff the Center; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2883 1 (H) determining mechanisms for the selec- 2 tion of the location or locations of the Center. 3 (2) OBJECTIVE.—The President shall carry out 4 paragraph (1) with the objective of establishing the 5 Center if the President determines that it is feasible 6 to do so. 7 (k) STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE FUND WORKING 8 GROUP.— 9 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 10 working group, to be known as the ‘‘Strategic Infra- 11 structure Fund Working Group’’ (referred to in this 12 subsection as the ‘‘working group’’) to provide input 13 on the feasibility of establishing a program to sup- 14 port strategically important capital-intensive infra- 15 structure projects. 16 17 (2) COMPOSITION.—The working group shall be composed of— 18 (A) senior-level Federal officials, selected 19 by the head of the applicable Federal agency or 20 organization, from any Federal agency or orga- 21 nization that the President determines to be ap- 22 propriate; 23 (B) other senior-level Federal officials, se- 24 lected by the head of the applicable Federal 25 agency or organization, from any other Federal g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2884 1 agency or organization that the Secretary deter- 2 mines to be appropriate; and 3 (C) any senior-level Federal official se- 4 lected by the President or 1 or more Federal of- 5 ficials designated by the President from any 6 Federal agency or organization. 7 (3) REPORTING.—The working group shall re- 8 port to the National Security Council. 9 (4) DUTIES.—The working group shall— 10 (A) provide direction and advice to the of- 11 ficials described in subsection (d)(2)(B)(i) and 12 appropriate Federal agencies, as determined by 13 the working group, with respect to the feasi- 14 bility of establishing a Strategic Infrastructure 15 Fund (referred to in this paragraph as the 16 ‘‘Fund’’) to be used— 17 18 (i) to support those aspects of projects relating to— 19 (I) civil nuclear technologies; and 20 (II) microprocessors; and 21 (ii) for strategic investments identified 22 by the working group; and 23 (B) address critical areas in determining 24 the appropriate design for the Fund, includ- 25 ing— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2885 1 (i) transfer of assets to the Fund; 2 (ii) transfer of assets from the Fund; 3 (iii) how assets in the Fund should be 4 invested; and 5 6 7 (iv) governance and implementation of the Fund. (5) BRIEFING AND REPORT REQUIRED.— 8 (A) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days 9 after the date of enactment of this Act, the 10 working group shall brief the committees de- 11 scribed in subparagraph (C) on the status of 12 the development of the processes necessary to 13 implement this subsection. 14 (B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 15 the date of the enactment of this Act, the work- 16 ing group shall submit to the committees de- 17 scribed in subparagraph (C) a report on the 18 findings of the working group that includes sug- 19 gested legislative text for how to establish and 20 structure a Strategic Infrastructure Fund or an 21 assessment of why the establishment of the 22 Fund is not feasible. 23 (C) COMMITTEES DESCRIBED.—The com- 24 mittees referred to in subparagraphs (A) and 25 (B) are— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2886 1 (i) the Committee on Foreign Rela- 2 tions, 3 Science, and Transportation, the Com- 4 mittee on Armed Services, the Committee 5 on Energy and Natural Resources, the 6 Committee on Environment and Public 7 Works, the Committee on Finance, and the 8 Committee on Appropriations of the Sen- 9 ate; and the Committee on Commerce, 10 (ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 11 the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 12 the Committee on Armed Services, the 13 Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- 14 nology, the Committee on Ways and 15 Means, and the Committee on Appropria- 16 tions of the House of Representatives. 17 (l) JOINT ASSESSMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED 18 STATES AND INDIA ON NUCLEAR LIABILITY RULES.— 19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in 20 consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 21 departments and agencies, shall establish and main- 22 tain within the United States-India Strategic Secu- 23 rity Dialogue a joint consultative mechanism with 24 the Government of the Republic of India that con- 25 venes on a recurring basis— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2887 1 (A) to assess the implementation of the 2 Agreement for Cooperation between the Govern- 3 ment of the United States of America and the 4 Government of India Concerning Peaceful Uses 5 of Nuclear Energy, signed at Washington Octo- 6 ber 10, 2008 (TIAS 08–1206); 7 (B) to discuss opportunities for the Repub- 8 lic of India to align domestic nuclear liability 9 rules with international norms; and 10 (C) to develop a strategy for the United 11 States and the Republic of India to pursue bi- 12 lateral and multilateral diplomatic engagements 13 related to analyzing and implementing those op- 14 portunities. 15 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 16 the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 17 thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of State, in con- 18 sultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 19 departments and agencies, shall submit to the ap- 20 propriate committees of Congress a report that de- 21 scribes the joint assessment developed pursuant to 22 paragraph (1)(A). 23 (m) SECTION 123 AGREEMENTS.— 24 25 (1) IN shall— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) GENERAL.—The Secretary of State G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2888 1 (A) pursue, where in the interest of the 2 United States, renegotiation or renewal of 3 agreements for cooperation pursuant to section 4 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 5 U.S.C. 2153) (commonly referred to, and re- 6 ferred to in this subsection, as ‘‘section 123 7 agreements’’) that are scheduled to expire be- 8 fore the date that is 10 years after the date of 9 enactment of this Act; and 10 (B) pursue, in any renegotiated or new 11 section 123 agreements, agreements that ad- 12 here to the highest standards of safety, secu- 13 rity, and nonproliferation. 14 (2) REPORT.— 15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 16 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 17 retary of State shall submit to the Committee 18 on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 19 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 20 Representatives a report that describes United 21 States diplomatic engagement and negotiations 22 for section 123 agreements. 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (B) INCLUSIONS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall include— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2889 1 (i) an updated list of all countries the 2 Secretary of State with which is pursuing 3 or has pursued section 123 agreements 4 during the 1-year period ending on the 5 date of submission of the report; and 6 (ii) an analysis of current trends of 7 global competition in the civil nuclear 8 sphere with the Russian Federation and 9 the People’s Republic of China up and 10 down the supply chain, including— 11 (I) the participation of those 12 countries in global nuclear fuel mar- 13 kets; and 14 (II) trends in the participation of 15 the People’s Republic of China in 16 those markets. 17 (n) PROGRAM TO ENHANCE GLOBAL COMPETITIVE- 18 NESS.—The Secretary, in consultation with the relevant 19 heads of other Federal departments and agencies, shall 20 implement a program to enhance the global competitive21 ness of United States persons (as defined in section 22 1637(d) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 23 McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 24 Year 2015 (50 U.S.C. 1708(d))) who are nuclear sup- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2890 1 pliers, investors, or lenders to compete for nuclear projects 2 in foreign countries, including— 3 (1) expediting the conclusion of intergovern- 4 mental agreements on nuclear energy and the fuel 5 supply chain with potential export countries; 6 (2) promoting broad adherence to the Conven- 7 tion on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear 8 Damage, with Annex, done at Vienna September 12, 9 1997 (TIAS 15–415); and 10 (3) encouraging favorable decisions by potential 11 partner countries on the use of nuclear technology, 12 fuel supplies, equipment, and services from the 13 United States. 14 (o) ROSATOM.— 15 16 (1) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy of the United States— 17 (A) to work with allies and partners to 18 identify alternative nuclear energy suppliers to 19 Russia to end the reliance of those allies and 20 partners on Rosatom; 21 (B) to promote United States nuclear en- 22 ergy exports and prioritize engagement in coun- 23 tries where Rosatom is present; 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (C) to condemn the involvement of Rosatom in Russia’s war of aggression against (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2891 1 Ukraine and the role of Rosatom in endan- 2 gering nuclear safety at the Zaporizhzhia Nu- 3 clear Power Plant; 4 (D) to limit the exploitation of Rosatom by 5 the Russian Federation as a tool of malign in- 6 fluence; 7 (E) to end United States reliance on the 8 Russian nuclear energy sector; and 9 (F) to protect national security interests 10 by United States civil nuclear partnerships and 11 exports and to protect the national security in- 12 terests of the United States. 13 (2) STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 days after 14 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 15 State, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, 16 shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con- 17 gress a strategy— 18 (A) to promote United States nuclear en- 19 ergy exports and United States nuclear energy 20 companies, especially in nations where Rosatom 21 is present; 22 (B) to utilize the tools available to the 23 United States government to discourage civil 24 nuclear nations from partnering with Rosatom; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2892 1 (C) to identify what is necessary to effect 2 a permanent decoupling of the United States 3 from the Russian nuclear industry; and 4 (D) to succeed Rosatom as the primary en- 5 tity that can provide reactor safety and oper- 6 ation services to the existing Rosatom and Rus- 7 sian-designed and constructed nuclear reactor 8 fleet. 9 (3) FORM.—The strategy required to be sub- 10 mitted under paragraph (2) shall be submitted in 11 unclassified form, but may contain a classified 12 annex. 13 (p) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.— 14 (1) SAVINGS PROVISION REGARDING SECTION 15 123 AGREEMENTS.—Except 16 this section, nothing in this section alters or other- 17 wise affects the interpretation or implementation of 18 section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 19 U.S.C. 2153) or any other provision of law, includ- 20 ing the requirement that agreements pursuant to 21 that section be submitted to Congress for consider- 22 ation. 23 24 as expressly stated in (2) SAVINGS PROVISION REGARDING AUTHORITIES g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) OF THE (1035098|1) NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMIS- G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2893 1 SION.—Nothing in this section affects the authori- 2 ties of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 3 (q) SUNSET.—This section and the amendments 4 made by this section shall cease to have effect on the date 5 that is 20 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 6 SEC. 8367. STRATEGY TO RESPOND TO GLOBAL BASES OF 7 8 THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. (a) ASSESSMENT.— 9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 10 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di- 11 rector of National Intelligence shall submit to the 12 appropriate congressional committees an intelligence 13 assessment analyzing the risk posed by PRC global 14 bases and potential PRC global bases identified pur- 15 suant to subsection (b)(2)(A) to the ability of the 16 United States or any United States ally to project 17 power, maintain freedom of movement, and protect 18 other interests. 19 (2) FORM.—The assessment required in this 20 subsection may be submitted in classified form. 21 (b) STRATEGY.— 22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 24 retary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 25 Defense and other appropriate senior Federal offi- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2894 1 cials, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 2 committees the strategy described in paragraph (2). 3 (2) CONTENTS.—The strategy described in this 4 paragraph shall— 5 (A) identify, of the locations where the 6 PRC maintains or is suspected to be seeking a 7 physical presence and that could transition into 8 PRC global bases, not fewer than 5 locations 9 that pose the greatest risk to the ability of the 10 United States or any United States ally to 11 project power, maintain freedom of movement, 12 and protect other interests; 13 (B) include a comprehensive list of execu- 14 tive branch entities involved in addressing as- 15 pects of PRC global base establishment, includ- 16 ing estimated programmatic and personal re- 17 source requirements on an agency-by-agency 18 basis to effectively address the issue of potential 19 PRC global base establishment, and any rel- 20 evant resource constraints; 21 (C) describe in detail all executive branch 22 efforts to mitigate the impacts to the national 23 interests of the United States and partner 24 countries of the locations described in subpara- 25 graph (A) and prevent the establishment of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2895 1 PRC global bases, including with resources de- 2 scribed pursuant to subparagraph (B); and 3 (D) for each of the locations identified pur- 4 suant to subparagraph (A), identify the actions 5 by the United States or United States allies 6 that would be most effective in ensuring that 7 the government of the country in which such lo- 8 cation is located does not host a PRC global 9 base. 10 (c) TASK FORCE.—Not later than 90 days after the 11 submission of the strategy required in subsection (b), the 12 Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 13 Defense and other appropriate senior Federal officials, 14 shall establish an interagency task force— 15 (1) to implement such strategy to counter the 16 PRC’s efforts to establish PRC global bases at the 17 locations identified pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A); 18 and 19 (2) to identify mitigation measures that would 20 prevent the PRC from establishing PRC global bases 21 in locations other than the locations identified pur- 22 suant to subsection (b)(2)(A). 23 (d) QUADRENNIAL REVIEWS AND REPORTS.—Not 24 later than 4 years after the submission of the strategy re25 quired in subsection (b), and not less frequently than once g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2896 1 every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary of State, in coordi2 nation with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of Na3 tional Intelligence, and other appropriate senior Federal 4 officials, shall— 5 (1) conduct a review of the Executive Branch’s 6 strategy and overall approach in response to efforts 7 by the PRC to establish PRC global bases; and 8 (2) submit to the appropriate congressional 9 committees the results of such review and the up- 10 dated information described in subsection (b)(2). 11 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 12 (1) APPROPRIATE 13 TEES.—The 14 mittees’’ means— 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- term ‘‘appropriate congressional com- (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; (C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; (E) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2897 1 (F) the Committee on Armed Services of 2 the House of Representatives; 3 (G) the Permanent Select Committee on 4 Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 5 and 6 (H) the Committee on Appropriations of 7 the House of Representatives. 8 (2) PRC.—The term ‘‘PRC’’ means the Peo- 9 ple’s Republic of China. 10 (3) PRC GLOBAL BASE.—The term ‘‘PRC glob- 11 al base’’ means a physical location outside of the 12 PRC where the PRC maintains an element of the 13 People’s Liberation Army, PRC intelligence or secu- 14 rity forces, or infrastructure designed to support the 15 presence of PRC military, intelligence, or security 16 forces, for the purposes of power projection. 17 SEC. 8368. DISPOSITION OF WEAPONS AND MATERIEL IN 18 TRANSIT FROM IRAN TO THE HOUTHIS IN 19 YEMEN. 20 (a) DISPOSITION OF WEAPONS AND MATERIEL.— 21 The President may treat as stocks of the United States, 22 including for drawdown uses consistent with section 23 506(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 24 2318(a)), any weapon or materiel intended for the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2898 1 Houthis in the Republic of Yemen and obtained by the 2 United States in transit or otherwise. 3 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 4 of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 five years, the President shall submit to the appropriate 6 committees of Congress a report that includes the fol7 lowing: 8 9 (1) The number of times the President exercised the authority under subsection (a). 10 (2) An inventory of the weapons and materiel 11 treated as United States stocks pursuant to such au- 12 thority. 13 (3) An inventory of the weapons and materiel 14 provided to foreign partners, to include the Govern- 15 ment of Yemen, pursuant to the authority provided 16 in subsection (a). 17 (4) An assessment of the capacity and overall 18 professionalism of the Yemeni coast guard, including 19 their capability to expand oversight of Yemen’s terri- 20 torial waters and carry out lawful anti-piracy and 21 interdiction efforts, particularly with respect to im- 22 plementation of any relevant United Nations Secu- 23 rity Council Resolutions, and an overview of the 24 steps the United States is taking to support these 25 efforts; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2899 1 (5) an assessment of the legal authorities un- 2 derpinning the interdiction of illicit shipments to the 3 Houthis, and related challenges to boosting the suc- 4 cess of international interdiction efforts. 5 (c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE- 6 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit- 7 tees of Congress’’ means— 8 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 9 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 10 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 11 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep- 12 resentatives. 13 SEC. 8369. REPEAL OF CAESAR SYRIA CIVILIAN PROTEC- 14 15 TION ACT OF 2019. (a) REPEAL.—The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection 16 Act of 2019 (title LXXIV of division F of Public Law 17 116–92; 22 U.S.C. 8791 note) is hereby repealed. 18 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 19 of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days there20 after for the following 4 years, the President shall submit 21 to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, 22 and Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the 23 Committees on Foreign Relations and Banking, Housing, 24 and Urban Affairs of the Senate an unclassified report, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2900 1 with a classified annex if necessary, that certifies whether 2 the Government of Syria— 3 (1) is taking concrete and tangible action to 4 eliminate the threat posed by ISIS and other ter- 5 rorist groups, including Al Qaeda and its affiliates, 6 in partnership with the United States, and prevent 7 an ISIS resurgence; 8 (2) has removed, or is taking steps to remove, 9 foreign fighters from senior roles in the Government 10 of Syria, including those in the state and security in- 11 stitutions of Syria; 12 (3) is upholding religious and ethnic minority 13 rights in Syria, including with respect to freedom of 14 worship and belief, and allowing for fair and equi- 15 table representation in the government, including 16 ministries and parliament; 17 (4) is not taking unilateral, unprovoked military 18 action against its neighbors, including the State of 19 Israel, and continues to make progress towards 20 international security agreements, as appropriate; 21 (5) is taking tangible and credible steps to im- 22 plement the March 10, 2025, agreement as nego- 23 tiated between the Government of Syria and the 24 Syrian Democratic Forces including commensurate g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2901 1 security force integration measures and political rep- 2 resentation; 3 (6) is taking steps to effectively combat money 4 laundering, terrorist financing, and the financing of 5 proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, in line 6 with international standards, and not knowingly fi- 7 nancing, assisting (monetarily or through weapons 8 transfers), or harboring sanctioned individuals or 9 groups (including foreign terrorist organizations and 10 specially designated global terrorists) that are harm- 11 ful to the national security of the United States or 12 allies and partners of the United States in the re- 13 gion; 14 (7) is actively prosecuting those that have com- 15 mitted serious abuses of internationally recognized 16 human rights since December 8, 2024, including 17 those responsible for the massacre of religious mi- 18 norities; and 19 (8) is taking verifiable steps to combat the il- 20 licit production and international illicit proliferation 21 of narcotics, including Captagon. 22 (c) NOTIFICATION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF 23 SYRIA.—The President shall inform the Government of 24 Syria of the findings of the report required under sub25 section (b). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2902 1 (d) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 2 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the President is unable to 3 make an affirmative certification under subsection 4 (b) for two consecutive reporting periods, the Presi- 5 dent may consider whether to impose targeted sanc- 6 tions on individuals under existing authorities until 7 the President makes an affirmative certification 8 under subsection (b). 9 (2) EXCEPTION.—The sanctions described in 10 this subsection shall not include sanctions on the im- 11 portation of goods. 12 (3) DEFINED TERM.—In this subsection, the 13 term ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or manmade 14 substance, material, supply or manufactured prod- 15 uct, including inspection and test equipment, and ex- 16 cluding technical data. 17 SEC. 8370. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATIONS FOR USE OF MILI- 18 TARY FORCE RELATING TO IRAQ. 19 The following are hereby repealed: 20 (1) Authorization for Use of Military Force 21 Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102–1; 105 22 Stat. 3; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby repealed. 23 (2) The Authorization for Use of Military Force 24 Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107– g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2903 1 243; 116 Stat. 1498; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby 2 repealed. TITLE LXXXIV—NATIONAL OCE4 ANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC AD5 MINISTRATION 3 Subtitle A—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Sec. 8401. Title and qualifications of head of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps and Office of Marine and Aviation Operations; promotions of flag officers. Sec. 8402. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel fleet. Sec. 8403. Cooperative Aviation Centers. Sec. 8404. Eligibility of former officers to compete for certain positions. Sec. 8405. Alignment of physical disqualification standard for obligated service agreements with standard for veterans’ benefits. Sec. 8406. Streamlining separation and retirement process. Sec. 8407. Separation of ensigns found not fully qualified. Sec. 8408. Repeal of limitation on educational assistance. Sec. 8409. Disposal of survey and research vessels and equipment of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Subtitle B—South Pacific Tuna Treaty Matters Sec. 8411. References to South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988. Sec. 8412. Definitions. Sec. 8413. Prohibited acts. Sec. 8414. Exceptions. Sec. 8415. Criminal offenses. Sec. 8416. Civil penalties. Sec. 8417. Licenses. Sec. 8418. Enforcement. Sec. 8419. Findings by Secretary of Commerce. Sec. 8420. Disclosure of information. Sec. 8421. Closed area stowage requirements. Sec. 8422. Observers. Sec. 8423. Fisheries-related assistance. Sec. 8424. Arbitration. Sec. 8425. Disposition of fees, penalties, forfeitures, and other moneys. Sec. 8426. Additional agreements. Subtitle C—Other Matters Sec. 8431. North Pacific Research Board enhancement. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2904 Subtitle A—National Oceanic and 2 Atmospheric Administration 3 Commissioned Officer Corps 1 4 SEC. 8401. TITLE AND QUALIFICATIONS OF HEAD OF NA- 5 TIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN- 6 ISTRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS 7 AND OFFICE OF MARINE AND AVIATION OP- 8 ERATIONS; PROMOTIONS OF FLAG OFFICERS. 9 (a) TITLE AND QUALIFICATIONS OF HEAD.— 10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 228(c) of the Na- 11 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 12 Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 13 3028(c)) is amended— 14 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 15 ‘‘CORPS AND OFFICE OF’’ and inserting ‘‘COM- 16 MISSIONED 17 ADMINISTRATOR FOR’’; OFFICER CORPS AND ASSISTANT 18 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 19 ‘‘serving in’’ and all that follows through 20 ‘‘half)’’ and inserting ‘‘who has served, on the 21 date of such appointment, in the grade of cap- 22 tain or above for not less than one year’’; and 23 (C) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘Di- 24 rector of the Office of’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2905 1 Administrator of the National Oceanic and At- 2 mospheric Administration for’’. 3 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 4(a) 4 of the Commercial Engagement Through Ocean 5 Technology Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 4103(a)) is 6 amended by striking ‘‘Director of the Office of’’ and 7 inserting ‘‘Assistant Administrator of the National 8 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for’’. 9 (b) PROMOTIONS OF FLAG OFFICERS.—Section 226 10 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 11 Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 12 3026) is amended— 13 (1) by striking ‘‘Appointments’’ and inserting 14 the following: 15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Appointments’’; 16 (2) by inserting after ‘‘all permanent grades’’ 17 the following: ‘‘, other than a grade described in 18 subsection (b),’’; and 19 20 (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(b) FLAG OFFICERS.—Appointments in and pro- 21 motions to the grade of rear admiral (upper half) or above 22 shall be made by the President, by and with the advice 23 and consent of the Senate.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2906 1 SEC. 8402. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN- 2 3 ISTRATION VESSEL FLEET. (a) IN GENERAL.—The NOAA Fleet Modernization 4 Act (33 U.S.C. 891 et seq.) is amended— 5 (1) in section 603 (33 U.S.C. 891a)— 6 (A) in the section heading, by striking 7 ‘‘FLEET’’ and all that follows through ‘‘PRO- 8 GRAM’’ 9 MAINTENANCE OF NOAA FLEET’’; and and inserting ‘‘OPERATION AND 10 (B) by striking ‘‘is authorized’’ and all 11 that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘, act- 12 ing through the Assistant Administrator of 13 NOAA for Marine and Aviation Operations, 14 shall operate and maintain a fleet of vessels to 15 meet the requirements of NOAA in carrying out 16 the mission and functions of NOAA, subject to 17 the requirements of this title.’’; 18 (2) in section 604 (33 U.S.C. 891b)— 19 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Sec- 20 retary’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘Sec- 21 retary, acting through the Assistant Adminis- 22 trator of NOAA for Marine and Aviation Oper- 23 ations, shall develop and submit to the Com- 24 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- 25 tation of the Senate and the Committee on Nat- 26 ural Resources and the Committee on Science, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2907 1 Space, and Technology of the House of Rep- 2 resentatives a replacement and modernization 3 plan for the NOAA fleet not later than 180 4 days after the date of the enactment of the Na- 5 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 6 Year 2026, and every 2 years thereafter.’’; 7 (B) by striking subsections (b) and (d); 8 (C) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub- 9 section (b); 10 (D) in subsection (b), as so redesignated— 11 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘pro- 12 posed’’ and all that follows and inserting 13 the following: ‘‘in operation in the NOAA 14 fleet as of the date of submission of the 15 Plan, a description of the status of those 16 vessels, and a statement of the planned 17 and anticipated service life of those ves- 18 sels;’’; 19 (ii) by striking paragraph (6); 20 (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (2), 21 (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), 22 (6), and (7), respectively; 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (iv) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2908 1 ‘‘(2) a plan with respect to operation, mainte- 2 nance, and replacement of vessels described in para- 3 graph (1), including the schedule for maintenance or 4 replacement and anticipated funding requirements; 5 6 ‘‘(3) the number of vessels proposed to be constructed by NOAA;’’; 7 (v) in paragraph (4), as so redesig- 8 nated, by striking ‘‘constructed, leased, or 9 chartered’’ and inserting ‘‘acquired, leased, 10 or chartered by NOAA’’; 11 12 (vi) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated— 13 (I) by striking ‘‘or any other fed- 14 eral official’’ and inserting ‘‘the Direc- 15 tor of the National Science Founda- 16 tion, or any other Federal official’’; 17 and 18 (II) by striking ‘‘their avail- 19 ability’’ and inserting ‘‘the availability 20 of those vessels’’; 21 (vii) in paragraph (7), as so redesig- 22 nated, by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a 23 semicolon; and 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (viii) by adding at the end the following: (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2909 1 ‘‘(8) a plan for using small vessels, uncrewed 2 systems, and partnerships to augment the require- 3 ments of NOAA for days at sea; 4 ‘‘(9) the number of officers of the NOAA com- 5 missioned officer corps and professional wage mari- 6 ners needed to operate and maintain the NOAA 7 fleet, including the vessels identified under para- 8 graph (3); and 9 ‘‘(10) current and potential challenges with 10 meeting the requirements under paragraph (9) and 11 proposed solutions to those challenges.’’; and 12 13 (E) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(c) VESSEL PROCUREMENT APPROVAL.—The Na- 14 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may not 15 procure vessels that are more than 65 feet in length with16 out the approval of the Assistant Administrator of NOAA 17 for Marine and Aviation Operations.’’; 18 (3) in section 605 (33 U.S.C. 891c)— 19 (A) in subsection (a), in the matter pre- 20 ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘working 21 through the Office of the NOAA Corps Oper- 22 ations and the Systems Procurement Office’’ 23 and inserting ‘‘acting through the Assistant Ad- 24 ministrator of NOAA for Marine and Aviation 25 Operations’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2910 1 (B) in subsection (b)— 2 (i) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and all that fol- 3 lows through ‘‘submit to Congress’’ and in- 4 serting ‘‘, acting through the Assistant Ad- 5 ministrator of NOAA for Marine and Avia- 6 tion Operations, shall submit to the Com- 7 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Trans- 8 portation of the Senate and the Committee 9 on Natural Resources and the Committee 10 on Science, Space, and Technology of the 11 House of Representatives,’’; and 12 (ii) by striking ‘‘subsequent’’; 13 (4) in section 608 (33 U.S.C. 891f)— 14 (A) by striking subsection (b); 15 (B) by striking ‘‘(A) VESSEL AGREE- 16 MENTS.—’’; and 17 (C) by inserting after ‘‘Secretary’’ the fol- 18 lowing: ‘‘, acting through the Assistant Admin- 19 istrator of NOAA for Marine and Aviation Op- 20 erations,’’; and 21 (5) in section 610 (33 U.S.C. 891h)— 22 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘for car- 23 rying’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol- 24 lowing: ‘‘$93,000,000 for the period of fiscal 25 years 2025 through 2026 to carry out this title g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2911 1 and section 302 of the Fisheries Survey Vessel 2 Authorization Act of 2000 (title III of Public 3 Law 106–450; 114 Stat. 1945; 33 U.S.C. 891b 4 note).’’; and 5 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Na- 6 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 7 fleet modernization’’ and inserting ‘‘NOAA fleet 8 modernization,’’. 9 (b) FISHERY SURVEY VESSELS.—Section 302(a) of 10 the Fisheries Survey Vessel Authorization Act of 2000 11 (title III of Public Law 106–450; 114 Stat. 1945; 33 12 U.S.C. 891b note) is amended— 13 14 (1) by striking ‘‘may in accordance with this section’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’; 15 (2) by striking ‘‘up to six’’; and 16 (3) by inserting after ‘‘this section’’ the fol- 17 lowing: ‘‘and the NOAA Fleet Modernization Act 18 (33 U.S.C. 891 et seq.)’’. 19 (c) NOTIFICATIONS OF PROPOSED DEACTIVATION OF 20 VESSELS.—Section 401(b)(4) of the National Oceanic and 21 Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 22 (Public Law 102–567; 106 Stat. 4291; 33 U.S.C. 891b 23 note) is amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2912 1 (1) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and all that follows 2 through ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Sec- 3 retary’’; 4 (2) by striking ‘‘the Committee on Merchant 5 Marine and Fisheries’’ and inserting ‘‘the Com- 6 mittee on Natural Resources and the Committee on 7 Science, Space, and Technology’’; and 8 9 10 11 (3) by striking ‘‘, if an equivalent’’ and all that follows through ‘‘deactivation’’. SEC. 8403. COOPERATIVE AVIATION CENTERS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 218 of the National Oce- 12 anic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Offi13 cer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3008) is amended— 14 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AVIA- 15 TION ACCESSION TRAINING PROGRAMS’’ and in- 16 serting ‘‘COOPERATIVE AVIATION CENTERS’’; 17 18 (2) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following: 19 ‘‘(2) COOPERATIVE AVIATION CENTER.—The 20 term ‘Cooperative Aviation Center’ means a Cooper- 21 ative Aviation Center designated under subsection 22 (b)(1).’’; 23 (3) in subsection (b)— 24 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 25 ‘‘AVIATION ACCESSION TRAINING PROGRAMS’’ g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2913 1 and inserting ‘‘COOPERATIVE AVIATION CEN- 2 TERS’’; 3 (B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); 4 (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 5 paragraph (3); 6 (D) by striking paragraph (1) and insert- 7 ing the following: 8 ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION REQUIRED.—The Adminis- 9 trator shall designate one or more Cooperative Avia- 10 tion Centers for the commissioned officer corps of 11 the Administration at institutions described in para- 12 graph (3). 13 ‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of Cooperative 14 Aviation Centers is to facilitate the development and 15 recruitment of aviators for the commissioned officer 16 corps of the Administration.’’; and 17 (E) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— 18 (i) in the matter preceding subpara- 19 graph (A), inserting ‘‘that’’ after ‘‘edu- 20 cational institution’’; 21 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 22 ‘‘that requests’’ and inserting ‘‘applies’’; 23 (iii) in subparagraph (B)— 24 (I) by striking ‘‘that has’’ and in- 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) serting ‘‘has’’; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2914 1 (II) by striking the semicolon 2 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 3 (iv) in subparagraph (C)— 4 (I) by striking ‘‘that is located’’ 5 and inserting ‘‘is located’’; 6 (II) by striking clause (ii); 7 (III) by striking ‘‘that—’’ and all 8 that follows through ‘‘experiences’’ 9 and inserting ‘‘that experiences’’; and 10 (IV) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in- 11 serting a period; and 12 (v) by striking subparagraph (D); and 13 (4) by striking subsections (c), (d), and (e) and 14 inserting the following: 15 ‘‘(c) COOPERATIVE AVIATION CENTERS ADVISOR.— 16 ‘‘(1) ASSIGNMENT.—The Administrator shall 17 assign an officer or employee of the commissioned 18 officer corps of the Administration to serve as the 19 Cooperative Aviation Centers Advisor. 20 21 ‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Cooperative Aviation Centers Advisor shall— 22 ‘‘(A) coordinate all engagement of the Ad- 23 ministration with Cooperative Aviation Centers, 24 including assistance with curriculum develop- 25 ment; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2915 1 ‘‘(B) serve as the chief aviation recruiting 2 officer for the commissioned officer corps of the 3 Administration.’’. 4 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 5 in section 1 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to reauthorize 6 the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, and 7 for other purposes’’ (Public Law 107–372) is amended by 8 striking the item relating to section 218 and inserting the 9 following: ‘‘Sec. 218.Cooperative Aviation Centers.’’. 10 SEC. 8404. ELIGIBILITY OF FORMER OFFICERS TO COM- 11 PETE FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS. 12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The National Oceanic and Atmos- 13 pheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 14 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended by inserting 15 after section 269B the following new section: 16 ‘‘SEC. 269C. ELIGIBILITY OF FORMER OFFICERS TO COM- 17 PETE FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS. 18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An individual who was separated 19 from the commissioned officer corps of the Administration 20 under honorable conditions after not fewer than 3 years 21 of active service may not be denied the opportunity to com22 pete for a vacant position with respect to which the agency 23 in which the position is located will accept applications 24 from individuals outside the workforce of that agency 25 under merit promotion procedures. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2916 1 ‘‘(b) TYPE OF APPOINTMENT.—If selected for a posi- 2 tion pursuant to subsection (a), an individual described 3 in that subsection shall receive a career or career-condi4 tional appointment, as appropriate. 5 ‘‘(c) ANNOUNCEMENTS.—The area of consideration 6 for a merit promotion announcement with respect to a po7 sition that includes consideration of individuals within the 8 Federal service for that position shall— 9 ‘‘(1) indicate that individuals described in sub- 10 section (a) are eligible to apply for the position; and 11 ‘‘(2) be publicized in accordance with section 12 3327 of title 5, United States Code. 13 ‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 14 tion may be construed to confer an entitlement to vet15 erans’ preference that is not otherwise required by any 16 statute or regulation relating to veterans’ preference. 17 ‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Director of the Office of 18 Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations nec19 essary for the administration of this section. 20 ‘‘(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 3 21 years after the date of enactment of the National Defense 22 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, the Administrator 23 shall submit to the Committees on Commerce, Science, 24 and Transportation and Homeland Security and Govern25 mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Nat- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2917 1 ural Resources, the Committee on Science, Space, and 2 Technology, and the Committee on Oversight and Govern3 ment Reform of the House of Representatives a report 4 which includes the following: 5 ‘‘(1) A description of how the Administrator 6 has utilized the authority granted under this section, 7 including the number and locations of individuals 8 hired utilizing the authority granted under this sec- 9 tion. 10 ‘‘(2) An overview of the impact to Federal em- 11 ployment for former members of the commissioned 12 officer corps of the Administration as a result of the 13 authority granted under this section. 14 ‘‘(g) SUNSET.—This section shall be repealed on the 15 date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of the 16 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 17 2026.’’. 18 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 19 in section 1 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad20 ministration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 21 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the 22 item relating to section 269B the following new item: ‘‘Sec. 269C. Eligibility of former officers to compete for certain positions.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2918 1 SEC. 8405. ALIGNMENT OF PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATION 2 STANDARD FOR OBLIGATED SERVICE AGREE- 3 MENTS 4 BENEFITS. 5 WITH STANDARD FOR VETERANS’ Section 216(c)(2)(B) of the National Oceanic and At- 6 mospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps 7 Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3006(c)(2)(B)) is amended by 8 striking ‘‘misconduct or grossly negligent conduct’’ and in9 serting ‘‘willful misconduct’’. 10 SEC. 8406. STREAMLINING SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT 11 12 PROCESS. Section 241(c) of the National Oceanic and Atmos- 13 pheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 14 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3041(c)) is amended to read as follows: 15 16 ‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE OF RETIREMENTS AND SEPARATIONS.— 17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a 18 retirement or separation under subsection (a) shall 19 take effect on such date as is determined by the Sec- 20 retary. 21 ‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF DATE.—The effective 22 date determined under paragraph (1) for a retire- 23 ment or separation under subsection (a) shall be— 24 ‘‘(A) except as provided by subparagraph 25 (B), not earlier than 60 days after the date on g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2919 1 which the Secretary approves the retirement or 2 separation; or 3 ‘‘(B) if the officer concerned requests an 4 earlier effective date, such earlier date as is de- 5 termined by the Secretary.’’. 6 SEC. 8407. SEPARATION OF ENSIGNS FOUND NOT FULLY 7 8 QUALIFIED. Section 223 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 9 Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 10 (33 U.S.C. 3023) is amended— 11 (1) by striking ‘‘permanent’’; and 12 (2) by striking ‘‘the officer’s commission shall 13 14 be revoked and’’. SEC. 8408. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON EDUCATIONAL AS- 15 16 SISTANCE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 204 of the National Oce- 17 anic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Offi18 cer Corps Amendments Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 3079–1) 19 is repealed. 20 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 21 in section 1(b) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 22 Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments 23 Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–259; 134 Stat. 1153) is 24 amended by striking the item relating to section 204. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2920 1 SEC. 8409. DISPOSAL OF SURVEY AND RESEARCH VESSELS 2 AND EQUIPMENT OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC 3 AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION. 4 Section 548 of title 40, United States Code, is 5 amended— 6 (1) by striking ‘‘The Maritime’’ and inserting 7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub- 8 section (b), the Maritime’’; and 9 10 11 (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(b) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION VESSELS AND EQUIPMENT.— 12 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Administrator of the 13 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 14 may dispose of covered vessels and equipment, which 15 would otherwise be disposed of under subsection (a), 16 through sales or transfers under this title. 17 ‘‘(2) USE OF PROCEEDS.—During the 2-year 18 period beginning of the date of enactment of the Na- 19 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20 2026, notwithstanding section 571 of this title or 21 section 3302 of title 31, the Administrator of the 22 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 23 may— 24 ‘‘(A) retain the proceeds from the sale or 25 transfer of a covered vessel or equipment under g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2921 1 paragraph (1) until expended under subpara- 2 graph (B); and 3 ‘‘(B) use such proceeds, without fiscal year 4 limitation, for the acquisition of new covered 5 vessels and equipment or the repair and main- 6 tenance of existing covered vessels and equip- 7 ment. 8 ‘‘(3) COVERED VESSELS AND EQUIPMENT DE- 9 FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘covered vessels 10 and equipment’ means survey and research vessels 11 and related equipment owned by the Federal Gov- 12 ernment and under the control of the National Oce- 13 anic and Atmospheric Administration.’’. 14 15 Subtitle B—South Pacific Tuna Treaty Matters 16 SEC. 8411. REFERENCES TO SOUTH PACIFIC TUNA ACT OF 17 18 1988. Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in 19 this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 20 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi21 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 22 section or other provision of the South Pacific Tuna Act 23 of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 973 et seq.). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2922 1 2 SEC. 8412. DEFINITIONS. (a) APPLICABLE NATIONAL LAW.—Section 2(4) (16 3 U.S.C. 973(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘described in para4 graph 1(a) of Annex I of’’ and inserting ‘‘noticed and in 5 effect in accordance with’’. 6 (b) CLOSED AREA.—Section 2(5) (16 U.S.C. 973(5)) 7 is amended by striking ‘‘of the closed areas identified in 8 Schedule 2 of Annex I of’’ and inserting ‘‘area within the 9 jurisdiction of a Pacific Island Party that is closed to ves10 sels pursuant to a national law of that Pacific Island Party 11 and is noticed and in effect in accordance with’’. 12 (c) FISHING.—Section 2(6) (16 U.S.C. 973(6)) is 13 amended— 14 15 (1) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘for any purpose’’ after ‘‘harvesting of fish’’; and 16 17 (2) by amending subparagraph (F) to read as follows: 18 ‘‘(F) use of any other vessel, vehicle, air- 19 craft, or hovercraft for any activity described in 20 this paragraph except for emergencies involving 21 the health or safety of the crew or the safety 22 of a vessel.’’. 23 (d) FISHING VESSEL; VESSEL.—Section 2(7) (16 24 U.S.C. 973(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘commercial fish25 ing’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial purse seine fishing for 26 tuna’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2923 1 (e) LICENSING AREA.—Section 2(8) (16 U.S.C. 2 973(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘in the Treaty Area’’ and 3 all that follows and inserting ‘‘under the jurisdiction of 4 a Pacific Island Party, except for internal waters, terri5 torial seas, archipelagic waters, and any Closed Area.’’. 6 (f) LIMITED AREA; PARTY; TREATY AREA.—Section 7 2 (16 U.S.C. 973) is amended— 8 (1) by striking paragraphs (10), (13), and (18); 9 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (11) and (12) 10 as paragraphs (10) and (11), respectively; 11 12 (3) by redesignating paragraph (14) as paragraph (12); and 13 (4) by redesignating paragraphs (15) through 14 (17) as paragraphs (14) through (16), respectively. 15 (g) REGIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Section 2 16 (16 U.S.C. 973) is amended by inserting after paragraph 17 (12), as redesignated by subsection (f)(3), the following: 18 ‘‘(13) The term ‘regional terms and conditions’ 19 means any of the terms or conditions attached by 20 the Administrator to a license issued by the Admin- 21 istrator, as notified by the Secretary.’’. 22 23 SEC. 8413. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(a) (16 U.S.C. 973c(a)) 24 is amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2924 1 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 2 striking ‘‘Except as provided in section 6 of this Act, 3 it’’ and inserting ‘‘It’’; 4 (2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); 5 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through 6 (13) as paragraphs (3) through (11), respectively; 7 (4) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by in- 8 serting ‘‘, except in accordance with an agreement 9 pursuant to the Treaty’’ after ‘‘Closed Area’’; 10 11 (5) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 12 (6) in paragraph (11), as so redesignated, by 13 striking the period at the end and inserting a semi- 14 colon; and 15 (7) by adding at the end the following: 16 ‘‘(12) to violate any of the regional terms and 17 conditions; or 18 ‘‘(13) to violate any limit on an authorized fish- 19 ing effort or catch.’’. 20 (b) IN THE LICENSING AREA.—Section 5(b) (16 21 U.S.C. 973c(b)) is amended— 22 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 23 striking ‘‘Except as provided in section 6 of this Act, 24 it’’ and inserting ‘‘It’’; 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (2) by striking paragraph (5); and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2925 1 2 3 4 5 6 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively. SEC. 8414. EXCEPTIONS. Section 6 (16 U.S.C. 973d) is repealed. SEC. 8415. CRIMINAL OFFENSES. Section 7(a) (16 U.S.C. 973e(a)) is amended by 7 striking ‘‘section 5(a) (8), (10), (11), or (12)’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘paragraph (6), (8), (9), or (10) of section 5(a)’’. 9 10 SEC. 8416. CIVIL PENALTIES. (a) AMOUNT.—Section 8(a) (16 U.S.C. 973f(a)) is 11 amended— 12 13 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Code’’ after ‘‘liable to the United States’’; and 14 (2) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘Except 15 for those acts prohibited by section 5(a) (4), (5), 16 (7), (8), (10), (11), and (12), and section 5(b) (1), 17 (2), (3), and (7) of this Act, the’’ and inserting 18 ‘‘The’’. 19 (b) WAIVER OF REFERRAL TO ATTORNEY GEN- 20 ERAL.—Section 8(g) (16 U.S.C. 973f(g)) is amended— 21 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 22 striking ‘‘section 5(a)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), 23 (8), (9), or (13)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1), (2), 24 (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (11), (12), or (13) of section 25 5(a)’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2926 1 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, all Limited 2 Areas closed to fishing,’’ after ‘‘outside of the Li- 3 censing Area’’. 4 SEC. 8417. LICENSES. 5 (a) FORWARDING OF VESSEL LICENSE APPLICA- 6 TION.—Section 9(b) (16 U.S.C. 973g(b)) is amended to 7 read as follows: 8 ‘‘(b) In accordance with subsection (e), and except 9 as provided in subsection (f), the Secretary shall forward 10 a vessel license application to the Administrator whenever 11 such application is in accordance with application proce12 dures established by the Secretary.’’. 13 (b) FEES AND SCHEDULES.—Section 9(c) (16 U.S.C. 14 973g(c)) is amended to read as follows: 15 ‘‘(c) Fees required under the Treaty shall be paid in 16 accordance with the Treaty and any procedures estab17 lished by the Secretary.’’. 18 (c) MINIMUM FEES REQUIRED TO BE RECEIVED IN 19 INITIAL YEAR; GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OF FORWARDING 20 OF LICENSE APPLICATION; GRANDFATHERING OF CER- 21 TAIN VESSELS.—Section 9 (16 U.S.C. 973g) is amend- 22 ed— 23 (1) by striking subsection (f); 24 (2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as 25 subsections (f) and (g), respectively; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2927 1 (3) by amending subsection (f), as so redesig- 2 nated, to read as follows: 3 ‘‘(f) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary 4 of State, may determine that a license application should 5 not be forwarded to the Administrator if— 6 ‘‘(1) the application is not in accordance with 7 the Treaty or the procedures established by the Sec- 8 retary; or 9 ‘‘(2) the owner or charterer— 10 ‘‘(A) is the subject of proceedings under 11 the bankruptcy laws of the United States, un- 12 less reasonable financial assurances have been 13 provided to the Secretary; 14 ‘‘(B) has not established to the satisfaction 15 of the Secretary that the fishing vessel is fully 16 insured against all risks and liabilities normally 17 provided in maritime liability insurance; or 18 ‘‘(C) has not paid any penalty which has 19 become final, assessed by the Secretary in ac- 20 cordance with this Act.’’; and 21 (4) in subsection (g), as redesignated by para- 22 graph (2)— 23 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2928 1 2 ‘‘(1) section 12113 of title 46, United States Code;’’; 3 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘of 4 1972’’ after ‘‘Marine Mammal Protection Act’’; 5 (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘of 6 1972’’ after ‘‘Marine Mammal Protection Act’’; 7 and 8 (D) in the matter following paragraph (3), 9 by striking ‘‘any vessel documented’’ and all 10 that follows and inserting the following: 11 ‘‘any vessel documented under the laws of the United 12 States as of the date of enactment of the Fisheries Act 13 of 1995 (Public Law 104–43) for which a license has been 14 issued under subsection (a) may fish for tuna in the Li15 censing Area, and on the high seas and in waters subject 16 to the jurisdiction of the United States west of 146 west 17 longitude and east of 129.5 east longitude in accordance 18 with international law, subject to the provisions of the 19 Treaty, this Act, and other applicable law, provided that 20 no such vessel intentionally deploys a purse seine net to 21 encircle any dolphin or other marine mammal in the 22 course of fishing.’’. 23 24 SEC. 8418. ENFORCEMENT. (a) NOTICE REQUIREMENTS TO PACIFIC ISLAND 25 PARTY CONCERNING INSTITUTION g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) OF LEGAL PRO- G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2929 1 CEEDINGS.—Section 10(c)(1) (16 U.S.C. 973h(c)(1)) is 2 amended— 3 4 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘paragraph 8 of Article 4 of’’; and 5 (2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘Article 6 10 of’’. 7 (b) SEARCHES AND SEIZURES BY AUTHORIZED OF- 8 FICERS.—Section 10(d)(1)(A) (16 U.S.C. 973h(d)(1)(A)) 9 is amended— 10 11 (1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; and 12 13 14 (2) in clause (iii), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end. SEC. 8419. FINDINGS BY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE. (a) ORDER OF VESSEL TO LEAVE WATERS UPON 15 FAILURE TO SUBMIT TO JURISDICTION OF PACIFIC IS16 LAND PARTY; PROCEDURE APPLICABLE.—Section 11(a) 17 (16 U.S.C. 973i(a)) is amended— 18 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 19 striking ‘‘, all Limited Areas,’’; 20 (2) in paragraph (1)— 21 22 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph 2 of Article 3 of’’; and 23 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking 24 ‘‘within the Treaty Area’’ and inserting ‘‘under 25 the jurisdiction’’; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2930 1 (3) in paragraph (2)— 2 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sec- 3 tion 5 (a)(4), (a)(5), (b)(2), or (b)(3)’’ and in- 4 serting ‘‘paragraph (3) of section 5(a) or para- 5 graph (2) or (3) of section 5(b)’’; 6 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘sec- 7 tion 5(b)(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 5(b)(6)’’; 8 and 9 (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘sec- 10 tion 5(a)(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 5(a)(5)’’. 11 (b) ORDER OF VESSEL TO LEAVE WATERS WHERE 12 PACIFIC ISLAND PARTY INVESTIGATING ALLEGED TREA13 TY INFRINGEMENT.—Section 11(b) (16 U.S.C. 973i(b)) is 14 amended by striking ‘‘paragraph 7 of Article 5 of’’. 15 16 SEC. 8420. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. Section 12 (16 U.S.C. 973j) is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 ‘‘SEC. 12. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. 19 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITED DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFOR- 20 MATION.—Pursuant to section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United 21 States Code, except as provided in subsection (b), the Sec22 retary shall keep confidential and may not disclose the fol23 lowing information: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2931 1 ‘‘(1) Information provided to the Secretary by 2 the Administrator that the Administrator has des- 3 ignated confidential. 4 ‘‘(2) Information collected by observers. 5 ‘‘(3) Information submitted to the Secretary by 6 any person in compliance with the requirements of 7 this Act. 8 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFOR- 9 MATION.—The Secretary may disclose information de- 10 scribed in subsection (a)— 11 ‘‘(1) if disclosure is ordered by a court; 12 ‘‘(2) if the information is used by a Federal em- 13 ployee— 14 ‘‘(A) for enforcement; or 15 ‘‘(B) in support of the homeland security 16 missions and non-homeland security missions of 17 the Coast Guard as defined in section 888 of 18 the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 19 468); 20 ‘‘(3) if the information is used by a Federal em- 21 ployee or an employee of a Fishery Management 22 Council for the administration of the Treaty or fish- 23 ery management and monitoring; 24 25 ‘‘(4) to the Administrator, in accordance with the requirements of the Treaty and this Act; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2932 1 ‘‘(5) to the secretariat or equivalent of an inter- 2 national fisheries management organization of which 3 the United States is a member, in accordance with 4 the requirements or decisions of such organization, 5 and insofar as possible, in accordance with an agree- 6 ment that prevents public disclosure of the identity 7 of any person that submits such information; 8 ‘‘(6) if the Secretary has obtained written au- 9 thorization from the person providing such informa- 10 tion, and disclosure does not violate other require- 11 ments of this Act; or 12 ‘‘(7) in an aggregate or summary form that 13 does not directly or indirectly disclose the identity of 14 any person that submits such information. 15 ‘‘(c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.— 16 ‘‘(1) Nothing in this section shall be construed 17 to adversely affect the authority of Congress, includ- 18 ing a Committee or Member thereof, to obtain any 19 record or information. 20 ‘‘(2) The absence of a provision similar to para- 21 graph (1) in any other provision of law shall not be 22 construed to limit the ability of the Senate or the 23 House of Representatives, including a Committee or 24 Member thereof, to obtain any record or informa- 25 tion.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2933 1 2 SEC. 8421. CLOSED AREA STOWAGE REQUIREMENTS. Section 13 (16 U.S.C. 973k) is amended by striking 3 ‘‘. In particular, the boom shall be lowered’’ and all that 4 follows and inserting ‘‘and in accordance with any require5 ments established by the Secretary.’’. 6 SEC. 8422. OBSERVERS. 7 Section 14 (16 U.S.C. 973l) is repealed. 8 SEC. 8423. FISHERIES-RELATED ASSISTANCE. 9 Section 15 (16 U.S.C. 973m) is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 12 ‘‘SEC. 15. FISHERIES-RELATED ASSISTANCE. ‘‘The Secretary and the Secretary of State may pro- 13 vide assistance to a Pacific Island Party to benefit such 14 Pacific Island Party from the development of fisheries re15 sources and the operation of fishing vessels that are li16 censed pursuant to the Treaty, including— 17 ‘‘(1) technical assistance; 18 ‘‘(2) training and capacity building opportuni- 19 ties; 20 21 ‘‘(3) facilitation of the implementation of private sector activities or partnerships; and 22 23 24 25 ‘‘(4) other activities as determined appropriate by the Secretary and the Secretary of State.’’. SEC. 8424. ARBITRATION. Section 16 (16 U.S.C. 973n) is amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2934 1 2 (1) by striking ‘‘Article 6 of’’ after ‘‘arbitral tribunal under’’; and 3 (2) by striking ‘‘paragraph 3 of that Article’’ 4 and all that follows through ‘‘under such paragraph’’ 5 and inserting ‘‘the Treaty, shall determine the loca- 6 tion of the arbitration, and shall represent the 7 United States in reaching agreement under the 8 Treaty’’. 9 SEC. 8425. DISPOSITION OF FEES, PENALTIES, FORFEIT- 10 11 URES, AND OTHER MONEYS. Section 17 (16 U.S.C. 973o) is amended by striking 12 ‘‘Article 4 of’’. 13 14 SEC. 8426. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS. Section 18 (16 U.S.C. 973p) is amended by striking 15 ‘‘Within 30 days after’’ and all that follows and inserting 16 ‘‘The Secretary may establish procedures for review of any 17 agreements for additional fishing access entered into pur18 suant to the Treaty.’’. 19 Subtitle C—Other Matters 20 SEC. 8431. NORTH PACIFIC RESEARCH BOARD ENHANCE- 21 22 MENT. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 23 ‘‘North Pacific Research Board Enhancement Act’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2935 1 (b) AMENDMENTS.—Section 401(e) of the Depart- 2 ment of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations 3 Act, 1998 (43 U.S.C. 1474d(e)) is amended— 4 (1) in paragraph (3)— 5 (A) in subparagraph (L), by striking 6 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 7 (B) in subparagraph (M), by striking the 8 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 9 (C) in subparagraph (N), by striking the 10 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 11 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (N) 12 the following: 13 ‘‘(O) one member who shall represent Alas- 14 ka Natives and possesses personal knowledge 15 of, and direct experience with, subsistence uses 16 and shall be nominated by the Board and ap- 17 pointed by the Secretary.’’; and 18 (E) by adding at the end the following: 19 ‘‘Board members appointed under subpara- 20 graphs (N) and (O) shall serve for 3-year 21 terms, and may be reappointed once.’’; 22 (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para- 23 graph (6); and 24 25 (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2936 1 ‘‘(5) If the amount made available for a fiscal 2 year under subsection (c)(2) is less than the amount 3 made available in the previous fiscal year, the Ad- 4 ministrator of the National Oceanic and Atmos- 5 pheric Administration may increase the 15 percent 6 cap on administrative expenses provided under para- 7 graph (4)(B) for that fiscal year to prioritize— 8 ‘‘(A) continuing operation of the Board; 9 ‘‘(B) maximizing the percentage of funds 10 directed to research; and 11 ‘‘(C) maintaining the highest quality 12 standards in administering grants under this 13 subsection.’’. 14 (c) WAIVER.—Beginning on the date of enactment of 15 this Act and ending on the date that is 5 years after such 16 date of enactment, the 15 percent cap on funds to provide 17 support for the North Pacific Research Board and admin18 ister grants under section 401(e)(4)(B) of the Department 19 of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 20 1998 (43 U.S.C. 1474d(e)(4)(B)) shall be waived. TITLE LXXXV—COMPREHENSIVE 22 OUTBOUND INVESTMENT NA23 TIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 24 2025 21 Subtitle A—General Matters Sec. 8501. Secretary defined. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2937 Sec. 8502. Severability. Sec. 8503. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 8504. Sense of Congress. Sec. 8505. Termination. Subtitle B—Imposition of Sanctions Sec. 8511. Imposition of sanctions. Sec. 8512. Definitions. Sec. 8513. Exception relating to importation of goods. Subtitle C—Prohibition and Notification on Investments Relating to Covered National Security Transactions Sec. 8521. Prohibition and notification on investments relating to covered national security transactions. Subtitle D—Securities and Related Matters Sec. 8531. Requirements relating to the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List. Subtitle A—General Matters 1 2 3 SEC. 8501. SECRETARY DEFINED. Except as otherwise provided, in this title, the term 4 ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Treasury. 5 6 SEC. 8502. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this title or any amendment made 7 by this title, or the application thereof, is held invalid, the 8 validity of the remainder of this title or any amendment 9 made by this title and the application of such provision 10 to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected 11 thereby. 12 13 SEC. 8503. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro- 14 priated $150,000,000 to the Department of the Treasury, 15 out of which amounts may be transferred to the Depart16 ment of Commerce to jointly conduct outreach to industry g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2938 1 and persons affected by this title or any amendment made 2 by this title, and to administer the provisions of this title 3 or any amendment made by this title, for each of the first 4 two fiscal years beginning on or after the date of the en5 actment of this title, to carry out this title or any amend6 ment made by this title. 7 (b) HIRING AUTHORITY.— 8 (1) BY THE PRESIDENT.—The President may 9 appoint, without regard to the provisions of sections 10 3309 through 3318 of title 5, United States Code, 11 not more than 15 individuals directly to positions in 12 the competitive service (as defined in section 2102 of 13 that title) to carry out this title or any amendment 14 made by this title. 15 (2) BY AGENCIES.—The Secretary and the Sec- 16 retary of Commerce may appoint, without regard to 17 the provisions of sections 3309 through 3318 of title 18 5, United States Code, individuals directly to posi- 19 tions in the competitive service (as defined in section 20 2102 of that title) of the Department of the Treas- 21 ury and the Department of Commerce, respectively, 22 to carry out this title or any amendment made by 23 this title. 24 25 SEC. 8504. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2939 1 (1) due to the fact that there are countless 2 known and unknown entities in countries of concern, 3 to include the People’s Republic of China (PRC), de- 4 veloping dual-use strategic technologies that benefit 5 a foreign adversary’s military modernization efforts, 6 surveillance states, and human rights abuses, re- 7 stricting certain United States outbound investments 8 into these technologies in countries of concern is 9 necessary to prevent harm to United States national 10 security and foreign policy interests; and 11 (2) the President should therefore exercise the 12 authorities granted in this title or any amendment 13 made by this title to prevent countries of concern 14 from exploiting United States capital to undermine 15 United States national security and foreign policy 16 interests. 17 18 SEC. 8505. TERMINATION. This title and any amendment made by this title shall 19 cease to have any force or effect on the date that is seven 20 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2940 Subtitle B—Imposition of Sanctions 1 2 3 4 SEC. 8511. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—The President may impose the 5 sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to any 6 foreign person determined to be a covered foreign person. 7 (b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The President may ex- 8 ercise all of the powers granted to the President under 9 the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 10 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to prohibit 11 any United States person from investing in or purchasing 12 significant amounts of equity or debt instruments of a for13 eign person that is determined to be a covered foreign per14 son pursuant to subsection (a). 15 (c) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in sub- 16 sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 17 Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall 18 apply to any person who violates, attempts to violate, con19 spires to violate, or causes a violation of any prohibition 20 of this section, or an order or regulation prescribed under 21 this section, to the same extent that such penalties apply 22 to a person that commits an unlawful act described in sec23 tion 206(a) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1705(a)). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2941 1 2 (d) EXCEPTION FOR INTELLIGENCE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.—Sanctions under this section 3 shall not apply with respect to— 4 (1) any activity subject to the reporting require- 5 ments under title V of the National Security Act of 6 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.); or 7 (2) any authorized intelligence activities of the 8 United States. 9 (e) EXCEPTION FOR UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 10 ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this section shall prohibit trans11 actions for the conduct of the official business of the Fed12 eral Government by employees, grantees, or contractors 13 thereof. 14 (f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 16 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an- 17 nually thereafter for seven years, the President shall 18 submit to the appropriate congressional committees 19 a report that states whether any foreign person on 20 the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex 21 Companies List is a covered foreign person. 22 (2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 23 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 24 include a classified annex. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2942 1 (g) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—The President 2 may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 3 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers 4 Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this section. 5 (h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 6 tion may be construed to limit the authority of the Presi7 dent to designate foreign persons for the imposition of 8 sanctions pursuant to any other provision of Federal law, 9 including the International Emergency Economic Powers 10 Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 11 SEC. 8512. DEFINITIONS. 12 In this subtitle: 13 (1) APPROPRIATE 14 TEES.—The 15 mittees’’ means— CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- term ‘‘appropriate congressional com- 16 (A) the Committee on Financial Services 17 and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 18 House of Representatives; and 19 (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 20 and Urban Affairs and the Committee on For- 21 eign Relations of the Senate. 22 (2) COUNTRY OF CONCERN.—The term ‘‘coun- 23 try of concern’’ means the People’s Republic of 24 China, including the Hong Kong and Macau Special 25 Administrative Regions. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2943 1 (3) COVERED FOREIGN PERSON.—The term 2 ‘‘covered foreign person’’ means a foreign person— 3 (A) that is incorporated in, has a principal 4 place of business in, or is organized under the 5 laws of a country of concern; 6 (B) that is a member of the Central Com- 7 mittee of the Chinese Communist Party or 8 member of the political leadership of a country 9 of concern; 10 (C) that is the state or the government of 11 a country of concern, as well as any political 12 subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof; 13 (D) that is subject to the direction or con- 14 trol of any entity described in subparagraphs 15 (A) through (C); or 16 (E) that is owned in the aggregate, directly 17 or indirectly, 50 percent or more by an entity 18 or a group of entities described in subpara- 19 graphs (A) through (C); and 20 (F) that knowingly engaged in significant 21 operations in the defense and related materiel 22 sector or the surveillance technology sector of 23 the economy of a country of concern. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2944 1 (4) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per- 2 son’’ means a person that is not a United States 3 person. 4 (5) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’, with 5 respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, 6 means that a person has actual knowledge, or should 7 have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the 8 result. 9 (6) NON-SDN CHINESE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL 10 COMPLEX COMPANIES LIST.—The 11 Chinese 12 List’’ means the list maintained by the Office of 13 Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the 14 Treasury under Executive Order 13959, as amended 15 by Executive Order 14032 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; re- 16 lating to addressing the threat from securities in- 17 vestments that finance certain companies of the Peo- 18 ple’s Republic of China), or any successor order. 19 20 Complex Companies (7) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an individual or entity. 21 22 Military-Industrial term ‘‘Non-SDN (8) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United States person’’ means— 23 (A) any United States citizen or an alien 24 lawfully admitted for permanent residence to 25 the United States; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2945 1 (B) an entity organized under the laws of 2 the United States or of any jurisdiction within 3 the United States (including any foreign branch 4 of such an entity); or 5 6 (C) any person in the United States. SEC. 8513. EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF 7 8 GOODS. (a) IN GENERAL.—The authorities and requirements 9 to impose sanctions authorized under this title shall not 10 include the authority or requirement to impose sanctions 11 on the importation of goods. 12 (b) GOOD DEFINED.—In this section, the term 13 ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or manmade substance, 14 material, supply or manufactured product, including in15 spection and test equipment, and excluding technical data. Subtitle C—Prohibition and Notifi17 cation on Investments Relating 18 to Covered National Security 19 Transactions 16 20 SEC. 8521. PROHIBITION AND NOTIFICATION ON INVEST- 21 MENTS RELATING TO COVERED NATIONAL 22 SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. 23 The Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 24 4501 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol25 lowing: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2946 ‘‘TITLE VIII—PROHIBITION AND 2 NOTIFICATION ON INVEST3 MENTS RELATING TO COV4 ERED NATIONAL SECURITY 5 TRANSACTIONS 1 6 7 ‘‘SEC. 801. PROHIBITION ON INVESTMENTS. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may prohibit, in 8 accordance with regulations issued under subsection (e), 9 a United States person, including its controlled foreign en10 tities, from knowingly engaging in a covered national secu11 rity transaction in any prohibited technology. 12 ‘‘(b) EVASION.—Any action that evades or avoids, 13 has the purpose of evading or avoiding, causes a violation 14 of, or attempts to violate the prohibition set forth in sub15 section (a) is prohibited. 16 ‘‘(c) EXEMPTIONS.— 17 ‘‘(1) NATIONAL INTEREST EXEMPTION.—Sub- 18 ject to subsection (d), the Secretary is authorized to 19 exempt from the prohibition set forth in subsection 20 (a) any activity determined by the President, in con- 21 sultation with the Secretary, or delegated to the Sec- 22 retary, in coordination with the Secretary of Com- 23 merce, the Secretary of State, and, as appropriate, 24 the heads of other relevant Federal departments and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2947 1 agencies, to be in the national interest of the United 2 States. 3 ‘‘(2) INTELLIGENCE EXEMPTION.—Regulations 4 issued under subsection (e) shall not apply to any 5 authorized intelligence activities of the United 6 States. 7 ‘‘(d) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—The Sec- 8 retary shall— 9 ‘‘(1) notify the appropriate congressional com- 10 mittees not later than five business days after 11 issuing an exemption under subsection (c); and 12 ‘‘(2) include in such notification an identifica- 13 tion of the national interest justifying the use of the 14 exemption, subject to appropriate confidentiality and 15 classification requirements. 16 ‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.— 17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta- 18 tion with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary 19 of State and, as appropriate, the heads of other rel- 20 evant Federal departments and agencies, may issue 21 or update existing regulations to carry out this sec- 22 tion subject to public notice and comment in accord- 23 ance with subchapter II of chapter 5 and chapter 7 24 of title 5, United States Code, and not subject to the 25 requirements of section 709. The regulations issued g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2948 1 pursuant to this paragraph shall, as necessary, 2 amend, terminate, supersede, revoke, or streamline 3 existing requirements in part 850 of title 31, Code 4 of Federal Regulations (the Outbound Investment 5 Rule) and shall provide a reasonable timeframe for 6 compliance. 7 ‘‘(2) NON-BINDING FEEDBACK.— 8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The regulations issued 9 under paragraph (1) shall include a process 10 under which a person can request to receive 11 non-binding feedback on a confidential basis, or 12 as anonymized guidance to the public, as to 13 whether a transaction would constitute a cov- 14 ered national security transaction in a prohib- 15 ited technology. 16 ‘‘(B) AUTHORITY TO LIMIT FRIVOLOUS 17 FEEDBACK 18 process required by subparagraph (A), the Sec- 19 retary may prescribe limitations on requests for 20 feedback identified as frivolous for purposes of 21 this subsection. 22 ‘‘(3) NOTICE; OPPORTUNITY TO CURE.— REQUESTS.—In establishing the 23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The regulations issued 24 under paragraph (1) shall account for whether 25 a United States person has self-identified and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2949 1 self-disclosed a violation of the prohibition set 2 forth in subsection (a) in determining the legal 3 consequences of that violation. 4 ‘‘(B) SELF-DISCLOSURE LETTERS.—The 5 regulations issued under paragraph (1) shall 6 dictate the form and content of a letter of self- 7 disclosure, which shall include relevant facts 8 about the violation, why the United States per- 9 son believes its activity to have violated the pro- 10 hibition set forth in subsection (a), and a pro- 11 posal for mitigation of the harm of such action. 12 ‘‘(4) LOW-BURDEN REGULATIONS.—In issuing 13 regulations under paragraph (1), the Secretary 14 should balance the priority of protecting the national 15 security interest of the United States while, to the 16 extent practicable— 17 ‘‘(A) minimizing the cost and complexity of 18 compliance for affected parties, including the 19 duplication of reporting requirements under 20 current regulations; 21 22 ‘‘(B) adopting the least burdensome alternative that achieves regulatory objectives; and 23 ‘‘(C) prioritizing transparency and stake- 24 holder involvement in the process of issuing the 25 rules. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2950 1 ‘‘(5) BURDEN OF PROOF.—In accordance with 2 section 556(d) of title 5, United States Code, in an 3 enforcement action for a violation of the prohibition 4 set forth in subsection (a), the burden of proof shall 5 be upon the Secretary. 6 7 ‘‘SEC. 802. NOTIFICATION ON INVESTMENTS. ‘‘(a) MANDATORY NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 8 450 days after the date of the enactment of this title, the 9 Secretary shall issue regulations prescribed in accordance 10 with subsection (b), to require a United States person that 11 itself or whose controlled foreign entity knowingly engages 12 in a covered national security transaction in a prohibited 13 technology (unless the Secretary has exercised the author14 ity provided by section 801(a) to prohibit knowingly en15 gaging in such covered national security transaction) or 16 a notifiable technology to submit to the Secretary a writ17 ten notification of the transaction not later than 30 days 18 after the completion date of the transaction. 19 ‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.— 20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 450 days 21 after the date of the enactment of this title, the Sec- 22 retary, in consultation with the Secretary of Com- 23 merce, the Secretary of State, and, as appropriate, 24 the heads of other relevant Federal departments and 25 agencies, shall issue regulations to carry out this g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2951 1 section subject to public notice and comment in ac- 2 cordance with subchapter II of chapter 5 and chap- 3 ter 7 of title 5, United States Code, and not subject 4 to the requirements of section 709. The regulations 5 issued pursuant to this paragraph shall as necessary, 6 amend, terminate, supersede, revoke, or streamline 7 existing requirements in part 850 of title 31, Code 8 of Federal Regulations (the Outbound Investment 9 Rule) and shall provide a reasonable timeframe for 10 compliance. 11 ‘‘(2) LOW-BURDEN REGULATIONS.—In issuing 12 regulations under paragraph (1), the Secretary 13 should balance the priority of protecting the national 14 security interest of the United States while, to the 15 extent practicable— 16 ‘‘(A) minimizing the cost and complexity of 17 compliance for affected parties, including the 18 duplication of reporting requirements under 19 current regulation; 20 21 ‘‘(B) adopting the least burdensome alternative that achieves regulatory objectives; and 22 ‘‘(C) prioritizing transparency and stake- 23 holder involvement in the process of issuing the 24 rules. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2952 1 ‘‘(3) BURDEN OF PROOF.—In accordance with 2 section 556(d) of title 5, United States Code, in an 3 enforcement action for a violation of the prohibition 4 set forth in subsection (a), the burden of proof shall 5 be upon the Secretary. 6 ‘‘(4) COMPLETENESS OF NOTIFICATION.— 7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, 8 upon receipt of a notification under subsection 9 (a), promptly inspect the notification for com- 10 pleteness. 11 ‘‘(B) INCOMPLETE NOTIFICATIONS.—If a 12 notification submitted under subsection (a) is 13 incomplete, the Secretary shall promptly inform 14 the United States person that submits the noti- 15 fication that the notification is not complete 16 and provide an explanation of relevant material 17 respects in which the notification is not com- 18 plete. 19 ‘‘(5) IDENTIFICATION OF NON-NOTIFIED ACTIV- 20 ITY.—The 21 identify covered national security transactions in a 22 prohibited technology or a notifiable technology for 23 which— 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) Secretary shall establish a process to ‘‘(A) a notification is not submitted to the Secretary under subsection (a); and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2953 1 2 ‘‘(B) information is reasonably available. ‘‘(c) INAPPLICABILITY.—If the Secretary prohibits a 3 covered national security transaction in a prohibited tech4 nology under section 801, the requirements of this section 5 shall not apply with respect to the covered national secu6 rity transaction. 7 8 ‘‘SEC. 803. REPORT. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 9 the date of enactment of this title, and not less frequently 10 than annually thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation 11 with the Secretary of Commerce and, as appropriate, the 12 heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, 13 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 14 a report, subject to appropriate confidentiality and classi15 fication requirements, that— 16 ‘‘(1) lists all enforcement actions taken subject 17 to the existing regulations and regulations issued 18 under section 801(e) and 802(b) during the year 19 preceding submission of the report, which includes, 20 with respect to each such action, a description of— 21 ‘‘(A) the prohibited technology or notifiable 22 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) technology; ‘‘(B) the covered national security transaction; ‘‘(C) the covered foreign person; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2954 1 ‘‘(D) the relevant United States person; 2 ‘‘(2) provides an assessment of the definition of 3 the term ‘prohibited technology’ under existing regu- 4 lations or regulations issued under section 801(e) or 5 802(b) by— 6 ‘‘(A) identifying additional technologies 7 that the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec- 8 retary of Commerce and, as applicable, the Sec- 9 retary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the 10 Secretary of Energy, the Director of National 11 Intelligence, and the heads of any other rel- 12 evant Federal agencies, determined under exist- 13 ing regulations or regulations issued pursuant 14 to 801(e) may pose an acute threat to the na- 15 tional security of the United States if developed 16 or acquired by a country of concern; 17 ‘‘(B) explaining why each technology iden- 18 tified in subparagraph (A) may pose an acute 19 threat to the national security of the United 20 States if developed or acquired by a country of 21 concern; and 22 ‘‘(C) describing any removal of tech- 23 nologies from the category of prohibited tech- 24 nology under existing regulations or regulations 25 issued under section 801(e) during the report- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2955 1 ing period to the extent that the technologies no 2 longer pose an acute threat to the national se- 3 curity of the United States if developed or ac- 4 quired by a country of concern; 5 ‘‘(3) lists all notifications submitted under ex- 6 isting regulations or regulations issued section 802 7 during the year preceding submission of the report 8 and includes, with respect to each such notifica- 9 tion— 10 ‘‘(A) basic information on each party to 11 the covered national security transaction with 12 respect to which the notification was submitted; 13 and 14 ‘‘(B) the nature of the covered national se- 15 curity transaction that was the subject of the 16 notification, including the elements of the cov- 17 ered national security transaction that neces- 18 sitated a notification; 19 ‘‘(4) includes a summary of those notifications, 20 disaggregated by prohibited technology, by notifiable 21 technology, by covered national security transaction, 22 and by country of concern; 23 ‘‘(5) provides additional context and informa- 24 tion regarding trends in the prohibited technology, 25 notifiable technology, the types of covered national g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2956 1 security transaction, and the countries involved in 2 those notifications; and 3 4 ‘‘(6) assesses the overall impact of those notifications, including recommendations for— 5 ‘‘(A) expanding existing Federal programs 6 to support the production or supply of prohib- 7 ited technologies or notifiable technologies in 8 the United States, including the potential of ex- 9 isting authorities to address any related na- 10 tional security concerns; 11 ‘‘(B) investments needed to enhance pro- 12 hibited technologies or notifiable technologies 13 and reduce United States dependence on coun- 14 tries of concern regarding those technologies; 15 and 16 ‘‘(C) the continuation, expansion, or modi- 17 fication of the implementation and administra- 18 tion of this title. 19 ‘‘(b) CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.— 20 In preparing the report pursuant to subsection (a), the 21 Secretary— 22 ‘‘(1) shall consider information provided jointly 23 by the chairperson and ranking member of any of 24 the appropriate congressional committees; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2957 1 ‘‘(2) may consider credible information obtained 2 by other countries and nongovernmental organiza- 3 tions that monitor the military, surveillance, intel- 4 ligence, or technology capabilities of a country of 5 concern; and 6 ‘‘(3) may consider any other information that 7 the Secretary deems relevant. 8 ‘‘(c) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required by 9 this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 10 may include a classified annex. 11 ‘‘(d) TESTIMONY REQUIRED.—Not later than one 12 year after the date of the enactment of this title, and an13 nually thereafter for five years, the Secretary and the Sec14 retary of Commerce, or their designee, shall each provide 15 to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af16 fairs of the Senate and the Committees on Foreign Affairs 17 and Financial Services of the House of Representatives 18 testimony with respect to the national security threats re19 lating to investments by United States persons in coun20 tries of concern and broader international capital flows. 21 ‘‘(e) REQUESTS BY APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL 22 COMMITTEES.— 23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After receiving a request 24 that meets the requirements of paragraph (2) with 25 respect to whether a technology should be included g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2958 1 in the amendments as described in subsection (a)(2), 2 the Secretary shall, in preparing the report pursuant 3 to subsection (a)— 4 ‘‘(A) determine if that technology may 5 pose an acute threat to the national security of 6 the United States if developed or acquired by a 7 country of concern; and 8 ‘‘(B) include in the report pursuant to sub- 9 section (a) an explanation with respect to that 10 determination that includes— 11 ‘‘(i) a statement of whether or not the 12 technology, as determined by the Sec- 13 retary, may pose an acute threat to the na- 14 tional security of the United States if de- 15 veloped or acquired by a country of con- 16 cern; and 17 ‘‘(ii) 18 if the Secretary determines that— 19 ‘‘(I) the technology may pose an 20 acute threat to the national security 21 of the United States if developed or 22 acquired by a country of concern, an 23 explanation for such determination 24 and a recommendation whether that 25 technology should be named a prohib- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2959 1 ited technology or a notifiable tech- 2 nology; and 3 ‘‘(II) the technology would not 4 pose an acute threat to the national 5 security of the United States if devel- 6 oped or acquired by a country of con- 7 cern, an explanation for such deter- 8 mination. 9 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A request under para- 10 graph (1) with respect to whether a technology may 11 pose an acute threat to the national security of the 12 United States if developed or acquired by a country 13 of concern shall be submitted to the Secretary in 14 writing jointly by the chairperson and ranking mem- 15 ber of 1 or more of the appropriate congressional 16 committees. 17 ‘‘SEC. 804. MULTILATERAL ENGAGEMENT AND COORDINA- 18 19 TION. ‘‘(a) AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary, in coordination 20 with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, 21 and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, should— 22 ‘‘(1) conduct bilateral and multilateral engage- 23 ment with the governments of countries that are al- 24 lies and partners of the United States to promote 25 and increase coordination of protocols and proce- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2960 1 dures to facilitate the effective implementation of 2 and appropriate compliance with the prohibitions 3 and notification requirement pursuant to this title; 4 ‘‘(2) upon adoption of protocols and procedures 5 described in paragraph (1), work with those govern- 6 ments to establish mechanisms for sharing informa- 7 tion, including trends, with respect to such activities; 8 and 9 ‘‘(3) work with and encourage the governments 10 of countries that are allies and partners of the 11 United States to develop similar mechanisms of their 12 own, for the exclusive purpose of preventing the de- 13 velopment of prohibited technologies by a country of 14 concern. 15 ‘‘(b) STRATEGY FOR MULTILATERAL ENGAGEMENT 16 AND COORDINATION.—Not later than 180 days after the 17 date of the regulations implementing enactment of this 18 title, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of 19 State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other 20 relevant Federal agencies, should— 21 ‘‘(1) develop a strategy to work with the gov- 22 ernments of countries that are allies and partners of 23 the United States to develop mechanisms that are 24 comparable to the prohibitions and notification re- 25 quirements pursuant to this title, for the exclusive g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2961 1 purpose of preventing the development of prohibited 2 technologies by a country of concern; and 3 ‘‘(2) assess opportunities to provide technical 4 assistance to those countries with respect to the de- 5 velopment of those mechanisms. 6 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 7 of the regulations implementing enactment of this title, 8 and annually thereafter for four years, the Secretary shall 9 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re10 port, subject to the appropriate confidentiality and classi11 fication requirements, that includes— 12 ‘‘(1) a discussion of any strategy developed pur- 13 suant to subsection (b)(1), including key tools and 14 objectives for the development of comparable mecha- 15 nisms by the governments of allies and partners of 16 the United States; 17 ‘‘(2) a list of partner and allied countries to 18 target for cooperation in developing their own prohi- 19 bitions; 20 21 ‘‘(3) the status of the strategy’s implementation and outcomes; and 22 ‘‘(4) a description of impediments to the estab- 23 lishment of comparable mechanisms by governments 24 of allies and partners of the United States. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2962 1 ‘‘(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 2 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate congres3 sional committees’ means— 4 ‘‘(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 5 the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- 6 fairs of the Senate; and 7 ‘‘(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 8 Committee on Financial Services of the House of 9 Representatives. 10 ‘‘SEC. 805. PUBLIC DATABASE OF COVERED FOREIGN PER- 11 12 SONS. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 13 with the Secretary of Commerce, may establish a publicly 14 accessible, non-exhaustive database that identifies covered 15 foreign persons that are either engaged in a prohibited 16 technology or a notifiable technology pursuant to this title. 17 ‘‘(b) MODIFICATION PROCESS.—The Secretary, in 18 consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, is author19 ized to establish a mechanism for a covered foreign person 20 to petition for their removal from or inclusion in the pub21 licly accessible, non-exhaustive database described in (a). 22 ‘‘(c) CONFIDENTIALITY OF EVIDENCE.—The Sec- 23 retary shall establish a mechanism for the public, includ24 ing Congress, stakeholders, investors, and nongovern25 mental organizations, to submit evidence on a confidential g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2963 1 basis regarding whether a foreign person is a covered for2 eign person in a prohibited technology or notifiable tech3 nology and should be included in the database described 4 in subsection (a), if any. 5 ‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The database de- 6 scribed in subsection (a), if any, shall not be considered 7 to be an exhaustive or comprehensive list of covered for8 eign persons for the purposes of this title. 9 10 ‘‘SEC. 806. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. ‘‘Nothing in this title may be construed to negate the 11 authority of the President under any authority, process, 12 regulation, investigation, enforcement measure, or review 13 provided by or established under any other provision of 14 Federal law, including the International Emergency Eco15 nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), or any other 16 authority of the President or the Congress under the Con17 stitution of the United States. 18 19 ‘‘SEC. 807. PENALTIES. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The regulations issued under 20 section 801 or 802 shall provide for the imposition of civil 21 penalties described in subsection (b). 22 ‘‘(b) PENALTIES DESCRIBED.— 23 ‘‘(1) UNLAWFUL ACTS.—It shall be unlawful 24 for a person to violate, attempt to violate, conspire 25 to violate, or cause a violation of any order, regula- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2964 1 tion, notification requirement, or prohibition issued 2 under this title. 3 ‘‘(2) CIVIL PENALTY.—The Secretary may im- 4 pose civil penalties on any person who commits an 5 unlawful act described in paragraph (1) in amounts 6 equivalent to amounts provided for under section 7 206(b) of the International Emergency Economic 8 Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705(b)) for violations under 9 that Act. 10 ‘‘(3) DIVESTMENT.—The Secretary may compel 11 the divestment of a covered national security trans- 12 action in a prohibited technology determined to be in 13 violation of section 801(a) or regulations issued 14 thereunder. 15 ‘‘(4) RELIEF.—The President may direct the 16 Attorney General of the United States to seek ap- 17 propriate relief, including divestment relief for viola- 18 tions of the prohibition set forth in subsection 19 801(a), in the district courts of the United States, 20 in order to implement and enforce this title. 21 22 ‘‘SEC. 808. EXEMPTION FROM DISCLOSURE. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 23 (b), any information or documentary material filed with 24 the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee pursuant to this 25 title shall be exempt from disclosure under section g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2965 1 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, and no such in2 formation or documentary material may be made public. 3 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not prohibit 4 the disclosure of the following, subject to appropriate con5 fidentiality and classification requirements: 6 7 ‘‘(1) Information relevant to any administrative or judicial action or proceeding. 8 9 ‘‘(2) Information to Congress or any duly authorized committee or subcommittee of Congress. 10 ‘‘(3) Information important to the national se- 11 curity analysis or actions of the Secretary to any do- 12 mestic governmental entity, or to any foreign gov- 13 ernmental entity of a United States ally or partner, 14 under the exclusive direction and authorization of 15 the Secretary, only to the extent necessary for na- 16 tional security purposes, and subject to appropriate 17 confidentiality and classification requirements. 18 19 ‘‘(4) Identity of a covered foreign person in the public database described in section 805. 20 21 ‘‘(5) Information that the parties have consented to be disclosed to third parties. 22 ‘‘(6) Information gathered by the Secretary or 23 the Secretary’s designee where the disclosure is de- 24 termined to be in the national security interest, 25 which may include publication of anonymized data. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2966 1 ‘‘SEC. 809. DEFINITIONS. 2 ‘‘In this title: 3 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE 4 TEES.—Except 5 term 6 means— CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- as provided in section 804(d), the ‘appropriate congressional committees’ 7 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Financial Services, 8 the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the 9 Committee on Appropriations of the House of 10 Representatives; and 11 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 12 and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Ap- 13 propriations of the Senate. 14 ‘‘(2) COUNTRY OF CONCERN.—The term ‘coun- 15 try of concern’ means— 16 ‘‘(A) the People’s Republic of China, in- 17 cluding the Hong Kong and Macau Special Ad- 18 ministrative Regions; 19 ‘‘(B) the Republic of Cuba; 20 ‘‘(C) the Islamic Republic of Iran; 21 ‘‘(D) the Democratic People’s Republic of 22 Korea; 23 ‘‘(E) the Russian Federation; and 24 ‘‘(F) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) under the regime of Nicolas Maduro Moros. (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2967 1 ‘‘(3) COVERED FOREIGN PERSON.—Subject to 2 regulations prescribed in accordance with this title, 3 the term ‘covered foreign person’ means a foreign 4 person that— 5 ‘‘(A) is incorporated in, has a principal 6 place of business in, or is organized under the 7 laws of a country of concern; 8 ‘‘(B) is a member of the Central Com- 9 mittee of the Chinese Communist Party or is a 10 member of the political leadership of a country 11 of concern; 12 ‘‘(C) is subject to the direction or control 13 of a country of concern, as defined by regula- 14 tion, an entity described in subparagraph (A) or 15 (B), or the state or the government of a coun- 16 try of concern (including any political subdivi- 17 sion, agency, or instrumentality thereof); or 18 ‘‘(D) is owned in the aggregate, directly or 19 indirectly, 50 percent or more by a country of 20 concern, an entity described in subparagraph 21 (A) or (B), or the state or the government of 22 a country of concern (including any political 23 subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof). 24 ‘‘(4) COVERED 25 ACTION.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) NATIONAL SECURITY TRANS- G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2968 1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to such regu- 2 lations as may be issued in accordance with this 3 title, the term ‘covered national security trans- 4 action’ means a United States person’s direct 5 or indirect— 6 ‘‘(i) acquisition of an equity interest 7 or contingent equity interest in a covered 8 foreign person that the United States per- 9 son knows at the time of the acquisition is 10 a covered foreign person; 11 ‘‘(ii) provision of a loan or similar 12 debt financing arrangement to a covered 13 foreign person that the United States per- 14 son knows at the time of the provision is 15 a covered foreign person, where such debt 16 financing affords or will afford the United 17 States person an interest in profits of the 18 covered foreign person, the right to ap- 19 point members of the board of directors 20 (or equivalent) of the covered foreign per- 21 son, or other comparable financial or gov- 22 ernance rights characteristic of an equity 23 investment but not typical of a loan; 24 ‘‘(iii) entrance by such United States 25 person into a joint venture, wherever lo- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2969 1 cated, that is formed with a person of a 2 country of concern, and that the subject 3 United States person knows at the time of 4 entrance into the joint venture that the 5 joint venture will engage, or plans to en- 6 gage, 7 notifiable technology; in a prohibited technology or 8 ‘‘(iv) conversion of a contingent equity 9 interest (or interest equivalent to a contin- 10 gent equity interest) or conversion of debt 11 to an equity interest in a covered foreign 12 person; 13 ‘‘(v) acquisition, leasing, or other de- 14 velopment of operations, land, property, or 15 other assets in a country of concern that 16 the United States person knows at the 17 time of such acquisition, leasing, or other 18 development will result in, or that the 19 United States person plans to result in— 20 ‘‘(I) the establishment of a cov- 21 ered foreign person; or 22 ‘‘(II) the engagement of a person 23 of a country of concern in a prohib- 24 ited technology or notifiable tech- 25 nology; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2970 1 ‘‘(vi) knowingly directing prohibited 2 transactions or notifiable transactions by 3 foreign persons that the United States per- 4 son has knowledge at the time of the 5 transaction would constitute an activity de- 6 scribed in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v), 7 if engaged in by a United States person; 8 ‘‘(vii) acquisition of a limited partner 9 or equivalent interest in a venture capital 10 fund, private equity fund, fund of funds, or 11 other pooled investment fund (in each case 12 where the fund is not a United States per- 13 son) that the United States person has 14 knowledge at the time of the acquisition 15 likely will invest in a person of a country 16 of concern that is in one of the notifiable 17 technology or prohibited technology sec- 18 tors, and such fund undertakes a trans- 19 action that would be a covered national se- 20 curity transaction if undertaken by a 21 United States person; or 22 ‘‘(viii) any other transaction identified 23 by the Secretary, in consultation with the 24 appropriate congressional committees and 25 subject to public notice and comment in g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2971 1 accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5 2 and chapter 7 of title 5, United States 3 Code, and not subject to the requirements 4 of section 709, that is contributing to the 5 military, intelligence, surveillance, or cyber- 6 enabled capabilities of a country of con- 7 cern. 8 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS.— 9 Subject to regulations prescribed in accordance 10 with this title, the term ‘covered national secu- 11 rity transaction’ does not include— 12 ‘‘(i) any transaction the value of 13 which the Secretary determines is de mini- 14 mis; 15 ‘‘(ii) any category of transactions that 16 the Secretary determines is in the national 17 interest of the United States; 18 ‘‘(iii) an investment— 19 ‘‘(I) in a security (as defined in 20 section 3(a) of the Securities Ex- 21 change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 22 78c(a))) that is traded on an ex- 23 change or the over-the-counter market 24 in any jurisdiction; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2972 1 ‘‘(II) in a security issued by an 2 investment company (as defined in 3 section 3 of the Investment Company 4 Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–3)) that 5 is registered with the Securities and 6 Exchange Commission, or, if the Sec- 7 retary chooses to include it as an ex- 8 ception from a covered national secu- 9 rity transaction, in a security issued 10 by a non-United States investment 11 company that is registered with a for- 12 eign regulator with comparable over- 13 sight standards and regulatory juris- 14 diction to the Securities and Ex- 15 change Commission as determined by 16 the Secretary of Treasury; 17 ‘‘(III) made as a limited partner 18 or equivalent in a venture capital 19 fund, private equity fund, fund of 20 funds, or other pooled investment 21 fund (other than as described in sub- 22 clause (II)) where— 23 ‘‘(aa) the limited partner or 24 equivalent’s committed capital is 25 not more than a de minimis g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2973 1 amount, as determined by the 2 Secretary, aggregated across any 3 investment and co-investment ve- 4 hicles of the fund; or 5 ‘‘(bb) the limited partner or 6 equivalent has secured a binding 7 contractual assurance that its 8 capital in the fund will not be 9 used to engage in a transaction 10 that would be a covered national 11 security transaction if engaged in 12 by a United States person; or 13 ‘‘(IV) in a derivative of a security 14 described under subclause (I), (II), or 15 (III); 16 ‘‘(iv) any ancillary transaction under- 17 taken by a financial institution (as defined 18 in section 5312 of title 31, United States 19 Code); 20 ‘‘(v) the acquisition by a United 21 States person of the equity or other inter- 22 est owned or held by a covered foreign per- 23 son in an entity or assets located outside 24 of a country of concern in which the 25 United States person is acquiring the to- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2974 1 tality of the interest in the entity held by 2 the covered foreign person; 3 ‘‘(vi) an intracompany transfer of 4 funds, as defined in regulations prescribed 5 in accordance with this title, from a United 6 States parent company to a subsidiary lo- 7 cated in a country of concern or a trans- 8 action that, but for this clause, would be a 9 covered national security transaction be- 10 tween a United States person and its con- 11 trolled foreign person that supports oper- 12 ations that are not covered national secu- 13 rity transactions or that maintains covered 14 national security transactions that the con- 15 trolled foreign person was engaged in prior 16 to the effective date of the regulations im- 17 plementing this title; 18 ‘‘(vii) a transaction secondary to a 19 covered national security transaction, in- 20 cluding— 21 ‘‘(I) contractual arrangements 22 (not including contractual arrange- 23 ments for technology transfer or tech- 24 nical knowledge transfer) or the pro- 25 curement of material inputs for any g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2975 1 covered national security transaction 2 (such as raw materials); 3 ‘‘(II) bank lending; 4 ‘‘(III) the processing, clearing, or 5 sending of payments by a bank; 6 ‘‘(IV) underwriting services in- 7 cluding, but not limited to, the tem- 8 porary acquisition of an equity inter- 9 est for the sole purpose of facilitating 10 underwriting services; 11 ‘‘(V) debt rating services; 12 ‘‘(VI) prime brokerage; 13 ‘‘(VII) global custody; 14 ‘‘(VIII) equity research or anal- 15 ysis; or 16 ‘‘(IX) other similar services; 17 ‘‘(viii) any ordinary or administrative 18 business transaction as may be defined in 19 such regulations; or 20 ‘‘(ix) any transaction completed before 21 the date of the enactment of this title. 22 ‘‘(C) ANCILLARY TRANSACTION DE- 23 FINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘ancillary 24 transaction’ means, subject to regulations pre- 25 scribed by the Secretary— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2976 1 ‘‘(i) the processing, settling, clearing, 2 or sending of payments and cash trans- 3 actions; 4 ‘‘(ii) underwriting services, including 5 the temporary acquisition of an equity in- 6 terest for the sole purpose of facilitating 7 underwriting services; 8 ‘‘(iii) credit rating services; and 9 ‘‘(iv) other services ordinarily incident 10 to and part of the provision of financial 11 services, such as opening deposit accounts, 12 direct custody services, foreign exchange 13 services, remittances services, and safe de- 14 posit services. 15 ‘‘(5) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘foreign per- 16 son’ has the meaning given that term in regulations 17 prescribed in accordance with this title. 18 19 ‘‘(6) KNOWLEDGE; KNOW.—The terms ‘knowledge’ or ‘know’ mean— 20 ‘‘(A) actual knowledge that a fact or cir- 21 cumstance exists or is substantially certain to 22 occur; 23 ‘‘(B) an awareness of a high probability of 24 a fact or circumstance’s existence or future oc- 25 currence; or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2977 1 ‘‘(C) reason to know of a fact or cir- 2 cumstance’s existence. 3 ‘‘(7) NOTIFIABLE TECHNOLOGY.— 4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the regula- 5 tions prescribed in accordance with this title, 6 the term ‘notifiable technology’ means a tech- 7 nology within the following areas not already 8 captured by the technical thresholds specified 9 by any regulations issued in accordance with 10 section 801: 11 12 ‘‘(i) Semiconductor technology and microelectronics. 13 ‘‘(ii) Artificial intelligence systems. 14 ‘‘(iii) 15 nologies. 16 ‘‘(iv) 17 Quantum information High-performance tech- computing and supercomputing. 18 ‘‘(v) Hypersonic systems. 19 ‘‘(B) UPDATES.—The Secretary, in con- 20 sultation with the appropriate congressional 21 committees and subject to notice and comment 22 in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5 23 and chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, 24 and not subject to the requirements of section g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2978 1 709, may prescribe regulations in accordance 2 with this title to— 3 ‘‘(i) define the technical parameters of 4 technologies described in subparagraph 5 (A),as reasonably needed for national secu- 6 rity purposes; or 7 ‘‘(ii) to add and define categories to 8 the list in subparagraph (A) that enable 9 the military, intelligence, surveillance, or 10 cyber-enabled capabilities of a country of 11 concern. 12 ‘‘(8) PARTY.—The term ‘party’, with respect to 13 a covered national security transaction, has the 14 meaning given that term in regulations prescribed in 15 accordance with this title. 16 ‘‘(9) PERSON.—The term ‘person’ includes an 17 individual, corporation, partnership, association, or 18 any other organized group of persons, or legal suc- 19 cessor or representative thereof, or any State or 20 local government or agency thereof. 21 ‘‘(10) PROHIBITED TECHNOLOGY.— 22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the regula- 23 tions prescribed in accordance with this title, 24 the term ‘prohibited technology’ means a tech- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2979 1 nology within the following areas, as specified 2 by the regulations: 3 4 ‘‘(i) Advanced semiconductor technology and microelectronics. 5 ‘‘(ii) Artificial intelligence systems. 6 ‘‘(iii) 7 nologies. 8 ‘‘(iv) 9 Quantum information High-performance tech- computing and supercomputing. 10 ‘‘(v) Hypersonic systems. 11 ‘‘(B) UPDATES.—The Secretary, in con- 12 sultation with the appropriate congressional 13 committees and subject to notice and comment 14 in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5 15 and chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, 16 and not subject to the requirements of section 17 709, may prescribe regulations in accordance 18 with this title to— 19 ‘‘(i) define the technical parameters of 20 technologies described in subparagraph 21 (A), as reasonably needed for national se- 22 curity purposes; or 23 ‘‘(ii) to add and define categories to 24 the list in subparagraph (A) that enable 25 the military, intelligence, surveillance, or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2980 1 cyber-enabled capabilities of a country of 2 concern. 3 ‘‘(11) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise pro- 4 vided, the term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of 5 the Treasury. 6 7 ‘‘(12) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘United States person’ means— 8 ‘‘(A) any United States citizen or an alien 9 lawfully admitted for permanent residence to 10 the United States; 11 ‘‘(B) an entity organized under the laws of 12 the United States or of any jurisdiction within 13 the United States (including any foreign branch 14 of such an entity); or 15 ‘‘(C) any person in the United States.’’. 17 Subtitle D—Securities and Related Matters 18 SEC. 8531. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE NON-SDN 16 19 CHINESE 20 COMPANIES LIST. 21 MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX (a) REPORT.— 22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years 23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and bi- 24 ennially thereafter for six years, the President shall 25 submit to the appropriate congressional committees g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2981 1 a report that states whether any of the following for- 2 eign persons qualifies for inclusion on the Non-SDN 3 Chinese 4 List: Military-Industrial Complex Companies 5 (A) Any PRC person listed on the Military 6 End-User List (Supplement No. 7 to part 744 7 of the Export Administration Regulations). 8 (B) Any PRC person listed pursuant to 9 section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thorn- 10 berry National Defense Authorization Act for 11 Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note). 12 (C) Any PRC person listed on the Depart- 13 ment of Commerce’s Entity List (Supplement 14 No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Administration 15 Regulations). 16 (D) Any PRC person listed on the Federal 17 Communications Commission’s Covered List 18 pursuant to the Secure and Trusted Commu- 19 nications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 20 1601). 21 (E) Any PRC person listed on the Uyghur 22 Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List pur- 23 suant to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention 24 Act (P.L. 117-78). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2982 1 (2) PROCESS REQUIRED.—To prepare the re- 2 ports required by paragraph (1), the President shall 3 establish a process under which the Federal agencies 4 responsible for administering the lists described in 5 subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) 6 shall share with each other all relevant information 7 that led to the identification of the entities described 8 in such lists. 9 (3) RISK-BASED PRIORITIZATION FRAME- 10 WORK.—In making the initial determinations under 11 paragraph (1), the Secretary may establish a risk- 12 based 13 prioritization of entity review submitted to the Sec- 14 retary by the Federal agencies administering the 15 lists described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of 16 paragraph (1). 17 prioritization framework factoring in (4) ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE APPROPRIATE 18 CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The 19 paragraph (1) may summarize findings concerning 20 entities previously reviewed pursuant to this section 21 that do not necessitate additional review by the Sec- 22 retary. 23 (5) MATTERS report under TO BE INCLUDED.—The Sec- 24 retary shall include in the report required by para- 25 graph (1) an overview of the criteria required for g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2983 1 listing on the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial 2 Complex Companies List. The heads of the Federal 3 agencies administering the lists described in sub- 4 paragraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) shall 5 provide to the Secretary for use in the report an 6 overview of the criteria for entity identification or 7 listing on each respective list. 8 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 9 (1) APPROPRIATE 10 TEES.—The 11 mittees’’ means— CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- term ‘‘appropriate congressional com- 12 (A) the Committee on Financial Services 13 and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 14 House of Representatives; and 15 (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 16 and Urban Affairs of the Senate. 17 (2) COUNTRY OF CONCERN.—The term ‘‘coun- 18 try of concern’’— 19 (A) means the People’s Republic of China; 20 and 21 (B) includes the Hong Kong Special Ad- 22 ministrative Region and the Macau Special Ad- 23 ministrative Region. 24 (3) NON-SDN CHINESE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL 25 COMPLEX COMPANIES LIST.—The g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) term ‘‘Non-SDN G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2984 1 Chinese 2 List’’ means the list maintained by the Office of 3 Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the 4 Treasury under Executive Order 13959, as amended 5 by Executive Order 14032 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; re- 6 lating to addressing the threat from securities in- 7 vestments that finance certain companies of the Peo- 8 ple’s Republic of China), and any successor order. 9 10 Military-Industrial Complex Companies (4) PRC PERSON.—The term ‘‘PRC person’’ means a foreign person that— 11 (A) is incorporated in a principal place of 12 business in, or is organized under the laws of, 13 a country of concern; 14 15 (B) is a member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party; 16 (C) is the state or the government of a 17 country of concern, as well as any political sub- 18 division, agency, or instrumentality thereof; or 19 (D) is owned in the aggregate, directly or 20 indirectly, 50 percent or more by an entity or 21 a group of entities described in subparagraph 22 (A), (B), or (C). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2985 TITLE LXXXVI—SECURING THE 2 AIRSPACE, FACILITATING 3 EMERGENCY RESPONSE, AND 4 SAFEGUARDING KEY INFRA5 STRUCTURE, ENTERTAIN6 MENT VENUES, AND STA7 DIUMS 1 Sec. 8601. Short title. Sec. 8602. Drone countermeasures to protect public safety and critical infrastructure. Sec. 8603. Use of grant funds for unmanned aircraft and counter unmanned aircraft systems. Sec. 8604. Use of grant funds for unmanned aircraft. Sec. 8605. Penalties. Sec. 8606. Rulemaking and implementation. Sec. 8607. Severability. 8 SEC. 8601. SHORT TITLE. 9 This title may be cited as the ‘‘SAFER SKIES Act’’. 10 SEC. 8602. DRONE COUNTERMEASURES TO PROTECT PUB- 11 LIC 12 TURE. 13 SAFETY AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUC- Section 210G of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 14 (6 U.S.C. 124n) is amended— 15 (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 16 following: 17 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITIES.— 18 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 19 HOMELAND SECURITY AND DEPARTMENT OF JUS- 20 TICE.—Notwithstanding 21 United States Code, or sections 32, 1030, 1367 and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) section 46502 of title 49, G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2986 1 chapters 119 and 206 of title 18, United States 2 Code, the Secretary and the Attorney General may, 3 for their respective Departments, take and may au- 4 thorize personnel to take such actions as are de- 5 scribed in subsection (b)(1) that are necessary to en- 6 force the law, protect the public, or to mitigate a 7 credible threat that an unmanned aircraft system or 8 unmanned aircraft poses to the safety or security of 9 a covered facility or asset. 10 ‘‘(2) AUTHORITY OF STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, 11 AND TERRITORIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COR- 12 RECTIONAL 13 46502 of title 49, United States Code, or sections 14 32, 1030, 1367 and chapters 119 and 206 of title 15 18, United States Code, notwithstanding the laws of 16 any particular State, local, Tribal, or territorial ju- 17 risdiction, and after completing the training detailed 18 in subsection (d)(2), any State, local, Tribal, or ter- 19 ritorial law enforcement or correctional agency may, 20 subject to subsection (d)(2), take, and authorize per- 21 sonnel with assigned duties that include the security 22 or protection of people, facilities, or assets, to take 23 such actions as are described in subsection (b)(1) 24 that are necessary to mitigate a credible threat that 25 an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) AGENCIES.—Notwithstanding section G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2987 1 poses to the safety or security of people, facilities, 2 and assets, a venue or set of venues used for large- 3 scale public gatherings or events, critical infrastruc- 4 ture, or correctional facilities.’’; 5 (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘and 6 electromagnetic means’’ and inserting ‘‘electro- 7 magnetic means, and through the use of remote 8 identification broadcast or other means’’; and 9 (3) in subsection (c)— 10 (A) by inserting ‘‘pursuant to subsection 11 (a)(1)’’ after ‘‘Attorney General’’; 12 (B) by striking ‘‘Any unmanned’’ and in- 13 serting the following: 14 ‘‘(1) FEDERAL 15 AGENCIES.—Any unmanned’’; and 16 (C) by adding at the end the following: 17 ‘‘(2) OTHER AGENCIES.—Any unmanned air- 18 craft system or unmanned aircraft described in sub- 19 section (a) that is seized by a State, local, Tribal, or 20 territorial law enforcement or correctional agency 21 pursuant to subsection (a)(2) is subject to forfeiture 22 under the laws of the agency’s jurisdiction.’’; 23 (4) in subsection (d)— 24 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or the 25 Attorney General’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Attor- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2988 1 ney General, or any State, local, Tribal, or ter- 2 ritorial law enforcement or correctional agen- 3 cy’’; 4 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 5 paragraph (3); and 6 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 7 following: 8 ‘‘(2) STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND TERRITORIAL 9 LAW 10 CATION.— 11 12 ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND CERTIFI- ‘‘(A) TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.— 13 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Only State, local, 14 Tribal, or territorial law enforcement and 15 correctional officers who have been trained 16 and certified by the Attorney General, or 17 the Attorney General’s designee, in coordi- 18 nation with the Secretary of Homeland Se- 19 curity through a national schoolhouse 20 which will serve as the sole certifying au- 21 thority for State, local, Tribal, territorial, 22 and correctional officers in the use of the 23 authority granted under subsection (a)(2), 24 may exercise authorities in subsection 25 (b)(1)(C), (D), and (F). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2989 1 ‘‘(ii) TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION 2 PROCEDURES.—The 3 coordination with the Secretary of Home- 4 land Security, the Secretary of Defense, 5 and the Secretary of Transportation, shall, 6 not later than 180 days after the date of 7 enactment of the SAFER SKIES Act, de- 8 velop training and certification procedures 9 for the use of the authority described in 10 subsection (a)(2) that State, local, Tribal, 11 and territorial law enforcement and correc- 12 tional officers shall be required to satisfy 13 before taking any actions described in sub- 14 section (b)(1). Attorney General, in 15 ‘‘(iii) TECHNOLOGIES.—Technologies 16 used by State, local, Tribal, and territorial 17 law enforcement or correctional agencies to 18 take actions described in subsection (b)(1) 19 shall be limited to systems or technologies 20 that are included on a list of authorized 21 technologies maintained jointly by the De- 22 partment of Justice, the Department of 23 Homeland Security, the Department of De- 24 fense, the Department of Transportation, 25 the Federal Communications Commission, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2990 1 and the National Telecommunications and 2 Information Administration. 3 ‘‘(B) OVERSIGHT.—The Attorney General, 4 in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland 5 Security and the Administrator of the Federal 6 Aviation Administration, shall oversee compli- 7 ance with the requirements set forth in sub- 8 section (e) with respect to the use of the au- 9 thority granted under subsection (a)(2) by each 10 State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforce- 11 ment agency that has been certified pursuant to 12 the training and certification requirements de- 13 scribed in subparagraph (A). 14 ‘‘(C) STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND TERRI- 15 TORIAL 16 TIONAL AGENCIES MITIGATION NOTIFICATION 17 REQUIREMENT.— LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CORREC- 18 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any State, local, 19 Tribal, or territorial law enforcement or 20 correctional agency exercising authority 21 under subsection (a)(2) shall, within 48 22 hours of taking any mitigation action de- 23 scribed in subsection (b)(1), submit a noti- 24 fication to the Attorney General and the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2991 1 Secretary 2 taining— of Homeland Security con- 3 ‘‘(I) the date, time, and geo- 4 graphic location of the mitigation ac- 5 tion; 6 ‘‘(II) a brief description of the 7 credible threat or safety concern ne- 8 cessitating such action; 9 ‘‘(III) the type of mitigation ca- 10 pability employed; and 11 ‘‘(IV) any known operational ef- 12 fects, including the seizure, disabling, 13 or destruction of an unmanned air- 14 craft system or unmanned aircraft. 15 ‘‘(ii) REPORT MECHANISM.—The At- 16 torney General and the Secretary of Home- 17 land Security shall establish a streamlined 18 and secure submission mechanism to sup- 19 port the notification requirement under 20 clause (i). 21 ‘‘(D) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year 22 after the date of enactment of the SAFER 23 SKIES Act, and biannually thereafter, the At- 24 torney General, in coordination with the Sec- 25 retary of Homeland Security and the Secretary g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2992 1 of Transportation, shall submit to the appro- 2 priate congressional committees an unclassified 3 report with a classified annex on activities car- 4 ried out by State, local, Tribal, and territorial 5 law and correctional enforcement agencies exer- 6 cising the authority granted under subsection 7 (a)(2) and subject to the training and certifi- 8 cation requirements described in subparagraph 9 (A), including— 10 ‘‘(i) a description of the training and 11 certification procedures developed and im- 12 plemented 13 (A)(ii); pursuant to subparagraph 14 ‘‘(ii) a list of State, local, Tribal, and 15 territorial law enforcement and correc- 16 tional agencies that applied for and were 17 certified to exercise the authorities granted 18 by subsection (a)(2); 19 ‘‘(iii) a list of currently authorized 20 technologies pursuant to subparagraph 21 (A)(iii); 22 ‘‘(iv) the frequency, location, and cir- 23 cumstances of State, local, Tribal, terri- 24 torial, and correctional officers mitigation g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2993 1 deployments and types of mitigation em- 2 ployed; 3 ‘‘(v) a list of any aviation security or 4 safety incidents that occurred due to State, 5 local, Tribal, territorial, and correctional 6 officers deployment of counter-UAS tech- 7 nologies; 8 ‘‘(vi) recommendations for improving 9 State, local, Tribal, and territorial law and 10 correctional agencies counter-UAS train- 11 ing, oversight, compliance, and execution 12 and the compliance audits required by sec- 13 tion 8606(b)(2) of the SAFER SKIES 14 Act; and 15 ‘‘(vii) a determination on if State, 16 local, Tribal, and territorial law and cor- 17 rectional agencies are able to fully protect 18 critical infrastructure from the drone 19 threat and if not, recommendations on how 20 to expand counter-UAS authorities to crit- 21 ical infrastructure owners.’’; 22 (5) in subsection (e)— 23 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 24 by striking ‘‘or the Attorney General’’ and in- 25 serting ‘‘, the Attorney General, or any State, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2994 1 local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement or 2 correctional agency’’; 3 (B) in paragraph (3)— 4 (i) by striking ‘‘or the Attorney Gen- 5 eral’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Attorney Gen- 6 eral, or any State, local, Tribal, or terri- 7 torial law enforcement or correctional 8 agency’’; 9 10 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, State, local, Tribal, or territorial’’ after ‘‘Federal’’; and 11 (iii) by inserting ‘‘(as applicable)’’ 12 after ‘‘law’’; 13 (C) in paragraph (4), in the matter pre- 14 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or the 15 Department of Justice’’ and inserting ‘‘the De- 16 partment of Justice, or the State, local, Tribal, 17 or territorial law enforcement or correctional 18 agency’’; and 19 (D) in paragraph (5)— 20 21 (i) by striking ‘‘tribal’’ and inserting ‘‘Tribal’’; and 22 (ii) by inserting ‘‘other than those of 23 an aeronautical communications system, as 24 allowed for in section 2511(2)(g)(ii)(IV) of 25 title 18, United States Code, or informa- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2995 1 tion readily available to the public’’ after 2 ‘‘which shall not include communications’’; 3 (6) in subsection (g)(3)(G)— 4 (A) by inserting ‘‘Tribal, territorial,’’ after 5 ‘‘State,’’; and 6 (B) by inserting ‘‘, including those exer- 7 cised under subsection (a)(2)’’ after ‘‘authori- 8 ties’’; 9 (7) by redesignating subsections (j), (k), and (l) 10 as subsections (k), (l), and (m); 11 (8) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the 12 following: 13 ‘‘(i) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS TO ACTIVITIES 14 RELATED TO THE MITIGATION OF THREATS FROM UN15 MANNED 16 CRAFT.—Sections 32, 1030, and 1367 and chapters 119 AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS OR UNMANNED AIR- 17 and 206 of title 18, United States Code, and section 18 46502 of title 49, United States Code, may not be con19 strued to apply to activities of the Coast Guard, whether 20 under this section or any other provision of law, that— 21 22 ‘‘(1) are conducted outside the United States; and 23 ‘‘(2) are related to the mitigation of threats 24 from unmanned aircraft systems or unmanned air- 25 craft. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2996 1 ‘‘(j) TERMINATIONS.— 2 ‘‘(1) COUNTER-UAS AUTHORITY.—The author- 3 ity to carry out this section with respect to a covered 4 facility or asset, protecting the public, and enforcing 5 the law shall terminate on September 30, 2031. 6 ‘‘(2) STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND TERRITORIAL 7 LAW 8 CIES.—Authority 9 torial law enforcement and correctional agencies 10 under subsection (a)(2) shall terminate on December 11 31, 2031.’’; 12 ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTIONAL AGEN- of State, local, tribal, and terri- (9) in subsection (l), as so redesignated— 13 (A) in paragraph (3)(C) by inserting ‘‘a 14 Federal law enforcement, correctional, and 15 homeland security agency mission necessary to 16 enforce the law, protect the public or to’’ after 17 ‘‘directly relates to’’; 18 (B) by striking paragraph (6) and insert- 19 ing the following: 20 ‘‘(6)(A) For purposes of subsection (a)(1), the 21 term ‘personnel’ means officers, employees, contrac- 22 tors, detailed personnel, and deputized personnel 23 who perform Federal law enforcement, correctional, 24 homeland or national security duties. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2997 1 ‘‘(B) For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the 2 term ‘personnel’ means officers and employees of 3 State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement 4 and correctional agencies.’’; and 5 (C) by adding at the end the following: 6 ‘‘(9) The term ‘correctional facility’ means any 7 jail, prison, or any other penal or detention facility 8 operated by a State, local, Tribal, or territorial law 9 enforcement agency, or by a private party that is 10 under contract with a State, local, Tribal, or terri- 11 torial law enforcement agency, and used to house in- 12 dividuals who have been arrested, detained, held, or 13 charged with or convicted of criminal offenses. 14 ‘‘(10) The term ‘critical infrastructure’ has the 15 meaning given the term in subsection (e) of the Crit- 16 ical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 (Public 17 Law 107–56).’’; and 18 19 (10) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(n) REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.—Not later than 20 180 days of after the date of enactment of the SAFER 21 SKIES Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 22 Attorney General shall provide the appropriate congres23 sional committees with a plan to establish a reimburse24 ment program for Federal agencies providing counter- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2998 1 UAS protection to events that are not organized or oper2 ated by the Federal Government.’’. 3 SEC. 8603. USE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR UNMANNED AIR- 4 CRAFT AND COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 5 SYSTEMS. 6 Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 7 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)) is 8 amended by adding at the end the following: 9 ‘‘(J) Programs to purchase and operate 10 unmanned aircraft systems (as defined in sec- 11 tion 44801 of title 49, United States Code) to 12 benefit public safety. 13 ‘‘(K) Programs to purchase and operate 14 counter-UAS systems (as defined in section 15 44801 of title 49, United States Code) included 16 on the list of technologies established by sub- 17 section (d)(2)(A)(iii) section 210G of the 18 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 19 124n(d)(2)(A)(iii)) to exercise the authority 20 granted under subsection (a)(2) of such sec- 21 tion.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 2999 1 SEC. 8604. USE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR UNMANNED AIR- 2 CRAFT. 3 Section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 4 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) is amend5 ed— 6 7 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (23) and (24) as paragraphs (24) and (25), respectively; 8 9 (2) by inserting after paragraph (22) the following: 10 ‘‘(23) to purchase and operate unmanned air- 11 craft systems (as such term is defined in section 12 44801 of title 49, United States Code) to benefit 13 public safety;’’; and 14 15 16 17 (3) in paragraph (24), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘(22)’’ and inserting ‘‘(23)’’. SEC. 8605. PENALTIES. (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘un- 18 manned aircraft’’ has the meaning given the term in sec19 tion 44801 of title 49, United States Code. 20 (b) FELONY PENALTY FOR REPEAT VIOLATION OF 21 NATIONAL DEFENSE AIRSPACE.—Section 46307 of title 22 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 23 the following: ‘‘If a person is convicted of a second or sub24 sequent offense under this section, the punishment shall 25 be imprisonment for not more than 5 years, a fine under 26 title 18, or both.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3000 1 (c) INCREASED PENALTIES FOR OPERATION OF UN- 2 MANNED AIRCRAFT TO FACILITATE FELONY OFFENSE.— 3 If a person who is convicted of a felony offense (other than 4 an offense based solely on the operation of an unmanned 5 aircraft) knowingly operated an unmanned aircraft dur6 ing, in relation to, or in furtherance of such offense, the 7 maximum imprisonment otherwise provided by law for 8 that offense shall be doubled or increased by 5 years, 9 whichever is less. 10 (d) INCREASED PENALTIES FOR USE OF UNMANNED 11 AIRCRAFT 12 TO INTRODUCE CONTRABAND INTO PRIS- ONS.—If a defendant who is convicted under section 1791 13 of title 18, United States Code, knowingly used an un14 manned aircraft to provide a prohibited object to an in15 mate of a prison, the maximum imprisonment otherwise 16 provided by law for that offense shall be increased by 5 17 years. 18 (e) DIRECTIVE TO UNITED STATES SENTENCING 19 COMMISSION: ENHANCED SENTENCING RANGE FOR USE 20 OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.— 21 (1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the purposes of 22 this section, during the Sentencing Commission’s 23 amendment cycle in progress at the time this Act is 24 enacted, the Commission shall, under section 994 of 25 title 28, United States Code,— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3001 1 (A) promulgate guidelines, or amendments 2 to guidelines, that substantially increase the 3 sentencing range for all offenses involving the 4 use of an unmanned aircraft; and 5 (B) as necessary, promulgate policy state- 6 ments, or amendments to policy statements to 7 assist in the application of this section. 8 (2) ENHANCED PENALTIES.—In any case in 9 which the enhanced penalties of subsection (c) apply, 10 the guidelines and amendments issued under para- 11 graph (1) shall call for an increase of at least 6 lev- 12 els in the base offense level and in all other cases, 13 the base offense level shall be increased by at least 14 4 levels. 15 (f) PENALTIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED COUNTER-UAS 16 ACTIONS.—Any entity or individual authorized to take 17 such actions to mitigate the threat posed by an unmanned 18 aircraft system or unmanned aircraft pursuant to section 19 210G of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 20 124n) who knowingly engages in such actions without 21 Federal coordination as required by those statutes, shall 22 be subject to— 23 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1) a civil fine up to $100,000 per violation; or (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3002 1 (2) suspension of counter-UAS authority pend- 2 ing review by the Attorney General or Secretary of 3 Homeland Security. 4 (g) CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.—The Attorney General is 5 authorized to bring a civil action in a United States dis6 trict court to collect fines and enforce civil penalties im7 posed under this section. 8 (h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend- 9 ments made by this section shall take effect 30 days after 10 enactment of this Act. 11 12 SEC. 8606. RULEMAKING AND IMPLEMENTATION. (a) RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.— 13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 14 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 15 retary of Homeland Security and the Attorney Gen- 16 eral, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense 17 and the Secretary of Transportation, shall develop 18 and publish regulations governing counter-UAS au- 19 thority for SLTT law enforcement agencies and cor- 20 rectional agencies under this title and the amend- 21 ments made by this title. 22 (2) ROLE OF FAA.—In carrying out the rule- 23 making in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Home- 24 land Security and the Attorney General shall coordi- 25 nate with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3003 1 Administration on any aspect of the rulemaking that 2 affects aviation safety, civilian aviation and aero- 3 space operations, aircraft airworthiness, or the use 4 of airspace. 5 (3) SAVING CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section 6 shall be construed to vest in the Secretary or the At- 7 torney General any authority of the Secretary of 8 Transportation or the Administrator of the Federal 9 Aviation Administration. 10 (4) AUTHORIZED EQUIPMENT AND TECH- 11 NOLOGY.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, the 12 Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense, in co- 13 ordination with the Administrator of the Federal 14 Aviation Administration, the Chairman of the Fed- 15 eral Communications Commission, and the Adminis- 16 trator of National Telecommunications and Informa- 17 tion Administrator shall authorize equipment and 18 technology to be used for actions in subparagraphs 19 (B), (C), (D), and (F) of section 210G(b)(1) of the 20 Homeland Security Act of 2002. 21 (b) TRAINING AND COMPLIANCE.— 22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in co- 23 ordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 24 the Secretary of Defense, and the Department of 25 Transportation, shall approve standards for training g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3004 1 programs for SLTT law enforcement agencies or 2 correctional agencies for the safe and lawful inter- 3 ception of drones. Such training programs shall in- 4 clude instruction on the legal, operational, and tech- 5 nological aspects of counter-UAS operations. 6 (2) COMPLIANCE AUDITS.—The Attorney Gen- 7 eral and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 8 periodically conduct compliance audits to prevent 9 misuse of counter-UAS authority. 10 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 11 (1) SLTT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.—The 12 term ‘‘SLTT law enforcement agency’’ means a 13 State, local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement 14 agency. 15 (2) CORRECTIONAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘cor- 16 rectional agency’’ means a Federal, State, local, 17 Tribal, or territorial government body responsible for 18 operating correctional facilities or a private party 19 that is under contract with a State, local, Tribal, or 20 territorial law enforcement agency to operate such 21 facilities. 22 (3) CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.—The term ‘‘cor- 23 rectional facility’’ means any jail, prison, or any 24 other penal or detention facility operated by a State, 25 local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement agency, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3005 1 or by a private party that is under contract with a 2 State, local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement 3 agency, and used to house individuals who have been 4 arrested, detained, held, or charged with or con- 5 victed of criminal offenses. 6 SEC. 8607. SEVERABILITY. 7 If any provision of this title, or the application of any 8 provision of this title to any person or circumstance is held 9 invalid, the application of such provision or circumstance 10 and the remainder of this title shall not be affected there11 by. TITLE LXXXVII—DFC MOD13 ERNIZATION AND REAUTHOR14 IZATION ACT OF 2025 12 Sec. 8701. Short title. Subtitle A—Definitions and Less Developed Country Focus Sec. 8711. Definitions. Sec. 8712. Less developed country focus. Subtitle B—Management of Corporation Sec. 8721. Structure of Corporation. Sec. 8722. Board of Directors. Sec. 8723. Chief Executive Officer. Sec. 8724. Chief Risk Officer. Sec. 8725. Chief Development Officer. Sec. 8726. Chief Strategic Officer. Sec. 8727. Officers and employees. Sec. 8728. Development Finance Advisory Council. Sec. 8729. Strategic Advisory Group. Sec. 8730. Five-year strategic priorities plan. Sec. 8731. Development finance education. Sec. 8732. Internships. Sec. 8733. Independent accountability mechanism. Subtitle C—Authorities Relating to the Provision of Support Sec. 8741. Equity investment. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3006 Sec. 8742. Special projects. Sec. 8743. Terms and conditions. Sec. 8744. Termination. Subtitle D—Other Matters Sec. 8751. Operations. Sec. 8752. Corporate powers. Sec. 8753. Maximum contingent liability. Sec. 8754. Performance measures, evaluation, and learning. Sec. 8755. Annual report. Sec. 8756. Publicly available project information. Sec. 8757. Notifications to be provided by the corporation. Sec. 8758. Limitations and preferences. 1 2 SEC. 8701. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the ‘‘DFC Modernization 3 and Reauthorization Act of 2025’’. 4 5 6 7 Subtitle A—Definitions and Less Developed Country Focus SEC. 8711. DEFINITIONS. Section 1402 of the Better Utilization of Investments 8 Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9601) 9 is amended— 10 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), 11 and (4) as paragraphs (2), (5), (6), and (7), respec- 12 tively; 13 14 (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following: 15 ‘‘(1) ADVANCING INCOME COUNTRY.—The term 16 ‘advancing income country’, with respect to a fiscal 17 year for the Corporation, means a country the gross 18 national income per capita of which at the start of 19 such fiscal year is— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3007 1 ‘‘(A) greater than the World Bank thresh- 2 old for initiating the International Bank for Re- 3 construction and Development graduation proc- 4 ess; and 5 ‘‘(B) is equal to or less than the per capita 6 income threshold for classification as a high-in- 7 come economy (as defined by the World 8 Bank).’’; 9 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so re- 10 designated, the following: 11 ‘‘(3) COUNTRY OF CONCERN.—The term ‘coun- 12 try of concern’ means any of the following countries: 13 ‘‘(A) The Bolivarian Republic of Ven- 14 ezuela. 15 ‘‘(B) The Republic of Cuba. 16 ‘‘(C) The Democratic People’s Republic of 17 Korea. 18 ‘‘(D) The Islamic Republic of Iran. 19 ‘‘(E) The People’s Republic of China. 20 ‘‘(F) The Russian Federation. 21 ‘‘(G) The Republic of Belarus. 22 ‘‘(4) HIGH-INCOME COUNTRY.—The term ‘high- 23 income country’, with respect to a fiscal year for the 24 Corporation, means a country with a high-income 25 economy (as defined by the World Bank) at the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3008 1 start of such fiscal year but does not include any 2 wealthy country except to the extent investments in 3 such wealthy country are permitted pursuant to sec- 4 tion 1412(f).’’; 5 6 (4) by striking paragraph (5), as so redesignated, and inserting the following: 7 ‘‘(5) LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRY.—The term 8 ‘less developed country’, with respect to a fiscal year 9 for the Corporation, means a country the gross na- 10 tional income per capita of which at the start of 11 such fiscal year is equal to or less than the World 12 Bank threshold for initiating the International Bank 13 for Reconstruction Development graduation proc- 14 ess.’’; and 15 (5) by adding at the end the following: 16 ‘‘(8) WEALTHY COUNTRY.—The term ‘wealthy 17 country’, with respect to a fiscal year for the Cor- 18 poration— 19 ‘‘(A) means a country that is among the 20 top 20 countries with the highest gross domes- 21 tic product per capita at purchasing power par- 22 ity, as calculated by the World Bank; and 23 ‘‘(B) does not include members of the 24 ‘Five Eyes’ alliance or the overseas territories g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3009 1 of the 20 countries referred to in subparagraph 2 (A).’’. 3 4 SEC. 8712. LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRY FOCUS. Section 1412 of the Better Utilization of Investments 5 Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9612) 6 is amended— 7 (1) in subsection (b), in the first sentence— 8 (A) by striking ‘‘and countries in transi- 9 tion from nonmarket to market economies’’ and 10 inserting ‘‘countries in transition from non- 11 market to market economies, and other eligible 12 foreign countries’’; and 13 (B) by inserting ‘‘and national security’’ 14 after ‘‘foreign policy’’; and 15 (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 16 following: 17 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.— 18 ‘‘(1) LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRY FOCUS.—The 19 Corporation shall prioritize the provision of support 20 under title II in less developed countries. 21 ‘‘(2) ADVANCING INCOME COUNTRIES.—The 22 Corporation may provide support for a project under 23 title II in an advancing income country if, before 24 providing such support, the Chief Executive Officer 25 certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3010 1 committees, that such support will be provided in ac- 2 cordance with the policy established pursuant to sub- 3 section (d)(2). Such certification may be included as 4 an appendix to the report required by section 1446. 5 ‘‘(3) HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES.— 6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation may 7 provide support for a project under title II in 8 a high-income country if, before providing such 9 support, the Chief Executive Officer certifies in 10 writing to the appropriate congressional com- 11 mittees that such support will be provided in 12 accordance with the policy established pursuant 13 to subsection (d)(3). Such certification may be 14 included as an appendix to the report required 15 by section 1446. 16 ‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days 17 after the date of the enactment of the DFC 18 Modernization and Reauthorization Act of 19 2025, and annually thereafter, the Corporation 20 shall submit to the appropriate congressional 21 committees a report, which may be submitted in 22 classified or confidential form, that includes— 23 ‘‘(i) a list of all high-income countries 24 in which the Corporation anticipates pro- 25 viding support in the subsequent fiscal g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3011 1 year (and, with respect to the first such re- 2 port, the then-current fiscal year); and 3 ‘‘(ii) to the extent practicable, a de- 4 scription of the type of projects anticipated 5 to receive such support. 6 ‘‘(C) PROJECTS IN HIGH-INCOME COUN- 7 TRIES NOT PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED IN RE- 8 PORT.—The Corporation may not provide sup- 9 port for a project in a high-income country in 10 any year for which that high-income country is 11 not included on the list required by subpara- 12 graph (B)(i), unless, not later than 15 days be- 13 fore commitment, the Corporation consults with 14 and submits to the appropriate congressional 15 committees a notification describing how the 16 proposed project advances the foreign policy in- 17 terests of the United States. 18 ‘‘(4) CONTINUATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Projects 19 previously approved by the Corporation shall remain 20 eligible for support notwithstanding any change in 21 the income classification of the country. 22 ‘‘(d) STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS POLICY.— 23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall establish 24 policies, which shall be applied on a project-by- 25 project basis, to evaluate and determine the strategic g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3012 1 merits of providing support for projects and invest- 2 ments in advancing income countries and high-in- 3 come countries. 4 ‘‘(2) INVESTMENT POLICY FOR ADVANCING IN- 5 COME COUNTRIES.—Any policy used to evaluate and 6 determine the strategic merits of providing support 7 for projects in an advancing income country shall re- 8 quire that such projects— 9 ‘‘(A) advance— 10 ‘‘(i) the national security interests of 11 the United States in accordance with 12 United States foreign policy, as determined 13 by the Secretary of State; or 14 ‘‘(ii) significant strategic economic 15 competitiveness imperatives; 16 ‘‘(B) are designed in a manner to produce 17 significant developmental outcomes or provide 18 developmental impacts to the poorest popu- 19 lations of such country; and 20 ‘‘(C) are structured in a manner that 21 maximizes private capital mobilization. 22 ‘‘(3) INVESTMENT POLICY FOR HIGH-INCOME 23 COUNTRIES.—Any policy used to evaluate and deter- 24 mine the strategic merits of providing support for g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3013 1 projects in high-income countries shall require 2 that— 3 4 5 6 ‘‘(A) each such project meets the requirements described in paragraph (2); ‘‘(B) with respect to each project in a high-income country— 7 ‘‘(i) private sector entities have been 8 afforded an opportunity to support the 9 project on viable terms in place of support 10 by the Corporation; and 11 ‘‘(ii) such support by the Corporation 12 does not exceed 25 percent of the total cost 13 of the project; 14 ‘‘(C) with respect to support for all 15 projects in all high-income countries, the aggre- 16 gate amount of such support does not exceed 17 10 percent of the total contingent liability au- 18 thorized by section 1433; and 19 ‘‘(D) the Chief Executive Officer submit to 20 the appropriate congressional committees a re- 21 port, which may be submitted as an appendix to 22 a report required by section 1446, that— 23 ‘‘(i) certifies that the Corporation has 24 applied the policy to each supported 25 project in a high-income country; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3014 1 ‘‘(ii) describes whether such support— 2 ‘‘(I) is a preferred alternative to 3 state-directed investments by a for- 4 eign country of concern; or 5 ‘‘(II) otherwise furthers the stra- 6 tegic interest of the United States to 7 counter or limit the influence of for- 8 eign countries of concern. 9 ‘‘(e) INELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.—The Corporation 10 shall not provide support for a project in— 11 ‘‘(1) a country of concern; or 12 ‘‘(2) a wealthy country, except to the extent 13 permitted pursuant to subsection (f). 14 ‘‘(f) SECTORAL EXCEPTIONS.—Subject to the re- 15 quirements in subsection (d)(3), the restriction in sub16 section (e)(2) shall not apply to projects in the following 17 sectors: 18 ‘‘(1) Energy. 19 ‘‘(2) Critical minerals and rare earths. 20 ‘‘(3) Information and communications tech- 21 nology, including undersea cables. 22 ‘‘(g) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 23 gress that— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3015 1 ‘‘(1) the Corporation should continuously oper- 2 ate in a manner that advances its core mission and 3 purposes, as described in this title; and 4 ‘‘(2) resources of the Corporation should not be 5 diverted for domestic or other activities extending 6 beyond the scope of such mission and purpose.’’. 7 Subtitle B—Management of Corporation 8 9 10 SEC. 8721. STRUCTURE OF CORPORATION. Section 1413(a) of the Better Utilization of Invest- 11 ments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 12 9613(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘a Chief Strategic Offi13 cer,’’ after ‘‘Chief Development Officer,’’. 14 15 SEC. 8722. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Section 1413 of the Better Utilization of Investments 16 Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613) 17 is amended— 18 (1) in subsection (b)— 19 (A) in paragraph (2)(A)(iii), by striking ‘‘5 20 individuals’’ each place it appears and inserting 21 ‘‘3 individuals’’; and 22 (B) by adding at the end the following new 23 paragraph: 24 ‘‘(6) SUNSHINE ACT COMPLIANCE.—Meetings of 25 the Board are subject to section 552b of title 5, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3016 1 United States Code (commonly referred to as the 2 ‘Government in the Sunshine Act’).’’; and 3 (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 4 following: 5 ‘‘(c) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—The Board shall— 6 ‘‘(1) hold at least 2 public hearings each year 7 in order to afford an opportunity for any person to 8 present views with respect to whether— 9 ‘‘(A) the Corporation is carrying out its ac- 10 tivities in accordance with this division; and 11 ‘‘(B) any support provided by the Corpora- 12 tion under title II in any country should be sus- 13 pended, expanded, or extended; 14 ‘‘(2) as necessary and appropriate, provide re- 15 sponses to the issues and questions discussed during 16 each such hearing following the conclusion of the 17 hearing; 18 ‘‘(3) post the minutes from each such hearing 19 on a website of the Corporation and, consistent with 20 applicable laws related to privacy and the protection 21 of proprietary business information, the responses to 22 issues and questions discussed in the hearing; and 23 ‘‘(4) implement appropriate procedures to en- 24 sure the protection from unlawful disclosure of the 25 proprietary information submitted by private sector g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3017 1 applicants marked as business confidential informa- 2 tion unless— 3 ‘‘(A) the party submitting the confidential 4 business information waives such protection or 5 consents to the release of the information; or 6 ‘‘(B) to the extent some form of such pro- 7 tected information may be included in official 8 documents of the Corporation, a nonconfidential 9 form of the information may be provided, in 10 which the business confidential information is 11 summarized or deleted in a manner that pro- 12 vides appropriate protections for the owner of 13 the information.’’. 14 SEC. 8723. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. 15 Section 1413(d)(3) of the Better Utilization of In- 16 vestments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 17 U.S.C. 9613(d)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 18 19 ‘‘(3) RELATIONSHIP TO BOARD.—The Chief Executive Officer shall— 20 21 ‘‘(A) report to and be under the direct authority of the Board; and 22 ‘‘(B) take input from the Board when as- 23 sessing the performance of the Chief Risk Offi- 24 cer, established pursuant to subsection (f), the 25 Chief Development Officer, established pursu- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3018 1 ant to subsection (g), and the Chief Strategic 2 Officer, established pursuant to subsection 3 (h).’’. 4 5 SEC. 8724. CHIEF RISK OFFICER. Section 1413(f) of the Better Utilization of Invest- 6 ments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 7 9613(f)) is amended— 8 (1) in paragraph (1)— 9 (A) by striking ‘‘who—’’ and inserting 10 ‘‘who shall be removable only by a majority vote 11 of the Board.’’; and 12 (B) by striking subparagraphs (A) and 13 (B); and 14 (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 15 following: 16 ‘‘(2) DUTIES 17 Chief Risk Officer shall— 18 19 AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The ‘‘(A) report directly to the Chief Executive Officer; 20 ‘‘(B) support the risk committee of the 21 Board established under section 1441 in car- 22 rying out its responsibilities as set forth in sub- 23 section (b) of that section, including by— 24 ‘‘(i) developing, implementing, and 25 managing a comprehensive framework and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3019 1 process for identifying, assessing, and 2 monitoring risk; 3 ‘‘(ii) developing a transparent risk 4 management framework designed to evalu- 5 ate risks to the Corporation’s overall port- 6 folio, giving due consideration to the policy 7 imperatives of ensuring investment and re- 8 gional diversification of the Corporation’s 9 overall portfolio; 10 ‘‘(iii) assessing the Corporation’s over- 11 all risk tolerance, including recommenda- 12 tions for managing and improving the Cor- 13 poration’s risk tolerance and regularly ad- 14 vising the Board on recommended steps 15 the Corporation may take to responsibly 16 increase risk tolerance; and 17 ‘‘(iv) regularly collaborating with the 18 Chief Development Officer and the Chief 19 Strategic Officer to ensure the Corpora- 20 tion’s overall portfolio is appropriately bal- 21 ancing risk tolerance with development and 22 strategic impact.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3020 1 2 SEC. 8725. CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER. Section 1413(g) of the Better Utilization of Invest- 3 ments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 4 9613) is amended— 5 6 7 (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 8 (i) by striking ‘‘Subject to the ap- 9 proval of the Board, the’’ and inserting 10 ‘‘The’’; and 11 (ii) by striking ‘‘in development’’ and 12 inserting ‘‘in international development 13 and development finance’’; and 14 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the 15 Board’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief Executive Of- 16 ficer’’; and 17 (2) in paragraph (2)— 18 19 20 21 (A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ‘‘AND RESPONSIBILITIES’’ after ‘‘DUTIES’’; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (A) as subparagraph (E); 22 (C) by striking subparagraphs (B) through 23 (F) and inserting before subparagraph (E), as 24 so redesignated, the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3021 1 ‘‘(A) advise the Chief Executive Officer 2 and the Deputy Chief Executive Officer on 3 international development policy matters; 4 ‘‘(B) in addition to the Chief Executive Of- 5 ficer and the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, 6 represent the Corporation in interagency meet- 7 ings and processes relating to international de- 8 velopment; 9 ‘‘(C) be an ex officio member of the Devel- 10 opment Finance Advisory Council established 11 under subsection (i) and participate in or send 12 a representative to each meeting of the Council; 13 ‘‘(D) work with other relevant Federal de- 14 partments and agencies to— 15 ‘‘(i) identify projects that advance 16 United States international development 17 interests; and 18 ‘‘(ii) explore investment opportunities 19 that bring evidence-based, cost-effective de- 20 velopment innovations to scale in a manner 21 that can be sustained by markets;’’; 22 (D) in subparagraph (E), as so redesig- 23 nated— 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (i) by striking ‘‘coordinate’’ and inserting ‘‘support— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3022 1 ‘‘(i) coordination of’’; 2 (ii) in clause (i), as so redesignated, 3 by striking ‘‘United States Government’’ 4 and all that follows through the semicolon 5 and inserting ‘‘Federal departments and 6 agencies, including by directly liaising with 7 the relevant members of United States 8 country teams serving overseas, to ensure 9 that such Federal departments, agencies, 10 and country teams have the training and 11 awareness necessary to fully leverage the 12 Corporation’s development tools overseas;’’; 13 and 14 15 (iii) by adding at the end the following: 16 ‘‘(ii) management of employees of the 17 Corporation that are dedicated to struc- 18 turing, monitoring, and evaluating trans- 19 actions and projects codesigned with other 20 relevant Federal departments and agencies 21 for development impact; 22 ‘‘(iii) coordination of funds or other 23 resources transferred to and from such 24 Federal departments, agencies, or overseas 25 country teams, upon concurrence of those g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3023 1 institutions, in support of the Corpora- 2 tion’s international development projects or 3 activities; 4 ‘‘(iv) management of the responsibil- 5 ities of the Corporation under paragraphs 6 (1) and (4) of section 1442(b) and para- 7 graphs (1)(A) and (3)(A) of section 8 1443(b); 9 ‘‘(v) coordination and implementation 10 of the activities of the Corporation under 11 section 1445; and 12 ‘‘(vi) implementation of the Corpora- 13 tion’s development impact strategy and 14 work to ensure development impact at the 15 transaction level and portfolio-wide;’’; and 16 (E) by adding at the end the following: 17 ‘‘(F) foster and maintain relationships 18 both within and external to the Corporation 19 that enhance the capacity of the Corporation to 20 achieve its mission to advance United States 21 international development policy and interests; 22 and 23 ‘‘(G) coordinate within the Corporation to 24 ensure United States international development 25 policy and interests are considered together g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3024 1 with the Corporation’s foreign policy and na- 2 tional security goals.’’. 3 4 SEC. 8726. CHIEF STRATEGIC OFFICER. Section 1413 of the Better Utilization of Investments 5 Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613) 6 is amended— 7 8 (1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and 9 (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol- 10 lowing: 11 ‘‘(h) CHIEF STRATEGIC OFFICER.— 12 ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Chief Executive Of- 13 ficer shall appoint a Chief Strategic Officer, from 14 among individuals with experience in United States 15 national security matters and foreign investment, 16 who— 17 ‘‘(A) shall report directly to the Chief Ex- 18 ecutive Officer; and 19 ‘‘(B) shall be removable only by a majority 20 vote of the Board. 21 ‘‘(2) DUTIES 22 AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Chief Strategic Officer shall— 23 ‘‘(A) advise the Chief Executive Officer 24 and the Deputy Chief Executive Officer on na- 25 tional security and foreign policy matters; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3025 1 ‘‘(B) in addition to the Chief Executive Of- 2 ficer and the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, 3 represent the Corporation in interagency meet- 4 ings and processes relating to United States na- 5 tional security and foreign policy; 6 ‘‘(C) be an ex officio member of the Devel- 7 opment Finance Advisory Council established 8 under subsection (i) and participate in or send 9 a representative to each meeting of the Council; 10 ‘‘(D) work with other relevant Federal de- 11 partments and agencies to identify projects that 12 advance United States national security and 13 foreign policy priorities, including by comple- 14 menting United States domestic investments in 15 critical and emerging technologies; 16 ‘‘(E) support— 17 ‘‘(i) coordination of efforts to develop 18 the Corporation’s strategic investment ini- 19 tiatives— 20 ‘‘(I) to counter predatory state- 21 directed investment and coercive eco- 22 nomic practices of adversaries of the 23 United States; 24 ‘‘(II) to preserve the sovereignty 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) of partner countries; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3026 1 ‘‘(III) to advance economic 2 growth and national security through 3 the highest standards of transparency, 4 accessibility, and competition; 5 ‘‘(ii) the establishment of performance 6 measurement frameworks and reporting on 7 development outcomes of strategic invest- 8 ments, consistent with sections 1442 and 9 1443; and 10 ‘‘(iii) management of employees of the 11 Corporation that are dedicated to ensuring 12 that the Corporation’s activities advance 13 United States national security and foreign 14 policy interests, including through— 15 ‘‘(I) long-term strategic planning; 16 ‘‘(II) issue and crisis manage- 17 ment; 18 ‘‘(III) the advancement of stra- 19 tegic initiatives; and 20 ‘‘(IV) strategic planning on how 21 the Corporation’s foreign investments 22 may complement United States do- 23 mestic production of critical and 24 emerging technologies; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3027 1 ‘‘(F) foster and maintain relationships 2 both within and external to the Corporation 3 that enhance the capacity of the Corporation to 4 achieve its mission to advance United States 5 national security and foreign policy interests; 6 and 7 ‘‘(G) collaborate with the Chief Develop- 8 ment Officer to ensure United States national 9 security interests are considered together with 10 the Corporation’s development policy goals.’’. 11 12 SEC. 8727. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. Section 1413(i) of the Better Utilization of Invest- 13 ments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 14 9613(i)), as so redesignated, is amended— 15 16 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro- 18 vided in this section, officers, employees, and agents 19 shall be selected and appointed by, or under the au- 20 thority of, the Chief Executive Officer, and shall be 21 vested with such powers and duties as the Chief Ex- 22 ecutive Officer may determine.’’; 23 (2) in paragraph (2)— 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (A) in subparagraph (A)— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3028 1 (i) by striking ‘‘50’’ and inserting 2 ‘‘100’’; and 3 (ii) by striking ‘‘Code’’ and inserting 4 ‘‘Code, and such positions— 5 ‘‘(i) shall be reserved for individuals 6 meeting the expert qualifications estab- 7 lished by the Corporation’s qualification re- 8 view board; and 9 ‘‘(ii) should be prioritized for the de- 10 velopment of the Corporation’s next gen- 11 eration of talent, particularly for the re- 12 cruitment of early career financial or legal 13 sector equivalent positions.’’; and 14 (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘, 15 provided that no such officer or employee may 16 be compensated at a rate exceeding level II of 17 the Executive Schedule’’ after ‘‘respectively’’; 18 and 19 (3) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ‘‘subsection 20 21 22 (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (j)’’. SEC. 8728. DEVELOPMENT FINANCE ADVISORY COUNCIL. Section 1413(j) of the Better Utilization of Invest- 23 ments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 24 9613(j)), as so redesignated, is amended— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3029 1 2 (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following: 3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a De- 4 velopment Finance Advisory Council (in this sub- 5 section referred to as the ‘Council’) that shall advise 6 the Board and the Congressional Strategic Advisory 7 Group established by subsection (k) on the develop- 8 ment priorities and objectives of the Corporation. 9 ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—Members of the Council 10 shall be appointed by the Board, on the rec- 11 ommendation of the Chief Executive Officer, and 12 shall be composed of not more than 9 members 13 broadly representative of nongovernmental organiza- 14 tions, think tanks, advocacy organizations, founda- 15 tions, private industry, and other institutions en- 16 gaged in international development and international 17 development finance, of whom not fewer than 5 18 members shall be experts from the international de- 19 velopment sector.’’; 20 21 (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and 22 23 (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: 24 ‘‘(4) BOARD MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet 25 with the Council at least twice each year and engage g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3030 1 directly with the Board on its recommendations to 2 improve the policies and practices of the Corporation 3 to achieve the development priorities and objectives 4 of the Corporation. 5 ‘‘(5) ADMINISTRATION.—The Board shall— 6 ‘‘(A) prioritize maintaining the full mem- 7 bership and composition of the Council; 8 ‘‘(B) inform the Committee on Foreign Re- 9 lations of the Senate and the Committee on 10 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 11 when a vacancy of the Council occurs, including 12 the date that the vacancy occurred; and 13 ‘‘(C) for any vacancy on the Council that 14 remains for 120 days or more, submit a report 15 to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 16 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 17 of the House of Representatives explaining why 18 a vacancy is not being filled and provide an up- 19 date on progress made toward filling such va- 20 cancy, including a reasonable estimation for 21 when the Board expects to have the vacancy 22 filled.’’. 23 24 SEC. 8729. STRATEGIC ADVISORY GROUP. Section 1413 of the Better Utilization of Investments 25 Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613), g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3031 1 as amended by this title, is further amended by adding 2 at the end the following new subsection: 3 ‘‘(k) CONGRESSIONAL STRATEGIC ADVISORY 4 GROUP.— 5 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days 6 after the enactment of the DFC Modernization and 7 Reauthorization Act of 2025, there shall be estab- 8 lished a Congressional Strategic Advisory Group (re- 9 ferred to in this subsection as the ‘Group’), which 10 shall meet not less frequently than annually, includ- 11 ing after the budget of the President submitted 12 under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, 13 for a fiscal year. 14 15 ‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The Group shall be composed of the following: 16 ‘‘(A) The Chief Executive Officer. 17 ‘‘(B) Other representatives of the Corpora- 18 tion, as deemed necessary by the Chief Execu- 19 tive Officer. 20 21 ‘‘(C) The Strategic Advisors of the Senate, as described in paragraph (3)(A). 22 ‘‘(D) The Strategic Advisors of the House 23 of Representatives, as described in paragraph 24 (3)(B). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3032 1 2 ‘‘(3) STRATEGIC ADVISORS OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.— 3 4 ‘‘(A) STRATEGIC ADVISORS OF THE SENATE.— 5 ‘‘(i) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is es- 6 tablished a group to be known as the 7 ‘Strategic Advisors of the Senate’. 8 ‘‘(ii) COMPOSITION.—The group es- 9 tablished by clause (i) shall be composed of 10 the following: 11 ‘‘(I) The chair of the Committee 12 on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 13 who shall serve as chair of the Stra- 14 tegic Advisors of the Senate. 15 ‘‘(II) The ranking member of the 16 Committee on Foreign Relations of 17 the Senate, who shall serve as vice- 18 chair of the Strategic Advisors of the 19 Senate. 20 ‘‘(III) Not more than 6 addi- 21 tional individuals who are members of 22 the Committee on Foreign Relations 23 of the Senate, designated by the chair, 24 with the consent of the ranking mem- 25 ber. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3033 1 2 ‘‘(B) STRATEGIC ADVISORS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.— 3 ‘‘(i) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is es- 4 tablished a group to be known as the 5 ‘Strategic Advisors of the House of Rep- 6 resentatives’. 7 ‘‘(ii) COMPOSITION.—The group es- 8 tablished by clause (i) shall be composed of 9 the following: 10 ‘‘(I) The chair of the Committee 11 on Foreign Affairs of the House of 12 Representatives, who shall serve as 13 chair of the Strategic Advisors of the 14 House. 15 ‘‘(II) The ranking member of the 16 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 17 House of Representatives, who shall 18 serve as vice-chair of the Strategic 19 Advisors of the House. 20 ‘‘(III) Not more than 6 addi- 21 tional individuals who are members of 22 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 23 the House of Representatives, des- 24 ignated by the chair, with the consent 25 of the ranking member. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3034 1 ‘‘(4) OBJECTIVES.—The Chief Executive Offi- 2 cer shall consult with the Strategic Advisors of the 3 Senate and the Strategic Advisors of the House of 4 Representatives established under paragraph (3) in 5 order to solicit and receive congressional views and 6 advice on the strategic priorities and investments of 7 the Corporation, including— 8 ‘‘(A) the challenges presented by adversary 9 countries to the national security interests of 10 the United States and strategic objectives of the 11 Corporation’s investments; 12 ‘‘(B) priority regions, countries, and sec- 13 tors that require focused consideration for stra- 14 tegic investment; 15 ‘‘(C) the priorities and trends pursued by 16 similarly-situated development finance institu- 17 tions of friendly nations, including opportunities 18 for partnerships, complementarity, or coinvest- 19 ment; 20 ‘‘(D) evolving methods of financing 21 projects, including efforts to partner with public 22 sector and private sector institutional investors; 23 ‘‘(E) institutional or policy changes re- 24 quired to improve efficiencies within the Cor- 25 poration; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3035 1 ‘‘(F) potential legislative changes required 2 to improve the Corporation’s performance in 3 meeting strategic and development imperatives. 4 ‘‘(5) MEETINGS.— 5 ‘‘(A) TIMES.—The chair and the vice-chair 6 of the Strategic Advisors of the Senate and the 7 chair and the vice-chair of the Strategic Advi- 8 sors of the House of Representatives, in coordi- 9 nation with the Chief Executive Officer, shall 10 determine the meeting times of the Group, 11 which may be arranged separately or on a bi- 12 cameral basis by agreement. 13 ‘‘(B) AGENDA.—Not later than 7 days be- 14 fore each meeting of the Group, the Chief Exec- 15 utive Officer shall submit a proposed agenda for 16 discussion to the chair and the vice-chair of 17 each strategic advisory group referred to in sub- 18 paragraph (A). 19 ‘‘(C) QUESTIONS.—To ensure a robust 20 flow of information, members of the Group may 21 submit questions for consideration before any 22 meeting. A question submitted orally or in writ- 23 ing shall receive a response not later than 15 24 days after the conclusion of the first meeting g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3036 1 convened wherein such question was asked or 2 submitted in writing. 3 ‘‘(D) CLASSIFIED SETTING.—At the re- 4 quest of the Chief Executive Officer or the 5 chair and vice-chair of a strategic advisory 6 group established under paragraph (3), busi- 7 ness of the Group may be conducted in a classi- 8 fied setting, including for the purpose of pro- 9 tecting business confidential information and to 10 discuss sensitive information with respect to 11 foreign competitors.’’. 12 13 SEC. 8730. FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES PLAN. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1413 of the Better Utili- 14 zation of Investments Leading to Development Act of 15 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613), as amended by this title, is fur16 ther amended by adding at the end the following new sub17 section: 18 ‘‘(l) STRATEGIC PRIORITIES PLAN.— 19 ‘‘(1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Based upon guidance 20 received from the Group established pursuant to sec- 21 tion 1413(k), the Chief Executive Officer shall de- 22 velop a Strategic Priorities Plan, which shall pro- 23 vide— 24 ‘‘(A) guidance for the Corporation’s stra- 25 tegic investments portfolio and the identifica- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3037 1 tion and engagement of priority strategic in- 2 vestment sectors and regions of importance to 3 the United States; and 4 ‘‘(B) justifications for the certifications of 5 such investments in accordance with section 6 1412(c). 7 ‘‘(2) EVALUATIONS.—The Strategic Priorities 8 Plan should determine the objectives and goals of 9 the Corporation’s strategic investment portfolio by 10 evaluating economic, security, and geopolitical dy- 11 namics affecting United States strategic interests, 12 including— 13 ‘‘(A) determining priority countries, re- 14 gions, sectors, and related administrative ac- 15 tions; 16 17 18 19 ‘‘(B) plans for the establishment of regional offices outside of the United States; ‘‘(C) identifying countries where the Corporation’s support— 20 ‘‘(i) is necessary; 21 ‘‘(ii) would be the preferred alter- 22 native to state-directed investments by for- 23 eign countries of concern; or 24 ‘‘(iii) otherwise furthers the strategic 25 interests of the United States to counter or g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3038 1 limit the influence of foreign countries of 2 concern; 3 ‘‘(D) evaluating the interest and willing- 4 ness of potential private finance institutions 5 and private sector project implementers to part- 6 ner with the Corporation on strategic invest- 7 ment projects; and 8 ‘‘(E) identifying bilateral and multilateral 9 project finance partnership opportunities for 10 the Corporation to pursue with United States 11 partner and ally countries. 12 ‘‘(3) REVISIONS.—At any time during the rel- 13 evant period, the Chief Executive Officer may re- 14 quest to convene a meeting of the Congressional 15 Strategic Advisory Group for the purpose of dis- 16 cussing revisions to the Strategic Priorities Plan. 17 ‘‘(4) TRANSPARENCY.—The Chief Executive Of- 18 ficer shall publish, on a website of the Corporation— 19 ‘‘(A) procedures for applying for products 20 offered by the Corporation; and 21 ‘‘(B) any other appropriate guidelines and 22 compliance restrictions with respect to des- 23 ignated strategic priorities.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3039 1 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the 2 Congress that the Corporation, during the 2-year period 3 beginning on October 1, 2025, should consider— 4 (1) advancing secure supply chains to meet the 5 critical minerals needs of the United States and its 6 allies and partners; 7 (2) making investments to promote and secure 8 the telecommunications sector, particularly undersea 9 cables; and 10 (3) establishing, maintaining, and supporting 11 regional offices outside the United States for the 12 purpose of identifying and supporting priority in- 13 vestment opportunities. 14 15 SEC. 8731. DEVELOPMENT FINANCE EDUCATION. Section 1413 of the Better Utilization of Investments 16 Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613), 17 as amended by this title, is further amended by adding 18 at the end the following new subsection: 19 ‘‘(m) REPORT ON THE FEASIBILITY OF 20 LISHING A 21 GRAM AT THE FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE.— ESTAB- DEVELOPMENT FINANCE EDUCATION PRO- 22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 23 the date of the enactment of the DFC Modernization 24 and Reauthorization Act of 2025, the Secretary of 25 State, acting through the Director of the Foreign g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3040 1 Service Institute and in collaboration with the Chief 2 Executive Officer of the Corporation, shall conduct 3 a review of and submit to the appropriate congres- 4 sional committees a report on the utility of estab- 5 lishing elective training classes or programs on de- 6 velopment finance within the School of Professional 7 and Area Studies for all levels of the foreign service. 8 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para- 9 graph (1) shall include a description of how a pro- 10 posed class would be structured to ensure an appro- 11 priate level of training in development finance, in- 12 cluding descriptions of— 13 ‘‘(A) the potential benefits and challenges 14 of development finance as a component of 15 United States foreign policy in promoting devel- 16 opment outcomes and in promoting United 17 States interests in advocating for the advance- 18 ment of free-market principles; 19 ‘‘(B) the operations of the Corporation, 20 generally, and a comparative analysis of simi- 21 larly situated development finance institutions, 22 both bilateral and multilateral; 23 ‘‘(C) how development finance can further 24 the foreign policies of the United States, gen- 25 erally; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3041 1 ‘‘(D) the anticipated foreign service con- 2 sumers of any proposed classes on development 3 finance; 4 ‘‘(E) the resources that may be required to 5 establish 6 through the use of detailed staff from the Cor- 7 poration or temporary fellows brought in from 8 the development finance community; and such training classes, including 9 ‘‘(F) other relevant issues, as determined 10 by the Secretary of State and the Chief Execu- 11 tive Officer of the Corporation determines ap- 12 propriate.’’. 13 14 SEC. 8732. INTERNSHIPS. Section 1413 of the Better Utilization of Investments 15 Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613), 16 as amended by this title, is further amended by adding 17 at the end the following new subsection: 18 ‘‘(n) INTERNSHIPS.— 19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Executive Offi- 20 cer shall establish the Development Finance Cor- 21 poration Student Internship Program (referred to in 22 this subsection as the ‘Program’) to offer internship 23 opportunities at the Corporation to eligible individ- 24 uals to provide important professional development 25 and work experience opportunities and raise aware- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3042 1 ness among future development and international fi- 2 nance professionals of the career opportunities at 3 the Corporation and to supply important human 4 capital for the implementation of the Corporation’s 5 critically important development finance tools. 6 7 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.—An individual is eligible to participate in the Program if the applicant— 8 ‘‘(A) is a United States citizen; 9 ‘‘(B) is enrolled at least half-time at— 10 ‘‘(i) an institution of higher education 11 (as such term is defined in section 102(a) 12 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 13 U.S.C. 1002(a))); or 14 ‘‘(ii) an institution of higher education 15 based outside the United States, as deter- 16 mined by the Secretary of State; and 17 ‘‘(C) satisfies such other qualifications as 18 established by the Chief Executive Officer. 19 ‘‘(3) SELECTION.—The Chief Executive Officer 20 shall establish selection criteria for individuals to be 21 admitted into the Program that includes a dem- 22 onstrated interest in a career in international rela- 23 tions and international economic development policy. 24 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(4) COMPENSATION.— (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3043 1 ‘‘(A) HOUSING ASSISTANCE.—The Chief 2 Executive Officer may provide housing assist- 3 ance to an eligible individual participating in 4 the Program whose permanent address is with- 5 in the United States if the location of the in- 6 ternship in which such individual is partici- 7 pating is more than 50 miles away from such 8 individual’s permanent address. 9 ‘‘(B) TRAVEL ASSISTANCE.—The Chief 10 Executive Officer shall provide to an eligible in- 11 dividual participating in the Program, whose 12 permanent address is within the United States, 13 financial assistance that is sufficient to cover 14 the travel costs of a single round trip by air, 15 train, bus, or other appropriate transportation 16 between the eligible individual’s permanent ad- 17 dress and the location of the internship in 18 which such eligible individual is participating if 19 such location is— 20 ‘‘(i) more than 50 miles from the eli- 21 gible individual’s permanent address; or 22 ‘‘(ii) outside of the United States. 23 ‘‘(5) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.— 24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this sec- 25 tion may be construed to compel any individual g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3044 1 who is a participant in an internship program 2 of the Corporation to participate in the collec- 3 tion of the data or divulge any personal infor- 4 mation. Such individuals shall be informed that 5 any participation in data collection under this 6 subsection is voluntary. 7 ‘‘(B) PRIVACY PROTECTION.—Any data 8 collected under this subsection shall be subject 9 to the relevant privacy protection statutes and 10 regulations applicable to Federal employees. 11 ‘‘(6) SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITY.—Notwith- 12 standing any other provision of law, the Chief Exec- 13 utive Officer, in consultation with the Director of 14 the Office of Personnel Management, with respect to 15 the number of interns to be hired under this sub- 16 section each year, may— 17 ‘‘(A) select, appoint, and employ individ- 18 uals for up to 1 year through compensated in- 19 ternships in the excepted service; and 20 ‘‘(B) remove any compensated intern em- 21 ployed pursuant to subparagraph (A) without 22 regard to the provisions of law governing ap- 23 pointments in the competitive excepted service. 24 ‘‘(7) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In- 25 ternships offered and compensated by the Corpora- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3045 1 tion under this subsection shall be funded solely by 2 available amounts appropriated after the date of the 3 enactment of the DFC Modernization and Reauthor- 4 ization Act of 2025 to the Corporate Capital Ac- 5 count established under section 1434.’’. 6 7 SEC. 8733. INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM. Section 1415 of the Better Utilization of Investments 8 Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9614) 9 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub10 section: 11 ‘‘(c) CONSOLIDATION OF FUNCTIONS.—Not later 12 than 90 days after the date of enactment of the DFC Mod13 ernization and Reauthorization Act of 2025, the Board 14 shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 15 committees describing any efficiencies that may be gained 16 through the consolidation of functions of the independent 17 accountability mechanism under the authorities of the Of18 fice of the Inspector General of the Corporation under sec19 tion 1414. The report shall include an outline as to how 20 the Inspector General of the Corporation would develop 21 an internal environmental, social, and governance exper22 tise to adequately replace the independent accountability 23 mechanism’s environmental, social, and governance exper24 tise.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3046 2 Subtitle C—Authorities Relating to the Provision of Support 3 SEC. 8741. EQUITY INVESTMENT. 1 4 (a) CORPORATE EQUITY INVESTMENT FUND.—Sec- 5 tion 1421(c) of the Better Utilization of Investments 6 Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9621(c)) 7 is amended by adding at the end the following new para8 graph: 9 10 ‘‘(7) CORPORATE EQUITY INVESTMENT AC- COUNT.— 11 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab- 12 lished in the Treasury of the United States a 13 fund to be known as the ‘Development Finance 14 Corporate Equity Investment Account’ (referred 15 to in this division as the ‘Equity Investment Ac- 16 count’), which shall be administered by the Cor- 17 poration as a revolving account to carry out the 18 purposes of this section. 19 ‘‘(B) PURPOSE.—The Corporation shall— 20 ‘‘(i) manage the Equity Investment 21 Account in ways that demonstrate a com- 22 mitment to pursuing catalytic investments 23 in less developed countries in accordance 24 with section 1412(c)(1) and paragraph (1); 25 and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3047 1 ‘‘(ii) collect data and information 2 about the use of the Equity Investment 3 Account to inform the Corporation’s record 4 of returns on investments and reevaluation 5 of equity investment subsidy rates prior to 6 the termination of the authorities provided 7 under this title. 8 ‘‘(C) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA- 9 TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 10 to 11 $5,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2026 through 12 2031. 13 the ‘‘(D) Equity Investment OFFSETTING Account COLLECTIONS AND 14 FUNDS.—Earnings and proceeds from the sale 15 or redemption of, and fees, credits, and other 16 collections from, the equity investments of the 17 Corporation under the Equity Investment Ac- 18 count shall be retained and deposited into the 19 Fund and shall remain available to carry out 20 this subsection without fiscal year limitation 21 without further appropriation. 22 ‘‘(E) IMPACT QUOTIENT.—The Corpora- 23 tion shall ensure that at least 25 percent of its 24 obligations from funds authorized to be appro- 25 priated under subparagraph (C) or otherwise g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3048 1 made available for the Fund for Corporation 2 projects are rated in the upper 20 percent on 3 the Impact Quotient tier system, or any similar 4 or successor assessment tool, developed pursu- 5 ant to section 1442(b)(1).’’. 6 (b) GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA.—Section 7 1421(c)(3)(C) of the Better Utilization of Investments 8 Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9 9621(c)(3)(C)), is amended by inserting ‘‘, localized 10 workforces, and partner country economic security’’ after 11 ‘‘markets’’. 12 (c) LIMITATIONS ON EQUITY INVESTMENTS.—Sec- 13 tion 1421(c)(4)(A) of the Better Utilization of Invest14 ments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 15 9621(c)(4)(A)), by striking ‘‘30’’ and inserting ‘‘40’’. 16 17 SEC. 8742. SPECIAL PROJECTS. Section 1421 of the Better Utilization of Investments 18 Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9621) 19 is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the 20 following: 21 ‘‘(f) SPECIAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS.—The Cor- 22 poration may administer and manage special projects and 23 programs in support of specific transactions undertaken 24 by the Corporation— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3049 1 ‘‘(1) for the provision of post-investment tech- 2 nical assistance for existing projects of the Corpora- 3 tion, including programs of financial and advisory 4 support that provide private technical, professional, 5 or managerial assistance in the development of 6 human resources, skills, technology, or capital sav- 7 ings; or 8 ‘‘(2) subject to the nondelegable review and ap- 9 proval of the Board, by creating companies, corpora- 10 tions, and partnerships that advance both the devel- 11 opment objectives and foreign policy interests out- 12 lined in the purpose of this division if, not later than 13 30 days prior to entering into an agreement or other 14 arrangement to provide support pursuant to this sec- 15 tion, the Chief Executive Officer— 16 17 ‘‘(A) notifies the appropriate congressional committees; and 18 ‘‘(B) includes in the notification required 19 by subparagraph (A) a certification that such 20 support— 21 ‘‘(i) is designed to meet an exigent 22 need that is critical to the national security 23 interests of the United States; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3050 1 ‘‘(ii) could not otherwise be secured 2 utilizing the authorities under this sec- 3 tion.’’. 4 SEC. 8743. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 5 Section 1422 of the Better Utilization of Investments 6 Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9622) 7 is amended— 8 9 (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: 10 ‘‘(3) The Corporation shall, with respect to pro- 11 viding any loan guaranty to a project, require the 12 parties to the project to bear a risk of loss on the 13 project in an amount equal to at least 20 percent of 14 the amount of such guaranty. The Corporation shall 15 continue to work with the President to streamline 16 the process for securing waivers that would enable 17 the Corporation to guarantee up to 100 percent of 18 the amount of a loan, provided that risk of loss in 19 the project borne by the parties to the project is 20 equal to at least 20 percent of the guaranty 21 amount.’’; and 22 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub- 23 section: 24 ‘‘(c) BEST PRACTICES TO PREVENT USURIOUS OR 25 ABUSIVE LENDING BY INTERMEDIARIES.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3051 1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall en- 2 sure that terms, conditions, penalties, rules for col- 3 lections practices, and other finance administration 4 policies that govern Corporation-backed lending, 5 guarantees and other financial instruments through 6 intermediaries are consistent with industry best 7 practices and the Corporation’s rules with respect to 8 direct lending to its clients. 9 ‘‘(2) TRUTH IN LENDING POLICIES.—The Cor- 10 poration shall develop required truth in lending 11 rules, guidelines, and related implementing policies 12 and practices to govern secondary lending through 13 intermediaries and shall report such policies and 14 practices to the appropriate committees not later 15 than 180 days of enactment of the DFC Moderniza- 16 tion and Reauthorization Act of 2025, with annual 17 updates, as needed, thereafter. 18 ‘‘(3) POLICY DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS.— 19 In developing such policies and practices required by 20 paragraph (2), the Corporation shall— 21 ‘‘(A) take into account any particular 22 vulnerabilities generally faced by potential ap- 23 plicants or recipients of microlending and other 24 forms of microfinance, such as lack of experi- 25 ence with lending or lack of financial literacy; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3052 1 ‘‘(B) develop and apply, generally, rules 2 and terms to ensure Corporation-backed lending 3 through an intermediary does not carry exces- 4 sively punitive or disproportionate penalties for 5 customers in default; 6 ‘‘(C) ensure that such policies and prac- 7 tices include effective safeguards to prevent 8 usurious or abusive lending by intermediaries, 9 including in the provision of microfinance; and 10 ‘‘(D) ensure the intermediary includes in 11 any lending contract with microfinance bor- 12 rowers that is supported by the Corporation an 13 appropriate level of financial disclosure to the 14 borrower, including— 15 ‘‘(i) disclosures that explain in all ma- 16 terial respects to the customer both lender 17 and customer rights and obligations under 18 the contract in language that is accessible 19 to the customer; 20 21 ‘‘(ii) the material loan terms and tenure of the contract; 22 ‘‘(iii) the procedures and potential 23 penalties or forfeitures in case of default; 24 ‘‘(iv) information on privacy and per- 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) sonal data protection; and (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3053 1 ‘‘(v) any other information that the 2 Corporation determines is needed to in- 3 form the borrower of the material terms of 4 the loan. 5 ‘‘(4) AUDIT REQUIREMENTS.—The Corporation 6 shall establish appropriate auditing mechanisms to 7 oversee and monitor secondary lending provided 8 through intermediaries in partner countries and in- 9 clude in each annual report to Congress required 10 under paragraph (2) a summary of the results of 11 such audits.’’. 12 SEC. 8744. TERMINATION. 13 Section 1424(a) of the Better Utilization of Invest- 14 ments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 15 9624) is amended by striking ‘‘the date that is 7 years 16 after the date of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting 17 ‘‘December 31, 2031’’. Subtitle D—Other Matters 18 19 20 SEC. 8751. OPERATIONS. Section 1431 of the Better Utilization of Investments 21 Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9631) 22 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub23 section: 24 ‘‘(e) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 25 gress that— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3054 1 ‘‘(1) the Corporation is obligated to consult 2 with and collect input from current employees on 3 plans to substantially reorganize the Corporation 4 prior to implementation of such plan; and 5 ‘‘(2) the Corporation should consider pref- 6 erence, experience, and, when relevant, seniority 7 when reassigning existing employees to new areas of 8 work.’’. 9 10 SEC. 8752. CORPORATE POWERS. Section 1432(a)(10) of the Better Utilization of In- 11 vestments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 12 U.S.C. 9632(a)(10)) is amended by striking ‘‘until the ex13 piration of the current lease under predecessor authority, 14 as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act’’. 15 16 SEC. 8753. MAXIMUM CONTINGENT LIABILITY. Section 1433 of the Better Utilization of Investments 17 Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9633) 18 is amended to read as follows: 19 20 ‘‘SEC. 1433. MAXIMUM CONTINGENT LIABILITY. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The maximum contingent liabil- 21 ity of the Corporation outstanding at any one time shall 22 not exceed in the aggregate $205,000,000,000. 23 ‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The maximum con- 24 tingent liability shall apply to all extension of liability by 25 the Corporation regardless of the authority cited thereto.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3055 1 SEC. 8754. PERFORMANCE MEASURES, EVALUATION, AND 2 3 LEARNING. Section 1442 of the Better Utilization of Investments 4 Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9652) 5 is amended— 6 (1) in subsection (b)— 7 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert- 8 ing the following: 9 ‘‘(1) develop a development impact measure- 10 ment system, to be known as the Corporation’s Im- 11 pact Quotient, which shall— 12 ‘‘(A) serve as a metrics-based measure- 13 ment system to assess a project’s expected out- 14 comes and development impact on a country, a 15 region, 16 sourcing, origination, management, monitoring, 17 and evaluation stages of a project’s lifecycle; and populations throughout the 18 ‘‘(B) enable the Corporation to assess de- 19 velopment impact at both the project and port- 20 folio level; 21 ‘‘(C) provide guidance on when to take ap- 22 propriate corrective measures to further devel- 23 opment goals throughout a project’s lifecycle; 24 and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3056 1 ‘‘(D) inform congressional notification re- 2 quirements outlining the Corporation’s project 3 development impacts;’’; 4 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 5 and inserting a semicolon; 6 (C) in paragraph (4)— 7 (i) in the matter preceding subpara- 8 graph (A), by striking ‘‘method for ensur- 9 ing, appropriate development performance’’ 10 and inserting ‘‘method for evaluating and 11 documenting the development impacts’’; 12 and 13 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 14 the period at the end and inserting a semi- 15 colon; and 16 (D) by adding at the end the following: 17 ‘‘(5) develop standards for, and a method for 18 ensuring, appropriate monitoring of the Corpora- 19 tion’s compliance with environmental and social 20 standards consistent with the guidance published by 21 the Corporation following broad consultation with 22 appropriate stakeholders to include civil society; and 23 ‘‘(6) develop standards for, and a method for 24 ensuring, appropriate monitoring of the Corpora- 25 tion’s portfolio, including standards for ensuring em- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3057 1 ployees or agents of the Corporation identify and 2 conduct in-person site visits of each high-risk loan, 3 loan guarantee, and equity project, as necessary and 4 appropriate, 5 funds.’’; 6 7 after the initial disbursement of (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 8 (3) by inserting the following after subsection 9 (b): 10 ‘‘(c) REQUIRED PERFORMANCE MEASURES UPDATE 11 FOR CONGRESSIONAL STRATEGIC ADVISORY GROUP.—At 12 any meeting of the Congressional Strategic Advisory 13 Group, the Corporation shall be prepared discuss the 14 standards developed in subsection (b) for all ongoing 15 projects.’’; and 16 (4) by inserting at the end the following: 17 ‘‘(f) STAFFING FOR PORTFOLIO OVERSIGHT AND RE- 18 PORTING.— 19 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN CAPACITY.— 20 The Corporation shall maintain an adequate number 21 of full-time personnel with appropriate expertise to 22 fulfill its obligations under this section and section 23 1443, including— 24 ‘‘(A) monitoring and evaluating the finan- 25 cial performance of the Corporation’s portfolio; g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3058 1 ‘‘(B) evaluating the development and stra- 2 tegic impact of investments throughout the pro- 3 gram lifecycle; 4 ‘‘(C) preparing required annual reporting 5 on the Corporation’s portfolio of investments, 6 including the information set forth in section 7 1443(a)(6); and 8 ‘‘(D) monitoring for compliance with all 9 applicable laws and ethics requirements. 10 ‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Personnel assigned to 11 carry out the obligations described in paragraph (1) 12 shall possess demonstrable professional experience in 13 relevant areas, such as development finance, finan- 14 cial analysis, investment portfolio management, 15 monitoring and evaluation, impact measurement, or 16 legal and ethics expertise. 17 ‘‘(3) ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.—The Cor- 18 poration shall maintain such personnel within 1 or 19 more dedicated units or offices, which shall— 20 21 ‘‘(A) be functionally independent from investment origination teams; 22 ‘‘(B) be managed by senior staff who re- 23 port to the Chief Executive Officer or Deputy 24 Chief Executive Officer; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3059 1 ‘‘(C) be allocated resources sufficient to 2 fulfill the Corporation’s obligations under this 3 section and to support transparency and ac- 4 countability to Congress and to the public. 5 ‘‘(4) INSULATION FROM REDUCTIONS.—The 6 Corporation may not reduce the staffing, funding, or 7 organizational independence of the units or per- 8 sonnel responsible for fulfilling the obligations under 9 this section unless— 10 ‘‘(A) the Chief Executive Officer certifies 11 in writing to the appropriate congressional com- 12 mittees that such reductions are necessary due 13 to operational exigency, statutory change, or 14 budgetary shortfall; and 15 ‘‘(B) the Corporation includes in its annual 16 report a detailed explanation of the impact of 17 any such changes on its capacity to analyze and 18 report on portfolio performance.’’. 19 20 SEC. 8755. ANNUAL REPORT. Section 1443 of the Better Utilization of Investments 21 Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9653) 22 is amended— 23 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3060 1 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe- 2 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 3 (C) by inserting at the end the following: 4 ‘‘(5) the United States strategic, foreign policy, 5 and 6 projects supported by the Corporation; and development objectives advanced through 7 ‘‘(6) the health of the Corporation’s portfolio, 8 including an annual overview of funds committed, 9 funds disbursed, default and recovery rates, capital 10 mobilized, equity investments’ year on year returns, 11 and any difference between how investments were 12 modeled at commitment and how they ultimately 13 performed, to include a narrative explanation ex- 14 plaining any changes.’’; and 15 (2) in subsection (b)— 16 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking subpara- 17 graphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following: 18 ‘‘(A) the desired development impact and 19 strategic outcomes for projects, and whether or 20 not the Corporation is meeting the associated 21 metrics, goals, and development objectives, in- 22 cluding, to the extent practicable, in the years 23 after conclusion of projects; 24 ‘‘(B) whether the Corporation’s support for 25 projects that focus on achieving strategic out- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3061 1 comes are achieving such strategic objectives of 2 such investments over the duration of the sup- 3 port and lasting after the Corporation’s support 4 is completed; 5 ‘‘(C) the value of private sector assets 6 brought to bear relative to the amount of sup- 7 port provided by the Corporation and the value 8 of any other public sector support; 9 ‘‘(D) the total private capital projected to 10 be mobilized by projects supported by the Cor- 11 poration during that year, including an analysis 12 of the lenders and investors involved and invest- 13 ment instruments used; 14 ‘‘(E) the total private capital actually mo- 15 bilized by projects supported by the Corporation 16 that were fully funded by the end of that year, 17 including— 18 ‘‘(i) an analysis of the lenders and in- 19 vestors involved and investment instru- 20 ments used; and 21 ‘‘(ii) a comparison with the private 22 capital projected to be mobilized for the 23 projects described in this paragraph; 24 ‘‘(F) a breakdown of— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3062 1 ‘‘(i) the amount and percentage of 2 Corporation support provided to less devel- 3 oped countries, advancing income coun- 4 tries, and high-income countries in the pre- 5 vious fiscal year; and 6 ‘‘(ii) the amount and percentage of 7 Corporation support provided to less devel- 8 oped countries, advancing income countries 9 and high-income countries averaged over 10 the last 5 fiscal years; 11 ‘‘(G) a breakdown of the aggregate 12 amounts and percentage of the maximum con- 13 tingent liability of the Corporation authorized 14 to be outstanding pursuant to section 1433 in 15 less developed countries, advancing income 16 countries, and high-income countries; 17 ‘‘(H) the risk appetite of the Corporation 18 to undertake projects in less developed coun- 19 tries and in sectors that are critical to develop- 20 ment but less likely to deliver substantial finan- 21 cial returns; and 22 ‘‘(I) efforts by the Chief Executive Officer 23 to incentivize calculated risk-taking by trans- 24 action teams, including through the conduct of g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3063 1 development performance reviews and provision 2 of development performance rewards;’’; 3 (B) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘; 4 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 5 (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 6 paragraph (5); and 7 (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 8 following: 9 ‘‘(4) to the extent practicable, recommendations 10 for measures that could enhance the strategic goals 11 of projects to adapt to changing circumstances; 12 and’’. 13 14 SEC. 8756. PUBLICLY AVAILABLE PROJECT INFORMATION. Section 1444 of the Better Utilization of Investments 15 Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9654) 16 is amended in paragraph (1) to read as follows: 17 ‘‘(1) maintain a user-friendly, publicly available, 18 machine-readable database with detailed project-level 19 information, as appropriate and to the extent prac- 20 ticable, including a description of the support pro- 21 vided by the Corporation under title II, which shall 22 include, to the greatest extent feasible for each 23 project— 24 25 g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) ‘‘(A) the information included in the report to Congress under section 1443; (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3064 1 ‘‘(B) project-level performance metrics; 2 and 3 ‘‘(C) a description of the development im- 4 pact of the project, including anticipated impact 5 prior to initiation of the project and assessed 6 impact during and after the completion of the 7 project; and’’. 8 SEC. 8757. NOTIFICATIONS TO BE PROVIDED BY THE COR- 9 10 PORATION. Section 1446 of the Better Utilization of Investments 11 Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9656) 12 is amended— 13 14 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’; and 15 16 17 18 (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; (B) in paragraph (3)— 19 (i) by inserting ‘‘the Corporation’s im- 20 pact quotient outlining’’ after ‘‘asset and’’; 21 and 22 (ii) by striking the period at the end 23 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 24 (C) by adding at the end the following: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3065 1 ‘‘(4)(A) information relating to whether the 2 Corporation has accepted a creditor status that is 3 subordinate to that of other creditors in the project, 4 activity, or asset; and 5 ‘‘(B) for all projects, activities, or assets that 6 the Corporation has accepted a creditor status that 7 is subordinate to that of other creditors the Corpora- 8 tion shall include a description of the substantive 9 policy rationale required by section 1422(b)(12) that 10 influenced the decision to accept such a creditor sta- 11 tus.’’. 12 13 SEC. 8758. LIMITATIONS AND PREFERENCES. Section 1451 of the Better Utilization of Investments 14 Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9671) 15 is amended— 16 17 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘5 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘2.5 percent’’; and 18 19 (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(j) POLICIES WITH RESPECT TO STATE-OWNED EN- 20 TERPRISES, 21 TRIES OF CONCERN.— ANTICOMPETITIVE PRACTICES, AND COUN- 22 ‘‘(1) POLICY.—The Corporation shall develop 23 appropriate policies and guidelines for support pro- 24 vided under title II for a project involving a state- 25 owned enterprise, sovereign wealth fund, or a g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3066 1 parastatal entity to ensure such support is provided 2 consistent with appropriate principles and practices 3 of competitive neutrality. 4 ‘‘(2) PROHIBITIONS.— 5 ‘‘(A) ANTICOMPETITIVE PRACTICES.—The 6 Corporation may not provide support under 7 title II for a project that involves a private sec- 8 tor entity engaged in anticompetitive practices. 9 ‘‘(B) COUNTRIES OF CONCERN.—The Cor- 10 poration may not provide support under title II 11 for projects that would be operated, managed, 12 or controlled by the government of a county of 13 concern or a state-owned enterprise that be- 14 longs to or is under the control of a country of 15 concern. 16 ‘‘(C) EXCEPTION.—The President may 17 waive the restriction under subparagraph (B) 18 on a project-by-project basis if the President 19 submits to the appropriate congressional com- 20 mittees— 21 ‘‘(i) a certification, which may be in- 22 cluded as a classified or confidential annex 23 to a report required by section 1446, that 24 such support is important to the national 25 security interests of the United States; and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3067 1 ‘‘(ii) a written justification of how 2 such support directly counters or signifi- 3 cantly limits the influence of an entity de- 4 scribed in such subparagraph. 5 ‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 6 ‘‘(A) CONTROL.—The term ‘control’, with 7 respect to an enterprise, means the power by 8 any means to control the enterprise regardless 9 of— 10 ‘‘(i) the level of ownership; and 11 ‘‘(ii) whether or not the power is exer- 12 cised. 13 ‘‘(B) OWNED.—The term ‘owned’, with re- 14 spect to an enterprise, means a majority or con- 15 trolling interest, whether by value or voting in- 16 terest, of the shares of that enterprise, includ- 17 ing through fiduciaries, agents, or other means. 18 ‘‘(C) STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISE.—The 19 term ‘state-owned enterprise’ means any enter- 20 prise established for a commercial or business 21 purpose that is directly owned or controlled by 22 one or more governments, including any agency, 23 instrumentality, subdivision, or other unit of 24 government at any level of jurisdiction.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3068 TITLE LXXXVIII—OTHER MATTERS 1 2 Sec. 8801. Pilot program for sound insulation repair and replacement. Sec. 8802. Alignment of timing of updates of strategic plan with updates to National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing. Sec. 8803. Lumbee Fairness Act. Sec. 8804. Drinking water well replacement for Chincoteague, Virginia. Sec. 8805. Briefing on implementation of Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2024 with respect to veterans in the Freely Associated States. Sec. 8806. Disinterment of remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas. 3 SEC. 8801. PILOT PROGRAM FOR SOUND INSULATION RE- 4 5 PAIR AND REPLACEMENT. (a) GOVERNMENT SHARE.—Section 47109 of title 6 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 7 the following: 8 ‘‘(i) SPECIAL RULE FOR SOUND INSULATION REPAIR 9 AND REPLACEMENT.—With respect to a project to carry 10 out sound insulation that is granted a waiver under sec11 tion 47110(j), the allowable project cost for such project 12 shall be calculated without consideration of any costs that 13 were previously paid by the Government.’’. 14 (b) SOUND INSULATION TREATMENT REPAIR AND 15 REPLACEMENT PROJECTS.—Section 47110 of title 49, 16 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 17 following: 18 19 ‘‘(j) PILOT PROGRAM FOR SOUND INSULATION REPAIR AND REPLACEMENTS.— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3069 1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 2 after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 3 Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra- 4 tion shall establish a pilot program at up to two 5 large hub public-use airports for local airport opera- 6 tors that have established a local program to fund 7 secondary noise insulation using nonaeronautical 8 revenue that provides a one-time waiver of the re- 9 quirement of subsection (b)(4) for a qualifying air- 10 port as applied to projects to carry out repair and 11 replacement of sound insulation for a residential 12 building for which the airport previously received 13 Federal assistance or Federally authorized airport 14 assistance under this subchapter if— 15 ‘‘(A) the Secretary determines that the ad- 16 ditional assistance is justified due to the resi- 17 dence containing any sound insulation treat- 18 ment or other type of sound proofing material 19 previously installed under this subchapter that 20 is determined to be eligible pursuant to para- 21 graph (2); 22 ‘‘(B) the residence— 23 ‘‘(i) falls within the Day Night Level 24 (DNL) of 65 to 75 decibel (dB) noise con- 25 tours, according to the most recent noise g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3070 1 exposure map (as such term is defined in 2 section 150.7 of title 14, Code of Federal 3 Regulations) available as of the date of en- 4 actment of this subsection; 5 ‘‘(ii) fell within such noise contours at 6 the time the initial sound insulation treat- 7 ment was installed, but a qualified noise 8 auditor has determined that— 9 ‘‘(I) such sound insulation treat- 10 ment caused physical damage to the 11 residence; or 12 ‘‘(II) the materials used for 13 sound insulation treatment were of 14 low quality and have deteriorated, 15 broken, or otherwise no longer func- 16 tion as intended; and 17 ‘‘(iii) is shown through testing that 18 current interior noise levels exceed DNL 19 45 dB, and the new insulation would have 20 the ability to achieve a 5 dB noise reduc- 21 tion; and 22 ‘‘(C) the qualifying airport— 23 ‘‘(i) is a large hub airport (as defined 24 in section 40102 of title 49, United States 25 Code); g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3071 1 ‘‘(ii) is located in a dense residential 2 area, with a minimum population of 3 200,000 residents within a 5-mile radius of 4 the airport; 5 ‘‘(iii) has an established residential 6 sound insulation program that has been 7 operational for at least 30 years and began 8 in the year 1985; 9 ‘‘(iv) is located in a metropolitan sta- 10 tistical area with a population of at least 11 4,000,000 people; and 12 ‘‘(v) 13 has at least 22,000,000 enplanements annually. 14 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION.—To be eli- 15 gible for waiver under this subsection for repair or 16 replacement of sound insulation treatment projects, 17 an applicant shall— 18 ‘‘(A) ensure that the applicant and the 19 property owner have made a good faith effort to 20 exhaust any amounts available through warran- 21 ties, insurance coverage, and legal remedies for 22 the sound insulation treatment previously in- 23 stalled on the eligible residence; 24 ‘‘(B) verify the sound insulation treatment 25 for which Federal assistance was previously g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3072 1 provided was installed prior to the year 2002; 2 and 3 ‘‘(C) demonstrate that a qualified noise 4 auditor, based on an inspection of the residence, 5 determined that— 6 ‘‘(i) the sound insulation treatment 7 for which Federal assistance was pre- 8 viously provided has resulted in structural 9 deterioration that was not caused by fail- 10 ure of the property owner to repair or ade- 11 quately maintain the residential building or 12 through the negligence of the applicant or 13 the property owner; and 14 ‘‘(ii) the condition of the sound insula- 15 tion treatment described in subparagraph 16 (A) is not attributed to actions taken by 17 an owner or occupant of the residence. 18 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR SURVEYS.— 19 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec- 20 retary shall consider a cost allowable under this sub- 21 chapter for an airport to conduct periodic surveys of 22 properties in which repair and replacement of sound 23 insulation treatment was carried out as described in 24 paragraph (1) and for which the airport previously 25 received Federal assistance or Federally authorized g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3073 1 airport assistance under this subchapter. The sur- 2 veys shall be conducted only for those properties for 3 which the airport has identified a property owner 4 who is interested in having a survey be undertaken 5 to assess the current effectiveness of the sound insu- 6 lation treatment. Such surveys shall be carried out 7 to identify any properties described in the preceding 8 sentence that are eligible for funds under this sub- 9 section.’’. 10 SEC. 8802. ALIGNMENT OF TIMING OF UPDATES OF STRA- 11 TEGIC PLAN WITH UPDATES TO NATIONAL 12 STRATEGY 13 TURING. 14 FOR ADVANCED MANUFAC- (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 34(i) of 15 the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act 16 (15 U.S.C. 278s(i)) is amended— 17 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and up- 18 date not less frequently than once every 3 years 19 thereafter,’’; 20 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 21 through (M) as subparagraphs (E) through (N), re- 22 spectively; and 23 24 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C), the following new subparagraph: g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3074 1 ‘‘(D) to update the strategic plan devel- 2 oped under subparagraph (C) not less fre- 3 quently than once every four years such that 4 the planning cycle for each such update aligns 5 with the planning cycle for updates to the stra- 6 tegic plan required under section 102(c)(4) of 7 the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act 8 of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6622(c)(4)) to better ensure 9 the Program reflects the priorities of such stra- 10 tegic plan under such section 102(c)(4);’’. 11 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 34(i) of 12 the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act 13 (15 U.S.C. 278s(i)) is amended— 14 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘developing 15 and updating the strategic plan under paragraph 16 (2)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘developing the strategic plan 17 under subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) and up- 18 dating such plan under subparagraph (D) of such 19 paragraph’’; and 20 (2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the 21 following new sentence: ‘‘Upon completion of each 22 update required under paragraph (2)(D), the Sec- 23 retary shall transmit such strategic plan to such 24 committees.’’. g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3075 1 2 SEC. 8803. LUMBEE FAIRNESS ACT. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 3 ‘‘Lumbee Fairness Act’’. 4 (b) FEDERAL RECOGNITION.—The Act of June 7, 5 1956 (70 Stat. 254, chapter 375), is amended— 6 (1) by striking section 2; 7 (2) in the first sentence of the first section, by 8 striking ‘‘That the Indians’’ and inserting the fol- 9 lowing: 10 11 ‘‘SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF LUMBEE INDIANS. ‘‘The Indians’’; 12 (3) in the preamble— 13 (A) by inserting before the first undesig- 14 15 nated clause the following: ‘‘SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 16 ‘‘Congress finds that—’’; 17 (B) by designating the undesignated 18 clauses as paragraphs (1) through (4), respec- 19 tively, and indenting appropriately; 20 21 (C) by striking ‘‘Whereas’’ each place it appears; 22 (D) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon 23 at the end of each of paragraphs (1) and (2) 24 (as so designated); and g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3076 1 (E) in paragraph (4) (as so designated), by 2 striking ‘‘: Now, therefore,’’ and inserting a pe- 3 riod; 4 (4) by moving the enacting clause so as to ap- 5 pear before section 1 (as so designated); 6 7 (5) by striking the last sentence of section 3 (as designated by paragraph (2)); 8 9 (6) by inserting before section 3 (as designated by paragraph (2)) the following: 10 ‘‘SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 11 ‘‘In this Act: 12 ‘‘(1) CLAIM.—The term ‘claim’ means any 13 claim that has been asserted or could have been as- 14 serted by the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina or 15 any member relating to a right, title, or interest in 16 property, to trespass or property damages, or hunt- 17 ing, fishing, or other rights to natural resources, 18 subject to the condition that the claim is based on 19 aboriginal title, recognized title, or title by grant, 20 patent, or treaty. 21 ‘‘(2) FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN 22 TRIBE.—The term ‘federally recognized Indian tribe’ 23 means any Indian tribe included on the most recent 24 list published by the Secretary under section 104(a) g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3077 1 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 2 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131(a)). 3 ‘‘(3) MEMBER.—The term ‘member’ means any 4 individual enrolled as a member of the Lumbee 5 Tribe of North Carolina— 6 ‘‘(A) as of the date of enactment of the 7 Lumbee Fairness Act; and 8 ‘‘(B) after that date of enactment. 9 10 ‘‘(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of the Interior.’’; and 11 12 13 (7) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘SEC. 4. FEDERAL RECOGNITION. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Federal recognition is extended 14 to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. 15 ‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY OF LAWS.—Except as otherwise 16 provided in this Act, all Federal laws (including regula17 tions) of general application to Indians and federally rec18 ognized Indian tribes, including the Act of June 18, 1934 19 (commonly known as the ‘Indian Reorganization Act’) (48 20 Stat. 984, chapter 576; 25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.), shall 21 apply to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and its 22 members. 23 24 ‘‘SEC. 5. ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL SERVICES. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Lumbee Tribe of North 25 Carolina and its members shall be eligible for all services g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3078 1 and benefits provided by the Federal Government to feder2 ally recognized Indian tribes when— 3 ‘‘(1) the Secretary and the Secretary of Health 4 and Human Services has developed a determination 5 of needs under section subsection (c); and 6 ‘‘(2) the Secretary has completed the 7 verification of the tribal roll under subsection (d)(1). 8 ‘‘(b) SERVICE AREA.—For the purpose of the delivery 9 of Federal services and benefits described in subsection 10 (a), members residing in Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, and 11 Scotland Counties in North Carolina shall be deemed to 12 be residing on or near an Indian reservation. 13 ‘‘(c) DETERMINATION OF NEEDS.—On verification 14 by the Secretary of a tribal roll under subsection (d)(1), 15 the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human 16 Services shall— 17 ‘‘(1) develop, in consultation with the Lumbee 18 Tribe of North Carolina, a determination of needs to 19 provide the services for which members are eligible; 20 and 21 ‘‘(2) in the first fiscal year following the date 22 on which the tribal roll is verified, each submit to 23 Congress a written statement of those needs, which 24 shall be included in the materials submitted to Con- 25 gress in support of the President’s budget submitted g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3079 1 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States 2 Code, for that fiscal year. 3 ‘‘(d) TRIBAL ROLL.— 4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving 5 Federal services and benefits described in subsection 6 (a), the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina shall sub- 7 mit to the Secretary the tribal roll in effect on the 8 date of enactment of this section, which shall be 9 verified by the Secretary in accordance with para- 10 graph (2). 11 ‘‘(2) VERIFICATION 12 LINE.—The 13 paragraph (1) shall be— LIMITATION AND DEAD- verification by the Secretary under 14 ‘‘(A) limited to confirming the presence of 15 documentary proof of compliance with the mem- 16 bership criteria described in the constitution of 17 the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina adopted 18 on November 16, 2001; and 19 ‘‘(B) completed not later than 2 years 20 after the submission of a digitized roll with sup- 21 porting documentary proof by the Lumbee 22 Tribe of North Carolina to the Secretary. 23 ‘‘(e) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section 24 prevents the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina from chang- g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3080 1 ing its tribal roll or membership qualifications after the 2 date of enactment of this section. 3 4 ‘‘SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION TO TAKE LAND INTO TRUST. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 5 take land into trust for the benefit of the Lumbee Tribe 6 of North Carolina, if such land is located within the 7 boundaries of Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, or Scotland 8 Counties in North Carolina. 9 ‘‘(b) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN LAND.—An applica- 10 tion to take into trust land located within Robeson County 11 in North Carolina under this section shall be treated by 12 the Secretary as an ‘on reservation’ trust acquisition 13 under part 151 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations 14 (or a successor regulation). 15 ‘‘(c) CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES.—Any 16 claim accruing before the date of enactment of this section 17 against the United States shall first be authorized by an 18 Act of Congress. 19 20 ‘‘SEC. 7. JURISDICTION OF STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to land located 21 within the State of North Carolina that is owned by, or 22 held in trust by the United States for the benefit of, the 23 Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, or any dependent Indian 24 community of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, the 25 State of North Carolina shall exercise jurisdiction over— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3081 1 2 ‘‘(1) all criminal offenses that are committed; and 3 ‘‘(2) all civil actions that arise. 4 ‘‘(b) TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.— 5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to section 403 of 6 the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (25 U.S.C. 1323), and 7 subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may accept 8 on behalf of the United States, after consulting with 9 the Attorney General of the United States, any 10 transfer by the State of North Carolina to the 11 United States of any portion of the jurisdiction of 12 the State of North Carolina described in subsection 13 (a) over Indian country occupied by the Lumbee 14 Tribe of North Carolina pursuant to an agreement 15 between the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and 16 the State of North Carolina. 17 ‘‘(2) RESTRICTION.—A transfer of jurisdiction 18 described in paragraph (1) may not take effect until 19 2 years after the effective date of the agreement de- 20 scribed in that paragraph. 21 ‘‘(c) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects the ap- 22 plication of section 109 of the Indian Child Welfare Act 23 of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1919). g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3082 1 2 ‘‘SEC. 8. SAVINGS PROVISION. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub- 3 sections (b) and (c)— 4 ‘‘(1) the delivery of services to the Lumbee 5 Tribe of North Carolina or its members shall not 6 occur before the third fiscal year following the date 7 of enactment of this section; but 8 ‘‘(2) that delay in the delivery of services shall 9 not extend beyond 3 fiscal years following that date 10 of enactment. 11 ‘‘(b) NEW AND RESTORED TRIBES FUNDING.—The 12 Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina shall be eligible for fund13 ing provided by the Department of the Interior and the 14 Department of Human Services that is only available to 15 newly federally recognized and restored Indian tribes. 16 ‘‘(c) CURRENT FUNDING AND SERVICES.—Nothing 17 in this section affects the level of funding or services being 18 delivered by any Federal agency to the Lumbee Tribe of 19 North Carolina on or before the date of enactment of this 20 section.’’. 21 SEC. 8804. DRINKING WATER WELL REPLACEMENT FOR 22 23 CHINCOTEAGUE, VIRGINIA. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi- 24 sion of law, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics 25 and Space Administration may enter into an agreement, 26 as appropriate, with the Town of Chincoteague, Virginia, g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3083 1 for a period of up to five years, for reimbursement of the 2 Town of Chincoteague’s costs directly associated with the 3 development of a plan for the following: 4 (1) The decommissioning of drinking water 5 wells currently situated on property administered by 6 National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 7 (2) The establishment of alternative drinking 8 water wells, which are located on property under the 9 administrative control, whether through lease, own- 10 ership, or easement, of the Town of Chincoteague. 11 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall 12 include, to the extent practicable, information relating to 13 the following: 14 (1) Any drinking water well described in para- 15 graph (1) such subsection, including an identifica- 16 tion relating thereto, that is to be decommissioned. 17 (2) The location under paragraph (2) of such 18 subsection of the site to which any alternative drink- 19 ing water well is be established. 20 (3) The estimated cost of any such establish- 21 ment, including for the purchase, lease, or use of ad- 22 ditional property, engineering, design, permitting, or 23 construction relating thereto. 24 (c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 25 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3084 1 Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad2 ministration, in coordination with the head or other appro3 priate representative of any entity relevant to any agree4 ment entered into under subsection (a), shall submit to 5 the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 6 House of Representatives and the Committee on Com7 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a copy 8 of any such agreement. 9 SEC. 8805. BRIEFING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPACT 10 OF FREE ASSOCIATION AMENDMENTS ACT OF 11 2024 WITH RESPECT TO VETERANS IN THE 12 FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES. 13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 14 date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently 15 than monthly thereafter until the date that is five years 16 after such date of enactment, the Secretary of Veterans 17 Affairs shall provide to the Committee on Veterans’ Af18 fairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Af19 fairs of the House of Representatives a briefing on the 20 status of implementation of the provisions of the Compact 21 of Free Association Amendments Act of 2024 (title II of 22 division G of Public Law 118–42) relating to veterans in 23 the Freely Associated States in a way that is consistent 24 with the intent of Congress, including— g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3085 1 2 (1) engagement with the governments of the Freely Associated States; 3 (2) a projected timeline for veterans in the 4 Freely Associated States to receive hospital care and 5 medical services; and 6 (3) an estimate of the cost of implementation of 7 such provisions. 8 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 9 10 (1) FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.—The term ‘‘Freely Associated States’’ means— 11 (A) the Federated States of Micronesia; 12 (B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 13 and 14 (C) the Republic of Palau. 15 (2) HOSPITAL CARE; MEDICAL SERVICES.—The 16 terms ‘‘hospital care’’ and ‘‘medical services’’ have 17 the meanings given those terms in section 1701 of 18 title 38, United States Code. 19 SEC. 8806. DISINTERMENT OF REMAINS OF FERNANDO V. 20 COTA FROM FORT SAM HOUSTON NATIONAL 21 CEMETERY, TEXAS. 22 (a) DISINTERMENT.—Not later than one year after 23 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 24 Veterans Affairs shall disinter the remains of Fernando g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1) G:\CMTE\AS\26\C\RCP.XML 3086 1 V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, 2 Texas. 3 (b) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Af- 4 fairs may not carry out subsection (a) until after notifying 5 the next of kin of Fernando V. Cota. 6 (c) DISPOSITION.—After carrying out subsection (a), 7 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall— 8 9 (1) relinquish the remains to the next of kin described in subsection (b); or 10 (2) if no such next of kin responds to the notifi- 11 cation under subsection (b), arrange for disposition 12 of the remains as the Secretary determines appro- 13 priate. ◊ g:\VHLC\120725\120725.005.xml December 7, 2025 (12:02 p.m.) (1035098|1)