NARA-2024-NDAA-Public-Law-118-31 — 2024 National Defense Authorization Act — Public Law 118-31

TL;DR

They gave the UAP files a 25-year nap—talk about a long-term storage plan.

• 2024 NDAA (Public Law 118-31), U.S. Congress, enacted 2024.
• Creates Record Group 615 at NARA for Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena records, requires agency transfers.
• Mandates 25-year sealing review; no operational findings.

AI summary

The 2024 National Defense Authorization Act is a legislative document authored by the U.S. government, published in 2024, that outlines various defense policies, funding allocations, and procedural requirements. It includes sections on the handling of unidentified anomalous phenomena records and establishes a records collection for such data at the National Archives. The document specifies requirements for identifying, transmitting, and disclosing these records, including public access timelines and fee structures. The text also includes funding restrictions on unmanned aircraft systems and mentions UAP in the context of financial limitations.

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H. R. 2670

One Hundred Eighteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT T H E F I R S T S E S S I O N
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-three

An Act
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, and for defense activities of the
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal
year, and for other purposes.

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

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2024’’.
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into seven divisions as
follows:
(1) Division A—Department of Defense Authorizations.
(2) Division B—Military Construction Authorizations.
(3) Division C—Department of Energy National Security
Authorizations and Other Authorizations.
(4) Division D—Funding Tables.
(5) Division E—Other Matters.
(6) Division F—Department of State Authorization Act of
2023.
(7) Division G—Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act
is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees.
Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act.
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B—Army Programs
Sec. 111. Limitation on availability of funds pending assessment of Army Trackless
Moving Target systems.
Sec. 112. Strategy for Army tactical wheeled vehicle program.
Sec. 113. Report on acquisition strategies for the logistics augmentation program of
the Army.
Subtitle C—Navy Programs
Sec. 121. Modification of requirements for minimum number of carrier air wings of
the Navy.

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Sec. 122. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy port waterborne
security barriers.
Sec. 123. Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia class submarine program.
Sec. 124. Procurement authority for Auxiliary Personnel Lighter program.
Sec. 125. Limitation on reductions to V–22 aircraft nacelle improvement program.
Sec. 126. Limitation on consideration of Government-operated dry docks in certain
contract solicitations.
Sec. 127. Annual reports on use of Government docks for ship repair and maintenance.
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs
Sec. 131. Limitation on retirement of F–15 aircraft and modification of related reporting requirement.
Sec. 132. Limitations and minimum inventory requirement relating to RQ–4 aircraft.
Sec. 133. Temporary exception to minimum inventory requirement for fighter aircraft of the Air Force.
Sec. 134. Modification of minimum inventory requirements for C–130 aircraft.
Sec. 135. Modification of annual reports on T–7A Advanced Pilot Training System.
Sec. 136. Modification to prohibition on certain reductions to B–1 bomber aircraft
squadrons.
Sec. 137. Modification of minimum inventory requirements for A–10 aircraft.
Sec. 138. Procurement authority for over-the-horizon radar systems.
Sec. 139. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of KC–135 aircraft.
Sec. 140. Prohibition on reduction of KC–135 aircraft in PMAI of the reserve components.
Sec. 141. Limitation on issuance of acquisition strategy for the KC–135 recapitalization program.
Sec. 142. Prohibition on certain reductions to inventory of E–3 airborne warning
and control system aircraft.
Sec. 143. Prohibition on availability of funds for termination of production lines for
the HH–60W aircraft.
Sec. 144. Limitation on retirement of F–16C/D aircraft.
Sec. 145. Limitation on procurement of KC–46A aircraft.
Sec. 146. Limitation on actions relating to remote vision systems of KC–46A aircraft.
Sec. 147. Limitation on retirement of T–1A training aircraft.
Sec. 148. Plan for long-term Air Force fighter force structure.
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters
Sec. 151. Annual report on force structure changes exhibit for the defense budget.
Sec. 152. Multiyear procurement authority for domestically processed critical minerals.
Sec. 153. Prohibition on solicitation of proprietary armor for certain tactical vehicles.
Sec. 154. Prohibition on availability of funds for procurement of certain batteries.
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. Annual report on unfunded priorities of the Under Secretary of Defense
for Research and Engineering.
Sec. 212. Delegation of responsibility for certain research programs.
Sec. 213. Modification to personnel management authority to attract experts in
science and engineering.
Sec. 214. Clarifying role of partnership intermediaries to promote defense research
and education.
Sec. 215. Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office.
Sec. 216. Modification of support for research and development of bioindustrial
manufacturing processes.
Sec. 217. Modification to administration of the Advanced Sensors Application Program.
Sec. 218. Matters pertaining to hypersonic capabilities and testing strategies.
Sec. 219. Improvements to defense quantum information science and technology research and development program.
Sec. 220. Application of public-private talent exchange programs in the Department
of Defense to quantum information sciences and technology research.
Sec. 221. Support for protection of sensitive research performed on behalf of the
Department of Defense.

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Sec. 222. Support to the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic.
Sec. 223. Consortium on use of additive manufacturing for defense capability development.
Sec. 224. Next Generation Air Dominance family of systems development program
accountability matrices.
Sec. 225. Continuous capability development and delivery program for F–35 aircraft.
Sec. 226. F–35 propulsion and thermal management modernization program.
Sec. 227. Establishment or expansion of University Affiliated Research Centers for
critical materials.
Sec. 228. Policies for management and certification of Link 16 military tactical data
link network.
Sec. 229. Rapid response to emergent technology advancements or threats.
Sec. 230. Pilot program to commercialize prototypes of the Department of the Air
Force.
Sec. 231. Pilot program on near-term quantum computing applications.
Sec. 232. Pilot program to facilitate access to advanced technology developed by
small businesses for ground vehicle systems of the Army.
Sec. 233. Limitation on availability of funds pending documentation on Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program.
Subtitle C—Energetics and Other Munitions Matters
Sec. 241. Joint Energetics Transition Office.
Sec. 242. Consideration of lethality in the analysis of alternatives for munitions.
Sec. 243. Pilot program on incorporation of the CL20 compound in certain weapon
systems.
Sec. 244. Limitation on sourcing chemical materials for munitions from certain
countries.
Sec. 245. Defense industrial base munition surge capacity critical reserve.
Subtitle D—Plans, Reports, and Other Matters
Sec. 251. Congressional notification of changes to Department of Defense policy on
autonomy in weapon systems.
Sec. 252. Audit to identify diversion of Department of Defense funding to China’s
research labs.
Sec. 253. Annual review of status of implementation plan for digital engineering career tracks.
TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B—Energy and Environment
Sec. 311. Improvement and codification of Sentinel Landscapes Partnership program authority.
Sec. 312. Modification of authority for environmental restoration projects at National Guard facilities.
Sec. 313. Modification to technical assistance authority for environmental restoration activities.
Sec. 314. Coordination on agreements to limit encroachments and other constraints
on military training, testing, and operations.
Sec. 315. Requirement for approval by Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
and Sustainment of waiver for systems not meeting fuel efficiency key
performance parameter.
Sec. 316. Modification to prototype and demonstration projects for energy resilience
at certain military installations.
Sec. 317. Authority to transfer certain funds as payment relating to Naval Air Station, Moffett Field, California.
Sec. 318. Prohibition on required disclosure by Department of Defense contractors
of information relating to greenhouse gas emissions.
Sec. 319. Required infrastructure plan prior to deployment of certain non-tactical
vehicles at military installations.
Sec. 320. Prohibition and report requirement relating to certain energy programs
of Department of Defense.
Sec. 321. Report on schedule and cost estimates for completion of testing and remediation of contaminated sites; publication of cleanup information.
Subtitle C—Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Sec. 331. Modification of timing of report on activities of PFAS Task Force.
Sec. 332. Budget justification document for funding relating to perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

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Sec. 333. Increase of transfer authority for funding of study and assessment on
health implications of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in drinking water by Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry.
Sec. 334. Prizes for development of technology for thermal destruction of
perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Sec. 335. Treatment of certain materials contaminated with perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Sec. 336. Government Accountability Office reports on testing and remediation of
perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Subtitle D—Logistics and Sustainment
Modification of rule of construction regarding provision of support and
services to non-Department of Defense organizations and activities.
Sec. 342. Repeal of Comptroller General review requirement relating to core logistics capabilities.
Sec. 343. Modifications to Contested Logistics Working Group of Department of Defense.
Sec. 344. Matters relating to briefings on Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization
Program of the Navy.
Sec. 345. Foreign military sales exclusion in calculation for certain workload carryover of Department of the Army.
Sec. 346. Pilot program on optimization of aerial refueling and fuel management in
contested logistics environments through use of artificial intelligence.
Sec. 347. Limitation on availability of funds to expand leased facilities for Joint
Military Information Support Operations Web Operations Center.
Sec. 348. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of certain 30-year
shipbuilding plan by the Secretary of the Navy.
Sec. 349. Plan regarding condition and maintenance of prepositioned stockpiles of
the Army.
Sec. 350. Strategy and assessment on use of automation and artificial intelligence
for shipyard optimization.
Sec. 351. Assessment and strategy relating to hardening of certain military installations against attack by Iran and Iranian-associated groups.
Sec. 352. Semiannual briefings on operational status of amphibious warship fleet.
Sec. 341.

Subtitle E—Other Matters
Sec. 361. Review of notice of presumed risk issued by Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Clearinghouse.
Sec. 362. Modifications to military aviation and installation assurance clearinghouse for review of mission obstructions.
Sec. 363. Modification to Joint Safety Council.
Sec. 364. Designation of official responsible for coordination of renegotiation of certain land leases owned by Department of Defense in Hawaii.
Sec. 365. Continued designation of Secretary of the Navy as executive agent for
Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School.
Sec. 366. Establishment of Caisson Platoon and support for military and State funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery.
Sec. 367. Recovery of rare earth elements and other strategic and critical materials
through end-of-life equipment recycling.
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A—Active Forces
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. End strength level matters.
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves.
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty
for operational support.
Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 421. Military personnel.
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
Subtitle A—Officer Policy
Sec. 501. Authorized strength: general and flag officers on active duty.

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Sec. 502. Extension of active duty term for Attending Physician at United States
Capitol.
Sec. 503. Updating authority to authorize promotion transfers between components
of the same Armed Force or a different Armed Force.
Sec. 504. Flexibility in determining terms of appointment for certain senior officer
positions.
Sec. 505. Realignment of Navy spot-promotion quotas.
Sec. 506. Authority to increase the number of medical and dental officers recommended for promotion to certain grades.
Sec. 507. Prohibition on appointment or nomination of certain officers who are subject to special selection review boards.
Sec. 508. Effect of failure of selection for promotion.
Sec. 509. Improvements relating to service obligation for Marine Corps cyberspace
operations officers.
Sec. 509A. Time in grade requirements.
Sec. 509B. Establishment of Legislative Liaison of the Space Force.
Sec. 509C. Extension of authority to vary number of Space Force officers considered
for promotion to major general.
Sec. 509D. Briefing on number of general officers of the Space Force on active duty.
Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management
Sec. 511. Removal of active duty prohibition for members of the Air Force Reserve
Policy Committee.
Sec. 512. Grade of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
Sec. 513. Mobilization of Selected Reserve for preplanned missions in support of the
combatant commands.
Sec. 514. Alternative promotion authority for reserve officers in designated competitive categories.
Sec. 515. Authorization for FireGuard Program.
Sec. 516. Designation of at least one general officer of the Marine Corps Reserve
as a joint qualified officer.
Subtitle C—General Service Authorities and Prohibitions
Sec. 521. Permanent authority to order retired members to active duty in high-demand, low-density appointments.
Sec. 522. Prohibition on policy of the Department of Defense regarding identification of gender or personal pronouns in official correspondence.
Sec. 523. Prohibition on former members of the Armed Forces accepting post-service employment with certain foreign governments.
Sec. 524. Verification of the financial independence of financial services counselors
in the Department of Defense.
Sec. 525. Modification of requirements for approval of foreign employment by retired and reserve members of uniformed services.
Sec. 526. Consideration of reinstatement of a member of the Armed Forces involuntarily separated on the basis of refusal to receive a vaccination against
COVID-19.
Sec. 527. Reviews of characterization of administrative discharges of certain members on the basis of failure to receive COVID-19 vaccine.
Sec. 528. Certain members discharged or dismissed on the sole basis of failure to
obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19: communication
strategy regarding reinstatement process.
Sec. 529. Continuing military service for certain members eligible for chapter 61 retirement.
Sec. 529A. Threat-based security services and equipment for certain former or retired Department of Defense personnel.
Sec. 529B. Limitation on establishment of new diversity, equity, and inclusion positions; hiring freeze.
Sec. 529C. Requirement to base military accessions and promotions on merit and
performance.
Subtitle D—Military Justice and Other Legal Matters
Sec. 531. Technical and conforming amendments to the Uniform Code of Military
Justice.
Sec. 532. Establishment of staggered terms for members of the Military Justice Review Panel.
Sec. 533. Supreme Court review of certain actions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
Sec. 534. Additional requirements for initiative to enhance the capability of military criminal investigative organizations to prevent and combat child
sexual exploitation.
Sec. 535. Limitation on availability of funds for relocation of Army CID special
agent training course.

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Sec. 536. Study on requirement for unanimous votes for findings in general and
special courts-martial and related milestones for implementation.
Sec. 537. Study on removal of Sexual Assault Victim Advocates from the chain of
command of victims.
Subtitle E—Accession Standards and Recruitment
Sec. 541. Increased access to potential recruits at secondary schools.
Sec. 542. Modification of limitation on enlistment and induction of persons whose
score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is below a prescribed level.
Sec. 543. Increased access to potential recruits at institutions of higher education.
Sec. 544. Increase in accession bonus for nurse officer candidates.
Sec. 545. Improvements to medical standards for accession to certain Armed
Forces.
Sec. 546. Future servicemember preparatory course.
Sec. 547. Pilot program on cardiac screenings for military accessions.
Sec. 548. Community college Enlisted Training Corps demonstration program.
Sec. 549. Annual briefings on military recruitment practices in public secondary
schools and community colleges.
Subtitle F—Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Sec. 551. Expansion of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.
Sec. 552. Requirement for memoranda of understanding addressing certain matters
pertaining to units of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.
Sec. 553. Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps administrator and instructor
compensation.
Sec. 554. Prohibition of establishment or maintenance of a unit of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at an educational institution owned, operated, or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.
Sec. 555. Enforcement of program requirements for the Junior Reserve Officers’
Training Corps.
Sec. 556. Annual report on allegations of sexual misconduct in Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs.
Subtitle G—Member Education
Sec. 561. Service Academies: numbers of nominations by Members of Congress and
appointments by the Secretaries of the military departments.
Sec. 562. Increase in the number of nominees from Guam to the Service Academies.
Sec. 563. Consideration of standardized test scores in military service academy application process.
Sec. 564. Service Academy professional sports pathway report and legislative proposal required.
Sec. 565. Briefing on inclusion of advanced research programs at certain institutions of professional military education.
Subtitle H—Member Training and Transition
Sec. 571. Amendments to pathways for counseling in the Transition Assistance Program.
Sec. 572. Skillbridge: staffing; budgeting; outreach; report.
Sec. 573. Extension of Troops-to-Teachers program to the Job Corps.
Sec. 574. Troops-to-Teachers Program: expansion; extension.
Sec. 575. Language training centers for members of the Armed Forces and civilian
employees of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 576. Prohibition on use of Federal funds to endorse critical race theory.
Sec. 577. Increased fitness standards for Army close combat force military occupational specialties.
Sec. 578. Publication of training materials of the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute.
Sec. 579. Prohibition on Federal funds for the Department of Defense Countering
Extremism Work Group.
Subtitle I—Family Programs, Child Care, and Dependent Education
Sec. 581. Non-medical counseling services for military families.
Sec. 582. Increase in the target funding level for military child care.
Sec. 583. Modifications to assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces with enrollment changes due
to base closures, force structure changes, or force relocations.
Sec. 584. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents
of military and civilian personnel.
Sec. 585. Outreach campaign relating to waiting lists for military child development centers; annual briefing.

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Sec. 586. Briefings on pilot program on hiring of special needs inclusion coordinators for Department of Defense child development centers.
Sec. 587. Briefings on implementation of universal pre-kindergarten programs in
schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity.
Sec. 588. Report on mental health and wellness support for students enrolled in
schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity.
Sec. 589. Rights of parents of children attending schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity.
Subtitle J—Decorations and Awards and Other Personnel Matters, Reports, and
Briefings
Sec. 591. Armed Forces workplace surveys.
Sec. 592. Due date for report on efforts to prevent and respond to deaths by suicide
in the Navy.
Sec. 593. Extension of deadline for review of World War I valor medals.
Sec. 594. Digital ambassador program of the Navy: cessation; report; restart.
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
Subtitle A—Basic Pay, Retired Pay, and Leave
Sec. 601. Parental leave parity for members of certain reserve components of the
Armed Forces.
Sec. 602. Pay of members of reserve components for inactive-duty training to obtain
or maintain an aeronautical rating or designation.
Sec. 603. Expansion of authority to pay a member of the Armed Forces who is absent without leave or over leave for such absence.
Subtitle B—Bonus and Incentive Pays
Sec. 611. Expansion of continuation pay eligibility.
Sec. 612. Modification of special and incentive pay authorities for members of reserve components.
Sec. 613. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authorities.
Sec. 614. Authorization of monthly bonus pay for a junior member of the uniformed
services during calendar year 2024.
Sec. 615. Determination of cold weather location for purposes of special duty pay.
Sec. 616. Feasibility study regarding assignment incentive pay for members of the
Air Force assigned to remotely piloted aircraft.
Subtitle C—Allowances
Sec. 621. Modification of calculation of gross household income for basic needs allowance to address areas of demonstrated need.
Sec. 622. Improved calculation of basic allowance for housing for junior enlisted
members.
Sec. 623. Basic allowance for housing for members assigned to vessels undergoing
maintenance.
Sec. 624. Dual basic allowance for housing for training.
Sec. 625. Cost-of-living allowance in the continental United States: high cost areas.
Sec. 626. Family separation allowance: increase; review.
Sec. 627. OCONUS cost-of-living allowance: adjustments.
Sec. 628. Extension of one-time uniform allowance for officers who transfer to the
Space Force.
Subtitle D—Family and Survivor Benefits
Sec. 631. Modifications to transitional compensation for dependents of members
separated for dependent abuse.
Sec. 632. Lodging expenses for dependents of members separated for dependent
abuse.
Sec. 633. Access to commissary and exchange privileges for remarried surviving
spouses.
Sec. 634. Assistance for military spouses to obtain certifications as doulas and
International Board Certified Lactation Consultants.
Sec. 635. Expansion of qualifying events for which a member of the uniformed services may be reimbursed for spousal relicensing or business costs due to
the member’s relocation.
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits
Sec. 701. Waiver of cost-sharing for three mental health outpatient visits for certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE program.

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Sec. 702. Extension of period of eligibility for health benefits under TRICARE Reserve Select for survivors of a member of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 703. Expansion of eligibility for hearing aids to include children of certain retired members of the uniformed services.
Sec. 704. Authority to provide dental care for dependents located at certain remote
or isolated locations.
Sec. 705. Clarification of applicability of required mental health self-initiated referral process for members of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 706. Naloxone and fentanyl: regulations; briefing.
Sec. 707. Authority to expand the TRICARE Competitive Plans Demonstration
Project.
Subtitle B—Health Care Administration
Sec. 711. Modification of requirement to transfer research and development and
public health functions to the Defense Health Agency.
Sec. 712. Increase in stipend for participants in health professions scholarship and
financial assistance programs.
Sec. 713. Modification of administration of medical malpractice claims by members
of the uniformed services.
Sec. 714. Networks of the Defense Health Agency: delayed implementation; GAO
study.
Sec. 715. Real-time data sharing agreement regarding medical care provided to
members of the Coast Guard.
Sec. 716. Establishment of military pharmaceutical and medical device vulnerability working group.
Subtitle C—Studies, Briefings, Reports, and Other Matters
Sec. 721. Modification of partnership program for military trauma care and research.
Sec. 722. Study on opioid alternatives.
Sec. 723. Program of the Department of Defense to study treatment of certain conditions using certain psychedelic substances.
Sec. 724. Annual report regarding overdoses by certain members of the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 725. Study and report on health conditions of members of the Armed Forces
on active duty developed after administration of COVID–19 vaccine.
Sec. 726. GAO study on health care available to certain individuals supporting the
missions of United States Forces Japan and Joint Region Marianas.
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND
RELATED MATTERS
Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management
Sec. 801. Commercial nature determination memo available to contractor.
Sec. 802. Modification of truthful cost or pricing data submissions and report.
Sec. 803. Prohibition on the transfer of certain data on employees of the Department of Defense to third parties.
Sec. 804. Prohibition on contracting with persons that have fossil fuel operations
with the Government of the Russian Federation or the Russian energy
sector.
Sec. 805. Prohibition of the Department of Defense procurement related to entities
identified as Chinese military companies operating in the United States.
Sec. 806. Principal Technology Transition Advisor.
Sec. 807. Senior contracting official for Strategic Capabilities Office.
Sec. 808. Pilot program for the use of innovative intellectual property strategies.
Sec. 809. Pilot program for anything-as-a-service.
Sec. 810. Updated guidance on planning for exportability features for future programs.
Sec. 811. Modernizing the Department of Defense requirements process.
Sec. 812. Preventing conflicts of interest for entities that provide certain consulting
services to the Department of Defense.
Sec. 813. Focused commercial solutions openings opportunities.
Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and
Limitations
Sec. 820. Amendments to multiyear procurement authority.
Sec. 821. Modification of approval authority for certain follow-on production contracts or transactions.
Sec. 822. Clarification of other transaction authority for installation or facility
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Sec. 823. Extension and revisions to never contract with the enemy.
Sec. 824. Modification and extension of temporary authority to modify certain contracts and options based on the impacts of inflation.
Sec. 825. Countering adversary logistics information technologies.
Sec. 826. Modification of contracts and options to provide economic price adjustments.
Sec. 827. Modifications to earned value management system requirements.
Subtitle C—Domestic Sourcing Requirements
Sec. 831. Emergency acquisition authority for purposes of replenishing United
States stockpiles.
Sec. 832. Requirement for full domestic production of flags of the United States acquired by the Department of Defense.
Sec. 833. Amendment to requirement to buy certain metals from American sources.
Sec. 834. Acquisition of sensitive material prohibition exception amendment.
Sec. 835. Enhanced domestic content requirement for major defense acquisition
programs.
Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Programs for Accelerating Acquisition
Sec. 841. Pilot program to accelerate contracting and pricing processes.
Sec. 842. Demonstration and prototyping program to advance international product
support capabilities in a contested logistics environment.
Sec. 843. Special authority for rapid contracting for commanders of combatant commands.
Subtitle E—Industrial Base Matters
Sec. 851. Additional national security objectives for the national technology and industrial base.
Sec. 852. Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Program.
Sec. 853. Modifications to the Procurement Technical Assistance Program.
Sec. 854. Modification of effective date for expansion on the prohibition on acquiring certain metal products.
Sec. 855. Extension of pilot program for distribution support and services for weapons systems contractors.
Sec. 856. Pilot program to analyze and monitor certain supply chains.
Sec. 857.

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