[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8070 Engrossed in House (EH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8070
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AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) In General.--This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemember
Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2025''.
(b) Reference.--Any reference in this or any other Act to the
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025'' shall be
deemed to be a reference to the ``Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2025''.
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into four 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.
(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.
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. Pilot program on the use of robotic targets to enhance the
lethality of the reserve components of the
Army.
Sec. 112. Limitation on procurement of end items containing energetic
materials pending certification on domestic
production capacity.
Sec. 113. Report on Black Hawk helicopter program.
Sec. 114. Plan for providing certain aircraft to the Army National
Guard.
Sec. 115. Development of requirement for shipping container production
facility at domestic Army installation.
Subtitle C--Navy Programs
Sec. 131. Modification of annual report on cost targets for certain
aircraft carriers.
Sec. 132. Procurement authorities for certain amphibious shipbuilding
programs.
Sec. 133. Multiyear procurement authority for CH-53K aircraft and T408
engines.
Sec. 134. Recapitalization of tactical fighter aircraft of the Navy
Reserve.
Sec. 135. Designation of official responsible for autonomous surface
and underwater dual-modality vehicles.
Sec. 136. Limitation on availability of funds for Medium Landing Ship
pending certification and report.
Sec. 137. Limitation on structural improvements and electrical power
upgrades for AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters.
Sec. 138. Sense of Congress on aircraft carrier procurement.
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs
Sec. 151. Modification of minimum inventory requirement for air
refueling tanker aircraft.
Sec. 152. Modification of certain primary mission aircraft inventory
requirements for the combat air forces of
the Air Force.
Sec. 153. Extension of requirements relating to C-130 aircraft.
Sec. 154. Limitation on retirement of F-15E aircraft pending fighter
aircraft capabilities and requirements
study.
Sec. 155. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of report on
plan for long-term Air Force fighter force
structure.
Sec. 156. Recapitalization of air refueling tanker aircraft of the
reserve components of the Air Force.
Sec. 157. Consolidation of authorities relating to Air Force landing
gear.
Sec. 158. Notification of delays in delivery of MH-139 aircraft.
Sec. 159. Plan for establishment and maintenance of F-16 simulators at
Air National Guard training centers.
Sec. 160. Funding for C-130 modular airborne firefighting system.
Sec. 161. Requirement for minimum number of air logistics complexes.
Subtitle E--Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters
Sec. 171. Modification to Air Force and Navy use of commercial dual-use
parts in certain aircraft and engines.
Sec. 172. Policy on qualifications of contractors for into-plane fuel
deliveries for heavy-lift aircraft.
Sec. 173. Prohibition on operation, procurement, and contracting
related to foreign-made light detection and
ranging technology.
Sec. 174. Limitation on procurement of F-35 aircraft pending
certification on improvements and
correction of deficiencies.
Sec. 175. Assessment of air-to-air missile inventory requirements and
related capabilities.
Sec. 176. Modification to multiyear procurement authority for certain
critical minerals.
Sec. 177. Sense of Congress on domestic procurement of defense articles
for AUKUS partnership.
Sec. 178. Study to identify sources of secure parts for unmanned
aircraft systems.
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Funding for National Defense Education Program.
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations
Sec. 211. Modification of certain requirements relating to the Joint
Energetics Transition Office.
Sec. 212. Modification to annual report on unfunded priorities of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering.
Sec. 213. Modification to defense laboratory education partnerships.
Sec. 214. Use of partnership intermediaries to promote defense research
and education.
Sec. 215. Modification to personnel management authority to attract
experts in science and engineering.
Sec. 216. Modification to consortium on use of additive manufacturing
for defense capability development.
Sec. 217. Modification to continuous capability development and
delivery program for F-35 aircraft.
Sec. 218. Modification of CVN-73 to support fielding of MQ-25 unmanned
aerial vehicle.
Sec. 219. Agility Prime Transition Working Group.
Sec. 220. Measures to advance quantum information science within the
Department of Defense.
Sec. 221. Authority to temporarily detail employees of the Office of
Strategic Capital to certain private-sector
organizations.
Sec. 222. Pilot program on establishment of a test and evaluation cell
within the Defense Innovation Unit.
Sec. 223. Dismantlement of Chinese drone aircraft of to identify the
origin of components and security
vulnerabilities.
Sec. 224. Program on limited objective experimentation in support of
Air Force operations.
Sec. 225. Prohibition on contracts between certain foreign entities and
institutions of higher education conducting
Department of Defense-funded research.
Sec. 226. Limitation on availability of funds for fundamental research
collaboration with certain institutions.
Sec. 227. Disclosure requirements for persons performing research or
development projects for the Department of
Defense.
Sec. 228. Modification to innovators information repository in the
Department of Defense.
Sec. 229. Prohibition on availability of funds for canine and feline
research.
Sec. 230. Expansion of participation in the Digital On-Demand Program.
Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters
Sec. 241. Plan for establishment of secure computing and data storage
environment for testing of artificial
intelligence trained on biological data.
Sec. 242. Study and report on foreign capital disclosure requirements
of certain Department of Defense
organizations.
Sec. 243. Biotechnology roadmap.
Sec. 244. Authority for Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement
for an assessment of biotechnology
capabilities of adversaries of the United
States.
Sec. 245. Sense of Congress on research and development of solid rocket
motor mixing technology and the missile
industrial base.
Sec. 246. Funding for demonstration of high-pressure waterjet cut and
capture system to demilitarize underwater
munitions.
Sec. 247. Modification to artificial intelligence education strategy.
Sec. 248. Report on artificial intelligence workforce of the Department
of Defense.
Sec. 249. Increase in funding for high-hypersonic detonation propulsion
research and technology.
Sec. 250. Increase in funding for adaptive and intelligent adversary-
threat models.
Sec. 251. Funding for surface and shallow water mine counter-measures.
Sec. 252. Report on potential inclusion of Israel in the national
technology and industrial base.
Sec. 253. Plan on hacking for defense expansion.
Sec. 254. Report on potential strategic partnership between the Defense
Innovation Unit and the Taiwan Ministry of
National Defense.
Sec. 255. Sense of Congress on the continuing need for innovation in
the Armed Forces.
Sec. 256. Funding for alternative domestic source C-130J IRSS.
Sec. 257. Funding for virtual engineering for army readiness and
sustainment.
Sec. 258. Funding for humanitarian airborne mobile infrastructure
capability.
Sec. 259. Funding for fuel cell multi-modular use utilizing hydrogen.
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B--Energy and Environment
Sec. 311. Extension of requirement to establish a schedule of black
start exercises to assess the energy
resilience and energy security of military
installations.
Sec. 312. Extension of prohibition on required disclosure.
Sec. 313. Modifications to pilot program on use of sustainable aviation
fuel.
Sec. 314. Modification of temporary moratorium on incineration by
Department of Defense of perfluoroalkyl
substances, polyfluoroalkyl substances, and
aqueous film forming foam.
Sec. 315. Initiative to control and combat the spread of coconut
rhinoceros beetle in Hawaii.
Sec. 316. Review and plan regarding biosecurity protocols for Hawaii.
Sec. 317. Pilot program to install propane-powered generators at a
domestic defense industrial base facility.
Sec. 318. Prohibition on implementation of regulation relating to
minimizing risk of climate change.
Sec. 319. Stormwater discharge permits for Department of Defense
facilities.
Sec. 320. Extension of period for cooperative agreements under Native
American lands environmental mitigation
program.
Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment
Sec. 331. Plans regarding condition and maintenance of prepositioned
stockpiles of Navy, Air Force, and Marine
Corps.
Sec. 332. Pilot program on improving marine corps supply chain and
logistics through the integration of
artificial intelligence and machine
learning software solutions.
Sec. 333. Responsiveness testing of Defense Logistics Agency
pharmaceutical contracts.
Sec. 334. Investment plan for Department of Defense depots and
industrial facilities.
Subtitle D--Studies and Reports
Sec. 341. Joint Safety Council report and briefing requirements.
Sec. 342. Change in timeframe for report on ability of Department of
Defense to meet requirements for energy
resilience and energy security measures on
military installations.
Sec. 343. Modifications to Comptroller General annual reviews of F-35
sustainment efforts.
Sec. 344. Study on firefighter rapid intervention team training and
equipment at Department of Defense
facilities.
Sec. 345. Joint Safety Council review of Comptroller General report on
fatigue of members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 346. Study on use and presence of toxic chemicals in Panama Canal
Zone.
Sec. 347. Report on wildfire fighting capabilities of the Department of
Defense in Hawaii.
Sec. 348. Briefing on Army organizational clothing and equipment used
in cold and extreme cold weather
environments.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Sec. 351. Expanded license reciprocity for Department of Defense
veterinarians.
Sec. 352. Provision of sports foods and third-party certified dietary
supplements to members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 353. Funding for base support.
Sec. 354. Availability of operation and maintenance appropriations for
software.
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A--Active Forces
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the
Reserves.
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on
active duty for operational support.
Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 421. Military personnel.
Subtitle D--Reports
Sec. 431. Annual defense manpower profile report: expansion of
justifications for end strengths.
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
Subtitle A--Officer Policy
Sec. 501. Grade of Surgeon General of the Navy.
Sec. 502. Redistribution of general officers of the Marine Corps on
active duty.
Sec. 503. Removal of exemption relating to Attending Physician to the
Congress for certain distribution and grade
limitations.
Sec. 504. Authority to exclude additional positions from limitations on
the number of general officers and flag
officers on active duty.
Sec. 505. Modification to grade of Attending Physician to the Congress.
Sec. 506. Authority to separate a regular officer after a board of
inquiry recommends retaining such officer.
Sec. 507. Inclusion of service in SROTC in the computation of length of
service of an officer appointed for
completing SROTC.
Sec. 508. Improvements relating to Medical Officer of the Marine Corps
position.
Sec. 509. Repeal of requirement of one year of active duty service for
original appointment as a warrant officer
in the Department of the Air Force.
Sec. 509A. Pilot program on peer and subordinate evaluations of certain
officers.
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management
Sec. 511. Grades of certain chiefs of reserve components.
Sec. 512. Expansion of authority to continue reserve officers in
certain military specialties on the reserve
active-status list.
Sec. 513. Feasibility of establishing a unit of the National Guard in
American Samoa and in the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands.
Sec. 514. Amendment to extend time period for transfer or discharge of
certain army and air force reserve
component general officers.
Subtitle C--General Service Authorities and Military Records
Sec. 521. Transfer to the Space Force of covered space functions of the
Air National Guard of the United States.
Sec. 522. Authority to designate certain separated members of the Air
Force as honorary separated members of the
Space Force.
Sec. 523. Merit-based principles for military personnel decisions in
the Department of Defense.
Sec. 524. Next of kin of deceased members of certain Armed Forces:
database; privacy.
Sec. 525. Marine Corps permeability pilot program.
Sec. 526. Restoration of retired rank of General John D. Lavelle.
Sec. 527. Prohibition of requirement in the Department of Defense to
wear a mask to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Sec. 528. Elimination of offices of diversity, equity, and inclusion
and personnel of such offices.
Sec. 529. Posthumous commission as captain in the regular Army for
Milton Holland.
Sec. 529A. Authorization of members awarded certain decorations to wear
the uniform when not on active duty.
Sec. 529B. Review of