This Act may be cited as the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022”.

(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.
Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act.

In this Act, the term “congressional defense committees” has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.

The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, jointly submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage in the House acting first on the conference report or amendment between the Houses.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force and the Space Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding table in section 4101.

(a) Authority for multiyear procurement.—Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Army may enter into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2022 program year, for the procurement of AH–64E Apache helicopters.

(b) Condition for out-year contract payments.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2022 is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such later fiscal year.

(a) Authority for multiyear procurement.—Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Army may enter into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2022 program year, for the procurement of UH–60M and HH–60M Black Hawk helicopters.

(b) Condition for out-year contract payments.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2022 is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such later fiscal year.

(a) Report required.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 31, 2022, but after completion of operational testing of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the Integrated Visual Augmentation System.

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:

(A) A validation of the reliability of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System to meet operational need for mean time between failure to support anticipated operational mission profiles.

(B) A validation of network adequacy for operational employment of the System, including ability to integrate into command networks, and a plan to facilitate the display of position location and identification information for adjacent units, non-System-equipped platforms, and soldiers.

(C) A validation of power duration adequacy and a plan for battery management of the System to meet anticipated operational mission requirements.

(D) A plan to ensure targetable three-dimensional terrain data in the System.

(E) A basis-of-issue plan based on lessons of developmental and operational testing of the System.

(F) A plan for iterative improvements to sensors, software, and form factor throughout production and procurement of the System.

(G) Any other matters that the Secretary considers relevant to the full understanding of the status and plan of the System.

(b) Limitation on use of funds.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2022 for procurement of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees the report required by subsection (a)(1).

Section 112(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1660), as amended by section 111(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), is further amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “shall deploy the capability as follows:” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “shall deploy two batteries of the capability by not later than September 30, 2020.”;

(2) in paragraph (2)—

(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking “deadlines” and inserting “deadline”;

(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “deadlines” and inserting “deadline”;

(C) in subparagraph (F), by adding “and” at the end;

(D) by striking subparagraph (G); and

(E) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (G); and

(3) in paragraph (4), by striking “in paragraph (1):” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “in paragraph (1), if the Secretary determines that sufficient funds have not been appropriated to enable the Secretary to meet such deadline.”.

Section 130(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1665), as most recently amended by section 127 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), is further amended by striking “for fiscal years 2019, 2020, or 2021” and inserting “for fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022”.

(a) Analysis.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall conduct an analysis of covered radar systems operating with the Aegis combat system in the Navy and the Missile Defense Agency in the future-years defense program.

(2) ELEMENTS.—The analysis conducted under paragraph (1) shall include the following:

(A) An independent cost estimate of each covered radar systems described in paragraph (1) and each variant thereof.

(B) An assessment of the capability provided by each such system and variant to address current and future air and missile defense threats.

(C) In the case of covered radar systems operating with the Aegis combat system in the Navy, an assessment of the capability and technical suitability of each planned configuration for such systems to support current and future distributed maritime operations in contested environments.

(b) Report.—Not later than March 1, 2022, the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall submit to the congressional defense committees the following:

(1) A report on the results of the analysis conducted under subsection (a)(1).

(2) Such recommendations as the Director may have to achieve greater capability, affordability, and sustainability across covered radar systems described in subsection (a)(1), including variants thereof, during fiscal years 2022 through 2027, including whether to maintain parallel paths with different systems configurations or to choose to pursue fewer configurations.

(c) Covered radar systems defined.—In this section, the term “covered radar systems” includes the following:

(1) AN/SPY–1.

(2) AN/SPY–6.

(3) AN/SPY–7.

Section 123(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2030) is amended by striking “fiscal year 2022” and inserting “fiscal year 2027”.

Section 124(a)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is amended by striking “fiscal year 2021” and inserting “fiscal years 2021 and 2022”.

(a) In general.—Chapter 863 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8678 the following new section:

(b) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 863 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8678 the following new item:

“8678a. Limitation on decommissioning or inactivating a battle force ship before the end of expected service life.”.

(a) Plan required.—Not later than February 1, 2022, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 15-year acquisition, modernization, and sustainment plan for the carrier air wings of the Navy.

(b) Elements.—The plan required by subsection (a) shall include the following:

(1) An assessment of how well the capabilities and composition of the carrier air wings meet the requirements of the National Defense Strategy and a plan to address known shortfalls such as with respect to tanker capacity and strike fighter range.

(2) An identification of the role of autonomous aircraft, including the MQ–25 aircraft, and other potential future capabilities and platforms in future carrier air wings.

(3) An assessment of whether nine carrier air wings is the correct force structure, considering—

(A) whether the composition of aircraft and squadrons within a carrier air wing as of the date on which the plan is submitted is adequate; and

(B) whether ten carrier air wings, the minimum number to be maintained under section 8062(e) of title 10, United States Code, after the earlier of the two dates referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) of such section, is adequate.

(4) An identification of the appropriate modernization plan to maximize operational use of platforms in existence as of the date on which the report is submitted, particularly the EA–18G aircraft and the E–2D aircraft, by leveraging available technologies such as Next Generation Jammer.

(a) In general.—Chapter 805 title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

(b) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 805 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

“8039. Deputy Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command for the Supervision of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair.”.

(c) Deadline for establishment and appointment.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall establish and appoint an individual to the position of Deputy Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command for the Supervision of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair under section 8039 of such title, as added by subsection (a).

(a) In general.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain a total tactical airlift aircraft inventory of not less than 292 aircraft.

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

(c) Savings clause.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023, the Secretary of the Air Force is prohibited from reducing the total tactical airlift aircraft inventory from the National Guard.

(2) REPLACEMENTS.—The Secretary of the Air Force may remove an aircraft from the total tactical airlift aircraft inventory of the National Guard if the Secretary of the Air Force replaces the aircraft with a similarly capable mobility aircraft.

(d) Sunset.—This section shall not apply after October 1, 2023.

(e) Conforming amendment.—Section 134(d) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is amended by striking “October 1, 2021” and inserting “the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022”.

(a) Extension of inventory requirement.—Section 9062(i)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “October 1, 2022” and inserting “October 1, 2026”.

(b) Extension of limitation on retirement of Air Force fighter aircraft.—Section 131(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1314; 10 U.S.C. 9062 note) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “October 1, 2022” and inserting “October 1, 2026”; and

(2) in paragraph (2), by striking “October 1, 2022” and inserting “October 1, 2026”.

(a) Prohibition.—Notwithstanding sections 134 and 135 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2037), and except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2022 for the Air Force may be obligated to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or on backup aircraft inventory status any A–10 aircraft.

(b) Exception.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The limitation under subsection (a) shall not apply to an individual A–10 aircraft that the Secretary of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer mission capable because of a Class A mishap.

(2) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—If the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that an aircraft is no longer mission capable, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a certification that the status of such aircraft is due to a Class A mishap and not due to lack of maintenance or repairs or other reasons.

(3) CERTIFICATION ADDITIONAL.—Any certification submitted under paragraph (2) shall be in addition to the notification and certification required by section 135(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2039).

(c) Implementation report.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the following:

(1) The plans of the Secretary to re-wing each of the aircraft in the fleet of 281 A–10 aircraft that have not received new wings as of the date of the enactment of this Act, including—

(A) the funding needed to complete re-winging of the aircraft in the fleet and the fiscal year in which such funds will be requested; and

(B) the plan for executing the installations, including the intended location, number of aircraft, and fiscal year in which installations will be completed.

(2) The funding needed to maintain the aircraft in the fleet of 281 A–10 aircraft at a rate of operational readiness of not less than 80 percent mission capable and not less than 70 percent fully mission capable, including—

(A) the funding for unit, intermediate, and depot maintenance and repair, spare parts, fuel and all other flying hour costs;

(B) the actual funding being made available by the Air Force to achieve and maintain such readiness levels; and

(C) any actions taken or contemplated to be taken to bridge any shortfall.

(d) Report on comparison test and evaluation that examines capabilities of F–35A and A–10C aircraft.—Section 134(e)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2038) is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;

(2) in subparagraph (B)—

(A) by inserting “the results and findings of” before “a comparison”; and

(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and

(3) by adding after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:

“(C) details of the design and metrics of the comparison test and evaluation described in subparagraph (B), including each scenario examined in the test, number of sorties, time on station, how the interaction with ground forces and Joint Terminal Air Controllers was assessed or simulated, how scenarios adequately represented real-world threats, ability to strike representative targets, and combat dynamics in which close air support, search and rescue, and forward air controller airborne missions were conducted.”.

(a) Modification of limitation on retirement of A–10 aircraft.—Section 134(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2037) is amended by striking “report under subsection (e)(2)” and inserting “part of the report under subsection (e)(2) that is required under subparagraph (C) of that subsection”.

(b) Fighter aircraft comparison test reports.—

(1) REPORT FROM DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall submit to the congressional defense committees the part of the report required by section 134(e)(1)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2038).

(2) REPORT FROM SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the submission of the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees the part of the report required by section 134(e)(2)(C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2038).

Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force may not equip any unit of the Air National Guard of the United States with an F–35 aircraft until the ratio of combat-coded F–35 aircraft of the Regular Air Force to combat-coded F–35 aircraft of the Air National Guard is greater than 4 to 1.

Section 135(d) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is amended—

(1) by striking “None” and inserting the following:

“(1) FISCAL YEAR 2021.—None”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(2) FISCAL YEAR 2022.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2022 for the Air Force may be obligated to reduce the number of KC–135 aircraft of the Air National Guard designated as primary mission aircraft inventory.”.

Notwithstanding section 135 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on October 1, 2022, the Secretary of the Air Force may divest 18 KC–135 aircraft.

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2022 for the Air Force may be obligated for a follow-on tanker aircraft to the KC–46 aircraft (commonly referred to as a “bridge tanker”) until the date on which the Remote Vision System version 2.0 begins operational testing.

The Secretary of the Air Force shall fully maintain the operational and maintenance squadrons of the B–1 bomber aircraft in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act until at least September 30, 2030, unless such squadrons are replaced by units of the B–21 bomber aircraft.

(a) Prohibition on duplication of efforts.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that efforts to provide air- and space-based ground moving target indicator capability are not duplicated across the Department of Defense.

(b) Prohibition on use of funds.—The Secretary of Defense may not obligate or expend any funds to provide the capability described in subsection (a) until the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments and the heads of such agencies as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, submits to the congressional defense committees the following:

(1) A list of all procurement and research and development efforts relating to the capability described in subsection (a) funded by the Department of Defense or any other agency of the executive branch.

(2) A description of how the efforts described in paragraph (1) will provide real-time information to warfighters through the use of air battle managers and the joint all domain command and control efforts of the Department.

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for Procurement, Defense-wide, for the procurement of armed overwatch aircraft by the United States Special Operations Command may be obligated or expended until 15 days after submission to the congressional defense committees of the acquisition roadmap required by section 165(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283).

(a) Transition plan.—Not later than February 1, 2022, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report with a plan for transitioning sustainment responsibilities for the F–35 program away from the Joint Program Office. The plan shall include the full transfer by October 1, 2027, of sustainment responsibilities for the F–35A to the Air Force as executive agent and of sustainment responsibilities for the F–35B and F–35C to the Navy as executive agent.

(b) Transition requirement.—Not later than October 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall fully transition sustainment responsibilities for the F–35 program from the Joint Program Office to the Air Force and the Navy as specified under subsection (a).

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in the funding table in section 4201.

Subparagraph (A) of section 1599h(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

“(A) in the case of employees appointed pursuant to paragraph (1)(B)—

“(i) to any of 5 positions designated by the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for purposes of this clause, at rates not in excess of a rate equal to 150 percent of the maximum rate of basic pay authorized for positions at Level I of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title 5; and

“(ii) to any other position designated by the Director for purposes of this clause, at rates not in excess of the maximum amount of total annual compensation payable at the salary set in accordance with section 104 of title 3; and”.

Section 217(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended—

(1) by redesignating paragraph (30) as paragraph (33); and

(2) by inserting after paragraph (29) the following new paragraphs (30), (31), and (32):

“(30) Research security and integrity.

“(31) Spectrum dominance.

“(32) Printed circuit boards.”.

Section 2371 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (e)—

(A) by striking paragraph (2);

(B) in paragraph (1), in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking “(1)”; and

(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and

(2) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:

“(h) Guidance.—The Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance to carry out this section.”.

(a) In general.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall—

(1) review the potential applications of artificial intelligence and digital technology to Department of Defense platforms, processes, and operations; and

(2) establish performance objectives and accompanying metrics for the incorporation of artificial intelligence and digital readiness into such platforms, processes, and operations.

(b) Performance objectives and accompanying metrics.—

(1) SKILL GAPS.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall require each secretary of a military department and the head of each component of the Department shall—

(A) (i) conduct a comprehensive review of skill gaps in the fields of software development, software engineering, knowledge management, data science, and artificial intelligence;

(ii) assess the number and qualifications of civilian personnel needed for both management and specialist tracks in such fields;

(iii) assess the number of military personnel (officer and enlisted) needed for both management and specialist tracks in such fields; and

(B) establish recruiting, training, and talent management performance objectives and accompanying metrics for achieving and maintaining staffing levels needed to fill identified gaps and meet the needs of the Department for skilled personnel.

(2) AI MODERNIZATION ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall—

(A) assess investment by the Department in artificial intelligence innovation, science and technology, and research and development;

(B) assess investment by the Department in test and evaluation of artificial intelligence capabilities; and

(C) establish performance objectives and accompanying metrics for artificial intelligence modernization activities of the Department.

(3) EXERCISES, WARGAMES, AND EXPERIMENTATION.—To assist the Secretary in carrying out subsection (a), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall—

(A) assess the integration of artificial intelligence into war-games, exercises, and experimentation; and

(B) develop performance objectives and accompanying metrics for such integration.

(4) LOGISTICS AND SUSTAINMENT.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall require the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment—

(A) to assess the application of artificial intelligence in logistics and sustainment systems; and

(B) to establish performance objectives and accompanying metrics for integration of artificial intelligence in the Department of Defense logistics and sustainment enterprise.

(5) BUSINESS AI APPLICATIONS.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall—

(A) assess the integration of artificial intelligence for administrative functions that can be performed with robotic process automation and artificial intelligence-enabled analysis; and

(B) establish performance objectives and accompanying metrics for the integration of artificial intelligence in priority business process areas of the Department, including the following:

(i) Human resources.

(ii) Budget and finance, including audit.

(iii) Retail.

(iv) Real estate.

(v) Health care.

(vi) Logistics.

(vii) Such other business processes as the Secretary considers appropriate.

(c) Report to Congress.—Not later than 120 days after the completion of the review required by subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on—

(1) the findings of the Secretary with respect to the review and any action taken or proposed to be taken by the Secretary to address such findings; and

(2) the performance objectives and accompanying metrics established under subsections (a)(2) and (b).

(a) Modification of joint common foundation.—The Secretary of Defense shall modify the Joint Common Foundation program conducted by the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center to ensure that Department of Defense components can more easily contract with leading commercial artificial intelligence companies to support the rapid and efficient development and deployment of applications and capabilities.

(b) Qualifying commercial companies.—The Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to increase the number of commercial artificial intelligence companies eligible to provide support to Department of Defense components, including with respect to requirements for cybersecurity protections and processes, to achieve automatic authority to operate and provide continuous delivery, security clearances, data portability, and interoperability.

(c) Use of FAR part 12.—The Secretary shall ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, commercial artificial intelligence companies are able to offer platforms, services, applications, and tools to components through processes and procedures under part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(d) Objectives of the joint common foundation program.—The objectives of the Joint Common Foundation shall include the following:

(1) Relieving components of the need to design or develop or independently contract for the computing and data hosting platforms and associated services on and through which the component would apply its domain expertise to develop specific artificial intelligence applications.

(2) Providing expert guidance to components in selecting commercial platforms, tools, and services to support the development of component artificial intelligence applications.

(3) Ensuring that leading commercial artificial intelligence technologies and capabilities are easily and rapidly accessible to components through streamlined contracting processes.

(4) Assisting components in designing, developing, accessing, or acquiring commercial or non-commercial capabilities that may be needed to support the operational use of artificial intelligence applications.

(5) Enabling companies to develop software for artificial intelligence applications within secure software development environments that are controlled, sponsored, required, or specified by the Department of Defense, including PlatformOne of the Department of the Air Force

(e) Briefing.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on actions taken to carry out this section.

(a) Establishment of course.—Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish executive education activities on emerging technologies for appropriate general and flag officers and senior executive-level civilian leaders that are designed specifically to prepare new general and flag officers and senior executive-level civilian leaders on relevant technologies and how these technologies may be applied to military and business activities in the Department of Defense.

(b) Plan for participation.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan for participation in executive education activities established under subsection (a).

(2) REQUIREMENTS.—As part of such plan, the Secretary shall ensure that, not later than five years after the date of the establishment of the activities under subsection (a), all appropriate general flag officers and senior executive-level civilian leaders are—

(A) required to complete the executive education activities under such subsection; and

(B) certified as having successfully completed the executive education activities.

(c) Report.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the status of the implementation of the activities required by subsection (a).

(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following:

(A) A description of the new general and flag officers and senior executive-level civilian leaders for whom the education activities have been designated.

(B) A recommendation with respect to continuing or expanding the activities required under subsection (a).

Section 9903(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking “may” and inserting “shall”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

“(3) STRUCTURE.— (A) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, through a competitive process, select two or more entities to carry out the activities described in paragraph (2) as part of the network established under paragraph (1).

“(B) The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that the entities selected under subparagraph (A) collectively represent the geographic diversity of the United States.”.

(a) Activities required.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish a set of activities—

(1) to accelerate the development and deployment of a useful, large scale, dual-use quantum computing capability;

(2) to ensure that the Department of Defense is fully aware and has a technical understanding of the maturity and operational utility of new and emerging quantum computing technologies; and

(3) to ensure the Department of Defense consistently has access to the most advanced quantum computing capabilities available in the commercial sector to support research and modernization activities.

(b) Assistance program.—

(1) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—In carrying out subsection (a) and subject to the availability of appropriations for this purpose, the Secretary shall, acting through the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and in consultation with such officials from government and private sector organizations as the Secretary considers appropriate, establish a program under which the Secretary may award assistance to one or more organizations to accelerate the development and deployment of a useful, dual-use quantum computing capability.

(2) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance awarded under the program required by paragraph (1) may consist of a grant, a contract, a cooperative agreement, or such other form of assistance as the Secretary considers appropriate.

(3) AUTHORITIES AND ACQUISITION APPROACHES.—The Secretary may use the following authorities and acquisition approaches for the program required by paragraph (1):

(A) Section 2374a of title 10, United States Code, relating to prizes for advanced technology achievements.

(B) Section 2373 of such title, relating to procurement for experimental purposes.

(C) Sections 2371 and 2371b of such title, relating to transactions other than contracts and grants.

(D) Section 2358 of such title, relating to research and development projects.

(E) Section 879 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), relating to defense pilot program for authority to acquire innovative commercial items, technologies, and services using general solicitation competitive procedures.

(F) Milestone payments based on technical achievements.

(G) Requirement for cost share from private sector participants in the program.

(H) Commercial procurements under part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations.

(I) Such other authorities or approaches as the Secretary considers appropriate.

(4) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall, in consultation with such experts from government and industry as the Secretary considers appropriate, establish policies and procedures to carry out the program required by paragraph (1).

(c) Briefing and report.—

(1) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2022, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the plan to carry out the activities required by subsection (a) and the program required by subsection (b).

(2) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2022, and not less frequently than once each year thereafter until December 31, 2026, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the activities carried out under subsection (a) and the program carried out under subsection (b).

(a) Plans.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for a pilot program for the deployment of passive telecommunications infrastructure to facilitate the deployment of fifth-generation wireless telecommunications on military installations of the respective military department.

(2) PLAN ELEMENTS.—Each plan submitted under paragraph (1) by a Secretary of a military department shall include, with respect to such military department, the following:

(A) A list of military installations at which the pilot program will be carried out, including at least one military installation of the department.

(B) A description of authorities that will be used to execute the pilot program.

(C) A timeline for the implementation and duration of the pilot program.

(D) The number of telecommunication carriers that intend to use the passive telecommunications infrastructure to provide services at each of the military installations listed under subparagraph (A).

(E) An assessment of need for centralized processes and points of contacts to facilitate passive telecommunications infrastructure or similar telecommunications infrastructure.

(b) Pilot programs required.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department shall establish a pilot program in accordance with the plan submitted by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1).

(c) Reports.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date on which a Secretary of a military department commences a pilot program under subsection (b) and not less frequently than once every 180 days thereafter until the completion of the pilot program, the Secretary of the military department shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the pilot program.

(2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under paragraph (1) for a pilot program shall include the following:

(A) A description of the status of the pilot program at each location at which the pilot program is carried out.

(B) A description of the use of and services provided by telecommunications carriers of the passive telecommunications infrastructure at each military installation under the pilot program.

(C) Such additional information as the Secretary of the military department considers appropriate.

(d) Passive telecommunications infrastructure defined.—In this section, the term “passive telecommunications infrastructure” means the passive components that enable services of commercial telecommunication carriers and Department of Defense private networks, including macro tower, small cell poles, distributed antenna systems, dark fiber, and assured power solutions.

The Secretary of Defense may, in coordination with the Director of the Strategic Capabilities Office and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, assemble a collection of four National Guard units to participate in the testing and evaluation of a micro nuclear reactor program.

The Secretary of the Navy may not transfer any operational flight test event to be completed by a nontest designated unit and may not reduce any operational flight test capacity until such time as the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation has, in consultation with the Secretary of the Navy, certified that the use of nontest designated units to conduct flight tests will not have any appreciable effect on program cost, program schedule, or the efficacy of test completion.

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2022 for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, for the High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System, not more than 50 percent may be obligated until the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff certifies that—

(1) the High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System is a critical component of Project Convergence of the Army and is consistent with the Joint All Domain Command and Control strategy of the Department of Defense; and

(2) in a conflict, it will be able to operate at standoff distances for survivability against enemy air defenses, while providing signals intelligence, electronic intelligence, communications intelligence, or synthetic aperture radar or moving target indicator information to the ground component commander, consistent with planned operational concepts.

(a) In general.—Section 2358a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and

(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection (f):

“(f) Direct hire authority at personnel demonstration laboratories for advanced degree holders.—

“(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may appoint qualified candidates possessing an advanced degree to positions described in paragraph (2) without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, other than sections 3303 and 3328 of such title.

“(2) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection applies with respect to candidates for scientific and engineering positions within any laboratory designated by section 1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2486; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) as a Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratory.

“(3) LIMITATION.— (A) Authority under this subsection may not, in any calendar year and with respect to any laboratory, be exercised with respect to a number of candidates greater than the number equal to 5 percent of the total number of scientific and engineering positions within such laboratory that are filled as of the close of the fiscal year last ending before the start of such calendar year.

“(B) For purposes of this paragraph, positions and candidates shall be counted on a full-time equivalent basis.”.

(b) Repeal.—Section 1108 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417) is hereby repealed.

(c) Conforming amendments.— (1) Section 255(b)(5)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 2223a note) is amended by striking “in section 2358a(f)(3) of” and inserting “in section 2358a(g) of”.

(2) Section 223(d)(3)(C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by striking “in section 2358a(f) of” and inserting “in section 2358a(g) of”.

(a) In general.—Subchapter II of chapter 305 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1843 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), is amended by inserting before section 4111 the following new section:

(b) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 305 of such title, as added by section 1843 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 4111 the following new item:

“4110. Science and technology reinvention laboratories: authority and designation.”.

(c) Conforming repeals.— (1) Section 1105 of the National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is hereby repealed.

(2) Section 342(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–337; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is hereby repealed.

(d) Conforming amendments.— (1) Section 1601(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by striking “section 342 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 2721)” and inserting “section 4110(a) of title 10, United States Code”.

(2) Section 1107 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended—

(A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

“(e) Requirement.—The Secretary of Defense shall take all necessary actions to fully implement and use the authorities provided to the Secretary under subsection (a) of section 4110 of title 10, United States Code, to carry out personnel management demonstration projects at Department of Defense laboratories designated by subsection (b) of such section as Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratories.”;

(B) in subsection (c), by striking “designated by section 1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2486)” and inserting “designated by section 4110(b) of title 10, United States Code”; and

(C) in subsection (e)(3), by striking “section 342(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (as cited in subsection (a))” and inserting “section 4110(a) of title 10, United States Code”.

(3) Section 1109(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by striking “specified in section 1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2486; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note)” and inserting “designated under section 4110(b) of title 10, United States Code”.

(4) Section 2803(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by striking “(as designated by section 1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note)” and inserting “(as designated under section 4110(b) of title 10, United States Code)”.

(5) Section 1108(b) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.) is amended by striking “section 1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2486; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note)” and inserting “section 4110(b) of title 10, United States Code”.

(6) Section 211(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by striking “under section 1105 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note), as amended” and inserting “under section 4110(b) of title 10, United States Code”.

(7) Section 233(a)(2)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by striking “as specified in section 1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note)” and inserting “as designated under section 4110(b) of title 10, United States Code”.

(8) Section 223(d)(3)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by striking “under section 1105 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note)” and inserting “under section 4110(b) of title 10, United States Code”.

(9) Section 252(e)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by striking “under section 1105 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note)” and inserting “under section 4110(b) of title 10, United States Code”.

(10) Section 255(b)(5)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 223a note) is amended by striking “(as designated under section 1105 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note))” and inserting “(as designated under section 4110(b) of title 10, United States Code)”.

(11) Section 249 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is amended—

(A) in subsection (e)(1)—

(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking “under section 2358a of title 10, United States Code” and inserting “under section 4110(b) of title 10, United States Code”;

(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and

(iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); and

(B) in subsection (g)(1)(B) by striking “under section 1105 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note)” and inserting “under section 4111 of title 10, United States Code”.

(12) Section 2368(h)(3) of title 10, United States Code, as redesignated by section 1844(b)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), is amended by striking “designated under section 1105 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note)” and inserting “designated under section 4110(b) of this title”.

(13) Section 4111 of title 10, United States Code, as redesignated by section 1843(b)(2) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), is amended—

(A) in subsection (b), by striking “designated by section 1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note)” both places it appears and inserting “designated by section 4110(b) of this title”; and

(B) in subsection (d)(2), by striking “pursuant to section 342(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–337; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note)” both places it appears and inserting “pursuant to section 4110(a) of this title”.

(14) Section 4112(f) of title 10, United States Code, as redesignated by section 1843(b)(2) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), as amended by subsection (e)(1) of this section, is amended by striking “by section 1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note)” and inserting “by section 4110(b) of this title”.

(e) Technical corrections.— (1) Section 1843(b)(2) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is amended—

(A) by inserting “, 2358c,” after “Sections 2358a”; and

(B) by striking “and 4112” and inserting “, 4112, and 4113”, respectively.

(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 305 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1843(a) of such Act, is amended by striking the item relating to section 4112 and inserting the following new items:

“4112. Enhanced pay authority for certain research and technology positions in science and technology reinvention laboratories.
“4113. Research and development laboratories: contracts for services of university students.”.

(f) Effective dates.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect immediately after title XVIII of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) and the amendments made by such title take effect pursuant to section 1801(d)(1) of such Act.

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE OF CERTAIN TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Subsection (e)(1) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

(a) In general.—Chapter 301 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1841 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), is amended by inserting after section 4009 the following new section:

(b) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 301 of such title, as added by section 1841 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4009 the following new item:

“4011. Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.”.

(c) Conforming repeals.— (1) Section 307 of title I of the 1997 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from Natural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, Including Those in Bosnia (Public Law 105–18; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note)

(2) Section 257 of title II of division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–337; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note)

(d) Effective date.—This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect immediately after title XVIII of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) and the amendments made by such title take effect pursuant to section 1801(d)(1) of such Act.

Section 233(c)(2)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by striking “Chief Management Officer” and inserting “Deputy Secretary of Defense or a designee of the Deputy Secretary”.

(a) Study required.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall direct the Defense Science Board to carry out a study on the resources and capabilities of the Department of Defense test and evaluation (T&E) organizations, facilities, and laboratories.

(2) PARTICIPATION.—Participants in the study shall include the following:

(A) Such members of the Board as the Chairman of the Board considers appropriate for the study.

(B) Such additional temporary members or contracted support as the Secretary—

(i) selects from those recommended by the Chairman for purposes of the study; and

(ii) considers to have significant technical, policy, or military expertise relevant to defense test and evaluation missions.

(3) ELEMENTS.—The study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include the following:

(A) Assessment of the effectiveness of current developmental testing (DT), operational testing (OT), and integrated testing (IT) within the Department of Defense in meeting statutory objectives and the test and evaluation requirements of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework.

(B) Identification of industry and government best practices for conducting developmental testing, operational testing, and integrated testing.

(C) Potential applicability of industry and government best practices for conducting developmental testing, operational testing, and integrated testing within the Department to improve test and evaluation outcomes.

(D) Identification of duplication of efforts and other non- or low-value added activities that reduce speed and effectiveness of test and evaluation activities.

(E) Assessment of test and evaluation oversight organizations within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, including their authorities, responsibilities, activities, resources, and effectiveness, including with respect to acquisition programs of the military services and Defense Agencies.

(F) Development and assessment of potential courses of action to improve the effectiveness of oversight of developmental testing, operational testing, and integrated testing activities, and test and evaluation resources within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, including as one such course of action establishing a single integrated office with such responsibilities.

(G) Development of such recommendations as the Board may have for legislative changes, authorities, organizational realignments, and administrative actions to improve test and evaluation oversight and capabilities, and facilitate better test and evaluation outcomes.

(H) Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.

(4) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall provide the Board with timely access to appropriate information, data, resources, and analysis so that the Board may conduct a thorough and independent analysis as required under this subsection.

(5) REPORT.— (A) Not later than one year after the date on which the Secretary directs the Board to conduct the study pursuant to paragraph (1), or December 1, 2022, whichever occurs earlier, the Board shall transmit to the Secretary a final report on the study.

(B) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives the final report under subparagraph (A), or December 31, 2022, whichever occurs earlier, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees such report and such comments as the Secretary considers appropriate.

(b) Briefing required.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the schedule and plan to execute activities under this section.

(a) Analysis required.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall conduct an analysis to determine whether modifications should be made in the Department of Defense grouping of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into five broad categories.

(b) Considerations.—In assessing under subsection (a) whether to make modifications to any of the five existing unmanned aerial systems groups, or expand the number of groups, the Under Secretary shall consider—

(1) constraints the current categorization places on the ability to achieve future capability to support current and emerging warfighting concepts;

(2) barriers arising from differences between the current categorization and the systems and technologies available in the commercial marketplace; and

(3) effects of different category definitions on schedules for fielding of new unmanned aerial systems technologies.

(c) Consultation.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall consult with—

(1) the Secretaries of the military departments;

(2) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and

(3) the Secretary of State.

(d) Report.—Not later than March 1, 2022, the Under Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report detailing the costs and benefits of potential modifications to the existing unmanned aerial systems categorization analyzed pursuant to subsection (a), and a notional schedule for implementation modifications the Under Secretary would recommend based on the findings of the Under Secretary with respect to such analysis.

(a) Plan required.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the working group established under subsection (c)(1), develop a plan for the creation of a modern digital development infrastructure that supports state of the art tools and modern processes to enable development, testing, fielding, and continuous update of artificial intelligence-powered applications at speed and scale from headquarters to the tactical edge.

(b) Contents of plan.—At a minimum, the plan required by subsection (a) shall include the following:

(1) An open architecture, an evolving reference design, and guidance for necessary technical investments in the digital development infrastructure described in subsection (a) that address issues, including issues relating to common interfaces, authentication, applications, platforms, software, hardware, and data infrastructure.

(2) A governance structure, together with associated policies and guidance, to drive the implementation of the reference design required by paragraph (1) throughout the Department on a federated basis.

(3) Identification and minimum viable instantiations of prototypical development and platform environments with the digital development infrastructure, including enterprise data sets assembled under subsection (d).

(c) Working group.—

(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a working group on digital development infrastructure implementation to accelerate efforts aligned with the plan required by subsection (a).

(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The working group established under paragraph (1) shall be composed of individuals selected by the Secretary to represent each of the following:

(A) The Office of Chief Data Officer (CDO).

(B) The Component Offices of Chief Information Officer and Chief Digital Officer.

(C) The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC).

(D) The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering (OUSD (R&E)).

(E) The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment (OUSD (A&S)).

(F) The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security (OUSD (I&S)).

(G) Service Acquisition Executives.

(H) The Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E).

(I) The office of the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

(J) Digital development infrastructure programs, including the appropriate activities of the military services and defense agencies.

(K) Such other officials of the Department of Defense as the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense determines appropriate.

(3) CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson of the working group established under paragraph (1) shall be the Chief Information Officer of the Department, or such other official as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate.

(4) CONSULTATION.—The working group shall consult with such experts outside of the Department as the working group considers necessary.

(5) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The working group established under paragraph (1) shall be develop the plan required by subsection (a).

(d) Strategic data node.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to other duties pursuant to his or her role in the working group outlined in paragraph (c), the Secretary of Defense shall assemble enterprise data sets in the following areas:

(A) Human resources.

(B) Budget and finance.

(C) Acquisition.

(D) Logistics.

(E) Real estate.

(F) Health care.

(G) Such other areas as the Secretary considers appropriate.

(2) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall assemble the enterprise data sets required by paragraph (1) as a linked, cloud-based data repository adherent to data service interfaces defined in the open architecture required under subsection (b)(1).

(3) SUPPORT.—In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall support the use of artificial intelligence-enabled applications for social science analysis, business analytics, and senior leader decision support.

(e) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on—

(1) the status of the plan required by subsection (a); and

(2) the progress in carrying out subsection (d).

(f) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) The term “digital development infrastructure” means a federated, enterprise technology infrastructure that enables the following:

(A) Access to commercial cloud technologies and services for scalable computing.

(B) Sharing of data, software, and capabilities through well-documented and hardened application programming interfaces with proper access controls.

(C) Giving all Department of Defense developers, scientists, and other appropriate personnel access and resources they need to drive new digital capabilities.

(2) The term “digital development infrastructure programs” means the collection of managed services for platforms, cloud infrastructure, and software development that have developed across the Department.

(a) Report required.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report of analysis supporting the determination of requirements or characteristics for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) refined through the concept designs and detailed designs phases of the acquisition strategy.

(2) ELEMENTS REQUIRED.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:

(A) A detailed description of the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle requirements or characteristics to be utilized for the physical prototyping phase of the program.

(B) A description of the analysis conducted to finalize the requirements or characteristics to be utilized for physical prototyping of the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle.

(C) A description of Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle-equipped organizational designs analyzed through the concept design or detailed design phases.

(D) A detailed description of the analysis conducted, trade-offs considered, and conclusions drawn with respect to the organizational design, survivability, mobility, payload, and combat effectiveness in execution of the critical operational tasks required of fighting-vehicle-equipped infantry within an armor brigade combat teams.

(E) A comparison of the combat effectiveness and survivability of Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle-equipped and Bradley Fighting Vehicle-equipped formations.

(b) Briefing required.—The Secretary of the Army shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees on the elements of the report required under subsection (a) 30 days prior to its submission to the congressional defense committees.

(c) Limitation.—The Secretary of the Army shall not enter into contract for the development of physical prototypes of the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle or otherwise named next-generation infantry fighting vehicle until 30 days after the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees the report required under subsection (a).

Section 139(h)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “, through January 31, 2026”.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4301.

(a) In general.—Section 317 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 2684a note) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by inserting “and restore” after “to preserve”;

(2) in subsection (c)—

(A) by striking “The Secretaries” and inserting the following:

“(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries”;

(B) in paragraph (1), as designated by subparagraph (A)—

(i) by inserting “resilience,” after “benefit of conservation,”; and

(ii) by inserting “, resilience,” after “land management”; and

(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(2) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION IN REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall include information concerning the activities undertaken pursuant to the Sentinel Landscapes Partnership in the annual report to Congress submitted under section 2684a(g) of title 10, United States Code.”;

(3) in subsection (d), in the second sentence, by inserting “by an eligible landowner or agricultural producer” after “Participation”;

(4) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f);

(5) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e):

“(e) Participation by other agencies.—Other Federal agencies with programs addressing conservation or resilience may, and are encouraged to—

“(1) participate in the activities of the Sentinel Landscape Partnership; and

“(2) become full partners in the Sentinel Landscape Partnership.”; and

(6) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(4) RESILIENCE.—The term ‘resilience’ means the capability to avoid, prepare for, minimize the effect of, adapt to, and recover from extreme weather events, flooding, wildfire, or other anticipated or unanticipated changes in environmental conditions.”.

(b) Conservation and cultural activities.—Section 2694 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (b)—

(A) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “or involves a sentinel landscape” before the semicolon; and

(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting “or that would contribute to maintaining or improving military installation resilience” before the semicolon; and

(B) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “or nature-based climate resilience plans” before the semicolon; and

(ii) in subparagraph (F)—

(I) in clause (i)—

(aa) by striking “single ecosystem that encompasses” and inserting “single ecosystem—

“(I) that encompasses”;

(bb) by redesignating clause (ii) as subclause (II) and moving such subclause, as so redesignated, two ems to the right; and

(cc) in subclause (II), as redesignated by item (bb), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and

(II) by adding at the end the following new clause (ii):

“(ii) for one or more ecosystems within a sentinel landscape.”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(e) Sentinel landscape defined.—In this section, the term ‘sentinel landscape’ has the meaning given that term in section 317(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 2684a note).”.

(a) In general.—Section 2911 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(i) Assessment of life-cycle costs and performance of potential energy resilience projects.— (1) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Defense shall develop and institute a process to ensure that the Department of Defense, when evaluating energy resilience measures, uses analytical tools that are accurate and effective in projecting the costs and performance of such measures.

“(2) Analytical tools used under paragraph (1) shall be—

“(A) designed to—

“(i) provide an accurate projection of the costs and performance of the energy resilience measure being analyzed;

“(ii) be used without specialized training; and

“(iii) produce resulting data that is understandable and usable by the typical source selection official;

“(B) consistent with standards and analytical tools commonly applied by the Department of Energy and by commercial industry;

“(C) adaptable to accommodate a rapidly changing technological environment;

“(D) peer reviewed for quality and precision and measured against the highest level of development for such tools; and

“(E) periodically reviewed and updated, but not less frequently than once every three years.”.

(b) Reporting requirement.—If amounts are appropriated to carry out the requirements under subsection (i) of section 2911 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), not later than September 30, 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the execution by the Secretary of such requirements.

(a) Strategy to test and integrate wind turbine interference mitigation strategies.—The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Commander of United States Northern Command and the Commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command, shall develop a strategy to test and integrate wind turbine interference mitigation technologies into radars and the air surveillance command and control architecture of the Department of Defense.

(b) Modification of Clearinghouse requirements.—Section 183a(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(C) A notice of presumed risk issued under subparagraph (A) is a preliminary assessment only and does not represent a formal objection pursuant to subsection (e). Discussions of possible mitigation actions under such subparagraph could favorably resolve any concerns identified in the notice of presumed risk.”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(8) If, in reviewing an application for an energy project pursuant to paragraph (1), the Clearinghouse finds no obstruction, interference, or adverse impact under section 44718(b)(1) of title 49, the Clearinghouse shall communicate to the Secretary of Transportation in writing, not later than five business days after making such finding, the following: ‘No Part 77 concerns, national security review ongoing.’.”.

Section 317(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(3) EXEMPTION.—

“(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may exempt a location from the prohibition under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines it is in the paramount interest of the United States to do so.

“(B) NONDELEGATION.—The Secretary may not delegate the authority under subparagraph (A).”.

(a) Demonstration program required.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall commence carrying out a demonstration program on recovering rare earth elements and critical minerals from acid mine drainage and other coal byproducts.

(b) Partnership.—The Secretary shall carry out the demonstration program required by subsection (b) by entering into a partnership with one or more institutions of higher education that can demonstrate techniques for recovering rare earth elements and critical minerals from acid mine drainage and other coal byproducts, as the Secretary considers applicable.

(c) Elements.—The demonstration program required by subsection (a) shall address the following:

(1) The efficacy of separating rare earth elements and critical minerals from acid mine drainage.

(2) The feasibility of bringing this technology to commercialized scale.

(3) Domestic locations that are appropriate for the deployment of this technology.

(4) The ability of this technology to meet the requirements of the defense industrial base to supplement the rare earth element and critical mineral needs of the Department of Defense.

(d) Duration.—The demonstration program established under subsection (a) shall be carried out during the one-year period beginning on the date of the commencement of the demonstration program.

(e) Authorization of appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the demonstration program required by subsection (a) $3,000,000.

(f) Briefing.—Not later than 120 days after the completion of the demonstration program required by subsection (a), the Secretary and the program manager of the institute of higher education with whom the Secretary partners under subsection (b) shall brief the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on the elements of the demonstration program set forth under subsection (c).

Section 2912 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(e) Transfer of amounts.— (1) The Secretary of Defense may transfer amounts described in subsection (a) that remain available for obligation to other funding accounts of the Department of Defense if the purpose for which such amounts will be used is a purpose specified in subsection (b) or (c).

“(2) Amounts transferred to a funding account of the Department under paragraph (1) shall be available for obligation for the same period as amounts in that account.”.

It is the sense of the Senate that the United States should—

(1) remain energy independent to enhance national security; and

(2) adopt an all-of-the-above energy strategy to diversify and mitigate the risk of becoming energy and materially dependent on vulnerable sources of energy and energy technology that may constrain the operations of the Armed Forces of the United States.

This subtitle may be cited as the “National Security Climate Resilience Act”.

In this subtitle:

(1) CLIMATE RESILIENCE.— The term “climate resilience” has the meaning given the term “energy and climate resiliency” in section 2864(f)(3) of title 10, United States Code.

(2) CLIMATE SECURITY.—The term “climate security” means the effects of extreme weather on the following:

(A) The national security of the United States, including national security infrastructure.

(B) Subnational, national, and regional political stability.

(C) The security of allies and partners of the United States.

(D) Ongoing or potential political violence, including unrest, rioting, guerrilla warfare, insurgency, terrorism, rebellion, revolution, civil war, and interstate war.

(3) EXTREME WEATHER.—The term “extreme weather” means recurrent flooding, drought, desertification, wildfires, thawing permafrost, or any other weather-related events that present a recurring annual threat to facilities and other infrastructure of the Department of Defense or are likely to recur over a period of five to eight years.

(a) Climate challenges and climate resilience in key processes of Department of Defense.—The Secretary of Defense shall direct that the acquisition, budget planning and execution, infrastructure planning and sustainment, force development, engagement strategy development, security assistance, and other core processes of the Department of Defense fully consider and make needed adjustments to account for current and emerging climate and environmental challenges and to ensure the climate resilience of assets and capabilities of the Department.

(b) Climate resilience mission impact assessment.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a mission impact assessment on climate resilience for the Department in order to identify and assess the full spectrum of climate risks that currently or could impact the mission of the Department and the degree to which the Department is resilient to such risks.

(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment conducted under paragraph (1) shall include the following:

(A) An assessment of the impact of the latest climate science scenarios, as indicated in the National Climate Assessment, on readiness, training, testing, and operations for near-term operations and long-term, worst-case scenario climate projections for the Department.

(B) A comprehensive review, conducted pursuant to section 153 of title 10, United States Code, by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments and the heads of the Defense Agencies), to determine—

(i) security risks posed by extreme weather to operational and theater security plans and engagement with allies and partners of the United States; and

(ii) the extent to which the program recommendations and budget proposals of the military departments and other components of the Department for each fiscal year fully account for the impacts of extreme weather and climate resilience requirements.

(C) An assessment of the direct impacts of extreme weather on the deployment and operations of the Armed Forces, and the manner in which extreme weather will impact the requirements of the commanders of the combatant commands in their areas of responsibility, including—

(i) assessment of the evolving posture of peer competitors and impacts to deployment and operations of peer competitors due to extreme weather;

(ii) assessment of the impacts of expanding requirements for humanitarian assistance and disaster response due to extreme weather;

(iii) assessment of the impacts on the political, military, and social stability of countries and regions of national security concern that lack suitable infrastructure and resources or, due to geographic location, may not successfully adapt to extreme weather and may suffer disproportionately compared to other countries and regions of national security concern;

(iv) assessment of risks to home station strategic and operational support area readiness, including the strategic highway network, the strategic rail network, and strategic air and sea ports;

(v) identification of the current climate resilience status, plans, goals, and objectives of military installations and State-owned National Guard installations in light of current and projected vulnerabilities of such installations to the impacts of extreme weather; and

(vi) development of measures to improve the preparedness and resilience of military installations and State-owned National Guard installations to extreme weather, while simultaneously developing standards for data collection to assist decision-making processes for research, development, and acquisition priorities for installation and infrastructure resilience to extreme weather.

(D) A long-term strategic plan, including war games and exercises, centered on climate-driven crises, and a long-term assessment of climate security by the Office of Net Assessment of the Department.

(E) A review outlining near-term and long-term needs for research, development, and deployment for equipment and other measures required to assure the resilience of the assets and capabilities of the Department and each component thereof, and of key elements of the defense industrial base and supporting transportation networks, to the impacts of extreme weather.

(c) Reports.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every five years thereafter, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the broader strategic and operational impacts of extreme weather on the Department, measures to address such impacts, and progress in implementing new technologies and platforms, training and education methods, and data collection and dissemination for each military department to meet its mission requirements.

(2) RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEPLOYMENT NEEDS.—Each report required by paragraph (1) shall identify research, development, and deployment needs for each combatant command and functional command.

(a) Designation.—The programs, practices, and activities carried out pursuant to this section shall be known collectively as the “Climate Resilience Infrastructure Initiative of the Department of Defense”.

(b) Conformance of facilities and infrastructure to climate resilience requirements.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the directors of other Defense Agencies, and the head of the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, shall ensure that all facilities and infrastructure of the Department of Defense meet applicable standards and requirements of the Unified Facilities Criteria of the Department on climate resilience.

(2) STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall provide for the ongoing review and update of the standards and requirements referred to in paragraph (1) to ensure that such standards and requirements incorporate lessons learned on the potential impacts of extreme weather on the facilities and infrastructure of the Department.

(c) Building codes and standards.—In carrying out subsection (b), the Secretary shall ensure that the building codes and standards applicable to structures of the Department are updated on an ongoing basis to incorporate best practices on climate resilience in the specific regions in which the structures concerned are located, including with respect to worst case scenarios in connection with the impacts of extreme weather.

(d) Hardening and quick recovery.—In carrying out subsection (b), the Secretary shall ensure that the Department develops requirements for backup utilities, communications, and transportation to ensure that the critical infrastructure of Department facilities is hardened, developed, and constructed for recovering quickly from natural disasters and the impacts of extreme weather.

(e) Sustainment and modernization.—In carrying out subsection (b) the Secretary shall develop sustainment and modernization requirements for facilities of the Department in connection with climate resilience.

(f) Collaboration in planning with local communities.—The Secretary shall develop, within existing frameworks for collaborative activities between military installations and State and local communities, and in addition to the requirements of section 2864(c) of title 10, United States Code, a framework that permits and directs installation commanders to engage with State, regional, and local agencies, and with local communities, on planning for climate resilience in order to enhance efficient response to impacts of extreme weather and to secure collaborative investment in infrastructure that is resilient to the current and projected impacts of extreme weather.

(g) Testing and training range lands.—

(1) PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINMENT OF LANDS.—The Secretary shall develop and implement practices to sustain the lands of the military testing and training ranges of the Department, and the lands of testing and training ranges on State-owned National Guard installations, through the adaptation and resilience of such lands to the current and projected impacts of extreme weather to ensure the ongoing availability of such lands to military personnel, weapon systems, and equipment for testing and training purposes.

(2) TRAINING AND EDUCATION ON SUSTAINMENT OF LANDS.—The Secretary shall develop a program of training and education for regular and reserve members of the Armed Forces (including members of the National Guard) on the importance of the sustainment of the lands of the military testing and training ranges as described in paragraph (1).

(3) INVESTMENT IN RESILIENCE OF LANDS.—The Secretary shall provide for appropriate investments in the lands of the military testing and training ranges in order to increase the resilience and adaptation of such lands to the current and projected impacts of extreme weather for testing and training purposes in connection with current and projected testing and training requirements in the short-term and the long-term.

(h) Use of emission-free technologies.—The Secretary shall take appropriate actions to increase the use of emission-free and net-zero-emission energy technologies in the operations, programs, projects, and activities of the Department.

(a) In general.—The Secretary of Defense shall direct the Secretary of each military department—

(1) to assess the vulnerability of installations and other facilities under the jurisdiction of such Secretary, and of State-owned National Guard installations, to the current and projected impacts of extreme weather, using vulnerability and risk assessment tools chosen or developed pursuant to section 326 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1310);

(2) to assess the infrastructure required for successful operation of such installations and facilities in response to any such vulnerabilities, and to assure military installation resilience of such installations and facilities; and

(3) to develop installation-specific plans pursuant to section 2864(c) of title 10, United States Code, and similar plans for State-owned National Guard installations, to address such vulnerabilities.

(b) Ranking of facilities.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of each military department shall rank the needs of the military installations and other facilities under the jurisdiction of such Secretary, and of State-owned National Guard installations, based on level of risks posed by the current and projected impacts of extreme weather, the likelihood of such risks, and the importance of such installations and facilities in maintaining overall readiness and operational capability.

(c) Military installation resilience defined.—In this section, the term “military installation resilience” has the meaning given that term in section 101(e)(8) of title 10, United States Code.

(a) In general.—Chapter 160 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by inserting before section 2700 the following:

(2) in section 2700, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “this chapter” and inserting “this subchapter”;

(3) in section 2701(c)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “this chapter” and inserting “this subchapter”;

(4) in section 2703—

(A) in subsection (c)(1), by striking “this chapter” and inserting “this subchapter”; and

(B) in subsection (d), by striking “this chapter” and inserting “this subchapter”;

(5) in section 2707—

(A) in subsection (a), by striking “this chapter” and inserting “this subchapter”; and

(B) in subsection (e), by striking “this chapter” and inserting “this subchapter”; and

(6) by adding at the end the following new subchapter:

(b) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections for chapter 160 of such title is amended—

(1) by inserting after the item relating to chapter 160 the following new item:

(2) by adding at the end the following:

(a) Public disclosure of PFAS testing results.—Not later than 10 days after receipt of validated testing results, the Secretary of Defense shall publicly disclose the validated results of any testing for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (commonly referred to as “PFAS”) conducted on or at areas surrounding military installations of the Department of Defense in the United States or facilities of the National Guard, as authorized under section 2707(e) of title 10, United States Code, including—

(1) the results of all such testing conducted by the Department; and

(2) the results of all such testing conducted by a non-Department entity (including any Federal agency or any public or private entity) under contract by or pursuant to an agreement with the Department.

(b) Public disclosure of planned PFAS testing.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall disclose the expected timing and general location of any planned testing for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances conducted on or at areas surrounding military installations of the Department of Defense in the United States or facilities of the National Guard, as authorized under section 2707(e) of title 10, United States Code, including—

(1) all such testing to be conducted by the Department; and

(2) all such testing to be conducted by a non-Department entity (including any Federal agency and any public or private entity) under contract by or pursuant to an agreement with the Department.

(c) Nature of disclosure.—The Secretary of Defense may satisfy the disclosure requirements under subsections (a) and (b) by publishing the information, datasets, and results relating to the testing described in such subsections—

(1) on the publicly available website established under section 331(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note);

(2) on another publicly available website of the Department of Defense; or

(3) in the Federal Register.

(d) Requirements of information To be disclosed.—The information required to be disclosed by the Secretary of Defense under subsections (a) and (b) and published under subsection (c)—

(1) shall constitute a record for the purposes of chapters 21, 29, 31, and 33 of title 44, United States Code;

(2) shall include any underlying datasets or additional information of interest to the public, as determined by the Secretary; and

(3) may exclude information as authorized by law.

(e) Local notification.—Prior to conducting any testing for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, including any testing not previously planned and reported, the Secretary of Defense shall provide notice to—

(1) the managers of the public water system serving the areas located immediately adjacent to the military installation where such testing is to occur;

(2) the municipal government serving the areas located immediately adjacent to the military installation where such testing is to occur; and

(3) all members of the Restoration Advisory Board for the military installation where such testing is to occur, as applicable.

(f) Type of testing.—When testing for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, the Secretary of Defense shall test for all perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances included in that method of measuring the amount of such substances in drinking water that has been validated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

(g) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) The term “military installation” has the meaning given such term in section 2801(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code.

(2) The term “perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance” means any man-made chemical with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.

(3) The term “public water system” has the meaning given such term under section 1401(4) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f(4)).

Section 316(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1350), as amended by section 315(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1713), section 321 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1307), and section 337 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), is further amended by striking “fiscal years 2019, 2020, and 2021” and inserting “fiscal years 2019 through 2023”.

(a) In general.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report identifying the status of efforts to remediate perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances at the following locations:

(1) England Air Force Base, Louisiana.

(2) Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California.

(3) Patrick Air Force Base, Florida.

(4) Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, South Carolina.

(5) Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.

(6) Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida.

(7) Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York.

(8) Grand Prairie Armed Forces Reserve Complex, Texas.

(9) Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

(10) Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina.

(11) Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.

(12) Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York.

(13) Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.

(14) Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.

(15) Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.

(16) Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois.

(17) Marine Corps Air Station Tustin, California.

(18) Travis Air Force Base, California.

(19) Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota.

(20) Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota.

(21) Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts.

(22) Eaker Air Force Base, Arkansas.

(23) Naval Air Station Alameda, California.

(24) Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.

(25) Horsham Air Guard Station, Pennsylvania.

(26) Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

(27) Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.

(28) Edwards Air Force Base, California.

(29) Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.

(30) Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst, New Jersey.

(31) Galena Air Force Base, Alaska.

(32) Naval Research Laboratory Chesapeake Bay Detachment, Maryland.

(33) Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado.

(34) Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee.

(35) Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

(36) Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington.

(37) Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

(38) Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, New York.

(39) F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming.

(40) Nevada Air National Guard Base, Nevada.

(41) K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan.

(42) Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire.

(43) Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.

(44) Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan.

(45) Shepherd Field Air National Guard Base, West Virginia.

(46) Naval Air Station Whidbey Island–Ault Field, Washington.

(47) Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, Missouri.

(48) Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

(49) Iowa Air National Guard Base, Iowa.

(50) Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York.

(b) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) The term “perfluoroalkyl substance” means a man-made chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms.

(2) The term “polyfluoroalkyl substance” means a man-made chemical containing a mix of fully fluorinated carbon atoms, partially fluorinated carbon atoms, and nonfluorinated carbon atoms.

(a) In general.—Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report detailing a proposed schedule for the completion of remediation of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and the associated cost estimates to perform such remediation, at military installations, facilities of the National Guard, and formerly used defense sites in the United States that are identified as of March 31, 2021, as having a release of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.

(b) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) The term “military installation” has the meaning given such term in section 2801(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code.

(2) The term “perfluoroalkyl substance” means a man-made chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms.

(3) The term “polyfluoroalkyl substance” means a man-made chemical containing a mix of fully fluorinated carbon atoms, partially fluorinated carbon atoms, and nonfluorinated carbon atoms.

Section 343 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 7554 note) is amended by striking “the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act” and inserting “November 25, 2025,”.

(a) In general.—For each of fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on security, control, thefts, losses, and recoveries of sensitive conventional arms, ammunition, and explosives (commonly referred to as “AA&E”) of the Department of Defense during such year, including the following:

(1) M–16 or M4s.

(2) Light automatic weapons up to and including M249, M2, and 40mm MK19 machine guns.

(3) Functional launch tube with umbilical squib installed and grip stock for the Stinger missile.

(4) Launch tube, sight assembly, and grip stock for missiles.

(5) Tracker for the Dragon missile.

(6) Mortar tubes up to and including 81mm.

(7) Grenade launchers.

(8) Rocket and missile launchers with an unpacked weight of 100 pounds or less.

(9) Flame throwers.

(10) The launcher, missile guidance se, or the optical sight for the TOW and the Javelin Command Launch Unit.

(11) Single shot and semi-automatic (non-automatic) shoulder-fired weapons such as shotguns and bolt action rifles and weapons barrels.

(12) Handguns.

(13) Recoil-less rifles up to and including 106mm.

(14) Man-portable missiles and rockets in a ready-to-fire configuration or when jointly stored or transported with the launcher tube or grip-stock and the explosive round.

(15) Stinger missiles.

(16) Dragon, Javelin, light antitank weapon (66mm), shoulder-launched multi-purpose assault weapon rocket (83mm), M136 (AT4) anti-armor launcher and cartridge (84mm).

(17) Missiles and rockets that are crew-served or require platform-mounted launchers and other equipment to function include HYDRA–70 rockets and tube-launched optically wire guided (TOW) missiles.

(18) Missiles and rockets that require platform-mounted launchers and complex hardware equipment to function including the HELLFIRE missile.

(19) Explosive rounds of any missile or rocket listed in paragraphs (1) through (18).

(20) Hand or rifle grenades (high-explosive and white phosphorous).

(21) Antitank or antipersonnel mines.

(22) Explosives used in demolition operations, C–4, military dynamite, and trinitrotoluene (TNT).

(23) Warheads for sensitive missiles and rockets weighing less than 50 pounds each.

(24) Ammunition that is .50 caliber or larger with explosive-filled projectile.

(25) Incendiary grenades and fuses for high-explosive grenades.

(26) Blasting caps.

(27) Supplementary charges.

(28) Bulk explosives.

(29) Detonating cord.

(30) Riot control agents.

(b) Immediate reporting of confirmed thefts, losses, and recoveries.—Not later than 72 hours after a confirmed theft, loss, or recovery of a sensitive conventional arm, ammunition, or explosive covered by the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall report such theft, loss, or recovery to the National Crime Information Center and local law enforcement.

Section 8674(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3).

(a) In general.—Not later than March 15, 2022, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on—

(1) a modernization master plan for the optimal placement and creation of efficiencies in facilities and major equipment to support mission requirements at ammunition organic industrial base production facilities under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army; and

(2) an investment strategy to address the facilities, major equipment, and infrastructure requirements at each such production facility in order to support the readiness and material availability goals of current and future weapons systems of the Department of Defense.

(b) Elements.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following elements:

(1) A review of current and projected workload requirements for the manufacturing of energetic materials, including propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics, and the ingredients for propellants, explosives, and pyrotechnics, to assess efficiencies in the use of existing facilities, including consideration of new weapons characteristics and requirements, obsolescence of facilities, siting of facilities and equipment, and various constrained process flows.

(2) An analysis of life-cycle costs to repair and modernize existing mission-essential facilities versus the cost to consolidate functions into modern, right-sized facilities at each location to meet current and programmed future mission requirements.

(3) A review of the progress made in prioritizing and funding projects that facilitate process efficiencies and consolidate and contribute to availability cost and schedule reductions.

(4) An accounting of the backlog of restoration and modernization projects at each arsenal of the Department of the Army.

(5) A master plan for each arsenal of the Department of the Army that incorporates the results of a review of—

(A) industrial processes, logistics streams, and workload distribution required to support production objectives; and

(B) the facilities requirements to support optimized processes.

(6) An updated investment strategy planned for each arsenal of the Department of the Army, including—

(A) a timeline to complete the master plan for such strategy;

(B) a list of projects and a brief scope of work for each such project; and

(C) cost estimates necessary to complete projects for mission essential facilities.

(c) Annual report.—As part of the annual budget submission by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing the progress made in establishing the master plan under subsection (b)(5) and implementing the investment strategy under subsection (b)(6).

(a) In general.—Chapter 863 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

(b) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 863 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

“8695. Annual report on ship maintenance.”.

The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel as of September 30, 2022, as follows:

(1) The Army, 485,000.

(2) The Navy, 346,200.

(3) The Marine Corps, 178,500.

(4) The Air Force, 329,220.

(5) The Space Force, 8,400.

(a) Authority on and before December 31, 2022.—Section 526 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); and

(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new subsection:

“(k) Transfer of authorizations among the military services.— (1) The Secretary of Defense may increase the maximum number of brigadier generals or major generals in the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force, or rear admirals (lower half) or rear admirals in the Navy, allowed under subsection (a) and section 525 of this title, and the President may appoint officers in the equivalent grades equal to the number increased by the Secretary of Defense, if each appointment is made in conjunction with an offsetting reduction under paragraph (2).

“(2) For each increase and appointment made under the authority of paragraph (1) in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force, the number of appointments that may be made in the equivalent grade in one of the other armed forces (other than the Coast Guard) shall be reduced by one. When such an increase and appointment is made, the Secretary of Defense shall specify the armed force in which the reduction required by this paragraph is to be made.

“(3) The total number of general officers and flag officers increased under paragraph (1), combined with the total number of general officers and flag officers increased under section 526a(i)(1) of this title, may not exceed 15 at any one time.

“(4) The Secretary may not increase the maximum number of general officers or flag officers under paragraph (1) until the date that is 30 days after the date on which the Secretary provides notice of the increase to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.”.

(b) Authority after December 31, 2022.—Section 526a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(i) Transfer of authorizations among the military services.— (1) The Secretary of Defense may increase the maximum number of brigadier generals or major generals in the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force, or rear admirals (lower half) or rear admirals in the Navy, allowed under subsection (a) and section 525 of this title and the President may appoint officers in the equivalent grades equal to the number increased by the Secretary of Defense if each appointment is made in conjunction with an offsetting reduction under paragraph (2).

“(2) For each increase and appointment made under the authority of paragraph (1) in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force, the number of appointments that may be made in the equivalent grade in one of the other armed forces (other than the Coast Guard) shall be reduced by one. When such an increase and appointment is made, the Secretary of Defense shall specify the armed force in which the reduction required by this paragraph is to be made.

“(3) The total number of general officers and flag officers increased under paragraph (1), combined with the total number of general officers and flag officers increased under section 526(k)(1) of this title, may not exceed 15 at any one time.

“(4) The Secretary may not increase the maximum number of general officers or flag officers under paragraph (1) until the date that is 30 days after the date on which the Secretary provides notice of the increase to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.”.

(a) In general.—Notwithstanding section 115(g) of title 10, United States Code, upon determination by the Secretary of the Air Force that such action would enhance manning and readiness in essential units or in critical specialties, the Secretary may vary the end strength authorized by Congress for each fiscal year as follows:

(1) Increase the end strength authorized pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) for a fiscal year for the Space Force by a number equal to not more than 5 percent of such authorized end strength.

(2) Decrease the end strength authorized pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) for a fiscal year for the Space Force by a number equal to not more than 10 percent of such authorized end strength.

(b) Termination.—The authority provided under subsection (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2022.

Sections 517 and 523 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to the Space Force until January 1, 2023.

(a) In general.—The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of September 30, 2022, as follows:

(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 336,000.

(2) The Army Reserve, 189,500.

(3) The Navy Reserve, 58,600.

(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 36,800.

(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 108,300.

(6) The Air Force Reserve, 70,300.

(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000.

(b) End strength reductions.—The end strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component shall be proportionately reduced by—

(1) the total authorized strength of units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of the fiscal year; and

(2) the total number of individual members not in units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component who are on active duty (other than for training or for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their consent at the end of the fiscal year.

(c) End strength increases.—Whenever units or individual members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve component are released from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of such units and by the total number of such individual members.

Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30, 2022, the following number of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components:

(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 30,845.

(2) The Army Reserve, 16,511.

(3) The Navy Reserve, 10,293.

(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,386.

(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 25,333.

(6) The Air Force Reserve, 6,003.

(a) In general.—The authorized number of military technicians (dual status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2022 for the reserve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall be the following:

(1) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 22,294.

(2) For the Army Reserve, 6,492.

(3) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 10,994.

(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 7,111.

(b) Limitation on number of temporary military technicians (dual status).—The number of temporary military technicians (dual-status) employed under the authority of subsection (a) may not exceed 25 percent of the total authorized number specified in such subsection.

(c) Limitation.—Under no circumstances may a military technician (dual status) employed under the authority of this section be coerced by a State into accepting an offer of realignment or conversion to any other military status, including as a member of the Active, Guard, and Reserve program of a reserve component. If a military technician (dual status) declines to participate in such realignment or conversion, no further action will be taken against the individual or the individual's position.

During fiscal year 2022, the maximum number of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving at any time on full-time operational support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United States Code, is the following:

(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000.

(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000.

(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200.

(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000.

(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000.

(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000.

(a) Authorization of appropriations.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as specified in the funding table in section 4401.

(b) Construction of authorization.—The authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any other authorization of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2022.

Section 605(g)(4)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “325” and inserting “350”.

Section 619(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in paragraph (2), by striking “paragraph (4)” and inserting “paragraph (5)”;

(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and

(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:

“(4) When the needs of the service require, the Secretary of the military department concerned may prescribe a shorter period of service in grade, but not less than two years, for eligibility for consideration for promotion, in the case of officers designated for limited duty to whom paragraph (2) applies.”.

(a) Reference.—Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference in this section to a section or other provision shall be deemed to be a reference to that section or other provision of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.).

(b) Purpose of selective service.—Subsection (b) of section 1 (50 U.S.C. 3801) is amended to read as follows:

“(b) The Congress declares that the security of the Nation requires that adequate military strength be achieved and maintained by ensuring a requisite number of personnel with the necessary capabilities to meet the diverse mobilization needs of the Department of Defense during a national emergency.”.

(c) Solemnity of military service.—Section 3 (50 U.S.C. 3802) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(c) Regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) shall include methods to convey to every person required to register the solemn obligation for military service if called into training or service under this Act.”.

(d) Expanded registration to all Americans.—

(1) Section 3(a) (50 U.S.C. 3802(a)) is amended—

(A) by striking “male citizen” and inserting “citizen”;

(B) by striking “male person” and inserting “person”;

(C) by striking “present himself” and inserting “appear”; and

(D) by striking “so long as he” and inserting “so long as such alien”.

(2) Section 4(e) (50 U.S.C. 3803(e)) is amended by striking “enlisted men” and inserting “enlisted persons”.

(3) Section 5 (50 U.S.C. 3805) is amended—

(A) in subsection (a)(1)—

(i) by striking “on account of race or color” and inserting “on any basis set forth in section 703(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2002e–2(a))”; and

(ii) by striking “call for men” and inserting “call for persons”; and

(B) in subsection (b), by striking “men” each place it appears and inserting “persons”.

(4) Section 6 (50 U.S.C. 3806) is amended—

(A) in subsection (a)(1)—

(i) by striking “enlisted men” and inserting “enlisted persons”; and

(ii) by striking “accrue to him” and inserting “accrue to such alien”; and

(B) in subsection (h)—

(i) by striking “(other than wives alone, except in cases of extreme hardship)”; and

(ii) by striking “wives and children” and inserting “spouses and children”.

(5) Section 10(b)(3) (50 U.S.C. 3809(b)(3)) is amended by striking “the President is requested” and all that follows through “race or national origin” and inserting “the President is requested to appoint the membership of each local board so that each board has both male and female members and, to the maximum extent practicable, it is proportionately representative of those registrants within its jurisdiction in each applicable basis set forth in section 703(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2002e–2(a)), but no action by any board shall be declared invalid on the ground that such board failed to conform to such representation quota”.

(6) Section 16(a) (50 U.S.C. 3814(a)) is amended by striking “men” and inserting “persons”.

(e) Maintaining the health of the Selective Service System.—Section 10(a) (50 U.S.C. 3809(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(5) The Selective Service System shall conduct exercises periodically of all mobilization plans, systems, and processes to evaluate and test the effectiveness of such plans, systems, and processes. Once every 4 years, the exercise shall include the full range of internal and interagency procedures to ensure functionality and interoperability and may take place as part of the Department of Defense mobilization exercise under section 10208 of title 10, United States Code. The Selective Service System shall conduct a public awareness campaign in conjunction with each exercise to communicate the purpose of the exercise to the public.”.

(f) Technical and conforming amendments.—The Military Selective Service Act is amended—

(1) in section 4 (50 U.S.C. 3803)—

(A) in subsection (a) in the third undesignated paragraph—

(i) by striking “his acceptability in all respects, including his” and inserting “such person’s acceptability in all respects, including such person's”; and

(ii) by striking “he may prescribe” and inserting “the President may prescribe”;

(B) in subsection (c)—

(i) in paragraph (2), by striking “any enlisted member” and inserting “any person who is an enlisted member”; and

(ii) in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), by striking “in which he resides” and inserting “in which such person resides”;

(C) in subsection (g), by striking “coordinate with him” and inserting “coordinate with the Director”; and

(D) in subsection (k)(1), by striking “finding by him” and inserting “finding by the President”;

(2) in section 5(d) (50 U.S.C. 3805(d)), by striking “he may prescribe” and inserting “the President may prescribe”;

(3) in section 6 (50 U.S.C. 3806)—

(A) in subsection (c)(2)(D), by striking “he may prescribe” and inserting “the President may prescribe”;

(B) in subsection (d)(3), by striking “he may deem appropriate” and inserting “the President considers appropriate”; and

(C) in subsection (h), by striking “he may prescribe” each place it appears and inserting “the President may prescribe”;

(4) in section 10 (50 U.S.C. 3809)—

(A) in subsection (b)—

(i) in paragraph (3)—

(I) by striking “He shall create” and inserting “The President shall create”; and

(II) by striking “upon his own motion” and inserting “upon the President’s own motion”;

(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking “his status” and inserting “such individual’s status”; and

(iii) in paragraphs (4), (6), (8), and (9), by striking “he may deem” each place it appears and inserting “the President considers”; and

(B) in subsection (c), by striking “vested in him” and inserting “vested in the President”;

(5) in section 13(b) (50 U.S.C. 3812(b)), by striking “regulation if he” and inserting “regulation if the President”;

(6) in section 15 (50 U.S.C. 3813)—

(A) in subsection (b), by striking “his” each place it appears and inserting “the registrant’s”; and

(B) in subsection (d), by striking “he may deem” and inserting “the President considers”;

(7) in section 16(g) (50 U.S.C. 3814(g))—

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “who as his regular and customary vocation” and inserting “who, as such person’s regular and customary vocation,”; and

(B) in paragraph (2)—

(i) by striking “one who as his customary vocation” and inserting “a person who, as such person’s customary vocation,”; and

(ii) by striking “he is a member” and inserting “such person is a member”;

(8) in section 18(a) (50 U.S.C. 3816(a)), by striking “he is authorized” and inserting “the President is authorized”;

(9) in section 21 (50 U.S.C. 3819)—

(A) by striking “he is sooner” and inserting “sooner”;

(B) by striking “he” each subsequent place it appears and inserting “such member”; and

(C) by striking “his consent” and inserting “such member’s consent”;

(10) in section 22(b) (50 U.S.C. 3820(b)), in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking “his” each place it appears and inserting “the registrant’s”; and

(11) except as otherwise provided in this section—

(A) by striking “he” each place it appears and inserting “such person”;