National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 - Detailed breakdown

Requires the Secretary of Defense to report annually on lost or stolen sensitive arms, ammunition, and explosives, and to report confirmed incidents to law enforcement within 72 hours.

Requires an investigation into incidents of lasers being aimed at military aircraft, increased information sharing with states, and development of laser eye protection for aircrews.

Establishes an independent Special Trial Counsel within each military service to handle prosecution decisions for serious offenses, removing this authority from commanders.

Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to grant victims the right to be informed of any plea agreement, separation-in-lieu-of-trial agreement, or non-prosecution agreement related to their case.

Expands the requirement for commanders to notify victims of the final outcome of their case to include all alleged sex-related offenses, not just sexual assault.

Mandates a review of policies for missing service members and requires installation commanders to establish protocols for immediate reporting to law enforcement and the NCIC database.

Requires each service Secretary to evaluate their military criminal investigative organization and submit a plan for reform to ensure professional investigation of criminal misconduct.

Requires military department Secretaries to ensure military defense counsel have timely access to funding and resources, and are well-trained, especially for defending against covered offenses.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit recommendations on establishing a separate punitive article in the Uniform Code of Military Justice for violent extremism.

Extends the authority for joint task forces to provide support to law enforcement agencies for counter-terrorism activities until 2027.

Extends the Posse Comitatus Act, which generally prohibits using the military for domestic law enforcement, to include the Navy, Marine Corps, and Space Force.

Mandates an updated review of existing authorities for using Air Force and Air National Guard assets, including airborne fire-fighting systems, to combat wildfires.

Authorizes the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to maintain capabilities to identify and address cybersecurity threats to industrial control systems in critical infrastructure.

Authorizes the CISA Director to develop and share protocols to mitigate cybersecurity vulnerabilities, including for hardware and software no longer supported by vendors.

Requires the Director of CISA to report to Congress on how the agency coordinates vulnerability disclosures and disseminates mitigation protocols to stakeholders.

Authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to establish an incentive-based competition for industry, academia, and individuals to find solutions for cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

Establishes a National Cyber Exercise Program within CISA to evaluate the National Cyber Incident Response Plan and improve cyber readiness through simulated exercises.

Creates the CyberSentry program within CISA to provide voluntary, continuous cybersecurity monitoring and detection for critical infrastructure entities that operate industrial control systems.

Requires the Director of CISA to conduct periodic strategic assessments of its programs to ensure they account for information system innovation and evolving cybersecurity threats, and report findings to Congress.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a five-year pilot program for voluntary public-private partnerships with internet companies to detect and disrupt malicious cyber operations.

Mandates an assessment of all on-base dormitories and barracks to identify and repair security vulnerabilities like broken locks, and to recommend improvements like cameras and lighting.

Formally authorizes the position of Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, responsible for coordinating international anti-crime, narcotics, and law enforcement programs.

Authorizes the Secretary of State to facilitate United States participation in the Information Sharing Centre in Singapore to combat piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia.

Requires the Secretary of State to maintain a list of telecommunications and IT contractors that have assisted in cyber attacks or repressive surveillance, which the Department should avoid contracting with.

Expands the FinCEN Exchange program to allow information sharing with other relevant private sector entities, not just financial institutions, to combat illicit finance.

Strengthens authorities for countering illicit finance by expanding the scope of a supervisory team and adding enforcement provisions to the Combating Russian Money Laundering Act.

Formally designates the National Urban Security Technology Laboratory to test and evaluate emerging technologies to assist emergency responders against terrorism threats.

Requires the Director of the Blue Campaign to develop web-based training videos to combat human trafficking and establishes a Blue Campaign Advisory Board to provide consultation.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize assigning officers and analysts to fusion centers in jurisdictions with high-risk surface transportation assets to improve threat information sharing.

Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a training program through the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers to enhance security capabilities at surface transportation assets.

Directs the Attorney General and Secretary of State to use U.S. influence to promote reforms at INTERPOL to prevent member countries from misusing its notice and diffusion systems for political purposes.

Amends the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 to update timelines and references for the National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act to require identification of major source countries for illicit fentanyl and allows for withholding foreign assistance from those that fail to cooperate or enact strong controls.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a demonstration program to recover rare earth elements and critical minerals from acid mine drainage and other coal byproducts.

Amends title 10 of the U.S. Code to add a new section providing authority to acquire innovative commercial products and services using general solicitation competitive procedures.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit an annual report to Congress detailing violations of domestic preference laws by contractors during the previous fiscal year.

Prohibits using Department of Defense funds to knowingly procure products manufactured with forced labor from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of China.

Requires a business concern or the Small Business Administrator to update the concern's status in the System for Award Management within two days of a final determination that it does not meet its claimed status.

Directs the Small Business Administration to authorize its Office of Hearings and Appeals to decide all appeals from protest determinations regarding a concern's status as a qualified HUBZone small business.

Mandates a report from the Secretary of Defense on the effects of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification framework on small businesses, including costs, impacts, and mitigation efforts.

Authorizes a pilot program allowing the Department of Defense to award noncompetitive follow-on contracts to qualified employee-owned businesses with satisfactory past performance.

Directs the National Nuclear Security Administration to release its reversionary rights to the Advanced Technical Intelligence Center building in Springfield, Ohio.

Allows owners of recreational vessels to choose a certificate of documentation effectiveness period of between 1 and 5 years.

Extends the authority to reimburse fishermen for costs incurred from the illegal seizure and detention of U.S.-flag fishing vessels by foreign governments.

Directs the U.S. to advocate for the International Monetary Fund to provide technical assistance to member countries to help them evaluate the terms of sovereign debt contracts.

Authorizes the DHS Secretary to research and identify U.S. critical domains for economic and homeland security, evaluate threats, and analyze supply chain vulnerabilities.

Establishes a U.S. policy to engage with Ukraine on titanium industry cooperation as an alternative to Chinese and Russian sources and requires a report on its feasibility.

Establishes the Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) to increase university research in eligible states that is responsive to Department of Defense needs.

Mandates the establishment of a national network for microelectronics research and development, requiring a competitive selection of at least two geographically diverse entities to run the network.

Modifies and extends a program for expedited access to technical talent at academic institutions, adding new mission areas and updating information sharing requirements. The program is extended to 2028.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan and program to promote defense-related research and development activities at minority institutions to enhance their capabilities and competitiveness.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to brief Congress on the status of the JROTC program, including enrollment numbers, efforts to meet targets, and diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Makes the Troops-to-Teachers Program mandatory for the Secretary of Defense to carry out, requires annual reporting, and sets a termination date of July 1, 2025, for new participants.

Authorizes the Commandant of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center to confer Bachelor of Arts degrees in a foreign language, in addition to existing authority for Associate degrees.

Formally establishes the United States Naval Community College to provide academic and technical education to Navy and Marine Corps personnel and grants it degree-conferring authority.

Formally codifies the establishment of the United States Air Force Institute of Technology to provide advanced instruction, technical education, and research for the Air Force and Space Force.

Establishes a program to provide continuing language education for military linguists to maintain proficiency, with reimbursement authority for costs until September 30, 2025.

Prohibits implementing a civilian faculty tenure system at the U.S. Air Force Academy until the Secretary of Defense submits a report to Congress assessing its potential impacts.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to review, report on, and ultimately standardize the definition of 'professional military education' across the Department of Defense.

Mandates the Secretary of the Army to report on the status of the Army IgnitED program, including timelines for full functionality and reimbursements to service members and educational institutions.

Allows certain federal employees from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Public Health Service, and Coast Guard to receive instruction at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

Establishes a program within Defense Acquisition University to enhance curriculum, create mentoring programs, and partner with other institutions to improve training for the acquisition workforce.

Extends the authority for enhanced technology transfer from DoD laboratories until December 31, 2026, and adds requirements for data collection and reporting.

Requires the Under Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the Manufacturing Engineering Education Program, including recommendations for improvement and expansion.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to assess the feasibility of establishing a National Cyber Academy to train civilian and military personnel for cyber and information-related fields.

Designates the National Defense University College of Information and Cyberspace as the administrative chair of the consortium of universities that advises the Secretary of Defense on cybersecurity.

Establishes a grant program at the Department of Homeland Security to support joint United States-Israel cybersecurity research, development, demonstration, and commercialization of technology.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to arrange for the JASON private scientific advisory group to update its study on the discrimination capabilities and limitations of the U.S. missile defense system.

Modifies use restrictions on former Navy property conveyed to the University of California, San Diego, to allow for technology innovation and entrepreneurship programs.

Establishes a policy research consortium of universities and nonprofits to support and innovate defense nuclear policy programs through research, analysis, and training.

Establishes a university program to engage faculty and students on environmental management topics, provide access to scientific advances, and encourage careers in the field.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish an advisory council to provide guidance on improving the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and authorizes special hiring for critical positions.

Expands eligibility for in-state tuition rates at public universities to include members of the Foreign Service on active duty, in addition to armed forces members, effective after July 1, 2024.

Modernizes the Barry Goldwater Scholarship program by adding research internships, expanding eligible fields to include engineering, and prioritizing students from community colleges and minority-serving institutions.

Updates the definition of 'eligible person' for the Barry Goldwater Scholarship to include permanent residents and citizens of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau.

Establishes a Subcommittee on the Economic and Security Implications of Quantum Information Science to track federal investments, assess risks, and recommend priorities and export controls.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish power and water usage efficiency targets for the 50 highest-consuming DoD data centers and set standards for new data centers to improve energy efficiency.

Requires the Department of Defense to develop and use accurate, peer-reviewed analytical tools to project the costs and performance of energy resilience measures, consistent with industry standards.

Expands the Sentinel Landscapes Partnership program to include restoring land and promoting resilience, defined as the ability to recover from extreme weather, flooding, or wildfire.

Requires that at least 10% of major military installations achieve energy net-zero and water or waste net-zero by fiscal year 2035, and mandates a study on implementing this requirement.

Establishes a joint initiative between the Department of Defense and Department of Energy to demonstrate long-duration energy storage technologies to enhance energy resiliency and commercial viability.

Authorizes a pilot program to test software and new technologies for tracking real-time emissions from military installations to reduce energy costs and increase efficiency.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a plan to Congress by September 30, 2022, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide annual progress briefings.

Creates a task force to address PFAS releases from DoD activities and mandates the completion of PFAS testing at all identified military installations within two years.

Prohibits the Department of Defense from incinerating PFAS and related materials until the EPA issues final guidance on safe destruction and disposal methods.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on a proposed schedule and cost estimate for completing the remediation of PFAS at identified military sites.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the status of efforts to remediate perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at 50 specified military locations within 60 days.

Mandates that the Secretary of Defense continue to support the FireGuard program with California National Guard personnel for wildfire detection and monitoring until September 30, 2026.

Mandates cooperation between the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy to ensure DoD priorities for critical minerals research and development are considered.

Mandates the Secretary of Defense to commission a study on acquisition practices to promote environmentally preferable, resilient, and resource-efficient goods and services.

Requires a report on active Superfund environmental cleanup sites where hazardous substances originated from Department of Defense activities between World War I and the Korean War.

Extends the authority to transfer funds for the cleanup of dioxin contamination at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam through fiscal year 2022.

Authorizes the military to carry out stormwater management projects to improve installation resilience and protect local waterways, with an annual report to Congress.

Requires military construction planning to consider 500-year floodplains and use climate science to project future flood risks, mandating updates to DoD design criteria.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to amend the Unified Facilities Criteria to incorporate the latest consensus-based codes for energy efficiency in military construction.

Requires military construction planning to consider the feasibility of installing energy microgrids with at least a seven-day islanding capability to improve energy resilience.

Establishes a pilot program for military departments to evaluate using sustainable building materials in construction to enhance environmental sustainability, resilience, and cost-effectiveness.

Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of defense environmental cleanup processes through continuous technology improvement.

Establishes a program for the Secretary of Energy to pursue breakthrough technologies to address difficult challenges in the environmental management mission.

Requires the Administrator for Nuclear Security to submit a comprehensive strategy for treating, storing, and disposing of defense nuclear waste from stockpile maintenance and modernization.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to contract a study on the impacts of climate change on the Runit Dome nuclear waste disposal site in the Marshall Islands and other related environmental hazards.

Provides significant funding increases for Army, Navy, Air Force, and formerly used sites for environmental restoration related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination.

This Act is organized into six divisions: Department of Defense Authorizations, Military Construction Authorizations, Department of Energy National Security Authorizations, Funding Tables, and others.

Codifies the authority for Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratories to directly hire qualified candidates with advanced degrees for scientific and engineering positions.

Makes a technical correction to a pilot program for enhancing Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) centers, replacing the 'Chief Management Officer' with the 'Deputy Secretary of Defense'.

Makes the annual report requirement for the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation permanent by removing the sunset date of January 31, 2026.

Directs the Defense Science Board to conduct a study on the resources, capabilities, and efficiency of the Department of Defense's test and evaluation organizations, facilities, and laboratories.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit annual reports and briefings for two years on the implementation of recommendations from the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence.

Allows the Secretary of Defense to transfer funds derived from energy cost savings to other DoD accounts for energy conservation or resilience projects, with an annual report to Congress on such transfers.

Requires the Department of Defense to publicly disclose the results of PFAS water testing near military sites within 20 days and to publish timelines for future testing.

Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study on the Department of Defense's procurement of certain non-essential items containing specific PFAS substances.

Establishes a Joint Safety Council within the Department of Defense to oversee military safety, standardize data collection for mishaps, and issue joint safety regulations.

Requires military departments to provide non-citizen recruits and separating service members with notice of their options and available aid for U.S. naturalization.

Directs the Selective Service System to review and report on the federal government's appeal processes for individuals denied benefits due to failure to register for the draft.

Mandates an agreement between the Department of Defense and Homeland Security to apply these military justice reforms to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Establishes that the military justice reforms will take effect two years after the date of enactment, contingent on the issuance of presidential regulations.

Requires the military services to brief and report to Congress on the personnel, funding, and other resources needed to implement the new military justice reforms.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to develop plans for a uniform document management system, a pretrial information tracking system, and a method for assessing legal changes in the military justice system.

Mandates the Secretary of Defense to establish or reconstitute the Military Justice Review Panel within 30 days to ensure its full functionality.

Amends Title 10 to require annual reports from each military department on racial, ethnic, and sex demographics within the military justice system, to be submitted to Congress.

Extends the requirement for the annual report on sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces through March 1, 2026.

Amends the role of the additional Inspector General focused on military accountability, changing the title from 'Deputy' to 'Assistant' and clarifying duties and reporting structures.

Establishes a process for nominating candidates to military service academies when a Member of Congress's seat becomes vacant after the nomination deadline.

Clarifies that the President has the authority to appoint successors to members of the Boards of Visitors for military service academies whose terms have expired.

Allows a majority of a military service academy's Board of Visitors to call one official meeting per year and permits members to attend either in person or remotely.

Amends U.S. Code to require that reports on diversity and inclusion include data from military service academies, Officer Candidate Schools, and Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs.

Repeals certain expiring travel and transportation authorities for military personnel, effective December 31, 2021.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish a single annual eligibility determination procedure for military retired pay and survivor annuities, replacing current procedures.

Establishes a pilot program to assess using direct-hire authority to appoint spouses of uniformed service members to competitive service positions at locations outside the United States.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish a program to prevent and remedy fraud and abuse in military health care programs, including the ability to impose civil monetary penalties.

Prohibits Department of Defense funds from being used for work performed by EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. in China on research supported by the Chinese government, with a national security waiver available.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to collect and analyze data on the use of new authority for acquiring innovative commercial products to develop best practices and inform Congress.

Extends the Selected Acquisition Report requirement until fiscal year 2023 and requires the Secretary of Defense to demonstrate the capabilities of the replacement reporting system to Congress every six months.

Requires each Component Acquisition Executive to annually rank acquisition programs and report the five highest and five lowest performing programs to Congress, including plans for improvement.

Mandates procedures to identify and report on organizations in Other Transaction Agreements, including updating the Federal Procurement Data System and creating a public database.

Requires the General Services Administration to test additional commercial e-commerce portal models for government procurement and report the results to Congress.

Mandates the Secretary of Defense to brief congressional defense committees on progress in ensuring compliance with contractor lobbying restrictions.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to issue guidance and training to avoid unnecessarily restrictive 'place of performance' requirements in contracts and to report to Congress on the matter.

Requires the Department of Defense to notify Congress 60 days before entering into certain intergovernmental support agreements and to issue clarifying guidance on their use.

Lengthens the 'cooling-off' period required for former military officers before they can be appointed to senior civilian positions, including Secretary of Defense and service secretaries.

Clarifies the status of the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation as a Department of Defense Field Activity and protects its personnel from involuntary separation for one year.

Amends a previous law to remove a restriction on who can be designated to carry out the residual duties following the repeal of the Chief Management Officer position.

Modifies the assignment process for participants in the John S. McCain Strategic Defense Fellows Program and authorizes the Secretary of Defense to require a minimum service agreement.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to implement activities to improve management effectiveness, incorporating private sector practices and enhancing the defense management workforce.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to designate a chief digital recruiting officer to identify needs, recruit civilian digital talent, and train human resources staff on hiring flexibilities.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to transfer up to $6,000,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 authorizations between accounts in the national interest, with certain limitations.

Requires the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to submit a plan to consolidate the information technology systems used for the Department of Defense's budgeting and execution process.

Prohibits limiting congressional defense committee access to classified programs and withholds 25% of funds for the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy until a required report is submitted.

Withholds portions of funds for the Office of the Secretary of Defense until various reports are submitted, including those on execute orders, civilian casualties, and the information environment.

Withholds 10% of the travel funds for the Office of the Secretary of Defense until several overdue statutory reports are submitted to Congress.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to make semi-annual summaries of all reports submitted to Congress publicly available on a website.

Directs a study on providing secure, end-to-end electronic voting services for deployed service members in locations with limited or immature postal service.

Makes numerous technical, conforming, and clerical amendments to Title 10 of the U.S. Code and previous National Defense Authorization Acts to correct errors and ensure consistency.

Establishes a 16-member independent commission in the legislative branch to conduct a comprehensive review of the U.S. war in Afghanistan from June 2001 to August 2021.

The Commission is tasked with examining key strategic, diplomatic, and operational decisions during the war and developing lessons learned to inform future policy.

The Commission must submit annual progress reports and a final public report to Congress within three years, detailing its findings, recommendations, and lessons learned.

Prohibits current and recent members of Congress, foreign agents, and individuals with significant financial interests in Afghanistan defense contracts from serving on the commission.

Amends reporting requirements to include civilian employees in diversity and inclusion efforts, requiring data disaggregated by gender, race, and ethnicity for various pay grades.

Repeals the 2-year probationary period for Department of Defense employees, effective December 31, 2022, for individuals appointed on or after that date.

Allows federal firefighters to trade shifts under a qualified arrangement without affecting their overtime pay calculations.

Prohibits Department of Defense officers and employees from participating in matters involving organizations where they recently worked or are seeking employment, with waiver provisions.

Requires the Office of Personnel Management to establish or update occupational series for federal government positions in software development, data science, and data management.

Extends the requirement for biennial Comptroller General audits of programs that build the capacity of foreign security forces and adds new evaluation criteria.

Prohibits the Department of Defense from removing publicly available online accountings of military assistance that was provided to the Afghan security forces.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to notify congressional committees every 120 days about the costs and obligation status of funds for Operation Allies Welcome.

Modifies the role of the Principal Cyber Advisor, requiring the advisor to be designated from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and be Senate-confirmed.

Mandates the Secretary of Defense to complete an evaluation and review of the Department of Defense's current cyber governance structure and report the findings to Congress.

Requires a comparative analysis of cybersecurity tools offered in enterprise software agreements against those currently used by the Department of Defense, focusing on cost, performance, and scalability.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on how the DOD can improve support and assistance to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) regarding cyber threats.

Directs the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force to identify and eliminate legacy applications, software, and information technology that are no longer required.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a national strategy to improve the cybersecurity of State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) governments.

Authorizes the National Cyber Director to accept personnel from other federal agencies and the Armed Forces on a nonreimbursable detail for up to three years.

Mandates a review of all classified Space Force programs to determine if their classification level can be lowered or if they can be declassified entirely to improve transparency and integration.

Requires the co-chairs of the Missile Defense Executive Board to provide semiannual updates to Congress on the board's meetings and decisions.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to seek recovery of costs from any licensee affected by Federal Communications Commission Order 20–48 and establishes a process for reimbursement to the Department.

Directs the Public Interest Declassification Board to conduct a study on the feasibility of a declassification review of records related to U.S. weapons tests conducted in the Marshall Islands.

Grants the Commission authority to obtain information from federal agencies, hire staff, procure expert services, and receive administrative support from the Department of Defense.

Specifies that the Commission will operate as a legislative advisory committee and is not subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act or the Government in the Sunshine Act.

Makes numerous technical, conforming, and clerical amendments to Title XVIII of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act, which reorganized defense acquisition laws to ensure legal consistency.

Clarifies the effective dates for technical amendments, ensuring they are applied correctly in relation to the original reorganization of defense acquisition statutes in the FY2021 NDAA.

Transfers and redesignates several new defense acquisition sections added by the FY2021 NDAA to their correct locations within the newly reorganized Title 10 of the U.S. Code.

Corrects numerous internal cross-references, section headings, and tables of chapters within Title 10, U.S. Code, to align with the reorganization of defense acquisition statutes.

Amends the FY2021 NDAA to remove conflicting instructions for the transfer of certain sections of law, ensuring proper codification.

Makes clerical amendments to the tables of sections in various chapters of Title 10, United States Code, to reflect the transfer and redesignation of laws.

Updates numerous cross-references in the U.S. Code and other public laws to conform with the reorganization of defense acquisition statutes.

Establishes that authorizations for military construction projects in this Act will expire on October 1, 2024, unless funds have been obligated before that date.

Requires military departments to publish information on Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization projects with costs exceeding $15,000,000 on a public website, effective June 1, 2022.

Expands the Secretary of the Navy's authority to lease or license portions of any U.S. Navy museum facilities to support foundations for revenue generation.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to convey approximately 10 acres of property at Joint Base Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to convey approximately 54 acres at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in Saint Joseph, Missouri, to the city for economic development.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to convey approximately 24 acres of excess property in St. Louis, Missouri, to the city's Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority.

Requires the Secretary of the Navy to designate a position to improve management and oversight of real property and infrastructure assets within the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific.

Mandates an annual briefing to Congress by the Secretary of Defense on the progress of renewing Department of Defense land leases and easements in Hawai‘i that are one acre or more and expire within 10 years.

Directs the Government Accountability Office to review and report on the contracting approaches used for maintaining and upgrading military installations within the United States by March 31, 2023.

Requires cost estimates for major DOE national security projects to fully satisfy mission needs and authorizes funds for conceptual design to improve estimate quality.

Requires the Chief of Engineers of the Army to conduct an independent assessment of the lifecycle costs and schedules of the Department of Energy's defense environmental cleanup programs.

Increases the cost thresholds for minor construction plant projects and construction design, and adds a congressional notification requirement for minor construction projects over $5 million.

Extends the authority for the appointment of certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel within the Atomic Energy Defense programs until September 30, 2026.

Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to replace "Chairman" with "Chairperson" and "Vice Chairman" with "Vice Chairperson" for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.

Authorizes the obligation and expenditure of dollar amounts specified in funding tables, subject to the availability of appropriations.

Requires that decisions to spend authorized funds must be based on merit-based selection or competitive procedures, with specific exceptions.

Exempts projects identified as Community Project Funding (CPF) from the requirement for merit-based or competitive selection procedures.

Allows amounts in funding tables to be transferred or reprogrammed and clarifies that such transfers do not count against certain ceilings unless funds move between appropriation accounts.

Formally establishes the Bureau of Consular Affairs and the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration within the Department of State, each headed by an Assistant Secretary.

Requires Senate confirmation for special appointments exercising significant authority, and congressional notification for those without, setting time limits for temporary appointments.

Directs the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to allow up to 15% of Civil and Foreign Service personnel to participate in long-term training at any given time.

Requires the State Department to consult with Congress and provide justification before proceeding with any new embassy or consulate project that utilizes a non-standard design.

Requires the Secretary of State to submit a biannual report to Congress on all ongoing overseas capital construction and major embassy security upgrade projects, detailing costs, claims, and timelines.

Mandates the Secretary of State to complete all outstanding contractor performance evaluations for new embassy and consulate construction by April 1, 2022, and to develop a prioritization system for the backlog.

Requires the Secretary of State to develop comprehensive 6-year plans for the overseas building program and for the maintenance and sustainment of completed diplomatic posts.

Requires the Secretary of State to revise the Foreign Affairs Manual to ensure all U.S. Government employees traveling abroad on official business receive information on the current threat environment.

Requires the Secretary of State to use the design-build project delivery method for new diplomatic posts unless Congress is notified that this method is not appropriate for a specific project.

Expands travel benefits for separated families of Foreign Service members, allowing a parent to visit children abroad and permitting members at unaccompanied posts to take home leave where their family resides.

Prohibits the Secretary of State from implementing any reduction-in-force actions without notifying Congress and providing a detailed strategic staffing plan that justifies the reduction.

Expands the appeal process for employees subject to an assignment restriction, requiring it to be the same as the process for appealing a security clearance denial or revocation.

Requires the Secretary of State to submit a comprehensive 5-year strategic staffing plan that aligns with the National Security Strategy and includes detailed workforce data.

Expands the authority for accountability review boards to include incidents in Yemen and Syria, in addition to Afghanistan, and extends the authority through September 30, 2022.

Amends the Foreign Service Act to require a final written decision before a member can be suspended without pay and mandates congressional reports for security clearance suspensions lasting over one year.

Mandates that the Foreign Affairs Manual and Handbook apply to all Department of State personnel, including political appointees, and requires regular reports to Congress on any changes to these documents.

Allows the Secretary of State to waive occupational requirements for certain civilian positions for individuals with significant scientific, technological, engineering, or mathematical expertise.

Requires the Secretary of State to specify that personnel who do not comply with Inspector General requests may face discipline, including removal, and mandates quarterly reports on non-compliance.

Allows Foreign Service members to submit a 'gap memo' to selection boards to explain gaps in their performance record due to personal circumstances, which may not be considered negatively.

Establishes requirements for the Department of State to improve workforce diversity through exit interviews, targeted recruitment plans, expanded anti-discrimination training, and leadership accountability.

Requires the Secretary of State to offer the Foreign Service oral assessment examination in at least three different time zones across the United States annually to ease the financial burden on candidates.

Improves public diplomacy by enhancing research and evaluation of programs, appointing a Director of Research and Evaluation, and making the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy permanent.

Requires the Secretary of State to establish a working group to analyze transitioning to a shared services model for certain support functions and report a plan to Congress.

Mandates the Secretary of State to adopt guidelines for collecting information and assessing impacts before closing or co-locating public diplomacy facilities due to new embassy or consulate construction.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act to expand the prohibition of assistance to governments in default on loans from the United States, requiring presidential determination of national interest for any waiver.

Requires chiefs of mission to consult with relevant State Department personnel before concurring with certain military support authorities and ensures those personnel have necessary security clearances.

Requires the Secretary of State to report to Congress on the efforts of the Coronavirus Repatriation Task Force, including impediments, lessons learned, and planned changes for future efforts.

Directs the U.S. to oppose and vote against loans or financial assistance from international financial institutions to Burma's military-controlled government, with exceptions for humanitarian aid.

Requires federal agencies to establish policies for employees to telework from overseas locations and grants those agencies access to the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services system.

Amends the Foreign Service Act to enhance employment and education support for eligible family members, including authorizing hiring preferences for overseas positions.

Authorizes the Treasury Secretary to invest the Barry Goldwater Scholarship Foundation's funds in securities other than public debt to better support the program's purposes.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an employee engagement steering committee to identify negative factors, develop best practices, and advise on improving employee morale and communication.

Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an annual award program to recognize employees for significant contributions, with an emphasis on honoring nonsupervisory personnel.

Expands the duties of the DHS Chief Human Capital Officer to include leader development, employee engagement, cataloging development opportunities, and ensuring due process in disciplinary actions.

Establishes a career program within the Department of Homeland Security to develop a cadre of acquisition professionals through training, rotations, and mentorship.

Reauthorizes and modifies the Customs and Border Protection Donations Acceptance Program, increasing the donation value cap to $75 million and extending the program until December 31, 2026.

Mandates the TSA Administrator to survey the agency's workforce regarding the effectiveness of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic and report the findings to Congress.

Allows the TSA Administrator to assign non-frontline personnel to other federal agencies to improve coordination in responding to public health threats to the transportation system.

Directs the Comptroller General to review Department of Homeland Security trusted traveler programs, focusing on data tracking, error monitoring, and redress procedures.

Requires DHS to extend an individual's trusted traveler program membership for a period equal to the time their enrollment was erroneously revoked.

Directs the Comptroller General to review the public transportation security assistance grant program and report to Congress on its effectiveness, management, and administration.

Directs the TSA Administrator to ensure clear designation of "Sensitive Security Information" and to develop guidelines for including stakeholders in the creation of aviation security directives.

Requires the Secretary of State to report to Congress on the estimated net worth and known sources of income of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family.

Mandates an annual report for five years from the Secretary of State on U.S. policy toward South Sudan, addressing political, security, and humanitarian issues.

Requires the Secretary of State to develop and submit a comprehensive strategy for U.S. engagement with Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Requires a joint briefing to Congress from various federal officials on U.S. actions to support democracy and impose costs on the military junta in Burma.

Requires the President to develop and submit a comprehensive report on the U.S. strategy regarding the People's Republic of China and allows for an advisory board to assist.

Requires the President to designate an interagency coordinator to oversee the U.S. government's response to anomalous health incidents, such as the 'Havana Syndrome'.

Requires the Chief Human Capital Officers Council to submit an annual public report to Congress describing its activities and identifying barriers to hiring qualified applicants, with recommendations.

Grants the Secretary of Defense non-delegable authority to exempt a location from the prohibition on open-air burn pits if deemed in the paramount interest of the U.S., with strict reporting requirements.

Extends the transfer authority for funding a study by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry on the health implications of PFAS contamination through fiscal year 2023.

Authorizes outpatient, inpatient, and residential services for eating disorders for certain military dependents and requires the military to provide necessary facilities to treat service members.

Adds coverage under the TRICARE program for preconception and prenatal carrier screening tests for conditions like Cystic Fibrosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and Tay-Sachs Disease.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish multiple TRICARE Select and TRICARE Prime provider networks in the same geographic area, potentially requiring beneficiaries to enroll in a specific one.

Creates a process for service members to self-refer for a mental health evaluation by requesting it from a supervisor, and requires annual training on recognizing personnel who may need such evaluations.

Extends the deadline for a health care assistance system pilot program to November 1, 2022, and adds a requirement to gather feedback from participating beneficiaries on their satisfaction.

Mandates a pilot program for non-generic maintenance medications under TRICARE, changes its start date, and caps reimbursement to retail pharmacies at the national mail-order pharmacy rate.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish clinical guidelines for postpartum care, create policies for scheduling appointments, and standardize postpartum physical fitness and body composition assessment policies.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to hold recurring consultations, at least semiannually, with military departments regarding their plans and requirements for military medical research.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a system to track and record vaccine administrations, adverse reactions, and refusals for all members of the Armed Forces.

Eliminates the requirement for service members to participate for one year in certain medical and lifestyle incentive programs before being eligible to receive benefits.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish uniform standards for service members to be exempted from mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for administrative, medical, or religious reasons.

Requires the Defense Health Agency to establish at least four regional centers of excellence to enhance treatment for ocular wounds and vision dysfunction related to traumatic brain injury.

Mandates the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement an integrated data repository for managing population health across the military health system, compatible with existing electronic health records.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to develop a digital health strategy by April 1, 2022, to incorporate emerging technologies like virtual reality and predictive analytics into military clinical care.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide mandatory training to all Department of Defense medical providers on the potential health effects of burn pits.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement standardized definitions for 'suicide', 'suicide attempt', and 'suicidal ideation' across the Department of Defense within 180 days.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide U.S. government employees and their families with timely access to DOD medical facilities for assessment and treatment of anomalous health conditions.

Establishes a pilot program to provide mandatory electrocardiograms to at least 25% of incoming cadets at military service academies to screen for cardiac issues.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to create a one-year pilot program to provide direct assistance for scheduling mental health appointments under the TRICARE program.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to analyze the effectiveness of the DOD's Comprehensive Autism Care Demonstration program.

Establishes an independent committee to review suicide prevention and response programs at selected military installations, including at least one remote overseas base.

Mandates a study on the incidence of breast cancer among active-duty service members, including analysis of demographic data, risk factors, and potential links to airborne hazards like burn pits.

Requires the Comptroller General to study the Department of Defense's implementation of statutory requirements to reform the military health system contained in National Defense Authorization Acts from FY2012 to FY2021.

Directs the Secretary of Defense, with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to study the need for a joint fund for the Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Office to support its operations.

Mandates the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to brief Congress on the DoD's substance abuse policies, strategies, and programs for service members and their families.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a cross-functional team to address national security challenges posed by anomalous health incidents and ensure affected individuals receive care.

Mandates a classified report from the Chief Medical Officer at Guantanamo Bay on the quality of medical care, facilities, and resources available to detainees.

Requires a report on the participation of the United States in the 2019 World Military Games in Wuhan, China, including information on illnesses and potential connections to the COVID-19 outbreak.

States that the U.S. Government should continue to compensate individuals who contracted diseases from radiation exposure during Cold War-era uranium mining and nuclear testing.

Establishes a medical countermeasures program within the Department of Homeland Security to protect its employees and working animals during public health emergencies, attacks, or pandemics.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a comprehensive plan to prepare the transportation security system for future communicable disease outbreaks.

Directs the TSA Administrator to conduct an analysis of the U.S. transportation security system's preparedness for public health threats, assessing risks and information sharing challenges.

Requires the TSA Administrator to implement a plan to enhance airport security operations to reduce the spread of coronavirus at passenger screening checkpoints.

Authorizes the United States to participate in the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and directs the President to designate a U.S. representative to its governing bodies.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study the logistics of collecting and distributing unused, unexpired COVID-19 vaccine doses from the U.S. to foreign countries and report to Congress.

Mandates an independent inspection of the pipeline system at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawai'i and requires an assessment of alternative locations for bulk fuel storage.

Amends existing law to make owners and operators of critical infrastructure eligible to receive certain support and services from the Department of Defense.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish a working group and develop a plan for a modern IT infrastructure to support the development and fielding of artificial intelligence capabilities.

Expands eligible projects under the Port Infrastructure Development Program to include operational improvements, port resilience, and environmental mitigation measures like electrification.

Authorizes substantial increases for Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization (FSRM) across the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force to improve military infrastructure.

Amends the 9/11 Commission Act to allow public transportation security grants to cover "associated backfill" for security training and extends the availability of these funds to at least 36-48 months.

Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, military construction, and defense activities of the Department of Energy, and prescribes military personnel strengths.

Authorizes funds to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 for procurement for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, and Defense-wide activities.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to enter into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning with fiscal year 2022, for the procurement of AH–64E Apache helicopters.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to enter into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning with fiscal year 2022, for the procurement of UH–60M and HH–60M Black Hawk helicopters.

Withholds 25% of procurement funds for the Army's Integrated Visual Augmentation System until the Secretary of the Army submits a report on the system's reliability and operational suitability.

Requires the Secretary of the Army to develop and implement a competitive procurement strategy for components and accessories for the next generation squad weapon.

Requires the Secretary of the Navy to ensure an advanced degaussing system is incorporated into any Arleigh Burke class destroyer procured in fiscal year 2025 or any subsequent fiscal year.

Requires the Secretary of the Navy to submit a 15-year acquisition, modernization, and sustainment plan for the carrier air wings of the Navy by April 1, 2022.

Extends the minimum inventory requirement for Air Force fighter aircraft from October 1, 2022, to October 1, 2026.

Prohibits the Secretary of the Air Force from reducing the capabilities or personnel of B-1 bomber aircraft squadrons until September 30, 2023.

Prohibits the use of fiscal year 2022 funds to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage any A–10 aircraft, with an exception for aircraft damaged in a Class A mishap.

Withholds 25% of funds for the B–52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program until the Secretary of Defense submits required cost reports.

Withholds 65% of travel funds for the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force until reports on the requirements and acquisition strategy for the bridge tanker aircraft are submitted.

Repeals minimum inventory requirements for KC-10A aircraft, limits the retirement of KC-135 aircraft to no more than 18 before October 1, 2023, and prohibits reducing KC-135s in reserve components.

Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to maintain a total inventory of at least 279 tactical airlift aircraft through at least October 1, 2022.

Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a report to Congress on any plans to reduce the total number of tactical airlift aircraft, including justification and impact analysis.

Establishes quantity limits for F-35A, F-35B, and F-35C aircraft for the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, effective October 1, 2028, tied to affordability and sustainment cost targets.

Directs the transfer of sustainment and acquisition functions for the F-35 program from the F-35 Joint Program Office to the Department of the Air Force and the Department of the Navy.

Restricts spending on air and space-based ground moving target indicator capabilities to 75% of authorized funds until a report on program redundancies and requirements is submitted.

Prohibits spending on aircraft procurement for the U.S. Special Operations Command's armed overwatch program until an acquisition roadmap is submitted to Congress.

Mandates an analysis of certain Navy and Missile Defense Agency radar systems to assess cost, capability, and technical suitability, with a report due to Congress by May 1, 2022.

Mandates semiannual reports from the Air Force and Navy on the number and details of aircraft ejection seats operating under maintenance or parts-related waivers.

Formally establishes in law the requirement for the Secretary of Defense to develop and regularly update a National Defense Science and Technology Strategy to guide research and engineering efforts.

Codifies the authority for the Secretary of Defense to carry out personnel demonstration projects at designated Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratories.

Modifies the steering committee on emerging technology to be a joint effort between the DoD and the Director of National Intelligence, updating its leadership and extending its operation until October 1, 2025.

Requires the Navy to conduct a land-based test program for the engineering plant of the new DDG(X) destroyer class before the lead ship's construction begins.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish a research consortium of higher education institutions to study irregular warfare, maintain databases, and support research on emerging threats.

Mandates the development and use of digital technologies, like modeling and simulation, to test military systems against both kinetic and non-kinetic threats throughout their lifecycle.

Requires operational testing and evaluation of the Onboard Oxygen Generating System (OBOGS) in tactical fighter aircraft, starting with the F-35, to ensure safety and correct deficiencies.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to identify all facilities and capabilities within the Major Range and Test Facility Base that support the test and evaluation of hypersonics technology.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to review potential AI applications across the department and establish performance objectives and metrics for incorporating AI and digital readiness.

Modifies the Joint Common Foundation program to make it easier for Department of Defense components to contract with leading commercial AI companies for rapid capability development.

Mandates the establishment of an executive education course on emerging technologies for senior military officers and civilian leaders within the Department of Defense.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish activities, including an assistance program, to accelerate the development and deployment of dual-use quantum technologies for defense applications.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to have National Guard units participate in the testing and evaluation of a micro nuclear reactor program.

Establishes a pilot program for the Department of Defense to partner with private sector organizations to help transition science and technology programs into acquisition and operational use.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish data repositories with DoD data sets, allowing public and private organizations to access them for developing artificial intelligence capabilities.

Requires each military department to establish a pilot program to deploy telecommunications infrastructure to facilitate fifth-generation (5G) wireless services on military installations.

Prohibits the Army from contracting for a physical prototype of the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle until 30 days after submitting a detailed requirements analysis report to Congress.

Prohibits the Navy from delegating operational flight tests to non-test units or reducing flight test capacity until certified by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.

Prohibits spending funds to procure a C-130 aircraft for testing as a replacement for the E-6B aircraft until the Navy and U.S. Strategic Command submit required reports and certifications.

Withholds 50% of funds for the VC-25B (presidential aircraft) program until the Secretary of the Air Force submits an approved integrated master schedule to Congress.

Withholds 25% of funds for the Army's High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System until the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff certifies its capabilities and survivability.

Requires the Air Force to submit a report with a competitive acquisition strategy for integrating the Adaptive Engine Transition Program propulsion system into the F-35A aircraft.

Requires the Navy to submit a report with a competitive acquisition strategy for integrating an advanced propulsion system into F-35B and F-35C aircraft.

Requires the Air Force to assess the Air Force Research Laboratory's ability to support the development and testing activities of the Space Force and report the findings to Congress.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to report on activities to integrate autonomy software into major weapon systems to ensure their operational capability in GPS-denied environments by fiscal year 2025.

Requires the National Defense Strategy and other key defense documents to incorporate assessments and strategic goals related to the resilience of military installations against current and projected threats.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to provide grants and cooperative agreements to state and local governments for projects that maintain or improve the resilience of military installations.

Establishes an initiative to harden infrastructure, sustain facilities, collaborate with communities, and protect training lands against extreme weather and climate impacts.

Requires reports on the national technology and industrial base to include vulnerabilities related to extreme weather and cyber attacks or disruptions.

Mandates the Department of Defense to integrate climate resilience into its core processes, conduct mission impact assessments, and report on the strategic impacts of extreme weather.

Requires each military department to assess the vulnerability of its installations to extreme weather and develop specific plans to address those risks.

Establishes a working group and updates the Department of Defense's operational energy strategy to mitigate logistics challenges in contested environments by reducing energy demand.

Assigns the United States Transportation Command as the responsible element for global bulk fuel management and delivery for the Department of Defense, effective January 2023.

Mandates the testing and evaluation of at least one domestically produced, commercial, biobased solution for corrosion control and mitigation as an alternative for the Department of Defense.

Establishes a pilot program to digitize maintenance and repair operations at a military depot, including creating a 'digital twin' model to identify efficiencies and needed investments.

Mandates updated plans, congressional briefings for large projects, annual reports, and a Comptroller General review to improve oversight of the Navy's Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program.

Requires a report on fighter aircraft sustainment costs and prohibits new performance-based logistics contracts for the F-35 program unless certified to reduce costs or improve readiness.

Requires the Comptroller General to conduct annual reviews from 2022 to 2025 of the F-35 aircraft program's sustainment efforts, focusing on strategy, management, and affordability.

Amends readiness reporting requirements to include information on military members assigned to functions previously performed by civilian employees.

Amends reporting requirements for Navy ship readiness, requiring both a briefing and a report to congressional defense committees, to be provided in classified and unclassified forms.

Mandates a strategy to improve foreign language proficiency among special operations forces, focusing on recruitment, training, and retention of members with skills in critical languages.

Prohibits charging for the transfer of military animals and includes military working dogs in research on the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in combat.

Requires the Army and Marine Corps to submit and implement plans to address Government Accountability Office recommendations for mitigating and preventing training accidents involving tactical vehicles.

Requires the Secretary of the Navy to implement Government Accountability Office recommendations to manage crew fatigue, reduce crewing shortfalls, and improve training on naval surface ships.

Authorizes the end strengths for active duty personnel as of September 30, 2022, for the Army (485,000), Navy (346,920), Marine Corps (178,500), Air Force (329,220), and Space Force (8,400).

Grants the Secretary of the Air Force authority to increase Space Force end strength by up to 5% or decrease it by up to 10% to enhance manning and readiness. This authority terminates on December 31, 2022.

Authorizes the end strengths for Selected Reserve personnel as of September 30, 2022, for various reserve components, including the Army National Guard (336,000) and Army Reserve (189,500).

Prohibits coercing a military technician (dual status) into accepting an offer of realignment or conversion to another military status, such as the Active Guard and Reserve program.

Allows the Secretary of Defense to increase the number of general or flag officers in one service by making an offsetting reduction in another service, limited to a total of 15 such transfers at any time.

Requires the Secretary of the Navy to grant retirement service credit for time spent in a baccalaureate program to certain participants of the Seaman to Admiral-21 program from fiscal years 2010-2014.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to commission an independent study on the gender gap in retention of female surface warfare officers in the Navy, including demographic and command climate analysis.

Prohibits National Guard members from being ordered to cross state borders for duty paid for with private funds, except in response to a major disaster or emergency.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to report on the policy framework, impediments, and recommendations for using reserve components to support Federal agencies during catastrophic incidents.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to study whether to reapportion the National Guard's force structure based on wartime needs and domestic response requirements, considering population trends and costs.

Reduces the required service commitment for each month of participation in a military department's career intermission program from two months to one month.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to assess and improve military accession processes, including medical standards, screening, aptitude testing, and waiver procedures.

Mandates the Secretary of Defense to create a formal appeals process for service members to challenge Physical Evaluation Board determinations of fitness for duty, including an impartial hearing.

Requires major national mobilization exercises, conducted every five years, to include and evaluate the processes of the Selective Service System for a potential draft.

Exempts the Space Force from statutory end-strength restrictions for officer grades until January 1, 2023, to facilitate its establishment.

Requires the Director of the Selective Service System to report to Congress on the current exemptions and deferments from registration, training, and service under the Military Selective Service Act.

Requires the Comptroller General to conduct a study on the use and effectiveness of administrative separation boards within the Armed Forces, including the selection process for board members.

A commanding officer will not be considered an accuser solely for convening a general or special court-martial when a special trial counsel refers the charges.

Requires a special trial counsel to be detailed as the trial counsel for general and special courts-martial when charges were referred by a special trial counsel.

Modifies preliminary hearing procedures, allowing a special trial counsel to request a hearing officer from the convening authority for cases under their jurisdiction.

Grants special trial counsels the authority to refer charges for certain offenses to a court-martial, independent of the convening authority.

Authorizes only special trial counsels to enter into plea agreements with the accused for charges under their authority.

Grants special trial counsels the power to determine if a rehearing is impracticable and to dismiss charges accordingly for cases they referred.

Directs the President to establish sexual harassment as a specific punishable offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and defines its elements.

Transfers sentencing authority from court-martial members to military judges in most cases and establishes a board to create sentencing guidelines.

Mandates the Secretary of Defense to brief Congress on the implementation status of recommendations from the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault.

Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to remove the gender-specific phrase "and a gentleman" from the article on conduct unbecoming an officer, making it gender-neutral.

Requires commanding officers to direct an independent investigation for formal sexual harassment complaints, with set timelines for forwarding, completing, and reporting on the investigation.

Mandates the Department of Defense to establish a centralized system for documenting and tracking all allegations of retaliation made by or on behalf of victims of sexual assault or harassment.

Authorizes military departments to establish civilian positions to provide legal, paralegal, and administrative support to Special Victims’ Counsel offices, ensuring service continuity.

Mandates the Secretary of Defense to publish an annual research agenda focused on preventing interpersonal and self-directed violence, including sexual assault, harassment, and suicide.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a Primary Prevention Workforce to create an integrated program for preventing interpersonal and self-directed violence across the Department of Defense.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to study the feasibility and advisability of creating a military occupational specialty for Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and report the findings.

Amends existing law to include 'bullying' alongside 'hazing' in Department of Defense prevention policies, data collection, and annual reporting requirements.

Establishes a working group to identify and counter foreign malign influence campaigns targeting Department of Defense personnel and requires a report on its activities and effectiveness.

Requires ongoing human relations training for all servicemembers on topics including race relations, equal opportunity, and sensitivity to hate group activity.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on training provided to service members on topics including sexual assault, extremism, diversity, equity, inclusion, and suicide prevention.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to brief Congress on the admission process for military service academy nominees with speech disorders, including admission rates and available support.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to develop a uniform policy for identifying remote military installations and managing challenges related to housing, healthcare, education, and spouse employment.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish criteria and prescribe regulations to ensure out-of-pocket costs for mandatory uniform items are not different based on gender.

Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to submit reports to Congress on the status of security force personnel performing protection level one (PL-1) duties from 2023 through 2027.

Directs the Comptroller General to evaluate the tattoo policies of each Armed Force and their effects on recruitment, retention, and reenlistment, with a report due by July 1, 2022.

Requires the Department of Defense to brief Congress on best practices for coordinating relations with State and local governmental entities in Hawaii.

Requires the Secretary concerned to pay members of the reserve component the same monthly incentive pay as regular component members for comparable work, pending a report and certification.

Expands travel and transportation authorities to include lodging for reserve members in training, pet quarantine fees, and transportation for student dependents and dependents of ship-based personnel.

Extends various expiring bonus and special pay authorities for military personnel, including for reserve forces, health care professionals, and nuclear officers, through December 31, 2022.

Allows funds from host nation agreements, disaster relief appropriations, and improved management practices to be used for commissary construction, repair, and maintenance.

Exempts certain reserve component members from required physical and mental health assessments unless they are retiring or separating from the armed forces.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to update policies for integrated medical operations, global patient movement, and to assess biosurveillance and medical research capabilities by October 1, 2022.

Extends the limitation on reducing or realigning military medical billets for one year and requires a GAO report on the analyses supporting such reductions.

Mandates that any service member administratively discharged solely for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine must receive either an honorable or general discharge under honorable conditions for a two-year period.

Requires a study on the feasibility and advisability of establishing an Air National Guard aeromedical squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to support INDOPACOM mission needs.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to brief Congress on developing domestic production capabilities for critical active pharmaceutical ingredients for national security purposes.

Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from procuring personal protective equipment and certain other items from North Korea, China, Russia, and Iran, with some exceptions.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense and military secretaries to acquire innovative commercial products and services through competitive proposals and peer review. Contracts over $100M require special determination.

Amends Title 10 to streamline the process for modifying contracts to reflect updated cost or pricing data, removing the requirement for consideration.

Mandates a joint assessment on impediments and incentives to acquiring commercial products and services to enhance innovation and rapid technology adoption.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to include proposals in budget materials for any planned cancellation or significant modification of a multiyear contract, detailing costs and industrial base impacts.

Requires that DoD contractors and personnel involved in corrosion prevention and mitigation complete qualified training programs that meet industry-recognized standards.

Prohibits the procurement of welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain for naval vessels from manufacturers outside the national technology and industrial base.

Repeals Section 829 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, which established a preference for using fixed-price contracts.

Modifies prize authority for advanced technology to include procurement contracts and other agreements, and requires congressional notification for awards exceeding $10 million.

Establishes a pilot program for the Secretary of Defense to implement a two-step determination process for certain research and development transactions to better transition technologies.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to review the use of Other Transaction Authority, assess potential expansions, and report recommendations for policy or statutory changes to Congress by December 31, 2022.

Allows the Secretary of Defense to classify a contractor's cost-share for technology protection features as allowable independent research and development costs after a system achieves Milestone B approval.

Establishes a pilot program to test novel acquisition methods for at least four new projects to accelerate the transition of emerging technologies into operational use.

Establishes a competitive pilot program to accelerate procurement of innovative technologies, prioritizing small businesses and nontraditional defense contractors, with authority terminating on September 30, 2027.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to commission a study by a federally funded research and development center on identifying, assessing, and managing technical debt in software-intensive systems.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish a cadre of experts in software development and acquisition by January 1, 2023, to improve the effectiveness of Department of Defense software programs.

Amends existing law to modernize acquisition processes by employing digital tools and technologies to ensure defense industrial base data is accessible to key decision-makers.

Extends the deadline to January 15, 2023, for analyses of sourcing and industrial capacity for items like beef products, molybdenum, optical transmission equipment, and others.

Requires contractors supplying fuel for overseas contingency operations to certify that the fuel is not sourced from prohibited nations and to comply with anti-corruption laws.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to assess requirements for dual-use items, develop policies to reduce supply chain fluctuations, and report findings to Congress.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a plan to reduce U.S. reliance on services, supplies, or materials from North Korea, China, Russia, and Iran.

Delays the effective date of certain acquisition restrictions on printed circuit boards from covered countries to January 1, 2027, and modifies related definitions and rulemaking authority.

Requires DoD industry days and requests for information to be open to allied defense contractors, contingent on reciprocal access for U.S. companies in those allied countries.

Requires Department of Defense contractors to disclose if they employ individuals performing work in the People's Republic of China on contracts exceeding $5,000,000.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to report on efforts to implement Government Accountability Office recommendations for better monitoring of private security contractor personnel and contracts.

Extends the pilot program for streamlining awards for innovative technology projects to October 1, 2024, and requires data collection on its use.

Requires military departments to report annually on unfunded high-priority projects under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.

Establishes a five-year Department of Defense pilot program to quickly deliver solutions for critical cross-service operational needs of combatant commands.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish at least two pilot programs to close significant capabilities gaps for the Indo-Pacific and European Commands, leveraging private investment.

Requires the Secretary of the Navy to report to Congress on the processing of requests for equitable adjustment from contractors, including outstanding and unpaid requests.

Directs the Secretary of the Army to establish technical specification standards for all metal and non-metal armor for current and future armored vehicles.

Designates the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering as the Chief Technical Advisor to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council to evaluate technical feasibility of requirements.

Provides the Secretary of the Air Force flexibility on the implementation date for the new Service Acquisition Executive for Space and allows delegation of senior procurement authorities.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to designate a senior official to oversee the implementation of the electromagnetic spectrum superiority strategy, with specific responsibilities and reporting requirements.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to reinstate the Close Combat Lethality Task Force's direct reporting line to the Secretary until a report on an alternative alignment is submitted.

Mandates the Secretary of Defense to arrange for an independent review of the current Unified Command Plan, assessing its alignment with current threats and defense strategy.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to study the appropriate role and organization of space-related assets within the reserve components, including an analysis of a potential Space National Guard.

Increases the funding limitations for various activities under the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund, including force training, contingency operations, and humanitarian assistance.

Establishes an independent commission to examine and recommend improvements to the Department of Defense's budgeting and resource allocation processes to better facilitate defense modernization.

Extends the authority to support a unified counterdrug and counterterrorism campaign in Colombia through fiscal year 2023.

Requires the annual naval vessel construction plan to include the expected service life of each vessel and a description of the planned disposition for ships being inactivated.

Establishes a Deputy Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command to oversee shipbuilding, conversion, and repair contracts, ensuring quality and economy in naval procurement.

Prohibits the Navy from starting construction on the first ship of a major shipbuilding program until a production readiness review is submitted and certified to Congress.

Prohibits the Navy from decommissioning or inactivating a battle force ship before the end of its expected service life without a congressional waiver and certification.

Modifies the biennial report on the shipbuilding industrial base to include an analysis of multi-year procurement contracting and workforce demographics from private shipyards.

Requires the Secretary of the Navy to submit an annual public report detailing planned, completed, and deferred ship maintenance, including the costs and operational impacts of any delays.

Requires the Chief of Naval Operations to submit a detailed assessment and requirement report on the Navy's battle force ship structure to Congress after certain strategic changes occur.

Prohibits the use of fiscal year 2022 funds to retire Mark VI patrol boats and requires a report on the rationale, alternatives, and potential use by the Marine Corps.

Prohibits the Department of Defense from using fiscal year 2022 funds to retire, inactivate, or place in storage more than five guided missile cruisers.

Mandates the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to review and report on sustainment key performance parameters for shipbuilding programs to better account for operational availability.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the security of global maritime chokepoints against hostile attacks, cyber disruptions, and sabotage.

Mandates a report from the Secretary of the Navy on the acquisition, delivery, and use of mobility assets, like Light Amphibious Warships, to support expeditionary advanced base operations.

Requires counterterrorism briefings to Congress to include information on the use of military force in the collective self-defense of foreign partners.

Extends prohibitions through December 31, 2022, on transferring detainees from Guantanamo Bay to the U.S. or certain other countries, and on closing the naval station.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit annual reports until 2026 on Afghanistan, covering U.S. counterterrorism capabilities, remaining military equipment, and threats from released prisoners.

Officially establishes the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies in Anchorage, Alaska, as a regional center for security studies and authorizes it to accept gifts and donations.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit an annual report to Congress detailing airlift service contracts awarded to providers not meeting certain requirements, improving transparency.

Mandates the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to update Joint Publication 3-68, which pertains to Noncombatant Evacuation Operations, by July 1, 2022.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish a memorial on Department of Defense land to commemorate the 13 U.S. service members killed in the attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 26, 2021.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to archive, standardize, and ensure joint force access to operational and intelligence data from the two-decade war in Afghanistan.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to designate an Executive Agent for National Mobilization and develop plans for inducting personnel during a national emergency.

Mandates an independent assessment of military requirements in the Arctic region and authorizes an "Arctic Security Initiative" to enhance security and implement defense strategy in the region.

Establishes a 12-member independent commission to review advances in emerging biotechnology and make recommendations on its application for national security and defense.

Requires the Department of Defense to provide quarterly briefings to congressional defense committees on the security situation and counter-terrorism efforts in Afghanistan through December 31, 2025.

Mandates a plan to shift funding for non-conventional assisted recovery capabilities to a different legal authority and requires Chief of Mission concurrence for the use of these funds.

Establishes an independent commission in the legislative branch to examine and make recommendations regarding the national defense strategy for the United States.

Modifies DARPA's personnel management authority to attract science and engineering experts by increasing maximum pay rates and authorizing relocation expenses for certain new hires.

Extends the authority for temporary personnel flexibilities for civilian personnel at Domestic Defense Industrial Base Facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities Base through 2026.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to provide administrative support and pay certain expenses for foreign defense personnel assigned to the United Nations Command in Korea.

Extends the authority to support special operations for irregular warfare from 2023 to 2025.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a security cooperation strategy for each covered combatant command to support U.S. national security interests.

Prohibits Department of Defense funds or resources from being provided to the Taliban, with a waiver allowed if it advances U.S. national security interests.

Prohibits the use of Department of Defense aircraft to transport currency or other items of value to the Taliban or the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to report on U.S. equipment, property, and classified material that was destroyed or abandoned during the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Extends the authority to provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups and individuals through December 31, 2022, and modifies notification requirements.

Requires the President to submit a report to Congress detailing the United States' defense and diplomatic strategy for Syria, including objectives, end-goals, and engagement with foreign actors.

Extends the authority to provide assistance to counter ISIS until December 31, 2022, increases funding, and adds a waiver for construction projects for detaining foreign terrorist fighters.

Prohibits any funds authorized by this Act or otherwise available to the Department of Defense from being made available to the Badr Organization or to the Government of Iran.

Requires the Director of National Intelligence to report on Iran's military advancements, arms transfers, missile launches, and the capabilities of Iran-backed groups.

Extends the prohibition on military-to-military cooperation between the United States and the Russian Federation through fiscal year 2022.

Prohibits Department of Defense funds from being used for any activity that recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea, with a national security waiver available.

Requires a biennial report on Russian influence operations and campaigns that target United States military alliances and partnerships, including NATO.

Extends the Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative through December 31, 2027, authorizing funds to increase multilateral maritime security cooperation and domain awareness.

Extends the Pacific Deterrence Initiative and requires the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to report on resource needs to implement the National Defense Strategy and counter China.

Amends the annual reporting requirement on China's military and security developments, extending it through 2027 and expanding the scope to include nuclear capabilities, cyber warfare, and global influence.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish a cooperative program with Vietnam to assist in accounting for Vietnamese personnel missing in action, terminating on October 1, 2026.

Expresses that the U.S. should continue to support Taiwan's self-defense capabilities through military sales, joint exercises, and exchanges between defense officials.

Establishes a U.S. policy to maintain the capacity to resist a "fait accompli," defined as a rapid invasion and seizure of Taiwan by the People's Republic of China.

Mandates an annual assessment and report through fiscal year 2027 on Taiwan's asymmetric defensive capabilities, intelligence matters, and vulnerabilities to threats from China.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to brief Congress by February 15, 2022, on the feasibility and advisability of enhanced cooperation between the National Guard and Taiwan.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to report on the feasibility of establishing military-to-military crisis communications capabilities with near-peer strategic competitors.

Requires the Department of Defense to develop procedures for and conduct comparative analyses of U.S. and Chinese efforts to develop and deploy critical military modernization technologies.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should strengthen U.S. defense alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region to further the U.S. advantage over China.

Expresses the sense of Congress reaffirming the U.S. commitment to NATO, highlighting its importance for national security, and calling for continued cooperation to deter Russian aggression.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on the 2020 conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, including the use of U.S. weapons and foreign actor involvement.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to report on the state of U.S. defense investment in Europe, assessing the European Deterrence Initiative, military posture, infrastructure, and capabilities.

Strengthens the defense partnership with Greece, supporting military modernization, authorizing funds for military education, and establishing a 3+1 Interparliamentary Group with Cyprus and Israel.

Amends requirements for contributions by participants in the American, British, Canadian, and Australian (ABCA) Armies' Program, clarifying cost-sharing and how contributions can be made.

Mandates the Secretary of Defense to contract a federally funded research center to assess the recruitment, training, promotion, and utilization of Foreign Area Officers (FAOs).

Requires the Secretary of Defense to contract a study on strategic and operational lessons from the war in Afghanistan to apply to future security cooperation programs.

Extends the authority for making payments to foreign civilians for injury or loss from U.S. military operations to December 31, 2023, and modifies reporting and procedural requirements.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to fund activities that advance U.S. national security objectives for strategic competition below the threshold of armed conflict until September 30, 2024.

Extends the authority for the Department of Defense to provide support to other federal agencies for stabilization activities in the national security interest until December 31, 2023.

Establishes a pilot program to assess barriers to women's participation in the security sectors of partner countries, selecting one country from each geographic combatant command.

Requires the Secretary of State to submit an annual report to Congress on incidents where sensors in the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty's international monitoring system are disabled.

Requires certification before transferring vehicles to Guatemala and mandates reports from the Secretary of Defense and GAO on security cooperation and human rights in Northern Triangle countries.

Mandates a report on China's efforts to expand its diplomatic, military, and economic influence in Latin America and the Caribbean and its implications for U.S. security.

Extends the prohibition on providing in-flight refueling to non-U.S. aircraft engaged in hostilities in Yemen from a two-year period to a four-year period.

Establishes U.S. policy to end the conflict in Yemen and requires the Secretary of State to report on Saudi Arabian airstrikes that result in civilian casualties.

Prohibits using DoD funds to support Morocco's participation in multilateral exercises unless it seeks a political solution in Western Sahara. A waiver is possible for national security interests.

Amends the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act to prioritize purchasing materials from the national technology and industrial base if domestic sources are unavailable.

Authorizes the President to loan materials from the National Defense Stockpile to the Department of Energy or military departments, with assurance of return and congressional notification.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to develop and report to Congress a taxonomy of cyber capabilities, including software, hardware, and other technology used in cyber effects operations.

Extends the sunset date for the pilot program on a regional cybersecurity training center for the Army National Guard from 2022 to 2024.

Sets deadlines for the DoD to map mission-relevant cyber terrain, establish cybersecurity requirements for operational technology, and define responsibilities for various commands and officials.

Mandates the Secretary of Defense to determine the total workforce needs for cyberspace and information warfare, develop a talent strategy, and assess cyber education curricula and locations.

Assigns the Commander of U.S. Cyber Command direct responsibility for controlling and managing the budget and resources for the Cyber Mission Forces, effective for fiscal year 2024.

Mandates the U.S. Cyber Command to establish a voluntary process for coordinating with private cybersecurity firms to defend against foreign malicious cyber actors.

Requires the Department of Defense to assess the offensive and defensive cyber posture of U.S. adversaries and review the U.S. military's own operational assumptions for cyber operations.

Mandates the development of country-specific cyber access strategies for Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran.

Mandates the Secretary of Defense to assess the Department of Defense's policy, capacity, and capabilities to defend the U.S. from the threat of ransomware attacks.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to designate an executive agent to manage Department of Defense-wide procurement of cyber data products and services to streamline acquisitions and improve efficiency.

Mandates that each component of the Department of Defense use a Protective Domain Name System (PDNS) offered by the Department to enhance cybersecurity.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide annual reports to Congress from 2022 through 2024 on the progress and staffing of the weapon systems cybersecurity program.

Directs U.S. Cyber Command and military departments to develop policies and processes for accessing, managing, and using mission-relevant data to support cyber operations.

Requires the DOD Chief Information Officer and U.S. Cyber Command to jointly develop a zero trust strategy, principles, and model architecture to be implemented across all DOD networks.

Requires the DOD Chief Information Officer to complete a demonstration program to assess automated security validation tools for mitigating cyber hygiene challenges and assessing system resiliency.

Mandates the Secretary of Defense to study the feasibility of a central office to oversee academic engagement programs for developing cyber talent and to establish one if deemed advisable.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on plans and recommendations for the CMMC program, including changes, budget, and support for small businesses.

Amends reporting requirements to mandate reports for each cyber resiliency assessment of the nuclear command and control system and sets a 90-day deadline for Secretarial review.

Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to disclose pricing terms of National Security Space Launch program contracts to congressional committees within 30 days of award.

Renames the "Space Force Acquisition Council" to the "Space Acquisition Council" and expands its oversight to include space acquisition programs for all armed forces, not just the Air Force.

Establishes a process for the Space Acquisition Council to review and certify determinations made by the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration on space system architecture.

Directs the Secretary of the Air Force to delegate contracting and milestone decision authority to the Space Development Agency for certain satellite acquisition programs to accelerate development.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to support a program for tactically responsive space launch, enabling rapid on-orbit placement of systems to meet urgent needs or reconstitute damaged assets.

Requires the Service Acquisition Executive for Space Systems to determine if existing commercial capabilities can meet requirements before establishing a new official program of record.

Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from relying solely on commercial satellite services for critical operational requirements unless measures are taken to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to notify Congress within 14 days of determining with high confidence that a foreign government intends to cause death or serious injury to members of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy for the Defense Intelligence Enterprise to better counter malign influence, coercion, and subversion by countries like China and Russia.

Requires the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency to provide an annual briefing to Congress on electronic warfare threats to Department of Defense operations from Russia, China, and other countries.

Mandates participation by senior officials, including the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in annual strategic deterrence exercises through 2032.

Requires the President to initiate a Nuclear Posture Review before unilaterally changing the size of the nuclear weapons stockpile or number of deployed nuclear weapons by more than 20 percent.

Prohibits using funds to reduce the number of deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles below 400 or to lower their alert levels, with exceptions for maintenance, safety, and security.

Withholds 25% of certain travel funds for the Office of the Secretary of the Navy and Office of the Secretary of Defense until information and analysis on the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile is submitted.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct a comprehensive review of the U.S. nuclear posture for the next 5 and 10 years and report the results with the 2022 national defense strategy.

Mandates an independent review of the safety, security, and reliability of U.S. nuclear weapons systems and their command, control, and communications infrastructure.

Requires the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command to notify Congress if China's inventory of intercontinental ballistic missiles, warheads, or launchers exceeds that of the United States.

Requires an independent review of the current and future plans, policies, and programs for the U.S. nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) system.

Requires the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State to brief Congress on all consultations with U.S. allies regarding the Nuclear Posture Review.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to notify and consult with Congress 120 days before making any changes to the Missile Defense Agency's non-standard acquisition and requirements processes.

Prohibits the Director of the Missile Defense Agency from funding a program of record for satellite production, but allows for prototype satellites with concurrence from the Space Acquisition Council.

Extends the deadline for transitioning ballistic missile defense programs to military departments to October 1, 2023.

Delegates authority to the Director of the Missile Defense Agency to budget for, direct, and manage directed energy programs for ballistic and hypersonic missile defense missions.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish the architecture and acquisition approach for a 360-degree integrated air and missile defense capability for Guam, with an objective for initial capability in 2025.

Requires the Director of the Missile Defense Agency to certify that the fiscal year 2023 budget includes adequate funding for a discrimination radar in Hawaii, to be operational by December 31, 2028.

Prohibits Russian or Chinese nationals from touring certain missile defense sites unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that the tour is in the U.S. national security interest.

Establishes a funding plan, reporting requirements, and detailed accountability matrices for the Next Generation Interceptor program to ensure transparency and progress tracking.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit reports from the Integrated Deterrence Review and requires military leaders to certify their input into the Missile Defense and Nuclear Posture Reviews.

Requires the Director of the Missile Defense Agency to submit semiannual notifications to Congress detailing planned missile defense flight and ground tests, including costs, status, and reasons for delays or failures.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to commission an independent study to assess the roles and responsibilities of various Department of Defense components in missile defense to identify gaps and improve efficiency.

Mandates the Secretary of Defense and Director of National Intelligence to establish a permanent office to standardize collection, reporting, and analysis of incidents involving unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs).

Requires reports on indemnification requests from contractors for contracts with unusually hazardous risks, such as those involving hypersonic weapons, and mandates a review of the Department's implementation of these policies.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to take necessary actions to mitigate threats posed by space-based assets to the security and operation of the Major Range and Test Facility Base.

Creates a 12-member bipartisan commission to review the U.S. long-term strategic posture, including nuclear weapons policy, and provide recommendations to the President and Congress.

Mandates the Commission to submit a final report with findings and recommendations to the President and Congress by December 31, 2022, and provide an interim briefing on its progress.

Amends the FY2021 NDAA to consolidate multiple sections on multiyear contracts for property and services into new, streamlined sections within Title 10, U.S. Code.

Renames Chapter 287 of Title 10, United States Code, to 'Other Contracting Programs' and updates the corresponding tables of chapters.

Revises the transfer and renumbering of sections related to the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program to correct section references and update the table of sections.

Transfers and reorganizes provisions for Navy contract financing, including progress payments and salvage operations, into a new dedicated section (3808) of Title 10, U.S. Code.

Consolidates multiple sections of law regarding Selected Acquisition Reports into a single section (4351) and makes numerous conforming cross-reference amendments throughout Title 10, U.S. Code.

Transfers sections concerning manufacturing engineering education and experts in the classroom to the chapter on manufacturing technology in Title 10, U.S. Code.

Relocates the section of law governing the Joint Reserve Detachment of the Defense Innovation Unit within Title 10 of the U.S. Code.

Amends the FY2021 NDAA to modify provisions related to the acquisition functions of the chiefs of the armed forces, including deleting a specific section.

Amends the FY2021 NDAA to revise the transfer and redesignation of the section concerning national technology and industrial base plans, policy, and guidance.

Amends the FY2021 NDAA to update prohibitions on acquiring sensitive materials from non-allied nations and awarding contracts to entities controlled by foreign governments.

Amends the FY2021 NDAA to reorganize and restructure multiple chapters within Title 10 of the U.S. Code related to Department of Defense research and engineering activities.

Extends the authority to carry out a hazardous material storage building project at Wiesbaden Army Airfield, Germany, until October 1, 2023.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to construct a modified Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing building and associated recreational facilities at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

Allows the Secretary of the Army to use funds from alternative sources to construct a recycling center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

Limits the total cost of all Navy construction projects to the total amount authorized for appropriation, notwithstanding other cost variation authorizations.

Limits the total cost of all Air Force construction projects to the total amount authorized for appropriation, notwithstanding other cost variation authorizations.

Extends the authorization for several fiscal year 2017 Air Force military construction projects until October 1, 2023, or the enactment of the fiscal year 2024 authorization act.

Modifies authorizations for various fiscal year 2018 and 2020 construction projects at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, specifying facility sizes and components.

Allows the Secretary of Defense to treat the Kinnick High School and its field house in Yokosuka, Japan, as a single facility for the purposes of defining the scope of work for the project.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to accept military construction projects at various installations in the Republic of Korea, funded through in-kind contributions from that country.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to accept military construction projects in Poznan, Poland, funded through in-kind contributions from that country.

States that nothing in the Act shall be construed to authorize an additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round.

Requires the Secretary of the Army to submit closure and disposal plans for the Pueblo Chemical Depot and prohibits closure or disposal actions until a final decision is made based on those plans.

Establishes a process for the Secretary to waive cost and scope limitations on military construction projects, requiring congressional notification. Prohibits waivers for projects over $500M or cost increases over 50%.

Requires military departments to reserve 5% of their Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization funds annually from FY2022-2026 to improve unaccompanied housing.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to partner with nonprofit organizations to develop, construct, and operate the National Museum of the United States Navy.

Requires commanders of major military installations to consult with state and local governments when developing and updating master plans to improve cooperation.

Amends requirements for major military installation master plans to explicitly include consideration of military installation resilience and coordination with public and private entities.

Requires each military department to identify at least two major installations at risk from extreme weather and complete the resilience component of their master plans within one year.

Directs the Secretary of the Army to submit master plans and investment strategies for each ammunition production facility to guide future infrastructure and equipment improvements.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to amend the Unified Facilities Criteria to include private nursing and lactation spaces in certain military construction projects.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to convey approximately 30 acres of the former Fort Macon Housing Area to the City of Havelock, North Carolina, for municipal park and recreational use.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to convey approximately 8 acres of real property at Naval Air Station Oceana to the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to convey approximately 2.77 acres at Naval Air Station Oceana to the School Board of the City of Virginia Beach for educational purposes.

Establishes a pilot program for the Air Force to create reimbursable accounts for the use of testing facilities at up to two selected installations, terminating on December 1, 2026.

Requires the Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to update the Hawai‘i Military Land Use Master Plan by December 31, 2025, to address military priorities and land use in the state.

Requires certifications and annual reports on the plutonium enterprise to ensure operations, infrastructure, and workforce are adequate for planned waste shipments from production facilities.

Updates the goal for the nuclear security enterprise's infrastructure modernization to reduce deferred maintenance by 45% by 2030 and requires annual progress reports.

Prohibits the use of funds to reconvert or retire the W76-2 warhead, with a waiver available if certain conditions regarding adversary capabilities or military requirements are met.

Requires the Administrator for Nuclear Security to develop and implement a portfolio management framework for the nuclear security enterprise's stockpile and infrastructure programs.

Requires the NNSA to develop a 10-year roadmap for acquiring high-performance computing capabilities and to conduct an independent assessment of its next major acquisition.

Requires the Director for Cost Estimation and Program Evaluation to study the costs, schedules, and potential impacts of the W80-4 nuclear warhead life extension program and report to Congress.

Prohibits product tank vessels under a long-term charter (over 180 days) to the U.S. Government from participating in the Tanker Security Fleet.

Mandates the Secretary of the Navy to report to Congress on the efforts of combatant commands to combat threats posed by illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.

Reduces all funding for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund to zero, ending financial support for the Afghan National Army, Police, Air Force, and Special Security Forces through this appropriation.

Authorizes $300,000,000 for Ukraine Security Assistance, funded through a program increase and a transfer from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.

Establishes a U.S. policy to only support assistance from international financial institutions for advanced wireless technologies, like 5G, if those technologies provide appropriate security for users.

Requires the Secretary of State to notify Congress 15 days before obligating funds for peacekeeping assistance and to submit annual reports on security assistance provided to foreign countries.