S. 2226 - 118th Congress (2023-2024) - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

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Introduced

Jul 11, 2023

Latest Action

Jul 27, 2023

Origin Chamber

Senate

Type

Bill Number

2226

Congress

118

Policy Area

Sponsorship by Party

Jack Reed

Rhode Island

Senate Votes (1)

House Votes (0)

checkPassed on July 28, 2023

Question

On Passage of the Bill

Status

Passed

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Bill Passed

Roll Number

212

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Summary

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

This bill authorizes FY2024 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). The bill authorizes appropriations, but does not provide budget authority, which is provided by appropriations legislation.

DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS

TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

This title authorizes appropriations for the acquisition or modification of various military items (such as aircraft, ships, tracked combat vehicles, missiles, and ammunition) and sets policy for certain procurement programs.

TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

This title authorizes appropriations for research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) and sets policy for certain RDT&E activities, such as microelectronics and artificial intelligence.

TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

This title authorizes appropriations for operation and maintenance (O&M) and sets policy for certain O&M programs, such as sustainable aviation fuel and the treatment of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

This title authorizes appropriations for military personnel, sets active component and reserve component end-strength levels, and authorizes certain end-strength variations.

TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

This title sets policy regarding officer personnel, reserve component management, military records, military justice and other legal matters, servicemember education and training, family readiness and dependents' education, junior reserve officers' training corps, awards and decorations, and enhanced recruiting efforts.

TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

This title sets policy regarding various aspects of military compensation, including allowances, bonus and incentive pays, and other compensation matters.

TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

This title sets policy regarding military health care, including TRICARE.

TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS

This title sets policy regarding acquisitions and acquisition management, general contracting authorities, industrial base matters, and small businesses.

TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

This title sets policy regarding the Office of the Secretary of Defense and DOD organization and management.

TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

This title sets policy in various areas, including financial matters, counterdrug activity, naval vessels, and counterterrorism.

TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS

This title sets policy for various matters related to DOD civilian employees, such as direct hire authorities, premium pay, and certain limitations on dual pay. This title also establishes a Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve.

TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

This title sets policy for various matters related to DOD interactions with foreign nations, including security cooperation initiatives. It includes subtitles related to (1) Syria, Iraq, and Iran; (2) Europe and Russia; and (3) the Indo-Pacific region.

TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION

This title allocates amounts authorized for the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program for specified purposes.

TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

This title authorizes appropriations for specified working capital and revolving funds and for other programs, including chemical agents and munitions destruction, drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, and the defense health program. It also sets policy regarding national defense stockpile requirements.

TITLE XV--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE
MATTERS

This title sets policy for various matters related to space activities, nuclear forces, missile defense, and electronic warfare.

TITLE XVI--CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS

This title sets policy on cyberspace-related matters, such as cyber incident reporting.

TITLE XVII--SPACE FORCE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

This title sets policy with regards to the management of Space Force military personnel, including (1) transitions between active, inactive, and retired status; (2) appointment and promotion of officers; (3) enlistment qualifications; and (4) separations.

DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

This title authorizes appropriations for (1) specified Army construction and land acquisition projects; and (2) new construction, improvements, and planning for Army family housing. This title also extends the authorization of certain projects from previous fiscal years.

TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

This title authorizes appropriations for (1) specified Navy construction and land acquisition projects; and (2) new construction, improvements, and planning for Navy family housing. This title also extends the authorization of certain projects from previous fiscal years.

TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

This title authorizes appropriations for (1) specified Air Force construction and land acquisition projects, and (2) improvements and planning for Air Force family housing. This title also extends the authorization of certain projects from previous fiscal years.

TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

This title authorizes appropriations for (1) specified Defense Agency construction and land acquisition projects, and (2) specified energy conservation and utility system projects. This title also extends or modifies the authorization of certain projects from previous fiscal years.

TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

This title authorizes DOD to make specified contributions to NATO for construction and land acquisition projects and to accept specified military construction projects from South Korea and Poland as in-kind contributions.

TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

This title authorizes appropriations for specified construction and land acquisition projects for the Army National Guard, Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve. This title also extends or modifies the authorization of certain projects from previous fiscal years.

TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES

This title authorizes appropriations for base realignment and closure activities as authorized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.

TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS

This title sets policy in such areas as military construction and military housing. This title also authorizes specified land conveyances.

DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

This title authorizes appropriations for the activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), defense environmental cleanup, nuclear energy, and other defense activities. This title also sets policy for certain nuclear-related matters and authorizes new plant projects for the NNSA at specified locations.

TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

This title authorizes appropriations for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.

DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES

TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT

This title sets forth amounts requested and authorized for procurement.

TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

This title sets forth amounts requested and authorized for research, development, test, and evaluation.

TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

This title sets forth amounts requested and authorized for operation and maintenance.

TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL

This title sets forth amounts requested and authorized for military personnel.

TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

This title sets forth amounts requested and authorized for the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund, various working capital funds, chemical agents and munitions destruction, drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, the Office of the Inspector General, and the Defense Health Program.

TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

This title sets forth amounts requested and authorized for military construction.

TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

This title sets forth amounts requested and authorized for DOE national security programs.

Text (3)

Printed as Passed

July 27, 2023

Engrossed in Senate

July 27, 2023

Reported to Senate

July 11, 2023

Amendments (945)

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Jul 27, 2023

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Senate Amendment 1087 to Senate Amendment 935

To provide for a manager's amendment.

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Jul 27, 2023

Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 1084 to Senate Amendment 935

To provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community.

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Jul 27, 2023

Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 1078 to Senate Amendment 935

To reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996.

Agreed To

Jul 27, 2023

Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 1065 to Senate Amendment 935

To amend title XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act with respect to funding for the World Trade Center Health Program.

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Jul 27, 2023

Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 1058 to Senate Amendment 935

To extend the period for filing claims under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act and to provide for compensation under such Act for claims relating to Manhattan Project waste, and to improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining.

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Jul 26, 2023

Not Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 1055 to Senate Amendment 935

To establish the Office of the Lead Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance.

Active

Jul 27, 2023

Not Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 1034 to Senate Amendment 935

To prohibit allocations of Special Drawing Rights at the International Monetary Fund for perpetrators of genocide and state sponsors of terrorism without congressional authorization.

Active

Jul 27, 2023

Not Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 1030 to Senate Amendment 935

To reduce military spending.

Active

Jul 27, 2023

Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 999 to Senate Amendment 935

To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a Nuclear Fuel Security Program, expand the American Assured Fuel Supply Program, establish an HALEU for Advanced Nuclear Reactor Demonstration Projects Program, and submit a report on a civil nuclear credit program, and to enhance programs to build workforce capacity to meet critical mission needs of the Department of Energy.

Agreed To

Jul 20, 2023

Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 949 to Senate Amendment 935

To ensure access to commissary and exchange privileges for remarried spouses of members of the Armed Forces.

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Jul 27, 2023

Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 944 to Senate Amendment 935

To require an assessment of the impact and feasibility of restricting gifts and grants to United States institutions of higher education from entities on the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List.

Agreed To

Jul 19, 2023

Submitted in Senate

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Senate Amendment 936 to Senate Amendment 935

To add an effective date.

Submitted

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Jul 27, 2023

Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 935

In the nature of a substitute.

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Jul 25, 2023

Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 931 to Senate Amendment 935

To provide for an investment screening mechanism relating to covered sectors.

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Jul 20, 2023

Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 926 to Senate Amendment 935

To prohibit the export or sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities.

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Jul 27, 2023

Not Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 874 to Senate Amendment 935

To prohibit the flying, draping, or other display of any flag other than the flag of the United States at public buildings.

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Jul 19, 2023

Not Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 838 to Senate Amendment 935

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to clarify the meaning of the term "aggregate value" for purposes of the Presidential drawdown authority.

Active

Jul 20, 2023

Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 823 to Senate Amendment 935

To end the treatment of the People's Republic of China as a developing nation.

Agreed To

Jul 25, 2023

Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 813 to Senate Amendment 935

To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and require review of certain agricultural transactions.

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Jul 27, 2023

Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 705 to Senate Amendment 935

To identify countries that are champions in the battle to combat global corruption, and for other purposes.

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Jul 20, 2023

Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 685 to Senate Amendment 935

To provide for an enhanced domestic content requirement for navy shipbuilding programs.

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Jul 27, 2023

Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 638 to Senate Amendment 935

To reauthorize the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018.

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Jul 27, 2023

Not Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 523 to Senate Amendment 935

To provide that sums in the Thrift Savings Fund may not be invested in securities that are listed on certain foreign exchanges.

Active

Jul 20, 2023

Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 510 to Senate Amendment 935

To provide for drone security.

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Jul 26, 2023

Not Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 438 to Senate Amendment 935

To provide for the independent and objective conduct and supervision of audits and investigations relating to the programs and operations funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to Ukraine for military, economic, and humanitarian aid.

Active

Jul 19, 2023

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Senate Amendment 429 to Senate Amendment 935

To require the advice and consent of the Senate or an Act of Congress to suspend, terminate, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty and authorizing related litigation, and for other purposes.

Agreed To

Jul 26, 2023

Not Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 421 to Senate Amendment 935

To provide remedies to members of the Armed Forces discharged or subject to adverse action under the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Active

Jul 20, 2023

Not Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 376 to Senate Amendment 935

To limit the availability of funds for the support of Ukraine.

Active

Jul 20, 2023

Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 315 to Senate Amendment 935

To provide for the assumption of full ownership and control of the International Outfall Interceptor in Nogales, Arizona, by the International Boundary and Water Commission.

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Jul 19, 2023

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Senate Amendment 300 to Senate Amendment 935

To amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to expand the ways beryllium sensitivity can be established for purposes of compensation under that Act and to extend the authorization of the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health of the Department of Labor.

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Jul 20, 2023

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Senate Amendment 273 to Senate Amendment 935

To improve a provision relating to a report on progress on a multi-year strategy and plan for the Baltic Security Initiative.

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Jul 27, 2023

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Senate Amendment 230 to Senate Amendment 935

To ensure that the Department of Defense has received an unqualified opinion on its financial statements by October 1, 2027.

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Jul 20, 2023

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Senate Amendment 224 to Senate Amendment 935

To provide funding for women's health to support initiatives for mobile mammography services for women veterans.

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Jul 19, 2023

Not Agreed to in Senate

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Senate Amendment 222 to Senate Amendment 935

To express the sense of Congress that Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty does not supersede the constitutional requirement that Congress declare war before the United States engages in war.

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Jul 26, 2023

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Senate Amendment 199 to Senate Amendment 935

To provide enhanced protection against debt collector harassment of members of the Armed Forces.

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07/27/2023

Senate ordered measure printed as passed.

07/27/2023

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

07/27/2023