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Essential National Security Authorities Act for Fiscal Year 2020
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Calendar No. 305
116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 2840
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of
the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
Mr. INHOFE introduced the following bill; which was read the first time
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Depart-
ment of Energy, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
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‘‘Essential National Security Authorities Act for Fiscal
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Year 2020’’.
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
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this Act is as follows:
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Congressional defense committees.
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters
Sec. 153. Economic order quantity contracting authority for F–35 Joint Strike
Fighter program.
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations
Sec. 212. Temporary inclusion of Joint Artificial Intelligence Center of the De-
partment of Defense in personnel management authority to at-
tract experts in science and engineering.
TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment
Sec. 332. Modification to limitation on length of overseas forward deployment
of naval vessels.
Subtitle E—Other Matters
Sec. 352. Extension of authority for Secretary of Defense to use Department
of Defense reimbursement rate for transportation services pro-
vided to certain non-Department of Defense entities.
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 421. Military personnel.
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
Sec. 572. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities.
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND PERSONNEL BENEFITS
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Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays
Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authori-
ties.
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT,
AND RELATED MATTERS
Sec. 804. Extension of authority to acquire products and services produced in
countries along a major route of supply to Afghanistan.
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A—Financial Matters
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards
Sec. 1018. Permanent authority for sustaining operational readiness of Littoral
Combat Ships on extended deployment.
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations
Sec. 1042. Extension of National Security Commission on Artificial Intel-
ligence.
Subtitle H—Other Matters
Sec. 1084. National Commission on Military Aviation Safety.
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS
Sec. 1103. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, ben-
efits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a
combat zone.
Sec. 1104. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on pre-
mium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian
employees working overseas.
Sec. 1105. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency personnel management
authority.
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training
Sec. 1202. Extension of authority for cross servicing agreements for loan of
personnel protection and personnel survivability equipment in
coalition operations.
Sec. 1203. Two-year extension of program authority for Global Security Contin-
gency Fund.
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan
Sec. 1211. Extension of Commanders’ Emergency Response Program.
Sec. 1212. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.
Sec. 1214. Extension and modification of reimbursement of certain coalition
nations for support provided to United States military oper-
ations.
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Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran
Sec. 1221. Extension of authority to provide assistance to the vetted Syrian op-
position.
Sec. 1223. Extension and modification of authority to support operations and
activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq.
Subtitle D—Other Matters
Sec. 1231. North Atlantic Treaty Organization Joint Force Command.
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION
Sec. 1301. Funding allocations.
Sec. 1302. Specification of cooperative threat reduction funds.
TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A—Military Programs
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds.
Sec. 1402. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense.
Sec. 1403. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide.
Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program.
Subtitle C—Armed Forces Retirement Home
Sec. 1421. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement
Home.
Subtitle D—Other Matters
Sec. 1431. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration
Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illi-
nois.
TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS
FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
Subtitle A—Authorization of Additional Appropriations
Sec. 1501. Purpose.
Sec. 1502. Overseas contingency operations.
Sec. 1503. Procurement.
Sec. 1504. Research, development, test, and evaluation.
Sec. 1505. Operation and maintenance.
Sec. 1506. Military personnel.
Sec. 1507. Working capital funds.
Sec. 1508. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide.
Sec. 1509. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 1510. Defense Health Program.
Subtitle B—Financial Matters
Sec. 1521. Treatment as additional authorizations.
Sec. 1522. Special transfer authority.
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Subtitle C—Other Matters
Sec. 1531. Interdiction of improvised explosive device precursor chemicals.
TITLE XVI—STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE
MATTERS
Sec. 1627. Authority to use operation and maintenance funds for cyber oper-
ations-peculiar capability development projects.
Sec. 1639. Extension of authorities for Cyberspace Solarium Commission.
DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 2001. Short title.
Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified
by law.
Sec. 2003. Effective date.
TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
Sec. 2104. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019
project.
TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.
Sec. 2305. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2015
project.
Sec. 2306. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2016
project.
Sec. 2307. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2017
project.
Sec. 2308. Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects.
Sec. 2309. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019
projects.
TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2402. Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program
projects.
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
TITLE XXV—INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
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Subtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.
Subtitle B—Host Country In-Kind Contributions
Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects.
TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES
Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction
and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve.
TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES
Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure ac-
tivities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure
Account.
TITLE XXIX—OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS AND
EMERGENCY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Subtitle A—Overseas Contingency Operations Military Construction
Sec. 2901. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2902. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2903. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2904. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2907. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B—Emergency Military Construction
Sec. 2911. Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for military
construction projects.
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY
AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY
PROGRAMS
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration.
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup.
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.
Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy.
TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
Sec. 3201. Authorization.
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DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES
Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables.
DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES
Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables.
DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES
Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables.
TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT
Sec. 4101. Procurement.
Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations.
TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND
EVALUATION
Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation.
Sec. 4202. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency
operations.
TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance.
Sec. 4302. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations.
TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL
Sec. 4401. Military personnel.
Sec. 4402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations.
TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 4501. Other authorizations.
Sec. 4502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations.
TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 4601. Military construction.
Sec. 4602. Military construction for overseas contingency operations.
Sec. 4603. Emergency military construction.
TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY
PROGRAMS
Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.
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In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense commit-
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tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section
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101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.
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DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF
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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
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TITLE I—PROCUREMENT
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Subtitle A—Authorization of
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Appropriations
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SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
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Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
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fiscal year 2020 for procurement for the Army, the Navy
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and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide
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activities, as specified in the funding table in section 4101.
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Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint,
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and Multiservice Matters
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SEC. 153. ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY CONTRACTING AU-
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THORITY FOR F–35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER
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PROGRAM.
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The Secretary of Defense is authorized to award
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multiyear contractsfor the procurement of F-35 aircraft
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in economic order quantities forfiscal year 2021 (Lot 15)
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through fiscal year 2023 (Lot 17).
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TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
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MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
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TION
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Subtitle A—Authorization of
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Appropriations
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SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
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Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
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fiscal year 2020 for the use of the Department of Defense
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for research, development ,test, and evaluation, as speci-
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fied in the funding table in section 4201.
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Subtitle
B—Program
Require-
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ments, Restrictions, and Limita-
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tions
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SEC. 212. TEMPORARY INCLUSION OF JOINT ARTIFICIAL IN-
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TELLIGENCE CENTER OF THE DEPARTMENT
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OF DEFENSE IN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
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AUTHORITY
TO
ATTRACT
EXPERTS
IN
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SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1599h
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of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at
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the end the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(6) JOINT
ARTIFICIAL
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