HR2670_NDAA_FY24_Enrolled.pdf

H. R. 2670 
One Hundred Eighteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-three 
An Act 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Depart-
ment of Defense and for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congr…

H. R. 2670—2 
Sec. 122. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy port waterborne 
security barriers. 
Sec. 123. Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia class submarine program. 
Sec. 124. Procurement authority for Auxiliary Personnel Lighter program. 
Sec. 125. Limitation on reductions to V–22 aircraft nacelle improvement program. 
Sec. 126.
Limitation on consideration of Government-operated dry docks in certain 
contract solicitations. 
Sec. 127. Annual reports on use of Government docks for ship repair and mainte-
nance. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
Sec. 131. Limita…

H. R. 2670—3 
Sec. 222. Support to the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic. 
Sec. 223. Consortium on use of additive manufacturing for defense capability devel-
opment. 
Sec. 224. Next Generation Air Dominance family of systems development program 
accountability matrices. 
Sec. 225. Continuous capability development and delivery program for F–35 air-
craft. 
Sec. 226. F–35 propulsion and thermal management modernization program. 
Sec. 227. Establishment or expansion of University Affiliated Research Centers for 
critical materials. 
Sec. 228. Policies for management and cert…

H. R. 2670—4 
Sec. 333. Increase of transfer authority for funding of study and assessment on 
health implications of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stances contamination in drinking water by Agency for Toxic Substances 
and Disease Registry. 
Sec. 334. Prizes for development of technology for thermal destruction of 
perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
Sec. 335. Treatment of certain materials contaminated with perfluoroalkyl sub-
stances or polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
Sec. 336. Government Accountability Office reports on testing and remediation of 
pe…

H. R. 2670—5 
Sec. 502. Extension of active duty term for Attending Physician at United States 
Capitol. 
Sec. 503. Updating authority to authorize promotion transfers between components 
of the same Armed Force or a different Armed Force. 
Sec. 504. Flexibility in determining terms of appointment for certain senior officer 
positions. 
Sec. 505. Realignment of Navy spot-promotion quotas. 
Sec. 506. Authority to increase the number of medical and dental officers rec-
ommended for promotion to certain grades. 
Sec. 507. Prohibition on appointment or nomination of certain officers who are sub-
j…

H. R. 2670—6 
Sec. 536. Study on requirement for unanimous votes for findings in general and 
special courts-martial and related milestones for implementation. 
Sec. 537. Study on removal of Sexual Assault Victim Advocates from the chain of 
command of victims. 
Subtitle E—Accession Standards and Recruitment 
Sec. 541. Increased access to potential recruits at secondary schools. 
Sec. 542. Modification of limitation on enlistment and induction of persons whose 
score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is below a prescribed level. 
Sec. 543. Increased access to potential recruits at institu…

H. R. 2670—7 
Sec. 586. Briefings on pilot program on hiring of special needs inclusion coordina-
tors for Department of Defense child development centers. 
Sec. 587. Briefings on implementation of universal pre-kindergarten programs in 
schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity. 
Sec. 588. Report on mental health and wellness support for students enrolled in 
schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity. 
Sec. 589. Rights of parents of children attending schools operated by the Depart-
ment of Defense Education Activity. 
Subtitle J—Decorations and A…

H. R. 2670—8 
Sec. 702. Extension of period of eligibility for health benefits under TRICARE Re-
serve Select for survivors of a member of the Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 703. Expansion of eligibility for hearing aids to include children of certain re-
tired members of the uniformed services. 
Sec. 704. Authority to provide dental care for dependents located at certain remote 
or isolated locations. 
Sec. 705. Clarification of applicability of required mental health self-initiated refer-
ral process for members of the Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 706. Naloxone and fentanyl: regulations; briefing. 
Sec.…