NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL …

1 PUBLIC LAW 116 92 DEC. 20, 2019 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 VerDate Sep 11 2014 12:38 Aug 28, 2020 Jkt 099139 PO 00092 Frm 00001 Fmt 6579 Sfmt 6579 E:\PUBLAW\ WOODS wwoods2 on LAPJF8D0R2 PROD with PUBLAW133 STAT. 1198 PUBLIC LAW 116 92 DEC. 20, 2019 Public Law 116 92 116th Congress An Act To authorize appropriations for FISCAL year 2020 for military activities of the Depart- ment of DEFENSE , for military construction, and for DEFENSE activities of the Depart- ment of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such FISCAL year, and for other purposes.

2 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION Act for FISCAL Year 2020 . SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) DIVISIONS. This Act is organized into four divisions as follows: (1) Division A department of DEFENSE Authorizations. (2) Division B Military Construction Authorizations. (3) Division C department of Energy NATIONAL Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. (4) Division D Funding Tables.

3 (5) Division E Intelligence Authorizations for FISCAL Years 2018, 2019, and 2020. (6) Division F Other Matters. (b) TABLE OFCONTENTS. The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. Sec. 3. Congressional DEFENSE committees. Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act. DIVISION A department OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I PROCUREMENT Subtitle A AUTHORIZATION Of Appropriations Sec. 101. AUTHORIZATION of appropriations. Subtitle B Army Programs Sec. 111. Authority of the Secretary of the Army to waive certain limitations re-lated to the Distributed Common Ground System-Army Increment 1.

4 Subtitle C navy Programs Sec. 121. Ford-class aircraft carrier cost limitation baselines. Sec. 122. Modification of annual report on cost targets for certain aircraft carriers. Sec. 123. Refueling and complex overhauls of the John C. Stennis and Harry S. Truman. Sec. 124. Ford class aircraft carrier support for F 35C aircraft. Sec. 125. Prohibition on use of funds for reduction of aircraft carrier force struc-ture. NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION Act for FISCAL Year 2020. Dec. 20, 2019 [S. 1790] VerDate Sep 11 2014 12:38 Aug 28, 2020 Jkt 099139 PO 00092 Frm 00002 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6582 E:\PUBLAW\ WOODS wwoods2 on LAPJF8D0R2 PROD with PUBLAW133 STAT.

5 1199 PUBLIC LAW 116 92 DEC. 20, 2019 Sec. 126. Modification of prohibition on availability of funds for navy waterborne security barriers. Sec. 127. LHA Replacement Amphibious Assault Ship Program. Sec. 128. Strategic sealift fleet vessel. Sec. 129. Design and construction of amphibious transport dock designated LPD 31. Sec. 130. Limitation on availability of funds for the Littoral Combat Ship. Sec. 131. Limitation on the next new class of navy large surface combatants. Sec. 132. Limitation on availability of funds pending quarterly updates on the CH 53K King Stallion helicopter program.

6 Sec. 133. Limitation on availability of funds for VH 92A helicopter. Sec. 134. Report on carrier wing and aviation combat element composition. Subtitle D Air Force Programs Sec. 141. Modification of requirement to preserve certain C 5 aircraft. Sec. 142. OC 135B aircraft recapitalization program. Sec. 143. Requirement to align Air Force aviation force structure with NATIONAL De-fense Strategy. Sec. 144. Prohibition on availability of funds for reduction in KC 10 primary mis-sion aircraft inventory. Sec. 145. Limitation on availability of funds for F 15EX aircraft. Sec. 146. Limitation on availability of funds for VC 25B aircraft.

7 Sec. 147. Limitation on availability of funds for RC 26B aircraft. Sec. 148. Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of RC 135 aircraft. Sec. 149. Air Force aggressor squadron modernization. Sec. 150. Air Force plan for Combat Rescue Helicopter fielding. Sec. 151. Report on feasibility of multiyear contract for procurement of JASSM ER missiles. Sec. 152. Report on aircraft fleet of the Civil Air Patrol. Sec. 153. Sense of Congress on the light attack aircraft initiative of the Air Force. Subtitle E DEFENSE -wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters Sec. 161. Economic order quantity contracting and buy-to-budget acquisition for F 35 aircraft program.

8 Sec. 162. Relief from contractors for failure to deliver ready-for-issue spare parts for the F 35 aircraft program. Sec. 163. Limitation on availability of funds for reallocation of Turkish F 35A air-craft to the United States. Sec. 164. Requirement to establish the use of an Agile DevOps software develop- ment solution as an alternative for Joint Strike Fighter Autonomic Lo-gistics Information System. Sec. 165. F 35 sustainment cost. Sec. 166. Reports on the progress and performance of the F 35 aircraft program. Sec. 167. Other reports on the F 35 aircraft program.

9 Sec. 168. Limitation on availability of funds for communications systems lacking certain resiliency features. Sec. 169. Repeal of tactical unmanned vehicle common data link requirement. 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. 211. Program on enhancement of preparation of dependents of members of Armed Forces for careers in science, technology, engineering, and math-ematics. Sec. 212. Updates to the department of DEFENSE personnel management authority to attract experts in science and engineering.

10 Sec. 213. Establishment of joint reserve detachment of the DEFENSE Innovation Unit. Sec. 214. Research and educational programs and activities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions of Higher Education. Sec. 215. Modification of authority for prizes for advanced technology achievements. Sec. 216. Joint hypersonics transition office. Sec. 217. Modification of proof of concept commercialization program. Sec. 218. Modification of authority and addition of technology areas for expedited access to technical talent. Sec. 219. Expansion of coordination in support of NATIONAL security innovation and entrepreneurial education.