H.R. 2670

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Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 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 of the Department of Defense (DOD). Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations (Sec. 101) This section authorizes appropriations for FY2024 for procurement for the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force, the Space Force, and DOD-wide activities. Subtitle B--Army Programs (Sec. 111) This section limits the Army from obligating more than 75% of FY2024 funds authorized for the Trackless Moving Target program-Infantry variant until the Department of the Army conducts an assessment of the program and reports to Congress. (Sec. 112) This section requires the Department of the Army to submit a strategy for its tactical wheeled vehicle program with DOD’s budget justification materials for FY2025, FY2030, and FY2035. (Sec. 113) The Department of the Army must conduct a review of the proposed re-competition of contracts for operational task orders of geographic combatant commanders under the LOGCAP V contract. Subtitle C--Navy Programs (Sec. 121) This section eliminates a requirement for the Navy to maintain a 10th carrier air wing under certain conditions. (Sec. 122) This section extends the restriction on the Department of the Navy expending funds to procure legacy waterborne security barriers for Navy ports. (Sec. 123) This section authorizes the Department of the Navy to enter into multiyear procurement contracts for 13 Virginia class attack submarines. The Department of the Navy may enter into certain advanced procurement contracts for equipment and subsystems associated with the Virginia class submarines. (Sec. 124) This section authorizes the Department of the Navy to procure up to six Auxiliary Personnel Lighter class vessels and associated material. (Sec. 125) DOD shall upgrade not fewer than 24 V-22 aircraft under the V-22 nacelle improvement program. (Sec. 126) This section allows solicitation for government-operated dry docks in the Department of the Navy’s award of a contract for private sector non-nuclear surface ship maintenance in San Diego, California, only if there is insufficient capacity at privately operated dry docks. (Sec. 127) This section requires the Department of the Navy to periodically report to Congress on the use of government docks for ship repair and maintenance. Subtitle D--Air Force Programs (Sec. 131) The Department of the Air Force may not retire more than 68 F-15E aircraft or reduce their associated personnel and weapons system activities through FY2029. (Sec. 132) This section prohibits through FY2028 the Department of the Air Force from retiring RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles or reducing the fleet below 10 aircraft. (Sec. 133) This section provides for a temporary exception to statutory minimum numbers of Air Force fighter aircraft during FY2024. (Sec. 134) This section extends through FY2024 (1) a requirement for the Department of the Air Force to maintain a minimum of 271 C-130 aircraft, and (2) a prohibition on reducing the total number of C-130 aircraft assigned to the National Guard. (Sec. 135) This section extends through 2033 a requirement for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics to report to Congress annually on the acquisition of the T-7A Advanced Pilot Training System and requires the report to include a schedule risk assessment. (Sec. 136) This section extends a prohibition on reducing the number of B-1 bomber aircraft through FY2026. The Department of the Air Force may retire a certain B-1 bomber as an exception due to damage sustained by that individual aircraft. (Sec. 137) The minimum required number of A-10 aircraft that the Department of the Air Force must maintain in its inventory is reduced from 153 to 135. (Sec. 138) The Department of the Air Force must procure up to six over-the-horizon radar systems that meet the requirements of U.S. Northern Command. (Sec. 139) This section prohibits the use of FY2024 funds to retire any KC-135 aircraft. (Sec. 140) This section prohibits the use of FY2024 funds to reduce the number of KC-135 aircraft in the reserve components. (Sec. 141) The Department of the Air Force may not issue an acquisition strategy for the KC-135 recapitalization program until it submits to Congress an updated tanker roadmap timeline to include procurement of the Next Generation Air Refueling System and a business case analysis for the program. (Sec. 142) This section prohibits the use of FY2024 funds to retire E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft to a fleet size below 16 until the Department of the Air Force (1) submits a plan to Congress for maintaining mission readiness with a reduced fleet, or (2) procures sufficient numbers of E-7 Wedgetail aircraft to accomplish the required mission load. (Sec. 143) This section prohibits the use of FY2024 funds to terminate production lines for HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters. (Sec. 144) The Department of the Air Force may not retire any F-16C/D aircraft until 180 days after submitting a report to Congress on long-term fighter force structure. (Sec. 145) This section limits the Department of the Air Force from procuring more than six KC-47A aircraft under its current contract unless certain conditions are met. (Sec. 146) The Department of the Air Force may not incorporate version 2.0 of the KC-47A aircraft remote vision system until it identifies a solution to all major deficiencies with the system. (Sec. 147) This section limits the Department of the Air Force from retiring T-1A training aircraft until the department certifies the implementation of the Undergraduate Pilot Training 2.5 curriculum. (Sec. 148) The Department of the Air Force shal