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1Calendar No. 483116TH CONGRESS"2d Session!SENATEREPORT116–236NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACTFOR FISCAL YEAR 2021R E P O R T[TO ACCOMPANY S. 4049]ONTO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 FORMILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FORMILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AND FOR DEFENSE ACTIVITIES OFTHE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, TO PRESCRIBE MILITARY PERSONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR OTHERPURPOSESCOMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICESUNITED STATES SENATEVerDate Sep 11 201409:04 Jun 29, 2020Jkt 040613PO 00000Frm 00001Fmt 6012Sfmt rederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HEARINGJUNE 24, 2020.—Ordered to be printed
rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HEARINGNATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021VerDate Sep 11 201409:04 Jun 29, 2020Jkt 040613PO 00000Frm 00002Fmt 6019Sfmt 6019E:\HR\OC\SR236.XXXSR236
1Calendar No. 483116TH CONGRESS"2d Session!SENATEREPORT116–236NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACTFOR FISCAL YEAR 2021R E P O R T[TO ACCOMPANY S. 4049]ONTO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 FORMILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FORMILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AND FOR DEFENSE ACTIVITIES OFTHE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, TO PRESCRIBE MILITARY PERSONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR OTHERPURPOSESCOMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICESUNITED STATES SENATEU.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICEWASHINGTON40–613VerDate Sep 11 201409:04 Jun 29, 2020Jkt 040613PO 00000Frm 00003Fmt 4012:2020Sfmt rederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HEARINGJUNE 24, 2020.—Ordered to be printed
COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICESJAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma, ChairmanROGER F. WICKER, MississippiJACK REED, Rhode IslandDEB FISCHER, NebraskaJEANNE SHAHEEN, New HampshireTOM COTTON, ArkansasKIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND, New YorkMIKE ROUNDS, South DakotaRICHARD BLUMENTHAL, ConnecticutJONI ERNST, IowaMAZIE K. HIRONO, HawaiiTHOM TILLIS, North CarolinaTIM KAINE, VirginiaDAN SULLIVAN, AlaskaANGUS S. KING, JR., MaineMARTIN HEINRICH, New MexicoDAVID PERDUE, GeorgiaELIZABETH WARREN, MassachusettsKEVIN CRAMER, North DakotaGARY C. PETERS, MichiganMARTHA MCSALLY, ArizonaRICK SCOTT, FloridaJOE MANCHIN, West VirginiaMARSHA BLACKBURN, TennesseeTAMMY DUCKWORTH, IllinoisJOSH HAWLEY, MissouriDOUG JONES, AlabamaJOHN A. BONSELL, Staff DirectorELIZABETH L. KING, Minority Staff Directorrfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HEARING(II)VerDate Sep 11 201409:04 Jun 29, 2020Jkt 040613PO 00000Frm 00004Fmt 5904Sfmt 5904E:\HR\OC\SR236.XXXSR236
rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HEARINGCONTENTSREPORT TO ACCOMPANY S. 4049Purpose of the Bill .Committee Overview .Budgetary Effects of This Act (Sec. 4) .Summary of Discretionary Authorizations and Budget Authority Implication .DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS .TITLE I—PROCUREMENT .Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations .Authorization of appropriations (sec. 101) .Subtitle B—Army Programs .Integrated Air and Missile Defense assessment (sec. 111) .Report and limitation on Integrated Visual Augmentation Systemacquisition (sec. 112) .Modifications to requirement for an interim cruise missile defensecapability (sec. 113) .Subtitle C—Navy Programs .Contract authority for Columbia-class submarine program (sec. 121) .Limitation on Navy medium and large unmanned surface vessels(sec. 122) .Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy waterbornesecurity barriers (sec. 123) .Procurement authorities for certain amphibious shipbuilding programs (sec. 124) .Fighter force structure acquisition strategy (sec. 125) .Treatment of weapon systems added by Congress in future President’s budget requests (sec. 126) .Report on carrier wing composition (sec. 127) .Report on strategy to use ALQ–249 Next Generation Jammer toensure full spectrum electromagnetic superiority (sec. 128) .Subtitle D—Air Force Programs .Economic order quantity contracting authority for F–35 Joint StrikeFighter program (sec. 141) .Minimum aircraft levels for major mission areas (sec. 142) .Minimum operational squadron level (sec. 143) .Minimum Air Force bomber aircraft level (sec. 144) .F–35 gun system (sec. 145) .Prohibition on funding for Close Air Support Integration Group (sec.146) .Limitation on divestment of KC–10 and KC–135 aircraft (sec. 147) .Limitation on retirement of U–2 and RQ–4 aircraft (sec. 148) .Limitation on divestment of F–15C aircraft in the European theater(sec. 149) .Air base defense development and acquisition strategy (sec. 150) .Required solution for KC–46 aircraft remote visual system limitations (sec. 151) .Analysis of requirements and Advanced Battle Management Systemcapabilities (sec. 152) .Studies on measures to assess cost-per-effect for key mission areas(sec. 153) .Plan for operational test and utility evaluation of systems for LowCost Attributable Aircraft Technology program (sec. 154) .Prohibition on retirement or divestment of A–10 aircraft (sec. 155) .Subtitle E—Defense-Wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters .Budgeting for life-cycle cost of aircraft for the Navy, Army, andAir Force: annual plan and certification (sec. 171) .(III)VerDate Sep 11 201410:20 Jun 29, 2020Jkt 040613PO 00000Frm 00005Fmt 5904Sfmt 1112121212131313141414141415151616161616
IVrfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HEARINGPageTITLE I—PROCUREMENT—ContinuedSubtitle E—Defense-Wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters—ContinuedAuthority to use F–35 aircraft withheld from delivery to Governmentof Turkey (sec. 172) .Transfer from Commander of United States Strategic Command toChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of responsibilities and functions relating to electromagnetic spectrum operations (sec. 173) .Cryptographic modernization schedules (sec. 174) .Prohibition on purchase of armed overwatch aircraft (sec. 175) .Special Operations armed overwatch (sec. 176) .Autonomic Logistics Information System redesign strategy (sec. 177) .Contract aviation services in a country or in airspace in which aSpecial Federal Aviation Regulation applies (sec. 178) .F–35 aircraft munitions (sec. 179) .Airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance acquisitionroadmap for United States Special Operations Command (sec. 180)Requirement to accelerate the fielding and development of counterunmanned aerial system efforts across the Joint Force (sec. 181) .Joint All-Domain Command and Control requirements (sec. 182) .Budget Items .Army .MQ–1 .CH–47 Cargo Helicopter Modifications .Procurement of PAC–3 MSE missiles .Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 .Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle .Bradley Program Modifications .M88 Family of Vehicle Modification .Joint Assault Bridge .Multi-Domain Task Force Tactical Network Technology .U.S. Africa Command force protection upgrades transportabletactical command communications .Multi-Domain Task Force Tactical Command Communications .U.S. Africa Command force protection upgrades combat communications .Spider Anti-Personnel Munition .Multi-Domain Task Force Defensive Cyber Operations .U.S. Africa Command unfunded requirement force protection upgrades long haul communications .Multi-Domain Task Force Counterintelligence/Security Countermeasures .U.S. Africa Command force protection upgrades indirect fire protection .Multi-Domain Task Force Electronic Warfare Tools .WMD Civil Support Team Equipping .U.S. Africa Command force protection upgrades physical securitysystems .Expeditionary Solid Waste Disposal System .Navy .F–35C .F–35B .CH–53K .CH–53 Advanced Procurement .MQ–4 .Marine Corps aviator body armor vest .F–35B/C Spares .Tomahawk .LRASM .Surface ship torpedo defense .MK–54 torpedo modifications .Submarine supplier stability .Virginia-class submarines .Virginia-class submarine advance procurement .Arleigh Burke-class destroyers .Surface ship supplier stability .LPD Flight II .LPD Flight II advance procurement .VerDate Sep 11 201409:04 Jun 29, 2020Jkt 040613PO 00000Frm 00006Fmt 5904Sfmt 727282828282929292929303031313132
Vrfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HEARINGPageTITLE I—PROCUREMENT—ContinuedBudget Items—ContinuedNavy—ContinuedLHA replacement amphibious assault ship .Landing craft utility .Outfitting .Yard patrol craft .LCAC service life extension .Hybrid electric drive .DDG modernization .LCS common mission module equipment .LCS mine countermeasures mission modules .LCS anti-submarine warfare mission modules .Small and medium unmanned underwater vehicles .Surface electronic warfare improvement program .Cooperative engagement capability .Next generation surface search radar .Sonobuoys .Ground-Based Anti-Ship Missile .Air Force .F–35A .MQ–9 .B–1 .B–1B .F–16 Radar .T–38 Ejection Seat .E–4B Survivable Super High Frequency program .E–8 (JSTARS) .CV–22 ABSS .F–35A initial spares .Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) .Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) .Cobra Dane service life extension .PDI: Mission Partner Environment (MPE) local upgrades, U.S.Indo-Pacific Command .PDI: Mission Partner Environment (MPE) local upgrades, U.S.Indo-Pacific Command .Energy efficient small shelters upgrades .Defense Wide .Joint Regional Security Stacks SIPR funding—Procurement .Terminal High Altitude Area Defense .SM–3 IIA procurement .Armed Overwatch .DHC–8 combat loss replacement .Aircraft maintenance support combat loss replacement .Special Operations Tactical Communication/Next GenerationTactical Communications .Multi-Mission Payload .Syria exfiltration reconstitution .Items of Special Interest .A–10 .Active Protection Systems updated plans for M2 Bradley andStryker combat vehicles .Advanced Battle Management System bridge report .Advanced combat search and rescue capability .Air Force pilot training .Anti-ship missile development .Army Radio Modernization .Assessment of Navy anti-submarine warfare training targets .C–17 maintenance .Comptroller General report on the Supervisor of Shipbuilding .Comptroller General review of Navy shipbuilding and ship maintenance .Counter unmanned aircraft systems matters .DDG–51 destroyer multi-year procurement .E–8 strategy .E–8C modernization .VerDate Sep 11 201409:04 Jun 29, 2020Jkt 040613PO 00000Frm 00007Fmt 5904Sfmt 041414142424242424343434444454546464748494950
VIrfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HEARINGPageTITLE I—PROCUREMENT—ContinuedBudget Items—ContinuedItems of Special Interest—ContinuedElectronic warfare red team .F–35 basing requirements .Flame retardant vehicle soft armor and materiel .Future Vertical Lift long-term cost and schedule assessment .Guided missile frigate .HMMWV rollover mitigation .Hospital ship modernization .Hybrid electric drive on Arleigh Burke-class destroyers .Improved Turbine Engine Program .Integrated air and missile defense in the U.S. Central Commandarea of responsibility .Joint and service exercises .Joint electronic warfare training range .Live-virtual-constructive and game-based training environmenttraining .M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle program assessment .Marine Corps integrated air and missile defense capabilities .Mission command systems .Mission planning and force structure for hypersonic weapon systems .Mk93 machine gun mount upgrade program .Next-generation crypto key loader .Pacific Air Force air base resiliency .Polymer based magazines .Preservation of Department of Defense historic aircraft andspacecraft .Report on availability of repair for aircraft parts .Report on Unmet ISR Requirements, RC–135 Integration, andKC–135 Conversion .Requirements and budgeting for precisely geolocated 3D imagery .Self-propelled lightweight howitzers .Shoulder-launched munitions procurement strategy .Specialization of carrier based squadrons .Tactical Combat Training System .Tactical wheeled vehicle industrial base .Tactical wheeled vehicle strategy .Taser X–26 non-lethal conducted electrical weapon upgrade .UH–60V Black Hawk conversions .UH–72 Communications and Monitoring Systems .Use of Navy and Marine Corps aircraft for NOBLE EAGLE .USMC Aviator Body Armor Vest .Variable depth sonar systems .TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION .Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations .Authorization of appropriations (sec. 201) .Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations .Designation and activities of senior officials for critical technologyareas supportive of the National Defense Strategy (sec. 211) .Governance of fifth-generation wireless networking in the Department of Defense (sec. 212) .Application of artificial intelligence to the defense reform pillar ofthe National Defense Strategy (sec. 213) .Extension of authorities to enhance innovation at Department ofDefense laboratories (sec. 214) .Updates to Defense Quantum Information Science and TechnologyResearch and Development program (sec. 215) .Program of part-time and term employment at Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratories of facultyand students from institutions of higher education (sec. 216) .Improvements to Technology and National Security Fellowship ofDepartment of Defense (sec. 217) .Department of Defense research, development, and deployment oftechnology to support water sustainment (sec. 218) .VerDate Sep 11 201409:04 Jun 29, 2020Jkt 040613PO 00000Frm 00008Fmt 5904Sfmt 5676767676768697070707171
VIIrfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HEARINGPageTITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION—ContinuedSubtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations—ContinuedDevelopment and testing of hypersonic capabilities (sec. 219) .Disclosure requirements for recipients of Department of Defense research and development grants (sec. 220) .Subtitle C—Plans, Reports, and Other Matters .Assessment on United States national security emerging biotechnology efforts and capabilities and comparison with adversaries(sec. 231) .Independent comparative analysis of efforts by China and the UnitedStates to recruit and retain researchers in national security-relatedfields (sec. 232) .Department of Defense demonstration of virtualized radio access network and massive multiple input multiple output radio arraysfor fifth generation wireless networking (sec. 233) .Independent technical review of Federal Communications Commission Order 20–48 (sec. 234) .Report on and limitation on expenditure of funds for micro nuclearreactor programs (sec. 235) .Modification to Test Resource Management Center strategic planreporting cycle and contents (sec. 236) .Limitation on contract awards for certain unmanned vessels (sec.237) .Documentation relating to Advanced Battle Management System(sec. 238) .Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Test special purposeadjunct to address computational thinking (sec. 239) .Budget Items .Army .Artificial Intelligence Human Performance Optimization .Increase in basic research, Army .Pandemic Vaccine Response .Hybrid additive manufacturing .Pathfinder Air Assault .Harnessing Emerging Research Opportunities to Empower Soldiers Program .Metal-based display technologies .Pathfinder Airborne .Ground technology advanced manufacturing, materials, and process technologies .Ground Combat Vehicle Platform Electrification .Immersive virtual modeling and simulation techniques .Next Generation Combat Vehicle modeling and simulation .Backpackable communications intelligence system .Defense resiliency platform against extreme cold weather .Multi-drone multi-sensor intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capability .Quantum computing based materials optimization .Composite artillery tube and propulsion prototyping .Counter Unmanned Aerial System threat research and development .Counter unmanned aircraft systems research .Coronavirus nanovaccine research .3D Advanced Manufacturing .Cybersecurity for industrial control systems and building automation .Graphene applications for military engineering .High performance computing modernization .Carbon fiber and graphitic composites for Next Generation Combat Vehicle program .Cyber and connected vehicle innovation research .Small unit ground robotic capabilities .Virtual Experimentations Enhancement .Hyper velocity projectile extended range technologies .VerDate Sep 11 201409:04 Jun 29, 2020Jkt 040613PO 00000Frm 00009Fmt 5904Sfmt 4848585858686
VIIIrfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HEARINGPageTITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION—ContinuedBudget Items—ContinuedArmy—ContinuedElectromagnetic effects research to support long range precisionfires and air and missile defense cross functional teams .Development and fielding of high energy laser capabilities—Army .Hypersonic hot air tunnel test environment
national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2021 r e p o r t [to accompany s. 4049] on to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the department of defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the department of energy, to prescribe military per-
