CNQ General Discussion, page-179

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United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
Summary of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense
Authorization Act

https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/fy24_ndaa_conference_executive_summary1.pdf

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• Directs a strategy for improved maritime domain awareness and interdiction capabilities
to counter seaborne threats in the Middle East.
• Authorizes DOD to enter into international agreements with a foreign country to
provide sole-source direction for assistance under DOD’s "Section 333" capacity building
program.
• Authorizes greater DOD collaboration with the Armed Forces of Australia, Canada, New
Zealand, and the United Kingdom to participate in interoperability programs.
•Expands the definition of a “domestic source” for the purpose of the Defense
Production Act Title III program to include the United Kingdom and Australia.

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READINESS AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
Training and Readiness
• Authorizes increased funding for a number of initiatives, including:
o The Army and Marine Corps recruiting and advertising activities, and
o Payroll increases for Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve military technician
(dual status) civilians.
Industrial Base Operations and Acquisition Policy
• Supports the use of multiyear contracting authority as a tool to improve industrial base
stability.
• Extends certain waivers for the streamlined acquisition of defense stocks related to
Ukraine and authorizes additional munitions eligible for multiyear procurement
contracts.
• Establishes a Department-wide pilot program to leverage innovative intellectual
property strategies in acquisition programs for systems sustainment.
• Limits or prohibits Department of Defense funding for institutions or researchers that
contract with Chinese or Russian institutions that engage in intellectual property theft or
are linked to the Chinese or Russian military or intelligence services.
• Requires updated planning guidance for the exportability of future defense systems.
• Requires the creation of at least three new commercial solutions openings for emerging
technologies and dual-use products and services each year, as well as a feasibility study
and recommendations on ways to improve the acquisition of commercial products and
services.
• Improves the timeliness of payments made to small business subcontractors.
• Improves the execution of the Procurement Technical Assistance Program, also known
as the APEX Accelerators program.
• Supports DOD efforts to strengthen domestic production of strategic and critical
materials.
• Provides additional flexibilities and authorities through the Strategic and Critical
Materials Stockpiling Act, and authorizes the National Defense Stockpile to dispose of
certain materials that have been determined to be excess to Stockpile requirements.
• Provides a new authority to enter into multi-year contracts and advanced procurement
through the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund for domestically processed
critical materials.