of Defense shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of balances of projects and activities funded by the CHIPS for America Defense Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds. 8136. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide for the Office of Strategic Capital, $99,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, shall be available for the cost of loans and loan guarantees: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 8137. In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, $800,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense to assist with increasing pay for certain enlisted grades: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall change the following cells in the military monthly basic pay table that was effective as of January 1, 2023 to the following: E-1 with greater than four months in service to $2,600.60, E-2 to $2,799.20, E-3 with less than three years of service to $2,900.90, E-3 with three years of service to $2,950.60, E-3 with four years of service to $3,000.60, E-3 with six or more years of service to $3,050.60, E-4 with less than two years of service to $3,010.50, E-4 with two years of service to $3,060.60, E-4 with three years of service to $3,100.10, E-4 with four years of service to $3,150.80, E-4 with six years of service to $3,210.30, E-4 with eight or more years of service to $3,260.30, E-5 with less than two years of service to $3,100.30, E-5 with two years of service to $3,150.20, E-5 with three years of service to $3,200.20, E-5 with four years of service to $3,250.20, E-6 with less than two years of service to $3,210: Provided further, That the 5.2 percent increase in pay in the fiscal year 2024 budget